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No expansion decision until after election, says minister

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

The very complex tiers that divvy up taxes from a $810-million asset in the area has grounded Trail’s bid for boundary expansion to a temporary halt.

The province’s decision to delay the process for the city to envelop the Waneta Dam and Columbia Garden’s Industrial Park came as great disappointment to Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, but the news wasn’t too surprising for a regional district direc“A considerable tor.

“This is a very long amount of time process that requires and work has extensive conversation among the stakeholdgone into this ers in order to underinitiative so it’s stand and address really going to all impacts,” said Ali Grieve, Area A direcbe a shame to tor for the Regional think that we District of Kootenay are going to Boundary (RDKB).

“To date, we have have to shelve had no formal meeting it (until after with the city to discuss the election).” any mitigation issues.”

After meeting DIETER BOGS with local leaders in June, Minister of Community, Sports and Cultural Development, Coralee Oakes, acknowledged the strides Trail has made laying groundwork for “potential governance change in the area,” in a July 14 letter to the city and regional district, but she said it is essential to build a shared understanding among all involved, including property owners impacted by an extension, city residents and affected local governments.

Oakes stated in her correspondence to both parties that the boundary proposal encroaches on the Nov. 15 civic election process and would not be considered on a legislative level until after that date.

She wrote that legislative changes are necessary to ensure continuity of tax treatment of the Waneta Dam, “if it were within city limits, given the unique ownership structure of that asset between BC Hydro and Teck.”

Further, Oakes said that the necessary provincial decisions and “legal instruments” could See COUNCIL, Page 3

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Trail hosted two judges from the Communities in Bloom International committee to make notes about the city's hard work in the small town category of the international competition. On the left, judge Lucie Gagné from Quebec and on the right, Piet Boersma from the Netherlands, take a closer look at the flower beds in the Piazza Colombo during Wednesday’s visit.

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International judges tour the Silver City According to the Boersma and his fellow judge, Lucie Gagné from Boucherville, Quebec, they got a great first impression while in Trail on Wednesday.

“We went and visited sites by the river and Tadanac and it is just beautiful,” said Gagné.

“I think the people here are very aware of the landscape they have. There are a lot of trees, a lot of diversity, a lot of flower beds and a lot of baskets. They've done a great job throughout the years, making this place a great and tidy place to live

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

With all the dust, caution tape and construction around downtown, it may not seem like the ideal time to have Communities in Bloom judges in Trail.

But according to one of the visiting judges, it isn't hurting the city's chances in the international competition.

“They are making improvements,” said judge Piet Boersma from the Netherlands. “In the end, I think it is better for the city as a whole.”

and work in.”

Gagné made a note of how many projects the Trail in Bloom and city organizations have taken on in the last few years, exemplifying the message behind Communities in Bloom.

“This is what Communities in Bloom is all about – getting the people to work together towards the same goal and it seems that it works perfectly here,” she said.

There was one aspect of Trail that stood out to the two visiting judges and it was something they hadn't

encountered in any of the cities they had visited on their trip.

“You have something really special here that I haven't seen anywhere else – the staircases. This is new for me. This is really something special,” said Gagné. “You have a lot to show people here. We are really proud with what we see.”

Another aspect that stood out to Boersma was the hospitality he has felt from the people of Trail.

“Everyone is very nice here,” he said.

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Nominations begin for new SOWK riding

By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

The West Kootenay’s political climate is about to heat up during these dog days of summer.

Nomination meetings in the newly formed South Okanagan West Kootenay (SOWK) riding are being hosted throughout the region beginning today at 10 a.m. in Grand Forks for the first of four Conservative Party of Canada events that culminate Saturday in Penticton with the appointment of a candidate who will lead the political faction into the next federal election.

In the running is Penticton’s Marshall Neufeld and Kelowna’s Rick deJong.

Both men are travelling to Castlegar to deliver short speeches at the Sandman Inn

today at 6 p.m., before heading back to the Okanagan for two final opportunities to appeal for member votes.

With new electoral boundaries, the Conservative SOWK President said the party is not certain how many local party members will turn up in Castlegar to register before choosing a candidate.

“This time it is a little different because of the new riding boundaries and it’s really hard to guess,” said Meagan Salekin “I’m expecting fewer people in Castlegar only because we’ve lost Nelson, and in the past those folks would come over and vote in Castlegar.”

Salekin expects a larger member turnout when the nomination meetings return to the Okanagan region.

“We don’t normally have

one in Osoyoos so I am not too sure,” she continued. “But when we hit Penticton we’ll get a few hundred and it’ll be busy because most of our members are in Penticton.”

This time around, to accommodate far flung members of the large new riding, the Liberal Party of Canada is holding its two nomination meetings, one locally, on Saturday. The first Liberal gathering is at 10 a.m. in Rossland’s Red Mountain Resort Day Lodge and the second, in the afternoon at the Ramada Inn in Penticton.

With only one Liberal nominee, Summerland’s Connie Denesiuk, the meetings are a formality before she is declared SOWK’s Liberal Party leader by acclamation.

From current MLA NDP Alex Atamanenko’s home turf

of Castlegar, the NDP association’s president told the Trail Times that new membership in SOWK’s NDP riding has doubled in the last six months.

“We now have 1,200 members and are growing,” said Vince Salvo from his Castlegar home. “We don’t have balloting details yet but we will be having meet-the-candidates events in September.”

Nomination meetings to select Richard Cannings from Penticton, or Margaret Maximenko from Christina Lake, into NDP leadership won’t happen until mid-October, he added.

The Green Party hasn’t announced a nominee in the SOWK district to date, but riding president Celeste Kitchen said possible candidates can still step forward.

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Selkirk grounding aviation program

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By Jim Sinclair Castlegar News

A group of people with past, present, and future interest in the aviation program at Selkirk College got together in Castlegar on Tuesday for what they expected to be an intense board meeting at the college.

They were prepared to receive the official announcement of the aviation program’s termination, but were also determined to present as compelling argument as possible in the program’s defense. As it would turn out toward the end of a two-hour session, the board voted 5-4 in favour of cancellation.

It had been publicized some months ago that the two-year pilots’ program would not be taking in new first-year students this coming September.

The number of second-year students was three.

College president Angus Graeme summed it up during the meeting, that it comes down to a form investment return for the greatest number of students, and that the aviation program, despite it’s rich history, was just one of many programs at the college.

“We’ve got to start fresh,” said Graeme just prior to the vote.

“We can’t make program decisions based on nostalgia.”

It does seem quite likely, however, that the three students will indeed be able to complete their second year at Selkirk College.

Final results to come out in September

FROM PAGE 1 “I think that when you have enthusiastic people around, it works well. I think that if someone is not enthusiastic, then it stops.”

As for how Trail shapes up against our competition and neighbour, Castlegar?

“You’ll have to wait until September to find out,” said Gagné with a smile.

Boersma agreed.

“Are you trying to get us to tell secrets?” asked Boersma while laughing.

The final results in the small town category of the international competition will be announced in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on Sept.

17 at the awards ceremonies.

Trail is up against Castlegar, the Community of Fogo in Newfoundland, Jasper, KillarneyTurtle in Manitoba, Moynalty Village in Ireland and Stettler, Alberta.

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Parkland Fuel Corporation has taken over management of the empty building that used to house Trail's 7-Eleven. Under contract to Parkland Fuel, Geotech Drilling was on site putting holes in the ground prepping the property for the new renters to move in. It is still unknown what kind of amenities Parkland Fuel will be providing, but Chevron will still be providing the gasoline.

Council opts to keep legal wheels rolling FROM PAGE 1 not be in place for a governance change this fall.

“This is very disappointing news,” said Bogs. “A considerable amount of time and work has gone into this initiative so it’s really going to be a shame to think that we are going to have to shelve it (until after the election).”

