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Slight drop in Trail property taxes

WOOD CARVINGS TO ADORN YOUTH ART SHOW

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

It’s been a number of years since Trail landowners caught a break on property taxes. But when the city mails the annual bill later this month, Trail taxpayers will see an actual decrease of about $9 this year. Based on an average residential home, valued at $181,193, total gross taxes will be about $2,052 compared to $2,061 in 2013. Taking homeowner grants into account, which remain $770 for eligible residents under 65, and $1,045 for those over 65, the average residential property owner will pay $1,280 or $107 per month, and seniors $1,005 or $84 per month. “At this level property taxes are still thought to be affordable as compared to other utility levies,” noted David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer in his memo to council. The loss of regional services including the airport and an economic development initiative has Trail owing less cash to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) this year. After Trail purchased the local airstrip from the RDKB in March and ended the regional airport service, about $50,000 remained in city hands instead of the regional district’s. The total reduction of about $163,000 to regional services offsets a four per cent increase the city is imposing on taxpayers to help cover recreational services in Trail and various infrastructure projects slated for the year. Overall, Trail will pay about 44 per cent of the RDKB’s financial requisition that totals almost $5.5 million this year. Those tax dollars are used to fund regional services that include a victims assistance program; Lower Columbia culture and arts such as Charles Bailey Theatre operations; regional fire rescue; cemetery upkeep; and local transit. Included in the city’s budget is a list of this year’s capital projects that total $14.4 million. The most pricey items include $9.1 million earmarked for the construction of the pedestrian pipe bridge, proposed to break ground in a few months; the purchase of the Trail Regional Airport at almost $1.6 million, which includes terminal upgrades and additional fencing to the area; and civic improvements for $835,000 including Phase 2 of the downtown revitalization plan. The city’s financial plan and tax rates bylaw received three readings during regular council Monday night and are set to be adopted May 12 at 6 p.m.

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Liam Barnes (left) and Jake Fantin put their sculpting talents to work as they complete another carving for the upcoming Rossland Youth Art Show. Thanks to a grant from the LeRoi Foundation, the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture commissioned a sculpture project involving young Rosslanders. The students, with help from carver Mike Williams, decided on wood as their medium and their four sculptures will be on exhibit during the show before moving to permanent locations along Rossland hiking trails. The show’s Gala Opening will be held Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Rossland Art Gallery.

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Former Harlem Globetrotter Lefty Williams combined his basketball trickery and meaningful message as he spoke to students at J.L. Crowe Secondary on Wednesday during the Youth Empowerment Summit. Throughout the half-day workshop a variety of speakers shared their messages on topics ranging from substance abuse to healthy lifestyles with young men and women at the Crowe and Cominco gyms.

Town & Country TRAIL WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION Membership Meeting Monday, May 5, 7:00pm Local 480 Hall SALVATION ARMY MINI FASHION SHOW May 7 @7pm Price $6.00, Limited Tickets Available @Thrift Store Women’s Journey to Fitness 927 Spokane St. New Members Special Sign up for May/June/July & receive 50% off Aug. fees 250-921-4342 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Outdoor Track & Field Meet And BC Summer Games Zone 1 Trials Sat. May3/14 10:00-5:30 Haley Park-Trail Open to athletes born in 2005 and earlier Info: 250-368-5291 www.trailtrackclub.ca TRAIL HARMONY CHOIR (director Audrey Bisset) presents its Spring Concert, Saturday, May 3rd, 7pm Charles Bailey Theatre. $15. Featuring various Trail&area choirs &other performers. Stop the $6M walking bridge loan. Budget reported last year stated continuing drawing on reserves is not sustainable. Taxpayers deserve a REAL VOTE. Sign the petition @various downtown businesses.

