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Saturday, May 23: The singing Kettles are hosting a concert at St. Mary’s Church at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 23: Parkview Manor is hosting a Strawberry Tea and Bazaar from 1:30 - 3:30, 670 9th Avenue, Midway. Thursday, May 28: It’s the Greenwood Post Office’s 100th birthday. Come help us celebrate from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. with cake and coffee. Thursday, June 4: Founder’s Day Organizing Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at Greenwood City Hall. Volunteers gather to brainstorm, share resources and help plan Greenwood’s birthday on July 11. This will be a Thursday weekly meeting after June 4. Sunday, July 12: Greenwood Art and Collectables Show. Book your table and bring your unique creativity. For more information contact Donna at 250-445-6325 or donedrockphe@gmail.com.

REGULAR EVENTS: Mondays: Drop-in crib at Greenwood Legion at 7 p.m. $3 buy-in. Mondays: Girl Guides of Canada meets after school from 3:30 to 5 at WBES. Contact Janine Fraser at WBES or Linda Sheppard at 250-4431529. First & Third Monday: Midway Village Council meeting; 6:30 p.m. with a delegation or 7 p.m. if none. First & Third Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre in Midway is open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Closed on holiday Mondays, but will be open the next day on Tuesday. First Monday: Greenwood Seniors Centre meet-

ing at 2 p.m. Info: 250-445-2290. Second & Fourth Monday: Greenwood City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Third Monday: Bridesville Women’s Institute meets at 11 am. Info: 446-2210 or 446-2121. Third Monday: Frolicking Fancies – the Greenwood Red Hat Ladies Group meet monthly in Greenwood. Information Francine 250-445-6734; or Shirley 250-445-9908. Third Monday: Discover Rock Creek Society meeting at 6:30 – for location info phone 250528-0227. Last Monday: Kettle River Recreation Commission meets at the Little Red School House at 7 p.m. Info Bill Watson 250-446-2325 or Sherry Dalziel 250-446-2997. Mondays and Wednesdays: Boot Camp at McArthur Centre in Greenwood from 6-7. $10 drop-in or $60 per month. Info 250-442-3664. Postponed until further notice. Monday & Wednesday beginning Sept. 15: Country Kids Playschool 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Rock Creek Health Centre. For info or to register call Sara Eek 250-446-2202. Tuesdays: AA Meetings at McArthur Centre in Greenwood at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Drop-in social at the Greenwood Seniors’ Centre, 9 -11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Taekwondo at BCSS gym from 4 to 5 p.m. Open to ages 6 (with supervision) to 106. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Boundary Women’s Resource Centre on Market Avenue in Grand Forks open from 9 a.m. to - 3 p.m. Info 250-442- 5212.

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First Tuesday: Elks #493 monthly meeting at the Slavonic Hall in Grand Forks at 7 p.m. Info: 250442-2856 or 250-442-4276. Third Tuesday: Kettle Valley Wildlife Association meets at the range in Rock Creek at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Writer’s group meeting at 11 a.m. at Bored Room Bistro in Midway. Wednesdays: Girl Guides of Canada meet at King of Kings Church in Midway, Sparks ages 5-6 and Brownies ages 7-8 meet at 4:30-5:45; Guides ages 9-11 and Pathfinders ages 12-14 meet from 6 to 7:30. Info 250-449-2309 or 250-445-9955. Wednesdays: Midway Crib Tournament – Bored Room Bistro, 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Senior’s Bingo at 1 p.m. at the Greenwood Senior’s Drop-in Centre. $1 admission. Wednesdays: Women’s Counseling in Rock Creek and West Boundary: Free and confidential. For information call the STV counselor at 1-855-4413131 or 442-3131. Childcare and transportation subsidies are available. First Wednesday: West Boundary Senior Housing Society meeting at 1 p.m. in Parkview Manor Midway. Second Wednesday: Boundary Citizen’s Patrol meets at Midway Senior’s Centre from 7 - 8 p.m. Info: Wayne 250-449-2191, Paul 250-445-2111, or Wolfgang 250-446-2455. Second Wednesday: Greenwood Board of Trade meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek Women’s Institute meet for a potluck lunch at 11:45. Info: 250-4462454 or 250-446 -2608. Third Wednesday: Main River Women’s Institute meets in Westbridge at 1 p.m. Info: 250-4462616. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek & Boundary Fair Assoc. meets at 7 p.m. at the pavilion from March through November. Info: 250-446- 2465.

