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The usual crowd of strikers outside city hall grew many times over on Friday as workers from across the area joined to show support.

From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU), teachers, Teck steel workers, Celgar employees and more stood in the cold to show solidarity with CUPE 2262.

President of the local Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Cindy McCallum Miller was also in attendance and strongly believes in CUPE’s cause.

“Our union supports CUPE in trying to get them back to the table,” she said. “We’re here as individuals and representatives of our organizations.”

In addition, Miller is a delegate to the West Kootenay Labour Council and said the council “has taken a stand in support of these workers.”

“We’re here to show support and solidarity and we all decided to come at once today to show a little more visibility.”

Support came from all over on Friday, as unions, friends and families came out to show support for local CUPE 2262 strikers.

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A month has passed since CUPE 2262 began their strike and still no agreement has been reached.

While an agreement is a top priority for both sides, Mayor Lawrence Chernoff said that there has been no additional bargaining or any update on the strike status.

The strike began November 8 over issues including job security and concessions that CUPE believes would undercut their ability to properly represent members when disputes arise.

The strike quickly became a hot election topic and has since halted Winterfest as many respect the workers and would not be comfortable crossing their picket lines.

In a letter last week, CUPE Local 2262 President Leford Lafayette urged the communi-

ty keep things civil and avoid any sort of mud slinging while they work towards a fair deal.

CUPE 2262 represents 34 members who work for the City of Castlegar. The current agreement expired in February 2013. No bargaining has taken place since a second round of mediated talks failed to find a resolution in September. The union has been engaged in limited job action in the form of a ban on overtime since August 19 of this year.

This is the first legal strike the City of Castlegar workers have gone on in over 60 years.

With no sign of the City agreeing to talk, CUPE 2262 is planning another rally December 12. It is scheduled to start at noon on Friday and those at last week’s rally stated it will be a much grander showing.

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The Castlegar and District Hospital Foundation has achieved their fundraising goal through the Light Up 2014 event.

The foundations goal was to raise $10,000 dollars so they could bridge the gap for a Second V.A.C. Therapy Unit, software for the EEG machine at the Neuro di ag nost ics

Department and a blood draw chair for the lab.

They exceeded that number by raising $11,626 dollars.

Large donations from the Castlegar & District Hospital Auxiliary and EZ Rock made up most of the money raised.

The Auxiliary donated $8,000 and EZ Rock $1,500.

The event was held on December 5 at the Castlegar Health Centre.

Members of the Hospital Auxiliary, Hospital Foundation and the general public came out to support Light Up 2014 and donate to a good cause. Photo by Chris Steidle

The money raised at this event was added to a previous donation from HYDRECS as part of the final closing process of the B.C. Hydro Employees’ Commu-

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Please join Katrine Conroy, MLA Kootenay West and staff for our annual Christmas Open House.

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Please bring a non-perishable item for the food bank if you are able.

The new school trustees showed strong participation at the inaugural meeting. From left to right: Teri Ferworn, Terry Hanik, Rosann Brunton. Photo by Chris Stedile

Enrolment numbers drop School District 20 down 85 students Chris Stedile Castlegar News

Student enrollment numbers in School District 20 have dropped by 85 students since this time last year.

Superintendent Greg Lutterbach said there is also 50 less Kindergarten students than projected.

The information was revealed during the inaugural meeting of SD 20 on Monday at Stanley Humphries Secondary School.

Despite the decline in enrolment numbers, the graduation rate has in-

creased significantly — raising from 76 per cent in 2012/13 to 84 per cent in 2013/14.

It was also revealed that the provincial government will be providing labour settlement dispute money in the amount of $617,301 dollars to the school district to help cover salary, benefits, and other increases that occurred due to the recent labour agreement.

The inaugural meeting opened with all members swearing their oaths of office, including new trustees, Teri Ferworn, Terry Hanik and Rosann Brun-

ton.

The election of officers and representatives went smoothly.

Darrel Ganzert was voted in for board chairperson and Gordon Smith as vice-chairperson.

Additionally, the BC School Trustees Association Provincial Council representative is now Toni Driutti and Teri Ferworn holds the alternate position.

Finally, the trustees voted Mickey Kinakin in as BC Public School Employers Association representative.

Ferworn also took the alternate position for this as well.

Funeral service held for local firefighter Chris Stedile Castlegar News

More than 100 people from all over the Kootenays came together Saturday morning to pay their respects to Crescent Valley firefighter Kyle Zarchikoff.

Zarchikoff died when the pick-up truck he was driving collided with a logging truck last month on Highway 40, about 50 kilometres south of Grande Prairie.

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The Crescent Valley fire department offered words of grieving and condolences to all who knew Kyle Zarchikoff.

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working in Alberta as an oilfield paramedic.

Friends, family and emergency personnel filled the Brilliant Cultural Centre,

not to mourn the loss, but celebrate Zarchikoff ’s life.

Emotional words came from his mother, brother, and twin sister. Friends

described him as a loving, caring, funny man who only wished the best for everyone else and enjoyed helping above anything else.

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Aigars Allis (Tom)

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Laimdota Allis (Laima)

(February 17, 1924 – December 3, 2012) We were blessed to have our parents with us for such a long time, Mamma until she was 88 and Papa until 92. Papa used to laugh and say he had been retired from Cominco for more years than he had worked there. They thoroughly enjoyed a long and healthy retirement travelling to all the places they loved: Spain, Mexico, Hawaii, Germany and of course going back to Latvia. They also holidayed with their truck & camper to visit family, friends and to see more of the US and Canada. Our home had laughter, music, spirited conversation and enough food and drink to feed all who joined them … our parents welcomed everyone to their home. They especially loved to talk about their girls and of course the grandchildren of which they were so proud! The wine they served was often Papa’s own made with grapes grown in their garden, it always tasted better after the first glass!

Mamma and Papa enjoyed their life in Castlegar and took full advantage of what the West Kootenays had to offer. They downhill skied at Red Mtn, cross county skied the Ben Shaw trails, swam and fished in the Columbia and gardened; Laima tended her flowers and Aigars watched over the vegetables~ neither loved to weed! Papa had a way with tomatoes that grew huge, delicious, sweet and lasted well into the fall. Our parents always had a dog and thus were regular walkers in the neighbourhood and on Zuckerberg Island … and if you had a dog with you they always stopped to chat!

We all have so many happy memories to hold in our hearts and minds. Missing you always!

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Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has been conducting community workshops over the past few months and will be continuing to do so heading into the new year.

On Dec. 3 the CBT held a workshop in Castlegar’s Community Complex.

The Trust is asking Basin residents where it should focus its efforts to best support residents and communities in the Columbia Basin, now and into the future.

“Since mid-September, the Trust has visited nine communities, gathering feedback about what’s important to Basin residents,” said Neil Muth, Columbia Basin Trust President and CEO. “Economic development and diversification, agriculture and food security, ecosystem restoration and conservation, and affordable housing — these are just some of the themes that have been highlighted, and we look forward to continuing our engagement process to understand what’s important to communities.”

This is only the first part of a longterm assessment plan the Trust has.

“With this process we are really looking into the future for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons is we have to renew our strategic priorities that guide the organization and our work,” said Manager of special initiative, Heather Mitchell.

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The Knights of Columbus have been busy helping to bring St. Rita’s church back to Castlegar.

The church was a parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson, and was destroyed by arsonists early 2013.

Since then arrangements have been made to resurrect the church and early Tuesday morning, the

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There was a great community turnout at CBT’s workshop in Castlegar on Dec. 3.

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into doing some new things.”

For a little more incentive to attend the workshops, CBT is allowing each member to put their name in for a chance to win $1,000 dollars towards a non-profit organization of their choice.