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sessing income producing investments (an oxymoron?) then the following course of action may be of interest to you for tax purposes. Cash out investments, pay capital gains tax if applicable, pay off personal debt, take out a loan, acquire investments, and claim investment interest expense as a carrying cost. Thus the phrase, “interest expense shuffle”. Of course if the investment involves large capital gains, serious consideration has to be given to the tax consequence upon divesture. There

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may clearly be no tax advantage in going this route. And if there is a capital loss involved, CRA will not allow this loss to be claimed if the same investments are re-purchased within 30 days of divesture. This is referred to as a “superficial loss” and special CRA tax rules apply. Then again, is a losing investment something to reinvest in? Likely better to take the capital loss, use the freed up cash to pay down personal debt, and then take out a new loan to invest in something else and write off the new investment loan’s interest? Before undertaking any investment maneuver like this one, do your research and seek professional advice. 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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Harmony Choir hosts Spring Fling on Saturday Grapevine is a public service provided by the Trail Times and is not a guaranteed submission. For full list of events visit trailtimes.ca. • Today, Waneta Plaza for the annual Spring Craft Fair. See what local crafters have been working on over the winter. Runs until May 4. Friday, Rossland Art Gallery at 7 p.m. the Rossland Youth Week Art Show Opens. Cast your vote for People’s Choice Award in two categories: Grades 6-9 and Grades 10-12. • Saturday, Rossland Miners Hall, 7 p.m. for U-19 West Kootenay Film Fest. Tickets at the door, $5 adult, $3 youth. Visit u19filmfest.com for info. • Tuesday, Gerick Cycle & Sports in Trail at 5 p.m. for Mural Heights spring mountain biking, and coachEvents & Happenings ing tips with Cindy former in the Lower Columbia Devine, world champion. B e g i n n e r / i n t e rmediate level bikers. Ride 60-90 mins. Class runs until May 6. Call 364.1661 for info. • The Trail Bottle Depot is collecting bottle donations to help purchase a wheelchair accessible van for Leanne, a local youth afflicted with Cerebral Palsy. For info or bottle pick up call Tammy Cox at 368.6975. Music • Saturday, Charles Bailey Theatre at 7 p.m. for Harmony Choir’s Spring Fling. Features performances by various choirs from around the region and soloists Dawson Zanet and Audrey Bisset. Tickets $15. Film • Tonight, Royal Theatre at 7 p.m. for the National Theatre production of King Lear. Shakespeare’s tragedy of an aged king who divides his kingdom between his three daughters according to which one is most eloquent in praising him. Gallery • Today, VISAC Gallery 12:30-3:30 p.m. for Felted Hat Workshop. $50, all material included. Pre-registration is required. Call 364.1181 or director@visacgallery.com for info or to register. • VISAC Gallery showing exhibition of Joost Winckers, an art instructor at J.L. Crowe Secondary School. The display provides a unique opportunity for the community to appreciate the beautiful art work of a teacher who is much liked and appreciated by students and parents. Hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Thursdays until 6 p.m. By donation. Call 364.1181 or visit visacgallery.com • Saturday, VISAC Gallery 9 a.m, until noon. for monthly watercolour pencil drawing workshops. Joe Horvath and Visac offer workshops the last Saturday of each month. Cost $25. Tools required: one HB pencil, one Staedtler eraser, and one 24 pack of watercolour pencils. Mr. Horvath will supply the paper. To submit to the Grapevine email newsroom@trailtimes.ca

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KCTS director, Hal Harrison, takes a brief tour on the Sunningdale portion of the Miral Heights to Sunningdale trail above Trail.

Call out to volunteers for trail cleanup

Helpers asked to meet Sunday at 9 a.m. at water tower hill in Sunningdale By Art Harrison Times Staff

The paid trail crews who build and maintain local hiking and biking trails for the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS) will be getting a helping hand from volunteers over the next few weeks. The KCTF crew will be joining helpers this Sunday in Trail to work on the Sunningdale portion of the new Miral Heights-toSunningdale trail. “We’ll be meeting at the bottom of the water tower hill in Sunningdale at 9 a.m. Sunday,” said Jason Proulx of Gerick Cycle and Sports, the event’s sponsor again this year. “We’ll be providing the snacks and drinks and tools are provided by KCTS but extra shovels are always welcome.” The trail network around Rossland will be getting attention as well when KCTS