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Thursday mornings: Free Yoga Classes in Greenwood at the McArthur Centre from 10:00-11:30 a.m. For more information call: Diane at 250-4456364. Thursdays: Kinesiology at the old Kettle Valley School House from 9:30 to 12. Thursdays: Anglican Thrift Store from 11-3. Info phone Les Williams 250-445-2216. Thursdays: Quilters and other crafters meet at the Midway Senior’s Centre at 9:30 a.m. Come for coffee and bring your needle project to work on. Membership fee $10 per year. First Thursday: Rock Creek Medical Society meets at 7 p.m. in the boardroom of the clinic. First & Third Thursday: Food bank at the Evangel Chapel at 11 a.m. Donations welcome. Info 250445-2125. Second & Fourth Thursday: Kettle River Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Medical Clinic boardroom at Rock Creek. Fridays: Bingo at Greenwood Community Hall. Doors open 5 p.m., early bird 7 p.m. Progressive jackpot. Fridays: Coffee at Midway Seniors Centre from 9:30 - 11. Fridays: Overeaters Anonymous 11 a.m. - 12 noon at St. Jude’s Church in Greenwood. First & Third Friday: Karaoke at the Royal Canadian Legion in Greenwood. 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Third Friday: Movie nights at Midway Community Hall; 7 p.m. Bring your own travel cup. $3 includes movie, drink and popcorn. Saturdays: Lion’s Club Meat Draw, at Prospector Pub in Rock Creek. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturdays: Greenwood Royal Canadian Legion Canteen open 2-6 p.m. Meat draw 3:30 p.m. Last Saturday: Karaoke at Hotel Midway – Hot-L Pub at 8:30. Greenwood Public Library: Open Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat. Opens at noon.

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Smokestack could collapse, says resident The City of Greenwood may just lose one of its most historically significant icons if steps aren’t taken to assess and repair it. According to Greenwood resident Christopher Stevenson, the city’s landmark smelter stack is in need of a thorough assessment as to its viability going forward. “The stack base has deteriorated significantly,” Stevenson said, “showing missing bricks, erosion, cracking and decay that weren’t there even just a few years back. We need to decide if the structure is important to us, because if we do nothing it will collapse.” Stevenson also noticed water damage (efflorescence) and says that the enormous weight on the base of the structure, left unrepaired, will lead to the stack’s transformation into a big pile of bricks. Stevenson, a former city councillor, had raised the issue during his time on council, but the cost

of repair was deemed too high and nothing was done. The stack was actually repaired a number of years ago, and even had spotlights installed to illuminate it at night, but it soon fell prey to defacement and sabotage and the lights were removed. Since then, the stack has sat largely ignored. Access is easy, and the risk of accidents extreme. Mayor Ed Smith agrees that the stack needs some TLC and more security to discourage trespassers while the stack is being assessed. He also acknowledged that little had been done to improve the site since he moved to Greenwood in 2008 but that he would like to work with council and the community to best serve the future of structure. Stevenson would like to see funding for an assessment and necessary repairs, the creation of a conservation plan and regular care and maintenance.

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Criticism warranted British Columbia’s water systems are under increasing pressure from threats such as drought due to climate change, shale gas fracking and commercial water sales. In response to this, the Liberal government is replacing the more than 100-year-old water act with brand new legislation, which was finally given royal ascent last year. The new Water Sustainability Act comes into effect in 2016, replacing the 1909 Water Act, and it will mean B.C. will no longer be the only province in the country not regulating groundwater use. During four years of consultations, industry, communities and First Nations concluded that securing water in rivers and streams should be the priority of any regulatory efforts, and this new act represents the first step in accomplishing that. The first phase of the complex act concerns water rental rates, which, for most consumers has been increased significantly, with rates doubling for some. However, NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert wants to know why the fee structure appears to be “gouging individuals, while letting corporations walk away, paying virtually nothing.” “It just does not make sense that individuals are charged so outrageously more than corporations,” he said. According to Chandra Herbert’s research, the cost for one Olympic-sized swimming pool for an individual would be $178.57, while the cost for the same amount of water for a mining company would be $5.21, and a water bottling company would be $6.25. “It’s unfortunate because we could be making so much more money off of our water, to be putting back into environmental protection and improving water efficiency.” Oliver Brandes, co-director of the University of Victoria’s POLIS project, called the new pricing “a step on the right path” but said that prices are “still too low to effectively promote water efficiency and conservation.” “The key, ultimately, is not just finding a better price but also a commitment by government to review and assess these new fees in three years’ time, to see if further modifications are warranted,” Brandes said. The fact that bottling companies like Nestle, which has been extracting ground water from an aquifer in Hope for no charge will now have to pay a paltry $2.25 per million litres suggests that criticism of the new Act appears warranted.

