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Man accused of Fruitvale murder has initial court appearance

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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

Jordan Brian Shimell, charged with the second degree murder of Fruitvale man, made his first appearance in the Rossland Courthouse on Monday.

Shimell, 24, was on the court's list to consult legal council following the Dec. 28 death of 52-year old Scott Douglas Decembrini.

He remains in custody pending the next hearing, which is slated for today at the Nelson Courthouse.

A judicial interim release (bail) decision is expected to follow Shimell's second court appearance.

The case remains a Rossland Courthouse file and ideally all appearances should be made at that location, however with no court scheduled for Jan. 7, Shimell's hearing was moved to Nelson.

Officers were called to a Fruitvale residence that Sunday at 9:51 p.m. following the report of a man suf-

fering serious, life-threatening injuries.

Shimell, listed in in a police report as a resident of Rocky Mountain House, Alta, was arrested without incident at the scene.

The victim was rushed to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

While the accused and victim were known to each other, no further details are being released, including the cause or manner of death.

With assistance from the Kootenay Boundary Regional District RCMP and Trail & Greater District RCMP, the BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police (and can remain anonymous) at 250.364.2566 or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.8477.

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Kootenay job creation up in 2014

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

The Kootenay Development Region created 3,100 jobs last year, but those numbers aren't translating into opportunities for job hunters.

In the 2014 State of the Basin Report, issued annually but the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (CBRDI), only 15 per cent of poll respondents said that there were sufficient job opportunities, despite the thousands of positions opening up in the area.

Marla Smiley, employment services manager at Trail's Community Skills Centre, says the disparity could be because job hunters aren't looking in the right place.

“I think it’s about the type of work people are looking for and the fact that most jobs available aren't advertised,” she said.

“They are just getting a snapshot of what is available when they look at the job boards and in the newspaper. It gets discouraging because

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you see the same jobs out there all the time. If you identify the type of work you want to do and even the company you want to work for, then there will be more available.”

Of the 3,100 jobs created in the Kootenay region, Smiley says she believes most of them are in the professional and trade sectors – positions that require a specific skill set. That is where the Skills Centre comes in.

“We do all that we can to find the right fit for the individual,” she said, adding that she has seen an increase in use of the Skills Centre over the past year.

“There are always the retail and service type positions, but when people are really looking for a living wage, they would be looking at something professional or a trade position.

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LOCAL What you see ...

Town & Country The Regular Meeting of Trail City Council scheduled for Monday, January 12th has been re-scheduled to Wednesday, January 14th.

The Regular Council Meeting will commence at 6:00pm with a Governance and Operations Committee Meeting to be held earlier in the day.

The City apologizes for any inconvenience this scheduling change may cause.

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his is the penultimate column on cuebidding sequences.

The Last Train is the last bid below game and indicates a strong interest in slam but an unwillingness to commit the partnership to the five-level. Bidding the last suit below game does not promise first round control but indicates the holding of a good hand.

The bidding: South opens One Heart and North has enough to commit the partnership to game with four-card support and a shortness in Clubs so

he makes a auction with double jump a Major. The shift to Four exception is Clubs. This a weak jump is called a shift which splinter bid. is a jump If North’s to two of a warren hand evalumajor over ates to 15 one of a Play Bridge points or minor. more, his hand is too strong to Furthermore, one splinter and he must would never make a use Jacoby Two No weak jump shift to Trump instead. Here a the three or four-level splinter bid is perfect. because one would People, not used to never want to be splinter bids, should stranded at the three realize that if partner level or higher with a is weak and has a Club double misfit. In addipre-empt, he would tion, you may be just never pre-empt once pre-empting partner partner has entered an who may have to figure out how to bid his strong hand, now at the three-level.

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if one has a long minor and partner opens a major? He bids One No Trump and then rebids his minor as a dropdead bid.

South has extra values and has no wasted values in partner’s splinter suit, so he bids the Last Train bid of Four Diamonds. North is happy going to the five-level and shows his Ace of Diamonds.

South bids slam.

The Lead: Although clubs is dummy’s shortness, the King of Clubs is a safe lead.

The play: Declarer must make either his hand or dummy’s hand good. To make his hand good, he must pitch a Spade on a top Diamond, and ruff

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three clubs. He cannot touch trump.

He wins the Ace of Clubs and ruffs a Club. He then plays a small Spade to his King which holds. East ducks to keep his AceJack over dummy’s Queen-Ten. Declarer ruffs another Club, and ruffs a Diamond back to his hand, after cashing only one top Diamond honour, to ruff the last Club. He cashes dummy’s last trump, pitches a Spade on the remaining Diamond Honour and ruffs the last Diamond. He draws trump, loses a Spade and claims.

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Local

Mild weather yields fewer birds during annual count

By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

The weather was great for walking but not so good for counting bills and beaks during this year's Christmas Bird Count (CBC).

Numbers were down for the Dec. 5 annual survey, when volunteers from Rossland through to Genelle and south to Casino tallied birds at their feeders or strolled through “circles” to get an accurate count of particular species in each area.

Without much snow cover, birds like the starling-sized Bohemian waxwing could easily feed from the ground instead of having to search for seeds in a bird feeder, speculates CBC volunteer Arnold By. “That's just my personal opinion,” said By. “But I also think that cold spell we had in November and just before the count, chased the weaker birds away and pushed a lot of them south.”

While there were no unusual species spotted in By's area around Warfield and Rivervale, he said that a flock of Pine grosbeaks were observed as were Red-tailed

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There seemed to be plenty to quack about at the south end of Jubilee Park Tuesday afternoon after a large flock of mallards touched land and water after the snow blanketed the area over the weekend. hawks and (not yet totalled) resident bald eagles.

Within the Trail circle that includes areas from Genelle

south to the international border, CBC volunteer Shirley Coffin said American widgeons, also known as Dabbling ducks, were observed

Site offers help in finding jobs FROM PAGE 1 Part of the effort to match jobs with qualified workers is the Work West Kootenay website, launched by the Lower Columbia Community Development Team Society (LCCDTS). The site gives employers an opportunity to advertise skilled labour positions, making them more visible to job hunters.

“It is a regional portal for employers to put up their job information so when outside skilled labour people are looking jobs in our region, they can peruse and browse all of the various positions that are

available,” said Terry Van Horn, economic development officer at LCCDTS. “Now they have a place to go to look at some of the key employers in our region and what kinds of jobs they can provide.”

Smiley and the Community Skills Centre are prepping to help job hunters in the new year, and are focussing on getting youth and women in positions where they can financially support themselves.

“We think that there is going to be in increase in the use of our services, we are putting together new services to see

how else we can help people.”

“We are going to be working with youth and working with women who don’t necessarily want to go into what are seen as traditional roles for them.

Instead of three retail jobs, one full-time job is easier. As well, in most instances, benefits come along, which has a huge impact.”

The Kootenay Development Region currently has the highest job creation rate in B.C. The region is also seeing its lowest unemployment rate since 2009.

To view the 2014 Snapshot of the Basin report, visit www. cbrdi.ca.

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Accused robber sentenced for escape attempt The man accused of holding up several local financial institutions last year has been sentenced to five months in jail for an escape attempt last fall.

Judge Don Sperry sentenced Andrew Stevenson, 34, Tuesday in Nelson Provincial Court. The jail term was a month longer than what Crown counsel and defence jointly sought. Stevenson admitted to the crime last month.

On September 15, while deputy sheriff Dave Zarikoff was escorting Stevenson into the Nelson courthouse for an appearance, he threw off the crutches he was using — having sustained a hip injury when he was arrested the previous April — and ran several blocks before being tackled and arrested.

Sperry told Stevenson: “You’ve been well represented by [defence laywer Ken] Wyllie and fairly treated by [Crown prosecutor Sunday] Patola. The thing that troubles me most is the question

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of whether you were exaggerating the extent of your injuries so as not to be shackled and manacled.”

Sperry said the sentence had to denounce Stevenson’s conduct and send a message to other prisoners that “consequences are certain and very real if you try to escape from the sheriffs. You put the sheriff at risk. He had to chase you. You put yourself at risk and the general public.”

Before sentencing, Patola outlined the circumstances of Stevenson’s escape attempt.

Around 9 a.m., Zarikoff was holding open a side door at the courthouse so that Stevenson could enter.

