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Ongoing discourse about front access to the Trail Memorial Centre (TMC) has council considering changes to the entrance.

Trail Mayor Mike Martin says staff has been COLD directed to collaborate with a local engineering firm to look at possibilities following public safety concerns from residents with mobility challenges.

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One barrier is handicap and 15-minute parking spaces created near the front of the facility are on a slope, which is proving to be unsuitable drop-offs.

Staff has met with certain members of the public to identify the needs of those visiting the TMC with mobility issues as well as options to address those needs, Robert Baker, deputy director of parks and recreation, wrote in a memo to council.

He identified two groups of people who report challenges to the access, the first being people accessing the building for special events in the Cominco Gym and secondly, those being dropped

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Staff met with one person who regularly attends Smokies games with his mother. He requires a drop-off spot to assist her out of the vehicle and into the arena.

Martin asked the city to investigate the possibility of installing a wheelchair lift on one of the facility’s staircases.

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2016 Trail Ambassador candidates on stage tonight at 7 p.m. at KP Hall VAL ROSSI Trail Times

Ashley Horrill recalls her big debut as Miss Kiss My Grass. The Fruitvale resident who went on to be crowned Miss Trail Princess in 2012 not only had to master a speech in front of a crowd but heels and a dress.

The prospective BC Ambassador candidate is now giving back to the program that gave her a start. Her volunteer commitment kicks off tonight when this year’s Trail Ambassador candidates take to the stage for the first time to introduce themselves, their sponsors and receive their official banners and tiaras. Horrill will be on hand to introduce Keandra Billingsley, Trynity Turnbull, Caïa Gagnon, Naomi Savage, Nicole Johnson and Hannah Flickat at the event that starts at 7 p.m. at the KP Hall.

“There is a connection that develops between the candidates and the sponsors and it’s just nice to watch,” said the 20-year-old.

Her connection continues now that the Trail Ambassador Program is sponsoring her bid to become a provincial ambassador.

This will be Trail’s third ambassador to go after the higher title with Carley Henniger and Cheyanne Friess winning the provincial title in 2012 and 2014 respectively.

The B.C. program is open to young men or women between 17 and 24 years old who have held an ambassador or royal title in the province.

The program promotes motivation, self-esteem and education with money fundraised awarded to candidates through bursaries. Program organizers also go after post-secondary scholarships at appropriate schools based on studies of interest.

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Ashley Horrill has her sights set on the B.C. Ambassador role but hasn’t forgotten her beginnings and tonight she helps introduce the 2016 Trail Ambassador candidates.

Nursery, all while attend- she’s from.

“After I retired from being ing Selkirk College’s Early Childhood Education pro- Trail’s princess in 2013 I made gram. She aspires to go back to the decision that it’s something school and earn her inclusive that I really wanted to do becare certificate so she can work cause it’s an opportunity that with children who have special not a lot of people get to have needs before going after a de- and I was just lucky enough to have this amazing opportugree in child and youth care.

“I just want to boost my nity,” she said.

“Right now I’m just in it confidence even more and just be even more a part of for the experience. I mean it the Greater Trail community,” would be great if I’m crowned she said. “I really love this BC Ambassador but I’m not area, and I feel like just having focused on winning, I just it recognized at a provincial want to do a good job and replevel through somebody who resent Trail once again and see wants to promote it is very im- where it goes.”

The journey is the best part portant, and it could actually of the process; she said, recallbring people in.”

After she officially is ing what she gained from the launched into the program in local program. She entered as a April, Horrill will be out wear- shy teen who never even tried ing her recognizable banner on a dress or walked in heels that will note her candidacy. and exited a crowned, poised She plans on volunteering and young leader. She’s having a prepping for pageant week, hard time believing she’s back where she’ll be quizzed on at it now, even if it’s just on the general knowledge of B.C. and sidelines in a mentor role.

“I feel like I’m so old now current events, and expected to do a speech about herself, compared to the girls who are her community and set up a running,” she shared. “But I table on Trail to further entice know some of the girls who are and educate people on where the ambassadors (Timberlyn

Miles, Gina Oostlander and Serena Deadmarsh) and I know some of the girls who are running now and I just adore them.

“I think they are fabulous, and I just love that I can be that person who can come in and say, ‘Hey, this program helped me and I know it’s going to help you.’”

Horrill said the Trail Ambassador progrm pointed her in the right direction and gave her the confidence needed to represent her community.

“It’s definitely not a beauty pageant because we learn so much more, we learn how to carry ourselves and present ourselves and to just be confident and accept ourselves for who we are,” she said. “And we develop a sense of positive body image.”

Her passion continues to be working with young girls on developing a positive outlook.

She continues to work with the Trail chapter of I AM THAT GIRL and she intends to focus some volunteer effort on the group as part of her bid for the provincial title.

I AM THAT GIRL helps girls transform self-doubt into self-love by providing a safe space to connect and have honest conversations about things that matter.

“My work with the group has really been life changing,” admits Horrill. “I feel like it’s affected me the same way but also in a different way than the Trail Ambassador Program has.”

She waits eagerly to do the honours of introducing this year’s candidates and to officially announce running for BC Ambassador.

Trail Ambassador program coordinator Michelle Epp wishes people could see the candidates’ progress in terms of confidence and public speaking. She is eager for the debut which really sets the program in motion.

“The girls are usually feeling either nervous or excited at this stage,” she said. “They would probably tell you that they’re not ready, but they will blow themselves away on Friday night.”

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Members of the Trail Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to merge with the Rossland Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 18.

“The red tape isn’t all in line yet, because we are looking at a name change,” said Audry Lochrie, executive director of the Trail Chamber.

Though the chamber’s logo identifies the organization as the Trail and District Chamber of Commerce, the name was never officially changed.

The board will also need to be restructured so that Rossland is also represented.

“I’m talking to three people that were previously on the Rossland chamber that are interested in joining this chamber,” said Lochrie. “My goal would be to have half the board members from Rossland and a diverse group, so not just everybody from construction sector, or everybody from tourism sector, but a real diverse group.”

Lochrie and the chamber will continue to work out the details of the merger in the near future.

“We’re doing lots of promotions, lots of marketing, business of the week. We’re getting people’s names and doing little blurbs about them on our social media, in our newsletter,” said Lochrie. “We’re also promoting in different business magazines.”

Since the merger, 30 Rossland businesses have already joined the chamber, and Lochrie said they haven’t even started actively recruiting yet.

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The city hasn’t received complaints from day-today visitors who partake in recreational programs in the multi-purpose room or gym, but Baker acknowledged those activities and bookings may not typically be attended by those with mobility challenges.

The TMC’s 50-foot guard rail was installed to stop people from walking onto the highway after hockey games or large event gatherings. Other changes made two years ago, include the removal of the Victoria Street eastbound left turn lane, thereby closing vehicle access into the civic centre.

Although the traffic pattern change was designed to improve safety and accessibility for all users and age groups of the facility, the pedestrian travel distance to the TMC entrance way was increased and access for drop-off is only available by driving around the building.

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Devon Hogan uses a steady hand to cut in fresh colour before his Take a Hike classmates catch up with paint rollers.

The students are finishing up the job at the Community Inclusion Centre this week, painting the last two rooms in need of a fresh coat.

Rossland senior warns of phone scam targeting grandparents SHERI REGNIER Trail Times

A Rossland senior is warning others about a very crafty phone scam that targets grandparents.

Mrs. Jones (not her real name) answered her telephone earlier this week, and was greeted with, “Hello, grandma,” from a male caller identifying himself as her grandson, Jack.

The voice wasn’t familiar Mrs. Jones pointed out, which began “Jack’s” story about being in a car accident and breaking his nose.

