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Liquor store changes in effect today

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

Today is the first day for BC Liquor Stores to lift restrictions, making way for longer hours, including Sundays, plus the choice to sell chilled beer and wine.

An immediate change, which isn’t April Fool’s fodder, is that prices of beer, wine and spirits are marked at a lower price on the shelves.

It isn’t cheaper liquor, however, because the new pricing doesn’t include SHERI REGNIER PHOTOS Strewn down a Sunningdale bank, amidst fauna and flora ready to blossom for spring, is a mass of garbage that someone recently dumped before driv- taxes. Those charges ing away scot-free. Illegal dumping is an ongoing problem throughout Trail and the surrounding area. People who dump and run may think their actions will now be added at save money, but in the end, it causes distress in the community and clean-up costs impact all taxpayers. Below; Bob McLachlan lifts an old coffee maker the point-of-sale along with the recycle fee – mixed in with piles of dumped garden waste near the Sunningdale water tower. so products will cost about the same as before April 1.

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BY SHERI REGNIER issue that directly impacts all city diseases can be spread when some- one of 169 provinTimes Staff taxpayers. thing like that is left in the open.” cial stores with long“Who are you? And why do you He said last year his crews hauled Further down the pathway, Heidi er hours, now open think it's okay to dump garbage four metric tonnes of illegally pointed down a bank, showing the from 9:30 a.m. until 7 on someone else's land?” asks a dumped materials, which quantifies spot where a very large bag filled p.m. Monday through Sunningdale grandmother. to nearly 9,000 pounds of garbage, with smaller bags of dog feces was Thursday, Friday We all have a responsibility to to the regional landfill for proper thrown. and Saturday 9:30 protect our environment for future disposal.

“What's the point in that,” she a.m. until 9 p.m. and generations, says Heidi McLachlan, “People think they are saving said. “You're just adding to the Sundays, from 11 a.m. a longtime Trail resident who called money by illegally dumping in problem doing something like that.” until 6 p.m. the Trail Times after seeing the secluded areas,” explained Abenante.

On everyone's mind is, how can Also effective today, shameful messes dumped near the “Not realizing that tax dollars need dumping in the area's natural envi- grocery stores will be Sunningdale water tower. to be spent to clean up the illegally ronment be stopped? allowed to sell liquor She and husband Bob McLachlan dumped garbage.”

In Sunningdale's high bench, the through the storereturned to Trail after a holiday A morning stroll through the matter is complex because while the within-a-store model; south of the border, only to find Sunningdale water tower area, city owns the road leading to the and grocers will be garbage-strewn trails beyond the “We usually pick up garbage on reveals everything from tires, car water tower and controls the gate, able to stock B.C. gateway and piles of discarded bags the way,” said Heidi. “But when we parts, household waste, old appli- affected properties are privately wines on their shelves. full of dog feces left at the road got back and saw what was up there ances, and bag upon bag spilling owned by individuals, Teck and the The latest changes entrance. now, I am appalled. Something has contents of garden waste mixed with regional district. follow B.C.’s liquor The couple, along with daughter- to be done, we are getting tired of other mostly plastic contaminants.

“I wouldn't mind if they would board review completin-law Krista Ferraby, begin each cleaning up other people's garbage.”

“That's a health hazard,” said lock the gates so no one but the city ed last fall, that the day by walking their dogs on the After working in Trail's public Krista, pointing to a gulley full of and property owners could drive up province states will numerous dirt pathways in the rural works for 20 years, Larry Abenante used diapers extruding from a large there,” said Heidi. level the playing field Sunningdale benches. says illegal dumping is an ongoing black bag. “Who knows what kind of See DUMPING, Page 3 for all liquor retailers.

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There will be hot dogs, juice, and hot chocolate by donation and over 7,000 chocolate eggs will cover the field for three different age categories. There will be allergy friendly chocolate eggs for hunters who can exchange their gathered eggs for peanut-free chocolate and treats at one of the fire trucks. All items for the sixth annual Beaver Valley Easter Egg Hunt have been donated by local businesses. Check out our Facebook group page, “Fruitvale Fire Fighters Society” for more details and information. The Fruitvale Fire Fighters Society is a non-profit that has been actively fundraising and supporting individuals and families throughout the Beaver Valley who are experiencing a crisis by donating close to $21,000 to help cover costs of such things as hotel, food, and transportation to Children’s Hospital in Vancouver or medical treatments in Kelowna or other medical facilities.

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East could further the preempt by bidding Three Hearts but according to the law of total tricks, he should have three-card support. With only two-card support and a quacky hand (A Queen and two Jacks) and no aces, East’s hand is better on defense so he passes.

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Local

Dumping garden waste a big problem FROM PAGE 1 “And I think they should be using security cameras to watch who goes up with a full load and comes back empty.”

Controlling vehicle access to the various sites isn’t so simple, says Abenante, adding the gates were originally installed as a safety feature when fewer people used the area for recreation.

“They are promoting trails (Trans Canada Trail) and there is a new house being built up there this year,” he explained.

“So the guy building doesn’t want gates at all. And there’s trucks (permitted) going up and down at least half a dozen times a day so locking the gates could become a big hassle.”

Installing surveillance would be a capital investment if the city went that route, Abenante added, estimating security device costs would exceed $5,000.

“To get a proper camera we’d need to also set up power to the site,” he said. “And we’d need to install more than one.”

The only way to stop the problem is to have more people reporting on illegal dumping, he continued. “If more houses are built up there maybe in time it will get better. And we need more people watching, because it’s everyone’s job to keep an eye out.”

Abenante mentioned the increasing problem the city faces with its bear bins, which are scattered throughout neighbourhoods.

The containers were installed

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Krista Ferraby shows a toaster oven hidden beneath piles of debris left near the Sunningdale water tower. to prevent bruins and other wildlife from seeking garbage, but two-legged mammals are benefitting another way.

“Even today I went around Gyro on my way to work and the bear bins are loaded to the hilt,” explained Abenante, noting the receptacles were stuffed primarily with household waste.

