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Whooping cough rate remains high in Kootenay Boundary SHERI REGNIER Trail Times

Pockets of whooping cough cases continue to pop up across the Kootenay Boundary leading to overall numbers significantly higher than other regions.

Of the 38 pertussis (whooping cough) confirmed cases in the region this year, Dr Kamran Golmohammadi says the majority of those have been in the Castlegar area.

Following a Nov. 12 Interior Health (IH) review of statistics, Dr. Golmohammadi confirmed 24 new cases have been reported locally, adding to 140 diagnoses throughout IH facilities since January.

The bulk of those cases are children ages 10 through 14, which is a similar demographic to other regions in the province and across the country.

“The Kootenay Boundary area from an epidemiological perspective is very interesting,” the doctor told the Trail Times. “We continue to see scattered cases…in 2013 the high rates were in Trail,” he added. “We had high rates in Nelson in 2014, and nearly half the cases this year were in Castlegar. So far this year, Castlegar has the highest rate.”

The contagious disease is spread person to person through droplet contact (sneezing, coughing) and is very preventable with vaccine, says Golmohammadi.

Infants are most at risk for developing serious complications from pertussis, so he strongly advises parents maintain immunization schedules, which includes a “DPT” (diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus) vaccine at two months.

Intramuscular injections are repeated three more times until the child is 18 months, again at four to six years, then as a booster in Grade 9.

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history. Besides the the Chicago Blackhawks story, there’s someand 23rd player chosen thing special about overall; and Jackman, the front page photo the first player chosen by of Steve McCarthy the St. Louis Blues and and Barrett Jackman 15th overall among the 1895 - 2015 wearing their NHL best 18-year-old hockey team jerseys. players in the world.

Sixteen years ago Jackman said his on June 30, McCarthy, a Trail na- knees buckled, he had to grab the tive and Fruitvale’s Barrett Jackman railing to keep from falling over, returned to the city following the and didn’t remember talking with NHL draft in Boston. Both young St. Louis GM Larry Pleau. men were selected to the NHL in McCarthy said it was a childhood the first round draft. dream realized, and a thrill for his Former sports editor Guy family members who were by his Bertrand interviewed the players side. after McCarthy was first pick for From hockey to taxes, another IL

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As the Trail Times continues to celebrate 120 years of reporting local news, we’ve browsed through fragile aging newspapers in the city’s archives and written about landmark events such as building the new bridge (Old Trail Bridge) to the post-war flu pandemic, the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championship, major floods and the new Trail hospital.

This month, the front page feature brings the story back to sports, and the year two local players made another mark in Home of Champions

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Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on Topping Street late Tuesday morning after receiving a report of flames coming from the rear of the home. The fire originated and was contained to the washing machine, according to regional fire chief Terry Martin. “There was no fire or smoke damage to the rest of the house, but the washing machine will need to be replaced,” he concluded. “There was a family at home at the time of the incident, and none of them were injured.” front page story is still written about every June, and that’s the annual municipal property tax rates, usually due by Canada Day. Back then, Trail taxpayer rates, compared to surrounding communities, fell mid-range at $564, based on the average home assessed at $100,000. Rossland topped the list, with homeowners paying $1,008 based on a $100,000 home.

Even the top story about the Hugh Keenleyside expansion has been echoed in the past few years, though the location moved downstream to the Waneta Dam. Turn to Page 8 to read the front page in full.

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The Pacific moisture tap turned on late Monday changing blue skies to cloud and dry roads to slush.

That’s winter in the Kootenays. But like the last year in Trail, mild temperatures prevailed and the snow didn’t stick around long.

So in a year that’s predicted to be an El Nino “Godzilla,” meaning more rain on the Pacific coast and a milder winter east of the Rockies, the question remains, “What’s in store for Greater Trail?”

Local forecaster Chris Cowan weighs in, and clarified although weather predictions are only probabilities, there are factual signs this winter is going to be warmer and maybe drier than usual.

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The forecast is based on the strong influence El Nino has on western North America.

The term itself refers to a massive patch of warm water than appears in the Equatorial Pacific every few years, affecting weather patterns across the world.

“It tends to be warmer…there is a big body of warm water in the tropical Pacific where there wouldn’t normally be…and it’s expected to peak sometime mid-winter, maybe in February, which is typical.”

Sea surface temperatures have a large influence on climate and weather, and Cowan says temperature anomalies for the entire western hemisphere are well above normal.

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“From 2000 to 2012 it was below normal most of the time and that tends to bring down the freezing levels,” he continued. “But the (present) sea surface anomalies, which are slow to move, are above normal. So much as I hate to say it, looking at the evidence…there may be less of a snow pack at least at the lower elevations.”

The good news for skiers and snowboarders is local weather can change on a dime, Cowan added.

“Last year the higher elevations, above 2,000 metres, the snow pack was almost normal,” he said.

“So an Arctic air mass can decide to come down and drop the temperature. But our usual air mass we have in the winter comes from the Pacific and that’s warmer than average because the source region is warmer (Pacific sea temperatures). So the prediction is warmer and drier than normal,” he added. “But those are only probabilities.”

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Trail residents are checking out a new shopping corner downtown since retail clothing and shoes became neighbours in the 1100-block of Cedar Avenue.

Lorraine Johnston of Sonsie says business is good since opening up her “fun but environmentally and socially responsible” shop this spring, but foot traffic has picked up since Comfort Walk recently flipped the open sign on next door.

“Having another business next door is fantastic,” she said. “We definitely need more downtown.”

That has been part of her mission. She is attempting to make shoppers more conscious of their purchase but also would like to see Trail’s downtown get back to the good old days.

Growing up in Rossland, Johnston recalls taking the bus down the hill to spend her allowance in downtown Trail but when she moved back from Victoria in 2009 “it was really sad because there was nothing here.”

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and no longer needed,” she explained. “I thought, ‘I’m almost 50, it’s time I took control and did it myself,’ so I went through Community Futures and took them my idea and went through the program, which gave me the knowledge and the backing.”

Johnston has traded in her plaid shirts and jeans from her younger years in Rossland for ready-to-wear funky patterned threads.

Sonsie, which is a Scottish term for attractively plump, specializes in plus-sized fashion with sizes starting at 14 but also carries one-size fits all items and shoes and accessories for all.

The store focuses on selling Canadian brands like Papa Fashions from Vancouver and Nelson’s Blue Sky Clothing that are fair trade and use “sustainably-sourced natural fibres.”

