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The results are in for this years civic elections and the City of Castlegar will not be seeing much change within the council.

Mayor Lawrence Chernoff has been re-elected along with all five incumbents: Kevin Chernoff, Sue HeatonSherstobitoff, Deb McIntosh, Dan Rye, and Florio Vassilakakis. Newcomer Bruno Tassone has secured his place as the sixth member of council.

The official tally shows Mayor Chernoff has beaten out challenger Gordon Zaitsoff with a count of 1486 to 832.

Mayor Chernoff was in his home with close friends and family — eagerly awaiting the results — when Chief Administrative Officer John Malcolm phoned and notified him that he had one the election by over 600 votes.

“I really appreciate the community support,” Chernoff said. “To me that’s what it was all about. I work for the community and to see the community support me in this election is outstanding and very, very much appreciated.”

When asked what comes next the Mayor had this to say: “It’s a lot of work for me in the next four years, but for now I’ve got communities to set up and lots of work before the inaugural meetings on December 1. We’ve got a direction and our team has worked really well to-

gether and I think were going to carry on what we’ve done in the past. To have the incumbents come back strong; that to me is great confidence in the community and makes that effort we put in on a daily basis very rewarding.”

This is the second time Zaitsoff has run against Chernoff. The two went head to head in the 2011 elections as well, with Mayor Chernoff wining 1,020 to 786.

“It’s always good to have a challenge, you know, and I accept that challenge on a regular basis because I understand what the job is,” said Mayor Chernoff.

“I feel good about what we did and it’s progress for the community.”

The first Gord Zaitsoff heard of Mayor Chernoff ’s victory came while listening to the radio. Chernoff had just begun a radio phone interview when he was given result info and reported them himself. Zaitsoff received 36 per cent of the votes. Although disappointed with the results, Zaitsoff took heart that over 800 people voted for a change. After graciously calling Chernoff and offering his congratulations Zaitsoff expressed his feelings about the results.

“Obviously I am a little disappointed. The (incumbent) group had formed an unofficial coalition; that became pretty apparent the last week. It is pretty tough when you are running by yourself against six individuals. I think we were able to put some issues on the table for them to have a look at,

just like the last election. I have always been working for the people. Sometimes you have to bring issues forward that are not popular. I guess that is where I bring things to the forefront that people sometimes don’t want to hear; but it definitely gets people thinking about what should be done and working on a resolution.”

For city council the votes were as follows: Tassone came first with 1,346 votes followed by Rye (1,324), McIntosh (1,314), Heaton-Sherstobitoff (1,248), Vassilakakis (1,238), Kevin Chernoff (1,186).

Those who ran but were not elected include Dave Grantham (1,132), Kere MacGregor (1,109) Tyler Colin Maddocks (966) and John Donald William Phillip (710).

Rick Smith has been elected as Regional District of Central Kootenay director for Area J. Smith knocked off incumbent director Gord Zaitsoff by 151 votes, 353 to 202.

For School District 20 the elected trustees for Castlegar are Rosann Brunton (1,245) and Mickey Kinakin (1,330) and for rural Castlegar it is Teri Ferworn (196).

Rural Castlegar’s Peter Moll (116) and Castlegar’s Catherine Zaitsoff (1,217) were not elected.

The acclaimed trustees are Toni Driutti, Gordon Smith, Darrel Ganzert and Kim Mandoli.

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The weekend has passed, the votes were tallied and Mayor Lawrence Chernoff is back in office for another term.

Along with his return, five of six council chairs remain unchanged and Mayor Chernoff could not be happier with how things turned out.

“To me this really shows great confidence in the community for council and what the council has done over the past three years,” said Mayor Chernoff. “If you look across the province, it’s a huge anomaly to see what we have in Castlegar, with so many councils gone across the board.”

We need to sit down and decide on a direction and a future for the next four years, Mayor Chernoff believes having council remain nearly unchanged is very important because now they can bring newcomer Bruno Tassone up to speed and continue working without needing to restart.

Of course the work is always ongoing for Mayor

Chernoff.

“Right away, my biggest challenge is having to do the committee structure for the councillors, and that’s a big task and an important one.”

“Trying to fit all the councillors into so many committees is time consuming and it has to be done by the first of December, so I have a deadline,” the Mayor said.

Going in to the new year council’s collective minds are set on strategic planning.

“We need to sit down and decide on a direction and a future for the next four years,” Chernoff commented.

“Of course, infrastructure is always a big part of this.

We deal with sewer and water on a regular basis as they are core subjects, but we still have to sit down and see everyone’s input and decide the direction for the coming years based on those conversations.”

On the topic of work, Chernoff offered some Mayor Lawrence Chernoff is back in office, ready to work words on the status of the for the City of Castlegar and its community.

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Photo by Chris Stedile “It’s a negotiation and book, twitter, all of that. We tions I would love to hear we’re doing what we can put our meetings and hear- them.” with it. Hopefully it will ings out there, whether it’s Putting aside work and come to a resolve quickly in the paper or the radio it outstanding issues, Cherbut one never knows. When is out there for the people,” noff is very grateful and labour negotiations take Chernoff said. honoured to be elected for place that’s just part and “But the norm is, come yet another term. parcel. We live with it and meeting time nobody is “I have a huge thankwe deal with it, we’re persis- there. We have four or five you for the community for tent about it and we’ll try to people that come on a regu- supporting me for the next get it resolved as quickly as lar basis, but that’s it.” four years. It’s always been a possible.”

Mayor Chernoff contin- privilege and an honour to Along with resolving the ued to say that unless there serve the community and I CUPE strike, Mayor Cher- is a big event or controver- do it with passion. We renoff also hopes to reduce sy, council just doesn’t see ceived overwhelming supcriticism regarding council’s many people attending. port from the community to perceived lack of communiOf course he would love keep doing the things we are cation with the public. to see more people showing doing and we will continue “We have a website, we up and taking part and said, to make Castlegar the best have regular meetings, Face- “If anyone has any sugges- place to live.”

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ELECTION 2014 — BY THE NUMBERS (x) denotes incumbent CAPS denotes elected

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Area J (Lower Arrow-Columbia) SMITH, Rick Zaitsoff, Gord (Turnout 25%)

Mayor CHERNOFF Lawrence (x) 1,486 Zaitsoff, Gord (incumbent Area J director) 832 Council (Top 6 elected) TASSONE, Bruno RYE, Dan MCINTOSH, Deb HEATON-SHERSTOBITOFF, Sue VASSILIKAKIS, Florio CHERNOFF, Kevin Grantham, Dave McGregor, Kere Maddocks, Tyler Phillips, John (Turnout 40.7%)

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The City of Castlegar has elected its three school trustees and they are eager to jump right in and begin making the schools better for children, parents and staff.

The elected trustees are Mickey Kinakin and Rosann Brunton for the Castlegar area, and Teri Ferworn representing rural Castlegar.

All trustees have said they are very happy with the elections and how respectful and professional the candidates were during its course.

“I received some very good information from the election,” Kinakin said.

“Elections always do that to you because you have to stand up and give what you believe in and listen carefully to what people tell you and what they see.”

Kinakin continued, “In the process you learn a heck of a lot. What I learned from this election is we need to work on improving our relationship between the district and our staff.”

“With all the cutbacks and such I believe we left a bad

While Kinakin has a clear agenda on what he aims to accomplish, Brunton is new to the trustee position and is taking a more patient approach.

“There is a huge learning curve,” Brunton admitted.

“I am going to be spending some time going through some orientation with the school board chair and superintendent, as well as attending school trustees information sessions going over what it means to be a trustee and what the roles and responsibilities are. For now it’s all a learning experience and we’ll see how it goes over the next few months as I settle in.”

The lone trustee for rural Castlegar, Teri Ferworn is taking a personal approach, engaging in a similar manner to Kinakin.

“I’m going to start by listening to the citizens of School District 20,” said Ferworn.

“My plan is to start going to PAC meetings to hear parents’ concerns and try to make myself visible to the community so that I will be open to peoples’ concerns. I want to do what is best for the children.”

impression, and we need to work on that. Another thing we need to do is connect with our parents much more. A lot of parents expressed to me that they didn’t know what the board and the district was doing. I’m going to make an effort to get out and meet and connect with parents.”

With all the cutbacks and such I believe we left a bad impression, and we need to work on that.

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Saying goodbye to Turner

Longtime councillor calls it quits CHRIS STEDILE Castlegar News

Mayor Lawrence Chernoff opened council on Monday with a short farewell to retiring councillor Gordon Turner.