This week, Trail council opted to keep legally moving forward, though face-toface mitigation talks with the RDKB’s appointed committee is on hold pending further communication with the province and Teck.

“Depending on timing, mitigation may be best addressed in early 2015, following the local government elections,” confirmed David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief

administrative officer.

During Monday night’s regular meeting, Trail council unanimously agreed to reply to Oakes’ position and request that timing for legislative changes be advanced so the matter could move forward before the municipal elections.

In the interim, discussions are ongoing between the province, Trail and Teck Metals, Perehudoff told the Trail Times, adding that those talks pertain to finalizing the Supplementary Letters Patent document.

He said the city is seeking clarification that if issues are resolved prior to the election, that the current council can pass its final resolution asking for the boundary extension to be approved.

“If this can be facilitated then any

final matters can be addressed in the interim,” he noted. “And would wait to be dealt with in the spring 2015 legislative session.”

Grieve said she agrees with the city’s position to delay mitigation talks, however, the inclusive communication between the province, city and regional district is a positive step forward.

“We were both having our own conversations with the province, saying the province told us this, or the province told us that,” Grieve explained.

“During the minister’s visit, we asked the province to share the same information to the same people at the same time.

“So I’m really happy we received this letter together.”

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Ponzi scheme snares 200 people and $100 million

By Jeff Nagel Black Press

A former notary public who bilked scores of Metro Vancouver investors of more than $100 million has been found by securities regulators to have run a Ponzi scheme.

Vancouver-based Rashida Samji committed a fraud under the B.C. Securities Act on more than 200 investors between 2003 and 2012, a B.C. Securities Commission panel ruled.

Surrey lawyer Scott Nicoll, who acted on behalf of 51 victims from Surrey and Richmond, is not surprised by the finding.

“It was pretty apparent it was a fraud from the outset,” he said.

Samji claimed she was offering a secure investment guaranteed to pay 12 per cent a year.

Invested cash would go into a trust account that would secure borrowing by a B.C. winery so it could expand internationally.

“The whole investment scheme was one big lie,” the BCSC panel states in its ruling. “There was no investment related to the wine business.

“Samji used investors’ funds to pay other investors in order to keep the scheme going. She also used investors’ funds for her own purposes.

It was a monumental deceit.”

The BCSC has yet to determine its sanctions against Samji, who also faces criminal charges of fraud and is named in civil lawsuits.

Nicoll said the Surrey victims he represented invested between $50,000 and $1.1 million each.

“They were either elderly or still working in very average jobs,” he said. “These were not people who could afford to lose these investments and then go on about their lives.”

Nicoll said Samji succeeded in keeping her scheme afloat for so long in part because she ensnared a former investment advisor at Coast Capital Savings who recommended her investment to clients at the credit union.

Coast Capital didn’t know its rogue employee Arvin Patel was selling more than just mutual funds and this spring reached out-of-court settlements of civil action brought by many of the fraud victims. The securities commission said in a previous ruling that the advisor – who put $600,000 of his own money in the scheme – should have known Samji’s claims were false and that high returns with no risk are impossible.

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Martin Mars water bombers have been phased out of B.C. forest fire fighting operations in favour of much smaller aircraft.

Province defends shift from Martin Mars water bombers

New small planes more flexible, deliver water twice as fast

By Jeff Nagel Black Press

The provincial government is defending its unpopular decision to halt B.C.’s use of the veteran Martin Mars water bombers in favour of newer aircraft to fight wildfires.

The B.C. Wildfire Management Branch responded as campaigners closed in on a target of 20,000 signatures on a petition urging the premier to reinstate the 1940s-era amphibious plane.

Organizer Chris Alemany plans to deliver the petition

Thursday to Christy Clark’s constituency office in West Kelowna, where residents had been under evacuation order from the Smith Creek wildfire.

Critics argue the province is spending more money to get less firefighting service than it had with the famous Martin Mars planes.

B.C. instead has contracted the use of four Air Tractor “Fire Boss” water-scooping amphibious planes from the Conair Group of Abbotsford for $2.5 million per season.

The much smaller aircraft are more flexible because they can operate from more than 1,700 lakes compared to just 113 with the Mars.

The new planes

can also drop water, foam or retardant on a fire, with an ability to deliver 3,025 litres on a seven-minute turnaround, compared to 19,000 litres with the Mars on a 19-minute round trip.

The branch said in statement the new Fire Bosses delivered fire suppressant twice as fast during the recent West Kelowna fire – 586,000 litres in 11.3 hours – as the Martin Mars dropped during the 2003 Kelowna fire.

“Over the past six weeks, the new Fire Boss aircraft have actioned more fires than the Martin Mars did in six years.”

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WestJet deal almost complete

By Steve Kidd

The contract with WestJet Encore to bring direct-to-Calgary flights to Penticton airport is nearly complete, according to Penticton’s Economic Development Officer.

“We’re negotiating on some of the finer points of the deal.

Certainly we had an agreement in principle on how we wanted to move forward,” said

BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the Buckley Day Use Area, including the boat ramp, at the Pend D’Oreille Recreation Site near Seven Mile Dam reopened on Friday, July 18.

The site has been re-assessed and immediate public safety concerns have been addressed.

Safety is BC Hydro’s top priority. Those who use the Buckley Day Use Area and boat ramp are reminded that alcohol is not permitted on site and that parking is limited.

Please be aware that these rules will be strictly enforced.

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However, work going on at city hall isn’t just about hashing out the WestJet contract details.

Pennington said they are also working to make sure the flights will be a success when they start in late October.

“The thing we are really investigating is how to do we make it into a robust winter season. Given the

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while, has a large drop pattern that the branch said can make it unsafe to use close to ground crews, who must stop work during a drop, risking the escape of a fire that could have been contained during the initial attack phase.

The province also uses various other air tankers and helicopters in fighting fires.

More than 100 helicopters are currently in use around the province. The province brought in an additional 153 firefighters from Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick Tuesday, joining 350 other out-of-province personnel.

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one Martin Mars left in the province, owned by the Coulson Group on Vancouver Island.

According to the province, it offered the firm an “as when needed” contract for the 2014 fire season but got no response.

The government statement noted the Mars engines are prone to breakdowns, while if one Fire Boss breaks down the other three can stay in service.

Separate planes can also be split up to attack multiple different targets at once, which officials say is particularly useful in fighting a series of fires after intense lightning.

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Oct. 26 start date, it’s always been something I worried about,” she said. “As important as getting the contract done is making sure that we take this opportunity to try to turn around the season from a couple of months summer season into a full winter season with activities throughout all the months.”

Pennington said she has been talking to stakeholders throughout the South Okanagan from Apex to Osoyoos gathering up a list of events that happen in the winter.

Many destinations, she said, have responded enthusiastically to having Calgary to South Okanagan flights, with some even planning new winter events to attract visitors.

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Calgary population keeps growing THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - Alberta’s biggest city just keeps getting bigger.

The latest municipal census shows Calgary’s population went up by 3.3 per cent, or more than 38,000, in 2013.

It’s the largest ever yearly increase for a city which now sits just shy of the 1.2 million mark.

The census shows 28,000 more people moved to Calgary than left, while the birth rate was higher than the death rate by nearly 10,500.

Even bedroom communities around the city are growing by leaps and bounds, including Chestermere, which saw its population swell by nine per cent to more than 17,000 last year.

Separate analysis shows Calgary’s vacancy rate is two per cent and that the car is still king, with nearly 70 per cent of commuters driving to and from work.

Crime numbers and severity drop: StatsCan THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of crimes committed was lower last year, but so was the severity of those criminal acts.

The agency says the police-reported Crime Severity Index fell by nine per cent in 2013, the tenth consecutive annual decline.