Sonsie also offers consignment items, which are selected based on season, brand name, and quality. Johnston will keep an item for three months, lowering the price the longer it’s on the shelf before inviting its owner in to collect her portion of the sale or pick up stock that didn’t move.

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J.L. Crowe Grade 9 immunizations set for Dec. 2 CONTINUED FROM PG.1 says, but the trade off is an immune response that weakens over time.

That means adults and adolescents who have not received a booster vaccination are at risk of infection and can be the source of infection for infants and young children.

Public health has advised J.L. Crowe Secondary School that Grade 9 immunizations will take place Dec. 2, so students are reminded to wear a short-sleeved shirt that day.

“If you are exposed to the

germ after a few months your immune response is brisk,” Golmohammadi clarified. “It is estimated within three to five years there is a waning phenomena so one booster dose at any age in adulthood is also recommended.”

Infection is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, so those afflicted require treatment of prescribed medication to lessen the infectious period from two to three weeks to as little as five days.

First symptoms of whooping cough are similar to those

of a common cold, and may include runny nose, sneezing, mild fever and a low-grade cough.

After one to two weeks, the dry cough evolves into severe coughing spells that can last for more than one minute, causing breathlessness.

Inhalation of air postcough can produce the telltale whooping sound.

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“It’s important for parents to immunize,” Golmohammadi concluded. “And it’s very important to maintain hand hygiene and to stay home if a person is sick, and limit transmission of the disease.”

One to three deaths related to pertussis occur in Canada each year, particularly in infants who are too young to be immunized, or partially immunized and unimmunized children.

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Born in 1925 in Epsom, England she came to Trail as a war bride in 1945. She enjoyed vacationing at the summer cabin in Robson in the early years and at Woodbury on the Kootenay Lake later on. Mary enjoyed travelling back to England and Europe with her husband Geoff. She was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening, listening to opera and knitting. Mary was particularly pleased with her over 40 years of volunteer service with the Trail Hospital Auxiliary.

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December 16, 1942 November 14, 2015 Anne passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She is lovingly remembered by her many friends and family members; her children Ian (Aoibhinn) and Robin (Adrian); and grandchildren Rosanna, Odin, and Declan.

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The school district has a few more dollars to spread locally following a $405,000 bump in provincial funding.

The Ministry of Education announced 109 projects included in this year’s $35 million routine capital program, and on that list was one facility in School District 20 (SD20).

Earmarked for the Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre (KCLC, formerly Trail Middle School), the money will fund improvements to the school’s heating and ventilation system.

“We started the project this summer using local capital dollars,” says Greg Luterbach, SD 20 superintendent. “But now we will be able to use those local dollars for a different project.”

Replacing the boiler has been on the books for a few years because of ongoing problems with the geothermal unit, which was installed when the building opened 16 years ago.

“The old geoexchange system was original with the building (opened Sept 2000) but did not work well,”

Luterbach explained. “We had to move from using groundwater to city water years and years ago because the system did not work effectively and the geothermal water source constantly clogged the system.”

A new boiler and chilling tower is now installed, which Luterbach says is a money-saver.

“The former system was engineered to use geothermal but never functioned as designed,” he reiterated.

“So we had to feed the system with city water and then heat or cool accordingly which was inefficient and expensive.”

The province’s routine capital program selects projects based on need, priority and supporting student learning, according to Thursday’s news release.

Elsewhere in the region, three schools in the Kootenay Lake District received a combined $525,000 for boiler upgrades; in Arrow Lakes School District, Lucerne Elementary is being funded $339,000 for heating and air conditioning improvements and Nakusp Elementary, $245,000 for solar power installation.

New business good for downtown CONTINUED FROM PG. 3 Comfort is key, says Johnston, but not at the expense of fashion.

Same goes for her new neighbour Comfort Walk, owned by Alex and Angelika Pasko. The West Kelowna couple was drawn to the city after meeting sisters Margaret Crawford and Kay Oliphant, who visited their store back home in 2014. It wasn’t long after that the couple were introducing their goods at the Trail Market on the Esplanade.

“After more than one year of good relationship and always good positive attitude from people, we were thinking that maybe (it’s) a great time to be in Trail permanent and open a shoe store there,” the couple who immigrated to Canada in 2003 told the Times via email.

The Paskos have been in the shoe

business since 1992 and take foot comfort seriously. The new store in Trail specializes in quality and comfort with select shoes and prefabricated insoles and custom orthotic footbeds, which can start with a consultation from Alex, who is a foot health practitioner.

New business in downtown is good news for Trail Mayor Mike Martin and his council who are committed to bringing more people into the core.

“We are absolutely delighted to see two new retail stores opening up in Trail and one of them, the shoe store, in particular,” he said Tuesday. “We have not had a shoe store in Trail for a number of years.

“This provides an avenue for our residents to shop locally for something that is probably sorely needed in the community.”

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Paris backlash sparks bad memories of post-9-11 torching of Hindu temple THE C ANADIAN PRESS TORONTO Leaders of a Hindu temple in Ontario that burned to the ground after 9-11 met Tuesday to discuss security in light of the horrific bloodshed in Paris that appears to have spawned attacks on at least two places of religious worship in Canada.

Board members of the Samaj temple in Hamilton said the torching of a mosque in Peterborough, Ont., and vandalism at a Hindu temple in Kitchener, Ont., have sparked bad memories of the arson 14 years ago.

“We really don’t want to go through it again,” Ramesh Panchal, president of the Hamilton temple, said in an interview.

“We’re just barely coming through that right now.”

The temple has been in touch with city police, who promised enhanced patrols in the area, and is taking steps to beef up its camera and security systems, Panchal said.

In 2001, just days after 9-11 terror attacks in the United States, flames erupted at the Samaj temple near a vandalized mosque that had received a hate message on an answering machine. Investigators determined it had been a case of arson in what police would conclude was a hate crime - and the arsonists had likely confused the temple with a mosque.

At the time, it was considered the worst act of vandalism against a Canadian house of worship after the Sept. 11 attacks and something Samaj board member Mani Subramanian said he would never forget.

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literally burn under my own eyesight,” Subramanian said.

“That got etched in my mind.”

Subramanian called Saturday’s arson in Peterborough and Sunday’s vandalism in Kitchener “heart-rending.”

Following 9-11, at least 10 mosques and three synagogues in Canada had windows broken or were spraypainted with hate messages.

So far, however, that kind of backlash hasn’t recurred on a large

scale in Canada, with some organizations saying they’d seen no spike in hate-crime reporting in the past several days, although they warned it might be too early to spot any trends.

