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Hundreds of Castlegar students, teachers, business owners and community members joined tens of thousands of others across Canada to support Pink Shirt Day Wednesday, Feb. 27.

The national day of action against bullying began as a protest after an incident at a Nova Scotia high school.

Bud Gregory’s leadership class from Stanley Humphries Sec-

ondary School joined with a Grade 2 class from Castlegar Primary and a Grade 6 class from Twin Rivers Elementary to organize a flash mob dance.

“The purpose is to create a sense of awareness for bullying because it exists in our community,” Gregory said. “We’re taking a stand and saying it won’t be tolerated here. Reinforcing community spirit is kind of a neat thing.”

Castlegar Primary principal Kere Mac-

Gregor and Twin Rivers teacher Renie Evdokimoff helped organize the day’s events, while 16-yearolds Alyssa Martin, Hailey Gardner and Danielle DeGit joined 17-year-olds Leeza Perehudoff and Kailynn D’Onofrio in leading the flash mob.

‘I think it connects the three schools,” said Perehudoff. “It was great to see all the kids join in.”

The group practiced choreographing moves to the tune

of Keep Your Head Up by Andy Grammar for more than a week, making stops at all three Castlegar schools. At Twin RIvers, the first stop of the day, everyone from the principal, to teachers and staff joined in on the fun.

Twin Rivers Principal Doug Hickey spoke to students before the flash mob in the gymnasium, giving them full credit for what he said has been a big drop in bullying at the school.

“It’s all about respect,” Hickey said.

“Respect for others and their property, too. It’s important to talk to someone, even if it isn’’t me.”

He also credited weekly assemblies in nurturing better communication and pride in the school.

Hickey drew student names and gave out pink shirts to a number of children including grade 3 student Matthew Skinner who said he was really happy to have it.

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Major work to commence at park MARVIN BEATTY Castlegar News Reporter

Large drilling rigs began working in Castlegar’s Twin Rivers / Millennium Park Wednesday, as a $1.2 million improvement project moves ahead.

With the infusion of $400,000 in the form of a grant from the provincial Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development’ Community Recreation Program, construction of the source water well — which will feed three natural swimming ponds — is underway.

“Drilling started today and construction is expected to be complete probably in July of this year,” said Chris Barlow, director of transportation and civic works for the City of Castlegar.

“We’re going to be taking ground water and introducing it into the ponds and keeping a fresh supply of water into the ponds,” Barlow said.

The water will cascade between the ponds, each of which will vary in depth, before being reintroduced into the river. Sand will also be trucked in from a nearby site during landscaping and surround each of the three ponds. New walkways are also part of the project.

Barlow said yearly maintenance costs on the new development have not been projected as yet. One small cost will be monitoring the water quality.

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ing the water to make sure that there isn’t anything building up,” said Barlow.

What used to be a nearby gravel pit will aid in construction efforts and then become an off-leash dog park.

Barlow said the intent is to have slides and other interactive elements, so kids can slide between the ponds. The deepest pond is also expected to have a floating dock people can swim out to and relax on.

“We have a window of time to work this spring to build,” Barlow said. “We’re building a [earthen] dam between the ponds and the river which we will be working behind. The ponds will be lined with a clay liner to keep our water in and river water out.”

As for the prospect of flooding, such as what was experienced last year, he said water modelling done to date suggests a “strong possibility the lower pond will flood, maybe every 10 years or less.”

The area of the lower pond is a natural back eddy and flooding is not expected to cause any damage as long as the water comes up slowly and retreats slowly.

Other than flooding and cost concerns, Barlow said he hasn’t had to field many concerns from the public.

“We haven’t heard any great opposition to the project. I think part of that is because it came though a public panning process.

“We took input from the public and one thing they all identified was having a safe place to swim and interact with the river. The problem with our river is it goes up and down

so much and there such a fast current.

We do have an existing beach area but no guarantee what the water height will be, if its full of algae, or anything.”

Significant material will need to be transported within the park to create the ponds and some trees may have to be removed.

There will be disruption to pathways during construction, but the exact dates and extent of the closures will not be known until the project is awarded; the tender process for the work is expected to close March 11.

Once those dates are known they will be published.

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Like a front-running hockey team waiting for playoff berths to be filled, Katrine Conroy is a competitor in need of an adversary.

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Troy and Carly from the Lions Head Smoke and Brew accept kudos for People’s Choice, Top Soup for a special Coconut Curry masterpiece. Also pictured are Kootenay Gallery volunteer Chris Bell, with microphone and Executive Director Val Field.

Soup for the Cultured Soul, where ticket holders got their choice of a locally crafted pottery bowl filled at their pace with samples of six different soups, went off very well. The place was packed and taste treats were served up by Cuisine of India; Element Club Bar and Grill, the Thirsty Duck, The Lions Head Smoke and Brew Pub, Nealy O’Brien’s, and the Black Rooster.

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Job seekers meet employers Craig Lindsay

Selkirk College hosted over 20 different exhibitors at the “B.C. Jobs Start Here” Job Fair on Thursday, Feb. 21.

The event was aimed at job seekers of all ages from high school to college to adults.

“We’re touring 23 different communities through B.C.,” said Theodora Ip, tour staff member with the BC Job Plans team.

“So far it’s really good.

We’ve had a couple of school groups that have come through.

We’ve had a bunch of young adults doing career development programs and such.

They’re going through all the booths and interacting with all the

employers. That’s our main goal. We’re here to connect job seekers to employers and help people transition to jobs.”

In addition to the job booths, there were several information booths from various courses and programs from Selkirk College.

“We’re partnered with Selkirk College today,” said Ip. “They have faculty members, departments, all sorts of information and great resources for potential students. There are some employers here that are taking resumes.

So we’re encouraging people to go booth to booth and just grab some information, some resources,

whatever will help.”

Ip says the job market in B.C. is promising. She says the job fairs can help those looking for work to perhaps think of different strategies to employment.

“There are quite a few employers that offer internship and summer opportunities at the Castlegar job fair today,” she said.

“We’re looking at 43 per cent of the jobs in the next year are leaning towards skills and trades.

That’s what the government is pushing for people to look into skills and training portion of it because there is a shortage.”

Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy

The New Democrat MLA for Kootenay West has her campaign apparatus ready to spring into action when the writ is dropped for the May 14 provincial election, but as of Late February there had been no declared candidates stepping forward on behalf of the BC Liberals, BC Conservatives or Green Party.

“I’ve heard rumors but nothing concrete,” said Conroy on who may be providing the opposition to her re-election bid. “A few of the rumors I’ve heard have turned out to be wrong,” she continued, “so I’m just waiting. But in the meantime we’re working… we’ve got our election planning committee set up.

We’ve been meeting, we’re getting ready.

We’re not taking anything for granted.

We’re going to get out

there and work hard to win this election.”

Is the candidate frustrated by the lack of identifiable parties with whom to battle it out on the hustings.

“I don’t know if frustrated is the word,” she said, “interested is a word I might use. I don’t think it matters as far as the Liberals go, who they put up, because they will be representing what the Liberals have represented in this province for the past 12 years.

“From my perspective it hasn’t been particularly good for our area, that’s what I’ll be basing what I’m going out on and what we’ll be proposing when our platform comes out.”

Conroy says the high road will be the one taken when the race begins in earnest.

“We’ll run a really good, clean campaign,” she related.

“We’re going to be discussing the issues and the policies, presenting ours and debating theirs.

“That’s where we’ll be going with our campaign, in fact, our whole provincial campaign is going to be like that.”

Spokespersons for the BC Liberals, BC Conservatives and the Green Party told the Castlegar News the process of finding and vetting candidates for Kootenay West was underway, but as of February 21 no declarations of candidacy had been made.

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Pink wave well worth riding

Pink is the colour of the day, and the issue of dealing with bullying is long overdue.

Gone, thankfully, are the days of simply accepting bullying, thinking there is no way around it, and that we just need to suck it up and take what’s given to us.

The bullys are getting spotted and dealt with on a more frequent than ever basis.

It’s been accepted that the perpetrators are in need of help as much as the victims are.