“Gord, it’s been a privilege to have you as a council representative for 14 years,” Chernoff said.

“You’re a valued colleague to all of us and it was great to work with you. Your kind of dedication to the community is really hard to come by today.

It was very important to us to have you as part of the team, and the team got along well.”

“I know you want to retire for travelling plans and all those things you want to do with your family and your grandchildren fit into place now, and I think it’s a great time to do that.”

Chernoff finished, “So on behalf of city council and the citizens of Castlegar we’d like to thank you and very much appreciate your service over the last 14 years.”

Moving on, the larger focus for this meeting of council was a letter from Canadian Pacific

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(CP) Rail in response to their disruptive night train schedule.

“We’ve received a letter from CPR which is very nice of them to get back to us,” councillor Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff said.

“But in the letter they talk about being accountable to their operations. We have to be responsible to our citizens.

So I think the response here is not what I was expecting.”

Over 100 residents showed up to a council meeting last month to address CP’s Director of Government Affairs Mike LoVecchio, on the issue of trains running through residential areas at 3 a.m. and later.

Despite many feasible solutions offered at this meeting, it appears LoVecchio took none into consideration.

“I want to recommend we send a letter in saying his response is unsatisfactory,” Heaton-Sherstobitoff said.

Council’s agreement was unanimous.

Mayor Chernoff closed off the meeting with a few words on the recent election.

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“It shows a confidence the community has in the council.

It shows what we’re doing is the right thing and the correct thing,” said Mayor Chernoff.

“Council operates as a team and that is enhanced with a senior staff.”

With over 25 mayors replaced in B.C. and many councils altered considerably, council members are very grateful and proud of the continued support from the citizens of Castlegar.

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Editor: Kevin Mills Unit 2 - 1810 8th Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 2Y4 Publication Mail Agreement Number 40012905

Time to move forward

Now that the final votes have been cast, tallied and announced, it’s time for municipalities and rural areas across the province to get back to business.

The 2014 civic election in B.C. has come and gone and communities in the West Kootenay can finally put all the campaign drama behind them.

Councils and other elected bodies can set their sights on doing what they where elected to do — run their respective areas and serve their citizens.

That’s a concept often lost on new politicians.

The people voted them into office so they can best serve the needs of the community, a feat that isn’t always easy.

Despite the best intentions of many new politicians, changing the world — or at least their tiny part of it — doesn’t happen overnight.

All those bold promises of change and improvement will take time.

There is a political process that has to be followed and it’s time for the newcomers to go to school.

For those newbies, there will be a steep learning curve in the coming months. Hopefully more experienced, returning politicians will share their experiences to allow the newcomers to more quickly acclimatize themselves to their new responsibilities and the process, rules and regulations that have to be followed.

The political realm is a slow moving machine and once the hype of an election dies down, the process will begin to plod along. Still, the coming of new people always brings new hope.

Candidates, turned politicians, have the opportunity to change the system, one slow bit at a time.

Let’s hope they succeed in reinvigorating the process as they adjust to their new roles.

As for the public that voted in the new governments, their job isn’t over yet either.

Voting was just the first step. Now it’s their job to keep informed, keep watching and hold their politicians accountable.

We want to hear from you.

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Off the Line - Karen Haviland

Fame, money or ego?

Sometimes some things just leave you speechless and shaking your head.

I’m sure that by now most of you have seen the recent pictures of Kim Kardashian’s unforgettable naked backside. When I say “unforgettable,” make no mistake, I don’t mean that in a nice way. My eyes are still bleeding from viewing that picture.

Of course, part of that repugnance could be due to the fact that I am sadly lacking in that department.

I think one of my friends put it succinctly when he commented about how I looked wearing leggings.

“You look like a flamingo with no butt,” is what he said.

Great observation skills there buddy.

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I come by that fairly honestly. My mother and father can be thanked for blessing their children with flat-as-a-board butts.

As the old saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Or, in my family’s case, the nut doesn’t fall far from the bush.

But, once again, I have digressed. This column isn’t about me and my lack of attributes, but more so about today’s culture which reveres some people for all the wrong reasons.

If not for an “accidently” leaked tape in 2003 co-starring Ray J, Kim Kardashian might not ever have become the household name she is today.

After that episode, Kardashian astutely and calculatingly built upon that

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event to bring her where she is today. As of May 2014, she was estimated to be worth $45 million.

Not bad, huh? That, folks. is capitalism at its best, or should I say worst?

If the reports of Kardashian’s wealth are only half true, if she is only worth $20 million or so, she is still an extremely rich woman. So, why, I ask, would she continue to build her wealth through pictures which have recently surfaced showing her buttered biscuits in full living colour? To what end?

Obviously it’s not financially motivated. So therefore one has to assume that it is all about the ego. This is the part where I shake my head in disgust and disbelief. This is utter and

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Chris Stedile Reporter

Erica Tarasoff Copy Editor

total self-absorption to the detriment of those around her.

She said she was going to “break the Internet,” but all Kardashian really broke was the unspoken rule that all women should be mentors and role models to those who come after them. Role model she is not and I emphatically say that if I had a daughter I would not let her mentor my child, not even for a second.

In today’s world, it is hard enough for parents to help their child keep their moral compass pointed north without the likes of people such as Kardashian romanticizing something which, in the end, is pure trash. continued on page A7

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Nursing students talk radon

Cigarettes, second-hand smoke, asbestos, and pollution are all well-known cancer causing agents.

However, many people do not know that radon is actually the first leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and the second leading cause in smokers.

With November being Radon Action Month, we felt it important to address the lack of awareness around what radon is and its effects on one’s lung health.

Radon is a colourless, tasteless, odorless, and lethal gas. You would never know it is present in your home unless you tested for it.

The best time to test for radon in your home is from Courtney Pankow and Jackie Girard are third year nursing October to April, so right students at UBC of the Okanagan. They want to raise awarenow is prime time for test- ness about radon in the Kootenays. ing.

As third year nursing stu- homes.

Testing is relatively inexWe realize it is impossible pensive and can be done by dents, we were shocked to either you or a professional. find out how much of an to expect people to take any Do-it-yourself radon test kits impact radon has on lung action to protect themselves can be purchased over the health as well as the preva- against the harmful effects of radon if they don’t know phone or internet and are lence of radon in Canada.

Despite practical experi- what it is or the importance available at some home improvement retailers across ence on Kelowna General of it. As students we are Hospital’s cancer ward as working to raise awareness Canada.

There is no known level well as having learned about of radon in the Interior and of safe exposure to radon; cancer and various carcino- Kootenay regions, two areas however, Health Canada rec- gens in our nursing program, with high radon potential.

It is essential that this inommends homeowners take we have yet to discuss radon.

As future health care pro- formation be shared and action if radon levels are 200 Bq/m3 or above. Lung can- viders, it is astonishing that that the public take it upon themselves to further their cer takes the lives of more this is the case for us.

It is only through our re- knowledge and understandCanadians than breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer search in association with ing of radon. Radon affects the Canadian Cancer Society everyone, and is something combined.

The risk of developing that we have come to recog- we can avoid.

Please, protect your loved lung cancer depends on the nize the importance of radon ones from the harmful efamount and duration of awareness.

We can only imagine the fects of radon by testing radon exposure, as well as lack of knowledge present your home and ensuring you whether or not you smoke.

Radon is much more likely in the general population also do your part in raising to cause cancer in those who despite having information awareness. To learn more, smoke or have a history of available. As members of visit www.cancer.ca.

Courtney Pankow smoking than in life-long the community, we believe and Jackie Girard, non-smokers. However, ev- it is everyone’s responsibility Third Year Nursing Students, eryone is still at risk if you to help spread the word and UBC Okanagan implement testing in their are exposed to radon.

Castlegar Nordic Ski Club Fall General Meeting

Thursday, November 20, 2014 Castlegar & District Recreation Complex 2106 6th Ave, Castlegar 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. www.castlegarnordic.ca

PLACE YOUR AD TODAY

250.365.6397 Thank You to the residents of Castlegar for ReElecting me to City Council for another term. I am humbled by the support you have shown in me.

I have enjoyed representing for you the past 3 years and look forward to continuing the momentum for another 4 years. Let’s continue to make Castlegar the best place to Live, Work, Raise our Families, and Retire.