“He said he was at the police station because he had been drinking and blew 0.1 over the limit,” explained Mrs Jones.

“He was so terribly embarrassed and asked me not to tell his dad.”

Recalling the conversation, Mrs. Jones said the caller knew the name of Jack’s girlfriend, and claimed she couldn’t help,

before asking his grandma to send $982 for bail.

Before hanging up, she was told Jack’s lawyer would call back with the details.

Fortunately “Jack’s” dad was at home with his mother. After prying information about the supposed drunk driving charge and accident from Mrs. Jones, he called Jack’s phone directly.

His son was at work and had no idea what grandma or dad were talking about.

“If my son wasn’t here with me, I probably would have totally bought it and sent the money,” said Mrs. Jones. “It was that clever - sure I would have thought it over for a bit, but I was convinced it was authentic.”

Cpl. Mike Wilson from the Trail RCMP says the detachment has been inundated with local reports about fraudulent calls.

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“They’ll use your concern and wanting to help a grandson, family member and friend, to ask for information or money - and information leads to money.”

He warns any conversation that ends with a request for cash, credit or cheque, is a red flag.

“I urge you to hang up.”

Besides ending scam calls promptly, the corporal encourages anyone using social media, to tighten security settings.

“That is where all these details come from,” he explained.

“You are randomly being targeted but before that, they are data-mining you so when they make contact, they have a convincing story.”

Wilson advises the best way to deal with scam artists is to keep it simple.

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difficult to completely insulate yourself from things like this,” he continued. “The simplest advice to give is that anytime anyone asks for money, don’t complicate it - hang up.”

If there are concerns about validity, Wilson suggests a direct call to the person, business or agency.

“Use the number you have or look it up in the phone book or 4-1-1,” he said. “Then call whomever they are claiming to be with the number you have. I can almost guarantee at that point, the call is going to be false.”

Though Mrs. Jones doesn’t use Facebook or other social media, her family members do.

“I’ve been scammed before and caught on quickly,” she said. “Mind you, information is out there for everyone to find these days, even though I don’t use Facebook. And this was so believable and just seemed so real.”

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Nelson newspaper carrier to appear on Variety Telethon WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

L.V. Rogers student Kai Roenspiess was born deaf, but thanks to a cochlear implant he can sustain conversations, hear his sur-

roundings and participate in classes like woodworking and shop that otherwise would’ve been off-limits to him.

“It just makes me feel like I’ve been included,” Roenspiess, 15, told the Star. “If I couldn’t hear

I wouldn’t know if the power tools in shop class were on, but now with my processor I can hear my surroundings.”

All of that is thanks to the Variety Club, which is having its 50th anniversary telethon this

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OBITUARIES Cavanagh, June Carol Nee: Gould November 26, 1928 ~ December 29, 2015 June passed away peacefully after a brief illness. As newlyweds from Edmonton, June and her husband Terry moved to Trail in 1948. Terry worked for Cominco and played hockey for the Trail Smoke Eaters. They had their 3 children, Terry, Gay and Valerie, and made many close friends and “extended” family while they lived in Trail. They returned to Edmonton in 1957.

As the wife of Edmonton’s former Mayor and City Councillor Terry Cavanagh, she enjoyed a colourful and exciting life. June was active in working with many local organizations and charities. As promotion Manager for CJCA Radio, she met people from all walks of life, had a wonderful time planning and executing many special events. June also sat on Edmonton’s City Council from 1980-1983.

She was a huge supporter of Northlands, The Edmonton Eskimos and the Oilers.

June will be missed and lovingly remembered by her husband of 67 years, Terry, and their daughters, Gay (Ron) Coyle and Valerie (Dennis) Fitzgerald.

June has 7 grandchildren, Carolyn (Brougham) Deegan, Christopher (Alexandra) Broderick, Sara Cavanagh, Johanna Cavanagh, Terry Cavanagh, Jonathan (Carrie) Fitzgerald and Kelly (Keith) Atkinson; 10 great-grandchildren, Broderick Deegan, Jack and Ava Broderick, Parker and Bentley Fitzgerald, Cameron, Dominic and Evangeline Cavanagh, Hannah John and Addison Paul. She is also survived by her brother Gary Gould (Esther) and family.

June was predeceased by her son Terry (Leslie) in 2010, and her very special mother Evelyn in 1995.

A special thank you to the Grey Nuns staff at unit 51 and her caregivers at Rutherford Heights Seniors Residence.

Cremation has already taken place.

There will be a private family celebration of her life at a later date.

If friends so desire, donations may be made to Alzheimer Society of Alberta & Northwest Territories, High Park Corner, 14925 – 111 Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta, T5M2P6.

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weekend. Roenspiess will appear, so viewers can catch up on his progress since he last appeared on it seven years ago.

“When I originally approached Variety, I only asked for $2,000,”

said Kai’s mother Kris.

“But they told me don’t ask for partial, just ask for everything — at that point we’d already cashed in our RRSPs for his initial surgery.”

In other words: they couldn’t have afforded

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April 9, 1928 – February 5, 2016 Rick was born and raised in Trail, BC. After high school he spent 4 years at Cominco as a machinist’s apprentice. While still in Trail, he met and married Gwen Clark of Nelson. Having 2 careers in 2 towns didn’t work so, so in the early 50’s he moved to Nelson and took a job as an orderly at the Nelson Hospital, where he worked until he retired. Rick and Gwen had 2 daughters Jonni in 1954 and Lynne in 1956, Rick joined the Masonic Lodge when he was 18 and remained an active member for several West Kootenay Lodges for more than 50 years becoming Worshipful Master of Granite Lodge 154 and District Deputy Grand Master of B.C. He was also Associate Guardian of Bethel #10 of Jobs Daughters while his daughters were members.

Rick was an avid bowler throughout his life, bowling several 300 games. He also enjoyed cross country skiing, and sometimes golf. Camping was also something the whole family enjoyed in the summer and tobogganing, and skating in the winter.

Rick is survived by his wife of 63 years, Gwen, his daughters Jonni (David) and Lynne (Peter), 4 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by his parents. By request there will be no funeral.

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to help him without the help of the Variety Club, which “takes over where BC medical leaves off,” Kris said.

“With upgrades [the implant] can fit behind his ear like a hearing aid. It’s allowed him to

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David Frederick Balfour We regret to announce the death of David Frederick “Rick” Balfour, at his home in Vernon on January 25, 2016 at the age of 65 years.

Rick was born and educated in Trail, and was a resident of Vancouver and Whistler, prior to moving to Vernon in 1989.

He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of 41 years Susan, sons: James (Tanya), Tom (Farzad), and Rob (Jacki), and grandchildren: Ellie, Joshua, Micah, and Gloria. He is also survived by brother Jack, sister Wendy (John) Wurflinger, sister-in-law Nancy Fargey, and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members.

Honouring Rick’s wishes, there will be no public service at this time. A celebration of his life will be announced at a future date.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vernon Funeral Home, Phone: 250 542 0155. Condolences may be offered at www.vernonfuneralhome.com

Olive Lavigne (nee Bratko)

was born on July 19, 1927 in Mossey River, Manitoba and passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 8, 2016 in Trail, BC. She is predeceased by her husband Lawrence, son Robert and her grandson Jeremy.

She is survived by her children Richard (Susan), Ronald (Theresa), Pat (Lupe), Marcel (Chris) and daughter in law Sheron, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and by her nieces and nephews.

At Olive’s request, a simple grave side service will be held in Summerland later this spring.

Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s register at www.myalternatives.ca The family wishes to thank Dr. Kerby for her dedication and also the staff at Rosewood Village who were a second family to Olive.