Events like the pink shirt national show of solidarity are encouraging. They show that there are fewer and fewer incidents that will fly under the radar... where there is attention there can be positive change.

Pink is the colour that says we’ve had enough injustice and enough suffering.

We all know there are enough challenges to deal with in an ever-changing world, without having to deal with an inordinate and crippling amount of fear.

The signs are all around us, especially with occasions like National Pink Shirt Day... that bullying is one day closer to becoming a thing of the past.

Hat off and shirts on to the hundreds of young people in Castlegar who slipped on the flag of tolerance and respect for others.

Hats off also to the many adults in all walks of life who understand that bullying just has to stop.

We want to hear from you.

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The new funny money Recently, I listened to CBC’s Rick Mercer ranting about the “stupidity” of the new Canadian banknotes. Because of my own experiences with the use of this slippery plastic money, I have to agree with him.

The new banknotes are made of a material called polymer, actually “biaxially oriented polypropylene” (BOPP)—whatever that is. Suffice to say, it’s a type of thin, thin plastic when produced as bank notes.

According to the Bank of Canada, banknotes made of this non-fibrous, non-porous polymer will have a longer life than the previous paper banknotes we’ve been using. They are harder to tear, not easy to fold, more resistant to getting dirty, and waterproof. They won’t deteriorate if accidentally run through a washing machine.

Apparently, these banknotes incorporate many security features not available in paper money. These new banknotes are heralded as extremely difficult to counterfeit, and supposedly store owners will be able to check on their validity quite easily.

Canada began to switch to the polymer banknotes only recently.

Australia has been using this type of currency since 1988, and about Marvin Beatty Reporter

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a dozen other countries have followed suit. Canadian bills currently available in the “plastic” format are $100 (Nov. 2011), $50 (March 2012), and $20 (Nov. 2012). Coming in 2013 will be the polymer $10 and $5 banknotes.

The images and the colours will remain the same, which most Canadians will be happy about—particularly the colours. I know a number of my American friends joke about our currency as “funny money” or “play money”, but I find the colours to be an easy way to distinguish one denomination from another. What now will be viewed as funny will be our thin plastic banknotes with their clear plastic windows a third of the way along the bills.

The main problem I have with the new money is that it does not fold. Apparently, that is exactly what the Bank of Canada wanted as the banknotes take 2.5 times longer to wear out, thus saving on production costs.

A few days ago, someone gave me several of the new $50 bills. I folded them as best as I could and shoved them into my front pocket, where I usually carry banknotes.

Later, I needed a kleenex tissue, pulled it out of my pocket, and all the Chris Hopkyns Publisher

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I had to rush to pick them up before the wind blew them away.

The second problem I have with the “plastic” money is that the banknotes tend to stick together. Recently, my wife gave me $200 worth of the new $50 bills. She counted the money as she gave it to me, and then I drove to the bank to deposit it. I counted the money again before I placed the bills in an envelope and slid it into the ATM slot.

When I returned home, my wife asked me if she’d given me an extra $50 bill. I said “no” because I’d done a second count before depositing them. Two days later the bank notified me that instead of $200, I’d actually deposited $250. The only way to explain the error was that the bills stuck together.

The proof of this came when I bought some things at a local store. I gave the clerk a $20 bill to pay for the purchase. As she went to put it into the till, the $20 separated into two $20 banknotes. She apologized, but it wasn’t her fault. It was simply the nature of the new plastic bills.

But look out! Soon the $10 purple and the $5 blue polymer will be here for us to learn to deal with.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Heartbroken by history The other week I was talking to a retired health care professional and the subject of higher rates of TB among First Nation populations came up. This person made comments that would suggest that the cause of this was due to some lack of hygiene or character.

A few days later I heard a heart breaking interview on CBC with a woman that is writing a book about the horrible history of ‘Native Hospitals.’

These institutions existed all across Canada for many decades and while they were called Hospitals they were more a combination of warehouses and torture chambers. The idea was to isolate the Native population with TB, a European disease that they are more susceptible to. But all sick and injured Native people were sent to these poorly staffed and equipped buildings, whether they had TB or not, and no attempt was made to separate patients with or without TB, thus infecting many more Native people.

The horrendous stories of survivors that spent years of their childhood tied tightly to beds and suffering malnutrition, not let outside for years at a time are enough to make anyone break down and cry. As in the Residential Schools many children died from neglect and abuse and were buried without ceremony.

We all need to learn more about the true history of the colonization of

this land and educate ourselves on what is going on now. What I learned from this is that prejudice comes from lack of information and education.

-Erica Scott, Castlegar

On the Waldie Walkway It is gratifying to see that the Castlegar Friends of Parks and Trails Society is finally committing to repair the Waldie boardwalks. The delaying tactics employed by the society to ‘study the problem’ have aggravated what would have been a relatively easy fix.

I built the boardwalks to handle Columbia River flows of up to 60,000 cfs (for the Low Water Boardwalk) and up to 85,000 cfs (for the High Water Boardwalk). That means the walkways were passable up to those water levels. The guide posts were designed to retain them in place to 95,000 cfs; flows higher than that required an extension of the posts, which could easily have been done with a boat (as I had to do with the footbridge in 1996). The 2012 flows peaked at a little over 110,000 cfs at Waldie, and consequently the walkways floated off the top of the guidance system.

It would have been an easy matter to re-secure the boardwalks once the water started to recede.

The sections are exceedingly heavy and can only be floated back into position.

It is doubtful the water will ever be high enough again to re-

pair the High Water Boardwalk by that method, and some sections may need to be completely dismantled and rebuilt.

The Low Water Boardwalk is much easier to repair once the sections are separated and floated back into position.

As there has been talk of abandoning this boardwalk, I feel I must present here a case for its retention. I designed it to discourage pedestrian traffic from using the ecologically-sensitive beaches, and to offer to the trail user the most attractive passage through the Waldie Wetland.

That boardwalk enabled Ducks Unlimited to contribute to the purchase of Waldie Island as a heron reserve. The organization cannot fund land acquisition per se, but could pay for wetland enhancement work that my efforts there represented.

Furthermore, the Waldie boardwalks reflect a tremendous outlay of donated materials and volunteer time, so that the actual financial cost for their construction was only about $2,000.

Thus the legacy of the boardwalks runs a little deeper than may be apparent.

The footbridge would have been lost by the delaying tactics had not some of the original non-society volunteers captured it as it was being swept away by the recent high water in January, floated it over the bridge piers, and re-attached it to the guide posts. We learned a long time ago to react to circumstances as they develop, and to take advantage of opportunities as they are presented.

I do hope that the reference to further minimizing environmental impact implies that the trail society will finally attempt to deal with the dog issue on Waldie Island Trail so as to come into agreement with the Nature Trust of BC management plant for the site, and the recommendations presented by Marlene Machmer to the society two years ago.

I do believe the Waldie Island Trail is the most valuable trail in the Castlegar vicinity, not because of its proximity to the city, but rather by virtue of its historical connections and its unique ecological setting. I would be happy to contribute my ideas to guide the repair process.

-Walter Volovsek, Castlegar

Olympic size thanks Special Olympics BC Castlegar would like to send out a huge thank you to the Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club; Katrine Conroy and all the participants for making the move-a-thon such a successful fundraiser for us.

More than $2,000 was raised for our athletes, helping them to train for sports events such as the provincial summer games happening this July in Langley – which many Castlegar athletes will attend.

If you would like to get involved, please contact Cyra Frisk at 250-919-0757, or email cfrisk@specialolympics.bc.ca.

-Doug Broad, Castlegar

Castlegar Snowmobile Association

Family Fun Day & BBQ

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2013. Registration at club parking lot, 9:30 - 11 AM. Event finishes sometime after 3 PM Location: Shaw cabin at the top of the mountain Events: $5/hand poker run, under 16 fire challenge, muff pot cook-off, 50/50 draw and BCA will be hosting a beacon search contest.

Everyone welcome. Free for members and regular trail fees apply for non-members.