Thank You, Dan Rye

Dannika Soukoroff Dannika Soukoroff runs an open mic at the Castlegar Library every Thursday night during the summertime, as well as at the new bakery Crumbs. She works very hard for free to bring more community-oriented events to Castlegar.

Fame, money or ego? continued from page A6

I get that she’s proud of her body; I think more women should stop being so critical of themselves and learn to love their bodies, no matter what their shape or size. However, there is a line to be drawn when you are high profile and young girls look up to you.

Did you know that she has 25 million Twitter followers? You can be assured that a large proportion of those followers are young girls.

One of those young girls who looks up to her is her daughter, North, or Nori as she is called. One day North will be privy to all things Kardashian,

including the tape and the photo shoot in Paper Magazine. If she reads comments made about the photo shoot she will quickly discover that her mother has now become a shameful parody of her former self and a sad reflection of egomania gone wrong.

In the end Kardashian has to live with her-

self. I wonder though how she would feel if, in 20 years time, she sees a mirror reflection of herself in her daughter when her daughter chooses to show the world all her assets.

It just goes to show that you can have all the money in the world, but there is one thing money can’t buy and that is class.

“I enjoy volunteering because it’s nice to have a sense of community because there is not very much of that anymore.” - Dannika Do you know someone who volunteers their time around the community? We want to reward them with a $10 Maggie’s Mug gift certificate!

Nominate someone you know by emailing their name, phone number, and what they do for our community to sales@castlegarnews.com. Each week, we will pick a volunteer to be showcased in the paper and reward them with a $10 gift cerificate!

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Community Calendar Upcoming

KOOTENAY FAMILY PLACE Nov. 20 – National Child Day 11am – 6pm. Fun for the whole family! Activities for children, Parent Education, Professional consultation. Call Marla @ 250-365-3662 ext.

227 for more information.

Castlegar Nordic Ski Club Fall AGM Thursday, November 20 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Castlegar & District Community Complex. All members and prospective members are invited to the annual AGM. This will be the last day to purchase a reduced-rate membership pass for the 2014/2015 season.

NOVEMBER 27 Myra Duff will be hosting a meeting at the Carpenters Hall at 7 p.m.

This meeting is for those living with a loved one who has suffered through heart issues. The meeting is to inpire, inform and provide comfort. For more information please contact Myra at 250-365-6369

This page is for community, charity or fundraising events that are free or (nearly so) at the discretion of the editor. Dated events take priority. If you have previously posted an event and want it to run again, provide an up-to-date version with contact details to newsroom@ castlegarnews.com, drop off at our office at Unit 2 - 1810 8th Ave in Castlegar or give us a call at 250-365-6397. Thank you.

nay Career Development Society and Selkirk College Library. If you would like to make a donation to purchase books call Alana at 250304-6862. A partnership between Community Harvest Food Bank and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy

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Sunday December 7th 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Castlegar Complex $2 Admission (kids 12 & under free)

PEONY LOVERS: Heads up Peony lovers because next year Castlegar will host a BC Peony Show with the blessing of the Canadian Peony Society. The dates are June 27-28, 2015. For info call your local Communities in Bloom – 250-365-7227.

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1995 Columbia Ave Trail 250-364-1208

The treasure shop: Open Mondays thru Thursdays and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fridays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donations accepted Wednesdays and Thursdays only.

Telephone 250-365-7317/250-3656587 for acceptance/drop off quality resalable furniture donations.

Website www.castlegarhospitalauxiliary.org

Road until further notice. At the same location: The “Bridge” Join in for music, discussion, refreshments at 6 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month.

ST DAVID’S UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP located at 605 Columbia Ave. Open Tues-Thurs 10:am to 4:pm,Fri & Sat l0:am to l:pm. Our CHRISTMAS ITEMS are now set out. Also come check out our WEEKLY SALES. Clean donations accepted.

free meal at the New Life Church November 13 and 27. A free dinner will be served at the New Life Assembly, 602 7th. Street Castlegar.( behind the Castlegar Primary School) Please use the basement entrance.

Selkirk WeaVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD meets the third Wednesday of each month, 10-noon followed by bag lunch and show & tell. Anyone new to the craft or to the area is welcome at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre.

Robson Fall Flea Market Open every weekend until close to Christmas. Sundays 9 am - 2 pm.

free hot meal at the sharing dinner pot at Cadet Hall, 8th Ave, Castlegar (2 blocks from library) Tues. at noon.

All About Breastfeeding informative support group for breastfeeding moms. Neighbourhood House in Castlegar, Tues. 10:30-noon More info: 250-365-3662, www.kootenayfamilyplace.org tops group meets every wednesday 8:30-10 a.m. Kinnaird Hall, 2320 Columbia Ave. Round table discussion. Get motivated to eat healthy, lose weight. Monthly fee

(Kootenay Society for Community Living building.) Info: Donna 250365-3168.

friday youth program at Blueberry Creek Community School. Fun, safe night for a movie, games/sports/ hanging out. Grades K - 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m. and grades 6 up, 8 - 10 p.m. See B.C.C.S. facebook page for more info or phone 250-365-7201.

USCC Cultural Interpretive Society: Volunteers meet Mon. & Wed., 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Interpretive & Training Centre, 820 Markova Rd. FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING for problem gambling; Castlegar Community Services Call 250608-2254.

W.K. Yoga For MS Support Group. Mondays, 1:30 - 3 p.m., Castlegar Library, lower level.

FREE. Sponsored by WK MS Society for its members/care providers.

Call Lonnie Facchina 1-866-3523997. or email info@westkootenay@mssociety.ca or Janice Ferraro, at 250-365-5428, email janice@un-

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November 29 from 10-2 at Castlegar United Church, a creche and angel display and sale of Christmas baking. For more information please call 365-8337.

DECEMBER 6 LA Legion Tea & Craft Sale. 12:30 p.m., everyone is welcome

blueberry bottle drive The Blueberry Community School Hub has a pressing need for major work to its youth room. Please drop off refundable bottles and cans to the Blueberry School.

Book Under Every Tree: Do you have a new or gently used book to donate for a Christmas food hamper? Drop off books between December 1 -15 to Blueberry Creek Community School Hub, Castlegar & District Public Library, Kootenay Family Place, Robson Community School, Zellstoff, Celgar, Koote-

Simon Laurie 250-365-1585

Val Koochin 250-365-1846

Matt McCarthy 250-304-4831

Carmen Harris 250-365-1520

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Legion meat draw: at the Castlegar-Robson Legion, Branch 170 every Saturday, 4-6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Guests must be signed in.

ST DAVID’S AND UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP located at 605 Columbia Ave. Open Tues-Thurs 10:am to 4:pm; Fri & Sat. 10am to 1pm. Come check out our Winter coats,jackets,Childrens & Baby clothes;shoes,linens,crafts, books etc. Clean donations accepted.

St. David’s Anglican Church Fall Tea Saturday, November 22, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Royal Canadian Legjion Hall 248 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, BC Tea and fancy sandwiches, bake table, attic treasures and Door Prize.

Billets: Castlegar Rebels looking for billets families for their players (16 - 20). Please contact Mel Rinas 250-365-5596.

Phil Poznekoff 250-365-4679

Charissa Hackett 250-304-4373

Chad Williams 250-304-5241

Pat Klohn 250-365-1731

Larry Peitzsche 250-608-3017

Tammy Peitzsche 250-365-9640

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Breakfast is served until noon.

Many vendors with a variety of items to suit every taste and budget. For table rental call Kathy at 250-365-3796.

Community Harvest food bank & Drop-in centre: Monday Food Bank 11 a.m. -1:30 Wednesday Drop In Center 10 – 1:30 FREE. Lunch served 11 -1:30 Friday Drop In Center 10 – 1:30 FREE. Lunch served 11 – 1:30 Coffee and baked goodies from 10 a.m. in the basement of St. David’s Anglican Church 614 Christina Place, around back and down the stairs. Donation cheques payable to Community Harvest Food Bank can be mailed to: 301 32nd Street V1N 3S6. Food donations can be dropped off on any of these days at St David’s Church – 250-608-2227.

The kinnaird Church of God: Located at 2404 Columbia Ave. Services on Sundays (10 a.m. and 6 p.m.) at the Castlegar Christian Fellowship Building – 1821 Connors

Connor McCarthy 250-304-4781

Marnie Pettit 250-304-3564

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Castlegar A.A. meetings at the Pioneer Arena Sun. at 10 a.m.

