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More than 300 children and their families attended the Easter in the Park festivities at Kinnaird Park on Sunday. The annual event, sponsored and run by Simply Shoppers Pharmacy, was a huge success.

“It was so amazing, we got so many people in the field plus the food donations. Amazing, great year. It was sunny the whole time,” said organizer Michele Dawson.

Two lucky children won brand new bicycles while many others went home with Easter baskets. All the children were allowed to participate in the large egg hunt.

The A&W Root Bear was on hand to cheer the children on. Other sponsors included Lordco, EZ Rock and Shoppers Pharmacy. Youth from the Castlegar Rotary interact club ran the concession in order to raise funds for a trip to Ecuador. , “The interact kids did an amazing job helping out.

I’m pretty sure they did pretty good at concessions, it was packed all the time,” Dawson said.

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A new feature at this year’s event was a food drive. Dawson explained why she came up with the idea.

“Everyone coming through the door gets free stuff, so why not give back? It helps everybody have a good Easter,” she said.”

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The gymnasium was filled with applause as Staples announced to the students they would be supplying the funds for much needed technological improvements.

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Kinnaird receives $25,000 for eco-friendly efforts Staples Canada presents Castlegar Elementary school with a hefty sum CHRIS STEDILE Castlegar News

Kinnaird Elementary has been rewarded for its environmental efforts with a $25,000 prize.

In the Staples Canada’s Annual Superpower your School Contest, the students at Kinnaird went up against over 600 other schools across the country. Their task was to highlight what initiatives they have done in the past and are currently doing to save the planet.

Ten other schools across the country also received $25,000.

In collaboration with Earth Day Canada, the nationwide contest was held between Jan. 5 and Jan. 31, 2015.

“We’re real excited here at Kinnaird Elementary,” said Principal Wayne Naka, “we applied for this grant earlier in the Spring and it was an initiative for schools across the country that had done anything environmentally. They were going to pick one school from Western Canada and we were the very fortunate recipients of the $25,000.”

Early Tuesday morning, a surprise assembly was called for all but the youngest of children at the elementary school. Once the students had assembled and settled down, the Staples representative explained why they were awarding the Castlegar school and how amazed they were with all the projects they’ve completed in such a short time.

“We have done a tonne of environmental stuff on our school grounds over the last five to six years,” Naka continued, “so it was an easy fill-out for us. We just weren’t sure

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how many other schools were doing it.”

Six years ago, School District 20 cut down all of the mature trees on the grounds to build a parent parking lot. Pick-up and drop-off was made easier, but the grounds were left barren with only grass fields. One year later, Kinnaird established a schoolyard greening committee with students, staff and parents banding together to establish a five year plan to green the school grounds.

Through successful grant applications and determination the group was able to accomplish a lot.

Since then, 40 mature trees have been planted, five large shrub gardens were installed along with an enclosed vegetable garden. A statue was acquired to accompany the greenery. Additionally, indoor growlite stations were purchased, a school-wide composting and recycling program was put in place and funds were acquired to support curriculum writing for the gardens and pond.

The awarded $25,000 will go a long way in outfitting Kinnaird with much needed upgrades.

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Naka said the school has a maker-space where students do programming and construct various devices such as robots and some of this money may be put towards that as well. A new P.A. system is up for discussion as well as many other beneficial projects.

The contest is now in its fifth year and has previously awarded 40 environmentally conscious schools the latest technology to empower students to learn and nurture their passion for the environment.

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City decides on 2015 budget plan

Public input is needed for the 2015-2019 Financial Plan CHRIS STEDILE Castlegar News

Castlegar Council is proposing a 2015 tax increase of an average of $56 per household, along with a two per cent commercial tax increase.

The budget will be presented to the public at the Community forum on April 21 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm.

Total consolidated revenue for the 2015 budget is $21,956,000 while the expenditures are valued at $22,766,000.

This leaves a deficit of $810,000.

The budget development process began with a strategic planning meeting late February with additional meetings held throughout the month of March.

These sessions allowed council the opportunity to discuss work plans, projects and service levels and make certain they were in line with the city’s top priorities.

Out of these meetings, council focused on three main points of interest: infrastructure management, economic development and quality of life initiatives.

About $5,000,000 has been allocated to recently announced Columbia Avenue Redevelopment project, which includes the replacement of aging water main structures, sewer, pavement and new walkways and bicycle paths.

The provincial and federal governments are expected to fund two thirds of

the project.

A street tree program is also proposed. “[The program] is a key Official Community Plan implementation action step and is a core element to achieving many of the city’s environmental, transportation and aesthetic community objectives,” the budget plan states.

Last year, $10,000 was allocated to this project and close to $32,000 will be used this year.

Ninth Avenue storm system improvements will be receiving $160,000 and $1 million will be put towards a new fire engine ladder truck.

The current truck is reaching its 30 year mandatory replacement milestone and a new truck is at least a 20 year investment. The new truck is expected to add an incentive to those looking to build large box or multi-level buildings due to its increased access range and mobility.

In an attempt to eliminate the need for the use of caustic soda at the South Sewer Treatment Plant the city will allocate $375,000 to construct an anoxic zone. It is estimated that once completed, this project will save Castlegar up to $75,000 each year.

Airport reliability is still high on council’s agenda and as a result, nearly $60,000 has been set aside for a new airport business case and strategic plan.

On the community side of things, council has money reserved for several projects and initiatives.

An off-leash dog park at Millenium Park will receive $125,000 and an additional $15,000 will be allocated to initiatives such as Communities in Bloom and SculptureWalk.

Council will allocate $19,427 to the Community Foundation of Castlegar.

Lastly, council has decided to spend $50,000 to recruit more physicians. Regional areas I and J will be helping fund this search.

“The 2015 budget also proposes to make a significant draw down of reserves,” the budget report reads. “It authorizes that $3.9 million from accumulated reserves be spent on general, water, sewer and airport fund projects and authorizes $1,133,000 in debt financing for the Columbia Avenue Redevelopment project.”

The city is always looking for ways to get the most out of government funding and this will ensure they can take full advantage of that, in tandem with lower tax rates.

Once a public meeting is held and council is comfortable with the budget, it will be made official.

Out of the 161 communities in B.C. Castlegar is currently listed as 62nd lowest in terms of total residential taxation.

Coffee house alive and well at the Castle Theatre Submitted to the Castlegar News by Judy Smith It is wonderful to see the newly-renovated Castle Theatre being used for live performances. Many of us recall the “good old days” of fantastic concerts that hit the stage, featuring artists such as Ferron, The Pied Pumpkin, and a plethora of music festivals.

Thanks to the work of the present owners of the Castle Theatre, to local theatre groups and to the United Church coffee house venue, maybe Castlegar will again become the Kootenay centre for entertainment.

The coffee houses sponsored

by Greg Powell, the new pastor at the United Church, have been well-received at the Castle Theatre, but this is not the first time that the United Church has sponsored a coffee house in Castlegar.

In the summer of 1968, Barry Morris, then a theology intern, landed in Castlegar to

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munity organizing.

Shortly after arriving in Castlegar, Barry noticed that the major activity of the young people was to hang out at the Hi Lite Café. Could they be offered another alternative?

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day that Barry entered the café.

“He simply sat down with us and started talking. ‘What are you doing with your life? What do you need? How can we create something together?’”

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Kootenay Festival of the Arts takes centre stage April 8 SHERI REGNIER Castlegar News

The Kootenay Festival of the Arts has begun, bringing ten days of dance, voice, piano and strings.

After a two year hiatus, the showcase of young talent promises new energy plus first time woodwind and string performances scheduled in three Trail venues.

“We are very excited to be hosting the festival from the 8th to the 18th of April,” says Nicole Zimmer, the event’s co-chair. “People can expect a lovely mix of all ages performing, followed by workshops for encouragement and growth,” she said.

The annual festival was shelved two years ago due to lack of volunteers. But Zimmer, herself a music teacher, and cochair Audrey Gerein were determined to revive the 81-year Greater Trail event.

With the help of past organizers Beth Lloyd and Shirley Mendoza, Zimmer and Gerein canvassed the region to bring back the opportunity to perform and be adjudicated by seasoned teachers and professionals.

There’s new things that we are really happy about, and I have volunteers — so it’s like a new lease on life.

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Once the call was put out that volunteers were needed to bring back the show, com-

munity members signed on and things fell into place.

“We’ve done quite well as a start up,” said Lloyd, a Rossland piano teacher and 10-year festival organizer. “We have a lot of participants including strings and woodwinds, which we haven’t had in a very long time.

There’s new things that we are really happy about, and I have volunteers — so it’s like a new lease on life.”