“There was up to six big garbage bags left all around the bins so dogs or raccoons can get in. It goes on and on, which is why I was never in favour of the bins in the first place because people dump garbage there.”

Another ongoing matter

around Trail is littering, which is considered a form of illegal dumping. Refuse has become such a bane in downtown Trail that city crews need to sweep the streets weekly to gather debris like cigarette butts, food wrappers and coffee cups.

The biggest dumping problem however, is the unlawful disposal of recyclable materials like garden waste.

Grass clippings, branches, compost and other organics, often mixed with non-recyclable debris, can be found scattered down most banks throughout the city including the Sunningdale area.

“Just to be clear, it is illegal to dump garden waste,” said Abenante. “We’d like to remind everyone that scheduled spring and fall clean-ups allow for citizens to dispose of this properly.”

For the bigger jobs, city resources don’t allow the time for illegal dump pick ups, Abenante added.

“Therefore contractors are hired to clean up and take the debris to the landfill. Some weeks no clean up is required, whereas some weeks we will call contractors one or two times.”

According to Abenante, the best way to combat the issue is education and community pride – respect for the city, its citizens and our environment.

“Eventually this garbage and debris makes its way into catch basins and then into the Columbia River,” he said. “What we need is more eyes watching.”

Fire drills

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On-call paid firefighters from Montrose and Trail were on scene on Station Rd, overlooking the Trail Airport, to get some practice fighting fires. The owner of the building wanted it gone and called the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue team to ask if they wanted to burn it down as practice. For more photos and information about the process, see Thursday’s edition of the Trail Times.

Proposed heli-ski tenure application borders Kokanee Glacier Park

By Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

There could be another adventurous activity near Nelson next winter if everything goes as planned for Kootenay Heli-Ski. Owner Wendell Maki has applied for crown land to offer day heli-skiing 30 km north of Nelson, hugging the boundaries of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park.

Maki submitted a management plan with the application to the Ministry of Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations on March 5.

Maki owns Kootenay Valley Helicopters, based at the Nelson airport.

The plan outlines intentions to be operating by the

2015-16 season with more than 70 proposed helicopter landing sites to access ski and snowboard runs over 14,666 hectares, with flight paths mapped out to travel around the provincial park air space.

Touted as the cat skiing capital of BC, there are five operators in the West Kootenay and a smattering of alpine backcountry lodges for self-propelled skiers and boarders. Stellar Heliskiing and Snowwater Heliskiing and Boarding are two existing operators.

Based out of Kaslo, Stellar holds 80,000 hectares of terrain in the Selkirk and Purcell Mountains. Many people book a day or two of heli-

skiing or boarding to complement a multi-day stay at cat-skiing lodges like Retallack, Baldface Lodge or Selkirk Wilderness Skiing.

According to Nelson Kootenay Lake executive director Dianna Ducs cat skiing is a “big economic booster” for the region January through April.

“People come to cat ski, but also spend time in the communities and at the neighbouring ski hills Red and White.”

Economic benefits to Nelson could come from more hotel and restaurant visits as the proposal does not include accommodations. Kootenay Heli-Ski projects 320 client days in

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The management report also estimates its full capacity would be 1,300 client days by 2019.

A wildlife impact assessment and aerial mountain goat survey with recommendations to reduce human-wildlife interaction were included with the application.

According to the report, the proponent is aware of the potential effects on mountain goat habitat use and distributions during the winter, and hired biologist Doris Hausleitner of Seepanee Ecological Consulting, to prepare operational strategies

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The proponent has amended the proposed zones in the tenured area, eliminating all goat habitats.

A commitment “to implement a monitoring plan which includes annual training of pilots and guides in the mitigation strategies as well as maintaining records of all wildlife habitat use and proximity to heli-ski runs” was also identified within the document.

The application acknowledges the tenure area “will not be exclusive” and overlaps may occur for other uses and authorizations.

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It’s too early to know if the proposed application will be approved.

Natural resource specialist Erin Keith from FrontCounter BC in Cranbrook said the application will now be referred to government agencies including the ministries of environment and transportation, plus general stakeholders.

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Provincial Auditor rips performance of government’s Sturgeon poaching $182 million computer system prompts night fishing ban THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - The B.C. government has spent seven years and $182 million trying to modernize aging computer systems in the social services ministries, but the province’s auditor general says only one-third of that goal has been achieved.

Carol Bellringer also says personal information in the province’s Integrated Case Management system wasn’t fully safeguarded and wasn’t monitored for inappropriate activity.

Bellringer’s latest report says the system that was intended to improve delivery of social

programs and supports hasn’t met expectations within several government ministries.

The project dates back to 2008 with a plan to replace outdated government computer systems used to deliver social programs, including child protection, child-care subsidies and income assistance.

A report emerged last May that the system was prone to regular crashes, but the government said it was meeting the needs of social services clients.

The Opposition New Democrats say Bellringer’s report shows that the system is an unfinished, dysfunctional mess.

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plete the purchase of trail but there seems the 47 kilometre long to be some uncerrail bed. tainty about where The rail trail group that money is going based in Vernon made to come from,” said the announcement Clements.

Tuesday morning at “Absolutely, there the opening of the yes will be no additional campaign headquar- costs to the taxpayers. ters in Lake Country We are very confident and says taxpayers we can raise that ($5 won’t be asked to sub- million). There are all sidize construction or kinds of companies maintenance of the and individuals saying trail if it is purchased we want this and want by the inter-jurisdic- to provide money for tional group. it.”

Rail trail director Clements said his Brad Clements says group already has his group will have no financial commitproblem raising the ments of $350,000 $5 million from indi- from two individual viduals or businesses property owners in the and added they could area and adds there are leverage that amount many more individuals for another $5 mil- and companies that lion in grants towards have come forward. developing a transporA study done by the tation corridor.

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Night fishing is being banned on the lower Fraser River and some tributaries in an attempt to stop the continued poaching of white sturgeon.

