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End in sight for boil advisory New pump house, chlorination facility in final stages

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

This summer, for the first time in two years, the residents of Montrose will be able to turn on the tap to quench their thirst,without boiling first.

The village is in the final stages of construction of a new pump house and chlorination facility.

At the Monday night council meeting, Kevin Chartres, chief administrative officer, provided an update related to the water supply improvements project.

“The projected date to finish the construction is April 30th,” he said.

The pre-cast building is constructed; interior painting has been completed; and electrical started running in the building on Friday, explained Chartres.

He added that the chlorine contact chamber is being cleaned of excess ‘drippings’ and grout work is being completed.

Additionally, sampling for hazardous materials at both pump houses have been competed by Kootenay Hazmat Services, he

said.

“We are getting really busy with all the trades on site,” said Chartres.

“A lot will be happening over the next six weeks.”

Even with the construction completion date in sight, lifting the boil water advisory will take a bit more time, he said.

Chartres explained that the village will need to provide clean bacteriological samples to BC Drinking Water Protection Regulation, to demonstrate that the facility is working.

“The boil water ban can only be lifted after clean samples have been passed,” he said.

A “Water Condition Normal Notice” will be issued when the drinking water official is satisfied the drinking water quality meets the standard for total coliforms.

In February 2011, the Village of Montrose issued a boil water advisory because test results indicated low levels of total coliforms, a bacterial indicator of water contamination.

Later that year, the village spent $17,000 on water tests to prepare for the new well and chlorination facility.

In January 2012, the village received federal assistance with these infrastructure costs when they were granted $1.3 million from the Gas Tax Fund.

Survey to gauge Rosslanders appetite to help save K-12

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

A survey circulating Rossland this week will gauge the community’s appetite for which option it could stomach to keep the full course of grades in the city for September.

A mail out survey by the Neighbourhoods of Learning (NOL) committee targeting the mail boxes of Rosslanders was airlifted Wednesday, while an online survey was posted Tuesday (http://vssrossland. wordpress.com), with the voting closing this Sunday.

The survey—open only to Rossland residents and business owners—comes on the heels of an NOL committee meeting last week in which the survey was announced, as were the intentions of the community to pursue options to keep kindergarten to Grade 12 in the city, explained NOL

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Around 150 people showed up for the meeting at Rossland Secondary School (RSS) to hear the NOL presentation on what the options were to keep all grades in Rossland, after School District 20 (SD20) trustees voted in favour late last month of moving secondary school grades down to Trail, and closing MacLean Elementary School.

The first option being investigated is how the City of Rossland could partner with SD20 to keep all grades at RSS for September, said Ackerman.

“We have limited time here and obviously if we don’t keep K-12 in the two from the word go kids will leave,” she said.

“So there’s a sense of urgency, for sure.”

The survey and the NOL website discuss various options

for city taxpayers on the issues if there was a will to raise taxes to form a partnership with the school board.

The city is waiting to see the results of the survey. Although city councillors Jill Spearn and Kathy Moore attended the meeting, there was no official presentation from the city.

“Certainly, we are waiting for some more information from the (NOL) committee and the survey and we will proceed from there,” said Rossland Mayor Greg Granstrom.

And they have some time.

SD20 board chair Darrell Ganzert said the school district was not expecting a reply from the city until early April when its budget process is complete and the city would know if there was the wherewithal to raise money from the community.

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“He loved the job, he loved people and he loved nature.”

Janis Melnychuk offered those reflections when she spoke of her late father, Dr Alex T. Melnychuk, during a symbolic breaking of ground at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) on Thursday.

The KBRH Health Foundation recently announced its spring campaign, the “Dr. Alex T. Melnychuk Memorial Garden,” a green space project with a goal to be ready in time for summer.

Throughout his 37 years as a practitioner in Trail, Doctor Melnychuk was dedicated to improving healthcare in the Kootenay Boundary, said Lisa Pasin, director of development for the foundation.

“And he had a special interest in Poplar Ridge Pavilion.”

The foundation’s vision is to create a tranquil green space on the hospital grounds and dedicate it to the

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A symbolic breaking of ground too place on Thursday to kick off the Dr Alex T. Melnychuk Memorial Garden campaign. From the left; Paul Anselmo, KBRH maintenance; Gayle Melnychuk, Janis Melnychuk; Lisa Pasin, KBRH Health Foundation. late doctor.

The area secured for the project is currently an expanse of grass just outside Poplar Ridge and not being used as a common area.

The memorial garden will have a wide path to allow wheel-

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chair accessibility and an assortment of bench and tables that will also be wheelchair accessible, said Pasin.

“This is so touching and fitting,” said the late doctor’s wife, Gayle Melnychuk.

“Poplar Ridge is where he spent the latter part of his career working with the elderly,” she said.

Pasin said that several beds of colourful flowering bushes and trees will be designed to create privacy as well as visual appeal.

“Having an area for respite and relaxation for patients and their families, visitors, volunteers and employees, is a necessary part of maintaining and improving wellness at KBRH,” she said.

“This is so touching because as soon as my Dad got home from work he would sit outside, in all seasons,” said Janis Melnychuk.

“It was all about the trees, the squirrels and the birds.”

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the foundation needs to raise $30,000, explained Pasin.

The estimated cost to create the tranquil space is $50,000, however, a local garden landscape company has reduced the cost by securing $20,000 in donated equipment, labour and materials, she said.

Pasin said that there will be opportunities to purchase picnic tables and benches, which can be affixed with a memorial plaque or a plaque citing the donor’s name.

Additionally as the project progresses, donor’s can sponsor a tree and individual plants.

“Even though recognition levels are provided, donations of any value are gratefully accepted,” said Pasin.

For more information and to donate, call the foundation at 3643424 or email info@ kbrhhealthfoundation. ca

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Trustee warns changes to electoral system could silence rural views

By Timothy Schafer Times Staff

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St. Andrew Anglican Church member Jennifer Sirges, left, and Canon Neil Elliot, wear their Earth Hour T-shirts and hold a candle of hope up for their church project March 23.

Environmental pledge helps community too

By Timothy Schafer Times Staff

Those who look to do a good turn for the environment on Earth Hour on March 23 can also do a good turn for the community.

Through a new Fortis BC online promotion, people who choose to switch off their lights and electronics at 8:30 p.m. can pledge their effort toward a charity of their choice.

The pledge acts as a vote for one of eight worthwhile projects, including one in Trail at St. Andrews Anglican Church.

The church is looking to add another facet to their ongoing renovations with an energy efficient new double door to its downstairs hall. And by voting for its project (fortisbc.com/

earthhour) you can help the church realize its effort.

The doors are very battered, 50-year-old uninsulated doors, said church member Jennifer Sirges. “We want doors that don’t look like back alley doors,” she said. “We want to have something much more welcoming off the sidewalk.”

And is an energy efficient upgrade, a requirement of the charity projects. The amount to replace the doors is exactly the amount the church could win in the challenge: $4,000.

The church congregation fundraised around $50,000 for the renovations and, with a few grants, were able to have the hall painted, the flooring refurbished, and renovated its washrooms into three pristine

lavatories.

Sirges said the hall fits well into the city’s downtown revitalization plan, and saw its future uses as a centre for plays, music, coffee houses and other community events.

“We want to say to the public, ‘Come and use this.’ You don’t have to be affiliated with the church,” she said.

Church canon Neil Elliot said the church is undertaking the renovation to make the hall—now called Iona Hall—a unique facility within Trail: a small hall with the technology that people need to hold a variety of events. The hall will sport a public address system, an overhead projector, and eventually a new lighting system.

Task force will explore options FROM PAGE 1 The city is weighing options for covering the difference between the cost of K-12 and K-9 at RSS, which is estimated at $140,000 per year.

The options include short-term spending over three years, and long-term spending, meaning an agree-

ment in perpetuity.

The tax hit could be in the range of $43 per year for five years for the three-year deal (on an assessed property value of $256,000), and $64 per year for a longer term deal.

“We know there will be people against having their taxes

raised, but we’ve made it pretty clear that this will affect the whole community, not just parents and kids,” said Ackerman.

Ackerman said there were two task forces struck at the meeting to investigate other options should the city’s deal with

the school district fall through. One task force will be looking at ways toward creating an independent or distance learning school.

The other task force is looking at how the city could form their own district separate from SD20.

A proposed change to the school district’s electoral arrangements could stifle various disparate voices in the far-flung region it serves, says one school trustee.

Jen Carter said there will be issues in terms of representation if the School District 20 (Kootenay Columbia) board approves a move to a smaller number of trustees, and does away with the ward system now in effect.

Each area of the district has different values from the other, she said, so all people won’t be heard unless they have representation from someone from that area on the board.

Carter pointed to the cultural situation in Castlegar where the Doukhobor society chooses not to get involved in a lot of political stuff, but their children attend district schools.

A ward system might exempt the area from representation, with more trustees coming from the heavier populated areas such as in Trail.

“So it’s important that every community be represented,” she said. “If you collapse it down and take away one or two people, and then change the voting situation, then some of us may not be

represented in the way we should be.”

She acknowledged the district was losing students and revenue, but it was still in a situation where it has a large area to represent.

“Even though there are common issues across the area, there are uncommon issues as well,” she said.

“If we change the number of our trustees and change the way people vote, people may not be represented in the way they have become accustomed to.”

The board appointed an electoral review committee last week to re-examine electoral arrangements for School District 20 including: the total number of trustees; the number, boundaries and names of district wards; the number of trustees in each ward; and the number of electors represented by each elected member (trustee to elector ratio).

As well the committee will gather other relevant information from other local boards, other school districts and additional sources as required.

The recommendations for electoral structure will be brought back to the board by Oct. 15.

“This would be done in time for the next election,” said Trail trustee Mark Wilson.

Police identify victim of fatal crash near Greenwood

By Sascha Porteous Grand Forks Gazette

A Grand Forks woman died in an accident near Greenwood Wednesday.

Midway RCMP and Midway Fire and Rescue responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 3 about eight kilometres east of Greenwood at around 9:45 a.m.

According to RCMP’s West Kootenay Traffic Services, 70-year-old Shiela Ann Hackett was driving a 1997 Chevy Tahoe, headed west and lost control entering a sharp corner.

The sports utility vehicle left the road on the right, overturned and then crossed into an eastbound ditch.

Hackett was transported to

Boundary Hospital in Grand Forks where RCMP say she succumbed to her injuries.

“Road conditions were slippery with some slush and light snow falling at the time,” explained West Kootenay Traffic Services’ Sgt. Derrick Donovan.

The investigation is ongoing but it was suggested Wednesday that Hackett might have had a heart attack, although RCMP say the BC Coroners Service has not yet determined the cause.

“We are unsure of the cause of the accident, however it’s suspected that the deceased may have had a coronary event that might be a cause to it but it is currently under investigation,” Grand Forks RCMP’s Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison said Wednesday.

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Truckers avoiding new toll bridge Ice swimmer sets new

By Jeff Nagel

Surrey North Delta Leader

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts is alarmed an estimated 25 per cent more trucks are using the free Pattullo Bridge since the province started charging tolls on the new Port Mann Bridge.

Watts said she received the estimate of trucks diverting to the Pattullo from the B.C. Trucking Association, which made the calculation based on City of Surrey traffic counts.

“We knew there would be some diversion – it’s been a concern since square one,” said Watts, who chairs a new Metro Vancouver transportation committee.

“It’s problematic because the

infrastructure can’t accommodate it.”

Critics of tolls on the new Port Mann had predicted a major shift in traffic to the free route once the toll bridge opened in December.

The opening of the northern section of the South Fraser Perimeter Road has acted as a bypass, carrying toll-avoiding traffic most of the way to the Pattullo.

Big rigs sometimes straddle both lanes over the Pattullo because the 75-yearold span is too narrow, compounding delays from heavy truck traffic.

Watts said part of the problem is heavy trucks haven’t been offered an introductory discount – regular drivers who signed

up by February get half-price tolls all year – or the option of a reduced rate monthly pass offered to other drivers.

Large trucks pay a full $9 per crossing, which some truckers estimate can add up to $12,000 a year.

“If there isn’t a monthly pass for large trucks – which there isn’t right now – then there has to be a discount,” Watts said.

“We’re talking the economy, we’re talking the movement of goods. So we have to deal with these issues.”

Watts noted truck traffic in the region is projected to grow steadily as Port Metro Vancouver expands and cargo shipments increase.

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Association vice-president Trace Acres said the increase in truck use at the Pattullo doesn’t necessarily prove there’s a large diversion from the Port Mann.

But he added truckers are carefully weighing the costs and benefits of different routes since the new tolls kicked in.

Acres said the Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Investment Corp., the Crown corporation that administers the Port Mann, has committed to consider a monthly pass for heavy trucks in the months ahead.

TI Corp. spokesman Max Logan said Port Mann traffic counts show no evidence large numbers of trucks are diverting to the Pattullo.

distance record

By Wade Paterson Kelowna Capital News

Paul Duffield got his feet wet in open water swimming four years ago when he attempted the annual Across the Lake Swim.

He got his feet wet again, in considerably colder water, last December when he became the first person to successfully complete a mile-long ice swim in Canada.

