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Don’t forget to change your clocks to one hour ahead on Sunday. Daylight Saving Time officially begins March 13 at 2 a.m., meaning one lost hour of sleep. Bev Jensen, owner of Lucky Duck Antiques and Secondhand, sprung ahead today, so she’s on time when her Rossland Avenue shop opens again Tuesday morning. Jensen bought the 7 Up wall clock, along with a 7 Up thermometer, almost 20 years ago from a gentleman in Warfield. She recalls being told the 7 Up artifacts originally hung in the Trail arena.

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“These people are folks who despite their best effort … are looking for a little more assistance with their management regime,” explained Dawn Tomlin, who manages Interior Health’s diabetes facilities in the region. “We bring a level of care with the participation of the physician to bring the best evidence and best options to that person to better manage their diabetes.”

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“Diabetes, whether it is complex or not is a burden,” added Tomlin.

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The disease is on the rise in Canada, according to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

It released its Economic Tsunami, the Cost of Diabetes in Canada report in December 2009, which forecasted diabetes prevalence (number of people with the disease) to nearly double between 2000 and 2010, from 1.3 million to about 2.5 million. From 2010 to 2020, the number of people with diabetes is expected to rise by another 1.2 million, the report adds, bringing the total to about 3.7 million. These increases escalate the proportion of the total population with diabetes from 4.2 per cent in 2000 to 7.3 per cent in 2010 and to 9.9 per cent by 2020.

New data has required changes to this data since 2010 actually saw a total of 2.7 million diagnosed.

Locally the numbers are expected to follow suit.

Currently, there are 1,628 people diagnosed with diabetes in Trail, in the Kootenay Boundary region prevalence sits at 5,857 and Interior

Health (IH) counts 57,504 individuals in its region. The number of new cases tracked in Trail is 86, while there are 368 in the Kootenay Boundary and 3,940 IH-wide.

“As much as we have an interest in exercise, we actually are more sedentary, we’re bigger people, and we have access to nutrition in ways than previous generations have not had, and so we’re definitely more obese,” explained Tomlin.

Diagnosing the disease is often done at an earlier age now, she adds, which may also attribute the the heightened numbers. But regardless of improvements in detecting the disease, the cluster of symptoms one may experience still are not generally visible to the eye.

“The symptoms can be subtle and non-specific, like fatigue, weight loss or visual problems, or very general and vague that you wouldn’t necessarily recognize because of their insidious onset,” added Aiken.

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His interest in diabetes started in England, where he ran a diabetes clinic.

Nowadays, his work is not only at the patient level. Aiken is a member of the Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice board, which is trying to establish a formal diabetes service for pediatrics.

“I think coordination of pediatrics with diabetes is important, especially at that stage in their life when they transfer from youth to adults,” he said.

“Sometimes young people leaving home and going away for further education or travel will tend to get lost in the system, unless there is a robust transition to the adult service pool.”

The Trail Kiro Diabetes Education Centre is open to the general public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. five days a week at 1500 Columbia Ave (250364-6292). The centre offers classes geared toward living well with diabetes but those interested must be a registered client before attending a workshop.

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A problem with street lighting left Glenmerry neighbourhoods in the dark this week.

Lily Street to the Glenmerry Elementary School and Highway Drive to Carnation Drive have been without lighting since Monday. Two breakers in the Queen Elizabeth Park electrical kiosk popped for an unknown reason.

Crews reset the breakers on Tuesday but that did not provide a fix.

City workers were on site again mid-week and Thursday to reassess the situation and make necessary repairs.

The route is popular for walking, so the City of Trail asks the public to exercise extra caution in unlit areas.

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A new centralized FortisBC facility will not impact local staffing, according to the company.

FortisBC has received regulatory approval from the BC Utilities Commission to build a new Kootenay Operations Centre in Castlegar and will begin construction as early as May. Once complete, the new facility will centralize many key operations to better serve electricity customers in the region and replace facilities that have reached their endof-life or are not large enough to house the regional centre.

“We anticipate 38 positions moving from Warfield – this will help us achieve the operational benefits of consolidating the network services group,” explained Nicole Bogdanovic, FortisBC corporate communications advisor. “Network services is responsible for the operation and maintenance of generation, transmission and distribution substations.”

The Warfield property was purchased in 1979 for warehouse and office use, she explained. It provides office and warehouse space and as well as truck bays and workshops for fleet operations.

“It will continue to be an important part of our operations and will provide space for functions like fleet operations, some network services and warehousing,” she adds. “Fleet operations manages vehicle needs and performs scheduled and emergency mechanical work for larger fleet vehicles.”

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CONTINUED FROM A1 that has brought here by family’s from all over the world and has been acclimatized and we would like to preserve it for future generations.”

New to the event but already creating a buzz is the West Kootenay Beekeepers Association - Trail beekeeper Karen Godbout will be on hand sharing honey straight from the comb as well as insight about the art of apiculture.

Godbout cares for her “girls” (queen bees) in two hives at Castlegar’s Selkirk College community garden.

For many years she has spoken to youth and other community groups about the importance of supporting bee colonies worldwide.

“Having your own honey is really cool,” she chuckled. “But it is only a fringe benefit - it’s really about food security and supporting biodiversity in the environment.”

Another Seedy Saturday “how-to” booth with a focus on native pollinators, the Monarch butterfly, is courtesy the Kootenay Native Plant Society.

Members will talk about creating Monarch way stations with plants that support the insects’ migration.

Sightings of the distinctive butterflies are rare these days, partly due to changing climate and the removal of milkweed from fields.

“We try to take the needs of our community into consideration and appeal to gardeners of all ages,” Ironmonger said. “For the young there will be a plant-

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Michelle Bedford, Trail Times circulation manager, readied for Seedy Saturday this week, by clearing winter debris from the paper’s incrEDIBLE trail Green Route planters. Seedy Saturday runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. The event features a seed exchange, a free children’s planting workshop, educational booths, seed vendors and more. ing workshop where they can learn how a seed grows, then they can plant a seed, take it home, watch it grow and enjoy the future harvest.

“They can stop by and visit Betty Offin and her wiggly composting worms,” she continued. “And there will be a huge variety of open pollinated seeds and plants from local farmers and gardeners, and a seed swap table

and sale.”

Last year, Ironmonger planted seeds that were brought to Trail from Europe decades ago.

“Earthy Organics provided us with his father’s seeds,” she explained. “We grew roma tomatoes, romano pole beans, tomatillos and peppers, and we will be growing them again this year.”

She encourages visitors to look for local historic varietals, in-

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cluding one she discovered by chance.

A particular plum tomato originating in Italy, was brought to the area more than 25 years ago by the Maida family from Nelson.

“I was working in Procter last summer and a gentleman was growing the roma (plum) tomatoes from seed,” Ironmonger said. “But it had also found its way to Vancouver Island and is now coming to

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Look for it on our seed exchange table.”

The event is part of incrEDIBLE trail’s bigger picture, which is to highlight the kindness and giving nature of the Trail community that resulted in international recognition from Communities in Bloom, she added.