Ballet, modern and stage dance are slated to run April 8 to April 11at the Charles Bailey Theatre. Certificates of merit will be awarded to piano players from April 13 to April 15 at the First Presbyterian Church.

Vocal solos and choirs will perform at the Trail United Church April 13 and April 14. Woodwind players will perform at 1pm April 16, and strings at 9 am on April 17, all at the First Presbyterian Church.

In addition, there will be a dance concert on April 11

at 7 pm at the Charles Bailey Theatre, and an all disciplines concert on April 18 at the First Presbyterian at 7 p.m.

“Nicole and Audrey have headed this up and just done brilliantly,” said Lloyd. “It’s a really exciting program and it just feels so good to have younger people getting in there and taking over with such enthusiasm.”

Except for a wartime break and a three-year interlude in the 1960s, the festival has alternated between Trail and Nelson every year since its inception in 1930 at the Nelson Opera House.

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continued from page A4 Rev. Greg Powell has a similar vision for In consultation with youth groups from the coffee house. Originally from Toronboth the United and Catholic churches, to, Greg arrived in September as an Intern Barry helped to organize a coffee house in and has subsequently replaced the longthe basement of the United Church, then standing United Church pastor, Rev. Ann located near the post office downtown. Ev- Pollock. Greg and his partner, parents of a ery evening, 25 to 60 people met to play small child, bring a breath of fresh, youthmusic, watch films, listen to speeches and ful air to the Castlegar scene. live performances, and talk. Topics for Times have changed since young peodiscussion ranged from a suicide in their ple hung out at the Hi Lite Cafe. Now, community to the civil rights movement Greg says, he would be happy to see people in Chicago to the newly-discovered music hanging out anywhere rather than staying of Leonard Cohen. In the days before com- home, pasted to their computers. While puters and printers, the group manually technology has allowed us the opportunity published their own newsletter, The Es- to “speak” to people all over the world, we tablishment. Vicki Obedkoff fondly recalls have become isolated from our own comusing “…the old gestetner as we covered munity. “How can we get more people inourselves in ink getting out our crucial volved in community events?” news!” The group also painted the entire “The world is too much with us,” comoutside of the church, with help from the plained William Wordsworth over 200 local trapper, Jim Salekin. years ago. Certainly, worldly concerns Rev. Barry Morris finished his degree in have increasingly weighed heavily on our theology and, following stints in Toronto lives. Faced with an out-of-control econand Winnipeg, returned to East Vancou- omy, unemployment and environmental ����������������������� ��������������������������������������� ver as pastor at First United Church and collapse, many of us have become desponlater at the Longhouse Council of Na- dent and cynical. According to a recent tive Ministry. He is fondly remembered poll, a whopping 60 per cent of Canadiby many of the youth of ’68 in Castlegar, ans no longer trust governments to solve some of whose lives might have taken an these massive problems. This is especially entirely different twist had it not been for true of the younger generation. In the last Barry’s insightful intervention. election, only 38 percent of people below

age 30 bothered to vote, as compared to 60 percent of the broader population.

In Greg’s opinion, we need to do something — anything — to take back our personal power: “Something to do that’s not harmful to our bodies.”

“How can we bring people together in a way that is not necessarily connected to the church?” he questions. You do what you know how to do. In high school and in university, Greg was adept at organizing coffee houses. He feels it important to “feature local artists without putting the onus on them to organize.” When he saw that the Castle Theatre was being revitalized, he thought that a coffee house venue might be one small step in the right direction.

The first coffee house in March was held to a full house. There will be another one at the Castle Theatre on Friday, April 10 and again on May 8, beginning at 7 p.m.. Admission is by donation to help pay for expenses. Refreshments will be available. If you would like to play music, read poetry or tell a story there is a form to complete on the United Church’s website www.CastlegarUnited.ca, but I’m sure if you decide to participate at the last moment, space will be found for you. A sound system is available for use.

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Chocolate treats obscure holiday origins With Easter now come and gone and the regular work week continuing it leaves many to wonder what the meaning of our holidays have become.

Are they just that now, days off ?

The society we live in has turned every event, holiday and outing into something that can be bought, gift wrapped and given away as a token of our appreciation and generosity.

Many children today seem to have no idea what Easter truly represents.

When asked, most will say it’s no school and free candy. While these are things children would value over Easter’s true meaning in most cases, it’s important that some semblance of the holiday’s original spirit be kept in tact.

As it stands now, it’s more a celebration of consumerism and chocolate bunnies.

The original story of Easter is to do with Christ’s death on the cross and subsequent resurrection several days later. It is a story about hope and perseverance through hardship.

Surely even those of no faith can see value in a tale such as this and it can be much more beneficial to youth, rather than a handful of sweets.

Where did the Easter bunny even come from, and why does everyone celebrate this historically religious holiday, no matter their beliefs?

According to several sources, the Easter bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported their tradition of an egg-laying hare called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws.” Their children made nests in which this creature could lay its coloured eggs.

Other origin stories state the Easter Hare originally played the role of a judge, evaluating whether children were good or disobedient in behaviour at the start of the season of Eastertide.

No matter which story, they all differ greatly from today’s meaningless giving of chocolates.

This is the fate of all holidays — Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc. have all lost meaning and have been boiled down to material goods and excess foods.

Perceptions: Adrift on the River of Life

Time Windows Walter Volovsek A river is a living thing. It moves. It shapes our topography. It teems with life.

A river is a metaphor. For constancy. For change. For a life span.

Living on the shore of the Columbia, I often contemplate its endless flow and liken it to the flow of life--that flow within each of us, to some distant sea, with unknown rapids out of sight as a test of our vitality. I think of ghosts which can be conjured up from its jade-green waves. Well known passers-by like Thompson, Simpson, De Smet, Edison, and Kane mingle with ghosts of voyageurs and miners unknown. Two ghosts that hold a particular fascination for me are those of two travellers who – like all of us – journeyed to meet their destiny, passing by my window to a very tragic journey’s end.

David Douglas commenced his botanical explorations in April 1825 at the mouth of the Columbia and spent the next two years exploring its lower watershed. On many of these journeys his only companion was his faithful dog Billy. He learned to endure many privations and to make sacrifices for his extensive collections of flora and fauna. Depriving himself of normal comforts, pushing himself beyond endurance, Douglas almost seemed to be at war with himself.

Or was it that? He was very observant of his surroundings, savouring all that nature threw at him, blending in with his environment. Perhaps what we perceive to be physical deprivations were really accommodations to his Pam Malekow Office Manager

surroundings, a mystical union of sorts to that vast flow of living force that populated his universe.

In 1827 he joined the Hudson’s Bay spring Express from Fort Vancouver to Hudson’s Bay. On April 20 the party passed our setting, having camped in the vicinity of the Dumont Subdivision the night before. He complains of ‘being molested out of my life by the men singing their boat-songs’, which interferes with his attempts to learn Chinook. At Boat Encampment he does a reckoning of his wanderings and concludes that in a little over two years he has travelled 7,032 miles, most of it on foot. Another 2,000 still lie ahead.

The brigade reaches York Factory on August 28, where Douglas laments the loss of a live eagle he had been carrying on the journey.

He did not deserve his ending. He returned twice to the lower Columbia; on his last trip he planned to walk home via Alaska and Siberia.

At Fort St. James he was forced to turn back and in running the Fraser, lost all his collections and nearly drowned. In 1834 he was in Hawaii, when he stumbled into a pit trap that had been prepared to catch wild bulls.

There he met his Minotaur, which had fallen in earlier. The beast showed him no mercy and mangled his body beyond recognition.

Our other traveller passed by 66 years later and saw a different valley.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was on a world tour, having embarked at Trieste nine months earlier and worked his way eastward. Heir to the throne

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of Austria Hungary, he travelled incognito – if that were possible with a retinue of companions and servants and eyepopping trains of baggage. He was used to the best, of course, and found much to criticize. His one attempt to get close to nature was in the pursuit of his hobby, big game hunting, west of Penticton.

On September 18, 1893 the entourage embarked on the SS Columbia at Revelstoke and most likely spent the night aboard at either Robson or Trail Landing. The Archduke describes fairly accurately the nascent town of Nakusp (without naming it), and the CPR railway being built to the silver mines around Sandon.

Most of his observations are critical: the cabin partitions exhibit cracks, the passengers are gun-totting ruffians or illiterate farmers, the spittoons are offensive, and the gentlemen cannot find the privacy they desire. The landscape itself is wild and uncultivated and the alpine terrain he visited previously lacks the meadows and wildflower beds of his native Austria.