For details please email castlegarsnowmobileassociation@hotmail.ca or call 250-608-9190 Prizes for events sponsored by

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Community Calendar

Thursday, February 28, 2013 Castlegar News

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

Upcoming

Until March 1 The Castlegar & District Hospital Auxiliary Treasure Shop is pleased to announce: Ladies blazers, photo

frames and Boutique 1/2 price.

All VHS Videos 2 for 1. Enjoy in-store specials while shopping.

Bidding on the new Silent Auction is underway for the many exciting items up for offers. Donations always welcomed (preferably Mondays and Saturdays) and new volunteers are invited to join our dedicated group. Be sure to visit the Castlegar Hospital Gift Shop with so many beautiful items on display for the little ones.

MARCH - CASTLEGAR SR. ACTIVITIES @ COMPLEX Mon: 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist Tues: 9:30 Floor Curling/Carpet Bowling; 1:00 Crafts 7:00 Pool Wed: 9:00 Floor Curling; 2:00 on 20th Raspberry Reunion; 1:00 Bingo only 1st Wed.; 7:00 Rummoli. Thurs: 9:00 Zone 6 Sr. Games; 9:30 Floor Curling; 2:00 on 7th Gen. Meeting; 1:00 Bingo not @ Gen. Meeting; 2:00 on 21st Tea Dance. Fri: 1:00 Bridge/ Crib. Sat. 23rd Soup Day 11:30 - 1:00.

mar. 1 - World Day of Prayer

Hosted by Kinnaird Park Community Church at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

mar. 1 - idle no more teach-in

- Robson Community School from 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Mar. 6 - TOASTMASTERS MEETING Want to be a better communicator? The local Toastmasters club, the Sentinel Speakers, will meet from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Fireside Inn Castlegar. Learn speaking skills, gain confidence and have some fun! Guests warmly welcomed. For more information please call Diane Cushing at 250-365-8336.

Mar. 9 – free workshop-

Presented by Castlegar Social Planning Society and SPARC BC. Pathways of Community Social Planning: Learning, Sharing and Growing Together.

9 – 4pm. Lunch provided. Location: Castlegar Sandman Hotel. E-mail to register: colleen@ thekoop.ca . For info Phone: Jim Fisher @ 250-365-8448 ext 229

mar. 9/10 - chip carving workshop - at the Oasis Hall near

Trail. Sponsored by the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.

FMI call 250-365-1017.

mar. 10 - The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy is hosting a Scrabble Tournament! The

tournament will be held on Sun-

day, March 10th from 1- 4 pm at the Castlegar Public Library.

Expect a fun filled event with good food and great prizes. All players are invited to play and will be matched according to ability. To register contact Alana Murdoch at 3046862 or amurdoch@cbal.org.

All proceeds go to supporting literacy programs in Castlegar.

some games and surprises. Regular admission.

and have fun with great company.

apr. 26 - pro-d day youth swim

ongoing: chronic pain self-management program

mar. 15 - Youth movie night -

Castlegar Complex pool from 6 - 8 p.m. For grades 5, 6 and 7. Start off Spring Break at the Aquatic Centre. Bring any floater and enjoy a movie the pool area. Popcorn and drinks served. Regular admission.

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.

mar. 16 - spring tea & bake sale

ongoing: sharing dinner pot -

Order of the Eastern Star, Minto Chapter #79 1-3 p.m. at the Castlegar Legion. Tickets: $3, from members or at the door. Everyone welcome.

Mar. 18, 2013, The West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will meet at 2 pm at the Kiro Wellness Center, 1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail. Guest: Paul Meise from Cooper medical Supplies, Kelowna. For more info, please call 250-368-9827 or 250-365-6276. mar. 18-22 and 25-29 - Spring break-out - Castlegar Complex

pool Monday - Friday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Fun days during Spring Break with games and goodies! The Big Dog is in the water on Fridays. Break out and join us. Regular admission.

Mar. 20 - TOASTMASTERS SPEECH CONTEST The local Toastmasters club, the Sentinel Speakers, will hold their Club Speech Contest from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fireside Inn Castlegar.

Winners will go on to compete at the Area level. Guests are welcome to attend this entertaining event. For more information please call Diane Cushing at 250-365-8336.

Mar. 23 - BLUEGRASS COUNTRY MUSIC JAMBOREE Tarrys and District Community Hall Society 8th Annual Fundraiser at 7:00 p.m. featuring local talent at the Tarrys Community Hall, Hwy 3A Tarrys Adults $8.00, Students $5.00, Under 12-free. Light refreshments, door prizes, 50/50 draw. Come and enjoy the music at this no alcohol event.

Ongoing Mar. 30 - Easter Eggstravaganza - from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the

Castlegar Complex pool. Join us for this Easter family special event! Kids can hunt for Easter eggs in the pool and participate in a colouring contest and enjoy

- Castlegar Complex pool from 2 - 4 p.m. Water walkway will be set up. Sorry, no lap swim during this time. $2.50 for all students. ongoing: tops group meets every wednesday - 8:30 a.m. to

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: Open mic night Proud-

ly presented by the Royal Canadian Legion, Castlegar/Robson Branch 170. We will be debuting this event on Friday March 15, doors open at 3:00 p.m. If you are an inspiring musician, have a band, love to sing or simply would like to sit back and entertain with your acoustic guitar.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your talents and network amongst other musicians. Invite your friends,there are always members present to happily sign you in. Interested in becoming a member, applications are available at the door.

For more information please call Pete (250-365-9810) ongoing: legion meat draws every saturday - The Royal

Canadian Legion Castlegar/ Robson Branch#170 located at 248 Columbia Ave. Doors open at 3 p.m. and draws start at 4 p.m. and go to 6 p.m. Draws every half hour with other special prizes awarded. Guests are more than welcome and can be signed in by a member. Come on out

- Free six session workshop.

Thursdays from March 7 - April 11 at 1:30 p.m. at 1030 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar. FMI 1-866902-3767. 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. 34 or smccreight@hotmail.com. ongoing: join the twin rivers chorale. We practice at 7 p.m.

on Thursday evenings at St. Peter Lutheran Church. 713 4th Street, Castlegar. New members welcome. FMI call Helga at 250365-6057. ongoing: 4th Annual Castlegar Garden and Nature Fest look-

ing for interested vendors and nonprofit groups. May 18, 2013 Garden/ nature/ farm related only please for this open air festival.

For more info contact: castlegargardenfest@shaw.ca or 250.399.4439 or www. beegladefarm.com ongoing: Confluence Fellowship Circle. Wednesdays at 6pm

A Christian gathering with a Celtic flavour. Robson Community Memorial Church. Waldie Avenue, Robson. confluence.fellowshipcircle.com Come and connect with our Creator and each other. 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 february: at the Complex

Monday – 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist Tuesday – 9:30 Floor Curling/ Carpet Bowling, 1:00 Crafts 7:00

Pool 10:00 20th Raspberry Reunion Wednesday – 9:30 Floor Curling, 1:00 Bingo,(1st Wed.only) 7:00 Rummoli, Thursday – 9:30 Floor Curling 7th 2:00 Gen. Meeting 1:00 Bingo (just @gen. meeting) Friday – 1:00 Bridge/Crib, 15th - Dinner/Dance $20 Members, $25 non-members. Brian deVought caterer.

ongoing: TOASTMASTERS MEETINGS The local Toastmasters

club, the Sentinel Speakers, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fireside Inn Castlegar on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. Learn speaking skills, gain confidence and have some fun! Guests warmly welcomed.

For more information please call Diane Cushing at 250-3658336.

ongoing: special olympics castlegar needs volunteers - For

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 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.

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Opinion/Editorial

A vision for future generations

By Brad Bennett, OBC On February 12, Premier Christy Clark’s government introduced a visionary idea that we should all seriously consider – a B.C. Prosperity Fund that would ensure the bounty from our natural gas revenues is protected for future generations.

A tremendous opportunity stands before British Columbia – the creation of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry.

Successfully attracting LNG plants to northwest B.C. can be transformational for our province.