“This small city’s big heart was on display to the world last year when we were asked to present incrEDIBLE trail and Trail’s incrEDIBLE Green Route at the National Convention.”

And word of the Trail growing initiative continues to spread.

Plans to expand the Gulch Community Food Bank Garden and Green Route are underway, and incrEDIBLE trail is reaching out to community groups and schools on a “Farm to Table” program, says Ironmonger.

The group has also partnered with Selkirk College, Trail campus, to provide a series of gardening courses in April, called “What to plant in Trail and when to plant it.”

Then on July 9, the group’s first Regional Garden and Art Tour with luncheon is slated at the Columbia Gardens Vineyard, combining music, art and a garden tour.

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Selkirk students invite the Rossland public to weigh in on action plans they’ve been developing over the winter semester.

The secondye ar Selkirk College Integrated Environmental Planning Program students will present their draft Life and Environment Action plans at an open house on Monday at the Old Fire Hall (2115 Queen St.) in Rossland, from 5 to 7 p.m.

“We’re presenting draft copies of our plans and we want to familiarize the citizens with some of the proposals that we’re working on and get their input prior to completing our final plans,” explains Peter Holton, Integrated Environmental Planning instructor.

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Members of the public will have the chance to talk with students about their action plans one-on-one and will have the chance to ask questions and give input. There will be a more formal presentation at 6:30 p.m.

The plans cover a diverse range of topics, including affordable housing, wildlife management, landscape ecology, mind sites management, heritage buildings, urban forestry, urban agriculture, renewable energy, parks, neighbourhood land use planning, nontimber forest products, air quality, skate park design and management, bears interaction management, traffic calming, and food security.

“We have a student who is looking at the feasibility of upgrading Rossland’s current street lights to new LED lights. We have a number of plans that are looking at natural areas in Rossland,

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such as Trail Creek and Cemetery Creek, and trying to identify areas of important wildlife habitat, and figuring out ways to restore, protect, enhance and conserve some of those areas,” says Holton.

The action plans were developed following Rossland’s Strategic Sustainability Plan and Official Community Plans (OCP).

“We’re using the work that the city has already done as a starting point for these plans, and they are intended to implement the goals and objectives that were previously identified in the Strategic Sustainability Plan — the SSP — and the OCP,” says Holton.

Final plans will be completed in April and presented to the City of Rossland later this spring.

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On behalf of council, Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk (left) congratulated athlete William Thatcher for taking home bronze and silver in snow shoeing at the Special Olympics hosted in Newfoundland last week. Will has been training on the snow shoe team for three years under the coaching of his brother, Lucas Thatcher and with the support of the Montrose Volunteer Fire Department. He took home bronze for the 200-meter and silver for the 400-meter race.

Trail Air Cadets promoted to new ranks

SUBMIT TED TRAIL – Two members of 531 Squadron, City of Trail, Royal Canadian Air Cadets were promoted to new ranks on March 9.

Warrant Officer Second Class (WO2) Alexandra Savinkoff was promoted from Flight Sergeant to WO2.

Leading Air Cadet (LAC) Eben Sirges was promoted from Air Cadet (AC).

This is WO2 Savinkoff ’s fifth year with the Squadron.

WO2 is the second highest rank that cadets can earn in the Air Cadet Program.

LAC Sirges has been with 531 Squadron since September and this is his first promotion.

In the next few months, besides the normal Wednesday

night weekly training, the cadets of 531 Squadron will be Gliding at the Trail Airport and participating in a First Aide Competition.

The cadets meet one evening per week from September to June and during the summer months they have the opportunity to attend courses up to six weeks long at various locations throughout Canada.

The Royal Canadian Air Cadets, in partnership with the Air Cadet League of Canada and the Department of National Defence has been training youth in Canada for over 70 years. The Cadets are the largest government funded youth program in Canada with over 50,000 participants across Canada.

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The Royal Canadian Air Cadets accepts youth between the ages of 12-18 who have a desire to learn more about the air element of the Canadian Forces, wish to develop the attributes of leadership and good citizenship and who wish to promote physical fitness.

While the program is military based, there is no obligation for a cadet to join the Canadian Armed Forces when he or she finishes their cadet career. Cadets are also encouraged to learn more about opportunities within Canada’s Aviation Industry.

For more information about 531 Trail Squadron please contact Lt Kelly Hoglund at kelly.hoglund@cadets.gc.ca For more information on the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, please visit www.cadets.ca For more information about the Air Cadet League of Canada, please visit www.aircadetleague. com

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Warrant Officer Second Class Alexandra Savinkoff (above) and Air Cadet Eben Sirges (below) were promoted earlier this month.

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Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer said Thursday the review and an

update to the policy will be done if the Saskatchewan Party is re-elected next month.

Charles Neil-Curly, 23, and Jeremy Roy, 21, arrived in Vancouver on

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They had been living at a homeless shelter in North Battleford, Sask., but Neil-Curly said the province cut his funding, which meant he

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had to find somewhere else to go. Neil-Curly said he asked for a ticket to B.C. and was later on a bus with Roy, his friend from the shelter.

Harpauer had already ordered a review of the case to see if the policy was followed correctly but went further in a statement on Thursday, promising to review and update the policy as well.

Like other provinces, she said Saskatchewan has a long-standing policy to buy bus tickets, but that is normally done when someone needs to return to their home province or needs to reunite with family.

“These recent events illustrate that it is time to review and update this policy to ensure all individuals are treated with compassion when these decisions are made,” she said.

Workers from a local shelter were on hand to welcome NeilCurly and Roy at the Vancouver bus station, offering them a place to stay.

Okanagan Skaha closing three schools STE VE KIDD Penticton Western News

It was an emotional meeting as the Okanagan Skaha School Board deliberated on which schools they should close.

In the end, three schools were chosen. Trout Creek Elementary in Summerland, along with Westbench Elementary and McNicoll Park Middle School in Penticton will close on July 1, 2016, the start of the school district’s next budget period.

The school district has

faced budget shortfalls for several years and expects to see them for some years into the future until enrollment begins to climb again. In this case, the district is expecting to see a $1.025 million shortfall last year.

Expecting a full house, the board moved this meeting to a larger hall. They weren’t disappointed, as the audience began filing into the building an hour before the scheduled start of the meeting. By 7 p.m., it was standing room only with about 200 people present.

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North Okanagan-Shuswap trustees have backed off any immediate decisions on school closures.

The board voted Tuesday to extend the consultation process for closure of Armstrong Elementary and Silver Creek Elementary until April 2017.

That means no decisions will be made this year.

Trustees also voted to implement task forces for Armstrong and Salmon Arm. These committees will review, among other things, demographic information, school configurations and catchment areas in the Armstrong and Salmon Arm schools.

Trustee Bruce Johnson, a former principal, was the first to speak, in favour of the status quo.

He called the last three years some of the most challenging in education in B.C. but said the board had so far managed to meet their goals, and should fight to continue to do so.

“I have been involved with this school district for a long time. I don’t think things are broken,” said Johnson.

He noted that mistakes have been made during the closure process and suggested that the board should take more time, and delay their decision to the next budget process. ”Most importantly, we will do the job we were elected to do, working together for student success,” said Johnson.

