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It wasn’t as many people as Rossland’s estimated 500, but close to 200 people did show up to show their displeasure with the possibility of the school board closing Castlegar Primary and discuss other options.

School District 20 superintendent Greg Luterbach started things off with a slide show showing the increasing costs the board is facing, while receiving less money from the government.

On Monday, Luterbach spoke positively about the meeting to the Castlegar News.

“We had somewhere in the range of 150 to just under 200 people there so it was a good turnout,” he said. “People were engaged and wanted to have a conversation about Castlegar Primary and Twin Rivers. People actively participated and got to share their thoughts directly with board members, which was what the night was all about. All in all, I thought it was a successful evening.”

Two options were presented for Castle-

Citizens showed up ready to work, breaking into small groups and looking for solutions to school funding issue on January 17th.

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gar Primary: 1. Close the school and move the students to Twin Rivers, or 2. Merge the two schools, thus keeping kids where they are but eliminating administration costs.

Option 1 would mean having to put more classes into portable rooms at Twin Rivers.

People were put into groups and asked to come up with solutions and questions for the board. A person from each group presented five key

points to the board.

The evening wrapped up with a question and answer session.

“We have seen a number of written submissions come to us through the Christmas time,” said Luterbach. “Some of those points had been raised there. Right now, we’re still at the phase where we’re going through and collating all the notes from all the tables. So we had 15-16 different tables writing down the pros and cons of what the board

should consider about the various options.

What we’ll do now is get those typed into the computer and grouped into themes.

We’ll share both the raw data and the themes with the nine trustees and that’ll help shape their decision as they get to that spot.”

Michele Pierce, a parent of two children in the Russian bilingual program, was not impressed with the thought of possibly having her children attend school in por-

tables at Twin Rivers.

“They’re giving you lots of information, but I think it’s information overload,” she said. “All those portables aren’t really a solution are they? They’re a temporary solution to a permanent problem.

Our schools are full already.

“It’s kind of silly to jam them into one.

At least with option 2 the kids won’t be crammed into a bunch of portables.

That won’t work. I would pull my kids.”

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Council briefs Anna Kaytor, visitor centre supervisor and executive assistant, and Tammy Verigin-Burk, executive director of the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce gave a presentation at the Castlegar City Council meeting on Monday.

The two reported that 2012 overall was a good year. The numbers were down somewhat from 2011,

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but that was attributed to the influx of visitors for the B.C. Senior Games.

“There were some transportation problems where highways were closed and so some tour buses were rerouted this way which was fabulous for us,” said VeriginBurk who took over as the Chamber’s executive director at the start of December.

“We saw an increase

in tourists from that which hopefully we’ll see a spin off of even more tourists coming this way.”

In 2012 the visitor’s centre received 8,851 phone calls as compared to 7,605 in 2011 and 6,539 in 2010. The number of visitors in 2012 was 12,544 compared to 13,768 in 2011 and 11,126 in 2010. The number of mail/fax/ emails was 6,071 in

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2012 compared to 4,772 in 2011 and 3,196 in 2010.

The majority of visitors to Castlegar in 2012 were from B.C. (1,820), followed by Alberta at 1,511 and Washington state at 554.

The most enquiries in 2012 were about transportation at 4,131 followed by hiking/biking/fishing at 3,584.

The year brought a new and improved website for the Chamber and more improvements to the Visitor’s Choice magazine.

“Our new website is more user friendly and we think it’ll increase the number of tourists who want to come here,” said Verigin-Burk.

Skate party Castlegar city councillor Gord Turner, chair of the Community Wellness and Social Services committee announced that Feb. 1 would be the city’s official Community Skate Party at the outdoor rinks at Kinnaird.

The event goes from 5:30 p.m. until

8 p.m. and everyone is invited to join the fun.

“We have two rinks up at Kinnaird Park and both are available for skating and fun,” said Turner.

“We’ll have burn barrels there for people to keep warm. You can bring your lawn chairs and blankets and whatever you want. We’ll have hot dogs for people to eat free of charge and lots of hot chocolate.”

There will be fire works at 7:15 p.m. and music provided

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After having to cancel last year’s tobogganing party, Turner says council is looking at a great turnout for a wonderful event.

“We’re always worried about the toboggan party because we get into February and the snow starts melting or we get too warm of temperatures and we hate to cancel it,” he said. “This way we’ve got the rink in place and things are really in good shape.

We can have this in the community and have a really good time.”

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It’s an issue most municipalities have some awareness of – dealing with boundary expansion and working on the premise that more is better.

The topic has been on the table for a number of years and the board of the Regional District of Central Kootenay was contemplating it at the meeting of January 17.

Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff is an enthusiastic supporter of the idea of gaining close to 90 acres in the regional district’s rural area now known as “J.” “It’s been on the

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march planned for next Monday (Jan. 28) at 3 p.m. starting at Spirit Square in downtown Castlegar.

Goodenough said the local group stands behind the national movement.

“It’s peaceful, non-

violent,” she said. “We consider ourselves educators. What we had on Saturday was a teach-in.

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books for a while and we’re just trying to process it,” related Chernoff the following afternoon.

“What happened at the regional district was that they want a little more input because that boundary extension would be in Area J.” The land is south of the West Kootenay Regional Airport, across from the City’s airport lands near the weigh scales.

A fair bit has been done to advance this amalgamation and it’s a parcel any city, town or village would likely be happy to acquire.

“What we told them is that there’s a process already in place, legislation and

everything also to do that,” the mayor continued. “But the board voted to have a special review committee to look at this issue.”

It would please the local government greatly to get this deal done.

“Absolutely,” said the mayor, it’s great positional and we have a letter of first refusal from the Ministry of Highways and Transportation.

“It’s really a prime location… it’s flat land and it definitely meets the needs of what we’re looking for for the city, because sewer and water are over at the airport lands so it makes for an ideal situation for development.”

understand the issues they’ll pressure their representatives to vote in favour of it.

“All we’re doing is asking for our laws that we have to be upheld. We really feel we have the legal responsibility to stick up for

the earth and the environment and that the government is not doing a good job of that.”

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This winter, CBT’s community liaisons are hosting Developing and Funding Your Community Project Workshops in eight locations in the region.

“These workshops are ideal for people who would like to learn more about developing a project idea into a funding proposal,” said Gary Ockenden, CBT Director, Community Initiatives. “Not only will you come to understand the elements of developing your idea, and tips and tools for preparing an application,

you’ll also learn about building relationships and securing partnerships in order to increase your chances of success.”

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About 30 people participated in an Idle No More information session and talking circle at the Castlegar Library on Saturday afternoon.

The event was organized by Shemmaho Goodenough and Jessica McLeod and is part of a national movement that continues to garner much interest.

“People learned about some history of the violation of treaty rights and the ongoing struggle treaty people face here in Canada,” said Goodenough. “Participants also learned more about Aboriginals’ deep and abiding responsibility toward the land.”

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“That’ll give us time to have a public meeting and have the advisory planning committee take a look at it and bring back a report on March 18.”

Wests dept. store vandalism Council also postponed a decision on the property maintenance bylaw 1120 regarding Wests Department Store downtown on 3rd Street.

The original voting on the bylaw in December was postponed to allow the McLarens to meet with the owners of the Element.

“The McLarens were in Vancouver and couldn’t fly in today to Castlegar,” said Heaton-Sherstobitoff.

“So he asked if we could postpone the bylaw because he has a small presentation for us, which he will now bring to us in two weeks. Out of consideration for him, we agreed to that.”

The original voting on the bylaw in December was postponed to allow the McLarens to meet

with the owners of the Element Club Bar and Grill to come up with a solution to the broken windows/ doors on 3rd.

“That didn’t work out,” said HeatonSherstobitoff.

“This time his plane couldn’t fly in, so we’ll listen to him in two weeks and council will have to vote.” eWaste After getting nowhere with Encorp in regard to an eWaste disposal site for Castlegar, council is moving up the food chain to the Ministry of Environment.

“We don’t have eWaste here on a regular basis,” said Mayor Lawrence Chernoff. “We’ve tried to contact Encorp, who delivers the services, but we haven’t got anywhere. We’ve asked for the president.

“We’ve received absolutely nothing.

We think this is really important.

“We don’t want eWaste going to the landfill - it just doesn’t make sense.

This day and age there’s precious metals and all these good things that can be recycled.

“So we’re going to send a letter to the Ministry. What can we do to get eWaste recycling in our community?”

News/Op-ed Education in our Region I have read, watched and listened with interest the continuing discussions about education in this area. I have seen passionate and articulate citizens working together to find solutions and generating new ideas to support education in their communities.

School board trustees have worked tirelessly under very difficult circumstances to try and find options and funding. School district staff have expressed their concern and shown their dedication to their students. Even with all of this hard work the school district is still left with a large deficit, communities are worried about losing their schools and parents wonder what kind of education their child will receive.

I have been asked what my views are on the education crisis in this area. Firstly I will say that I have the greatest respect for the elected school trustees who represent their constituents. It is they who have been given the very difficult task of running an education system in a rural area with limited funds. I support them in their work and I am always willing to discuss any role I can take with the provincial government on their behalf. I understand that they are in a financial predicament.

They are looking at a $1.75 million shortfall and limited options on how to deal with it.

Katrine Conroy, MLA, Kootenay West

I applaud the trustees in having two community meetings to talk to parents and students about how they think the problems can be addressed.

With over 500 people in Rossland attending their community meeting and almost 200 in Castlegar, there’s no doubt people are passionate...

With over 500 people in Rossland attending their community meeting and almost 200 people in Castlegar there is no doubt that people are passionate and determined to fight for their schools. Whatever decisions the school trustees make in the next few weeks I think that it has been shown that all sides are committed to try and find solu-

tions.

As the provincial representative for this area I have been a part of an opposition caucus that has been discussing rural school funding issues for many years. My colleague, Robin Austin, is our critic for Education within the NDP Caucus and he has been discussing the very problems we are seeing in Kootenay West and holding the various education ministers responsible.