The last workshops will be held January 21. Following these last events the CBT will then move towards reporting on the feedback received so communities can see what the other ones are thinking as well and dig into some of the hotter topics.

This is the largest engagement process the trust has undergone in it’s history since its creation in 1995.

For those who cannot attend any future workshops, the CBT has a website for feedback at OurTrustOurFuture.cbt.org.

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The CBTs strategic priorities the (CBT) set out for themselves will be expiring in 2015.

Furthermore, Mitchell added, “It’s going to be our 20th anniversary in 2015 so it’s a natural point for us to pause and reflect on what we’re currently doing and how we’re currently supporting residents. To check back and find out if we’re doing things in a way that makes sense or if there is potentially things we can do differently to better support our communities.”

If this wasn’t cause enough for the CBT to take a closer look at the work they can do, Mitchell said they expect to see an increase in revenue to $55 million dollars in 2017.

Among others, the primary reasons for the revenue increase are the Waneta expansion and the Arrow Lakes generating station.

When it comes to offering the Trust feedback at the workshops Mitchell said, “There are a couple of ways people can provide input. We have a panel of what people have already told us in the past, and what we are asking people to do is look at that and then prioritize.”

Additionally, community members can take a look at the board of recommendations CBT has received in the past and think of ways to expand those projects.

“We’re always looking for something new. Anything we haven’t done before,” Mitchell continued.

“With this increase in revenue we have a lot of flexibility and can look

cement pouring began.

The cost of rebuilding the church would amount to around $1.7 million but Grand Knight, Fred Dallas said, “We had insurance, so that paid for the church, but the interior is coming from people in the parish.”

“Ya know, the pews and the altar and all the rest of that good stuff.”

Furthermore, the

Knights have put together a nativity scene for this Christmas.

“We built a nativity scene to replace the one that got burnt in the church,” said Dallas.

The scene was built by Dave Miner of Castlegar and cost $3,000 dollars. The money was raised by dinners hosted by the Knights of Columbus.

In addition to the church, the Knights provide bursaries for

The pouring of the cement for the new St. Rita’s church.

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students, give money to charities such as muscular dystrophy and donate to the salvation army.

“We raise money because it’s something to do and ev-

eryone looks forward to doing it.”

Dallas continued, “It’s just one of those things you have to do. We live here and we should enjoy what we’re doing.”

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The experiments involved the withholding of food, dental services and much more.

It’s been over a year since Ian Mosby popped the lid on Canada’s residential school experiments, and he’s been a very busy man ever since.

Mosby, who was born and raised in Castlegar, left the city in 1998 once he turned 18 to pursue a career in history.

“I was always interested in history at school and when I was younger. I was very curious,” said Mosby.

“On my mother’s side my grandparents were both Doukhobor, so I became very interested in Doukhobor history. One of my other interests is food.”

So as one thing lead to another Mosby combined his two passions and was led to the history of food and eating through his undergraduate studies at UBC. Ian Mosby has recently published a new book called Food “I eventually ended up Will Win the War: The Politics, Culture and Science of Food writing my PhD dissertation on Canada’s Home Front. on the history of food in Canada during the Second to tell with academic books, sponsible for the nutrition World War.” because it takes a long time experiments in Northern Mosby is a Postdoctoral A total of over 1,300 Ab- for academic book reviews Manitoba and six residential Fellow in the L.R. Wilson original Peoples were sub- to get published. But there schools across the country.”

Institute for Canadian His- jected to these tests and has been a good response Along with his new book, tory at McMaster University, most were children. In the from people who’ve read it.” Mosby has been traveling but at the time was working end, after many years the UBC Press describes the country from Nova Scoat the University of Guelph. research delivered nearly no the book, “During the Sec- tia to B.C. speaking with the His research was origi- results. ond World War, as Canada survivors of these experinally on food in Canada, But that book was over struggled to provide its al- ments. but he eventually stumbled a year ago and Mosby has lies with food, public health “It’s very painful for upon something much more been up to much since then. officials warned that malnu- them,” Mosby said of the resinister.

As of late November, trition could derail the war maining Aboriginal People.

In his book, he explained Mosby published a book ti- effort.”

“The research has brought that during the time after tled, Food Will Win the War: “Food Will Win the War back many painful memothe war the Canadian gov- The Politics, Culture and explores both the symbolic ries of the abuse suffered in ernment conducted experi- Science of Food on Canada’s and material transforma- these schools, but it’s also ments in residential schools Home Front. tions that food and eating perhaps brought more pubacross the country to study “The book is an adapta- underwent on the home lic attention to what was the affects of undernourish- tion of my PhD dissertation front and the profound so- done in these schools. The ment. and so I’ve been doing the cial, political, and cultural abuse was total. The fact He wrote that the people research on it since around changes that took place in that children were hungry ����������������������� of these schools were found��������������������������������������� 2004,” said Mosby. “I’ve been Canada during the 1940s,” enough to conduct malnuto be malnourished already writing it for a lot of years said Mosby. trition experiments is just and instead of offering aid and it’s nice to finally see it He continued, “A lot of one side of how total the the bureaucrats involved in print.” the major figures that are abuse was in these schools.” chose to separate the com“So far, the reception’s featured prominently in continued on page A10 munities into test groups been pretty good. It’s hard my book were actually re-

On my mother’s side my grandparents were both Doukhobor, so I became very interested in Doukhobor history. One of my other interests is food.

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

There is no quick fix

Everyone is gearing up for the Christmas season, that wonderful time of year focused on giving. There are food drives collecting for the food bank, and campaigns of all kinds to help those in need, including toy drives trying to ensure all children have something waiting for them under the Christmas tree.

This is a great thing, and it is good-hearted people that both organize and contribute to them. But the best they can hope for, and it is a good goal, is to alleviate some of the need.

The sad fact is, the issue of child poverty is not going to be solved by a once-a-year campaign.

According to the annual report released by First Call, a coalition of advocacy groups, child poverty is on the rise in B.C. rather than declining. The B.C. Child Poverty Report Card says 153,000 children were living below the poverty line in this province in 2012.

Last year, the report said

169,240 children.

First Call set out 19 recommendations in their report with a goal of reducing the provincial child poverty rate to seven per cent by 2020.

The recommendations cover a range, from raising the minimum wage to increased child tax benefits and rescinding cuts to Employment Insurance. But what they all have in common is the need for provincial and federal governments to address the problem.

Back in 1989 — yes, 25 years ago — all political parties in the House of Commons collectively vowed to end child poverty in a decade.

We’re still waiting. And, obviously, it’s not an easy solution to come by, but when we see the enormity of the problem of child poverty, it is clear it is time for upper levels of government to join in the fight to make some long-term change.

We can’t wait another 25 years.

Spots in Time Gord Turner Do any of you who study history know anything about the monuments men who went into Europe as the Second World War was ending and tried to salvage its art and buildings? I know I wasn’t aware of this initiative, and I certainly didn’t know about art experts like George Trout and James Rorimer, who were just a step behind the soldiers.

This untold story is documented in an insightful book called Monuments Men written by Robert Edsel. During the Second World War, not only was there a lot of destruction of natural monuments such as cathedrals, museums, monasteries, and statues, there was major theft of classical paintings.

Hitler and the Germans hauled most of Europe’s art treasures into Germany during those years for “safe keeping” and to stock Hitler’s planned art museum.

It appears that Hitler was a once a failed art student, and so along with

Monuments Men — the book and the movie

controlling the world in a Third Reich, he wanted to amass as much of the artwork of Europe as possible. Along with ruling Europe as the Fuhrer, he had a desire to create one of the top art museums in the world — and he was going to do so with appropriated art.

Edsel is a brilliant researcher who follows the careers of several monuments men through their letters to their families and to their superiors.