Natural gas companies have already invested billions in natural gas development and pre-development work for LNG. Shell, Chevron, Petronas (a Malaysian energy giant), and British Gas are already on the scene.

The scale of just one of these plants eclipses the largest private sector investments ever made in B.C. Projections by industry experts and finance officials are staggering in terms of the economic potential for B.C. That means jobs and opportunity for our children and grandchildren – throughout B.C. It also means a lot of new revenue to help make B.C. a better

place to live.

We could put this potential revenue into day to day government operations and watch the size of government grow, much like Alberta where they squandered resource wealth on bigger government.

Or we can, as Premier Christy Clark suggests, steer new resource revenues into a Prosperity Fund that address inter-generational equity - a fund that ensures that what we leave behind for our children and grandchildren is a stronger, better B.C. One way we do that is to have the Prosperity Fund pay down B.C.’s debt, which would reduce interest payments, help make life more affordable for B.C. families, and enable greater investments in health care and education.

Premier Christy Clark’s visionary idea opens the door to a broader discussion about the future of resource development in B.C. – new mining opportunities, growing our forest industry, and developing clean power with the Site C hydroelectric dam – and steering more of our existing resource wealth into a future-focused Prosperity Fund.

Now is the time to talk about the idea of

the Prosperity Fund.

We need strong government leadership to realize this LNG opportunity.

The B.C. government must be wholly committed to getting this done as we are in a worldwide race to meet Asia’s demand.

While the first plant might not break ground until later this decade, the decision to proceed will be made very soon.

Leadership matters and an election is coming soon.

At this critical time, the BC NDP IS sitting on the fence – afraid to commit strongly to LNG and all the steps necessary to realize this opportunity. Fence-sitting will not build these plants and we risk these opportunities passing us by. Slowing down the process in B.C. is just what our competitors in Australia, the U.S. and the Middle East want.

British Columbia is more than just natural resources, but our natural resources are still our ‘core business.’ It allows us to dream big and to address long-term priorities like diversifying our economy and providing for future generations.

Dreaming big also means opening more doors for First Nations economic opportunities and developing our resources with the best

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technology and in the most environmentally responsible way possible. We should be global leaders in how to produce LNG, and I believe we will be.

These are important legacies we can leave for future generations. Our legacy is growing the economy and leaving a better B.C. for future generations, not taking the proceeds of resource wealth to simply grow the size of government.

We have a premier who gets our core business and she has a vision how to turn that to our future advantage. The BC Prosperity Fund is exactly what we need to capture and protect the bounty from LNG and other natural resources. It’s a brilliant idea.

This May, we have the opportunity to support a premier who is demonstrating the leadership qualities necessary at this critical time.

Her vision and determination is what we need to seize this opportunity now for future generations.

-Brad Bennett is a Kelowna businessman, director on the boards of private and public companies not-for-profit organizations, and former Chair of the University of British Columbia.

SPRING CAMPS

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All new players are welcome to attend.

CORE Preschool is now accepting registrations for the school year 2013/14.

Come join us for an unique opportunity for preschool age children to be exposed to a second language in a nuturing, fun and caring environment.

Morning and afternoon classes available if there is enough interest.

OFFERING 2 WEEKS!! March 18–22 and March 25– 28 FULL DAY $32 per day Week 1: (5 days) - $144 .00 Week 2: (4 days) - $115.00 Camp: 9:00am – 4:30 pm Drop off at 8:30 am-Last pick up 5:00pm

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Community

This one’s a sure thing!

The Regional District of Central Kootenay is updating parcel tax rolls for the following service areas: South Slocan Water Service Parcel Tax Duhamel Water Service Parcel Tax Ymir Water Service Frontage Tax Lucas Road Water Service Parcel Tax Voykin Street Lighting Service Parcel Tax Sanca Park Water Service Parcel Tax Riondel Water Service Frontage Tax McDonald Creek Water Service Parcel Tax Balfour Water Service Parcel Tax Woodland Water Service Parcel Tax West Robson Water Service Parcel Tax Burton Water Service Parcel Tax Edgewood Water Service Parcel Tax Fauquier Water Service Parcel Tax Grandview Properties Water Service Parcel Tax Woodbury Water Service Parcel Tax

“The Doukhobor Discovery Centre,” says Netta Zeberoff, pictured above, centre “is grateful to the Berezan Hospitality Group for their donation ~ your generosity enables societies like ours to do more for our museum, making our community more pleasant for our guests from all over the world. Thank you.”

Pictured flanking Zeberoff are Alica Jollimore and Charmaine Aberdeen.

New commencing for taxation year 2013: Rosebery Highlands Water Service Area

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there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the assessment roll; there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; there is an error or omission respecting the taxable frontage of a parcel (for water or sewer service areas that use frontage for taxation); and an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed.

Sam Brown receives the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal from Royal Canadian Legion Zone Commander Bill McGuire at a ceremony at the Legion on Feb. 19.

The parcel tax rolls are available for inspection, at the Regional District of Central Kootenay office in Nelson during regular office hours.

Requests for amendments must be made in writing to the Regional District of Central Kootenay, Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L 5R4 on or before March 11, 2013 @ 4:00 p.m. If requests are received, a Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will meet at 10:00 a.m. on March 12, 2013 in the RDCK Board Room in Nelson.

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Human Resources

Mediation: The Calming of the Storm SUBMITTED

Research shows that between 60-80 per cent of all difficulties in organizations stem from strained relationships between employees.

Statistics show that managers spend up to 40 per cent of their time dealing with workplace conflicts – that’s the equivalent of two days every week! Personal costs are accompanied by the monetary costs of conflict, as research also shows that 50 per cent of employers have been sued by an employee. The real effects of interpersonal conflict sound pretty dismal. No wonder many people want to avoid conflict if at all possible.

While these statistics come from American sources, it is probably safe to say that the Canadian context is not too different, even if there is some truth to the old adage that Canadians are more likely to apologize and tend to be less aggressive in situations of conflict.

Regardless, I’m sure all of us can point

to situations in our work setting where someone has treated us poorly. And if we’re really honest, we can also describe situations where we have treated a co-worker poorly.

“Conflict is not only a part of our work lives, but seeps into our relationships with our neighbours families and social networks.”

Randy Janzen It is safe to say that conflict is a big part of our lives. Conflict is not only part of our work lives, but seeps into our relationships with our neighbours, our families and our social networks – volunteer groups, religious organizations – you name it.

There is lots of advice on how to manage conflict with those close to you: choose your battles, be a good listener, be open to compromise.

Unfortunately, even the best communicators and peacemakers sometimes get caught

up in anger, hurt and other strong emotions that prevent us from effectively managing our conflicts.

As conflict situations escalate, we tend to minimize our own contributions and transfer more of the blame onto the other person. That’s just part of being human.

Sometimes it’s okay to ask for outside help. Sometimes that may include legal services, but often a much simpler (and cheaper) strategy is mediation – a process where a third party facilitates a conversation between the two parties so they can safely present their story and authentically listen to the other story as well. When both parties feel heard and understood, the mediator helps them problem solve to find a mutually agreeable solution. It sounds simple and it works.

Organizations that adopt conflict resolution programs like mediation reduce their litigation costs by 50-80 per cent.

Community mediation programs can

solve up to 75 per cent of cases they handle – leading to improved relationships and genuine settlements.

The Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College offers a mediation program to individuals who seem to be stuck in a conflict. The program has a roster of trained volunteer mediators who work in pairs to help people in our community work through difficult situations. If this describes you or someone you know, please give us a call. We are happy to provide you with advice with no obligation, and of course, our service is free and confidential.

Randy Janzen, PhD, is Chair for the Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College, and coordinates the Mir Centre Community Mediation Program.

The program’s services are free and confidential. For more information call 365-1234 or email mediation@ selkirk.ca or go to http://selkirk.ca/mircentre-for-peace/mediation-services

Health care improvements said to be on the way SUBMITTED

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in on the same date are “incentives for physicians to take more patients with complex conditions, such as cancer, onto their caseloads…” as well as “funding to support local physician groups to work collaboratively with

health authorities to support better local access to primary care.” These and other revelations have been touted amid much fanfare with the announcement of a program called...

