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Theatre’s three-year plan on course

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

There's so much more to an arts and culture venue than four walls and a roof.

Since the Trail and District Arts Council took the reigns to run the Charles Bailey Theatre with an enterprising three-year plan, there's been about 50 per cent more shows and a few past renters back on the stage.

“We are not just providing a space,” says theatre manager Nadine Tremblay. “We are really about developing a culture around performance and art. And so far, before we've tallied all the numbers and sent out all the surveys, there's indication that things are moving in the direction we are aiming.”

Tremblay signed on as the marketing and public relations person for the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) last July, and has been steadfast in improving the theatre's visibility while bringing in acts for all ages, including a children's series that is growing in popularity.

She said there's three levels of art: supply, access and demand. The latter being, TDAC's assurance that the audience experience is fully encompassing.

“That has a lot to do with working with children,” explained Tremblay. “Making sure they understand the value of art, so they can hear it, feel it, see it, and be empathetic for other cultures.

“Because nothing makes you appreciate art more than if you've created it, done it and participated in it for yourself.”

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It was out with the old to make way for the new at 1525 Bay Ave. early Wednesday morning. Trail council recently awarded ReDevRa Holdings the contract to demolish two aging structures and backfill the property, which is the site of the future Riverfront Centre. The local company took on the job for $49,500 plus tipping fees.

TRAILWARFIELD CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

Tireless volunteer serves many community organizations

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

The day after her name was announced as the Trail-Warfield Citizen of the Year, Barbara Gibson is back to business as usual.

Making morning stops at the Trail and District Public Library, Sanctuary and more, the award recipient isn't showing signs of slowing down.

When the phone rang on Tuesday morning, Brian Volpatti

from the Citizen of the Year Committee was on the other end to tell her that she had been chosen for the honour.

“You don't volunteer to get an award, so it was very unexpected,” she said with a laugh.

“I didn't know what to say. You do it because you care about the community. It is quite humbling really.”

Gibson has been working in the Trail area for many years, founding Sanctuary, a support

Barbara Gibson

organization for youth, working with the Greater Trail Hospice Society supporting families and patients with end-of-life care, acting as treasurer for the United Way board and most recently, as chair of the Trail Library Board, working diligently to advocate for a new library facility.

The one project Gibson says really sticks out in her mind is the work she has done with Sanctuary, a pre-teen drop-in centre for children who have

nowhere to go after school, need guidance and a safe place to grow up.

“Not just me, but the whole organization has had such a huge impact on the children of this community, and continues to do so,” she said. “To me, that is the most gratifying because they are our future. If we don't look after them, the wonderful community we have right now will not be the same in the See NO, Page 3

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LOCAL Trail Harmony Choir Rehearses for April 25 show

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If you look closely at a new truck you will see that the vehicle looks sloped from front to back. The rear is higher than the front. A truck is meant to carry heavy junk and the truck is engineered to have the vehicle sit level when the box is carrying an average load.

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In general most lifted trucks serve no real purpose other

than style. They do often include bigger tires. These big tires increase ground clearance which may be welcomed off roading.

A lot of engineering went into your truck’s suspension. The engineer had some ride and handling criteria that he/she wanted to reach. There was also concern for how long the parts involved were going to last.

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Lifting your truck raises the centre of gravity (Increases the tipiness). Inexpensive lift kits will change the angle at which all your suspension and drive components sit. The engineer that designed your truck wanted your drive axles and suspension arms to sit as close to level when your truck was carry-

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The resultant average location now places the parts under higher stress and changes the geometry of how the tires maintain contact with the road. The vehicle will handle differently and wear out parts more quickly.

Better engineered lift kits will contain many more parts.

Arms will be moved or replaced with different arms. The engineered lift will maintain level steering and suspension parts along with more horizontal drive axles. Roll stiffness will be increased to ward off tippiness. As you can imagine these kits will require substantially more investment by the owner.

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Local

National Volunteer Week

No plans to slow down community work

Volunteers always needed

By Liz Bevan Times Staff

It is National Volunteer Week across Canada and the celebrations come just in time for the area's Citizen of the Year announcements.

Barbara Gibson from Sanctuary, the United Way, the Trail and District Public Library board and more, was chosen on Monday as the 2015 Trail/Warfield Citizen of the Year for her work in the community and encourages everyone to do their part and help out where they can.

She says the gratifications come from helping someone for nothing in return.

“I think that the reward from volunteering is that you know that you make a difference,” she said. “You may never get that actual pat on the back, no one may say that you made a difference, but you did. I think that is the most important thing.

You can make a difference. Bring your skills and gifts to the tables and use them for your community.”

There are plenty of volunteer opportunities in the Lower Columbia Region and Brian Volpatti, a member of the Trail/Warfield Citizen of the Year committee, says volunteering is about sacrificing time and effort to make the community a better place, and you may not even know who they are.

“There are so many volunteers in Trail and Warfield and some of them are visible, but many stay behindthe-scenes and do just as much work,” he said, adding that it is the

dedicated volunteers, like Gibson, that are considered for the annual recognition. “They spend a lot of time helping others.”

Grace Terness, along with the Beaver Valley Citizen of the Year committee, will be sitting down on Monday afternoon to take a look at the nominations they have received over the last few weeks.

“We will be having our meeting to decide who the recipients will be on Monday,” she said, adding that even someone nominated last year can still be considered for the award honouring volunteerism. The value of a volunteer doesn't go away.

“Just because someone wasn't pick the year before doesn't mean they didn't deserve it. We carry the nominations forward and I am looking forward to it.”

Last year's Beaver Valley Citizen of the Year Award was given to Ed Wilcox for his work at the Beaver Valley Curling Club, at Champion Lakes Golf Club and at McInnes Park. At the time of his win, Wilcox said he was inspired to put in the hours by those who came before him.

“That's probably what got me going, when I was a kid going to the ballpark there was always some guys that worked in the ballpark and made it into a nice park so we could play on it,” he said.

To find out about volunteer opportunities in the Trail and Beaver Valley areas, visit www.volunteerrkootenays.ca.

FROM PAGE 1 future. It will not continue.

“We are now in Year 17 and it has worked out wonderfully. However, all of the organizations are important. The hospice, the library and the United Way, they all impact our immediate community and to me, that is what matters.”

It wasn’t the award that makes Gibson feel as though her efforts are worthwhile, but rather seeing the community change as a result of her dedication.

“There are things that you just feel like you have to do,” she said. “It is very gratifying when you have worked so hard on something to see the effect that it has on the community and on individuals.”

Even though she will soon be riding in the Silver City Days parade and will probably get recognized on the street a bit more often, life for Gibson hasn’t changed. She will continue putting in the hours and the effort to make the Trail area a great place to live.