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and volunteer crews will be celebrating the 10th annual Trails Day by getting out the picks and shovels May 31. Isaac Saban, president of KCTS, says that activity is definitely ramping up now that the warmer, drier weather has arrived. “We generally spend the winter putting together funding proposals to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) and City of Rossland,” Saban said. “That’s what pays for the three-man crew over the summer and covers the trails manager’s wage, part-time over the winter and full-time over the summer.” The proposals were successful again this year with the society receiving $68,000 from the RDKB and $21,000 from Rossland. “The funding has been approved to finish work on the Sunningdale trail, there’s about a half kilometre to complete,” said Saban. “You can travel on it now but there’s still some finishing work to do.” Seeing the trails system around Trail get developed

has been a personal ambition of KCTS director, Hal Harrison. “This is recreation at a fraction of the conventional cost,” Harrison said. “The recent recreation review underscored how expensive facilities are to build, maintain, and operate. The review also showed that outdoor trails are the recreation facility most used by people in Trail and the leading thing they’d like to see their recreation dollars spent on.” In addition to the work in the valley the KCTS crews will be extending the trail system in Montrose to the Old Orchard trail from the flag pole above the Beaver Valley community and working on the trails around Red Mountain in Rossland. “The volunteers on Trails Day will be focusing on the Upper Red Head trail,” Saban said. “Our ultimate goal is another trail from the top of Red down. Red Top is very popular with hikers and cyclists and it gets a lot of foot traffic and riders coming down at high speed. Another downhill option would make

it safer, less pressure on the one trail.” Tourism Rossland has recently produced a new map of the KCTS network showing the new extensions and trails in Rossland, Trail, and Montrose and the society is working on a new guide book that Saban says will be more focused on recommended rides rather than just a map of the whole network. “We’re very pleased that local governments recognize the regional aspect of KCTS,” Saban said. “The funding from the RDKB is vital. It allows us to focus on one application rather than seven. That gives us more time to focus on the safety of the trails, agreements with landowners, dangerous trees, and invasive plant species. The RDKB funding allows us to do what we’re passionate about: providing an excellent recreational opportunity to the people of this area.” More information on the local trails network, volunteering, or becoming a member of KCTS can be found at www.rosslandtrails.ca.

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Suspect in deadly shooting was former employee, says company THE CANADIAN PRESS NANAIMO, B.C. - Two employees at a Vancouver Island sawmill were killed, two others were injured and one of their former co-workers was arrested Wednesday after a gunman opened fire in the mill’s park-

ing lot and continued shooting inside, RCMP said. The shooting happened shortly before 7 a.m. at a Western Forest Products sawmill in Nanaimo, located more than 100 kilometres north of Victoria.

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Police arrived within minutes of the first 911 call, RCMP said, and arrested a 47-year-old man from Nanaimo. Four men were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, one by air to Victoria and the rest to Nanaimo, where two were pronounced dead. Few details were released about the

victims, the suspect or what may have motivated a workplace shooting that left a normally quiet coastal city of about 84,000 people in shock. Supt. Mark Fisher said police believed the attack began in the parking lot and then moved into the mill’s offices. Members of the RCMP emergency

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response team were on the scene within three minutes of the first 911 call, said Fisher. Officers quickly arrested the suspect and seized a shotgun, he said. Fisher didn’t provide any further details about the suspect and he declined to speculate about what may have motivated the attack. Western Forest Products said the suspect was a former employee, though it wasn’t clear when the man left the mill or under what circumstances. Fisher said police believed the shooter acted alone. “We have no indication that there are

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had a terrible tragedy at our sawmill here in Nanaimo today,” Demens told a news conference alongside the RCMP in Nanaimo. “I’d like to express our deepest concern for the families, friends and co-workers. For those lives that were lost and those that were wounded, our hearts and minds are with them today.” Demens said the company is providing grief counsellors for its workers. The United Steelworkers union, which represents workers at the mill, said it dispatched its own emergency team to the site to provide counselling and other services for workers.