Edsel spent 13 years digging through archives in universities and reading everything any monument-man ever wrote. He is able to document where these individuals were at given times in 1944 through 1946 as they sought to save the art treasures of European civilization. These individuals entered towns as combat was going on, mainly to try to convince generals not to destroy key national treasures.

All in all, Edsel fastens on the lives of nine monuments men — mostly Theresa Hodge Office Manager

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from American museums but also a Brit and a Canadian. Their efforts to find the stolen art — the Monets, the Rembrandts, the Picassos, the Rubens, and the Vermeers — is a study in detective work during immense crisis. They also searched for religious statues and panels dating back many centuries, and they did so often without leaders supporting them or knowing if they had a ride to the next town. When they found art treasures, it was usually in mines and castle storerooms where the Germans had taken them before furtherance to Germany.

In the midst of reading this amazing true-story book, I watched the movie Monuments Men based on Edsel’s book.

The movie and the book were quite in line with one another, a few scenes having been altered to make a more dramatic impact. It wasn’t a great movie, but it was inspiring. It caught aspects of war that most of us rarely think about

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— the collateral damage due to bombardment and the theft of art treasures.

The characters in the movie were an impressive bunch, each distinct from George Clooney’s lead as monumentsman George Trout to secondary searchers such as big John Goodman and decent Matt Damon. I was particularly impressed with Bill Murray playing a serious role in this immense treasure hunt for stolen art. I also thought Cate Blanchett was brilliant as the long-time employee of a Parisian art museum and a spy of the first order.

While reading this book and watching the movie, I happened upon three mystery-intrigue novels that relate closely to the German art thefts of World War II. These higher-end mysteries are The Stonebreakers, The Soldier in the Wheatfield, and Island of the Dead. The titles are based on imaginary art works that were stolen, appropriated, or simply disappeared.

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Time to end the dispute

We are writing to express our deep concern with regard to the dispute between City of Castlegar workers and city council and its senior management.

We are disgusted that the Mayor would use the media and our tax dollars to publicly blame the workers for the cancellation of the winter celebration. It certainly seems that the intention was to try to shift community support away from the men and women who, in so many ways, keep the infrastructure of this community functioning.

We ask that the city immediately gets back to the bargaining table with a determination to thoughtfully and fairly resolve the outstanding issues. It seems as though the trust, that once existed to one degree or other between the union and the City, has been fractured and broken, and we are concerned about the role senior management has played to create that situation.

The reason why we say this is we know there are many people in this city who have had direct experience of being treated badly and not listened to by the city’s administration. Many

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Fifth Avenue south residents are still bitter and angry about broken promises about road safety which were made when the new subdivision was planned.

Connors Road residents also believe they were not listened to or their input respected.

As well, we’re guessing that when the city starts charging for water, there will be an uproar about the unfairness of imposing high fees on families in various circumstances including those with large gardens that were once upon a time the standard size for Kinnaird.

Finally we want to say that city council should not see their re-election as being an endorsement of their position vis-a-vis city workers. For us, the symbol of the city right now is a happy face… a big smile and no ears.

Please reassure us that council and senior management are capable of growing those ears, that you will really listen to and respect the workers who serve us so well and you will get them back to work before Christmas.

Bud and Ann Godderis, Castlegar

Competition The Castlegar News is hosting the Ultimate Christmas Cookie Competition at our Open House!

Do you have an award-winning cookie recipe? Well, now is your chance to prove it. Bring a dozen of your favorite Christmas cookies, along with the recipe to the Castlegar News Office on Dec. 11 before 5 p.m.

We will be inviting the public to attend our Open House on Dec. 12 from 1-3 p.m. to taste and then vote on their favourite cookie. Come enjoy a hot chocolate, mingle with the staff, and vote for your favorite cookie!

The winning recipe will receive a prize. The submitted recipes will be published in the Dec. 18 edition of the Castlegar News.

A good Christmas for all seniors

The second annual project GWEN (Giving What Elders Need) Christmas for seniors event is put on by Castlegar CRN, with Castlegar Community Services and community minded people like you.

We invite you to be part of ensuring our local seniors have a good Christmas. We are collecting items to create Christmas gifts for seniors. Donations requested include gift cards for pharmacies, grocery stores, coffee shops, etc.

Cash donations greatly appreciated and will WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

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Items can be dropped off at Castlegar Community Service, mailed in, or call to arrange pick up. Together we can make a difference to many (often isolated) seniors.

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DECEMBER CASTLEGAR SR. ACTIVITIES @ COMPLEX Mon 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist Tue 930 Floor Curling/Carpet Bowling; 1:00 Line Dancing 1:00 Crafts 7:00 Pool Wed 9:30 Floor Curling 10:00 17th Raspberry Hi Coffee Thur 9:30 Floor Curling 2:00 Gen Meeting 4th 7:00 Rummoli Fri 10:00 Qi Gong 1:00 Crib OPEN WEEK DAYS 9-4 Coffee

Holiday Shopping Party Saturday, December 13th at the Castlegar Complex. 9:00am - 5:30pm $2.00 admission (12 & under free)

THE TWIN RIVERS COMMUNITY CHOIR is presenting its Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 13th at 7:00 PM at The Old Castlegar Theatre. Come and enjoy an evening of festive choral music.

Admission by donation. Concession

Thursday, December 11, 2014 Castlegar News 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.

Community School Hub, Castlegar & District Public Library, Kootenay Family Place, Robson Community School, Zellstoff, Celgar, Kootenay Career Development Society and Selkirk College Library. Call Alana at 250-304-6862.

NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY the annual Christmas Carol Sing ,Dec 21 – 2-4.

Come and sing Christmas songs and carols and hear 8 local Castlegar choirs and soloist Christina Nolan.

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE: Kinnaird Park Community Church joyfully extends an invitation to be together with us as we celebrate the coming of our Lord.

1507 Columbia Ave, Castlegar 250-365-2955

at 7 p.m. in Carpenters Hall.

COMMUNITY LEARNING PLACE: drop in to get free help with basic computers, reading and writing, Test preparation, and skills upgrading at the Castlegar & District Public Library on Tuesdays from 12:00 to 3:00 pm.

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St. Davids Anglican Church Christmas Eve service held at 10 p.m. 614 Christina Place The Castlegar area Audubon Christmas Bird Count will be held on Sunday January, 04, 2015. We are looking for more birders to participate in covering the Castlegar area. B Please contact Peter McIver at 250 365 1191.

www.integratire.com 1995 Columbia Ave Trail 250-364-1208

GUILD meets the third Wednesday of each month, 10-noon followed by bag lunch and show & tell. At the Doukhobor Discovery Centre.

Robson Fall Flea Market Open every weekend until close to Christmas. Sundays 9 am - 2 pm. Breakfast is served until noon. 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 Food donations can be dropped off on any of these days at St David’s Church – 250-608-2227.

Billets: Castlegar Rebels looking for billets families for their players (16 - 20). Please contact Mel Rinas 250365-5596.

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 Road until further notice.

GRACE COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CHURCH:

free hot meal at the sharing dinner pot at Cadet Hall, 8th Ave, Cas-

250-365-6216) and Sat. at 8 p.m (Len at 365-7805).

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. (Kootenay Society for Community Living building.) Info: Donna 250-365-3168.

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 250-6082254.

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

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BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE Dec 12 at 7.30 at Castlegar United Church.

This is particularly for people who find Christmas a difficult time of the year but all are welcome.

The SHSS LFI fundraising group is hosting a viewing of Elf at the Old Theatre Friday, Dec. 12 @ 7 p.m. $5 donation at the door.

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JANUARY 8, BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION at the Castlegar United Church at 7:00 p.m. The book is “A House in the Sky” by Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett. Call 250-365-8337 for details and several copies of the book are available at the Library.