His life journey ended on June 28, 1914, with an assassin’s bullet, on the outskirts of the AustroHungarian Empire. The deed set off a war that

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David Douglas (left) looks distracted in this portrait, whereas Franz Ferdinand looks full of confidence. Yet his legacy is associated with unforgettable bloodshed, while Douglas lives on in his botanical discoveries, notably the false fir named after him. (Images courtesy of Wikipedia). The assassin’s footprints are preserved at the assassination site in Sarajevo, overlooked by an inscription praising the deed as a blow for independence and freedom.

(Kodachrome by Walter Volovsek). saw his empire die and a flock of new nations created from it and other colonial leftovers. The fact that some of these new entities were unnatural assemblages of diverse Betsy Kline Reporter

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ethnic groups was to be brutally resolved 75 years later, putting the spotlight once again on the city that tolled the bells of history twice in the last century – Sarajevo.

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Let’s talk about the healthcare in our province, shall we?

Off the Line Karen Haviland

As many of you are likely aware, I have had cause since Dec. of last year to travel to Trail Hospital at least three times a week due to a health issue. I also go there other times for various tests and appointments.

My condition, kidney failure, requires close monitoring. Very close monitoring.

For all of my life I have been extremely healthy and so I haven’t had the front line experience of provincial health care. That has now changed.

After living in the States years ago, and having to pay for my own health care, I truly appreciate our social health system. Right now I have to take about $800 of medicine a month, and that’s if I don’t run into other peripheral complications. I have dialysis three times a week and soon, I will start dialysis at home. That means more medical supplies. There are referrals to Kelowna and other unexpected costs.

Luckily for me, through the efforts of the Kidney Foundation of Canada and our health system, very little of those costs have come out of pocket. If they had, I can tell you I would be hard pressed to get the kind of expert and meticulous care I receive.

When I start home dialysis, a truck load (literally, a truck load) of supplies will be brought to my home and unloaded on a regular basis, all at no cost to me.

If I want to holiday, even if it is in Timbuktu, all I have to do is make arrangements with the company that delivers my supplies and the supplies will be waiting for me when I arrive — without any cost.

It’s said that each dialysis patient costs the government about $50,000 a year for dialysis alone. Multiply that by the number of people on dialysis and one can begin to appreciate the cost of keeping people like me healthy and alive.

Our regional dialysis unit is something to behold in itself. I believe that one of the dialysis machines costs from $40,000 to $45,000. In our dialysis unit alone there are eight units. In our province alone there are kidney services for dialysis patients at 14 hospitals and 27 community dialysis centres. I have no clue how many dialysis machines are in each of the centres, but one can only begin to imagine the staggering cost of those machines alone.

On first glance when I first began dialysis, I could only imagine the strangling fear that many first-time

dialysis patients face. I was lucky in that I used to be an LPN and so the renal unit is not new or frightening to me.

It boggles my mind, the specialized equipment in that one unit.

While I could likely break down the cost and thus the great value of the facilities and the equipment, I would be hard-pressed to put any economic value on the care given in that unit.

All of the staff, without exception, is highly trained, more than adequate and far beyond meticulous. Their very demeanor and composure is a reassuring balm to an already battered psyche.

What comes through loud and clear is that each and every one is there for the right reason. There is no doubt in my mind that each of them is an advocate for me and all the others on dialysis. There is no us and them. To them it is truly about us. No ulterior motives, no false smiles, and best of all, no pity. I couldn’t stand pity.

That’s not to say their hearts don’t hold compassion, for I knew their hearts are bursting with compassion. It’s just that they cloak us in the warmth of our own retained dignity. That is what keeps us warm during dialysis and not only the warmed blanket offered to each and every one of us without fail.

Now that I have truly but unintentionally tested our health care system there is much I can say about it. I could complain about the wait lists for things such as MRIs. I could complain about our miserly government which puts special interests above health care, education and the elderly and I could talk about the Castlegar vs. Trail fight for a regional hospital.

But I won’t.

There is a time for that, and for me that time is not now.

For now, it is a time to honour all of the caregivers in the trenches. Imagine fighting a war without all the proper ammunition. That is what these selfless angels do on a regular basis.

The next time I am tempted to complain about our health care system, I know I will think twice.

I could be in the States and bankrupt from paying bills where healthcare is a business.

Our system is not perfect, but I will attest that those who work within the system are.

The ironic thing is I go to the dialysis unit because of my kidneys and they go because of their heart.

Thanks to all of you out there who care so diligently and kindly for people like me.

Council Briefs: Chris Stedile Castlegar News

Millennium Park Bike Park project update: President of Castlegar Parks and Trails Society, Mark Jennings was accompanied by Eileen Senyk and Adam Pomeroy to give council an update on the bike park project.

The bike park was first identified in the Millennium Park master plan and three acres of land have been set aside for the biking area.

Jennings said, when fully completed, it will be one of the biggest mountain bike parks in the West Kootenays for sure.

A series of 3d images showed off various ramps, jumps and other terrain to be included in the bike park. The city is quite enthusiastic about the project.

Pomeroy, who is the construction design coordinator for the project said he is working out the details with the insurance for the building of the park and the city will then be responsible for insur-

Update on Millennium Bike Park project

ance once the park is completed and in use.

The timeline presented to council stated that in an ideal environment the site would be prepared by the end of April and the design should also be completed by the end of May. “That’s what we’re shooting for,” said Pomeroy. More updates are to be expected after these phases are completed.

The bike park is intended for all ages and skill levels.

Additionally, a great load should be taken off Jennings, as he was the one in charge of writing grants, but at the meeting councillor Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff said she had found someone to do that for them now.

Pitch-in Week: From April 20 - 26 — during Pitch-in Week Canada — a bin will be set up just outside the Community Complex. Here you can dump your own waste or that which you find around the city in an effort to further beautify Castlegar. Sign

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Climate change program grant application: Council agreed to apply for $250,000 in grant funding for an initiative to integrate climate change into the city’s asset and infrastructure master planning process.

Director of Transportation and Civic Works Chris Barlow said, “This is an exciting program the city is looking at doing. It’s a large project and it’s a cutting edge project as far as looking at the impacts of climate change on asset management which are both near and dear to the city’s heart. Particularly for our city, we are going to look at storm water infrastructure.”

Barlow continued to say that once this project is completed it can be used as a pilot project for other municipalities and other initiatives within the city.

The city is requesting 100 per cent funding as a result of the programs projected uses.

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“More is better” is something that doesn’t always apply to drugs. Drugs often reach a peak level of effectiveness at a certain dose and taking more will often not give better results. But side effects can occur at higher doses. Follow your doctor’s orders regarding how much medication to take.

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This page is for community, charity or fundraising events that are free or (nearly so) at the discretion of the editor. Dated events take priority. If you have previously posted an event and want it to run again, provide an up-to-date version with contact details to newsroom@ castlegarnews.com, drop off at our office at Unit 2 - 1810 8th Ave in Castlegar or give us a call at 250-365-6397. Thank you.

Upcoming Ongoing

APRIL CASTLEGAR SR. ACTIVITIES @ COMPLEX Mon 10:00 Darts 1:00 Whist Tues 9:30 Floor Curling/Carpet Bowling 10:00 Rummoli 1:30 Line Dancing 1:00 Crafts 7:00 Pool Wed 9:30 Floor Curling 10:00 Coffee Talk 1, 8, 22, 29th 10:00 Raspberry Hi Coffee 15th 1:00 Bingo only on 1st.

Thurs 9:30 Floor Curling 1:00 Bingo, not on 2nd 2:00 General Meeting 2nd 2;00 Tea Dance 23rd 7:00 Rummoli Fri 10:00 Qi Gong 1:00 Crib Coffee Talk has different speakers.

THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION The Spring tea and Bake Sale will be held on April 11 at the legion

Castlegar Community Complex.

Vendors welcome! Contact Darlene Kalawsky 250-365-1653 or see castlegargardenfest.com.

BLUEBERRY BOTTLE DRIVE: The Blueberry Community School Hub has a pressing need for major work to its youth room. Please drop off refundable bottles and cans to the Blueberry School.

SPRING FLING 2015: Needs volunteers to assist with the organization of street hockey, vendors, kids games, musicians and car show. Without new volunteers stepping forward to assist, this year’s event may need to be cancelled. Please show your support for this community event. Call Peter at 250-365-5655.

THE NEW LIFE CHURCH (behind the Castlegar Primary School) will be serving hot nutritious meals for

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SCRABBLE CLUB: Come out and play Scrabble on the second Tuesday of the month at the Castlegar Public Library from 6:30 to 8 pm.

All levels are welcome! For more info call 250-365-3834.

LEGION MEAT DRAW: At the Castlegar-Robson Legion, Branch 170 every Saturday, 4 to 6 p.m.