The index, which measures the volume and severity of crime based on average prison sentences handed down for convictions, was 36 per cent lower in 2013 than a decade earlier.

StatsCan says the traditional crime rate also declined last year compared with 2012 by eight per cent.

The national crime rate has been on a downward slide since the early 1990s, reaching its lowest level last year since 1969.

Canadian police services reported just over 1.8 million Criminal Code offences were committed in 2013, down approximately 132,000 from the previous year.

Most offences were down, but there were increases in the number of some offences reported, including extortion, identity theft, aggravated sexual assault, child pornography and sexual violations against children.

Most provinces and territories recorded a decrease in the severity of crimes committed, except in the Yukon and Newfoundland and Labrador, where they saw slight increases.

Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Manitoba recorded the largest declines among the provinces and territories.

On a municipal scale, none of Canada’s census metropolitan areas recorded increases in crime severity.

And Victoria saw the biggest decline compared with 2012, down by 17 per cent.

The violent CSI fell 10 in 2013 compared with the previous year, says StatsCan, marking the seventh consecutive decrease.

Police services reported approximately 384,000 violent incidents last year, down about 32,000 from 2012, mainly resulting from a drop in robberies.

Homicides were also down. Police reported 505 of them in 2013, down 38 from 2012.

The homicide rate was also at its lowest level since 1966, at 1.44 victims per 100,000 population.

Minister rejects report calling for more spending on jobs, less focus on deficit THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Finance Minister Joe Oliver is rejecting a recommendation from a report issued by the C.D. Howe Institute that he focus more on creating jobs than eliminating a tiny deficit.

The report by McMaster University economics professor William Scarth argues that keeping the deficit at 0.5 per cent of GDP for the next three years could lower the unemployment rate by 0.4 per cent, or create the equivalent of 75,000 additional jobs.

The recent slowdown in economic growth and job creation has put the government under increased pressure to become more active on stimulating growth. Earlier this month the Ontario government announced a budget that would spend more on infrastructure while running a $12.5-billion deficit.

In a statement, Oliver said job creation can be accomplished without creating deficits during times of economic recovery.

“Our government will not open the taps on reckless spending.

We will not go down that well-trod and irresponsible path to economic decline,” he said.

In a commentary earlier in the week, Liberal deputy leader Ralph Goodale said

“Our government will not open the taps on reckless spending. We will not go down that well-trod and irresponsible path to economic decline.”

Joe Oliver

the Harper government was in “denial” about the jobs picture in Canada all so it “can concoct a surplus on the eve of an election.”

Eliminating the deficit in 2015 is critical for the federal Conservatives heading into a fall election that year because in 2011 Harper promised to cut personal taxes by about $2.5 billion through a form of income splitting once the budget was balanced.

The report argues that maintaining a deficit in the $10 billion range, where most believe it currently stands, would pose no economic or fiscal problems for Ottawa, which already has by far the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7.

Longer term, it would mean missing the stated target of reducing national debt-to-GDP to 25 per cent by 2021 by a single percentage point.

“A government that emphasizes its commitment to protect the interests of working Canadians should not reject this opportunity to lower unemployment when it can be achieved without a serious

trade-off,” Scarth states.

The recommendation that Ottawa should delay its efforts to balance the budget and spend on infrastructure to create jobs has been advocated by leftwing economists, but Scarth’s report is not so easily pigeonholed.

Scarth is critical of the Ontario Liberal’s recent budget given the province’s burdensome debt and on efficiency grounds The paper argues that sub-national governments like provinces don’t have the same ability to stimulate the economy through spending, partly because of spillage to other provinces and partly because their actions don’t directly impact the country’s terms of trade.

enlarge by about $15 billion.

Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter says he might not advise a new round of stimulus spending as long as the economy is “plodding” along, but it also would not concern him.

“The market is not crying out for a tighter fiscal policy at the federal level,” he explained. “If the government wheeled out a significant mediumterm infrastructure program, I don’t think I’d have a big problem with it - they can borrow very cheaply and there’s a pretty good case to be made that there’s lots of demand for infrastructure.”

Scarth’s paper argues that while infrastructure spending would help the economy, it is important that it come from Ottawa rather than Queen’s Park or other provincial capitals. It would be more effective and Ottawa, with its low debt-to-GDP ratio, can afford it, he said.

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C.D. Howe economist Finn Poschmann says that is why stimulus spending in countries like Greece, which have no control over the value of the euro, tend not to work, or not work optimally.

Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge also recently came out in favour of increased spending on infrastructure, particularly at this point in the business cycle when borrowing costs are at historically low levels.

“It is thus important to realize that in the current environment of low longterm interest rates, fiscal prudence does not require bringing the annual budget balance to zero almost immediately,” he wrote in a paper for the Bennett Jones law firm.

The report estimates a 1.5 per cent multiplier effect from carrying a $10-billion deficit - in essence spending $10 billion more than planned so that the economy will

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B.C. unemployment: the good, the bad and the ugly

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f the B.C. economy has recovered, why are there still too many people looking for work?

After all, the recession is over, and B.C. Finance Minister Mike DeJong just announced the books are balanced.

The most recent figures from Stats Canada show B.C.’s unemployment rate at 6 per cent for June 2014, down from the peak of 8.7 per cent in March 2011. Is that good or bad?

Economists usually place the point of relatively zero unemployment at around 3 to 4 per cent.

The caveat, of course, is that people still get fired, laid off, and companies still downsize and fold.

But such low rates are rare in B.C. The province reached 3.9 per cent just once recently, in December 2007, at the height of the pre-recession bubble.

Unemployment rates between 4 to 5 per cent are generally regarded as excellent because it generally means the economy is very strong, and skilled workers can find jobs and

employers people. Rates between 5 and 6 per cent are very good, while rates between 6 and 7 per cent are signs that the economy and labour market have room for improvement.

Over the last year and a half B.C. has had unemployment rates between 6 and 7 per cent, which is fairly typical for B.C. even when things are good. The pattern for unemployment in the province has been largely in lock step with that of Canada overall, although B.C. does fare a little better.

The Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, home to almost 80 per cent of B.C.’s population, have had the lowest and steadiest rates of unemployment. The interior and the north have seen larger fluctuations.

Today, all regions range between 5.5 per cent and 6.6 per cent, except for the Northwest at 9.7 per cent while it awaits the promised LNG boom.

Over the last 10 years there has been a 13 per cent increase in employment overall, with steady

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growth in natural resources, healthcare, construction, education, and the professions, but with significant downturns in agriculture and manufacturing.

As well, in the last 10 years wages have gone up 29 per cent from an overall average of $18.75 to $24.18 an hour.

Management occupations had the highest increases, of course, with significant wage increases for the skilled trades. The retail sector – the largest sector of employment – has the lowest overall wages.

Youth continue to be the most vulnerable to fluctuation in the economy. While there is typically a higher unemployment rate for youth (ages

15 to 24), the rates have generally kept in step with the overall unemployment rates.

As for the sexes, men were harder hit by the recession with higher initial spikes in unemployment, but those figures have now evened out with women. While there are slightly more men in the labour force overall, there are twice the number of women to men in parttime work.

But no matter the unemployment rate, if you are the one looking for work it’s never easy.

B.C. has almost 150,000 unemployed and actively looking for work.

That number is far too high, no matter how you count it. Keep in mind that a full percentage in B.C. means about 25,000 people with or without a job.

If the U.S. economy can continue to grow, China doesn’t collapse – takking the rest of Asia down with it – and some of the promised LNG and natural resource opportunities come to fruition, then B.C. could face a stronger labour market, further

lowering the unemployment rates. Key industries for employment growth include healthcare, natural resources, construction, and the dynamic information technology sector.