Fo Niemi, executive director of the Montreal-based Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations, said victims of hate-motivated harassment or worse are often scared to speak out or go to the police.

“The attack in Paris certainly could increase the frequency (of hate incidents) but people are still afraid to come forward,” Niemi said.

Still, the two Ontario incidents are among several that have occurred in Canada and around the world since Friday’s attacks in Paris - blamed on Islamic extremists left 129 people dead.

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New report says food bank use on rise with more children, seniors users

THE C ANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Food Banks Canada is using its annual report on the number of people using food banks in the country to push anew for the federal and provincial governments to do away with the social assistance programs.

The group wants to see the existing bureaucracies that oversee social benefits, such as disability payments, instead funnel all the savings into tax measures that would put more money into the hands of low-income earners.

The group’s executive director says that this would create a basic, minimum income for those living near or below the poverty line, and likely save money for governments.

Katharine Schmidt said the move could also reduce the number of people using food banks, which this year crept up by about one per cent to more than 852,000 from the almost 842,000 recorded last year.

“It certainly wouldn’t be an easy thing to do, but if we were to dismantle the existing bureaucracies and put in place a basic income that was administered through the tax system we really believe that it would reduce the overall cost to governments,” she said.

“At the end of the day, we would be a better off Canada than we are today.”

Food Banks Canada has seen two other regular requests in its annual HungerCount report become part of the Liberal government’s campaign platform: to bring down the cost of food in the territories, and money to build more affordable housing across the country.

The Liberals promised $40 million over four years to Nutrition North to help lower food prices in the North, and an affordable housing plan that includes a promise to eliminate the GST on all new rental builds in the country while giving up to $125 million a year to landlords renovating aging rental units.

The report found that this past March, 852,137 people visited a food bank, up just over one per cent

OTTAWA - A by the numbers look at food bank use from the Food Banks Canada HungerCount 2015 report: 852,137: unique individuals who received food from a food bank in March 2015, making more than 1.2 million visits that month.

78,693: people who accessed a food bank for the first time in March 2015.

5 per cent: Families using foodbanks who are also homeless.

67 per cent: Food bank users who live in rental housing and pay market rents.

7 per cent: Food bank users who own their home.

35.8 per cent: Food bank users who are children.

16 per cent: Food bank users who are First Nations, Metis, or Inuit.

10 per cent: Food bank users who are immigrants or refugees who arrived in Canada in the past 10 years.

4,395,601: Meals and snacks provided annually through soup kitchens, shelters, school breakfast programs and other initiatives. from the 841,191 recorded in 2014, but still below the 10-year high of 872,379 recorded in 2013.

The report this year found that almost 36 per cent or users, or about 305,000, were children.

That’s equivalent to about 4,260 yellow school buses filled to their 72-seat capacity.

Schmidt said food banks also have seen more seniors on pensions and people in receipt of disability benefits.

The biggest provincial increase was noticed in Alberta as 67,443 people went to a food bank in March, a 23.4 per cent increase from the 49,766 recorded in the same month one year ago.

Food bank use in Saskatchewan stayed flat since last year, while Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador saw year-over-year declines.

were investigating Monday’s assault of a Muslim woman who was punched and kicked by two men who ripped off her hijab and hurled racist slurs.

British police have charged a man with attempted murder after a man pushed a Muslim woman into the path of a London subway train. Authorities in Melbourne, Australia, report a man punched a Muslim woman in a random act.

Subramanian said anyone facing similar ordeals shouldn’t hesitate to reach out.

“Hate crime is an act of insanity; it doesn’t reflect the whole community, it is just an isolated individual,” he said.

One positive arising from the Hamilton arson, Subramanian said, was an initiative under the mayor’s leadership aimed at supporting the shocked Hindu com-

munity and helping raise funds to rebuild the temple. Police also sought to reassure congregants that they were there to protect them.

The support, however, couldn’t erase the trauma felt by many in the community - especially younger children - who witnessed the fire or watched images on TV. “The emotional scar it leaves,” Subramanian said, “it takes a long time to heal.”

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Paris Attacks: The terrorist strategy

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s always after a major terrorist attack on the West, the right question to ask after the slaughter in Paris is: what were the strategic aims behind the attack? This requires getting your head around the concept that terrorists have rational strategies, but once you have done that the motives behind the attacks are easy to figure out. It also becomes clear that the motives have changed.

The 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001 followed the classical terrorist strategy of trying to trick the target government into over-reacting in ways that ultimately serve the terrorists’ interests. Al-Qaeda’s goal was to sucker the United States into invading Muslim countries.

Al Qaeda was a revolutionary organisation whose purpose was to overthrow existing Arab governments and take power in the Arab countries, which it would then reshape in accord with its extreme Islamist ideology. The trouble was that Islamist movements were not doing very well in building mass support in the Arab world, and you need mass support if you want to make a revolution.

Osama bin Laden’s innovation was to switch the terrorist attacks from Arab governments to Western ones, in the hope of luring them into invasions that would radicalise large number of Arabs and drive

them into the arms strong that it conof the Islamists. His quered the extensive hopes were fulfilled territories in Syria by the US invasion of and Iraq that now Iraq in 2003. make up Islamic Once the Western State. Popular revtroops went in, there olutions were no was a steep decline longer needed. The in terrorist attacks on core strategy now is GWYNNE Western countries. simply conquest.

Al-Qaeda wanted In that case, why Western troops to are Islamic State and stay in the Middle Al-Qaeda still atWorld Affairs East and radicalise tacking Western tarthe local populations, gets? One reason is so it made no sense to wage a ter- because the jihadi world is now split rorist campaign that might make between two rival jihadi franchises Western countries pull their troops that are competing for supporters. out again.

Spectacular terrorist operations The resistance in Iraq grew against Western targets appeal to quickly and and attracted Islamist both franchises because they are fighters from many other Arab a powerful recruiting tool in jicountries. The organisation origi- hadi circles. But Islamic State has nally known as “Al-Qaeda in Iraq” a further motive: it actually wants underwent several name changes, Western attacks on it to cease. to “Islamic State in Iraq” in 2006; It’s a real state now, with borders then to “Islamic State in Iraq and and an army and a more or less Syria” – ISIS for short – in 2013, and functional economy. It doesn’t want finally to simply “Islamic State” in Western forces interfering with its 2014. But the key personnel and the efforts to consolidate and expand long-term goals remained the same that state, and it hopes that terrorist throughout. attacks on the West may force them The man who now calls himself to pull out. the “Caliph” of Islamic State, Abu France is a prime target beBakr al-Bahdadi, first joined “Al- cause French aircraft are part of Qaeda in Iraq” and started fighting the Western-led coalition bombing the US occupation forces in Iraq in Islamic State, and because it’s rela2004. But along the way the strategy tively easy to recruit terrorists from changed, for ISIS eventually grew so France’s large, impoverished and

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alienated Muslim minority. Russia has also become a priority target since its aircraft started bombing jihadi troops in Syria, and the recent crash of a Russian airliner in Sinai may be due to a bomb planted by Islamic State.

