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TEAR DOWN THE WALL

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

The bottom line will be the bottom line of a new committee struck last week to investigate revenue generation for School District 20. Trail trustee Mark Wilson said if SD20 could find more money in the district, expand its “boundaries,” then the board could keep the axe still each year during budget deliberations. “I think what we need to address is our lack of money. And that is what I think revenue generation is all about,” he said. The committee will identify and review current revenue generation efforts, and the revenue generating activities and commercialism policy, and make recommendations to the board’s policy committee. Wilson said revenue-generating opportunities only supplement, not take the place of, provincial funding. The committee will include three trustees, the superintendent of schools, secretarytreasurer, a principal/vice-principal, a CUPE representative, a KCTU representative, a DPAC representative, and three members of the public selected by the board. “If you look at the committee suggested there are a lot of people from different areas and we could possibly come up with some revenue generation for our district within the next year,” said Wilson. The guiding principles of revenue generation include: fund raising not interfering with delivery of educational programs; curriculum development shall not be influenced or directed by private enterprise interests; and revenue generation conforms to legal standards and must avoid controversial products or services.

Divers inspect Old Bridge BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Two divers braved cold water and strong currents of the Columbia River on Tuesday morning to find out what damage, if any, the highest runoff in 40 years had wrought on the Old Trail Bridge. Using strong life lines and head-mounted cameras, divers from Castlegar’s Northern Underwater Systems inspected all three bridge piers underwater to provide video for City of Trail staff to give them an idea if the piers had suffered damage in the last year. See DIVERS, Page 3

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The walls of the Eagles Hall in downtown Trail came crumbling down on Tuesday. The work will continue this week with much of the wood trucked to the dump while old concrete will be recycled for use at the location.

Future of free New Year’s Eve bus rides still pending BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Last call is pending on a service providing free bus rides to New Year’s Eve revelers after “rowdy youth” surrounded a bus Jan. 1 in Rossland and started banging on it. Coupled with “general bad behaviour,” the actions prompted RCMP and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB)—who offers the ser-

vice in partnership with BC Transit—to review the free service, one-day service. RDKB chief administrative officer John MacLean said the regional district has made everybody aware of the problems stemming from the incident and concerns were raised. But the matter won’t be officially addressed until RDKB board and subcommittee budgets are nailed down, pushing a decision back to the fall.

“We’re kind of caught in a quandary. The reason we run that service is so that drunk people don’t drive, and then drunk people act like drunk people,” he said. “Clearly we are very troubled that people felt threatened, and there were people not of the rowdy nature that did not feel comfortable because of the rowdy nature of the other folks.” See REGIONAL, Page 3

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Debate provincials attract B.C.’s best

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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

If you think you’ve heard one argument between teens, you’ve heard them all. Then you haven’t been to a high school debate lately. A group of 160 students from across B.C. ranging from Grade 6 to Grade 12, gathered in Trail last weekend, to debate for the top spot to represent the province at the national championships in May. In high school debates, the students are tasked with convincing their judge and moderators that their statements ring truer than those of their opponent. However, the one topic not up for debate was the impressive speed, intelligence and wit displayed by the students as they competed in a battle of words and ideas towards their goal of winning the Law Foundation Cup 2013. “Debating is an art that extends the learning process to develop powerful thinkers,” said Julia Mason, principal of St Michael’s Elementary. “Countless hours contribute to sharpening the skills and talents of debate participants,” she said. “But most importantly, be proud for having the courage to stand up and address an evidential opinion.” The morning debates consisted of a prepared topic on the resolution ‘Be it resolved that judges be elected,’” explained Marilyn Lunde, J.L. Crowe teacher and regional coordinator for the Debate and Speech Association of B.C. The debates included four rounds of crossexamination style for the novice division (Grade 6-8) and two rounds of cross-examination for the junior and senior students. Rossland Secondary (RSS) student, Rachel Aiken, was the top individual junior participant, and will travel to Vancouver for the junior nationals later this spring, said Lunde. RSS students, Bronwyn Moore and Aven Cosbey, placed ninth as a novice team, and 12th and 17th respectively, said Lunde. Additionally, RSS students Madeline Grace-Wood and Peyton Reed paired in the novice division and placed third overall and fourth and ninth individually. See VANCOUVER, Page 3

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Clockwise from the top; The B.C. provincial debate championships brought students from across the province to Trail on the weekend Students discussed debate tactics in the hallway at the school. Crowe Grade 8 student, Sarah Grieve, volunteered her timekeeping skills. Jesse Bartsoff and Emily Dawson reviewed notes in preparation for their impromptu topic. West Point Grey Academy champs Jai Mathur and Jacob Reedijk debated with Bartsoff and Dawson. Lenelle Kutzner, Grade 11 student at Crowe, used her calm, moderator skills during the debate.

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February serves up slightly milder temperatures By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

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Two divers from Castlegar’s Northern Underwater Systems speak with City of Trail engineering technician Warren Proulx, right, after the Old Trail Bridge’s piers were inspected on Tuesday.

Divers look for damage to bridge’s piers

FROM PAGE 1 The city has had the piers inspected each year when it was open, said city engineering technician Warren Proulx, but stopped when the bridge was closed to traffic two years ago. Because of the high river flows last year Proulx said he was concerned about the

condition of the piers under the water. So the city contracted the divers to record their condition to see if there was any scouring or damage to the piers. “River flows were extremely high, the highest in 40 years,” he said. “And an old structure like this, we want to keep an eye on

it. But it’s not going to fall over, it is anchored on both sides.” Any findings will be taken to city council if the bridge does need some repair. “You can’t speculate if that happens, but you have to be prepared if there is damage and find out what to do about it,” Proulx said.

The main threat lies with the sewer line crossing the bridge, an interceptor line for the regional sewer system. If there was anything to go wrong with the piers, there could be a situation where that line could break and it would disrupt service and create a costly repair, said Proulx.