However, a disturbing but unstoppable trend is the decline in labour force participation rate, that is, adults who are either working or looking for work.

It has dropped over a full percentage in the last 10 years and is expected to decline even further.

Right now over 25 per cent of BC’s entire workforce is 55 years of age and older, with 7 per cent over 65.

While retirees do have pensions and savings, and contribute to the economy through their investments and purchases, they are not as economically productive as workers.

As baby boomers retire, and more and more skills and workers leave the labour force, this could be the ugly spot in our labour market of the future.

Columnist Michael Izen is an economic and labour market analyst.

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he question to bear in two German citizens, accused mind, when reading of spying for the US – whose this whole sorry tale, key contact was the CIA stais this. If Americans tion chief in Berlin. are, on average, no stupider The United States has than Germans, then why are never formally apologized their intelligence services so for tapping Merkel’s phone. stupid?

It refused to give her access After the most recent rev- to the NSA file on her before elations about American spy- she visited Washington in ing in Germany, there was con- April. And it went on paysiderable speculation among ing a spy who worked for the members of the Bundestag B u n d e s n a c h r i c h t e n d i e n s t (parliament) that Germany (BND - Federal Intelligence might “get even” by invit- Service) right down to this ing US whistlemonth. blower Edward “One can S n o w d e n only cry at the to leave his sight of so much Moscow exile stupidity,” said and come to Finance Minister Berlin instead.

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American con“We learned things (from trollers paid their spy in the Snowden) that we didn’t BND almost $40,000 in cash know before, and that’s always for 218 secret German docuinteresting,” she said – but ments downloaded to comput“granting asylum isn’t an er memory sticks and handed act of gratitude.” Given that over at secret locations in one of the things she learned Austria. from Snowden was that the Some of those secret docuUS National Security Agency ments were even about the was bugging her mobile discussions of the German phone, this showed admirable parliamentary committee that restraint on her part, but even was investigating the earliMerkel’s restraint only goes er American spying efforts, so far. including the bugging of Only a week before, Chancellor Merkel’s phone. her patience with persis- The American spy agencies tent American spying, even simply don’t know how to stop after Snowden’s revelations, spying, even when they have snapped quite dramatically: been caught red-handed. she ordered the US Central They only got away with Intelligence Agency’s “chief such brazen behaviour for so of station” at the American long because the Germans embassy in Berlin to leave naively trusted them. The spy the country. German media from the BND, for example, reports stressed that such simply sent the US embassy drastic action had only been an email asking if they were taken previously when dealing interested in “cooperation”. with “pariah states like North The German authorities Korea or Iran.” didn’t pick up on it because Clemens Binninger, the they didn’t monitor even the chair of the parliamentary uncoded communications of a committee that oversees the “friendly” embassy.

German intelligence service, The spy was caught only explained that the action came when he got greedy and in response to the US “fail- sent a similar email to the ure to cooperate on resolving Russian embassy. Russian various allegations, starting communications are monwith the NSA and up to the itored as a matter of course latest incidents.” The “latest in all Western countries, so incidents” were the arrest of the German authorities put

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the spy under surveillance, and almost immediately they discovered that he was already selling his information to the Americans.

“We must focus more strongly on our so-called allies,” said Stephan Mayer, a security spokesman of Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party, and one of the first consequences will be the cancellation of Germany’s “no-spy” agreement with the United States. In future, US activities in Germany will be closely monitored by the German intelligence service.

What is clear from all this is that the American intelligence agencies are completely out of control.

They are so powerful that even after the revelations of massive abuse in the past year very few politicians in Washington dare to support radical cuts in their budgets or the scope of their operations.

They collect preposterous amounts of irrelevant information, alienating friends and allies and abusing the civil rights of their own citizens in the process.

The German intelligence agency (there’s only one) doesn’t behave like that. It chooses its targets carefully, it operates within the law, and it doesn’t spy on allies. Why the big difference?

It’s because the annual budget of the Bundesnachrichtendienst is just under $1 billion, and it employs only 6,000 people.

The United States has only five times as many people as Germany, but its “intelligence community” includes seventeen agencies with a total budget of $80 billion dollars.

There are 854,000 Americans with top-secret security clearances.

The American intelligence community grew fat and prospered through four decades of Cold War and two more decades of the “War on Terror”.

It is now so big, so rich, so powerful that it can do practically anything it wants. And often it does stuff just because it can, even if it’s totally counter-productive.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles on world affairs are published in 45 countries.

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TORONTO - Hall of Fame sports broadcaster Bill Stephenson, who spent several decades on Canadian radio and television, has died. He was 85.

Born in Elrose, Sask., Stephenson started his radio career in his early 20s at CJAV in Port Alberni, B.C. During his time in B.C., he covered the Lions, among other local teams, as well as the first subfour-minute mile at the 1954 British Empire Games.

In 1960, Stephenson began a long career where he covered the Toronto Argonauts as well as several other major sports events, including the 1972 Summit Series.

“There’s no doubt that it was a great moment in our lives,” Stephenson told bcradiohistory. com. “Our national pride was at stake after the first four games and the team had to preserve our pride in the last four games in Moscow.”

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In the Monday afternoon sun, Jayden Logodi, 7, on the far left, showed off his natural talent at bocce ball against his family in Gyro Park. From left to right, Erik Logodi, Kristin Steinke and Anja Logodi do their best to try and win at least one round against the 7-year-old during their friendly bocce tournament.

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Accomplished director wants to create movies aiming at ‘people of certain age’

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - As Rob Reiner’s film “And So It Goes” hits theatres on Friday, he regards “When Harry Met Sally” as one of the most memorable experiences of his esteemed directorial career.

For one, he met his wife, photographer Michele Singer, on the set of the Oscar-nominated romantic comedy that came out 25 years ago.

Then there was the unique experience of showing star Meg Ryan how to do that famous scene in which she pretends to have an orgasm opposite Billy Crystal in a diner.

“She was a little nervous doing it in front of the crew and all the extras and everybody, and the first time she did it, it was a little bit kind of tepid and then I said, ‘Come on, Meg, you’ve got to do it with a little bit more,”’ Reiner recalled in a recent telephone interview.

“And she did it and again, it was not so strong, and then I said, ‘Hey, look, let me show you what I want,’ and I sat down opposite

Billy and I started pounding the table and going ‘Yes, yes!’ and doing all this stuff.

“He said it looked like he was having a date with Sebastian Cabot or somebody like that, and then I realized that I’m having an orgasm in front of my mother. My mother was sitting right over there and it was a little embarrassing.” (Reiner’s mother, Estelle, played the nearby patron who declares after the orgasm display: “I’ll have what she’s having.”)

“And So It Goes” stars Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton (who had never starred opposite each other before) as neighbours in an apartment complex.

Douglas’s curmudgeonly character, Oren, is a widower and realtor who owns the complex.

When his estranged son goes to jail, he must look after the granddaughter (Sterling Jerins) he didn’t know existed.

Helping Oren is Keaton’s character, Leah, a widow who sings at a local bistro. Mark Andrus, who co-wrote “As Good As It Gets,” penned the screenplay.

Reiner has had a varied career with a long list of directorial efforts in many genres, including “Misery” and the Oscarnominated “A Few Good Men”

and “Stand By Me.” But ever since he helmed 2007’s “The Bucket List” starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as terminally ill men, he found himself wanting to do a specific type of story - one that reflects the experiences of “people of a certain age,” including himself.

“The whole idea of looking at what people think about and feel about as they get older and realize that life is precious,” the 67-year-old movie maker said from Los Angeles. “All those things that are cliche you start to really internalize and understand very deeply.

“People in their 60s and 70s, they’re still desiring to be with the opposite sex, same sex, but also they want to be intimate, they want to be friends and they still have sexuality and all those things still exist.”

