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The wish list was lengthy but after two days of talks, Trail council landed a game plan to follow during the next four years of governance.

While council reached a consensus with six major initiatives, the direction can be modified pending unknowns and variables that may enter the picture at any time, clarified Coun. Sandy Free Santori during the Monday night meeting. “This Samsung is the path we've set based on what we know Galaxy S4 Great deals today but again it is a flexible strategic plan and on iPhone 5S and 5C subject to change as required.”

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by Trail Mayor Mike Martin and current council during the Nov. 15 civic election. frost y’s Martin ran on vitality and growth, such as encouraging economic development in the business district and improving livability in downtown Trail and throughout the region.

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“Although there is no direct financial commitment on the part of the city,” Martin told the LIQUOR DELIVERIES TO Trail Times. “There is a strong interest and work GREATER TRAIL being undertaken to secure a developer to work at the award winning with us to develop that area into something that Columbia River Hotel is very attractive from the point of view of housTrail ing stock.”

Open 9am -11am daily Santori reiterated the ideal during the meeting, saying as part of the ongoing implementation of the downtown plan, Trail council will develop a strategy to market and sell Esplanade land.

“And build a case on why that can be a good private sector project moving forward,” he added.

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Festival Society gets less money than requested

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

The Trail Festival Society got some discouraging news at Monday night's governance meeting.

The group will be receiving nearly $10,000 less than they requested from council to put on the annual Silver City Days summer celebrations.

Ian McLeod, president of the society, says there is a sense of frustration with the decision to only fund $38,000 of the $46,685 they requested.

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that by putting something like this on, you get people coming to town,” he said. “With the new council, they don't really realize what we need. The councillors that were there before should know what is going on, but they don't seem to be too receptive to keeping us going.”

Over the last few years, the Silver City Days cash grant from the city has remained fairly steady, around $35,000, with an exception in 2013 with $49,085 allocated for the 50th anniversary celebrations. The amount granted to the society

this year is only slightly lower than last year's cash grant of $38,725.

Trail Mayor, Mike Martin, says the amount of money going to the society is right on par with previous years, and is actually a little bit higher.

“The funds provided for the Trail Festival Society in 2015 are consistent with previous cash grants, recognizing that over and above the $38,000, there is approximately $15,000 of in kind services provided by the city,” he said.

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Friday, March 27, 2015 Trail Times

LOCAL A host of golden daffodils

Town & Country GENELLE REC. SOCIETY AGM Wed., April 1, 2015, 7pm @Genelle Hall SISTERS OF COLOMBO DINNER MEETING Tuesday, April 14, 2015 $18.00 Meeting 5:45pm Dinner 6:00pm Purchase tickets from Alexander’s or Warfield Office by April 10.

COLOMBO LODGE SUPPER MEETING Sunday, March 29th, 5:00pm Bring A Friend Tickets $15.00 Star Grocery, City Bakery Call Tony Morelli Menu: Colombo style pasta, meatballs, chicken, jojo’s, salad, buns, coffee.

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B.C. Cancer Society recruiting for Relay For Life

Submitted The excitement for B.C. Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is building as teams and participants register.

Currently there are nine teams registered to participate in the annual relay at Gyro Park on May 30, and, with a goal of 20 teams, the Relay committee is out in the community looking for support.

“We hope that the new six hour time frame will bring out some new teams and hopefully more fam-

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Hazel Arnold, Phyllis Boates, Deborah Shergold, Allison McCarthy and Eben Sirges take some time to bundle up daffodils delivered to the Trail branch of the Canadian Cancer Society on Wednesday. Fresh cut daffodils will be available March 26 to 28 at Trail and Rossland Ferraro Foods, Waneta Plaza, Walmart, Trail Shoppers Drug Mart, Liberty Foods in Fruitvale, Cafe Books West and No Frills in Castlegar and at Ferraro Foods and Walmart on April 4.

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ilies, as well as bring back teams that have been looking for some change,” says Belinda Pitt, Relay Leadership Chair. “With an event that is about to celebrate its 15th anniversary, it is important to keep things fresh especially with so many charitable events happening in the community.”

The Relay For Life event has been part of the Greater Trail community for 15 years!

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12 hour event model and as times changed and society has gotten increasingly busy we are excited for this opportunity to change to a shorter event model.

“As a show of appreciation and thank you to the community for 15 wonderful years of Relay in Greater Trail I am excited to announce a special anniversary Relay registration bonus for the month of April. Register four participants on your team and get the fifth free. That’s up to three members free if you have a full team of fifteen,” says Jenn Smith, Community Giving Coordinator.

To take advantage of this offer, send an email to trailrelay@ bc.cancer.ca when you are ready to register to get your Promo Code.

The event will continue to have the same key elements of Relay; celebrating cancer survivors, fighting

back against this devastating disease, and remembering loved ones through the Luminaries Ceremony.

The day will also include live music, activities, food and Kid Zone in what will be a fun-filled day for the whole family to come out and enjoy. There are some fantastic fundraising incentives for all participants as well. For adults, there is a flight from Pacific Coastal Airlines and for youth a Norco bike from Gericks Cycle.

All the fundraising from Relay for Life goes towards the Canadian Cancer Society’s Mission to eradicate cancer, and also have a big impact in the communities of Greater Trail.

Help us make this the best Relay ever for Trail! To register a team visit relay forlife.ca For event details or more information, contact Belinda Pitt at 250-512-2312 or Jenn

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In the last five years the region has received over $700,000 in funding, serving more than 1500 clients. This makes our area by far the largest user of the financial support program of the five regions in BC/Yukon; serving just under 50 per cent of the total 3,184 clients and using just over 50 per cent of the more than $1.3 million dollars distributed.

While funds raised support our Lodges in Kelowna, Vancouver, and Prince George, the financial support program, our peer support program, research and health advocacy for all Canadians, Trail is one of the few communities in our Region to host a local office with a wig room and immediate access to staff support for volunteers and clients.

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students experience the wonders Infrastructure Warfield of winter in Wildsight program priority for village council warfield council

By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

Sanitary systems, water supply, and storm drains aren't the most glamorous topics politicians talk about.

But existing infrastructure was the hot topic during Warfield council March 11, because according to its engineering consultants, data for the village bones is out-of-date and in some cases, absent.

Council opted to get back on track through the UBCM Asset Management Program to help unify village departments and introduce better ways to collect and upkeep asset information.

“The long term sustainability of our village is the top priority for this council,” said Warfield Mayor Ted Pahl. “To that end, we have engaged a consulting group to come in and lead us through a strategic planning exercise.”

Infrastructure needs and building a solid written community plan remain a priority, Pahl added. “This will enable better understanding of what grant money is available and will give structure to the process of making sound decisions.”

By 2016, the province requires eligible municipalities, like Warfield, to submit an asset management program update before receiving its annual Small Community Grant. The grants provide $200,000 plus $50 per capita in towns up to 5,000 people.

To help communities with planning and enhancing asset management practises in the next year, the province set aside $1.5 million to match respective grants up to $10,000.

TRUE Consulting was hired to help access the infrastructure needs of the village (specifically water and sewer), said Pahl, noting the company gave its first presentation to council as an overview of work already done and initial recommendations.

“Projects are not numbered yet in priority,” he continued. “We are accessing the financial capacity of the village through the budget process, which has not been finalized.”

Council's next step is to meet with TRUE for a one-day planning session to gain a complete picture and start prioritizing the village's needs.

Current infrastructure fixes council is considering include sewer capacity issues on Forrest Drive, storm culvert replacements and erosion at Beaver Bend.

A long term matter involves a complete change in the village's water supply. Teck currently supplies Warfield water through its Columbia River pumping system. The company has given Warfield until 2022 to design another water supply system, and until 2025 for its completion.

“Council is aware that the water deal with Teck does expire,” said the mayor. “But how we tackle that issue has not been discussed. Before anything happens we want to explore all the options.”

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Wildsight’s Winter Wonder program brought students from around the Kootenays, including those from Webster Elementary in Warfield, up close and personal to Mother Nature in a fun and educational field trip.

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This winter, almost 4,000 Kindergarten to Grade 3 students throughout the Columbia Basin went into their wild schoolyards to experience the magic of winter ecology.

Now in its eighth year, Wildsight’s Winter Wonder program connects students with the joys, secrets and marvels of our Kootenay winters. During a half-day field trip, they explore winter wildlife, snow science and weather—all

mandate to move forward, constructed in the next four Santori said design of the years, Trail council included project is ready the project as a to commence. strategic direc“So we can “We have a vision tive. for the next four expedite this “We will project as set a process years but we are quickly as posto help us deal moving forward sible,” he noted. with making on these items “Having said a final funding that, in order determination right now.” to provide the with respect to Mike Martin best benefit and the all- wheel best project pospark,” Santori sible, we have to explained. exercise due diligence. And, Growing city limits, the sometimes that takes time.” sixth iniative, presently lies Though there is no prom- in the hands of the province. ise that a skate park will be “We will continue to work

FROM PAGE 11 Another key strategy factors in the crucial role of small airports in connecting rural B.C. The Trail Regional Airport remains at the forefront of council’s to-do list, in terms of expanding the runway and building a new terminal.