So the outlook is for more terrorist attacks wherever Islamic State (and, to a lesser extent, Al-Qaeda) can find willing volunteers. Western countries with smaller and better integrated Muslim communities are less vulnerable than France, but they are targets too.

Putting foreign ground troops into Syria would only make matters worse, so the least bad option for all the countries concerned is to ride the terrorist campaign out.

Horrendous though the attacks are, they pose a very small risk to the average citizen of these countries.

Statistically speaking, it’s still more dangerous to cross the street, let alone climb a ladder.

P.S. Who takes their passport along on a sucide mission? There is a strong possibility that the Syrian refugee’s passport found at the scene of the Paris attacks was taken there to cause a huge backlash against Syrian refugees entering Europe, and thus further alienate European Muslims from their own governments.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Seeking culprit who stole camera I am writing this letter in hopes of reaching out to the person who stole my trail camera.

It was above Violin Lake, south of the power line, between Warfield and Rossland. It was taken between Oct. l3 to 16 and had been locked and chained to a tree.

My name was on the lock, so you know who I am. That camera was a retirement gift from my grandchildren.

The camera is GPS protected and I can find its location on my phone.

I have been away for awhile so could not track its location and

will be soon.

If the person who took it wants to avoid being known you can leave the camera at the bottom of the stairs in the back of the Rossland drugstore. It is really sad you cannot trust your fellow outdoorsman. Maybe I should check on Kijiji or buy and sell to see who is selling trail cameras often.

The camera took some great pictures before it was taken and they are on my laptop.

A person on a blue Arctic Cat quad with a windshield and a factory box on the back, looked directly into the camera. He was

wearing white and navy plaid jacket, brown hoodie and has a moustache.

His helmet has white decals on the top and sides, and he has yellow driving glasses on and black mitts with a tanned band across the knuckles.

He is the only person to have seen my camera, as far as I know.

This person may have information as to what happened to the camera and our next step would be to put his photo up on Facebook to see if we can locate him.

Dan Haines Rossland

A careful response needed against Islamic State

An editorial from the Winnipeg Free Press As the death count from the terrorist attacks in Paris rises, it is normal to demand the state respond in ways that ensure our safety. For many, that includes a call to continue to supply warplanes to bomb targets in Syria, to pull up the welcome mat and refuse to provide refuge for Syrians seeking safety and to vilify Muslims already living in Canada as potentially dangerous.

However, Canada has to resist responding to the attacks with knee-jerk xenophobia. Muslims are not the enemy. The Islamic State is.

The Paris attacks on Friday, for which IS has claimed responsibility, will be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first real test. He campaigned on the promise to pull Canadian warplanes out of Iraq and Syria. He will face pressure to retract on that promise.

He must resist that temptation.

These attacks occurred despite the fact the western-led coalition, including Canada, has been bombing targets in Syria and Iraq. Hundreds of civilians have been killed in these attacks since the coalition began to inter-

vene in Syria’s civil war in 2013.

Overall, Canada’s involvement has been minimal at best and a decision to bring back Canadian CF-18s will have little effect.

Instead, Canada and the rest of the coalition should continue to work on finding a way for a ceasefire in Syria and to train those on the ground in that country to fight against IS, something Mr. Trudeau has already said he endorses. Killing innocent civilians is not an effective way to stop the race of refugees to the borders and doesn’t build the trust necessary to broker peace.

Canada must also resist calls to halt the flow of Syrian refugees into Canada for fear we will be unwittingly allowing IS members to infiltrate our country.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has made it clear all Canadian refugees have been properly vetted and cleared for entry into Canada. It would be a huge mistake to expect other countries such as Germany to deal with a refugee crisis alone.

We have a moral responsibility to help.

The discovery of a Syrian passport on one of the Paris attackers may be cause for concern, but as

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Gwynne Dyer asks: “Who takes a passport along on a suicide mission?” He argues the passport was more likely a deliberate prop, intended to “cause a huge backlash against Syrian refugees entering Europe and thus further alienate European Muslims from their own governments.” It’s propaganda and Canadians must resist this backlash.

The troubling news that a fire at a mosque in Peterborough, Ont., Saturday was deliberately set should be cause for more concern than fears of an IS attack on Canadian soil. We don’t want to repeat our ugly history of the Second World War, where we attacked and penalized Japanese and Germans living in Canada because of our fear of the “other.”

It is time for sober recognition our world has changed. It changed Sept. 11, 2001. We now must live in a state of vigilance but it must be measured and realistic. There’s no doubt the world, particularly the French, will demand some kind of response. Let it be subtle and effective, rather than bellicose and overtly violent.

We can’t let fear dictate our actions.

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Finning closing in Sparwood

BY LEAH SCHEITEL Fernie Free Press

On Nov. 12, Finning International announced reductions to 11 facilities across Canada, including their Sparwood location.

The announcement comes on the heals of the release of their third quarter financial numbers, revealing a decrease in profits for the international company. The company reported a 16 per cent decrease in revenues, mostly due to new equipment sales dropping 35 per cent.

The announcement won’t affect operations in Cranbrook or Kimberley.

Hilary Anaka, head of communications for Finning International, said that while the company is re-structuring some of their services, they plan to continue to have a strong presence in the Elk Valley.

“Today we announced that we are exiting 11 facilities by mid to late next year. It’s important to note that we are not leaving any of those communities; we are just changing how we deliver our service to our customers in those areas,” she said in an in-

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Anaka said the impacts on the 11 facilities include closures, consolidation of activities and relocations.

“In Sparwood specifically, what that means is that we plan to exit the building that we are currently in by mid-next year, so mid 2016.

We’re still working through all of the details but I can tell you that we are continuing to work on having a strong presence in the Elk Valley,” Anaka said. “One component of that strong presence will be having heavy equipment technicians that can support and serve customers in our area. We are closing the building that we are in, but we are not leaving the Elk Valley.”