Last Saturday he reached a new level by swimming 1.44 miles in four degrees celsius water.

The distance broke the previous record—held by Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association—by onehundredth of a mile.

“I had to unofficially notify (the IISA) Sunday morning, that I’d done this swim on Saturday,” said Duffield. “(Barkai) contacted me, congratulated me, said it was an awesome job and said: ‘You do realize I’ve got to go out and

swim 2.4 km now.’ He wants his record back—there may be a bit of a rivalry.”

Although the swim resulted in a new record, it didn’t go exactly as planned.

The wind picked up just before Duffield began his attempt, making it difficult to swim against the waves.

He had planned to complete five laps along Rotary Beach in Gellatly Bay, but by the end of the fourth lap, he knew he couldn’t go much further.

“Swimming against the waves and the wind slowed down my progress. By the time I made a turn on the fifth lap, I realized I was getting pretty cold and I started to shiver in the water.

“The priority has got to be to get off the lake safely. Distances and records are second to safety.”

Knowing it was time to quit, he swam directly back to the beach. Fortunately, the four-plus laps was enough to secure the record.

Philanthropist makes multi-million dollar donation to art school

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THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Emily Carr University’s plan to expand its visual arts school is looking good, following a multimillion-dollar donation from businessman and philanthropist Michael Audain.

The chairman of Polygon Homes announced a $5-million gift Thursday toward the planned expansion of the art school’s campus on Great Northern Way in Vancouver.

It’s the largest private donation in the university’s history, spokesman Barry Patterson said.

“No other donor in the history of this university has shown this kind of visionary support,” Patterson said.

Ron Burnett, Emily Carr’s president, likened Audain’s contribution today to an earthquake for the arts scene in Canada.

“Michael, you’ve done more than you know,” Burnett said at a news conference at the school’s campus on Granville Island.

Audain’s contribution adds to $113 million already promised by the provincial government toward the estimated cost of $134 million.

“It is now up to the rest of us to raise the balance,”

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Audain said.

The new campus will include spaces for painting and illustration, ceramics, print media, photography and sculpture.

A proposed Audain School of Visual Arts aims to attract the best visual artists from around the world, the university said.

While Audain grew up with art-less walls at his family’s home in Victoria, he said his appreciation of art stemmed from mandatory boarding school trips to Saturday lectures at what is now the Royal BC Museum.

With no formal art history courses under his belt, Audain said he buys art based on what speaks to him “on an emotional level.”

“If I feel I can’t live without it, I acquire it,” the 75-year-old said.

Among his most prized acquisitions was a ceremonial club given to Captain James Cook by the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Vancouver Island, Audain said. Valued at approximately $1.2 million, he purchased the club from a private art dealer in New York and repatriated it to the Museum of Anthropology. It was the last remaining object from Captain

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Cook’s personal collection not housed in a public museum.

Audain’s donation marked the start of a capital campaign to raise the remaining funds.

“We need to raise - with this gift included - more than $20 million ... the precise figure will become clearer as we proceed,” Patterson said.

The school is already wellknown nationally and internationally, with alumni and faculty work exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and the National Gallery in London, among others.

Audain is no stranger in the art world, having made other significant donations to universities and museums from his family’s foundation and extensive private art collection.

According to Audain Foundation estimates, over the years the family has granted over $36 million to 61 organizations for projects related to visual arts.

Vancouver has emerged as an world leader in visual arts, Audain said, and he hopes his contributions to the industry will promote arts-related jobs and economic growth, to reduce the province’s dependence on natural resources.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Ontario is the latest province to table legislation banning people under the age of 18 from using tanning beds to protect them from skin cancer.

Health Minister Deb Matthews introduced a bill Thursday that would make Ontario the seventh province to restrict the use of tanning beds by minors in the absence of federal legislation.

“Obviously, I would prefer a national solution,” she said.

“But in the absence of that, I’m delighted that we’re moving ahead in Ontario.”

The legislation would ban the sale of tanning services to

people under the age of 18 and require operators to request identification from anyone who appears to be under 25.

The bill would also prohibit ads and marketing targeting minors and set steep fines of up to $25,000 for those who break the rules.

Operators would also be required to put up signs about the ban and the health risks of tanning, something the federal government said it would also mandate.

The only exceptions would be medically proven light therapies, such as UVB therapy for vitiligo, which causes depigmentation of the skin.

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beds are more dangerous than the sun, emitting up to 15 times more ultraviolet light than the midday sun, said Susan Cox, a skin cancer patient.

The 50-year-old Toronto decorator started using tanning beds at the age of 16 and was diagnosed at 42 with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

She’s cancer-free now after several painful surgeries and drug therapy, Cox said.

The World Health Organization has classified tanning bed radiation into its highest carcinogenic risk category, along with smoking and asbestos.

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Return of grizzly hunt suggested THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON - The Alberta Fish and Game Association wants the province to bring back a grizzly bear hunt in areas where it says there are too many of the animals.

The hunt was suspended in 2006 over fears of dwindling numbers and declared grizzlies a threatened species in 2010.

The association, which represents about 24,000 hunters

and anglers, has passed two resolutions calling for a limited hunt.

“It is only where there is a harvestable excess of grizzly bears - where they are causing problems, where they are spreading out beyond their territory because of no hunting anymore,” association president Gord Poirier said Wednesday.

“There still has to be protection for the grizzly bears where the population is low.”

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Poirier said Alberta could allow a limited hunt without removing grizzlies from the threatened species list.

Alberta’s current five-year grizzly recovery plan is to expire April 1.

THE CANADIAN PRESS THOMPSON, Man. - A group of Good Samaritans in the northern Manitoba community of Thompson banded together to help out a limping lynx whose paw was ensnared in a trap.

Geologist Steve KirbyMcDougall spotted the wild cat in his yard when he stopped at home for lunch recently.

He grabbed his camera and started video-taping the lynx tracking a rabbit when he was dismayed to realize a trap with a chain trailing behind it was attached to the animal’s paw.

He says the trap was covered in ice.

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Kirby-McDougall said an official called him later that evening to tell him that the lynx was lively and long gone.

“The trap was a rubber-coated leg hold, a soft trap that grabs and holds, not the old metal slamming together,” he said.

“It didn’t do any real physical damage as far as breaking the skin or bones or anything like that. It could bear weight and walk around so they released it in the bush.”

Kirby-McDougall said it was “pretty cool” that he and his wife Shawna were able to tell their children aged five, seven and nine that there was a happy ending to the story.

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The lynx still tried to chase down the rabbit but got stuck in a hole in the fence, which is when Kirby-McDougall called in reinforcements.

Officers from Manitoba Conservation and a City of Thompson animal control officer showed up with a snare pole and managed to immobilize the lynx long enough to remove the trap.

The lynx was caged and transported to the conservation office where it was examined.

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Talk easy, cutting trustees more difficult

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chool trustees are once again contemplating reducing their numbers as part of the ongoing cuts needed to offset reduced enrolment and revenue.

Talking about eliminating trustees is easy; actually to doing something about it is another matter.

The issue was last seriously addressed in 2004, when trustees decided to stick with the current system. In 1999, the board asked the province to reduce trustee numbers from nine to seven and the number of wards from six to two, but the NDP government of the day didn’t act on the request.

The review nine years ago stemmed from a recommendation by a provincial adviser reviewing district operations that there should be seven or even five trustees elected at large.

Adviser Jack Fleming, a former school district superintendent and deputy minister of education, was appointed days after trustees called for the resignation of then Education Minister Christy Clark, a form of non-confidence vote that seems to follow the now premier around.

When Fleming visited almost a decade ago, the district was seething in the wake of a board decision to

close three middle and two elementary schools, and an unsuccessful legal challenge by the City of Trail to the closure of Trail Middle School.

Although he didn’t come up with much in the way of solutions to the district’s fiscal squeeze, Fleming did find the district’s political culture in need of an overhaul.

He reported that the ward system “provides for immediate direct representation and accountability.” but it also “precludes trustees from taking an overall approach to the management of the district.

“Issues cannot be debated and decided rationally when every issue is analyzed to see whose area is being affected positively or negatively, and dealmaking is carried on to ensure that every area gets its share, whether it make sense or not.”

During his two weeks in Kootenay Columbia, Fleming found a parochial swamp where “local warfare” is waged among communities, interest groups, trustees, and district employees.

“Attempts to conduct meetings to consider broad-scale issues across jurisdictions are often unproductive, as rivalries and suspicions influence

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MASLECK Ray of Light

the attitudes of participants. Evidence was presented that this occurs in the broader context, and not just in the operation of the school district . . .

“Any suggestion for change is immediately analyzed to see which area of the district is being advantaged, and which disadvantaged . . . There is little interest in examining the evidence that would suggest one change or another, or determining the logical outcome for any issue.

Such matters are overwhelmed by the local reaction based on perception that one area is (gaining) at the expense of others.

“Public reactions by elected leaders are volatile and accusatory, with little regard for the facts of the case. It appears that public leaders seldom check out the facts with each other, or share background informa-

tion, or attempt to understand contexts before they launch defensive counterattacks through the media.

Fierce defence of one’s own territory seems to be the order of the day.”

He said this climate “creates attitudes that make it very difficult for the school board to develop a clear perspective for the district as a whole. The board, of course, is expected to act in the best interests of children throughout the entire district, but it appears to be alone in attempting this approach.”

Some things have improved during the ensuring years. The leadership of the teachers’ union is much more business-like, as has been Rossland city council during the current debate over school closures in that community.

Certainly, there has been no talk of wasting taxpayers money on an unwinnable legal battle with the school district.

As for trustees, although there was a lengthy public consultation conducted over a period of years before the recent school closure decisions were made, newspaper accounts of the final board debate didn’t indicate any greater level of analytical rigour than in the ones I witnessed a decade ago.

I don’t know if electing fewer trustees in a different way would improve the situation.

Electing five or seven trustees at large would be the simplest manner to effect change, although the savings to the district would be paltry, perhaps $60,000 if four trustees were eliminated.

Trying to reduce the number of trustees while maintaining a ward system worthy of the name is impossible. Even with nine trustees, one of the six wards – Warfield to Blueberry – doesn’t represent any recognizable community of interests, and there are serious inequities in terms of representation by population among the remaining wards.

The last time out, trustees voted 7-2 in favour of the status quo, with only former MLA and then Castlegar trustee Chris D’Arcy and Trail trustee Lorraine Manning supporting change.

Interestingly, while the gymnasiums of local schools back then filled up with angry citizens opposed to closures, only 10 people showed up a year later for a public meeting in Trail on revamping the school board.

Raymond Masleck is a retired Trail Times reporter.

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I was appalled to read that the pigeons here in Trail were to be trapped and shipped out of town.

I first wondered at the wisdom of trying to relocate creatures that have a strong homing instinct and my 10-yearold daughter also questioned, “What in the world would the new owners of the pigeons do when they came right back here to Trail?”

The next rumor we heard was that the company hired to ‘take care of our pigeon problem’ was not actually going to relocate the pigeons, but was instead killing them.

For years my daughter and I have enjoyed occasionally feeding the pigeons bird seed purchased at a local store. They come quite close to us and we get a good look at these birds who are multicolored and make interesting sounds and cooing noises.

Is there not some other response or tactic that we as citizens and nature-lovers can try to keep the birds here in town and not simply eradicate creatures that seem to be an annoyance to downtowners?

Our next question happened to be, “Why don’t the store owners simply put up 1/4” wire blockages under their awnings so that the birds do not find them so welcome and available for roosting places?

Many business owners downtown have already thought of that solution and have made the modification to their awnings and are not ‘plagued’ by roosting pigeons or other birds.

The deterrent of spikes on the bridge has solved the problem of excreta on the sidewalks of the bridge, but the pigeons have already found new places to roost and hatch out their chicks.

After such an expenditure of tax-payer dollars, wouldn’t it be more logical to instead just install aforementioned wire mesh under the business awnings so that clients frequenting our downtown businesses do not find themselves sporting bird excrement on their shoulders.

The city council seems to think that Trail citizens would be quite happy and in agreement with the eradication of the birds, as they accepted a

bid to do so without benefit of asking the citizens of Trail what they thought about such radical action. Who, I wonder, would enforce the new bylaw?

Would this one day extend to include geese and ducks in the future as hey come into our parks and ballparks to graze on grass and then leave their excreta behind?

I think a better use of a bylaw enforcement plan would be to address the dog feces that decorate every stairway, sidewalk and path in our parks, neighborhoods and downtown center! Again without public scrutiny, why would city council feel that its citizens would agree to their actions without any backlash?

I feel a petition is in order and at least a public hearing over this matter. Which species will be next? Crows, ravens, geese, ducks, songbirds? I have also noticed deer and rabbit scat in our parks, are they next?

As ever, instead of looking for a more creative solution, the first solution is seek and destroy?

Shame on you city council!

Dana Seaman Trail

Tories slam door on housing bill An editorial from the Hamilton Spectator Bill C-400 is dead. It’s not surprising that the NDPsponsored bill calling for a National Housing Strategy was defeated by the Conservative majority. Private member bills hardly ever get past second reading. And one backed by the NDP probably never had a chance with the Harper government.

