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Teachers to fill gaps in on-call EA schedule

MLA says West Kootenay ignored in latest budget BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

School District 20 (SD20) has been trying to figure out a way to fill gaps left by too few educational assistants (EA) in classrooms, and now, it has a plan. Teachers teaching on call (TTOC) are being given the option to get their name added to the on-call EA list, allowing them to step in for a day or two wherever they are needed around the district. Over the past year, the school board has made many attempts to fill the open EA spots, and while some hires were made, the district still found themselves short of needed personnel. Andy Davidoff, president of the Kootenay Columbia Teachers' Union says the new plan comes after plenty of collaborative talks between unions and the board. “We have had a huge problem with EA shortages in classrooms and the board has tried all kinds of things without success, so what we've done, is working with the Canadian Union of Public employees (CUPE) and the KCTU and the board, we have negotiated a way that we can fill those absences,” he said. Roger Smith, president of the CUPE local 1285 in Castlegar, says the pressure on current on-call EAs with the shortage of personnel has been stressful for union members. “The current practice is burning/stressing out the regular EAs,” he said in an email interview. “This is also not a good situation for the most fragile students in the system. So hopefully by adding more CUPE casual EAs with current district TTOCs, it will add some consistency for the students and ease the work and stress load for regular EAs. (With this plan), there will be less shuffling of personnel within the individual schools when there are not enough casuals available.” See RECRUITING, Page 3

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Joy the goat is celebrating a year in her honour as the Chinese calendar rings in the Year of the Goat. See additional story on Page 8.

It’s the Year of the Goat BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

While western New Year's 2015 parties may be a memory for most, nearly 1.5 billion people in China are celebrating the beginning of the year 4713. Starting today, it is the year of yáng – a Chinese word meaning goat, sheep or ram (a male sheep). The traditional Chinese calendar works on a 12-year lunar cycle and associates each year with an animal like a snake, pig, rat or horse. People who are born in a given year are thought to possess the same traits as that animal. According to Chinese folklore, people born in the years 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003 and new babies in 2105 are amicable, social, persevering, hardworking and considerate. Goat and sheep people are known to look gentle from the outside, but are fierce on the inside.

But, how do those characteristics appear in a goat, sheep or ram living on a farm in the Kootenays? Richard and Marg Malcolm of Rainbow Recovery Farm in Casino say they can see some of the same traits in the animals they raise on their land. “They are so friendly and personable,” said Marg. “They can actually get into a bit of trouble if they don't have enough to do. We had a goat climb a ladder and I though she was going to jump and hurt herself, but she just turned around and climbed back down.” Richard says the couple knew they had to get at least two goats if they were going to get one. “When you get a goat, the recommendation is that you get more than one, or at least spend a lot of time with them,” he said. “They really like to be sociable.” See GOATS, Page 16

The finance minister referred to B.C.'s 2015 budget as a “hat trick,” but according to the NDP MLA for the Kootenay West riding, this region was shutout. “There really isn't anything for the Interior,” says Katrine Conroy. “He (Finance Minister Mike de Jong) kept referring to the budget as a hat trick, because there is surplus in the balanced budget,” she explained. “My question is 'Who's paying for that?'” She maintains working families in the Kootenays are paying for the surplus because the region pays more for rates, such as hydropower, which allows the government to fill up its coffers. “Who's benefitting? The top two per cent of people, they are getting the benefit of it all.” The MLA was referring to the province's move to reduce income taxes for the top two per cent of wage earners in B.C., which amounts to $230 million. In 2013, the province made a commitment to apply extra tax to income over $150,000 annually, then remove it in two years. “But they've made commitments to a lot of people that they haven't followed through with,” she said. “So this is the hardest to accept, because once a tax is implemented, people expect it to keep going.” Another troubling aspect to the budget, says Conroy, is the increase to Medical Service Plan (MSP) premiums, which will have an average family forking over $1,725 this year. “That's gone up 100 per cent since 2001,” she said, noting that year the annual premium was $864. “The concern for me is that this is a regressive tax, because someone who earns $30,000 a year pays exactly the same as someone who earns $100,000 a year. It just doesn't make sense.” See TAX, Page 3

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Winter sports enthusiasts are getting ready to strap into their skis and snowboards to raise money for a noble cause. On Sunday, participants in the third annual Slopes for Hope, hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society in Trail, will be bombing the runs at Red Mountain in an attempt to ski the equivalent of the height of the highest mountain in the world – Mount Everest – all while donating time and money to cancer research. The Nepalese peak reaches nearly 9,000 metres above sea-level, or 29,029 feet, and skiers will have all day on Feb. 22 to hit the slopes as many times as they can to ski the same distance. For the first time, crosscountry skiers can also venture out on the trails at Black Jack Ski Club to fundraise.

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Mike Tench (left) and Kim Mercer were at Ferraro Foods in Trail on Wednesday selling raffle tickets in support of Slopes for Hope. The day-long event will set, gift certificates to local include a barbecue for ski- businesses or winter wear ers who work up an appetite from Dakine, Helly Hansen for burgers and prize draws and Burton. where participants can win Allison McCarthy from the a high-end kayak, a luggage Trail office of the Canadian

Cancer Society says the event is a chance to have a fun day on the slopes while also raising money for those who are suffering from cancer. “Skiing for the day is always fun, but now people can do it for a good cause,” she said, adding that this year, the organization has set a high bar to reach. “It is our third annual event and we are hoping to raise $20,000.” McCarthy says the event already has around 30 people signed up on 10 teams, but there is still a chance for interested skiers, cross country and downhill, to do their part. Visit slopesforhope.ca for more information, to sign up, or to make a pledge to an existing team. Skiers can also sign up the day of the event, Feb. 22, before 8 a.m. at Red Mountain and Black Jack Ski Club.

‘Known good part’ not always best answer

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Replace with known good part” is a statement that you used to come upon often when trying to diagnose what is wrong with a customer’s vehicle. The Japanese vehicle repair manuals seemed to rely on this step frequently. It was often used in the process of elimination deep within a diagnostic trouble tree. Trouble tree? That is one of those flowchart things that asks your mechanic to perform certain tests where the outcome establishes

the next step in solving a problem. If the voltage at connector B1 pin 36 is greater than 11 volts then go to step five otherwise go to step seven. Get my drift? Many times automobile components cannot really be tested step by step. There is no simple method of testing them. Some manufacturers believe that their mechanics have no need for any inside information on the way certain parts work. When your mechanic establishes by follow-

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ing the flowchart that all the signals going into a part are correct and all the wires leaving that part are in working order then it is time to replace the part with the aforementioned “known good part”. We all (auto mechanics in general) have a dusty shelf or bottom deep tool box drawer harboring some known good parts. The known good parts of choice were ignition modules and alternator voltage regulators. You might have a wiper motor or an idle speed control motor as well. In every group of technicians there are those that have a much larger selection of known good parts.