For Reiner, thoughts of mortality started to creep into his mind as soon as he turned 60, a birthday he admits was a “real shock.”

“I felt like I was very, very, very young old person,” he said.

“It’s like the beginning of old age, because it’s like if you’re lucky to live to 90, you basically have lived two-thirds of your life - you only

have another ... if you’re lucky, 30 years to go.”

Reiner was also attracted by the opportunity to helm a story in which the leading woman is more mature and emotionally advanced than the man, as he did with “When Harry Met Sally” and several other films.

“What I’ve discovered just from my experience and what I’ve observed of the world around me is that basically women are more evolved,” he said.

“They’re just more emotionally connected, they know what they want more, they’re not as shallow when it comes to the important things in life, which is the emotional connections you make with people.

“And men, they just kind of just run around like idiots until they figure out what they’re supposed to be doing.”

Reiner even appears in the film, as a piano player who provides musical accompaniment to Leah in the bistro. (Reiner said Keaton sang “virtually all” of the songs live during shooting.)

His character also desires to be with Leah, but his efforts are thwarted by Oren - a character the director admitted shares many qualities with Archie Bunker from “All in the Family,”

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a seminal 1970s series in which Reiner rose to fame as the sonin-law.

Reiner said he’s still often called Meathead, his character’s nickname from “All the Family”: “I used to make the joke all the time that I could win the Nobel prize and the headline would be ‘Meathead wins Nobel.”’

And he thinks “All in the Family” would never be allowed on network television had it been made today.

“We’re living in much too PC a world, but it’s certainly a show that could exist on cable. We’re just as divided as a country now, maybe even more so than we were back in the ‘70s.”

Reiner said he has three other films in development but admitted it’s getting harder for him to get his movies made these days.

“Studios don’t want to hire a guy who’s 67 and also, I’m not interested in the kind of movies that they make,” he said. “So it makes it more difficult to put movies together, but that doesn’t mean I still don’t want to. I’m dying to.

“Maybe I can make movies until I’m 80 years old. I mean, look at Clint (Eastwood), he’s still doing it. So I guess if I’m in good health I’ll want to keep doing it.”

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West Kootenay BMX hosts its Provincial Cup Race on Saturday at the BMX track in Salmo, welcoming some of the best riders in the province.

Organizers are expecting up to 100 riders, male and female of all ages to compete at the event starting with young Strider class at age 4 and under to the 61-and-over class.

“There’ll be riders from across the province, but mostly from the Interior I believe,” said event organizer Laurie MacDonald. “We had about 60 last year, and we’re expecting more this year.”

The BMX series has a number of stops along the way with top racers accumulating points, and in B.C. Cup races they receive double the number of points, in order to qualify for Canadians.

Following the Salmo race, racers will pack up and head to Grand Forks for another event that evening and the next day.

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West Kootenay BMX racers hit the track in Salmo on Monday for a final tune up for the B.C. Cup that starts on Saturday at the West Kootenay BMX track at 434 Ski Hill road. cial Cup race once a year, and this is our second year,” said MacDonald. “It’s good, there is lots of great racing, and lots of good competition that is a lot of fun to watch, so we’re hoping to get some spectators out to

watch the action.”

The sport of bicycle motocross, or BMX as it’s more widely known, originated in America in the early 1970s. It was designed as a stepping stone for kids to get into motocross, and quickly blew

up into a sport in its own right.

The West Kootenay BMX track lies just below the Salmo Ski Hill, and is a series of dirt jumps and banked corners, where BMX riders typically race three motos or heats

per event to determine the winner.

There is still room for more racers.

Register for the Cup at the Salmo track on Saturday at 10 a.m., with competitors hitting the starting line at 11 a.m.

LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Trail nets third victory

BY TIMES STAFF The Trail All Stars improved their record to 3-1 at the B.C. Little League Baseball championship on Tuesday in Nanaimo with a 9-6 victory over Forrest Hills.

Trail plated the winning run in the top of the fifth inning in what is its best start in the provincial championship in recent memory.

After back-to-back singles from Austin Cox and Reilly McKinnon, the All Stars would load the bases on a single from Lucas Miracle then score two runs on an error to the Forrest Hills’ first baseman to go up 7-3.

The All Stars got off to a slow start, with the District 5 team scoring three runs in the bottom of the first. But Trail responded in the second; with McKinnon and T. J. Murdoch on first and second, Miracle stepped up and hit a double to left field, bringing home Trail’s first run. Max Profili then counted Miracle, lining a two-strike pitch out of the infield to make it 3-2.

Trail would take the lead in the third on a twoout rally when Austin Cox smoked a double to centre field scoring Jesse Ihas to tie it. McKinnon would then plate Cox with a single to right to give Trail a 4-3 lead.

Trail added two more in the fourth, when Nate Ingram stroked a single, scoring Mike Zarikoff and Kai Birks. Following the two-run fifth, the All Stars would add another run in the sixth on an Ihas triple and an RBI single from Cox. Forrest Hills score three but Nate Ingram would get the final runner out on a fielder’s choice to give Trail the victory.

Miracle got the win on the mound, pitching five strong innings, and giving up seven hits and four walks while striking out seven. He also contributed mightily offensively going 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI. Trail faced Little Mountain on Wednesday but the result was unavailable at press time. They play undefeated South Vancouver today at 11 a.m.

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De Biasio in the hunt at Senior Amateur Smokies’ Basilico commits

BY TIMES STAFF Former Trail resident Brian De Biasio is in the mix at the Senior and Super-Senior Men’s championship at the Christina Lake Golf Club.

De Biasio fired a first round 1-under par 71 to sit four strokes back of the Senior leader John Russell of Chestermere, Alta. who finished with a 67.

De Biasio, currently of Qualicum Beach, dropped five birdies, to go with two bogies and a double bogey on the 17th hole. Russell was already cultivating a lead at three-under at the turn, and finished with only a single fault on his scorecard, a bogey on number 16, the course’s shortest hole. Russell is one of five non-BC residents competing in the 54-hole, three-day event.

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The Chestermere resident sits a single stroke ahead of former champions Doug Roxburgh and Gudmund Lindbjerg who are currently tied for second at -4. Defending champion, Roxburgh, and four-time backto-back champion, Lindbjerg shot 68 on day-1 each carding five birdies and one bogey.

Lance Lundy, of Pemberton, follows close behind after shooting a three-under-par 69 including back-to-back birdies on numbers 15 and 16, while four players are tied for fifth; Jim Shaw, John Gallacher, William MacPherson and Jeff Omland all shot -2 (70).

Nine players finished under par with seven players within three strokes of first place. A single hole-in-one early in the morning by Murray McAllindon,

of Victoria, highlighted the day.

McAllindon hit a 7 iron 158 yards on number 16 for his third-ever hole-in-one, his first in competition.

“When it was in the air I said, ‘I can’t hit it any better than that’, and when it landed there was a scorer up by the green, he said it bounced twice and rolled a few feet into the hole,” explained McAllindon.

Lindbjerg leads the SuperSenior Championship, for competitors 65 years of age and older, by five strokes over Kent Brown of Colville, WA., a former Birchbank Men’s Open champion. Ray Henry of Victoria, Rick Weihe of Bellingham, WA., and last year’s Super-Senior champion Tony Hatchwell of Nanaimo are all tied at +1 (73) for second.

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The Trail Smoke Eaters announced this week that Bryan Basilico will be returning to the team with a scholarship firmly tucked under his belt.

Basilico committed to Lake Superior State University, an NCAA Div. 1 hockey team for the 2015/16 season. A Rochester, Mich. native, Basilico also played in the USHL for Green Bay Gamblers and Des Moines Buccaneers in 2012-13.

“Our main concern was trying to get him back to Trail for the longest time,” said Smokies coach Nick Deschenes. “It was a little nerve wracking, but it all worked out.”