“With the new library, I am going to be very busy,” she said. “There isn’t an end in the need for these services. The Hospice Society is very important as our community ages and at the other end of the spectrum, there is Sanctuary where people are just starting out on their journey.”

The final decision for the Trail/Warfield Citizen of the Year award was made on Monday night by Volpatti and the committee after looking at all eight applications.

“All of the nominees would have made good choices,” he said. “We read through all

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The Citizen of the Year has been named 57 years in a row and is organized by the local Knights of Columbus assembly.

Fred Penner to perform in fall series

FROM PAGE 1 Access to the theatre is another aspect to her job, which means the venue is fully operational, available for rent, and the arts council supports and promotes incoming shows.

In the last year, Tremblay has developed a press kit for renters, a newsletter, a large audience on Facebook and soon, the option of purchasing tickets on line.

“I am really looking forward to this because we are now available for programming grants,” said Tremblay, referring to the non-profit TDAC. “That means we can get even more of the artist costs subsidized, which helps a lot because then we can lower ticket prices.”

For example, Tremblay is bringing in well known Canadian children’s music performer Fred Penner as part of an upcoming fall series. The

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subsidy can help cover Penner’s fees, which in the end will help lower the cost for the entire children’s series.

“I want people to come for Fred Penner because they know who he is,” she said. “But I am going to keep them coming by showing them what else is out there.”

Her aspiration is to introduce lesser known artists to the community, because their performances are also colourful and uplifting.

“I am sure they will be blown away by the dance company I hired from Montreal,” said Tremblay. “And the amazing trio of beat-boxing and classical musicians from Vancouver that I’ve hired.”

Looking into the second year of the plan, Tremblay said the focus is (pending) capital improvements, such as ventilation upgrades and air condi-

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“These are all hopes,” she said. “I am really looking forward to it, because not to sound flaky, but the value of art is really about becoming a whole human being.”

With the first year nearing end, Tremblay and TDAC President Ray Masleck approached Trail council Monday with a request, which they received, for ongoing support and a $5,000 cash contribution.

“As we continue to seek funds, particularly capital funds for the building, I think this (Trail council support) is an important part of the picture for us,” said Masleck.

The money will be used for general operations, adding to $18,000 from Columbia Basin Trust, $18,000 from the RDKB, as well as $2,000 from Teck Metals and BCArtsVest.

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Provincial

B.C. ‘hosed’ in Coquitlam land sale to Liberal donor, claims opposition THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - The Liberal government sold valuable Crown land in Metro Vancouver to a party donor at a greatly reduced price and used the money to help balance the budget, the Opposition New Democrats said Tuesday.

NDP justice critic Mike Farnworth said British Columbians were “hosed” when the government sold about 150 hectares of property in Coquitlam for $85 million when the land was appraised at $128 million.

Wesbild Holdings Ltd., founded by businessman Hassan Khosrowshahi, paid $43 million less than the appraisal price for 14 pieces of property on Burke Mountain, east of Vancouver.

The NDP said Khosrowshahi donated $228,500 to the Liberals individually and through his companies since the sale, and $934,664 since 2000.

Wesbild or Khosrowshahi could not be immediately reached for comment.

“We got hosed,” said Farnworth, adding the sale didn’t make sense.

A Metro Vancouver homeowner would never sell their home at such a drastic price drop, Farnworth said.

“Let’s take that $128 million that they said the land is worth and turn it into $1.28 million, which might be good value for a home on the east side of Vancouver,” Farnworth said.

“What person with a home appraised

at $1.28 million is going to sell it for $850,000 and leave $400,000 on the table. Would you do that?”

University of B.C. Sauder School of Business Prof. Thomas Davidoff said Farnworth’s comparisons may need deeper analysis.

Vancouver’s market is red hot and single homes can sell within hours at above-asking prices, but selling huge, multi-parcels of land for development outside the city attracts fewer and different buyers, he said.

But Davidoff said the government should have to answer why it sold the 14 properties in one deal instead of individually or in smaller parcels and why it chose to sell quickly and didn’t wait.

“Taking a discount to unload the stuff does kind of have the smell arguably of trying to get it off the books fast so you could count it for the budget,” he said.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong mentioned that government sales of surplus properties helped balance the books when he introduced the 2013-2014 budget, which was forecast to deliver a surplus of $197 million.

Documents show the government included $50 million from the Wesbild deal in the 2013-2014 budget and $35 million in the 2014-2015 budget.

NDP Leader John Horgan said one lot was appraised at $5.6 million, but

sold for $100,000, a price unheard of in Metro Vancouver.

He also said taxpayers may have to buy back two lots so the government can build schools.

“What possibly went wrong when we had $128 million worth of property, and to meet your single-year budget objectives, you sold them for $43 million less than they were worth?” Horgan asked Amrik Virk, technology, innovation and citizen’s services minister, in the legislature.

Virk said 800 units of housing will be built on the Burke Mountain property, creating about 4,500 full-time jobs and more than $20 million in regional and municipal improvements.

Government documents connected to the deal indicate there were six offers for the properties. They ranged from interest in two pieces to Wesbild’s offers for all 14.

“Wesbild’s offer for 14 properties for $85 million was determined to be the best offer based on lowest risk, most comprehensive bundling of parcels, and greatest benefit to the community,” said the document by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Virk said the government decided to take Wesbild’s offer.

“That’s the best offer that came forward,” he said.

Group proposes birth control instead of deer cull

THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island group is fawning over birth control plans that may actually lead to a little less wild life.

The municipality of Oak Bay has been overrun with the urban ungulates that have no predators and plenty to eat in the Victoria-area seaside community that is known for its beautiful gardens.

Biologist Rick Page said Oak Bay, with its sprawling yards and lush gardens, has created an ideal, predator-

free environment for deer populations.

“We’ve created a much better environment for them than the natural environment,” Page said. “A lot of the back yards in Oak Bay are secure and safe. A lot of the plants we’ve planted are like ice cream for deer.”

Page said injecting female deer with an experimental animal birth control vaccine would be much more humane than the current plan of trapping and killing them.

Oak Bay recently

formed an Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society and the group plans to ask for federal and provincial approval to administer the vaccine SpayVac to female deer by this summer.

The municipality culled 11 deer earlier this year in a program where the animals were trapped and then killed with bolt guns similar to those used to slaughter cattle.

Mayor Nils Jensen said his municipality has been grappling with growing deer

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populations for years and decided a cull was the best option. But he said he supports the birth control effort by citizens who are now admitting something

has to be done.

“This is a clear acceptance of the problem,” he said. “The problem exists and we have to do something about it.”

