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Fatal truck accident investigation points to malfunction and error BC Coroners Service hasn’t released name or its final report BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

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The district election office was a hub of activity on Wednesday. The staff was busy preparing for the final vote count which includes absentee ballots. Don Vinish, Kootenay West electoral district officer, said that the final count takes much longer to process than the initial count, but will be completed by the end of May.

Voter turnout continues to slide BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

No matter how you spin it, only half of B.C.’s eligible voters turned up at the polls to help decide who governs the province for the next four years. Across B.C., 3.15 million people were eligible to vote, but only 1.62 million voters cast a ballot. That means a 51.4 per cent voter turnout, down from 52 per cent in the 2009 election, resulted in a majority Liberal government. The turnout in the Kootenay West riding was slightly better at 53 per cent, meaning 16,837 ballots were cast from 31,290 eligible voters. “The turnout was similar to the last election, but less than

we thought,” said Don Vinish, Kootenay West district electoral officer. He said that with the increase in advertising, he thought there would be more interest. “You couldn’t go anywhere without seeing it, and yet it didn’t result in more people voting,” he said. “Which is really sad.” Staff at the BC Elections office in East Trail began sorting through mountains of post election papers and booklets on Wednesday. “People across the world will literally die to vote, and yet people here are so apathetic that they don’t even come out,” said Vinish. Katrine Conroy, NDP candi-

date, received 10,606 votes or 62.99 per cent of the popular vote. B.C. Liberal Party candidate Jim Postnikoff was second with 3,592 votes, or 21.33 per cent of the support. In third place, was independent Joseph Hughes, with 2,239 or 13.3 per cent of the popular vote followed by another independent, Glen Byle, with 400 votes and 2.38 per cent of the support. Hughes told the Arrow Lakes News when he did get an opportunity to meet his constituency, he was surprised by the apathy. “It’s unfortunate. People say ‘I don’t vote, I want the world to change but I don’t vote. “(Apathy) didn’t bother me before, but now it does.”

West Kootenay Traffic Services has concluded mechanical malfunction and driver error contributed to the cause of the fatal truck accident at the bottom of the Rossland hill on May 3. The Commercial B Train truck was fully loaded with cement blocks when it lost control at the intersection of Highway 3B and Tennyson Ave. and careened off the road into an empty field killing the driver and injuring a Village of Warfield employee who was working nearby. The BC Coroners Service, which is also investigating the accident, has not released its final report or the name of the deceased driver. “This driver was a little unfamiliar with the area,” Corporal John Ferguson told the Trail Times on Wednesday. “What we think happened is that one of the brakes on his rear trailer was not working properly. This, combined with the driver trying to downshift and mistakenly putting the gear into neutral, caused the truck to gain momentum.” Ferguson explained that this theory can never really be proven, but by mistakenly shifting gear, and overheating the brakes, the truck became “like a rolling ball that could not be stopped.” “We will never know why he didn’t use the runaway lanes, but it is speculated that he thought he

could get the truck back into control by shifting gears.” The 50-year-old Ontario truck driver had been employed with Sutco Contracting, a Salmo-based trucking company, for two weeks. The day of the accident, the truck was headed to Korpack Cement Products in Annable to deliver cement cinder blocks before heading to the Salmo yard. “Most truckers will go through Castlegar and then head back up the hill,” said Ferguson. “You may see a lot of full trucks going up the hill, but most heading down are empty.” Warfield Mayor Bert Crockett said that the village met with the Ministry of Transportation and Highways last Friday to exchange information and discuss the need for an arrestor bed or bypass on the hill. “We will try to pursue this and push it but we really need to wait until we have all the information,” said Crockett. “We don’t want to make any knee-jerk reactions, so until the coroner releases a final report, we don’t want to make decisions based on emotion.” Glen Wakefield, Director of Human Resources at Sutco, said that although there are preferential routes to drive, ultimately the decision is up to the driver. Wakefield said that the driver came to the company with 13 years of verified driving experience and passed all criteria required for employment. “It was horrific and there is not one person in our building who does not mourn for our driver.”

Smokies take financial hit BY JIM BAILEY

Times Sports Editor

The Trail Smoke Eaters held its annual general meeting at the Trail Memorial Centre Tuesday, and the news from the board went from bad to worse for Smokies supporters. Team president Tom Gawryletz

announced the Smoke Eater organization lost over $60,000 last season. That’s almost $25,000 more than the previous year, and over $80,000 difference than in 2011, the last year the team made the playoffs and a profit. See TRAIL, Page 9

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A contractor went over the final pieces of the refurbished pumps at the Montrose pumping station prior to the system going online last week. The pumps can deliver up to 750 gallons per minute from the pumping station near Beaver Creek up the hill to the two Montrose water towers. The village reported the wells and pumps are now online, however there are delays with communications components and the chlorinating process has not yet begun.