The recreational angling regulation change takes effect April 1 and applies on non-tidal sections of the Fraser, Pitt and Harrison rivers.

Conservation officers will be out in force on the water and a ban on legal fishing at night should make it easier to detect poachers who typically take wild sturgeon after dark, Sgt. Todd Hunter said.

“That’s when the poaching is going on and people are taking them,” Hunter said. “So we’re going to be actively patrolling.”

Sturgeon are a catch-andrelease-only fish but a lucrative black market exists for their eggs for caviar.

Hunter doubts the night fishing closure will be too much of an inconvenience to other anglers, such as salmon fishermen.

He said the regulation, which will be in effect for two years, is

B.C. MP quits Tory caucus to defend his views on evolution THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - British Columbia MP James Lunney quit the Conservative caucus Tuesday so that he can more freely defend his religious beliefs.

In a statement, Lunney said he’s leaving voluntarily so as not to entangle his Tory colleagues in controversy over his beliefs regarding evolution.

He will sit as an Independent but continue to vote with the

ruling Conservatives, he said.

Lunney’s decision was sparked by reaction to remarks he made last month, which he says were inflated by the media and became part of a “firestorm of criticism and condemnation” surrounding two Ontario politicians who do not believe in the theory of evolution.

“In a society normally proud of embracing difference, the

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“This is a threatened species that has been around since the dinosaurs,” Hunter said of the river’s monstrous armoured bottom feeders.

“These things are very old.

They’ll get up to 100 years old or more. So they’re very important to British Columbians and we’re going to do as much as we can on the enforcement side.”

White sturgeon are the largest freshwater fish in North America, with the largest believed to reach sizes of 1,800 pounds and 20 feet in length. The biggest one caught and released on record was a 12-foot 1,100-pound sturgeon reeled in by an English tourist in 2002 near Chilliwack.

Hunter urged anglers who legally catch and release sturgeon to do so with the utmost caution when posing with them for photos.

“If you do it wrong you can actually kill that fish,” he said, adding the loss of any of the large old sturgeon that are reproducing could significantly harm the already low population in the future.

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role of the media and partisan politics in inciting social bigotry and intolerance should be questioned,” he said.

Late last month, Lunney defended two Progressive Conservative members of the Ontario legislature, tweeting that he has no problem describing evolution as “scientific theory” but that people should stop calling it fact. “(Beyond) realm of current science 2 observe or (reproduce) origins,” he tweeted, echoing views he’s previously expressed in the House of Commons that scientific fact can only be established “through the study of things observable and reproducible.”

In Tuesday’s statement, Lunney said he agrees with Christian groups who held a news conference last week to warn of “deliberate attempts to suppress a Christian world-view from professional and economic opportunity in law, medicine and academia.”

“I share these concerns,” Lunney said.

“I believe the same is true in the realm of politics at senior levels.”

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National New Brunswick

Province fights debt with gas tax and teacher cuts THE CANADIAN PRESS FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s Liberal government has introduced an $8.6-billion budget that increases taxes for the wealthy, bumps up the price of fuel, promises to close some courthouses and cut nearly 250 teaching jobs.

In his first budget since the Liberals won the election in September, Finance Minister Roger Melanson is forecasting a deficit of $476.8 million for 2015-16.

Effective Wednesday, fuel taxes on gasoline will increase by 1.9 cents per litre and the cost of diesel will rise by 2.3 cents per litre. The government said there was room to hike those fuels with prices expected to remain low and the increases will bring the province in line with neighbouring Nova Scotia.

The budget also increases taxes for the richest one per cent of New Brunswickers, creating two new tax brackets. Those earning between $150,000 and $250,000 will see their income taxes rises to 21 per cent from 17.8 per cent, while those earning over $250,000 annually will pay 25 per cent, up from 17.8 per cent.

Those measures are expected to add $30 million annually to government coffers.

The government also plans to eliminate 249 teaching positions through attrition, close unused courthouses and increase premiums for seniors who use the Medavie Blue Cross prescription drug program.

In his budget speech, Melanson said the province has faced many challenges in recent years, including weak economic growth, a declining and aging population, persistent job losses and rising government debt.

“We still find ourselves in an unsustainable fiscal situation,” he said in a prepared text of his speech. “It would be easy to avoid making difficult decisions and leave the problems we face to the next generation. We are not going to do that.”

The deficit includes a new, $150 million contingency fund that was announced earlier this week. If the reserve fund is not used this fiscal year, the deficit is projected to drop to $326.8 million, which would still be $71 million higher than the projected deficit for 2014-15.

Canada to expand ISIL mission into Syria

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Canadian fighter jets will soon be launching airstrikes in Syria now that the House of Commons has approved the federal government’s plan to expand and extend its military mission in Iraq.

Federal MPs voted 142129 Monday night in favour of a motion extending the mission for up to a full year and authorizing bombing runs in Syria against targets belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

“While the coalition has succeeded in stopping ISIL’s territorial spread, the global threat that ISIL poses remains,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement after the vote.

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On Tuesday, diplomats from around the world are set to meet in Kuwait to focus on collecting the billions the UN says it needs to ease the humanitarian crisis in Syria alone, where 200,000 people have been killed and millions displaced by the ongoing civil war under President Bashar Assad.

The Conservatives say allowing Canadian fighter jets to bomb ISIL targets within Syria would not prop up Assad. Islamic State fighters are using the eastern part of that country as a base and cannot be allowed to do so, they argue.

The government’s premise that those strikes are legal because they are in Canada’s self-defence does not hold water, the opposition says an argument supported by the fact no other Western nation besides the U.S. is

involved there.

“This is a serious ethical problem for Canada.

Dismissing it betrays the government’s lack of knowledge about a region that could suck Canada into decades of conflict,” said NDP Leader Tom Mulcair during the debate Monday.

“The prime minister tells Canadians that we can either bomb Iraq and Syria, or sit on the sidelines. That’s a false choice.”

Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, well-respected by all MPs on matters of international law and human rights, abstained from the vote in part because of the government’s Syrian approach, as he did this past fall.

“I remain unable to support the government in this matter because its proposed expansion of Canada’s mission continues to allow Assad to assault Syrian civilians with impunity,” he said.

Ontario

G20 cop violated protester’s rights

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A police officer who gained widespread notoriety for telling a protester at the infamous G20 summit that “this ain’t Canada right now” committed battery when he manhandled him, Ontario’s top court has concluded.

The ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal overturns a lower court finding.

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to have a safe haven in Syria,” Harper said.

The original mission deployed six CF-18 fighter jets, one CC-150 Polaris airto-air refuelling aircraft, two CP-140 Aurora surveillance aircraft along with 600 aircrew and other personnel.

Up to 69 special forces advisers will also remain in the region to advise and assist Kurdish peshmerga forces in their efforts to beat back the advance of ISIL militants.

Neither the NDP nor the Liberals supported the original mission, nor its extension, arguing the government had not adequately made the case for going to war in the first place and in the six months since, haven’t been honest with Canadians about the mission’s true scope.

The New Democrats had sought to amend the motion to remove Canadians from combat and refocus all the government’s efforts on

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ith the expansion of our combat role in Iraq and now Syria, there is little doubt that we are being drawn into what will inevitably be a costly and prolonged conflict.

The Prime Minister warns us our country is under grave threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Our Minister of Defence postulates that only by military strikes can we prevent this organization from metastasizing into a state that will recruit and radicalize people from all over the world to implement attacks here in Canada.

Does the government seriously believe that only by bombing the hell out this region will ISIL cease their recruitment campaign?

Whether we agree or disagree with expanding the war mission, we can legitimately state that Canada has done enough.

Given our limited resources, it would be wiser to reinforce protections here in Canada and work on a strategy to prevent the radicalization of our youth by the siren song of fundamentalist propaganda.

We could also take some of the millions of dollars earmarked for combat and increase our contribution to desperately needed foreign aid.

Why not use some of the millions we will spend in this futile endeavor to ensure our veterans receive the support they are entitled to?

Let us take a moment to reflect on what we have learned as a result of our engagement in Afghanistan.

In 2005, the Liberal government was pressured by the then Chief of Staff, General Hillier to send our troops into combat. Most other NATO allies, however, stayed on the sidelines.

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ATAMANENKO Keeping House This tragic conflict cost us 160 lives, 170 deaths by suicide and left hundreds of veterans with permanent physical and mental disabilities.

Even with those costs, the tragedy is that we cannot say that today Afghanistan is a safe and secure country grounded in the democratic principles we were fighting for.

The United States and its coalition of the willing, which we refused to join, illegally invaded Iraq under false premises in 2003.

As a result, hundreds of thousands Iraqi civilians were killed, their country was turned into chaos and their army dismantled.

What we are seeing today with ISIL is a direct result of the destabilization of Iraq by the George Bush regime.

Canada has now entered the fray to clean up a horrible mess we had no part in creating and have no business dropping further bombs into.

If Canada were to withdraw from this conflict right now I suspect very little would change. The region would undoubtedly continue its slide into chaos until conditions were created that might begin to stabilize the region.

A leading Iraqi researcher, Munqith alDagher believes that as long as the political and social grievances of Iraq’s Sunni community go unaddressed and there is no hope for the future,

Canadian airstrikes will not defeat ISIL. “ISIL is not the disease, (it) is just the symptom. If we want to (push Islamic State) out of Iraq and the region, we should deal with the real reasons behind this disease.

(Canada’s) prime minister, and US politicians and other politicians in the world…all they think about is sending troops and aircraft…no matter how strong the army is, there will not be any victory without a full cooperation from the people who are living there,” states al-Dagher.

We have no business taking part militarily in this tragic quagmire.

Let us be involved in peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts in a region that desperately needs our tremendous expertise on both these fronts.

Alex Atamanenko is the MP for BC Southern Interior

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Nelson’s Donna Macdonald receives BC Achievement Award

By Bill Metcalfe Nelson Star

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Trail Times editor Guy Bertrand received the Silver Quill Award from the Canadian Community Newspapers Association on Tuesday. The award recognizes 25 years of distinguished service to the newspaper industry.

Nelson’s Donna Macdonald is among 35 British Columbians to receive the 2015 BC Community Achievement Award.

The BC Achievement Foundation’s website states: “Having served 19 years on Nelson city council, Macdonald has spearheaded many significant city initiatives including the cultural development committee, affordable housing, social planning, recreation facilities and the development of Nelson’s waterfront pathway.

She was a leader and champion for the Osprey Community Foundation and Nelson CARES Society.”

“I was completely surprised, and as the news sank in I started to feel excited and pleased,” said Macdonald in an interview with the Star.

Asked which of her achievements she is most proud of, she said “I am proud of all of them but the Osprey Community Foundation and Nelson CARES are such important foundational pieces of our community and that work was very gratifying.

None of the things listed did I do myself — they were a part of efforts that involved other people.”

One Canadian stop for Rolling Stones

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - The Rolling Stones are zipping across North America again.

The rock band announced a 15-city tour Tuesday that will kick off May 24 at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif., and wrap up with a show on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, the only Canadian stop on the jaunt.

That gig will be part of the outdoor Festival d’ete de Quebec. Tickets go on sale April 11.

The “Zip Code” tour will once again reunite singer Mick Jagger, drummer Charlie Watts and guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood.

The “Zip Code” tour will coincide with the rerelease of their seminal album “Sticky Fingers” on May 26.

The 1971 recording features such Stones classics as “Brown Sugar,” ”Wild Horses“ and ”Dead Flowers.“ “We love being out on the road and it is great to come back to North America,” said Keith Richards in a statement. “I can’t wait to get back on the stage!”