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He said an environmental assessment would need to be done and that consultations with First Nations and communities including Kitimat, where a plant would be constructed, need to continue. Calitz said his major concerns include the future price of natural gas in Asia, whether the required labour pool exists and how pipelines would get through the mountains in B.C. LNG Canada plans to work closely with the federal and B.C. governments to ensure the project is economically viable, Calitz added.

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A Celebration of Life will be held at the Rossland Miner’s Hall, Columbia Avenue, Rossland BC on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 2pm. You are invited to honour and acknowledge Peter by sharing your memories with his family.

OBITUARIES RUSSELL, REVEREND GARWOOD GEORGE – was born on June 5, 1926 in Stratford, Ontario and passed away with his wife by his side on April 25, 2014 in Trail, BC. He is predeceased by his parents and also by his first wife, Mary. He is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Kathleen, his children; Anne (Martin), Catherine, Geoff (Deb) and David (Mina) as well as his grandchildren Kathryn and James. Reverend Garwood devoted his life to God, his family and the theatre. He was always concerned with the care of others and true social justice. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 at 3:00pm at St. John’s Anglican Church in Fruitvale. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca. As an expression of sympathy your donation to The Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated.

Versatile actor starred in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON - Bob Hoskins never lost his Cockney accent, even as he became a global star who charmed and alarmed audiences in a vast range of roles. Short and bald, with a face he once compared to “a squashed cabbage,” Hoskins was a remarkably versatile performer. As a London gangster in “The Long Good Friday,” he moved from bravura bluster to tragic understatement. In “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” he cavorted with a cast of

animated characters, making technological trickery seem seamless and natural. A family statement released Wednesday said Hoskins had died in a hospital the night before after a bout of pneumonia. He was 71 and had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2012. Helen Mirren, who starred alongside Hoskins in “The Long Good Friday,” called him “a great actor and an even greater man. Funny, loyal, instinctive, hard-working, with that inimitable

energy that seemed like a spectacular firework rocket just as it takes off.” “I personally will miss him very much, London will miss one of her best and most loving sons, and Britain will miss a man to be proud of.” The 5’6“ (1.68 metres tall) Hoskins, who was built like a bullet, specialized in tough guys with a soft centre, including the ex-con who chaperones Cathy Tyson’s escort in Neil Jordan’s 1986 film ”Mona Lisa.“ Hoskins was nomin-

ated for a best-actor Academy Award for the role. His breakout Hollywood role was as a detective investigating cartoon crime in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” a tribute to hardboiled 1940s entertainment

that was one of the first major movies to meld animation and live action. The 1988 Robert Zemeckis film was a huge global success that won three Oscars and helped revive animated filmmaking.

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Editor guided Mad magazine’s success THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BILLINGS, Mon. Al Feldstein, whose 28 years at the helm of Mad magazine transformed the satirical publication into a pop culture institution, has died. He was 88. Feldstein died Tuesday at his home in Livingston. In 1956, publisher William M. Gaines put Feldstein in charge of the magazine, which gleefully parodied politicians and mocked traditional morality.

Feldstein and Gaines assembled a pool of artists and writers who turned out such enduring features as “Spy vs. Spy,” and “The Lighter Side of...” Building on a character used by Mad founding editor Harvey Kurtzman, Feldstein turned the frecklefaced Alfred E. Neuman into an underground hero - a dimwitted everyman with a gap-

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Income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf,” said the American humourist Will Rogers. Indeed, but let’s not stop there. In Canada, debates over taxes, government and civilization lead some journalists and others into the land of make-believe by setting up straw men to knock down. For example, consider a recent CBC story headlined “Not all business people hate taxes – but just try to get them to admit it.” To which one can only say: This is news? The reporter advanced a general assertion with which no thinking person would disagree – “Taxes are necessary” – to help set up the straw man: Some people are ostensibly anti-tax and how silly is that? was thus easy to knock down; just mention an essential function like courts or cops that only governments can provide. The general notion that taxes are necessary was followed by an interview with a former civil servant who said taxes are not a four-letter word; a polling question one would expect to elicit a