On behalf of the government, Tony Clement damned the bill as a “dangerous new spending scheme.” But was it? Opposition-sponsored bills cannot contain calls for new spending unless supported by the government. Bill C-400 did not have a price tag. Rather, it called for the government to take the first steps toward establishing a national housing strategy, in partnership with the provinces, private sector and other stakeholders.

But, strangely, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation spoke out and claimed it would cost $5.5 billion “in rental subsidies alone.”

Where did that figure come from? And why is a suppos-

edly non-partisan Crown corporation involved to begin with? Given the government previously used the Canadian International Development Agency for partisan purposes, has it done so again?

The bill did not call for new spending. It did not call for a new social housing program. It called for dialogue and recognition of the need for a strategic approach to housing, which has already been recommended repeatedly by House of Commons committees and the Senate. And it called for the government to recognize that Canadians have a right to adequate housing.

Canada is the only G8 country, and one of the few countries in the world, that does not have a national housing strategy. We have fallen behind most countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in affordable-housing investment.

The government’s own bureaucracy estimates that 150,000 to 300,000 Canadians are homeless. According to CMHC, rents in the private market have increased nearly

40 per cent in the past 12 years, exceeding inflation of 27 per cent in the same period, and far surpassing household income growth which fell, in terms of real dollars, between 1990 and 2006.

It’s estimated that homelessness costs our economy $4.5 billion annually - the cost of policing, hospital care, emergency shelters and lost productivity. Numerous federal and provincial studies have shown that it costs more to support those who are homeless than to support those in need who are adequately housed.

Hamilton proved that with the Transitions to Home program, in which long-term shelter users received help getting stable housing. Some shelter beds have closed as a result.

Of course Canada needs a national housing strategy. A collaborative approach might mean minimal federal investment, but it demands federal leadership.

But the Harper government doesn’t even want to talk about it. Its position is purely ideological and it defies common sense.

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Stompin’ Tom Connors

Canadian icon fondly remembered THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Stompin’ Tom Connors was remembered Thursday as a true Canuck icon and a prodigious songwriter who cared so fiercely about representing his vast country in song that he never saw fit to chase riches outside Canada’s borders - despite worldwide respect.

The tireless songwriter - who once told The Canadian Press that he’d written 260 songs in his career, “all about Canada” - penned tunes about “gettin’ stinko” in northern Ontario mining towns (“Sudbury Saturday Night”), about Manitoban heroes of the First World War (“Wop May”) and about prospecting for riches in the deep north (“Long Gone to the Yukon”).

He was the rare homegrown star who stayed home. And he doggedly THE CANADIAN PRESS/ urged his fellow Canadian HO-CBC songwriters to continue Canadian counchronicling the stories try-folk legend tucked in each corner of Stompin’ Tom this sweeping land, even Connors has died if it meant a diminished Wednesday. He place in an industry that was 77 often has its eye toward the U.S. “He was a true original,” said former EMI Canada president Deane Cameron.

“He was a storyteller-troubadour and a tremendous promoter of the Canadian identity in a very down-to-earth, storyteller kind of way.”

The death of Connors on Wednesday at age 77 touched off a flood of remembrances across the country, including public tributes from the likes of k.d. lang, Bryan Adams and Margaret Atwood.

From hockey coaches, to friends and cherished musical peers, scores of Canadians took a moment to pay tribute to the one-of-a-kind songwriter.

“Stomp on Stompin’ Tom,” wrote lang on Twitter. “May you have a swift rebirth. Thanks for shedding some light on our selves and our Canadian culture.”

Connors said in a 2010 interview that his method for finding inspiration was taking long, silent drives through Canada in his SUV, without the noise of the radio to distract him. He kept a notebook stashed at his side to jot down any observations he made along the way.

Even as he stayed resolutely faithful to his philosophy of capturing Canada in song, Connors frequently lamented his lack of radio play and wished aloud that more Canadian musicians would stay here, even after hitting it big.

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Crowe classmate offers belated tribute

Editor’s Note: Trail native Attilio “Pepper” Mandoli graduated from Crowe High School in 1956 and has lived in New York City since 1966. He was hoping to return to Trail this year for a special class reunion celebrating graduates who have passed on.

Mandoli wrote a “celebratory remembrance,” of a classmate named Harold Menkes. Menkes went on to great heights after graduating from Crowe and Mandoli wanted to honour him at the reunion.

However, with the fate of the reunion up in the air, Mandoli contacted the Trail Times and wanted to share his tribute to Menkes as a reminder of all the accomplishments achieved by Crowe graduates, who continued to exemplify the spirit and values of their hometown long after leaving to follow their dreams.

Menkes Memorial Lectureship in lung health and disease after their tragic deaths. Can we, the graduates of Crowe High, also recognize the grace and genius of a very kind and extremely good person who came from our midst?

A great medical university celebrates and honors Harold’s work and life. But we had forgotten him and his years with us. He had slipped into a void during the years after he left Trail. If it were not for Eve Johnston’s discovery of an obscure newspaper article about the death of a Harold Menkes in a car accident in New Jersey, and if it were not for her questioning the identity of this Harold, we would not have known about Harold’s life and work after he left Submitted photo medical school. Now we know.

Harold Menkes circa 1950s Maybe, now, we should celebrate his went back to Trail; and, after recover- memory as one of us, as one of our ing sufficiently from the accident, I schoolmates -- celebrate him at least The city of Trail and its excellent began to work in Trail and continued by giving a few moments of thought to high school, J. Lloyd Crowe, need to working there for a year and a half. his memory? Harold was with us know the results of the values that they During this time, Harold was well into for four of our school years in high imbue in the young people under their his medical studies, getting his MD school. What does it matter if he had guidance and influence. Again, there degree at UBC in 1963. to leave our school before graduating is a spiritual and mental emptiness Harold went on to do his resi- with us at the last and fifth year? for both the city and its schools if dency training at the University of A few of you have written to me about no word comes back to them about Pennsylvania and then the Royal Harold, expressing your warm memthe accomplishments of those sons Victoria Hospital in Montreal and, final- ories of him. Linda (Hanson) Taylor, for (and daughters) whose minds and spir- ly, at the Johns Hopkins University in example, remembers Harold at Victoria its were shaped and molded by them.

Baltimore. Harold was such a gifted College, where they crossed paths person that he was offered a profes- by finding themselves on the same curlHarold Menkes in sorship at Johns Hopkins, where he ing team which, in the end, became Our 8th Grade Orchestra also directed its pulmonary training the winning team.

A few words of remembrance should program. Harold met his wife, Marilyn, As for me, Harold and I lost touch be expressed for a good friend who was I think, at Johns Hopkins. Marilyn had soon after he came to the hospital to with us in school from the eighth to the earned a PhD in epidemiology. The two wish me well after my motorcycle acci11th grades. He did not graduate with of them, Harold with his MD degree dent. I had heard nothing more from the rest of us in 1956 because his family and Marilyn with her PhD, began to do him since then; although, always in the moved to Victoria when he finished the original research in occupational and back of my mind, I expected to meet with eleventh grade at Crowe High. environmental lung disease as well as him again in the future.

His name was Harold Menkes. He lecture students (young doctors) in clinThen, in 1996, Eve Johnston showed was a very good friend and an extremely ical pulmonary function. me that old newspaper article about good human being. Even though he The thing that is startling about an automobile accident in 1987 on a did not graduate with us in 1956, he Harold’s professorship at Johns Hopkins highway in New Jersey in which a Harold was with us throughout almost all of is that Harold came from a good but rela- Menkes and his wife were killed. I our high-school days. He is very much tively obscure university like UBC and was shocked. I doubted that this was the deserving of our remembrance. yet was granted a teaching position in same Harold that I knew. However, in Harold left this world, suddenly, in one of the world’s most famous medic- the back of my mind, Harold’s death in 1987. Harold and his wife, Marilyn, were al universities -- with only an MD degree 1987 would explain why so many years tragically killed in a car accident on a from UBC...! went by without our ever having made superhighway in New Jersey. Harold This was quite a feat! The University contact with each other. Later, after was 49 years old when he died. of British Columbia has an excellent investigating this accident, I realized In the summer of 1955, before medical school, but it does not have the that this was, in fact, the Harold whom he left for Victoria with his family, fame, for example, of Harvard Medical we all knew.\ Harold brought a huge box of his treas- School. Harold did not come from Harold Menkes was a good friend to ured National Geographic magazines Harvard, and yet he was offered a profes- both me and Mervyn Kirker during our to my house. His father told him that sorship to teach at the world’s greatest school years. The following note (that I the weight of the books was too much medical teaching hospital. This is an had recently written to Mervyn) expressfor their move from Trail to Victoria. I obvious indication of Harold’s talents es the necessity, for the sake of spiritual told Harold that I would hold them for -- talents quickly recognized and much veracity, in remembering Harold. him, but he insisted that I keep these val- valued by a great medical institution.

“I don’t know, Merv. In my old age ued books as a gift. After Harold moved Harold and his wife, Marilyn, did (74, even though I still think and feel to Victoria, we lost touch with each valuable research in lung disease. I 34), it seems very wrong that a wonderother. often wonder what great discoveries that ful person like Harold should be forgotThen, three and a half years later, after he and his wife might have unlocked ten . . . . There’s something spiritually I was hospitalized as a result of a ser- if they had not been killed so early in empty . . . about this silence. There’s ious motorcycle accident on University their working lives. Maybe many lives got to be some meaning to the memBoulevard at UBC, Harold came to the could have been saved from occupation- ory and life of a good person. hospital with his father to visit me, to al and environmental lung diseases if There were, surprisingly, many former see how I was doing. It was strange, Harold and his wife were able to continue students of Crowe High (fellow Trailites) because I had told no one about the their great work. Johns Hopkins itself who had gone out into the world and accident, and yet Harold knew about recognized Harold’s great work and accomplished great things. Harold was it. After the accident, I left UBC and established the Harold and Marilyn one of them.

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Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet over medium-high, combine the ground beef, onion and garlic. Saute until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Add the flour and stir to coat. Stir in the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, thyme and reserved Guinness. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and black pepper. Stir in the egg noodles and serve topped with scallions.

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

New commencing for taxation year 2013: Rosebery Highlands Water Service Area Owners of property located in these parcel tax areas may request that the roll be amended, in relation to their own property, on one or more of the following grounds: • 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.

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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Trail & District Churches

Giving it up for Lent This might be hard to believe, but sometimes I get a bit full of myself. Get off on some track or other and before I know it, I’m preaching, proclaiming and other wise carrying on as if I had an inside scoop on the path to salvation.

Frankly it can be a tad hard to take. So I’ve decided to give it up. At least for Lent.

Christians have been giving things up for Lent for a very long time. It’s a tradition going back to the days of the early church, one more strictly observed these days in the Eastern Church than in the West.

In the churches of the Eastern Orthodoxy, believers continue the ancient practices. For the forty days of Lent, they become vegans. No meat, no eggs, no dairy. In the churches of the West, many believers give something significant up. A food, a practice, a necessity, a luxury. In both, many take something on. Something of significance, something that contributes to the kin-ship of all creation.

Jesus spent forty days fasting and undergoing temptation in the wilderness. Tempted with all the power anyone could want. All he needed was to turn away. Turn away from others, turn away from healing, turn away from love. He didn’t.

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Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge

Joint CIF service at Trail United Church 1300 Pine Avenue 11am Pot luck and AGM to follow There are no services at the other churches For Information Phone 250-368-3225 or visit: www.cifpc.ca

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Sunday Services 10:30 am 2030-2nd Avenue,Trail 250-368-3515

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St. Anthony Parish

SCHEDULE MASSES: St. Anthony’s Sunday 8:30am 315 Rossland Avenue, Trail 250-368-3733

He gave it up. Gave up the power and took on a ministry of love, instead.

During the season of Lent Christians remind themselves that all the power in the world and out of it can’t hold a candle to love. We do it by giving up. We do it by deepening our love, by emptying out so that we can be filled up.

Who would I be, if I didn’t too?

During Lent I will remind myself of love’s path by giving up food during daylight hours. Each time I am tempted I will remember (I hope) that I do not have all the answers, I do not have the only voice, I do not know the only truths, mine is not the only path on the road to the salve that Jesus calls Christians into.

The only salvation there is.

Love.

Let’s give it up.

For love.