Instead, he ran across the street to Touchstones Nelson, as Zarikoff pursued him, yelling for him to stop. Stevenson ducked into Herridge Lane.

He was nearly hit by a small car as he headed down Josephine Street toward Vernon. Zarikoff then collared him with “minimal force,” pinning him to the ground on his chest.

Criminal Code outlines release conditions

FROM PAGE 1 When a person is not released from custody upon being arrested or detained for a criminal offence by the RCMP, the individual must be brought before a justice of the peace or a Judge for a bail hearing within 24 hours or as soon as possible under Section 503 of the Criminal Code of Canada relating to judicial interim release.

Under Section 515 of the Criminal Code, the accused must be released on an undertaking without conditions unless the prosecutor

along the Columbia River – and that's a first since the count began locally nearly a decade ago.

“That was unusual,” explained

By, while working on the area's final tabulation for the Audubon website. “I am not an expert on water birds but they are ducks that have orange on them especially around the breast area, and we've never seen them since the count started.”

Other than the widgeons, Coffin's team of five, three observing feeders and two out walking, noted 33 species of birds in the Trail circle, totalling 739 birds.

The number is up slightly from last year, though Coffin, who went it alone last year, says that having a few more volunteers on board could have increased the final count.

There is one observation that troubled Coffin after eight years of counting, and that's the decrease in water fowl she noted along the Columbia River near Jubilee Park.

“Usually I can count them all along the Esplanade,” she said.

“But this year the Canada goose and mallards were down because there is no place for them to feed.

The city has cleaned up all the trees and bushes and now it's all rocks down there, so that made a big difference to my count.”

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Provincial

Avalanche Canada issues No gas pipeline conversion to oil, province vows high danger rating in Kootenay/Boundary

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

By Trevor Crawley Cranbrook Townsman

While the recent snowfall may lure the public out into the backcountry, Avalanche Canada is warning that the danger rating is high in the Kootenay/ Boundary region.

A special public avalanche warning was initially issued on Dec. 26 but extended to Jan. 4, but the recent snowstorm is ensuring that conditions remain dangerous.

“Right now with the current storm pattern, we’ve got avalanches closing down highways, up in the mountains, the snow’s blowing sideways, there’s natural avalanches running left, right and centre,” said Joe Lammers, a

public avalanche forecaster with Avalanche Canada.

In terms of the backcountry conditions, Lammers said up to 40 centimetres of new snow has fallen in the last 24 hours, with more in the forecast.

“With more snow on the way and a lot of wind, that’s creating what we call a really potent storm slab condition, and that’s a really potent surface instability that is relatively short-lived,” Lammers said.

“That said, what it’s doing is it’s overriding a lot of the weaknesses that were created earlier in the season that now exist in excess of one metre below the surface.

“There were touchy conditions before the

storm on those layers; now with this increased load on those layers, I’ll bet that those layers will react with very light loads and the result will be avalanches could be really large and destructive.”

There was more snow on Tuesday leading into Wednesday, and coupled with some freezeing temperatures, conditions will continue to be unstable.

“What we’re forecasting for the Kootenay/Boundary region for the next couple days is what we’re calling an abovefreezing layer,” said Lammers.

“So in the alpine, we’re expecting temperatures to exceed zero degrees and

Snowfall breaks records in Okanagan THE CANADIAN PRESS KELOWNA, B.C. Environment Canada says a recent snowfall in B.C.’s Central Okanagan region broke records dating as far back as 1899.

As much as 33.5 centimetres was measured in Kelowna, although some areas in the ThompsonOkanagan recorded

even more snow.

Meteorologist Ross Macdonald says the amount of snow that fell in a short time was very significant, with the total event dropping between 38 to 41 centimetres.

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Schools in districts in Vernon, central and north Okanagan remain closed and some schools in the Fraser-Cascade districts are also shut down.

Macdonald says the snow kept falling until late Monday night, but that the worst of it appears to be over and the storm has now moved northward.

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with a bit of sun and that warming, that’ll continue to have a destabilizing effect on the snowpack, so the storm might be over but we’re definitely not out of the woods and that’s going to keep avalanche danger ratings in the high category for at least Wednesday.”

Lammers advises anyone going out into the backcountry have proper training and equipment such as a shovel, avalanche probe and transceiver.

“If people haven’t ticked all those boxes, now is definitely not a time to be playing in the mountains,” Lammers said.

Avalanche Canada has information on local conditions on their website at avalanche.ca.

The B.C. government has adopted a regulation to prevent natural gas pipelines from being converted to carry oil to the North Coast.

Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman announced the regulation Tuesday, covering six pipelines proposed to link to liquefied natural gas export facilities in the Prince Rupert, Kitimat and Squamish areas. He said other pipelines could be added if necessary. The move comes after the Energy East proposal to switch a gas pipeline to carry oil from Alberta to refineries in Quebec and New Brunswick.

Chief Barry Nikal of the Moricetown Indian Band endorsed the new regulation, but other aboriginal leaders and the NDP aren’t satisfied with a cabinet order that could be quickly changed.

Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson says Coleman first promised legislation to prevent oil sands crude from being carried in pipelines built for gas at a public meeting in Moricetown in April 2014. In November, Donaldson presented

his own private member’s bill to have the legislature endorse the move, after Coleman said he would use regulation instead.

“We do not want to see this used as an end run by Enbridge Northern Gateway to be using any proposed natural gas pipelines to transmit diluted bitumen from the Alberta tar sands to the North Coast,” Donaldson said.

He was supported by Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief John Ridsdale.

“The proposed routes are actually all in our major spawning beds,” Ridsdale said. “And you’ve got to realize that the water that comes from Wet’suwet’en territory also goes to the Fraser River and to the Skeena River.

So what we’re doing is protecting everything on behalf of British Columbians.”

Ridsdale is the highest ranking member of the Tsayu Clan, one of five clans and 38 house territories of the Wet’suwet’en.

The Tsayu have rejected both oil and gas pipelines crossing their territory, and another house, the Unist’ot’en, has built a settlement in an effort to block any pipeline development.

Surrey

Province to urge ‘Yes’ in upcoming transit tax referendum

By Jeff Nagel

Surrey North Delta Leader

After sending a series of mixed messages, the provincial government now says it will back the Yes side in the upcoming transit tax referendum.

“We support a ‘yes’ vote in the spring 2015 plebiscite but the voters of Metro Vancouver will have the final say – this is the commitment we made to them in the last provincial election campaign,” Transportation Minister Todd Stone said in a statement emailed by his staff.

He reiterated that transit expansion is “vital to economic development in Metro Vancouver and will

be a critical component of ensuring that the region is able to accommodate the million additional people expected over the next 30 years.”

The proposed 0.5 per cent Metro-only sales tax – dubbed the Congestion Improvement Tax – would raise $250 million a year for transit and transportation projects if a majority of regional voters approve it in a mail-in vote slated to run from March 16 to May 29.

Stone said the province believes the Metro mayors’ vision for expanded transportation is one people can get behind.

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Provincial funding will only go to running the plebiscite, he added, while mayors and other organizations will be responsible for funding their campaigns.

It’s still unclear exactly how active Stone or other government members will be in encouraging a Yes vote.

Some observers had concluded the province was abandoning the mayors to fight alone after the transportation ministry on Dec. 29 told a Vancouver newspaper “the government will not be supporting either side – Yes or No.” That appeared to contradict Stone’s earlier comments to reporters in midDecember that he was “committed to success” and the province would speak out strongly during the campaign on the need to fight congestion and

make more transportation investments.

A subsequent Black Press request for clarification yielded a Dec. 30 ministry statement said “government is only funding the referendum and will not be financially supporting either the yes or the no side.”

There had been doubts about the province’s support since Premier Christy Clark in 2013 suggested government would remain officially neutral.

Metro Vancouver board chair Greg Moore said he’s confident the province will actively support the Yes campaign.

“They understand the importance of transportation in the region, how good our plan is and that they need to get behind it,” he said.

New Democrats – with the exception of Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan – have vowed to campaign for Yes and had accused the premier of trying to duck responsibility after forcing the referendum on the region.

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National Ontario

Cosby set to perform THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Embattled comedian Bill Cosby promised his Canadian fans “the show of their life” Tuesday as he urged them not to get involved if protesters disrupt any of the performances he has planned in Ontario this week.