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9 To this point 10 Leaflike parts 11 “Life of Pi” director 12 Unseen “Red” character in “Peanuts” 13 Give off 16 N.T. book 20 “All bets __ off” 22 Buffalo Bill and the Wyoming city named for him 23 Kitchen spreads 24 Frigid forecast word 25 Tech sch. grad 26 “Bingo!”

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The bullies were reportedly never heard from again.

This year, Feb. 27 is Pink Shirt Day in B.C. and other parts of Canada, an annual anti-bullying event that started after the now-famous 2007 “sea of pink” campaign.

The need for awareness and action against bullying remains as strong as ever say those involved in the pink event, including local radio station CKNW, Black Press, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver, and London Drugs, where people can buy the official pink shirts for 2013.

“Awareness of what bullying is and understanding that it hurts is important,” says Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver president and CEO Carolyn Tuckwell.

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It is important to recognize what bullying is, and that it happens in many forms – verbally, socially, physically and online (cyber bullying), says Tuckwell.

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B.C. is no stranger to tragedy related to bullying.

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The provincial government has taken steps to address bullying in recent years, including a Ministry of Education resource brochure for parents in 14 languages that can be found online at www.bced. gov.bc.ca/sco.

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Some things are just too great to pass away – ancient art and classical music are a couple, and more modern fare like the music performed and inspired by legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhart is another.

The intense and unique style of string jazz that flourished in 1930s Europe is enjoying an ongoing resurgence due to its discovery by new generations of listeners.

Passionate new fans are created whenever and wherever the music is played.

A Vancouver-based quartet called Van Django brought the gospel of “Manouche” style gypsy-jazz to the Kootenay Gallery on Feb. 24. Reinhart – godfather of the genre – led the famous Quintet of the Hot Club of France in the 30s and 40s along with equally legendary violinist Stephane Grapelli.

A full house of close to 100 music lovers ate up the two set concert.

One audience member was moved to joyful tears right from the

Vancouver’s Van Django, from left: Brent Gubbels, Finn Manniche, Budge Schachte and Cameron Wilson at Kootenay Gallery Feb. 24.

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get-go as the tight and talented four-piece outfit launched into the pop favourite “Exactly Like You.” This group, made up of violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist/emcee Budge Schachte, guitarist/ cellist Finn Manniche

and bassist Brent Gubbels, is the real McCoy, doing faithful and flawless service to a vault of material that’s as precious as gold.

The show was the latest in a Gallery concert series sponsored by the TD bank and

arranged by series artistic director Nicola Everton.

The Van Django guys are perennial favourites at a festival (Djangofest) devoted to this kind of music.

Their expertise and love of what they do is infectious.

Roy Has Determination Jim Sinclair Castlegar News Editor

Having a teenage son in a rock band is challenging and fun, and Erica Scott has enjoyed the role of manager. The band Roy Has Fire has a lot of ambition, though, and they’ve made some valuable contacts they hope will keep them on an upward path.

One of those contacts

is a manager Erica is pleased to defer to.

Roy Has Fire went through a successful and educational stint in a recent province-wide best band contest where the made it to the top five.

“On behalf of the band I want to thank you all so much for the support you showed for the boys in the BC Best Teen Band Contest.

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they are disappointed not to have made it to the Top 3 they were thrilled to have been in such good company in the Top 10 and very grateful for all the support.”

Roy Has Fire is in the current CBC Searchlight competition, just one click.

The link to the contest is http://music.cbc.ca/#/Searchlight-Radio-West

Mixed in on the setlist was an assortment of original works that easily stood on their own merits. The group showed it’s humourous side as well with a romp based on the hot club standard “Minor Swing” seasoned with snippets from TV themes including Spiderman, Mission Impossible, Perry Mason, Rocky and His Friends and Get Smart.

The sound quality in the gallery was perfect, nothing was missed by the listener and the virtuosity of each band member was nothing short of stunning.

As the players were being introduced they vamped on the Average White Band 70s hit “Pick Up The Pieces.”

Further demonstrating their versatility they closed the show with a pair of Beatles songs… Norweigian Wood and Day in the Life. Choice!

They said they were pleased and surprised by the great turnout at the Gallery that afternoon… they sure weren’t the only ones happy.

Check ‘em out at www.vandjango.com.

Health care

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“A GP For Me,” intended to enable all citizens who want one to be able to secure the services of a family doctor by 2015.

The launching of the program was overseen by BCMA president Dr. Shelley Ross and Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid who said, “We know that a strong primary care system built around continuous doctor-patient relationships can improve health outcomes for patients. This new program will make it easier for physicians to provide high-quality care to their patients, and in many cases ease their workload.

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Community L I V E W E L L W I T H Gracie and her gang, a giving bunch PHARMASAVE jim sinclair Castlegar News Editor

A very special eighth birthday was celebrated Feb. 24 by a girl named Gracie and a bunch of her friends. This was such a great turnout that the party was held in one of the meeting rooms at the Castlegar Community Complex.

This was an event with a twist, guests were requested to bring a small cash donation and a piece of the kids’ own artwork as a gift, with a donation going to help feed less fortunate folks in the community. It was Gracie’s idea.

“I did it because a lot of people are poor,” said Gracie as the party was winding up, “and I decided it would be a nice thing to do for them, to donate some money.”

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Gracie (centre, wearing dress) and her birthday guests at the Castlegar Complex. Jim Sinclair

lissa elaborated on the event later via email.

“The generousity of our friends, family and community is

amazing,” described Melissa.

“Gracie graciously shared her birthday with many others this

year by requesting a small monetary contribution and a drawing from her friends instead of gifts; some amazing pictures, cards and drawings poured in - and almost $240 was collected.

“Half of the money collected was designated for the Slocan Valley and Castlegar food banks,” she continued, “and the rest towards a few very special gifts for Gracie from all of our friends and family.

“Safeway, Kootenay Market,Tim Horton’s, Pine Tree Market and Maple Leaf Store also donated towards putting on the event when they found out what she was up to.

Thanks to everyone, you made her birthday so very special!zz “Thanks again - the whole experience has been very thrilling for Gracie.”

C apsule C omments

Phil Angrignon

It’s not hard to imagine what the most common medical problems are in Canada by looking at the top ten drugs prescribed in 2012. This list includes a drug for hypothyroidism, two for lowering cholesterol, three for lowering cholesterol, three blood pressure pills, one antibiotic, one antidepressant, one blood thinner and one to reduce stomach acid.

Everyone is aware of the benefits of exercise to our heart and muscles. But there are benefits to the brain as well. Tests show that regular exercise increases the oxygen to the brain. This increased blood flow to the brain can help slow cognitive decline that is associated with aging.

Blood alcohol levels over 0.05 in Canada put drivers at risk. In some countries, the level tolerated is 0.02. There countries include China and Sweden. In Japan, the limit is 0.03.

You have to be cautious when reading statistics. If you read a headline that says “25% reduction in risk of death” with (some particular drug), it can be misleading. If risk of death without the drug is 4 in 1000, and with the drug it is 3 in 1000, that is a 25% reduction but in reality not quite as dramatic.

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River Stone Estate Winery is a small, The big question seems to be “how did you family owned and operated winery come up with the name of your winery?” In located in the South Okanagan. We are one sentence it could be summed up as, it’s a located on a small knoll in the middle of tribute to how our country was founded and the valley, just south of the well recognized where our estate vineyard is located. But most McIntyre Bluff and just north of Oliver, people still seem confused after hearing that, so BC, the Wine Capital of Canada. we will divulge the full story.

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by Canadians. The English Translation is Golden Beaver. The Beaver in our logo is dressed in the years prior to our purchase. My canvas was blank and readyBlind for theChallenge masterpiece we were fashion of the day when people dressed in top hats, white gloves, tuxedo, boutonnière, and a silk (donation about to begin to paint. scarve under their top coats which after all is what drove the ‘soft gold’ industry.

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Announcing big news for Kootenay talent Black Press

Kootenay Music Awards are back for a second year of celebrating our homegrown talent.