And quite the stage it will be, including a section that juts far into the crowd, allowing the Stones to interact with fans. As is the band’s practice, the stage design will employ cuttingedge technology to enhance the performance, including video screens and special effects.

The accomplishments Macdonald was recognized for are all relatively recent.

However, even in her early days in Nelson in the 1970s and ‘80s, before she became a politician, Macdonald was very active in the community. She was a safe home volunteer, and under her editorship the weekly newspaper What’s On became The Express. She was a founder of the women’s centre, Nelson Family Place, and a local chapter of the Sierra Club.

“I guess the theme that cuts across it all is the effort to build a vibrant and resilient community,” she said. “Much of the work I have done has been focussed on building a better community.”

Macdonald is working on a book, “about my experience on city council and how local governments are structured and how they work. It is fundamentally a desire to have more people more engaged in local government from an informed position, in the hope that we can build community together in civil and productive ways.”

Having been involved in library boards at the local and provincial level for several years, in May Macdonald will become president of the BC Library Trustees Association.

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Donna Macdonald working as a forest technician in the Kootenays in 1975.

Each BC Achievement Awards recipient will receive a certificate and a medallion designed by BC artist Robert Davidson. Recipients are chosen by an independent panel consisting partly of past recipients.

The BC Achievement Foundation is an independent foundation established with an $8 million one-time endowment from the provincial government in 2003. The foundation also sponsors awards for aboriginal business, applied art and design, aboriginal art, and non-fiction.

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ast week, Warren With four facilities in Buffett’s Berkshire Canada, some communities Hathaway added Kraft are about to live through what to its stable of storied Leamington Ont. experienced a brands, which already includes few years ago with the closure Dairy Queen, Mars, Coca-Cola, of its Heinz’s plant.

Burger King, Heinz and Tim Brand-centric companHorton’s. ies business model has long Buffett’ latest blockbuster reached its tipping point. In the transaction crecase of Kraft, brands ates the fifth like Velveeta, Cheezlargest agrifood Whiz and Jell-O have company in the not evolved along world, with more with the needs of conthan US$28 bilsumers, but not for lion in sales. the lack of ideas and Thanks permarketing ingenuity. haps to the It is restructuring, as Sylvain multi-billionBuffett well knows, aire’s legendthat often leads the ary sweet tooth, way to food innovaTroy Media some observers tion. have suggested that Buffett In his world, operating aims to build the perfect snack budgets to support brands must foods portfolio. While this may be earned every single year, be so, what is certain is his acu- not granted as entitlements men concerning the business of based on past glories. Buffet’s food. And his timing could not approach runs radically counter have been better. to the methods of the so-called First and foremost, Buffett traditional food industry, but admires strong American it has worked with many of brands. In his own charming, the food companies he has idiosyncratic way, he only pur- purchased in the past, so it chases a food company if he wouldn’t be surprising if Kraft genuinely likes the product as a experiences the shift in culture. consumer. Of course, he is also Despite the strength of the always looking for a bargain.

American Greenback, the new However, his deal with Kraft company may still go ahead is hardly a giveaway: Berkshire with a major global reshapwill own a quarter of the new ing of its assets. 3G Capital, company by paying a hefty price Buffett’s sidekick in these deals, of 25 times expected 2015 earn- fully supports this approach. ings which, by Buffett’s stanMost importantly, however, dards, is far from dirt cheap.

Buffett’s strategic purchases of This deal, though, is first food companies have a lot to and foremost about cost cut- do with predictability: snack ting: Buffett once quipped that food brands aren’t impacted by costs are like fingernails – they recessions, wars or any other need to be trimmed regularly. undesirable market failures.

His approach with large brand- They are addictive, and can managing conglomerates seems rely on a loyal customer base work, at least for his sharehold- as consumers continue to eat ers. Kraft is now expected to their favourite snacks regardsuffer the same fate as other less of national or internationcompanies he has acquired: lay- al conditions. Cash flow then offs, plant closures, and com- becomes as reliable as Kraft plete strategic overalls.

Peanut Butter on toast is tasty.

With scale, which is exactly what Buffet is getting out of the Heinz-Kraft acquisition, cost cutting measures can leverage better returns and deliver higher dividends. Dividend income is, of course, Buffett’s proverbial Kool-Aid. Those weaving conspiracies that Buffett is taking over the entire food industry can relax.

These mergers may actually allow regional, local products a chance at precious shelf space in grocery stores because cost cutting at Kraft may give way to brand offloading, leaving more space for other labels.

In Canada, there has been a palpable increase in local procurement by major food retailers seeking to cater to consumers looking for unique products. As there seems to be a collective effort to recognize the heterogonous nature of our food marketplace, more consolidation in processing may actually represent a silver lining for smaller players.

Buffett’s influence on what and how we eat will intensify, but national food retailers like Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro, which have arguably aged better than many Kraft brands, are clearly winning the battle on market relevancy.

That, of course, is not going to stop Buffett any time soon, however. He may not appear to be the ideal role model for adopting healthy eating habits, but he is undoubtedly a significant investor in the food business, and many consider his taste for snack food companies far from satiated.

Count on more deals involving this hungry tycoon.

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois has joined Troy Media’s growing roster of Business columnists. He is Professor of Food Distribution and Policy at the University of Guelph’s College of Business and Economics.

An editorial from the Truro Daily News This is all boiling down to a political game of cat and mouse. And not likely is it soon to change. The prospect of a coalition between the federal Liberals and NDP comes up from time to time. Both parties raise the possibility but, oddly, never at the same time.

On the face of it, that suggests the double-team tactic to take down the Conservatives is never likely to happen. Even so, the two opposition parties might want to take an honest appraisal of the now hotto-trot, now hard-to-get tango they’ve got going.

Recently NDP Leader Tom Mulcair expressed a willingness to co-operate with the Liberals if that’s what it would take to topple Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. But Liberal

spectrum. The two conservative parties were in standoff mode for some years before finally achieving the merger, a bit over a decade ago, required to ultimately defeat the Liberals.