tax-friendly response (your healthcare or tax relief, as if this was the only choice); and generic clichés about taxes and civilization. The reporter even managed to sneak in the bizarre assertions that the Fraser Institute and Canadian Taxpayers Federation are anti-government and “antitax.” The charges are silly though I don’t mean to pick on the CBC or one reporter. The healthy preference for moderate government including moderate taxation has existed throughout human history. In the English world, it has been a constant since at least the Magna Carta, which put a limit on the King’s ability to overly interfere with one’s property. And one’s money, for the record, is property. In Canada, pre and postConfederation politicians asserted the role of government was to protect the citizen from government and to provide basic services, albeit defined rather narrowly. For instance, a 1940 Royal Commission described Canadian views

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after Confederation this way: “Government was thought to have met its purpose when it provided for adequate defence, the enforcement of the general law through the equal administration of justice and maintenance of a few essential public works. Within this framework of order provided by public authority, individuals were expected to work out their own destiny.” But there is a more functional argument for limited government and moderate taxation: governments that attempt too much often do little well. (Insert your favourite government waste story here). Instead of zeroing in on how to make education, healthcare and pensions sustainable,

political attention is fragmented into a thousandplus directions. And there is empirical proof on how bigger government rarely produces better government. My colleagues recently looked at the literature on the optimal size of government. They found after you reach 30 to 35 per cent of the economy, government spending has minimal effects on economic and social outcomes – you’re pushing on a string. This is not a surprise for students of politics. Vested interests such as government unions seeking above-market compensation or businesses looking for subsidies – to use two examples – often swallow up extra taxes. “Taxes are the price we pay for civilization” wrote the American Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in a now-famous 1927 judgment. About then, direct and indirect taxes in Canada amounted to just 13 per cent of the economy. Now, the figure is 38.6 per cent. Taxes as a percentage of GDP have been higher, up to 44 per cent in the late 1990s. But anyone who

thinks Canadians should be taxed more has no historical conception of their still relative highness or their relative ineffectiveness at present levels. Most Canadians know that a functioning country requires courts, judges and police to protect persons and property; social workers to try and rescue children from awful situations; and for governments to carry out other functions which will, in turn requires taxes. But here’s a thought: Switzerland is civilized. That alpine country has universal healthcare, an educated population and a safety net. The taxes-toGDP ratio in that country amounts to 33.4 per cent, five points below Canada. Here’s the point: After some basic level of taxation, more taxes do not buy more “civilization,” they simply buy you more government, and the two are not the same thing. Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of Tax Me I’m Canadian! A Taxpayer’s Guide to Your Money and How Politicians Spend It.

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this unprecedented attack on our democratic process. Our Prime Minister would have Canadians believe Elections Canada is being n a recent speech at the strengthened, when in fact, the National Action Network opposite is true. The Unfair convention in New York Elections Act is a thinly-veiled City, U.S. President Barack pursuit of a vendetta against Obama addressed the issue of the Chief Electoral Officer. voter suppression and voter ID Look no further than Bill C-23’s laws. removal of the right of the Chief President Obama echoed Electoral Officer to engage in Canadian election experts who democracy promotion and genpoint out that voting fraud is eral public education which almost non-existtargets the ent and there is more marginsimply no justifialized groups cation for introwhose members ducing new, are less likely highly restrictive to vote. Look voter ID laws – also at how in as Republicans C-23 the Chief have done in the Electoral Officer States and Pierre is put on the list MP alex Poilievre and the of those expressConservatives are ly covered by doing right now the Conflict in Canada. of Interest Keeping House “So let’s be Act, when no clear. The real other officer of voter fraud is people who try Parliament is so singled out. to deny our rights by making My colleague, Craig Scott, bogus arguments about voter our Democratic Reform critic fraud,” said President Barack has identified at least 20 serious Obama on April 11, 2014 problems with C-23. To assist Sadly, the Unfair Elections us in understanding what is Act is doing exactly what happening he has grouped the President Obama is warning problems into three themes about. Voter Suppression Conservatives persist in The Unfair Elections Act making bogus arguments removes two methods of votabout voter fraud, despite the ing that have proven effective fact almost all the irregular- in enfranchising voters who do ities investigated by Elections not have standard I.D. docuCanada are administrative ments, have no fixed address, errors. As a result, they are or otherwise cannot meet the ramming through an unfair identity-proving requirements bill that could disenfranchise in the current Canada Elections hundreds of thousands of Act. The long-standing Canadians. Canadian practice of vouching Canadians deserve a govern- allowed 120,000 people to vote ment that encourages people to in 2011. Elections Canada also vote, not the opposite. expanded the use of its Voter To put it bluntly, Bill C-23 is Identification Cards (VICs) in a threat to our democracy, the three contexts in 2011 -- youth latest in a series of attacks on attending university, seniors what I would call “our Canadian in residence, and Aboriginal way of Life”. We must not let people living on reserves. The the Conservatives get away with exercise showed just how much