These types are the ones that skip the testing part of the trouble tree and go straight to the known good part swap. It can be faster. And it sells parts. Does it make satisfied customers? I do not think so. A lot of good parts are replaced with good parts. Modern day technology is making part swapping a very costly approach to diagnostics. In many cases it is now impossible. A modern automobile is a myriad of electronic parts. Many of these electronic parts are essentially small computers. Most of these small computers are programmed to operate with the car they were installed in originally. The software within them may be locked to the car. Most vehicles now have some type of immobilizer system (anti theft system) built into them. When you put the key in the ignition and turn it or push the start/

stop button a series of secret handshakes ensues. All the handshaking modules must be satisfied that they belong together. Take the engine control computer from a running identical vehicle to your own and install it and it will not work. Without technical wizardry the other modules in your car will not shake hands with the intruder. Fortunately some manufacturers make it possible for your mechanic to program their modules to work in different vehicles. This makes a known good used part a possible solution to certain automotive woes. To succeed, programming equipment and access to the manufacturer’s software must also be in your mechanic’s drawer along with the known good parts. Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate from UBC. E-mail: nutechauto@telus.net

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Tax credit doesn’t fit the bill

FROM PAGE 1 Since the budget was made public on Wednesday, and listed a new $660 early childhood tax credit, Conroy has talked to members of her constituency, in particular young mothers. “I don’t know too many people with a daycare bill for $660 a year,” she said. Conroy spoke to one mother who has two children under the age of three, and she wants to go back to school to become a nurse. “She said, ‘Are you kidding me?’” Conroy explained. “She suggested all that money go into a system of daycare to bring costs down and be more reasonable and cost effective for people to go to work or back to school,” she added. “This is very short sighted.” B.C.’s natural resource revenue is forecast to decline about 7 per cent this year. According to Conroy, the government’s focus on the LNG has come at a cost to other B.C. primary industries like forestry. “The LNG was supposed to be our saviour, and pull us out of the glue, make us debt free and create 100,000 jobs” she said. “While she’s (Premier Christy Clark) been trying to bring in all these LNG companies with pipe dreams, things have not been going well. None of that has come to fruition.” Conroy considered B.C.’s forestry industry and her concern about exporting raw logs. “Raw longs are being shipped off in massive amounts over to Asia, when we know there are mills on

the coast just starving for logs,” she continued. “They are shutting down because all the logs are going overseas, to China.” Additionally, the budget allows for multi-million dollar infrastructure improvements in the Lower Mainland ($2.9 billion), but no money for highways or bridges in the West Kootenay region. “I find it so frustrating when they talk about being the gateway to Asia and becoming the best port in the world,” she said. “But we have goat trails between Highway 1 and Highway 3 in some spots. And if you’ve driven over the Rogers Pass, there’s a lot of work to do in that area,” said Conroy. “More focus needs to be on Interior roads over the fancy ones they are building in the Lower Mainland.” There were two glimmers of hope for the Kootenay area. “They said more money will be invested in hospice, which could mean money coming for a regional hospice facility to be built in Castlegar,” she explained. “They didn’t say where they were going to invest, only that they wanted to increase hospice beds by 2020. But I am hoping they have the Kootenays in mind.” Finally, Conroy noted that the province recognized the BC SPCA is in need of assistance to build new animal shelters across the province. “I am hoping this means they are looking at rebuilding some of the facilities in the West Kootenay, because that’s been needed for some time.”

FROM PAGE 1 Davidoff says the plan is what the district needs right now to ensure that every student gets the attention they need and so teachers are not overworked. “If you have EAs absent, you have students that have special needs that are very difficult to cover and that puts pressure on everybody,” he said. “Those students need specialized attention. It is a good thing that we have worked this out.” Smith says the current situation should be a temporary one with the board continuing its efforts in recruiting. “CUPE would prefer to have the board continue their efforts on recruiting post secondary qualified graduating EAs as we see this upcoming practice as a ‘band aid’ solution at best,” he said, adding that a lack of funding is the crux of the issue. “We realize, not that we agree with, the government’s current lack of educational funding is really putting ‘the screws’ to all districts. The EAs hours of work or

lack thereof, are the results of continuous claw backs and erosion due to lack of funding and thus could be a factor in the district’s recruiting.” Currently, EAs are part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), while TTOC in SD20 are part of the KCTU. TTOC, who have added their names added to the casual EA oncall list, will now be members of two unions – the KCTU and CUPE, says Marcy VanKoughnett, human resources at SD20. “If a part-time teacher or TTOC wanted to be part of the casual EA list, then they would be part of that union of employees as well,” she said. “They would hold the position as a TTOC as well as a position of an EA. Depending on what work they are called out for on any given day, is the work that they would do and the work they would be paid for.” The expanded on-call educational assistant list has been put into practice, but VanKoughnett says the district is seeking more EAs.

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Sarah Sordi, as Marilla, and Julia Halbert, as Anne, headline the production of Anne of Green Gables, which hits the Charles Bailey Theatre stage for shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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Cops investigated for alleged misconduct By Vikki Hopes Abbotsford News

The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) announced today that it has ordered an investigation into 17 Abbotsford Police officers for 148 allegations of misconduct. The OPCC said the allegations include corrupt practice, deceit and neglect of duty. Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich will address the media at 11:30 a.m. to speak on the matter.

The OPCC said the matter stems from the investigation into Const. Christopher Nicholson, who was arrested and charged in May 2013 with several criminal offences including breach of trust, conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance and six counts of obstructing justice. Nicholson, who first began working with the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) in 2005, has remained on suspension without pay from his job as the

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case proceeds through the courts. Nicholson is alleged to have leaked information to a drug dealer so that person could avoid arrest, and is accused of providing false information to other officers, who used the details to obtain search warrants for drugs in private residences. He is also alleged to have conspired with a confidential informant to have drugs delivered to a residence and have other police officers execute a search warrant soon after. The APD asked the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) to conduct an investigation into Nicholson after two APD members informed an inspector of his alleged misconduct in July 2012. Up to a dozen investigators were involved in the covert operation.

The OPCC says that during the VPD investigation, investigators discovered further allegations of misconduct against Nicholson and 16 other members of the APD. “A large number of these allegations relate to concerns with the integrity of statements sworn or affirmed before judicial officers in which authorizations for search warrants were obtained,” the OPCC said in a statement. The OPCC said it is concerned about “the extent to which the search warrants in issue may have contributed to potentially unsafe prosecutions.” The investigation into the 17 officers is being handled by the New Westminster Police Department, with support from the RCMP and the Delta Police Department.