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o you have filed your T1 personal tax return. What next? Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) could conduct a pre-review. That is, before assessing the return, clarification may be requested by CRA by asking for supporting documentation. The prereview is a targeted action by CRA and not a random audit of taxpayers. CRA is being proactive so that the return is not assessed prematurely. These pre-reviews tend to be settled quickly. If nothing triggers a need for a pre-review, the tax return is assessed by CRA, with minor adjustments possibly, and the Notice of Assessment forwarded to the tax payer. If a refund is due, there will be a note stating the direct deposit or a cheque will be enclosed. If taxes are due, a slip for payment will be attached. If you have already paid that amount, you can likely ignore the request for payment. The Notice of Assessment is an important document and should be retained for future reference. It explains

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any adjustments to the return put, CRA wants the tax revas it was filed. It also indi- enue sooner rather than later. cates such things as RRSP It’s best not to ignore the limits, amounts outstand- request to make installment ing on Home payments except Buyers or Life ... EXCEPT ... Long Learning if you had an Programs, availextraordinary able room in year. In other your TFSA, availwords, it was a able carry-forone-off year of wards of deducextra income Ron tions such as that will not be donations, edurepeated the folcation amounts, lowing year and Tax Tips & Pits and business in fact, the curlosses. All in all, rent year will be a valuable document to kick- back to normal in terms of start tax preparation next tax income and taxes withheld. season. Don’t lose it. If this is the case, the instalAlso included with the ment requirement may not Notice of Assessment may be be applicable and a call to statement requesting install- CRA to explain the situation ment payments. To explain is likely in order. briefly, if you had income If for whatever reason you in the current tax year that don’t remit the quarterly was not subject to withhold- installments and you should ing taxes and as a result you have, penalties and interest now owe $3,000 or more in will be charged effective the taxes as assessed in April, due date of each installment. CRA politely tells you with If you do remit the instalthis statement that you have ments and it is more than is to remit taxes quarterly necessary, CRA will refund throughout the upcoming the difference in April and year instead of assessing and likely will reduce the installpaying next April. Simply ment amounts for the follow-

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ing year. Finally, CRA may conduct a review or audit after your return is assessed, for seven prior years as a matter of fact. This is a topic all on its own. Suffice it to say for the purpose of this discussion, you should respond promptly and cooperatively to any such request from CRA. If you have prepared your own taxes, a visit with a tax consultant after you’ve had your first chat with CRA may be worthwhile. And to be honest, this is when your earlier decision to have had your taxes prepared professionally could shine, assuming they have your back. To this point, if you do have your taxes done by a professional, it’s fair to ask what their policy is regarding the handling of CRA requests, including fees for such support. 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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Even if the general voting public didn’t turn out in droves, the students did. Almost 100,000 students from 690 schools cast a ballot in a mock election for the official candidates, in their respective riding, on Monday, as part of Student Vote BC. “Our students at Glenmerry School once again followed the trend and elected BC NDP incumbent Katrine Conroy,” said Patrick Audet, principal. “We had about 180 kids vote. “And the NDP (Conroy) won quite substantially,” he said. And, as in 2005 and 2009, the students in British Columbia selected an NDP Majority government. Across B.C., Student Vote reigned in 54 seats for the NDP, Liberals 20, Green Party at eight, and Independents, four. The BC Conservatives received no seats in the Student Vote. In all, the NDP received 38.5 per cent of the vote, Liberals 28.1 per cent, Green Party, 17.3, Conservatives 8.6, and Others 3.7 per cent. In the Kootenay West District, both elementary and high school grades participated, including students from J.L. Crowe Secondary, and elementary schools in Rossland, Fruitvale, Salmo and Glenmerry. Throughout the year, Social Studies teachers have been discussing the electoral process in class. A voting “compass” document was used in some lessons, to guide, or point the students to which political party best reflected the student’s values after a series of questions were presented and answered in class. In-class learning was combined with family dialogue and media literacy to culminate in an authentic in-school vote.

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Council reviews broadband Internet By Timothy Schafer Rossland News

B r o a d b a n d Internet could be one click away from reality. Contracts and letters of intent to sign up for the service will be sent out in the next few weeks to prospective business owners as the grassroots interest in the project is firmed up and a business case is built for the expenditure. City council approved the move

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during their regular council meeting Monday night, setting the stage for bringing broadband Internet to the city. There has been a lot of positive feedback and interest on the project, said councillor Jody Blomme, but nothing down on paper. “One of the biggest risks to the initiative would be lack of adoption after all of this infrastructure is put in,” she said.

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The Castlegar News Membership rates for Salmo and District Recreation’s Fitness Centre will increase on July 1, the Regional District of Central Kootenay announced. “After we met with the Salmo and Area G Recreation Commission and crunched the numbers, we realized there is no way to sustain services unless we increase Salmo’s membership rates. This increase is essential to keep the Fitness Centre operational and it is not a decision that was taken lightly,” said Joe Chirico, General Manager of Community Services. Salmo has benefitted from the lowest fitness membership fees in the RDCK, partly due to a budget surplus accumulated early in the fitness centre’s existence when the bulk of services were delivered by volunteers. Now that the surplus is gone, rate increases will help to cover staffing

and operational costs. Chirico says lowincome families within Salmo and Area G can apply for the Leisure Access Program, which reduces membership costs by 50 per cent. “We want to make sure everyone in the Salmo area has an opportunity to access recreational facilities.” The RDCK employs a recreation programmer, two part-time employees, one oncall employee, as well as instructors and volunteers who operate the fitness centre, instruct group fitness and other recreation programs in Salmo. The complex includes a fitness centre, gym, multipurpose room, youth centre and a music recording studio. As of July 1, a onemonth adult membership at the complex will increase from $28 to $50, while a one-year membership will go from $185 to $335 and drop-in rates remain the same at $6.