“We’ll be reviewing future extending of the airport, and establish a process in terms of timelines and scope of that project moving forward,” noted Santori.

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Monica Nissen, Wildsight’s Education in the Wild Program Manager says, “Across Canada, kids are spending less and less time outside, creating what some refer to as a ‘nature deficit.’

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towards the completion of the boundary extension project,” Santori said. “The speed at which this proceeds will largely be based on our response and how they expedite the process moving forward.”

During the strategic planning sessions, Trail council had a list of over 70 initiatives to narrow down, Martin said.

“We believe this package is manageable in the near term,” he added. “We have a vision for the next four years but we are moving forward on these items right now.”

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Friday, March 27, 2015 Trail Times

Provincial

B.C. civil liberties takes issue with CSIS spying on protesters

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A civil liberties group says newly disclosed Canadian Security Intelligence Service records on protest surveillance bolster its formal complaint that spies went too far in eyeing environmental activists.

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association has asked the Security Intelligence Review Committee to consider

the documents - which reveal CSIS deliberations on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline - as it investigates the spying allegations.

The association filed a complaint with the review committee in February 2014 after media reports suggested that CSIS and other government agencies consider opposition to the petroleum industry a threat to national

Government to legislate teacher development

Black Press The B.C. government is giving itself new authority to regulate ongoing teacher training, possibly requiring completion of new programs for teachers to maintain certification.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender said there are currently no detailed requirements for certified teachers to stay current with new education techniques.

Those requirements are to be worked out with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, which was notified only hours before changes to the School Act were introduced in the legislature

Thursday.

“The research is very clear that one of the most important ways to support students is to focus on quality teaching,” Fassbender said. “That’s why these amendments set a foundation on which the province will work co-operatively with the teaching profession to build a truly modern framework for professional development.”

There is no change to the six professional development days per school year that are currently part of the BCTF contract, or any new training during those days.

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The complaint also cited reports that CSIS had shared information with the National Energy Board about “radicalized environmentalist” groups seeking to participate in the board’s hearings on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project, which would see Alberta crude flow to westward to Kitimat, B.C. The groups included Leadnow, ForestEthics Advocacy Association, the Council of Canadians, the Dogwood Initiative, EcoSociety, the Sierra Club of British Columbia, and the aboriginal rights movement Idle No More.

The civil liber-

ties association said it expected the investigation to address why CSIS monitors the groups, the length of time it has been doing so, and the authority or law allowing such surveillance.

The association also wants to know why the spy service has shared intelligence with the petroleum industry, as well as copies of any notes, transcripts or recordings it has made available.

Some activists are now afraid to protest because they might come under CSIS surveillance, said Josh Paterson, executive director of the civil liberties association.

“It’s literally keeping people away from

completely lawful activities - expressive activities that are part of our democracy,” he said in an interview.

The Canadian Press reported earlier this month the latest documents show CSIS helped senior federal officials deal with protests expected last summer in response to resource and energy development issues including a looming decision on Northern Gateway.

CSIS prepared advice and briefing material for two June meetings of the deputy ministers’ committee on resources and energy, say the documents, obtained under the Access to Information Act.

The spy service also gave deputy ministers a federal risk forecast for the 2014 “spring / summer protest and demonstration season” compiled by the Government Operations Centre, which tracks and analyzes such activity.

CSIS did not respond to requests for comment on the records.

In a letter sent Wednesday to the review committee, civil liberties association lawyer Paul Champ says the newly released documents “show that CSIS prepares reports and shares information regarding protest activities, even where it recognizes that such actions are lawful and

therefore outside the service’s statutory mandate.”

Such intelligencegathering and information exchange amounts to a “disturbing trend” that poses a significant threat to freedoms guaranteed under the Charter of Rights, Champ adds.

It has been more than three months since the civil liberties association has heard from the review committee, he notes in the letter. The association is prepared to proceed with its complaint before committee member Yves Fortier to ensure the “inquiry into this important matter proceeds in a timely fashion,” Champ says.

B.C. Treaty Commission’s First Nations defy DFO to future in doubt heiltsuk nation

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tion came out late last week, with surprise and disTHE CANADIAN PRESS has received strong statements In its current form, the appointment from outgoing BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The of support from neighbourB.C. Treaty Commission chief commissioner Sophie Heiltsuk Nation is vowing to ing bands and other aborigwould need a century to Pierre and commissionprotect herring in its terri- inal governments, including settle all the aboriginal land ers representing the other tory by any means necessary a resolution passed by Coastal claims that are before it, two parties it represents, as it readies boats to defend a First Nations on Wednesday Premier Christy Clark said the federal government contentious fishery on B.C.’s condemning the actions of the Wednesday. and B.C.’s First Nations Central Coast. department of fisheries.

Taking questions for the Summit.

The First Nation has Chief Councillor Marilyn first time about the sudNDP leader John Horgan issued a news release saying Slett says she feels the nation den cancellation of former said the B.C. government’s it met with federal officials has exhausted all means of cabinet minister George sudden decision to leave a about a commercial herring negotiation with the DFO and Abbott’s appointment to key position vacant is a viogillnet fishery in its territory it is now prepared to protect lead the commission, Clark lation of trust with aborigWednesday afternoon but the herring “by any means said she doesn’t know yet if inal communities and failed to reach an agreement. necessary.” the organization will con- Ottawa, which provides the Kelly Brown, who directs “We are saddened that it tinue. She emphasized that cash for treaty settlements. the Heiltsuk’s resource man- has come to this, but we canhaving only 50 out of 200 B.C. provides Crown land agement department, says the not stand by while DFO uses B.C. First Nations involved, once claimed territories are industry took 680 tons out of flawed science to destroy a and painfully slow progress defined. the same area with a recent resource we have depended on with those, is not enough.

“I don’t disagree with seine fishery, and a gillnet for thousands of years,” she “There have been some those who suggest the treaty fishery “would only add insult says in a release. results, but four treaties in process can be revitalized,” to injury.”

“If we don’t protect the her22 years for $600 million is Horgan said. “You don’t do The Department of ring, who will?” not enough result,” Clark it by blowing it up without Fisheries and Oceans opened The Heiltsuk Nation is said. “We have to be able to talking to your partners.” the herring-roe seine fishery the latest aboriginal band on move faster, and we have to Pierre and others have near Bella Bella on Sunday, B.C.’s coast to speak out in a find a way to include more expressed their own frustrasaying there is enough stock long-standing dispute over the First Nations in the the pro- tions with the slow pace of to support the harvest. sustainability of the herring cess.” progress, particularly from The Heiltsuk Nation says it fishery.

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Doors open 5:30 pm, Call to Pierre has also called Order 5:45 pm for AGM laugh with as well as lean on during 6:30pm Wine and Cheese Mixer • Adjournment: 8:00pm for forgiveness of the difficult times over the last 18 years. It debt piled up by First is with great sadness and joy that we Nations as negotiations Call for Nominations announce the sale of Montrose Service. drag on. Money to continue talks is borrowed Trail and District Chamber of Commerce is currently The store will be closed on March 31st against future cash seeking nominations for the 2015 Board of Directors. to do the inventory count for this impending settlements for resourHave you ever wondered what your Chamber does? sale and will re-open with new ownership ces extracted from Would you like to get more involved in your business aboriginal territories, but the same commitment to the community? We want to hear from you. leaving the parties with community on April 1, 2015.

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Poloz answers to rate cut Co-pilot crashes Germanwings plane bank of canada

Interest rate cut necessary to weather oil crisis THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Stephen Poloz stood on an international stage Thursday and defended his surprise January decision to cut the Bank of Canada’s key interest rate.

The central bank governor used a speech in London to justify a move that shocked markets, stressing the urgency to react to the stunning speed and magnitude of the oil-price shock.

Poloz acknowledged he was well aware dropping the overnight rate would catch everyone off guard.

“We knew at the time that financial markets would be surprised by the move in January, and we generally prefer to avoid surprises,” Poloz said in his address to the Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce.

Observers have questioned the decision, with some suggesting the central bank’s integrity may have taken a hit as a result. Poloz appeared to respond to critics in the speech, arguing the central bank’s credibility remained intact.

He continued by saying bouts of increased volatility should be expected as the world emerges from the Great Recession, abandons unconventional policy tools - like forward guidance - and returns to a normal trading environment.