Cosby’s international tour rolls on despite growing allegations of sexual Briefs assault against the veteran TV star, with scheduled stops in Kitchener on Wednesday night, London on Thursday and Hamilton on Friday. Protests are being organized outside the Cosby shows in each city.

“Dear Patrons: we have been advised that there may be attempts to disrupt tonight’s performance,” said the statement issued by Purpose PR Firm on behalf of Cosby. “If a disruption occurs, please remain clam until the matter is resolved and do not confront the person making the disruption.”

The 77-year-old comedian has had to cancel or postpone at least 10 shows on his current tour because of the growing number of women who have come forward to claim he drugged and sexually assaulted them, but the three in Ontario this week will go ahead as scheduled.

“I’m going to give my fans the show of their life,” Cosby added in his statement.

Earlier on Tuesday, Premier Kathleen Wynne said she would not attend any of Cosby’s shows in Ontario because of the “very serious” allegations of sexual assault the comedian is facing.

“Until those are sorted out I certainly would not go to a performance,” Wynne told reporters.

Since November, at least 15 women have come forward with claims Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago - with some saying he drugged them before he assaulted them.

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Alberta

Hefty fine for fishermen THE CANADIAN PRESS LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Four Calgary men who were nabbed fishing after dark have been given hefty fines for keeping their catch.

A provincial court judge in Lethbridge has ordered the four to pay a total of more than $6,000.

They are also prohibited from fishing for one year.

Court heard the men were caught last June with 25 walleye they had hauled in from the Travers Reservoir East of Champion.

Fishing for walleye doesn’t contravene Alberta’s fisheries regulations, but there is a zero catch limit for the species at that reservoir.

The men were discovered with the fish by a wildlife officer last June 6.

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B.C., Ontario will grow faster than Alberta in 2015 due to oil price, predicts economist THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Falling oil prices will shift the balance of power among Canada’s provinces this year, with Alberta expected to see its growth rate slashed in half, according to Bank of Montreal chief economist Douglas Porter.

Meanwhile, Ontario and British Columbia will battle it out for who will see the fastest growth in 2015, Porter said during a panel discussion hosted by the Economic Club of Canada.

“Unfortunately it’s a bit of a race of the turtles as we’re looking at maybe 2.5 per cent growth in those two provinces,” Porter said Tuesday.

Last year, Alberta’s economy grew by 3.9 per cent, according the province’s website.

Alberta has led all of the provinces in GDP growth over the past two decades, with average annual growth of 3.5 per cent per year.

National Bank chief economist Stefane Marion said it will take some time for Ontario’s manufacturing sector to be able to capitalize on lower production costs brought on by cheaper oil.

That’s because much of the excess capacity Ontario once had in its factories was gutted during the

financial crisis and subsequent recession and it will take time to rebuild, Marion said.

“We do have the ability to offset the oil price in terms of the energy price decrease but it will take time,” Marion said. “That doesn’t happen overnight. We don’t have the same amount of spare capacity that we had in previous oil shocks.”

However, Marion predicted the pain won’t be long-lasting.

He said oil prices could return to US$60 barrel in the first half of the year, and US$70 barrel in the second half.

Oil prices have been falling since June, slipping 55 per cent amid a glut of global supply. On Tuesday, the February crude contract in New York dropped below the US$50 a barrel mark to US$49.14.

CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld said if oil prices begin to recover in the second half of the year, he expects the Bank of Canada to raise its key interest rate by one quarter of a point.

However, if oil remains low and Canada’s economy is at risk of growing at a rate below two per cent, Avery doesn’t anticipate any interest rate increases from the central bank until

2016.

The bank’s has held its trend-setting interest rate at one per cent for more than four years.

Scotiabank chief economist Warren Jestin says Canadian manufacturers and exporters are likely to see a boost in demand thanks to growth in the U.S. and a lower Canadian loonie.

But he said the increased demand for Canadian goods isn’t translating to an increased investment in the manufacturing

sector.

“We’ve got more people producing autos now that the U.S. demand is there ... but that’s a cyclical recovery,” Jestin said. “We’re not getting the investment longer term.

It’s going to Mexico.

It’s going to the U.S. South.”

Shenfeld said the Canadian dollar will likely need to drop further before automakers start building new plants north of the border.

“We’re trying to find the level of the

exchange rate that makes Canada look a bit more like Tennessee - in other words, a cost effective place to put that facility in - and we’re not there yet,” Shenfeld said.

Although Ontario is more competitive than it used to be, it still has higher electricity rates than some other jurisdictions, Shenfeld said.

“We’re probably going to need to see a weaker currency to make Canada, Ontario, Quebec, the place to install that next plant.”

Crude-by-rail volumes to increase THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL Volatility in energy prices is expected to be a “wild card” for Canadian railways in the long term, but an industry analyst says crude-by-rail volumes should continue to grow, albeit more slowly, this year.

Analyst Walter Spracklin of RBC Capital Markets says he believes energy volumes are secured by contracts through 2015.

Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) and Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) posted strong doubledigit growth in petroleum products in 2014.

It was one of the bright spots on the year for CP, whose total volumes fell 0.6 per cent on decreases in six of 10 commodity groups due to contract losses and lower coal traffic.

Average weekly energy volumes improved since the second quarter despite the volatility of WTI prices.

CN Rail led the North American

industry last year, with total carloads increasing 8.2 per cent for the 52 weeks ending Dec. 27, according to data from the Association of American Railroads.

The price of West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, fell to US$48.96 a barrel on Tuesday, the fourth straight day of declines and the lowest level since April 2009.

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A tale of two (possible) Canadian futures

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ike Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, 2015 in Canada looks to be a study in con-

trasts.

It is the best of times.

According to wellbeing economist Mark Anielski, happiness is on the rise in Canada. Despite many dire threats to Canadians’ economic security, this northern nation ranks near the top of the charts in terms of ‘Well-being’ indicators.

The United Nations has reported that Canadians are among the happiest people in the world because of their long life expectancy, high average income and robust social relationships.

Canadian’s are uniquely optimistic about the future and keen to shape a new identity as the world’s most multi-ethnic society. The levels of crime and violence in Canada have continued to fall over the past few decades as Canadian society has become progressively more diverse in ethnic background, core values, language and social complexity.

It is interesting to note that this Canadian pride in diversity has paralleled a growing fear of ‘outsiders’ in many European nations.

It is the season of light.

Canadians are finally beginning to take the lead on many troubling global issues as well. A thousand lights of innovation are burning in Canada.

For instance, Bill Craig’s Genuine Cities initiative is reinventing the urban experience around a new concept of ‘livability’ while the iHuman Youth Society and the ‘I-am-dignity’ campaign are setting a new social justice standard by reinforcing the simple principle: human dignity for all.

It is the spring of hope There is an astonishing First Nations revival starting to bloom in Canada.

After decades (centuries) of despair and marginalization, a new generation of original peoples is emerging with greater pride in their culture. For many youth, education and a natural savvy is leading them to new business opportunities and positive futures while strengthening property rights (based on recent Canadian Supreme Court judgments) has presented vast new opportunities for their communities.

A new day is dawning; a New Commonwealth is

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emerging that seeks to level the playing field for all Canadians.

And, despite global stagnation, Canada’s economy ranks near the top of the G7. True, the recent fall in oil prices has hit the Western provinces hard – Alberta in particular – but lower oil prices are having a positive impact on the manufacturing core of Canada in Quebec and Ontario.

The Canadian dollar is perceived by many traders to be a ‘resource’ currency and is predictably sliding ever lower in foreign exchange markets.

But there is also an upside to this; the Loonie’s fall is positively strengthening the competitive advantage of Canadian products and

services in global markets and partially offsetting the halving of oil prices (which are priced in U.S. dollars) for the resource industry in the West.

But . . .

It is also the worst of times and the most foolish of times Canada is not immune from foolishness. Our own government seems to have abandoned the notion of rational discourse; for instance, we’re chronic deniers of climate change; our singular response to political problems in the Middle East seems to be bombs; our response to falling crime rates is to ‘get tough on crime’ and build more prisons; our response to growing inequality is to reduce social programs and punish the poor.

Also, like many others, we’re not divorced from Wall Street’s shenanigans.