Deal reached for document archives THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - The B.C. government has made a funding agreement to ensure that 33,000 boxes of important documents will finally be archived.

The deal with the Royal British Columbia Museum means court records, executive correspondence and documents about commissions of inquiry can be archived.

The government says it will provide up to $400,000 a year to the museum to pay for arranging, cataloguing and preserving newly transferred and future records.

Amrik Virk, the minister of technology, innovation and citizens services, says the archives will teach future generations and researchers about why things are the way they are now.

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Resident files petition to recall ‘failed’ MLA THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - Elections BC says a Burnaby resident has filed a petition to have a provincial politician recalled for allegedly failing to take action on important issues.

Chief electoral officer Keith Archer says the recall application pertains to Richard T. Lee, who represents the riding of Burnaby North.

Loren Letourneau says Lee has done little about an underfunded hospital that needs seismic upgrading and has remained silent on the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion through the city.

Archer says the petition will be issued Wednesday, when registered canvassers can begin collecting signatures before returning the petition by June 15.

He says there were 41,233 registered voters in the May 2013 provincial election and that at least 16,494 signatures are required.

Elections BC will then verify the signatures and if the petition is successful, a byelection will be held.

Vernon

City makes bid for 55+ Games

By Richard Rolke Vernon Morning Star

Vernon is preparing to jump hurdles to bolster tourism and the economy.

City council voted unanimously Monday to proceed with a bid for the 2017 55-Plus B.C. Games, formerly known as the B.C. Seniors Games.

“It’s a huge economic impact on the community when people are staying in hotels, eating out and travelling around,” said Mayor Akbal Mund, who was chairperson of the Greater Vernon B.C. Winter Games in 2012.

The multi-sport event could bring in up to 4,000 athletes, friends and family to the area with a projected economic impact of approximately $2.1 million.

“The potential economic impact of the 55-Plus B.C. Games is significantly higher than hosting other B.C. Games because participants are responsible for their own accommodations, meals and transportation,” said Doug Ross, recreation manager.

Vernon hosted the first B.C. Seniors Games in 1988 but has been unable to do so since because of the lack of a certified running track.

A new track next to Okanagan College is expected to open in July and 2017 would be the 30th anniversary of the 55-Plus B.C. Games.

“It will be a great opportunity to showcase our facilities,” said Coun. Juliette Cunningham.

As part of the bid process, the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee and the City of Armstrong will be formally asked to participate with resources and facilities.

“I’m hoping they will think it’s a good idea,” said Cunningham, who is GVAC chairperson.

“The spin-off is for the whole area and not just Vernon.”

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National Pot use among teens, young adults may be down: StatsCan THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Marijuana use may be down among teens and young adults, a new report from Statistics Canada suggests.

Younger Canadians are still the biggest consumers of marijuana, with a third of 18- to 24-year-old respondents reporting they had used marijuana or hashish in the past year.

But the percentage of teens between the ages of 15 and 17 who reported having ever used marijuana dropped to 25 per cent in 2012 from nearly 40 per cent in 2002, according to the report, in the monthly Health Reports.

And the percentage of 15- to 17-year-olds who reported having used marijuana in the previous 12 months dropped by about 30 per cent over the 10-year period, said co-author Michelle Rotermann, a senior analyst.

As well, the proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds who reported having used the drug at least once fell to about 54 per cent from 62 per cent over the same time frame.

The report is based on data collected during the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey on mental health. Over 25,000 Canadians aged 15 and older responded to the survey; the sam-

ple is considered representative of about 28 million Canadians over the age of 15.

The survey asked respondents if they had ever used marijuana or hashish, and if they had used either drug in the previous 12 months. The data are self-reported and not verified. The authors note that means some respondents may have modified their answers to give what they thought is a socially acceptable reply. That’s a recognized and routine problem with self-reported data, especially about behaviours society may frown on.

The data clearly show that marijuana is more of a guy thing than a girl thing. More than 49 per cent of males reported having used marijuana at some point in their life, compared to 36 per cent of females. And daily use was more common among males; 2.4 per cent of males reported using marijuana every day, double the percentage of females.

The findings also call into question the suggestion that marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to use of harder drugs.

Most marijuana users reported they had not used other illicit drugs, either in the past year or in their lifetimes.

Supreme Court rules prayers can’t continue at Quebec council meetings

THE CANADIAN PRESS Several other Ontario cities, strong statement, not so much MONTREAL - In a deci- including Windsor, say they’ll on freedom of religion but freesion that had an immediate do away with the Lord’s Prayer dom from religion.” impact in several cities and in the wake of the ruling, but In the Saguenay case, towns across the country, the the mayors of Winnipeg and Simoneau filed an initial comSupreme Court of Canada ruled Oshawa, Ont., told reporters plaint in 2007.

Wednesday that prayers can- they would not immediately City officials introduced a not be recited before municipal put an end to the practice. bylaw in 2008 that changed the council meetings in Saguenay, The Federation of Canadian prayer with a new one it deemed Que. Municipalities said Wednesday more neutral and delayed the The reading of a Catholic the issue hasn’t been a signifi- opening of council by two minprayer at council meetings cant one for members. utes to allow citizens a window infringes on freedom of conIts Quebec counterpart said to return following the recital. science and religion, the court it will be up to each municipalBut in 2011, Quebec’s human said in a unanimous ruling. ity to decide how to comply rights tribunal ordered an end Canadian society has evolved with the decision. Some, for to the prayers, demanded that and given rise to a ”concept of example, may choose to have a crucifix in the city counneutrality according to which a moment of silent reflection, cil chamber be removed and the state must not interfere in said Patrick Lemieux, a spokes- awarded damages to Simoneau. religion and beliefs,” the judg- man for the Union of Quebec The Quebec Court of Appeal ment said.

Municipalities. overturned the tribunal’s deci“The state must instead Although the Supreme sion in 2013. remain neutral in this regard.” Court decision ruling is based The appeals court expressed The ruling ended an eight- on the Quebec Charter of some reservations about reliyear legal battle that pitted Rights and Freedoms, the prov- gious symbols in the council atheist Alain Simoneau and ince’s legislation parallels the chamber, but concluded the a secular-rights organization federal Charter of Rights and city imposed no religious views against Saguenay Mayor Jean Freedoms on these tenets, says on its citizens and ruled recitTremblay. law professor Errol Mendes. ing a prayer does not violate While Tremblay will address That would make a legal the religious neutrality of the reporters on Thursday, the challenge by another commun- city. effect of the high court’s deci- ity an uphill climb, according The lower court said if sion was felt immediately as to Mendes, who teaches consti- the recitation interfered with other Canadian cities began to tutional and international law Simoneau’s moral values, the act. at the University of Ottawa. interference was trivial.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson “I think it’s a fairly strong The Supreme Court of suspended prayers at a city signal to the councils across Canada disagreed. ”This neutrality requires council meeting Wednesday the country that they really pending a review of the deci- have to look at their practices,” that the state neither favour nor hinder any particular ting tacked on in June sion, while the mayor of Levis, he said in an interview. and July is unclear. Que., said he’ll do the same at a “Essentially, the court is belief, and the same holds true All players in the trial council meeting next week. basically putting forward a very for non-belief,“ the ruling read. must look at their timetables, and there must be room in the Ottawa courthouse.