I have explained to him our concerns in this constituency as well. He and I will be continuing to fight for rural schools once the legislature returns in February. The provincial government funding that school districts receive, and in particular, rural school districts, is simply not enough. Since 2001 when funding formulas changed in B.C., rural school districts have had difficulties balancing their budget while also attending to community needs. Distances between communities, mountainous terrain, weather, bussing, declining enrollments have all made providing education in areas like the West Kootenays a challenge. I am committed to work with the School Board trustees and to work with my colleague, the Education critic, to fight for changes within the Legislature.

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Flood insurance paid up?

There’s no snow like old snow, and with the extended cool snap we’ve had since the record setting dump last month, the interesting, quirky snow shapes on anything with more surface area than a postage stamp have taken on a kind of fossillike quality.

Now, just as the folks in the heavy equipment have finally caught up with the huge job of snow management... there’s some fresh stuff to top it off and make it look clean. It’s not likely to lessen the avalanche hazard in the back country.

Another thing to occupy the worry file is the idea of what we could be in for some weeks down the road.

Our 14-day trend, courtesy of the Weather Channel, has a lot of above-zero in it but nothing higher than plus-6. That ought to be some comfort for everyone, especially those in low-lying areas.

It goes without saying that we’ll take what we get, but we can still be hopeful that a weather-related calamity won’t be adding to all the other things we have to deal with.

Meanwhile, as the header suggests above, there are definitely ways to rest a little easier when weather-related paranoia shows up. Should break-up occur as all would hope, on an expected schedule, we can deal with the next hazard that comes along.

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A Fab-ulous night “The border between music and noise is always culturally defined— which implies that, even within a single society, this border does not always pass through the same place; in short, there is rarely a consensus ... By all accounts there is no single and intercultural universal concept defining what music might be.” The prior quote is by noted musicologist and professor of Musicology at the Université de Montréal, Jean-Jacques Nattiez.

How very true.

And while I wholeheartedly agree with Nattiez about there rarely being a consensus, there was an exception – The Beatles.

I was 12 when I first heard the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964 (go ahead, do the math, I always do).

While the Beatles’ music did have a polarizing effect between my generation and that of our parents, it also had an opposite and equal effect between me and my peers. It was part of the music which defined us as a generation and it served to bring our generation into the limelight during that era.

How well I remember that day in February as my family sat down to watch the Ed Sullivan Show. Up until that day I remember the show as being filled with stuffy “celebrities” ala Ed Sullivan, and so when the Beatles Craig Lindsay Reporter

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were introduced I sat up from my Sullivan stupor and took note. This wasn’t typical Sullivan!

That was quickly confirmed when the first strains of All My Loving began and the girls in the audience erupted in screams and shrieks of pure adolescent adoration. I was hooked from that moment on and the tapestry of my life is now adorned with golden threads of Beatles’ music.

So, when my husband and I recently had the opportunity to see a Beatles tribute band, The FabFour, we couldn’t pass it by. I never did get to see the Beatles in person, and as far as I was concerned this was about as close as I was ever going to get. So we bought two tickets.

I can tell you now, that was money well spent.

When my husband and I first arrived at the performing arts centre where they were scheduled to perform, I was immediately struck by all the older, white haired people in the line up. But then I realized that I, too, am no longer 12 and these were my peers, the same peers who danced, sang and sometimes fell in love, to Beatles’ music.

Nonetheless, I never expected what was about to happen. Not in a million years.

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they were greeted by polite, elderly applause not to shrieks of young girls in the throes of Beatlemania.

But that quickly changed as they performed and we sat in our seats transported back to our teens. This tribute band is about as good as any I have every seen. Highly polished and eerily very Beatleish they began to slowly wrap the audience around their very capable fingers. For the rest of the show they WERE the Beatles and the audience was enthralled.

So, it wasn’t to my complete surprise when I realized that the audience was fully engaged. Yes, even those with canes and walkers were on their feet dancing and singing along.

This continued throughout the whole show.

They played all the favourites and the show came complete with three costume changes to reflect their metamorphosis throughout their career.

Skilled musicians, they had the audience united and transported back to their youth.

In my opinion, there are few bands nowadays that can unite and excite a crowd the way the FabFour did that night.

For a magical while we all were back in the 60s when the music of our time bound us all together. A time when life was easy and gentle.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Re: You do the math Thank you for the math breakdown in this letter. I was one of the hundreds who attended the public forum on the Castlegar Primary school closure last Thursday evening. I had to leave before I could give my input. My sincere respect to all those at the district level struggling with funding shortfalls and shame on the provincial government for shortchanging our children.

The idea that we are spending time and money on whether or not to close a muchneeded school is testament to this.

In Castlegar, a primary school chock-full of students is on the brink of closure. The solutions presented involve multiple portable classrooms around the schoolyards of our other elementary schools. We already have parents pulling their children from public school and home schooling if they can as class-

rooms are crowded and teachers are struggling with this and the loss of much needed classroom support people.

What will happen when we have children and their teachers in more isolated portables instead of classrooms? How will kids fair when there is less outdoor space as portables huddle around crowded schools blocking sight lines and space to be active? We know we need the space and yet we can’t afford to keep it open. What will happen when the government rolls out the junior kindergarten program as many other provinces have?

What will visitors and potential residents think when our schoolyards begin to resemble crowded shantytown conditions? Most importantly, how is it that we are planning for portables and closing a school?

Some students in Thrums and Pass Creek (who have already lost their community schools) just may choose the District 8 schools, many already are. Others

may opt for home schooling if they are able; District 8 has an excellent home school program. Some may apply for the popular Wildflower program in District 8 if parents are able to get them there. Our elementary schools are very full, and birth rates have been up for the past five years. We have the Old School CafĂŠ, and the online learning centre downtown, these are excellent programs but these students can be served by the SD 8 DESK program.

Families are moving into Castlegar for the quality of life.

Despite this, much needed revenue may decline as families opt for other options rather than portable classrooms. Closing Castlegar Primary may be a self fulfilling prophecy as schools are funded on a per student basis. Closing CP will save about $170,000 each year. I know I would explore SD 8 options as a Pass Creek parent if SD 20 puts up the four to eight portables they project will be needed if Castlegar Primary is closed. Each child

who opts for a different schooling option due to school closures is a loss of $9,000 to the district.

Revenue generation is possible; indeed we are talking about something in the order of $500,000 to keep CP open and $1.75 million district wide to keep two schools open. The SD 8 homeschool program (Homelinks), the Wildflower program, and DESK programs are always full.

These pull students from the population able or needing to opt out of our struggling public schools; SD 20 could generate revenue in the same manner. What about opening space for an infant toddler child care facility, much needed in our downtown? What other ways can we generate the relatively small amount of revenue needed?

Our communities need schools; What can we do to keep our community and kids strong? This matters, please raise your voices.

-Claire Ouellette, Castlegar

Taking off the chill Members of the Castlegar and District Nordic Ski Club enjoy a warm fire at the Kinnaird Park outdoor skating rink after a recent evening of cross country skiing around the trails at the park.

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Community Calendar

Thursday, January 24, 2013 Castlegar News

Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@castlegarnews.com

Upcoming

for more info at 250.304.6862

FMI call Joanne 250-365-3884.

34 or smccreight@hotmail.com.

jan. 26 - musical revue featuring music from jesus christ superstar - Dinner theatre

Feb. 2 - Come to a public meeting about SMART METERS - the

ultimate threat to our health, safety & security. Find out what FORTIS is NOT telling us about them. Come hear the unvarnished truth about Smart Meters and Fortis’ “meshed-grid networks”. Guest Speaker: Jerry Flynn (Kelowna); retired Canadian Armed Forces officer who specialized in Electronic Warfare.

WHERE: Kinnaird Hall, 2-2320 Columbia Ave., Castlegar @ 7 pm. Suggested admittance donation - $5.00. For more information contact Cliff 250-365-5420.

feb 16 - scotties marina 8th annual fishing derby - 1st, 2nd and

ongoing: The Castlegar & District Hospital Auxiliary Treasure Shop invites you to take advantage of the following great sales which will take

event sponsored by the Castlegar Sunrise 2000 Rotary Club featuring the best music from Jesus Christ Superstar performed by the original performers from the Nelson Amy Ferguson Institute.

Also includes songs from other Broadway plays such as Rent and Moulin Rouge.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Includes buffet, live auction, and safe ride home. Tickets available at Oglow’s. jan. 28 - The West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will meet

at 2 p.m. at the Pharmasave store, 1280 Cedar Avenue, Trail.

Guest: Video conference with Convatec representative.

For more info, please call 250368-9827 or 250-365-6276.

Please note: Location and date change! jan. 28 - WK Naturalists’ monthend presentation: a photo show and talk on the Galapagos Islands by local globe-trotting

birders Ed and Hazel Beynon.

Please join us for a photographic tour of one of the planet’s most remarkable ecosystems.

Mon. Jan.28, 8 p.m, at Selkirk College in Castlegar. Free. All welcome. More info: call 362 7424.

Jan. 30 - Got Fellowship?

Introductory meeting for the Confluence Fellowship Circle.

@ 6:30pm. At Robson Community Memorial Church.

A mid-week Christian gathering with a Celtic Flavour.

Find out what we’re about at: ConfluenceFellowshipCircle.org and FellowshipCircle.org Let’s get to know each other!

Celebrate Family Literacy Week (Jan. 27 - Feb. 3rd) Sing & Swim: For families with

young children, join us for our free Sing & Swim event on Jan. 27th from 3:00-4:00 pm at the Community Complex. Call Alana to register 250.304.6862.

Free Family Game Nights!

Bring your family out for dinner and play some games!

Blueberry Creek Community School on Jan. 29 at 5:30-7:00 pm, Robson Community School on Jan. 30 at 5:30-7:00 pm, Twin Rivers Elementary School on Jan. 31 at 5:30-7:00 p.m.