Keith Simmonds diaconal minister Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge (Beaver Valley, Rossland, Salmo and Trail BC) 250 368 5411

Anglican Parish of St. Andrew / St. George 1347 Pine Avenue, Trail Sunday, March 10 8:00am Traditional Eucharist 10:00am Family Eucharist (with children’s program) Tuesday, March 12 7:00pm Lenten Series (Rouge Gallery, Rossland) Wednesday, March 13 10:00pm Lenten Series, followed by Eucharist (at the church) Contact Canon Neil Elliot at 250-368-5581 www.standrewstrail.ca

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

East Trail 2000 Block 3rd Avenue MASSES: Saturday 7:00pm Sunday 10:00am Phone 250-368-6677

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Reverends Gavin and Meridyth Robertson

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Friday, March 8, 2013 Trail Times

CWL holds AGM

The first Annual General Meeting of the Trail Catholic Community Council of the Catholic Woman’s League was held on Monday at 7 p.m. in the upstairs room of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church with Father Jim and 30 members in attendance. The following members were installed by Sandra Stajduhar assisted

by Father Jim: President: Teresa Mandoli; Organization (Vice President), Marjorie Nutini, Secretary: Grace DeBiasio; Treasurer: Paulette Ainsley (replacing Ivana Rhodes); Standing Committee Chair persons: Spiritual: Ruth Guercio; Community Life: Bunny Dallas; Education and Health: Selma Nutini and Mary Billingsley; Christian Family Life: Marlise Gattafoni; Communications: Elizabeth Cytra; Legislation and Resolutions: Connie Makse; Parish Activities: Linda Zol and Lorna Perri.

New member, Flora Cutillo, was enrolled by Marjorie Nutini assisted by Father Jim and Past President Sandra Stajduhar. President Teresa Mandoli gave the annual report outlining the stages that took place to amalgamate the three former CWL councils. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. The next Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.

The general meeting was called to order

by President Teresa Mandoli at 7:35 with 28 members in attendance. With the assistance of Rosemarie Mandoli, Ruth Guercio read a version of the Stations of the Cross pertaining to women for Lent. Elizabeth Cytra reported on: members were contacted re Vision Television; The World Health Organization (WHO) re preventing violence; Knights of Columbus web site re: pornography; Canadians addressing Sexual Exploitation-CASE -ceased operations. Mary Hawkley (president) (CASE) thanked those who helped; Elizabeth encouraged members to go to cwl.org to read on line each month; Quiz in League magazine each month with answers the following month. Resolutions and Legislations: Connie Makse reported on: Products containing triclosan and distributed information sheets; Circulated petition to support Motion 408 by Mark Warawa which reads: That the House of Commons condemn discrimination against females occurring through sex-selective pregnancy termination; news about physician assisted suicide. Parish Activities: Linda Zol spoke about Soup and Buns on March 20- Sandra Stajduhar, Teresa Veltri, Mary Billingsley and Anne Pisacreta (Nancy Golding will supply the buns); March 27- Mt. Carmel ladies; Church fall tea: Linda will contact St. Michael’s school for possible date. Past president: Sandra Stajduhar explained the process for instructed votes. The World Day of Prayer 2014 will be presented at OLPH (Holy Trinity) Program will be from the Women of Egypt. Palm Sunday Bake Sale March 24. Approval from Father has been obtained.

Thank you to Sandra Stajduhar, Laura Redivo and Teresa Mandoli for tonight’s refreshments.

Next executive Meeting: March 26. Next general meeting Tuesday, April 2, 2013 after Mass.

Closing prayer: The League prayer. The Meeting was adjourned by President Teresa at 8:30 p.m.

Cardinals get finance briefing THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY - Cardinals in Rome for the conclave to elect the next pope have received a briefing on the Holy See’s finances amid questions about the administration of the Vatican bureaucracy and continued suspicions about its bank.

The heads of the Vatican’s three main financial offices briefed the cardinals Thursday, as required by rules covering the transition period between papacies during which cardinals meet daily to discuss problems of the church and the qualities needed in a new pope.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Folk singer performing at Miners’ Hall THE ROSSLAND NEWS Youthful folk singer from the Okanagan, Ari Neufeld, is famous for his intimate live performances that create an intense energy and celebration in the performer/audience relationship. Neufeld will play the

Miners’ Hall on March 16.

Ari Neufeld sings and plays the guitar while playing drums with his legs through an amplified wooden box he found in his grandfather’s tool shed.

Neufeld is hosted by the Rossland Council for Arts and

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Country music star Terri Clark will be performing at the Charles Bailey Theatre next Thursday.

Country star coming to Trail

MISSISSAUGA – Canada’s country sweetheart Terri Clark is going from one coast to the other and everywhere in between on her current tour.

The award winning singer will be performing in Trail next Thursday at the Charles Bailey Theatre.

With more than four million albums sold and more than a dozen Top 10 hits to her credit, Terri Clark has emerged as a singular voice on the country music landscape - driving, passionate, spirited - and every bit her own woman.

The Alberta native is an eight-

Culture as an intimate, sit down performance (www.rosslandcac.com). Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door ($2 off for RCAC members).

Advanced tickets can be purchased at Out of the Cellar on Columbia Avenue in Rossland.

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time, fan-voted Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and multiple Juno winner.

She’s the only Canadian female to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

Her distinctive sound is inspired by the hardcore honky-tonk of Merle Haggard; the California country-rock of Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris; tough-minded women like Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline; and Canadian stars like Hank Snow to Neil Young.

Up and coming country artist Kira Isabella will be joining Terri Clark as the opening artist.

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The Kootenay Music Awards are open to any resident of the Kootenays. Please make all submissions mp3 format. From there they will be shortlisted by our panel of judges that includes Christine Hunter from Shambhala, Ryan Martin of The Hume Hotel, Lea Belcourt of Starbelly Jam Music Festival, Jay Hannley Program Director of Kootenay Coop Radio and Paul Hinrichs of the Royal on Baker. Nominations are open to all, you can nominate your self or favourite artists or acts, we want to make sure we have a great representation of the talent that the Kootenays have to offer.

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Friday, March 8, 2013 Trail Times

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New Arrow Lakes ferry taking shape near Nakusp

By Claire Paradis

Revelstoke Times Review

Walking into the office, Kate TupperEngland looked very little like the welder-dancer from Flashdance. Aside from the difference in hairstyles (no ‘80s curls on Tupper-England), there was also not a smudge of dirt to be seen.

Tupper-England had just finished a 10-day welding stint and was

now looking forward to four days of freedom that would start with a visit to a spa.

The Nakusp welder has been busy working on the new ferry being built down past the sewage treatment plant on the north side of Nakusp. Waterbridge Steel now has around 50 people working to get the ferry ready for its summer launch date this year and for actual service in May 2014.

Workers have been hired out of Selkirk College programs as well as farther abroad, with some coming from the Okanagan.

For TupperEngland, the experience has been an opportunity to learn as well as be part of building something cool.

Not only has she been picking up boat lingo (“It helps with Star Trek,” she told me) but she’s also been getting

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This is the midship section, covered against the elements, just one part of the very large 3-D puzzle known as a ferry. a ton of inspiration for her art.

“All the shapes that come with building a boat, they’re in my mind,” she said.

“I’m finding this boat so inspiring.” TupperEngland compares being inside the ferry as it’s being built as like being inside a giant whale skeleton.

Even the colour of the red oxide rust has sparked something in the artist.

“It’s the colour of birth and death,” said Tupper-England, telling me that when they died, ancient people were painted this colour and then put in the ground.

And, one of the best things about building the ferry is building something that will be used by people for a long time.

“You’ll get to ride it forever,” she said, noting that although lots of people don’t like the ferry, she loves it.

The ferry is like a giant 3D puzzle; each piece is delivered from Vancouver cut to shape and numbered. From there, the workers assemble the vessel from the plans. For her part, the Nakusp welder is really loving working with the fitters, who take each piece and fit it where it’s supposed to go; she then tacks them on with her torch.

The site is a busy, convivial place, says Tupper-England who says the whole crew feels like a bunch of brothers.

“Every single one of my bosses is so great,” she said. “It’s a good feeling. As a girl you

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Please let us know the name of the person you wish to remember, name and address of the next of kin, and we will send a card advising them of your gift. Also send us your name and address to receive a tax receipt.

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wonder how’s this going to be. It wasn’t a problem.”

The work is physically demanding, which has meant the welder keeps building muscle, but she also knows when not to push it. If she knows she can’t lift something, she calls for a hand.

“There’s a lot going on but I feel very safe and trust every single person,” she commented.

Waterbridge owner John Harding is happy to have her as one of

the three women on site.

“I’ve heard big things about her,” he said, referring to her reputation as an award-winning artist.

“We enjoy having her.”

Everything is going swimmingly as far as being on schedule for construction, said Harding, with launch and service times right on track. When the puzzle is fully assembled, there will be in excess of two million pounds of steel floating in the water.

Cranbrook schools rank high

By Sally MacDonald

Cranbrook Daily Townsman

A B.C.-wide survey has placed three of Cranbrook’s schools in the top 10 fastest improving facilities across the province.

The annual Fraser Institute school rankings, which use the results of the Foundation Skills Assessments (FSA), were released on Monday.

According to the Institute, Steeples Elementary was the second fastest improving elementary school in B.C. Highlands Elementary was the fifth fastest improving, and T.M. Roberts was the sixth fastest improving.

But School District 5 board chair Frank Lento said the FSA, which tests students in Grades 4 and 7 on reading, writing and numeracy, is not the only way to see how students are performing.

“We have all kinds of assessments. We have them at the district, we have them at the schools, we have them in the classrooms – a myriad of assessments that go into making young boys into men and young girls into women. That’s the job that we do,” said Lento.

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LIFESTYLES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

BMO SURVEY

Women start Changes still needed for true equality businesses to pursue passion THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A new poll suggests that women who want to start their own business are looking to take what they love and make it their job.

The study, released Thursday by the Bank of Montreal, found that a third (36 per cent) of women polled want to become their own boss within the next 10 years, with a majority (57 per cent) saying they want to do it for the opportunity to be happier in their work.

It also found that those under 35 years old were the most likely (19 per cent) to say they planned on making the leap.

The same proportion also say they wanted to start a business related to the food and hospitality sectors, while 15 per cent said their business would be in the arts, entertainment or recreation sector.

The poll found that only five per cent planned on owning a business in the information technology sector, while four per cent say it would be in the skilled trade.

Nearly half (42 per cent) say being able to get enough money to start up their business is their main concern.

“Finding something you are passionate about and love doing everyday is important when considering whether you should start your own business,” said BMO senior vice-president Joanne Gassman in a statement.

She said that women should not feel they’re by themselves if they want to make the switch from being an employee to an employer, given the variety of resources like organizations and websites available.

“Owning and operating your own business can be time consuming. Yet being your own boss can give you greater flexibility in your life and also provide an opportunity to build something unique,” said Gassman.

“Fortunately, when starting out on your own business venture, you don’t need to be alone.”

The poll by the Bank of Montreal was conducted to mark International Women’s Day today.

The bank says it will donate $2 to the Canadian Women’s Foundation for each tweet with the hashtag #BMOIWD that day, up to a maximum of $10,000.

The study was done by online survey company Pollara between Feb. 14 and Feb. 19 with a sample of 1,040 Canadians age 18 and over.

What goes around, comes around, right?

TRAIL – International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world as a time not only for reflecting on women’s long and difficult struggle to gain the same rights and freedoms enjoyed by men, but also for looking ahead to what still needs to change so women can enjoy true equality and respect.

In Canada, it’s hard to believe that it was less than a hundred years ago, in 1918, that white women were granted the right to vote and to stand for office and only in 1928 did they become “persons” under the law.

It took until the 1950’s to make it illegal for employers to pay women lower wages than received by males for the same work.

And it wasn’t until 1960 that aboriginal men and women were finally allowed to vote without having to give up their Status and Treaty rights.

Positive as these and other changes have been, a recent study of “Economic Opportunity in the Lower Columbia,” clearly shows that

It took until the 1950s to make it illegal for employers to pay women lower wages than received by males for the same work.

many local women still have quite a way to go to achieve the same level of economic security currently experienced by males.

The study was commissioned for “Women Creating Change,” a threeyear project funded

by Status of Women Canada and implemented by the Skills Centre and the Trail FAIR Society.

The project is supported by a number of community partners and by a 16-person advisory committee whose members come from diverse experiences and backgrounds in the region.

As a fun way to celebrate International Women’s Day and to introduce the results of the just released study, “Women Creating Change”

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recently sponsored a contest to highlight some of the findings.

The correct answers are published in the Trail Times today, and are also posted on the Skills Centre’s (www.communityskillscentre. com) and Trail FAIR’s ( w w w. t r a i l f a i r. c a ) websites.

Next week, the websites will post the name drawn to win a gift card from Ferraro Foods.

As an example of gender differences, the study found that 52 per cent of women and only 28 per cent of men in the Lower Columbia region earned less than $24,000 per year.

On the other hand, 43 per cent of men and just 16 per cent of women reported annual earnings

above $50,000.

More women than men are employed in lower paying sectors such as clerical, sales, health and social services, while more men than women are employed in higher paying sectors such as construction and manufacturing.

The study also found that women, especially those living on low incomes, experience many barriers to gaining economic security, including a lack of affordable and accessible child care (particularly for children under three years of age), lack of public transportation to key work sites, difficulty in accessing employment skills training opportunities and a lack of flexible, “family friendly” poli-

cies on the part of some employers in the region.

In addition to hours spent in paid employment, women are still doing most of the unpaid work in the home and are generally the ones to care for aging parents.

Over the next two years,” Women Creating Change,” will use the study’s findings and recommendations as a foundation for engaging the wider community and encouraging positive changes to increase women’s access to a wider variety of economic opportunities in what would then become thriving, supportive, women and family friendly communities in the Lower Columbia region.