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potential there is for the use of VICs with a second piece of I.D. in allowing more people to vote. The Conservatives have concocted claims that vouching and VICs are the source of widespread fraud by citizens -- with NO evidence to back up this claim -- and then use this as the ‘rationale’ to prohibit these forms of identifying voters. This method comes straight from the voter-suppression playbook of the US Republican Party. The Unfair Elections Act also prohibits the Chief Electoral Officer from engaging in general public education and democratic outreach to groups less likely to vote. According to C-23, The Elections Canada civics-outreach Student Vote Program (SVP) will now be illegal for the Chief Electoral Officer to run. During the 2011 general election, over 500,000 students across Canada cast mock ballots through SVP in an effort designed to encourage them to vote when they turn 18. Well over a year ago, MPs were briefed by the Chief Electoral Officer that, in the 2015 election, Elections Canada would continue to expand its efforts to enhance voter turnout by placing polling stations on over 20 university and college campuses across Canada, as well as in, or near, urban Aboriginal Friendship Centres or similar facilities. According to Craig Scott who was present during this briefing, the Conservative MPs were not pleased with this news. Based on this initial reaction, I would say that the voter suppression provision of C-23 should come as no surprise. In Part II of this column I will look at the other two themes: “Pretending to Fight Electoral Fraud” and “Worsening the Distorting Impact of Money Politics on Our Democracy”. Alex Atamanenko is the MP for BC Southern Interior

Tax agency fails to create new plan for cheats THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA, Ont. - After a threeyear effort, the Canada Revenue Agency has failed to produce a new national strategy to combat the underground economy despite repeated requests to do so from cash-starved provinces. The provinces, especially Ontario and British Columbia, have been pressing the agency since late 2010 to update its strategy for extracting taxes from the underground econ-

omy, estimated to be worth more than $35 billion annually. The current guiding document is a decade old, and changes since then - including the advent of cash-register “zapper” technology that conceals sales - have made it increasingly out of date. The agency regularly audits offenders in three most-active underground sectors, that is, construction, retail trade and food services, including table-

waiting staff. In 2011-12, the last year for which statistics are available, the agency carried out almost 11,000 underground-economy audits, finding more than $300 million in unpaid taxes. But internal documents from last October show that an updated strategy for targeting the right businesses and workers, with enough resources and agency-wide co-ordination, has eluded officials.

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Trail Wildlife Association wins conservation award By Jim Bailey

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The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) recognized the work of the Trail Wildlife Association (TWA) at its 58th AGM and Convention by presenting them with a prestigious conservation award earlier this month in Kelowna. TWA was awarded the Dr. Louis Lemieux Conservation Award for its ongoing work

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From left: Trail Wildlife Association members Alphonse Mallette, Rob Frew, Cara Adrain, Jay Mykietyn, Laurie Bursaw, and David Sidley work on upgrades at the Murphy Creek Spawning Channel.