These events are offered by Castlegar & District Public Library, Blueberry Creek Community School Hub, Robson Community School, School District 20, Castlegar & District Community Complex and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. Call Alana

feb. 3 - Enjoy singing? Come to a good old-style sing-along

at the Castlegar United Church from 1:30-3 p.m. It will be singing well loved songs, from our past. There will also be a few special guests. If you wish to contribute a small donation it will be used to support a local charity. feb. 3 - superbowl party at the Royal Canadian Legion - doors

open at 1:00 p.m., kickoff at 3:00 p.m. There will be a potluck dinner and lots of other great snackables.There will be draws for many door prizes and other special events throughout the game. There is no cover charge for this event and guest are most definitely welcome and can be signed in by a member. Come out and enjoy exciting Superbowl action and spend a great afternoon with football enthusiasts..this is an event you do not want to miss.

Feb. 11 - Celebrate Family day with free skating and swimming at the Castlegar Rec Com-

plex from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Sponsored by RDCK I.

Feb 13 - understanding dementria - Castlegar Complex 1 - 3

p.m.

Participants will receive basic information about dementia and the impact this disease has on the individual, caregivers and families. Through an exploration of how dementia affects the brain and behaviour across the progression of the disease, caregivers will learn what to expect throughout the journey with dementia.

To register call Julie at 250-3656769 or 1-855-301-6742 or email jleffelaar@alzheimerbc.org. feb. 16 - Castlegar Move-a-thon

- Skate or walk and raise funds for Castlegar Special Olympics and your favourite charity. From 10 a.m. until 12 noon at the Castlegar Community Complex.

Pledge forms available at the complex or from any Castlegar Selkirk Lion member.

3rd place cash prizes for largest rainow, dolly or Kokanee caught.

Entry fee $25. Weight in at 4 p.m. sharp. FMI call 250-365-3267.

Feb. 18 - Friends of the castlegar and district library AGM -

7 p.m. at the library.

Ongoing

ongoing: tops group meets every wednesday - 8:30 a.m. to

10 a.m. at Kinnaird Hall 2320 Columbia Avenue. Round table discussion. Get motivated to eat healthy and lose weight.

Join round table discussions and make new friends.

Monthly fee of $10. FMI call 365-7956. ongoing: sharing dinner pot -

You are welcome for a hot meal Tuesdays at noon at the Cadet Hall on 8th Avenue in Castlegar, two blocks from the library. No charge. Sponsored by the Stonesoup committee. All are welcome.

Ongoing: Castlegar A.A. meetings at the Pioneer Arena - Sun.

at 10 a.m. (phone Mike at 3658302), Tues. at 7 p.m. (phone Dennis at 365-2738), Thurs. at 8 p.m. (phone Jim at 365-6216) and Sat. at 8 p.m. (phone Leonard at 365-7805). ongoing: al-anon meets every Monday night AL-ANON is for

people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. Meeting every Monday 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 2224 6th Ave. (Kootenay Society for Community Living building.) For more information call Donna 3653168 or Eileen 365-3674. ongoing: legion meat draws every saturday - The Royal Ca-

nadian Legion Castlegar/Robson Branch#170 located at 248 Columbia Ave. Doors open at 3pm and draws start at 4pm and go to 6pm..Draws every half hour with other special prizes awarded.

Guests are more then welcome and can be signed in by a member. Come on out and have fun with great company. ongoing: CRAFTING for WOMEN.

Wed. mornings 9-12 starting Feb. 13th at Sun Centre, above Community Services. No cost but may be required materials depending on project. Mocassins will cost about $50. Knitting and most others - Free. Looking for volunteers to come in and teach crafts... knitting for example.

Please be in touch if you have a skill to teach or an idea for a craft to do. Phone: 250.365.2104 Ext.

place from Saturday, January 26 to Saturday, February 2, 2013.

All boutique items 2 for 1. Black shoes only 1/2 price. Bedding skirts 2 for 1.

Be sure to get your bids placed for Silent Auction items as the current event will close for bidding end of day Saturday, January 26th.

Volunteering is a great way of giving back to our community and it is our pleasure to ask anyone truly interested to come in for an application form at the Treasure Shop (across from the Library).

Be sure to visit the Gift Shop located in the Castlegar & District Health Center for beautiful clothing and hand knitted baby wear.

Your donations and continued support are greatly appreciated at the Treasure Shop. ongoing: Castlegar judo club

- Monday, Thursday evenings from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Twin Rivers School gym.

Old and new members welcome.

Register anytime. From aged 8 years and up.

FMI call John Gibson 250-3655763.

ongoing: poker fundraiser at the Lion’s Head Pub every Tuesday - Games start at 6:30 p.m.

and go until there is a winner.

Buy-in is $40 and the prize is $1,000 or more. Partial proceeds go to the West Kootenay Therapeutic Riding Association. ongoing: Castlegar senior’s activities at the Rec Centre for january: at the Complex

start of the season... get involve in the beautiful game! www.kootenaysouthsoccer.com

ongoing: Operation Feast was established in 2012 to provide meals for members of our community. We invite you to join us for a home-cooked meal every Thursday at New Life Assembly Church 602 - 7th Street. Doors open at 4 p.m, and dinner is served between 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Entrance to dining area located at the back of Church. For information contact Carol at 3655734.

Ongoing: Castlegar Garden Club meets third Wednesday of the month – 7:00 p.m. at the

Community Complex. Discover the Castlegar Garden Club and be dazzled by the depth of knowledge of our monthly speakers. Garden inspirations will linger long after the meeting is over.

New members always welcome.

Information: Rose Cheveldave 250.365.9600 or castlegargardenclub@shaw.ca.

ongoing: robson market is open

except for long weekends. 8-11 a.m. at the Robson Community Hall. Homestyle breakfasts, come enjoy and maybe find some treasures. Tables for vendors. Phone 250-365-3796.

ongoing: the west kootenay roller derby is looking for supplies - WKRD is looking for

donations of 1/8 thick vinyl composite tile, paint and brushes, seating (chairs, couches, benches etc.) and rugs to help build their new practice space in Nelson.

For more information please contact teressa.hodsall@gmail. com or like us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wkrollerderby

Monday – 9:30 Floor Curling/ Carpet Bowling 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist Tuesday – 9:30 Floor Curling/ Carpet Bowling, 1:00 Crafts 7:00 Pool Wednesday – 9:30 Floor Curling, 1:00 Bingo,(1st Wed.only) 7:00 Rummoli, 10:00 16th Raspberry Reunion Thursday – 9:30 Floor Curling 1st. Thurs. 2:00 Gen. Meeting 1:00 Bingo (just not 1st.Thurs) Friday – 1:00 Bridge/Crib, Jan. 19th - Soup Day 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ongoing: castlegar chess club meets on Saturdays - The Sons

ongoing: special olympics castlegar needs volunteers - For

Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon. (changed from Wed. afternoons). Castlegar Community Services, Sun Centre.

All moms welcome to this loosely structured group for support in challenges of being a mom.

No referral required. Comments/queries: Sandi McCreight 250.365.2104 ext. 34

more information please call 250-919-0757.

ongoing: Kootenay South Youth Soccer Association is still ac-

cepting coaching applications for the 2013 season. We will have coaching courses prior to the

of Norway ,Nordic Lodge ‘76 is sponsoring the Castlegar Chess Club with weekly games at the Selkirk Community College in Castlegar on Saturdays from noon till 3PM , till Apr. 30. Registration, Saturday Jan. 26, 11 A.M. –3 P.M. at Selkirk College in Castlegar .

The club is open to all ages .

There are no membership fees and everyone can bring their own kits. ongoing: Mom’s Support Group

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Ecology

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For a long time ranchers have been using electric fences to confine livestock so they won’t go looking for greener pasture. But how about keeping hungry predators out?

With a similar system but with a stronger kick, electric fencing is now considered a more effective strategy to help us to keep hungry bears out of our backyards.

In the Kootenays bears are a common sight, especially to residents who have fruit trees or gardens.

The problem here is that bears are becoming accustomed to these human-populated areas, knowing they will be able to get an easy meal. Whether you have animals, a garden or compost, electric fencing is a shockingly simple, cost friendly, and effective way to prevent and discourage bears from coming onto your property.

An electric fence can be set up as a permanent or temporary structure. A few posts in the ground and a couple of bare wires going from post to post and hooked up to an electrical source. The electricity can come from a battery, a regular electrical outlet, or even from a solar panel, which would be the most environmentally friendly option.

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Selkirk College Castlegar

Selkirk College Gym, Castlegar Now accepting Vendor bookings Selkirk College Gym, Castlegar for March 2013 Show dates March 2 & 3 Up to 2 businesses can share a booth!

Now accepting Vendor bookings for March 2013 Sponsorship Opportunities!

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Show dates March 2 & 3 please contact Up to 2 businesses can share a booth!

Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce

250-365-6313 or cdcoc@castlegar.com folks in Creston and like an open circuit in the electric fence.

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Arts & Culture

To artists living and working in the Columbia Basin SUBMITTED

Invested: 10,000 Hours – an exhibition of contemporary craft.

In celebration of the Craft Council of British Columbia’s 40th anniversary, the Kootenay Gallery of Art will host an exhibition of contemporary craft that demonstrates artistic innovation in the cre-

ative use of craft materials and processes.

The exhibition will take place at the Kootenay Gallery of Art, Castlegar, British Columbia, from September 20 - November 9, 2013.

The concept for Invested: 10,000 Hours is based on the theory that time and dedication underlie the attainment of expertise in a chosen field.

The commemorative exhibition is set to run from Sept. 20 to Nov. 9 at the Kootenay Gallery of Art. File photo

As an artist, designer-maker, you have invested, or are working towards 10,000 hours in your own expertise. You are intimately familiar with the many aspects of your chosen materials – what they can and cannot do, how far you can push them, and what their metaphoric and communicative potential is.

Artists who create one-of-a-kind and/ or production work in traditional and contemporary craft

media are invited to submit artwork for consideration.

The curated selection of artwork will highlight the artist’s dedication to creative practice, familiarity with chosen materials, craftsmanship, and the understanding of the communicative potential of contemporary craft.

For more details or an application, visit ww w.kootenaygallery.com, call the Gallery at 250-365-3337 or email kootenaygallery@telus.net.

Bessie – reminder Those good things said about the Bessie Wapp Quartet in last week’s Castlegar News are just as true this week. The show is this Sunday, 1:30 at the Kootenay Gallery, across from the airport.