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News this week from Trail and abroad reminds us we live in a world where we’re more concerned about everything little thing that might happen rather than what could realistically happen.

When the City of Trail admitted it had no choice but to build a fence around Lower Sunningdale Park to keep kids safe from passing cars and the neighbourhood safe from errant soccer balls it was another one of those head-scratching moments.

Granted there is always a danger kids will dart out in traffic scurrying after a ball but have we come to the point where we must coral all kids in a park to make sure they don’t injure themselves.

Isn’t one of the first lessons we teach our children to look both ways before crossing the street?

I worry more about texting teens stepping into traffic rather than soccerplaying youth running in front of a car.

We have speed limits around play areas, we have adults supervising play, and we have parents on

the sidelines to their home; yet that’s not the cops took good enough them to a to keep kids child protecsafe while playtion agency ing soccer. and notified So, because the parents. of the legal Now the ramifications, parents are GUY the city will under scrusend some staff tiny. to the park, “ C h i l d Times in Trail spend some Protective money installServices (CPS) ing a fence around what has succeeded in making used to be an easily access- me terrified of letting my ible park and basically children out,” said mother enclose the area to protect Danielle Meitiv. “Nothing the kids and neighborhood. that has happened so far It makes you wonder has convinced me that chilif we shouldn’t just build dren don’t need independdomed stadiums every- ence and freedom, except where so kids are kept in that they’ll be harassed by a contained area safe from police and CPS.” traffic, ultra-violet rays, I understand we live in a and the potential of satel- world where we must watch lite debris landing on them. out for one another. We Sounds over the top? keep an eye on our neighPerhaps. bours’ property if they’re Earlier this week, in away, we notice if someWashington, D.C., parents thing strange is happenof six-and-10-year-old chil- ing in our neighborhood, dren were in the spotlight we want to make sure all for having the nerve to children are safe. I greatly “allow” their children to appreciate that there are walk alone to the park and other sets of eyes watching then home all by them- out for the children. selves.

That protectiveness It was the second time in is definitely a by-product two months the kids have of what we are inundated been picked up by police with every day through the but instead of taking them media – murders, child

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abductions, home invasions. If you turn on the news you would think that it happens in every community on a daily basis.

That’s when rational thinking takes a back seat to hysteria.

Much like in the soccer ball issue in Sunningdale or the unaccompanied children in Washington, authorities have a duty and responsibility to investigate if a complaint is lodged.

But certainly common sense has to come into play at some point.

I’m sure the majority of people reading this column have done stupid things when they were kids. Things that would be considered dangerous by today’s standards.

The old monkey bars or merry-go-round in the playground were always good for a few bumps and bruises. But it didn’t deter kids from playing on them for decades.

I grew up on a farm in rural Ontario and there’s no need to tell you how often my parents would have been reprimanded because of the simple, daily things I did. I played alone by a creek. I swung from a rope in the rafters in the hayloft. I walked in

between cows everyday.

And that was all before I was 10. And I lived to tell about it.

I’m not denying there are inherent dangers in today’s world. But that doesn’t mean our children are more irresponsible. It means, perhaps, parents have become over-protective.

Parents have no problem giving a 10-year-old unfretted access to the Internet and their own cell phone.

They let them spend hours staring at the TV or video monitor.

We are reminded daily how unhealthy our kids have become. Yet some parents still feed them chips and pop.

But we don’t trust them enough to be careful crossing the street?

I don’t know which parent is more irresponsible.

The one allowing their kids to sit stagnant in front of the screen for hours or the one allowing them to walk to the park by themselves?

It should be an easy answer but in today’s world nothing is that black and white anymore.

Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times.

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These effects will be more noticeable outside of major cities, the very places where we find many of our best investment opportunities. In the case of B.C.’s Liquefied Natural Gas developments, such projects already face the challenges of managing the environmental impact, dealing fairly with First Nations and attracting a project workforce. If an absence of lowskilled workers leads to a drop in the quantity and quality of basic community services, like coffee shops, it may be the last straw.

In Japan, with its low birth rates and virtually no immigration, the impact of worker shortages has led to long-term economic stagnation. Much of the country’s manufacturing has moved to more populous countries. But the demand for human beings to do basic work persists: people are smuggled in as undocumented illegals.

Canada could also find itself facing a similar problem of illegals doing work that we all agree needs to be done, but have no one else to do it, if we bar the door too tightly against low-skilled workers.

It would be far better to open our door to less skilled people from other countries, while implementing an adequate monitoring system to ensure they are protected by our laws and standards. If, as in the past, the foreign workers do a good job, maybe we should even drop both the T and the F and give them a path to becoming Canadian workers.

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anada’s recent chan- The government processing fee ges to the Temporary alone has increased from $250 Foreign Worker to $1,000 and is payable regardProgram (TFWP) are less of whether permission is slamming the door on low- given to bring in the worker. skilled workers trying to come (The good news is that the fee to Canada, and in some cases will cover monitoring costs to to stay in the country. To some, prevent abuses.) And the time this might not seem to be a between beginning the process bad thing, but a shortage of to (perhaps) having the worker low-skilled workers will have on site is measured in months. consequences in both the short No employer would pay this and longer terms. high a price in A recent money, time and Canada West hassle if they Foundation didn’t have to. report describes And reducing the history of the number of foreign workers foreign workers programs and the available for loweffects of the 2014 skilled jobs does changes, includnot necessarily ROSLYN ing the increased mean there will cost in money, be more work for time and adminCanadians. Most istrative process serious labour Troy Media to bring in a lowshortages are skilled worker who then cannot in small centres and remote stay in Canada as long. locations where there are few Starting this year, not more unemployed people to draw on. than 10 per cent of the work- Often, these centres have high force (based on hours worked) costs of accommodation and of any company can be TFWs. other expenses to meet on a In other words, Canadians have relatively low salary. I expect to do 90 per cent of the total that most adult Canadians work. would choose to stay close to But there is also a catch- home and wait for a better pay22: To hire foreign workers, ing positon than relocate. Our an employer will now have to Employment Insurance system hire more Canadians. But the was designed to give them that reason the employer is hiring option. more foreign workers in the In the short term, the shortfirst place is because he cannot age of low-skilled workers will find Canadian workers, who are leave businesses understaffed. already the first choice anyway. Remaining workers and busiAccording to a survey ness operators will be asked by the Alberta Chambers of to work longer hours, which Commerce, it costs compan- in turn could lead to employies between $200 and $1,000, ee burnout, reduced hours of mainly for advertising, to hire operation, a decline in service a Canadian worker who can be levels, and even business closput to work at once. The cost ures. I have heard of hotels in of hiring a foreign worker for Fort McMurray which, before a year, again according to the the availability of TFWs, left survey, is $11,055 to $14,605. sheets and towels out for the

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PEOPLE American composer Philip Glass awarded $100,000 Glenn Gould Prize THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO American composer Philip Glass says he had a mutual friend in common with late Canadian pianist Glenn Gould and

always admired his music.

