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There's a heck of a lot more to firefighting these days than bravely stomping the flames. Last year, local fire crews responded to more than 1,600 emergency calls, but firerelated events didn't even make the list's top three. Instead, being a first responder (FR) and providing basic life support until the ambulance arrives, was the number one call-out for all six companies in Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR). That's an action that has been trending upward since fire departments teamed up with BC Ambulance in the early 1990s, and one that had crews from Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Montrose, Fruitvale and Genelle called out 932 times in 2014 – 561 from Trail alone. Regional Fire Chief Terry Martin says every fire department throughout the province who responds to FR calls, saw an increase last year. “There appear to be

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Firefighter and first responder Grant Tyson shows part of the computerized network the regional fire department uses to receive medical call-outs from BC Ambulance. more of those types of calls everywhere,” he said. “Overall call volume for KBRFR has been slowly increasing each year for some

time, so 2014 was not an unusual year for us.” And when he says call-outs, it's not like days past when a phone

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School district offering French Immersion for kindergarten BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

Twin Rivers Elementary in Castlegar will soon be teaching kindergarten in three different languages. At Monday's school board If you’ve been searching formeeting more, we’ve waiting for you. 250.368.8551 inbeen Trail, Assistant ext 201 and 203 Superintendent Bill Ford revealed a plan to launch a pilot project – starting immersion in MP_adO3_Layout 1 13-10-04 6:20 AM Page French 1

kindergarten. Currently, School District 20 (SD20) offers French immersion to students in Grade 6 and up, along with a full Russian teaching program, but Ford is attempting to get a full French kindergarten to Grade 12 plan started. Only 22 spaces are available for students in the pilot, and they will be chosen by lottery. The immer-

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currently. This is not a new conversation.” When the discussion began about the future program, new trustee Teri Ferworn was concerned about how the school district would pay for the pilot. “I want to start with saying that I am all about second language acquisition,” she said. See PILOT, Page 3

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Hockey in Trail provides a long list of firsts The Trail Historical Society has kindly offered photos and stories related to the history of Trail. Athletes from Trail are renowned for their excellence in sports, particularly hockey. So, what are some of the firsts we can claim that distinguish hockey in Trail from other communities? One hundred years ago, organized hockey in the West Kootenay-Boundary region was in its infancy. The premier league in the region

was the BoundaryWest Kootenay Hockey Association, formed in 1913. The league was composed of teams from Trail, Rossland and Nelson in the West Kootenay and Grand Forks, Greenwood and Phoenix in the Boundary. The Trail Seniors were the first champions of the new league. In today’s hockey world, there is a tradition of players saluting their fans by raising their sticks at centre ice. Where did this custom start? Perhaps

with the 1939 Trail Smoke Eaters during their tour of Europe prior to the World Hockey Championship. Between 19261939, the Smoke Eaters were known for playing a fast paced game with sharp passing and excellent skating. The team’s style of play surprised teams at the 1939 World Championship and was quickly adopted by other nations leading to strong competition from countries such as Russia, who rose to hockey supremacy in

the 1960’s following Trail’s brand of hockey. Corporate naming of large sports facilities is common place today, almost mandatory to generate revenue to build and operate them. Trail’s arena, built in 1949, might be the first named after a corporate benefactor, the CM&S (Cominco). Cominco financed the construction of the arena and provided labour and materials to do the job. This generosity was recognized with the naming of the building, now

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famous in hockey circles around the world. Let’s not forget individual firsts. In 1959, Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens was the first goaltender to wear a mask in league play. A short time later, Seth Martin, goaltender for the Trail Smoke Eaters, wore a mask in the WIHL and then at the 1961 World Championships. Was he the first amateur goalie to wear a mask? Certainly he was the first to wear one in international competition. Interesting questions that may need further research, but justify our community’s motto: “Home of Champions.” Pick up a copy of the Trail Journal of Local History at the Trail Historical Society’s office in Trail City Hall or visit the website www.trailhistory.com

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Local department covers large territory FROM PAGE 1 which sets off an alarm on the computer. “Things have evolved for sure,” said Grant Tyson, a 16-year regional firefighter and Level 3 first responder. “We do way more calls now than we used to, like rope rescues, high angle calls and river rescue with the new boat.” While every shift is different, Tyson, who handles the department’s medical portfolio, noted that often first responders are on the scene to support the ABC’s (airway, breathing and circulation protocol) to patients suffering chest pain and shortness of breath. “On average we respond to three (medical) calls in a 24-hour period,” he explained. “But that’s an average, some days there could be four or five calls, and other days, none.” Both career and paid on-call KBRFR firefighters are licensed at the highest level of First Response and are required to relicense every three years. During 10-hour day shifts, 14-hour nights shifts and off-the-clock,the firefighters constantly review and mock practice life-saving skills like CPR and defibrillation. Another routine in Tyson’s fourand-four shift rotation includes

administrative tasks that ensure medical supplies are well topped off in all six halls. That’s in addition to dispatching calls to 41 halls in the Kootenay Boundary and Central Kootenay regional districts. “We look after day-to-day things like purchasing for all six departments, if they need medical supplies or training, it all comes from this office.” Following first response events, motor vehicles incidents (MVI) landed second, and accounted for about 12 per cent of last year’s events. “We are usually going to something significant and injuries are involved,” explained Tyson. “These aren’t, for example, calls to Bay Avenue if someone rear ends another car. We are there to provide an extraction, and take measures to ensure the car doesn’t catch fire.” If a vehicle has gone over a bank by more than 20 feet, fire crews employ rope rescue to extricate the person back up to road level. “It’s really evolved over the last 10 years,” he added. Regional fire rescue covers a vast territory that spans west to Paulson Bridge on Highway 3, east to the junction of the Castlegar turn-off (Bombi) on

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Fire crews responded to 13 river calls last year. Highway 3B, and north from Trail to China Creek. “We cover a huge area and I don’t think a lot of people are aware of that,” said Tyson. “There are a lot of accidents toward the Paulson Bridge, and it’s a long way especially in a snowstorm. But this year there hasn’t been as many as usual.” Rounding out the year’s top three calls are general alarms, which account for about 10 per cent of the overall call volume. Those include direct calls from alarm companies to the station when smoke is detected in both residential and commercial settings.

“For example, if a fire alarm is activated at the hospital, we don’t know if it was unintentional, burnt toast or something stuck in a dryer,” Tyson noted. “But those calls come directly to us and include a detailed location of where the alarm is.” While the duties of a firefighting position have changed over time, there is one aspect to the job that has remained the same. “We don’t see a lot of good things because people don’t call us when things are going well,” said Tyson. To deal with their own trauma following life-and-death calls, Tyson said the crews support

each other post shift, though professional counselling is available through the Employee Assistance Program. “We mostly defuse amongst ourselves,” said Tyson. “But the help is there if we need it.” Fourth on the KBRFR’s year end summary was 55 calls to wild fires, followed by 31 to structure fires. “Our call volume for wildland type fires was down, but it was also down throughout the entire region,” said Martin. “We have been very fortunate in this area over the last number of years with not having many larger wildland events.”