Trustee Bill Bidlake, also a former principal, said that while the board was doing a good job, the alternative to school closures was to start cutting staff positions. ”We are not in bad tack, but we have to look at some closures tonight,” said Bidlake, which board chair Linda van Alphen was in agreement with.

“Having been a trustee for 14 years, I know there is noth-

ing left to pick at,” said van Alphen.

“I have struggled with these options,” she added.

“We are down to 75 per cent capacity. There are four schools in Summerland.

That would tell anyone that one needs to close,” said van Alphen.

“There is nothing that says to me that this isn’t the best option for Summerland.”

“We are at a stage now, where we don’t want to make any more cuts,” said Van Alphen, adding that this process was the end result of a decade of cuts.

The last time the school board was faced with such a decision was almost 15 years ago, when Nkwala School, next to McNicoll Park Middle School was closed. It was later leased to the province’s French school district and reopened as Ecolé Entre Lacs.

Tina Martin spoke from the audience, requesting the board reconsider closing Trout Creek Elementary, based on the extent of its effects on the community, both in Trout Creek and the overall Summerland Community.

“You are not doing the right thing,” she said.

Jeremy Hunka of the Union Gospel Mission said he was surprised and concerned to hear two young homeless men had been put on a bus to another province without any plans on what they would do when they arrived.

“We knew we needed to step up because coming to Vancouver without a plan, without a place to stay, and joining the other people who are struggling on the streets is a bad situation for Vancouver, and especially for them. It’s dangerous,” Hunka said.

City coun. Kerry Jang said Roy told him he has epilepsy.

“They put somebody who clearly has medical issues on a bus and said

good luck to you. That’s inhumane,” Jang said.

Neil-Curly said he probably would have stayed at the shelter if he had a choice. He said he had support there and his own bed.

Asked if he was happy to be in B.C., he replied: “Yeah, I guess.

I don’t have to sleep in a snowbank.”

He chose B.C. because his best friend lives on Vancouver Island and he hopes he’ll be able to start a new life, complete with a job and a home.

Workers at Union Gospel Mission will connect the pair with caseworkers who will find out what they need and come up with a plan, Hunka said.

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Change of seasons signals busy time in RDKB

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elcome to Spring‌. almost. March is coming in like a lion, with the unpredictable weather and enough sunny days to remind us that spring and summer are quickly approaching.

Activities are switching from Area B trails and backcountry winter activities, to parks and hiking/biking, very soon. Please remember to respect our beautiful outdoor areas in the region and pack out everything you pack in when enjoying the backcountry.

This is the 50th anniversary year, of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.

Please watch for notices about gatherings at Area B parks and halls where we will celebrate for an evening or afternoon of appetizers and cake to commemorate our Lower Columbia/Old Glory (Area B), Golden Anniversary.

We have experienced some local early run offs and extensive ground saturation so far this year, so please be vigilant in keeping watch on areas of potential flooding or pooling of waters whenever possible.

Please report any concerns

regarding roads, Local government ditches, diking, or committee, through overland runoff three rounds of to the Ministry of Community meetHighways, to ensure ings across the that the right agency Basin as to the recis notified as soon as ommendations to possible to try to adgo forward to the dress the problems. province on behalf LINDA Also, please reof Basin residents. member to be vigiThis work is onlant and report any going and I hope to illegal dumping or Community Comment be arranging a pubburning to Ministry lic meeting in the of Environment. We all must be near future to discuss the effects good stewards of our lands to pro- to those residents living below tect the environment. the confluence of the Kootenay On that note, please watch the and Columbia systems, and how newspaper for information re- large fluctuations of water and garding cutoff dates for backyard flows, not just during freshet, but burning or call your local fire de- throughout the year, while meetpartment to get the most update ing current Treaty requirements, information on the regulations re- adversely affect our Communities. garding burning.

Work will soon begin on Casino My work continues as your Park to add playground equiplocal government appointed mem- ment and other outdoor activity ber to the Columbia River Treaty opportunities for the community Committee, representing your in- of Casino and their visitors. terests for the Lower Columbia Also ongoing work is being area, and also all residents across done by volunteer Trails Society the entire Basin. and members of the public on So far six and a half years of Bonanza ski and hiking trails on work with this project, since its the Paulson Pass as well as the inception has given insight to the Dewdney Trail and Old Glory

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areas of Area B. A very big thank you to all the volunteers and supporters of these projects in our amazing backcountry.

I would like to also thank the wonderful group of Volunteers who sit on the Lower Columbia/ Old Glory (Area B) (APC) Area Planning Committee, and those who also make up the Area B Recreation Committee.

The hours and expertise they give to us is greatly appreciated, and without whom we would not have the programs and opportunities to enjoy our parks and halls and joint activities that bring us all together throughout the year.

Thanks to all who give back to your community through Volunteering!

Linda Worley is the director for Area B of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.

Community Comment is an opportunity for elected officials from our local municipalities to update citizens in the region on the events, plans and progress in their respective communities. Every Friday, the Trail Times will present, on a rotating basis, a submission from councils, school trustees or regional district directors.

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LETTERS & OPINION

Prepare government budgets from a future cost perspective

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ersonal budgeting isn’t ments have just brought down fun. If you spend more budgets. Many other provinces than you make over the will do so through the spring and long haul, it will be your the federal government will redownfall. lease its budget on But do the same March 22. rules apply to govThe B.C. budget ernment budgets? promises a surplus.

How should we Increases in govjudge a provincial ernment spending or federal budget? will be more than Government offset by increases budget items must in revenue, we are be measured on told. For example, ROSLYN their benefits to health care prethe individual. miums will be reWhat we think duced or eliminated Troy Media about each item for some British depends on what Columbians, init does for us and what it will cluding children. This is good. cost, usually in the form of higher Unfortunately, premiums will intaxes. crease for the rest of us.

So let’s look at the total impact Property transfer taxes will be of government budgets. Will gov- eliminated on newly-built homes ernment spend more or less than under $750,000. However, these its revenue? What does that mean taxes will remain on the sale for us? of existing homes in this price These questions are timely. range. As well, transfer taxes will The B.C. and Ontario govern- increase on homes over $2 mil-

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lion.

Overall, the B.C. government expects to have enough revenue to cover all its new and old programs, and have a surplus it can use to reduce provincial debt.

That’s good, since paying interest on debt is one of the least productive uses of taxpayers’ money.

But what about the federal budget? There’s no doubt this won’t be a balanced budget. So by how much will Ottawa’s expenditure in the next year exceed its revenue – how big will the deficit be?

Deficit spending is not always bad. Spending in general keeps a modern economy moving and growing. When an economy is in recession – and consumers and businesses are not spending – then government can boost the economy through deficit spending. The best way to do this is by investing in the infrastructure and human capital that will help produce more jobs and income in the long run.

Trudeau’s tough slog just began An editorial from the Waterloo Region Record If every 1,000-mile journey begins with a single step, Justin Trudeau has taken three giant strides in the fight against global climate change.