Mike, 250-304-2330; Tues. at 7 p.m.

(Dennis 250-365-2738); Wed. at 7 p.m., (Fay at 250-687-0484. Thurs. at 8 p.m. (Jim at 250-365-6216) and Sat. at 8 p.m (Len at 365-7805).

English as a Second Language programs Classes for adults, Conversation Club, Family Drop-in for families with young children, 1 to 1 tutoring. Free. More info call Corinne at 250-687-4714.

2014 Kootenay Artisan Fair Save the date!

Nelson Prestige Lakeside Resort Friday November 21 12pm-7pm Saturday November 22 10am-6pm Sunday November 23 11am-4pm

Find us on Facebook for a sneak peak!

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al-anon meets every Monday night for people whose lives have been affected by someone’s drinking.

Mondays 8-9 p.m. at 2224 6th Ave.

New to Canada? Settlement services provides eligible newcomers with information about community services or preparing for citizenship.

Call 250-687-4714 or email castlegarsettlement@cbal.org.

BOOM! Kids (K-grade 4) & Junior Youth programs (Gr. 5-7) at Kinnaird Park Community Church Join us on Thursdays at 5:30p.m. for dinner (bring the whole family) or 6:00 p.m. for separate programs for all ages. Totally free, lots of fun! For more info call 250-3653430 or email kpccinfo@gmail. com.

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The recent addition of Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway’s night trains has left many local residents tired, cranky and concerned.

Since August 2014 these trains have been running from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and 1 to 3 a.m. and have caused enough of a disturbance to warrant attention from government officials.

Alex Atamanenko, MP for B.C. Southern Interior, and Linda Worley, RDKB Area B Director, are holding a public meeting for area residents to speak to ongoing concerns with the CP night train schedule.

The meeting will be held in Muriel Griffiths Room at the Greater Trail Community Centre, on Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m..

Although the meeting is being held in Trail, Castlegar residents are encouraged to attend.

With news of frequent derailments along train lines, safety is the foremost concern when it comes to these new train schedules.

“With the increased rail traffic, safety for the residents of Genelle and Rivervale is my main concern,” said Worley, who is hosting the

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meeting.

“The condition of the rail line between Teck Cominco and through our communities should be maintained to the highest standards to ensure the safety of our citizens.”

Apart from rail conditions and safety precautions another factor contributing to discontent is heightened noise levels during hours when residents are attempting to sleep.

In Castlegar alone, there are at least seven crossings where the trains will stop and blow their whistles repeatedly.

Two long whistles followed by one short and another two long.

“I understand that it is necessary for a company to operate at a profit, but there is also an obligation to be a good corporate citizen,” said Atamanenko.

“CP should consult with communities before taking action that will directly impact on people’s health, property and feelings of personal safety,” continued the NDP MP. Mike LoVecchio, Director of Government Affairs at CP Rail, will also be attending the meeting to address comments and questions from the audience.

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Hockey Action Rebels vs Grand Forks Saturday Nov 12 Game 7:00pm

Winter 2015 Leisure Guide will be in the mail the week of December 1st. Registration starts Monday December 8th 8th.

Sneak peak at some of the new programs: Snowshoeing; Chef’s in Training; Cake Decorating – Level 2; Ride 101; Yoga workshop. Many more exciting programs to come!

Notice to all Community Groups and Organizations.

If you would like your event mentioned in this event calendar please e-mail the information to Castlegar Recreation Department at casrec@rdck.bc.ca or call 365-3386 ext 0.

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Event Sunday November 30th, 2014 10am – 2pm Recreation Complex

PARADE OF LIGHTS - 6:00pm VISITS WITH SANTA & MRS CLAUS - 6:30pm

Please note that Columbia Avenue will be closed to traffic in the following locations on Friday, December 5th: 5:00 pm - 6:30pm: 6th St to 2nd St. Please use 6th St/9th Ave & 2nd St. to bypass.

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The BC Lung Association is elated to hear news that the B.C. government has decided to enforce stronger radon safety precautions in all future homes.

Effective Dec. 19, to pass inspection and obtain occupancy permits, all new housing in Area 1 of B.C. (see map diagram) must have a radon vent-pipe that extends from beneath the basement floor of the house and safely exhausts to the outdoors through the attic and out the roof.

This system is also known as a Passive Radon Reduction System.

The timing could not have been better as November is Radon Action Month.

“This is a huge gain for protecting public health,” said Britt Swoveland, Provincial RadonAware Coordinator for the BC Lung Association. “B.C.’s new radon building code protection requirement is among the strongest in Canada, and sets an example for other provinces to follow.”

Radon is a colourless, odorless, radioactive gas that is the result of uranium breaking down beneath the soil, and is the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers.

Swoveland stated that radon can easily build up to dangerous levels in a cramped space — ­ such as a basement — and if left unchecked can cause serious health altercations.

“Our research confirmed building regulations for radon currently in place were having little effect and substantiated the need for code changes,” said Phil Markin, building services director for the City of Castlegar and radon study partner.

Current code regulations only required the rough-in of a pipe from beneath a home’s basement floor extending up through the

Area 1 and 2 shown in map diagram. Area 2 has a reduced radon concentration.

slab floor and capped off.

This is also known as a capped pipe system.

“Our findings established the minimum requirement for effective home radon protection in new construction should be the installation of a radon vent pipe,” said Swoveland. “But it’s important to note that while our study confirmed installation of a radon vent pipe consistently reduced radon levels, it didn’t consistently succeed in reducing radon below the Health Canada recommended safety threshold.”

To achieve further radon dispersal Swoveland recommends homeowners upgrade their venting system to an Active Radon Reduction System.

All this is, is a fan added to the top of the vent allowing radon to be pulled through the pipe system at a more efficient rate.

During the winter of 2014, the BC Lung Association partnered with the City of Castlegar to assess the effectiveness of the current capped pipe systems in place, compared to the new pipe venting system.

Research was conducted in 16 homes in the Castlegar/Nelson

area and in Prince George. In Oct. 2014, results were shared with the Ministry Responsible for Housing, Building and Construction Standards Branch.

“In the future, we suggest the government consider radon testing be required as a condition of new home occupancy, and, where test results are high, the addition of a fan be required,” added Swoveland.

“The good news for now is that a homeowner can, if warranted, fairly easily and inexpensively add a fan themselves.”

For any homeowners concerned about radon levels, test kits are available to purchase.

“You don’t know unless you test,” Swoveland added. “The test kit is inexpensive and convenient. Everyone should test their homes.”

“Is radon something British Columbians should be wary of?

Yes. Should we panic? No,” said Swoveland. “But we do encourage all British Columbians to test their homes, and to mitigate if radon levels are high.”

For information on radon and radon test kits please visit RadonAware.ca.

National Child Day celebrated Communities in Canada celebrate National Child Day each year to mark the Adoption of the United Nations (UN) Convention for the Rights of Children in 1991.

This year on this day (Nov. 20) Castlegar families of children aged 0 through six can celebrate at Kootenay Family Place Neigh-

bourhood House from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m..

Families will enjoy special story times presented by CBAL, activities, snacks, fun games, workshops, information and kiosks, yoga and a special opportunity to meet with trained early childhood consultants.

Families can find out more about their

children’s stage of development by booking a half hour session with an early childhood consultant. There are spaces available for individualized parent/ child sessions between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and pre-booking is suggested.

Several professionals will be available for consulting includ-

ing the Interior Health Nurse from 11-3, Financial planner from 11-4, Naturopath from 11-5, Iridologist from 11-1 and Chinese Medicine Practitioner from 1-5.

The event takes place at 767 11 Avenue in Castlegar.

Visit the Kootenay Family Place Facebook page for more details.

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When you yourself have had a heart attack, help can be found at almost every turn, but where do those close to the victim turn for support?

This is what Castlegar resident and community volunteer Myra Duff has been trying to find out for nearly three years.

Duff ’s husband had a heart attack in January 2012.

The emergency response team at the scene and hospital staff were able to help him and he is doing well now, but at the time Duff was feeling lost and alone.

She said many people feel this way after someone close has suffered a heart attack and it can help to have a connection with another person who knows what you’re going through.

This is why Duff is hosting her first ever meeting for

those who are having to deal with this.

The meeting is being held at Carpenters Hall, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m..

The meeting is free and anyone is welcome.

“I was asking where there was support for people with partners that have had heart issues and there wasn’t a lot of information coming forward,” Duff said.