Wanted by RCMP Pilot program to be held in Castlegar FROM PAGE 1 “My concern, I guess, is funding. Are we going to be getting funding for just the pilot project and will the board have to sustain it?” The pilot project won’t end up costing the school board very much, if anything, to run. It might actually allow more money to be spent in other areas. “As long as students are enrolled, we will get the funding,” said Ford. “If the program was dissolved after two years, then we would lose the French funding. We get regular funding and then the federal French funding comes per student to the school district. It actually frees up the funding that we use right now to supplement teaching.” Janelle Ellis, a Castlegar resident and mother of a 3-year-old in Russian preschool, is fully supportive of the launch and plans on signing her child up as soon as she can. If not for French, then for Russian. “My daughter is in Russian preschool, and with the program coming about I will be enrolling her in French and it is because I speak French,” she said. “If my daughter doesn’t get picked for the French, I will put her in Russian.

The Castlegar RCMP Detachment is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Russell David Sapriken (45 years old). Sapriken has ten warrants for his arrest for driving while prohibited, breach of recognizance, theft under $5000, and failing to appear. The charges Russell David stem from a number of Sapriken incidents which occurred between October 2013 and November 2014 in the Trail and Castlegar areas. Sapriken failed to attend court to answer to these matters and subsequently the warrants were issued. It is believed that SAPRIKEN is still in the community but actively avoiding police detection. Sapriken is described as having short grey/ brown hair, blue eyes, 5’10”, approximately 160 pounds. He also has limited use of his right arm. Sapriken has a criminal history and should not be approached if observed or encountered. Any information regarding Sapriken’s whereabouts should be reported to the RCMP.

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I have even convinced five of my friends to sign their kids up.” Immersion student transportation to and from Twin Rivers Elementary was addressed as well. The program is open to all students in SD20, from Fruitvale to Robson, but as of now, no extra bus routes will be added. “The parents who register their children for the early French immersion, they would have to arrange to get their children to the school,” said trustee Toni Driutti. Ford added that if the program takes off, the situation may change. “We would work with the transportation department to look at existing routes and see what we could do to support that,” he said. Trustee Mickey Kinakin is firmly against the two-year pilot program, citing, among other things, concerns about current programs losing momentum and registered students. “The board is going to go down a rabbit hole if they pass this,” he said. “It is going to destroy other programs. I want a complete plan or I just can’t support this. I just can’t. You can have a French program or a Russian program,

not both.” Ford reassured Kinakin that the French program won’t pose a threat to the existing systems in place. “We already run a French immersion program, we are just going to be starting it earlier,” he said. “The reason that we are doing a two-year pilot is that we aren’t sure that an early immersion program will fly in the district. There are enough kindergarten students to offer a Russian kindergarten, as we have been doing, and a French kindergarten.” Sign up for the pilot program coincides with SD20’s kindergarten registration which runs from Feb. 10 to 13.

For the Record In Wednesday’s story “City takes another ride on Bull-a-Rama” (Trail Times, Jan. 28), it was reported that the event has cost the City of Trail $910,000. That number represents the city’s total expense over the last 14 years. In fact, the revenue has offset much of that expense and the event has cost the city approximately $250,000 over that span.

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the past. a big departure from but the problem is the “Neither side is what was originally policy is not acceptable happy with the splits,” negotiated in 2007. A and the fear is it will said executive director week ago a public pro- get legislated at these Scott Ellis. “We want- test was held in Prince splits (in allocation),” ed more. We lost flex- George and this week- said Richardson. ibility so it’s a problem end the group will be “This policy is and there will be hard- out in force again in nowhere near what ships still from our Kelowna, asking its was negotiated and side. But at least we members to write let- agreed to by the huntsee there is certainty ters to the government ing community.” for the industry so we so the policy can be The local groups appreciate that. We are re-visited. will hold a protest supporting the deci“Ultimately we want Saturday at 11 a.m. at sion and encourage it to put all of this behind the old Zellers parkto go into legislation us and work with the ing lot at 3571 Old so we can stop fight- guide outfitters (to Okanagan Highway in ing about the piece of support the resource) West Kelowna. the pie.” Victoria Ellis maintained that individual resident hunters will not feel much impact by the allocation changes and that hunting opportunity will By Kevin Laird hoping their concerns Victoria News remain much the same will be heard by the as most species will be U.S. Navy jet fighter U.S. Navy during the managed through gen- training is reaching a consultation process eral open seasons. He higher noise level in over bringing additionsays when you compare Greater Victoria, one al EA-18 Growler jets tags issued for species, that is bringing grum- at the Whidbey Island the resident hunting bles from residents. Naval Air Station. take remains closer to And it’s putting “The extreme 90 per cent for many politicians on high end of it is when jets species in B.C. and alert. The mayors swing too close to added the GOABC took of both Victoria and (Ten Mile Point) our losses in the negotia- Esquimalt and Victoria houses shake and car tions including access MP Murray Rankin say alarms are set off,” said to vacant areas of the they’re receiving num- Graham Payette, who’s province, which guides erous complaints. family lives near the are not allowed to “There is signifi- tip of Ten Mile Point. hunt in. cant concerns because It happens with But while the guide it has escalated in the enough frequency that outfitters are ask- last while in terms Payette wonders if the ing for the policy to of the frequency and navy could release a move into law, the B.C. the intensity,” said schedule detailing the Wildlife Federation Esquimalt Mayor Barb exercises, and if there’s says the new alloca- Desjardins. anything that can be tion policy is weighted A group of home- done to mitigate the unfairly in favour of from Saanich’s impact.” 2.83owners x5” non-residents and is Ten Mile Point are Rankin has had discussions with MIR CENTRE FOR PEACE LECTURE SERIES U.S. Navy officials on Whidbey Island and they said they were willing to adjust their This Changes Everything timing and the location of the training Capitalism vs. The Climate schedule based on Saturday, April 11, 2015, 7:30 PM noise complaints. Brilliant Cultural Centre, Castlegar, BC He also plans to bring it up with Naomi Klein is an Canadian military offiaward-winning cials in Ottawa. Canadian journalist,

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Court won’t hear case on Lotto player who missed millions by seven seconds THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - A lot can happen in seven seconds. Just ask the Quebec man who says that brief period cost him $13.5 million. Joel Ifergan bought two lottery tickets in May 2008 - but the one with the eventual winning combination popped out of the terminal seven seconds after the 9 p.m. deadline. As Ifergan discovered the next day, his Super 7 ticket had all the right numbers but was actually dated for the following week. A delay with Loto-Quebec’s computer system caused a lag in the issuing of the ticket for that night’s $27-million jackpot, which was ultimately awarded to another person. Ifergan argued the delay cost him and that he should be entitled to one-half of the windfall - but the Supreme Court disagreed. On Thursday, the country’s highest court ruled it wouldn’t hear his case against LotoQuebec, effectively ending Ifergan’s $100,000 legal battle. “My crusade is up, I’ve done all I can, I spent enough money going to the Supreme Court,” Ifergan said in a telephone interview. “If they decide that the Crown corporations are above contract laws and the Consumer Protection Act, well then good luck to us. I’m extremely disappointed but I think what’s more important is the Canadian people should be worried.” As the 9 p.m. deadline loomed, Ifergan made the purchase: the first ticket came in before the deadline but the ticket with the fateful numbers burped out seven seconds after the cutoff. Ifergan alleged the transaction was concluded on time and that both tickets were in the system at 8:59:47. What cost him, he says, is the 10 seconds it takes for a ticket to emerge. “The contract was crystallized at 8:59 p.m.,” he said. “How they process their thing, that’s their problem, not me, and I end up being penalized.” Ifergan says the Quebec lottery board works differently from its provincial counterparts. “In the rest of Canada, they shut down at 9 p.m. and you can’t buy a ticket,” he said. “But everything in their system prior to 9 p.m. gets processed and you get a ticket, even if it comes out five minutes later.” Ifergan was out for ice cream and made a split-second decision that evening to buy a few Quick Pick tickets at a local convenience store. Asked on Thursday why he waited until the last minute, he replied: ”I’m entitled to.” ”Football games are won with the lastsecond field goal, basketball games are won with a desperation shot,“ he said. Ifergan still plays the lottery.