Ongoing

CHRISTMAS MUSICAL, “A King is Coming to Town.” At New Life Church, 602 7 St. On Dec 13 & 14th at 6:30pm. Admission is free but an offering will be received.

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.

Handling the Holidays Sunday, December 14, 2014 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Columbia room, Castlegar Community Complex. 2101 6th Avenue

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

Guests must be signed in.

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

MYRA DUFF WILL BE HOSTING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS for those dealing with loved ones who have had heart conditions on the last Wednesday of each month

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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Meets Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m. at the Resker Hall in Robson (next door to the Robson Community Church) on Waldie Avenue. Phone 250-365-6405 for more information.

THE sharing dinner pot is serving hot dinner every Tuesday at noon in the Cadet Hall downtown. castlegar hospital auxilIary 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 Saturdays only.

Telephone 250-365-7317/250-3656587 for acceptance/drop off quality resalable furniture donations. Website www.castlegarhospitalauxiliary.org ST DAVID’S AND UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP Located at 605 Columbia Ave. Come check out our Christmas items and Weekly Sales. please note our shop will be closed Dec. 22nd to Jan. 6th.2015.

Selkirk WeaVERS AND SPINNERS

tlegar (2 blocks from library) Tues. at noon. 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.

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 $10. More info call 365-7956.

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

Connor McCarthy 250-304-4781

Marnie Pettit 250-304-3564

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Facchina 1-866-352-3997. or email info@westkootenay@mssociety.ca or Janice Ferraro, at 250-365-5428, email janice@underthesunyoga.ca

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.

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 - Thursdays at 5:30p.m. for dinner or 6:00 p.m. for separate programs for all ages. For more info call 250-365-3430 or email kpccinfo@gmail.com.

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Celebrate a Life

Castlegar Hospice Society unveils display On November 27 at a reception for hospice volunteers, board of directors and community partners, the Castlegar Hospice Society unveiled their 2014 Celebrate A Life display and memorial trees.

We also recognize that the holiday season can be difficult for many people and will once again be offering support through a special Handling the Holidays grief support program.

This is the 13th year that the display has been put up in the lobby of the Super 8 Motel and as executive director Suzanne Lehbauer says, “It is one of the major fundraisers for the Castlegar Hospice Society. Not only is there a Holi-

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day Movie Memories display to enjoy, but people can also fill in a card for the memorial trees and make a donation to Castlegar Hospice.”

“We also recognize that the holiday season can be difficult for many people and will once again be offering support through a special Handling the Holidays grief support program.”

Funds raised go towards providing hospice palliative care services for those living with a life-threatening illness, as well as their families, the training and on-going education of volunteer support workers, community workshops, creating professional grief counseling services and the ongoing work establishing a regional hospice centre.

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community and Castlegar Hospice is proud to also be a mentor for other hospices in our region.

Hospice services are provided to clients and their families at no cost. In the past year alone the need for grief and bereavement services increase by over 500 per cent while donations and funding have declined.

In order to continue to provide and expand these essential services to fill the need in our community, hospice depends on the generosity of the community members, companies and organization.

Donations can be made at the Super 8 Motel, online at castlegarhospice.org or through the hospice office at the Castlegar Health Centre, 709 10th Street or by phoning (250) 304-1266.

St.Peter Lutheran Church Christmas Services Sunday Services, 11:15 am Wednesday Advent Service, 6 pm Dec 3, 10, 17. Soup supper at 5 pm Theme: Guess Who’s Coming for Christmas?

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 6 pm Dec. 24th. All children welcome to participate in the nativity scene.

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News Shirley Hunter-Oglow Shirley has been a long time board member for options for Sexual Health BC. She has volunteered for many years, assisting the nurses.

Cast members from the play “A King is Coming to Town,” have a little fun during a dress rehearsal. The show plays December 13 and 14.

Photo by Chris Stedile

“I really enjoyed working for the organization. I enjoy the sociability of being with people and being helpful” Shirley 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!

Which king is coming?

New Life Church presents annual holiday show The New Life Church is once again hosting the performance of “A King is Coming to Town.”

The play’s setting is in a town called Rumors Mill where, you guessed it, rumors run rampant.

A sign is posted in the town square that states a king is coming.

Some think it’s Elvis, the king of rock and roll.

Others believe it to be King Tut and some even suppose

it is King Kong.

Eventually they realize the king is Jesus.

The event is sure to be fun for the whole family and everyone is invited to come down. Donations in the form of grocery

gift certificates will be accepted.

There will be two showings of the production. The first showing will be at 6 p.m. on December 13 and again at 6 p.m. on December 14.

Memories of constant hunger continued from page A5

Applications available at: Community Harvest Food Bank St.David’s Anglican Church: 614 Christina Pl, Castlegar Monday- Wednesday- Friday 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Community Services 1002 2nd Street, Castlegar Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5p.m.

Donations: $ Community Harvest Food Bank Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $ Can be mailed to, c/o 301 32nd Street Castlegar V1N 3S6 $ Can be dropped off at Kootenay Gallery of Art $ Station Museum Tuesday – Saturday 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact info 250-608-2227 250-365-6440 (m) 250-608-1047

Deadline for applications is December 15th All applications need to be dropped of at the food bank.

Please call if you would like to make a donation and need to have us pick it up 250-608-1047.

Hamper pickup is on December 20th from 9-1 at the SandMan baquet room. We service the Genelle, Casltegar, Tarrys and Lower PassCreek area.

Please only apply for a hamper in the community that you live in.

“Most of the survivors I’ve spoken to, their memories of childhood is one of constant hunger, and I think that’s something Canadians don’t really understand. The scars of residential schools are physical and very real and they continue to this day.”

The first residential schools were opened in the 1830s and were not codified until the 1880s.

It wasn’t until 1996 that the last residential school was shut down.

Through that entire period children were abused, starved and died at disproportionate levels compared to the rest of the country.

“I’ve witnessed a lot of pain that these people went through

and Canadians still haven’t done their part to reconcile for what their government did in their name to generations of children,” Mosby added.

“I think people should be recognizing and taking seriously the legacy of these residential schools. It’s very difficult to, on the one hand, apologize for residential schools, and on the other hand have government policies underfund indigenous education.”

“An indigenous child receives a fraction of the funding a non-indigenous child receives for their education and that’s a federal policy that’s ongoing.”

“If we want real reconciliation we have to start putting our money where

our mouth is,” he said.

It was a tough subject for Mosby before but now with his own child the subject is felt even deeper.

“I recently had a child. I have a 19 month old and so, it’s really changed the way I understand this research and its impact. Now that I have a child I can understand the hole these experiments must have left in families and communities.”

With all that’s been going on in Mosby’s life this past year, he said his job prospects are still uncertain.

He is a Postdoctoral Fellow which means he has finished his PhD but does not have a permanent position yet.

“I have had the opportunity to travel around the country and speak to univer-

sities and communities though, and that’s pretty amazing.

It’s a career highlight, especially meeting with the survivors of the experiments and seeing my work have a real life impact.”

With all that’s been going on in his life, Mosby still finds the time to see those that are close to him and return to the place he called home for so many years.

“I come back to Castlegar every year to visit my family and friends. I was just back in the summer. I love to come back and go hiking and swimming and all the things I used to love to do in the Kootenays and that I miss a lot,” he said.

“Toronto is my home now but I will always consider Castlegar to be my home as well.”

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“Butter Someone Up” The women’s team had a chance to meet and speak with Haley Wickenheiser (middle) after the tourney.

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The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats women’s hockey team won the Tier 1 Division in the Haley Wickenheiser World Hockey Festival in Calgary November 28 to 30.

The team played four round robin games against Prince George, Edmonton and Sherwood Park. The girls rolled through the round robin with two wins, one loss and a forfeit tie due to Prince George being stranded in Edmonton by weather.