On the U.S. Senate’s last session in December a budget bill was passed keeping the United States government operating into 2015. So far so good, but buried in that bill was one of the most dangerous new laws ever passed. Designed

by Citigroup lobbyists, the bill guaranteed bank

trades in derivatives. Yes, in hurrying home for the holidays, the U.S. government put the public on the ‘hook’ (financially) for bank derivatives like those that nearly brought down the global financial system in 2008.

The real troublesome derivatives (as we now know) are Credit Default Swaps (CDS). CDS are unregulated insurance-like financial derivatives. The outstanding value of CDS is in the range of US$700 billion, while the present obligations in case of default are in the range of US$2 quadrillion. Now guaranteed – the mind boggles.

Nevertheless, for Canada, all that (potential) pain lies in the future. For the moment Canadian’s are coasting along on a season of good cheer and a rosy optimism for the future – a future they are actively and enthusiastically reinventing.

Robert McGarvey is an economic historian and co-founder of the Genuine Wealth Institute, an Alberta-based think tank dedicated to helping businesses, communities and nations built communities of wellbeing.

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Stirring the ‘Oil War’ fallacy

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Did you know there’s an ent on oil exports, is in even oil war? And the war has deeper trouble – and, like Putin an objective: to destroy in Russia, President Maduro of Russia,” said Venezuelan Venezuela sees this as the result President Nicolas Maduro in a of an American plot. Various live television speech last week. commentators in the West have “It’s a strategically planned war taken up the chorus, and the … also aimed at Venezuela, conspiracy theory is taking root to try and destroy our revo- all over the developing world. lution and cause an economSo let us consider whether ic collapse.” It’s the United there really is an “oil war”. The States that has started the war, accusation is that the United Maduro said, and its strategy States is deliberately “floodwas to flood the maring the market” ket with shale oil and with shale oil, that collapse the price. is, with oil that Russia’s President has only become Vladimir Putin available because agrees. “We all see of the fracking the lowering of techniques that oil prices.” he said have become GWYNNE recently. “There’s widespread, espelots of talk about cially in the US, what’s causing it. over the past decWorld Affairs Could it be an agreeade.

Moreover, ment between the Washington is U.S. and Saudi Arabia to punish doing this for political purposIran and affect the economies es, not just because it makes of Russia and Venezuela? It economic sense for the United could.” The evil Americans are States to behave like this. at it again. They’re fiendishly In order to believe this conclever, you know. spiracy theory, however, you We are hearing this kind of really have to think that a talk a lot these days, especially rational US government, actfrom countries that have been ing in its own best economic hit hard by the crash in the interests, would do the opposoil price. Last Thursday Brent ite: suppress the fracking techcrude hit $55 per barrel, pre- niques and keep American oil cisely half the price it was sell- production low, in order to ing for last June. The Obama keep its imports up and the oil administration’s announce- price high. But why on earth ment last week that it is prepar- would it want to do that? ing to allow the export of some You will note that I am going US oil to foreign markets may along with the notion (a necessend it even lower. (US crude sary part of the conspiracy oil exports have been banned theory) that all important busisince 1973.) ness decisions in the United When the oil price collaps- States are ultimately made by es, countries that depend very the US government. That is heavily on oil exports to make ridiculous, of course, but we ends meet are obviously going don’t need to refute this deluto get hurt. President Putin, sion in order to settle the queswho has let Russia get itself tion at hand, so let it pass. into a position where more Hydraulic fracturing (“frackthan half its budget revenue ing”) as a means of recovering comes from oil and gas sales gas and oil, particularly from (some estimates go as high as shale formations, has its roots 80 per cent) is in deep trouble: in early attempts dating back the value of the rouble has as far as 1947, but it was the halved, and the economy has development of cheap and relialready slipped into recession. able techniques for horizontal Venezuela, where govern- drilling in the late 1980s that ment spending is certainly slowly began to transform the more than 50 per cent depend- US oil industry.

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By 2012, over a million fracking operations had been performed in US wells – but in 2012, last year’s events in Ukraine were unforeseen and the United States and Russia were still on relatively good terms. Many oil-exporting countries were worried by the prospect that rising US oil and gas production would shrink American imports and thereby cut their own profits, but it was still seen as a supply-anddemand problem, not a strategic manoeuvre.

The operators wanted to make a profit, and Washington liked the idea that rising US domestic oil production might end the country’s dependence on imported oil from unstable places so much that it gave tax breaks and even some direct subsidies to the companies developing the fracking techniques. But that’s no more than what any other government of an oil-producing country would have done.

So did the US develop fracking to hurt its enemies? The dates just don’t work for Russia: fracking was already making US production soar years before Washington started to see Moscow as an enemy. As for Venezuela, it continues to be the fourth-largest exporter of oil to the United States, at a time when the glut of oil on the market would let Washington cut Venezuela out of the supply chain entirely.

And Barack Obama is not opening the flood-gates for massive American oil exports that will make the oil price fall even lower. The US still imports a lot of oil, and will go on doing so for years. He has only authorised the export of a particular kind of ultra-light oil that is in over-supply on the domestic market: only about one million barrels of it, with actual exports not starting until next August.

If this is a conspiracy, it’s a remarkably slow-moving one.

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

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But that result, from the poll conducted by Nielsen, is down from 76 per cent in the same survey at the end of 2013 and is the lowest figure in five years.

Respondents aged 45-54 were the least confident, with only 58 per cent feeling upbeat about their financial goals, down from 77 per cent the before.

Only 61 per cent of Canadians aged 55-64 were confident about their current financial goals, down from 74 per cent.

By comparison, 75 per cent of Canadians aged 25-44 said they are confident of achieving their financial goals.

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Audrey Louise Turner September 30, 1922 – December 20, 2014 Late of Maple Ridge, B.C. Predeceased by her husband William (Bill), son Perrie; and two sisters, Vera and Esther.

Survived by her daughter Anita (Bryan), grandson Eric, and three sisters, Eleanore, Sue and Marjorie. Memorial Service to be held Saturday, January 10th, 2015 at 1:00 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, 12101-224th Street, Maple Ridge.

Condolences may be sent to www.mapleridgefuneral.ca

Edward (Ed) William Nichols On January 2, 2015 Ed passed away peacefully. He is survived by: his wife of 49 years Susan; children AnnMarie (Duncan) and A.J. (Monica); his grandchildren Finn, Tabitha and Sophia; his brother Ron; numerous nieces and nephews; and many close friends.

Born in Trail on September 1, 1940, Ed was a very active member of the local business community. Ed, together with his father Fred, owned and operated the Speedway dealership for many years. Following his career in the automotive industry, Ed continued on as a consultant to many local entrepreneurs, as well as other initiatives in the Greater Trail and West Kootenay area.

Throughout his life, he enjoyed volunteering for multiple organisations and giving back to the community. Ed was a past President and long-standing member of the Trail Rotary Club, contributing to various committees, as well as spearheading and providing guidance to the Trail Elderly Citizens Housing Society, which oversees Jubilee Place.

As a great sports enthusiast, he was passionate about local hockey and energetically promoted and encouraged amateur sport throughout the community.

Ed was well-known for his sense of humour and willingness to help. His motto of ‘the glass is always half-full’, together with his smile and laughter were contagious and sum up his outlook on life - which many benefited from.

He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Upon his request, no service will be held.

As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made out to and mailed to Jubilee Place, 1651 Bay Avenue, Trail, BC, V1R 4R7.

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The Webster PAC was recently the recipient of a very generous, $5000 grant from Kootenay Savings to put towards the purchase and installation of a new intermediate playground at the Webster Elementary School in Warfield. From the left; Eli Kivell, Nancy Crockett, Ted Pahl, Brian Stefani, Bridget Kivell and Olivia Kivell.

Michele Serros

Author wrote about bicultural life THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERKELEY, Calif. Michele Serros, a short story writer, essayist and poet whose wry and witty observa-

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Charles Eugene Stocking Our Dad, Charles Eugene Stocking passed away on Sunday, January 4th at 100+ years old, born in Caron Saskatchewan on July 5th, 1914.