Will the same kind of effort eventually be the only solution for the left-centre left? Short of one of the two parties seriously losing ground, it’s hard to envision either of them singlehandedly coming up with the numbers for a majority government. The current standoff appears to be each party betting on its own chances.

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It takes two parties to tango Leader Justin Trudeau is for the time being saying he’s not interested in such a deal.

This reflects a bit of a turn of fortune. Just a couple of years ago, after the Liberal performance plummeted in the last federal election with many of the party’s lost seats picked up by the NDP, it was Mulcair who said he had no interest in a partnership with the Liberals.

Mulcair, despite his recent outreach, is still maintaining he believes he is the most likely to form the next government.

But polling trends don’t bear that out, and it’s highly suspicious that the gradual loss of favour his party is experiencing has much to do with a willingness to co-operate with the Liberals.

We will recall from recent history a similar exercise on the other side of the political

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Trail native Garrett Kucher tees off at La Serena in Murcia, Spain where he played on the Evolve Golf Tour over the winter (above) and returned home to join the Vancouver Golf Tour starting with the Brad Garside Open at Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen Mar. 21 (right).

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Golf is now a full-time job for Greater Trail native Garrett Kucher.

The 21-year-old scratch-golfer is taking his golf game to the next level, joining the Vancouver Pro Golf Tour a week ago in Tsawwassen after playing on a professional golf tour in Spain this winter.

“It’s cool, now I’m in a really good spot, my sponsor he’s given me the chance (to play),” said Kucher. “We signed a deal, and I just practice all day, and on weekends I play events, so it’s my job now.”

Kucher was born in Trail, but honed his golf game when he moved to West Kelowna and played for his middle school and high school golf teams. After

graduation, the multi-sport athlete also played baseball with the Trail AM Ford Orioles, and attended Selkirk College, playing hockey for the Saints until he decided to concentrate full-time on golf.

“I went back to Osoyoos and worked at the golf course there again, and I won some money in a pro event in the summer and then became pro in July.”

Kucher worked at the Sandpiper Golf Club and following success in local tournaments was offered a sponsorship from First Class Waste Management, whose owner convinced the young ball-striker to turn pro and test his mettle against the best.

Following strong performances at Pro-Am tournaments in Osoyoos where he finished third and then placed fourth in

a Vancouver Golf Tour event in Chilliwack last summer, as well as qualifying for the B.C. Amateur, Kucher’s sponsor set him up to play in Europe.

He joined the Evolve Tour in Murcia, Spain in January playing in seven tournaments on some of the most difficult golf courses and adverse conditions he has ever played.

“The courses (in Spain) are so much different and they are long, but they are set up to play under good conditions,” said Kucher.

“But we’re still playing them in like 40-kilometre winds, and back home I’ve never seen 40-k winds.

It’s right off the ocean, so when it’s windy there is nothing like it.”

Murcia, located on the Mediterranean Sea in eastern Spain, can be unforgiving and during one of the worst winters

the European country has seen in years, the tour proved a challenge for the Okanagan golfer.

“The first couple events I was kind of worried because I wasn’t playing very well, and I was getting pretty down on myself because I didn’t know what was going to happen back home,” said Kucher. “You learn a whole different bag of shots over here . . . it’s all around the green. If you can’t chip or hit 50-yard shots or putt, if you don’t have a good short game you’re done. It’s a different game over there (Spain).”

Kucher’s best finish was a 16th place 7-over par 79 at La Serena, but his all-round game improved and the challenge of playing in Spain proved a valuable learning experience.

“I wasn’t really going over there to put my name on the board,” said Kucher. “I was coming over to learn some shots and get my feet wet, and learn how to play with the big guys, and put myself into different scenarios.

“Golf doesn’t happen overnight and it doesn’t happen in one year either . . . It’s my first four months being a golf pro, so I am taking everything with a grain of salt, and just learn from all my experiences.”

Recognizing his efforts and hard work, Kucher’s sponsor extended its commitment and booked him on this summer’s Vancouver Golf Tour.

“It’s taken a lot of weight off my shoulders . . . I have an exciting year coming up, and signed with my sponsor for a full year, so I’m playing on the Vancouver Golf Tour until October then I will either go to Phoenix or back to Spain.”

Kucher showed he belongs with the best when he returned to B.C. He shot a 3-over-par 75 at his first VGT stop last week at the Brad Garside Open at the Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen,

finishing in 22nd in a field of 112.

He then shot an even-par 72 and gross 69 with partner Sean Ko to finish in a tie for seventh on Friday at the Canada Bread B.C. match-play qualifier.

“I knew when I came back home I’d be way more developed, and that everything will be that much easier,” said Kucher. “Any weather that’s tossed at me, it will be nothing (compared to Spain).”

His experience overseas has given Kucher a fresh outlook on the sport, reminding him why the game of golf is one of the most challenging and mentally demanding of all sports.

“It more or less humbled me, because I didn’t know the different types of the game you have to understand, because the weather and courses in Spain are so much different . . . It’s been a long road, and at the end of the day you’re totally out of your comfort zone - I’m just wrapping my head around that this is my life now.”

Kucher continues his VGT play on Thursday at the Ledgeview Golf Course in Abbotsford, and will tee off in a dozen tournaments on the tour this year.

Follow Kucher on the VGT at vancouvergolftour.com.

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A mixed bag of Frozen Four hockey finalists

By Times Staff The NCAA decided its finalists in the Frozen Four championship on the weekend with a colourful mix of usual contenders and upstart newbies.

One side of the Frozen Four bracket features teams that have combined for 12 national championships and 43 Frozen Four appearances. On the other side, the national cham-

pionships column is empty and Frozen Four experience is slight.

Boston University will play North Dakota in a semifinal matchup of two of the most accomplished programs in college hockey history.

Providence and University of NebraskaOmaha are matched in the other semi, with the Providence Friars making their first Frozen Four appearance in 30 years and the UNO Mavericks their first ever.