But even by this positive reckoning, the prime minister and his federal Liberals have more than 999 miles to go before they reach their goal. And judging by last week’s climate summit in Vancouver, it will be an arduous uphill climb all the way.

Having made greenhouse gas reduction a key pledge in last fall’s federal election, then announced to the world just weeks later at the Paris climate conference that “Canada is back” and will lead the charge against global warming, Trudeau soldiered on in Vancouver where, with threats as well as smiles, he invited the premiers to join his campaign.

Give credit where it’s due.

When it comes to making greenhouse gas reduction a real national priority, Trudeau has accomplished more in just over 100 days in office than his predecessor Stephen Harper did in nearly a decade. As for meeting with provincial and territorial leaders to achieve consensus on a national strategy for this file -- here Trudeau walked boldly where Harper stubbornly refused to go.

But if this deserves applause, hold the standing ovation.

There remain, on this particular journey, those formidable 999 miles separating Trudeau’s talk and “sunny ways” from effective, nationwide action.

On the plus side, Trudeau left the Vancouver gathering with everyone agreeing carbon pricing will be part of any national strategy to address climate change.

On the minus side, there’s no agreement on what that means.

Nor is there anything remotely close to universal acceptance of a national minimum carbon price.

It’s as if Canada’s leaders have decided to take a trip together but have yet to buy the map.

Clearly, many premiers fear a carbon tax could become an economic wrecking ball. Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski says he and his fellow territorial premiers oppose hurting the residents of the North by imposing additional taxes on the fossil fuels that are so essential for living, and especially staying warm, in the remote and often frigid North.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall opposes a broad-based carbon tax, arguing his province already prices carbon by capturing carbon dioxide from a coalfired power plant and selling it to oil companies for extracting crude. Likewise, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil argues

his province has been paying the equivalent of a carbon tax since it reduced its dependence on coalfired power by purchasing costlier but cleaner electricity from Newfoundland. A consensus on carbon pricing remains elusive.

To be sure, Trudeau could impose a national carbon tax, and has even threatened to do so. That would be a grave error.

These premiers have, in fact, voiced legitimate concerns that hasty, poorly planned and executed action could hurt countless Canadians while having a limited effect on greenhouse gas emissions and curtailing climate change.

Yes, humanity must confront the climate change it has created and which imperils hundreds of millions of lives today as well as generations yet unborn. And yes, Canada, which produces two per cent of the planet’s greenhouse gases, must play its part in this initiative.

The coming months will clarify what this will entail.

But governments have to be smart. They have to acknowledge that significantly reducing our dependence on fossil fuels will demand major lifestyle changes, and that some kinds of carbon pricing will, temporarily at least, cause economic pain. They have a long journey facing them, and they should tread carefully.

However, not all government spending does this.

In today’s economic climate, it’s fair to ask if deficit spending or government stimulus is needed at all. The Canadian economy is growing, albeit at a modest pace. It is not declining. Certain sectors, like oil production, are in trouble. But others, like forestry, are picking up. And some, like tourism, are actually booming.

So do we need to incur the costs of deficits now?

The problem with deficits is they usually turn into debt. When governments, like people, spend more than they take in, they have to borrow the difference and pay interest.

There are exceptions.

Government projects can turn out to be so productive in the short run that tax revenues rise enough to pay off the costs. Or governments may be able to cover the deficit out of previously accumulated surpluses.

However, most projects won’t

generate income for a fairly long time. And governments, like most of us, always seem to have pressing needs and wants that make saving for a rainy day difficult.

So look closely at any federal budget deficit because, by next year, it will be added to the $615-billion existing national debt. The interest on this debt is a first charge against government revenue but it is one of the last items citizens want to see their tax dollars used for. If the money we give the government is not being used to provide the services we want, at least it should help pay down our debt and reduce our interest costs.

From personal and business perspectives, we will like some of the federal budget’s details and not others. But ultimately, we need to look beyond the immediate impact to the budget’s effect in the longer term.

Troy Media columnist Roslyn Kunin is a consulting economist and speaker.

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LOCAL

Trail & District Churches

We are Blessed to be a Blessing!

God blesses us in order that we may be a blessing to others. All of us have been given something that we can share with others. If we don’t take the opportunities we have to be a blessing, and instead squander or hoard these for ourselves, they will eventually be taken from us.

If you are wanting genuine vitality in your spiritual walk with God, perhaps it’s time for action; time to provide acts of kindness for others. When we focus on ourselves and our own problems and frustrations too much, our spiritual energy becomes drained. Serving others in Christ-like ways can light a spark in our own spiritual life. James 2:20 says “Faith without deeds is useless.” To have a vibrant walk with God, takes more than belief – it takes action.

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King (Jesus) will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did

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Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge Trail United Church will be worshiping with St. Andrew’s United Church 2110 1st Ave, Rossland Sunday, March 13 Worship 10am Beaver Valley United Church 1917 Columbia Gardens Rd, Fruitvale Worship at 11am Salmo United Church 304 Main St, Salmo Worship 9am

For Information Phone 250-368-3225 or visit: www.cifpc.ca

10am Sunday Service 8320 Highway 3B Trail, opposite Walmart

250-364-1201 www.gatewayclc.com Affiliated with the PAOC Bus pickup is available.

When we respond to others, we are responding to Jesus. When people come into the church looking for help the above words of Jesus come to my mind. Even when I am pretty certain that I am having the wool pulled over my eyes, I try always to err on the side of grace. I am helping for the right reasons and if that person is not telling the truth, that is between them and God. I am not going to take the chance of turning away Jesus.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer said it very well in his book, ‘The Cost of Discipleship’: “The bearers of Jesus’ word receive a final word of promise for their work. They are now Christ’s fellow workers, and will be like him in all things. Thus they are to meet those to whom they are sent as if they were Christ himself. They are bearers of his presence.

They bring with them the most precious gift in the world, the gift of Jesus Christ.”

We are Christ bearers before others in our homes, in the church, in school, at work, and in the communities in which we live. What would happen, if every day, we were always conscious of this truth and did our best to put it into practice?

We are Christ’s hands and feet to be a blessing to all those we come in contact with.

THE If you have not already come to the realization, may you recognize that you are Jesus’ hands and feet. May God give you a heart of compassion and a desire to serve others.

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Sunday Services 10:30 am 2030-2nd Avenue,Trail 250-368-3515

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Rev. Meridyth Robertson First Presbyterian Church

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Holy Trinity Parish Church 2012 3rd Avenue, Trail 250-368-6677 Mass Times Saturday Evening 7:00pm Sunday Morning 8:30am and 10:30am Confessions: Thursdays 9:30 - 10:00am Saturdays 4:00 - 5:00pm Pastor: Fr. Bart vanRoijen holytrinitytrail@shaw.ca www.holytrinityparish.vpweb.ca

Trail Seventh Day Adventist Church

3365 Laburnum Drive Trail, BC V1R 2S8 Ph: (250) 368-9516 trail_alliance@shaw.ca www.trailalliance.ca

1471 Columbia Avenue Pastor Leo Macaraig 250-687-1777

Sunday worship service 10:30am

Saturday Service Sabbath School 9:30-10:45am Church 11:00-12:00 Vegetarian potluck - Everyone Welcome -

Prayer first at 10:00am

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church 1347 Pine Avenue, Trail

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Sunday, March 13th 8 a.m. Traditional Service 10 a.m. Family Service (with Children’s Program) Wednesday, March 16th 10 a.m. Lenten Series – Basics of Daily Prayer Contact Canon Neil Elliot

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for me.’” Matthew 25:37-40

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All’s well that end’s well”, “everything comes out in the wash”, and “they all lived happily ever after” describe the grand finale of Downton Abbey, the wildly popular British period drama about life in one of England’s grand country houses.