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G20 cop conviction upheld but no jail time THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - An Ontario judge has upheld the conviction of a Toronto police officer found guilty of assaulting a protester during the city’s G20 summit four years ago, but has ruled that the man need not serve any jail time. Const. Babak Andalib-Goortani - who sat silently in court as the decision on his case was delivered - was convicted in September 2013 of assault with a weapon for using excessive force during the arrest of protester Adam Nobody on June 26, 2010. He was sentenced to 45 days behind bars, though he was almost immediately granted bail pending an appeal. Superior Court Justice Brian O’Marra has now changed that sentence to one year of probation and 75 hours of community service for Andalib-Goortani. O’Marra did not provide reasons for his judgment.

In his appeal, Andalib-Goortani had asked for an acquittal or a new trial, but also requested that if his conviction couldn’t be quashed that his sentence be changed to a discharge, suspended or that any custodial sentence be served intermittently. The judge who presided over Andalib-Goortani’s trial had found the officer hit Nobody several times with his baton while the protester was already on the ground, surrounded by other officers who were in the process of arresting him. Nobody was offering minimal resistance and several other police officers were piled on top of him, she found. The trial judge also said the officer had shown no remorse and noted his name tag and badge weren’t visible during the arrest. Nobody said he suffered a broken nose, a facial fracture and bruised ribs during the arrest.

American Super Bowl ads coming to Canada in 2017 THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Coming soon to a Canadian TV near you: American ads during the Super Bowl. The iconic U.S. pitches, which are nearly a bigger draw than the game itself, must be shown on Canadian television starting in 2017 instead of broadcasters swapping in Canadian ones, the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission declared Thursday. “The Super Bowl is something special,” Jean-Pierre Blais, chairman of the CRTC, said in an interview. “The advertisement around the Super Bowl is part of the spectacle. The practice of simultaneous substitution, known as simsub, allows Canadian broadcasters who buy American shows to swap out U.S. ads for Canadian ones. But at the same time, it enrages

viewers, who each year deluge the CRTC with complaints during Super Bowl season, especially when technical glitches cut off key plays in the game, Blais said. The ad swaps are an exception to the general rule that broadcasters can’t alter the signals they receive and send over the air. But the revenue they generate is considered essential and is why broadcasters will still be able to do it for everything else, including live events such as the Academy Awards or World Series. “We are maintaining the exception because there is some value, about $250 million, to the broadcast system which they then can invest in news and information but it is an exception,” he said. “And the Super Bowl is an exception in that world because the advertisements are part of the spectacle.”

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Is raising awareness through social media enough?

emember #BringBackOurGirls? #WhyILeft? #BlackLivesMatter? #ICantBreath? These and other concerned citizen hashtags made the rounds last year, being retweeted millions of times and even being the subject of stories in major news outlets – a mark of how feeble and clueless the 24-hour news channels are about what is actually happening in the world and how far they have descended to reporting to us “what people are talking about” instead of trying to determine what the public needs to know. To judge by the volume of reporting, the biggest news story from last year was that many people expressed their concerns about troubling events around the world. And what became of the subjects of those hashtags? To take just the first, the hundreds of young girls abducted by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria are still missing, most likely either dead or turned into sex slaves for Islamic militants. Nothing was done by any government or activist organization beyond ‘awareness raising.” How about #BlackLivesMatter and #ICantBreath? Many, many people turned out and protested both after the initial deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, but there is no evidence of police departments being called to account or changing their policies towards minorities. All this hashtag activism seems to be mere “slacktivism” – the appearance and feeling of doing something without actual result. In an earlier age it would have been called sentimentality. But wait, you may say, there’s nothing

wrong with hashtag activism. If nothing else, it does raise awareness. But what does it mean to raise awareness? To make someone aware of something is MICHAEL to point it out to them, presumably because they Troy Media haven’t noticed before. If I raise someone’s awareness of a cloud of toxic gas rolling towards their home I have done them a service because I give them an opportunity to evacuate. If I alert the police to a drunk driver, I serve the public interest because they will pull him over. What about when I join a protest march carrying a placard and making a temporary nuisance of myself? The awareness raising we see in hashtag activism and protest marches is a feeble attempt to get the government to act, to change policies, procedures, or laws. In itself, this seems like a good thing: after all, politicians must answer to the will of the public - mustn’t they? Awareness raising is what we philosophers call a necessary but not sufficient condition for change – It’s necessary that government be alerted to the public’s concern about a problem but if they don’t believe the public are serious they have no need to act. To young people and idealists everywhere,

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the disturbing but hard truth is that no politician or government is impressed when you march in the street demanding action or retweet a hashtag. Especially if you are young because, after all, young people don’t vote in significant enough numbers to actually effect change, whereas older people, with a more serious sense of where their own interests lie, do. Furthermore, the very fact that these causes pass so quickly from public notice is a reflection of their passing fancy rather than stated or revealed long-term interests of its proponents. Is it any wonder politicians fail to take them seriously? In a way you can’t blame people for being attracted to any form of slacktivism. They are neither taught nor are they willing to take the time to learn how to actually effect change. Our school system may teach us how a bill becomes a law, but is silent as to the initial impetus for a change in the law or how to garner enough votes to actually change it. It takes more than a retweet or an afternoon of marching to change the world. Real reform requires sustained, long-term commitment. It takes protest and letter writing campaigns and boycotts and strikes and a thousand other actions sustained over a long period of time. Without personal responsibility and concrete plans for action, all this social media ‘awareness raising’ is, to quote the Bard, “a tale told by an idiot, full of storm and fury, signifying nothing.” Michael Flood is a marketing writer and communications consultant. He holds an MA in Philosophy from the University of Alberta.

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Faith and gender percentages illustrate gap in belief GWYNNE

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century French philosopher whose famous “wager” stated that we should live our live as if God exists in order to escape an eternity of torture in Hell. If He turns out not to exist, we haven’t really lost all that much. It was a breakthrough in probability theory). Another theory is that men who score relatively high on the autism scale are also more likely to be atheists or agnostics. But that doesn’t really get us very far, since the great majority of men are not autistic, and yet a majority of British men don’t believe in God. Belief in God is much higher in the United States, although it is dropping rapidly. A Harris poll in 2009 found that 82 per cent of Americans had never doubted the existence of God; the same poll in 2014 found that the number had fallen to 74 per cent. This is due

almost entirely to a fall in belief among younger Americans: a Pew poll of “millennials” in 2007 found that 83 per cent were believers; the same poll in 2012 found only 68 per cent. But the gender gap in belief also exists in the US, although it is less dramatic: 77 per cent of American women say they have an absolutely certain belief in a God or universal spirit, but only 65 per cent of American men say the same. Indeed, the gap exists in every country of the developed world, although there are intriguing national differences in how wide it is. In former West Germany, where 48 per cent of the population believe in God, the gap between men and women is 8 per cent. In former East Germany, the cradle of the Protestant Reformation, where four decades of Communist rule eroded the hold of Christianity on the population, only 16 per cent believe in God – but the gap between men and women is less than 3 per cent. Also, 58 per cent of Russians believe in God, but the gender gap is as big as it is in Britain: 25 per cent. Whereas in Turkey, a

relatively developed Muslim country where almost 95 per cent of the population believe in God, there is no difference at all between the beliefs of men and of women. What are we to make of all this? Start with the fact that decisions of this sort are rarely made on an entirely rational basis. Just as the great majority of believers everywhere never chose their original religious beliefs – they were just born into them – so any later changes in their beliefs are probably driven more by their personal circumstances than by conscious choice. Consider the difference between the two Germanies, for example. So what are the differences between the personal circumstances of men and women that might lead to different outcomes in terms of belief? That will obviously vary from one country to another, but women still suffer from greater social and economic disadvantages than men almost everywhere. If you have less control over the course of your own life, then belief in an all-powerful God who is just, and will ultimately