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Her breeder, Lori Crandlemire, says the honour was unexpected, but the dog is taking all the attention in stride like the star she is. The dog’s celebratory tour includes dining on steak at a famous Manhattan restaurant, visiting the Empire State Building and meeting Donald Trump. Crandlemire says there has even been talk of a parade when Miss P - sometimes known as Princess - returns to the community of Enderby, where she will retire.

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NDP to oppose ‘dangerous, overreaching’ anti-terrorism bill, Mulcair says THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The NDP will oppose the Conservative government’s proposed anti-terrorism bill, saying it endangers Canadian liberties while failing to improve security. Although terrorism is a real threat, the planned federal law is vague, ineffective and goes too far, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair told a news conference Wednesday. “It doesn’t do things that are proven to work and puts politics ahead of protecting Canadians,” Mulcair said, ending weeks of speculation on the party’s stance. “We cannot protect our freedoms by sacrificing. New Democrats have a different vision. Freedom and public safety have to go hand-in-hand. We will hold true to our principles and oppose this dangerous, over-reaching legislation.” The bill, tabled late last month in response to the daylight murders of two Canadian soldiers, would give the Canadian Security Intelligence Service more power to thwart suspected terrorist plots. It would also make it easier for the RCMP to obtain a peace bond to restrict

the movements of suspects and extend the amount of time they can be kept in preventative detention. In addition, it creates a new criminal offence of encouraging someone to carry out a terrorism attack. “Experts warn that broad measures in this bill could lump legal dissent together with terrorism,” Mulcair said. “And the bill would give significant new powers to CSIS without addressing serious deficiencies in oversight.” Mulcair advocates a parliamentary committee with the power to review secret documents like the ones that oversee spies in Britain and the United States. He said the NDP wants to ensure the bill doesn’t get rammed through Parliament. “So that means having the proper time in parliamentary committee. Let’s listen to the experts,” he said. “We’re going to be proposing amendments, and we hope that the government’s going to be listening and not playing politics with this.” Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have said they will vote for the bill, despite concerns it does not include new watchdog powers to guard against abuses.

Trudeau said he will push for amendments to strengthen intelligence oversight and, if that proves unsuccessful, usher in the changes should the Liberals form the next government. Mulcair called the stand “pathetic” and urged the Liberals to reconsider. “This bill merits real debate,” Mulcair said. “Mr. Harper and the Conservatives have intimidated the Liberals into supporting this deeply flawed legislation. We in the NDP are going to fight it.” He likened his party’s stand to former leader Tommy Douglas’ steadfast opposition to the War Measures Act, invoked by Trudeau’s father Pierre, the Liberal prime minister during the October 1970 FLQ crisis. “It took much courage to stand up at that time,” Mulcair said. Trudeau characterized Mulcair’s words as a personal attack. There are concrete measures in the bill that will strengthen public safety, and that’s why the Liberals support it, Trudeau said Wednesday. Appropriate oversight and review mechanisms should address Liberal concerns, he added.

Judge dismisses former MP’s application for a mistrial

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - An Ontario judge has dismissed former Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro’s attempt to have a mistrial declared in his election overspending case. Del Mastro, a former parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was convicted last fall of violating the Canada Elections Act during the 2008 election. He has since resigned his House of Commons seat. At what was supposed to be a sentencing hearing last month, court heard that Del Mastro’s lawyer had filed an application for a mistrial, arguing Justice Lisa Cameron had erred in her judg-

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case, “subject to judicial editing,” after Del Mastro’s lawyer contested the admissibility of ten such statements the Crown sought to put forward. Del Mastro will appear before Cameron

tribution of $21,000 to his own campaign and knowingly submitting a falsified document. He faces a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $2,000 fine on each of the three convictions.

Minister wants to tighten school strip-search rules THE CANADIAN PRESS Quebec Education Minister Yves Bolduc says he wants to tighten the rules surrounding how high schools in the province are allowed to conduct strip searches. A spokeswoman for Bolduc says the education department is verifying under what circumstances students can be stripsearched if school authorities suspect them of selling drugs. The issue surfaced after a 15-year-old girl told a newspaper she felt violated after being strip-searched because the school suspected her of selling drugs. On Tuesday, Bolduc said in the legislature that a strip search is permitted under “strict” guidelines and in a “respectful” manner when student security is at issue. Bolduc says a student must be searched behind a curtain, the clothes given to a staff member to look over, and the student must never be touched or be seen naked by school officials. The school principal in question said the girl’s clothes were searched and there had been no physical contact.

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B.C. builds surplus on backs of Generation Squeeze

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s the 2014 fiscal year ends, the British Columbia government estimates that it will bank a $979 million surplus. Flush with cash, the government has decided to cut revenue by $139 million in 2015 by reducing taxes for British Columbians earning over $150,000. In addition to this tax cut, the province will add $498 million in spending (all numbers adjusted for inflation). Medical care will get $220 million. This is the biggest piece of the new spending pie . . . again. The 2015 budget carries on a long tradition of growing total medical care spending with little public dialogue about the pros and cons of this new spending, nor how to maximize the bang for the buck by investing in health promotion, or seniors’ care outside of hospitals. When the new spend-

ing is broken down by age, B.C. will find an extra $361 per person over 65, compared to $29 to $58 per person under 45, and $40 to 73 per person age 45 to 64. Before readers assume that retirees are doing fantastically well, it is important to recognize that the proportion of the population over age 65 will increase again this year, and that medical care costs increase at this life stage. As a result, the extra $361 allocated to each retiree simply covers most of these expected cost increases – nothing new. Still, as a province, we need to start talking about why we think younger British Columbians deserve just 16 per cent of the new per capita spending allocated to retirees. Why do we prioritize young citizens less, especially when the data show that they are the age group for whom full-time

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earnings have fallen most substantially compared to a generation ago, and for whom today’s high housing prices pose the biggest challenges? I guess younger British Columbians could count themselves lucky for getting any increase this year. Last year, per capita spending was cut for the group under age 45. Cuts would have continued this year had it not been for the launch of the new B.C. early childhood tax benefit at a cost of $148 million.