I was hooked on Downton from the very first episode. The acting, the set, the costumes (could there have been more beautiful dresses than the ones on display in the finale?), the character development, the LOUISE social commentary, and even the incredible plot twists that occasionally Everyday Theology tried my patience, kept me engaged.

But I appreciated Downton for other reasons, too. I could relate to the characters and their struggles. Themes of change and transformation united us.

It was easy to empathize with Carson, the butler, who was suspicious of the telephone, or with Mrs. Patmore, the cook who was afraid of an electric mixer. In 1995 when we bought our first home computer, I resisted my children’s pleas to sign up for the Internet; I felt like the Dowager Countess when she quipped, “First electricity. Now telephones. Sometimes I feel as if I were living in an H.G. Wells novel.”

It was difficult, too, for the characters to adapt to changing social and moral norms. After the Great War, the idyllic and idle existence of the privileged crumbled beneath the aspirations of a generation that fought in the trenches and kept the home fires burning. Dissatisfied with the roles thrust upon them by an accident of birth, servants like Daisy looked to education to change her lot, while Ladies Mary and Edith challenged conventions to become successful businesswomen.

As the familiar gave way to new possibilities, interior struggles reshaped characters from the inside out. Haughty Lady Mary became less selfish, mean-spirited Barrow grew in kindness, and “Poor Little Me” Lady Edith discovered her self-worth.

Transformation, more than anything, kept me watching Downton Abbey religiously on a Sunday night.

Speaking of which, religion was curiously absent from Downton, except in a nominal way. Values, such as decency, kindness, loyalty, kinship, and concern for others, called forth the best from characters as they struggled to overcome their pettiness.

And Christian rituals, even when undertaken out of a sense of tradition rather than conviction, marked life’s rites of passage. Baptism celebrated birth, Christian burial accompanied death, and wedding ceremonies united lovers. Prayer too made an occasional appearance. With an honesty and poignancy that echoes the reality of prayer, Lady Mary knelt to pray for Matthew. “Dear Lord, I don’t pretend to have much credit with you. I’m not even sure that you’re there. But if you are, and if I’ve ever done anything good, I beg you to keep him safe.”

In Downton Abbey’s final season, characters embraced the winds of change; even Carson began to come around, wistfully admitting, “The world is a different place from the way it was.” But it was Violet, the Dowager Countess, who once again hit the nail on the head. “It makes me smile, the way we drink every year to what the future may bring.”

While the future is uncertain, change is inevitable. Downton Abbey wrapped that theme up beautifully in the form of good entertainment.

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FINANCE

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updates of the

Taxman Reviews: Here we go

f you haven’t already what you would think are obviheard, tax season is ex- ous deductible expenses, some tended to Monday, May aren’t. So, CRA reviews to see 2 this year because April if you claimed such things as 30 falls on a weekend. Now if job and house hunting trips, you would like to prevent tax mail forwarding, and repairs season extending to the old or new even later, here’s a home. These are heads-up on how not deductible. to deal with the Also, if you increasingly more buy a home in frequent Canada the new location, Revenue Agency the allowable exRON (CRA) review. penses for that Medical expurchase cannot penses – CRA be claimed until requires slips to the former home Tax Tips & Pits identify specifics is sold, often reand receipts to be dated and quiring a T1 adjustment a year marked paid. If expenses have later. CRA also requires proof been submitted to a private that an employer didn’t reimhealth plan, CRA reviews that burse any part of the moving only the portion you paid is expense. And, the maximum claimed. moving expense that can For travel for out of area be claimed is the amount of medical services, CRA re- earned income at the new job. quires a doc’s referral note pre- Any excess is carried forward. scribing the distant service as Donations – CRA requires being necessary. all claimed amounts to be on Moving expenses – despite an official tax receipt, so the

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purchase of event tickets or auction items purchased are not permissible claims as official receipts will not be issued for these.

Tuition - this claim is transferable to a parent and to do so, it requires some steps. The student must file a return. The student must use that portion of the deduction needed to reduce their tax to zero before transferring. If any is left over, only a maximum of $5,000 can be transferred. And finally, CRA reviews to see if the T2202a permitting the transfer is signed by the student or the transfer is denied.

RRSP contributions – CRA requires investments made in the first 60 days of the current calendar year to be reported on the tax return currently being prepared, and people are unaware or forget.

Union dues – CRA reviews for duplication of the claim since sometimes the amount appears on a T4 because an

employer withholds the dues, plus the organization forwards an official slip to the person, so the claim can end up being reported twice. CRA also reviews to make sure a person isn’t reimbursed by an employer for the dues.

Foreign income line 256 and foreign tax credits line 405 – let’s just say, be accurate.

Period.

There’s no trick to avoid a review. Just be sure to report correctly, keep records, and respond to CRA quickly. You have 30 days, including postage time.

Finally, if engaging a professional tax preparer, it’s fair to ask how they will help you in the event of a review, and at what cost.

Ron Clarke has his MBA and is a business owner in Trail, providing accounting and tax services. Email him at ron. clarke@JBSbiz.ca. To read previous Tax Tips & Pits columns visit www.JBSbiz.net.

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women deserving of the recognition, provided they meet the criteria.

Submissions can be made on the bank’s website between now and April 15.

The nominee must be a Canadian woman who demonstrated outstanding leadership, achievement or distinction in any field, benefiting the people of Canada, or in the

service of Canada.

Anne of Green Gables is out, because no fictional characters are allowed. And nominees must have been dead for at least 25 years.

An independent advisory council of eminent academic, cultural and thought leaders will review the submissions and, after talking to experts and more consultation with the

public, will provide a short list of candidates to the finance minister.

Morneau pointed out that, over the country’s near-150 years, women have been largely unrepresented on the currency, except for the Queen. It’s time for change, he said.

“I’d invite all Canadians, male and female, to have their say,” he said.

Since the Bank of

Canada began issuing notes in 1935, the Queen and a couple of members of the 1930s Royal Family have been the only women featured.

The Queen first appeared on a Canadian bank note in 1935 when, as an eight-yearold princess, she was featured on the $20 bill - the same denomination on which she is currently featured.

Come learn about the projects applying for funding: Village of Warfield 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Warfield Council Chambers Electoral Area ‘B’/ Lower Columbia-Old Glory 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Genelle Hall Beaver Valley 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Beaver Valley Curling Rink

Canadian bank note will feature a woman, Trudeau declares THE C ANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - When the next series of Canadian bank notes rolls off the presses in 2018, one of them will, for the first time ever, bear the portrait of a woman other than the Queen - and nominations are open now.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau marked International Women’s Day on Tuesday by launching the search for a new face for the currency.