Sponsored by the Nelson Brewing Company, and Black Press, the awards are currently accepting nominations for artists in every genre of music — from punk rock to folk bands and electronic producers. There’s also awards for the year’s best artist, album and song.

“If you’re making music in the Kootenays and you have an MP3 you can send us, we want to hear from you,” said Chad Hansen founder and president of the Kootenay

Chad Hansen of the Kootenay Music Awards at last year’s awards banquet.

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Music Awards.

A panel of music industry professionals will listen to every submission and shortlist the top four or five entries in each of the 10 categories.

Then it will be up to the public to decide with their online

votes which artists deserve the titles. The winners will be announced at an awards banquet at Nelson’s Spiritbar on May 10.

Hansen said the contest provides incredible exposure for the shortlisted artists.

“Last year, artists were getting 2,000 unique listens on the tracks up for awards,” he said.

“It’s a really great opportunity for an up-and-comer or established artists alike to get exposed to new audiences in all of the communities in the Kootenays.”

Last year it was Fernie’s Shred Kelly that went away with coveted title of Artist of the Year, while Nelson’s The Automation

was named best new band. Hansen says he can’t wait to see who will enter the competition this year.

“There’s so much musical talent in the Kootenays,” he said.

“There’s great bands just jamming in their basements or playing for the dinner crowd at local restaurants — we want to dig out those hidden gems.”

With the help of Black Press community papers, including the Castlegar News, all the performers in the running for an award will be in the spotlight.

“The reach of the awards has grown exponentially,” Hansen said. “We’ll be exposing people to artists from Golden

to Grand Forks and all the communities in between.”

To nominate yourself or someone else for a Kootenay Music Award, go to kootenaymusicawards.ca and click “nominate” in the page banner.

Nominations close March 31 and online voting will run April 7 to 30.

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There’s a method to this man - coming to Element submitted

Method Man was the first — and biggest — solo star to emerge from the groundbreaking WuTang Clan. His mushmouthed, sandpaper-rough bellow and imaginative rhymes easily made him one of the most recognizable, unpredictable MCs in the group, yet his flow was more deliberate and laid-back than the Wu’s resident loose cannon, Ol’ Dirty Bastard. On his solo records, Method Man developed a persona that swung from offhand, understated menace to raucous stoner humor. Toward the end of the ’90s, his frequent teamups with Redman produced not only a terrific musical chemistry, but an eventual big-screen comedy team as well.

Method Man was born Clifford Smith on April 1, 1971, in Hempsted, Long Island; he split his childhood between his father’s Long Island residence and his mother’s Staten Island home. It was the latter

locale where he met his future Wu-Tang cohorts RZA, Genius/ GZA, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard; when they set about forming a hip-hop collective in the early ’90s, Method Man was one of the first to sign on. Meth was heavily featured on the group’s classic late-1993 debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), even getting his own showcase track with “Method Man,” which certainly put him out front in terms of name recognition. Thanks to the Wu’s innovative contract — which allowed individual members to sign solo deals with whatever label they chose — Method Man inked a contract with Def Jam, and in 1994, approximately one year after Enter the Wu-Tang’s release, he became the first Wu member to release a solo album, Tical.

Highly anticipated, the album entered the charts at number four and quickly went platinum, while singles like “Bring the Pain” (which just missed the pop Top 40) and “Release Yo’ Delf ” made

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him an even bigger name in the hip-hop community. He began making numerous guest appearances on other artists’ records, and in the summer of 1995, his one-off single with Mary J. Blige, “I’ll Be There for You/ You’re All I Need to Get By,” soared into the pop Top Five, giving Meth his first major mainstream exposure. Shortly thereafter, another duet — this time with Def Jam labelmate Redman — on the compilation track “How High,” climbed into the pop Top 20.

Wu-Tang Clan reconvened in 1997 for the double album Wu-Tang Forever, and

about a year later, another round of solo projects commenced.

Method Man issued his sophomore effort, Tical 2000: Judgement Day (ironically), in late 1998 and took a more expansive approach this time out, filling the album with between-song skits and a variety of guest rappers and producers. Tical 2000 was another hit, entering the charts at number two. Meanwhile, in addition to recording the album, Meth had spent much of 1998 getting his acting career off the ground; after landing a few bit parts, he made his first prominent big-screen appearance in Hype Williams’ Belly. In 1999, Meth partnered up with Redman to form a duo act that hit the road with JayZ’s Hard Knock Life tour; they also entered the studio together to record the collaborative album Blackout!, which entered the charts at number three that fall and received highly complimentary reviews.

The Wu returned in late 2000 with the low-

er-profile The W. After completing the record, Meth refocused on his acting career; in early 2001, he put in a month’s worth of appearances portraying a young gangster on HBO’s gritty prison drama Oz and teamed up with Redman for the Cheech & Chongstyled stoner comedy How High, which hit theaters toward the end of the year, around the same time as the fourth Wu-Tang album, Iron Flag. After numerous delays, the MC released his third solo album, Tical 0: The Prequel, in 2004.

He allegedly finished off 20 tracks with RZA as the producer, but Def Jam opted to release a version that featured only one of those cuts. In 2006, Meth issued 4:21…

The Day After, which featured appearances from many Wu-Tang members, including a posthumous verse from ODB. A steady stream of mixtapes, live albums, and concert videos appeared before Method reunited with Redman for the 2009 album Blackout! 2.

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Saints and Rebels Rebels present awards cranking it up SUBMITTED

The Selkirk College Saints battled Simon Fraser University to a tight 2-1 victory in Burnaby Saturday, Feb. 23, capturing two B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League records in the process.

The victory saw the Saints solidify their place atop the standings establish new league records of 20 wins and 40 points.

Saints coach Jeff Dubois said the team is resting two key offensive players in Jordan Wood and Logan Proulx; both have minor injuries. With three goalies and a deep roster, Dubois knows he can rely on other lines.

The game was scoreless until Saints D-man Justin Sotkowy scored on SFU goalie Graeme Gordon 6:47 into the third. With about seven minutes in regulation, SFU forward Trevor Milner forced overtime.

A shootout, the first for the Saints this season, was needed after

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nothing was decided in overtime. The game winner came off the stick of Thomas Hardy when the crafty right-hander slipped one through Gordon’s legs. Selkirk’s Justin Sotkowy and SFU’s Jono Ceci also scored in the shootout.

It was a brave effort

by SFU net-minder Stephen Wolff, as he turned aside all but one of the Saints 38 shots in regulation.

Selkirk has two more regular season games to add to it’s impressive tally.

The Saints will begin their playoff run with home-ice advantage on March 8th against an as-yet-undetermined opponent. UVic, Trinity Western and Eastern Washington are all jockeying for position.

Rebels

MARVIN BEATTY Castlegar News Reporter

Through 40 minutes of game four, the Castlegar Rebels werein tough with the Spokane Braves.

The last 20 minutes however, were dominated by the visiting team as the Rebels pounded the Braves home mesh for four unanswered goals in a 6 - 1 win.

The Rebels now have a 3 -1 series lead and will be back on home ice Thursday, Feb. 28.

After the first two games, the Castlegar Rebels could have been forgiven for thinking they would cruise through their series against the Spokane Braves.

After outscorig the Braves 18 - 1 in the opening two games, they suddenly met a more determined team in game three when the Braves won 2 - 1 in overtime.

Spokane was able to climb back into it at 16:44 of the third when Hayden Boring got help from Paxton Bell and Timothy Schmidt to pull within one.

At 6:46 of the third, however, the Rebels Diego Bartlett got one past Matt Zenzola and the Rebels never looked back.

With most players sporting play-off ready bright blonde mohawks, the Castlegar Rebels held their annual awards banquet recently at Mulligan’s Restaurant at Little Bear Golf Club.

Captain Erik Alden and assistant captain Stuart Walton shared the big prize of team MVP. Alden was also selected as top defenceman for the squad for his excellent leadership on the blue line.

Walton was the Rebels’ Top Scorer (30 goals and 77 points, good for second place in the KIJHL) and also picked up the Top Forward award.