Everyone welcome. Guests must be signed in.

MYRA DUFF WILL BE HOSTING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS: For information about the Heart Support Group please call Myra at 250-365-6369.

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for Sale. Also there will be a selection of FREE Winter clothing available to shoppers. Our stock includes clothing,shoes,bedding. linen,books & household items.

Clean donations are appreciated and accepted during working hours. Thank you.

SELKIRK WEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD meets the third Wednesday of each month, 10 to noon followed by bag lunch and show and tell. At the Doukhobor Discovery Centre.

COMMUNITY LEARNING PLACE: drop in to get free help with basic computers, reading and writing, Test preparation, and skills upgrading at the Castlegar and District Public Library on Tuesdays from 12 to 3 p.m.

COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK & DROP-IN CENTRE: Monday Food Bank 11 a.m. to 1:30 Wednesday Drop In Center 10 to 1:30 (free). Lunch served 11 to 1:30 Friday Drop In Center 10 to 1:30 (free). Lunch served 11 to 1:30.

Food donations can be dropped off on any of these days at St. David’s Church. Call 250-608-2227.

BILLETS: Castlegar Rebels looking for billets families for their

THE KINNAIRD CHURCH OF GOD: Located at 2404 Columbia Ave.

Thursday at 8 p.m. (Jim at 250365-6216) and Saturday at 8 p.m (Len at 250-365-7805).

AL-ANON MEETS EVERY MONDAY NIGHT for people whose lives have been affected by someone’s drinking. Mondays 8 to 9 p.m. at 2224 6th Ave. (Kootenay Society for Community Living building.)

Info: Sydney 250-608-1867.

FRIDAY YOUTH PROGRAM at Blueberry Creek Community School.

Fun, safe night for a movie, games/ sports/hanging out. Grades K to 5, 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Grades 6 up, 8 to 10 p.m. See BCCS Facebook page for more info or phone 250365-7201.

USCC CULTURAL INTERPRETIVE SOCIETY: Volunteers meet Mondays and Wed., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the interpretive and training Centre, 820 Markova Rd. FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING for problem gambling; Castlegar Community Services

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Hall from 12:30 - 2:30. Everyone is welcome is welcome.

CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY April 17 @ 7pm CBC’s Mark Forsythe and Greg Dickson discuss their new book From the West Coast to the Western Front All are welcome at this free event!

SECOND ANNUAL SPRING FARM & GARDEN FAIR - May 2nd at Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds 11 - 5 p.m.

Poultry & Small Farm Animal Sale & Swap: Wanted farmers, farming businesses & artisan vendors For more information and pre-register log onto passcreekfair. com ATM & concession on site Bunny petting zoo & horse drawn buggy rides. Community Event Promoting an Educational Environment on Farming & Sustain-ability

CASTLEGAR GARDEN & NATUREFEST: Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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people in the community every Thursday. The doors open at 3:45 and the meal will be served at 4:30 p.m.. Please use the basement entrance at the back of the church.

For info phone 250-365-7500.

DIANA DRAPER OF BACK IN BALANCE is putting on a monthly lecture series every second Tuesday of the month. The topic for March is weight loss and spring cleanses.

Learn how to do them properly!

Location is at Back in Balance 2325 6th Ave., Castlegar on March 10 at 7 p.m.

ROBSON FLEA MARKET is open every Sunday except Easter. Call Kathy to book a table 250-3653796.

CASTLEGAR GARDEN CLUB meets the third Wednesday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Castlegar Community Complex. Discover the Castlegar Garden Club and be dazzled and inspired by our monthly speakers. New members always welcome. Information: Wendy Eggleton 250-365-0150 or wendy.eggleton@icloud.com

Phil Poznekoff 250-365-4679

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Pat Klohn 250-365-1731

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players (16 to 20). Please contact Mel Rinas 250-365-5596.

GRACE COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CHURCH: Meets Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. at the Resker Hall in Robson (next door to the Robson Community Church) on Waldie Ave. Phone 250-3656405 for more information.

CASTLEGAR HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TREASURE SHOP: Open Mondays thru Thursdays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations accepted Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

Telephone 250-365-7317/250365-6587 or see castlegarhospitalauxiliary.org Visit our Facebook page Castlegar & District Hospital Auxiliary Society.

ST. DAVID’S & UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP: Located at 605 Columbia Ave. Back to Regular hours Tues. to Thurs.10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Fri & Sat. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. We now have our Spring/Summer Clothing out

Services on Sundays (10 a.m. and 6 p.m.) at the Castlegar Christian Fellowship Building, 1821 Connors Road until further notice.

FREE HOT MEAL AT THE SHARING DINNER POT at Cadet Hall, 8th Ave, Castlegar (two blocks from library) Tuesday at noon.

ALL ABOUT BREASTFEEDING: Informative support group for breastfeeding moms. Neighbourhood House in Castlegar, Tuesday 10:30 to noon. More info: 250365-3662, or see kootenayfamilyplace.org TOPS GROUP MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY 8:30 to 10 a.m. Kinnaird Hall, 2320 Columbia Ave. Round table discussion. Get motivated to eat healthy, lose weight.

Monthly fee $10. More info call 250-365-7956.

CASTLEGAR A.A. MEETINGS AT THE PIONEER ARENA Sunday. at 10 a.m.; Tuesday at 7 p.m. (Dennis 250-365-2738); Wednesday at 7 p.m., (Fay at 250-687-0484.

Connor McCarthy 250-304-4781

Marnie Pettit 250-304-3564

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Call 250-608-2254.

W.K. YOGA FOR MS SUPPORT GROUP: Mondays, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Castlegar Public Library, lower level. Free. Sponsored by West Kootenay MS Society for its members/care providers. Call Lonnie Facchina 1-866-352-3997 or email info@westkootenay@ mssociety.ca or Janice Ferraro, at 250-365-5428, email janice@ underthesunyoga.ca ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: Classes for adults, Conversation Club, Family Drop-in for families with young children, one-onone tutoring. Free. More info call Corinne at 250-687-4714.

THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION L.A. #170 have their monthly meeting on the 3rd Monday of the month from September till the end of June.

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Castlegar News Editor Greg Nesteroff wins national history writing award Eight-year-old Florence Barbour clung ferociously to Robert Crellin’s neck as they fought to stay afloat in the St. Lawrence River. Minutes earlier they had been passengers aboard the Empress of Ireland, which collided in the night with the SS Storstad.

That’s the first paragraph of Greg Nesteroff ’s article, “1914 Silverton Shipwreck Survivors Surface.”

It has just won first place in the best historical article category for newspapers with circulation 4,000 to 12,500 at the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards.

Nesteroff has been the editor of the Castlegar News and the Nelson Star for two months, but before that was a reporter at the Nelson Star for five years. His prize-winning story tells of a local connection to a heroic rescue during a major disaster in which more than a thousand people died, and the poignant tale of the later lives of the young girl and her rescuer.

Nesteroff first learned of the story in a Vancouver Sun article about the centennial of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. That piqued his interest and he dug deeper to discover Florence Barbour’s diary at the Canadian Museum of History, and a Smithsonian photo (the one shown here) online.

“It blew me away that I had never heard this story and I don’t think anyone in Silverton had heard it either,” Nesteroff says. “It was gratifying to write it, because here is a guy who was apparently well loved in New Denver—when he died his obituary was adulatory—but nobody remembered he had saved this little girl.”

The other reason Nesteroff was attracted to the story, he says, is its poignancy.

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April 19-May 2, 2015 BE A SUPERHERO IN YOUR COMMUNITY! BE A SUPERHERO IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

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up, restore and/or preserve the environment, thereby promoting environmen sustainability and involves involving bothofyoung and young ‘older’and people in local partnerships This campaign millions Canadians, old, in local projects which clean-wh This campaign involves millions of Canadians, young and old, in local projects which cleanbenefit enhance theirpreserve communities. up,and restore and/or the environment, thereby promoting environmental up, restore and/or preserve the environment, thereby promoting environmental

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“It is a sad story. She loses her parents, loses her sister, and she badly wants to be adopted by this guy who saved her, and it never happens. The diary is chilling.

“I have still not been to Robert Crellin’s grave in New Denver. I would like to do that—it is marked but not well looked after and it would be nice to add a new stone that talks about what he did.

“In the past month I heard from a Crellin relative in England, and not only did they not know about his connection to the Empress of Ireland disaster, they didn’t know what happened to him at all.” continued on page A10

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Nesteroff ’s story reminds us that not so long ago there were uncertain records of people’s whereabouts and their fates.

“People could just disappear into the ether.”