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Canada Post is looking to open a private retail post office at the intersection of Market Avenue and Fourth Street, one block from its corporate office. “What we are trying to do is expand the service to our customers. Our corporate offices are only open basically business hours, not evening or weekends, so this gives us an opportunity for customers to go and pick up parcels and do postal business when they are doing their other business at night or on the weekend,” said John Caines, Canada Post’s national media relations spokesman. Grand Forks’ Canadian Union Postal Workers (CUPW) thinks this is the Crown corporation’s way of slowly pushing them out of businesses. “It isn’t a good thing at all. We can’t see any good coming from opening up another post office, looking distance from the one we have right now,” said Jessica McDonald, president of Grand Forks’ CUPW (746). “The only reason we can see behind that is it’s another step in the corporation ultimately wanting to privatize.”

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Provincial Clark not surprised by Liberal win despite pollsters’ predictions THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER Pollsters and voters may still be shocked about a Liberal party victory, but Premier Christy Clark says

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two weeks before the election as voters honed in on her economic message. She said NDP Leader Adrian Dix’s flip-flop on Kinger Morgan was also a factor because he seemed to be saying No to economic development. “I did know that people were concerned about the economy, and the people of British Columbia made their voice heard.” Clark said that with 25 returning MLAs and 25 new ones, the Liberals can start working on their economic plans with renewal and more vigour than when she stepped in for her predecessor. “It’s easier when you’re leading your own team,” she said. “It was a tough few

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years for lots of those folks. I came in after there had been a whole lot of turmoil in the party and it was really difficult for lots of people.” Clark said that while the Liberals have won their fourth straight election, the party has also lost some experienced MLAs, including Ida Chong from Victoria and Margaret MacDiarmid from Vancouver.

Premier in no rush to take a seat By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Premier Christy Clark said she will wait until election results are finalized and she has met with her 49 MLAs before deciding where to seek a seat to replace the one she lost Tuesday. NDP challenger David Eby defeated Clark by more than 700 votes in Va n c o u v e r- P o i n t Grey, knocking on doors while Clark traveled the province on the leader’s tour. At a news conference Wednesday, Clark shrugged off the loss, saying the seat was closely contested when Gordon Campbell held it and also had little time to campaign there. Results don’t become official until May 27, and there could still be changes in current legislature: 50 B.C. Liberals, 33 NDP MLAs, B.C. Green Andrew Weaver and Delta South independent Vicki Huntington.

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Liquor rules change allows booze in hair salons and spas THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - Manitobans will soon be allowed to drink alcohol at the spa or hairdresser, have a beer in a restaurant without ordering a meal, and possibly imbibe around the clock during special events. The changes, contained in a bill introduced in the legislature Wednesday, are part of an overhaul of the province’s liquor laws, many of which date back to the 1950s. The aim is to reduce the red tape for business owners while allowing consumers more options, said Gaming Minister Dave Chomiak. “They’ll have more entertainment, more flexibility,” Chomiak said. Most of the changes are aimed at making things simpler for bar and restaurant owners. Ratios of food-to-drink sales will no longer be enforced in restaurants. Live entertainment venues will no longer have to be able to house at least 200 people to be licenced, and they’ll be able to use DJs instead of live musicians if they want. The array of licence categories will be reduced to three from 12, brew pubs will have an easier time getting licenced, and establishments will no longer have to file separate applications for liquor and gambling licences. For customers, the changes mean no longer having to find a lounge or bar for a quick drink - a restaurant will be able to serve booze without a full meal. It could also mean longer hours for special events. “We’re going to have flexibility in the regulations so that it’s possible that if the Grey Cup’s here, that we’ll have, who knows, 20-hour opening or 24-hour opening in some location,” Chomiak said. The Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association welcomed the changes as a way to keep customers happy. “The legislation had just become so crippling because it was just so antiquated,” said Scott Jocelyn, the association’s executive director. Despite the modernization, many rules that govern how booze is consumed are not being changed. Minimum prices and a requirement to have at least three people share a large pitcher of beer will remain in place. The province’s ban on all-you-can-drink events, except for private events such as open-bar wedding receptions, will also stay as is.

Pipelines still face hurdles despite B.C. results

THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - Oil pipelines to the West Coast may have a better chance of being built with the Liberals hanging on to power in British Columbia than had the New Democrats won Tuesday’s election. But a better chance is still likely a slim one. The Liberals have taken a somewhat softer line on the Northern Gateway and Trans Mountain expansion proposals than the NDP, but that doesn’t amount to a “green light” for either project, said Warren Mabee, director of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy at Queen’s University. “It’s not as though it’s just a slam dunk. It’s not as though this means that it’s a done deal, everybody can sit back and relax,” he said. The New Democrats under Adrian Dix came out against Northern Gateway and Trans Mountain, full stop. But Premier Christy Clark - whose Liberals won a majority government despite polls that predicted an NDP victory - has laid out five conditions under which her government would allow oil pipelines to be built.

Firstly, the projects have to make it through the regulatory review process. The second and third conditions have to do with spill prevention and response on land and on water. The fourth pertains to First Nations consultation. And the fifth, arguably most contentious, one has to do with B.C. reaping some of the economic benefits of the pipeline. On the final condition, Clark has argued the economic boost B.C. would get from the pipelines themselves does not equate to the environmental risks the province would take on. In the months since a “frosty” - in Clark’s words - meeting in Calgary to discuss the matter with Alberta Premier Alison Redford last fall, the question over whether Alberta ought fork over some of the oil revenues to B.C. remains unresolved. The B.C. government has 17 days to submit its final arguments to the regulatory panel weighing Enbridge Inc.’s (TSX:ENB) $6-billion Northern Gateway proposal, which would ship 550,000 barrels of oilsands crude to the northern port of Kitimat, B.C.