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hear in a classroom, it’s got a waterproof case so he can go swimming with it. It’s opened a lot of doors for him.”

That’s something both Kai and Kris are enormously grateful for, particularly because it allows him to have a normal teenage social life in Nelson, rather than having to travel to a special school elsewhere.

“Obviously a lot of people at my school don’t know sign language, so that would be a hard situation,” said Kai. Over the past half century, Variety has raised $189 million that has gone directly to BC children. The telethon runs Saturday and Sunday on Global TV. Kai is expected to to appear between 10 and 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Call 310-KIDS to donate or text “KIDS” to 45678. You can also visit variety.bc.ca to make a donation.

Kai aspires to be a builder of some sort.

“I see a great future ahead of me,” he said.

Kalmikoff guilty of drug possession BILL METC ALFE Nelson Star

A woman still awaiting sentencing for a number of West Kootenay bank robberies in 2014, was found guilty of two counts of drug possession in Nelson Provincial Court on Wednesday.

Krista Kalmikoff was sentenced to five days in jail on each count, to be served concurrently.

The incident stems from a two-car accident in Salmo on Jan. 8. Kalmikoff was one of three passengers in one of the vehicles.

Kalmikoff pled not guilty to the charges, and the legal issue in her one-day trial this week was whether she was in possession of 0.02 grams of cocaine police found in the car after the accident.

At the time of the accident, Kalmikoff was out on bail in connection with the bank robbery conviction, until sentencing, for which a date has not yet been set.

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Trudeau casts doubt on Liberals’ balancedbudget vow, cites fading economy THE C ANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is backing away from a campaign vow to balance the public books before the end of his government’s fouryear mandate - a promise that was central to the Liberal election platform.

As a result of a weakening economy, the government’s upcoming 2016-17 budget plan will show a deficit larger than the Liberals’ promised $10-billion shortfall cap, Trudeau told Montreal’s La Presse newspaper.

Just how big that deficit will be remains unclear.

If the economy continues to deteriorate, it will be difficult for the Liberals to live up to their pledge to balance the books in 2019-20, Trudeau said in an interview published Thursday.

Less than two months ago, Trudeau insisted that the Liberal plan to make good on that key balanced-budget promise was “very” cast in stone.

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ernment’s first federal budget, expected late next month.

“If we look at the growth projections for the next three or four years, it will be difficult (to return to balance),” Trudeau was quoted by La Presse as saying.

“But everything we’re doing is aimed at creating economic growth. When predicting the level of growth four years in advance, governments often miss the target.”

Trudeau said the Liberal government still intends to fulfil its other, more flexible “fiscal anchor” - lowering the debt-toGDP ratio in every year of its mandate.

By zeroing in on debt-to-GDP, economists say the Liberals could run annual deficits of up to $25 billion in the coming years and still push the ratio downwards, as long as the economy grows at a decent pace.

The Liberals have promised to run deficits in the coming years in order to be able to spend billions on projects like infrastructure, which they predict will create jobs and help revive the economy.

Along with infrastructure spending,

Province toughens drinking and driving laws VICTORIA - New regulations are in place to clarify and toughen the consequences of drinking and drug affected driving in British Columbia, strengthening the province’s resolve to have the safest roads in North America by 2020.

Under the new program, drivers with certain serious prohibitions for drinking and drug affected driving are now required to participate in mandatory remedial programs designed to prevent this high risk and irresponsible behaviour from reoccurring.

Once a mandatory referral is made, drivers will be required to participate in the Responsible Driver Program (RDP), which focuses on education and counselling, and/ or the Ignition Interlock Program (IIP), for which a device is installed in the vehicle to prevent drivers from driving if they have consumed alcohol.

“These measures will help both deter and prevent unsafe drivers from getting back on our roads.

“There will no longer be financial or hardship considerations to exempt highrisk drivers from these remedial programs,” said Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Morris.

“These are firm but fair measures that address repetitive driving behaviours at the administrative level,” added Acting superintendent of Motor Vehicles, Robert O’Neill.

Driving while affected by drugs or alcohol is a significant public health and safety concern of this government. In 2014, drinking and driving contributed to the death of 61 people on our roads - that’s 61 completely preventable deaths due to poor choices.

the Liberals have also pointed to their other economy-boosting plans.

They include cutting taxes for middleincome earners - offset in part by raising taxes on the highest earners - and revamping child benefits so they help more families.

Those measures, however, will lower revenues destined for the public treasury over the coming years.

During the fall election campaign, Trudeau promised to keep deficits below the $10-billion mark in 2016-17 and 2017-18 unless the economic situation got radically worse.

“Yes, we will go over $10 billion,” Trudeau told La Presse.

“By how much? We are in the process of examining that.”

In recent months, the Canadian economy has sputtered in large part due to the steep drop in commodity prices.

On Wednesday, a National Bank of Canada report said the country’s fading economic prospects could put the Liberal government on track for $90 billion in deficits over its four-year mandate.

ICBC fraudsters busted by own online bragging JEFF NAGEL BC Local News

Insurance fraudsters are increasingly being tripped up online by their own social media postings.

ICBC says it opened 2,350 cyber cases last year where investigators used social media or other online postings to try to uncover suspected fraudulent or exaggerated crash claims.

“Social media is a growing area that’s been highly successful for us,” said Chris Fairbridge, manager of ICBC’s Special Investigations Unit.

“When you’ve got pictures and you’ve got video and you’ve got posts of what you’ve been doing, it’s pretty hard for anybody to look at that and say you’re telling the truth when you’ve exaggerated.”

Fairbridge said the dedicated unit now has 10 investigators dedicated to cyber cases, up from two when it was started in 2010.

About 70 per cent of their investigations have some effect in reducing payout costs or leading to a complete denial.

One 2015 example was a B.C. woman who claimed crash injuries kept her from returning to work as a hairdresser, but posted on Twitter and Facebook about hiking, running and being one of the “hardest hitters” on the roller derby team she’d just joined.

She settled for half her original claim after being confronted with her social media posts.

In another case that went to court, a woman sought $1 million after being hit by a motorcycle in a crosswalk.

A judge awarded her just $20,000 and ordered her to pay $34,000 in

ICBC costs after deciding from social media posts and other evidence that she’d grossly exaggerated her injuries.

Other phony claimants were undone by their friends’ social media postings.

A Lower Mainland man said he couldn’t go back to his desk job after a crash but investigators found a friend’s Facebook photo of him later running a grueling obstacle race in Whistler, as well as a video of him taking down an opponent in a mixed martial arts bout. Shown the evidence, he quickly settled, citing a miraculous recovery.

ICBC also denied a Kamloops man’s claim that vandals burned his truck after finding evidence the fire was suspicious and a Craigslist posting trying to sell the truck because he couldn’t afford to pay for its repairs.

Penalties may go beyond reduced or denied payouts.

Fairbridge said there were 520 successful fraud convictions last year, some leading to jail time.

Those convicted may not be able to cross the border again or may have trouble getting a loan or a job, he noted.

Asked if fraudsters are getting wise and going dark on social media after a claim, Fairbridge said no.

“People can’t help themselves.”

An estimated 10 to 20 per cent of auto insurance claims are fraudulent or exaggerated, costing an extra $600 million a year in B.C. and adding $100 to the insurance premiums of the average driver.

“We’re not going to tolerate that, we’re not going to pass those costs along to honest customers,” Fairbridge said.

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Fruitvale continues to make big strides forward

T

ime flies, I am already 15 months into my term as a rookie councillor in the Village of Fruitvale.

There’s a learning curve and time commitment but we have a great team that I enjoy working with and I’m proud of our accomplishments to date.