Poloz described the bumpy reaction of financial markets to this kind of economic uncertainty as natural and “not an erosion of central bank credibility.”

The central bank slashed its rate for the first time in years to 0.75 per cent from one per cent. It argued the move would provide “insurance” for Canada’s oil-exporting economy amid plunging crude prices.

On Thursday, Poloz reiterated -

this time for a foreign audience - his explanation that the cut was a way to buy the bank time to assess the evolving economic impact of the oilprice plunge.

“We thought that it would be best to act sooner rather than later,” Poloz said in his speech, titled “Central Bank Credibility and Policy Normalization.”

“This (oil-price) shock, of course, surprised everybody, and the fact that it is so large and happened so quickly means that many of us have had to work hard to fully grasp all of its implications.”

He said the negative impacts of the oil slump are starting to appear in the country’s economic data, while the offsetting positives, tied to factors such as the lower Canadian dollar and the strengthening U.S. economy, will take longer to emerge.

Since the rate cut, Poloz said inflation has declined as the bank expected. He also said financial conditions have eased and crude prices have stabilized in a range “reasonably close” to the bank’s January predictions.

“This made us feel increasingly comfortable with the amount of insurance we had already taken out,” he said, explaining why the bank decided to hold the rate steady earlier this month.

One expert told his clients Thursday that this remark likely signals Poloz will avoid another rate cut at the Bank of Canada’s next policy announcement, scheduled for April 15.

However, National Bank senior economist Krishen Rangasamy remained unsure of what to expect from Poloz.

“As we’ve seen before, the (Bank of Canada’s) comfort with the economic situation can change quickly in response to updated data such as oil prices or employment,” wrote Rangasamy.

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Illegal drug countered with antidote THE CANADIAN PRESS STANDOFF, Alta.

- A southern Alberta reserve where two people died from what police believe was a potent amount of fentanyl is training people on the use of an antidote.

Health officials from the Blood Tribe say the special drug kit could help save someone’s life in the event of an overdose.

The illegal drug is sometimes sold to unsuspecting buyers as OxyContin or heroin and has been linked to more than 100 deaths in Alberta last year.

Blood Tribe doctor, Esther Tailfeathers, says the drug Naloxone (nay-LAHKS’-ohn) can counter the effects of opioids such as fentanyl.

The band declared

a state of emergency earlier this month over the use of pills containing fentanyl.

Three people from the reserve have been charged in the drug overdose deaths of a man and a woman who were both in their 40s.

Blood Tribe police Chief Lee Boyd has said authorities on the reserve will do everything in their power to stop trafficking of the

illicit drug.

Fentanyl can be many times more powerful and toxic than morphine and can be mixed into other street drugs.

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Canadian press The co-pilot of the German airliner that crashed in the southern French Alps apparently locked the chief pilot out of the cockpit and caused the plane to crash, as passengers could be heard screaming, a French prosecutor said Thursday.

The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 4U9525, identified as a 28-year-old German national named Andreas Lubitz, appeared to want to “destroy the plane,” Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said. The co-pilot was breathing and alive until the plane hit the ground, Robin said.

The Airbus A320, on a flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, began to descend from its cruising altitude and slammed into a remote mountainside in the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board.

Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr said he has been left “speechless” by the revelations about the plane’s co-pilot.

“No system in the world can rule out such an isolated event,” he said.

This photo taken from Facebook shows Andreas Lubitz. A French prosecutor says Lubitz, 28, deliberately caused Germanwings Flight 4U9525 to crash. (Facebook) Lubitz had been alone in the cockpit after the chief pilot left to use the washroom. Robin said audio recovered from the the cockpit voice recorder indicated that the copilot didn’t say a word while he was alone in control of the plane.

“It was absolute silence in the cockpit,” he said.

The chief pilot tried to get back into the cockpit but was unable to regain access.

The A320 is designed with safeguards to allow emergency entry into the cockpit if a pilot inside is unresponsive. The override code known to the crew does not go into effect, however — and indeed goes into a lockdown — if the person inside the cockpit specifically denies entry.

Robin said Lubitz apparently pushed a button that put the plane into a descent.

The jet dropped thousands of metres before

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Salmo village council off to a fresh start

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ast December 2nd, Salmo’s new village council took office with a clear mandate from the voters.

People wanted a new relationship with their council, one built on trust and openness. The voters call was for a council that truly listens to the people they represent. Salmo’s new village council has moved quickly to deliver.

With no audited financial statements since 2012 council made it a priority to get the books in order and to publicize the results.

The priority was the 2013 audit and with a lot of hard work by council and staff the first ever “Town Hall Meeting” was held in Salmo on February 11.

The public got the same information that the new council had. We were 20 months behind in paying Worksafe BC premiums for our staff, thousands of dollars of GST rebates owed to the Village had never been applied for, village staff including council members and our volunteer firefighters had in some cases been issued incorrect T4

information. importantly, Then the a senior staff newly electmember was ed council recruited learned that who could the Village oversee and had been manage the receiving work. warnings With over from our 80 members STEPHEN auditors for of the pubover a year lic at that that there first “Town were ser- Community comment Hall” meetious gaps in ing, word our financial spread that controls and internal gov- things really were different. ernance. At the same time Council meetings were we got the good news that moved to venues where the at least as of the end of public was welcome and 2013, the village was sol- for the first time people vent. could all sit down and This situation had not observe a council meeting. developed overnight and Questions were welcomed wouldn’t be remedied and input from the public quickly. Immediate prior- was actively sought out. ities were identified. We Salmo has a long way ensured our accounts were to go but we are moving updated, Worksafe pre- forward and quickly given miums paid, T4 informa- that less than four months tion corrected and over has elapsed since Council $50,000 in GST rebates were took office. applied for and received.

Council knew that by New safeguards were put admitting mistakes, openin place to ensure proper ing the books, welcoming financial controls, signing questions and listening, the authorities were revised kind of positive change the and corrected and, most Village needed would not

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Our focus now is on professionalizing our operations, planning and setting priorities and managing our assets in a way that is fiscally responsible and best positioned to sustainably deliver quality services to our residents.

The first step, auditing all the village’s equipment, contracts and procedures is beginning and will form a key to our five year financial plan, our 2015 budget and future planning. The 2014 financial audit is beginning and the decision of the former Council to seek the assistance of the City of Nelson in providing financial services has paid off.

The next step, is updating our Official Community Plan which is almost 15 years old. We look forward to this big project as a way to engage, inspire and involve Salmo residents in the long-term planning of our Village and provide a blueprint for future action.

Through all of this the day-to-day work of the vil-

lage has continued. Village staff carries on their work, ensuring water and sewer services, snow removal, assistance with permits, bylaw enforcement and all the other services required and rightly expected by residents.

Salmo has amenities other municipalities the same size can only envy -- a medical center, Youth and Recreation Center, library, curling and skating rinks, and outdoor pool to name a few. Most importantly, we are a community built on the hard work of so many volunteer groups and individuals. Our strength is the incredible number of people who really care about our community and want it to be an even better place to live, work and raise a family.

This village council has embraced our mandate to govern well and we look forward to reporting back not just at our formal council meetings but through “Town Hall” meetings to ensure we all know where we are and more importantly where we are going.

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he last American troops have been pulled in the first place, but they needed some national out of Yemen after al-Qaeda fighters figure on their side as they moved deeper into the stormed a city near their base last Friday. south, and Saleh is at least a Shia. He will have to Houthi rebels who had already overrun do. Clear so far? Good. most of the country have now entered Aden, the The third contender for power is al-Qaeda in last stronghold of President Abdrabbuh Mansour the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), whose forces are Hadi. And on Wednesday Hadi boarded a heli- only a half-hour drive from Aden. As its fighters copter and departed for parts closed in on Aden last week, AQAP unknown. seized the town next to the airbase The US State Department where the American forces were spokesman put the best posliving, and Washington ordered its sible face on the withdrawal of troops out. But the Houthis got American troops, saying that due into the city of Aden first, and it is to the deteriorating security situnot yet clear whether AQAP will try ation in Yemen, the US governto take it from them. ment has temporarily relocated Finally, we mustn’t forget the its remaining personnel out of fighters of ISIS (Islamic State), gwynnE Yemen. He even said that the US who announced their presence continued to support the political in the country last month. Their transition in Yemen. But there is sole operation of note so far has no political transition. There is a been suicide attacks on two Shia World Affairs four-sided civil war (although one mosques in Sanaa on Sunday that side is about to collapse). killed 137 people. But as Sunni fanatics in a Why would anybody be surprised? There has country that is currently being overrun by its been no 25-year period since the 7th century Shia minority, ISIS will not lack for recruits. So AD when there was not a civil war of one sort or the war will continue with three sides: Hadi goes another in Yemen. out, and ISIS comes in.