That set up the final against Sherwood Park, the team that beat them in the round robin.

The Wildcats battled hard and came up with a 2-0 win to take the title.

“It was a great weekend for the girls,” said assistant coach Jennifer Gallo.

“We’re trying to prepare for provincials and this was a great tournament to go to, to see the kind of calibre of play we can handle and to pick us up a bit.”

The girls team, coached by Gallo, D’Arcy Caron and Jeff Hunt will be participating in the Provincials starting March 15.

Gallo said the team has scheduled several more games in Calgary to get in some practice against tough teams.

The fact the Wildcats were even in the tournament was, according to Gallo, “pure chance.”

“What happened was, one of the other coaches tried to get the girls in but the event was filled at the time because there’s

teams that come from all over the world to this tournament.

It’s pretty big.”

She continued, “A spot opened up last minute and we were the ones to get the call. It was just, wow, the doors opened a bit for us and we took the opportunity.”

As if the win wasn’t enough to excite the girls, two Olympians, Haley Wickenheiser and Natalie Spooner spoke at the opening ceremonies.

Gallo said the two women speaking with the young girls really seemed to pump them up for what the future can hold for women’s hockey.

To top everything off, the winners, being the WK Bantams met with Wickenheiser after the tourney and even had a spot on CBC news.

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Origin: An ancient Indian custom involved throwing balls of clarified butter at statues of the gods to seek favor.

Building a Healthy Community Castlegar Recreation Complex 2101 - 6th Avenue, Castlegar, BC 250-365-3386 Public Swim at the Castlegar Community Complex:

Mon/Wed/Fri

6:30-9:00am

Early Bird

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12:00-4:00pm & 7:00-9:00pm

Public Swim

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2:00-4:00pm & 7:00-9:00pm

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Saturday

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Sticks & Pucks Skating Tues – Fri Public Skate

Tues/Thurs Saturday Sunday

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Lunch Hour Hockey

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Special Sticks & Pucks Sat Dec 13 12:30-2:00pm

(helmets mandatory for session) Upcoming Programs

Learn to Snowshoe Clinic Mon Jan 19 6-8pm or

Thurs Jan 22 10-noon,

Drop ins Tues & Fridays 5:307:00pm Selkirk College

Women’s Hockey Basics Tuesdays 8:15-9:15pm starts Jan 13

Pickleball

Living With Chronic Illness Wed Jan 21 $39

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Winter 2015 Recreation Brochures are now available.

Registration is Now Taking Place: Lots of exciting programs to keep you busy in 2015!

Kings rewarded with silver This past weekend, the Atoms division Castlegar Kings were out of town for the Grand Forks Atom hockey division tournament. They pulled out two wins and a tie to earn them a spot in the top two teams and a place in the final game vs. the Grand Forks host team. The Kings took home a second place trophy after a hard fought one goal game that came right down to the final seconds on the clock.

Are you still looking for that special gift – Give the Gift of Health. Purchase a CDRD gift certificate – It can be used for membership passes, red cross swim lessons, programs and general admissions to pool and arena

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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The Selkirk College Saints concluded their final games of 2014 with an exhibition series against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns where they came away with a 4-3 win and 5-1 loss in the southern Alberta city. The Saints will now take the next few weeks off to focus on exams and the Christmas break. They are back in action on January 9 and 10 at the Castlegar Recreation Complex.

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The Selkirk College Saints men’s hockey team took their game to the next level on a road trip east this past weekend and discovered they can hold their own against Canadian Inter-university Sport (CIS) competition.

In a special preChristmas journey, the Saints traveled to Lethbridge, Alberta to take on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in a twogame exhibition series. Playing against a team with a line-up stacked with former major junior players, the Saints showed they can compete with a 4-3 win on Friday night and a 5-1 loss on Saturday.

“Our game plan was to go after them

and not sit back,” said Saints head coach Alex Evin. “We scored first on Friday night and just built confidence from there. It was a fun game to be a part of and the biggest win for our hockey program to this day.”

Facing former Saints’ netminder Alex Sirard — who backstopped Selkirk to its first British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) title in 2012-13 — the visitors came out flying. Selkirk’s Tyler Kerner opened the scoring early in the first and despite Lethbridge answering before the opening frame ended, the Saints outshot their opponents 11-8.

Five minutes into the middle period,

Saints’ captain Logan Proulx made it 2-1 when he put away a nice pass from Darnell Dyck. Alex Milligan continued his strong play and gave the Saints a 3-1 lead before the end of the second period.

Early in the third, Kerner’s second goal of the night gave Selkirk a 4-1 lead.

Benefitting from powerplay opportunities, the Pronghorns fought their way back with a strong push and scored two goals.

Saints’ goaltender James Prigione stood tall in the final period, eventually turning away 33 shots in the game and preserving the victory.

“Tyler Kerner had a tremendous game and had a lot of fam-

ily and friends in the stands,” said Evin.

“James Prigione was also a standout and provided a calming presence on the back end when the Pronghorns pushed back. James had great rebound control all night.”

Bent on revenge, on Saturday night the Pronghorns were determined to even up the weekend. The teams exchanged goals in the first period, with Dyck getting the marker for the Saints. But in the second period, the Pronghorns scored three unanswered goals to put Selkirk in a hole they could not dig themselves out of in the third.

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It might not be on The the Automated top of everyone’s Christmas Wish List, that but was Celgar is pleased with our Wish List, but Celgar is pleased with our newest equipment addition.: Pulp Laboratory - Pulp Expert installed in October.

Thisnewest latest equipment addition.: The Automated Pulp Laboratory Pulp Expert that was installed in October.

Thismeet latest might be ontesting the topcapabilities of everyone’s Christmas dirt, sheets areto formed, drainage and consistency are lp Expert that was installed in October. This latest technology will not only improve Itour pulpnot quality (Brightness, strength) help technology will not only improve our pulp quality testing capabilities (Brightness, dirt, strength) to help meet Celgarvaluable is pleasedinformation with our newest calculated and on thefiber optical properties are measured. apabilities (Brightness, dirt, strength) to help meet our customers’ requirements butWish will List, alsobut provide on the effect of cooking our customers’ requirements but will also provide valuable information on the effect of cooking on fiber List, but Celgar is pleased with our newest ble information on the effect of cooking on fiber equipment addition.: The Automated Pulp LaboThe sheet is then transferred to the dirt count or strength, length and shape. length and shape. pert that was installed in October. This latest strength, ratory - everyone’s Pulp Expert that was installed in October. strengthis testing modules.

Several sheets are made It might not be on the top of Christmas Wish List, but Celgar pleased with our newest Pulp sample testing until now has been time consuming and included manually pulling pulp sheets as they came off the dryer, right ilities (Brightness, dirt, strength) to help meet This latest technology will not only improve our and tested from each sample, using thedryer, sameright proPulp sample testing until now has been time consuming and included manually pulling pulp sheets as they came off equipment Automated Laboratory - Pulp that was installed in October. This the latest nd included manually pulling pulp sheets as they camewrapping off theaddition.: dryer, rightThe before and doing an array of testsPulp manually.

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The hometown Rebels played two games this past week and came away with an even 1-1 record.

The first game took place Wednesday night when the Rebels hosted the Grand Forks Border Bruins.

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The shot total for the game was 39-34 and Castlegar made sure each of those extra shots counted, coming away with a 5-1 win.

Bruins player Michael Rand opened the scoring at 12:16 in the first with an unassisted goal.

After that it was all Rebels.

Yannis Soukas scored the next goal in the first period and another in the second.

No more shots made it past either goalie until the third period, when Castlegar turned up the heat.

Within the first few minutes Rebels forward Lindan Calliou scored on Bruins goalie Jacob Mullen.