The difference between pundits and patriots

An editorial from the St. John’s Telegram Prime Minister Stephen Harper had a message Sunday for “pundits and self-appointed experts.” They’re un-Canadian. That’s right. They have no business offering opinions on the governance of this country. In fact, they may even be lazy slobs and tax cheats. Harper was speaking at a rally in Orleans, Ont., setting the stage for what will likely be the last session of Parliament before this year’s general election. And he made a point of peppering it with the anti-intellectual rhetoric that’s defined much of his time in office. “We’re focused on what matters to Canadians, not the pundits, not the self-appointed experts and elites,” he said. “We’re here to serve hardworking Canadian families, the people who pay their taxes, play by the rules and are trying to make ends meet in a challenging world.” Say again? You could attribute that spiel to poor phrasing, but you’d

be fooling yourself. Whoever these unaccredited experts are, the prime minister suggests they’re clearly not cut from the same cloth as “hardworking Canadian families” who don’t break the law. It’s an astounding little stab at those who might have a reasoned argument against government policy. In the old days, the targets of disdain were usually the opposing political parties. Now, the aim is to polarize the whole country. Harper’s message is simple: if you don’t like what you’re hearing from those in the know, they clearly don’t know what’s best for you. Of course, no one has been a more shining example of the self-appointed expert than Harper himself. From early adulthood, his entire outlook has been channeled towards a narrow brand of American right-wing politics. He doesn’t champion Canada’s tradition of moderation and social welfare. He merely acquiesces when it suits his agenda. Demonizing expertise and

punditry will likely play into that agenda at the end of this week, in fact. The Conservatives plan to unveil legislation to boost the powers of law enforcement in the fight against terrorism. As The Globe and Mail noted Monday, some law experts believe the idea of criminalizing the “promotion” of terrorism may prove problematic. The Globe cited two Canadian law professors who wrote a paper this month warning the government to proceed cautiously when it comes to free speech. “On several occasions since 2007, government politicians have expressed interest in a terrorism ‘glorification’ offence,” Craig Forcese and Kent Roach wrote. “We conclude that a glorification offence would be ill-suited to Canada’s social and legal environment.” In particular, any such law must dovetail with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. For Harper, however, it all depends on who’s giving the advice: pundits or patriots.

put all the injustices right, is a very attractive proposition. In that case, the gender gap in

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id you hear about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac? She lay awake all night wondering if there was a Dog. But she’s a pretty rare bird. According to a large survey carried out in the United Kingdom by Professor David Voas of the University of Essex, more than half of British men who are now in their early forties (54 per cent) are agnostics or atheists, but only one-third of women of the same age (34 per cent) hold similar views. The gender difference was even more striking when the 9,000 respondents were asked about their belief in a life after death. Only 35 per cent of the men said they believed that there was some kind of individual survival beyond the grave; 60 per cent of women said they did. That’s a difference of almost two-to-one in the level of belief, among people who otherwise have similar backgrounds. Hmm. There is a thriving academic industry dedicated to proposing reasons for this huge belief gap. One theory holds that men are just more likely to be risk-takers (except Blaise Pascal, the 17th-

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After 13 episodes chronicling various hunts and challenges between six competitors, Sweden’s Erika Bergmark captured the title of Extreme Huntress, as the winner was unveiled earlier this month at a banquet in Texas. Despite her best efforts on the ranch, Kimberley resident Nikita Dalke came out as the runner-up, after all the points were totalled up. The show was judged 30 per cent by challenge scores, 30 per cent by online votes and 40 per cent by field judges. The show was filmed last summer at the 777 Ranch in Hondo, TX, over the course of a week. In the fall, 13 episodes were released on a weekly basis, following each hunt and skills challenge faced

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Nikita Dalke wrapped up her Extreme Huntress experience with a banquet at the Dallas Safari Club in Texas. by all six competitors. B e r g m a r k , announced as the winner at a Dallas Safari Club banquet, was considered the odds-on favourite after the final episode aired. “We all had a sense that it would be Erika,” said Dalke.

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However, there wasn’t much of a grand prize beyond bragging rights. “All she got above the other girls was name recognition and being the title-holder and she was also given a sculpture,” said Dalke. Bergmark knocked it out of the park with the fastest time in the final challenge—a one mile biathlon with two shooting stations and a long-distance shot at the end. Her scores helped put her over the top and into first place, as the show tallied all the points collected based on challenges such as responding to antihunter abuse, accuracy and distance shooting and facing down dangerous game. In between the challenges, the six com-

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Snowboarding popularity losing its edge on slopes The Canadian Press KILLINGTON, Vt. — Aging athletes, new skis and a lack of snow are ganging up on the once-edgy sport of snowboarding, which has seen a marked drop in participation over the last decade. Industry experts say it’s a sign of the maturing of snowboarding, which grew at a rapid pace in the 1990s and early 2000s. Participation in the sport dropped 28 per centfrom 20032013, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. Downhill skiing also took a hit over that period but less of one — at 10 per cent. “Snowboarding has definitely gone through a maturation phase,” said Jeff Boliba, vice-presidentof global resorts for Vermont-based Burton Snowboards, which pioneered the sport. “We’ve hit our phases where it’s been the fastest growing sport in the world. We’ve reached phases where it started to plateau a little bit, and then you reach phases where the economy crashed and snowboarders definitely were impacted.” After Burton unveiled its first boards in 1977, snowboarding surged in the late 1990s. The sport

with friends instead of snowboard so they wouldn’t have to wait for him to crank down his binding after getting off the lift. But he’s not giving up on riding. “I just got a new board, so I’m definitely going to do both,” he said. The decline in snowboarding continued last season, with snowboarders making up just under 28 per centof visitors to U.S. resorts, down from about 31 per centthe year before, according to the Kottke National End of Season Survey for 2013-2014. Snowboard sales dropped 25 per centsince their peak in 2008-2009, while ski sales rose 1.5 per centduring that time, Trail Times file photo The popularity of snowboarding is waning as according SnowSports Industries of America participation drops. data. exploded after mak- ers have returned to or An average of 5 ing it into the alterna- taken up skiing or do million snowboarders tive Olympic-styled both, a huge cultural and 6.8 million skiX-Games competition shift from the “us-ver- ers took part in the and the 1998 Olympic sus-them” mentality of sports between 2010 Winter Games in skiers and snowboard- and 2013, according to Nagano, Japan, with ers in the early days. NSGA. flames later fanned “It’s not tribal anyThe popularity of by Shaun “The Flying more.” said Kelly Davis, shaped, dual tip and Tomato” White, director of research fat skis have also made Kelly Clark, Lindsey at SIA in Washington, skiing easier and more Jacobellis and other D.C. “It’s not ‘you’re versatile, allowing Olympic champions. either a snowboarder skiers to do rails and But early shred- or a skier.’” tricks in terrain parks. ders have aged and had Last week, Rental shops see vacafamilies, which have Kyle Skrzyniarz of tioners rent skis for a kept them from the Flemington, New couple of days and a mountains. Some rid- Jersey, opted to ski snowboard the rest of DOLBY 7.1 SURROUND SOUND

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“I think the other key factors to pay attention to are snowboarding is evolving and as we’ve gotten older, some of our snowboard participants who used to ride 100 days a year are now building families, they’re starting a

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The SOBC-Trail Roadrunners recently competed in the Abbottsford Invitational Floor Hockey tournament, a tune up for the Special Olympic B.C. Winter Games coming in Kamloops next month. The Road Runners went 1-2 and had an incredible work ethic playing right to the final whistle of each game. The 12-team tournament included teams from the Lower Mainland, Okanagan, and West Kootenay.