Omaha beat Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), with former Trail Smoke Eater Garrett

McMullen, 4-0 on Sunday to win a spot in the final four. The unranked RIT Tigers had just competed the upset of the tournament by knocking out the number-1 ranked Minnesota State 2-1 Saturday.

An unlikely 17th ranked Providence team beat number-4 Miami 7-5 Saturday and then sixth ranked Denver 4-1 on Sunday to advance to the dance, while number-3 North Dakota dispatched St. Cloud State 4-1, and number-2 Boston University beat MinnesotaDuluth 3-2.

The BU Terriers and UND are both No. 1 seeds; Providence emerged from

the East Regional as a No. 4 seed, while University of Nebraska-Omaha was the No. 2 seed in the Midwest.

North Dakota leads the field with 48 NCAA tournament wins and seven national titles but hasn’t won since 2000 despite seven Frozen Four appearances since. This is UND’s 21st time in the national semifinals overall.

Boston University won the 2009 national championship, its fifth, and is making its 22nd Frozen Four appearance. That’s third behind Michigan and Boston College.

Providence has made it to three Frozen Fours

in the past, but the most recent was in 1985 when goaltender Chris Terreri led the Friars to the national title game, where they fell to Rensselaer.

Omaha was 0-for-2 in NCAA appearances before this weekend’s West Regional, but coach Dean Blais is a Frozen Four veteran, having led North Dakota to titles in 1997 and 2000 and a runner-up finish in 2001.

The quest for the Frozen Four began last Friday with 16 teams playing. Trail native Travis St. Denis and the Quinnipiac Bobcats were in the mix but lost to North Dakota 4-1 in the

NCAA West Regional semifinal Friday night.

The Michigan Tech Huskies with former Smoke Eater, Brent Baltus, and Dane Birks, son of Bill Birks the Smokies coach from 2011-13, were bounced from the tournament in a 3-2 loss to St. Cloud State on Friday.

In all, 72 former BCHL players laced up for hockey’s version of the Sweet 16.

The Providence-Omaha game is scheduled for 5 p.m. EDT on April 9, with North Dakota-Boston University following at 8:30. The championship game is at 7:30 p.m. on April 11.

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Sports Ontario amateur ready for Augusta

THE CANADIAN PRESS Corey Conners is getting ready for the biggest golf tournament of his life. But, the Canadian is trying to treat it like any other.

As a youngster, Conners said he got a VHS tape of the 1997 Masters when Tiger Woods won by 12 strokes. He watched that video “one or two hundred times.” He also remembered watching on television as Mike Weir sank the final putt to win his own green jacket in 2003.

Now, Conners will be playing in the tournament he’s only seen on a screen.

The 23-year-old from Listowel, Ont., will be in the field for next week’s Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga., thanks to a runner-up finish at the U.S. Amateur Championship in 2014. The two finalists are invited to participate in the Masters each year.

He’ll become the 13th Canadian amateur to play in the tournament, joining names like Sandy Somerville - who played

in the first Masters in 1934 - and Moe Norman. He’ll be the 29th Canadian ever.

And, unless Graham DeLaet wins on the PGA Tour this week at the Shell Houston Open, Conners and Weir will be the lone Canadian representatives in the field this year.

Conners hasn’t allowed the big stage to get to him yet.

Augusta, although historical, is “pretty cool.” He admits he is “really looking forward to the experience,” but he just wants to play golf.

“I’m really excited for next week,” he said Tuesday. “I’m really looking forward to the experience.”

No amateur has ever won the Masters, but American Ken Venturi came close. He finished one shot back of the eventual champion Jack Burke Jr. in 1956.

Conners doesn’t shy away from saying how Augusta National fits his game.

“Overall the course is beautiful, and it sets up well for my

game,” he explained. “It’s a really great course and I think I can do really well.”

He’s not alone in thinking this.

Besides a group of fans from his hometown - Conners says his father will likely caddie for him in the par-3 competition next Wednesday, before the tournament begins - Golf Canada’s men’s national team head coach Derek Ingram will also be in Augusta.

Conners has been part of Golf Canada’s program off-andon since 2010, and Ingram has watched him grow as both a player and a young man.

“If he plays his game, I really think he can (finish in the) top 20,” Ingram stated. “The course at Augusta suits his game really well.”

Conners has played a handful of practice rounds at Augusta National, including one where Ingram was present. He says they’ve tried to work on hitting shots to the best spot possible on Augusta’s notorious greens.

New fishing regs released

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whether they attend or not.

But you can skip more distant acquaintances, such as business associates or people you rarely contact.

And should you decide to have an informal reception of your own after the wedding, that would be lovely and much appreciated.

As for expenses, your son should be covering most of them without your assistance. These days, most couples split the costs, perhaps with help from their parents. Traditionally, the groom or his parents would be responsible for his attendants’ accommodations, along with the officiant’s fee and travel costs.

Other out-of-town guests, however, are on their own.

They should be given information about available

MIL. (Mind you, had she paid someone for the care I was giving, there would have been no money left.)

My MIL never calls anymore, and I only see her on holidays, and she barely acknowledges me. She has given her daughter a trip to Europe and her other son a home makeover, but

my husband receives nothing. I am cordial and polite, but things will never be the same. -- Fed-Up Daughterin-Law Dear Fed Up: You became the daughter her parents needed. When you were rewarded, it underscored her guilt, and that made her angry. We’re so sorry.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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hotels in the area, and you can supply a gift basket to each room so the guests have something to nibble on should they arrive too late to find an open restaurant. (Some hosts provide a hospitality suite or include all out-of-towners at the rehearsal dinner, but this is optional and certainly not a requirement.) Our congratulations on your upcoming special event.

Dear Annie: I want to respond to the letters you’ve printed about relationships between mothersin-law and their son’s wives.

When I first married my husband, my MIL was great -- shopping, vacations and activities with the grandchildren. When her parents experienced health problems, I helped care for them, including trips to the ER in the middle of the night, checking in on them daily and managing their health care needs for 15 years. Meanwhile, my mother-in-law continued her traveling and active social life.