Charlie was predeceased by his wife Chrissy in 1995 and leaves behind Tom (Joy) Stocking, Delta, Margaret (Tom) Peart, Penticton, and Bryan (Jane) Stocking, Langley, 8 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Dad moved to Montrose in 1946 and was a Millwright at Cominco until his retirement in 1974. Dad will be remembered as the “unofficial Mayor of Beaver Falls”, his lifetime membership in the Royal Canadian Legion, Fidelity Masonic Lodge, the Trail Rossland Shrine Club, Fruitvale Seniors Curling Club and as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 44 Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers in Trail. We will miss you Pop, say hi to Mom. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to George Derby Veterans Home in Burnaby.

died at age 48.

Serros died Sunday at her home in Berkeley, California, after a 20-month battle with a rare form of oral cancer, her husband, Antonio Magana, said.

Serros was a community college student when she burst on the literary scene in 1994 with the publication of “Chicana Falsa and Other Stories of Death, Identity and Oxnard,” a collection of stories and poems inspired by her family life and childhood in a majority Hispanic coastal community. A fourthgeneration Californian who did not learn to speak Spanish well until she was an adult, she gave voice to the struggle for belonging girls like her faced while straddling cultures.

“A white person gets encouragement, praise, for weak attempts at a second language,” Serros wrote in the poem “Mi Problema.” ”My earnest attempts make me look bad, dumb.“ “Chicana Falsa”

led Serros to be one of 12 poets who were invited to tour with the Lollapalooza music festival. The book was reissued in 1998 and with the publication two years later of another autobiographical collection of fiction, “How to Be a Chicana Role Model,” Serros joined Gloria Anzaldua, Sandra Cisneros and Ana Castillo in contributing to the growing canon of Chicana feminist literature.

“She opened the doors for many of us to look at what it means to be Chicana in a different way,” said Jennie Luna, an assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at a California State University, Channel Islands, who knew Serros for 14 years. “She liked to do surfing, she liked to do skateboarding ... She didn’t feel constrained to living life one way as a Chicano in the world. She was really boundless.”

Serros spent a season as a staff writer

for “The George Lopez Show” and wrote two young adult novels, “Honey Blonde Chica” and its sequel, “¡Scandalosa!” She also was a regular commentary contributor for National Public Radio.

Throughout her writing career, Serros gave speeches and book readings at colleges and universities, a practice she continued in the last months of her life. One of her final projects was helping to organize a Ventura County Museum of Art exhibit in October that was designed to counter the exclusion of Latino writers from an essay series sponsored by the Chipotle Mexican Grill chain.

“For Michele, life was not a fight that was to be won or lost, but enjoyed as a wonderful journey and to be experienced with a firm sense of purpose, curiosity, tenacity, hard work and neverfailing courage,” her husband said.

A private memorial service is planned.

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The Trail Smoke Eaters Griffyn Martin and Adam Todd took time from shovelling snow to play a little road hockey with six-year-old Thane Joyce, while the rest of the Smoke Eaters showed their community spirit by clearing driveways for Glenmerry residents.

Smokie linemates commit to NCAA schools

and has been for the Trail native since beginning Trail Smoke Eaters line- his junior career with the mates Charlie Zuccarini Smoke Eaters two years and Jake Lucchini received ago. But this season, the early Christmas presents 19-year-old forward made from NCAA colleges over giant strides on and off the Christmas break. the ice, as Lucchini has Lucchini netted 18 goals committed and 27 assists to Michigan and currently sits Tech University one point behind Huskies while Zuccarini for top Zuccarini will spot in scoring head to Arizona on the Smokies.

State to play for The two forwards the Sun Devils in are currently in the 2015-16 seaeighth and ninth son. spots overall in the Lucchini BCHL points scorJAKE talked to the ing race.

LUCCHINI Michigan Tech “It has been my University goal, ever since I recruiter at about 4 p.m. was 17, my first year in the on Christmas Eve and league. I had a slow start agreed to attend the NCAA to my junior career, and Div. 1 school in Houghton, kind of picked it up and Mich. it’s something that I really “I’m really excited,” said wanted.”

Lucchini. “I’ve been talkLucchini trained hard ing to them for a little in the off-season and his bit, and then a week ago efforts have paid dividends, they offered me a schol- making him bigger and arship, and I accepted it. stronger, and able to comI am excited, my family’s pete with the best players really excited, it was a good in the league.

Christmas dinner.”

“I worked out in A scholarship to play in Castlegar and that realthe NCAA is the goal of ly helped me out, with every player in the BCHL, Jeremy, my brother, Scott

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(Davidson) and Craig and ex-Merritt Centennial (Martin), we kind of Dane Birks son of former pushed each other and it Smoke Eater coach Bill worked out really well.”

Birks.

Michigan Tech was As for Zuccarini, he ranked as high as Number started the season with a 1 in NCAA Div. 1 hockey five-goal game and hasn’t earlier this year, but a 2-0 looked back. loss to the now In his first full 2-11-1 Wisconsin year in the BCHL, Badgers on the 20-yearSaturday, despite old Shelton, outshooting them Connecticut 47-19, has dropped native has 24 goals the Huskies to and 22 assists in Number 8 in 37 games. In addithe Pair Wise tion, Zuccarini Rankings.

But has been a clutch a Top-10 school performer, scorin a relatively ing four gameCHARLIE small community winning goals for ZUCCARINI attracted Lucchini the Smoke Eaters. and sealed the The Arizona deal for the former Major State Sun Devils won the Midget Kootenay Ice player 2014 American Collegiate on Christmas Eve. Hockey Association “They have a really good (ACHA) National hockey program, obviously Championship. The Sun their schooling is through Devils recorded their best the roof too, and they’re ever season in 2013-14 one of the best teams in with a 38-2-0 record. the country right now, and Arizona will be tranI wanted to be on a win- sitioning to NCAA Div. ning team so it was an easy 1 status over the next three decision – and I was talk- years, playing a hybrid ing to the guy and he said schedule with a mixture it was like the size of Trail.” of Div. 1 NCAA and ACHA Lucchini will join for- competition in 2015 and mer Smoke Eater Brent in 2016 they will play a Baltus on the Huskies full NCAA Div. 1 schedule

independent of conference alignment. In 2017 the team will compete in full conference NCAA Div. 1 competition.

Zuccarini will join former Castlegar Rebels goaltender Jordan Gluck on the team as well as former BCHLers West Kelowna’s Jordan Masters, Merritt’s Jake Clifford and Victoria’s Brett Gruber.

The pair of commitments now puts the number of Smoke Eaters with NCAA schloarships at nine and growing.

“That’s what it’s all about really,” said Trail Smoke Eater coach and GM Nick Deschenes. “I mean you want team success, but you also want the players to move on and continue their careers. You feel good about them getting that opportunity as a Trail Smoke Eater and hope that what we can do here is prepare them as best we can.”

The Smoke Eaters tandem will next see action in Salmon Arm tonight and return to the Cominco Arena to play Alberni Valley on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and travel to Merritt on Saturday.

BY TIMES STAFF The B.C. Major Midget Hockey League leading Prince George Cougars won the coveted Mac’s AAA Midget Tournament title beating the Regina Pat Canadians 2-1 in a thrilling double-overtime match at ScotiaBank Place in Calgary on New Years Day. “This one has been a long time coming,” Cougars GM and co-coach Trevor Sprague told the Prince George Citizen Friday. “As a whole organization and the people who supported us is pretty special.”

At last year’s tournament the Cats were winless going 0-4, but this year proved a different story. The Cats lost only one game en route to the championship, a 4-2 loss to the Calgary Northstars in their five-team round-robin pool. They then knocked off Germany’s under-17 national team 5-1 in a quarterfinal tilt Wednesday morning. Justin Almeida then scored the overtime winner to edge the Calgary Buffalos 5-4 in the semifinal match to advance to the final on Thursday.

The Pat Canadians held off the BCMMHL Vancouver Northwest Giants 3-2 in the other semifinal to reach the title game.

Chase Dubois scored the winner for the Cougars 1:23 into double overtime while goaltender Griffen Outhouse stopped 40 of 41 shots to earn the win in net.

“We didn’t know anything about Regina except when they beat the Giants,” said Sprague. “I thought both teams played a similar game.

It was a fast, physical and had good goaltending. It was an evenly-matched game. We got the first goal and the last goal and that’s what counts.”

Conor MacEachern was named the tournament’s top defenceman and Outhouse earned top goaltender.

The Cougars sit atop the BCMMHL with a stellar 22-3-1 record and have a nine-point cushion over the second-place 17-7-2 Okanagan Rockets.