He never got to meet him, but on Tuesday he felt a connection with him as he was awarded the $100,000 Glenn Gould

Prize.

“Glenn Gould was such an inspiring person for my generation, and for many other people too, obviously,” Glass, 78, said in a brief telephone interview

shortly after the laureate was announced.

“There was this idea that we were going to meet some day and we never did. But he was an excellent musician.”

This year marked the 11th instalment of the biennial prize, which honours living laureates from a variety of creative disciplines for their body of work.

Irene Mary McCormack (nee Scowcroft) Irene Mary McCormack (nee Scowcroft) – Long-time resident of Rossland, passed away on April 11, 2015.

Irene was born on August 17, 1925 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan to Francis Aida Scowcroft (nee Lindsay) and Robert Scowcroft of Ridgedale, Saskatchewan.

Irene was the eldest of six children, Dorothy, Robert, Maurice, Allan and Margaret. The family lived on a farm in the Leather River School District of Saskatchewan.

Irene, together with her brothers and sisters, traveled three miles by horse and wagon (or sleigh) to attend a one room school house. The school was grades 1 – 8. The children took correspondence, at school, for grade 9. For grade 10, Irene boarded with her Aunt Mary in Tisdale.

Irene furthered her education at Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan. She also attended Balfour Tech to obtain her business certificate. After graduation, she was employed by the Department of Northern Affairs in White Fox, Saskatchewan, where she worked for two years before moving to BC with her family.

After arriving in BC in 1944, Irene started to work as a clerk at the Hollywood Sanatorium in New Westminster. She met her husband, Harold McCormack, in the fall of 1945.

Harold had recently been discharged from the Navy and was working as a radio technician. They married in 1948 and moved to Rossland in 1952 to open a radio and television repair shop. Irene worked in the office of the Rossland hospital until they started their family of four children.

Irene and Harold purchased a lot at Christina Lake in 1963 and built a cabin. Every summer the cabin became home to the family.

Irene took up skiing and enjoyed many afternoons at Red Mountain with friends. Irene loved to garden and was an avid walker.

Irene has been very active in the Rossland community, participating in many organizations: Rebekahs, Art Club, Hospital Auxiliary, Seniors, Bocce. Irene was also very active in her Church Community, including Bible Study.

Ed Stanley Kryski Irene possessed many creative and artistic talents. She loved quilt making and every one of her children, grand children and great-grandchildren are the proud owners of a “Grammy Quilt”.

Slippers were another “Grammy Item” that everyone always waited for. Irene also decorated many wedding and special occasion cakes. Irene created corsages and floral arrangements for various organizations. Another of Irene’s great loves was her painting.

She painted for 35 years, flowers and landscapes being favorite subjects.

Many of her paintings hang on the walls of family and friends.

Irene was loved and cherished by her family, daughters Maurene (Garry), Marianne (Simon), son Michael (Nancy), daughter-in-law Jody (Brian) and grandchildren - Dan (Robyn), Doug (Leanne), David (Deana), Jacynthe (Greg), André (Meg), Chris (Melissa), Brian (Jen), Carrie (Jarret), Jesse, Nick (Tj) and Sam (Bethany). As well as great-grandchildren - Tavin, Greyson, Justin, Parker, Ryan, Leah, Alex, Ryan, Ayla May, Finn, Abigail, Blaine, Scarlett and Keaton.

Irene was predeceased by her husband Harold (2000), son Mark (1984) and great grand-daughter Annabelle (2013).

A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 10:00 am at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Trail, BC with Reverend John Ruder officiating.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Irene’s name may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC at 4 - 1551 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 9M9 or online at www.heartandstroke.bc.ca You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

It is with great sadness the family and friends of Ed Kryski are mourning his sudden passing on the evening of Friday, April 10, 2015. Ed is survived by his sister Shelley Verdon, his son Terry (Wendy), daughter Donna, son Kirby (Joanne), and son Ken (Christine), as well as grandchildren Terri, Sarah, Karina, Chris, Rebecca, Felicia, Nicole and greatgrandchildren Justin, Jordan, and Kendra.

Ed was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan on March 17, 1930. He graduated from St. Joseph’s College on May 23, 1948. Soon after college Ed moved to Trail, BC to work for his brothers Al and Frank at an auto body repair shop. Ed soon left the shop to get a job at West Kootenay Power Co. selling home appliances. He then worked for Eaton’s for 25 years and when they closed he finished his career at Home Goods Furniture.

Ed was married to Mae Hardy on June 18, 1951 and they would be together for 61 years, raising a family in Trail, BC. Ed was a very religious, kind, and loving man who vowed to give his family the best life possible. He will be remembered in the community as a very well respected, honest salesman who treated all fairly and respectfully.

Ed was predeceased by his parents Stanley and Patricia Kryski, brothers; Al (Miriam), Frank (Dorothy), Walter (Sylvia), Rudy, Danny (Maxine), sister Minnie and his wife Mae Kryski.

The family would like to thank Dr. Phillips and Dr. Scotland for their care. Special thanks to Columbia View Lodge and Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ for their care and kindness.

As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC (4-1551 Sutherland Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9M9) www.heartandstroke.bc.ca A Funeral Service to celebrate Ed’s life will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 11:00 am at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish with Father Bart van Roijen, Celebrant. Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements.

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Actress-filmmaker Sarah Polley, singer Petula Clark and author Michael Ondaatje were among the jury members for this year’s award. Music producer Bob Ezrin chaired the panel, which also included former governor general Adrienne Clarkson and soprano Deborah Voigt.

The jury was rounded out by tenor Jay Hunter Morris, Princess Julie of Luxembourg, pipa virtuoso Wu Man, and film and TV producer Martin Katz.

About a month ago, the Glenn Gould Foundation gave jury members a book of 80 candidates who had been nominated by people around the world.