While Anaka didn’t release numbers specifically related to Sparwood, she said Finning expects the Canadian workforce reductions to total 1100 positions, with approximately 24 per cent of those positions affected being in British Columbia.

“Difficult decisions that were necessary given the challenging market conditions. What I can say is that

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the vast majority of these exits have already taken place,” she said.

While many of the reductions have already occurred, Sparwood operations will be affected in the coming months.

“We are going to be completely exiting our building by mid next year but our shop operations, so the actual shop as part of the facility will close by the end of 2015.

But Finning will continue to operate out of that building until mid-2016,” said Anaka.

Sparwood Mayor Cal McDougall said that the restructuring will be hard on the community.

“It’s a blow to the community, for sure. Anytime that people lose their jobs in a community, it’s certainly going to affect the area,” he said.

“Times are tough, there are some real work shortages right now, certainly don’t want them leaving the community. We want them to stick around. We are hoping that this is a transition and that things will come back and we are hoping that it is sooner as opposed to later.”

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BY BILL ME TC ALFE Nelson Star

The Nelson Police Department is asking for the same increase in its 2016 budget that city council declined to give them this year.

The department presented its provisional budget on Monday, as it is legally required to do in November of each year.

The presentation, usually a major agenda item with detailed powerpoint slides and financial discussion, took less than five minutes.

Police board member Roger Higgins and Deputy Chief Paul Burkart presented essentially the same budget they presented for 2015, pending a ruling from the provincial director of police services on last year’s budget, which council refused to accept.

“Consistent with our needs in 2015, we are asking for the same: to increase our strength by two constables and one administrative coordinator,” Higgins told council. That increase would cost $311,000.

The provisional budget, not including the requested increase, amounts to $3,386,105 in expenditures, with revenues of $509,725.

When council turned down the request for extra staff during its budget deliberations this past spring, the police

board appealed the decision to the provincial director of police services, who has the power to decide the minimum number of police officers a municipality must employ. The director, Clayton Pecknold, is expected to make a decision in the next few weeks.

Pecknold’s recommendations were delivered to city council and the police board this month but have not been made public.

Presenting the request for more staff last fall, Chief Wayne Holland told council the department hasn’t added any officer positions in 20 years and has had no increase in administrative support in 30 years.

The requested increase would amount to an increase of the police budget of about 11 per cent.

In the last eight years council has approved increases averaging 2.9 per cent per year, for a total of about 23 per cent. (Last year they agreed to an increase of $50,000.) During the same period, wages and benefits for officers rose 28 per cent, which the police board said eroded spending on operations and other initiatives.

Using the Canadian average of 193 police officers per 100,000 citizens, or 518 citizens per officer, the board suggested in its presentation last fall that the force should have 19 members rather than its current 17.

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LIFESTYLES

Sales of adult colouring books surge as grownups indulge in creative child’s play Gold medallists from left; Back row: Bob Donaldson, Steve Douglas, David Costanzo, Gord Mattson, Rick Borsato, Ron Wilson, Gary Issel, Dallas Fletcher and Frank Bonacci. Front row: Jack LaRocque, Al White, Kelly Moore, Murray Johnson, Kevin Rusnell, Bill Burnett, Luch Dalla Lana, Dan Hill and Rollie Hill.

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These employees were joined by family, friends and coworkers at a celebration on November 5, 2015.

In recognition of their long-term service, they were presented with a medallist’s jacket, a Teck gift, and a 40-year gold medallion, a tradition that dates back over half a century. To date, 1,571 individuals have achieved 40 years of service. The longest service employee was William “Mystery” DiPasquali, who holds the record of 52 years of service to the company, achieved in 1967.

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“You can make one single painting and then a few people can enjoy (it). But to create drawings that you can put in a book and send all over the world, people can not only enjoy it but also use that to explore their own creativity,” said the Alberta-based illustrator and art instructor, who sold 2,000 copies of her debut selfpublished adult colouring book within two weeks.

Salamon’s success is not an isolated case.

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of the top 10 Canadian bestsellers across all categories are colouring books - a phenomenon unseen in a decade of charting sales, said Noah Genner, president and CEO of BookNet Canada.

“It’s the kind of thing that will be given a lot as gifts, which is maybe why it’s being pushed up into the bestseller list now, too,” said Genner, adding that works from Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford - including “Secret Garden” and “Enchanted Forest” - are examples of surprise runaway hits.

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“I was thinking maybe in my biggest dreams I would sell (the first 2,000 copies) within a year,” said Salamon.

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It’s nuts.”

Salamon, a mother of two, was also unprepared for just how deeply her colouring book project would resonate as she documented her journey on her Facebook page.

Among those following Salamon’s progress was a terminally ill woman from north Calgary, whose doctor had recommended that she try colouring to help manage her stress and anxiety.

“Her husband was saying when my book was published, his gift to her was to drive her out to my house so that she could meet me in person,” recalled Salamon, 34, who lives in Turner Valley, Alta., about 30 minutes southwest of Calgary.

The grownup colouring craze isn’t just limited to books.

The co-founder of arts and crafts retailer Brika said they’ve “jumped on the adult colouring bandwagon” by having a wall in its Toronto pop-up shop at Yorkdale Shopping Centre.

Nature-inspired wallpaper designed by Brooklyn-based artisan Jacqueline Schmidt has been reproduced as a black-and-white print on which visitors are invited to leave their colourful imprint.

“I definitely think, on the one hand, there’s a throwback to childhood and the idea of taking out your pencils and crayons, and doing that is really nice,” said Brika co-founder Jen Koss.

“There is a really therapeutic element to colouring.... When you get going and get into the zone and you’re colouring something that’s small and really intricate, I think people find it really relaxing.”

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Everyone eats comfort food. For many of us it may be traditional or familiar food that we ate in our childhood home. Sometimes we reach for comfort food when we may not even be hungry.

That’s because comfort food can make us feel… comforted.

Comfort foods are often “junk food” – quick, easy to eat and typically high in fat or sugar. We often keep eating until we become so full that it hurts. Instead of feeling comforted, we can end up feeling badly about ourselves for eating so much.

Then, to manage these feelings, we convince ourselves that we had to eat this food to feel better. It can become an unhealthy cycle. Taking a moment to think about how much comfort food we eat, why we reach for comfort foods and what kind of comfort we seek can help break the cycle. Here are a few tips.

Consider keeping a record of why you eat comfort foods Are you happy and celebrating? Feeling sad or lonely? Are you tired and need a boost? Perhaps you are bored or feeling angry and hurt? Keep a record of your feelings and what you eat at those times. It helps you learn about yourself.