This fuels his curiosity and motivates his special kind of detective work. Even now, almost a year after he wrote the story, he’s still thinking about it.

“There apparently are some Crellin relatives living around Kamloops,” he says, “but I was not able to get hold of them before this story. But there might be more to be gleaned from talking to them.”

Nesteroff estimates that he has written more Advertise your business to thousands than 400 articles about local history for the Nelwith the Castlegar News. With a paper son Star. circulation of 6,731 you’ll get noticed.

“It’s my thing,” he says matter-of-factly, as Contact Christine at 250-365-6397 or though no more complex explanation is needed.

“I am a history buff and it is what interests me and sales@castlegarnews.com. what keeps me going. I never run out of stories.”

Nesteroff says his love of history started with he was a child, with family trips to Sandon and Ainsworth.

While a student at Mount Sentinel, he wrote a history of the school. That got him started reading local history. He says he discovered that contrary to his early beliefs, museum curators and historians don’t always know everything, and “there are all sorts of stories to find and mysteries to solve, The folks with Communities in Bloom are BLACK and that is thePRESS fun of it.” – CASTLEGAR NEWS at it again. These beautiful flowers were ¼Nesteroff Page won second place in the same comrecently planted down by the Station Muy isThe offering a curbside yard waste collection program in April and May. Yard petition inx 2012 his story “Nelson’s Stanley Cityisisoffering offeringa acurbside curbside yard waste collection program in April The City yard waste collection program in April andand May.May. Yard 4.333” 7” orwith 11.01cm x 17.78cm seum in Castlegar. Photo by Darlene Kalawsky eaves, grass clippings, branches, tree or hedge trimmings, flowers, plants and Yard (leaves, waste grass (leaves, grass branches, clippings,tree branches, tree or hedge trimmings, Cup Challenge.” waste clippings, or hedge trimmings, flowers, plants and ganics) will be collected at the curb and then transported to the City’s yard flowers, plants and other organics) will be collected at the curb and then other organics) will be collected at the curb and then transported to the City’s yard waste compost transported the City’s yard waste compost site. ompost site. tosite.

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April 14th and May 12, 2015 - NORTH Castlegar

(north ofplaced Highway 3 including Area) 14th and May 12, 2015 - NORTH Castlegar April 14th and May 12, -Woodland NORTH Castlegar YardApril and garden waste at the curb 2015 will the be collected onPark the following dates:

(north of Highway 3including including the Park Area)Area) (north of Highway theWoodland Woodland Park April 15th and3May 13, 2015SOUTH Castlegar April 14th and May 12, - NORTH Castlegar (south of 2015 Highway 3) AprilApril 15th and May 13, 2015SOUTH Castlegar (north of Highway 3 including the Woodland Park Area) 15th and May 13, 2015SOUTH Castlegar Place your yard waste at the curb just prior to 7:00 a.m. on your collection (south of Highway 3) (south of Highway 3) date.

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The having maximum yard diameter waste the Containers must have lids. The branch 50mm (2container. in). is 23kg (501bs). weightisin per container office hours on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the RDCK ! Tree pruning waste shall be bundled with compostable twine. Individual maximum weight per container is 23kg (501bs). bundles shall be no longer than 1.0 metre (3 feet) in length with bundles !

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Community Complex. Planning staff will be available to Tree pruning wastea shall be diameter bundled with compostable twine. Individual bundles having maximum 0.5 metre (1.5 feet).located Maximum Alternatively, the City of Castlegar's Yard Wasteof Composting Facility at the bundles be nodiameter than 1.0 metre (3atfeet) length with answer questions relating to zoning, subdivision, agricultural branch 50mm (2 in). !end allowable north of shall the your Castlegar &longer District Recreation Complex 2101 in Sixth is bundles Gather yard and gardeniswaste and place at your curbside on Avenue the dates having a maximum diameter of 0.5 metre (1.5Castlegar. feet). Maximum allowable open to receive yard and garden wastes during the year. above - according to your location in North or South land reserve applications and other planning related issues.

Yard and waste is 50mm accepted includes the following  garden Gather your is yard and garden waste and place at biodegradable your curbsidewaste: on the branch diameter (2and in).

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I would like to take this opportunity to formally introduce myself to the community. I am a Naturopathic Doctor. I have eight years of post-secondary education under my belt, six years of clinical experience, and a license which allows me to provide primary health care to anyone who seeks it. As a Naturopath, I walk that fine line between evidence-based medicine and spirituality. I offer non-surgical and non-drug options whenever possible – and can offer conventional options when needed – though in truth, I prefer to use the natural route most of the time. I use a variety of treatment tools including: Acupuncture and Chinese medicine which heal the body by balancing yin and yang through the use of very thin needles and Chinese herbs that stimulate blood flow and clear blockages to relieve pain, relax muscles and restore balance; Botanical Medicine which uses concentrated medical ingredients from plants to help restore normal body functions; Nutritional Counselling providing dietary guidance to promote healthy digestive function and reduce inflammation; Lifestyle Counselling addressing the mental and emotional obstacles to health through identifying what triggers could be causing unnecessary harm; Homeopathy which is a form of medicine that uses very diluted doses to promote healing at a cellular level; IV therapy placing high dose nutrients directly into the blood stream bypassing the digest track to ensure maximum nutrient absorption; and Prolotherapy which cause regeneration of tissues and cartilage to heal joint and tendon issues.

The relationship you develop with your Naturopath is unlike any other you will ever have. They treat the person not the symptom. On a daily basis I see a variety of patients seeking care. I may treat someone with a chronic condition like hypothyroidism and someone suffering from anxiety. I may run a blood test for food allergies and give acupuncture for fertility. A Naturopathic Doctor is your health educator, health motivator, and health advocate. I am committed to the ongoing success of my patients and their goals, and I’m excited to be providing Naturopathic Medicine to the Kootenay Boundary Region. If you would like to meet me come see me at Back in Balance, or attend one of my free monthly lectures. And, if you want to learn more about how Naturopathic Medicine can help you go to my website at www.drdianadraper.com Yours in Health, Dr. Diana Draper, ND

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Castlegar native Joshua Kuffert has published his first novel, Secrets of Wintersleep. The work of fiction is the first installment in the Dividing Fire series. The book is an adventure story for young adults, but Kuffert says, “The broader story will reach out to a bigger audience.”

Kuffert was born in Castlegar and is a 1999 Stanley Humphries grad. The story for his new book began to take shape many years ago while he was living in Nelson, exploring his creative side. He then moved to Vancouver to attend the screenwriting program at the Vancouver Film School.

Secrets of Wintersleep is self published through Amazon and was released on March 3. It is available for purchase through Amazon and is also available in Kindle and Kobo formats.

“In a lot of ways home (the Kootenays) was a bit of an inspiration for this part of the story,” Kuffert said. “The theme of the story is family and home and what that means. The main character goes through what a lot of kids go through in a small town. You want to go out into the broader world and see bigger horizons. By the end of the story she realizes there is a lot of value and identity to be found in her hometown.”

“I’ve tried to carry that with me with home too. Castlegar, Nelson Trail, I grew up there. So much of my life was there, it

Author Joshua Kuffert (right). Cover Art for Secrets of Wintersleep(left). is a lot of who I am. I take a lot of pride in telling people I am from Castlegar”.

“This story has been the driving force behind my wanting to write. I have been working on it for ten years. Building the world, building the characters, carrying them around with me.”

Kuffert has been influenced and encouraged by his family and friends in his quest to become an author.

“I can attribute a lot of my writing and

my passion to Ash Maddocks, a (Castlegar) musician and really talented lyricist.

His lyrics were an inspiration to me to sort of play with words. I really need to pay him a lot of respect for pointing me to where I am now.”

Kuffert hopes that the second installment in the series will be ready by the end of 2015. You can keep track of the status of the series on the The Dividing Fire Facebook page.

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In a Preliminary Report to the Legislative Assembly, the British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission is proposing changes to the area, boundaries and names of electoral districts in B.C.

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Tell the commission your views on the Preliminary Report online at www.bc-ebc.ca, at a public hearing during April and May, or by email at info@bc-ebc.ca.

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Jazz pilot chooses Castlegar as final flight

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Air Canada Jazz pilot Captain Rob Gordon chose to make the last flight of his career one that would land in Castlegar.

After 27 years of service, Gordon is retiring.

Fire Chief Gerry Rempel explained it was a sentimental choice. “He chose Castlegar as his last run as he thoroughly enjoyed the approach into our airport and this is where he first met his wife, also an airline employee at the time.”

Gordon had his family onboard and they were met with appropriate fanfare. After landing, he taxied the plane through a water arch provided by the Castlegar Fire Department. Local Air Canada Jazz employees and airport employees held a reception in his honour. Mayor Lawrence Chernoff was on hand to present a gift from the city and Pie in the Sky supplied a cake for all to enjoy.