Basilico, a six-foot-three-inch, 200-pound forward played with Trail in the 2013-14 season netting 16 goals and 16 assists in 48 games.

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In addition, Salmon Arm acquired the rights to Logan Mick from Merritt Centennials last month in exchange for the playing rights to Luke Bertolucci, a Montrose native.

Bertolucci, a 19-year-old former Smoke Eater forward, also helped the WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings win the Memorial Cup in April.

The Smoke Eaters are also in need of volunteers and billets to help out with the upcoming season. Anyone interested should contact the Smoke Eaters president Tom Gawryletz at 368-5000 or visit trailsmokeeaters.com.

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Homegrown contingent looking for win at Open THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - It was 60 years ago that Pat Fletcher won the Canadian Open.

No other Canadian has won the national open golf tournament since then, but that could change when the PGA Tour event returns this week to Royal Montreal, the treelined course that played host to the 2007 Presidents Cup. Mike Weir, Graham DeLaet and David Hearn are among the 19 home-grown players looking to end the losing run.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been 60 years,” Weir said Wednesday after playing only nine holes of a rain soaked pro-am event. “We have more capable players in the field now and I think we’re going to see it going forward.

“It’s going to end at some point, so hopefully, if not myself, it’s another Canadian that gets it done this week. It would be nice to get the streak over so we don’t have to talk about it any more.”

Winning the Canadian Open has never been more accessible thanks to a less than desirable date - just after the British Open, which ended with Rory McIlroy’s impressive victory on Sunday at Royal Liverpool.

Most top golfers don’t want to play the week after the British, although the Canadian Open helps those who do by laying on a charter flight to get them in early to readjust to the

Eastern time zone.

Only eight of the top 50 players on the Tour’s FedEx Cup standings are in the field, although they include third-place Dustin Johnson and fourth-place Matt Kuchar.

McIlroy is not there. Neither are 2000 Canadian Open champion Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson.

But thanks to RBC’s sponsorship of Tour regulars - Kuchar, last year’s winner at Glen Abbey Brandt Snedeker, two-time champion Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald and others - and the presence of nine past champions, there is at least a competitive field.

For Weir, an eight-time Tour winner, winning at home would be a dream.

“This is my 24th Canadian Open, so I’ve been at it a long time,” the 44-year-old Weir said. “But ever time you come back it’s special.

“It was the first professional event I watched live as a kid. I still remember doing a junior clinic with Andy Bean and Tom Kite and being one of the kids on the range that got to walk up there and get close to those guys. That really spurred my interest in professional golf.”

A strong showing would boost Weir’s chances of making the FedEx Cup playoffs. He is 128th with four weeks left in the playoff race and needs to get into the top 125. Weir’s best finish this year was second place at the Byron Nelson Classic in May.

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Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE

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W L Pct GB WCGB Str Baltimore 55 44 .556 - - W-2 New York 51 48 .515 4 1.5 W-1 Toronto 52 49 .515 4 1.5 W-1 Tampa 48 53 .475 8 5.5 W-6 Boston 47 53 .47 8.5 6 L-1 Central Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Str Detroit 55 42 .567 - - L-1 Cleveland 51 50 .505 6 2.5 L-1 Kansas 49 50 .495 7 3.5 W-1 Chicago 48 53 .475 9 5.5 L-1 Minnesota 46 54 .46 10.5 7 W-1 West Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Str Oakland 61 38 .616 - - L-1 L.A. 59 40 .596 2 - L-2 Seattle 53 47 .53 8.5 - L-1 Houston 42 58 .42 19.5 11 W-2 Texas 40 60 .4 21.5 13 L-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Str Washing 55 43 .561 - - W-4

Atlanta 54 46 .54 2 - L-2 Miami 47 52 .475 8.5 6.5 W-3 New York 47 53 .47 9 7 W-1 Phila 43 57 0.43 13 11 L-3 Central Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Str Milwaukee 57 45 .559 - - W-3 St. Louis 54 46 .54 2 - L-2 Pittsburgh 53 47 .53 3 1 W-1 Cincinnati 51 50 .505 5.5 3.5 L-6 Chicago 41 57 .418 14 12 W-1 West Division

W L Pct GB WCGB Str San Fran 56 44 .56 - - W-2 Dodgers 56 46 .549 1 - L-1 Arizona 44 57 .436 12.5 10.5 W-1 San Diego 43 56 .434 12.5 10.5 L-1 Colorado 40 60 .4 16 14 L-7 BASEBALL’S TOP TEN NATIONAL LEAGUE

G AB R H Tulowitzki Col 91 315 71 107 MaAdams StL 85 317 32 103 McCutchen Pit 98 373 59 119 McGehee Mia 98 380 38 121 Morneau Col 89 333 38 104 Lucroy Mil 94 362 48 113

Pct. 0.34 0.325 0.319 0.318 0.312 0.312

Puig LAD 92 347 53 107 0.308 Goldschmit Ari 100 374 71 115 0.307 Gennett Mil 89 295 42 90 0.305 Pence SF 101 407 73 124 0.305 Home Runs: Rizzo, Chicago, 25; Stanton, Miami, 23; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 21; Frazier, Cincinnati, 20; RBIs:Stanton, Miami, 66; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 65; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 65; AMERICAN LEAGUE

G AB R H Altuve Hou 97 408 52 138 Cano Sea 95 372 49 123 Beltre Tex 86 332 52 108 VMartinez Det 86 323 47 104 Brantley Cle 97 377 67 121 Chisenhall Cle 86 284 42 90 MiCabrera Det 96 367 59 115 KSuzuki Min 84 292 26 91 Cabrera Tor 100 411 60 127 Trout LAA 95 369 70 114

Pct. 0.338 0.331 0.325 0.322 0.321 0.317 0.313 0.312 0.309 0.309

Home Runs: Abreu, Chicago, 29; NCruz, Baltimore, 28; Encarnacion, Toronto, 26; RBIs: MiCabrera, Detroit, 77; Trout, Los Angeles, 76; JAbreu, Chicago, 74; Encarnacion, Toronto, 70;

Change sparks Blue Jays

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Losers of 10 of their past 15 games, including a 14-1 rout Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays made some changes to their roster that included calling up top pitching prospect Aaron Sanchez.

Change is good sometimes as the Jays rebounded from their worst loss of the season Tuesday with a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. J. A. Happ pitched six shutout innings for his first victory in three starts, Dioner Navarro and Jose Reyes homered.

Before the game Tuesday, Sanchez and righthanded pitcher Esmil Rogers had their contracts selected from triple A-Buffalo and shortstop Ryan Goins was recalled from the Bisons. To make room, left-handed reliever Brad Mills was designated for assignment and catcher Erik Kratz and outfielder Darin Mastroianni were optioned to the minors.

“You hope (to get a spark),” manager John Gibbons said. “That wasn’t the purpose of it,

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It’d bring a lot more excitement if we could get results on the field.”

The 22-year-old Sanchez’s addition is the most intriguing, even as Gibbons said he’ll be used exclusively out of the bullpen. Sanchez was a first round pick of the Blue Jays in 2010 and is considered one of the top 50 prospects in baseball.

“He’s got an overpowering, live fastball,” Gibbons said. “He gets a lot of ground balls. He’s got a nice curveball. When he’s on, he’s a tough at-bat.”

Sanchez is a starter, but with 100 minor league innings under his belt already this season, the Blue Jays want to limit him to about 130.

“We plan on using him,” Gibbons said. “We’re not going to baby him but we’ll keep an eye on him.”

Sanchez said his first call upon learning he was going to the majors was made wearing just a towel in the visiting clubhouse Monday night in Allentown, Pa., where the Bisons were playing the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. The Bristow, Calif., native then rode up to Toronto on Tuesday.