While this dollar value is notable within the 2015 budget, it adds up to less than one month of child care fees for families with kids under age six. This remains insufficient, since child care costs more than university tuition. Given that the provincial government is projecting another half billion dollar surplus in 2015 – along with a tax cut for high earners – and $700 million is projected for the next two years, why not use some of the surpluses or tax cut to raise new spending on younger Canadians so that it matches that allocated to those over 65? These funds could be invested in policies that support younger British Columbians to afford a family, pay down student debts, save for a home or plan for retirement. Instead, the province seems content to pay for the medical care of grandparents by not paying for

the child care for their kids and grandchildren. Similarly, the province seems content to pay for tax cuts for the affluent by investing little in education. B.C. can and should work for all generations. But this provincial budget reminds us that B.C. is unlikely to do so until younger citizens organize to increase their influence in the world of politics. The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) has been lobbying for decades on behalf of Canadians age 50+, doing good work to protect healthcare and old age security for people like my mom and grandmother. It’s now time for younger Canadians to follow suit. Dr. Paul Kershaw is the founder of Generation Squeeze, and a policy professor in the UBC School of Population and Public Health.

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Egypt’s struggles under al-Sisi

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he “Islamic State” fran- rative of the Egyptian military chise in Libya, which is regime. emerging as the main We’re not supposed to call it winner in that country’s a military regime. The military chaotic civil war, published a coup (with substantial popuvideo on Sunday showing 21 lar support) that overthrew the Egyptian men in orange over- elected president, Mohamed alls being forced to the ground Morsi, in July 2013 was allegedand beheaded. The video made ly just a brief detour from demit clear that they were being ocracy. But the commander killed for being Christian, of the armed forces, General “people of the cross, followers Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, ended up of the hostile Egyptian church.” as president, and the promised Within hours parliamentary the Egyptian air elections have force responded still not hapwith raids on IS pened. camps and trainWhy not? The ing sites in Derna, main excuse the group’s Egyptians are headquarters in offered is that eastern Libya. the government Announcing the is too busy fightGWYNNE safe return of all ing the huge the aircraft, the terrorist threat Egyptian milEgypt faces. And itary authorities don’t mention World Affairs declared: “Let that the terrorthose far and near know that ism is largely the regime’s own Egyptians have a shield that fault, or that the threat is not protects them.” But it didn’t so big that normal political life really protect them, did it? must be suspended. People who Okay, that’s not fair. say that have featured prominEverybody knows that you can’t ently among the 40,000 who protect people once they fall have been arrested since July into the hands of the jihadi 2013. (16,000 are still in prishead-choppers. An air force is a on.) particularly unsuitable tool for What happened in Egypt 20 that job, nor can anyone stop months ago was a betrayal of unemployed Egyptian labour- the democratic revolution of ers from seeking work even in February 2011, when peacewar-torn Libya. ful demonstrators forced forMost of the victims came mer general Hosni Mubarak from a dirt-poor Christian vil- out of the presidency after lage in Upper Egypt, and they 30 years in power. Few of the had to feed their families some- urban, relatively well-educated how. revolutionaries on Tahrir So the Islamic State fan- Square supported the Muslim atics murdered them because Brotherhood, but they should that is effective propaganda for not have been surprised when it a certain demographic where won the first free election. they are seeking recruits. Then Ninety percent of Egyptians the Egyptian air force flailed are Muslims, and most of them out aimlessly, and the public are deeply conservative rural relations boys wrote the usual people. They remembered that guff about the air force being the Muslim Brotherhood had a shield for the people. So far, been Egypt’s main opposition so tediously normal – but the party during the decades of dicwhole event also serves the nar- tatorship. They shared many of

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its values, and many of them had benefited from its social programmes for the poor. They reckoned the Brothers deserved the first go in power, and gave it their votes. More secular people were appalled when a Muslim Brotherhooddominated constituent assembly amended the constitution to give it a more religious slant, although the changes were not actually all that extreme. And they forgot that in a democracy, you can change the government by voting it out. You just have to wait for the next election. Instead, the naive and impatient revolutionaries made an alliance with the army to drive the elected government from power. Did they think that the army, despite 60 years of military dictators in Egypt, was a secret ally of democracy? So General Sisi accepted their support, took over the government in 2013, and put President Morsi in jail. Shortly afterwards, he began putting the revolutionaries in jail too. But Sisi needs some excuse for destroying Egypt’s democratic revolution, and the excuse is terrorism, the bigger the better. He declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, and when tens of thousands of non-violent supporters of the Brotherhood established a protest camp in Rabaa Square in Cairo he cleared it by force, killing at least 627 people by the government’s own count. But a bit of terrorism also helps to distract attention at home and abroad from what actually happened in Egypt. Even before the ghastly slaughter of innocent Egyptians in Libya on Sunday, the US Congress had put military aid to Egypt back into this year’s budget proposal. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

Experts worry about new vaccination poll

THE CANADIAN PRESS A new national poll that mines attitudes toward vaccinations suggests support for these disease prevention tools remains relatively high in Canada. But if you look beyond the over-arching numbers - nearly nine out of 10 people polled believe vaccination protects against disease - it contains figures that hint that support is less than optimal and potentially softening, said Dr. Kumanan Wilson, a researcher who has studied the phenomenon of

vaccine rejection. “If those numbers drop any lower, we’re starting to get into worrisome range. And the trend doesn’t seem to be in the right direction,” said Wilson, a physician at the Ottawa Hospital. The poll comes at a time when the debate over vaccination is heated, with measles outbreaks in Quebec and Ontario and a large outbreak in the United States that was sparked by exposures at California’s Disneyland theme parks. Adults 55 and older who took part in the survey were strongly

pro-vaccine and tended also to support making vaccination mandatory for children to enter school. But younger adults seemed more ambivalent about these tools, which are widely credited as one of medicine’s greatest advances. Nine per cent of respondents in the 18-to-34 year old range described themselves as vaccine opponents and 26 per cent in that age group classified themselves as being on the fence. For respondents aged 35 to 54, those figures were five per cent and 16 per cent respectively.

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PEOPLE Songwriters to be inducted into Hall of Fame THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Cyndi Lauper, Toby Keith and Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June. The organization announced Wednesday that Linda Perry, country music songwriter Bobby Braddock and “Hoochie Coochie Man” writer Willie Dixon will also be inducted on June 18. Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter will be inducted as a duo for their songwriting work for Grateful Dead. Perry has written hits such as Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” as well as songs for Pink and Alicia Keys. The hall’s 46th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner will take place at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Garcia and Dixon will be inducted posthumously. Tom Petty, Vince Gill, Elvis Costello and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds were part of the acts considered for induction this year.