Castlegar Aquanauts Summer Swim Club

Registration is Monday, April 13th from

4:30 to 7:00 pm at the Complex Come join this fun, family oriented club!

Our certified coaches will teach you how to develop proper swimming skills and stroke technique. As a bonus, you will build fitness and endurance—an excellent way to cross train for other sports!

Summer swim program runs from May 4th to early August.

Please bring a separate fundraising cheque and your care card

For more information contact Paulette at 365-7053 or visit our website. www.castlegaraquanauts.ca @KOAquanauts

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An intensive five-day course, Peace 216: The Doukhobors offers a study of the Doukhobors and their connection to issues of peace and conflict. Open to everyone, the course will explore the beginnings in Russia to the current realities. Doukhobor history and culture will be examined with attention to themes of peace, pacifism, violence and non-violence, community, and utopia.

“We want people to feel like they have had a genuine experience in being immersed in the Doukhobor culture of our region, both historical and contemporary,” says the course instructor Takaia Larsen.

The design of the course will enable those with roots in the culture to learn alongside those curious to gain a better understanding.

“Even people that grew up in the community feel they don’t have a full understanding of their family’s experiences in terms of the 19th Century context in Russia,” says Larsen. “The course will trace all of that and it’s going to have a heavy focus on their experiences in the role of creating the modern world, creating an alternative life within the growth of nationalism and the modern state.”

A foundation of West Kootenay culture Larsen grew up in Castlegar and though not born into the Doukhobor culture, has been heavily influenced

through a life spent with good friends who welcomed her into gaining a deeper understanding.

“I have genuine envy for the food and the culture,” she says with a smile.

“Their emphasis on food and singing and community is very soothing and very comforting. I feel lucky to have grown up with the influence of this culture.”

After high school, Larsen started her post-secondary career at Selkirk College in the School of University Arts & Sciences. She moved onto Okanagan University College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and English. Larsen’s Master of Arts in History was completed at the University of Victoria.

Learning through the lives of the people An important element of the Peace 216 course will be the guest speakers and field trips. The classroom component of the course will take place in the mornings at the historic Mir Centre for Peace on the Castlegar Campus. In the afternoons, students will have the opportunity to visit important cultural locations and hear from knowledgeable guest speakers.

The Peace 216 course will require students to complete an on-line component prior to the week-long session which runs from April 27 to May 1.

A final assignment will then be undertaken to successfully complete the class. Participants are not required to be a current Selkirk College student, but Peace 216 is available as a University Arts & Sciences transfer course for three credits. The fee for the course is $300 plus GST and registration for the course closes on April 13.

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Assistance is available to qualifying homeowners, residential tenants (renters), small business owners, farm owners, charitable organizations and local government bodies that incurred more than $1,000 of uninsurable damage during the period February 5-9, 2015, and that are situated within the geographic boundaries of: • Regional District of Central Kootenay (Electoral Areas A, D, F, H, I, J, K) Insurable damages, such as sewer or sump pit back-up, and water entry from above ground including roofs, windows or other areas of the building that are not at ground level, are not eligible for DFA. Eroded or damaged land is not eligible for DFA. Assistance is limited to providing 80 percent of allowable items that are considered essential to a home, livelihood or charitable service, for the portion of the claim that exceeds $1,000 to a maximum claim of $300,000.

To apply for financial assistance, individuals must complete and return an Application for Disaster Financial Assistance. Application forms are available from the Emergency Management BC web site at: http://www.embc.gov.bc.ca/em/dfa_claims/dfa.html, http://www.embc.gov.bc.ca/em/dfa_claims/dfa.html, Government Agent offices, http://www.embc.gov.bc.ca/em/dfa_claims/dfa.html most local government offices, Emergency Management BC regional offices, or by e-mailing the EMBC Recovery Office in Victoria at DFA@gov.bc.ca or calling toll-free at 1-888-257-4777.

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The Selkirk College Carpentry Program shop has become a safer place to learn with the addition of three top end table saws that employ the latest flesh-saving technology.

Using an elk sausage, Carpentry Instructor Dan Brazeau held a demonstration of the new industrial SawStop table saw that uses an electrical signal to stop the blade in less than five milliseconds when flesh is detected.

“A school should be the safest spot possible, so it’s important to have the latest technology,” said Brazeau.

As more than 50 students and instructors from all of the Silver King Campus trades programs looked on, Brazeau demonstrated how the technology can prevent nasty accidents. He first ran the sausage through the blade without the safety system activated and it didn’t turn out well for the elk meat. Then using the monitoring system, the blade dramatically stopped without leaving a mark in the sausage.

“The idea is to limit flesh cutting,” said Brazeau.

“If you did have an accident, you get a nick instead of a cut.”

SawStop is one of the leading suppliers of table saws in the United States and across the world. Located just south of Portland, Oregon, the technology was invented in 1999 and in 2004 the first SawStop table saw was sold. SawStop claims that there is a table saw accident every nine minutes in the United States and 10 amputations every day.

Ten times faster than a car’s airbag, the SawStop braking system, uses flesh as a sensor to activate a brake cartridge that takes the saw from 4,000 rpms to zero in the blink of an eye. If activated, the brake cartridge and saw blade need to be replaced (total cost of around $150), but the saw itself is not damaged. Most importantly, the user of the equipment gets away without injury.

The old table saws at the Selkirk College carpentry shop had aftermarket safety features incorporated, but the new equipment is the best in the busi-

Selkirk College Carpentry Instructor Dan Brazeau runs an elk sausage through the new SawStop table saw to demonstrate the safety features which enable the blade to stop without cutting flesh.

Selkirk College photo ness. Each saw cost $5,000 and was made possible through recently released provincial government funding aimed at in-demand trades.

“We would not have been able to afford this without the provincial government funding,” said Brazeau.

The demonstration sacrificed one of his prized elk sausages, but Brazeau said the focus on safety was well worth it.

“It’s not something we ever want to use again,” said Brazeau.

Find out more about the Selkirk College carpentry program at: selkirk.ca/program/carpentryfoundation. www.spca.bc.ca

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The internet has made it easy to search and apply to many openings.

Sending out more applications doesn’t increase your chances of getting hired. Sending out better applications does. Employers have told us that as many as 75% of applicants for a position aren’t actually qualified and 98% of job seekers are eliminated at the resume screening.

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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS Yard Waste Facility Closure – April 16-19th The City’s yard waste facility at the Castlegar Community Complex will be closed from Thursday, April 16 th to Sunday, April 19 th, 2015 to facilitate the West Kootenay Trade Show.

If you have yard waste to dispose of during this time, the following alternatives are available to you:  the Ootischenia Landfill  the City’s twice annual curbside yard waste collection (being held April 14-15th & May 12-13th this year).  backyard composting – there are many great websites that provide excellent advice including http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07212.html  Burning of this material is prohibited

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With playing commitments from a pair of topnotch defencemen, the three-time defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champion Selkirk College Saints have started to rebuild a key component to continued success.

With the majority of the 2014-2015 Saints blueline contingent graduating this spring, the team is pleased to announce the addition of tier II junior veteran Ashton McLeod and junior B champion Nathan Browne.

“Ashton will be a very smart, capable player in our league,” says Saints head coach Alex Evin. “We are looking to replace a lot of veteran championship winning defensemen next season and we couldn’t be happier adding a player like Ashton.”

McLeod is a 6-foot, 200-pound defenseman who recently completed his final season with the Humbolt Broncos in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. A product of Lethbridge Minor Hockey, McLeod previously spent two seasons playing for the Canmore Eagles in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. In three seasons of tier II hockey, McLeod played 147 games scoring three goals and 25 assists.

McLeod plans to take the Electrical Foundation Program at Nelson’s Silver King Campus and hopes to one day run his own company.

“I would just like to thank Selkirk College and the Saints hockey team for giving me an amazing opportunity to pursue my hockey career as well as education, I’m extremely honoured,” says McLeod.

A Proven Winner on the Blueline Browne is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound defenseman who recently won a Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League Championship with the Campbell River Storm. He contributed three goals and three assists in 10 playoff contests. The Storm competed in the Cyclone Taylor Cup which took place this past weekend in Mission, B.C..

With the ability to skate and move the puck, Browne will play a significant role with the Saints as they rebuild their defence corps. Browne began his junior hockey career with the North Okanagan Knights of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League after graduating from the Okanagan Rockets Major Midget program. After a run to the KIJHL championship finals with the Knights in

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Top: Ashton McLeod recently completed his final season with the Humbolt Broncos in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. A solid defenceman in his own zone, McLeod also has the ability to move the puck and will be an asset to the Selkirk College Saints blueline corps in the upcoming season. Below: Nathan Browne will provide an imposing presence on the Selkirk College Saints blueline in the 2015-2016 season and is a proven junior hockey champion.