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Did you know that International Women’s Day is on Friday, March 8th?

To recognize women and their contributions, the Women Creating Change project wants to know what you know about women in the Lower Columbia Region (Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Fruitvale, Montrose, Area A, Area B).

Simply answer the questions below, and mail to or drop it off at the Skills Centre or Trail FAIR . You can also access and email in an online version at: www.communityskillscentre.com.

All completed questionnaires submitted before March 8 will be eligible to win the gift card.

The answers to the survey will be published on International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8th.

Please make sure to include your contact information: NAME: _________________________________________ PHONE or EMAIL:_______________________________

IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA REGION: 1. In what kinds of jobs are there more women employed then men? o a. Construction o b. Health and Social o c. Business o d. Agriculture/Resource-based 2. What proportion of our female population is over aged 65? o a. 4% o b. 11% o c. 20% o d. 38% 3. In a family of 2 adults and 2 children (age 4 & 7), with both adults working 35hrs/week, how much do they each need to earn to meet the basic needs of the family? o a. $12-$14 o b. $14-$16 o c. $16-$18 o d. $18-$20 4. In our region, what is the percentage of women who earn less than $24,000 per year? o a. 52% o b. 19% o c. 7% o d. 35% 5. In our region, what is the percentage of men who earn less than $24,000 per year? o a. 28% o b. 35% o c. 7% o d. 19% 6. Tell us about a local women who has inspired you and why?

My mother, raised 4 kids on her own from the age of 28, had no education, returned to a business college at night, fought hard to have a decent living. Did an awesome job of raising 4 successful children. I’m so grateful for her fortitude!

The Skills Centre is located at 123-1290 Esplanade, Trail, V1R 4T2 The Trail FAIR Centre is located at 2079 Columbia Avenue, Trail, V1R 1K7 Visit www.communityskillscentre.com/wcc for more information about the Women Creating Change project.

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Times Sports Editor

Robert Verhelst JIM BAILEY PHOTOS

The Beaver Valley Skating Club is capping off another successful year with its final ice show, “Musical Memories”, on Tuesday, but before then four skaters (pictured left) will compete at the Super Series skate in Kelowna this weekend, while three others are up for CanSkate awards (see story). Front row from left: Brenna Paulsen, Mackenzie Walts, Anna Shin, Jasmine Drolet, and Claire Sibbald. Back row: Robert Verhelst, Taryn Verhelst, Yvonne Gregory, and Jacob Verhelst.

B.V. skaters off to provincials

BY JIM BAILEY

Taryn Verhelst

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Times Sports Editor

The Beaver Valley Skating Club (BVSC) is gearing up for a big finish on the ice with a competition, a year-end show, awards, and spring skating school all on tap.

First, the BVSC is sending four skaters to the Starskate Super Series in Kelowna this weekend.

After qualifying in the regional skate last month, Mackenzie Walts will join Taryn, Jacob and Robert Verhelst for the competition - the inaugural SuperSeries “learn-to-train” program

that has been adopted across Canada.

“It’s the best figure skaters in B.C. competing, so it should be a good experience for them,” said BVSC coach Liz Iannone.

The club is also fine tuning for its dynamic finale, dubbed “Musical Memories” on Tuesday at the Beaver Valley Arena.

The performance hits the ice at 6 p.m. with all BVSC skaters putting their best blade forward as they showcase a number of great dance-skating performances. Everyone is welcome.

The club also named its Skate Canada sections nominees for achievement awards. Anna Shin was nominated as CanSkate Skater of the Year, while Walts is up for consideration for the Assistant of the Year, and Jacob Verhelst for Skate Canada’s Test Athlete award.

To top it all off, the BVSC is holding its Spring Skating School from Apr. 2-28. Offering instruction for all ages including Canskate, Canpower, Prejunior, and Starskate.

Call Shelley at 367-0040 or Rhonda at 367-9704 fmi.

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Young golfers get back into the swing of things Moroney and McKay trio lead Rossland Secondary School on first foray south

BY TIMES CONTRIBUTOR The Rossland Secondary School (RSS) golf team travelled to Clarkston, Wash. on Monday to get an early start on their high school golf season.

The RSS team played very well considering they had very little time on grass to prepare and finished seventh out of 16 schools with a team score of 334.

Eighty players participat-

ed in the event, and Brenan Moroney and Braden McKay both had top 10 finishes while Tyler McKay cracked the top 15. Nathan McKay rounded out the counting scores for Rossland’s team.

“The majority of the lost shots came from miscues around the greens,” said high-school golf spokesman Rob McKay. “These are errors that are fixable with some solid practice time. Overall the kids ball striking was very good. The top three players all hit about 10 greens in regulation. This was a very good start start for the first competitive round of the

year”.

Moroney posted the best score on the day for Rossland with a 76 and Braden McKay came in with a very respectable 78.

RSS hosts the B.C. High School Single A Provincial Championships May 26-28 at Birchbank Golf Course and to prepare the team will be playing a number of high school events against some of the top 4-A schools in Washington State.

The team’s next scheduled competition will be Mar. 19 at the Manito Golf Club in Spokane at the Jim Shiver Cup.

Four young Kootenay golfers have also been selected to participate for Team BC in the Wahroth Cup on Apr. 6-7 in Bellingham.

The Wahroth Cup is a Junior Golf sanctioned team event that puts B.C. golfers against Washington State and Oregon golfers in three age divisions: 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 year olds.

This year Jarred DuToit from Kimberly, Moroney, and Tyler McKay from Rossland have all been selected to play in the 17 and 18 year division and Braden McKay has been selected to play in the 15 and 16 division.

The Great Trail Swim Club competed in its most challenging meet to date at the Swim BC AAA Short Course championship in Victoria last week, but still came away with great results.

Fruitvale’s Eden Kormendy was a triple medal winner in the female 12 and under category, swimming to silver in the 200 Individual Medley (IM), and a pair of bronze medals in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.

“Eden did amazing and caught a lot of attention from college coaches,” said GTSC coach Cody Flegel. “A lot of coaches were commenting about how well she swims technically.”

Indeed, Kormendy laid down times that would be competitive in EDEN any college meet, and KORMENDY she is only 12 years old, added Flegel.

Eden’s brother Dylan Kormendy also had some incredible swims for a nine year old swimming in the 11-and-under division. Kormendy finished fifth in B.C. in the 100 butterfly, eighth in the 200 backstroke in addition to a number of personal bests.

Sharman Thomas also did well dropping time off of his personal bests in every race on his way to two “A” finals in which he placed sixth in the 100-m. backstroke and eighth for the 200-m backstroke.

But the breakout swim of the meet went to Ian Markus who swam a personal best and made two finals, including taking fifth spot in the 50 m. freestyle in the 11 and under boys category.

At the Kelowna meet in January, Markus dropped his time from 35 seconds to a 32.29 in the 50 free. This weekend, the young swimmer swam an electrifying 30.98 to qualify, then in the final he took off more time again, going a 30.61 and finishing just 1.14 seconds behind the gold-medal winner.

“A month ago his goal was to qualify for the meet and now he not only qualified but made a final and finished fifth in the province,” said Flegel.

Aby Elwood also had a good showing, just missing finals and finishing ninth and 10th in 200 and 100-m. fly respectively.

Maddison Green went best times in multiple events including a 1:02.07 in the 100-m. freestyle which puts her 19th in the province for her age.

While Jennifer Chung erased seconds from numerous swims including a four-second drop from her personal best in the 200-m. breaststroke.

James Pilla rounded out the exceptional performances, going a personal best of 59.37 in the 100 m. butterfly, breaking the one minute barrier which has been a goal of his for a long time.

“Considering he hasn’t started his taper yet, as he is focusing on World Championship trials on Apr. 3, that is a great sign that he is going to swim fast in a month,” said Flegel.

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Scheduling folly plagues BCHL

Smokies awards banquet

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hey won’t be, row throughout late untouchables February and March. never are, but It should be easy the leaders of for a league to see the BCHL should be the folly of its ways horribly embarassed when they have to about their organizaannounce the all star tion of the 2012-2013 teams while there season - start to finare still 30 games left ish. in the regular season DAVE In their zeal to - a bit like picking generate profits a game’s three stars for Chilliwack and with five minutes Sports ‘n’ Things get the overpriced, left in a tie contest underused Prospera but these guys don’t Center there off the taxpayer annoy- do easy, never mind self-analysis. ance hook, the league began the Suffice to say, in their, “wisdom,” season with a 16 game,”Showcase,” the BCHL bosses have long since in the Fraser Valley which drew few decided that next year will just like fans and undoubtedly was a setback this year, because this year was such for everyone but the Chilliwack a paragon of fairness and organizaChiefs in terms of their home sup- tion on their behalf. port, finances and team preparation I know the league desperately for the season. wishes small market teams like Early season tournaments are Trail and Merritt would just go generally exhibitions, and held dur- away, but come on, for their salaries ing prime golf weather, so woefully finesse should be part of the skills supported. Away games are little package. noticed by fans during that time • Speaking of that last playoff and just giving them the title of, spot. The stars will have to align “regular season, count in the stand- mightily for Trail to grab it, but it ings,” games makes little difference. is still a possibilty. The Silverbacks Then there are the ramifications have a two point lead and need only for team schedules. This March one more to nail shut the door on that includes the Smoke Eaters Trail. with only two games in 10 days at We will know before Sunday crunch time and their standings afternoon’s start time at Cominco rivals from Salmon Arm playing Arena, 3 p.m. whether the Smoke five of their last six on the road, Eaters are still in the playoff mix, as including a couple of long, out of the Silverbacks regular season ends division, trips, while trying to get on Saturday night. that last playoff spot and increased Then, of course, it will be up to attendance cash which comes with Trail to perform a task not without earning it. difficulty, get a third win in four Pair that with the still real possi- games against Penticton, which is bility that the Smoke Eaters could, among the highest scoring teams with a little, “luck,” end up playing and is the best defensive in the the Penticton Vees 11 times in a league this year. Drama, drama.

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The Trail Smoke Eaters gathered at the Riverbelle Tuesday for its annual awards banquet where coaches recognized a dozen players with awards of excellence including MVP winners Brent Baltus and Tyler Berkholtz. Pictured from left: coach Barry Zanier, Baltus, coach Brent Heaven, Berkholtz, and coach and GM Bill Birks.

Trail recognizes top players

By Times Staff Over 100 fans, friends, family, coaches, and players packed the Riverbelle Tuesday to recognize the contributions of the Trail Smoke Eater players on and off the ice.

The Smokies took a substantial leap forward this season, with their playoff fate to be decided this weekend.

While every night relies on a team effort, on this night individuals were singled out for exceptional and consistent play all season.

Five players were multiple award winners this year as a total of twelve individual trophies and honours were handed out.

Forwards Tyler Berkholtz and Brent Baltus shared the Most Valuable Player award, while 17 year-old forward and Trail minor hockey product Scott Davidson was named the Smokies’ Rookie of the Year, and received the scholatic achiev-

ment award. Team captain Garrett McMullen was presented with the Ed Shelly Memorial award, and Bennett Hambrook was awarded the Most Dedicated player.

Baltus, who made the BCHL’s second allstar team, also took home top-scorer award, while the Unsung Hero of the team went to Luke Sandler, and Nelson product Adam Wheeldon took home Most Inspirational as well as the Fan Favourite award. The Top Defenceman went to Braden Pears, and most improved to Fruitvale native Mitch Foyle.

The Smokies’ four 20-year-old veterans, Baltus, Berkholtz, McMullen and Bennett Hambrook were also presented with their game jerseys from this season.

The Smokies final home game goes at 3 p.m. at the Cominco Arena on Sunday, when they host the Penticton Vees.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS SOCHI, Russia Canada advanced to the men’s 1-2 Page playoff game with a 8-3 win over China on Thursday at the world junior curling championships.

Matt Dunstone’s Winnipeg rink finished the round-robin with a 7-2 record, behind Scotland’s Kyle Smith (8-1). Russia finished with the same record as Canada, but settled for third due to a loss against Dunstone in round-robin play.

Canada will face Scotland in Friday’s Page playoff, with the winner going directly to Sunday’s goldmedal final. The loser still gets a chance to advance by defeating the winner of the 3-4 Page playoff in a semifinal.

Russia will face Sweden in the 3-4 playoff.

“The win against

Russia was huge,” Dunstone said. “Earlier in the week you might not think that and think it’s just another game but looking at it now, it’s a huge win

for us. I think we have a full day to regroup, so I think we’ll go for pizza tonight. Our next game is just another game, so we’ll take it from there.”

While the men are heading on to the playoffs, Corryn Brown and her Kamloops team, will cheer from the sidelines after finishing out of the playoffs.

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Start early with tiny-tot skating

Come out for Spring Break public skating Mar. 18-22 and Mar. 25-28 from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Beaver Valley Arena. Child $2.50 and Adult $3.50. Skate rentals are $2.