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The Trail Smoke Eaters take on the BCHL’s league-leading Penticton Vees in a home-and-home this weekend starting tonight at the Cominco Arena. Trail’s playoff drive stalled and is likely irreparable after counting just one of a possible six points in three games on a coastal road trip last weekend. It will be even more of a challenge for the Smokies to count points against the Number-3 ranked Canadian Junior Hockey League team in the nation, but Trail coach and GM Nick Deschenes is determined to turn things around “We did some breakdown of our last game (versus Penticton), in what was a very winnable game here in Trail,” said Deschenes. “I think there is maybe a mental block with our group. Playing in those away games like in Vernon and Penticton, which since I’ve been a coach here we haven’t yet won. So it seems like there is always something whether it’s a bounce or a miscall, it’s always something where things just unravel.” In the Smokies last game against Penticton, Trail led 3-2 midway through the game and trailed just 4-3 in the third before giving up two late goals. The Vees are 4-0 against the Smokies this season and lead the league with 75 points and a 36-7-2-1 record. Penticton also has the league’s stingiest defence allowing just 89 goals in 46 games, with goaltender Hunter Miska’s BCHL best 1.89 GAA and .929 save percentage. However, a notable anomaly is that Penticton does not have a single scorer among the league’s top 30. The Vees top-point getter is Lewis ZerterGossage, 17-24-41, who is 40th in the

BCHL scoring race. However, an incredibly balanced attack has 13 Vees players with 20 points or more this season. Meanwhile, injuries again hurt the Smokies on the weekend with Dallas Calvin, Evan MacEachern, and Adam Todd missing the final game of the road trip, while Kienan Scott, Robbie Johnson, and Bryan Gerstenfeld remain out of the lineup. Todd did start in Saturday’s game against Langley, his first since Dec. 16, but his return from a concussion may have been premature as Brett Clark was back in the net on Sunday versus Coquitlam. “Brett Clark has come into a tough spot where he’s been leaned on a lot more than anticipated, it’s just been a tough go, and tough for a first-year player,” said Deschenes. With just 13 games remaining and 17 points back of Merritt and West Kelowna, Trail is all but out of a playoff race. Nevertheless, Deschenes is not quite ready to look ahead to next year. “You always keep that in the back of your mind as a G.M. but there is a lot to play for. There is a lot of guys that need to maximize the last five weeks of the season, for their own personal development as they move on and their are those guys if they want to be here next year, and want to turn it around, well it’s not something we wait for September.” The Yale alumnus hopes to steal as many points as he can from division rivals looking to make a run for the playoffs. The Smokies final 12-of-13 matches go against Interior division teams starting with a pair against Penticton this weekend and a Wednesday game in Merritt against the Centennials. The puck drops tonight at the Cominco Arena at 7:30 p.m.

The Nelson Leafs lost a lot more than a 6-5 match to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks on Wednesday night at the Nelson and District Rec Complex. The KIJHL suspended Nelson coach and GM Dave McLellan for the remainder of the season and stripped eight points from the Leafs’ record for using an ineligible player over nine games prior to Jan. 24. The disciplinary action drops the Leafs to fourth place in the Neil Murdoch division, 20 points behind the front-running Hawks with 65 points. According to Bill Sheard, vice-president of the Murdoch Division, the Leafs’ failure to register a player came with grievous results. “They have to forfeit the points they won for using a player that wasn’t on the Hockey Canada registry,” Sheard told the Nelson Star. The Leafs were penalized for dressing forward Michael Rand, who was acquired in a trade for future considerations with the Grand Forks Border Bruins in December, but neglected tow put him on the active roster. KIJHL president Bill Olhausen told the Nelson Daily that the player was not carded on the Hockey Canada Registry, and because it was Nelson’s second infraction this season, the league applied the appropriate penalty. “Earlier this season Nelson was guilty of using an affiliate player not on the HCR,” said Olhausen. All players, newly acquired and affiliates, must be added to the active roster (the HCR) and approved by the KIJHL before they can dress in a league match, otherwise they are deemed ineligible. “I feel terrible about it,” said Nitehawks coach and GM Terry Jones. “I know this happened to us and more than anything else, you feel like you’ve let all the kids down, and the organization down . . . it’s just being, for lack of a better word, absent minded.” In 2008, Jones was suspended for three games and the Nitehawks stripped of seven points for failing to put defenceman Keon Vick on the Hockey Canada registry. “The thing is, it is your job, and you have to make sure things are looked after . . . we lost a lot of points and a lot of momentum and it was a tough thing to overcome,” said Jones. “I didn’t like it, and if you ask me I think the penalty is a little harsh.” Leafs’ GM and head coach Dave McLellan would not comment on the league ruling. In Wednesday night’s match up between the Leafs and the Hawks, Fruitvale native Sam Swanson scored twice including what proved to be the winning goal on a short-handed effort early in the third period to give B.V. its 30th victory of the season. “We actually played pretty well,” said Jones. “I don’t think it was Drake’s (Poirier) best game but he was good enough to win and made key saves when we needed them.” The Hawks play the remainder of their seven regular season games against

Neil Murdoch division rivals so every match is important to the division standings. “There is going to be some jockeying for sure as these (division) games are now four-point swings,” said B.V. Assistant coach Kevin Limbert. “We’re just looking to play our best hockey here.” The Nitehawks and Leafs emerged from the first period tied 2-2 despite an overwhelming 21-5 edge in shots for the Hawks. Rayce Miller got the Leafs on the board first, but Walker Sidoni would reply taking a Jacob Boyczuk and Kyle Hope set up and wiring it by goalie Joey Karrer at 17:38. The Leafs’ Drew Carter would make it 2-1 just 34 seconds later, but after Nelson forward Tyler Fyfe took a double-minor, the Hawks Mitch Foyle tied it at 10:29 on a pass from Reid Anderson. The Leafs took a 3-2 lead four minutes into the second period on a power play goal from Darnel St. Pierre. Hawks forward Spencer McLean would tie it at 14:39, scoring his 14th goal of the season and extending his point-streak to five games, but Nelson would re-take the lead for the last time when Miller scored his second of the night beating Hawks’ goalie Poirier on another power play to make it 4-3 at 6:05. Hawks defenceman Lyle Frank would tie it at 4:34, and Swanson netted the go-ahead goal with 1:35 remaining in the middle frame. With Hawks defenceman Brody Jennings in the box to start the third, Taylor Stafford would get the puck to Swanson for the short-handed marker 69 seconds into the third period to give B.V. a 6-4 lead. The Leafs’ Dylan Williamson would net his first goal and third point of the night at 12:42 but the Nitehawks would stifle a late threat when the Leafs pulled Karrer for the extra attacker with 1:52 remaining in regulation. The Nitehawks outshot the Leafs 43-23 and were 1-for-5 on the power play while Nelson was 2-for-3. Anderson, Swanson, and Frank each had two points for the Hawks. With just seven games to play, the Nitehawks will likely face the Leafs in the opening round of the division playoffs, rather than the Spokane Braves who held down fourth spot before the disciplinary action. “All the teams in our division will be tough whoever we play,” said Jones. “The only difference who we play is just in terms of driving . . . if we go to Spokane travel factors into it as well.” As for the team’s health, Andrew Miller and Jace Weegar remain out, with the rest of the team a little bruised and battered but able to play. “We’re finally getting back healthier,” said Limbert. “I mean after the break we had a nasty virus going through the team. It seemed like at any given time there was two or three guys on their death bed, so we are finally getting our health back.” The Nitehawks host the Braves tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Hawks Nest.