“I am pleased to announce today, right here, that a Canadian woman will be featured on the very first of the next series of bills expected in 2018,” Trudeau told a news conference marking the occasion.

Hazel McCallion, the firebrand political legend who served for 36 years as mayor of Mississauga, Ont., was on hand for the announcement.

“Finally, the Bank of Canada and the government has recognized it is time for a woman to be on,” McCallion said.

“I’ve been helping the organization to do it.”

The bank is asking the public to nominate

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City of Rossland 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 7, 2016 Rossland Council Chambers

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary 202 – 843 Rossland Avenue, Trail, B.C. V1R 4S8 Ph: 250.368.9148 Fx: 250.368.3990 www.rdkb.com

City of Trail 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 14, 2016 Trail Council Chambers Just a reminder that the application deadline is 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2016 A PROGRAM OF

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Projections show Creston population may drop below 5,000 Decrease would impact town’s current policing costs LORNE ECKERSLEY Creston Valley Advance

The Town of Creston has been informed by the provincial government that its projections indicate the town’s population could drop below the 5,000 mark in this year’s census.

While the official numbers might not be known until next year, the information was intended to alert town council that if the population does not stay above the 5,000 threshold, the costs of policing borne by town property would revert to near pre-2011 levels.

“The provincial data shows that Creston’s population has declined steadily since the last census, which showed our population was 5,332,” Mayor Ron Toyota said on Monday. “The latest estimate from BC Stats (Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services) says we were under 5,000 in 2015.”

If the 2016 federal census confirms an under5,000 population, the Town of Creston would once again not be responsible for policing costs.

Instead, a significantly lower police tax would be included in municipal property tax bills.

The net difference to Creston taxpayers when the population jumped over the 5,000 mark was several hundred dollars for an average property, Toyota said. Increases to cover policing took effect in 2012.

“I am surprised because it doesn’t seem like our population is shrinking, but if it has to such an extent it will mean town council will have some interesting discussions next year.”

Council would consider a number of options at that time. Toyota said his personal inclination would be to fund a new police reserve (to be used if and when the population goes back over 5,000), pay for some infrastructure needs and reduce property taxes.

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Now that Black Jack cross-country skier Julien Locke has had a couple weeks to process his U23 World Championship experience in Romania, he is content with the 16th-place result in the 1.3-kilometre sprint and is looking forward to finishing strong at the Nationals in Whitehorse, Yukon Mar. 19-25.

“It was very disappointing not to make the final, which was my goal, but I know that I was able to ski at the level they’re skiing at,” Locke told the Rossland News. “In the men’s race there were at least three guys that have been on the World Cup podium.

It was great to compete against that and be able to race those guys.”

Locke placed third in his quarterfinal and narrowly missed out on advancing to the semifinals, finishing less than a second behind Finland’s Joni Maki who came in seventh overall.

Conditions were less than optimal for the World championships with warm weather wrecking havoc on the track. Snow was trucked in to set up a 2.5-kilometre loop so the event could go ahead.

“It was narrow and it was slushy and slow, but it was racing and the races went off without too many problems,” said Locke.

Europe has been hit hard by climate change with drastically lowerthan-normal snow accumulation compared to past years.

“We went to Seefeld, Austria before going to Romania, and even

Grand Forks Galliart steals game

Nitehawks look to wrap up series at home JIM BAILEY It was only a matter of time before Grand Forks Border Bruins goalie Anthony Galliart stole a game from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

The Border Bruins stayed alive with a 2-1 overtime victory in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Neil Murdoch division final on Wednesday in Grand Forks.

The Nitehawks hoped to eliminate the Border Bruins after taking a 3-0 series lead, but Galliart stopped 40 shots to backstop his team to a 2-1 overtime win.

The winning goal was scored on the power play after McKoy Hauk was called for a delay of game penalty late in the first overtime. Chad Grambo beat Tallon Kramer with 1:05 remaining to give the Bruins their first win in the second round playoff, and issue the Nitehawks their first loss in eight playoff matches.

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Local cross country skier Julien Locke placed sixteenth in the skate sprint at the U23 World Championships in Romania last month, and is preparing for the Nationals in Whitehorse next week. there, there was only at the Nationals, as Bob 10 centimetres of snow Thompson of Thunder to ski on,” said Locke. Bay took over top spot “Global warming is hit- in Locke’s absence. ting Europe hard right “My goal is to go now and it’s not win- [to Nationals], win the ter wonderland like it sprint and get back on is here.” top of the Sprint Series Locke winds up his and also to have some season at the Haywood good distance races,” National Ski champi- said Locke. “I think also onships in Whitehorse in the team sprint we where he’ll compete in can have a strong team the team sprint, a two- and get to the podium person team relay, the there.”

10-km classic, 15-km Locke was the top skate sprint and the Canadian at the Worlds 50-km classic. More with Scott Hill finishthan 500 of Canada’s ing in 39th, Angus elite Nordic skiers will Foster 50th, and Jack compete in the eight- Carlyle 56th. France’s day event.

Lucas Chanavat was the The Nelson native winner, with Sweden’s will also look to re- Karl-Johan placing secclaim his lead on the ond and France’s Jean Haywood Sprint Series Tiberghien third.

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3:43 mark of the opening frame, finishing a nice setup from Brett Roberts and Devin Nemes as B.V. blasted 15 shots at the Grand Forks net while the Bruins managed just four against the Hawks in the period.

The Border Bruins found some life in the second period and Austin Dean tied it on a power play at 7:13, scoring his fifth goal in the postseason. The teams traded chances in the second and throughout the third as the spirited game turned into a game of next-goal wins.

However, both Kramer and Galliart would not be beat in the third period despite each team trading power-play opportunities.

B.V. held a 13-8 edge in shots in the period and outshot Grand Forks 41-23 in the game.

The Hawks’ power play was humming along at an 8-for-27 clip or 30 per cent success rate in the playoffs, but were just 1-for-9 on the power play on Wednesday, while Grand Forks was 2-for-6.

Away from home, the Hawks

PP is 3-for-17, or 17 per cent, while at the Hawks Nest it’s 6-for19, 31.58 per cent. Solid special teams are vital to a successful playoff run and so far, BV has been up near the top of the list in power play and penalty kill.

Their PK is almost perfect at home, 1-for-18, and slightly worse away from home, 3-for-19.

Meanwhile, in the other Kootenay Conference match up, the Kimberley Dynamiters swept the Creston Valley Thundercats in four straight with a 4-3 overtime victory, while in the Okanagan-Shushwap Conference Wednesday, the Summerland Steam beat the Osoyoos Coyotes 5-4 in OT to even their series at 2-2.

The Nitehawks return to the Hawks Nest on Friday for Game 5 against the Border Bruins at 7:30 p.m. If necessary, the teams will play a Game 6 in Grand Forks on Saturday, with Game 7 scheduled for Monday in Beaver Valley.

The winner of the series faces the Dynamiters for the Kootenay Conference championship.