Snowbirds watching U.S. bill

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Canadian snowbirds may soon be able to spend an extra two months nesting in their favourite sunshine state each year. U.S. legislation winding its way through Congress would allow Canadians aged 55 and older to spend up to 240 days - about eight months in the country without a visa, 58 days longer than the current 182day annual limit. The provision is not yet law, but it has the backing of powerful New York Sen. Charles Schumer, who was recently one of the leading voices to speak out against a rejected proposal to impose a border crossing fee on Canadians. In a New York Times article published over the weekend, a spokesman for Schumer is quoted as supporting the Canadian proposal, along with relaxing visa requirements on nationals from several other countries. “Each of these provisions makes individual sense on the merits,” the spokes-

man is quoted as saying. “They each solve inequities in the existing immigration law.” The Canadian Snowbird Association says it has been pushing for the change for years. A previous bill

died in committee, but association researcher Evan Rachkovsky said he believes the latest proposal stands a good chance of passage. The Senate version of the bill could be voted on this summer.

Kinder Morgan plans to file a regulatory application later this year for its plan to nearly triple the capacity of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline form Alberta to the B.C. Lower Mainland. “I would be surprised at this point if the B.C. Liberals decided in favour of Enbridge, given everything they’ve said, given all the evidence that was presented during the hearings and given the staunch opposition of First Nations and local governments,” said Eric Swanson, campaign director at the Dogwood Initiative, an anti-pipeline group. Even if Clark’s conditions are satisfied and her government does throw her support behind pipelines, there are other obstacles standing in the way. Many First Nations groups along the route remain staunchly opposed, as do many B.C. municipal governments. “It’s never been only the provincial government making the decision. They’ve always been an important actor,” Swanson said. “We’re hopeful still that today’s government of British Columbia will stand up for our rivers and our coast.”

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Clark’s win confounds the ‘experts’

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he pollsters, pundits and the selfstyled rebels of the B.C. Liberal Party were struggling for answers as their conventional wisdom went out the window on election night. In came the B.C. Liberals and Christy Clark for a fourth term, with a 50-seat majority that is stronger than the one they took into the 2013 election. “Welcome to the club,” Alberta Premier Alison Redford wrote on Twitter on election night, referring to Redford’s own win in the face of a wall of polls and pontificators saying she was done. Here’s the next thing to ignore from the media experts who rub shoulders with those pollsters and political strategists. It’s all about the negative ads, they will say, and NDP leader Adrian Dix’s big mistake was to run a “positive” campaign. Rubbish.

Was their long fight against the harmonized sales tax a positive campaign? Is piling on sham environmental reviews for the express purpose of killing industrial projects a positive idea? “Clearly our message didn’t get out the way we wanted it to get out,” Dix said after watching one of the biggest comebacks in Canadian political history. That’s rubbish too. He got his message out just fine, serving it up in bitesized pieces in a classic front-runner’s campaign that cynically put off the most difficult choices. He was going to expand government, and restrict industrial development to appease urban voters. Dix’s most dramatic policy shift contributed to his undoing. Mid-campaign, in a decision that surprised even his platform co-chairs, Dix turned against the proposal to twin the TransMountain oil pipe-

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line that winds across B.C. from Alberta to Burnaby. Well, not the pipeline itself, but the prospect of more oil tankers in and out of Vancouver harbour. At least now, more people will understand that Vancouver has been an oil port for nearly a century, and that Canada’s future includes energy development. More people should also appreciate that environmental assessment is not a political game. Andrew Weaver made history as B.C.’s first Green

Party MLA. He came out swinging against Clark’s economic holy grail, development of liquefied natural gas exports from the North Coast. Weaver calls LNG a “pipe dream” that will never materialize. It will be interesting to watch him as he is proved wrong on that, and then as he grapples with gas as a transition fuel that can be used to develop clean energy infrastructure. B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins ran a distant third in his Langley constituency, and his goal of a breakthrough didn’t materialize anywhere. His idea of scrapping the carbon tax on fossil fuels didn’t impress many people, despite his focus on rural and northern B.C. Clark should heed the NDP on at least one thing. Dix promised to move B.C. election dates to the fall, starting in 2017. The idea of giving his

anticipated government an extra six months to govern the province was uncontroversial when Dix proposed it in his party’s election platform, so Clark will probably proceed with it. Another NDP idea Clark should adopt is getting the corporate and union money out of election campaigns. She likely won’t, because her party’s financial advantage is too great, but the time has come for this important reform. The B.C. Liberals’ much-discussed “balanced” budget will now be put to the test over the next few months. The legislature must be convened by September to debate that budget. This should be the last vote based on an untested budget, and the first of many scheduled fall legislature sessions. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Library and museum need new home

The Trail Historical Society is very pleased to hear that City Council has agreed to allocate the former Eagles property for the construction of a new museum and archives and new library. Both the Society and the Trail Library Board have worked long and hard to develop plans for new facilities over the years. We have cooperated with each other to promote the concept of a joint Museum and Library and to emphasize the benefits this partnership can provide to the community. We are pleased to have finally been afforded an opportunity to pursue this goal. The current Trail Museum location in the Trail Memorial Centre is inadequate to showcase the social and cultural history of our community. The City Archives, located in City Hall, needs upgrading. Our most cherished asset, the Sports Hall of Memories, suffers from limitations posed by its location and exhibit design. A new heritage facility, combining all three components, will allow the Society to pre-