We have been able to maintain the existing successful youth and seniors programs and add to the seniors’ wellbeing by putting together a very successful seniors’ gym with 400 members. We are now in the process of identifying the wishes/needs of the young thru middle-aged adults and hopefully we can do something to support their needs. We were successful doing our part in negotiating a one year recreation agreement between BV Recreation and the City of Trail which will need to be addressed again this year. Some of our current projects include the engineering, costing, and planning of some needed road and infrastructure upgrades on Davis Avenue, the upgrading of our sewage treatment plant, and building a walkway and park on the north side of the railway downtown.

Our tax base which is largely residential supports our day to day operations but very few projects would be possible if not for grant support thanks to the great work of

staff led by CAO Lila Commerce, the West Cresswell in identifyKootenay Boundary ing and applying for Regional Hospital appropriate grants, Board, the RDKB, and the generosity of the Lower Columbia local businesses and C o m m u n i t y service clubs such as Development Team, the BV Lions and BV and Affordable Rotary in supporting Housing to name a STEVE projects. few.

With any vibrant Council also pays community, volunattention to issues teers are key to the Community Comment outside our jurislifestyle afforded diction that affect by the community, the aforemen- our residents; currently we are tioned service clubs are run by watching closely the Ministry of dedicated volunteers as well as Forests, Lands & Natural Resource our Curling Club, Bowling Lanes, Operations proposal to create An Golf Club, Snowmobile Club, AMA (access management area) in X-Country Ski Club, minor sports, the Pend d’Oreille Valley.

South Columbia Search & Rescue, This is a backyard recreation area Fruitvale Fire Department, BV for many of our residents as well Blooming Society Communities as residents of area “A”, Montrose, in Bloom, Church groups, PAC Trail, and Salmo. Closing a portion Committee of our school, and the of the Pend d’Oreille Valley to vehiBV May Days Society (my apolo- cle access is no different than closgies to those I’ve missed). Village ing any other recreation area such Council has a leadership role in the as a ballpark, soccer pitch, arena, or community but is only one small park - we take it very seriously. We part in creating the lifestyle we encourage residents to get outside, want in our little Valley - we are for- connect with nature, enjoy the area tunate to be supported by hundreds we live in - we do not want to see of dedicated volunteers. access restricted to only those that Outside Fruitvale we continue to are able to hike, or horseback into work with our neighbours and add large tracts of the Valley; we want it Fruitvale’s voice on other diverse re- to remain open for the responsible gional committees and boards such recreation of all people, disabled as the Greater Trail Chamber of or not.

MORISSETTE

Council unanimously supported the motion I brought forward “That Council of the Village of Fruitvale does not support the proposed changes to the Regional Access Management Plan for the Pend d’Oreille Valley area until a full public consultation has been undertaken by the Province of BC Ministry of Lands Forests and Natural Resource Operations and studies taken on the potential effect on wildlife and the potential limitations to recreational users.”

We hope for a plan that addresses the needs of all users of this important recreation and wildlife area.

As we look forward to the rest of 2016 I think it is important to pause and remember the tragic loss of young lives our Village suffered late last year and to continue to support one another through life’s challenges as we move forward to have a safe and positive 2016.

Steve Morissette is a councillor for the Village of Fruitvale.

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LETTERS & OPINION

U.S. winds of change could blow us over in Canada

O

ne thing this week’s presidential primary in New Hampshire has proven is that Canada’s relationship with its biggest neighbour, ally and trading partner is about to radically change.

It’s about to take a dramatic turn to the right. Or is it to the left?

Quite honestly, it’s hard to say which direction the relationship is going. It’s just not going to stay in the limbo it’s been under under the at-times chilly watch of President Barack Obama.

This week’s New Hampshire primary signalled that Americans are toying with the idea of a really big change. One shift would take them right to Donald Trump, the Tea Party poster boy who wants to ban Muslims from entering the country and build a fence between the U.S. and Mexico. He trounced all Republican comers, virtually burying Marco Rubio, the moderate “establishment” GOP candidate, as an also-ran. The other shift would take the nation truly left,

under self-described What would socialist Bernie life be like for Sanders. He shocked Canadians under the Democrats by a Trump presifirmly outdistancdency? Probably as ing Hilary Clinton erratic as his upin New Hampshire. and-down debate While the New performances. But Hampshire primary recent comments settles nothing – give us a few clues.

DOUG months of primaries Trump set off will tell the full story alarms when he – it does raise the pitched the idea Troy Media spectre of Canada of constructing a having to deal with giant wall to stop a president unlike any other in re- illegal migrants trying to get into cent history. And, unlike any other the U.S. from Mexico. Good news recent moment, it’s almost impos- for us – pressed on whether he sible at this point to predict which would build a similar wall with its side of the spectrum the leader of northern neighbour, Trump said the world’s most powerful nation he would not: “I love Canada.” will come from.

Yet such declarations should The Trudeau government not mislead; Trump is unqueswould do well to prepare now for tionably an America-first kind of a dramatically altered relationship guy. If protectionist measures are with the U.S. The chill of dealing necessary to keep jobs in the U.S., with Obama’s isolationism gave it’s easy to imagine Trump throwCanada headaches. One day, we ing us under the bus. might look on these days with A Trump Presidency will also fondness. prove awkward for Prime Minister

FIRBY

Some clarify on mission in Iraq

An editorial from the Toronto Star Canadians have received some much-needed clarity on the future of the country’s fight against Islamic State militants, and the overall direction is good.

As spelled out on Monday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the mission is being recalibrated to build on Canada’s historic strengths in military training, humanitarian aid and diplomacy.

It’s a sensible way to proceed.

As expected, there’s no place for bombing in this approach. The country’s six CF-18s are to halt airstrikes within two weeks and come home.

Trudeau described the new role as “a complete and robust mission that engages all different aspects of where Canada is good.” The net result is a better way forward.

Especially positive is Ottawa’s plan to spend more than $1 billion over the next three years to ease some of the horrific suffering let loose by the wars in Syria and Iraq. Dedicating $840 million to humanitarian aid and another $270 million to build refugee capacity in neighbouring countries should be money well spent.

Diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the crisis have so far proved disappointing. But the government is right to argue that Canada can, and should, play a greater role in international efforts on this front.

The military portion of Ottawa’s revised response involves tripling the number of Canadian Forces troops training local ground forces engaged in fighting Islamic State jihadists.

Sixty-nine such trainers are cur-

Justin Trudeau, who called out Trump in December for his antiMuslim attitudes.

“I don’t think it comes as a surprise to anyone that I stand firmly against the politics of division, the politics of fear, the politics of intolerance or hateful rhetoric,” Trudeau declared in a jab pointed directly Trump.

A Sanders Presidency, unfortunately, may prove just as uncomfortable for the Trudeau government. While, at least on the face of it, Sanders seems politically closer to the Trudeau government – his “socialist” ideas include universal health care, massive tax-funded infrastructure stimulus spending, free post-secondary tuition and guaranteed defined-benefit pension plans – they part company on trade.

Sanders has vowed to cancel the NAFTA, an agreement that has given Canada unique and privileged access to U.S. markets. And he would pull out of the “disastrous” Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which would open up

rently deployed in northern Iraq.

A commitment to the air war will continue but not in the form of combat, with Canada pledged to maintain crew and support staff for an aerial refuelling aircraft and up to two Aurora surveillance planes. The government will also beef up medical assistance to local allies and deliver equipment such as small arms and optical gear.

Trudeau said the trainers’ role will be to “advise and assist and equip” -- stressing that, with the departure of Canada’s warplanes, “this is a non-combat mission.”