This was her incentive for the meetings which she describes as a support group and an information session.

It is intended to be a place where those affected by a loved one’s heart condition can come to ask questions, feel connected and express their concerns.

“I was looking for someone to tell me things were going to be okay,” said Duff.

“I didn’t realize anything about the heart, heart attacks or the signs.”

Duff continued, “I’m hop-

ing this will benefit us and help our stress levels. Maybe something has changed in them. Maybe they realize life is very fragile or they just don’t feel like themselves.”

The meetings will be private and confidential. What is said in the meeting stays within the group.

As of now, Duff is working on having speakers from Interior Health come out and provide even more information and support.

Duff hopes for a decent turnout of at least a few people for reassurance that this is something the community will be interested in.

“Anything in a small town is going to take time,” Duff admitted.

But she is confident that what she is putting together will be appreciated by those who share her experience and is already planning on having a second meeting in December, possibly the 17th.

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I am honoured to serve the citizens of Castlegar and the needs of this community. I look forward to working with you over the next four years, moving forward to make Castlegar an amazing place to call home.

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The owner of this 1927 Willis was taking advantage of the good weather when he broke down in Castlegar on his way home. He commented that his car usually attracts quite a bit of attention but that it seemed like he had a larger number of watchers than usual as it was loaded onto this 2014 tow truck. It’s not everyday that you can see an 87-year-old car sitting on a brand new truck.

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The next time you see a group of high school students picking up garbage along the side of Columbia Avenue, don’t assume that they are being punished for some misdemeanour at school. Quite the contrary. The students are part of the Rotary sponsored Interact Club, and they are raising money so that they can travel to do humanitarian work in developing countries.

Interact is a Rotary International sponsored youth service club offering fun with peers along with meaningful service opportunities to high school teens. Interact stands for INTERnational ACTion and the goal is to spread international understanding and fellowship as well as offering service closer to home.

The Castlegar Interact Club is sponsored by both of the Castlegar Rotary Clubs, with members Lorraine Hartson, Stan Hadikin, Stacie Martini, and Mike Cassidy from the evening club, and Geoff Yule from the Sunrise club, along with teacher Denise Laurie spend countless hours planning and supervising activities and accompanying students on their trips.

The Castlegar Interact club is a very industrious club. In the 2013/14 school year the students participated in about 70 events, including helping both Rotary clubs with their fundraising events, running a concession during the Concerts in the Park series, helping the library book sale set up and take down, conducting bottle drives, delivering flyers, helping elders move, decorating and helping with the grad evening at the arena, working with area J cleaning

up garbage on logging roads, and cleaning up trash in preparation for the Communities in Bloom judging.

The money that is raised allows the club members to go on their international aid trips. Beginning in 2003, the Interact Club has gone on six international trips. The first was to Honduras where the students and their sponsors stayed in an orphanage for boys aged four to 12 years. The project was to build a concrete play area which meant mixing the cement by hand with shovels.

In 2005, club members returned to Honduras to build a brick wall at the orphanage to stop gangs from stealing from the facility. In 2007 and again in 2009 they went to Bolivia to build a basketball court, playground, and garden at an orphanage. In 2011 the group was off to South Africa to dig a well, help purchase two buildings, dig irrigation channels and set up a garden that would feed 200 school children. In 2013, they were back to Bolivia to do work at a school for children with mental and physical disabilities. The next planned trip is to Ecuador in 2015.

Lorraine Hartson notes, “I enjoy my time with these young adults who give so freely of their busy schedules to be part of the community and to travel to other countries and give so selflessly of themselves to enrich the lives of others”.

The trips have a profound effect on the students.

More than one has come back and said, “I’ll never complain about anything here again. We have it so good compared to children in other countries.”

Pictured from L-R: Carol Sommerville, manager of Miss Castlegar Queen Contest, Rotary member Geoff Yule, Alexanderia (Ali) D’Onofrio, Miss Castlegar Princess.

Photo by Gregg Ziegler

Ali D’Onofrio our Miss Castlegar Princess visited the Castlegar Sunrise Rotary Club recently. She thanked the Club for their sponsorship allowing her to be part of the Miss Castlegar contest held in June. Ali feels that it has helped her become more confident and eloquent. She spoke about her experiences as a Princess so far this year.

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Pictured L-R: Marvin Smith, club president; Israel Millar, scholarship recipient, and Alexia Turner, scholarship chair.

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The older girl is one of 75 volunteer trained tutors.

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Club members building a playground at an orphanage in Bolivia.

Lorraine Hartson photo

Club members help with the Rotary green gym project at Millennium park Wayne Groutage photo

Castlegar Sunrise Rotary Club meets Thursdays at 6:45 a.m.

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The children in the HELP Honduras, Tegucigalpa Market Children program turn in their report cards to staff of Alternativas Youth Opportunidades (AYO), who monitor the progress of the children. The pass rate of children and youth in the program is 98 per cent compared to the national average of 85 per cent.

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Robots engaged in battle on Saturday with tracks rolling and wheels turning thanks to the ingenuity of their young and older creators.

The Nelson Tech Club held Robogames 2014 at Selkirk College drawing a large crowd and with good reason.

New to this year’s annual competition was the robo-battles, which saw the robots go head to head. The battle for robot supremacy was engaging and hard fought.

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In preparation throughout the fall, youth, adults, teams and schools have been living, learning and loving robotics in anticipation of the big event.

All robots were created by an individual or team. And the level of sophistication was impressive. The competition had three main events: the obstacle course, special tricks and the robot battles.

Robots needed to maneuver the obstacle course as quickly and carefully as possible, navigating walls and corners which required logic. Creators were encouraged to be creative, demonstrating what made their robot awesome.

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tion was the robowars where robots duked it out at the centre of the arena.

Judges also gave points for programming and logic.

Whether it was Lego, Arduino or other materials, the robots were brought to life to navigate mazes, sense objects and even avoid obstacles.

Regardless if it was 3D printed, aerodynamically tested or built out of Popsicle sticks, the goal was to make the robot useful, mechanically inventive and functional, so judges also gave points for design and assembly. The judges also assessed its ability to problem solve and adapt to challenging situations.

As for tricks, one robot, created by Klassen and Furman, sang Happy Birthday.

Noah Graffran built a quad-copter drone for $150 that can drop things on target. Flown outside, his plan was to drop a chocolate bar on the judges. He said that, unfortunately, somebody ate it so he used a piece of plastic instead. Graffran has been part of the tech club for three years.

“There are creative, smart people in a mixture of ages,” he said.

“There are tons of cool, interesting projects.”

Dylan Peil has been with the club for 2.5 years. He built his robot, named Munch,

Top: Teams from Castlegar, New Denver and Nelson came together on Saturday to put their technology to the test at Robogames 2014, hosted by Selkirk College. Bottom: Robots could be constructed out of any material, as long as they were able to compete.

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mostly out of recycled parts so the total cost was somewhere from $100-200. He said he likes the tech club because “you can ask anyone anything. If they don’t have the answer, they point out the person who will likely know.”

“This year, we’ve generated more interest in electronics, robotics and programming than in prior events,” said club president Brad Pommen.

“We introduced more freedom for teams to choose how they want their robot to work, as well as more design options to build their robot than in 2012 and 2013. With the positive feedback of 2014, the 2015 event will be a massive influence with an even larger reach into surrounding communities and schools.”

The club gets together every Wednesday and Thursday night.

For more information visit robogames.ca or email NTC president, Brad Pommen at info@ robogames.ca.

Robogames 2014 Event Standings: Youth (12 & under) First Place - Jaida Klassen (10) and Sydney Furman (12) Second Place Carter Erickson (11), Ciaran Tanner (11) and James Price (11) Student (over 12) First Place - Noah Rawick (16) Second Place - Noah Gaffran (14), Evan Forst (14), Matthew Holitzki (14) and Reece Boulanger (14).

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I would like to thank the Citizens of Castlegar and to everyone who voted on Saturday. The overwhelming support has been very humbling. I would also like to say thank you to those organizations, individuals, and volunteers who have supported and contributed to my campaign. A very special thank you, to my family and Campaign team, for their unwavering support. I look forward to working hard in the next 4 years.

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Above: The Rebels had plenty of fire power on Saturday night as they scored three goals in the first period on their way to a 6-4 win over the first place Nelson Leafs. Below: Castlegar earned an important two points against Nelson to move the squad to within one point of first place Leafs in the Neil Murdoch division of the KIJHL. Photos by Chris Stedile

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Lose to Storm but beat Leafs Chris Stedile Castlegar News

The Castlegar Rebels emerged from back-to-back home games this weekend with an even 1-1 record.