Strong performances from TRAX swimmers

TIMES STAFF The Trail Regional Aquatic eXellence Swim Club (TRAX) had a heated month in the pool in February competing in the Swim BC sanctioned AA Short Course meet in Penticton Feb 14-16, and the first annual Last Chance Invitational Swim Meet in Salmon Arm Feb. 27-28.

Six TRAX swimmers hit the starting blocks in the AA meet in Penticton to compete against the best swimmers from over 30 clubs in BC and Yukon.

Trail’s Aby Elwood won bronze in the U14 girls 200metre butterfly in a time of 2:36:37 shaving an impressive nine seconds off her original entry time.

Sharman Thomas also captured bronze in U15 boys in the 200-m backstroke, and just missed the podium finishing fourth in the 50-m backstroke, and sixth in 50-m freestyle.

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In the Last Chance meet in Salmon Arm, Ross-Van Mierlo was outstanding taking home five medals at the event.

Ross-Van Mierlo, topped the podium with a first place finish in the 100-m breaststroke with a time of 1:25.67 and swam to a second gold medal in the Individual Medley. She followed that up with a silver medal in the 200-m free and 200-m backstroke, and a bronze in the 50-m back.

Trail swimmer Thomas was submitted photo also golden in Salmon Arm TRAX swimmers Sharman Thomas taking first place in the 50m (left) and Tenysha Ross-Van Mierlo back in 29.85 beating second enjoyed a huge medal haul at place of Selkirk Swim Club’s Salmon Arm’s Last Chance meet.

Matthew Nesdoly by a full seconds off her personal best in ond. Thomas also won gold in the 200-m back as she pulled the 50-m breast (35.16), and to a fourth place finish, and captured bronze medals in the came sixth in the 50-m free- 50-m and 100-m freestyle. style. Tenysha Ross-Van Mierlo For more information or to came in fifth in 100-m. breast- join TRAX Swim Club please stroke while lowering her PB to email: traxswimclub@gmail. a 1:22.09. com.

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ust when It looked like ball season was upon us, three more inches of snow. Good thing it looks like the Nitehawks will be moving along the KIJHL playoff path for a while.

Everyone is pleased that the Grand Forks Border Bruins have finally experienced some success after two deDAVE cades of relegation to the bottom ranks of their league.

Actually winning a round in the playoffs should be icing on the cake for them.

But, they have not seemed the type of team to be satisfied with just improvement on their history, so here’s hoping the Nitehawks do not let up, at all.

Tonight’s game, just so Beaver Valley fans do not get complacent, is not a given win for the Nitehawks. This Bruins team has shown a willingness to scratch and claw and work at the game, and it isn’t as if they have not won at the Hawks’ Nest and given Beaver Valley fits many times already this season.

So, if you believe home support matters to your team, you should go. And, just in case the odds are right, start planning your schedule for a torrid series between the Hawks and the Kimberley Dynamiters.

Kimberley, like Beaver Valley to date, has lost just once in two playoff rounds and were always going to be the sturdiest barrier between the Nitehawks and an umpteenth appearance in the league finals.

• It is still highly unlikely that any team Canadian hockey fans care about, unless they are turncoat supporters of American-based franchises, will be in the NHL playoffs this year. So, the movers and shakers of Canadian hockey are again nibbling around the edges of, “development.”

Trouble is, they are nibbling on the same old tired junior age-related cheese as they have over the past two decades. Nowhere in the musings of the movers and shakers do I hear consideration of the

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BY TIMES CORRESPONDENT Trail Retiree Men’s curling played its penultimate curling matches at the Trail Curling Club this week.

With the season winding up next week, Team Forrest Drinnan started strong with a three in the first, but the Murray Walsh foursome reeled off eight over the next five ends. Taking a single in seven team Drinnan only needed a steal of four in eight, and much to the discomfort of team Walsh, stole three to give Walsh the win 8-7.

Pat Burke was leading Serge Pasquali 6-4 going into the eighth end. Pat with last rock and facing three, had the fans on the edge of their seats.

Calling and making a double takeout and sitting one took the game 7–4.

The Stan Trozzo and Brett Rakuson teams were evenly matched at lead, second and third positions, but Stan was wielding a hot stick. In a close game Stan was the difference, make the final 8–3 Trozzo.

It was all team Clare Coleman over the Harvey Handley rink. Team Coleman was having such a good time they were the last off the ice. Make the final 10–4 for Coleman.

In another one sided game it was team Primo Secco that beat up on team Alvin Caron. With the score 10–2 after six ends, team Caron called it quits.

Tied after two ends the turning points were the third, fourth and fifth ends for team Dan Horan over team Kevin Oliver. With single steals in those ends Dan put the game out of reach, and ran team Oliver out of rocks in the eighth. Make the final 7–3 Horan.

In a game that was closer than the score would indicate, team Tom Hall beat the (Ernie-less) Brown team 10–4.

The teams play their last game of the fourth quarter on Monday, with the playoffs between the winners of each quarter going Wednesday, and the final game on Friday.

basic problems - access and coaching, with a little concern for injuries.

The access problem is long standing. A smaller percentage of a smaller cohort of young people is taking up hockey, because it is too expensive for many families to justify their participation.

The coaching situation is, too, long standing. It is more than 20 years since a pee wee rep coach told me he coached systems, not skills, because, “they (his players, all of 12 years old) are supposed to know all that stuff by the time I get them.”

That has filtered upwards to the point that even many NHL players cannot shoot an effective backhand, or execute a flip (saucer) pass, or turn effectively (or quickly) in both directions on their skates. Some of that is covered up somewhat with brute speed, strength and conditioning and almost robotic positional play.

The powers that be see nothing wrong with that, so expect nothing to come out of their current round of hand wringing over, “development.”

ROGER KNOX

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Scott Conway made good on his word, with help from his Penticton Vees teammates.

The Penticton native said after a Game 3, 2-1 loss Tuesday to the Vernon Vipers, in their B.C. Hockey League best-of-seven Interior Conference semifinal, that the Vees would show, in Game 4 Wednesday, why they were the best team in the league.

Conway opened the scoring 10 minutes into Game 4, Nicholas Jones added two shorthanded goals and the Vees held the Vipers to only 19 shots on goal in cruising to a 6-2 win at Kal Tire Place and a commanding three games to one series lead.

Game 5 is Friday night at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

“I think tonight was a great push-back game,” said Jones, the game’s first star. “Every time we’ve had a loss this year we’ve rebounded well and tonight was a good effort.”

After former Vipers forward Damico Hannoun took an interference penalty at 12:12 of the first period,

Jones scored his first shorthanded marker 16 seconds later to make it 2-0 Penticton.

Owen Sillinger scored just as Hannoun’s penalty expired for a 3-0 Vees lead.

Penticton, outshot 15-9 by the Vipers in the first period Tuesday, held the home side to just a single shot on goal in the opening 20 minutes while firing 13 shots at Vernon goalie Andrew Shortridge.

“We just came out hard,” said Jones. “We got some breaks and a couple of lucky bounces that we were able to capitalize on.”