“This has been an unbelievable 24 hours for me,” he said.

It has been a forgettable 24 hours for the Blue Jays after getting smacked by the Boston Red Sox in the series opener at Rogers Centre. Mills, who gave up eight earned runs - including two home runs to David Ortiz - was the first victim and got designated for assignment because Toronto needed someone who could eat up innings Tuesday and beyond.

That’ll be Rogers’s job for now.

“After last night, if something happens early in this game or it went extra innings we had no length out of anybody out there,” Gibbons said. “(Rogers had) been pitching much better down there, too.”

Goins will “play a lot” at second base, according to Gibbons, who wouldn’t go so far as to say he was the de facto starter there. With Brett Lawrie still injured, Munenori Kawasaki could see more time at third base, with Juan Fransisco shifting to first.

Kratz was sent down, Gibbons said, because the Blue Jays don’t need a right-handed-hitting catcher this week. They still have switch-hitting Dioner Navarro and lefty Josh Thole on the roster.

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Communicate needs more clearly to jealous in-laws Mailbox

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Sherman’s defense of his mother when she says something unkind.

I have asked him to go for counseling, but he says, “I don’t have a problem.” Any suggestions? -- Fed Up Dear Fed Up: Your problem is Sherman.

When he doesn’t defend you to his parents, they think it is perfectly OK to continue making unkind remarks and overstepping boundaries. He is perfectly content to leave things as they are. But he DOES have a problem: His marriage is in trouble. If Sherman refuses to go for counseling, please go without him. Learn what you are willing to tolerate, whether you

nal cavity. But she still has it in two inoperable lymph nodes in her chest and is taking chemo.

If this story will help just one person or physician take that extra step, maybe another young woman won’t have to go through what my daughter has.

P.S.: Since I started this letter, I have learned that my daughter’s cancer has spread again. I beg you to get the word out. -- Louisville, Ky. Dear Louisville: Our hearts our breaking for you. Uterine cancer (also known as endometrial cancer) is most common in women over 55 years old, so doctors don’t often consider this when they first see a younger patient with symptoms. But if you believe something is wrong, be persistent.

Doctors aren’t infallible.

Risk factors include endometrial overgrowth (hyperplasia), obesity, women who have never had children, periods beginning before age

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Dear Annie: This is for “Wish I Could Turn Back Time.” I, too, am 63 years old. Twentyfive years ago, I was convicted of a nonviolent felony. I did not go to prison. I had a job for many years with great

reviews and was liked by management. When they started a program to fingerprint everyone, I was let go. In California, a felony cannot be expunged. Once you make a very bad decision, as I did, you are NEVER forgiven. -California

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can effect change with your in-laws and how to communicate your needs more clearly.

Dear Annie: Please help make young women aware of uterine cancer. My 29-year-old daughter was diagnosed with stage-four uterine cancer last September.

Some physicians think because you are young, you can’t have cancer.

This is not true. My daughter’s symptoms were irregular bleeding and severe pelvic pain.

The doctors kept prescribing birth control pills or hormones.

After several years, several physicians and several medications, she finally saw an ob/ gyn at the University of Louisville who did a biopsy of her uterus -and then we received the devastating news.

She was treated aggressively and is fighting every day to get better.

She is such an inspiration. She had surgery several months ago, and they removed all the cancer in her abdomi-

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Dear Annie: I have been married to “Sherman” for 10 years.

It’s a second marriage for both of us, and together, we have five children.

The problem is my in-laws. They are nice people and would do anything for us.

However, I think they are jealous that I have a good relationship with my grandchild, while they don’t get to see theirs that often. My daughter-in-law works full time and goes to school at night. Why shouldn’t I help her out?

But whenever I babysit, either my in-laws or my husband makes some snarky remark.

They also seem to think our yard belongs to them. They plant bushes on my lawn because “they were on sale.” And Sherman will automatically defend his mother if I stand up for myself. He never does this for me.

I have started to distance myself from my in-laws, and I resent

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, July 25, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Glory hallelujah! The tension and conflict that you experienced with spouses, partners and close friends since last December will now lessen. Life will get easier!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Be patient with partners and close friends in the next six weeks, because conflicts will arise. In part, this is because others seem so annoying.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’re gung-ho to get better organized in the next month. Give yourself the right tools to do a great job. Buy cleaning supplies, shelving, file folders, paint -- whatever.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A playful six weeks ahead promises fun, vacations and romantic diversions plus the enjoyment of sports

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)

Increased chaos and activity on the home front are likely this month.

Naturally, this triggers domestic tension and conflict. Demonstrate grace under pressure.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Your ability to communicate effectively and with convincing force will be strong in the month ahead.

This bodes well for those who write, teach, edit, act and market for a living.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You will notice that it is now easier to be gentle and accommodating with others. Furthermore, your patience, which has been thin since December, will now return.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You will be a fireball in

the next six weeks because Mars is in your sign boosting your energy and making you assertive in all your dealings with others. This is a good time to increase your physical exercise as well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Secret enemies or people working against your best interests behind the scenes might exist in the coming month. If you think some-

thing fishy is going on, it is.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Group sports and physical activity with friends will appeal to you in the next six weeks. In particular, you might be competitive with someone. “Ready, set, go!”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) For the next six weeks or so, your ambition will be aroused! You have big plans about what you hope to

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PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Travel, especially to foreign countries, will appeal to you now because you have a strong sense of adventure and a need for a change of scenery. Bon voyage!

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Thursday, July 24, 2014 Trail Times

Contractors HANSON DECKING West Kootenay Agent for Duradek 250-352-1814

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FRI - SAT July 25 -26 1823 Kootenay Ave Rossland Truck Camper, Tools, Furniture, Sporting goods, Collectibles

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Misc. for Sale A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’ Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each.

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

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Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. Wanted Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 250-499-0251

House for Sale Sunningdale, Trail

1st Trail Real Estate

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail 250.368.5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland 250.362.5200

WWW.COLDWELLBANKERTRAIL.COM Reasonably priced in a very desirable area.

Property has a nice private backyard with a garden area for the green thumb.

Super neighbours in an area of both young families and retirees. Nearby park, wonderful walking trails, and just steps from public transit. Newly refinished wood flooring in all three bedrooms and the living room. Gas furnace for cost effective winter heating and an oversized carport for the car. Laundry downstairs in partial basement. Low maintenance metal roof and vinyl siding both in good condition.

OPEN HOUSE

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Sat. July 26 STARTS AT 12NOON 755 Shakespeare St Warfield $144,900 Nathan MLS# 2395554

Sat. July 26 11AM - 1PM 2029 Union $ Rossland 299,000 Rhonda MLS# 2397764

Rossland 115,900

Marie-Claude

Flatiron Constructors has an immediate need for:

• Formwork Carpenters • Apprentice Carpenters • Skilled Laborers • Grade Checkers • Heavy Equipment Operators This is an opportunity to join us in the Edmonton Area.

The Northeast Anthony Henday Drive project includes the construction of 27 kms of six and eight-lane divided roadway, nine interchanges, two flyovers, eight rail crossing & two bridges across the North Saskatchewan River.

You can view all skilled trade and construction management positions and apply via

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YARD Maintenance Supervisor Needed for busy trucking company. Working Knowledge of commercial vehicles and heavy machinery is a definite asset for this position. Apply on line today at sutco.ca or fax resume to (250) 357-2009.

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2398348

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Lots 2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BC Mabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. Designed and ready to build.

Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below assessed value. 250-317-2807.

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PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897 TRAIL, 2bd. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl.

N/P, N/S. 250-368-5287 TRAIL, 2BDRM. Glenmerry.

Newly reno’d, perfect for senior, no stairs. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.

TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals.

Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312

Genelle 3 Bdrm House big yard, F/S, W/D, N/S $1000/mth + utilities + damage deposit, Avail Aug 1st, Call 250-365-3918 or 608-1637 TRAIL, 2BD., N/S, N/P. Available immediately. 250367-7558 TRAIL, 3bdrm. f/s, w/d, basement, fenced yard, quiet neighbourhood. 250-364-1129

ROSSLAND, 2 new 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom modular homes in Rossland Paradise MHP, from $64,900. includes net GST. Rick 250-254-7997, Kim 250-512-1222.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 COME AND live in a beautiful 2 bedroom condo in lovely Warfield. Pets welcome. Free Parking. $720. per month.

250-512-9585 Edgewater Townhouse Glenmerry, 3bd, f/s, $850./mo.

Long-term only. 250-368-5908 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, Coin-op laundry available.

250-368-3239 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

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WANETA MANOR 3 Bdrm.

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Shared Accommodation Private entrance. Large bdrm & bath. Small appliances. 5 homemade meals weekly.

Shared laundry. $550/month.

Call 250-368-5984

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WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 1&2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888 W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., enclosed parking. $575./mo.

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www.allprorealty.ca All Pro Realty Ltd. 1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000 www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc

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Wed. July 23 3 - 5pm 3441 Aster Drive, Glenmerry $270,000 OF RS E ACADIS 6 1 AR P

MLS#2395213

Thurs. July 24 3 - 5pm 380 Laurier Drive, Warfield $249,000 LL WE ED RY TAIN E V IN MA

MLS#2396200

Ross Spur $329,000 W NE

MLS#2399060

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Rossland $279,000 TER AC AR E CH HOM

MLS#2394858

MLS#2396466

Shavers Bench $119,500

MLS#2397341

Miral Heights $349,500

MLS#2393279

Fruitvale $149,000

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MLS#2394307

Waneta Village $110,000

MLS#2396761

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2 ST LA

MLS#2398796

Fruitvale $299,000

Miral Heights $439,900

MLS#2398305

Warfield $226,900

MLS#2393760

MLS#2397530

Redstone $839,900

Montrose $298,500 W NE

MLS#2399484

Glenmerry $55,000

G TIN LIS

MLS#2399423

Glenmerry $259,000

Contact Our Realtors

UE AL TV A E GR

MLS#2394956

MLS#2399393

Rossland $299,000 D CE DU RE

G TIN LIS W NE

Trail $229,000

G TIN LIS

MLS#2398323

East Trail $128,000

MLS#2396283

Glenmerry $214,000

Salmo $223,000 W NE

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MLS#2397006

MLS#2399126

Glenmerry $219,900

MLS#2398692

Salmo $356,000 NT LLE NT CE TME X E ES INV

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Montrose $215,000

Fruitvale

W NE

Montrose $199,800

MLS#2399293

Trail $175,000 E LU VA AT E GR

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Glenmerry $227,000

MLS#2396427

Montrose $199,000

MLS#2399120

MLS#2398874

Salmo $279,900 T EA R GR RTE A T S

SOLD

Montrose $459,000

MLS#2397445

West Trail $129,900 D CE DU RE

Trail $160,000

G TIN LIS

MLS#2399453

MLS#2396314

Glenmerry $165,000

Wayne DeWitt........... ext 25 cell: 250-368-1617 Mario Berno ..............ext 27 cell: 250.368.1027 Tom Gawryletz .........ext 26 cell: 250.368.1436 Dawn Rosin...............ext 24 cell: 250.231.1765 Thea Stayanovich.....ext 28 cell: 250.231.1661

Fred Behrens ............ext 31 cell: 250.368.1268 Keith DeWitt .............ext 30 cell: 250.231.8187 Denise Marchi ..........ext 21 cell: 250.368.1112 Joy DeMelo ...............ext 29 cell: 250.368.1960

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Thursday, July 24, 2014 Trail Times

Planter People Guy Bertrand photo

The Family Monument and park across from the Trail Memorial Centre proved to be a perfect place for a couple of planter people to plunk down on a summer day in conjunction with a visit from the Communityies in Bloom international judges on Wednesday.

The Local Experts™

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818 www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.ca

Mark Wilson

SOLD

250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Terry Alton

842 Wordsworth Avee, Warfield 710 Redstone Drive, Rossland

$425,000

Brand new spacious home a few steps from walking and x-country trails and Redstone golf course. This 4 bdrm, 3 bath home features 2 car garage with ample storage area, rec room spacious living area. Call your REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

$289,000

SOLD 2704 - 10th Avenue, Castlegar

$279,900

956 Spokane Street, Trail

$159,900

613 Forrest Drive, Warfield 1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale

$65,000

Excellent downtown investment property with commercial and residential space.

Residential tenant is long term and commercial lease in place. Simply take over the revenue stream!

Prime 66x105 building lot in Fruitvale alongside newer homes. Nearly flat, excellent mountain views, serviced and ready to go. Excellent value here!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

$205,000

This 2 bed/2 bath home features hardwood floors, generously sized bedrooms and an updated kitchen.

Numerous upgrades, including windows, roof, furnace, hot water tank, and electrical.

All you have to do is move in and enjoy.

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

250-231-1101

terryalton@shaw.ca

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Jodi Beamish 250-231-2331

jodi.beamish@century21.ca

Mary Martin

250-231-0264

302 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac

mary.martin@century21.ca

115 Pine Avenue, Fruitvale

1604 Wilmes Lane, Trail

A snug little house with newer flooring and paint on main and new carpet and drywall in the basement.

Excellent location.

Beautiful 4 bdrm quality constructed home. Finished to perfection including concrete decks, custom kitchen and modern finishing details, hardwood and slate flooring and double garage. You won’t believe the amazing shop! This home is a must see! Call now!

This 3 bdrm 2 bath home offers great outdoor living with a lovely deck out front and a large covered deck at the back. Both bathrooms have been recently renovated, among other upgrades.

At this price it will go quick!

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.

Spectacularly renovated home overlooking Trail. New wiring, plumbing, heating. Open floor plan with gorgeous kitchen and high ceilings. 3 bdrms/1.5 baths and covered parking.

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1643 McQuarrie Street, Trail

$109,000

$459,000

$129,000

STING NEW LI

$399,000

QUICK

1354 Mountain Street, Trail

$239,900

Richard Daoust

250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

SION

POSSES

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig 1211 Primrose Street, Trail $189,000 1880A Kootenay Avenue, Rossland

83 Alpine Road, Christina Lake

3 bdrm, 3 bath family home large 27x28 covered deck. Fireplace, walkout basement with huge rec-room, workshop, covered parking and new roof. Garage and tons of storage complete this package.

This is a unique fully furnished turn-ofthe-century home, featuring 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This home has been renovated and restored with style and taste adding to its original character.

6.5 acres. Good building sites. Southern exposure. Drilled Well. Treed. Great price. Call today to view.

It’s not often one of these cabins come on the market, become a member of Christina Lake Alpine Resort. This 1 bedroom one original owner cabin is available in a very well run association.

Playgrounds, huge beach, safe swimming area and large wharf. Call today!

269 Railway Lane, Trail $147,900

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Christine (250) 512-7653v

Call Art (250) 368-8818

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

1645 Victoria Avenue, Rossland

$289,900

D

REDUCE

$379,000

$117,000

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

$575,000

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

9480 Station Road, Trail Excellent spacious home situated in a park like surrounding with gardens and fruit trees.

The shop, barn, fenced dog run with kennel, provide numerous opportunities to get away from the everyday challenges.

There is ample space to handle several horses as well. Call today!

bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart

$149,500

Erie - Ross Spur Road, Fruitvale

250-231-2710

For additional information and photos on all of our listings, please visit

www.kootenayhomes.com

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com