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I’ve just learned that Robyn Allan has withdrawn from proving the pipeline expansion. the National Energy Board hearings on the Trans MounAndrew Weaver, MLA for Victoria’s Oak Bay/Gordon tain Pipeline proposal. Head riding, and deputy leader of the Green Party cites I met Robyn briefly during her tenure as CEO of ICBC Allan’s withdrawal as very significant. and then again when, no longer in the corpo“Robyn Allan was one of the real leaders in IN FOCUS rate world, she took an acting role in a short the Trans Mountain pipeline hearings,” said feature film I was involved in. I found her an Weaver. “When someone as credible and as extremely thoughtful, kind and intelligent perthoughtful as she writes such a scathing reson, the complete antithesis of the character view of this process, we’d be wise to listen.” she played in the film, an evil mother intent on Allan’s withdrawal comes just one month after domination of her delusional daughter. It was a the English Bay oil spill that saw several Vantwisted little horror movie, with an atmosphere couver beaches closed due to human health Andrew TRIPP likely not that far removed from the undercurrisks from the toxic slick. A recent report comrent of the NEB hearings. missioned by the City of Vancouver emphaAllan had, according to The Tyee, sized the dire consequences for marine life should a larger been one of the most active interven- spill occur. ers in the hearings. I cannot speak for all British Columbians, but I imagine “When it was discovered that most of you share my sentiment that the potential for diThe Times welcomes letters to the editor that are of interest to our community. Whatever the subject, there are a few basic guidelines to follow before The Times will publish your comment. oral cross-examination had been saster is far greater than the need for us to transport more excluded from the review, Allan led oil to China. We should, instead, be investing heavily in – Letters must be received by 4 p.m. Friday for the following week’s paper. – One letter per person per month. interveners in what was ultimately alternative energies to at least help diminish the risk of a – Letters should be typed or neatly written and present the issues as clearly as possible in 500 an unsuccessful effort to get it rein- disastrous spill. Obviously, we need oil, as does the rest of words or less. stated. The lack of cross-examina- the world, but should we be making the monster bigger – All letters must contain the name, address and signature of the writer, and a phone number tion has been described as one of the and potentially more deadly, or take a more cautionary apwhere they may be reached during business hours. deepest flaws in the hearing process, proach by minimizing expansion of the oil transportation – Anonymous letters will not be published and pen names may not be used, except in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the editor. seriously undermining interveners’ system? – The editor reserves the right to edit for length, clarity or reject letters over matters of libel, ability to evaluate Trans Mountain’s I am wary of the outcome, however, and fully expect legality, taste or style. pipeline proposal.” the NEB hearings to end with a resounding show of sup– Letters published do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy or belief of this newspaper. Allan feels the review is “rigged” port for Kinder Morgan and the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Send all letters to reporter@boundarycreektimes.com and obviously geared towards apWhat a shameful rig!