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Community No reason to weep about this topic

Make some noise against bullying on Pink Shirt Day February 27th…

Craig Lindsay Castlegar News Reporter

On Wednesday (Jan. 16), Jim Brockmeyer of Bluestem Nursery in Christina Lake gave a presentation and slideshow called Willows, the Familiar Stranger at the Castlegar Community Complex.

The presentation was sponsored by the Castlegar Garden Club and was enjoyed by almost 40 people.

“I think it went really well,” said Brockmeyer to the Castlegar News on Monday.

“A lot of people would know what a willow is but not really know.

There are over 5,000 kinds of willows. We carry about 45 that are hardy in our area.

Some of them are tropical. I tried to impress upon the crowd the diversity of willows. They really are found all around the world.”

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Jim Brockmeyer gave a presentation on willows for the Castlegar Garden Club on Jan. 16 at the complex.

Craig Lindsay

Brockmeyer talked about the different reasons why people buy willows and what they’re mainly used for.

“Mostly it’s for basketry,” he said. “We have a nice selection of basket willows. We also have a nice selection of ornamentals too. In the past three or four years,

the type of product people want - as far as willows go - is the long 7’ rods. What people do is stick the end into the ground and can build a dome or a tunnel. These are very popular in school yards. We’ve sold them all around the country. A lot of landscape architects like to spec them for

something special and/or something unusual whether it’s a private landscape or a new school or that kind of thing. They have that longevity.

And the kids really like to play underneath them.”

For more information on the garden club, call Rose at 250365-9600.

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Some people still use cotton-tipped applicator sticks to clean out their ears, not a good idea. There’s a risk of puncturing the ear drum and pushing the wax in more deeply.

Check with our pharmacists for safer ways of ear-cleaning.

Glucosamine is often used at a dose of 500 mg three times daily to lessen the pain of osteoarthritis. It does help some people and is available without a prescription. Give it at least three months to see if it works. If it is not helping by that time, it probably isn’t going to.

Chicken soup is often used to aid in the recovery from viral conditions like colds. This idea goes back to 60 AD when the Greek physician Dioscorides recommended it for respiratory. Does it work? Chicken meat contains the amino acid cysteine which is mild decongestant. It’s worth a try.

Cold sores are not caused by the common cold but by a virus called herpes simplex.

They can be painful and unsightly and are contagious. They can be triggered by stress, sunlight, fever or menstruation. Some people get them twice yearly or oftener. As soon as you feel that tingling sensation on the lip, start treatment right away. Our pharmacists can you choose an appropriate product.

Knowledge, approachable, dependable...our pharmacists are all this and more. Let us fill your next prescription or advise you on the choice of a needed non-prescription product.

Inspiring sensitivity Mason Voykin (front, left) donated his birthday money to help KAAP (Kootenay Animal Assistance Program). With Mason are: (from left at top) Marlo, Peter, Laurel Mathew of KAAP and Mason’s sister Rylynn. After adopting a kitten through KAAP, 7 year-old Mason Voykin decided he wanted to help animals at KAAP. The youngster decided instead of asking for gifts at his birthday party, he’d ask for money to donate to the program.

When the big day came, Mason ended up collecting $75 for KAAP. “It’s very thoughtful for a little guy of 7 years-old to forego gifts and give his money to charity,” said Laurel Mathew of KAAP – a volunteer, no-kill animal welfare organization which helps find homes for displaced pets.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held in the Community Forum, 445 – 13th Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. at 6:30 pm on Monday, February 4th, 2013.

Provincial

Dix proposes independent ad review tom fletcher

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1171

Black Press

Applicant: City of Castlegar

VICTORIA – B.C.’s auditor general should be empowered to review government advertising messages and determine if they are in the public interest or just a boost for the party in power, NDP leader Adrian Dix said Tuesday.

The NDP plans to present legislation in February to set rules for government ads such as the current “B.C. Jobs Plan” series that extolls the strength of the provincial economy.

Taxpayer-sponsored ads would not be able to show the premier or other politicians, promote the party or create a “negative impression” of parties or other groups critical of the government.

“Basically it will do

Affected Lands: 1601 Columbia Avenue • (PID 016-031-318) That part of Lot 8 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 783 lying to the east of the Highway as shown on Plan R79 and to the south of the part outlined in red on Reference Plan 96922I except that part which lies to the south of Reference Plan 96922I and within the red outline on Plan 4326; and • (PID 016-031-300) That part of Lot 9 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 783 lying to the east of the Trail-Castlegar Highway except that part shown within the red outline on Plan 4326.

1675 Columbia Avenue • (014-917-335) Lot 1 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 4242, except the north 110 feet; 1685 Columbia Avenue • (PID 014-916-487) Lot 2 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 4242; 1545 Columbia Avenue • (015-087-042) Lot 1 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 2842; and • (016-039-190) Parcel A (Reference Plan 90568I) of Lot 7 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 783 except part included in Plan 4172; and • (016-039-211) Parcel A (Reference Plan 90568I) of Lot 8 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 783, except Plan 4172; and • (016-039-220) Parcel B (Reference Plan 96922I) of Lot 8 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 783 except parts included in Plans 2997 and 4326.

1525 Columbia Avenue • (015-216-781) Lot 2 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 2842.

1509 Hunters Place • (016-762-177) That part of Lot 7 District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 783 shown outlined in red on Reference Plan 48271I except (1) part included in Plans 2842, 5294, & 8697 (2) That part outlined in red on Reference Plan 90568I and (3) that part lying north of a line parallel to and 80 feet perpendicularly distant from the northerly boundary of the said lot; and • (016-762-193) That part of Lot 8 District 4598 Kootenay District Plan 783 shown outlined in red on Reference Plan 48271I except (1) part included in Plans 2842, 5294, and 8697(2) That part outlined in red on Reference Plan 90568I. 1555 Columbia Avenue • (012-623-385) Lot A District Lot 4598 Kootenay District Plan 2997.

Proposed: A housekeeping amendment to allow existing mobile homes to be replaced on parcels zoned R-5 (Mobile Home Park Zone).

Purpose: Once amended, mobile homes that have been destroyed to the extent of 75% or more of their value above their foundations will be able to be replaced.

Enquiries: All enquiries should be directed to Shannon Marshall, Planning Technician II at City Hall.

Phone: 365-8962 Fax: 365-5074 Email: smarshall@castlegar.ca This Public Hearing is being held in order to afford all persons who believe that their interest in property affected by these amendments to Zoning Bylaw 800 an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in these amendments.

A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at City Hall, 460 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. on regular business days (Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Thursday, January 24th, 2013 to Monday, February 4th, 2013, inclusive.

Submissions received after the close of the Public Hearing will not be considered by Council.

Dated at Castlegar, B.C. this 24th day of January, 2013.

Shannon Marshall Planning Technician II

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Opposition Leader Dix: “Basically it will do what the Ontario law currently does...”

what the Ontario law currently does, which is to have all government ads approved based on the criteria,” Dix said. “Partisanship is obviously one of those.”

Dix said he didn’t recall a similar ad campaign run by Glen Clark’s NDP government in the late 1990s, but noted such a law would apply to all governing parties if it is passed.

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Credit governments engaged in similar pre-election promotional efforts.

The current ads have a budget of $15 million, which included paid announcements by Premier Christy Clark aired during Global TV’s evening news.

Clark and Jobs Minister Pat Bell have defended the commercials as part of an effort to raise awareness of industrial

development and skilled trades training opportunities.

Dix said the $15 million budget is about equal to the advertising budgets of both the NDP and B.C. Liberal Parties in the run-up to the 2009 election.

Elections BC rules government how much political parties can raise and spend, and limit how much can be spent in each constituency during the pre-election period and the month-long formal campaign.

The B.C. Liberal government has made repeated efforts to put stricter limits on pre-election advertising from third parties such as business groups and unions. Those have been rejected in court challenges as infringement on freedom of speech.

Leader retires from CBT Board submitted

(Columbia Basin) Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) thanks and extends its best wishes to Garry Merkel, the outgoing Chair of its Board of Directors.

From Kimberley, Merkel was instrumental in the formation of CBT, first as part of the committee that negotiated with the Province of BC for the establishment of CBT, and then as a founding member of CBT’s Board. He served as Vice-Chair from 1995 to 2006, then Chair from 2006 to 2012.

“On behalf of CBT’s Board and staff, I would like to thank Garry and acknowledge his many contributions; his input and leadership over the course of 18 years has been invaluable,” said Greg Deck, CBT’s new Board Chair. “Garry’s impact on CBT-and through CBT, on the

Columbia Basin-cannot be overemphasized.”

Deck, from Radium Hot Springs, is replacing Merkel as Chair. He has been on the Board since CBT’s inception in 1995, serving as ViceChair from 2008 to the end of 2012. Nakusp’s Laurie Page, who joined the Board in January 2012, is taking over as ViceChair.

“Greg helped found CBT and throughout the years has provided expert guidance and leadership to CBT, as well as to other local governments and organizations,” said Merkel.

“In Laurie’s year with us, she has provided significant direction to the Board and has stood out through her outstanding efforts as a community volunteer. I also welcome Rick Jensen to the Board, and am pleased I can leave the governance of

CBT in such capable hands.”

Jensen joins the Board from Cranbrook, where he is President and CEO of Panorama Mountain Village, the Board Chair of New Dawn Developments, a director of New Dawn Restorations and President of the Canadian Institute of Excellence.

Other Board members include Denise Birdstone (Ktunaxa Nation Council), Wendy Booth (Fairmont Hot Springs), Kim Deane (Rossland), Gord DeRosa (Trail), Cindy Gallinger (Elkford), Am Naqvi (Nelson), Andru McCracken (Valemount), Paul Peterson (Burton) and David Raven (Revelstoke).

CBT’s 12-member Board consists of qualified individuals appointed by the provincial government: six from among the nominees of the five

regional districts and the Ktunaxa Nation Council and six others. All directors must be residents of the Basin.

The Board meets six times a year in communities around the Basin. The public is invited to attend in order to meet the directors and ask questions about the organization’s work in the Basin. The next meeting is in Revelstoke on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 4 p.m. at the Hillcrest Hotel (2100 Oak Drive).