While that’s technically true, Canada’s forces on the ground will very likely engage in firefights with Islamic State militants and will be calling in allied airstrikes. This is considered “noncombat” in the sense that their principal role is not to fight. But it remains dangerous. Canadian troops helped repel a massive attack by hundreds of enemy fighters last December. And one, Sgt. Andrew Doiron, was killed in afriendly fire incident in March.

Indeed, the government’s new mission will actually put more Canadians in harm’s way, given the increased number of trainers to be deployed in Iraq.

“You put more people on the ground in a dangerous place and it’s riskier overall,” Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance told reporters after Trudeau’s announcement. “We’re not, in any way, shying away from the fact there is risk.”

By any reasonable standard, Canada is continuing to pull its weight in this conflict -- even with the departure of six warplanes.

That said, Trudeau is still

struggling to explain why Canada’s CF-18s had to be withdrawn from combat, beyond this move being one of his signature campaign promises. In principle, all the changes announced on Monday could have come in addition to continued airstrikes.

The best argument is that the coalition has all the air power it needs, and Canada can make its most valuable contribution by focusing on its special strengths.

At the same time, there are still unanswered questions about what Canadians will be doing on the ground in Iraq.

Hopefully, more details will emerge when the mission is debated in the House of Commons next week. Military matters such as this are a prerogative of the executive and Trudeau deserves credit for putting the mission to Parliament for “robust and informed debate.”

The government should have little difficulty defending this constructive retooling of a worthwhile mission that expresses Canada’s values and builds on its core strengths.

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40 per cent of the world’s markets to not only the U.S. but also Canada. It is widely considered that the TPP deal cannot survive if the U.S. doesn’t stay in.

It really is too early to lose sleep on a Trump or Sanders presidency. Political fortunes in the U.S. presidential race rise and fall faster than the price of a barrel of oil.

The only thing we know for certain is that the next president of the U.S. will mean a lot to Canadians’ fortunes. Sleeping with an elephant next door, as the quotable Pierre Trudeau once quipped, means Canada is affected by every twitch and grunt.

When the United States is up we often enjoy the benefits; when it is down we scramble not to get caught in the wake. And when it votes to stage a political revolt our lives inevitably change as a result.

That alone is good reason to follow the tragi-comedy playing out south of the 49th parallel.

Doug Firby is Editor-in-Chief and National Affairs columnist for Troy Media.

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RELIGION

Trail & District Churches No one is an island to themselves Romans 12:4-5 says “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”

Paul was writing to the Christians in Rome. He was helping them understand that God had made no distinction between Jew and Gentile and was reminding them that they had been grafted into Israel so that they had no place to boast in their position. It is no different for us.

We are called to think of ourselves with sober judgment.

Meaning that we need to have a proper awareness of our place in the body of Christ. Each and everyone of us, regardless of any differences we may have, all come to Christ the same way. By grace, through faith. We are kept by faith and if we are in Christ, meaning that we’re born again, we who are many form one body where each member belongs to all the others. Each member is dependent on every other member because the gifts are distributed throughout the body in such a way that no member is self sufficient. No one is an island to themselves. We are mutually dependant.

All of us are at different places. We have different spiritual gifts, and God given talents and abilities. We are individuals with different backgrounds, different upbringings, and different life experiences. We have different personalities. If you throw in ethnicity, culture and family history you have a great diversity of people

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who can only truly be united in Christ. He is our uniting factor. He casts down all distinctions and because of that we belong to each other.

Because we belong to each other we are supposed to submit to each other. Ephesians 5:21 says “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

Jesus would teach His disciples not to Lord it over others; not to throw their weight around, but to be a servant instead. Therefore, the greatest is actually the one who uses their authority to build others up instead of using their authority to build themselves up. By nature, we want to promote ourselves, but only the Holy Spirit enables us to submit ourselves to each other.

Because we belong to each other we are also supposed to be devoted to each other, to love each other and to protect each other.

The Greek verb used for “protect” in 1 Corinthians 13:7 can mean to cover, to pass over in silence or remain confidential. It’s with the understanding that love “throws a cloak of silence over what is displeasing in another person. It can also mean to endure, bear, or put up with.

Either way it holds to the idea of protecting others.

Within community we are also called to honour one another above ourselves. To Honour means to value; to esteem; to highly favour. To honour someone says, they have worth. They are valuable to you. It is not about someone only being valuable because they fill a role or because they can do something for you. No. To honour someone says that regardless of who they are, what spiritual gifts they have, or what they may or may not do, they still have worth THE and value because it’s God SALVATION who gives worth and value.

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CHURCH

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Money can’t buy me love

T

he Super Bowl is the biggest night in the year for advertisers, and with many companies releasing the commercials online before game day the commercials create a buzz that is hard to ignore. Since most Super Bowl commercials are not broadcast in Canada during the game, I watched them ahead of time online.

The Hyundai “First Date” commercial was pretty sweet. The Heinz “Weiner Stampede” was clever and funny. “Avos in Space”, advertising Mexican avocados, was so weird that it came close to poisoning one of my favorite foods. And, the “Monkey Puppy Baby” Mountain Dew commercial was just plain creepy.

But whatever the content or its appeal, the purpose of LOUISE the Super Bowl commercials, like other commercials, is to imprint a product on Everyday Theology our mind and harness our purchasing power. The commercials market to our desires.

They would have us believe that we can calm our restlessness with things, and that consumption is the font of happiness.

So as “we’re lookin’ for love in all the wrong places/ lookin’ for love in too many faces”, we get caught up in the culture’s subliminal messages. A tummy full of beer and fast food will satisfy our hunger. A shiny new vehicle will satisfy our longing for status, love, power or adventure. Investing our money will guarantee security. Drive the right vehicle, grow your net worth, eat, drink and be merry.

I’m not knocking the importance of all of the above. It’s common sense that we need some material security if we are to support our selves and our families, and at the same time, look to the needs of others. But, possessions and wealth do not guarantee happiness; “money can’t buy me love”.

Apart from the commercials mentioned above, one stood out for me because it hinted at a different sort of longing.

The Colgate “Every Drop Counts” commercial addressed North American water consumption.

According to Colgate, when we leave the tap running as we brush our teeth, we use “more water than many people around the world have in a week”.

While this commercial may sway us towards Colgate toothpaste, it is more likely to make us think about the ways we use and waste water. The commercial stokes our sense of social justice and touches on our concern for the environment. It challenges us to change our habits, and, in theological speak, “to be in solidarity” with the poor.

After watching the Super Bowl commercials online, I found myself returning, as I frequently do, to the words of Saint Augustine. Augustine searched for years for something that would give meaning to his life; he even tried the distraction of the Roman Empire’s bread and circuses. Reflecting back on his life, he wrote, “Our hearts are restless, O Lord, until they rest in you.”

The Super Bowl experience is its own form of bread and circuses, with its commercials playing a part in distracting us from the realities of the day. Sometimes we need to be distracted, but let’s not forget that “man does not live on bread alone.”

There are some things that money cannot buy.

Trail BC resident Louise McEwan is a freelance writer with degrees in English and Theology.

Her blog is www.faithcolouredglasses.blogspot.com.

Contact her at mcewan.lou@gmail.com

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Bedrooms and taxes: Marital status made difficult

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t’s Valentine’s Day and you may be thinking no one is interested in your relationship … or lack of. Not so, the taxman is. Close your curtains!

As government benefits and tax credits expand and new ones are added, the more Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is insisting you report your marital status using CRA definitions.

If you claim it incorrectly, you may be losing out on some benefit or credit. Or, you may be gaining right now but will be asked to pay the government back if one day your status is corrected.

CRA’s rules surrounding marital status are unmistakably defined, and at the risk of creating confusion, here is an abridged version.