Be aware of portion size and how much you are eating It is very easy to eat something without thinking

only to realize later you have eaten too much. The website www.mindlesseating.org explains why we eat more than we think and has simple steps to help you become more mindful of what you are eating.

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Change your cravings for unhealthy comfort foods First, take a deep breath and drink a glass of water. If you’re feeling sad, lonely or bored try an activity to take your mind off your worries - do a household task, go for a walk, or text a friend.

When you are feeling tired, try a warm bath or shower and a rest. If you’re feeling angry or hurt reach out to those who can support you.

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BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

Special Olympic BC-Trail (SOBCTrail) is adding another sport to its growing list as it joins forces with Kootenay Savings Super League curlers and the Trail Curling Club in icing a team.

The Special Olympians have recruited veteran Super League curlers Deane Horning and Kevin Nesbitt to coach the inaugural Greater Trail team.

“We are very excited to introduce Curling as our eleventh program,” said SOBC-Trail’s organizer Ben Postmus, who attended the Special Olympic World Games in Los Angeles in July as an assistant coach to the men’s golf team.

“With these two men’s experience mentoring our new curlers, it won’t be long before we will be looking for some competition in the Okanagan or west Coast.”

Horning has won three BC Curling championships along with three trips to the Brier, while Nesbitt is a veteran of many regional titles and provincial tournaments.

Their combined experience will give Special Olympian curlers a leg up on the competition as they improve and progress, and eventually prepare for regional and provincial competitions.

Trail is the only local in the Kootenays to ice a curling squad and six athlete showed up for the first night including first-time curlers Maria Veltri, Stu Hawton, Caren McAndrew, and Jake Miller. But the SOBCTrail team also has some veterans manning the brooms with two experienced curlers in recent Kelowna import Robert Tarko, who attended the national games for curling in Ottawa in 2000, and Adam Bateman who curled in the Rossland Men’s league.

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From left: Super League curlers Kevin Nesbitt and Deane Horning will coach the newly formed Special Olympic BC-Trail curling team.

The team is also assisted by Tony Veltri, a tireless volunteer, and Richard Faunt, who has been instrumental in securing ice times for the team.

“It brings so much joy when we are able to start up a new pro-

gram, and have athlete enthusiasm, community support, and the willingness of such skilled coaches to drive the project and put so many smiles on faces,” said Postmus.

SOBC-TRAIL is also seeking local

sponsorship, but Postmus is thrilled with the support from the Trail Curling Club and its members.

“They have been fantastic,” said Postmus.

“Trail truly is the Home of Champions.”

KOOTENAY SAVINGS SUPER LEAGUE

Albo racks up fourth straight win

TIMES CONTRIBUTOR Team Darrin Albo ran their recent unbeaten streak to four games in Kootenay Savings Super League action with stellar play against Team Justin Umpherville at the Trail Curling Club on Thursday.

Albo third Dennis Schlender made numerous run-back take-outs, leading to a steal of three in

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the second, and a huge five ender in the fourth for a commanding 9-1 lead. Skip Umpherville made a nice draw for one facing three more Albo stones in the fifth and stole another single in the sixth, but Albo shut the door on any thought of a comeback with a three in the seventh for a 12-3 pasting.

Revenge was on Team

Ken Fines mind after their large loss to Team Bill van Yzerloo two weeks ago. The ice was tricky, but skip Fines was up to the task, scoring a deuce in the first, then forcing van Yzerloo to blank the second. The game really swung Fines’ way in the third, when skip Bill came up short with his last rock draw for a Fines steal of three. Fines stole two more

The Major Midget Kootenay Ice won it’s second game of the season on Vancouver Island, beating the North Island Silver Tips 2-1 on Saturday before falling 3-2 Sunday in Nanaimo.

Castlegar forward Aiden Jenner’s second period goal at 8:19 would stand up as the winner with assists going to Trail minor hockey product Conner Seib and Kaleb Comishin.

Trail native Tommy McConnachie opened the scoring at 4:25 on a nice set up from Jenner and Comishin to give the ice a short-lived lead.

The Silver Tips replied just nine seconds later when Frank Dawson beat Kootenay netminder Ben Kelsch to tie it at one heading into the second period. After Jenner put the Ice up, Kelsch shut the door making several good saves, and was especially stellar late in the period when a penalty left the Ice shorthanded for the final two minutes.

The Silver Tips bounced

back in Sunday’s match jumping out to a 3-0 lead, then holding on in the third period for the 3-2 victory. It was the Tips’ second win of the season as well with goals coming from John Hawthorne, Dawson Frank, and Ethan Schmunk. The Ice battled back in the third with Hunter Floris converting a Comishin setup to make it 3-1 midway through the period.

McConnachie then scored his fifth goal and seventh point this season on the power play to make it 3-2 with almost eight minutes remaining, but the Kootenay squad could not find the equalizer.

The Major Midget Ice are comprised of players from throughout the Kootenays and are based in Nelson. In addition to McConnachie and Seib, Greater Trail players include Bradley Ross and Brendan Makay.

The Ice play the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds in Nelson on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Nelson Civic Centre and Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex.

BASKETBALL

TMBL calls out players

BY TIMES STAFF The Trail Men’s Basketball League is looking to find some traction and get the league going this winter, by holding a series of drop in sessions at the Cominco Arena on Thursday.

The TMBL is usually up and running the hard court by now but dwindling numbers have caused the league

in the fourth with a beautiful through-a-tight-porttap off the four foot and rolled behind cover that van Yzerloo couldn’t get to.

Dutchy could only manage one in the fifth before Fines took three more for a handshaking 10-1 drubbing after six.

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to delay its start in hopes of recruiting some new talent to make up four teams. The TMBL has drop-in games scheduled for Thursday Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 as well as Dec. 10 and 17, and invites hoopsters, male or female, to come out.

“We’re just trying to see how many people are interested,” said TMBL rep Scott Simister. “It’s just games to get guys playing with each other and everything and then we’ll start in January and we’ll go until possibly April.”

The league is also on the look out for anyone interested in officiating and score keeping. The games will start at the Cominco Arena at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.

Call Steve at 231-6682 or Josh at 231-8250 for more information.