(They are often many-sided wars, and the In conventional terms, Yemen doesn’t matter impression that it was less turbulent before the much. It has a lot of people (25 million), but it 7th century may just be due to poor record- is the poorest country in the Arab world. Its oil keeping.) But this time it’s actually frightening has almost run out, and its water is going fast. the neighbours.

You could argue that its geographical position Yemen’s current turmoil started in 2011, is strategic at the entrance to the Red Sea, comwhen the dictator who had ruled the country for manding the approach to the Suez Canal but it’s 33 years, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, was forced hard to see any Yemeni government getting the out by non-violent democratic protesters (and kind of military forces it would need to close that some tribal militias who backed them). Saleh’s waterway. deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, took over and What worries people is the possibility that the even won an election in 2012, but he never man- jihadis (either al-Qaeda or ISIS) could come out aged to establish his authority over the deeply of this on top. They are certainly not there yet, divided country. but many Sunnis will see them as the best chance Hadi had the backing of the United States and to break the hold of the Shias who, despite their most of the Arab Gulf states (including Yemen’s internal quarrels, have collectively dominated the big northern neighbour, Saudi Arabia) because country for so long. In fact, al-Qaeda and ISIS he was willing to fight the Islamist extremists are now the last organised Sunni forces facing who had seized much of southern and eastern the Houthis.

Yemen. But his main preoccupation was actually Shias are only one-third of Yemen’s populathe Houthis, a tribal militia based in largely Shia tion and the resentment runs deep. The Houthi northern Yemen. troops now occupy almost three-quarters of the Angry at the status that the north was being country’s densely populated areas, but it would be offered in a proposed new federal constitution, an exaggeration to say that they actually control the Houthis came south in force and seized all that territory. They are spread very thinly, and Sanaa last September. In February, after months if they start to lose they could be rolled up very of house arrest, Hadi fled to the southern port quickly by the jihadis. of Aden, his home town and Yemen’s second That could turn Yemen into a terrorist-ruled city, and declared that the capital instead. So the Islamic State with five times the population of Houthis came south after him. the one that sprang into existence last July on Meanwhile Saleh, the former president, both sides of the Syrian-Iraqi border. The odds returned from exile and made an alliance with the are against it, but after that July surprise nobody Houthis despite the fact that he had launched six is ruling it out. major offensives against them back when he was Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist president. That’s what radicalised the Houthis whose articles are published in 45 countries.

Mcleod a true Trail champion

This letter is in response to Dave Thompson’s tribute article regarding Don (Smokie) Mcleod’s passing .

First let me say thank you for writing the tribute I am a relative of Don’s and remember him well. We played a few games of pool in the base-

ment of his home in Shaver’s Bench .

What I would like to say is could someone explain to me why his name is not on the Home of Champions. (At least the last time I looked) and would whoever is in control of placing names there consider

putting him on the Home of Champions tribute.

He definitely belongs there and I think many of us who live in the greater Trail area who knew him would agree whole heartedly.

Thank you Lorne Haas

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THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A “disturbing” report about journalistic meddling prompted Canada’s broadcasting regulator to issue a sharply worded reminder Wednesday of Bell Media’s statutory duty to let its CTV reporters work free of interference.

Before day’s end, that same report had prompted an apology from the reported meddler in question: Bell Media president Kevin Crull.

In a story citing unnamed sources, the Globe and Mail said Crull intervened in how journalists reported a major regulatory decision last week - a decision that did not go the way the corporation might have hoped.

Crull demanded that journalists not give any airtime to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission chairman Jean-Pierre Blais, the Globe reported. CTV News president Wendy Freeman communicated that edict to journalists, telling some that she feared for her job if they did not comply, the Globe reported its sources as saying.

Blais had just announced rule changes requiring broadcasters to offer a low-cost package to consumers and to allow them to “pick and pay” other individual channels. He

had appeared at a news conference, and also did individual interviews that day.

Blais put out statement Wednesday that reminded Bell of its responsibilities under the Broadcasting Act. “That a regulated company does not like one of the CRTC’s rulings is one thing. The allegation, however, that the largest communication company in Canada is manipulating news coverage is disturbing,” Blais wrote.

“Holding a radio or television licence is a privilege that comes with important obligations that are in the public interest, especially in regards to high-quality news coverage and reporting.”

In his own statement, which emerged after the release by Blais, Crull said his only intention was to suggest that media coverage of the decision focus on “a broad and necessary discussion” of the impact of the decision.

It also suggested he’d spent the day weathering a fair bit of criticism as a result.

“It was wrong of me to be anything but absolutely clear that editorial control always rests with the news team. I have apologized to the team directly for this mistake,” he said.

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King Richard III gets royal burial 530 years after death THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LEICESTER, England - A maligned monarch found under a parking lot was buried in pomp Thursday, as Britain embraced comeback King Richard III, a long-reviled ruler who is experiencing a remarkable posthumous renaissance.

Royalty, religious leaders and actor Benedict Cumberbatch joined archaeologists, Richard’s distant relatives and curious Britons for a service in Leicester Cathedral that saw the king’s bones buried with dignity, 530 years after his violent death.

“Richard’s posthumous reputation has been less than glorious,” Gordon Campbell, the University of Leicester’s public orator, noted with understatement about a man whose name was long a byword for villainy.

But now, Campbell said, he has “the greatest following of all English monarchs” apart from Queen Elizabeth II. Twenty first-century Britain has enthusiastically embraced the story of the medieval king whose battle-scarred skeleton was found under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012.

Thousands came to view his

coffin ahead of Thursday’s service, which was televised live.

In his sermon, Bishop of Leicester Tim Stevens said the discovery of the skeleton “has broken open not just a car park, but a nation’s story.”

Stevens said Richard was found just 40 yards (meters) from where he was being reburied - but his journey from ignominy to honour was evidence that “reputation does not have the last word, for Richard or for any of us.”

The service was the culmination of a wave of Richardmania that has been building since archaeologists looking for Richard dug up a skeleton with a distinctively curved spine.

Scientific sleuthing - including radiocarbon dating, bone analysis and DNA tests - confirmed the remains belonged to the longlost king, who died at the Battle of Bosworth, near Leicester, in 1485.

The victor, Henry Tudor, went on to reign as King Henry VII and founded the Tudor dynasty.

Richard was buried, without a coffin, in a church that was later demolished. For centuries his image was defined by William Shakespeare’s “Richard III”: a

hunchbacked, power-hungry tyrant who murdered his two young nephews because they were rivals for the crown.

Some historians argue that Richard was a relatively enlightened monarch whose reign between 1483 and 1485 saw reforms including the introduction of the right to bail and the lifting of restrictions on books and printing presses.

Many of those who this week came to Leicester, 100 miles (160 kilometres) north of London, were unabashed Richard fans, ecstatic that he is finally getting his due.

“He suffered such indignities after death,” said May Doherty, who had flown from Northern Ireland to stand outside the cathedral. “This is brilliant to see. It’s how a king should be buried.”

Doherty and a friend had come dressed in 15th-century garb - or as close as they could find on the Internet.

“I might be Elizabethan,” a hundred years too modern, she said. “I’m not sure.”

Michele Wild, from the central England city of Birmingham, lined up for two-and-a-half hours to view the coffin before it was

buried.

“It was one of those queues where you don’t mind queuing,” she said. “You feel like you’re part of a silent protest about the Tudor propaganda that has been maligning him for 500 years.”

Richard’s fans and foes alike agreed that Thursday’s service was a historic occasion. Elizabeth has ruled for 63 years, and most Britons have never seen a king buried.

The service - not a funeral, organizers stressed, since he probably had a simple one in 1485 - borrowed from 15th-century rites, with Latin and plainsong amid the more modern hymns.

There was star power, too, as Cumberbatch - who plays Richard III in the BBC’s Shakespearean TV series “The Hollow Crown” - read a poem by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

University of Leicester genealogists, leaving no Richard-related stone unturned, have identified Cumberbatch as the late king’s second cousin, 16 times removed.

“Grant me the carving of my name,” Cumberbatch read, of a king who lay for centuries in a forgotten grave.

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England, scattered dirt taken from the sites of Richard’s birth, childhood and death on the coffin, and spoke the words: “Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.”

Richard remains a contentious figure. The current queen - a distant relative, though not a descendant - did not attend the service. She sent her daughter-inlaw Sophie, Countess of Wessex, to represent the royal family.

Elizabeth wrote a note for the order of service, noting neutrally that the reburial “is an event of great national and international significance.”

“Today we recognize a king who lived through turbulent times and whose Christian faith sustained him in life and death,” the queen wrote.

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The festival consists of two days of programming, and was made possible by a Columbia Basin Trust grant. The selected films will be screened at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15.