Vancouver school repeats as senior champ FROM PAGE 2 In the junior category, J.L. Crowe students Kyla Mears and Matthew McConnachie placed 28th in the team standings and 58th and 45th individually. After lunch, J.L. Crowe senior debaters Jesse Bartsoff and Emily Dawson were given the impromptu afternoon topic, “This house will ban the publication of names of victims and unconvicted defendants in

trial.” For the senior debate, each participant had eight minutes to speak, and then each team had a final summary speech of four minutes. Bartsoff and Dawson had 45 minutes to prepare their opposition argument before addressing a team from West Point Grey Academy. The quick thinking and speed of delivery that outlined key points of proposition

(affirmative) by the team from West Point, proved challenging but was a great learning experience, said Bartsoff. “We were against the national champions and provincial winners from last year,” he explained. “We lost to a great team.” Bartsoff said that the competition was much tougher this year, and that he and Dawson placed 31 out

of 38 teams. Bartsoff was 51st out of 78th individually, while Dawson scored 63 of 78. The top two teams faced off at the “grand final” which was held after dinner at the Columbo Lodge, said Lunde. In the senior division, Jai Mather and Jacob Reedijk, from West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver, took first place for a second year in a row.

The current was extremely strong and after less than two hours 20 feet down underwater the divers were done for the day.

Mild February temperatures lead to March weather coming in more like a lamb than a lion. According to Southeast Fire Centre weather services, the mean monthly temperature in February was 1.6 C milder than normal. A record daily maximum temperature of 5.9 C was set on Feb. 6, and Feb. 15 saw the warmest day at 9.1 C during the midafternoon. A cold snap on Feb. 18 resulted in the lowest temperature of the month at -7.2 C. High pressure and the resulting sunshine or sunny periods allowed for near record maximum temperatures said the weather services in its monthly report. As a result of an upper ridge of high pressure, the regional precipitation during the month was only 43 per cent of normal. The total precipitation for the month (includes rain and snow) was recorded to be 25.7 mm. The majority of the month’s total precipitation (more than 70 per cent) was due to a more active storm cycle during the final days of the month, said forecasters Ron Lakeman and Jesse Ellis in the press release. Feb. 22 saw the greatest daily snowfall of 7 cm of wet snow. Another 6.6 cm of snow followed during the night of Feb. 24 and morning of Feb. 25. Red Mountain had good news for skiers as it reported 87 cm of new snowfall in February, according to the resort’s website, which maintained the base of the alpine snow depth at 235 cm.

Regional transit fares will be unveiled in summer FROM PAGE 1 A decision will be made whether or not, or in what way, the service will be provided, probably early in the fall, MacLean added. In early January Meribeth Burton, spokesperson for BC Transit, said approximately 200 drunk and rowdy youth surrounded a bus in Rossland around 1 a.m., giving rise to a call for RCMP. There was a security officer on the bus, a safety measure implemented three years ago. “In the last three years, there has been problems with intoxicated youth, on our buses (in Greater Trail),” she said at the time. No charges were laid in the

incident since most of the youth had dispersed by the time police arrived. Regional fares Regional fares won’t be coming to Greater Trail until the summer. The regional transit committee dealing with the fusion of the region’s disparate bus services—including Trail, Rossland, Castlegar, the regional districts of Kootenay Boundary and Central Kootenay, and the City of Nelson—will be receiving and endorsing changes to the fare structure March 13. The changes will be implemented likely in July, not April 1 as was reported in an earlier story in the Trail Times.

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Residents reject school closures as solution The Cowichan News Leader The answer to the question posed by the Cowichan Valley School District to the community of Lake Cowichan Saturday was inconclusive. But the message delivered by the community was not: closing schools is not the answer. “If school closures were the answer, we wouldn’t be in difficulty now,” said Diana Gunderson, referring to a series of school closures that have already hit the lake area. In its bid to address a $3.7 million budget deficit and cope with declining enrollment the district is considering a number of options. In a community meeting at Lake Cowichan Secondary School Saturday, officials presented two options that most directly affect the Cowichan Lake area. In both cases, A.B. Greenwell Elementary school would be

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closed. One option would move the Grade 5 students from Palsson to the middle school at Lake Cowichan Secondary School. The other would move grades 4 and 5 from Palsson to form a more extended middle school at LCSS. According to the school district’s statistics, enrolment in the Cowichan Lake area has declined by 25 per cent in the past five years. That didn’t seem to faze audience members, many who had come specifically to ask what had become of the school district’s promise for a new elementary school at the Lake. “These are complex issues,” McKay told a crowd that was significantly smaller than the one that attended a similar meeting in December. “It’s not only a matter of increasing costs in the district, it’s a matter of declining enrolment, and

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we are funded according to the number of students we have enrolled.” “You say the district will save $200,000 by closing down (A.B. Greenwell ) but that is nothing,” said Lake Cowichan businessman Rod Peters. “That’s not enough to warrant closing down a school.” Some were perplexed at how the school district could say it would be saving money by closing down a school when Harper agreed that it would take a certain amount of investment to make the proposed changes to both Palsson and LCSS work. Tristan Renaud, a Grade 8 student at LCSS, said he agreed with the comments of parents who feel that having younger children in the middle school is not right, because they will inevitably be exposed to things older children do and say long before they need to be.

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feet. It is just sitting there like a tabby cat, very comfortable and looking right down at the Caesar,” said Gemmell, who called his neighbour to tell them to take in the dog fearing the cougar might attack it. The conservation officer said a netropsy revealed the adult cougar had been feeding on domestic dogs and cats. “It was an equivalent of a perch right up on the deck. I think Caeser is the hero of the story. He was trying to tell somebody that the cat was there and he was doing his job,” said Gemmell. The cougar wasn’t dissuaded by the dog’s presence and didn’t move when the residents tried to shoo it away. Eventually it took off running down the hill, past the goats and slammed into a deer fence. An hour after the cougar ran off, conservation officer Hamilton arrived. He said he did not expect to find the cougar still on the property because “they are usually nocturnal and very secretive.” After seeing the photos of the cougar laying on the deck, Hamilton said the cat was demonstrating a dangerous character trait of a lack of fear of humans. Hamilton located the cougar when it sprang from behind a small bush only a few feet away. He then dispatched the cat with his rifle.