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G W L T OL Pt Penticton 23 22 1 0 0 44 Salm Arm 23 15 5 2 1 33 WKelowna 22 12 8 0 2 26 Vernon 24 11 12 0 1 23 Trail 22 9 13 0 0 18 Merritt 26 8 16 0 2 18 Island Division

G W L T OL Pt Cowichan 23 13 7 1 2 29 Nanaimo 24 13 10 0 1 27 Powell R 22 12 10 0 0 24 Victoria 25 9 13 0 3 21 Alberni 22 9 11 1 1 20 Mainland Division

GP W L T OL Pt Chilliwack 23 15 5 1 2 33 Wenatche 23 14 5 2 2 32 Langley 24 13 11 0 0 26 Coquitlam 22 9 10 1 2 21 Pr.George 24 6 16 0 2 14 Surrey 24 4 20 0 0 8

Today’s games Victoria at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Penticton, 7 p.m.

West Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Merritt at Vernon, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s games Trail at Victoria, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games Powell R. at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Wenatchee at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Trail at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Alberni Valley at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.

Cowichan at Victoria, 7 p.m.

Vernon at W. Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Penticton at Langley, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, November 21 Trail at Langley, 6 p.m.

Wenatchee at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Penticton at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Nanaimo at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Salmon Arm at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Alberni Valley at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Powell River at Merritt, 7:30 p.m.

NHL National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts Montreal 19 14 3 2 30 Ottawa 18 8 5 5 21 Detroit 18 9 8 1 19 Florida 18 8 7 3 19 Tampa 20 8 9 3 19 Boston 16 8 7 1 17 Buffalo 17 8 8 1 17 Toronto 18 5 9 4 14 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts Rangers 18 14 2 2 30 Wash 16 11 4 1 23 Islanders 19 10 6 3 23 N Jersey 17 10 6 1 21 Pitts 17 10 7 0 20 Phila 17 6 8 3 15 Carolina 18 6 10 2 14 Columbus 18 6 12 0 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts Dallas 18 14 4 0 28 St. Louis 18 12 5 1 25 Minnesota 16 10 3 3 23 Nashville 16 10 3 3 23 Chicago 18 10 7 1 21 Winnipeg 19 8 9 2 18

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GP W L OT Pts L.A. 17 11 6 0 22 Van 19 7 6 6 20 Arizona 18 9 8 1 19 San Jose 17 9 8 0 18 Anaheim 18 6 8 4 16 Calgary 19 6 12 1 13 Edmonton 18 6 12 0 12 Wednesday’s Games Vancouver at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Minnesota at Boston, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

NHL Scoring Leaders

G A Pts Patrick Kane, Chi 13 15 28 Tyler Seguin, Dal 9 17 26 Jamie Benn, Dal 12 13 25 Taylor Hall, Edm 8 12 20 B Wheeler, Wpg 8 12 20 J Klingberg, Dal 4 16 20 N MacKinnon, Col 8 11 19 V Tarasenko, StL 11 7 18 Bryan Little, Wpg 9 9 18 M Zuccarello, NYR 9 9 18 David Krejci, Bos 8 10 18 A Panarin, Chi 6 12 18 Erik Karlsson, Ott 3 15 18 Max Pacioretty, Mtl 9 8 17 John Tavares, NYI 9 8 17

BLUE JAYS

Price, Donaldson up for awards

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO -- David Price can join a select list of Blue Jays today when the American League Cy Young Award winner is announced.

But even if Price is right for the award, the free agent pitcher may be an asterisk on the Jays’ list of winners -- Roy Halladay (2003), Roger Clemens (1997, ‘98) and Pat Hentgen (1996) -- given his Toronto days could well be over.

Price (18-5), who joined Toronto on July 30 in a deal with Detroit just ahead of the trade deadline, is up against Sonny Gray (14-7) of the Oakland Athletics and Dallas Keuchel (20-8) of the Houston Astros for the AL award.

The six-foot-six Price won the award in 2012 with Tampa Bay. Interim Jays GM Tony LaCava was cagey when asked about Price on Tuesday.

“Without being specific to any one guy, we’re engaged with a number of free agents and we’re talking to a lot of teams as well,” he said.

The Cubs have already been linked

to Price, who is expected to land a contract in excess of US$200 million.

Price went 9-1 with a 2.30 earnedrun average in 11 starts with the Jays.

He ranked first in the American League in earned-run average (2.45), third in innings pitched (220.1) tied for third in quality starts (24) and was fourth in strikeouts (225).

The National League Cy Young winner will also be announced Wednesday with Jake Arrieta (22-6) of the Chicago Cubs and Zack Greinke (19-3) and Clayton Kershaw (16-7) of the Los Angeles Dodgers vying for the award.

The Jays are also in the mix for AL MVP on Thursday with third baseman Josh Donaldson up against Lorenzo Cain of the Kansas City Royals and Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels.

Donaldson, who arrived prior to the 2015 season in a deal with Oakland, hit .297 with 41 home runs and 123 RBIs. Twenty-seven of his homers either tied the game or gave Toronto the lead.

Jays slugger George Bell won the AL MVP in 1987.

CONTINUED FROM A14 game against first place Corvus Construction. Skip Deane Horning set the tone in the first with a cross-ice double take-out for two. Beauchamp crashed on a guard in the second leading to a Corvus steal of three, then slid agonizingly too far in the third for another steal. Beauchamp got on the board in the fourth, but Corvus came right back with a large four, steamrolling to a 10-1 win.

Nichol vs Nichol were back at it

again, and just like the first time the game was closely fought early. The teams trade deuces to start, with a Myron steal of one in the fourth the difference in the early 5-4 lead over wife Heather after five. The Nichol Men blew the game open with a large five in the sixth, then stole the seventh for a convincing 11-4 win over the Ladies.

Super League curling continues Thursday at the Trail Curling Club at 7 p.m.

Corvus rolls to convincing win

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Lynn Davidson and Frances Cameron split the $1,000 reverse draw prize at the Smokies banquet hosted by the Colombo Lodge on Saturday. The annual fundraiser was a runaway success for the team, which welcomed players’ parents from across North America, while raising funds through its auction and 50-50 draws.

From left: Coach Nick Deschense, Davidson, emcee Sandy Santori, Cameron and Smokie president Tom Gawryletz.

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CAN YOU KEEP YOUR FAMILY LAW JUDGMENT PRIVATE? When a marriage breaks up and you end up battling in court, it can get ugly. Lots of private, highly personal details about your family situation may come out and, however untrue, nasty and embarrassing allegations often fly both ways.

Recently, a father involved in a high-conflict family law dispute asked our B.C. Supreme Court to “seal” its reasons for judgment to keep the contents from the public.

The parents had split after more than 20 years of marriage. They were fighting over guardianship and parenting arrangements for their four children (ages 18 to 11 at trial).