Friday night the Rebels hosted Kamloops Storm in what was a true nail biter.

Throughout the first period both teams traded blows and shots to no avail as the goalies consistently shut down all attempts.

This was until, with 19 seconds remaining, Kamloops’ player Felix Larouche passed the puck off to Ryan Keis and then to Addison Bazian who found the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.

Another blow was dealt to Castlegar less than one minute into the second period of play when Mark O’shaughnessy scored off an assist from Ian Chrystal and Felix Larouche.

It took over 14 minutes for the Rebels to reply with their own goal.

With 5:03 to go in the second Bryan Lubin scored for the Rebels off assists from Ren Mason to Jeremy McNeil.

The intensity kept on through the third, but as the period approached its end with no goals from either side, and the Rebels down a man for delay of game, things were looking bleak for Castlegar.

However, with 42 seconds left in regulation, Bryan Lubin became the saviour the Rebels needed and landed a puck behind the goalie.

The goal was assisted by Jeremy McNeil and Ryan Rosich.

After a show of force from both teams in overtime, the Kamloops Storm came away with the win after

Ian Chrystal scored to end the game.

The next night, Castlegar played host to the league-leading Nelson Leafs.

Within 10 minutes the Rebels had put away three goals.

The first from Darren Medeiros assisted by Yannis Soukas, followed by a powerplay goal from Bryan Lubin. Jeremy McNeil had the assist.

Goal number three was scored

by Tyler Barrett from Ryan Teslak.

Determined not to enter the intermission scoreless the Leafs’ Patrick Croome found the net on a powerplay with less than two minutes to go.

The Leafs failed to ride this momentum into the next period, scoring no goals and allowing Rebels forward Darren Medeiros a goal of his own.

Coming into the final regulation period, the Leafs showed they still had plenty of fight left in them.

In under two minutes Austin Lindsay scored against Rebels’ Patrick Zubick, bringing the score to 4-2.

Only a few minutes passed before the Rebels all but sealed the deal with back-to-back goals from Darren Medeiros and Cal Owens.

Goals were assisted by Konnor Madsen and Dawson Haines.

Nelson was able to muster one goal from Rayce Miller and another from Robson Cramer off of Austin Lindsay and Darnel St. Pierre but it was not enough and the Rebels came away with a 6-4 victory.

The Rebels play again this Friday and Saturday with a double header against Grand Forks. Saturday’s game will be in the home arena at 7 p.m..

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You might have noticed that chiropractic care is becoming an important part of birth preparation for many pregnant women these days.

These women are realizing the benefits of regular chiropractic adjustments as they prepare for safer, easier birthing for both themselves and their babies. Chiropractors have actually cared for pregnant women for many years. Recently, however, with the increased interest in natural birthing, and in an effort to avoid having a C-section, a growing number of mothers have incorporated chiropractic into their prenatal care. To understand how chiropractic care can contribute to a better birth, it is important to look at the mother’s and baby’s biomechanics throughout pregnancy.

As a mother’s weight increases, her center of gravity shifts outward and her postural compensations respond accordingly. In addition, the ligament laxity necessary for birthing adds to instability in all of her joints, including her spine and pelvis.

“The potential for damage in pregnancy and the postpartum period to a woman’s neuro-musculoskeletal structure is great,” Varney’s Midwifery warns. “Shifts in the center of gravity forward and slightly up destabilize her posture and realign the carriage of weights and forces through her joints, predisposing nerves, muscles, bones, and connective tissues to damage. Increased levels of relaxin and elastin further aggravate this situation.”

These hormonal and structural changes can lead to spinal and pelvic alignment issues and the lower back pain and sciatica many women experience during pregnancy. Lower back pain, in and of itself, is a burden to a woman’s daily function and quality of life.

However, the misalignment of the spine and pelvis have a far more crucial consequence to a mother and her developing baby. In chiropractic, these misalignments are called subluxations. These insidious blockages cause stress overload to the mother’s nervous system, potentially impairing any of her vital systems and organs. During pregnancy, when a mother’s body systems are basically functioning for two, any interference to the nerve transmission supporting their function can be detrimental to her health and wellbeing, as well as the growing baby’s. Reducing this nerve system stress is a key ingredient for normal bodily function.

Another effect of spinal and pelvic misalignment throughout pregnancy is a condition imposed on the baby called intrauterine constraint. To understand this, it is important to look at the mother’s anatomy and see the relationship between her pelvic biomechanics and the baby’s positioning. The mother’s pelvis has various key ligaments attached that support her uterus. As the baby grows, their role becomes increasingly important. If her pelvis is in biomechanical balance during pregnancy, the uterus will be supported symmetrically. This allows the baby

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optimal room for movement in utero and provides it the opportunity to develop free of constraint. Conversely, if the woman’s sacrum (the major triangular bone in her pelvis) is out of alignment, it will affect the alignment of her entire pelvis. Misalignment of the pelvis will create an uneven pulling effect on the uterine ligaments, which explains why some women feel sensitivity on one side more than the other. Intrauterine constraint can create torsion in the uterus, limiting available space for the developing baby.

Intrauterine constraint not only compromises fetal positioning, but can also impair the future health of the baby. The optimal position for birth is anterior vertex (rear-facing, head down). When a baby presents breech or posterior, it often is the result of an imbalance in the mother’s pelvis, forcing the baby to assume a compromised position. If mother’s biomechanics are compromised, obstetric interventions such as delivery via forceps or C-section are more likely to be recommended and implemented. Every intervention has significant risk and side effects for both mother and baby and would be best avoided if at all possible.

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Donation supports literacy Zellstoff Celgar has made a donation of $7,000 to the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL).

The funds will be used to support CBAL’s Parents as Literacy Supporters program in all six kindergarten classes in Castlegar and Robson. Celgar also donated two iPads to be used in CBAL’s Adult Basic Computer classes and the Community Learning Place drop-in.

Literacy is important to all British Columbians! It impacts every aspect of our lives: health-

care, crime rates, employment and economic status. Despite its essential role in life, at least 40 per cent of B.C. adults have difficulty reading a newspaper, filling out a work application, reading a map, or understanding a lease — and this percentage is increasing.

CBAL is the Columbia Basin and Boundary region’s notfor-profit literacy organization formed in 2001. CBAL promotes literacy and lifelong learning throughout 77 communities across the region.

For more, visit cbal.org.

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Dear Miss Sensibility, I have been struggling lately with anger. I have a lot of stress in my life and feel I manage quite well ... most of the time. Every once in a while though, something happens, and I end up snapping like a dry twig.

Any tips for stress and anger management? -Angry

Dear Angry,

It is very wise of you to realize that your anger is a problem and begin to work on conquering it. Anger not only harms our relationships and careers, but also damages our physical and emotional health. Mark Twain said, “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”

The key to solving your snap anger outbursts may be found in dealing with the other issue, that of having a lot of stress in your life. No life is without stress, but too much stress has physical consequences: low energy, headaches, digestive problems, chest pain, insomnia and susceptibility to illness, just to name a few.

Emotional symptoms include being easily agitated, frustrated and moody,overwhelmed, the sense that you are losing control or need to take control and difficulty relaxing and quieting your mind. My guess is you can put a check mark next to many of these items.

Take some time for a bit of serious reflexion on your life. Look for the root of the problem, what situations are causing the most stress in your life? Is there a common thread in the situations that trigger the anger? Have you overcommitted yourself and ended up with more responsibilities than you can emotionally handle? Are your priorities in line or are unimportant things stealing the time needed for the big things like relationships? Do you have time to do the things in life that bring you joy? Analyzing and deciding where the problems lie is half the battle. Once that is done, the work of making some adjustments and implementing changes begins. The reward for your labour can be a mind at rest and a heart at peace.

Sensibly yours,

Miss Sensibility Do y o u h av e a qu est io n fo r M iss Sen sibilit y ?

Email your inquiries to publisher@castlegarnews.com and Miss Sensibility will answer it in the paper! Names will not be published, but must be included with inquiries. Please include your desired anonymous signature ex: Fed up!

(Castlegar News reserves the right to refuse publication. ”The advice offered in this column is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Use of this column is not intended to replace or substitute any financial, medical, legal, or other professional advice. This column does not reflect the opinion The Castlegar News.)