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Minister defends cuts to parks THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The federal NDP says cuts to winter services at national parks are out of step with the mandate of Parks Canada to increase exposure to the country’s wilderness. But Environment Minister Peter Kent says the cuts make financial sense as very few people use the outdoor spaces in the winter months. Parks Canada has stopped providing services like trail clearing or visitors centres in the winter as the result of a $29.2-million budget cut to the agency. At some parks, volunteer groups or local governments have

helped pick up some of the slack, while at others there is no service at all - even though the parks are technically open. NDP MP Anne Minh Thu Quach says the move runs counter to the Tory government’s pledge to create jobs, given that unpaid labour is now doing government work. But Kent tells a House of Commons committee that the agency is doing its part like all others to reduce government spending, and that the cuts allow it to focus services when the most people are there. The affected parks include Point Pelee

in southern Ontario, Riding Mountain in Manitoba, Prince Albert in Saskatchewan and Elk Island in Alberta. Visitor numbers at parks have been on the decline for years, but the head of Parks Canada says he believes the tide is turning. Alan Latourelle told MPs visits this past summer were up four per cent at parks and seven per cent at national historic sites. Meanwhile, Kent says the government does want to find ways to encourage young and new Canadians to get outside more, pointing to the creation of a new urban park just outside

Toronto as one element of that plan. “It’s also a big part of Parks Canada’s very successful program, ‘Learn to Camp,”’ Kent told the committee. “Across the country for the past couple of years, young people and their families many new Canadians who associate tents most often with refugee circumstances - are encouraged to leave the urban centres where very often they first arrive in Canada and to experience the great Canadian outdoors.”

THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON - Less than a week after the U.S. State Department all but dismissed the climate concerns dogging TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, two high-profile Canadian politicians headed stateside on Tuesday to push once again for presidential approval of the controversial project. The pipeline pitch from Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver contained a nugget of news for his American audience as he assured them that long-awaited federal regulations on Canada’s oil and gas sector were on the horizon. “Canada is one of the only major suppliers of crude oil to the Gulf Coast taking concrete action to fight climate change with provincial - and soon to be federal - regulatory requirements affecting its oil and gas sector,” he said in his pitch to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

“Once the federal regulations are in place, Canada will be one of a very few oil producers in the world with national binding regulations on its oil and gas sector.” Oliver’s comments came shortly after his cabinet colleague, Environment Minister Peter Kent, said the government is aiming to have those federal regulations ready by mid-year. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, meantime, began a four-day visit to the U.S. capital that includes meetings with several top officials, including Kerri-Ann Jones, an assistant secretary of state on international environmental affairs, and Eric Cantor, majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. Wall, too, will urge Americans to approve the pipeline. But he’ll also tout his province’s green initiatives, in particular its recent $1.4-billion investment in a clean-coal project in Estevan, Sask.

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minimum sentence of 120 days in jail, but Judge Shauna HewittMichta opted for the extra time because of his previous convictions. Hewitt-Michta told court the issue wasn’t what the offender was driving, but where he was driving the mower.

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Fortis hearings begin on wireless smart meters

hen it comes to measuring our electricity use for the purposes of billing, is it healthier, more secure, safer and more cost effective to opt for wired smart meters or for the wireless ones? That is the question Fortis BC would prefer you wouldn’t spend much time thinking about, as it is not a choice the company is prepared to give you anyway. The BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) is currently considering a Fortis application to install the wireless version of the technology on every home in its service area. As has already happened with BC Hydro’s roll-out of wireless smart meters, many people are strongly opposed and are organizing to try and stop them. To get a little background on what all the fuss is about, an interesting documentary to view is Resonance: Beings of

Frequency, which is freely available on the Internet. The film lays out in an easily digestible format the scientific and other compelling reasons we should better protect ourselves from the growing amount of radiation being emitted through our increased use of modern electrical and wireless technologies. What is made clear in the film is that we are now immersed in an ocean of radiation that is many millions of times higher than what life on earth evolved with. As yet the long-term impact and potential for harm is far from understood. Industry standards are based only on the thermal effects (i.e., if it heats tissue, as in a microwave oven) and do not consider the long-term nonthermal effects, which are more difficult to establish. Although this is not an exhaustive list, radiation emitting equipment can include: radar (military, marine, aviation

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ATAMANENKO Keeping House and weather), cellphone towers, radio and TV broadcast antennas, WiFi hotspots, and citywide WiFi and Wi-Max antennas. Inside buildings and homes we might have cellphones, cordless phones, wireless alarm systems, wireless baby monitors, wireless video games, wireless computers, iPads and now Smart Phones that can connect to wireless internet or WiFi. Ultimately, the plan is for wireless smart meters to monitor the use of electricity, gas and water. As part of this system, smart appliances like

fridges, stoves, washers, dryers and toasters are now being designed to communicate wirelessly with smart meters. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination to realize how much more radiation we will be adding to our living environment once all this technology is rolled out. Easier to imagine, perhaps, is the amount of money that stands to be made and the business interests involved. There is plenty of fodder to fuel the many allegations of conflict of interest by industry and regulating bodies over the last 60 years, not least of which by the BC government, but that is perhaps the subject for a future column. Two weeks, beginning on Monday, have been set aside by the BCUC for the oral hearing part of the process that will allow both sides in the controversial debate to cross examine each other.

These hearings will take place in Kelowna and are open to the public. Fortis has invited experts from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) as well as the Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR) to represent their arguments on privacy and health issues. Interveners have put forward several independent scientists who will challenge those arguments. Considering that BC Hydro was exempted by the BC government from having to apply to the BC Utilities Commission for permission to install wireless meters in its service area, it will be very interesting to see whether the Commission gives Fortis the go ahead with its application, especially in the face of so much controversy. Alex Atamanenko, MP BC Southern Interior