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• Bigger losses, and more lasting, are the deaths of Ernie Banks and Toller Cranston. Banks will remain an icon, and his sunny demeanour and, “Let’s play two,” will be part of the baseball lexicon forever. The first black player on Chicago’s north side, almost a decade after Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier and years after most other teams had succumbed to the idea that good players of whatever background deserved a chance in the major league spotlight, Banks was as good as it gets as an all-round player and brightened the game days for long-suffering Cubs fans by being so excellent on offence and defence, while comporting himself with dignity and enthusiasm in equal measure. So much will remain of his contribution that he will

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never really be gone. • Toller Cranston had even more impact on his sport, and on Canadians. People will say he never really won anything, but he created modern skating and, with today’s rules (generated from his appeal as a skater) he would have been a many time world and a couple of time Olympic gold medal winner. Cranston had a combination of athleticism (google his 1975, “Sabre Dance,” routine) and artistry (then google, “Pagliacci,”) that has yet to be matched although skaters have been trying for decades. Figure skating when he arrived on the scene was boring. Most champions were decided, essentially in empty arenas, by the first day’s labourious scratching of figure eights. Cranston was not terrible at it, but was never good enough to catch up with the artisans in the free skate - which he almost always won, but not by enough. Now, of course, the free skate(s) are all that is judged. Cranston, by whom audiences were enthralled, is the rea-

son for the change. On top of that he was a pioneer on the athleticism side. Cranston threw so many splits, triple jumps and unique spins into his routines that he also enthralled young skaters, who were said to have been, “Tollerized,” and impelled them, too, to maximize their degrees of difficulty. Without him, and skating likely needs another like him now, figure skating would not have become the big deal, almost, “must see,” world and Olympic event it was for decades. Without him, such currently dominant figures as Patrick Chan might still be doing those old, boring, routines nobody watched. With all that, Toller Cranston was more multi-faceted in his pursuits than almost any other athlete, ever. As a teen he paid for his skating lessons and travel by selling his artwork. As a retired competitor, he maintained a pretty good lifestyle bringing art into both skating tours and galleries. Unique and groundbreaking, he should be remembered and missed forever. For some, he will be. For those who do not remember and appreciate his impact, probably not so much. Too bad for those latter, because Cranston created awe and joy unlike almost any other performer in any activity and it is sad they missed it.

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Present level: 1742.36 ft. 7 day forecast: Down 3 to 5 inches. 2014 peak:1750.37 ft. / 2013 peak:1749.42 ft.

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Saying Goodbye Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 tells us “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven, a time to be born and a time to die, a time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn…”. I receive our local paper. I check out the local headlines, sports, and obituaries. My focus is mainly on the obits which has led me to observe a disturbing trend. Many people are choosing to not have a funeral. I realize costs have increased and are burdensome to families, but I don’t think that this is the main reason. I believe we die the same way we live. Many people today due to lifestyles or beliefs have little connection with God or His Church. We live without any thought of the hereafter. But as we have read in scriptures there is a season for death and mourning. As Christians, we have the hope that in death as in life we belong to Christ. In death our living is not

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interrupted, we just have a change of venue. Christianity is not only for the now but for eternity. Some live intensely private lives and want their deaths to be the same. The problem is that we are not Islands unto ourselves, and our lives touch many people. A funeral is not for the departed as much as it is for those of us who remain. In the past, viewings were held in homes and churches allowing the family and the community to come together for comfort and closure. Times have changed, but our need for community remains, as we remember, and celebrate loved ones, finding comfort in the support of one another. I have personally seen many lives encouraged by this process of saying goodbye. Pastor Bryan Henry Fruitvale Christian Fellowship

1471 Columbia Avenue Pastor Leo Macaraig 250-687-1777

Saturday Service Sabbath School 9:30-10:45am Church 11:00-12:00 Vegetarian potluck - Everyone Welcome -

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Salmo United Church 304 Main St, Salmo Worship 11am

2012 3rd Avenue, Trail 250-368-6677 Mass Times Saturday Evening 7:00pm Sunday Morning 8:30am and 10:30am

Confessions: Thursdays 9:30 - 10:00am Saturdays 4:00 - 5:00pm Pastor: Fr. Bart vanRoijen holytrinitytrail@shaw.ca www.holytrinityparish.vpweb.ca

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Peace Lutheran Church

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Holy Trinity Parish Church

Beaver Valley United Church 1917 Columbia Gardens Rd, Fruitvale Worship at 9am

Sunday Services 10:30 am

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There’s no u-haul behind a hearse

early 20 years ago, I declared a war on stuff. I was helping to clean out the house of a favorite relative who had died, and there were moments when the sheer volume of stuff threatened to overwhelm us. Everything had to go, right down to the last nail in the shed. It was at that time that I vowed not to accumulate too much stuff. We had an easy enough time deciding what should happen with the best stuff; it went to family members. It was also fairly easy to get rid of stuff that louise was in good, useable condition; it went to charities. Some stuff Everyday Theology was destined for the dumpster. Items in the personal archive category- greeting cards, photographs, report cards, and academic certificates – were more problematic, and eventually, we shredded the majority of it. The last good-bye to the stuff of a lifetime took place when we sold the house. This was for me a sobering experience, and while I had the best intentions of honoring my vow, I immediately began accumulating more stuff when I inherited a breakfront full of beautiful hand painted china. Nevertheless, in an effort to keep my vow, I have an annual war with my stuff. The first skirmish in my annual war on stuff begins in the closet where seldom worn clothes create a clutter. The first causalities of this year’s campaign were a couple of pair of jeans. From there, the battle moved to the hall closet where I ambushed an unsuspecting winter jacket, taking it captive for the Sally Ann, and mercilessly fired a comfy but worn-out pair of slippers into the trash. I have to psyche myself up for the next offensive, which will be messier and more drawn out than the skirmish in the closet. It will consume hours, and spread out from one room to another. It will take me down the path of nostalgia, and potential causalities will cry out for mercy. This battle will be against our personal archives. This is the stuff that George Carlin in his hilarious monologue on stuff referred to when he said, when somebody steals your stuff “they don’t bother with that crap you’re saving. Ain’t nobody interested in your fourth grade arithmetic papers.” I have done combat with those metaphorical fourth grade arithmetic papers more than once. I can more easily part with a piece of antique furniture than a scrap of paper on which a child printed, “I love you mom”. Over the years I have whittled the stuff of our family archives down to something manageable, and I hope, meaningful to my kids. Still, I am certain that when the time comes, they will wonder why on earth I kept some stuff. The experience of sorting through the stuff of someone’s life over two decades ago made a deep impression on me. It drove home the truth that “you can’t take it with you”, or, to put it another way, “there’s no U-Haul behind the hearse”. At the end of the day, every last nail has to go. Trail, BC resident Louise McEwan is a freelance religion writer with degrees in English and Theology. She has a background in education and faith formation. Her blog is www. faithcolouredglasses.blogspot.com. Contact her at mcewan.lou@gmail.com .