serve and protect our collections in an environmentally safe manner and to engage our residents and visitors alike in a special appreciation of our community’s history. The Society has developed a vision for a new museum which may be viewed on our website at www.trailhistory.com on our Projects page. A new museum will primarily focus on Trail’s rich sports heritage, expanding and complementing the exhibits in the Sports Hall of Memories. In addition, we are proposing engaging exhibits that will describe the history of amateur hockey in the West Kootenay/ Boundary region prior to WW I, as well as the history of the Western International Hockey League. We feel this special exhibit area will be a significant visitor attraction and contribute to the revitalization of our downtown area. We are confident, with the public’s support, that we can create a unique heritage facility that can be enjoyed by all. The new museum will also

contain modern and entertaining exhibits celebrating our community’s unique history. We will partner with other groups in our community to ensure their story and their impact on the community is showcased and understood. With funding from the City of Trail and the Columbia Basin Trust, we are conducting an assessment of the feasibility of creating a new heritage facility in the downtown area using the vision we have adopted. This study, to be completed by the fall, will define how a new museum and archives can be achieved, and how it can complement a new library facility for mutual benefit. We look forward to involving the residents of Trail in deciding what a new heritage facility should look like and how it can be a benefit to our community. We want it to be YOUR museum, one of which YOU can be proud. Together we can do it. We hope you will support us in this initiative. Jamie Forbes President, Trail Historical Society

Following the trail of mystery money

An editorial from the St. John’s Telegram Exclusive stories, for media types, are a wonderful thing. You get to put a note on your story saying that you were the first to find it, the first to do the legwork, the first to connect the dots. To the general public, it might mean far less - just members of the media blowing their own horn or trying to catch your attention and drag you in. But exclusive stories also have their downsides. If a story is big and complex, your competition may just turn its back on the issue and leave you alone out there with your work, it may be the only apple tree of its kind ever grown, but the apples may end up getting precious little attention. There’s been plenty of talk recently about a billiondollar Canadian news story: the federal auditor general’s discovery that the Stephen Harper government is unable to account for $3 billion in anti-terrorism spending. The money may have been spent fighting terrorism; it may have been spent on other government activities. But the auditor couldn’t find the money trail. There was $12.9 billion in spending at

35 government departments, but only $9.8 billion that was accounted for by spending records. It’s a juicy story when you’re dealing with a government that likes to cast itself as an economic anchor in globally stormy times. But there’s another billiondollar story that you might not have heard anything about. The Toronto Star launched an exclusive story on May 8 that’s in the same range. Looking back at a decade of federal government records, the Star has found that the federal government has spent $2.4 billion on “management consulting” contracts - but in 90 per cent of the contracts, is refusing to say what the money was actually spent on. Government officials have said they can’t talk about the spending, because doing so would disclose “third-party proprietary information.” Companies who received the contracts, when contacted by the Star, either said that they would not talk about what the contracts were for, or, even more disturbingly, were contractually bound not to talk about the services provided. Most of the contracts again, 90 per cent - don’t say whether the contracts were

awarded as a result of a competitive bidding process. In the 10 per cent that did disclose how the contracts were awarded, more than 60 per cent of the contracts were handed out to a single company without a bidding process. The federal government’s view? They’re saying little and what they are saying doesn’t answer many questions - especially because their own guidelines suggest that the contracts should be explained. Treasury Board President Tony Clement issued a statement saying, “The government has a responsibility to use taxpayers’ dollars as efficiently as possible. Some government contracts are with privatesector companies to deliver or improve services without maintaining an expensive government bureaucracy.” Indeed. Years ago, when Peter Fenwick was the provincial leader of the NDP, he once famously described consulting services provided to the provincial government as “a festering pile of manure.” The Star’s investigation may not show that federal contracts share the same distinction but they sure do share the same smell.

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The Trail AM Ford Orioles kick off the Pacific International League season with a three-game set against the Kamloops Sun Devils this weekend. The Orioles will play their third season in the PIL, a league that includes such U.S. powerhouses as last year’s champion Seattle Studs, Northwest Honkers, and Everett Merchants, not to mention formidable B.C. foes like the Langley Blaze, Burnaby Collegiate Bulldogs, Kelowna Jays, and the Sun Devils. Despite its 2-12 record last season, Trail competed well, and this summer the Orioles will host an unprecedented 20 games at Butler Park. Trail has many players returning from last

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Maniago added. “That always seems to be our Achilles heal.” The O’s first challenge will come against a very good Kamloops team that was runner up at last year’s provincials, and a team that recently added Trail’s Pat Brown and Cam Strachan, whose Thompson River University WolfPack just bowed out of the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference championship tournament last weekend. “They have lost a few key guys but always have good pitching to keep them in games and have some locals playing for them ( Brown and Strachan). It will be a good way to start the season.” On Saturday the O’s and Sun Devils will play a doubleheader at Butler Park with games going at 4 and 6 p.m. Game time Sunday is 11 a.m.