The options for re-

porting your status include married, common law, divorced, separated, widowed, and single.

Married: Defined as the legal union of a couple, referred to as spouses.

Divorced: Defined as the legal break-up of a married couple.

You report this status until you enter another relationship – once divorced you are not single by CRA definition.

Widowed: Having been married but having lost your spouse.

You report this status until you enter another relationship – again, you are not single.

Common-law: Defined as living together in a conjugal relationship for 12 continuous months, referred to as partners. However, having

Tax Tips & Pits or adopting a child or becoming a custodial parent to your partner’s child, the 12 month rule no longer applies.

Separated: Whether married or commonlaw, a period of 90 days must pass before this status can be reported.

This means a married or common-law relationship that breaks down after October 1 in a given year, on December 31 of that year that relationship is still considered married or common-law for tax purposes because the

90 day separation rule will not be met until into the New Year.

In the case of establishing the status of a new common-law relationship, if temporary separation(s) of fewer than 90 days occur(s) within the 12 month continuous period, the 12 month timeframe is not lengthened by the days of separation, nor is the 12 month period restarted. So technically, a couple could live an “on-again-off-again relationship” over the course of 12 months whereby they may actually have lived apart more than together but still find themselves classified as commonlaw for tax purposes.

Single: As the adage goes, you’re only single once. Once married and if that relationship is no more, the claim is either

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VA N C O U V E R – Teck Resources Limited reported unaudited annual adjusted profit attributable to shareholders of $188 million, or $0.33 per share, compared with $452 million, or $0.78 per share in 2014.

Fourth quarter adjusted profit attributable to shareholders was $16 million, or $0.03 per share, compared with $116 million, or $0.20 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2014. Total non-cash after-tax impairment charges for 2015 amounted to $2.7 billion, of which $536 million was taken in the fourth quarter.

“We’re pleased with our operating performance in 2015, meeting our guidance, reducing our costs and raising nearly $1 billion through two streaming transactions to strengthen our balance sheet,” said Don Lindsay, President and CEO. “However, the commodity cycle continues to provide us with a very challenging environment such that our near-term priorities are to keep all of our operations cash flow positive, meet our commitment to Fort Hills with internal sources of funds, evaluate options to further strengthen our liquidity and maintain

a strong financial position by ending the year without drawing on our lines of credit.”

Operating highlights in 2015: – all operating mines, with the exception of Quebrada Blanca and Pend Oreille, remained cash positive in the fourth quarter and for 2015, – Teck achieved record annual production at Trail for refined zinc and silver, and – Teck achieved re cord annu a l mill throughput at Antamina.

• Annual adjusted profit attributable to shareholders was $188 million, or $0.33 per share. Fourth quarter adjusted profit attributable to shareholders was $16 million, or $0.03 per share.

• Gross profit before depreciation and amortization in 2015 was $2.6 billion compared with $2.9 billion in 2014. Gross profit before depreciation and amortization was $614 million in the fourth quarter compared with $757 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.

• Cash flow from operations, before working capital changes, was $1.7 billion in 2015 compared with $2.0 billion last

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This is your status until you enter another relationship. In other words, you aren’t to revert back to single as

your status with CRA. And what should one do if one’s marital status changes? CRA tells us that we must report the change by the end of the month following the change (use form RC65) … I would suggest you certainly change it on

your next tax return.

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Local baseball player headed to development camp in Cuba Fruitvale’s Allison Schroder selected for Baseball Canada camp in Havana beginning on Sunday GUY BERTR AND Trail Times

Allison Schroder’s talents have already taking her a long way and they’re about to take her even further this weekend.

The 13-year-old Fruitvale baseball player will be heading to Cuba for Baseball Canada’s Girls’ Development Camp in Havana from Feb. 14 to Feb. 21.

The standout athlete has already turned heads at the national level and she has been picked to take part in the trip, which serves as an identification camp for potential future players on the women’s national team.

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Allison Schroder is headed to Cuba for Baseball Canada’s Girls’ Development Camp in Havana from Feb. 14 to Feb. 21.

Schroder will be part of the Canadian group that will train and compete with Cuban student athletes as well as train with members of the vaunted Cuban National Team.

“The idea of the Cuban Goodwill tour was in-

troduced to all the teams at Nationals in Quebec last summer, and I was invited by the Team Canada coaches to attend,” said Schroder.

“Being coached by international coaches is a once in a lifetime experience,” she added. “I’m also excited that we have the opportunity to volunteer in a Cuban orphanage.”

To date, 21 athletes who have attended the Girls Development Camp in Cuba in previous years, including another Fruitvale product, Ella Matteucci, have gone on to participate with the Canadian Women’s National Team program.

The Development Camp is in its sev“She’s definitely enth year of operaone of the tion under the distandouts in her rection of Canadian age group.”

Women’s National Team Manager André SCOTT MACKENZIE Lachance.

“This trip is an invaluable experience for players looking to take their game to the next level,” he said.

“Players will be challenged each day on the field as they compete in an environment that is foreign to them. Another important component to the trip is a cultural and learning exchange where players will be exposed to Cuban culture and history with off-field activities scheduled each day.”

Schroder’s participation will certainly turn heads. The camp is usually reserved for players 15-to-18-years old but Scott Mackenzie, director of programming and operations manager of female baseball for Baseball BC, stressed each player is judged on an individual basis for maturity, responsibility as well as playing ability.

“She’s definitely one of the standouts in her age group,” said Mackenzie.

“It’s definitely rare,” he said refering to her age compared to the majority of players headed to the camp. He’s been to three previous Cuban camps and in his trips, Alli is the youngest player to attend the camps.

“I’m not intimidated by the older players,” explained Schroder. “Because I see it as a chance to learn from them.”

As a relative youngster compared to her peers in camp, Mackenzie said what puts Schroder above other players her age is the intangibles on the playing field.

“She has a calmness that allows her to make plays whereas other younger players tend to panic or rush their throws.”

Schroder won’t be going without some family support.

“My dad is going with the team, he traveled with us (Team BC) this year to Saskatchewan and Quebec, so I’m glad he’ll be in Cuba too.”

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From the left; Marnie Matthews (skip), Rose Beauchamp (third), Carol Bennett (second) and Cathy McLeod (lead) are off to the senior women’s provincials this weekend in Richmond.

Locals competing at senior curling provincials

BY TIMES STAFF Richmond will be playing host to the province’s best senior curlers from Feb.15-21 when the 2016 Tim Hortons BC Senior Curling Championships roll into the city.

Sixteen teams from across the province will be vying for the opportunity to represent BC at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Digby, Nova Scotia.

Regional playdowns took place in Grand Forks, Enderby, Nanaimo, Kitimat and Abbotsford to decide who would represent each region at the provincial championship.

Along with the two teams from northern BC who qualified at the beginning of January (Team Boese, from Smithers Curling Club, and Team Bulleid, from Terrace Curling Club) seven further senior teams of each gender have now qualified.

Representing the Kootenay region in the women’s draw will be Matthews rink from Trail-Nelson, which includes skip Marnie Matthews and third Rose Beauchamp from Trail and Nelson’s Carol Bennett at second and Cathy McLeod playing lead.

The senior women roster includes two-time BC senior women’s champion, Penny Shantz, from Parksville. Shantz won a gold medal at the Calgary Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The senior men’s field includes Bob Ursel, of Kelowna, who represented BC at the Brier in 1999, 2003 and 2008. Coach Karen Lepine, from Langley, is the current Canadian Master Women’s champion, and Katie Witt, of Coquitlam, is the coach for Team Daniels, who recently returned from junior nationals with silver medals.