“It feels good,” said Alden, who as a 20 year-old is in his last year with the Rebels.

“But as Junker said, it’s a team sport. You could have given it to any one of these guys.

Every one does their job night in and night out.”

Winning Most Improved was the veteran duo of Aaron Brewer and Diego Bartlett. Brewer, a 19 year-old defence-

Rebels meet at Mulligans for happy award-giving occasion.

man, and Bartlett, an 18 year-old forward, both had much improved seasons helping the Rebels to the league’s top spot.

Winning the Gerry Lacasse Memorial Award for gritty play and community mindedness was veteran forward Kody Disher.

The Rebels’ Rookie of the Year award went to Bryan Lubin who had a superb initial campaign scoring 26 goals and 40 points.

Goalie Connor Beauchamp netted the Sports and Education Award, while Hunter Jenerou was selected for the Sportsmanship and Ability Award.

The Rebels’ coaches also honoured 20 year-old players Alden, Walton, Jordan Gluck and J.R. Krolik for their strong play in

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their final season with the team. “It’s awesome. It’s a great organization,” said Alden.

“Every year I’ve been here we’ve had a competitive team.

Every year we’ve had a great group of guys.

It’s been an awesome

chapter of my life.

We’re looking forward to play-offs (Rebels up 3-1 on Spokane as of press deadline).”

Rebel Rousing Gluck was voted the Top Goaltender in the Neil Murdoch Division.

As the newest Castlegar News reporter, I understand I have to get up to speed quickly to deliver the wide-ranging community coverage readers have come to expect.

My first few days have been a blur, as those who have made a move to start a new job can attest to. But it’s been great. I’ve met genuine, kind-hearted people in every business I’ve walked into so far and have enjoyed a number of conversations with some of you.

In every instance, once I’ve been identified as “The New Guy,” people have been welcoming and supportive.

I’m happy to be in the beautiful West Kootenay region and look forward to reporting on community events. If you would like to contact me with information for a story or great photo, please feel to reach me by email, phone or on Twitter: reporter@castlegarnews.com, 250365-6397 or @MarvinBeatty

The New Guy

Bringing his soccer coaching skills along in all of his travels MARVIN BEATTY Castlegar News Reporter

Green grass, warm summer breezes may seem to be a long way off for the West Kootenay region but minor soccer coaching camps, player registration and significant planning for the upcoming season is well underway.

Last year, more than 400 young soccer players took to the fields from Castlegar, Beaver Valley, Trail and Rossland.

To help with it all, Clemente Miranda

has been appointed the new director of technical development for the Kootenay South Youth Soccer Association.

Originally from Mexico, Miranda has been in Canada for seven years. He now lives in Trail after making a move from Newfoundland.

A professional engineer, soccer has been a passion and a welcome break from work since childhood. Though he has coached many teams, he said his new role will be as a primary

Clemente Miranda will share his expertise with coaches in order to raise the overall level of play in the Kootenay South Youth Soccer Assn.

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resource for all other coaches in the area.

“We have great things on the go here,” Miranda said. “We’re looking to expand and provide soccer as a viable option for the kids.”

Parents can register kids online at www. kootenaysouthsoccer. com. The deadline for early bird registration has been extended until Thursday, March 7.

Miranda is also focussed on grassroots development of players and is excited to be able to help pro-

vide the best coaching opportunities for the kids.

“We have great things on the go here. We’re looking to expand and provide soccer as a viable option for the kids.”

Clemente Miranda Good coaches make for good players and spring coaching camps begin soon at Selkirk College. They are provided free of

charge through the BC Soccer Association and space is limited.

Those interested in coaching a team should visit www. kootenaysouthsoccer. com and follow the instructions to register.

The coaching camp dates are: March 9 10, “Learn to Train”, U10 - U12; March 16 - 17 “Soccer For Life”, U13+; April 5, “Active Start”, U6; April 6, “Fundamentals”, U8 and April 7 is “Goalkeeping.”

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Bulldogs bite when it counts

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SHSS Bulldogs rally back for big wins at West Kootenay playdowns.

Two out of three ain’t bad, went Meatloaf ’s grammatically poor hit song from the eighties. When you haven’t won a single game all year, like the Stanley Humphries Secondary grade 8 girls basketball team, two wins out of three games at the West Kootenay Championships is pretty darn good.

The SHSS Bulldogs played their best basketball of the year at the right time using strong defence and good passing to finish fourth out of seven teams at the West Kootenay Grade 8 Basketball championships played at J.L. Crowe in Trail on Tuesday.

“I’m really proud of this team,” said head coach Craig Lindsay.

“They’ve really improved and it showed on the court. Their defence was really solid and offensively they were really working the ball around and looking for each other. Considering we only had four games all year and hadn’t played in two weeks, it was a very impressive tournament.

“We only had eight healthy bodies and every one of the players stepped up and helped us out.”

SHSS opened up by playing nearby rival Mount Sentinel Wildcats.

The ‘Dogs had played the ‘Cats twice

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before and both games were close so you knew it would be a good battle.

Former Mount Sentinel student Simone Chernoff had a strong game for SH, leading the attack against her former team with six points and several great passes.

The size and depth of the South Slocan school, however, was too much and they pulled ahead late and won 21-16.

Tiara Anderson led Sentinel with eight points, while Els Hyrniw scored six.

“It was a real battle from start to finish,” said Lindsay. “Mount Sentinel has a strong guard in Hyrniw and a lot of talented post players who can score.

“The two other times we played them it was close as well, in fact we even tied, so we expected a close one.

“They just pulled

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ahead at the end and we couldn’t close the gap.”

On the consolation side, SHSS easily won their second game, crushing Salmo 30-12 behind eight points and eight rebounds from forward Maddy Gibb. Ashley Fitchett chipped in with five points and several steals.

The Bulldogs last game was a barnburner against a very aggressive Boundary Central team from Midway. SHSS took the lead early 6-2 with some nice passing and drives to the hoop. Boundary caught up with timely baskets from star guard Jessica MacLean to take the lead, 7-6, at half-time.

SHSS used some strong pressure defence to get steals which led to easy baskets as they took the lead in the second half and held on for a 15-12 win.

“It was a real de-

fensive battle, you could say,” said Lindsay. “In the second half, we did a much better job of checking their strong player MacLean.

“Between Sime Kang, Emilie teBulte and Gabby Hanvold, they took turns guarding her and all did well. We also played strong help defence.

“Offensively, we struggled to score and make easy shots, but we stuck with it.

They’re a very aggressive, physical team but we held our ground and didn’t back down. All season long this team never got down and never got on each other.

Even after losing all our regular season games, albeit we only played four times, but still the players kept positive and kept working hard. Good job girls, and best of luck next year!”

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February 15, 1948 December 1, 2012 Derek loved life. Happiest when outdoors and physically fit all his life, he reveled in hiking, camping, boating, exploring B.C.’s mountains, waters and remote areas. The West Kootenays, home for 31 years, brought him much joy – the births of Dan and Stephanie, making a home and garden, teaching and community.

Derek excelled at teaching young children. He believed passionately that learning should be outdoors when possible, active and fun. He was loved by generations of his pupils at Robson Community School, where a memorial fund has been established in his name (Lepsoe Adventure Fund – LAF) to help children from struggling families access field trips and special outdoor adventures.

Donations are welcome and may be sent to LEPSOE ADVENTURE FUND, c/o Mrs. Laurie Watson, Community School Coordinator, Robson Community School, P.O. Box 259, Robson, B.C. V0G 1X0 Fiercely independent and self-reliant, Derek preferred leading to following. He loved riding, fixing and maintaining motorcycles, trucks and cars – anything with a motor. At the same time, Derek valued highly true friends and loyalty, some of forty years’ standing and some of the furry kind.

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Martha McKay McKay, Martha - passed away peacefully on Friday, February 15th in Chilliwack at the age of 85 years. She was born on April 30, 1927 in Trochu, Alberta.