Zumba Gold, instructed by April Haws, is a fitness program designed to take exciting Latin and international dance rhythms created in the original ZUMBA Program and bring them to the active older adult, the beginner participant, and the other special populations that may need modifications for success. submitted photo Classes run Wednesdays Mar. Kevin Limbert (right) and Mike Piva smash the ball around at the Trail 13 to Apr. 24 from 11:05 a.m.Memorial Cente squash facility. Check out Trail Parks and Rec for upcom- 12:05 p.m. at the Montrose Hall ing introduction to squash workshops and spring league play. and Thursdays Mar. 14-Apr. 25

Join the chaos at spring camp

Spring Break is quickly approaching, and we have lots of fun options for you to do.

Spring Break Camp Chaos for ages 6 to 12 will run for the full two weeks of Spring Break. The first week Mar.18 to 22, and the second week Mar. 25 to 28 will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with drop off starting at 8:30 a.m.

The kids will have a blast in the Trail Memorial Centre gym playing games, doing crafts and projects, and meeting new friends. There will also skating and swimming days, so don’t miss out on the fun.

Spring Break Hockey Camp for ages 6 to 12 will run from Mar. 25 to 28.

This camp will focus on extra playing time, with skills taught each class, and then

fun games to enjoy practicing your skills.

Ages six to eight goes Monday to Thursday from 9-10:30 a.m.; ages nine to 12 runs Monday to Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Kids Rink.

Junior Golf Camp for ages seven to 15 is instructed by Kevin Nesbitt, CPGA. This program will consist of multilevel instruction and rewards, support materials, and assistance with developing the junior golfer through Canada’s national CN Future Links development program.

Group 1 is for beginners ages 7 to 13 years, Mar. 18-20 from 9 a.m. to noon. Group 2 is for intermediates ages 10 to 15 years, Mar. 25-27 from 9 a.m. to noon. All located at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse.

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Public Skating will host special Spring Break Parties for the last two weeks of the season. On Mar. 19, 21, 26, and 28, from noon to 1 p.m. come on down to the arena and enjoy our spring break themes. There will be fun music, prizes, pizza and hot chocolate. Dress up in your best spring break theme, and you could win a prize.

Mother’s Unite Garage Sale is being held on Apr. 6 at the Trail Memorial Centre gym. Suitable for children from newborns to 12-year-olds, the doors will open to the public from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To turn those gently used items into cash, rent a table for only $20. Register at Trail Parks and Recreation

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To register for these camps, and for more information about our events and programs, call Trail Parks and Recreation at 3686484, or the Aquatic Centre at 364-0888.

from 2-3 p.m. at the Fruitvale Hall. Cost is $53 for seven classes, $95 for two days per week (seven weeks), $50 5 x punch, $85 10x punch, $150 20 x punch or $11 drop in.

Seniors 65-plus receive 5% off.

Tiny Tot Skating Lessons, instructed by Andrea Derksen, is designed for children three to five years with little or no skating experience. Spring Break lessons are Monday to Thursday, Mar. 18-21 and Mar. 25-28 from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

Cost of $38 includes skate rentals. A parent on ice is not necessary. Please bring a helmet, snow pants and mittens.

Ladies Beginner Belly Dance classes instructed by

Barbara Stang, is on Tuesday evenings at the Montrose Hall from 7-8:30 p.m.

The next session starts Mar. 19 – Apr. 23. Cost is $48 for session or $10 drop-in. For more information about the classes, please call Barbara at 367-0151.

Zumba - Dates and times: Monday at the Fruitvale Hall from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 7–8 p.m., Tuesday at the Fruitvale Hall from 9:30–10:30 a.m., and Thursday at the Montrose Hall from 7–8 pm. Punch passes can be purchased from the instructor.

To pre-register for the above programs, call Kelly at 3679319.

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Rexall Place - Edmonton Province (Skip) W L Ontario (G.Howard) 7 0 N.L. (Gushue) 7 1 Manitoba (Stoughton) 6 1 Quebec (J-M Menard) 6 2 Northern Ont. (Jacobs) 5 3 New Brunswick (Grattan) 4 4 Alberta (Ke.Martin) 3 4 Saskatchewan (Virtue) 4 4 NWT/Yukon (J.Koe) 3 5 P.E.I. (MacKenzie) 1 7 Nova Scotia (Flemming) 1 7 B.C. (Bilesky) 0 7 Friday’s games Draw 15, 10:30 a.m.

New Brunswick vs. British Columbia; Manitoba vs. NWT/Yukon; PEI vs. Ontario; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Alberta.

Draw 16, 3:30 p.m.

Nova Scotia vs. PEI; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Quebec; Northern Ontario vs. New Brunswick; Saskatchewan vs. NWT/Yukon.

Draw 17, 9:30 p.m.

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Ontario; British Columbia vs. Manitoba; Nova Scotia vs. Northern Ontario.

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Three vs. Four, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Semifinal One-Two loser vs. Three-Four winner, 10:30 a.m.

Third Place Three-Four loser vs. Semi loser, 3:30 Championship One-Two vs. Semi winner, 8:30 p.m.

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Trail retiree men’s curling

Secco rink stays on top

By Times Contributor

Primo Secco kept a firm grasp on top spot with a win over the Handley rink in Trail Men’s Retiree Curling action Monday.

Secco jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two ends over the Harvey Handley rink. Handley got on the board and made it close, trailing 6-4 after seven ends.

But Secco capitalized

scoring three in the eighth for a 9-4 victory.

Frank Jorgensen’s team faced Tom Hall’s foursome in a tight game.

Jorgensen jumped out to a 2-0 lead after two ends, yet the Hall foursome fought back to go up 5-3 heading into the eighth. Sitting with one stone in the four foot Jorgenson had to

make a double takeout and stay in the eight foot to count, but the stone overcurled a fraction and spilt out of the rings. Make the final 5 - 4 for the Hall foursome.

In another close match between Dan Horan and Clare Coleman, it came down to skips’ last rocks. With Horan leading 8-7 Clare, with

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his last rock, made a nice takeout through a tiny port to sit shot rock. With only a draw to the button around a tight guard for the win, Dan made the shot and won the game, 9-7.

Serge Pasquali and his ‘Band of Thieves’ faced Lefty Gould and stole points in the first five ends on their way to an early handshake and an overwhelming 9-1 victory.

Brett Rakuson took on Cliff Tyson in a wild match. The Tyson foursome jumped out to a four-point lead after just two ends, but the Rakuson team rallied and took the next five ends.

Down 12-4 going into the eighth, the Tyson foursome needed an eight-ender, but could only manage five to make it a close 12-9 game.

Coke Koyanagi couldn’t keep up with the Cal McKerracher foursome who jumped out to a 3-0 lead on its way to an 11-2 McKerracher win.

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REGIONAL INVERMERE

Residents speak out against privatization of hot springs

BY K. RASMUSSEN

Invermere Valley Echo

The lure of a discussion around the upcoming privatization of Radium Hot Springs drew a crowd of 53 concerned citizens to the Radium Seniors’ Hall last week.

“The hot springs should remain accessible, affordable and distinctly Canadian because they belong to you as citizens of this valley,” said Kevin King, regional vicepresident of the Union of National Employees, to open the meeting.

“There has not been enough consultation, and stakeholders are not engaged in this process.”

The decision to privatize the hotsprings was made far away from the valley it will impact, without consideration on what effect it will have on businesses that rely on the stable hours and low entry fees that draw tourists to the attraction and to the community, added Marianne Hladun,

“The hot springs should remain accessible, affordable and distinctly Canadian because they belong to you as citizens of this valley.”

KEVIN KING

regional executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (Prairies).

“Local businesses and First Nations were never identified as stakeholders in the process,” she said.

“These are traditional healing waters.”

Members of the Shuswap Band, Audrey and Ox Eugene, spoke about the historical failure of the Federal Government of Canada to honour a contract that was forged by Shuswap Chief Pierre Kinbasket and Indian reserve commissioner,

Peter O’Reilly.

“They took the hot pools away and in return they were supposed to give more land for the reserve, which never happened,” Audrey Eugene told the meeting.

During the September 21, 1914 meeting of the McKenna-McBride Commission the Shuswap band, led

by Chief Kinbasket, explained to the group that the Sinclair Hot Springs were also regularly used by the Shuswap Nation until the government fenced in the attraction.

“Mr. O’Reilly had told the Shuswap Band that they could access the springs at any time and in a 1914 letter, Chief Pierre Kinbasket is asking for the hot springs back so that it could be used by the public. He didn’t want it back just for our band, but so the public could use it for healing.”

Eugene’s father, Ox, was equally dismayed

at the failure of the contract between the Shuswap people and the federal government.

“If you want to privatize, give us our land,” he added. “It was taken from us in 1914, but it won’t be taken in 2013.”

In addition to concerns surrounding the Shuswap Nation’s claim to the land, hot spring employees were also dismayed about the move to privatize.

Head coach of the Columbia Valley Swim Club and lifeguard at the Radium Hot Pools Karen Fahrni expressed her concern about the possibility of the springs turning into a private spa, which is one of the suggestions put forward by Parks Canada The move to a spa environment would limit entrance to the facility for families and children as well as remove the ability for

the swim club to train at the facility, she said.

“What spa wants five and six-year-olds

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have provided for him when his own father wouldn’t. I don’t have the finances to provide luxury items, and while this has caused tension in the past, I don’t deserve to be spoken to that way and said so.

I gave him an ultimatum. I told him to say everything he needs to in order to clear the air, and after that, he will no longer be allowed in our home. He should live with his father.

My wife has essentially told me that I’m the bad guy here. Am I wrong to believe in oldfashioned discipline? I fear that when I need her the most, my wife won’t be by my side.

I refuse to be treated

go through their closets once in a while and throw out or donate old clothes. How many purple tops do you need? How many gewgaws must you have in your collection? If they accumulate dust, you have too many. Take a picture of your teddy bears and dolls, and you’ll have them forever.

No one is going to care for these things when you can’t do it any longer. May as well donate them now and let someone else enjoy them. -- Four Good Friends Dear Friends: Clutter can get the best of anyone if they don’t make the effort to clean out and organize now and then. It’s nice to have friends who are willing to help. We hope your friend appreciates you.

Dear Annie: “Incredulous on Cape Cod” said, “Aren’t other people supposed to host housewarming parties?” You said, “Actually, no.” You are

wrong. The answer should be “Actually, yes.” A housewarming party is hosted by someone else but at the new homeowners’ home. This can be done as a surprise or prearranged. -- Getting It Straight Dear Getting: Sorry,

but you are incorrect.

Here it is straight from Emily Post, beautifully phrased: “A housewarming party is hosted by the new homeowners to welcome friends and family to their new home, to give tours and receive compliments and to serve

food and have friends help ‘warm’ their residence with their caring and affection.”

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

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like this, but I’m also scared of losing what I love the most. Is our marriage already over? -- Trying To Be a Stepdad Dear Trying: We understand your frustration and agree that your wife should be dealing with this in a more effective manner. But you cannot give ultimatums to your wife’s children unless she backs you up. You are overstepping your authority. If she is forced to choose between you and her children, you will lose.

Teenagers have their own category of parenting requirements.

Please check out the National Stepfamily Resource Center (stepfamilies.info) for information and suggestions.

Dear Annie: Four friends and I recently spent two hours cleaning up another friend’s apartment when she moved. We all came to the same conclusion: Get rid of your stuff!

Please tell people to

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Dear Annie: Two years ago, I married my best friend. I’ve been with her for 10 years.

She has two teenage children from a previous marriage. When we all moved in together nine years ago, there were a few struggles, but I felt they were not unusual and we could overcome them.

But now it’s worse.

I believe part of the problem is that my wife does not provide any structure in the children’s lives. She would rather be a friend than a parent, and as a result, they do not respect either of us. My wife is defensive when it comes to criticism or suggestions about her kids. She always takes their side.

Last week, my 17-year-old stepson asked for an expensive item. When he heard me say “no,” he flipped out. He was full of rage, and it is obvious that he has pent-up anger toward me. I have raised this kid for half of his life and

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Saturday, March 9, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You feel surprisingly content about life today. You feel better about your future and better about your life in general. A positive attitude is a life-enhancing thing.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) At get-togethers with others today, don’t bite off more than you can chew. Although you’re enthusiastic in the company of others, it’s best to go slowly and carefully.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) When talking to authority figures today, don’t promise more than you can handle.

(Your enthusiasm might tempt you to do this.) In turn, don’t agree to more than you can handle.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your optimism might cause you to go overboard when making travel plans today.

Keep your feet on the ground.

Don’t fall for a slick, smooth-

talking salesperson.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Be careful if you’re dividing or sharing something today, because you might give away the farm. It’s noble to be generous, but there is such a thing as idiot compassion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Discussions with partners and close friends are upbeat and friendly today. Everyone is in a good mood and eager to please one another. Enjoy!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)

Your enthusiasm will encourage co-workers to endorse your plans today.

Just make sure your ideas are realistic because you might attempt to do too much. Stay solid.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a wonderful day to schmooze and party with others. Sports events, theatrical events and playful times with children will please you.

Romance will be lighthearted

and fun.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a great day to entertain at home, because family events will be upbeat and enthusiastic. A jovial mood permeates everything. People are generous to each other (just don’t go overboard).

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Be careful about overestimating something or promising more than you can deliver

because you feel so optimistic.