For more information about the Board, and to read highlights and minutes from Board meetings, visit www.cbt.org/board.

CBT supports efforts to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. To learn more about CBT programs and initiatives, visit www.cbt.org or call 1.800.505.8998.

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Turning Pointe Performance Company held its annual “Dance It” social event last Saturday at the Brilliant Cultural Center. This was an opportunity for all of the competitive dancers at TPPC to show each other their group numbers that they have been working on over the last five months.

The TPPC dancers have already had numerous social events this year including an “Amazing Race” event held at Selkirk College in October where they completed challenges and raced each other to the finish and a Christmas social where besides having fun they also collected food for the local food bank.

For the 2012-2013 competitive season, TPPC has 55 dancers from the greater Castlegar area participating. Dancers range in age from eight to 17 years old and this year will be participating in 24 group numbers, 25 Solos, 11 duos, six trios and two ensemble numbers. The dancers spend many hours working on their technique and practicing the choreography. Under the

leadership of artistic director Julie Teindl, and dance teachers Jessika Dobie and Karin Palinka, the dancers have a challenging and exciting competitive dance year ahead.

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TPPC will dance at the Danceworks competition in Cranbrook and from May 2-5, for the first time, they will also compete at the Vibe Competition in

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A second look at the Department of Peace idea In this column I will continue the discussion on the creation of a Department of Peace by highlighting some of the initiatives undertaken in other countries.

Over 30 countries have campaigns to create a Department of Peace. In three countries – Nepal, the Solomon Islands and Costa Rica this is a reality.

On September 14, 2009 the Costa Rican Legislature passed a law changing the name of the country’s justice ministry to the Ministry of Justice and Peace – a first for Latin America.

This department took on new responsibilities such as peace promotion, violence prevention and an emphasis on conflict resolution.

What is interesting, according to Kelly Isola of the Rasur Foundation, an NGO which proposed the law in 2005, “This Ministry was not born out of war and

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conflict, but rather through the commitment to a culture of peace”.

In 1877, the death penalty was abolished and in 1948, Costa Rica became the first country to formally abolish its Armed Forces. In 1997, Costa Rica passed a law requiring that peace education be offered in every school and created a place for peaceful conflict resolution in the legal system, which endorses mediation.

Nepal is an interesting situation. A coalition of 13 organizations, “the Nepal Peace Initiative” lob-

bied the Nepal government as well as Maoist Insurgents in 2005 to start a dialogue for resolution of the conflict in Nepal and for the creation of a state level Department of Peace.

The coalition achieved its objective of dialogue between the Maoist and seven key political parties.

It was stressed that a Department of Peace was a necessary step when Nepal was in its transition phase to restore peace, democracy and the rule of law. The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction was created on March 31, 2007.

So, where does this leave us here in Canada?

My Bill C- 373, although similar to initiatives in the US and other countries, is a “made in Canada” proposition. What it does is coordinate the efforts of peace into one department.

For example, international peace and security is currently spread in a number

of departments such as Defense, Foreign Affairs, CIDA, Justice and Immigration.

Peace as a concept is not a top priority in any of these departments. I see this bill not as a “threat” to existing departments, but a realignment of focus.

Here is an example from our recent history where a Canadian Department of Peace could have played an active role. According to Graeme MacQueen of McMaster Peace Studies Centre, their organization sought funding to work in Afghanistan through the 1990s when the Soviets had retreated and people needed and wanted help from the West to rebuild.

He was then told that Afghanistan was not a priority for Canada.

Well, we all know what kind of priority it became and the toll it took on our country.

The purpose of my

Private Members Bill C-373, An Act to Establish a Department of Peace, is to help advance the cause of Peace in Canada and throughout the world. Some of the things a Canadian Department of Peace would do would be to promote human security through non-violent conflict resolution strategies, work with educators on peace agenda studies (e.g. establish a National Peace Academy), fund community-bas ed violence prevention programs, advise the Defence and Foreign Affairs ministers on all matters relating to national security, make recommendations to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and create a civilian Peace Service Cadet Program.

The bill is actually quite comprehensive and could, if adopted, play a major role in steering Canada back to our role of mediation and peacekeeper.

Waneta Expansion Project accepting environmental applications – deadline is January 31 submitted

CASTLEGAR, B.C. – Partners in the Waneta Expansion Project - Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, are accepting applications for this year’s Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP).

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“The Waneta Expansion Project is focused on a high standard of environmental protection,” said Audrey Repin, spokesperson for the project. ”The Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program provides an opportunity for organizations to undertake projects which benefit our natural environment.”

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Castlegar News Thursday, January 24, 2013

Mt. Sentinel takes SH title in OT

SHSS forward Matt Anderson tries to shoot over Mount Sentinel’s Spencer Legebokoff in tournament action Friday.

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Mt. Sentinel from South Slocan won the Stanley Humphries Secondary Jr. Rockers invitational with an overtime victory over the hosts on Saturday night.

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vanced to the final with an overtime win over Crowe.

The Rockers led for the first half. The lead went back and forth throughout the second half. SHSS tied the game on two clutch free throws by Jared Lynn with nine seconds left in regula-

tion. The final score was 43-39.

Balanced scoring throughout the tourney was achieved by the Rockers. Shayden Groshaw had nine in the final. Matt Anderson – eight. Rockers struggled from the free throw line in the final making only 8 of

riod with a quick snap shot that beat Rebel goalie Jordan Gluck top shelf.

The Rebs put a lot of pressure on GF goalie Dominic Stadnyk, but weren’t able to get one past him until captain Erik Alden scored early in the second period, assisted by Stu Walton and Travis Wellman, to tie the game.

The teams stayed tied until Castlegar forward Jamie Vlanich found the back of the net at 1:39 assisted by Bryan Lubin.

The win brought the Rebels into a tie for first in both the Neil Murdoch division and the entire KIJHL with the Nel-

son Leafs at 63 points.

It was a different story on Saturday, where the Rebs had the offence going great guns against the Columbia Valley Rockies at the complex as they cruised to a big win.

Castlegar pushed out to a 4-0 lead after one period, and kept the pressure up beating Columbia Valley 9-4. Linemates Stuart Walton and Jamie Vlanich scored a hattrick each to lead the Rebs. Also scoring for Castlegar were Aaron Petten with two goals and Bryan Lubin with one.

Connor Beauchamp stopped 23 shots in net for Castlegar.

31 attempts. Mt. Sentinel showed tremendous heart throughout the weekend.

Many players battling the flu. John-Dimitri Johnson led the Wildcats with 15 in the final.

Rebounding and defense from Nathan Soukeroff and Alex Durning was excellent.

SHSS went 3 and 0 in the round robin: 37 - 26 over Rossland Turner Simpson Player of the game. Masen Groshaw earned the game ball.

40-33 over Mt Sentinel - Jared Lynn earned the game ball, Shayden Groshaw P.O.G 42-33 over Crowe Matt Anderson P.O.G. Shayden Groshaw lead with 11 points.

Tremendous effort from all players throughout the 4 games. Defensive intensity was consistent and tough all weekend.

J.L. Crowe Finished third. An undermanned Rossland team played with heart and ended up fourth.

Players and coaches from the Stanley Humphries Secondary girls basketball teams, along with employees from Scotiabank (middle in red), participated in a shoot-a-thon fundraiser at the school.

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Teams get assist from Scotiabank Craig Lindsay Castlegar News Reporter

The Stanley Humphries Secondary School junior and senior girls basketball teams capped off a fund-raising campaign with a shoot-athon on Sunday.

The money raised by the girls, $3,526.50, was doubled by the generosity of Scotiabank.

“The girls have been out getting pledges from the community for their shoot-a-thon,” said Scotia Bank’s Sherri Cates. “All the money

the girls raise will be matched by Scotiabank to a maximum of $5,000. This is a program that we put on to be involved in the communities. I work for Scotiabank and my daughter plays for the senior team. It’s something we looked into last year but didn’t have time. They approached us this year and we said we’d come and help out.”

Cates and three of her co-workers were out at the final shoota-thon Sunday to see the girls finish their shooting, which took about an hour.

SHSS girls coaches Kim and Gord Matson were glad to have the bank on board for the fundraiser.

“This has been awesome,” said Kim. “We’ve made a total of more than $7,000 with Scotiabank’s help. We’re very excited because we were desperately needing funding for the program.”

Both the junior and senior girls teams have played in a number of tournaments this year ranging from Grand Forks to Invermere to Penticton.

Vlanich scores game winner for Rebels over Border Bruins Craig Lindsay Castlegar News Reporter

It wasn’t as easy as many would have thought, but the Castlegar Rebels picked up their seventh victory in a row Tuesday, winning 2-1 over Grand Forks at the complex.

“Definitely wasn’t our best performance,” said Rebels head coach Steve Junker. “But at the same time I thought they played extremely well. They were very defensive; very solid in their d-zone and their goalie played well.”

Dakota Kittle put the Bruins up 1-0 at 10:50 of the first pe-

Stuart Walton (#7) puts Castlegar up 4-0 in the first period of Saturday’s game against Columbia Craig Lindsay photo Valley at the complex.

Junker wasn’t behind the bench for Saturday’s game, he was out of town watching his son play hockey. He did see the game on webcast and was mostly impressed.

Assistants Jesse Dorrans and Darcy Martini ran the bench for the team.

“Coming out to a good start and getting that many offensive chances and a 4-0

lead (was good),” said Junker. “Guys kind of strayed away from the game plan in the second. You know Columbia Valley is going to make adjustments and come harder.

Knowing they’ll do that and reacting is two different things. It turned into a shootout without a whole lot of defence. We got it going again in the third and put it away.”

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SUPPORTING MINOR HOCKEY WEEK IN CASTLEGAR JAN. 13TH - 20TH

ANY KIDS

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MUST BE WEARING SPORT’S CLOTHING

(not necessarily a jersey, ie jacket, track suit, etc).