FROM PAGE 1 had the opportunity to consider a “I don’t need to tell you that replacement. this hockey club can’t continue McKinnon meanwhile was the this way,” said Gawryletz. “We don’t billet coordinator and did everyhave a golden goose to pay the bills thing from fundraising to selling all the time . . . If we can’t get it programs and 50/50 tickets. His from the community and we can’t seven years on the board came to an get it from our corporate sponsors, end Tuesday when he decided due there is going to be some hard deci- to health and family priorities it was sions made in a year or two if this time to step down. continues.” “Sometimes it’s good to According to have renewal,” said the Smoke Eaters’ McKinnon. “I’ve been “People come Statement of Revenue on the board seven to the rink when and Expenditure, years, and nine years you win, you can doing 50/50. It is chaldespite a much better effort on the ice in say whatever you lenging, but I enjoyed 2012-13, the Smokies it, and I learned a lot were still down at the want about being about running a hockey a loser, the only box office by about team . . . I am going to $5,000, and almost miss it.” losers that fill $60,000 from two Despite the loss the rink are years previous. Yet, the of two vital cogs in worst hit came from Maple Leaf fans.” the Smokie wheel season-ticket sales that and sobering finanTom gawryletz dropped more than cial news, coach Bill $15,000 from last seaBirks remained posison, while corporate tive about the team’s sponsorships were down $13,000, 25-point improvement from the and over $40,000 from two years previous year, and the addition of ago, as well as a $16,000 shortfall in Barry Zanier and Craig Clare as full fundraising. -time assistant coaches. Part of the fundraising loss can While Zanier has been involved be attributed to the Smokies can- with the team for 11 years, Clare celling last season’s golf fundraiser, the Greater Trail Bantam Rep head however, the team has put it back coach for the past four years - is on the docket, with plans to resur- the first former Trail Junior Smoke rect it this year for July 5-6. Eater player to coach the team. Expenditures were basically the “I’m just looking forward to same as the previous year, but after the opportunity, and just getting last year’s almost $36,000 loss, the to know some of the guys,” said team made $25,000 less this year, Clare. “Some I’ve coached already in plunging the team further into the Bantam, and looking forward to seered. ing them develop. I’ll just bring in a It’s no secret that to turn a profit, new set of eyes and ideas, see how the Smoke Eaters must make the it goes, and hopefully it translates playoffs and despite a valiant effort into wins.” down the stretch, the team came The Smoke Eaters have reason up just short of a playoff berth in for optimism with 16 players from the end. last year’s team eligible to return, “There’s no ifs, ands, or buts; although Birks is still looking to people only come to the rink when make improvements at certain posyou win, you can say whatever you itions. want about being a loser, the only “I like the group we had last year, losers that fill the rink are Maple they were a pretty good group of Leaf fans,” said Gawryletz. kids, they battled hard but when we The news got worse as the team don’t make the playoffs we have to announced it was also losing one make a couple tweaks, and minor of its biggest supporters and con- adjustments, but we’ve got a pretty tributors to the board in Scott good group of core kids coming McKinnon, as well as play-by-play back, but a few holes to fill.” announcer and marketing director The BCHL will also add two more Chris Wahl. games to the regular season, with Wahl is pursuing an opportunity an additional home game for the with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, Smokies. where he will broadcast all 58 The Smoke Eaters season starts games on the radio, said Gawryletz, Sept. 6 with the BCHL opening seaadding that the board hasn’t yet son Showdown in Chilliwack.

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Saskatoon, Sask. Friday London vs. Saskatoon, 8 p.m. Saturday Portland vs. Halifax, 7 p.m. Sunday Saskatoon vs. Halifax, 7 p.m. Monday Portland vs. London, 8 p.m. Tuesday Halifax vs. London, 8 p.m. Wednesday Saskatoon vs. Portland, 8 p.m. End of preliminary round PLAYOFFS Thursday, May 23 Tiebreaker (if necessary), 8 p.m. Friday, May 24 Semifinal Second place vs. Third place, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 25 No Games Scheduled. Sunday, May 26 Championship First place vs. Semifinal winner, 7 p.m. Participating Teams QMJHL Champion - Halifax Mooseheads OHL Champion - London Knights WHL Champion - Portland Winterhawks Host - Saskatoon Blades (WHL) RBC Cup Tuesday’s results Minnesota 5 Truro 3 Summerside 3 Brooks 1 Monday’s result Surrey 5 Summerside 4 (OT) Wednesday’s game Minnesota vs. Surrey, 2 p.m. Thursday’s games

Brooks vs. Surrey, 2 p.m. Truro vs. Summerside, 6:30 p.m. End of preliminary round PLAYOFFS Saturday’s games First place vs. Fourth place, 1 or 5 p.m. Second place vs. Third place, 1 or 5 p.m. Sunday’s game Championship Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. Participating Teams West 2 - Brooks (Alta.) Bandits (AJHL champion) Central - Minnesota Wilderness (Dudley-Hewitt Champion) Host - Summerside Western Capitals West 1 - Surrey (B.C.) Eagles (Western Canada Champion) East - Truro (N.S.) Bearcats (Fred Page Champion)

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CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1, Pittsburgh leads series 1-0 Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0, Los Angeles leads series 1-0 Wednesday Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. score unavailable Today Rangers at Boston, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at L.A., 10 p.m. Friday Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m. L.A. at San Jose, 9 p.m. Sunday Rangers at Boston, 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Monday Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Boston at Rangers, 7:30 p.m. L.A. at San Jose, 10 p.m. Wednesday Pittsburgh at Ottawa. 7:30 p.m.