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ast week’s announce- in front of the parade with its ment by China’s planned carbon tax? No doubt Ministry of Finance that it gives China some leverage the country will intro- in international climate change duce a carbon tax, probably in negotiations, letting it demand the next two years, did not dom- that other countries make the inate the international head- same commitment. But why lines. It was too vague about the does it care so much that those timetable and the rate at which negotiations should succeed? the tax would be levied, and fos- Does it know something that sil fuel lobbyists were quick to the rest of us don’t? portray it as meaningless. But Three or four years ago, the Chinese are deadly serious while interviewing the head of about fighting global warming, a think-tank in a major counbecause they are try, I was told really scared. something that A carbon tax, has shaped my though deeply interpretation of unpopular with Chinese policy the fossil fuel ever since. If it is industries, is true, it explains the easiest way why the Chinese to change the regime is so behaviour of the frightened of cliGWYNNE people and firms mate change. that burn those My informfuels: it just ant told me that makes burning his organization World Affairs them more costhad been given ly. And if the tax a contract by the is then returned to the consum- World Bank to figure out how ers of energy through lower much food production his countaxes, then it has no overall try will lose when the average depressive effect on the econ- global temperature has risen by omy. 2 degrees C (3.5 degrees F). (On The Xinhua news agency did current trends, that will probnot say how big the tax in ably happen around 25 years China would be, but it pointed from now.) Similar contracts to a three-year-old proposal by had been given to think-tanks government experts that would in all the other major counhave levied a 10-yuan ($1.60) tries, he said – but the results per ton tax on carbon in 2012 have never been published. and raised it to 50-yuan ($8) The main impact of climate a ton by 2020. That is still change on human welfare in far below the $80-per-ton tax the short and medium term will that would really shrink China’s be on the food supply. The rule greenhouse gas emissions dras- of thumb the experts use is that tically, but at least it would total world food production will establish the principle that the drop by 10 per cent for every polluters must pay. degree Celsius of warming, but It’s a principle that has little the percentage losses will vary appeal to U.S. President Barack widely from one country to Obama, who has explicitly another. promised not to propose a carThe director told me the bon tax. He probably knows amount of food his own counthat it makes sense, but he has try would lose, which was bad no intention of committing pol- enough – and then mentioned itical suicide, the likely result that China, according to the of making such a proposal in report on that country, would the United States. But China lose a terrifying 38 per cent is not suffering from political of its food production at +2 gridlock; if the regime wants degrees C. The reports were something to happen, it can not circulated, but a summary usually make it happen. had apparently been posted on So why is China getting out the Chinese think-tank’s web-

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site for a few hours by a rogue researcher before being taken down. The World Bank has never published these reports or even admitted their existence, but it is all too plausible that the governments in question insisted that they be kept confidential. They would not have wanted these numbers to be made public. And there are good reasons to suspect that this story is true. Who would have commissioned these contracts? The likeliest answer is Sir Robert Watson, a British scientist who was the Director of the Environment Department at the World Bank at the same time that he was the Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. George Bush’s administration had Watson ousted as chair of the IPCC in 2002, but he stayed at the World Bank, where he is now Chief Scientist and Senior Advisor on Sustainable Development. (He has also been Chief Scientific Adviser to the British Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the past six years.) He would have had both the motive and the opportunity to put those contracts out, but he would not have had the clout to get the reports published. When I asked him about it a few years ago, he neither confirmed nor denied their existence. But if the report on China actually said that the country will lose 38 per cent of its food production when the average global temperature reaches 2 degrees C higher, it would explain why the regime is so scared. No country that lost almost two-fifths of its food production could avoid huge social and political upheavals. No regime that was held responsible for such a catastrophe would survive. If the Chinese regime thinks that is what awaits it down the road, no wonder it is thinking of bringing in a carbon tax. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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OBITUARIES MILLER, RUTH — May, 1949 – March, 2013 Ruth passed peacefully in her home after a 5-year battle with Dementia. She is survived by her husband of 46 years Floyd Miller (Fruitvale), her five daughters, and 9 grandchildren. For the past year she had become well known in the Fruitvale area for her love of music, long walks and her mischievous smile but most of all, for her love of Jehovah God. Previously Ruth and Floyd had been an active part of the Sooke Community, on Vancouver Island where they had owned and operated the Otterpoint Bakery for 12 years. She will always be lovingly remembered for her playfulness, generosity, hard work and ability to create specialness out of the ordinary. Please join us in a memorial of her life at the Beaver Valley Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses March 9, 2013 at 2pm. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca *** MAY (NEE LUND), LEONA MARJORIE — With sad and heavy hearts, the family of Leona Marjorie (Lund) May of Castlegar, wishes to announce her passing at the Kelowna General Hospital on Friday, February 22, 2013 blessed with 65 years of life. Leona was born at Daysland, Alberta on July 25, 1947 to parents Marjorie and Albert Lund. She married Garry May in Taber, Alberta on May 28, 1966 and the couple raised 2 children. Leona worked at West’s Department Store for many years and then at the Trail Home Hardware store. She liked entertaining family and friends and enjoyed cooking and fishing and had started to golf. Leona was predeceased by her parents Marjorie and Albert Lund and brothers Norman and Albert. Left to mourn her loss is her loving husband of 46 years Garry; son James; daughter Selene (Donald) Jackson; granddaughters Tia and Andi Jackson; sisters Rita Palmer and Pat (Jack) Knapp; brothers Larry Lund and Grant (Jan) Lund and nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place in care of Castlegar Funeral Chapel. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM at the Fireside Place. The family wishes to thank the staff at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and at the Kelowna General Hospital for their care and understanding.

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PEOPLE HUGO CHAVEZ

Cancer claims Venezuelan president THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and again, defeating a coup attempt, winning re-election three times and using his country’s vast oil wealth to his political advantage. A self-described “subversive,” Chavez fashioned himself after the 19th Century independence leader Simon Bolivar and renamed his country the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. He called himself a “humble soldier” in a battle for socialism and against U.S. hegemony. He thrived on confrontation with Washington and his political opponents at home, and used those conflicts to rally his followers. Almost the only adversary it seemed he couldn’t beat was cancer. During more than 14 years in office, his leftist politics and grandiose style polarized Venezuelans. The barrelchested leader electrified crowds with his booming voice, and won admiration among the poor with government social programs and a folksy, nationalistic style. Before his struggle with cancer, he appeared on television almost daily, frequently speaking for hours and breaking into song or philosophical discourse. He often wore the bright red of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela, or the fatigues and red beret of his army days. The rest of the world watched as the country with the world’s biggest proven oil reserves took a turn to the left under its unconventional leader, who considered himself above all else a revolutionary. “I’m still a subversive,” the president told The Associated Press in a 2007 interview, recalling his days as a rebel soldier. “I think the entire world