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Team Canada Juniors hold on for gold over Russia THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The sweetest sound was the final buzzer.

Canada built a four-goal lead on Russia and could taste gold at the world junior championship. What followed was a harrowing struggle just to hold on.

“We didn’t panic or certainly tried not to panic,” said Kootenay Ice forward Sam Reinhart, who scored the eventual winner.

There were moments of panic, but by the time Monday night was over, gold medals were hanging around the players’ necks and they sang along with “O Canada” while locking arms on the blue-line on home ice at Air Canada Centre after a thrilling 5-4 victory over Russia.

It wasn’t easy, but Canada’s world junior

gold-medal drought that dated to 2009 was no more.

“We’re world junior champions, we’re world champions. It’s joy,” Connor McDavid said. “We were never really under pressure.

The media and all the fans might’ve been putting that pressure on us, but we were just able to brush it off. Right now this is just absolute joy.”

Joy was heightened by the emotional twists and turns of this gold-medal game, another classic in the passionate rivalry between Canada and Russia that began with the 1972 Summit Series. This will go down as another unforgettable piece of CanadaRussia history.

“This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and experience and we took advantage of

it,” Max Domi said. “It’s awesome. No matter what happens in our lives, we’re always going to remember this.”

Anthony Duclair scored to give Canada the lead and ignite the crowd of 19,004 just 23 seconds in, and Russian starting goaltender Igor Shestyorkin was chased after Nick Paul scored goal No. 2 less than three minutes in. Thanks to goals from McDavid, Domi and Reinhart, Canada proceeded to build a four-goal lead at 5-1, and this looked like it would follow the script of past games in this tournament.

This veteran team led by 19-year-old captain Curtis Lazar, a rookie with the Ottawa Senators, had never trailed and cruised into the final. Goal by goal the lead got smaller, and at 5-4 coach Benoit Groulx was forced

Four selected to baseball’s Hall of Fame THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday, the first time since 1955 writers selected four players in one year.

The Big Unit, Martinez and Smoltz earned induction on their first tries, and Biggio made it on the third attempt after falling two votes shy last year.

Johnson, a five-time Cy Young Award winner with 303

victories and 4,875 strikeouts, was selected on 534 of 549 ballots by veteran members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. His 97.3 percentage was the eighth-highest in the history of voting.

Martinez, a three-time Cy Young winner, appeared on 500 ballots (91.1 per cent).

Martinez was 219-100, struck out 3,154, led the major leagues in ERA five times and in 2004 helped the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series title in 86 years.

Smoltz was picked on 455

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ballots (82.9 per cent) and will join former Atlanta teammates Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who were inducted last summer along with Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas. Smoltz, the 1996 NL Cy Young winner, was 213-155 with 154 saves, the only pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves. He went 15-4 in the post-season.

Biggio appeared on 454 ballots, 42 more than the 75 per cent needed and up from 68.2 per cent in his first appearance and 74.8 per cent

last year. He had 3,060 hits in 20 big league seasons, all with the Houston Astros.

The quartet will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 26. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America had not given four players the necessary 75 per cent in a single year since selecting Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons and Dazzy Vance 60 years earlier.

Mike Piazza fell 28 votes short but increased his percentage to 69.9 from 57.8 in 2013 and 62.2 last year.

to use his timeout to settle a rattled team that looked like teenagers for the first time.

“That’s no question the most adversity we’ve faced throughout the tournament,” Reinhart said.

After going undefeated with victories over Slovakia (twice), Finland, Germany, the United States and Denmark, this was the first time Canada was really pushed.

Clinging to a one-goal lead from late in the second period and through the third, the onus was on goaltender Zach Fucale, who imploded in the semfinals of this tournament a year ago.

This time, Fucale was at his best, stopping all 11 shots he faced in the final period, including two in the final 12 seconds to preserve gold.

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The top three finishers at the world junior hockey championship since 2000 (in order of gold, silver, bronze): 2015 - Canada, Russia, Slovakia 2014 - Finland, Sweden, Russia 2013 - U.S., Sweden, Russia 2012 - Sweden, Russia, Canada 2011 - Russia, Canada, U.S. 2010 - U.S., Canada, Sweden 2009 - Canada, Sweden, Russia 2008 - Canada, Sweden, Russia 2007 - Canada, Russia, U.S.

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2006 - Canada, Russia, Finland 2005 - Canada, Russia, Czech Rep. 2004 - U.S., Canada, Finland 2003 - Russia, Canada, Finland 2002 - Russia, Canada, Finland 2001 - Czech Rep., Finland, Canada 2000 - Czech Rep., Russia, Canada NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

G W L OT Pt Montreal 39 26 11 2 54 Tampa 41 25 12 4 54 Detroit 39 20 10 9 49 Toronto 40 21 16 3 45 Boston 40 19 15 6 44 Florida 37 17 11 9 43 Ottawa 38 16 15 7 39 Buffalo 40 14 23 3 31 Metropolitan Division

G W L OT Pt Pittsburgh 39 24 10 5 53 Islanders 39 26 12 1 53 Washing 38 20 11 7 47 Rangers 36 21 11 4 46 Columbus 37 17 17 3 37 Phila 39 14 18 7 35 Jersey 41 14 20 7 35 Carolina 39 12 23 4 28 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

G W L OT Pt Nashville 38 25 9 4 54 Chicago 39 26 11 2 54 St. Louis 39 23 13 3 49 Winnipeg 40 20 13 7 47 Dallas 38 18 14 6 42 Minnesota 37 18 15 4 40 Colorado 39 15 16 8 38 Pacific Division

G W L OT Pt Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 Vancouver 37 22 12 3 47 San Jose 40 21 14 5 47 L.A. 40 19 12 9 47 Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 Arizona 38 15 19 4 34 Edmonton 40 9 22 9 27

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Today’s Games Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

BCHL Today’s games Coquitlam at Penticton, 7 p.m.

Trail at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games Salmon Arm at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Nanaimo at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Penticton at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Vernon, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Langley, 7 p.m.

Merritt at Surrey, 7:11 p.m.

Victoria at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.

Alberni Valley at Trail, 7:30 p.m.

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Apologize to sister-in-law and make a fresh start Mailbox

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

she? -- Sister-in-Law Dear Sister-in-Law: We think you are both too sensitive about inconsequential matters. Perhaps your sister-in-law is jealous that you can eat whatever you like and she cannot do the same. Perhaps there are other things about her that annoy you, and this was simply the last straw -- or vice versa. We think a good relationship with a sister-in-law should be preserved. Please apologize to her (not as a matter of right or wrong, but simply to start over), and say you are sorry things became so bitter and you’d like another chance. Then invite her to go some-

go next door to have a drink. We waited more than an hour for them to return.

Do you feel this is appropriate behavior? -Old School Dear Old School: No. If your friends knew that other activities had been planned for that evening, they should have postponed the trip to the neighbors’ place for when they had unscheduled time. This weekend had been reserved for your group. However, it also indicates that this particular friend was not terribly interested in the group game (or even the group company) and wanted to go elsewhere. After 20 years, it is not a negative reflection on anyone that things might need a new coat of paint.

We suggest you poll the group and ask whether they’d like the activities to change. Others might have additional ideas.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from

“Sad Mother,” whose 25-year-old son is depressed and suicidal but refuses therapy.

Perhaps she can get him help through his primary care provider’s office. Many primary care offices now have integrated care and employ psychiatric con-

sultants. I work in a clinic that has licensed clinical social workers and a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Many family practice clinicians are comfortable with starting patients on antidepressants.

As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, I have had

several patients tell me they never would have sought treatment through a psychiatric practice. -- Kentucky Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

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place with you -- but perhaps not to a restaurant.

Dear Annie: For the past 20 years, my husband and I have gotten together with several other couples for one weekend a year to relax, play golf and share stores about our kids and grandkids. We rent a vacation house, and the few of us who live close to one another plan a fun game for the group to play on one of the evenings.

We recently held our annual retreat. On game night, we planned a gourmet dinner with cocktails, followed by the meal, followed by games. One member of our group noticed a couple from the house next door sitting on their porch, so he invited them to join us for drinks. As we were introducing ourselves, this same friend invited the couple to stay for dinner. After dessert, when we were ready to play games, this friend and his wife left us to

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Dear Annie: My sister-in-law always makes comments about what I am eating. I keep myself trim and am careful about what I eat, but I don’t deny myself.