Just short of halfway through the third Ryan Rosich found twine off an assist from Bryan Lubin.

With the Bruins hopes of a comeback dwindling, Lindan Calliou came back

for seconds to seal the deal. He found an opening in the goalies defence and scored the final goal with 3:37 remaining.

The following game was played on Sunday and did not go as smoothly for the Rebels.

Visiting from out of country, the Spokane Braves had the Rebels figured out before the first period had ended.

The first period began with two goals from Castelgar’s Konnor Madsen and Ryan Teslak.

The Braves didn’t seem shaken as Kyle Davis came back with under two minutes remaining and reduced the deficit.

Braves player Tanner Stolz scored the only goal in the second period within the first minute and that was the last time the Rebels saw themselves ahead.

Tempers flared on both sides as the third period pressed for-

ward.

The two teams traded penalty minutes from unsportsmanlike conduct, to fighting and roughing.

With little over half the final period left to go Rebels’ Mike Bhatoa and Braves’ Taylor Everhart both received game misconducts.

As the game looked like it may extend into overtime the Braves’ Emilio Trujillo scored the go ahead goal with 3:29 remaining.

Immediately following the score the heat of the game caught up with Rebels Dylan Bowerman and he was handed a two minute minor for checking from behind and a game misconduct.

The Braves used this penalty to score yet another goal and end the game with a 4-2 win.

The Rebels are still hot on Nelson’s trail being only one point behind in the standings.

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The intent of the first ever foray into CIS territory was to provide the Selkirk College players an intimate look at hockey at the university level. With five years of post-secondary eligibility available to players, one of the goals of the Saints’ program is to move players onto the next level to complete their studies and hockey

careers.

In that capacity, the weekend was a major victory for the Saints organization.

“We learned a lot from our two games against U of L,” said Evin. “In Friday’s win, all of our details were magnified in our systems and our players did a good job of understanding and recognizing that. It was nice to see our group buy in and play a tre-

mendous road game.”

The Saints will now take a break for the exam/holiday season.

They will return to action on January 9 and 10 at the Castlegar Recreation Complex where they will take on first place Trinity Western University.

The Saints — who are two-time defending BCIHL champions — currently sit tied for third in the five-team league.

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1. Place the turkey on a large, sturdy cutting board. Do not cut the turkey in the pan you used to cook it. Remove the string that may be tying the legs together.

Turn the board so that the back of the turkey is facing you.

2. Choose a sharp knife to carve the turkey. A long, narrow knife may work best. Serrated knives may tear the turkey meat, so it may be better to use a flat knife.

Some people prefer the ease of an electric knife. This is entirely your choice.

3. Cut through the skin on a leg and gently bend the leg as you slice through to expose the

joint. Cut through and remove the entire leg. Then separate the drumstick from the thigh. Repeat on the other side.

4. Cut the thigh meat parallel to the thigh bone and place on your serving platter.

5. To slice the breast meat, insert your knife in the center of the breast bone and cut down until you reach the ribs. Then slice the breast meat in toward your initial cut so you are cutting across the grain of the meat. This will keep the meat tender. Another idea is to remove one side of the breast and slice across it to produce smaller pieces for serving.

6. Find the wish bone and place

it on the side to dry. Children typically like to break the wish bone.

7. Find the joint of the wings and remove them in a similar fashion as you did for the legs. They are small enough that they should not require extra slicing and can be placed whole on the serving platter.

8. Drizzle the sliced meat with any reserved cooking juices to keep the turkey moist and flavorful.

Since turkey is usually the star of many holiday meals, it pays to know the correct way to carve turkey for celebrations

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Dear Miss Sensibility, I am a teenage girl and I am really worried about my little brother because he is too fat. I know he gets teased on the playground, but more importantly, I have been reading about juvenile diabetes and other health problems that overweight kids might have. My mom says it's just baby fat and that I'm being too hard.

Am I being too hard? What do you think? - Skinny-kid

Dear Skinny-kid, I am pleased to hear that you are concerned for your brother. Without knowing more information about your brother such as his age, height and weight, I can’t tell you whether you are being too hard on him or not. The problem of childhood obesity is on the rise in Canada. it is estimated that over 30% of Canadian children are overweight or obese.

You are correct that being overweight increases the risk for health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, joint problems, and respiratory problems. Children who are overweight usually continue to gain weight in adolescence and adulthood.

Since you are the sister, and not the parent you are limited in what you can do about the situation. Overweight children often suffer from self esteem issues, so make sure you are not contributing to the problem, never tease or joke about his appearance. Let your brother know you love him for who he is and do not give him a hard time about his weight. Encourage him to be active by inviting him to do physical activities with you, take him on walks or bike rides or play a sport together. You can also set a good example by making healthy eating choices yourself. By being a good sister and friend to your brother, you will be able to help him weather the emotional storms that come his way and help lead him into a healthy life style.

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(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.)

When you think of turkeys, what comes to mind? For most of us it includes thanksgiving, stuffing, a delicious array of dishes and a perfectly golden turkey from the grocery store. When looking for a turkey we go to Safeway, not the streets and backyards of Castlegar. So where did these wild turkeys come from?

The wild turkey is an example of a successful wildlife conservation story. It originated in the southern states and in the 1800s was found in great numbers. At the time, the wild turkey was seen as an unlimited resource to be harvested at any time, and it was. Harvesting and habitat destruction by Europeans settling North America lead to a crash in wild turkey numbers.

In the early 1900s, the population of turkeys was estimated to be only 30,000. Life wasn’t so good for the turkey.

In an effort to reverse the population trend, wildlife managers established hatcheries and transplanted adults into more suitable habitat.

In hatcheries, turkeys were raised like livestock and released into the wild when mature. Unfortunately they took quite easily to domestication and when released from hatcheries behaved like chickens, not well adapted to the wild and as such did not survive long.

Transplanting adults was much more successful. As turkeys were introduced into new territories of replanted forests, they flourished. Current estimates of turkey population size are around 7 million. That’s quite the bounce back!

The turkeys that we see in the West Kootenay region are

Katrina Siebert and Kevin Smith are students at Selkirk College Castlegar Campus.

called Merriam’s wild turkeys which were originally introduced to the northern United States and Canada in the 1960s.

They were transplanted throughout this area in hopes of developing a sustainable hunting population. For many years the turkeys only flourished in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. In time and by capitalizing on manmade travel corridors such as hydro lines, highways, pipelines, wild turkeys eventually moved north into southern B.C. Merriam’s turkeys are commonly found in Ponderosa Pine and Douglas fir forests, especially those that have a variety of vegetation patches such as meadows, fields and orchards. They enjoy snacking on seeds, flowers, a variety of insects, leafy greens, and a few shrubs such as Kinnikinnick, Dogwood, and Snowberry.

Currently, wild turkeys are flourishing in B.C. Estimates in 2004 put the population at approx. 5000 birds, more than double what was here just five years earlier. This increase has occurred despite more hunt-

ers turning to wild turkeys as an alternative to store bought.

These rising numbers pose a variety of potential issues for Castlegar residents and other surrounding communities.

Although not yet prevalent here, many towns with heavy turkey populations are experiencing property damage in gardens and lawns, and aggression during the breeding season.

Turkeys, essentially being very large chickens, spend a lot of time scratching the ground looking for food. At five to six times the size of a chicken, a turkey can tear up a garden in no time. Also, like geese, they become aggressive in the spring and summer when defending their mates or chicks.

So the question needs to be asked: Is the appearance of wild turkeys in our backyards an example of success in species conservation or is it an example of species run amuck?

— Katrina Siebert and Kevin Smith are second year Recreation, Fish and Wildlife students at Selkirk College Castlegar Campus.