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez waves to supporters during a government march commemorating the anniversary of Venezuelan democracy in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez, 58, died Tuesday. He was first diagnosed with cancer in June 2011. has to be subverted.” Chavez was a master communicator and savvy political strategist, and managed to turn his struggle against cancer into a rallying cry, until the illness finally defeated him. He died Tuesday in Caracas after his prolonged illness. From the start, Chavez billed himself as the heir of Simon Bolivar, who led much of South America to independence. He often spoke beneath a portrait of Bolivar and presented replicas of the liberator’s sword to allies. He built a soaring mausoleum in Caracas to house the remains of “El Libertador.” Chavez also was inspired by his mentor

Fidel Castro and took on the Cuban leader’s role as Washington’s chief antagonist in the Western Hemisphere after the ailing Castro turned over the presidency to his brother Raul in 2006. Like Castro, Chavez vilified U.S.-style capitalism while forming alliances throughout Latin America and with distant powers such as Russia, China and Iran. Supporters eagerly raised Chavez to the pantheon of revolutionary legends ranging from Castro to Argentine-born rebel Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Chavez nurtured that cult of personality, and even as he stayed out of sight for long stretches fighting cancer, his outsized image appeared on

buildings and billboard throughout Venezuela. In the battles Chavez waged at home and abroad, he captivated his base by championing his country’s poor. “This is the path: the hard, long path, filled with doubts, filled with errors, filled with bitterness, but this is the path,” Chavez told his backers in 2011. “The path is this: socialism.” He invested Venezuela’s oil wealth into social programs including state-run food markets, cash benefits for poor families, free health clinics and education programs. Chavez also organized poor neighbourhoods into community councils that aided his party’s political machine.

Official statistics showed poverty rates declined from 50 per cent at the beginning of Chavez’s first term in 1999 to 32 per cent in the second half of 2011. Chavez carried his in-your-face style to the world stage as well. In a 2006 speech to the U.N. General Assembly, he called President George W. Bush the devil, saying the podium reeked of sulfur after the U.S. president’s address. At a summit in 2007, he repeatedly called Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar a fascist, prompting Spain’s King Juan Carlos to snap at Chavez, “Why don’t you shut up?” Critics saw Chavez as a typical Latin American caudillo, a strongman who ruled through force of personality and showed disdain for democratic rules. Chavez concentrated power in his hands as his allies dominated the congress and justices seen as doing his bidding controlled the Supreme Court. While Chavez trumpeted plans for communes and an egalitarian society, his rhetoric regularly conflicted with reality. Despite government seizures of companies and farmland, the balance between Venezuela’s public and private sectors changed little during his presidency. And even as the poor saw their incomes rise, those gains were blunted while the country’s currency weakened amid the economic controls he imposed. Nonetheless, Chavez maintained a core of supporters who stayed loyal to their “comandante” until the end. “Chavez masterfully exploits the disenchantment of people who feel excluded ... and he feeds on controversy whenever he can,” Cristina Marcano and Alberto Barrera Tyszka wrote in their book “Hugo Chavez: The Definitive Biography of Venezuela’s Controversial President.”

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Hawks win opener BY TIMES STAFF The Beaver Valley Nitehawks claimed Game 1 in the Neil Murdoch division final against the Castlegar Rebels Monday night with a hard fought 3-2 victory. The Nitehawks Ryan Edwards scored the winning goal midway through the third after Castlegar’s Diego Bartlett was sent off for high sticking. Edwards took a pass from Connor BrownMaloski and fired it by Jordan Gluck, giving him five goals and 10 assists to lead all playoff scorers. As expected, the game was a hard-hitting, tight-checking affair, with both teams tentative in the early going. Castlegar would

get on the board first when Bartlett netted his third goal of the playoffs to put the Rebels up 1-0 less than two-minutes in. The Hawks’ Michael Bell tied the game at 6:06, converting a set up from Jordan Magico, and Brandon Butlin It remained 1-1 for most of the middle frame until Riley Brandt took a pass from Magico and snapped one by Gluck with just 20 seconds to play in the period to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead. Edwards goal would make it 3-1, but the Rebels replied two minutes later when Darren Medeiros wristed a quick shot from the right circle by Hawks netminder

Zach Perehudoff. The Hawks shut the Rebels down after that, played disciplined hockey, and despite a pulled goalie and lategame pressure, were able to hang on for the victory. The Nitehawks outshot the Rebels 25-19 in the game, and went 1-for-5 on the power play, but more importantly their penalty kill was a perfect 5-for-5 on the night. The Hawks played the Rebels in Castlegar again last night, but the result was unavailable at press time. Game 3 goes at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Beaver Valley Arena. The Fernie Ghostriders play the Golden Rockets in the Eddie Mountain division final.

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Clockwise: The Big Game Trophy Association held its big game banquet Saturday at the Cominco Gym, with junior (middle) and senior (top) winners taking home awards for the highest scored trophies. Jason Langman, accompanied by son Carter, 3, and daughter Kaitlyn, 6, took the Championship Cup honours for his Commander trophy elk, while Jordanna Jones gets a better view of the festivities from Blaine Sbitney, and Terry Hanik, left, presents Gary Gawryletz of Teck Metals with the Pat Archibald trophy.

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The Big Game Trophy Association had another wildly successful night at its 56th Big Game Awards banquet Saturday at the Cominco Arena. The evening attracted over 300 wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts, and honoured hunters and conservation groups for their success in the field the past season. Most notably, the Trail Wildlife Association honoured Teck Metals with the Pat Archibald Trophy, given to an individual, group, or company that works to protect, enhance, and promote the environment for the benefit of present and future generations. Teck donated $1 million towards the purchase of the Ft. Shepherd Land Conservancy,

and an additional $400,000 to the environment fund to enhance wildlife in the Conservancy. Teck has also been an invaluable corporate citizen planting approximately 1-million tree seedlings, and financing the Columbia River greening project completed in 2009. In the junior hunter category, Garrett Angerelli took home the Championship plaque for his first-place 17 14/16th black bear, while Brett Mengler was a double-award winner for his cougar (12 7/16th) and typical (117) whitetail deer. Cam Sbitney’s non-typical whitetail wowed the crowd and garnered top prize with an incredible 140 5/8th, and Mat Thomas received first place for his typical mule deer, 115 1/8th. Tyson Angerilli received top

honours for his mountain goat scoring 40 3/8th, while his wild turkey came in at 36 1/4. Perry S. Thompson won the largest bison award with a 90. Junior anglers were also recognized this year, with Kyle Bartsoff netting the largest bull trout award with a 15-pound, nine-ounce lunker, while Rory Bond picked up the largest lake rainbow, weighing in at 15-pounds four ounces, and Collin Beetlestone captured first prize in the river rainbow category for a very respectable two-pound 10-once rainbow. In the senior category, Jason Langman claimed the Championship Cup and the Commander trophy for the highest non-typical elk with one of the highest scoring animals on the trophy at 373 1/8th. See BOONE, Page 10