The trial showed that over time, this family situation had become seriously dysfunctional, not only as between the parents, but also as between the children and (mostly) their mother, who had largely been responsible for looking after them before the break-up.

Lots of unflattering information came out. The father, who was highly successful financially, had long ago pleaded guilty to a serious charge (for which he said he got an unconditional discharge). He said his ex was badmouthing him about the criminal matter in their community after they broke up, though he’d told her about it before they got married. While married, he’d also had an affair lasting many years.

The mother alleged sexual misbehaviour by the father with the children (accusations the court categorically rejected). And the troubled, broken relationship between the mother and her older children – involving screaming, nasty swear words, disrespect and physical confrontations – was fully aired.

The father argued all this dirty family laundry was highly personal. He said keeping the reasons for judgment from the public would be in the best interests of the children.

But the B.C. court said it’s more important that courts be open. Courts are not private forums, and this also applies to family law cases. It’s not enough that there may be unwanted publicity or that the trial may result in embarrassment. A high threshold of harm has to be proved to qualify for an exception to the overriding “open court” principle. The situation here didn’t justify keeping the reasons for judgment from the public.

The court took some steps to protect the children’s anonymity in its published reasons by identifying the children only as C1 to C4 (and also identified the parents’ names by initials only). But the judge observed that it’s difficult to insulate children from the effects of a published judgment.

One of the drawbacks of sorting out family disputes by going to court is that it’s very hard to keep things confidential. There are rules of court that limit access to matrimonial court files, but once you’re in open court, the hearing is public and you take your chances.

This is just one more reason to consider using other options like mediation and/or arbitration – ask your lawyer about alternatives to going to court to sort out your family law dispute.

TYLEEN UNDERWOOD LAW OFFICE Family Law • Criminal Law Suite 200-507 Baker St., Nelson, BC V1L 4J2

(250) 352-6638 Written by Janice and George Mucalov, LL.B.s with contribution by TYLEEN UNDERWOOD LAW OFFICE. This column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact TYLEEN UNDERWOOD for legal advice concerning your particular case.

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visiting more and that we don’t ping (or in school or have other do enough for them. Worse, when activities). When you can do a they see the kids, they inwhole-day visit, offer sult them and make fun to do so. But if the inof their slow physical delaws insult your kids, velopment and speech leave immediately. If Marcy Sugar impediments. But they they don’t like it, too & Kathy Mitchell are little kids and progress bad. And make sure takes time. I am angry your husband backs and hurt. I dread the upcoming you up on this. holidays. My husband feels as I do, Dear Annie: My boyfriend and but these are his parents. The stress I are discussing marriage. We have has caused a lot of problems in our both been married previously. We otherwise happy marriage. already live together and have evI am not yet 30 and cannot erything we need. imagine spending the rest of my We would like to have a picnic life like this. What can I do? -- or something and just surprise evFeeling Blue eryone with a wedding, so that no Dear Blue: No one should be one feels obligated to bring gifts. permitted to make fun of your Normally, when we have picnics children’s developmental issues. with friends and family, we proPeriod. Your in-laws sound both vide the main courses and everytoxic and selfish. Couples with thing else is potluck. Would that young children are allowed to set be acceptable in this situation? their schedules. We suggest you -- Wondering in Pennsylvania be unfailingly polite while you Dear Wondering: The idea of explain that, no, you cannot come surprising your friends with an visit now because the kids are nap- impromptu picnic wedding is a

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Dear Annie: My in-laws have always caused problems, but things have escalated since my husband and I had children. They live 30 minutes away, but they refuse to visit. When our second child was born, they didn’t come to my baby shower or to the hospital. When they finally visited, they didn’t even look at the baby. They won’t FaceTime to see the grandkids.

We told them we’d come to their home when the kids aren’t napping, but they said if we couldn’t spend the entire day, they aren’t interested in seeing us at all. When we try to schedule a visit, they usually say they are “too busy.”

Yet when we do manage to see them, all they do is sit on the sofa and watch TV. They don’t interact with the children. My in-laws take several luxury vacations every year, some lasting for three weeks.

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How to complete a slam both ways

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have used the and Club tolerance. hands shown to West bids Four end my most reHearts, and North cent workshops. bids Four Spades.

They come from a deal South passes, and in the Swiss team event West does a calculaof a recent Spokane tion. The opponents sectional. have an eight-card The bidding: West, or better Spade fit.

WARREN with 13 HCP’s and six Therefore, partner, Hearts, opens the bidat most, has one ding with One Heart.

Spade. In order for North makes a Two Six Hearts to be Play Bridge Club vulnerable overcold, partner needs call. This is the minithe Heart King and mum holding for such an overcall. Diamond Queen.

If he had KJxxx, North would have This is five points and if these passed, and either he or his partner are not part of Partner’s six to nine, would balance if the auction were the contract may still make on a fito pass out at the two-level or lower. nesse. Six Hearts is a good bid playEast has nine points in support ing against good opponents making of Hearts because the singleton with good bids. four-card support is three points.

North has no more to say. If Therefore East bids Two Hearts. partner does not have good supSouth has more than just a little port in clubs, Six Spades could be tolerance for Clubs so he bids Two creamed in the Diamond suit alone.

Spades guaranteeing five Spades He passes and South has to do a calculation of his own. It is very likely the opponents have a nine or ten card Heart fit.

Therefore partner has a singleton or void. Six Spades is, at the very most, down one or two. Doubled this would be -500, much better than -1430 and even -680.

East throws up his hands in despair because he does not have a clue whether a double or Seven Hearts is the better bid. He doubles to get what positive score they can get.

The Play: To set the contract, West must underlead the Diamond Ace and King, and then East must play a club for a ruff. This will never happen, so Six Spades makes Doubled for +1660.

South just has to ruff the second diamond, then ruff one Heart in Dummy, draw trump and claim. In hind sight, East should have made a Seven Heart sacrifice for down one.

More young women living at home

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The percentage of young women living at home with parents or relatives has risen to its highest level since 1940 as more millennial women put off marriage, attend college and face high living expenses.

A Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found that 36.4 per cent of women between the ages 18 and 34 lived with parents or relatives in 2014, the most since at least 1940, when 36.2 per cent lived with family.

It is a very different world for women now, though, despite the “return to the past, statistically speaking,” says Richard Fry, a senior economist at Pew. Fry says young women are staying home now because they are they are half as likely to be married as they were 1940 and much more likely to be college-educated.

Other economic forces, such as increasing student debt, higher living costs and economic uncertainty, are also playing a role.

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