HOME GAME SAT. JAN. 26 • 7:30P PST • CASTLEGAR REBELS VS REVELSTOKE

REGULAR SCHEDULE HOME GAME

SAT, JAN. 26 • 7:30P PST

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES VS CASTLEGAR REBELS • CASTLEGAR COMPLEX

SUN, JAN. 27 • 2:00P PST CASTLEGAR REBELS VS SPOKANE BRAVES • SPOKANE - EAGLES ICE-A-RENA

FRI, FEB. 1 • 7:30P MST CASTLEGAR REBELS VS COLUMBIA VALLEY ROCKIES • INVERMERE - EDDIE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL ARENA

SAT, FEB. 2 • 7:30P MST CASTLEGAR REBELS VS GOLDEN ROCKETS • GOLDEN ARENA

FRI, FEB. 8 • 7:30P PST

HOME GAME

Jamie Vlanich of the Rebels goes for the deke on Grand Forks tender Dominic Stadnyk in the first period of Tuesday’s game at the Castlegar Complex.

BEAVER VALLEY NITEHAWKS VS CASTLEGAR REBELS • CASTLEGAR COMPLEX

www.castlegarrebels.com

Craig Lindsay photo

• We are always looking for volunteers to help with our organization.

— KIJHL STANDINGS —

Building a Healthy Community Castlegar Recreation Complex 2101 - 6th Avenue, Castlegar, BC 250-365-3386

Kootenay Conference NEIL MURDOCH DIVISION TEAM Nelson Castlegar Beaver Valley Spokane Grand Forks

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Kootenay Conference EDDIE MOUNTAIN DIVISION TEAM

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T OTL PTS GF GA PCT. 1 2 57 151 122 .679 1 5 56 162 143 .667 0 1 45 143 166 .500 0 4 36 125 169 .419 0 6 36 135 150 .419

Okanagan/Shuswap Conference DOUG BIRKS DIVISION TEAM North Okanagan Sicamous Revelstoke Kamloops Chase

GP W 42 28 40 25 40 21 44 14 42 `9

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T OTL PTS GF GA PCT. 1 2 59 167 125 .702 2 4 56 163 122 .700 3 1 46 150 141 .575 2 4 34 141 170 .386 3 2 23 104 194 .274

Castlegar & District Recreation Department Drop In Fitness Schedule Monday & Wednesday 9:00-10:00am 10:15-11:15am 5:30-6:30pm

Tuesday & Thursday 9:00-10:00am 9:00-11:00am 5:00-5:45pm 6:00-7:00pm

TEAM Kelowna Osoyoos Princeton Summerland Penticton

GP W 42 27 44 24 41 25 42 18 43 10

L T OTL PTS GF GA PCT. 1 1 53 163 114 .667 0 6 54 177 165 .614 0 2 52 156 114 .634 1 2 39 140 155 .464 1 4 25 86 139 .291

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— REBEL SCORING — PLAYER # GP Stuart Walton 7 42 Jamie Vlanich 28 28 Diego Bartlett 12 36 Kody Disher 22 40 Bryan Lubin 34 34 Darren Medieros 17 42 Brenden Heinrich 11 33

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SATURDAY JANUARY 26 GAME 7:30PM

WINTER RECREATION PROGRAMS REGISTER NOW FOR THE UPCOMING PROGRAMS • LUCKY DUCK SWIM MONDAYS & FRIDAYS 11:00-12:00NOON • PARENT & TOT AQUA FIT MONDAYS 10:15-11:15AM

Saturday Fit

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Admission to all Drop In Fitness Classes is by: 1 - 3 - 12 month Membership Passes or $6.00

Public Swim Schedule Monday

10:00-12:00pm; 2:00-4:00pm

Tuesday

2:00-4:00pm & 7:00-9:00pm

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Circuit Strength Aqua Circuit Fabulous 50+

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10:00-12:00pm; 2:00-4:00pm & 7:00-9:00pm

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Step to It Health & Recovery Step & Tone/ Tues Body Blast/Tues Core & More/Thurs PM Aqua-Fit

Friday 9:00-10:00am

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PUBLIC SKATE

• SATURDAY JANUARY 26 ATOM TOURNAMENT • SUNDAY JANUARY 27 4:15-5:45PM

Thursday

2:00-4:00pm & 7:00-9:00pm

Friday

10:00-12:00pm; 2:00-8:30pm

Saturday 1:00-6:00pm Sunday 1:00-6:00pm

• PARENT & TOT SPLASH WEDENSDAYS 11:30-12:00PM

• LADIES SNOWSHOE ADVENTURE SUNDAY FEB 2ND • LEARN TO KAYAK SUNDAYS 11-1PM STARTS FEB 17TH

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Sports

Saints streak snapped by Spartans

Senior girls battle hard

CASTLEGAR NEWS STAFF

CRAIG LINDSAY Castlegar News Reporter

The Stanley Humphries Secondary senior girls basketball team (at right in white against LV Rogers at SHSS) had a busy week with games against LVR, J.L. Crowe and a tournament in Grand forks.

Despite playing hard, the Rockers lost all their games.

Craig Lindsay photo

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The Selkirk College Saints mens hockey team saw its league winning streak snapped, falling Saturday to the Trinity Western University Spartans 2-1 at the Castlegar Community Complex.

“We came out slow tonight, gave up a pair of goals directly off turnovers and couldn’t generate the offensive chances that we needed to get back in the game,” said Saints head coach Jeff Dubois. “TWU battled hard all night and took full advantage of a couple of mental errors on our part.”

Trinity Western (TWU) opened the scoring midway through the opening period when Matthew Ius intercepted a breakout pass and found Cody Stephenson driving to the net for a tip-in goal.

The visitors doubled their lead late in the second when Trevor Beaupre poked home a rebound with just a second remaining on a TWU power-play to send the Saints to the dressing room down a pair.

Connor McLaughlin brought Selkirk within one early in the third period after linemate Scott Swiston found him alone

Jackson Garrett (#8) of the Saints is stymied by Trinity Western goalie Tim Zwiers during Friday’s game at the Castlegar Community Complex.

Craig Lindsay photo

in the slot, and the Saints continued to press for an equalizer but were turned away time and time again

by Spartans netminder Tim Zwiers, who made 47 saves on the night.

The Saints got back on to the winning track Sunday with a 5-3 road victory over Eastern Washington in Cheney.

Selkirk struggled out of the gate, taking six minor penalties in the first period and conceding a power-play goal via a Joel Blasko deflection midway through the frame. But the second period was a different story, beginning with a goal from Cody Fidgett on an early man-advantage.

Minutes later, Fidgett fired a shot off the pad of Eagles’ starter

Jason Greenwell and Beau Taylor pounced on the rebound to give the visitors their first lead of the night.

EWU forward Ryan Pajimola tied the game briefly on another Eagles power play, but the Saints responded with a pair of goals before intermission. First, Scott Swiston took a long lead pass from Ben Starbuck and fired home from the top of the circle to re-take the lead. And with just 28 seconds remaining in the frame, Jordan Wood tipped in a Lucas Hildebrand point shot to pad the Selkirk lead.

Wood and Jake Flynn traded third period goals and netminder Stephen Wolff came up big with a breakaway save off Pajimola to help pre-

serve the two-goal lead. Wolff made 30 saves on the day to pick up the victory in his first start since November 10.

“We started slowly today, which has become a running theme over the last number of games,” said Dubois. “But we also put in one of our best periods in the second to take control of the game, and we limited Eastern’s chances for the most part in the third. It was good to get back on a winning note right away, especially with a weekend off coming up. I think the sense of urgency kicked in after the first that we didn’t want to lose back-to-back games going into a break and from there they guys responded the right way.”

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Castlegar Bantam House Millionaires: Back row (from left) Turner Simpson, Alex Bayoff, Brendan Pereversoff, Ryan Stainer, Shawn O’Keefe, Kirsten Renz. Middle Row Brent Machado, Travis Franks, Kurt Neufeld, 3rd Middle Brian Hawkins, Katie Perepolkin, Trevor Saprikin, Phil Scheulin, Jarod Reid, Ryan Anderson Front Goalies Kyle Larsen and Spencer Voykin. Missing from photo: Eric Tarasoff and Cody Pearce, coaches Brian Stainer, Tim O’Keefe, Gord Hatch and Tyler Bell.

Submitted photo

The Castlegar Millionaires (Bantam House) were in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho on Jan 11-13 for a hitting tournament. Friday night they tied, Saturday was followed by one loss and then a win against the undefeated team. They played an exciting game Sunday where the game was tied many times with them pulling off a win with nine seconds left on the clock. Winning 3rd Place Overall!

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Folks who make it the great game it is Glorified are all the players who belong to the minor hockey scene in Castlegar, including players in midget house, above left (Craig Lindsay photo), and jr. novice players (Jim Sinclair photo) above right (L-R) back row, Jarrett, Rebecca, Nathan and Kane. Front row, Lynden, Chase, Brody and Taylor.

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to the many coaches, managers, parents and volunteers that made the 2013 Castlegar Minor Hockey Novice Tournament such a huge success! We hosted 22 teams during the 3 day tournament. It is the biggest fundraiser that CMHA has.

Also, thank you to the many local businesses and companies that contributed and donated.

Without you our tournament would not be possible!

• Andre’s Audiotronic - Castlegar • RHC Insurance • Sandman Castlegar • Castlegar Golf Club • Gord Zaitsoff - RDCK Area J • Dee’s Home Foot Care • Brandt Tractor - Scott Benesh • Zellstoff Celgar • Thrums Market • Rona Castlegar • Dollarama • Selkirk Eye Care • Barry Brown Remax • Kootenay Cycling • Greek Oven • Element Bar & Grill • Kal Tire • Castle Bowl • Gift Box • Pharmasave • Kootenay Centre Cinemas • McDonald’s Castlegar • Mallards Source for Sports

• Nealy O’Briens • Boston Pizza • Bass Players Daughter •Steve’s No Frills • Kootenay Market • Telus • Whitewater Ski Resort • Castlegar & District Community Complex • Selkirk College • Selkirk Saints Hockey Association • Castlegar Rebels Hockey Association • Safeway - Castlegar • Selkirk Paving • Movie Company • West Kootenay Mechanical • Kootenay Ice Hockey Association • Brick Castlegar • Sears Castlegar • A & W Castlegar • Arby’s • Bagels and Brew • Mitchell’s Supply

• Coca Cola Distributors - Castlegar • Gerricks • Sandman Cranbrook • Black Press - Castlegar News • Columbia Basin Trust • Columbia Power Corp Fortis • Wests Home Hardware • Epicure - Natalie Roberts • Dr. Singer • Back in Balance Family • Chiropractic Corp • Joeys Restaurant • Kevin Kooznetsoff Trucking • Bargin Shop • Trowelex Rentals & Sales • Tim Hortons • Mark’s Work Warehouse - Nelson • HTR Designs • Teck Cominco • BC Hydro • Shoppers Drug Mart • 7 eleven • M&M Meat Shops • Mother Natures Health

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Junior Novices in action at Pioneer Arena on Jan. 16

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Efforts of excellence

Pictured above, minor hockey scrimmage held during intermission at recent Selkirk College Saints game.