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“Little Beginner Bike co-ed ages six to

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Natasha Lockey from Bettygohard goes May 26 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Build confi-

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dence as you practice new mountain biking skills. “ N e w b i e s ” Mountain Bike Co-Ed Clinic for ages 10 to 15 years is ideal for riders who have basic bike handling skills. This session runs June 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 1p.m. Location to be announced. Bike Rodeo for ages 5 to 14 at the Trail Memorial Centre on June 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. RCMP Officer Gordon Sims will be setting up a skill testing course where you can learn bike safety in a fun and challenging set up. This event

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Report aggressive dog to dog park ‘leader’ Mailbox

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

dog, wondering what could have happened to make him like that. Luckily, Phoebe was not severely injured. I did my best to soothe her, but it took several minutes to calm her down. Before I left the park, I warned other owners about the dog that attacked mine. Why would someone bring a dog that hates other dogs to a dog park? There is a gentleman who arranged for the park to exist and is the “leader.” Should I tell him what happened? I don’t want to get the park shut down, which is why I didn’t call the police. What do I do? -Phoebe’s Human Mom

geries and the struggle of carrying 300 pounds on a body designed for 150, they somehow see slamming down a cherry cobbler as acceptable, but my having a beer is a sin. Moderation in all aspects of our lives might not be a bad idea. -- No Hypocrite in Paducah, Ky. Dear Paducah: Addictions, regardless of type, involve the inability to control one’s appetite, whether it be for food, drugs, liquor, gambling, whatever. Unlike most other addictions, however, one cannot give up food altogether. So while we agree that there is hypocrisy, and of course moderation is best, there is in fact a difference between food, which is necessary for life, and alcohol, which is not. Imagine how much harder it would be to control your addiction if you were told that you absolutely must have three shots a day, but not a fourth.

Or a beer. Or a replacement from the wellstocked pantry. Not an excuse, mind you. Just an observation. Dear Annie: I agree with “Retired Teacher” about high school guidance counselors. She is right on the money.

Guidance counselors are not in schools to assist students with personal problems. That isn’t even in their job description. Their primary function is to advise students about the courses they need to graduate. After that, a multitude of assess-

ment responsibilities fill their time. While many may wish they could counsel to the emotional well-being of their students, they simply don’t have the time. -- K. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar.

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Dear Mom: If the park has a “leader,” then he is the person to notify. This owner seems ignorant of dog behavior and may have been trying to “socialize” his dog by bringing the animal to a pet-friendly park. But it sounds as if that dog needs training. It would be a kindness for someone to point that out to him and make a referral before an animal is seriously hurt. Dear Annie: As an alcoholic in recovery, it was interesting to me to observe the self-righteousness in my family about my addiction as they went through their heart surgeries stemming from their addictions to chocolate cake, bacon and cherry pies. They are just as addicted to food as I am to alcohol. They say it’s “different,” but how is it more legitimate to grab a doughnut when under stress than to pour myself a cocktail? In spite of their heart sur-

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Dear Annie: I have an 8-month-old puppy, and I take her to a local dog park so she can run off leash and play with the other dogs, which she loves. In the three months I have been taking her, “Phoebe” has never been attacked or fought with another dog. That was until last night, when Phoebe approached another dog that was on a leash and that dog attacked her. My puppy whimpered and howled while being bitten on her neck and back. I tried to get her away, but the other dog was so vicious. The owner of the other dog just stood there making no effort to pull his dog away, nor did he apologize. I finally extracted Phoebe from the other dog’s mouth. As I was walking away, the owner said he doesn’t know why his dog doesn’t like other dogs. I was too shaken to reply. Besides, I felt sorry for the vicious

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, May 17, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is wonderful, social day. Accept all invitations. Enjoy sports events, the theater, movies, parties and playful times with children. Romance will flourish! (Lucky you.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Entertain at home today. Enjoy family gatherings. This is also an excellent day for real-estate deals. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Enthusiasm is a contagious thing, and this is why people want to be with you today. Your eagerness for life will magically magnetize others to you. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’re full of moneymaking ideas. “There’s money in them thar hills!” Don’t hesitate to act on your ideas; however, use caution, because something might look better than it actually is.

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Today the Moon is in your sign dancing with lucky Jupiter. This means you will enjoy good times with others and, at the same time, be concerned for the welfare of others. A truly feel-good day. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Solitude in beautiful surroundings will please you today. Explore meditation, yoga and other calming techniques. Just relax and do your own thing for greater inner peace. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) All group endeavors classes, meetings and conferences - will be successful today because you truly enjoy the company of others. Seek out ways to benefit society. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You will make an excellent impression on bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs today. They see you as posi-

tive, successful and full of big ideas. (It’s true, isn’t it?) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Travel plans look exciting! Ditto for plans for further education and dealing with publishing and the media. This is also a good day to deal with medical and legal matters. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Gifts, goodies and favors from others will come your

way today. Keep your pockets open! This is an excellent day to discuss how to share inheritances and jointly held property. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Relations with partners and close friends will be smooth and easygoing today because people are kind and considerate to each other. There’s also an element of hope and optimism everywhere.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You can accomplish a lot at work today because others will help you. Work-related travel is also likely. Enjoy your day and be ready to explore opportunities with other countries and people from different backgrounds. YOU BORN TODAY You are passionate and intense. No question. You’re direct about how you approach life, which is why if you want

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something - you go after it. (You can be blunt and outspoken, if you choose.) You hate to ask for help because you are proud. An exciting year ahead awaits you because you are about to enter a fresh, new nineyear cycle. Open any door! Birthdate of: Dennis Hopper, actor; Enya, singer; Sendhil Ramamurthy, actor. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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The School District is seeking applications from qualified persons in the following area: Competition #13-C-18:

“Education Assistant-Deaf Blind Intervenorâ€? (Regular) careers at cbt Community Liaison, Southwest Basin This is a full-time position, based out of our Castlegar office. View details at www.cbt.org/careers or request from Debra Stewart at 1.800.505.8998. RĂŠsumĂŠs accepted via email to dstewart@cbt.org by noon PT, +VOF XXX DCU PSH t

Job Details: The candidate would primarily be working with a student who has a dual sensory loss and must be: • fluent or have communicative level in American Sign Language and proficient in co-signing and tactile signing • hold a certificate or demonstrated proficiency in Braille Qualifications: For a list of qualifications see postings section on our School District website @ www.sd20.bc.ca for more details. Rate of Pay: $23.51 per hour Closing date of accepting applications is 12:00 NOON on Friday, May 24, 2013.