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Mother sleeping with son could be damaging Mailbox

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

We are surprised that a 14-year-old boy wouldn’t object more to the sleeping arrangements, and we suspect he will put a stop to it soon. If the mother and grandmother are doing this over the boy’s objections, however, that is completely inappropriate and potentially abusive. You could ask your cousin about this, saying you find it odd and possibly damaging. You also could mention it to the father, suggesting he step up and protect his son. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Help,” whose husband naps when he gets home and then is up half

time sleep cycle, a sufficient amount of sleep is important to your health. If the problem is snoring, dry mouth, excessive urination or apnea, please see a doctor to find out whether there is any effective treatment for you. But also check your bedroom to make sure there isn’t a lot of light or noise, or electronic gadgets that glow or vibrate. This, too, can interfere with restful, restorative sleep. Dear Annie: I am responding to “Actively Confused,” whose wife battled cancer and now resents his activities. I am a lung cancer survivor. My wife took care of me for the better part of 18 months, showering me and feeding me through a tube. She also worked full time outside the home. At the time, I didn’t much care what she wanted to do. As I progressed, I realized she needed to get out of the house and

do things for herself, even though it meant going without me. That was fine. As my mobility improved, I would do things with her even if those weren’t my favorite things. We both knew that I needed to be more active, or I’d just waste away

on the couch. It takes a long time to get your stamina back, and I still haven’t after four years. Together, my wife and I are getting through this, and we both realize that neither one of us is what we used to be. With her, our children and good

doctors, nurses, therapists and prayers, I am still here to try. -- Less Active, Not Confused Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to

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the night. She seems to think everyone can handle regular nighttime hours. If I slept every night from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., I would be more tired as the week went on, because my body wakes me up multiple times at night. When I don’t set an alarm, I sometimes don’t wake up until 10 hours after I went to bed. If I get up after eight hours, I often need a nap later because I did not get enough actual sleep. While I agree that seeing a doctor might be helpful, his wife can also suggest that he stay up all night one time and then try to sleep from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. He might be able to manage that. -- John Dear John: Why are you getting up so much at night? To use the bathroom? Because something (snoring, apnea, dryness, light, noise) is waking you up? While we understand that not everyone has a “normal” night-

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Dear Annie: Over the holidays, I stayed at my cousin’s home. My cousin has two children, a daughter and a son. The son is 14 years old. I noticed that the boy’s grandmother slept with him in the same bed. I think she has a weird obsession with the boy. She is constantly touching him and rubbing his back. She always has to sit next to him. She pays very little attention to the younger granddaughter. Worse, the granddaughter told me that her mother also sometimes sleeps with her brother (instead of her dad). I think it is extremely odd for these women to be sleeping with this young man, who also still sleeps with his baby blanket. Isn’t he too old for this? What is wrong with these women? Should I say something? -- More Than a Little Grossed Out Dear More: Yes.

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is the perfect day to relax at home and enjoy social times with members of your family. Or you might just want to cocoon and hide. Enjoy your day. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your powers of communication are particularly good today. Grace and diplomacy will come easily. Use today to talk to siblings and relatives. Writers and people in sales and marketing will do well. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) If shopping today, you might be tempted to buy something expensive and luxurious. (Keep your receipts.) You also might have good moneymaking ideas today. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today the Moon is in your sign, dancing nicely

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with Venus and Neptune. This gives you a warm feeling in your tummy, which is why you will enjoy pleasant discussions with everyone. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Solitude in beautiful surroundings will please you today. Life feels gentle and pleasant. Would that every day were this easy. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Enjoy conversations with others, particularly females in group situations today. People might help you in ways that further your chances to achieve your goals. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Personal details about your private life might be made public today, especially in the eyes of people in authority. Not to worry, because you look great! SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Grab any opportunity

that comes your way to travel or explore more of your world. A gentle adventure and a chance to learn something new is just what you need. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Gifts, goodies and favors from others might come your way today. This is a good time to discuss how to share things, because you have a slight edge in the situation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Conversations with partners and close friends are particularly warm and reassuring today. You feel strong empathy for others and, in turn, they sympathize with your situation as well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) A co-worker might help you today, or vice versa, you might be in a posi-

tion to help someone else. Never miss an opportunity to practice a kindness. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a lovely day to schmooze, enjoy the arts, sports events or participate in playful activities with children. People are easygoing and happy to see you. Make the most of this day. YOU BORN TODAY You are a social person who needs to be seen and heard.

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WARFIELD, 1bdrm. condo. Laundry on site. Free parking. N/S, N/P. Available. immediately. $550./mo. + electricity. 250-229-4149

TRAIL, 3bdrm. Glenmerry townhouse, 5 appliances, Central Air, close to elementary school. NS, small dogs ok. $1000./mo. plus utilities, Available March 1st. 250-3687068