with restoring the Murphy Creek spawning channel. “It’s pretty cool,” said TWA director Rob Frew. “We didn’t do the project to get the award . . . but it brings more funding so it’s good.” The project team comprised of Frew, Michael Zimmer, fisheries biologist with the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), ONA technologist Natasha Audy, TWA’s Cara Adrain, and dedicated volunteers also received a $1,000 cheque which will go right back into the Murphy Creek Spawning and Rearing Channel Restoration project that requires continual monitoring and maintenance. “Anything you construct needs a maintenance program, somebody to steward it, keep an eye on it and make sure its functional,” said Zimmer. “Like the thing went dry a few times, and that’s a problem especially when you have fish up there. They spawn and you have eggs incubating, and the thing goes dry, you have the potential to lose a year class there from the side channel. So the importance of regular flow and moderated flow is critical.” After careful study and survey of Murphy Creek, work began last fall, as new valves and pipes were installed to the water intake structures to improve flow

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spawning temperature is five to 10 C. The TWA is also taking advantage of the new project to help educate future biologists. Last fall, J.L. Crowe students assisted with maintenance activities on the channel as well as helped construct a new footbridge while learning about habitat restoration from the fisheries biologist. “It’s been a good partnership for us,” said Frew. Fifteen students attended a field walkthrough day at the site to see what it was about, and a dozen returned to do the work. Crowe students and the project team will continue to monitor the spawning rainbows and the efficacy of the upgraded system. New sluice gates on both of the water intake structures were also recently installed, as were a grate to block woody debris from entering the lower intake and a grill on the upper intake. Installations planned for 2014 include a silt curtain in the settling pond, as well as initiatives to help improve spawning channel beds and cover. For those wishing to learn more about the project, Frew and Adrain will be giving a power-point presentation at the TWA General Membership Meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Local 480 Hall.

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sion. My husband’s attitude is making me angry and exhausted. I’ve spoken to him about it, but he is too lazy to contribute anything. He has two friends and no social activities. He makes me feel like screaming. Any suggestions? -- Iceberg Dear Iceberg: You are taking on a bigger burden than necessary. The fact that your husband visits doesn’t mean he is a guest whom you have to entertain. You are not obligated to make conversation with someone who neither contributes nor cares. While he undoubtedly appreciates news of the children, there is nothing wrong with having a visit where the two of you watch TV together. Accept him as he is, and talk only as much as you want. We hope this alleviates some of your frustration. Dear Annie: I have another perspective on “Concerned Cousin,”

who worried about grandchildren occasionally sharing a bed with the grandparents. My husband and I have 12 grandchildren. When they sleep over, we put them in the same little tent our daughter once slept in when we camped out, along with

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Guillevin International Co. is seeking an ambitious/customer focused individual with a minimum Grade 12 education and preferably 1-2 yrs experience in a similar Inside Sales Role. Preference will be given to candidates that have some electrical products experience. Responsibilities will include: customer service in person and over the telephone by processing orders, providing price and delivery information, co-coordinating project requirements, and answering various product inquiries. You should be highly motivated, a strong team player with demonstrated learning abilities. We offer an attractive benefits program, which includes profit sharing. Please forward your resume to: Peter Youngblut Guillevin International Co. 609-13th Street Castlegar BC V1N 2K6 pyoungblut@guillevin.com www.guillevin.com We thank all candidates, but only those short-listed will be contacted.

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MIRAL HEIGHTS, 2555 Albert Dr. Fri. May2, 6:30-7:30pm., Sat. May3 8am-1:00pm. Tools, electrical items, construction material, drums, guitars/cases.

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Rossland 279,900

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2395554

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2391999

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2214582

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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

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.

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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.

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,

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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

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.