“We’ve gotten eight or nine submissions.

Some are still pending. We got three from Haida Gwaii, which is exciting,” said coorganizer Anundi Brownstein, noting one film is in a foreign language.

“We also have this Chinese Canadian filmmaker in Vancouver who filmed her brother coming out to her straight Christian parents, so that’s power-

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Nelson filmmaker James Tucker graduated high school last year, and already he’s been picking up gigs around town filming for SEEDS, various artistic initiatives and productions like Detour and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

And now that he’s involved in organizing the Kootenays’ first youth film festival, he’s hoping others can have the same opportunity.

“I got my start through similar initiatives to what we’re doing here,” said Tucker, who is soliciting submissions until April 1.

“Amy Bohigian was my first mentor.

I did some projects and some workshops with her. She’s been a really great resource and she’ll be here as a workshop facilitator, so hopefully she can be to other kids in the community what she is to

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The next day there will be workshops and classes offered with local professionals, which will be followed by a screening of the Toronto Film Festival’s Top 10 Canadian shorts.

“This is only the beginning,” said Tucker.

“We’d really like to see the festival grow bigger, and ultimately our objective is to not only enhance the Kootenays artistically but also create a forum for local youth — youth being 13 to 30, so there’s a broad range — and give them an opportunity to share their piece with the community.”

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Times Contributor The Beaver Valley Citizen of the Year Committee is accepting nominations for the 2015 Citizen of the Year.

There are many people who have committed time to their community in many ways, some quietly and in the background, so look around, nominate someone who has dedicated a part of themselves to their community.

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The films will range in length from two to 30 minutes.

“We have filmmakers coming from Golden, New Denver, Nakusp.

It’s pretty exciting,” said Brownstein.

Prizes will be awarded to the entrants, including tuition for film at the Gulf Islands Film School.

“Animation, action, direction, cinematography — anything to do with film, they offer that and they want to bring youth from the Kootenays to their school,” said Brownstein.

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Trail native Burhan Pourmokhtari is a rising star in B.C.’s bodybuilding community, pumping iron and posing like a champ.

He recently won the Leigh Brandt Muscle Classic in the light heavyweight category in Kelowna on March 14.

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Born in Trail, Burhan Pourmokhtari is making a name for himself in the amateur bodybuilding world in British Columbia with a big win at the Leigh Brandt Muscle Classic on March 14.

When he heard his number called as the winner of the competition, he couldn’t control his excitement.

“There are no words,” he said. “It was just crazy. I just lost my mind. I should have kept my composure a bit better, but to be the last man standing, seriously, I just started screaming and swearing. I definitely lost control.”

The competition was fierce on the bodybuilding stage in Kelowna, making the win taste that much sweeter.

“It was a really close competition,” he said. “There wasn’t one guy who stood out as the worst. They were all number one quality. The margin for error was so small and just to win was really crazy for me.”

Pourmokhtari credits his success to his coach and mentor, Michael Martinz, and says he would never have been able to win without a strong support system.

“He keeps saying that I did all the work, but his guidance and knowledge was huge,” said Pourmokhtari. “I did not know anything before he got there. You think you know everything about training but I was doing so many things wrong. In high school, all I cared about was chest and biceps and day three was rest. Rinse and repeat.

I didn’t have my back done, I didn’t have the symmetry.

I had a lot to learn and I am glad I had a guy like him to help me become a champion.”

To prepare for the competition required 16 weeks of intense training and close attention to nutrition. For eight weeks, Pourmokhtari bulked up, eating more calories than he was burning, then for the final eight weeks, trained with a calorie deficit to lean down and minimize body fat – all while working a different part of his body on different days of the week.

The bodybuilder has entered competitions before, and looked to those for inspiration while preparing for the Muscle Classic.

“We really started preparing for this competition after I came in fourth at provincials last year,” he said. “The top three went on to the next step, and I came fourth. That sucked and it was frustrating. It was extra motivation for this competition. I had the wrong mentality last year. You should consider one competition a year and do your best at that one.”

Having his family support him during the Muscle Classic competition was important to Pourmokhtari, putting on the pressure from the spectator seats.

“It meant a lot to my parents,” he said. “It was my

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Vees sink Clippers in opener Penticton Western News After giving up the opening goal in the first game of the BCHL’s double round-robin series, it was all Penticton Vees over the Nanaimo Clippers Wednesday, in a 4-1 decision at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

Cole Maier blasted a shot past Hunter Miska at 8:07 on a set up by Anthony Rinaldi when they capitalized on an opportunity created when Vees defenceman Mike Lee lost his footing in the defensive zone and lost Rinaldi. Rinaldi made his way behind the net and snuck the puck between Hunter Miska and the post and it slowly made its way in the high slot for Maier tee up while Miska couldn’t regain proper positioning. The Vees outshot the Clippers 11-7 in the opening period but couldn’t solve goalie Guillaume Decelles, who entered the third round with the best save percentage in the playoffs at .937.

The Vees got back on even terms when Dante Fabbro wired a shot high over Decelles shoulder.

That got the crowd of 2,433 out of their seats.

After that, Riley Alferd buried the winner, while Patrick Newell and Dakota Conroy pocketed the other goals.

“It wasn’t good enough for the full 60 minutes obviously,” said Clippers coach Mike Vandekamp, adding that he liked their start. “We didn’t stick with it long enough.”

Alferd’s winner came in the final three minutes of the second. Playing 4-on-4, with Maier and Conroy sitting in the penalty box, Alferd fired a shot on goal and jumped all over the rebound when he found a gap between Decelles and another defender and tucked the puck past the goalies right pad just inside the post.

“You have a lot more ice. I had it and the goalie couldn’t see so I took a shot and it was right there,” said Alferd. “I just kept going. There was plenty of room, plenty of time.”

In the final frame, Patrick Sexton took a pass from Tyson Jost just inside the blue line and fired a shot that squeaked through Decelles and went by the post. Skating by the net, Newell was able to bury it. The Vees got their final goal on the power play after Jacob Jackson, a San Jose Sharks draft pick, was assessed a goalie interference penalty for running Miska and was also given a game misconduct. Conroy beat Decelles after making it look like he was passing the puck and fired a wrist shot over the shoulder at 16:50. Decelles finished with 32 saves in the loss, while Miska made 27 saves.

When asked if running Miska was a way to get to the Vees, Vandekamp said not at all then didn’t comment further. Alferd said with the Vees having a goalie like they have, the Clippers have to try everything they can.

mom’s birthday on the Friday before, and it was nice to have them there. Two of my grandparents aren’t feeling top notch, so I told my parents not to come and to stay home and take care of them.

“Like my parents are, they always let me know things at the last minute and they just showed up at house, but I was psyched. It showed how much they love me and support me, so I am really glad they were there. I am glad I won while they were there, especially for my mom.

It was a good present. No pressure or anything,” he said with a laugh.

Next up, he will be taking a bit of a break before hitting the gym again to prepare for a second appearance at provincials.

“Provincials is on another level,” he said, adding that while this year’s competition is in nine weeks, there isn’t enough time to prepare properly. “I’ve experienced it before and I don’t want to just participate anymore. Now, I want to show up and win. I’ve got ten more pounds to go, so we thought it was best to build for next year and take some time to recover and put on more size. I want to be perfect and I still have weaknesses. Plus, I want to live a little and enjoy my win.

“My goal is to win provincials and then to win overall.

No more of this placing garbage. I want it all.”

Storm even series

Cranbrook Townsman Through four games of the KIJHL championship, home-ice advantage rings true.

After the Kimberley Dynamiters claimed Games 1 and 2 this past weekend, the Kamloops Storm ventured home and returned the favour.

“I was proud of the boys, the way they came out hard, showed some desperation, but confidence to go along with it,” Storm head coach Ed Patterson told Adam Williams of Kamloops This Week.

After a 3-2 double-overtime thriller in Game 3, the Storm followed up with a resounding victory in Game 4, blanking the visiting Nitros by a 4-0 final.

“I don’t think we were ready to play,” said Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks. “They out-physicalled [sic] us the first period or two and took advantage of their power plays. I just don’t think we were ready to play.”

Doing the heaviest damage early on and with the man advantage was Storm forward Mitch

Friesen.

The former Kamloops Blazer proved more than enough offence for the Storm in this one, opening the scoring less than seven minutes into the festivities with a tap-in tally on the doorstep.

A little less than 10 minutes after opening the scoring, Friesen found pay dirt once again — this time on the power play — taking a bounce in front of Nitros goaltender Tyson Brouwer and putting it past the helpless net minder for a 2-0 Kamloops lead after 20 minutes.

Brouwer did all he could to keep his team in Game 4, but at the end of the night it just wasn’t enough.