Last week, we went to lunch at a favorite place, and I ordered a cheeseburger and fries.

It is a lovely restaurant, and the servings are large. I always take half of my meal home, as it is too much for me to eat at one time. My sister-in-law said, “If they put something like that in front of me, I would get sick to my stomach immediately.”

I have put up with her comments for many years, but that one upset me, especially since she said it while we were eating.

Afterward, I wrote her a note stating that I am a widow and those lunches are my biggest meals of the day. She has a husband and, of course, fixes their largest meal in the evening. She no longer speaks to me.

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) It’s important to keep in mind that for the next few weeks, you are high-viz in the eyes of others, especially authority figures. People will notice you. Be aware of this.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) In the weeks ahead, grab every opportunity to travel, because you need to expand your horizons. You also will want to study and learn more, either formally or on your own.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You are on a self-improvement kick this month.

You want to improve your health, the way you do your job and the way you live your life.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Partnerships and close friendships will be a strong focus for you in the next few weeks. (Also, remember that

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you need to get more rest this month.)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Do whatever you can to get better organized at work and at home, because this will make you feel good.

You want to be efficient and productive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Hopefully you are on vacation now, because this is a playful month for you.

Enjoy the arts, sports events and fun activities with children.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your interactions with a parent and family members are significant this month.

You also have a desire to withdraw and cocoon at home.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) The next few weeks are busy with short trips, conversations and errands.

Many of you will read and write more than usual as

well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Focus on earnings, cash flow, major purchases and financial matters in the next few weeks. This is a good time to explore financial negotiations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)

This is your month!

With the Sun in your sign, you easily attract others and favorable circumstances to

you. Make the most of this!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Because your birthday is just a month away, take some time in the next few weeks to plan what you want your new year to be all about. If you define your goals, you will be more likely achieve them.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)

Accept invitations to group events, because your

interactions with others will benefit you in the next few weeks. This is a very popular time for you.

YOU BORN TODAY You are extremely resourceful and clever about knowing how to make the best use of whatever you have.

Sometimes you capture the attention of others almost overnight. Good news! This is a year of accumulation, and perhaps one of the most powerful years of your life.

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You will reap what you have sown, because it’s a time of fruition and a good time to buy and sell.

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1BDR COMFORTABLE SHOREACRES COTTAGE: Suitable for 1 person, ns/np, available immediately, $550/mo. +utilities.

2 BDR GROUND FLOOR, TRAIL: Updated, quiet, $650/mo. +utilities, Seniors Discount, close to downtown.

BRAN2 BDR WALKOUT BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: 1 yr old, 5 appliances, galley maple kitchen, laminate throughout, $900/ mo. +utilities. Jan. 15 or Feb. 1, ns/np, references required. D NEW RIVERVIEW HOUSE: Granite, timber, cedar, WINTER SPECIAL $299,000. , 2 BDR HOUSE WITH GARAGE: 75x110’ lot, zoned commercial, 2 blocks from downtown Kaslo, $199,000. Call 250-353-2595.

906 CEDAR AVE, SALMO: 3bdr, 1.5 bathrooms, double wide modular, 60x120 lot, paved driveway, 2 car carport, f/s, w/d included, natural gas furnace, central air, storage shed, partially fenced yard, $140,000.

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BRAND NEW RIVERVIEW HOUSE: Granite, timber, cedar, WINTER SPECIAL $299,000. , ESTATE SALE: Cozy 4 bdr, 2 bath, Panabode home on approximately 1 acre in Kaslo, excellent condition, very clean and sound, 2 sunrooms, 2 pellet stoves, main oor laundry, paved driveway, walk out basement, $219,000.

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WEST TRAIL APARTMENTS: 1bdr & 2bdr, ns, shared laundry, newly renovated, rent negotiable.

1 BDR NEWLY RENOVATED: Riverfront, basement suite, downtown Castlegar, f/s, w/d, dw, ns/np, $700/mo. +utilities (or furnished & serviced, $1600/mo.), available Mar. 1. Stacey

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For Sale By Owner 2-3 BDR HOUSE,YMIR: F/s, w/d, dw, wood/electric heat, hi-speed/satTV, Feb.1, $800/mo.+utilities.

2BDR BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: W/d, np, references, $650/mo. +utilities.

2ND AVE, TRAIL: 1bdr suite, ns, quiet working adult, laundry, garage, utilities included, available now, $750/mo.

3 BDR HOUSE: On 2nd, Trail, close to Gyro, available Jan. 1st, ns, $800/mo.+negotiable.

3 BDR ROSSLAND HOME: All appliances, replace, enclosed garage, $950/mo.

3BDR MOBILE, KRESTOVA: On acreage, wood & electric, w/d, ns/np.

3BDR TOWNHOUSE, GLENMERRY: Clean, appliances, furnished, laminate oors, carport, rec room, municipal parking in rear, $1000/mo. +utilities.

6 MILE, NORTH SHORE, NELSON: 2 bdr, for mature adults, ns/np, $900/mo. +utilities, references.

BACHELOR SUITE IN BALFOUR: All utilities included $600/mo.

BEAUTIFUL 4BDR, THRUMS: Acreage, 2.5 baths, ns/np, references required, mature/ responsible, Jan. 1, $1500/mo. +utilities.

CASTLEGAR 1 BDR +DEN BASEMENT SUITE: Walk-out, on bus route, ns/np, $675/ mo. inclusive.

CASTLEGAR AREA 2 BDR MOBILE: Ns/np, $800/mo. +utilities.

CUTE 3BDR FURNISHED TRAIL HOME: C/w dishes, cookware, bedding, BBQ, zero maintenance yard, ++); $1400/mo. includes 5 high end appliances, utilities, wireless internet, HDPVR, ns/np, references required, available immediately.

FOR RENT ON THE EDGE OF KASLO: Small cozy log cabin. Quiet, peaceful, setting suitable for quiet, ns/np, suited for single, responsible person, $600/mo. +utilities.

FURNISHED 2 BDR HOME, SOUTH CASTLEGAR: Now available, $850/mo. +utilities.

KASLO, BRIGHT 3BDR 1.5 BATH: F/s, w/d hookups, close to hospital/school, covered deck, internet/cable included, $850/mo.

LARGE 1 BDR UPPER DUPLEX, HERITAGE APARTMENT, NELSON: Near downtown, ns, w/d, hardwood oors, clawfoot tub, covered deck, full sunlight, $900/mo.+utilities, available now, references required.

LOVELY NELSON APARTMENTS AVAILABLE! Some rent controlled, including water & hydro, references required.

NELSON, 3BDR, 2BATH HOME: Airy, close to all amenities, absolutely ns/np, reference required, $1250/mo. +utilities.

ROBSON 3BDR HOUSE: Very clean, big yard, near school, church, bus stop, f/s, ns/np, references, $1150/mo. 250-365-2920(msg).

ROSEMONT BACHELOR SUITE: Available Feb. 1, ns/np, $650/mo., includes utilities, cable & internet.

SLOCAN MOTEL APARTMENTS, $500-$750, fully-furnished, large kitchen units, manager onsite.

SMALL 2 BDR HOME, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, w/d, f/s, $825/mo. +utilities, SOUTH CASTLEGAR: Furnished 1bdr +ofce home, available immediately, $800/ mo. +utilities.

THRUMS: 3 bdr apartment, $850/mo. +utilities.

Homes For Rent UPPER KASLO, COZY 1 BDR CABIN: Furnished, beautiful view, ns/np, responsible single adult, reference.

S. CASTLEGAR 2BDR BASEMENT SUITE: Newly renovated, ns, pets on approval, laundry, references, $725/mo. utilities +internet included.

1BDR BASEMENT SUITE, OOTISCHENIA: Quiet single, No pets or smoking, w/d, $600/ mo. including utilities, D.D.-$300.

1 BDR APT: Balfour, fully-furnished/equipped, lake & mtn view, sun deck, ns/np, $695/ mo. inclusive.

1 BDR SUITE, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, references required, $625/mo. utilities included.

1BDR APARTMENT, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Heat/hydro included, ns, references, $675/mo.

1BDR BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: Private entrance, backyard, available Feb. 1, shared laundry, ns/np, references.