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Salmo 294,000 MLS#

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BE SURE TO SAVE OR REMEMBER YOUR SIGN IN INFORMATION AND YOUR PASSWORD. 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

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Rhonda

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Fruitvale 199,000 MLS#

Rob

MLS#

2392778

Rhonda

Trail 219,000

2396385

Rhonda

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2396517

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Warfield 219,000

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Warfield 189,900

2389662

Rhonda

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2393875

5.1 Acres

1 Acre

Salmo 169,000

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2215536

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2393731

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Young fundraisers Sheri Regnier photo

Natasha Franko Duquette (left), Dezra Kuchar (right) and Deb Shergold, Daffodil Fund organizer, (in back) presented Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs (centre) with a Canadian Cancer Society daffodil pin Monday in council chambers to honour the society’s annual Daffodil Month (April) campaign coming to a close. The two young girls took to the streets to raise money for cancer last week. By selling the bright yellow pins door-to-door, the seven-year-old pals raised the local chapter’s total donations from $10,000 to $10,033.

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83 Perdue Street, Trail

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This immaculate gem offers 3 bdrms, 2 full baths, beautifully decorated with modern spacious kitchen and bathrooms, wood floors, high ceilings, large living room and updated windows and doors. Move right in and enjoy! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

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$399,000

315 - 880 Wordsworth Avenue, Warfield

$67,900

Super condo in a secure building priced to sell - mortgage payments are less than rent on this modern 2 bdrm. unit - call your REALTOR® for your viewing.

Brand new 3 bdrm home at an affordable price. This home has southern exposure with gorgeous views, enclosed parking for up to 4 cars and the inside finishes include granite top kitchen counters and hardwood floors. Call your REALTOR(R) today.

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232 Simonds Street, Warfield

Mechanical and plumbing updated, newer panel and wiring, newer furnace, windows, and hot water tank. Get into the market today!

No neighbours on both sides! This 2 bdrm, 1 bath house features large covered deck, enclosed porch and bright above grade basement. Call today!

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$239,000

Fantastic Fruitvale family home! Open floor plan with 3 bdrms and 2.5 baths, double carport, and wood burning stove. All this and located on a quiet dead end street. This home is a great value! Call now! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

2704 - 10th Avenue, Castlegar

$190,000 3 bdrm 2 bath home in excellent location. $299,900 3 bdrm 1.5 bath in a very desirable South Close to schools for all ages, library, parks, Custom-built 4 bdrm home with attached 2 Castlegar neighbourhood. Hardwood flooring, downtown shopping, post office, doctors car garage on a 1.6 acre lot is priced to sell! single car garage, fenced yard and pool all office, restaurants, gym. Air conditioning, gas This one should be on your viewing list! await you! fireplace, single car garage all on 60x100 lot. Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665 or Terry (250) 231-1101

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1887 Spokane Street, Rossland

$184,000

The most amazing views! Turn of the century home with 3 bedrooms, updated plumbing, roof, siding and furnace. Close to schools and downtown. Call today!

This home has had many upgrades including new flooring, windows, bathroom, paint and front porch. Newer gas furnace and roof. Lots of privacy on this, .13 acre lot with plenty of trees surrounding it and a large wood deck. Call your REALTOR® today.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1901 Butte Street, Rossland

$199,000

Call me for a FREE market evaluation today! Call Art (250) 368-8818

2340 McBride Street, Trail A great family home with beautiful oak kitchen, hardwood flooring and gas fireplace. 3 spacious bdrms on main and 1 down, large rec room, and good storage areas. Fenced back yard, central air and underground sprinkling add to appeal. Roofing aprox. 5 years. Good landscaping and garden shed in back-yard. Call for your personal viewing of this property, you will be happy you did.

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Mary Martin

Cell: 250-231-0264

ext 28

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Terry Alton

This graceful and spacious home offers beautiful “heritage” characteristics including hardwood floors, French doors, charming den, and large rooms. Master bedroom offers huge en suite with jetted tub and lots of closet space. Open and bright kitchen with large, sunny eating area and patio doors to deck. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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302 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac $399,000

$349,000

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2000 Lookout Street, Trail

$225,000

If you are looking for privacy, incredible views and a rural lifestyle, yet close to town, this is it! 14 private acres overlooking Columbia River. Home offers 3-4 bdrms, open floor plan, chicken coop and nice garden areas. Very low taxes - after grant sells pay $350/yr! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264