Kootenay Ice prospect Max Patterson and forward Ian Chrystal added a pair of rebound goals to round out the scoring and Jacob Mullen turned aside 34 shots for the shutout.

Thursday will serve as a rest day for the Dynamiters, while the Storm will hop the bus and trek back to Kimberley for Game 5.

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A quiet March in Greater Trail hockey rinks DAVE

Thompson Sports ‘n’ Things

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t is a sad March when the only hockey on view in the West Kootenay for the latter half of the month is a busy training camp full of folks who have been in Next Year Country for several weeks already.

We have been spoiled over the years, I suppose, by the perennial quality of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks and the local (Neil Murdoch) junior B division such quality that in any year when the Nitehawks were not playing at this point it could be assumed the teams in Nelson or Castlegar were still in the running for titles.

Now the closest junior hockey rink that still has action is in Kimberley, a bit much of a drive during the dicey weather conditions of early spring around here, even for hockey zealots.

The surprising Dynamiters went on an 8-3 run against teams above them in the standings to achieve the league championship finals, then won the first two games of that series, pushing their playoff record to 14-3, before Kamloops fought back with two wins in their home town to tie it.

Likely a zealot would enjoy the fifth game

in Kimberley tonight.

Given that Kamloops had to overcome the regular-season-dominant Osoyoos Coyotes to get to this point, it seems clear the finals are being competed by two surging squads.

Otherwise, as noted, the Smoke Eaters have a bustling business going at the Cominco Arena. There are things on the line there, just not current championship things.

A positive about that is it seems unlikely the team would be expending all that energy if there were many doubts about the Smokies appearing on the 2015/16 BCHL schedule.

Nothing decided, or at least announced, officially, but I am being very hopeful.

• I suppose I was mislead by a similarly mislead writer when I placed, “Dr.,” in front of eldest son Marty Howe’s name in last week’s bit about Donnie Mcleod. I had seen in some article about his iconic dad that he was a Dr. now and tending to his famous but failing father.

Wherever I read that was mistaken, too.

It is the youngest son, Murray, who is the MD - chairman of Toledo (Ohio) Hospital’s department of radiology, in fact. Marty, originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens but more a WHA player than an NHL one, stayed around the hockey world after his playing retirement in 1985.

So, sorry, Murray, and everyone I misinformed last week.

Hate it when that happens.

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The Beaver Valley Skating Club wrapped up its CanSkate season with a fun skate at the B.V. Arena and awards earlier this month with the CanSkate Stage 1 award going to Beckett Preston, Stage 2 to Madison Dilling and Avery Gagnon, while Stage 3 awards went to Jordyn Fergusen, Jenn Hartmann, and Mya Morisette.

Canada figure skating pairs win gold at Worlds THE CANADIAN PRESS Pang and Tong, who came out of “However, I think that figure skating SHANGHAI - Canadians Meagan retirement this year to finish their careers needs to develop and many girls will do Duhamel and Eric Radford have their in Shanghai, now have six world medals the triple axel in the future. You have perfect season. (two gold, one silver, three bronze) to go to do difficult elements and you cannot The pair held off two Chinese teams in with their silver medal from the 2010 stagnate. the free skate to capture gold in the pairs Vancouver Olympics.

“Maybe we will even be doing quad event on Thursday at the world figure “I fulfilled (my partner’s) wishes to (jumps) in the future, who knows?” skating championships. come back to the rink,” Tong said, before A year after inconsistent results kept After a seventh-place finish at the adding with a smile, “I certainly hope her off the Russian team for the Sochi Sochi Games last year, Duhamel, Pang Qing will not drag me back to the Olympics, Tuktamysheva is having a banfrom Lively, Ont., and Radford, from rink once again.” ner season. She has captured seven titles Balmertown, Ont., decided to continue Also, 18-year-old Russian Elizaveta in nine events, including the European their careers and skate another year - and Tuktamysheva landed a triple axel on Championships and Grand Prix Finals, haven’t lost since. They’ve won all six her first leap of the figure skating world and is now closing in on her first world international events they’ve entered this championships on Thursday, opening up title. season, including the Grand Prix Finals a big lead over the rest of the field after Skating to Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero,” and Four Continents. the short program.

Tuktamysheva dazzled not just with her “Some dreams are so big that you “When I landed the triple axel, I got jumps - her footwork was crisp and her can’t even imagine them happening goosebumps and I thought, ‘Is this a spins tight and blisteringly fast. and it’s all happening right now,” said dream or did I really just do the triShe scored 77.62 points, the thirdRadford. “I could never have imagined it ple axel at the world championships?”’ highest short program tally since the and I can’t tell if it’s a dream or reality.

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International Skating Union changed its “We’ve worked so hard to get here and Only a handful of women skaters judging system in 2004. Sixteen-year-old it’s amazing.” have successfully landed a triple axel Elena Radionova of Russia was more Duhamel and Radford, who won in international competition, among than eight points behind in second, while flyers. coupons. deals. savings tips. bronze at the previous two world cham- them Tonya Harding, Midori Ito and Satoko Miyahara of Japan finished third. flyers. coupons. deals. savings tips. pionships, were the leaders after the Mao Asada. Tuktamysheva landflyers. coupons. deals. savings tips. short program. It is Canada’s first pairs ed the difficult jump in one of flyers. coupons. deals. savings tips. title since Jamie Sale and David Pelletier the biggest competitions of her won in 2001. career after only practising it for “This is a very personal victory. Every a couple months. single victory along the way this season “It’s 50 per cent I could land had a very special meaning,” Duhamel it and 50 per cent I could miss said. it, anything could happen with Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China this jump,” Tuktamysheva said.

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With support from his sister Kayleigh, Selkirk Saints Arie Postmus of Fruitvale, along with teammates Logan Proulx of Trail, former Smoke Eater Darnell Dyck, and Tyler Kerner will be cutting off their hair, beards, or other next week to help raise funds to fight cancer. Support the Saints by visiting convio.cancer.ca/goto/selkirksaints1.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PASADENA, Calif. - There’s a mystery to cancer, in large part because of fear, that PBS tries to unravel in next week’s six-hour documentary “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.”

“We’re not really honest with each other,” filmmaker Ken Burns said. “We know about heart disease. We know about diabetes. We know about other things, but there’s a kind of resistance because cancer is so scary.”

Burns, who was 11 when his mother died of breast cancer, is executive producer of the film, directed by Barak Goodman. It’s one of the few times Burns has been involved in a project that he didn’t instigate.

The film airs over three consecutive nights beginning on March 30 and is inspired

by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title. Starting at its most elemental - how cancer got its name - the documentary tells the story of advances and setbacks in years of research on how the disease develops and is treated, since Mukherjee’s book was published in 2010.

Mukherjee sees it as a State of the Union address on cancer, a topic with a reach and complexity that can make the entirety of the federal government seem simple in comparison. The film softens the science with individual stories of people fighting for their survival.

Cancer proves an elusive and resilient enemy. Much of the promising research has been done since the 1970s, establishing that the cell mutations that characterize

the disease can be triggered by genetics, the environment or a virus. Treatments that once seemed promising proved disappointing. Some had limited success. Immunotherapy, the use of a person’s own immune system to fight cancer cells, is so new that it barely received a mention in Mukheerjee’s book but gets a thorough telling in the film.

The film follows the story of the very first child ever to receive a new treatment to attack cancer cells.

“The history of cancer has been littered with false dawns with, as our film discusses, moments of great optimism followed by immediately crashing disillusionment,” Goodman said. “So we did have to be very careful about those we chose to follow.”

Often, the doctors and scientists are pushed by patients

themselves. The story of radical mastectomy for breast cancer in particular, how it went from the universally accepted treatment with naysayers ridiculed until other, less invasive approaches were proven effective.

The film discusses the groundbreaking surgeon general’s report in the 1960s strongly linking cigarette smoking to cancer and the slow but steady reduction of probably the best-known carcinogen.

“You could say, ‘Does that matter?”’ Mukherjee said.

“Trust me, in the next 10 years we will find yet another new carcinogen being somewhere that we don’t know about and a company that’s eager to obfuscate on its origins, and the lessons from what we learned about cigarettes will apply all over again.”

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He’s back - again; Terminator franchise returns

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES It’s a rare case when a film’s most iconic line practically preordains its franchise. As promised, The Terminator, and the man who originated the steely machine - Arnold Schwarzenegger - are back for another goaround in “Terminator: Genisys.”

With four films (two

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Getting a jump on a summer that’s chock full of franchise fare, including continuations of “The Avengers” and “Jurassic Park,” Paramount Pictures recently showcased a few minutes of actionpacked footage from “Terminator: Genisys.”

Key cast members, including Schwarzenegger, were also made available all to help generate early buzz for what the studio hopes will be

a bona fide summer blockbuster.