Craig Lindsay photo

Above, Selkirk Saints in action, below, midget Rebels in outdoor scrimmage.

Craig Lindsay photos

Above, joint practice between sr. novice and atoms at Pioneer Arena (Jim Sinclair photo) below, spectators take in the outdoor action at Kinnaird rink (Craig Lindsay photo.)

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All the staff from Kootenay Market are proud to support minor hockey in Castlegar!

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Obituaries

MACPHERSON Carol Diana

(nee Dixon) was born on

October 25, 1943 in Portland, Oregon to Lois and Caron Dixon. Carol passed away January 11, 2013 in Castleger, BC. Carol was raised and attended elementary school in Boise, Idaho; middle school at St. Helen’s School in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Borah High School in Boise, Idaho. Her post-secondary education took her to the University of Hawaii.

At the tender age of 21 (1967), she met and married John David MacPherson of Kitimat, BC, the son of Lockie and Ethel MacPherson of Kaslo, BC. They wed in Tucson, AZ at the home of John’s mother, Ethel Hatfield. They moved to Canada and settled in New Westminster, BC where John was raised.

Carol and John lived in various parts of BC, starting with New Westminster, North Delta, Port Clemens on the Queen Charlotte Islands, Fernie, Mica Creek, and finally to the land of John’s birth- Robson, BC. In all of these locations Carol lived as a Homemaker as John made his living in the above locations, working for BC Hydro until his retirement from HL Keenleyside Dam as a Lockkeeper, in 2002.

In 1983 Carol gave birth to their only child, a daughter, Tara Wynne MacPherson at the Calgary Foothills Hospital. She raised Tara in Fernie, Mica Creek and Robson where Tara kept her mom busy with school and after school activities. Carol was a volleyball mom, driving students round to their competitions.

Carol was close to her daughter Tara through Guiding, holidays and homemaking.

Carol enjoyed her life touring around the country with John, camping on the beaches of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Mexico and Australia to their cabin on Mount Carlyle overlooking Kaslo and RVing across Canada and the USA, as far as Nova Scotia and Florida and all parts in between. Recently she was Snowbirding in the deserts of Arizona and Mexico.

Castlegar Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements.

Births

In Memoriam

JUNE 22, 1917 - JANUARY 3, 2013

Forever we will cherish your tenacious faith.

Your fervant prayers for others has availed much.

You are now home!

Remembered lovingly by your family and extended familes.

MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE ROBSON COMMUNITY CHURCH, JANUARY 26TH, 2013 AT 2:00 P.M.

Rizzotti, Johnny

In Memoriam

We would like to thank the Fireside Inn for the terrific job on catering, Kootenay Floral for the gorgeous array of flowers and Enormous Productions for the great service for the PA system. We would also like to thank all who attended to honor Barrie’s memory.

The Family of Barrie Perepolken

Births

Births

Curt and Karen Heddle would like to welcome our Granddaughter

Harper Blu Heddle Born at KLH November 13, 2012 weighing 7 lbs 7 oz. Proud parents are Justan and Jennifer Heddle.

Obituaries

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Obituaries

Announcements

We also like to thank the maternity staff, Dr. Svet Gueordjev, Dr. Gelpke and Dr. Katie McIntyre for everything

Baby Girl In Memoriam

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

In loving memory of

Paul Oglow

February 5, 1924 – January 24, 2012 Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure...

You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure...

Lovingly remembered by Tom, Dave, Gail, Ken, Carol & Families

RIZZOTTI - Johnny was born on July 22, 1928 in Trail, BC and passed away on January 14, 2013 in the Trail Hospital after a short illness.

He is survived by; his wife of 57 years, Dixie; children Giovanni (Leona), Dwayne, Rocky (Colleen), Collene, Ricky, Monica, Correne Morrell (Randy), Ricardo; 13 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; as well as his brother Romeo Rizzotti.

He is predeceased by; Daryle (Son), sisters Zina Cara and Julie Morgan.

John held many positions during his lifetime. He was a member of Union 115 Operating Engineers, had worked at Cominco, was a guard on the Trail Bridge, worked on the Robson Ferry, drove a Zamboni and was mostly known for his years of service as a rakerman in the paving industry.

While he was young he enjoyed playing ball and had a love for fishing his whole life. In his mid years, he was best known for knocking over the Christmas tree. And what about those chaotic family spaghetti dinners every Sunday for years!!!

He was a collector of clocks and bells. His favourite pastimes included garage sales, gardening, sleeping, joking and eating.

And he loved his Vancouver Canucks.

He will be dearly missed.

The eyes have it Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today!

spca.bc.ca

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Career Opportunities

Thursday, January 24, 2013 Castlegar News

Career Opportunities

Head Housekeeper Red Mountain Resort Lodging is currently seeking applicants for the position of Head Housekeeper.

This position is full time year round. The successful applicant will have to be detail oriented, have excellent organization and communication skills, thrive in a fast paced environment, and be able to both lead a team as well as function as a member within the team. Benefits include a season pass to Red Mountain Resort, benefit package, and annual vacation. Wage is negotiable.

Please send resume to lodging@redresort.com.

Place a classiďŹ ed word ad and...

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Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

Career Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Education/Trade Schools

INFRASTRUCTURE Technician, Servers (Kitimat, BC): CGI is looking for an experienced IT professional to work directly with our client and the CGI Client Service Manager on-site in Kitmat, BC! This position will support an environment of about 70 HP, IBM and Dell servers in a complex virtualized network environment including Exchange, Active Directory and a clustering solution. The full description can be viewed at www.cgi.com/careers Requisition #: J1112-1110 Resumes to: andrew.gilroy@cgi.com

CLASS 1 Driver required for flatdeck haul from Trail to Tacoma WA. ABOVE Average wage offered home every weekend. Fax to 250-3672206 or call 250-364-8354

SUTCO continues to expand! Current openings; Chip Hauls, Chilliwack, Merritt, West Kootenays.

Dedicated runs, day and afternoon shifts. Highway, dedicated tractor, Canada Only runs. Dispatcher, based in Salmo, days and evening shifts. If you are looking for a career that offers steady work, Extended Benefits, Pension Plan then apply online: www.sutco.ca Fax: 250-3572009 Enquiries: 1-888-357-2612 Ext: 230

THE ONE, The only authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes. Quality instruction and state-of-the-art training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1888-999-7882.

DRIVERS WANTED:

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com

Terrific career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects.

No Rail Experience Needed!!

Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement.

Extensive Paid Travel, Meal Allowance, 4 weeks Vacation and BeneďŹ ts Package.

Compensation based on prior driving experience.

Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver.

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Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

ELECTRICAL INSTRUCTOR A part-time position at our Silver King campus in Nelson With initiative and dedication, you’ll provide a quality, motivated learning environment for your students providing instruction at all levels of our Electrical Program. This ongoing 25% position will comprise approximately one week per month for nine months of each year.

Help Wanted ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS?

Education/Trade Schools EXCLUSIVE FINNING/Caterpillar Mechanic training. GPRC Fairview Campus. High school diploma, mechanical aptitude required. $1000 entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning.. Write apprenticeship exams. 1-888-9997882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview PUT POWER into your career!

As a Fairview Power Engineer.

On-campus boiler lab.

4th Class-Part A 3rd Class. Affordable residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-9997882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

Help Wanted

Relief is only a call away!

Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE consultation in Nelson.

Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 33 years experience.

BDO Canada Limited.

Trustee in Bankruptcy.

200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1

DHC Communications Inc. is recruiting for the following open positions: • IT Systems Administrator • Financial Controller Further details available at http://www.dhc.bc.ca

Stylists wanted at the Bass Players Daughter Hair Studio Castlegar, BC Part time and Full time Commissions up to 60%.

Call Barry 250-365-1693

You have Grade 12, Electrician Red Seal qualifications and at least 5 years’ experience as an electrician. Preferably, you also have an Instructor’s Diploma or BC Teaching Certificate, previous teaching experience and a mix of industrial and construction electrical experience.

OPPORTUNITIES AT CBT

Closing date: February 1, 2013.

Manager, Water and Environment

For more information, please visit

selkirk.ca/s/jobpostings E X C E E D I N G E X P E C TAT I O N S

Please forward resumes to dstewart@cbt.org by noon PST February 8, 2013 for consideration.

RFP Environmental Strategic Planning and Consultations Please forward proposals to eposthumus@cbt.org by 3:30 p.m. PST February 8, 2013 for consideration.

Located in the West Kootenay of southeastern BC, 400 employees of Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership (‘Celgar’) produce over 1400 tonnes of Bleached Kraft pulp per day. Our mill is a World Class state of the art facility & we continue to make significant capital investments to maintain that standing!

We are 1 of 3 Pulp mills owned by Mercer International Inc. We are Castlegar’s leading employer & are committed to maintaining our responsible position within the community & being our customers’ preferred supplier of choice.

SCHEDULER & ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT APPRENTICE Castlegar, BC We are in need of a Scheduler & Administrative Assistant Apprentice for our Production Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for scheduling the Relief Pool of Mill Labourers and possible others. Once successfully performing these duties, this person will start to learn the duties of the Production Administrative Assistant on a part time schedule.