Selkirk College photo 2013, Browne signed on with the Trail Smoke Eaters of the British Columbia Hockey League and spent time in junior A in Ontario before landing with the Storm.

“Coach Lee [Stone] gave me every opportunity to perform at my best in Campbell River and I am very thankful to him and the entire Storm organization,” says Browne. “I’m excited to join Selkirk College because they have established themselves as a winning program and that is something I value and want to contribute to.”

“Adding another player with championship experience is valuable to our hockey program,” says Evin. “Nathan is a quality person and athlete who we believe will be very successful in academics and athletics.”

Browne plans to study in the School of Environment & Geomatics at Selkirk College.

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Obituaries and Memorials Vera C. Voykin It is with great sadness that we announce that Vera Voykin passed away unexpectedly at the Castlegar Emergency Care Centre on Friday, March 13, 2015. A traditional Doukhobor funeral service was held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on Thursday, March 19th, followed by a meal prepared by the Ootischenia ladies. She was interred in the Ootischenia cemetery.

Vera Voykin , née Kanigan, was born October 26, 1936 in Ootischenia, BC to Cecil and Polly Kanigan. She grew up the youngest of the siblings first at the Bellii Dom, and then when it was removed to make room for airport construction, Vera’s family moved to a private home in central Ootischenia.

Vera met and married her husband, Harry Voykin, in 1955 and they lived in Pass Creek, where they had 4 children. The family moved to Ootischenia in 1960 where Vera and Harry resided until they moved into care in 2009. Vera spent the last few years of her life being cared for by her good friends at Castlewood Village.

Vera enjoyed cooking and baking, gardening with her husband and sharing the fruits of their labors with family and friends. She avidly knitted and crocheted, leaving many of us with treasured pieces for our homes. Vera and Harry also enjoyed their 10 years of operating the Doukhobor Restaurant at the Doukhobor museum site.

She was predeceased by her parents, her brother Walter C. Kanigan and his wife Nellie, her brother Cecil Kanigan and his wife Polly and her sister Nellie Voikin and her husband Alec; her daughter Vera, and her grandson Alixander Fominoff.

She is survived by her son Lawrence (Ev) Voykin and daughters Holly, (John)Strilaeff, Pam (Fred) Fominoff, Wendy (Nick Plotnikoff) Voykin, 5 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

We would like to thank all staff at the Castlegar Emergency Care Centre for their care of our mother during her final moments, theKootenay Psalmists, Ootischenia Cooking group and gravediggers, the staff at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel, our relatives, friends, and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy, phone calls, cards, donations, food and visits. Thank you to John Verigin Jr. and Laura Verigin and family for your kind and comforting words. Thank you to Peter Zaytsoff for officiating at the service.

In lieu of flowers mourners are requested to make a donation in Vera’s name to the John J. Verigin Memorial Fund.

Natasha Zelina Soukoroff Sadly the family of Natasha Soukoroff, of Pass Creek, wishes to announce her passing at her home, on Saturday, March 28, 2015 blessed with 90 years of life.

Snow Busters awarded Castlegar’s Snow Busters were given an award just before the council meeting on Tuesday. Not all Snow Busters were in attendance but their work is appreciated no less. The City of Castlegar’s Snow Buster program is about acknowledging individuals that help out in the community by clearing snow without being asked or expecting thanks. Most residents live within steps of a senior or a neighbour with a disability, and in many cases someone is already providing a helping hand.

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Natasha was born in Crescent Valley on May 3, 1924 to parents Anuta and Zahar Barisoff and was the only daughter with three older and one younger brother. In 1944, she married Sam Soukoroff and they raised three children.

She was predeceased by her husband Sam, her daughter Kathy, her grandson Robert and her brothers Mike , Freddie, Pete and Alex.

Left to mourn Natasha’s loss is her daughter Irene (Brian) Bebelman and son Dan (Liza), both of Pass Creek, her grandsons Kyle and Aaron Bebelman and Clayton Moll, her granddaughters Kendra and Aleah Soukoroff and great-grandson Randy Moll.

Arrangements were in care of Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

Funeral Services were officiated by Ernie Verigin at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on Thursday, April 2, 2015 followed by interment in Pass Creek Cemetery.

“MAY SHE REST IN PEACE IN GOD’S HEAVENLY KINGDOM”

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING 2015 BUDGET and the 2015-2019 FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN The City of Castlegar is undertaking a public consultation process in preparing the City’s 2015 Budget and Five Year Financial Plan.

The City’s Financial Plan includes decisions about General Operations, Water Utility, Sewer Utility, and Airport Operations. It includes determinations regarding taxation, utility rates, and service levels provided to the community as well as information on the City’s proposed capital improvement program for the years to come.

The City seeks your input and your submissions at a public, open house, meeting on:

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Community The Kootenay Library Federation presents authors Mark Forsythe and Greg Dickson bia—the highest per capita rate of enlistment in the country. Of that contingent, 6,225 died in battle, a critical loss to a fledgling province of barely 400,000.

Compiling stories, artifacts and photos sent in by BC Almanac listeners from across the province, this volume tells of submarine smuggling, bagpipes lost on the battlefield and of the ongoing struggles by soldiers who made it home. It tells of battles that set records for mass death amid conditions of unequalled squalor, but also of the heroism of front-line nurses and soldiers like George Maclean, a First Nations man from the Okanagan, who won the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

By turns devastating, harrowing, insightful and miraculous, these stories reveal much about the spirit and resilience of a people who survived one of history’s greatest disasters to build the province we have today.

Mark Forsythe was the longstanding host of CBC Radio One’s BC Almanac. Raised in Toronto, Forsythe moved to BC in the mid-seventies and has come to know the province well through broadcasting assignments in Smithers, Prince George, Prince Rupert, the Okanagan and Van-

Submitted to the Castlegar News Author and broadcaster Mark Forsythe and journalist Greg Dickson will be in Grand Forks giving a presentation about their most recent book, From the West Coast to the Western Front: British Columbians and the Great War (Harbour Publishing, $26.95). Come down to the Castlegar & District Public Library (1005 3rd Street) on Friday, April 17 at 7:00pm.

It has often been observed that the First World War jolted Canada into nationhood, and as Mark Forsythe and Greg Dickson show in this compelling book, no province participated more eagerly in that transformation or felt the aftershock more harshly than British Columbia. In From the West Coast to the Western Front, Forsythe, host of CBC Radio’s mid-day show BC Almanac, marks the 100th anniversary of World War I by teaming with historian Greg Dickson and the ever resourceful BC Almanac audience to compile a sweeping portrayal of that crucial chapter of BC history.

Of the 611,000 Canadians who fought for King and Country, 55,570 were from British Colum-

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Greg Dickson was a journalist and producer at CBC radio and television for over 20 years.

He also taught journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Mark Forsythe and Greg Dickson’s other books include The BC Almanac Book of Greatest British Columbians and The Trail of 185, both from Harbour Publishing.

This free event is made possible with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts.

For more information about the book or the event, go to www. harbourpublishing.com.

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The Castlegar & District Community Complex (CDRD) is currently inviting applications to apply for the position of Recreation Leader for our summer camp programs beginning June 22nd and ending August 19, 2015.

This posting, along with a detailed job description, can be found on our website at www.rdck.ca under Administration, Jobs. If you have any questions about this opportunity please email Human Resources at the email address below.

Submit all applications in the form of a resume and cover letter to RDCK Human Resources by email, or traditional mail by noon April 24, 2015 – 4:00 pm to be considered for this opportunity.

Keep your child safe in the car.

Learn how to teach your child car safety. Call 1-877-247-5551 or visit ChildSeatInfo.ca

Human Resources, Regional District of Central Kootenay Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L 5R4 E-mail: humanresources@rdck.bc.ca Phone: (250) 352-8193 Thank you for your interest in working with the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

All submissions will be acknowledged although only those individuals shortlisted to participate in the interview process will be contacted again.