Old fashioned country Christmas The Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Society and Dirty Diggers will be putting on an Old Fashion Country Christmas at Pass Creek Fairgrounds on December 20 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on stage from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. or un-

til the wee ones are done. There will be a huge bon fire, free hot dogs and hot beverages. There will be live music from local bands including Lisa Nicole, who will be will be on stage from 11 a.m. to noon: Dean from the Castle Theatre and his band from noon to 1 p.m. and Blue Crush from

1 to 2 p.m.

Lots of children’s games are planned, an old fashion hay ride and much more.

There is a free bus pick up from the Castlegar Complex and the Castlegar Museum starting at 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. supplied by MTI. Organizers are looking for any vol-

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Call (250) 365-7273 or r_dsmith@shaw.ca.

Correction: Last week’s paper stated American pop band Fun would be playing at Christmas in the Park. It is actually local band Fun, but as of yet they have not confirmed with the organizers.

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No tuition changes planned Academic upgrading courses remain free In light of proposed changes to Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs from the provincial government, Selkirk College President Angus Graeme is reassuring current and prospective students that academic upgrading courses will continue to be free of charge for the next semester.

“Selkirk College has no plans to charge tuition for ABE in January,” Graeme says.

“Our Board approved our tuition fees for the 2014-2015 academic year this past February through to July 2015.

Government’s decision to lift the tuition-free policy for ABE programming in BC will not change our plans for providing tuition-free ABE opportunities for learners at this time. Until we receive a clear commitment that no reductions to our operating grants are planned by the province for ABE programming, we will also not be contemplating any changes to our programming or tuition charges.”

The provincial government announced last week that starting January 1, 2015, public post-secondary institutions will now be allowed to charge tuition fees for all adult upgrading courses, including ESL (English as a Secondary Language).

In 2008, the Ministry of Advanced Education provided $6.9 million in base funding to the public post-secondary system for tuition-free delivery of upgrading courses.

Last week’s decision may have an impact on Selkirk College’s overall budget, but Graeme says the college is currently working out the details of the extent changes will have to frontline delivery.

“Adult basic education and academic upgrading are an immensely important part of

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The provincial government made changes to the way it funds Adult Basic Education programs in BC last week, but Selkirk College President Angus Graeme says there are no immediate plans to start charging tuition at the regional post-secondary institution.

our programming at Selkirk College and provide the West Kootenay-Boundary region with a fundamental investment in the development of lifelong learners and a highly skilled and education regional workforce,” Graeme said.

“In particular, ABE provides accessible educational opportunities for adult students in many communities throughout the region and from a broad range of socioeconomic circumstances. For many students it represents a critical transition back into the education system.”

Selkirk College offers ABE programming out of its Castlegar, Nelson, Trail, Kaslo,

Nakusp and Grand Forks locations. For the Fall of 2014, Selkirk College registered 457 students in ABE courses.

Upgrading with Adult Basic Education courses provides a wide variety of options for learners in the West Kootenay-Boundary region. A large number of the students registered in ABE each year use their completed courses as a springboard into further educational opportunities.

“ABE programming is a primary source of qualified students who continue on to take our credit programs at a time when so many prepared workers are required in the economy,” says Graeme.

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THE TWIN RIVERS COMMUNITY CHOIR PRESENTS

A Christmas Concert DIRECTED BY CHRISTINA NOLAN ACCOMPANIMENT BY ALICIA LISZT

Join the annual carol sing It is time once again for the Annual Community Carol Sing at the New Life Assembly on December 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. This community event has been going for more than 25 years and is one of the few ecumenical events in Castlegar, with eight choirs participating from Castlegar including church choirs, the Twin Riv-

ers Chorale, the Kootenay Men’s Choir, the USCC Vision of Peace Youth Choir and the Sounds of the Heart Choir and of course audience participation singing carols and Christmas songs.

This year the soloist is Christina Nolan, the leader of the Twin Rivers Chorale.

The idea is to have an afternoon of singing Christmas

carols and songs and enjoying time together, regardless of whether one belongs to a church or not. It is also an opportunity for the talented local church and community choirs to share their music with the people of Castlegar.

Admission is by a monetary or non-perishable item donation for the local Harvest Food Bank.

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In Loving Memory Of

Kieran Michael Galbraith

B. Eng and P. Eng April 17, 1976 - December 12, 2008

So sorrowfully missed by his family and friends

Obituaries and Memorials A PLACE TO REMEMBER LOVED ONES

Deep peace of the running wave to you.

Deep peace of the flowing air to you.

Deep peace of the shining stars to you.

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.

Deep peace of the God of peace to you.

Deep peace. Deep peace. Deep peace.

Rest in peace, my son, my brother

In Loving Memory

Albert John Krest April 6, 1925 Dec 10, 2013 Little did we know that morning God was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone.

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide.

And though we cannot see you, you are always by our side.

Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same.

But as God calls us one by one, the chain will like again.

Love Always, Violet, Doris & Elmo, Dorothy & Doug, Darcy, Erika & Rebeka

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Come and join us for an evening of remembrance and light a candle in memory of your loved one.

Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:00 PM Pentecostal New Life Assembly 602—7th Avenue (beside Twin Rivers Elementary School) Castlegar, BC Refreshments will be served following the service.

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Rare opportunity for 2 private, well-located adjoining lots, each with a tenanted house. Large properties; total of 868 sq meters. Total rental income $1300/mth. Houses are older with some recent improvements. Two blocks uphill from the intersection of Columbia Ave. and Washington St., in the heart of Rossland.

(Please do not disturb the tenants.) Near shopping and restaurants, well treed and quiet.

Zoned R1. $280,000.00 for the 2 together. Will also sell separately. Private sale but will consider commission to purchaser’s agent. Please call or text John at 604-834-6451.

Medical Receptionist required for busy medical clinic.

This is a Casual/on call position. Basic knowledge of computers and excellent customer service skills required.

Previous experience working in a medical setting an asset Please drop off resume in person to 1008 Columbia Ave. Castlegar,Tuesday-Friday between 7:30 am and 3:00 pm.

Closing date: Dec 22, 2014

Medical/Dental

Trades, Technical

Merchandise for Sale

Garage Sales GARAGE SALE Sat, Dec 13, 8 - 12 208 Lakeview St (off Arrow Lakes Drive) 250-365-9976

To submit resume please visit online: www.cedagroup.com SKILLED TRADES! Experienced welders and completions team members needed in Grande Prairie, AB. Welders, B-Pressure, Sand Blasters, Painters, Insulators. Fly in - Fly out with 1 week at home a month. Accommodation provided.

Alberta wages without the expenses! send resume to: hr@westernmanufacturing.ca www.westernmanufacturing.ca

Work Wanted RESIDENT FARM Supervisor available spring-fall. Start-ups.

Diversification.

Succession.

Sales, purchasing and shop experience. Ranch. Nursery.

Vegetable. Greenhouse builder. Fair Spanish. Bob Crocker 604-842-2378.

Services

Health Products

OREGA-FIRST Organic Oregano Oil

Buy One Get One

FREE

15ml

Downtown Castlegar 250.365.7750 RESTLESS LEG Syndrome & leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. Website: www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-499-0251. Local.

Musical Instruments Guitars, Amp’s, Drums Keyboards, PA, Lessons Music books & Accessories Bay Avenue Music 1364 Bay Ave Trail, BC, 250-368-8878

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

CEDA is Hiring!

Labourers & Operators – Turnaround Projects Qualifications include: Physically demanding Clean driver’s abstract Travel within Alberta Class 1/3 driver’s license an asset

Misc. Wanted

Real Estate Commercial/ Industrial Property RESORT VILLAGE of Candle Lake, SK. Newly renovated restaurant on a .47 acre lot 2nd floor residential, 3 bedrooms. Sale incl: land, building, equipment, business. Call 306-929-4999.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Misc. for Sale

W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., enclosed parking. $580./mo.