Eunice Elizabeth Topliff passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 16, 2015 at Rosewood Village. She was born on August 11, 1927 in Quesnel, BC. Eunice came to Rossland as a young nurse and began what would be a long and fulfilling career at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. She met and married Eugene (Whiz) and they raised their family in the community they loved. She has been a valued part of healthcare in our community. Eunice also enjoyed and truly valued her volunteer work with the Canadian Red Cross and the Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop. Eunice is survived by her three daughters; Arlene (Hugo), Monica, Lenore (Dennis), her two sons; Mark and Stuart as well as her 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Eunice is predeceased by her husband Eugene (Whiz) and daughter Marilyn Baldwin. As an expression of sympathy, please consider a donation in her name to the Rossland Thrift Shop. These donations may be dropped off at the Rossland Post Office. A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Mountain View Cemetery with Father Bart van Roijen, Celebrant. The family invites you to join them after the Graveside Service at the Rossland Legion Hall at 11:30. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

Obstacles and extremes predicted for Year of the Goat By Matthew Hoekstra Richmond Review

A growing gap between rich and poor, a continued economic recession and many natural disasters are all in store this lunar year, suggests Richmond fortune teller Sherman Tai. “The Year of the Goat is a year of obstacles and extremes, with a lot of disturbances,” he said. “There tends to be a lot of disagreements and gossip between people with a lot of traps and people with twisted values.” The Year of the Goat—the eighth sign in the Chinese zodiac, also interpreted as a sheep or ram—starts Feb. 19. Celebrations across Metro Vancouver include countdown events, lion dance shows, fairs and feasts. But for Tai, he’ll be busy looking into the future. This year marks the 26th time the fortune teller and feng shui master is making predictions for Asia and North America. In China, he says, the rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer. In the U.S., government will attempt to stabilize the economy through patchwork, resulting in gains for large corporations, but nothing for the lower and middle classes. Consumer confidence will continue to decline. Canada, he suggests, will be directly affected by the declining U.S. economy. Yet it will fare better due to a relatively conservative economic policy. Interest rates, he suggests, will be stable and low for most of the year. The winter could bring a quarter per cent increase. The year will bring stability in Canada’s government, but reduced immigration, along with Chinese returning to their home country, will continue to weaken the Chinese market. A decline in real estate values can also be expected, Tai predicts. In areas of B.C. with a large Chinese population—mainly Richmond and Vancouver westside—the drop could be as much as five per cent. There will be fewer natural disasters than in the past, but climate will con-

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Sherman Tai offers his thoughts on the year to come during a fortune telling session in Richmond on the weekend. tinue to “fluctuate at extremes.” “Water fire and traffic accidents tend to be more prevalent.” In addition to economic and political predictions, Tai also has advice for daily living in 2015. “People should pay attention to hygiene and health care. In addition, people at work, both superior and junior, should try their best to create a peaceful environment for their own good.” Personal safety also needs attention, he said, predicting an increase in organized gang shootings, youth violence, homicide and home invasions. The Chinese zodiac has a cycle of 12 years, each linked with a different animal. The most popular zodiac sign is the dragon, followed by the horse, according to Tai. “That’s why people would like to have their baby before the sheep (or goat),

especially so Chinese-Canadians,” said Tai, noting the persistence of superstitions. “It’s not a bad year for people born in the Year of the Goat. However, this is not a very peaceful year.” Famous inventors Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs were goats, said to be known for creativity and perseverance. “They have courage,” said Tai. “They can create a lot of positive things.” They can also be stubborn and puzzling. Take the late Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty in China, also a goat, who has been blamed for the dynasty’s fall by putting her own interests ahead of her nation’s. But goats are also caring—people who look after elderly parents, for example—who reward good behaviour. “If you do some good things for them, they will return (the favour),” said Tai.

Vernon girl vying for Global Degree By Jennifer Smith Vernon Morning Star

Vernon’s Kristin Foord is in the running to be chosen for the travel adventure of a lifetime. Foord is one of more than more than 70 women from 30 different countries who have applied to be the female counterpart of Global Degree. Global Degree is an experience two travelling males have taken on to visit every country in the world, hence earning their Global Degree. Michael Graziano and Alex Hennessy are the main casts, but now, the pair is

searching for a woman to join them on their adventure, which is televised. “The concept is that travel will provide you with an education about yourself and the world around you,” is a statement from globaldegree.tv. Foord, 22, a born-and-raised Vernon product, is ready, willing and craving the opportunity to travel the world with the pair, who say they will be like “big brothers,” on the four-year journey. “I haven’t really done a lot,” admits Foord on her entry video. But she’s got the travel bug now, since returning from Australia, where

she spent a year working as an au pair (nanny) for a family. The winner will be announced on Sunday after Internet voting closes. “I would absolutely pass out if my name was chosen Sunday night,” said Foord. “I would be in shock! Get the oxygen ready!” Whoever is chosen for the Class of 2019 Global Degree leaves for the Asia, Australia and the South Pacific leg in next few weeks. The lucky lady will also become the first woman ever to visit every country in the world.

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The Beaver Valley Skating Club (BVSC) cleaned up at the Kootenay Region Figure Skating championship in Fernie earlier this month. Fourteen BVSC skaters competed in the three-day event that saw 10 clubs and over 100 athletes from across the Kootenays take to the Fernie Memorial Arena ice. BVSC took home a combined 30 medals in skates ranging from compulsory to Interpretive dance, freeskate and solo dance competitions. “We did very well,” said coach Liz Iannone. “I think everyone in the club won a medal.” The club did so well that they claimed the highest honour given to the clubs – the Most Sportsmanlike Award and coveted Cheering Award. But as supportive and enthusiastic as the athletes were off the ice, they were just as competitive on the ice, claiming the Barclay Trophy, which is given to the club that scores the highest number of points based on gold, silver, and

bronze medals. “This is the second year in a row that we have earned this prestigious award,” said BVSC president Shalaume Leslie in a release. “And we are so very proud of each and every one of our skaters and our coaching staff who worked so hard to get us there.” Regional results: Jasmine Drolet won three gold and one bronze, earning Ferraro Foods Freeskate Award for top Star 4 skater. Mackenzie Walts captured one gold and a bronze, Emma Leslie a silver, Jillian Leslie two gold and a silver, Aiko Kreuzer one gold and one silver, Claire Sibbald two gold, a silver, and a bronze, Brenna Paulson two gold and two silver, Yvonne Gregory two gold, one silver, and one bronze, Taryn Verhelst two gold and one silver, Robert Verhelst a fourth-place finish and Jacob Verhelst two silver and one bronze. The BVSC will perform its annual ice show on Sunday at 2 p.m. titled “Rock of Ages”at the Beaver Valley Arena. Everyone is welcome.

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The Beaver Valley Skating Club returned from Fernie and the Kootenay Regionals with 30 medals and the Barclay Trophy for Top Club in the figure skating competition earlier this month.