2 BDR BASEMENT SUITE: Very large & clean, gorgeous lake view, 15 mins from Castlegar, ns/np, $750/mo. includes electric. Travis, 2 BDR MOBILE HOME, 6-MILE, NELSON: Available immediately, ns/np, references, $950/ mo., includes utilities.

2-3 BDR DUPLEX, SALMO: Available immediately, np, f/s, w/d hookups, $700/ mo. +utilities.

2BDR APARTMENT, CASTLEGAR: Bright, spacious, f/s, laundry, close to amenities, ns np, $725/mo. +utilities.

2BDR HOUSE ON 5 ACRES: 5 minutes south of Kaslo. Looking for responsible, clea tenant(s), $650/mo. +utilities. 250-354-1698 3 BDR HOUSE, NELSON: Newly refurbishe perfect for family, close to schools, $1500/ mo. Contact Colleen or Nick, 250-229-2333 or 250-229-4771.

3 BDR MAIN FLOOR HOUSE, CASTLEGAR Nice, updated, 5 appliances, double garage $950/mo. +utilities. 250-365-5896.

3BDR HOUSE, NEWLY RENOVATED: With large yard, Slocan City, available Jan. 1, $90 mo. +utilities. 250-365-7574.

3BDR MOBILE: In Sunny Bridgeview Cresc Ootischenia, close to all amenities/college, $750/mo. +utilities. 250-365-3733.

3BDR, 2BATH, ROSSLAND: Spacious Heritage home, hardwood oors, large priva yard, available Feb. 1. 250-368-1066.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: Newly renovate fully furnished 1 bdr, 1 bath basement suite, centrally located in Castlegar, close to store shops and bus routes, 1 car parking availab cable and internet included, ns/np, $750/mo including utilities. 250-365-6772.

BALFOUR WATERFRONT: 1 bdr apartment all utilities included, laundry, Jan. 1, semi-furnished $625/mo. 604-315-5632/604 926-7362 ffarshi@hotmail.com BRIGHT, SUNNY, QUIET BACHELOR SUITE: In family home, private entrance, newly renovated, ns/np, $595 utilities includ 250-365-1465.

CASTLEGAR 1BDR PLUS DEN: Available immediately, on bus route, w/d, garage, separate entrance, ns/np, $700/mo., utilities included. 250-229-5703.

COZY TRAILER: In quiet nature setting, 15 minutes west of Nelson, in friendly commun $390/mo. includes heat & electric. Sorry, no dogs. 250-359-8280.

DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Renovated 3b apartment, laundry, ns/np, quiet couple/fami available immediately, $1150/mo., utilities included. Rent negotiable. 250-365-4914 (leave msg).

FRUITVALE, 2BDR: Remodeled, w/d, $595/ mo. 250-367-9676.

GLADE 2BDR HOUSE PLUS WORKSHOP Newly renovated, on riverfront acreage, $1150/mo. +utilities. 778-962-0044, rosa101@gmx.de LARGE 1 BDR SUITE: 5 minutes from Nels $1000/mo. utilities included (+extras). 250-8 4767. Available Feb.1.

LARGE 4BDR HOUSE ON ACREAGE, SLOCAN VALLEY: Bright, hardwood oors, woodstove, large kitchen, garden, private/qu $990/mo. 250-355-0035.

LOWER KASLO: Nice, clean 1bdr suite in heritage four-plex, close to beach, 2 decks,

$481,234

“It’s YOUR move. You want it handled with care” for more information 1-800-663-6189 www.transplant.bc.ca

1 BDR WITH DEN: Lots of light in quiet house, laundry/utilities included, South-end, Castlegar, $650/mo.

1BDR BASEMENT APARTMENT, CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, available Feb. 1, $550/ mo. utilities included.

1BDR COMFORTABLE SHOREACRES COTTAGE: Suitable for 1 person, ns/np, available immediately, $550/mo. +utilities.

2 BDR GROUND FLOOR, TRAIL: Updated, quiet, $650/mo. +utilities, Seniors Discount, close to downtown.

2 BDR WALKOUT BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: 1 yr old, 5 appliances, galley maple kitchen, laminate throughout, $900/ mo. +utilities. Jan. 15 or Feb. 1, ns/np, references required.

Dawn Rosin realtor® 250.231.1765

dawnrosin@shaw.ca www.westkootenayhomes.com

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KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

VERNON

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

PENTICTON

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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

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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Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Trail Times

The Snowthenon Submitted photo

Denis Moreau of Fruitvale tackled one of the world’s iconic structures in his latest snow creation. His theme this year is the Snowthenon, made to onetenth scale of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Moreau said it took 22 man/ hours to complete, not withstanding the 12 man/hours lost in first attempt, thwarted by mother nature and the rainfalls in early December. According to Wikipedia, the Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power.

It was completed in 438 BC.

The Local Experts™

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

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

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

ICE NEW PR

Mark Wilson

ICE NEW PR

250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Terry Alton

3918 Reo Road, Bonnington

$575,000

531 Turner Street, Warfield

Extraordinary park-like 1.72 acres.

3 bed, 3 bath home is detailed to the max. Foyer with skylight, large kitchen, separate dining room, sunken living room, wood-burning fireplace.

Geo-thermal heating, roof 2009, hot water tank 2010, low-e windows.

1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale

55 Hazelwood Drive, Trail

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

Sunningdale market for excellent price.

Very clean, great fenced yard, detached garage, 3 bdrm 1 bath.

Quick possession available.

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Call Terry 250-231-1101

$60,000

$179,000

$169,000

Built in 2009, this compact charmer is perfect for single, couple or empty nesters that want modern open concept, low maintenance living. Home features vaulted ceilings, heated garage, private yard and comes with New Home Warranty. Call now before its gone.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

425 8th Avenue, Montrose

$329,000

Extremely quiet location with privacy.

Beautifully upgraded including, kitchen, living room, dining room, family room, 2 full baths, 3 bdrms and than 800 sq ft of decks! Double carport and heated work shop!

250-231-1101

terryalton@shaw.ca

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Jodi Beamish

ICE NEW PR

250-231-2331

jodi.beamish@century21.ca

Mary Martin 3590 Aster Drive, Trail 804 Redstone Drive, Rossland

$350,000

8327 Highway 3B, Trail

$469,000

1823 Kootenay Ave, Rossland

#16 - 891 Monte Vista Drive, Rossland

This near new home is built in a contemporary style with 3 bdrms, 2 baths and an open floor plan. The exterior is tastefully finished with low maintenance in mind and has 8 years left on the 10 year new home warranty.

One-owner custom built home. This home is a classic, with interesting architecture, quality construction and prime location. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, large rec room, workshop and lots of great storage. The roof is brand new, central air-conditioning, u/g sprinkling. On nearly 1/3 of an acre at the end of a cul-de-sac.

Move into this stunning home and be sit by the fabulous custom-designed inground pool this summer! Fantastic package includes Brazilian Cherry Hardwood floors, pleasing floor plan and lots of space. 3 bdrms, 3.5 baths and 2 gas fireplaces all on 1/3 of an acre. Call for your personal viewing.

Here’s your chance to get into the Real Estate market. Affordable home situated on a large 60x100 lot with fruit trees and garden. 2 bdrms and a full walk-out basement. Plenty of parking for all the toys. Bright and sunny

2009 single wide manufactured home situated in quiet Paradise Mountain park.

Stainless steel appliances, dark wood kitchen cabinets, 2 full baths, bright and sunny living room, storage shed, patio area and parking.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$369,000

Call me today for a FREE market evaluation

$180,000

$85,000

250-231-0264

mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust

250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

ISTING L W E N

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca

Looking for that perfect home?

I can help!

Deanne Lockhart

Mark Wilson ext 30

250-231-0153

250-231-5591

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

770 Tennyson Avenue, Warfield

$235,000

1463 Bay Ave, Downtown Trail

For Lease

Updated and very clean space in downtown core. Security system, air conditioned, and great access to bring in large items. In an area of long standing businesses with good foot traffic.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

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

www.kootenayhomes.com

Warfield Charmer! This 3 bedroom home offers lots of space and main floor laundry. Central air-conditioning and electric fireplace add to comfort. Great parking with paved driveway and double carport. Low maintenance exterior with vinyl siding, steel roof, low maintenance yard.

Quick possession possible.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com