BY TIMES STAFF The semifinal round of the Trail Commercial League playoffs has come down to a one game affair as both series - OK Tire vs Firebird and Re/Max vs Allstar - are deadlocked at a game apiece. The top-seeded OK Tire had a relatively easy time of it in their opening game of the best-ofthree-series downing Firebird 7-1 Thursday. However, the Bird would not go quietly, as they rallied for a 3-0 victory on Sunday to force the deciding game. Formidable defenceman Mike Boisvert pitched in offensively, netting the winner for the Firebird with 1:42 remaining in the first period. Eric Hill would add an insurance marker midway through the second to make it 2-0, and Craig Clair rounded out the scoring with 1:39 to play. Firebird’s Mike Kooznetsoff was stellar between the pipes, earning the shutout and sending the series to the deciding game Thursday night at the Cominco Arena. In OK Tire’s Game 1 win, Darrin Williams scored twice and added two assists to lead the Tire, while Shaun Venturini had a three-point night with a goal and two assists en route to the 7-1 drubbing. In the second vs third seed series, Allstar Maintenance thumped Re/Max in their opening match Thursday, 10-3, but the numbertwo-seed realtors bounced back with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.

Former Smoke Eater goalie turned player, Paul Barclay, would net the winner firing a Gabe Gaudet pass by Tim Wiley to make it 3-2 midway through the second period. Jason Vecchio opened the scoring for Re/Max on a nice individual effort at 15:18 of the first, but Allstar would tie it at 6:08 when Kelly Sidoni and Mark Hutchinson combined to set up Wayne Salekin to make it 1-1. Vecchio responded again, this time taking a perfect pass from Danny Rioux and blasting it by Wiley to give Re/Max a 2-1 lead. Allstar responded when Layne Stopanski netted his third goal of the series to even it at two heading into the middle frame, but that’s as close as they would get. Following Barclay’s winner, Rioux would get a power-play marker to make it 4-2, and Graham Proulx would ice it with an empty netter with eight seconds remaining. In Allstar’s 10-3 Game 1 win, Jim Maniago went on a scoring spree, netting four goals and an assist, including the game winner, to propel the former Rex Red Army team to victory. The Allstars jumped out to a 5-0 first period lead and kept the pressure on in the second, as Stopanski pitched in with a sixpoint night on two goals and four assists, while Dan Divito added five helpers for Allstar. The deciding games go Thursday, when OK Tire and Firebird face off at 7:15 p.m. and Re/Max and Allstar go head-to-head at 8:30 p.m. The TCHL championship game is scheduled for Mar. 14 at 7:15 p.m.

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Gushue faces former teammates THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON - When Brad Gushue looks across Rexall Place, the Newfoundland and Labrador skip sees familiar faces playing for opposing teams at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Three former teammates are wearing the colours of other provinces at the Tim Hortons Brier. “My goal is to come here and play every team with an ex-teammate,” Gushue says dryly. Manitoba lead Mark Nichols was Gushue’s third at eight previous Canadian championships and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, where together they won Canada’s first gold medal in men’s curling.

Gushue and defending champion Glenn Howard remain undefeated at the Brier. Gushue moved to 6-0 with a 6-3 win over B.C.’s Andrew Bilesky, (0-4), while Howard’s Ontario team improve to 5-0 after beating Jamie Koe of the Territories 7-4. Alberta’s Kevin Martin suffered his fourth loss, falling 6-5 to New Brunswick’s James Grattan. Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton, Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs and Quebec JeanMichel Menard were all tied for third at 4-1. T h r e e - t i m e Canadian champion Stoughton earned a 9-2 win over Eddie MacKenzie of Prince Edward Island, and the Territories and New Brunswick were tied

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After finishing third overall in regular season league play, the Greater Trail Atom A Smokies went into Spokane and fought their way through the round robin and semis to play for a league championship. They ended up defeating the number-one ranked Spokane Jr. Chiefs 5-3 in a thrilling back and forth final.

Boone and Crockett high scorers FROM PAGE 9 The female grand aggregate went to Dawn Dalla Lana for her prize-winning northern moose that measured in at 186. Bernie Kosiansic took home the black bear trophy for his 18 11/16th bear, while Adam Colussi’s 21 4/16th grizzly won the top award in that category. Jesse Mengler scored top typical elk honours with a 332 1/8th tally, as well as getting the top-scoring cougar at 14 9/16th. Charlie Farn also grabbed two top categories

with his typical whitetail, 138 7/8th and wolf, 15 3/16th. Other winners included: Marty Thomas typical mule deer, 167 1/4; Dennis Venturini, non-typical mule deer, 182 1/2; Brian Jack, Kootenay moose, 141; Timothy Adrian, stones sheep, 156 1/8th; Dwayne D’Andrea, turkey, 40 1/4; Mike Bond, out of province whitetail, 152 3/8; and Jeff Bond for his 21 pound, three ounce rainbow trout. Scores based on Boone and Crockett scoring formula.

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inaugural IPC World Cup in Laandgraaf, NED and Lockey, who finished in second place at the last IPC NorAm competition, are definitely ones to watch coming in to the Sochi test event, presented one year away from the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games.