When her parents died, they left me an inheritance that ticked off my

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Dear Annie: My son lives in California and is going to marry a local girl in the fall. Our entire family lives in the Midwest. My husband and I, along with our daughter’s family, will attend. But I know it is far too expensive for any of my relatives to be there.

Should they receive invitations even though we know they can’t come? I don’t want it to seem like a gift grab. Do I have a “meet the bride and groom” party in our hometown after the wedding? What is the proper procedure?

I have another question, too. My husband and I are retired, but are giving our son and future daughter-inlaw a large sum of money to help with wedding costs. As the parents of the groom, we will pay for the rehearsal dinner, but what about the rest? What are our responsibilities when it comes to out-of-state guests? -- Don’t Want To Get Another Job Dear Don’t Want: If these are close relatives, they probably would be hurt or offended to be excluded.

Please invite them. They may wish to send a gift

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, April 2, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a fabulous day for you! The Sun and Mercury are in your sign dancing beautifully with lucky, moneybags Jupiter. Have fun and think big!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You have a warm feeling in your tummy today because you feel that all is well with the world. Of course, nothing is perfect, but you can appreciate what you have and who you are.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Enjoy good times with others today, especially younger people in a group.

Something will happen that gives you more optimism about the future.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today is a good day to make your pitch to your boss (or a parent) to get the answer you want. People are

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a fabulous day to travel or explore opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law. It’s also a good day to sign up for a course or get further training.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is the perfect day to discuss inheritances, taxes, debt or shared property.

Listen to others, and you will be laughing all the way to the bank.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You feel sociable and friendly today, which is why your dealings with partners and close friends will go well. In fact, you will attract people to you today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) What a positive day at work! Sit down with coworkers for important discussions. Whatever you do, you will enjoy working with

others today. Work-related travel also is likely.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Romance, love affairs, vacations, sports, the arts, movies and parties are tops on the menu for today. You will enjoy playful activities with children. Fun day!

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This is an excellent day to entertain at home, because people are in an

upbeat, friendly mood.

Furthermore, people want to congregate today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) They say a good item just sells itself, and this is what you might discover today.

Your words are like gold, because everyone wants to believe you. Enthusiasm is always contagious.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Look for ways to boost

your income today, because they exist. Trust your moneymaking ideas. If shopping, you might buy something major and exciting.

YOU BORN TODAY You are idealistic and sometimes childlike. Others love your sincerity and your fascination with your dreams.

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It’s time to test your wings!

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Little known tax penalty is no joke

D

id you know that if a taxpayer offence is the defining income in fails to report on their tax terms of the penalty amount assessed. return a source of income For example, missing a $500 T5 in that is reported on a “T” slip year 1 and then a $7,500 T4 in any of in one year and then within the next the following 3 years, the 20per cent three years fails to report another penalty is assessed on the last offence. source of “T” slip income, Canada That’s a $1,500 penalty on the $7,500.

Revenue Agency (CRA) If the offences were can assess a 20per cent reversed in timing, the penalty. penalty would be $100 And not 20per cent of on the $500. the tax liability, but 20per This April Fools cent of the actual income joke just keeps getting – no April Fools on this worse. one.

And if you’re thinkLet’s say it’s $10,000 ing CRA won’t catch a Ron worth of T5 investment missed “T” slip, rememincome or T4 wages. The ber that every “T” slip penalty is $2,000 plus the issued is matched by taxes due. And this penCRA’s super computer Tax Tips & Pits alty applies even if taxes to the applicable taxhad been withheld at source and for- payer’s tax return. warded to CRA. In other words, CRA Avoiding this penalty involves dilimay already have the taxes due and the gence by the taxpayer. That is, be penalty could still be assessed by CRA. aware of all the “T” slips due to you.

And CRA is assessing these days – Reviewing the prior year’s return is again, no April Fools. a good start. Professional software And it doesn’t have to be the same actually alerts the preparer about slips source of income missed twice in that not input this year that were last year, four year period. Any two “T” sources but not all do-it-yourself programs trigger this penalty, and the second offer this feature.

Clarke

Child-care benefits shifting away from families with kids in daycare: PBO

Track down the “T” slips regardless of value, and ensure they get entered on your tax return. And if you can’t get the official “T” slip, estimate the value and enter it, at least then you can say you tried.

And proving you tried is important. The diligence put forward by a taxpayer is key to challenging such a penalty imposed by CRA. The Tax Court of Canada has established that a taxpayer who makes the effort to report income when a “T” slip is missing, or if not reported, attempts to report it after the fact, and/or makes the effort to prevent such a miss in the future such as correcting their address on file, may be exempted from the penalty.

To this point, if a “T” slip arrives after you have filed, it might be best to do a T1 adjustment to catch that slip up to your return. If you ignore it, it could lead to a very costly penalty, and that’s no joke.

Ron Clarke has his MBA and is a business owner in Trail, providing accounting and tax services. Email him at ron.clarke@JBSbiz.ca. To read previous Tax Tips & Pits columns visit www.JBSbiz.net.

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A new report says families who pay to put young children in daycare won’t benefit as much from the Conservative government’s proposed family tax-and-benefit package as families with older kids or those who don’t need child care.

The parliamentary budget officer says that in 2015-16, families with children under 13 who pay for child care will receive 49 per cent of the benefits from a boost to the universal child care benefit and a tax deduction for child care expenses. The report says that’s down from about 66 per cent in 2013-14.

But the PBO says families with older kids or those who don’t pay for child care will see their share of the benefits rise to 51 per cent in 2015-16 from 34 per cent in 2013-14.

That’s because the new monthly benefit of $60 for children aged six through 17 now covers more families - those with older kids who don’t require daycare - than when it only applied to families with kids under six.

Tthe government said it would replace the child tax credit with the monthly universal child care benefit, adding $60 to the monthly $100 cheque for kids under six and creating a new $60 benefit for children ages six to 17.

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