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Edward Karl Stang

Ed was born in Passau, Germany. He was a mechanic for the majority of his life and also a master-of-many-trades.

He was Anne’s life’s companion and had a kind, caring, generous and helping heart. Ed touched many people on his journey through life and he will be remembered and missed forever. For many years Ed truly enjoyed the daily 6 AM gatherings for coffee with his pals.

Ed was predeceased by his parents.

Left to mourn his loss is his loving companion Anne and family; children Andy, Kathleen, Stan and Lynda and grandchildren; brothers Pete (Lyne) Nederstiner and Robert; sister Renata Michell and many nephews.

At Ed’s request there will not be a service.

From my heart, I greatly appreciate all the phone calls, flowers, food, love, care, kindness and sympathy.

A world of thank yous! Bill for your guidance, advice, helping me and carrying me in the lowest and saddest time of my journey of life. Thank you Castlegar Funeral Chapel, living angels helping people in their time of grief, loss and sorrow.

Thank you, Anne and family; Pete and Robert Nederstiner and families and Renata Michell.

Brenda Elaine

TERHUNE

With heavy hearts the family of Brenda Elaine Terhune wishes to announce her passing on November 13, 2014.

Brenda was born on April 11, 1945 to Albert and Hjordis Hill.

She spent her first 3 years in Cranbrook with the balance of her life in Castlegar.

Brenda was known in her earlier years for her basketball skills; always her sparkling blue eyes, wonderful smile and care and compassion for others. Brenda had a love of cooking and shared many of her creations with family and friends. Brenda’s special place on earth was Lil Cayuse Creek; she spent endless hours gardening and enjoying the beautiful views.

Brenda was employed for many years at the sawmill in Castlegar retiring in 2005. As well as working full time Brenda owned and operated a costume business, Masquerade Magic as well as a catering business at one time.

Brenda raised her two sons Roger and David and enjoyed the thousands of hours supporting them through their many endeavors.

Brenda is survived by and will be loving remember by her sons Roger (Robyn) of Port Coquitlam and David (Lori) of Castlegar; grandchildren Holly, Amanda , Courtney, Mathew, Spencer, Mandy, brother Darryl (Eleanor) Hill, sister Sylva Leduc (Robert Rican), step sister Carolee(Riley) Fitzgerald and her many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Brenda was predeceased by her father and mother Barrie and Hjordis Hill, stepmother Ivy Hill, step sister Sherrel Koreen and grandparents Ma and Pa Johnson of Wardner and Archie and Lillian Ferguson of Castlegar.

Special thanks go out to Dr Clemens Gibbon and all the caregivers and staff at Talarico Place and the Rotary Cancer Lodge in Kelowna for their care and compassion through this difficult time.

By Brenda’s request there will be no formal service; a Celebration of life will be held on Sunday November 23, 2014 at 1:00pm at the Kinnaird Hall in Castlegar.

As an expression of sympathy, donations can be made to either Talarico Place in Castlegar or The Rotary Cancer Lodge in Kelowna.

Darrel Rourke

Darrel was born in Trail, BC on April 26, 1951, as the youngest of three siblings. Darrel spent almost all of the sixty-three years of his life living in Castlegar, BC, where he passed away unexpectedly at his home on November 12, 2014.

Darrel is survived by his wife June, to whom he was married in 1985, his children Derek (Julie), Renee (Jamie), and Dennis (Kelly). He is also survived by his sisters Barb and Maureen, and his grandchildren Alysha, Adam, Jaden, and Kiara. Darrel will also be missed by his nieces Natasha and Nova-Lee and his nephews Robert-Lee and Shawn, as well as several grand-nieces and one grand-nephew. Darrel was predeceased by his mother Ruth (1994) and his father Earl (2011).

Darrel graduated from Stanley Humphries Secondary school in 1971 and spent nearly forty years working at Teck Cominco before retiring in 2009.

During this time he crafted many friendships that lasted until his passing.

Darrel, a private family man who was an avid bowler and fisherman for most of his life, enjoyed many hobbies throughout his years, and frequently used his quiet time at home, playing video games while munching on Doritos, ice cream, chocolate and cashews. However, he preferred to spend his time visiting family, and especially loved caring for and doting on his grandchildren.

Cremation has taken place and there was a memorial service for family and friends to honour and celebrate Darrel’s life at the Castlegar Legion on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 from 11:30 AM until 3:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Darrel’s name to the BC Epilepsy Society at www. bcepilepsy.com.

The family would also like to send a sincere thank you to the paramedics, ambulance attendants, Constable Rob Gardiner, Bill Strilaeff from the Castlegar Funeral Chapel and Christine Van Dyke from the Victim Assistance Program for their care and support.

In Loving Memory

Dallas L. Woodburn September 21, 1925 October 31, 2014 It is with profound sadness that the family announces Dallas’ passing on October 31, 2014 in the loving presence of his wife and daughter.

He was blessed with 89 years of life.

Dallas lived by a code of honour; integrity, honesty, and humility guided all his actions. He was known for his kindness, generosity and loyalty.

Dallas loved the outdoors. His favourite pastime, which brought him so much joy, was being in his little boat on the gentle waves of Kootenay Lake with his fly rod in hand.

Most important and cherished was his family. He is survived by Audrey, his best friend and beloved wife of 61 years; his much loved children: son Chris, daughterin-law Linda, and daughter Glynn; as well as treasured granddaughters Jane Bronwyn and Meaghan Dallas.

Sincere thanks to Dr. R. Ankenbauer, staff of Castlegar Medical Associates, and the staff of the Castleview Care Centre for all the wonderful care and kindness they showed Dallas and his family.

At Dallas’ request, cremation has taken place. An Anglican service with the family will be arranged for springtime. Jordan Wren 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 register at www.myalternatives.ca.

In lieu of flowers, Dallas wished donations be made to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice (1690 Matthews Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 2T2).

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

Notice of passing

Bill John Zarikoff Bill John Zarikoff of Castlegar, unexpectedly passed away at home on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, blessed with 68 years of life.

Cremation has taken place in care of Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

A Celebration of Life will be officiated by Sid Malakoff at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on Saturday, November 22, 2014, from 10:00AM until 12:00 Noon.

Following the Celebration of Life, a luncheon in Bill’s honour will be provided by the family on the lower level of the Brilliant Cultural Centre.

In Loving Memory of

Tammy Savinkoff November 22, 1982 - September 1, 2001 Never forget… someone keeps you in mind and remembers you always in prayer, someone who hopes that angels will bless you and keep you in God’s care.

Always Love You Love Mom and Dad

In Loving Memory of

Gerry Lacasse July 24, 1945 - November 20, 2008

Obituaries and Memorials

With great shock and sorrow the family of Edward Karl Stang of Castlegar wishes to announce his unexpected passing at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital on Wednesday, October 22, 2014.

Thursday, November 20, 2014 Castlegar News

Irish Proverb—Remember Me At the rising of the sun and it’s going down, we remember you.

At the blowing of the wind and the chill of Winter, we remember you.

At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of Spring, we remember you.

At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer, we remember you.

At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn, we remember you.

At the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember you.

As long as we live, You too will live; for you are now a part of us, As we remember you, for now and forever.

Amen Remembered always with our deepest respect and love, Darlene, the Lacasse and Moore families and Gerry’s cherished friends.

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Dear Supporter,

Please be a part of our Circle of Giving We ask for your support as we launch our annual fundraising campaign. With your donation, we will be able to expand and improve our programs and services to assist with those who are in need of counselling and care.

Your donation can help again.

There are many examples of the positive impacts our services have had on the children, families and individuals within our community.

Many women seeking support through programs are now gainfully employed or attending college.

Women and children accessing our safe home are moving on, in safe and healthy environments of their own.

We are successfully assisting seniors to maintain independence.

With the kind donations and grants, Castlegar and District Community Services will continue to offer programming for the community.

Many of our programs are carried out with part-time staff. They do a tremendous amount of work in the limited hours and limited resources available.

Staff will attend numerous meetings throughout the year at other agencies and Ministries, case consultations, and information sessions.

This ensures that all clients are receiving the best service possible, with support of other partners.

Our Mission We improve the quality of people’s lives by providing assistance, counselling and support, and by working for social change in our communities.

Together is better Citizens want to live and raise children in safe and healthy communities. A strong social foundation empowers citizens and leads us all towards the shared goal of living in vibrant communities. Support of Castlegar and District Community Services Society moves us all to a better place.