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FURNISHED room in W. Trail hse. Incl util, wifi, laundry. N/S, N/P. $475/mo. Refs. 250-6084425.

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We require a CAR WASHER, DETAILER, LOT ATTENDENT to work in a fast paced environment. Must be able to drive a standard. Please send or email resume with complete prior job history, references and current driver’s license abstract to: Marc Cabana at Champion Chevrolet 2880 Highway Drive, Trail BC V1R 2T3 marccabana@championgm.com

WANTED IN ROSSLAND: HOUSE or CONDO To Rent or Buy for earliest June 15th or July 1st. Can accommodate date for the right place & arrangement. Reasonable pricing for Sale. Can commit to Long term lease of 1 yr, minimum 3 bedroom with yard & garden space. Upper Rossland or Red Mtn. Resort area preferred. We are a family with behaved outdoor dog & cat. Professional couple with steady income and children. Please call 250-362-7681 evenings & weekends. 250231-2174 daytime. Monika

Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 CASTLEGAR, 1Bdrm. ground level, f/s, $600./mo.util.incl., avail. immed. 604-512-4178 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761. Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. $750./mo. 250368-5908 Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S $850/mo. Heat included. 250-368-5908

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Services

GRAND FORKS FARMS The Apple Guy is returning to Castlegar! Come see us at the Castlegar Farmer’s Market every Saturday. Season starts Saturday, May 18th. Grand Forks radishes, green onions salad greens, rhubarb; Delicious Creston asparagus; fresh Okanagan tomatoes cucumbers and peppers; Okanagan Fuji apples $5.00/10lbs; Okanagan Spartan, Gala, Ambrosia and Pink Lady apples. New product arriving weekly. We are also at the Cottonwoods Market Nelson, every Saturday starting May 18th, and continue with our Wednesday Market in Nelson at 402 Baker Street beside the Full Circle Cafe.

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Fruitvale $339,900

Ross Spur $369,500

Fruitvale $479,900

Wayne DeWitt ext 25 Mario Berno ext 27 Dawn Rosin ext 24

Tom Gawryletz ext 26 Keith DeWitt ext 30

Thea Stayanovich ext 28 Joy DeMelo ext 29 Denise Marchi ext 21

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Rotary donation helps accessibility

Kootenay Music Awards

Cranbrook band tops the charts

Raymond Masleck photo

Dr. Bruce Fawcett (from the left) and President Lana Rodlie present a cheque for $10,000 from the Rotary Club of Trail's Erickson Trust to Jennifer Sirges and Rev. Neil Elliot of St. Andrew's Anglican Church. The donation is to assist with the installation of a wheelchair and handicapped lift for the church's basement hall, which has undergone extensive renovation and will now be fully accessible for community as well as church events.

By Sam Van Schie Nelson Star

Cranbrook youth band The Good Ol’ Goats were the big winners in this year’s Kootenay Music Awards. The six-piece bluegrass band, whose members range in age from 16- to 17-years old, was named Artist of The Year, as well as Best Roots and Blues artist. Too young to legally enter Spiritbar in Nelson, where the awards were handed out Friday night, one of the band members’ dad accepted the trophies on their behalf. Kootenay Music Award nominees were shortlisted by a panel of five music industry pros, then the public had a chance to vote daily online for their favourites. The awards went to the artists who collected the most votes. More young talent was highlighted in the Best New Artist category, with 18-year-old Selkirk College music student Dylann Heidi taking the title. Other winners included Fernie’s Shred Kelly in the Song of the Year and Best Live Act categories. Nelson’s Brian Rosen won Album of The Year for his 2012 release Choose Your Choice. Nelson’s Thus Far won Best Rock/Punk/ Metal; Castlegar’s Motes and Oats received Best Country/Folk; Nelson’s Yan Zombie took home Best Electronic Producer; and Nelson’s Rafferty Funksmith was named Best DJ. The Kootenay Music Awards is an annual event, now in its second year. Proceeds from the event support a foundation that gives scholarships to musicians. The Kootenay Music Awards are presented by Nelson Brewing Company and Black Press.

Kimberley

Paddlers want to add fun to flume project By Carolyn Grant Kimberley Bulletin

When discussion first began around the need to rehab the concrete flume in Mark Creek, a group of white water enthusiasts approached Kimberley City Council with the idea of inserting a white water course into the flume. They said it would be a

great downtown feature, drawing tourists for competitions. Council was receptive to the idea, but said the group would have to source their own funding, as the City’s primary focus in the project was health and safety. The first phase of the flume, downstream of Highway 95A, is complete

and no white water features were added. However, the kayak group had always felt that phase 2 or 3 would be a more appropriate place for the feature. That didn’t stop them from getting out the kayaks this past Wednesday and seeing what kind of fun could be had in the first phase of the project.

Turns out quite a bit, says paddler Alex Buterman. “There wasn’t any mentionable feature for us to report, however it is a step in the right direction,” he said. He says the paddlers still hope that funds can be found for a hydrologist to build safe, accessible and playable features to “maximize the fun in the flume”.

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Ron Allibone

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