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Castlegar News Thursday, April 9, 2015

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Garage Sales

RV Pads

Heavy Duty Machinery

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

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Misc. for Sale Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS. “Spring sales with hot savings!” All steel building models and sizes are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Topsoil, Sand, Road Gravel Fill with delivery call for prices 250.359.7188 c:250.304.8158 Rubber Tire Backhoe, Mini Excavator & dump truck service

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

Real Estate For Sale By Owner For Sale: Two rentals on large lot in Brilliant or live in one and the other should pay for the mortgage. $165,000 Phone 250.365.0020

Rentals Mobile Homes & Pads Mobile Home in Thrums 2 Bdrms, addition, deck F/S, W/D, very small pets ok 250-304-9273

Homes for Rent Brilliant, 4 Bdrm, 1.5 bath F/S, DW, W/D, N/P, N/S, lrg yard, covered deck, hot tub $1200/mth + utilities, reference required, 403-402-9817 Avail April 16th Central Castlegar, 3 Bdrm.

1-1/2 bath, N/S, No dogs Walkout Basement & garage Avail Immed, 250-365-4823 Trail 2 BDRM, full Basement, nice view, off street parking, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P $850 month Call 250.365.5003

Office/Retail For Rent or Lease 1500 square feet of prime space in downtown Castlegar.

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May 1st 2015 Phone 250.365.7500

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One Day Only Garage Sale April 11th, 9 - 2pm - Moving Household items/ Misc 2521 9th Ave, Castlegar

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Cars - Domestic 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 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY 105,000km. Immac Cond.

Well maintained. Asking $4500 - 250.365.2464 The KBR Line is seeking empathetic individuals with good listening skills to participate in our spring Volunteer Training. For applications and to learn more about this valuable training opportunity please contact us at 250-364-0274 or email: crisisline@trailfair.ca

Fight Back.

Volunteer your time, energy and skills today.

CLUES DOWN 1. Grippe 2. Scientific workplace 3. Afflict 4. Construction of parts off-site 5. Cut back shrubs 6. Road furrow 7. The Nazarene author 8. Fire residues 9. 3rd tone 10. Excessive fluid accumulation 11. Fellow plotter 13. Inability to use or understand language 15. 12th calendar month 17. Greek capital 18. Communist China 21. Philadelphia sandwich 23. Neverland’s Peter 24. Medical man 27. Domesticates 29. Murdered in his bathtub 32. Dreaming sleep state 34. Drunkard 35. Double 36. Of one 39. Allow 40. Sorrowful 43. Dining hall furniture 44. Partition between 2 cavities 46. Reduce in amount 47. Where passengers ride 49. Sacred fig tree (alt. sp.)

51. Poet Edgar Allan 54. Sea eagle of Europe 59. An awkward stupid person 60. Black tropical American cuckoo 61. Whisky 62. Electrically charged atom 64. Atomic #89

CLUES ACROSS 1. Piece attached on one side 5. Flat-bottomed boat 10. Oblong cream puff 12. Czar nation 14. Jump rope fast 16. Ma’s partner 18. Ink writing implement 19. Wet spongy ground 20. “Gunga Din” screenwriter 22. Root mean square (abbr.)

23. Strode 25. Former ruler of Iran 26. Provide with a top 27. Chit 28. Actor DeLuise 30. Point midway between E and SE 31. S.E. Asian nation 33. Protein basis of cheese 35. 1976 Music Pulitzer Ned 37. Belonging to Mrs. Parks 38. Tooth covering 40. Satisfy fully 41. Animal companion 42. Fix conclusively 44. 7th day (abbr.)

45. Pouch 48. Employee stock ownership plan 50. Fastened with adhesive or masking 52. Don’t know when yet 53. Eagle’s nest 55. Early modern jazz 56. Auricle 57. Atomic #81 58. Social class of manual laborers 63. Groups of regional animals 65. Release draft animals 66. Musical notations 67. Bearing or manner

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Your Business Could

BE FEATURED HERE Call Christine Today! 250.365.6397

DALE’S PAINTING

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Tuesday & Thursdays classes WDrop Ins March 24- April 23 & April 28 -May 28 • 6pm-7pm

elcome

!

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light housekeeping and meal preparation laundry and errands transportation to and from appointments

HAIR CARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! We carry a selection of AG & Pravana products.

fully licenced, insured and bondable

Book an appointment with Lanette, Alexa,Colleen or Christine Evenings by appointment.

Walk-Ins Monday 9:30am - 2pm | Tues - Sat 9:30am - 5pm Welcome! 2327 6th Ave. | 250-304-6933

Gwen Chernenkoff

pet walking

Genelle Travel Travel Professionals International Full Service Travel Agency at more than Online Competitive Pricing personal travel stylist 327 - 15th Avenue, Genelle, B.C. V0G 1G0 CPBC Licence no. 65928 Gordon Soukoreff, TA CC OA Call Toll free + 1 877 693-2189 or 250 693-2189 local calls

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Proudly serving the South and Central Kootenays since 1987

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase of a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze LS (1SA), Trax LS FWD, and of an Equinox LS FWD. Freight ($1,600, $1,650, $1,650) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and applicable taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. ¥ Lease based on a purchase price of $16,004 (including $1,000 lease cash and a $446 Owner Cash) for a 2015 Cruze LS (1SA). Bi-weekly payment is $90 for 24 months at 0.0% APR and includes Freight and Air Tax, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometers limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $0 down payment required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $4,692, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $11,312.Price and total obligation excludes license, insurance, registration, taxes, dealer fees, optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickup models delivered in Canada between April 1st and April 30th, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $500 credit available on Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Cruze, Volt, Trax, Malibu (expect LS). $750 credit available on others Chevrolet vehicles (except Colorado 2SA, Camaro Z28, Malibu LS, Silverado Light Duty and Heavy Duty). Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between April 1st – April 30th 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available on Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Cruze, Volt, Trax, Malibu (expect LS) ; $1,500 credit available on other eligible Chevrolet vehicles (except Chevrolet Colorado 2SA, Camaro Z28 and Malibu LS). Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives.

Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ~Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Customers will be able to access OnStar services only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After the trial period (if applicable), an active OnStar service plan is required. † Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. > Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Upper Small segment, excluding Hybrid and Diesel powertrains. Standard 10 airbags, ABS, traction control and StabiliTrak. ^*Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). + Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 2015 Trax and Equinox the 2015 Top Safety Pick Plus Award when equipped with available forward collision alert. ‡ Purchase prices include a cash credit of $2,300 and $446 Owner Cash and apply to new 2015 Chevrolet Trax LS FWD models at participating dealers in Canada. Purchase prices of $17,995 (LS FWD) include Freight, Air Tax but exclude license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ‡‡ Purchase price includes a cash credit of $4,200 and $670 Owner Cash and apply to new 2015 Chevrolet Equinox LS FWD models at participating dealers in Canada. Purchase prices of $22,995 (LS FWD) includes Freight, Air Tax but excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. **The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2015 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. See dealer for details. ^^^ 2 years no charge OnStar Guidance Plan and 2 years no charge XM Select package valid from April 1st through April 30th, 2015. Offer valid on a 24-month lease for a Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Cruze, Malibu, Impala, Camaro, Corvette, Trax, Equinox & Traverse. Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Not all vehicles may transmit all crash data. Mobile app available on select iOS, Android,™ BlackBerry® and Windows® devices. Services vary by device, vehicle and conditions. Requires active OnStar subscription. OnStar Hands-Free Calling requires an existing OnStar service contract and available minutes. Not available in certain markets. Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Available 4G LTE Wi-Fi requires compatible mobile device, active OnStar subscription and data plan. Required a factory-installed SiriusXM system. Programming subject to change. See details at siriusxm.ca. ¥¥ Comparison based on 2013 Polk segmentation: Compact SUV and latest competitive data available and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. ^^Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

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Community

Grand donation

The Kootenay Robusters donated $5,000 to the KBRH Health Foundation’s Urology Campaign. Funds were raised through Robuster calendar sales. Debbie Martin (far left) and Lisa Pasin (far right) representing the KBRH Health Foundation accepted this wonderful donation. Thank you to everyone who purchased calendars and support the Robusters.

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KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

VERNON

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

PENTICTON

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

CASTLEGAR

1881 Harvey Avenue (250) 860-1975

ANDRES WIRELESS

PENTICTON

VERNON

WEST KELOWNA

KAMLOOPS

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. 200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 493-3800 (250) 542-3000

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

Villiage Green Mall (250) 542-1496

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. (250) 493-3800

KAMLOOPS

ANDRES CAR AUDIO WEST KELOWNA

ANDRES WIRELESS Cherry Lane Mall (250) 493-4566

KELOWNA

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

VERNON

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

ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES B USINESS ANDRES CAR AUDIO Aberdeen Mall (250) 377-8880

CRANBROOK

215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall (250) 377-8007

200-1965 Columbia Ave. 101 Kootenay St. North (250) 365-6455 (250) 426-8927

TELUS KIOSK

NELSON

Chahko Mika Mall (250) 352-7258

300 St. Paul Str. (250) 377-3773

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

154 Victoria Str (250) 314-9944

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600