Martha is survived by her son Callum, and daughters Maureen & Susan as well as her grand children Jasmyn, Jesse, Jacob, Brayden, Madison, Jaylene, Jake and Samantha and one great grandson Jaxon.

She was pre-deceased by her loving husband Norm, and son Bruce.

As a young woman, Martha bravely left the hard working and isolating farm life in Alberta behind her and headed for the big city of Chilliwack where she experienced freedom and Independence.

She waitressed, met wonderful lifelong friends such as Rose and Lil, became a Nurse’s Aide. She met Norm, her life partner, moved to the Kootney’s, married at the grand ole age of 30, had a family and explored and enjoyed every mountain and hiking trail within reach. She gifted her love and respect for the earth to her children, who have paid it forward to their children. She practiced yoga daily and ate flax seeds well before it was popular. She was happy in life. I believe she is still happy and resting in peace.

Martha’s family would like to publicly thank the outstanding and honest service O’Connor’s Automotive always provided to our Mom. It was never un-noticed.

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 22 from Henderson’s Funeral Home. A reception will follow in the Tea Room.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Chilliwack Field Naturalists. www.chilliwackfieldnaturalists.com Online condolences may be left at www.hendersonsfunerals.com Henderson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. 604-792-1344. www.hendersonsfunerals.com

Brian Rigby Brian Rigby, 52 years old, passed away suddenly on February 12, 2013. Brian was a strong believer in the power of family and lovingly leaves behind his wife Chara, his son Brett, his daughter Jenna, his brother Michael Rigby (and Shannon), his sister Claudia Fitchett (and Chris), his niece and nephew Carly and Adam Fitchett, and his brother Jamie Rigby, as well as a large extended family. Brian grew up in Victoria, a city he loved.

After completing his degree at the University of Victoria, where he met his wife, Brian began his teaching career in Japan, teaching junior high ESL for one year. Then he taught in North Vancouver for 4 years before moving to the Kootenays where he has taught in Nelson, Trail, and for many years, Castlegar. He was a sincere, hard-working teacher, one who strived to motivate his students to reach their full potential.

Brian felt compelled to stand up for justice and put his efforts towards helping students and teachers as vice-president of the Castlegar/Trail teacher’s union. He also enjoyed being part of the judicial council for teachers in the province who helped to resolve disputes.

Brian was always an unshakable rock of security and love, and one of his favorite ways to show it was by sharing one of his passions with his family: exploring the world. Travelling was one of the ways that Brian was best able to spend time solely with his family, and said his favorite part of travelling was “just standing back; making sure that his family was safe and watching them have fun.” Brian was exceptionally proud of his son Brett and his daughter Jenna.

Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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Applicants for this position must be enrolled in a postsecondary program in an Engineering or Technical discipline, and plan to return to school in September 2013.

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The GM is responsible for the broad roles of Community Futures, including the management of the loans portfolio, overseeing the effective administration and delivery of the various programs offered, and promoting economic development within the East Kootenay region of BC. CFEK offers a competitive salary and full benefit package. For more information about this rewarding position, see the full job description on our website:Â www.cfek.ca.

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The City of Castlegar is a community of 7,800 people, located on the scenic confluence of the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers. If you enjoy outdoor activities, our surrounding mountains and lakes provide excellent year-round recreational opportunities for you and your family.

CHIEF TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR An opportunity exists with the City of Castlegar’s Civic Works Department for a Chief Treatment Plant Operator. Reporting to the Civic Works Utilities Manager, the Chief Operator will be responsible for ensuring the operation and maintenance of the City’s water and sewer facilities to meet provincial standards, the City’s operational certificates and WorkSafe BC regulations.

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Located in the West Kootenay of southeastern BC, 450 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 and 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 and are committed to maintaining our responsible position within the community and being our customers’ preferred supplier of choice.

RELIEF SHIFT SAFETY COORDINATOR CASTLEGAR, BC We are in need of a Relief Shift Safety Coordinator for our Safety Resources Department. The successful candidate will have a minimum of: • Industrial Emergency Response Experience (Confined Space Rescue, Spill Response and Emergency Procedures) • OFA Level 3 • Level 1 Fire Fighter • Working knowledge of sprinkler and alarm systems • Industrial Work Experience • Ability to work a 12 hour shift schedule.

Please submit your resume to: lisaa@celgar.com by March 15, 2013.

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

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Successfully completed a Water Treatment Technology Program or equivalent; Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to manage, mentor, organize and train employees; Understanding of occupational hazards, safety and health precautions applicable in this work environment; Strong verbal and written communication skills; Computer skills, including MS Office and familiarity with SCADA systems; Flexibility – mandatory participation in standby rotation and ability to respond to after hours water and sewer emergencies is required; Valid class 5 BC Drivers’ License; Ability to read and understand blueprints is an asset.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week) union position, working a once monthly ten (10) days on, four (4) days off rotation, at an hourly wage of $32.30 (as of March 1, 2012) plus a certification premium of $0.20 per hour for each level of each certificate obtained.

Benefits are as per the Collective Agreement and relocation assistance will be provided as required.

If you wish to pursue this exciting opportunity please submit your resume along with a cover letter by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2013 to: The City of Castlegar 460 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 1G7 Attention: Personnel Officer Phone: (250) 365-7227 Fax: (250) 365-4810 E-mail: stassone@castlegar.ca We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position and advise that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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NOTICE CREDITORS AND Notice OF of creditors aNd OTHERS others Notice is hereby here bygiven giventhat thatall allpersons personshaving havingclaims claims against the estate estatesofofNicholas NicholasW. W.Zaitsoff Zaitsoffalso alsoknow know as Nick Zaitsoff, Zaitsoff,deceased, deceased,formerly formerlyof ofthe thecity cityof of Castlegar who died on the 8th day of July 2011, are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned claims James Zaitsoff, executor, on or before Zaitsoff, executor, on or April 2013,1,after which thedate Estates assets will before1,April 2013, after date which the Estate’s be distributed, having regard onlyregard to theonly claims that assets will be distributed, having to the have been claims thatreceived. have been received.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Ronald Cecil Orton, Deceased, formerly of #2-663 11th Avenue, Castlegar, BC who died on July 13, 2012, are hereby required to send them to Susan Richards, the Executrix of the Estate, c/o Severide Law, Barristers & Solicitors, #201-5027 47A Avenue, Delta, BC V4K 1T9, before April 10, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

By David Severide Barrister and Solicitor Severide Law #201-5027 47A Avenue Delta. BC V4K 1T9 Tel: 604-940-8182

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: Anne Chernoff, deceased formerly of #2 - 1545 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 1J1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the Executor named hereunder at 1115 3rd Street, Castlegar V1N 2A1, on or before April 19, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto having regard only to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. The Executor will not be liable for any claim of which he has no notice at the time of distribution.

James Zaitsofff executor Zaitsoff, Executor Kalesnikoff Rd. 1912 Kelesnikoff Castlegar, B.C. V1N 4K4

Paul Barabonoff, Executor

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Notice is Hereby Given that all persons having claims against the Estate of Francis Joseph Creegan, also known as Frank Joseph Creegan, also known as Frank J Creegan, Deceased, formerly of the City of Castlegar, Province of British Columbia, who died on the 10th day of October, 2012. are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Anthony Joseph Creegan, Executor, on or before April 30, 2013, after which date the Estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Notice is Hereby Given that all person having claims against the Estate of Susana Doell, also known as Susan Doell, also known as Susanna Doell, also known as Suzanne Doell, Deceased, formerly of the Town of Robson, Province of British Columbia, who died on 23rd day of August, 2012, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Linda Joanne Baker and Gerald Allen Rempel, Executors, on or before April 15, 2013, after which date the Estate's assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Anthony Joseph Creegan, Executor c/o LEWIS J. BRIDGEMAN McEWAN & CO. LAW CORPORATION 1432 Bay Avenue Trail, B.C. V1R 4B1

Linda Joanne Baker and Gerald Allen Rempel, Executors c/o LEWIS J. BRIDGEMAN McEWAN & CO. LAW CORPORATION 1432 Bay Avenue Trail, B.C. V1R 4B1

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