Ezrin said he wanted the jury members to each feel comfortable with the choice and come to a unanimous decision.

They chose Glass because he’s “a deeply principled guy with a particular approach to spiritualism and a particular love for humanity and for the planet, and a reverence for both that infuses all his work in a way.”

“He believes in

freedom and his music is imbued with that, and when it goes out into the world I like to think that it actually pushes that agenda, even when nothing is being said - when you just listen,” said Ezrin.

Born in Baltimore, Glass has had a prolific body of work with scores for operas, symphonies, musical theatre and film.

He’s earned many honours, including Oscar nominations for his music in “Notes on a Scandal,” “The Hours” and “Kundun.”

His so-called “minimal music” is credited with inspiring generations of artists and bringing an innovative style to the mainstream.

Glass said he’s composed “a lot of” his music in Canada, noting he’s been going to Cape Breton, N.S., every year since 1969 and has performed at the Scotia Festival of Music.

“The connection with Canada is very strong,” he noted.

Glass, who recently published “Words Without Music: A Memoir,” now gets to choose a young artist to receive the $15,000 City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protege Prize.

Sandra Jean Granstrom Sandra was born in Cranbrook, BC on December 13, 1949 and passed away in Trail on April 13, 2015. She is survived by her sisters Peggy and Betty Offin. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 11:00am.

Audrey Maun March 28, 1933 - April 13, 2015

Audrey Mann passed away peacefully with her family by her side Monday, April 13, 2015.

A Celebration of Life will be held upstairs at the Rossland Legion Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 1:00pm.

Lunch and refreshments to follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Foundation.

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The West Kootenay Fishing Report is provided by Kerry Reed at Reel Adventures Sport Fishing Charters in Nelson. Contact him at 505-4963 or at reeladventuresfishing.com.

March saw some mixed weather patterns rolling in, so our days were hit and miss. Reel Adventures did spend a lot of time on the rivers chasing early spring bull trout and we had a blast.

The Kootenay River and other tributaries are full of bulls in the spring, and when the ice came off, we began to target these fish. Bulls chasing spawning whitefish were pretty aggressive this year, coming in between six to 12 pounds on a daily basis. A lot of fun was had by all who braved the early spring weather conditions and the end results were very rewarding.

Columbia River: The river is heating up nicely. Rainbows, walleye, and northern pike are all cooperating right now, and we have had some spectacular days fly-fishing for rainbows. Early spring rainbows are my favourite. We have hooked into some monsters already. The average fish have all been the usual Columbia River size ranging between two to four pounds. Although, we have hooked into some six and seven pound fish in the past couple weeks and some even bigger that screamed our line, but were never to be seen - exciting spring action.

Some resident Walleye have been sticking around this year also. We usually don’t target these fish until late summer when they seem to really stack up in the river, however, we have been fishing for them lately with some great success. Good to know there are a lot of options at this time of year. Northern pike are also being caught while targeting walleye. Remember to keep every pike you catch, as they are not native to this system. Walleye between one-to-four pounds have been caught lately, as well as pike up to 18 pounds.

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Mike Lerose hooked and landed this monster lake trout in the Columbia River near Robson last month. Although rare, lake trout have been caught in the Columbia, Kootenay, and Pend d’Oreille systems.

The lake has been providing us with lots of action each day lately. Most days saw us hooking into 10 – 15 fish between two and five pounds. Although, we did have a few fish in the 10 pound range last month, but few-and-far between. In the past month, rainbows and bull trout up to 12 pounds were landed. We also had our first opening for West Arm kokanee at the beginning of this month.

The Kokanee fishing was consistent and the sizes were good. Most anglers were back at the dock with their limits within the first couple hours of the day. Looking forward to what our spring weather could bring. Our next couple

Trail acquires Black to cap Davidson deal Times Sports Editor

The Trail Smoke Eaters completed the Scott Davidson deal last week, adding talented forward Kurt Black from the Chilliwack Chiefs to the roster.

The 20-year-old played two years with the Chiefs and finished tied for fourth in scoring with Davidson on the Mainland division champion Chiefs, netting 18 goals and 45 points in 56 games this season.

The addition completes the futures part of the trade that brought defenceman Evan MacEachern to Trail in the January deal for the former Smokie captain and Trail native.

“If you look at the deal, that’s kind of how it had to happen,” said Trail Smoke Eater

coach Nick Deschenes. says the Smoke “For us to move Scott Eaters look promisit had to be two good ing up front, and will players, and Evan is concentrate on shorhalf-a-point ing up the a game defence and d - m a n , goaltending and Kurt is along with pretty much his coacha top-three ing staff as scorer for the Smokies us.” look to add Black, a new fulla Winfield time assistnative, is ant coach familiar to the team. with the Fortunately, area having current kurt played with assistants black the Beaver Barry Zanier V a l l e y and Craig Nitehawks in 2012-13. Clare aren’t going The six-foot-one, anywhere, but another 185 pound forward full-time presence will also adds some grit help with the day-tocollecting 78 penal- day operations, says ty minutes with the Deschenes.

Chiefs last year while “It’s going to be adding two goals and good, we’ll have four three assists in 10 bodies on board and playoff games. one of the big things is With the addition just being competitive of Black, Deschenes with the other teams

months should prove interesting for the lake. The Gerrard spawn in May will be the tell-tale sign of what is to become of our lake. Stay tuned……

Duncan lake: Duncan lake has been fun and a nice change from Kootenay. There seems to be a lot more people fishing there as well. The bull trout fishing has been good and as the water warms up, the kokanee fishing gets better and better. Nice to see a healthy population of both bulls and kokanee in this lake.

We have had some great days up there so far with some double digit days with bulls between five and 12 pounds.

Should be good fishing for a few more weeks or until the lake levels get really high.

Our Lyman plugs have been producing best. Surface fishing has been good, as well as the downriggers from 30-60 feet has produced well.

What are they biting on??

On Kootenay lake, we are catching most fish on the surface. Bucktail flies have been my favourite technique.

Purples have been the most productive. Common numbers of 203, 207, and 224 have worked best for me. As well as some greys such as number 202, 210, and 221. And on the downrigger, we have been having success with our favourite Lyman plugs and flasher-and-hoochie combo.

Our speeds are still relatively slow due to the cool water temperature, but look to speed things up as the water warms up.

On the river, we have been having most luck with the rainbows on the fly. Floating lines with an indicator and nymph have provided lots of action. As well as sinking line while swinging streamers and woolly buggers. The Walleye have been taking the usual bottom bouncer technique or jigs with twisters and the pike have been hitting on just about anything, although we haven’t been specifically targeting them.