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Formula 1 Racing SC Top Motoring NASCAR NASCAR Racing XFINITY Series: Hisense 300. (N) News Fish’n Fishing Boat TV Driving News PGA Tour Golf Marilyn Denis The Social Written etalk Gas Gas SportsCentre Our Vancouver Absolutely Doc Zone Nature/ Things Amanda Lang All In Chan Paid Paid Whacke Whacke PGA Tour Golf News Fish’n Fishing Boat TV Driving News PGA Tour Golf Magic Doki Ad Wild Wild Maker Martha Dogs Dogs Hope for Wildlife Rescue Wildlife Outback Explore Paid Paid Paid Spaces E:60 Reports With Back III (8:00) ››› “Back to the Future” ››› “Back to the Future Part II” Yard Yard Yard Yard Hunters Hunt Intl Lake Log Carib Hawaii Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Brandi Brandi Brandi Brandi Storage Storage (8:00) CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield Vital CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow (N) Sponge. Parents Rabbids Bread Turtles Sanjay ››› “The Dolphin” Ghost (8:30) ›› “Safe House” ›› “Ghost Rider” Nicolas Cage. Last Frontier Mayday Mayday Jacked! Blood, Sweat Handsome Devils Princess ›› “Dinner for Schmucks” Steve Carell. “Anchorman” Paid Paid Paid Paid NASCAR NASCAR Racing XFINITY Series: Hisense 300. (N) Cake Boss Cake Cake Disney Cruise Hoard-Buried Hoard-Buried Graceland › “The Three Musketeers” ››› “The Grey” “Driving-Daisy” (9:15) ››› “Babe” ››› “The Secret Garden” Austin I Didn’t K.C. Jessie Liv-Mad. Girl “Water Horse: Legend” ››› “Munich” Eric Bana, Daniel Craig. ››› “Minority Report” Just for Laughs Theory Theory MenMenLaughs-Access Cash Cash (7:45) “Air Force” ››› “Captains of the Clouds” ›› “Dive Bomber” Errol Flynn. Pioneer Pioneer Spring Baking Guy’s Games Cutthroat Kitchen Chopped Liquida Liquida Liquida Liquida Liquida Liquida Liquida Liquida Liquida Liquida Paid Paid Pawn Pawn Yukon Gold Treasures “Indiana Jones” Wizard Wars Wizard Wars Wizard Wars Wizard Wars Doctor Who (8:00) ››› “The Dirty Dozen” Lee Marvin. ›› “Midway” Charlton Heston. Border Border Border Border Bggg Bggg Border Border Border Border Big Toopy Caillou Cat in Zack Ready, Back Mike Truck Dino Home Old House Kitchen Cooking Fresh Cook’s Garden Antique Roadshow KHQ Wake Up Blower Boxing Golf Senior PGA Championship, Third Round. (N) (Live) Kardashian Kardashian Kardashian Kardashian The Royals 21 Day AntiRaising Raising Friends Friends ›› “A Cinderella Story” Hilary Duff. Dr. Pol Dr. Pol Dr. Pol Dog Dog Dog Dog Expedi Expedi RockWalker, Ranger Walker, Ranger Walker, Ranger Walker, Ranger Walker, Ranger State Coolest WWD WWD MLB Baseball Texas Rangers at New York Yankees. (N) Gumby Casper Dexter Dexter ›› “The Man Called Flintstone” ›› “Richie Rich” Punjab Mehak Punjabi Lamia Virasat Quran Punjab Pyar Hi Pyar Hi Rangli Antique Roadshow Martha Cooking Kitchen Cook Steves Music Nature Style Vampire Diaries Ghost Whisperer ›› “Starsky & Hutch” Ben Stiller. Picture Picture Life Below Zero The Raft Wicked Tuna Security Security

SATURDAY EVENING

3 PM

Record Pardon Sports Varied Hockey Varied Programs Basket Varied Programs The Talk Meredith Vieira Young & Restless News News News Dr. Phil Ellen DeGeneres The Dr. Oz Show CTV News CTV News Steven and Chris Republic of Doyle News NHL Hockey Varied Programs Let’s Make a Deal The Dr. Oz Show Dr. Phil News CBS KREM 2 News at 6 The Talk Meredith Vieira Young & Restless News News (5:59) News Hour Dino Curious Olly Jelly Kate and Magic Jack Wild Varied Programs Queen Latifah Rachael Ray The Doctors News ABC News News Cops Varied Cops Varied Cops Varied Cops Cops Cops Varied Holmes Makes Bryan Decked Varied Programs Hunt Intl Hunters Varied Programs First 48 Varied Programs The Situation Room E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Varied Programs Chucks Kid Sidekick Chucks Sponge. Varied Parents Sponge. Sam & Assem NCIS King Remedy Movie Varied Programs How/ How/ Daily Planet Varied Programs Friends Friends Surviving Evil Surviving Evil Varied Programs Varied Fam 21 Day Varied Programs Raising Mike Anger Two Mod Varied Programs Criminal Minds Flashpoint Person of Interest Blue Bloods Varied Programs Movie Varied (3:05) Movie Varied (4:45) Movie Legacies Phineas ANT ANT Good Phineas Jessie Jessie Liv-Mad. Austin Varied Middle Middle Seinfeld Mod Theory Theory Browns Payne Browns Payne Just for Laughs Gags Gags Frasier Frasier Theory Theory Match Gas Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Cooking Varied Chopped Varied Food Food Chopped Varied Programs Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Varied Programs Varied Programs M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Varied Programs Star Trek: Voyager Inner Scare Stargate SG-1 Castle Movie Movie Movie Varied Programs Movie Ghost Adventures Gotta Eat St. Moves Moves Security Security Varied Programs Truck Bubble Octo Back Zack Mike Toopy Peg Truck Cat in Thomas Sesame Curious Cat in WordGirl Wild News Busi PBS NewsHour TMZ Varied Ellen DeGeneres Judge Judge News News News Million. Varied Programs TMZ etalk CSI: Crime Scene TMZ Live Varied Programs Mike Mike Two Two Theory Theory Varied Programs Maury KTLA 5 News at 3 Bill Cunningham Steve Wilkos News News Blue Bloods Funny Videos Funny Videos Videos Varied Mother Mother PIX11 News at 5 News Celebrity Two Two Varied Programs Animan. Toon Looney Garfield Garfield Fl’stone Jetsons Dexter Bravo Ninja Lark Rise Emily of Moon Murder, She Wrote Columbo Varied Programs Wild Varied PBS NewsHour Busi Varied Programs CSI: Miami My Style by Charmed Sex-City Sex-City CSI: Miami Varied Programs Security Security Varied Programs