Nevertheless, positive thinking is a good thing. Enjoy discussions with siblings and relatives.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a good day for business and commerce. You might persuade others to endorse your ideas, which, in turn, could lead to increased earnings for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You’re extremely enthusiastic about something today.

No doubt, this is why others want to be in your company.

(Enthusiasm is so seductive!)

YOU BORN TODAY You have a wonderful imagination. You can visualize places, things and strategies. You’re curious about life, and you love to learn. Socially, you hate phonies. (Because you’re intuitive and instinctual, you can

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Birthdate of: Juliette Binoche, actress; Mickey Spillane, author; Jean-Marc Vallee, film director.

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Genelle $339,000

Montrose $324,000

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Real Estate Commercial/ Industrial Property LEASE OPPORTUNITIES, 3200sq.ft., nicely finished +ample parking, central location. Best use meetings and events, offices, studio, daycare, kitchen possibilities, etc.

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1978 14x68, 2bd.w/addition mobile home in Fruitvale.

F/S,W/D.Must be moved. $16,000. OBO. 250-367-6054

FRUITVALE; acreage life right in town! Almost 1 acre, private lot, end of no-thru traffic street.

Quaint 3bdrm., 1.5 storey smaller home. RV park/ single garage/ covered deck. $165,000. 1-403-396-2923

ROSSLAND BRAND new, 4bdrm.

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Castlegar clean, bright spacious 1 Bdrm ground level basement studio suite, partly furnished, convenient central location, N/S, N/P, shared laundry, $750/mth includes utilities, WIFI & Satellite TV Days 250-304-5289, evening 365-0620, Avail Immediately CASTLEGAR South 1 Bdrm Suite, Basement lrg kitchen/dining room, Avail Immed, $750/mth incl Utilities internet, 250-304-7490

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or 1.800.611.5788 Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 Castlegar 2 Bdrm Apt 900 sq ft. F/S, D/W, laundry on site, grassed fenced yard one parking stall per apt.

Clean bright and quiet. Ground level N/S, N/P $700/mth + utilities, 365-5070, leave msg Avail April 1st EDGEWATER APTS. in Glenmerry, 1bd. heat incl. F/S. $600./mo. 250-368-5908 EDGEWATER APTS. in Glenmerry, 2bd. heat incl. F/S. $750./mo. 250-368-5908 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 E.TRAIL, 2BDRM Gyro park, heat, hot water & cable incl. $675/mo 250-362-3316 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

FRUITVALE, 2bd.

Newly renovated. w/d,f/s. $695./mo. +util. 250-921-9141 GLENVIEW APTS. Large, Quiet 1&2Bdrms. available.

250-368-8391, 250-367-9456 ROSSLAND, 1bdrm. apt. 55+ N/S. N/P. Subsidized. 250362-3385, 250-362-5030.

ROSSLAND, 2BD furnished and unfurnished, clean, quiet, N/S, N/P. Ph. 250-362-9473 TRAIL, 1-BDRM, furnished; downtown; references required; $475. 250-512-2503 TRAIL, Rossland Ave., 3bdrm. avail. immed. f/s, w/d. dishwasher, newly renovated, $850/mo. +util. 250-368-1361 TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals.

Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312 UPPER WARFIELD, 2bd. apt. $700./mo. +util. avail. now.

250-231-3538 WANETA MANOR 2bdrm., NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-3688423 W.TRAIL, 2bd., tiny yard, suitable for small dog, close Downtown.$695.250-368-6075

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1BDR COMFORTABLE SHOREACRES COTTAGE: Suitable for 1 person, ns/np, available immediately, $550/mo. +utilities.

2 BDR GROUND FLOOR, TRAIL: Updated, quiet, $650/mo. +utilities, Seniors Discount, close to downtown.

BRAN2 BDR WALKOUT BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: 1 yr old, 5 appliances, galley maple kitchen, laminate throughout, $900/ mo. +utilities. Jan. 15 or Feb. 1, ns/np, references required. D NEW RIVERVIEW HOUSE: Granite, timber, cedar, WINTER SPECIAL $299,000. , 2 BDR HOUSE WITH GARAGE: 75x110’ lot, zoned commercial, 2 blocks from downtown Kaslo, $199,000. Call 250-353-2595.

906 CEDAR AVE, SALMO: 3bdr, 1.5 bathrooms, double wide modular, 60x120 lot, paved driveway, 2 car carport, f/s, w/d included, natural gas furnace, central air, storage shed, partially fenced yard, $140,000.

FAMILY REUNIONS. 50 acre ranch in Southern Oregon. Sleeps 26, all in beds.

Check VRBO.com Listing #. Fish/hike/raft/hunt.

Near Crater Lake.

GRANDVIEW HOUSING STRATA DUPLEX: 105-4200 Grandview Dr, Castlegar. To view contact Elmer Verigin

Real Estate SOUTH CASTLEGAR, $159,000: Cozy, renovated, 2bdr house, large lot, f/s, w/d, woodstove/electric, carport, deck, 24hrs to view. *MORTGAGES - GOOD OR BAD CREDIT: Purchases/Renances, 100% Financing, Debt consolidations, Construction, renos, Private Funds. Rates as low as 2.20% oac. Call Krista, 2652SQ.FT. EXECUTIVE HOME: Overlooking the Columbia River on a quiet street in Castlegar. Priced to sell at $349,000.

BRAND NEW RIVERVIEW HOUSE: Granite, timber, cedar, WINTER SPECIAL $299,000. , ESTATE SALE: Cozy 4 bdr, 2 bath, Panabode home on approximately 1 acre in Kaslo, excellent condition, very clean and sound, 2 sunrooms, 2 pellet stoves, main oor laundry, paved driveway, walk out basement, $219,000.

FSBO, 2BDR 1.5 BATH, ON HALF ACRE, WINLAW: Near all amenities, for more info

Rentals ROBSON (CASTLEGAR) RIVER FRONT: 1 bdr, semi-furnished private suite, $650/mo. utilities included.

WEST TRAIL APARTMENTS: 1bdr & 2bdr, ns, shared laundry, newly renovated, rent negotiable.

1 BDR NEWLY RENOVATED: Riverfront, basement suite, downtown Castlegar, f/s, w/d, dw, ns/np, $700/mo. +utilities (or furnished & serviced, $1600/mo.), available Mar. 1. Stacey

1 BDR WITH DEN: Lots of light in quiet house, laundry/utilities included, South-end, Castlegar, $650/mo.

1BDR BASEMENT APARTMENT, CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, available Feb. 1, $550/ mo. utilities included.

1BDR COMFORTABLE SHOREACRES COTTAGE: Suitable for 1 person, ns/np, available immediately, $550/mo. +utilities.

2 BDR GROUND FLOOR, TRAIL: Updated, quiet, $650/mo. +utilities, Seniors Discount, close to downtown.

2 BDR WALKOUT BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: 1 yr old, 5 appliances, galley maple kitchen, laminate throughout, $900/ mo. +utilities. Jan. 15 or Feb. 1, ns/np, references required.

For Sale By Owner 2-3 BDR HOUSE,YMIR: F/s, w/d, dw, wood/electric heat, hi-speed/satTV, Feb.1, $800/mo.+utilities.

2BDR BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: W/d, np, references, $650/mo. +utilities.

2ND AVE, TRAIL: 1bdr suite, ns, quiet working adult, laundry, garage, utilities included, available now, $750/mo.

3 BDR HOUSE: On 2nd, Trail, close to Gyro, available Jan. 1st, ns, $800/mo.+negotiable.

3 BDR ROSSLAND HOME: All appliances, replace, enclosed garage, $950/mo.

3BDR MOBILE, KRESTOVA: On acreage, wood & electric, w/d, ns/np.

3BDR TOWNHOUSE, GLENMERRY: Clean, appliances, furnished, laminate oors, carport, rec room, municipal parking in rear, $1000/mo. +utilities.

6 MILE, NORTH SHORE, NELSON: 2 bdr, for mature adults, ns/np, $900/mo. +utilities, references.

BACHELOR SUITE IN BALFOUR: All utilities included $600/mo.

BEAUTIFUL 4BDR, THRUMS: Acreage, 2.5 baths, ns/np, references required, mature/ responsible, Jan. 1, $1500/mo. +utilities.

CASTLEGAR 1 BDR +DEN BASEMENT SUITE: Walk-out, on bus route, ns/np, $675/ mo. inclusive.

CASTLEGAR AREA 2 BDR MOBILE: Ns/np, $800/mo. +utilities.

CUTE 3BDR FURNISHED TRAIL HOME: C/w dishes, cookware, bedding, BBQ, zero maintenance yard, ++); $1400/mo. includes 5 high end appliances, utilities, wireless internet, HDPVR, ns/np, references required, available immediately.

FOR RENT ON THE EDGE OF KASLO: Small cozy log cabin. Quiet, peaceful, setting suitable for quiet, ns/np, suited for single, responsible person, $600/mo. +utilities.

FURNISHED 2 BDR HOME, SOUTH CASTLEGAR: Now available, $850/mo. +utilities.

KASLO, BRIGHT 3BDR 1.5 BATH: F/s, w/d hookups, close to hospital/school, covered deck, internet/cable included, $850/mo.

LARGE 1 BDR UPPER DUPLEX, HERITAGE APARTMENT, NELSON: Near downtown, ns, w/d, hardwood oors, clawfoot tub, covered deck, full sunlight, $900/mo.+utilities, available now, references required.

LOVELY NELSON APARTMENTS AVAILABLE! Some rent controlled, including water & hydro, references required.

NELSON, 3BDR, 2BATH HOME: Airy, close to all amenities, absolutely ns/np, reference required, $1250/mo. +utilities.

ROBSON 3BDR HOUSE: Very clean, big yard, near school, church, bus stop, f/s, ns/np, references, $1150/mo. 250-365-2920(msg).

ROSEMONT BACHELOR SUITE: Available Feb. 1, ns/np, $650/mo., includes utilities, cable & internet.

SLOCAN MOTEL APARTMENTS, $500-$750, fully-furnished, large kitchen units, manager onsite.

SMALL 2 BDR HOME, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, w/d, f/s, $825/mo. +utilities, SOUTH CASTLEGAR: Furnished 1bdr +ofce home, available immediately, $800/ mo. +utilities.

THRUMS: 3 bdr apartment, $850/mo. +utilities.

Homes For Rent UPPER KASLO, COZY 1 BDR CABIN: Furnished, beautiful view, ns/np, responsible single adult, reference.

S. CASTLEGAR 2BDR BASEMENT SUITE: Newly renovated, ns, pets on approval, laundry, references, $725/mo. utilities +internet included.

1BDR BASEMENT SUITE, OOTISCHENIA: Quiet single, No pets or smoking, w/d, $600/ mo. including utilities, D.D.-$300.

1 BDR APT: Balfour, fully-furnished/equipped, lake & mtn view, sun deck, ns/np, $695/ mo. inclusive.

1 BDR SUITE, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, references required, $625/mo. utilities included.

1BDR APARTMENT, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Heat/hydro included, ns, references, $675/mo.

1BDR BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: Private entrance, backyard, available Feb. 1, shared laundry, ns/np, references.

2 BDR BASEMENT SUITE: Very large & clean, gorgeous lake view, 15 mins from Castlegar, ns/np, $750/mo. includes electric. Travis, 2 BDR MOBILE HOME, 6-MILE, NELSON: Available immediately, ns/np, references, $950/ mo., includes utilities.

2-3 BDR DUPLEX, SALMO: Available immediately, np, f/s, w/d hookups, $700/ mo. +utilities.

2BDR APARTMENT, CASTLEGAR: Bright, spacious, f/s, laundry, close to amenities, ns np, $725/mo. +utilities.

2BDR HOUSE ON 5 ACRES: 5 minutes south of Kaslo. Looking for responsible, clea tenant(s), $650/mo. +utilities. 250-354-1698 3 BDR HOUSE, NELSON: Newly refurbishe perfect for family, close to schools, $1500/ mo. Contact Colleen or Nick, 250-229-2333 or 250-229-4771.

3 BDR MAIN FLOOR HOUSE, CASTLEGAR Nice, updated, 5 appliances, double garage $950/mo. +utilities. 250-365-5896.

3BDR HOUSE, NEWLY RENOVATED: With large yard, Slocan City, available Jan. 1, $90 mo. +utilities. 250-365-7574.

3BDR MOBILE: In Sunny Bridgeview Cresc Ootischenia, close to all amenities/college, $750/mo. +utilities. 250-365-3733.

3BDR, 2BATH, ROSSLAND: Spacious Heritage home, hardwood oors, large priva yard, available Feb. 1. 250-368-1066.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: Newly renovate fully furnished 1 bdr, 1 bath basement suite, centrally located in Castlegar, close to store shops and bus routes, 1 car parking availab cable and internet included, ns/np, $750/mo including utilities. 250-365-6772.

BALFOUR WATERFRONT: 1 bdr apartment all utilities included, laundry, Jan. 1, semi-furnished $625/mo. 604-315-5632/604 926-7362 ffarshi@hotmail.com BRIGHT, SUNNY, QUIET BACHELOR SUITE: In family home, private entrance, newly renovated, ns/np, $595 utilities includ 250-365-1465.