What’s coming up: We are expecting the lake fishing to pick up even more as the water gets warmer. So, expect lots of fish in April, May, and June. Our river fishing should only get better and better with cicadas, salmon flies, and flying ants on the menu in the near future. As the weather warms up and the bugs start hatching, the fish will become more and more aggressive.

Looking forward to the next few months of fishing.

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The Smoke Eaters are now gearing up for their Spring Camp in Whistler from May 29-31, which should help identify more prospects for their main camp in August.

“If you look at last year to this year, you just don’t find Dallas Calvin, Craig Martin, Jake Lucchini, and Charlie Zuccharini just around the corner, it’s going to be a bit of a different look for the team . . .

“No one ever comes as you project, and the following season you always have some players underachieve, but we’ll work hard through the summer to make sure everyone is dialed in and knows what’s expected of them, so it should be interesting.”

Vees even series

Penticton Western News So much for tight-checking, lowscoring playoff hockey.

Following a 2-1 overtime win on Monday night, the Penticton Vees outscored the Nanaimo Clippers 8-5 in a Game 4 barnburner on Tuesday night at Frank Crane Arena to tie the BCHL finals at two games apiece.

The Clips held a 2-1 lead after one period of hockey Tuesday, but the Vees scored four straight goals in the second period, including three on the power play, to build a lead they didn’t relinquish.

“It was a really interesting affair, to say the least,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clippers coach. “We just didn’t stay focused as well as we needed to be, so that’s why we lost the game.”

The coach said his team generally played good hockey, skating well, forechecking with energy and producing shots, but had some costly stretches of play.

“We took some bad penalties.

The officiating is what it is – we had to kill those penalties; we didn’t…” said Devin Brosseau, Clippers alternate captain. “We played with emotion, but at the end of the day, we lost.”

Dakota Conroy, Vees forward,

said his team kept pressing and battling all game, and scored “a couple lucky ones and a couple of good goals, as well” against Clippers goalie Guillaume Decelles.

“We’ve been creating good offence throughout most of the games and we’ve always had good spurts, but he’s been playing well and it was nice to get a couple by him tonight,” Conroy said.

Brosseau, Sheldon Rempal, Spencer Hewson, Jake Jackson and Brendan Taylor scored for the Clippers. Steen Cooper and Tyson Jost had two goals apiece for the Vees, Conroy had four assists and Gabe Bast, Mike Lee, Demico Hannoun and Jordan Bellerive were Penticton’s other scorers. Hunter Miska was the winning goalie as shots ended up 41-38 in favour of the Vees.

Conroy said winning Game 4 was huge for his team.

“It’s a different mentality almost, now that we’re back to Square 1,” he said. “We dug ourselves out of a hole and we don’t want to put ourselves back in one, so here we go.”

Game 5 goes tonight at 7 p.m. at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

Game 6 will be back in Nanaimo the next night at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena.

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By Times Staff Nelson’s L.V. Rogers high school baseball team will host a tournament at Trail’s Butler Park Friday and Saturday, bolstered by a handful of accomplished Trail players.

The L.V.R. Bombers, coached by the Trail AA Orioles bench bosses Ron and Kyle Mace, will host four teams from Vulcan, Alta., Mt. Baker in Cranbrook, Kelowna’s Mt. Boucherie, and Selkirk Secondary in Kimberley.

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Trail players Brendan Makay, Derek Green, Ross St. Jean, Bradly Ross, and Colton Miracle will take the field with the Bombers as they look to keep the Bombers unbeaten season alive.

LVR opens the tournament with a doubleheader beginning Friday at 10 a.m. against Mt. Baker, and again at 12:15 p.m. versus Selkirk.

On Saturday they host Vulcan at 12:15 p.m. at Butler Park and Mt. Boucherie at 2:30 p.m.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS The past few years have taught the St. Louis Blues what not to do in playoff hockey.

Don’t lose a bunch of games in a row to end the regular season and don’t let up with a twogame series lead.

“It’s tough to win,” defenceman Alex Pietrangelo said. “We learned that.”

Tough lessons are plentiful for the Blues after three straight early playoff exits.

And while the core of Pietrangelo, Barrett Jackman, Vladimir Tarasenko, T.J. Oshie, David Backes, Alex Steen, Kevin Shattenkirk and Jay Bouwmeester remain, Ken Hitchcock considers this a very different team than he has had in St. Louis before.

“We do more off the rush than we’ve ever done, we get more chances off attack, we have more ability to quick-strike, but we don’t play on the grind that the team has done before,” Hitchcock said last month in Toronto.

“We’re a team that to win we’ve got to be on our toes all the time, whereas the three years before we could play on our heels and still accomplish good things.”

These Blues may be playing on a different note with the additions of centres Paul Stastny and Jori Lehtera, but

they still have the same playoff demons to overcome.

Felled by difficult matchups - the Los Angeles Kings twice and the Chicago Blackhawks - the Blues have another brutal opening series against Devan Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild beginning tonight.

“If you want to win the Stanley Cup, you’ve got to accept hard matchups,” Jackman, the longtime defenceman and Fruitvale native, said. “It’s not going to be easy, but you’ve got to be able to have those little ingame adjustments and game-to-game adjustments that make you hard to play against.

“We just can’t have any excuses this year.

We need wins.”

Wins come from consistency and depth, the latter being the Blues’ biggest strength.

Down the middle they boast Lehtera, Stastny, Backes and Marcel Goc and on defence go seven deep with Pietrangelo, S ha tt en k i r k , Bouwmeester, Jackman, Carl Gunnarsson and tradedeadline acquisitions Zbynek Michalek and Robert Bortuzzo.

Hitchcock said “the visual on us is we’re a big team.” Maybe the deepest team in the Stanley Cup playoffs, too.

“You’ve got a lot of

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The 2011-12, 2013 and 2013-14 Blues were pretty talented, too, but couldn’t get the job done. Ryan Miller bombed as a trade-deadline pickup last year, and the club’s biggest question mark remains in goal, where Jake Allen and Brian Elliott could ultimately both see action.

Hitchcock announced Wednesday that the rookie Allen would get the start in Game 1.

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“We certainly believe in the guys we got,” winger Jaden Schwartz said. “Lots to prove yet, but we believe in what we can do and it’s just a matter of putting it all together.”

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“We added a bunch of skill in the summer, but we still have that (hard) element to our game,” Steen said. “It’s the same game plan, pretty much, we just have a little bit more skill, more finish.”

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ask how much they can afford to pay every month.

No matter how little the amount, agree to it and say you expect to see it on the first of every month until the loan is repaid entirely.

If they miss a payment, call and remind them. Be nice about it, but insistent, no matter how much they try to wriggle out of it. You can even set up an automatic payment plan that would take care of it without any reminders at all.