SATURDAY MORNING

2:30

7 PM

7:30

8 PM

8:30

9 PM

9:30

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NBA Basketball Hockey SportsCentre SportsCentre (N) SportsCentre (N) 16x9 Madam Secretary Remedy Side Show News SNL News CTV W5 (N) “Along Came a Nanny” Motive “Oblivion” NHL Hockey To Be Announced Gags News To Be Announced White Collar Madam Secretary Blue Bloods News Closer 48 Hours 16x9 Madam Secretary Remedy Side Show News SNL Nasca Lines Heartbeat Midsomer Murders Canada Entertainment Ton. 500 Questions Scandal In an Instant Back ››› “Back to the Future Part II” ››› “Back to the Future Part III” Bryan Bryan Decks Decks Flip or Flip Carver Rehab Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage (6:00) “Blackfish” Anderson Cooper Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Stanley Game Gags Just Kid Just Kid Haunting “Space Warriors” Dermot Mulroney. “Safe House” (6:00) ›› “Safe House” ››› “War of the Worlds” Tom Cruise. Deadliest Catch Street Outlaws Dave wants a rematch. Street Outlaws Dave wants a rematch. (6:00) ››› “Wanted” ›› “Beastly” Alex Pettyfer. ››› “Wanted” Paid Mike Two Theory Two Theory News Wanted Animation Dom Hoard-Buried Hoard-Buried Hoard-Buried Hoard-Buried Hoard-Buried “Surprised Love” “The Three Musketeers” ››› “The Grey” Liam Neeson. “The Express” “Bugsy” ››› “Casino” Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone. Girl Next I Didn’t K.C. Next Wingin’ “Wendy Wu: Warrior” Derek “Shall-Dance” Fam Guy Fam Guy Seinfeld Seinfeld King King “Nat’l Treasure” Theory Theory Laughs-Access Just for Laughs JFL: The Masters Comedy Comedy Friendly ›››› “Glory” Matthew Broderick. (9:45) ››› “The Horse Soldiers” John Wayne. Guy’s Games Chopped Chopped Canada Guy’s Games Cutthroat Kitchen Liquida Liquida Mantracker Dog and Beth Conspiracy MeatEa MeatEa “Indiana Jones and the” “Indiana Jones and Crystal Skull” “Indiana Jones” In Orphan Black In Killer ›› “Killer Elite” Jason Statham. (5:30) “Heartbreak Ridge” ››› “Kelly’s Heroes” Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas. The Dead Files Ghost Adventures Ghost Adventures The Dead Files The Dead Files Caillou Mike Big Max, Back Bubble Umi Band Max, Toopy & Keep Up Time/By NW Spy Austin City Limits ››› “Three Coins in the Fountain” NHL Hockey KHQ J’pardy! Blue Bloods Dateline NBC News SNL “After All Years” Pop Pop Beverly Beverly “After All These Years” Wendie Malick. Seinfeld Seinfeld Mother Mother Office Office King Paid Entertainers Two Two The Journey Two Two KTLA News at 10 News National Parks Rules Rules Raising Raising ›› “National Treasure” Nicolas Cage. News Sports Honey. Honey. Alien “National Treasure: Book” The Pinkertons (N) Tintin Tintin Hercules Hercules Garfield Garfield Toon Animan. ›› “Richie Rich” Aikam Taur Lashkara Waqt 4 Success Vehra Joyce Pas Carole King-James Taylor Austin City Limits Artists Den Front and Center Excused CSI: Miami Sex-City Sex-City ›› “Starsky & Hutch” Ben Stiller. Security Security Life Below Zero Science Picture Security Security Building Wild

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