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Marie-Claude

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149,000 Fruitvale

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Year-End Cash is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. Delivery allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives.†Until February 02, 2015, lease a new 2014 F-150 Super Crew XLT 4x4 (300A Package) and get as low as 0% lease annual percentage rate (APR) financing for up to 24 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $44,149 at 0% APR for up to 24 months with $2,575 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $288 (Comparison payments are for reference purposes only and are calculated as follows: the monthly payment is annualized (multiplied by 12) and then divided by the comparison period (26 weeks for bi-weekly). For example ($288 X 12) / 26 bi-weekly periods = $133.), total lease obligation is $9,487 and optional buyout is $21,191.52. Offer includes $5,500 Year-End Cash, $3,700 Ford Credit Lease Cash, $500 Winter Warm-Up Bonus and freight and air tax but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Year-End Cash and Ford Credit Lease Cash deducted . Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 40,000km for 24 months apply. Excess kilometrage charges of 16¢per km for F-Series, plus applicable taxes. Excess kilometrage charges subject to change, see your local dealer for details. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price.*Purchase a new 2015 Fiesta S Sedan / 2015 Fiesta Titanium/2015 Fusion SE/2015 Fusion Titanium/ 2015 Escape S FWD with 2.5L engine /2015 Escape Titanium for $16,239/$20,514/$25,099/$ 33,999/$24,499/$36,049 after Year-End Cash of $0/$0/$500/$500/$0/$0 and Winter Warm-Up bonus of $0/$0/$500/$500/$500/$0 is deducted. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after total Year-End Cash and Winter Warm-Up bonus has been deducted. Offers include freight and air tax but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. **Until February 2, 2015, receive 0.99%/0.99%/1.99% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2015 Fiesta S Sedan/ 2015 Fusion SE /2015 Escape S FWD with 2.5L engine for a up to 84/ 84/84 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest interest rate. Example: 2015 Fiesta S Sedan /2015 Fusion SE/2015 Escape S FWD with 2.5L engine for $13,739/$24,099/$24,499(after $0/$0/$0 down payment or equivalent trade-in, $0/$500/$0 Year-End Cash, $0/$500/$500 Winter Warm-Up Bonus and $2,500/$1000/$0 Ford Credit Purchase Cash deducted) purchase financed at 0.99%/0.99%/1.99% APR for 84/84/84 months, monthly payment is $169/$297/$313(the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $78/$137/$144), interest cost of borrowing is $487.22/$854.61/$1,766.23 or APR of 0.99%/0.99%/1.99% and total to be repaid is $14,226.22/$24,953.61/$26,265.23. Down payment may be required based on approved credit from Ford Credit. All purchase finance offers include freight and air tax but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. *** Until February 2, 2015, receive 0% APR purchase financing on new 2014 Ford Edge, 2015 Mustang Flex, and Escape models for up to 60 months, and 2014 Focus, F-150 Super Crew 4x4, F-150 Super Crew 4x2 5.0L, 2015 Fiesta and Fusion models for up to 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest interest rate. Example: $25,000 purchase financed at 0% APR for 60/72 months, monthly payment is $416.66/ $347.22, cost of borrowing is $0 or APR of 0% and total to be repaid is $25,000. Down payment on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit from Ford Credit. ^^^ Between January 3, 2015 and February 2, 2015, offer available on approved credit from Ford Credit on vehicles offering 0% APR purchase financing term contracts (2014 Ford Edge, 2015 Mustang, Flex, and Escape models for up to 60 months, and 2014 Focus, F-150 Super Crew 4x4, F-150 Super Crew 4x2 5.0L, 2015 Fiesta and Fusion models for up to 72 months). “Do not pay for 90 days” for monthly payment structures and “do not pay for 74 days” for bi-weekly payment structured. First month’s payment will be due, and monthly term payments will commence, 90 days after the contract date. First bi-weekly payment will be due, and bi-weekly term payments will commence, 74 days after the contract date.▲Offer only valid from January 3, 2015 to February 2, 2015 (the “Program Period”) to Canadian resident customers. Receive $500 towards 2014: Focus (excluding S and BEV), Edge, Flex, F-150 Super Crew 4x4, F-150 Super Crew 4x2 5.0L; and any 2015 models (excluding Focus, Fiesta, and Mustang Shelby GT500) - all stripped chassis, cutaway body, Raptor, and Medium Truck models excluded (each an “Eligible Model”) when you the purchase or lease and take delivery of the Eligible Model. Limit one (1) incentive redemption per Eligible Model sale. Offer is not raincheckable. ^^Based on 2007 - 2013 and YTD August 2014 R. L. Polk vehicle registrations data for Canada in the Large Premium Utility, Large Traditional Utility, Large Utility, Medium Premium Utility, Medium Utility, Small Premium Utility, and Small Utility segments.‡ F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 49 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales report up to 2014 year end.± Based on year-end 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 total sales figures for light vehicles in Canada from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (and Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association data exchanged by OEMs).©2015 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names

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Regional Court of Canada, according to the sergeant, is looking at it now. I would like this letter to be forwarded through UBCM and AKBLG and to be given to the Supreme Court of Canada. Basically it’s saying, ‘You guys make the laws—do this as a benefit to the people.’” All council members voted in favour except Mayor Frank Konrad who remained neutral.

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Columbia View Lodge on Active Outbreak list By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

Influenza outbreaks have closed 15 seniors facilities in the Interior Health region this month, including Trail’s Columbia View Lodge (CVL). So far, 24 residents and some members at CVL staff have been impacted by a respiratory infection, confirmed Karl Hardt, IH’s communications officer on Tuesday. Two wings of the care home have been closed since Jan. 19 and the Special Care Unit since Jan. 21. The last new case on any of the three

units closed was Jan. 23, added Hardt. “It is definitely influenza season,” Margot Wright, IH’s Recreation Therapist, reminds the public. “Take care and if you are feeling under the weather, please put your visits on hold until you are better.” To check which facilities are on the Active Outbreak list, visit interiorhealth. ca and click on the ‘Your Environment’ link. When the Medical Health Officer declares and outbreak, as is currently the case at CVL, the Staff Influenza Immunization and Exclusion Policy comes into effect.

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During an outbreak, staff who have not had a flu shot can elect to take antiviral medication (Tamiflu) and return to work immediately or they wait until the outbreak is officially over before returning. Staff are not suspended, but are excluded from working at a site with an outbreak. This policy has been in place since 2003, and recognizes the risks to residents and patients are much higher during an outbreak situation. Since Dec. 1, anyone entering hospitals and other medical settings including long-term care homes who didn’t get a flu shot have been asked to mask up.

“While staff will be able to assist visitors in the right way to put on the masks, they will not be enforcing it,” says Joanne Tench, KBRH’s infection control practitioner. “The policy is in place because hospitalized patients and seniors in residential care are more vulnerable to the flu than healthy adults. The intent is to protect patients who may already have serious health issues from getting sicker due to the flu.” Stations containing masks and hand sanitizer are readily available in all patient care areas of IH facilities.

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

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, January 31

11am-1pm

$85,000

1823 Kootenay Ave, Rossland

$180,000

1463 Bay Ave, Downtown Trail

For Lease

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.

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

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 Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Art (250) 368-8818

FOR RENT

STING NEW LI

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Built in 2008 - this 4 bdrm/3 bath home still feels brand new. Vaulted ceilings and lots of sunlight throughout-open floor plan with lovely hardwood floors. Double garage and fenced yard. Move in and enjoy.

250-231-1101

$209,000

$60,000

Solid Sunningdale 4 bdrm 2 bath home on large fenced lot. Quiet family oriented neighbourhood. Good value here!

Thinking of building this spring? Placing a modular? This 66x105 lot is serviced and ready to go. Days are getting longer and Spring is less than 60 days away!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

terryalton@shaw.ca

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

250-231-2331

jodi.beamish@century21.ca

Mary Martin

250-231-0264

Montrose

1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale

Terry Alton

Jodi Beamish

Sat. Jan. 31 11am-1pm

2 bedroom upper suite .................................... $850/mo. 1 bedroom lower suite .................................... $550/mo. 3 bedroom house .................................... $750/mo. 2 bedroom upper suite .................................... $750/mo.

801 Glen Drive, Trail

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

OPEN HOUSE

Trail

250-231-5591

1912 Hummingbird Drive, Fruitvale

$354,900

#16 - 891 Monte Vista Drive, Rossland

Mark Wilson

4191 Casino Road, Casino

1274 Paquette Drive, Trail

2 bedroom upper suite .................................... $800/mo.

$529,000

Castlegar

1 bedroom condo .................................... $750/mo.

If you are looking to rent or have a place you need managed, call Terry for more details! 250-231-1101

$69,000

Seller motivated! Ultimate executive rancher! Like new 3 bed/3 bath home with open floor plan custom kitchen, fireplace, 3-car garage and much more!! Call your REALTOR® today! The seller says get it SOLD!

Looking for country living and acreage for your new home? Look no further! This lovely relatively flat 2.6 acre lot with easy access in a very quiet community awaits your ideas. Don’t wait! At this price it will be gone quickly.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust

250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

ICE NEW PR

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig

250-231-2710 817 Whitetail Drive, Rossland

$1,100,000

bill.craig@century21.ca

3590 Aster Drive, Trail

$324,900

Custom-built, high-end timber frame home at Redstone. Features high ceilings, timber frame accents, huge windows, and amazing views. The kitchen is gorgeous, the decks are amazing and the bathrooms are deluxe! Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing.

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.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Deanne Lockhart

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

christine.albo@century21.ca

8327 Highway 3B, Trail

770 Tennyson Avenue, Warfield

$235,000

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

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

www.kootenayhomes.com

$469,000

Stunning package! This home features Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors, a great floor plan, and amazing mountain views. The home is well maintained and filled with light. The yard is completely private and features an in ground swimming pool!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com