If you are looking to align with a progressive organization that respects the potential & ideas of people, let’s review our mutual expectations:

What We Expect ✓ Business Administration Diploma or Admin. Experience ✓ Good Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office Software ✓ Self directed, deadline driven & detail oriented

What You Can Expect ✓ Part of a busy dynamic department ✓ Working with a collaborative team of professionals ✓ The opportunity to expand your cababilities! ✓ A competitive pay and benefits package

✓ Effective verbal and written communication skills ✓ Excellent interpersonal and team skills If you want to know more about Zellstoff Celgar! go to www.mercerint.com. Want to know about Castlegar & the Kootenays? Go to www.castlegar.com

Think you can make a difference? Then send your resume to: lisaa@celgar.com by February 1, 2013.

We thank all applicants; only those whose candidacy best suits our needs will be contacted.

Working together to be the best for our communities, our environment‌.our future!

A detailed description of all opportunities can be viewed at www.cbt.org/opportunities or requested by calling1.800.505.8998.

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Timber Harvesting Supervisor Atco Wood Products is seeking an experienced Timber Harvesting Supervisor. Reporting to the Woodlands Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of supervising timber harvesting and road building contractors, including pre-work reviews, coaching, monitoring progress and managing workplace safety. In addition, this individual may be responsible for private land/ BCTS timber procurement and other forestry ďŹ eld work as required. Critical to the role will be your ability to function as an integral member of a team of results oriented forestry professionals.

You will possess excellent communication and leadership skills and have strong analytical and problem solving capabilities. A minimum of 5 years experience and an RFT or RPF designation are deďŹ nite assets. If this opportunity is what you are looking for and you have the skills necessary to succeed in this role, please forward your resume to info@ atcowoodproducts.com by February 1, 2013.

ATCO Wood Products Ltd. is a SFI certiďŹ ed family owned company located in Fruitvale, BC with over 50 years of history in the forestry and wood products manufacturing industries. For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.atcowoodproducts.com.

Atco offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with qualiďŹ cations. Please submit your resume to: Kris Harvey, PO Box 460 Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0 or email to: info@atcowoodproducts.com (No phone calls please)

Employment Help Wanted

CITY OF Yellowknife invites applications from qualified candidates for the following positions: Pumphouse and Liftstation Tradesperson Public Works Department Competition #902-137 Closes: February 1, 2013. Pumphouse and Liftstation Maintainer Public Works Department Competition #902-135 Closes: February 1, 2013. Building Inspector II - Planning and Development Department Competition #220-125U Closes: February 1, 2013 Submit resumes in confidence by the closing date, to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellowknife, P.O. Box 580, Yellowknife, NT., X1A 2N4; Fax (867) 669-3471 or Email: hr@yellowknife.ca Please direct all inquiries to the above listed email address. For more information on these positions, including the required qualifications, please refer to the City of Yellowknife’s web page at: www.yellowknife.ca or contact Human Resources at 867920-5603.

JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN CASTLEGAR/TRAIL /ROBSON AREAS! We are seeking candidates who are skilled, experienced and flexible to work in our various residential programs throughout the West Kootenays.

Potential candidates must have experience dealing with behavior challenges. If you are passionate about working with youth at risk or youth with special needs and want to make a difference in their lives, consider joining our team in the following positions: *Full Time Residence Workers (3 - 24 hour live in shifts/ week) and * Casual Residence Workers (24 hour live in shifts as needed). Successful applicants must be able to follow behavior plans/protocols, be positive role models and mentors. For further information on these positions refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under job opportunities. Resumes with cover letters can be Faxed to: Bev Munro: (250)-851-2977 Emailed to: bev.munro@axis.bc.ca. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Kootenay Society for Community Living

in Castlegar is seeking a Temporary Full-Time Financial Coordinator.

For more information on this posting, please visit our website at; http://www.

ksclcastlegar.net/employment/

Located under Job Posting: Temporary Exempt Financial Coordinator. Posting closes January 28, 2013.

Please,no phone calls.

Trades, Technical

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician. Hanna Chrysler Ltd in Hanna, Alberta needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25-$31/hour + bonus, benefits. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-8542845; Email: Chrysler@telusplanet.net

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to fax 780-955-HIRE or hr@pyramidcorporation.com

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Services

Merchandise for Sale

Transportation

Signs

Musical Instruments

Don’t Keep your business in the dark!

Glo-tech Innovations has an illuminated LED sign solution for every budget.

Manufactured in the Kootenays. Isn’t it time you glo up? ph 250 352-5201 or 1 877 510-5201

Guitars, Amplifiers, Drums Keyboards, Band & String Instruments, Music books & Accessories, Music Lessons Sales & Rentals

Auto Accessories/Parts

Volunteers

Revenue Accountant Interim Maternity Leave Coverage Independent Respiratory Services is a BC-owned and operated full service respiratory homecare company. We have been providing sleep apnea and home oxygen therapy to British Columbians since 1996. Our mission is to provide the highest standard of healthcare to our clients, and honesty and integrity are the foundation of the company. Our success is reÀected in our clients¶ satisfaction.

Independent Respiratory Services is currently seeking applications for the interim position of Revenue Accountant at our Shared Services Centre in Castlegar, BC. 4uali¿cations • Current enrollment in a recognized accounting program (CGA, CMA, CA) • Preference will be given to those with Accounts Receivable experience • (xperience in dealing with insurance companies other third party bene¿ts providers • Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel and Outlook (2007/2010) • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral • Excellent organizational skills and an ability to multi-task • Very strong customer service orientation • Ability to work independently • Strong team player • Motivated to improve processes within an organization

Independent Respiratory Services Inc. Attention Human Resources 865 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC, V1N 1H3 )ax 1-888-713-6505 Email hr@irscanada.ca Closing date January 28, 2013 We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. )or information about our company, please visit www.irscanada.ca

Daffodil Campaign Chair Coordinating the volunteers working on the campaign Business Canvasser Approaching businesses to take orders for live daffodils Daffodil Bundling Wrapping bunches of daffodils in florist paper to prepare them for delivery Daffodil Delivery Delivering flowers to businesses that have placed orders Mall Sales Selling live flowers at a table in the mall Contact Susan at 1-800-656-6426 or visit Sirvolunteers@bc.cancer.ca www.cancervolunteer.ca for more information.

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Health Products

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JOB POSTING RDCK CASTLEGAR AND DISTRICT RECREATION DEPARTMENT CASUAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE This is a casual position for a Customer Service Representative 1 at the Castlegar & District Community Complex (RDCK).

SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Customer Service Representative (CSR) 1 is a member of the Customer Service Team of the Castlegar Community Complex. The successful candidate will have good customer service skills, computer skills, cash handling skills and can work under limited supervision. This is a casual/part-time union position. The successful candidate must be available to work a varied work schedule that includes day, weekend, and/or evening shifts.

Applications in the form of a resume and cover letter detailing Tuali¿cations and experience relative to the position will be accepted by the undersigned until 4:00pm on February 4, 2013.

The RDCK is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants but only those considered will be contacted.

Verona Walker Recreation Supervisor Castlegar & District Recreation and Aquatic Centre 2101 - 6th Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 3B2 Phone: 250 - 365-3386

Downtown Castlegar 250.365.7750

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Handypersons For all your Handyman needs call Gare’s Home Maintenance & Contracting Dealer for Bathway.ca turn your exciting bathtub into a shower Call 250-359-2983 or Cell 250-304-5298

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Pets

Mobile Homes & Parks ROBSON 14 x 70 1982 mobile with 12 x 70 porch & storage room, 2 Bdrm, carport, some furniture, good cond, pet friendly park, $41,500 OBO 250-365-8207

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Fruit & Vegetables

Commercial/ Industrial

GRAND FORKS FARMS: Every Wednesday at 402 Baker Street, beside the Full Circle Cafe, Nelson.

Honeycrisp apples $7.00/10lb bag. Grand Forks Gala/ Honeycrisp apple juice $13.00/5 litre box. Ambrosia, Gala, Fuji, anjou pears, local vegetables and much more.

Family friendly prices.

Erran Rilkoff 250-442-3514

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.

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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 Castlegar North 2 Bdrm Separate walk out basement suite, brand new reno, very clean & bright with all new appliances Fridge, stove, W/D, over the range Micro D/W, No smoking, No pets. $750/mth + utilities Avail Immediately 250-869-5772 Castlegar Spacious 3 Bdrm 2 bath, newly painted, some new flooring, 5 appliances, N/S, N/P, 1/2 utilities, Avail Feb 1st, $1150/mth, Phone 304-0023 Mobile Home, 2 bdrm, F/S W/D, Deck, Addition, in Thrums, No dogs over 15 # 250-359-7178, 250-304-9273 Pass Creek 2 Bdrm House Avail Immediately 250-365-4857 or 304-1711 ROBSON 1 Bedroom VERY small house, newly reno N/S, N/P, $495/ mth + util.

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Castlegar Bsmt Suite, includes utilities, cable & laundry. Internet $550/month,ph 250-304-2267 Castlegar clean, bright spacious 1 Bdrm ground level basement studio suite, partly furnished, convenient central location, N/S, N/P, shared laundry, $800/mth includes utilities, WIFI & Satellite TV Days 250-304-5289, evening 365-0620, Avail Immediately CASTLEGAR Cute, clean & bright 1 Bdrm, Adult Bldg furnished, ready to move in N/P, N/S, 365-5246 CASTLEGAR Raspberry Village, 2 bdrm Basement Suite N/S, F/S, DW, W/D, Pets nego, lrg yard reference required Avail Feb 1st $1100/mth incl heat & power call 1-928-726-6214 or 306-525-5045

98 Corolla good condition 185,000 km $3000 250-777-4918

Suites, Upper Castlegar 2 Bdrm Apartment Bright & Spacious, F/S Laundry on site, close to amenities, N/S, N/P, $725/mth + utilities, Call 359-7819

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Cars - Sports & Imports VERY nice 2008 Honda Civic LX Coupe with 1.8L, 5 speed 103,000 kl. Sharp brownish gray exterior. Winters.

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Trucks & Vans 2008 F150 4 x 4 XLT, auto ex shape,89,000 km, 250-365-0190 ask for Rod $23,900 OBO

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