250-551-1106

Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014

Mobile Homes & Pads

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Mobile Home in Thrums 2 Bdrms, addition, deck F/S, W/D, very small pets ok 250-304-9273

Homes for Rent 3 Bdrm house in South Castlegar, lrg yard, F/S, W/D N/S, N/P, $1000/mth + utilities Avail Immed, 250-365-2300 3 Bdrm Main floor of House $1100/mth + utilities 365-7867

C ROS S

WORDS WORDS

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

Suites, Upper Castlegar 2 Bdrm Apartment, Bright & Spacious F/S, Laundry on site,close to amenities, N/S, N/P $725/mth + utilities Call 359-7819

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Cars - Domestic 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, excellent condition, straight 6, auto, PW, 250,000km, brand new hub and axle, one owner from Kamloops, $4,400/obo.

Also 1997 Jeep Sport, 4 dr, 6cy, 5sp, $2,200. 2001 Ford Explorer XLT, V6, auto, 200,000km, fully loaded including power seat, $3,700.

250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807.

19,951 That’s how many companion animals will need loving, new homes this year.

Will you open your home to one?

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The holiday season is a joyous and busy time of year. Decking the halls, catching up with old friends and holiday shopping make this time of year especially hectic. Though the season is generally jolly, there are those people who take advantage of the hectic nature of the holiday season, preying on busy holiday shoppers who may be understandably distracted as the season progresses. As a result, shoppers and holiday revelers should heed the following precautions to ensure

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roundings and be aware of the people in your vicinity. Promptly pocket your money and do not openly display your cash.

2. Keep purchases out of view. When shopping, keep your purchases hidden from prospective thieves. Make frequent trips to your car when shopping and store merchandise in the trunk of your car or in a cargo area with a cover drawn. Once items have been brought home, keep them well out of sight, stored in closets or away from windows.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase, finance and lease of a 2014 Chevrolet Trax, Silverado or Cruze. Freight ($1,600/$1695/$1,600) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration & dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only.

Dealer trade may be required. *Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 and January 2, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles.

Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer vehicle or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 and January 2, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup(except Colorado/Canyon); delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 through January 2, 2015. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited by law. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. **Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between December 2, 2014 through January 2, 2015. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado (1500 & HD), Equinox and Malibu. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Dealer trade may be necessary. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. †$2,750 is a combined total credit consisting of a $750 Holiday Cash (tax inclusive) and a $2,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Trax which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ‡$8,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $4,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Silverado Light Duty Double Cab, $1,000 Holiday Cash for Truck Owners (tax inclusive) and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty (1500) DoubleCab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. *†$5,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) on 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ, a $750 Holiday Cash (tax inclusive) and a $3,250 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Cruze LTZ which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,250 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ~Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After complimentary trial period, an active OnStar service plan is required. ††Based on Wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and last available information at the time of posting. Excludes other GM vehicles. Maximum trailer weight ratings are calculated assuming base vehicle, except for any option(s) necessary to achieve the rating, plus driver. The weight of other optional equipment, passengers and cargo will reduce the maximum trailer weight your vehicle can tow.

See your dealer for additional details. ‡‡2014 Silverado 1500 with the available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuel-consumption rating of 13.0L/100 km city and 8.7L/100 km hwy 2WD and 13.3L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 4WD. Ford F-150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine has a fuel consumption rating of 12.9L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 2WD and 14.1L/100 km city and 9.6L/100 km hwy 4WD. Fuel consumption based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ++Whichever comes first. See dealer/manufacturer for details. Based on Wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and last available information at the time of posting. +Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Upper Small segment, excluding Hybrid and Diesel powertrains. Standard 10 airbags, ABS, traction control and StabiliTrak. WBased on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. *^Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar. gov). ^Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

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6 steps for holiday shopping safety 3. Only park in well-lit lots. Finding a parking space at a busy mall can be difficult, but be picky when choosing spots. Try to park in a well-lit area in a busy location and be aware of the surrounding vehicles. If you feel uncomfortable going back to your car, ask a security guard to escort you.

4. Shop in groups. Go to the store with a group of friends. There is safety in numbers and having more eyes to look out is to your advantage. Thieves are less likely to ap-

Call Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC at 250-365-2155, or visit us at 1700 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar. [License #8917]

proach a group of people than a solitary person.

5. Carry minimal items. Always keep your hands free to ward off any people in the event of an attack.

Bags and packages weighing you down make you an easy target.

6. Leave extra credit cards at home.

Carry only what you need on a shopping excursion. Do not carry your entire wallet or extra credit cards. This only puts you at greater risk of identity theft or fraud should you lose your wallet.

Castlegar News Thursday, December 11, 2014

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

VERNON

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

PENTICTON

ANDRES CAR AUDIO WEST KELOWNA 1881 Harvey Avenue (250) 860-1975

ANDRES WIRELESS

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. (250) 493-3800

VERNON

WEST KELOWNA

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

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Aberdeen Mall 745 Notre Dame Drive (250)WE851-8700 WILL NOT BE BEAT! (250) 377-8880

CASTLEGAR

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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Christmas Sale Sweeten up your stocking

Calorie free holiday toast

Snacks made with love

Theo Seasonal Organic Chocolates using the

Zevia® Sodas

are rich in flavour and free of calories and artificial sweeteners.

Enjoy it by itself or mixed in your favourite holiday beverage.

Mary’s Organic Crackers®

classic Theo chocolate infused with holiday flavours, these bars are sure to be a great gift for your sweet tooth.

ON SALE

ON SALE

449

2/$5

EN GLUT FREE 829 g - 876 g

Put a little ‘heart’ in your cooking Manitoba Harvest® Organic Hemp Hearts

combine certified organic whole-grain brown rice, quinoa, flax seeds and sesame seeds into a nutritional cracker that has a rich, nutty flavour.

EN GLUT FREE

are the true ‘heart’ of the seed. After shelling, the centre provides raw nutrition and nutty flavour. 10 g of protein and omegas per serving.

ON SALE

ON SALE

449

999

All-in-one nutritional shake

Supports sexual health

Human colonizing probiotic

100% pure

VegaTM One is a plant-based supplement, packed with key nutrients for optimal health including vitamins, protein, fibre, omega-3, probiotics, & greens.

Health First® Maca Root capsules support the emotional aspects of sexual health and healthy mood balance.

Gelatinized for easy digestion. Organic Peruvian source.

Progressive® HCP® 70 features

6 human strains that implant healthy flora throughout the entire digestive tract with nutrients to support flora viability.

NOW® Lavender Essential Oil has

BLOW OUT

ON SALE

ON SALE

ON SALE

39.98

2498

180 veg caps

Bedding and Bath towels

120 veg caps

a lightly floral and soothing scent.

Lavender is the most useful oil, and one that every aromatherapy kit should include.

6998

30ml

Himalayan Salt Lamps

ON SALE

• Cleans and purifies the air • Reduces electromagnetic pollution • Improves mood and concentration • Eliminates allergens in the air • Increases energy levels.

20

% off

Hand-woven fair trade African grass baskets ON SALE

20

% off

Vitamix Turbo Blend Variable Speed Control

Gift Ideas

Omega VERT Juicer Low Speed Juicing

Gift Ideas

Humidifier Aroma oil and nightlight

Gift Ideas

899

25% off select lamps Beautiful Fruit & Nut Gift Basket

G I F T S

• Sprouters • Yogurt Makers • Flour Mills • Tea baskets • Aroma diffusers • Water filters • Custom jewelry

Sale Ends Dec.24, 2014

Sale Ends December 31, 2012 Downtown Castlegar ● 250.365.7750 • mothernaturescastlegar.com