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a relocation to the extreme eastern end of the country isn’t necessarily permanent. “I have the rap of going through a lot of teammates, but I’m trying to bring guys down from across the country,” Gushue says. “They’re uprooting and moving away from family and friends. They enjoy it down there, but they’re away from their families. It’s not something that’s going to be long term. It might be, but in realistic terms, it’s probably only something they’re willing to do for a few years.” Nichols, however, is different. After taking a winter off from curling in 2011-12, the Labrador City native moved to Winnipeg to join Stoughton’s team, even though Gushue had spoken to Nichols about a possible return to his team. “I just wanted something different, a completely different game, a different position,” Nichols says. “I just wasn’t interested in going back.”

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Jay Anderson from Lac-Supérieur, will be on the radar with strong results this year. Calvé made her way on to the podium twice this year and Lavigne showed she was a contender, placing third at the Sochi test event last month. Olympic champion Anderson is in full gear, and ready to climb the step of a world cup podium one year prior to the next Olympiads. Our snowboardcross team has never looked so strong, with Dominique Maltais from Petite-RivièreSaint-François, QC and Maëlle Ricker from Squamish, setting the standard in snowboardcross racing, and Chris Robanske from North Vancouver, winning the Blue Mountain FIS World Cup in early February. The Canadian Snowboard Freestyle championships returns to Canada Olympic Park in Calgary this month, showcasing a week of freestyle action.

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No promise dependent boyfriend will ever be responsible Mailbox

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

sible with them hanging on for dear life. -Frustrated Dear Frustrated: A man in his 50s who still expects his parents to pay his bills and buy him toys is not a responsible adult, and we cannot promise he ever will be. Unless you can convince him or his parents that their indulgence is not in his best interests, you will be fighting an uphill battle. Sorry. Dear Annie: I am a recovering meth addict. I’ve been clean for more than five years. However, during my druggie days, I was pregnant five times. I miscarried all of the babies due to my addiction. I am very

a neighbor child she fears is “a ticking time bomb.” My son fits nearly every category of her profile. He has difficulty in public and prefers to be by himself. He shows a great interest in guns and has few friends, and we had to move him to a different school because “he didn’t fit in.” This does not make him a potential risk. My son struggles every day with epilepsy, along with the side effects of several medications. Children his age can be brutal to those who are different. He withdraws to protect himself. We moved him to a different school because his old one would not provide the resources he needs. Now he can maintain a decent grade point with teachers he respects and likes. His interest in guns is no different from that of other 15-year-old boys in our area, and more importantly, our son has no access to guns. He has

a healthy respect for their power. I admit that impulse control is not his strong point, but we work with him to learn what is appropriate. If you get to know him, you will find a nice kid with a good sense of humor, a passion for

history and genuine empathy. He doesn’t like to see others being mistreated, because he knows how it feels. Thank you, Annie, for saying, “We also hope you can be his friend.” That’s what my son wants more than anything in the world:

someone to accept him for who he is. -- A Father Who Knows Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net.

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ashamed of my past. Every day, I live with the guilt of what I did to my innocent unborn children. In the past five years, God has blessed me with two wonderful sons, whom I love more than anything. But how do I deal with the guilt? I have tried talking to friends and family, but I’m judged a lot. It’s eating away at me. -- W. Dear W.: Please speak to someone who can be impartial about your past and help you deal with your guilt in a way that allows you to forgive yourself. Your doctor can refer you to a counselor, or you could contact any graduate school counseling department, medical school psychology department, United Way, the YMCA, the Samaritan Institute (samaritaninstitute. org) and the Abraham Low Self-Help Systems at lowselfhelpsystems. org. Dear Annie: “K” complained about

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Dear Annie: My boyfriend’s parents are truly wonderful people, but they have taught their son to rely solely on them. He is in his 50s, and they still pay his bills and give him loans, often for “toys” rather than something necessary. I am selfsufficient. I borrow money from no one, pay my bills and am on a limited budget. I knew my boyfriend was rather selfcentered before we moved in together. We discuss nothing about our household, but he talks to his parents about our finances. When they tell him to do something, he complies, even if I am against it. This is causing problems in our relationship. I am afraid my only option is to leave. I love him, but I feel I could never measure up to his parents, and they will keep him a little boy forever. Our relationship needs to move to the next level, but it is impos-

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, March 7, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You feel a bit out-of-control today. Information about your private life is out in public for everyone to see, especially bosses, parents and authority figures. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a poor day to make travel plans or important decisions regarding publishing, the media, medicine and the law. Just fill your data bank. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Although you’re focused on shared property, inheritances, taxes, debt, mortgages and insurance matters, don’t sign important papers today. Wait until tomorrow afternoon. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today is unpredictable. You might feel like others expect too much of you. If you please yourself, at least you’ll please more than half of everyone else.

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Expect delays, silly mistakes and inefficiency at work today. Lost paperwork and misunderstandings about budgets and equipment support are likely. Just grin and bear it. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is a creative day for you, because you find it easy to think outside-of-the-box. It’s also a classic day to just goof off. Enjoy playful activities with children. Take it easy. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a good day to cocoon at home. You feel the urge to relax and hide with a good book, junk food and your favorite game or TV program. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Today is full of false starts. You might even leave the house several times before you remember everything. Do not trust communication with others, because misunderstandings are rife.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a poor day to make major expenditures. In fact, it’s a poor day to shop for anything other than food. Pull in your reins. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a goofy day, plain and simple. The Moon is in your sign today; however, it is free-floating, like a helium balloon that is sailing loose in the sky. Just go with the flow.

Avoid important decisions and expenditures. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You want to hide somewhere today. It’s not that you don’t feel social; it’s more that you feel the need to take a breather. (Just take time for yourself.) PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a great day to schmooze with others in a casual, easygoing way. In par-

ticular, you’ll enjoy the company of females. But avoid promises and commitments. YOU BORN TODAY You are conceptual. You have a highly creative mind and seek ways to give it concrete formation. Others are aware that you live in your imagination, even when your ideas turn out to be very practical. Because of this impulse, you’re very private. In your year ahead, you will study or learn something valuable. Your rewards soon will follow.

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Job duties will include construction-related research projects, assisting team members in the development of projects, supporting the document submittal review process and implementing systems for tracking various project documents. This position will also provide support at the Project Viewing Area and will interact with the public in a positive and professional manner. You will be a self-starter, flexible, able to work independently or in a team, and have experience using Microsoft Office Suite, working with the public and have a valid driverâ€™s license. The successful candidate will acquire valuable practical knowledge under senior engineering / project management supervision with various technological aspects of Hydro Power Plant construction.