Team Shantz from Nanaimo, Team Richter from Penticton/Vancouver, Team Deputan from Chilliwack, Team Noble from Qualicum Beach/Royal City, Team Foster from Kelowna and Team Clement from Summerland complete the women’s field.

In men’s play, the Kootenay representative features Trail Super League curlers Myron Nichol, skip, and third Bill van Yzerloo of Castlegar, Garry Beaudry of Nelson at second and Trail’s Richard Faunt playing lead.

The men’s field is rounded out by Team Marshall from Chilliwack, Team Roemer from Delta Thistle, Team Harris from Cloverdale, Team Lepine from Langley, Team Craig from Victoria and Team Ursel from Kelowna.

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‘Great Expansion’ of 1967 showed NHL was for real THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The NHL’s “great expansion” of 1967 delivered hockey to California, led to the “Broad Street Bullies” and legitimized the league as a major force in North American professional sports.

Fifty years ago this week, the owners of the original six teams unanimously approved doubling in size by awarding franchises to Los Angeles, San Francisco/ Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Minneapolis/ St. Paul. No other pro sports league had ever doubled the number of its teams and the move was considered a gamble.

It proved to be one of the most important decisions in hockey history, and helped convince many that the NHL was for real.

“It had a major impact on the league because thereafter there was almost a lineup for other cities to want to join the league,” said Brian O’Neill, the league’s former director of administration who oversaw the 1967 expansion draft and scheduling. “That was a key to the expansion, to spread the game from California to New York. ... It convinced a lot of people that hockey was a major sport now and it was coast-to-coast and that selling franchises would not be dif-

ficult.”

From 1943 to 1967, the NHL was a stable, six-team league made up of the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. The move to expand came in the league’s 50th season amid plenty of internal debate.

Owners considered adding two teams at a time, but at their Feb. 7-9 meeting in New York they unanimously approved what President Clarence Campbell later referred to as the “great expansion.” Hockey had some catching up to do: Major League Baseball had 20 teams,

the National Basketball Association had nine and the National Football League had 14, with more on the way.

The MLB, the NBA and NFL all had a presence in California, too, something the NHL needed.

“The big issue, of course, is television,” O’Neill said Tuesday.

“They wanted to get national. That’s why it was important to have L.A. and at that time Oakland, and then all the others followed in.”

Owners each paid the $2 million expansion fee, and the Los Angeles Kings and California Seals joined the fold along with the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins,

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ad to say there is virtually no Meanwhile, the KIJHL is rolling to chance the Smokies will pick a close and all the Kootenay Boundary up that long sought playoff franchises will be taking part in the berth this season. Doubly sad playoff rounds. And, although the 16 because heading toward the trade playoff participants have long been dedeadline the team looked more than cided for this season, their could still be capable of making a run at the top some drama over the closing 10 days of four and expectations, including the junior B season.

DAVE mine, at the end of December were Two of the four divisions have derising that just that scenario would clared their winners. Every other team Sports ‘n’ Things occurr. involved can still play the standings All that said, Trail has provided, shuffle game - in the Neil Murdoch diuntil last weekend at least, top dollar competitive vision Nelson still has a decent chance of reeling in hockey for local fans at relatively rock bottom Grand Forks for a spot in the 2-3 series and there prices. is still the possibility, albeit slim, that Castlegar There can still be some of that, at even lower could use their final mano-a-mano tilt with the rates if you know someone who holds many of Nitehawks to corral the division crown. the unused tickets from season and multi-game ************** pass sets. Grab a group, grab some of the available Both the Nitehawks and Smoke Eaters are away tickets, and take in the last few games. The stand- this weekend, drat those schedulers, but both close ings are a disappointment but most nights the the season on home ice, so still a little regular seaentertainment value is not. son play to be enjoyed at both local rinks.

Free, or discounted, tickets will free up cash Given the weather forecast it is likely golf to participate in the various draws available (and courses will be opening early in March, but while unlike BCLC winners, you will not have to run you still have time on your hands you should think through a maze to collect your bounty), and par- about spending it at your local arenas, in support take of the delicacies available at the Spud and of your local teams - both the rosters and the Sud shacks. All in a good cause with usually high volunteers who keep the enterprises going - and tempo, entertaining hockey for dessert. enjoying the sports entertainment available right ************** here in the Home of Champions.

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New owners needed the draw of facing traditional opponents while the old guard owners wanted to make sure their teams could still win, so the expansion teams went into the new West Division with the champions of East and West meeting for the Stanley Cup. The goal was to help the new teams but not hurt the old ones.

“When they made expansion, they took the players that were expendable, put them on a team and called them a team,” said Bob Kelly, who was part of the early Flyers teams.

“We didn’t have the real identity that an original six team has or the history behind that. (We were) just happy to be in the NHL.” It worked in most places, as an original six team won the Cup

the first six years before Kelly and the Flyers’ “Broad Street Bullies” teams broke through with back-to-back titles in 1974 and 1975.

“Really, the original six was kind of who we were, and then all of a sudden here we are an expansion team and seven years later we were able to win the Cup,” Kelly said Wednesday.

“That’s what you dream about as a kid.”

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Hired Equipment Registration West Kootenay District

The West Kootenay District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the 2016/2017 fiscal year, which begins April 1, 2016.

All individuals or companies who are currently registered through the ministry’s offices in Nelson or Grand Forks will receive invitations to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year by mail.

Individuals or companies who were not registered in 2015, but wish to have their equipment listed, are invited to visit or phone the Nelson or Grand Forks office to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

You will be required to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance with minimum $2 million third party liability and a WorkSafe BC clearance letter prior to starting work on any ministry projects. Dump trucks must provide a current weigh slip, front tire size, and manufacturer’s front axle rating.

Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year and must be owned or leased-to-own in order to be eligible for registration. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

February 11, 2016 For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, the following lake levels are provided by FortisBC as a public service.

Queen’s Bay:

Present level: 1742.48 ft.

7 day forecast: Holding.

2015 peak:1747.14 ft. / 2014 peak:1750.37 ft.

Nelson:

Present level: 1742.43 ft.

7 day forecast: Holding.

Levels can change unexpectedly due to weather or other conditions. For more information or to sign-up for unusual lake levels notifications by phone or email, visit www.fortisbc.com or call 1-866-436-7847.

The deadline for registrations is March 18, 2016.

Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering equipment or for changing or deleting equipment information already listed.

Register by March 18, 2016, at one of these offices: Nelson Office: Grand Forks Office: 310 Ward Street, 4th Floor 7290 2nd Street Telephone: 250 354-6400 Telephone: 250 442-4384

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‘When fairy tale falls apart:’ Canadian couples’ status varies by relationship, region

THE C ANADIAN PRESS One marriage expert has a decidedly anti-cupid message for long-term lovers thisValentine’s season: rein in the wooing.

Amid the red roses, candlelit dinners and declarations of love, all couples - particularly those who aren’t legally married - are being advised to make time to talk about what happens if things go south.

Elizabeth Abbott, author of A History of Marriage, says couples become so seduced by love itself, they forget there’s more to a successful relationship and some of it is, well, unromantic.

“It’s real life. It’s living together, it’s having a job, it’s spending money,” says Abbott, a historian and senior research associate at the University of Toronto.

“A little less romance, please.”

In no situation is that more important than in common-law marriages - especially if the love affair ends or if one person dies.

John-Paul Boyd, executive director of the Calgary-based Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, says many people in common-law relationships are unaware of their rights and entitlements or lack thereof.

That’s despite Statistics Canada figures that show the number of common-law relationships grew at a rate more than four times that of married couples between 2006 and 2011.