Ferguson captures Super League title Gericks poised TCHL

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Rob Ferguson knocked off the defending champion Deane Horning rink to win the Kootenay Savings Super League at the Trail Curling Club. BY TIMES CONTRIBUTOR Kootenay Savings Super League crowned a new champion last week as another season came to a close with three closely fought matches. Teams had decided to play eight-end games prior to the final, and the Rob

Ferguson foursome, with third Brian Lemoel, second Joe Ferguson and lead Marcus Partridge, took full advantage of the shorter game, scoring a huge three in the first end against Team Horning, then held on with some great shotmaking to best his old rival and be crowned this year’s Kootenay Savings Super League Champion. Horning came back with two in the second, forced Ferguson to blank the third, and looked to tie the game with a possible steal in the fourth, but Skip Deane’s last rock guard to the top of the eight-foot was heavy, jiggling the four-foot stones around, leaving Skip Rob with a take-out for two, and a 5-2 lead after four. Horning closed the gap with another deuce in the fifth, and was again looking to steal, laying four when Ferguson calmly played a firm draw tap to count one in the sixth to end the threat. Ferguson made a clutch double in the seventh to force Horning to take one, then made an open hit and stick for a single in the eighth, to secure the Championship with a 7-5 victory. Team Nichol and Team Castlegar Hyundai waged an exciting, down to the last rock affair for third place. The teams traded singles to start the game, before Hyundai Skip Rob Nobert made

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a delicate come around tap for three in the third. Team Nichol had to settle for a single point in the fourth, then Skip Myron made a perfect raise to the four foot that Hyundai couldn’t remove for a steal in the fifth. Team Nichol junked it up for the next three ends, leading to more steals in the sixth and seventh ends, but couldn’t complete the comeback as Nichol’s last rock didn’t bury, leaving enough exposed for Nobert to execute a come around tap for two and a 6-5 win. Team Fines battled Team Umpherville on swingy ice leading to a few misses and lead changes. Skip Justin Umpherville rubbed a guard in the first, settling for a single point, and the second, leading to an open draw for Skip Ken Fines to score three. Umpherville tied the game with a deuce in the third, then jumped back into the lead when Fines returned the favour, rubbing a guard for a steal of two. Team Fines were forced to take one in the fifth, then stole the sixth for a 5-5 tie, when Umpherville’s raise take-out just missed. Team Umpherville restored their two point lead in the seventh, then ran Team Fines out of rocks to earn a 7-5 win. *A special Times thank you to Richard Faunt for his submissions.

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BY TIMES STAFF With the Trail Commercial Hockey League season heading into its final week, Gericks breathed new life into its playoff hopes with a vital 5-2 win over Arlington on Sunday at the Cominco Arena. Gericks shut down a vaunted Arlington attack, holding the league’s highest scoring team to just two goals on Sunday to seize control of its own playoff fate. Trailing fourth place Arlington by just two points in the standings, Gericks has three games remaining and can capture the fourth and final playoff spot by winning two of those games, while the Big A plays its final match of the season this weekend against league-leading Re/Max. Gericks’ Eric Hill scored the winning goal 11 minutes into the second period on a set up from Steve Walker and Craig Clare to jump out to a 3-0 lead. It was Hill’s second of the game and 27th of the season, after opening the scoring at the eight minute mark of the first period. Clare made it 2-0 midway through the second, and after Hill’s winner a minute later, Walker would give Gericks a four goal lead. The Big A got on the board when Kris Davis wired an Al McMartin pass by Gerick’s goalie Mike Kooznetsoff, and Darryl Zol would cut the lead to 4-2 with three minutes to play in the middle frame. See RE/MAX, Page 10

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Jones falls to Nova Scotia 6-1 after 11 draws. The four-time national champion was unbeaten in the round robin in 2013 but went on to lose to Rachel Homan in the final that year in Kingston, Ont. Homan successfully defended her title last year in Montreal while Jones won Olympic gold at the Sochi Games. Jones and her Winnipeg teammates are enjoying another strong season. They currently own top spot in the Canadian Team Ranking System ahead of Sweeting and Homan. The Manitoba skip has been Jim Bailey photo strong all week and came through Re/Max claimed the regular season title last week, while Arlington is clingwhen tested in an extra-end win ing desperately to a playoff spot as they get set to face Re/Max in their final over Homan on Monday night. But she struggled against the veteran game of the season on Sunday. Arsenault, who has five Scotties titles of her own. Jones made a pair of mistakes in the pivotal eighth end. Her first FROM PAGE 9 22nd of the season to round out the shot rubbed a stone early and she Brett Johnson iced it for the scoring in the final minute of the followed that by knocking her own G-Men in the third with the assist middle frame. stone out of the four-foot. going to Al Berglund, who picked On Thursday, the Tire secured “They were playing really well up three helpers, while Hill had a a playoff spot with a 7-5 victory and we just didn’t capitalize on our four-point night with two goals and over the Arlington. Jeff Sidey netopportunities,” Jones said. We had a two assists. ted two goals and an assist, Palmer couple of chances and if we make a The realtors, meanwhile, cap- scored twice and assisted on two, good one, we’d probably have a good tured the TCHL regular-season title and Adrian had a three point night, chance. We just didn’t make it. with a 10-4 victory over Allstar last to give the Tire a two-point cushion Thursday and a 6-3 win over OK Tire on the A. on Sunday. Pat Iannone and Nathan Ehman Re/Max spread its scoring around each scored a goal and added two bers of the opposing association. as six different players paced the assists, while Jeremy Robinson had team during a game on Humphrey says the league champs to a 6-3 victory over two tallies in the losing cause. Saturday. misbehaving parents the Tire. Re/Max fell behind 3-0 in In Re/Max’s 10-4 drubbing of But he says the inci- were honest and open the first period on goals from Darrin Allstar last week, Gaudet had an epic dent took place during during an investigation Williams, Troy Palmer, and Justin night netting a hat trick and adding a midget-level hockey and agreed to miss one Adrian, but they would fire back in four assists for his biggest output of match between play- game. the second beginning with a Luke the season, his seven points overers aged 15 to 17, and He says the associa- Russell tally five minutes in. Veteran shadowing a perfunctory night for two of the four ref- tion is satisfied with forward Derrick Simister showed he Graham Proulx who delivered six erees were under the the offending parents’ still has something left in his bag points (2G, 4A). Allstar’s leading age of 17. No physical response, but by the of tricks, taking a pass from Justin scorer Evan MacKay scored twice fights broke out, and end of the week as Bedin and beating Tire goalie Rocky and added two assists. Humphrey says parents many as 12 parents Dickson to cut the lead to 3-2. Paul OK Tire can take over second in the stands inter- from Vancouver Island Barclay tied it on a great individ- place with a win over Allstar tonight vened before reporting could be sitting out of ual effort at the 15 minute mark at 7:15 p.m. and Gericks will look to the aggressors to the weekend games. and Graham Proulx would score the draw even with the Arlington when winning goal on a set up from Gabe they faceoff against Re/Max at 8:30. Gaudet and Dyne Parker just two The Big A will play its final game minutes later. of the regular season on Sunday D-man Grant Tyson would net versus Re/Max at 2:15 p.m. while his second goal of the season, scor- Gericks takes on Allstar at 3:30 p.m. ing on a pass from Jason Vecchio to The TCHL wraps up its season on make it 5-3, and Parker netted his Feb. 26.