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Columbia Power Corporation currently has a job opportunity at the Waneta Expansion Project (WAX) Site Office near Trail for an Engineering or Technologist Summer Student. This position will provide support to the Ownerâ€™s Representativeâ€™s WAX Site team from May - August 2013. 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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PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2751, 2013

TAKE NOTICE a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, March 11, 2013 commencing at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall, 1394 Pine Avenue, Trail, BC with respect to Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2751, 2013. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to give all persons who deem their interest in property affected by the proposed bylaw an opportunity to be heard on matters contained therein.

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E.TRAIL, 2bd. near Safeway, fenced yard. $800./mo +utilities. 250-362-3316 E.TRAIL, 4bdrm., garage, fireplace, 4-appls. $900./mo. 250521-0294 after 5pm. FRUITVALE, A-frame chalet at Park Siding. $475./mo. plus utilities. Avail. immed. S/F. Approved pets. 250-367-7042 TRAIL, 3BD., newly renovated. N/S, N/P. Avail. immed. 250-367-7558

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The intent of Bylaw No. 2751 is to rezone the property located at 1614 Knight Street, legally described as Lot A, Plan 12330, Township 7A, K.D. (shown in crosshatch below) from Single Family Residential Zone R1 to Three and Four Family Residential Zone R4 to allow the four-plex residential dwelling, as constructed, as a permitted use on the property.

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A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at Trail City Hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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UPPER WARFIELD, 2bd. apt. $700./mo. +util. avail. now. 250-231-3538

GLENMERRY, clean 3bd., n/p,n/s, 4appl. Avail.Apr. Seniors pref.Ref.req.250-368-9493

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4 Plex

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Rossland $345,000

Trail $259,900

Trail 229,900

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Fruitvale $199,000

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Rossland $359,900

Rossland $595,000

Fruitvale $254,900

Fruitvale $169,000

Rossland $297,000

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Auxiliary keeps giving

City considers allowing dogs downtown By Arne Petryshen

be walked downtown. The committee also recommended that bylaw enforcement be increased once the bylaw is amended, as well as a fee structure for fines which will be applied cumulatively per dog, per offence, without resetting on a yearly basis. A motion for city staff to talk with the Rossland Chamber of Commerce to determine which businesses owners would allow dogs to

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Rossland may soon be allowing dogs downtown. Last week, council asked city administration to put together an amendment to the Animal Control Bylaw that will allow dogs to be brought downtown. The move follows a committee of the whole in February, which council members recommended attended dogs be allowed to

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Rossland Health Care Auxiliary members Joanne Cremer, secretary Lindsey Premier, vice president Linda Cant, and president Sharon Hansen (right to left) present a $15,304 donation to Lisa Pasin (far left), director of development KBRH Health Foundation. This fiscal year, the Rossland Health Care Auxiliary has donated almost $80,000 to the KBRH Foundation.

be tied up behind their business, was defeated. The committee recommended that the bylaw also be amended to prohibit dogs from being tied up downtown. The committee deferred any decisions on a possible smoking regulation bylaw, which could prohibit smoking in public places, until after Interior Health makes a presentation in front of council on April 8.

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1569 – 3rd Avenue, Trail 214 Binns Street, Trail

$189,000

Perfect starter home featuring 2 bdrms on the main, gleaming hardwood floors, newer kitchen, upgraded mechanics, u/g sprinkler system and a private back deck. Downstairs you will find laundry, more storage, a 2nd bathroom (3pc) and 2 more finished bdrms.

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Built in 2009, this compact charmer is perfect for single, couple or empty nesters that want modern open concept, low maintenance living. Home features vaulted ceilings, heated garage, private yard and comes with New Home Warranty. Call now before its gone.

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3 bdrm, 1 bath home on fully fenced lot. Exposed hardwood flooring underneath the main floor carpet. Some windows have been replaced, the roof has been replaced recently, the hot water tank is newer and the electrical panel has been upgraded. Radiant heat keeps the home toasty warm and is perfect for anyone suffering from allergies.

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$364,900

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2302 Happy Valley Road, Rossland

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9128 Station Road, Trail

$399,000

10 acres of gorgeous land located in an area of vineyards and winery. This property is perfect for livestock, horses, gardens, or hobby farm. Home features inlaid oak flooring, huge windows, open floor plan and 3 bedrooms. Several outbuildings including barn, heated (24x40) shop and greenhouse. Call now!

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$279,000

$309,000

4 bdrm, 3 bath family home. Nice floor plan, wood and gas fireplaces, rec room, games room, wine room, large kitchen and dining areas. A must see!

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4 bdrm, 2.5 bath family home in Glenmerry. Private fenced back yard. Close to school. Double car garage/ Spacious kitchen and eating area with deck access.

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$336,000

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Quick possession available! Bright south facing 1 bdrm condo with new flooring, amazing southern views and great sun exposure. The building has shared laundry, fitness room, games room and sauna. Call your REALTOR® today!

Over $125k in renovations! Gorgeous master bdrm with amazing south views, brand new kitchen with granite counter tops, wood stove, and new windows. All this on a 0.2 acre lot close to the biking and hiking trails.

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1151 Marianna Crescent, Trail 3 bdrm home in Sunningdale! Features large living room, country kitchen, huge family/room, and workshop. Single car garage and enough room for a couple more vehicles on the paved driveway. Make certain to have this home on your viewing list.

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$339,000

$999,000

Now priced over $34,000 BELOW as$174,000 Reduced from $1,325,000. Located on sessed value!! This beautifully renovated over 6 acres of prime land, this spacious This sunny 2 bedroom home sits on bright and sunny 4 bdrm/ 3 bath contemand meticulously designed and built a great 60 x 100 corner lot with great porary family home features new stucco, views. Over 1200 sq.ft. on the main floor. home offers gorgeous landscaping, open, new mudroom entry with heated tile sunny floor plan and views from every Lots of windows, great garden potential floors, large bedrooms, open plan living and covered parking. window. The list goes on. Call today. areas and amazing views.

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