“I think people should have the right to have the relationship that they want. The problem is that people are, as I learned from being a family law lawyer, woefully ignorant of their rights under the law,” says

Boyd, adding that married couples can be equally nescient.

Part of the trouble is a lack of consistency. Laws governing common-law relationships differ across the country in both the length of time two partners must cohabitate before they are considered common law and what partners are entitled to in the event of a breakup or death.

Division of property laws, in particular, “are a disaster,” says Boyd.

“In Alberta, for example, you only have rights if you sign an agreement as an Adult Interdependent Partnership. ... Only married people have any presumptive rights.”

Common-law standing in Ontario entitles partners to claim spousal support but not property. Unmarried partners in Nova Scotia can claim spousal support once they’ve been in a common-law relationship for two years. However, partners living together in a conjugal relationship can also file a Domestic Partnership Declaration, which provides many of the same rights as for married couples.

Even the term “common law” isn’t recognized in all provinces. Quebec, despite having the highest number of common-law relationships in Canada, does not grant any of the same rights to what it calls “de facto spouses” as it does to married couples.

A man in Carbonear, N.L., told the CBC last fall he was being prevented from making medical decisions on behalf of his common-law wife, who has dementia. Despite 30 years together, David Sellers said his partner’s nursing home wouldn’t even allow him to take her off the property.

Boyd ranks British Columbia as the most common-law-friendly province. Since 2013, couples living common law for two years have the same rights as their married counterparts. If the relationship falls apart, partners are entitled to half of shared debts and assets.

Abbott says it’s clear there is still value in traditional marriage, pointing to the hardfought battle to allow same-sex couples to marry. But she says there are several reasons why partners still choose to live common-law, including a chance to testdrive a lifelong commitment that doesn’t end in a pricey divorce. In Quebec, she speculates it’s an act of rebellion against the Roman Catholic Church.

For Maurice Robichaud and Pat Galbraith of Fredericton, it was simply a matter of life getting in the way. Robichaud popped the question to his now-wife after five years of dating but it took another 16 before they made it official. The couple says they spent two decades watching their children from previous relationships grow up together and bond.

The couple had a will in place but Galbraith admits they didn’t give much thought to the potential consequences of their common-law status.

“Maybe we’re naive but because we’d been together for so long, we assumed that we would have marital status,” she says.

“We never even checked into it.”

Retired legal aid lawyer Kathy Briand knows just how badly things can go. She represented a Nova Scotia woman in a Charter challenge that took the issue all the

way to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Briand’s client, Susan Walsh, lived common-law with her partner, Wayne Bona, for 10 years until 1995 and wanted half the family assets when the relationship went bust. Walsh argued the province’s Matrimonial Property Act violated her equality rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by treating her relationship differently.

“It was an absolutely traditional marriage,” says Briand. “It was fairly longstanding except for the certificate. She did everything that an ordinary wife would do that would entitle her.”

In December 2002, the high court ruled 8-1 that Nova Scotia’s law, which requires divorcing couples to evenly split assets, shouldn’t ensnare common-law couples.

The case, which drew national headlines, spurred Nova Scotia to pass domestic partnership legislation.

Fourteen years later, Briand says not nearly enough has been done to protect common-law partners.

“No one gives a thought to what will happen when all that fairy tale stuff falls apart,” she says.

Both Boyd and Briand say it’s important for partners to protect themselves, whether by getting hitched or signing a legal document. Even married couples can benefit from a pre-nuptial agreement.

“Nobody balks about buying insurance, but it’s just not romantic to talk about premarriage agreements,” says Briand, before adding with a chuckle: “But it’s way easier to do when you both still love each other.”

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Dear Annie: My only sibling has stopped speaking to me. My brother had a son 26 years ago. He claims he knew nothing about the child until I told him six months ago that he should take responsibility for his oldest son. We had words, and he texted me not to contact him, ever, and to have a great life.

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Paramedic treated case of drowned woman on Upper Arrow Lake as crime scene: court Husband charged with 2010 murder of wife while camping near Shelter Bay THE C ANADIAN PRESS KAMLOOPS - An off-duty paramedic who arrived at the scene after a woman’s lifeless body was brought to shore has told a jury that the victim’s husband asked him a strange question.

Former New Zealand politician Peter Beckett, 59, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Laura LettsBeckett, who drowned in Upper Arrow Lake while the Westlock, Alta., couple were on vacation.

Paramedic Darrell Regts told B.C. Supreme Court that he was camping with his family at Shelter Bay Provincial Park - the same campground at which the Becketts were staying.

Regts said that on Aug. 18, 2010, another camper came to his site and asked for help.

“The lady from the campsite next door said there’d been a boating accident, a drowning,” he said.

“We found a pontoon boat beached.

There were two people and the decedent on board.”

Court has heard Beckett and his wife were on a Zodiac dinghy when Letts-

Beckett went overboard.

Beckett told police he tried to save her and was eventually able to drag her to shore but couldn’t revive her. He said he went out in his Zodiac to seek help from a couple in a nearby pontoon boat.

Jurors have heard the pontoon boat brought Letts-Beckett back to the campground.

When Regts arrived at the beach, he said Beckett was sitting at the back of the pontoon boat looking at his wife’s body.

He said Beckett was upset after being told his wife could not be resuscitated, but then asked a strange question.

“He asked me if there was going to be bruises on his wife,” Regts said.

“I was a little taken aback. I said there might be bruises on her back where she was dragged across the rock (after being pulled to shore).”

Regts said he noticed no bruising on Letts-Beckett’s body, but that he followed protocol as a precaution.

“We used BCAS (BC Ambulance Service) guidelines and treated it as a potential crime scene,” he said. “We made sure nobody touched the body.”

Regts said he called emergency crews and waited for police to arrive.

The next day, he said, Beckett came by his family’s campsite to say thank

REVELSTOKE

Counterfeit U.S. currency circulating

you.

“He asked us for an address and stuff like that,” Regts said.

“I wasn’t comfortable with that, so I walked him back to his campsite.”

The Crown maintains Beckett killed his wife to cash in on her life-insurance and accidental-death benefits, as well as her teacher’s pension.

Pathologist Yann Brierly has testified that the cause of death was drowning, but noted redness near Letts-Beckett’s left cheekbone.

“Pre-mortem injury can’t be ruled out,” he said. “But there are a lot of cases where we get unexplained red areas on bodies.”

Brierly said chest injuries, including fractured ribs and red skin, are common when CPR is done “with appropriate vigour,” but that he didn’t find any such injuries.

Beckett told police he performed CPR on his wife. Another witness said he helped with chest compressions.

Beckett met Letts-Beckett in New Zealand in 1995. Five years later, he moved to Alberta to be closer to her.

The couple married in 2003.

Court has heard the couple had a rocky relationship and that LettsBeckett went to police alleging her husband physically abused her.

RE VELSTOKE TIMES RE VIE W The Revelstoke RCMP is warning people to be on the lookout for counterfeit U.S. currency, after several fake $50 bills were found in the community recently.

RCMP say that on several dates in early February, they were informed of the fake $50 bills, each bearing the same serial number IG28432877A. “The public are advised to examine unfamiliar currency and are always welcome to not accept currency if they are not certain of its authenticity,” wrote Staff-Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky in a news release.

“In each of these bills the paper is of reasonable quality, however not of the same texture as a genuine bill.

“The detail of the photo copy is not to the point where the words and letters are visible. Most areas of a genuine paper currency are actually words, numbers or images, rather than solid lines.”

The suspects are a non-descript male and female that when making purchases also include genuine currency. These bills have been passed in four locations in Revelstoke, several in Golden and in many locations in Alberta.

If anyone has information regarding this crime, the suspects or any other crimes, they are encouraged to contact their local RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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