THE CANADIAN PRESS MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones was due for a clunker. It finally happened Wednesday morning at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jones shot just 69 per cent and made some uncharacteristic errors in a 9-6 loss to Nova Scotia’s MaryAnne Arsenault at Mosaic Place. It was her first defeat of the competition and ended a run of 23 straight round-robin victories at this event. “They’re all great teams and we weren’t at our best and they played very well today,” Jones said. “A couple of rocks we’d like back but at the end of the day it’s just one loss.” Arsenault hit a tapback for three points in the eighth end and gave up a deuce in the ninth before holding on for the win. “We got some breaks,” she said. “We haven’t gotten any breaks at all this week and they all came in one game.” The result left Alberta’s Val Sweeting as the only remaining unbeaten rink. She took a 6-0 record into her afternoon game against Quebec’s Lauren Mann. Jones, the reigning Olympic champion, fell into second place at

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VICTORIA - Five hockey parents on southern Vancouver Island have agreed to serve one-game suspensions after peers blew the whistle on their bad behaviour. Jim Humphrey of the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association says he won’t go into details about what the Greater Victoria parents shouted at officials and mem-

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All Times Pacific Interior Division G W L T OL Pt Penticton 54 40 9 3 2 85 Vernon 54 34 16 1 3 72 Merritt 53 29 22 0 2 60 Salm Arm 53 25 20 3 5 58 WKelowna 53 24 21 0 8 56 Trail 53 18 30 0 5 41 Island Division G W L T OL Pt Nanaimo 54 36 15 0 3 75 Powell R 54 26 18 1 9 62 Victoria 53 24 18 1 10 59 Alberni 52 26 21 2 3 57 Cowichan 54 20 30 2 2 44 Mainland Division G W L T OL Pt Chilliwack 52 32 16 1 3 68 Langley 53 27 21 1 4 59 P. G. 53 26 22 0 5 57 Coquitlam 54 23 26 1 4 51 Surrey 53 8 42 0 3 19 Wednesday’s results N/A Victoria at Alberni, 7 p.m. Langley at Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Surrey at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Vernon at Trail, 7:30 p.m. Today’s games Prince George at Langley, 7 p.m. Friday’s games Merritt at Penticton, 7 p.m. Powell River at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Cowichan Valley at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Trail at Vernon, 7 p.m. Alberni Valley at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m. Chilliwack at West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Prince George at Surrey, 7:11 p.m. Saturday’s games Alberni Valley at Penticton, 6 p.m. Cowichan Valley at Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Powell River at Victoria, 7 p.m. Vernon at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m. West Kelowna at Trail, 7:30 p.m.

Curling 2015 Scotties

Tournament of Hearts Moose Jaw, Sask. Standings and results ROUND ROBIN Team (Skip) W L Alberta (Sweeting) 6 0 Manitoba (Jones) 6 1 Canada (Homan) 5 1 Sask (Lawton) 4 2 Ontario (Hastings) 4 3 N. Ont. (T.Horgan) 4 3 P.E.I. (Birt) 4 3 N.L. (Strong) 3 5 N.Scotia (Arsenault) 3 5 N.B. (S.Robichaud) 1 5 B.C. (Knezevic) 1 7 Quebec (Mann) 1 7 Draw 11 Wednesday Games Nova Scotia 9 Manitoba 6 Ontario 7 Newfoundland 4 N. Ontario 7 B.C. 5 PEI 10 Quebec 6 B.C. Senior Men’s Curling championship Alberni Valley Curling Club Round Robin Standings Team W L Dunkin 3 0 Craig 2 1 Greig 2 1 Mellof 2 1 Gelowitz 1 2 Macdonald 1 2 Thulin 1 2 Nichol 0 3 Wednesday Games Early Draw 4 Macdonald 9 Craig 5 Dunkin 11 Gelowitz 3 Greig 6 Thulin 4 Mellof 8 Nichol 2 Tuesday Draw 3 Thulin 7 Nichol 5 Craig 7 Mellof 3 Gelowitz 4 Macdonald 3 Duncan 4 Greig 3

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ing for groceries and babysitters. Bob pays the mortgage and the taxes. Everything else is my responsibility. I carry Jack on my health insurance. I also don’t like to leave Jack alone with his father. If anything goes wrong, Bob blames Jack and ends up hollering at him for ridiculous things like forgetting to turn off a light or not wanting to go to the store with him, and then lays a guilt trip on the boy, saying, “Don’t you want to spend time with me?” I have tried talking to Bob about this. I tell him it is the parents’ responsibility to make time for their

We are both divorced parents. My children are in college, and Joe’s 17-year-old daughter lives with him. “Tawny” is a nice young lady, but she relies on us to provide her with a social life. Tawny attended one semester at a nearby community college. She was fired from her job and basically sits at home all day. She rarely does housework. I understand that she is bored and lonely and have suggested she do some volunteer work to get out and meet people. Joe is as frustrated as I am. He has spoken to Tawny about it, but nothing has changed. I don’t mind including her in our plans once in a while, but she expects to go everywhere with us and has attitude if she’s not invited. She even follows us from room to room. Joe has asked me to move in with him, but I don’t want to end up resenting Tawny and creating problems

with our relationship. -- Help Dear Help: Please do not move in with Joe. Instead, suggest that Tawny get counseling for what could be depression and to help her gain focus. That girl needs guidance, and Joe isn’t providing

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Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Concerned Daughter,” whose recently divorced mother was suicidal and even held her brother’s gun to her head. Your advice was good, but you didn’t mention the most

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children, not the other way around. He refuses counseling, saying he doesn’t need anyone to tell him how to raise his kid. Jack already has anger issues and acts out. I am ready to give up on our marriage. Bob and I are more like roommates than spouses. I sometimes think Jack and I would be better off on our own. Any advice? -- Sinking Ship in Pennsylvania Dear Pennsylvania: Bob withholds funds for the support of his family and either neglects or yells at his son. These things can be interpreted as forms of abuse. Bob has no interest in counseling because he has no interest in being a better father. Sometimes leaving this type of situation is healthier than staying. Please get counseling for yourself and for Jack and decide your best course of action. Dear Annie: I’ve been dating “Joe” for a year.