The trick is to be firm, but kind. No accusations or guilt. If they repay the entire loan without griping, we’d say you can trust them to do so again. But if they give you a hard time or refuse to cooperate, you’ll have to put your backbone in place and tell

man. It worked out great for another 20 years, and I saved a lot of money on repairs. Good things always happen if you wait.

-- Satisfied Dear Satisfied: We love it! Your husband apparently had a classic midlife crisis. You were wise, not only to be patient, but to move

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Dear Annie: Your column gets me started every morning. Here’s a good one in response to the letter from “Daisy” about a marriage tune-up.

After 20 years of marriage, my husband decided he needed to get away and start a new life with a new wife -- especially since he had already found one. He told me I had been a perfect wife and mother, so he wanted me to have the house, the car and money to live on. After recovering from the shock and getting a good job, life went on for me.

After two years, he came knocking on my door with a toilet under his arm, saying he heard I needed a new one. So I let him do the repair job, and he proceeded to tell me about his unhappy married life and that he was getting a divorce.

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Dear Annie: I have helped my wife’s daughter and family financially many times over the past 15 years. Eighteen months ago, I loaned them $600, and they promised they would pay me back. (My previous loans were gifts.)

The daughter’s husband has a well-paying job, but he is slow to repay this loan. Three months ago, I received a check for $40, along with more empty promises to pay off the rest. I haven’t seen any additional money. It is just another lie.

I was warned not to loan them money, but emotions got the better of me. What should I do? How can I ever trust them again? -Played for a Fool Dear Played: You are being too hard on yourself. You love your wife and care about her child, so you have helped them financially. This is not a bad thing. The problem is that the “kids” are not responsible enough to repay the loan.

Talk to them. Say that you are going to set up a payment schedule, and

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However, be careful you don’t go overboard, especially when spending money.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You’re full of vigorous energy today, which is why it’s a good time to explore sports and outdoor activities. Everyone you meet will see you as larger-than-life.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s easy to be optimistic about your future today. In fact, this is why you might begin to do something behind the scenes. You’ve got plans!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You have lots of energy to relate to others today, especially in a group setting. Because of your enthusiasm, people are ready to follow you. Use this wisely.

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(July 23 to Aug. 22) You are ambitious now, but be careful that your ambition does not make you overstep certain boundaries.

It’s important to respect the boundaries of others, especially authority figures.

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Travel anywhere will please absolutely you now.

Many of you are enthusiastic about a chance to broaden your horizons through education and publishing or seeing new places.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You will heartily defend your best interests when dealing with shared property and inheritances. And why not? If you don’t take care of yourself, how can you take care of anyone else?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might attract someone boisterous and enthusiastic to you today. If so, no doubt you will enjoy this

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It also inspires others.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Your plans for renovations and home improvement are ambitious. However, today your ideas are even bigger! (Oh my.) Just discuss your ideas for the moment and see how they look by Sunday.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Because you are mentally enthusiastic today, you can sell, write, edit, teach, act and market anything to anyone. Enthusiasm is contagious, and today you are a living example of this.

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The successful applicant will have sound knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment applicable to the various functional areas of construction and maintenance work. You must have sufficient physical strength, stamina and coordination to permit the performance of heavy manual outdoor work in all weather conditions.

Exercising some independent judgment and initiative, you will be responsible for: • Performing the duties of helper and general labourer related to assisting with construction, maintenance and operation activities of the Village. • Operating fleet vehicles to transport materials and tools to/from job sites. • Performing other related work as required.

It is essential for you to possess a valid class 5 BC driver’s license with air brake endorsement an asset, WHMIS, have completed Grade 12 (or equivalent) and have some experience in general construction and maintenance work.

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Ministry mulls options as Meadow Creek Cedar misses deadline

By Greg Nesteroff Nelson Star

The Ministry of Forests is getting legal advice after Meadow Creek Cedar met some but not all of the requirements of a remediation order by a March 31 deadline.

District manager Garth Wiggill says while the company fell short, it wasn’t for lack of trying.

“They still have four staff actively working on the ongoing obligations in the order,” he told 103.5 Juice FM. “Meadow Creek has ordered trees for planting this spring.

We are, however, considering further legal action on the license, which remains suspended.”

Wiggill said the ministry has seized about 11,000 cubic meters of unmilled logs from the site of the company’s mill, which burned in November, and is selling them to other mills in the area to service debts to the Crown.

He added that the ministry is aware the company is “actively negotiating with several interested buyers” for the license.

“We would support the transfer of the license to a suitable and qualified buyer,” he said. “We [told] them time is of the essence if they are planning to sell. We would like to see it concluded sooner than later.”

Wiggill said he expects to have the legal opinion on how to proceed within the next couple of weeks and confirmed cancelling the license remains an option.

The license, suspended in November for the second time since 2012, was on the brink of cancellation

last year when owner Dale Kooner worked out a deal to sell it to San Group of Surrey.

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order, and restarted the mill.

However, rural Kaslo regional dis-

trict director Aimee Watson said the license transfer fell through and Kooner

has since hired an asset manager to help bring the company back to good stand-

ing. She worries that whoever buys the license may not rebuild the mill.

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Wall Washer Guy Bertrand photo

A worker for Glacier Valley Tree Care mans the wash gun as he gives the river wall a thorough spring cleaning in downtown Trail on Wednesday.

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2252 Riverside Ave, Trail

Don’t miss out on this, like new, beautifully renovated 3 bedroom family home in popular Sunningdale on a dead end street.

In like new condition Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Sweet little package. Enjoy the view of the magnificent Columbia River on your large private deck. This home has had many upgrades including roof, plumbing, and wiring.

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Terry Alton 817 Whitetail Dr., Rossland

$1,100,000

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

Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

242 Currie St., Warfield

$173,000

One family home offering 3 bdrms, large living and dining rooms and spacious kitchen. Basement is basically unfinished, but does have a large room, ready to finish as a rec room, storage area and garage.

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Mary Amantea

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102 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac

$289,000

Well maintained home on large corner lot. 4 bdrms, gas fireplace and large deck. Covered parking for up to 5 vehicles! A great package!

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3621 Rosewood Dr., Trail

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Immaculate 4 bdrm, 2 bath family home with a large rec room, 2 replaces, sh pond, tons of perennials, underground sprinklers, outside deck and a very private backyard. Ideal starter or family home with plenty of room to grow.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

This home has had many upgrades including furnace, electrical, windows, stainless steel appliances and newer roof. Three bdrms on the main with a partially finished basement.

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Updated and very clean space in downtown core. Security system, air conditioned, and great access to bring in large items. In an area of long standing businesses with good foot traffic.

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