Paramount is on a major push to restore its once robust production prowess.

Although its franchises, including “Transformers” and “Mission: Impossible,” are successful, the studio has lagged behind its Hollywood counterparts in recent years.

Seated on a massive couch next to his three new co-stars, Schwarzenegger seemed glad to be back. “I watched all the movies again to really get up to speed with the character,” he said. The film opens in a familiar spot - 2029, when the war against the all-powerful artificial intelligence system Skynet is raging.

Resistance leader John Connor (Jason Clarke) once again sends sol-

dier Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to save his mother, Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke), from being killed by a Terminator.

But this time, things are different. Sarah has her own protector: An aged Terminator who has raised her since childhood.

“We’re really harking back to James Cameron’s original characters that were in one and two and we’re taking it from there,” said Emilia Clarke.

The footage - basically a trailer on steroids - takes what fans have already seen in the first trailer, which debuted in December, and gives everything a bit more context, like what happens when Kyle pops up in 1984 and why that school bus starts cartwheeling on the Golden Gate

Bridge, in addition to one massive secret.

The project on the whole is an intensely hush-hush endeavour, but director Alan Taylor (“Thor: The Dark World”) has said many times that, at its heart, the film is about man’s relationship to technology in the modern age.

In 2015, that idea has evolved from when James Cameron first introduced us to the T-800 31 years ago.

“In ‘84, this was total science fiction - when machines take over.

And now, we’re there,” said Schwarzenegger.

“That’s the wild thing about it. When we did this movie, it was kind of almost reality, unlike in 1984 where we thought, ‘oh well wouldn’t this be a funny world.’ Things have changed.”

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faith-based curriculum can contribute to the goals of a secular, democratic society.

The Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Loyola case supports this point.

In 2008, the province of Quebec adopted a mandatory secular Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC) Program to replace religious education in schools. A statutory provision gives Quebec’s minister responsible for education the ability to grant an exemption from the ERC program if a school offers an alternative, equivalent program. Loyola, a private Catholic high school, applied for and was denied an exemption.

The objectives of the ERC program are the “recognition of others” and the “pursuit of the common good”. Through the program’s three components - world religions and religious culture, ethics, louise and dialogue - students are expected to develop attitudes of openness, Everyday Theology diversity, tolerance and respect. They are to learn the skills necessary for engaging in respectful dialogue with others who hold differing views. Loyola had no quarrel with these goals and competencies but wanted to teach from the Catholic perspective that animates it.

While the justices of the Court ruled unanimously in Loyola’s favor, they were split 4-3 on the remedy. The majority referred the matter back to the Minister for reconsideration, while the minority recommended that Loyola be allowed to proceed with its proposed program.

In the majority decision, Justice Abella writes, “Preventing a school like Loyola from teaching and discussing Catholicism, the core of its identity, in any part of the program from its own perspective, does little to further the ERC Program’s objectives while at the same time seriously interfering with the values underlying religious freedom.”

However, the state does not have “to abandon its objectives by accepting a program that frames the discussion of ethics primarily through the moral lens of a school’s own religion.”

Writing for the minority, Chief Justice McLachlin and Justice Moldaver did not see a problem with a discussion of ethics occurring through Loyola’s Catholic lens.

“Loyola’s teachers must maintain a respectful tone of debate, but where the context of the classroom discussion requires it, they may identify what Catholic beliefs are, why Catholics follow those beliefs, and the ways in which other ethical or doctrinal propositions do not accord with those beliefs.”

I welcome the Supreme Court decision as a Catholic who supports faith-based schools and the rights of individuals who choose those schools. I welcome it, too, as a former teacher with experience in both the Catholic and public school systems, and as a Canadian who values the freedoms of our secular democracy.

In my view, this decision strikes a balance between religion and secularism. On one hand, the Court affirms the legitimacy of the state in prescribing and regulating curriculum in religious schools. State oversight helps to prevent religious indoctrination and the intolerance that accompanies it. On the other hand, the decision protects freedom of religion. A religious school may teach from the perspective of its tradition and doctrines provided its beliefs or practices do not “conflict with or harm overriding public interests.”

At a time in Canadian history when the courts are frequently asked to rule on cases that pit religion and secularism, Loyola serves as a reminder that church and state, though properly separate, can work together for the common good.

Trail resident Louise McEwan has a background in education and catechesis, and degrees in English and Theology.

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Our True Action Hero We love our action movies with heroes who always get the bad guy, win the girl, and never die.

Truth is, we want to be just like them, but unfortunately we are not bullet proof. We don’t always have the right answers, do the right thing, or get the job done. We, in fact, are the ones who need to be rescued.

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Trail United Church 1300 Pine Avenue, Trail Worship at 11am

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

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Easter Celebrations for the Greater Trail Catholic Communities Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper - April 2, 2015 Holy Trinity, Trail 7:00 pm Sacred Heart, Rossland 5:00 pm St. Rita’s, Fruitvale 7:30 pm

St. Andrew’s United Church 2110 1st Ave, Rossland Worship 9am

Good Friday - April 3, 2015 Way of the Cross beginning at St. Michael’s School at 2:00 pm Reading of the Passion (Veneration of the Cross) Holy Trinity, Trail 3:00 pm Sacred Heart, Rossland 3:00 pm St. Rita’s, Fruitvale 5:00 pm

Easter Vigil - April 4, 2015

Holy Trinity, Trail 8:00 pm Sacred Heart, Rossland 5:00 pm St. Rita’s, Fruitvale 7:30 pm

Salmo United Church 304 Main St, Salmo Worship 11am

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mission but chose to accept it, dying on the cross and rising again on the third day. Through the completion of His mission, Jesus conquered death, and gained the power to set us free. The twist on this story is that He offers to give us this power to be overcomers just like Him. Have you met the one true action Hero? He can make a difference in your life.

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work program, please see if he will go to an AA meeting (aa.org). You and your wife could also benefit from understanding how you may be enabling your son’s drinking, which undermines his efforts to find employment. For you, we recommend Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org).

Your son can still turn his life around, but he needs to get off the booze first.

Dear Annie: I could have written the letter from “Tired of Sharing,” the woman in her 50s who was dating a man who always had a group of women around him. It brought back vivid memories of a crazy time in my own life. I, too, met a man who seemed witty and funny. I fell hard, ignor-

for yourself and be truly content with life. I would never go back to that crazy lifestyle. Tell that woman to run away as fast as she can. She’ll be glad she did.

-- Older and Wiser Dear Older: No one should remain in a relationship where you don’t

feel valued, where you think you have to put up with constant mistreatment and disregard because otherwise you would be on your own.

There are worse things than being alone, as you have learned.

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ing all the signs of a lousy relationship blooming on the horizon.

My guy had a harem of women, too. They were only “friends” whom he talked about all the time.

They knew no boundaries and would call him at any hour for anything. If they wanted help, he’d drop whatever he was doing, leaving me to handle stuff at home by myself. How stupid of me not to know that the relationship could only go downhill.

My life was a living hell for a long time, culminating in a nervous breakdown. I finally had enough and moved out, and it was the best thing I ever did.

He ended up marrying one of his “friends.” I dodged a big bullet.

There is life after such a horrendous mistake if you get out in time. I always thought I had to have a man in my life in order to be happy. But after years of dating and being in unhappy relationships, I gave it all up, and I’ve never been happier or more free. It’s exhilarating to know you can do

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Dear Annie: My youngest son is 34 years old and lives with my wife and me. He is an alcoholic and is unemployed, with no interest in getting a job.

He helps at home by doing the cooking. He is a great cook by trade. He was laid off as head cook at a restaurant and can’t get over it.

My son is a good person, and I love him very much. He claims he was blackballed. He has had 10 good jobs over the past 15 years, but has had at least five DUIs and has been in jail three times.

Could this be true? Is there any way I could get him out of the house and into a work program? My wife will not back me up when I tell him he has to get a job. -- Beside Myself Dear Beside: Employers routinely refuse to hire those who have a drug or alcohol problem and have been arrested multiple times. It has nothing to do with being “blackballed.” Regardless of his cooking skills, your son is not a reliable employee.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a social, busy, fun-loving day. Get out there and run errands, talk to siblings, take short trips and enjoy the company of others. It’s a good day for study and reading as well.

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You will enjoy being among familiar surroundings, especially things you own, today. You might want to clean, repair or organize your possessions.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today the Moon is in your sign, which can make you more emotional than

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Work alone or behind the scenes today to get the most benefit for your efforts. Keep a low profile; then explore fun times.

You will want to have fun tonight!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)

A conversation with a female friend could be important today. This is a good day to tell others what your hopes and dreams for the future are so that you can hear their feedback.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Personal details about your private life might be made public today. This looks minor; nevertheless, be aware that this is happening. You might have to do some damage control.