CASTLEGAR 1BDR PLUS DEN: Available immediately, on bus route, w/d, garage, separate entrance, ns/np, $700/mo., utilities included. 250-229-5703.

COZY TRAILER: In quiet nature setting, 15 minutes west of Nelson, in friendly commun $390/mo. includes heat & electric. Sorry, no dogs. 250-359-8280.

DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Renovated 3b apartment, laundry, ns/np, quiet couple/fami available immediately, $1150/mo., utilities included. Rent negotiable. 250-365-4914 (leave msg).

FRUITVALE, 2BDR: Remodeled, w/d, $595/ mo. 250-367-9676.

GLADE 2BDR HOUSE PLUS WORKSHOP Newly renovated, on riverfront acreage, $1150/mo. +utilities. 778-962-0044, rosa101@gmx.de LARGE 1 BDR SUITE: 5 minutes from Nels $1000/mo. utilities included (+extras). 250-8 4767. Available Feb.1.

LARGE 4BDR HOUSE ON ACREAGE, SLOCAN VALLEY: Bright, hardwood oors, woodstove, large kitchen, garden, private/qu $990/mo. 250-355-0035.

LOWER KASLO: Nice, clean 1bdr suite in heritage four-plex, close to beach, 2 decks,

Homes for Rent E.TRAIL 1bdrm, small house no yard, f/s, laundry facilities 250-368-3239 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

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A Director, under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act will make an application for: Supervision Order; of your children born on March 2, 2006 and October 17, 2008. If you wish to speak to this matter in court, you MUST appear in court on this date. You do have the right to be represented by a lawyer. If you do not attend in person or by a lawyer, an Order may be made in your absence and the Judge may make a different Order than the one being applied for by the Director. You will be bound by any Order the Judge makes.

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Take notice that on the 18th day of March 2013 at 2 p.m., at Calgary Family Court, Courtroom #1205, 601 – 5th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, a hearing will take place.

Commercial/ Industrial 4500SQ FT (418sq meters) grd flr, suitable for retail/whole sale, customer parking, loading dock, high traffic disability.

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FURNISHED room in W. Trail hse w/ view. Incl. util, laundry, bedding & wifi. $450. N/S N/P, Refs. req’d. 250 608-4425.

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TRAIL, 3-4BD. Newly painted, w/d, f/s, rec.room. $900./mo. +util. Ref.req. 250-367-9930 TRAIL, 3BD., newly renovated. N/S, N/P. Avail. immed.

250-367-7558 W.TRAIL, 2bd, 1bth, w/d inc., river view, partially fenced yard, long term tenant, ref.req.

Children OK, N/P. $675.+util.

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Trail 2 1/2 Bdrm, 1 bath, new furnace, well insulation ed fenced backyard, carport & garage, N/S, N/P close to DT $900/mth + utilities, Avail now 250-226-7609/365-4644

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Some people feel overwhelmed when it comes to tax preparation. If the forms and software aren’t intimidating enough, what about finding and organizing all the info needed for input? Here’s a simple plan I recommend to clients.

Step 1. Find a copy of last year’s return and follow it. In fact, make a list of all your inputs for early reference for next year’s prep.

Step 2. Make a scratch sheet of important notes and questions that have to be investigated or ascertained. There is too much detail during tax prep to

rely on your memtwo piles – ory, and forgetting incomes and could be costly. expenses.

Step 3. Enter Then group all your personlike items al information. together Be accurate and such as all T4 complete. By the income, T5 way, some perinterest, etc, sonal changes may and all medrequire you to mail ical expenses, your return. Read donations, the CRA forms or etc. heed the instrucStep 5. tions that will likeEnter your Tax Tips & Pits ly show up in softinformaware diagnostics. tion and Step 4. Fully open and lay all tick the numbers on the slips your slips flat. Check the name as they are input. When addiand set aside slips that aren’t tion is required, use a calcuyours. Then set aside infor- lator. Enter what you easily mation clearly not needed for can identify and find on the input. Organize your slips into forms. Surprisingly those items

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By Francis Drake For Sunday, March 10, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) So much is going on behind the scenes in your life right now. Some of you are purposely hiding, but others are just being private because that’s the way it is.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Friendships are important to you now. In fact, a platonic friendship could

heat up into something romantic. (Oh my.) Enjoy old friends who are back in your life.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You are very high-viz today. Everyone notices you, especially people in authority -- parents, bosses, teachers and VIPs. Romance with your boss or someone richer or worldlier might begin.

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Route 311 6 papers 9th Ave & Southridge Dr Route 312 15 papers 10th & 9th Ave

Route 403 12 papers Cook Ave, Irwin Ave, St Paul & Thompson Ave Route 406 15 papers Cooke Ave & Kootenay Ave Route 414 18 papers Thompson Ave,Victoria Ave Route 416 10 papers 3rd Ave, 6th Ave, Elmore St, Paul S Route 420 17 papers 1st, 3rd Kootenay Ave, Leroi Ave Route 421 9 papers Davis & Spokane St

Route 422 8 papers 3rd Ave, Jubliee St, Queen St & St. Paul St. Route 424 9 papers Ironcolt Ave, Mcleod Ave, Plewman Way Route 434 7 papers 2nd Ave, 3rd Ave,Turner Ave

Route 314 12 papers 4th, 5th, & 6th Ave

Route 375 8 papers Green Rd & Lodden Rd

Route 321 10 papers Columbia & Hunter’s Place

Route 378 28 papers Columbia Gardens Rd, Martin St, Mollar Rd, Old Salmo Rd,Trest Dr

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Route 382 13 papers Debruin Rd & Staats Rd Route 381 Coughlin Rd

9 papers

Route 302 8 papers 12th Ave, 15th Ave Route 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, Grandview Pl

Montrose Route 341 27 papers 10th Ave, 8th Ave, 9th Ave Route 342 11 papers 3rd St & 7th Ave Route 348 21 papers 12th Ave, Christie Rd

Route 370 22 papers 2nd St, Hwy 3B, Hillcrest, Mountain St

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Unfortunately some software programs accept overrides and permit internet filing with errors or omissions on the return, only to be rejected

by CRA – a hassle likely not desired.

There you go. Done. By the way, CRA has discontinued the “tele-file” service for 2012 returns. And one final footnote … it’s true that a proprietor return doesn’t have to be in CRA’s hands until June 15, but … if taxes are payable, it has to be paid by April 30. Go figure.

Ron Clarke has his MBA and is a business owner in Trail, providing accounting and tax services. Email him at ron. clarke@JBSbiz.ca. To read previous Tax Tips & Pits columns visit www.JBSbiz.net.

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you aren’t sure about or aren’t sure where to enter will become apparent as you move along with the input of familiar items.

Step 6. For those items you don’t know where to input, read the slips because maybe they don’t have to be entered.

The info on them may also direct you where to enter them.

If you still can’t figure it out, Google it.

Use the exact name on the slip as your subject line. This procedure can be completed on the CRA website as well.

Step 7. When you think you’re done, double check to make sure everything has been answered and input. If using software, check the diagnostics and don’t override queries before fully investigating.

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CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Travel plans are exciting.

You’re also very keen to generate more adventure in your life. Do whatever will give you a change of scenery and some thrills.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You definitely can benefit now from the wealth and resources of others. All partnerships can bring you advantages, gifts, financial

perks or the use of something that someone else owns.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Partnerships and close friendships are a strong focus for you today. In part, this is because ex-partners are back in your life. Be prepared to compromise today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)

Your surroundings affect you, which is why you’re very keen to get better organized today. When there is less clutter around you physically, there is less clutter in your mind. True!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a fabulous day to party and schmooze with others. Enjoy sports, the arts and playful times with children. Romance can

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You’re unusually absorbed by situations at home now, perhaps because of residential moves, home improvements or visiting family members. Today is certainly no exception. Stock the fridge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Certain ideas excite you so much that you are keen to share them with others.

This is a wonderful day for writers, teachers, actors or those of you who sell and promote for a living.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Your moneymaking ideas might be quite successful.

Believe in yourself. All your hard work is going to pay off!

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Neptune are all in Pisces today.

(Gasp!) This is why you are rowing with the wind at your back. Enjoy.

YOU BORN TODAY You are sensitive and fun-loving. But you are also very compassionate and concerned about the welfare of others. This is why you emphasize internal values over external values. You are a nurturing parent and caring friend. You have a strong need for security and simple comforts. Your year ahead is the beginning of a fresh, new cycle. Open any door!

Birthdate of: Carrie Underwood, singer; Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, poet; Robin Thicke, singer/songwriter.

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Classifieds

Sunday/Monday horoscope

By Francis Drake

For Monday, March 11, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The New Moon today is in a hidden part of your chart, which is why you feel otherworldly. Think about what you want your new “birthday” year to hold.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Each month, the New Moon gives us a chance to make resolutions. Today’s New Moon is about friendship. Would you want you as a friend?

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Today the only New Moon all year at the top of your chart is taking place, making this the perfect time to think about your life direction. Are you headed where you want to go?

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) What further education or training could you get to enrich your life or improve your job? Think about this for today’s New Moon.

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Although we share property with others, we also share debt. Today’s New Moon is the best day all year to think about how you can reduce your debt.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) The only New Moon directly opposite your sign all year is taking place today. Ask yourself what you can do to improve your closest relationships.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is perhaps the best day all year to think about how you can improve your job, your attitude to your job and how you do your job. Any ideas?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) It’s important to balance play time with work time.

Today’s New Moon is your best chance all year to think about how well (or not) you achieve this balance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) What can you do to

improve your home? What can you do to improve your relations with family members? Today’s New Moon is your best chance all year to ponder these questions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Are you clear in your communication with others? Do you listen or just wait for your turn to speak? The New Moon today highlights communication.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) It’s important to know what you want in life and what really matters. If you don’t know what matters, how will you know what to aim for?

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Today the only New Moon in your sign all year is taking place. Take a realistic look in the mirror and ask what you can do to make a better impression on your world.

YOU BORN TODAY You are charming, imaginative and forward-thinking. You like to keep up with the times, because you see the world as

a fast-changing place. You are clever at using opportunities that come your way and quick to see what is useful and valuable. You’re very modern. Your year ahead will focus a lot on partnerships and close friendships.

Birthdate of: Douglas Adams, author; Alex Kingston, actress; Anton Yelchin, actor.

For Tuesday, March 12, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is an exciting day, because you’re full of anticipation about something -sure enough, there will be surprises! (Does this mean a packed lunch and sensible shoes?)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You feel restless today Yes, you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop, and it’s invariably ugly and the wrong size.

(Sigh.) Enjoy schmoozing with others today.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A friend will surprise you today. Possibly, you will meet someone who is a real character or quite unusual. This person might even make you reconsider your future goals.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs are full of surprises today. Don’t try to anticipate them. Just brace yourself

and be ready for something.

(Don’t quit your day job.)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Travel plans might be canceled; alternatively, a chance to travel somewhere might drop in your lap. Plans related to higher education, publishing and the media are just as unpredictable.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Unexpected gifts, goodies and favors from others might come your way today. Check your bank account to make sure you know what’s happening.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) A friend or spouse will surprise you today by doing or saying something you least expect. Someone might want more space in the relationship or this person might just have shocking news.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your routine will be interrupted at work today due to computer crashes, power outages, staff shortages or new staff and the introduction of new technology.

Something will be different.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Romance is full of surprises today. However, this is a very creative day (but with a strong likelihood of upsets in sports).

Saturday’s Crossword

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Capricorn parents: Keep an eye on your children today, because this is an accidentprone day for your kids.

Stock the fridge, because unexpected company could drop by.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is an accident-prone day for your sign, so slow down and take it easy. Pay attention to everything you say and do. Slowly, slowly.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Keep an eye on your money and possessions today because something unpredictable could occur. Guard your possessions against loss or theft.

YOU BORN TODAY You are a free spirit who values your independence. You’re not afraid to blaze your own trail in life, because risk never holds you back. You’re courageous and prepared to struggle for what you want.

Although you appear downto-earth, you’re a visionary.

You know how to fully develop your talents. In the year ahead, an important choice will arise. Choose wisely.

Birthdate of: Aaron Eckhart, actor; Holly Williams, singer/songwriter; Harry Harrison, author.

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Fines considered for false alarms

By Nicole Liebermann The Fernie Free Press

The Elk Valley RCMP is asking the District of Sparwood to consider implementing a bylaw that would fine residents of the community for a high amount of false alarm calls.

Since 2010, false alarm calls in the area have increased by 53 per cent, and Constable Chris Mahoney said that many of them have been repeat visits to the same home or business. Just two months into 2013, the Elk Valley RCMP have responded to 13 false alarm calls.

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The local registered music teachers hosted a Youngest Artist Piano Recital on Feb. 13 in the Muriel Griffiths Recital Room of the Charles Bailey Theatre. The young student performers were from Trail, Rossland, Castlegar and Fruitvale.

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“I’ve only been in the Elk Valley area for the last six months, but I have noticed that false alarm calls are a significant problem within Sparwood,” said Mahoney. “It is a problem and it’s not just commercial, it is residential addresses as well.”

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