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Dear Annie: I have been married to “Bob” for 11 years. Once we had our son, “Jack,” everything changed. Bob found excuses not to be home, worked all kinds of overtime or had to “go somewhere.” I can count on one hand the times he did anything with Jack or was even home on a weekend during our son’s first five years. Jack is now 8 and has no real relationship with his father and no desire for one. When he was little and asked where Daddy was, I covered for Bob, but now that Jack is older, he knows what’s what. The kid is no dummy. Things continue to get worse. Bob accepts no responsibility for his son. He makes nearly twice my salary, but won’t give me a dime toward Jack’s clothes, shoes or school supplies, let alone birthday presents, although he wants his name on the gifts. He even tries to get out of pay-

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) For the next few weeks, think about your future year ahead (i.e. from birthday to birthday). Make specific goals with deadlines. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You will be more popular than usual in the next few weeks. Join clubs and organizations. Enjoy your interaction with others, especially creative and athletic people. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) For the next several weeks, the Sun is at the top of your chart, casting a flattering light on you. This is why you will make such a favorable impression on bosses, parents and VIPs. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Travel anywhere if you can in the coming month, because you want to get outta Dodge. You want adventure and a chance to

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Now your attention will turn to home, family and your private world. You might want to cocoon at home more in the next few weeks. Family discussions will be significant. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) The pace of your days will accelerate in the next few weeks. Short trips, increased reading and writing, plus

conversations with others will keep you on the go. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Cash flow, earnings and major expenditures will be on your mind during the next few weeks. This is a good time to figure out what you have and what you want. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) The Sun will be in your sign for the next four weeks, boosting your energy and

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Goats ‘very sociable’ FROM PAGE 1 There is some debate out there about whether it is officially the Year of the Sheep, or the Year of the Goat, and the Malcolms say there are some differences between the two farm animals. “Goats are a bit more headstrong than the sheep, but neither are antisocial like some people might think,” she said. Richard agreed. “Usually with the sheep, they go along as a unit mostly,” he said. “Goats will have little groups.” The two animals like to eat differently as well. “The goats are more of a browser, and the sheep are grazers,” said Richard. “A goat will stand up to eat the leaves off a tree, but sheep like grass on the ground.” At the Rainbow Recovery Farm, some of the animal, like the newest goat Fireweed, are treated as pets, with a collar and a leash, and even jumping up on Marg’s lap for a snuggle

Liz Bevan photos

The goats at the Rainbow Recovery Farm in Casino show their sociable side with one (Fireweed) planting a kiss on Marg Malcolm.

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

1912 Hummingbird Drive, Fruitvale

ICE NEW PR

STING NEW LI

$349,900

WOW! Super 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom - A/C family home - many modern features - open floor plan - vaulted ceilings - beautiful hardwood flooring - flat fenced yard - great neighborhood for the family - double garage - call for your viewing! Call Mark (250) 231-5591

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– portraying traits that may seem closer to a domesticated dog. Even within species, she says each animal has its own personality. “Most animals, they have really great individual personalities,” she said. “I think that if you get involved with them, you can really see it, but not a lot of people do that.” Along with the goats, sheep and rams at the farm are chickens, ducks, pigs, horses, cows and bees, providing meat, honey, eggs and milk for the Malcolms, and also to their customers. Everything at the farm is certified natural, meaning no harmful chemicals in or around the property, and the Malcolm’s get all natural feed for the animals. For more information about their all-natural products, call the Rainbow Recovery Farm at 250-368-5376. And to all those following the Chinese calendar, Gong Hey Fat Choy (Happy New Year)!

Mark Wilson 250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Terry Alton

250-231-1101 817 Whitetail Dr., Rossland

$1,100,000

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. Call Richard (250) 368-7897

terryalton@shaw.ca

770 Tennyson Ave., 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 SALE under $88,000

STING NEW LI

745 Dickens St., Warfield

$199,500

Beautifully upgraded. You will love the kitchen, lots of storage, stainless steel appliances, and wood flooring. The charming dining room has french doors to large deck. Living room and dining rooms also have wood flooring. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW

3569 Highway Drive, Trail

$230,000

This home has had many upgrades including furnace, electrical, windows, stainless steel appliances and newer roof. Three bdrms on the main with a partially finished basement. Very close to the school. Call your REALTOR® today for a viewing! Call Christine (250) 512-7653

LISTING

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Mary Martin 250-231-0264

mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust 250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Trail

1872 Daniel Street ......$52,000 Approximate Mortgage Payment $218.60

901 Thackeray St., Warfield

$219,000

Nicely renovated home! Everything has been done in the last few years including roof, furnace, kitchen, bathroom, insulation, appliances and paint. Call today. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

FOR RENT

Trail

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) 368-8818t

685 Forrest Dr., Warfield

$159,000

SOLID HOME! 2 bdrm 1 bath cozy Warfield home walking distance to Webster Elementary. Bright living room, upgraded windows, large rec room, ample storage and a workshop. Fenced, level lot, u/g sprinklers and a covered carport! Terry (250) 231-1101

2 bdrm upper floor of house ................................. $800/mo Great rentals available now! If you have a property you would like professionally managed, call to set up an appointment. Terry Alton 250-231-1101 Tonnie Stewart (250) 365-9665

bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart 250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Tonnie Stewart (250) 365-9665

425 3rd Avenue, Rivervale

$287,000

1274 Paquette Drive, Trail 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! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

250-231-2710

Calculations based on 25 year amort., 2.39% 2 year term, monthly pmt with 5% down. All rates subject to change - must be qualified - other fees may apply.

11am - 1pm

$529,000

Bill Craig

28 150 Tamarac Ave ...$69,000 (mobile on pad) Approximate Mortgage Payment $290.06 #

2 bdrm renovated upper suite ................................. $800/mo 3 bdrm renovated house ................................. $750/mo 2 bdrm renovated upper suite ................................. $750/mo

Montrose

mamantea@telus.net

Fruitvale

OPEN HOUSE

Sat. Feb. 21

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

439 Rossland Avenue ..$68,000 Approximate Mortgage Payment $285.86 2164 Daniel Street ......$87,500 Approximate Mortgage Payment $367.83

83 Perdue Street, Trail

$159,000

Immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home close to all amenities. Located near the bocce pits. Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

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

kootenayhomes.com

ON THE RIVER! Beautifully updated home with open floor plan allowing you to take full advantage of the fantastic views. You will love the kitchen and wood burning stove. Patio doors to large deck, above ground pool, and hot tub. 1 bdrm on main and 2 down. Ready to move in and enjoy. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

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