Thank you on behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff.

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•That our programs are all free of charge to the community!

•The volunteers of CDCSS contributed over 3000 hours of service in 2013/2014

Some of the programs and costs include :

Mom’s Support Group Average per group cost – $240.00

Sexual Abuse Intervention Program for Children Average per child cost– $3288.75

Victim Services (Police Based) Average cost per client -$635.00

Children Who Witness Abuse Average per child cost -$2068.00

Stopping the Violence Counselling Average per client cost – $2042.00 (This program currently deals with a waiting list) Family Support/Counselling Average per family cost–1457.56S Safe Home (average 45 day stay) Average per family in shelter cost - $4320.00

Other ways to help, especially over the holiday season:

West Kootenay Volunteer Driver Average mileage re-imbursement per ride - $24.00 Bridges for Women Group Average costs per group - $1800.00 Better at Home Average cost per client - $1176.00 Women’s Outreach Average cost per client - $550.00

Family Support Services / Supervised and Supportive Visitation Average per family cost – $989.00

Each year, we help thousands of people, by providing a high quality of services. Without donations, and partners we struggle to maintain these services.

•That CDCSS worked with 4500 clients through one-to-one client service, meetings, and groups in 2013/2014

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This possibility extension challenging district position will provide support For full position including qualifications for the district’sdetails assistive technology efforts. please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our School District No. 20 is a compact district nestled website at www.sd20.bc.ca in interior BC. We enjoy a strong commitment This position is covered under our our CUPE LocalOur to technology throughout district.

1285 Collective Agreement. technical environment includes: over 1,000 mix of desktop and notebook (available computerson(both Completed district applications Windows tablets; the district and web Macintosh); site or at our 100’s office) of should be a fibre to based area network connecting sent Mrs.wide Marcy VanKoughnett, Director all our sites; and diverse software set. of Human Resources, School District #20 (Kootenay-Columbia), Third Ave, Trail, BC, POSITION: 2001 Information Technology - Assistive Technology V1R 1R6 (Fax: 250-364-2470) by 12:00 Noon on Monday, NovemberSpecialist 24, 2014.(REGULAR) Please PLACE: Districtto: hr@sd20. submit electronic applications HOURS WORK: that 35 hrs/wk (Mon to Fri) bc.ca.

It is OF understood applicants agree MONTHS PERreference YEAR: Eleven to confidential checks(11) of all previous RATEThe OFsuccessful PAY: $25.60 per hour employers. applicant will be STARTING DATE: Immediately subject to a Criminal Record Check.

For appreciate full position details including qualifications We your interest but regret that only please refer to the Careers with SD20 section shortlisted candidates will be contacted. of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca

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Tues - Sat shift. A clean drivers abstract and experience is required.

Please drop resume and abstract off at 1360 Forest Rd, Castlegar Attn: Ashley No phone calls

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School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) Invites applications for the position of: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (Regular) School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) is looking for an Information Systems – Assistive Technology Specialist to join our team. This challenging district position will provide support for the district’s assistive technology efforts.

School District No. 20 is a compact district nestled in interior BC. We enjoy a strong commitment to technology throughout our district. Our technical environment includes: over 1,000 mix of desktop and notebook computers (both Windows and Macintosh); 100’s of tablets; a fibre based wide area network connecting all our sites; and diverse software set.

POSITION: Information Technology - Assistive Technology Specialist (REGULAR) PLACE: District HOURS OF WORK: 35 hrs/wk (Mon to Fri) MONTHS PER YEAR: Eleven (11) RATE OF PAY: $25.60 per hour STARTING DATE: Immediately For full position details including qualifications please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca This position is covered under our CUPE Local 1285 Collective Agreement.

Completed district applications (available on the district web site or at our office) should be sent to Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District #20 (KootenayColumbia), 2001 Third Ave, Trail, BC, V1R 1R6 (Fax: 250-364-2470) by 12:00 Noon on Monday, November 24, 2014. Please submit electronic applications to: hr@sd20.bc.ca. It is understood that applicants agree to confidential reference checks of all previous employers. The successful applicant will be subject to a Criminal Record Check.

We appreciate your interest but regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Castlegar News Thursday, November 20, 2014

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Commercial/ Industrial Approx 500 sq ft of Office space & 1500 sq ft of Shop.

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Homes for Rent 3 Bdrm house in South Castlegar, lrg yard, F/S, W/D N/S, N/P, $1200/mth + utilities Avail Immed, 250-365-2300

Suites, Lower Castlegar DT, 1 Bdrm walkout basement Suite, N/S, N/P, on bus route, $700/mth incl utilities & shared laundry Avail immed, 250-365-2784

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Offer(s) available on select new 2014/2015 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from November 1 to December 1, 2014. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,665, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies) and $100 A/C charge (where applicable) and excludes licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and variable dealer administration fees (up to $699). Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and financing options also available. 1“Don’t Pay Until Next Year” (60-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on all new 2015 models on approved credit. No interest will accrue during the first 30 days of the finance contract. After this period, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal interest monthly over the term of the contract. Offer ends December 1, 2014. 20% purchase financing is available on select new 2015 models on approved credit. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. 3Cash bonus amounts are offered on select 2014 models and are deducted from the negotiated purchase price before taxes. Available on cash purchase offers only. Offer varies by trim. Certain conditions apply. $6,000 maximum cash bonus amount only available on the 2014 Optima Hybrid EX (OP74CE) and includes a $1,000 ECO-Credit. 4Representative finance example: 0% financing offer for up to 84 months available to qualified retail customers on approved credit for the new 2015 Sportage LX MT FWD (SP551F)/2015 Sorento 2.4L LX AT (SR75BF) with a selling price of $24,782/$27,282 and includes delivery and destination fees of up to $1,665, tire tax and AMVIC fee of $22 and a $0/$1,500 loan rebate. 364 weekly payments of $68/$75 for 84 months with $0 down payment. Credit fees of $0. Total obligation is $24,782/$27,282. See retailer for complete details. 5Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2015 Sportage SX AT Luxury AWD (SP759F)/2015 Sorento 3.3L EX AT AWD (SR75HF)/2015 Rondo EX Luxury (RN756F) $38,495/$34,495/$32,295. 6Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2015 Sorento LX 2.4L GDI 4-cyl AT/2015 Sportage 2.4L 4-cyl AT/2015 Rondo 2.0L GDI 4-cyl AT. These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. 7Loan rebate amounts are offered on select 2014/2015 models and are deducted from the negotiated purchase price before taxes. Available on financing offer only. Offer varies by trim. Certain conditions apply. Offer ends December 1, 2014. See your dealer for complete details. 8Cash purchase price offer for the new 2015 Rondo LX MT (RN551F) with a selling price of $19,582 includes delivery and destination fees of $1,665, tire tax and AMVIC fee of $22 and a $3,500 cash credit. See retailer for complete details. 9Cash credit amounts are offered on select 2014/2015 models and are deducted from the negotiated cash purchase price before taxes. Available on cash purchase offer only. Offer varies by trim. Certain conditions apply. Offer ends December 1, 2014. See your dealer for complete details. 10$1,000 Holiday Bonus amounts are offered on select 2015 Winter Edition models and are deducted from the negotiated purchase price before taxes. Available on financing offers only. Certain conditions apply. $1,000 Holiday Bonus amount available on the 2015 Forte LX+ AT Winter SE (FO74SF), 2015 Rondo LX AT (5-seat) Winter SE (RN75SF), 2015 Rondo LX AT (7-seat) Winter SE (RN75TF) and 2015 Optima LX AT Winter SE (OP74SF). Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation.

Castlegar News Thursday, November 20, 2014

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

PENTICTON

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KAMLOOPS

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. 200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 493-3800 (250) 542-3000

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

Villiage Green Mall (250) 542-1496

PENTICTON

ANDRES WIRELESS Cherry Lane Mall (250) 493-4566

KELOWNA

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

KAMLOOPS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES B USINESS ANDRES CAR AUDIO

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

CASTLEGAR

Aberdeen Mall (250) 377-8880

CRANBROOK

215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall (250) 377-8007

200-1965 Columbia Ave. 101 Kootenay St. North (250) 365-6455 (250) 426-8927

TELUS KIOSK

NELSON

Chahko Mika Mall (250) 352-7258

300 St. Paul Str. (250) 377-3773

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

154 Victoria Str (250) 314-9944

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

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Thursday, November 20, 2014 Castlegar News

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