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You want adventure and a chance to learn something new today. Primarily, you want a change of scenery! Go someplace you’ve never been before. Shake it up a little.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Issues about inheritances, shared property, insurance matters, taxes and debt are your focus today.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Today you are concerned with health issues, or issues related to pets, or just a

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This position will report directly to council, responsibilities include all statutory duties of the Corporate Officer and overall responsibility for the Village financial and administrative portfolio. Duties also include those outlined in financial officer as described under the Community Charter including asset management, budget preparation, financial analysis, funding applications and financial reporting requirements. The CFO will manage the office staff, provide human resource support and will provide advice to Council on the long term goals and financial health of the community. In addition the successful candidate will be required to attend council meetings and any related planning or municipal functions related to the position. The CFO will work together with council and coordinate municipal resources on various municipal projects to ensure an affordable and vibrant lifestyle for our residents.

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All applications must be received by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their resume and salary expectations marked Personal & Confidential with a cover letter to: Selection Committee Village of Warfield 555 Schofield Highway Trail, B. C. V1R 2G7 Phone: (250)368-8202 Fax: (250)368-9354 Email: warfield@shawlink.ca We thank you for your interest however please be advised that only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted.

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Garden & Lawn M.Olsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yardcare, dethatching, aerating, fertilizing.

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Garage Sales

Apt/Condo for Rent

Halls/Auditoriums

Townhouses

Cars - Domestic

W.TRAIL, 1924 Wilmes Lane.

Sat. Mar.28th (if rain, Sun) 9am-? Moving Sale. Furniture, pictures, shelving, kitchenware, tools, etc. Everything must go.

Glenmerry 1bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $600./mo.

Avail. Apr.1st. 250-368-5908

E.TRAIL, 2BDRM. Central location. Full bsmnt. Garage.

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TRAIL, GLENMERRY Twnhse 3Bd., newer floor, windows, paint. $900. 1-250-551-1106

1992 Honda Civic LX, 4dr sedan, 5 speed standard. Power windows, power mirrors, power locks, in exceptionally clean condition, very well maintained, 235k, $2,800 also Volks Wagon Jetta diesel, 5 spd. 250-442-0122 / 250-4931807

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Household Services

Heavy Duty Machinery

Food Products BC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished Freezer Packages Available Quarters/Halves $4.50/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Ground Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

TRAIL, 1bd. Ross. Ave., w/d/f/s. ns/np. $600./mo. utilities inc. 250-368-1361

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Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; & 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014

W.TRAIL, 2bd., tiny yard, suitable for small dog, 1blk. to shopping and bus. $695./mo.

250-368-6075

West Coast Seeds, seed starter fertilizer, potting soil, peat pots, domes & trays.

Gadgets & More 250-364-0404

Commercial/ Industrial

Misc. Wanted Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antiques,Native Art, Estates + Chad: 250-499-0251 local.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

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WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888

Misc. for Sale

Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822 Ermalinda Estates, Glenmerry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph.250-364-1922 E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, W/D. Yard. 250-368-3239 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph. 250-3686761

SPRING YARD CLEAN UP aerating, de-thatching, pruning Book now. 250-368-5552

TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals.

Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. Best kept secret downtown Trail. 250368-1312

W.TRAIL 2-bdrm. main floor. f/s,w/d,d/w. $700./mo. plus utilities. 250-368-1015

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GLENVIEW APTS. Spacious, quiet 2 bdrm. apt. available.

250-364-2401

TRAIL, 2BD. cozy, character house in Lower Warfield. Ref. $700./mo. 208-267-7580 Trail 2 BDRM, full Basement, nice view, off street parking, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P $850 month Call 250.365.5003

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SHOP/ WAREHOUSE, 4300 sq.ft. Ample outside space.

Good access. 250-368-1312

Halls/Auditoriums GLENMERRY HALL, 3375 Laburnum Drive,Trail. Hall features quiet and comfortable atmosphere, theatre seating, stage, sound system, easy access, ample parking and level entry as required. Best uses include: Religious ceremonies and worship, memorial services, musical and other performances, fashion shows, lectures, seminars, study sessions, workshops, meetings, readings and variety of other gathering possibilities.

250-364-0352, 250-368-1312.

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115 Pine Avenue, Fruitvale

279,900

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250.368.5222

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Executive Living

2351 Caughlin Rd

2 Bedroom Country Living on 10 Acres

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Fruitvale Rob Burrus

285,000

$

Warfield

250-231-4420 Nathan Kotyk

189,900

$

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$

499,000

250.231.9484 Jack McConnachie 250.368.5222

255 Rossland Ave, Trail Central Location, 2 Bedroom Home

259,000

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149,000

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215,000

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94,900

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139,500

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In Law Suite, Terraced Yard

389,000

845 Ninth St, Salmo

Fruitvale

1420 Lookout St, Trail

239,000

$

Trail

250-231-4420 Nathan Kotyk

169,000

$

Fruitvale

250.231.9484 Rob Burrus

$

319,000

250-231-4420

259,000

375 Willow Dr, Warfield

Must see home, Great Lower Warfield Location

265,000

$

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Friday, March 27, 2015 Trail Times

local Spring break with Trail Rec

Photos by Sheri Regnier (Above) The more experienced hockey players helped the emerging little ones on the ice this week during Trail Parks and Recreation’s spring break hockey camp. The sessions focused on stick handling, skating skills and extra playing time in the kids rink for children ages 6-7 for 90 minutes in the morning then ages 8-12 until 12:30 p.m.

(Top right) Thursday mornings in the Cominco gym give preschool children ample room to roam, bounce, ride and slide during Kinder Indoor Playground days. The sessions are a partnership between Trail Parks and Recreation and the Trail & Castlegar Child Care Resource and Referral program. Parents, grandparents, and child care providers can access the service, which offers child care referrals and information, subsidy assistance, weekly play groups, and educational opportunities in a healthy and nurturing environment. To join the play program contact Trail recreation at 368.6484. For further information about the resource program visit childcarechoice.ca or call 364.2980. (Bottom right) William Mullett, 2, enjoys the vroom of a toy dump truck during play time.

The Local Experts™ STING NEW LI

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

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Sat March 28 12-2pm

Mark Wilson 250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Terry Alton 1367 - 2nd Avenue, Trail

$129,000

Bright and full of character, this home in an excellent location.

Newer roof and windows, great parking and private patio area. Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing, you will not want to miss out on this delightful home.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW

LISTING

1420 Glendale Avenue, Salmo

$259,000

5 bdrm 2.5 bath on 2.46 flat acres in Sunny Salmo. Easily suited as a mortgage helper. Sub-division potential exists. 2nd house onsite that needs finishing but has a good start. Exceptional value!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

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

RENTALS

Trail

2 bdrm upgraded upper suite .............................. $800/mo 2 bdrm upgraded upper suite .............................. $750/mo 2 bdrm house .............................. $750/mo

We have excellent tenants waiting for rentals in Glenmerry, Sunningdale and East Trail.

Call today if you need your property professionally managed!

Terry Alton 250-231-1101 Tonnie Stewart (250) 365-9665

1506 Kootenay Avenue, Rossland

$209,000

Cozy and comfortable 2 bdrm home with heated shop/garage, stone fireplace, sauna, open kitchen and dining room. Zoned as a Guest House.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW

1880A Kootenay Avenue, Rossland

$349,500

1463 Bay Ave, Downtown Trail

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

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

This is a unique fully furnished turn-of-the-century home, featuring 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This home has been renovated and restored with style and taste adding to its original character.

LISTING

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

LISTING

terryalton@shaw.ca

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

Mary Amantea mamantea@telus.net

4191 Casino Road, Casino 1768 Daniel Street, Trail

$129,000

Attention starter or couples!

2 bdrm home with spacious rooms, garage, high ceilings and views.

Call your REALTOR® now before it’s gone!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

$69,000

Bill Craig

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

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart 250-231-0153

7540 Devito Drive, Trail

$295,000

Looking for that perfect home? I can help!

250-231-5591

$162,000

Directly across from Butler Park and near the proposed new walking bridge, this home has tons of character. Wood floors, antique wall sconces, gas fireplace, and caw-foot tub. Upgrades include new kitchen and some new flooring. This is a fantastic package.

Call Terry 250-231-1101

250-231-1101

250-521-0525

Call me today for a FREE market evaluation Mark Wilson ext 30

For Lease

1345 Thom Street, Trail

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

Well maintained and spacious 1/2 duplex. The kitchen is spacious with lots of counter space and opens to a bright and cozy sun-room. This home offers double car garage with driveway separate from neighbours. Keep cool with central air.

There are NO STRATA FEES for this home. Call or text your REALTOR® for your personal viewing.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

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