Easton Brodzinski made it 4-0 Vees 54 seconds into the middle frame before Steven Jandric beat Zach Driscoll at 4:12 to give the Vipers a ray of hope.

That ray was dimmed nearly three minutes later as Jones scored his second shorthanded marker. Jones was the recipient of a bounce off the ends boards on a Penticton dump-in. Shortridge came out of the net to play the puck which hit something along the boards and went straight out to Jones who put the puck in the gaping cage before Shortridge could get back.

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Hunter Zandee beat Driscoll with a shot from the slot 59 seconds into the third period for the Vipers before Tyson Jost finished the scoring on a neat deflection at 4:51.

Driscoll, who started Game 2 of the series, had to make only 17 saves as the Vees outshot Vernon 42-19.

“It wasn’t our best effort,” said Zandee. “We got away from the little things. We were turning over the pucks, which was the main problem, made too many mistakes and it cost us.”

Penticton goalie Anthony Brodeur, who looked to have suffered a lower body injury late in Game 3, did not dress for the Vees. He’s listed as dayto-day. Nolan Hildebrand was called up to backup Driscoll.

Shortridge was superb in the Vipers’ Game 3 victory, being named first star on the basis of a 43-save performance, including stopping all 26 shots he faced in the middle frame.

Game 5 of the Vees-Vipers match up goes on Friday in Penticton at 7 p.m. at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

YOUR CHOICE

of Pension Plans Part 3

Some Teck employees are given the choice of pensions. They can either keep their defined-benefit (DB) plan or take the buyout lump sum.

Under the lump sum plan, the retire must now face an array of investment choices and bear the impact of market turbulence on top of the compounding effect of fees eroding their savings. The DB pension plan offers peace of mind and financial security.

The lump sum offer exposes the retiree to the risk of outliving his money if investments prove disappointing. The beauty about DB plans is that you know in advance what your income will be. With the lump sum plan, your income is uncertain.

Gerry LaRouche P.Eng Kathleen Plaa, MA, Legal Studies.

Gerry is the author of a book titled “Investing My Way”. Available at Crockett Book Store.

For a free consultation, please call L&M Financial, Trail, at: 250-368-6886

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Pre-empter doubles up

Marriage Commissioner The Vital Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health, is looking for an individual to serve as a Marriage Commissioner for Trail. The individual will perform civil marriages within their community on behalf of the Agency.

For information and an application form please visit our website at: www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage

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the auction than what a pre-empter normally does. This time, he sees defensive value and makes a penalty double.

The bidding: East passes. He refuses to pre-empt ahead of partner with a four-card major or a void and he has both. Two-suited hands often make game with fewer than expected points with a good fit.

South also passes.

The hand is too weak and the suit is too poor to open Three Clubs in second seat where there is a 50 percent chance of pre-empting partner and not the opponents.

West opens Two Diamonds and North overcalls Two Hearts which East doubles.

This is a penalty double.

West already stated that his hand was diamonds so the double cannot be asking partner to choose an unbid suit (negative takeout.)

A redouble by the person being doubled is SOS and asks partner to bid his best suit. South complies and bids Clubs. West, in light of East’s penalty double can double Three Clubs.

The opening lead: The Club Queen is led to cut down the ruffing value of dummy.

Partner has shown good

strength and one does not want that strength ruffed.

The play: Declarer wins the Club Ace and cashes the Diamond Ace. He plays a Heart and East wins the 8.

East exits a diamond which declarer ruffs.

Declarer ruffs a Heart then ruffs his last Diamond. Declarer will lose two Spades, one Heart, no Diamonds and two Clubs for down two and -100. This is not better than the 130 East and West can get for Diamonds making four. Three Clubs was a good bid. East and West could have set Two

Hearts by two for +300.

Alternate contract: If West plays a Diamond contract, he will lose one Spade, no Hearts, one Diamond and one Club for +130.

He cannot ruff enough clubs but will do a Club ruffing finesse. He plays the Club Queen and when North ducks smoothly, he pitches a major card. South wins the King. When West gets back in, presumably after a trump return, he will play the Club jack, North will duck and West pitches another major card.

The Jack holds. He then ruffs the Club Ace.

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City chosen for new laundry distribution centre CHELSEA NOVAK Castlegar News

A new distribution centre will open in Castlegar now that Interior Health has decided to outsource its laundry.

The health authority has reached a 20-year agreement with Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service Inc. to provide the majority of linen and laundry services through a centralized facility to be built in the Okanagan, supported by regional distribution centres.

Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff says the good news is that his city will gain employment op-

portunities when one of the distribution centres opens — although it will come at the expense of 17 fulltime positions at Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson.

“Anytime you get jobs to your community it is always good,” he said. “We’re not happy about [the Nelson job losses] but I look at the health dollars moving in our direction. They say they will be moving it to capital.”

Interior Health estimates outsourcing its laundry services will save $35 million over 20 years.

Ecotex’s facility is expected to be operating by the summer of 2017.

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Dear Mom: Thank you for the helpful and upbeat letter. We received many informative letters from our readers who have experience with epilepsy, and we will be printing more in future columns.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar,

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able, they can tell him so. Expecting Smart Monitor Smart Watch) that him to “listen to his mother” is will send an alert to whomever you probably not going to choose in the event of a get you anywhere, and seizure. Both have severmay end up with you al features that will make being blocked from his it safe for “Frustrated” to page. You have regisgo out on his own and tered your complaint. will alert his mother if He knows how you feel he has a seizure. and why. We hope his You recommendwife and daughter will ed The Epilepsy likewise tell him that Foundation, and readers Marcy Sugar & these pictures are offenshould know that it also Kathy Mitchell sive and inappropriate. has support groups for Other than that, Mom, parents of people with leave it alone. epilepsy. And a quick search on the Dear Annie: This is in response Internet can provide great ideas to to “A Frustrated South Dakotan,” enable those with epilepsy to still who has epilepsy. My son was just do all that they love, but safely. Our diagnosed with epilepsy, and I am son has a harness that he hooks on sure I could rival his mother in my to the ski lift. We let everyone know overprotective nature. that he has epilepsy and they help I knew keeping my very ac- us out, too. He has a great life, and I tive, football playing, skiing, social, have peace of mind.

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Dear Annie: My son is 36 years old and was raised in a Christian home. However, twice in the last two months, he has posted pictures on Facebook of women being hit by men. The first was a cartoon, and he posted it on his teenage daughter’s page. I sent him a message asking if he thought it was a good idea to tell his daughter that it is OK to be hit.

He removed the post, but there was no explanation or apology.

Then last week, he posted a video of a man doing a parody of a kung fu fighter kicking a woman in the head. Because they played a rock song in the background, you are supposed to think that it is funny.

I told my son it was inappropriate.

His wife made excuses, saying it was not intended to be mean.

Am I out of line telling him that it is inappropriate to post such things?

-- A Mother Dear Mother: Your son is a grown man, and he gets to post what he likes on his Facebook page. If others find these images objection-

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In order to ensure equitable regional representation, we are looking for applications from individuals who work and/or reside in Rossland, Warfield,Trail, Montrose, Fruitvale, and RDKB Areas A & B. Successful candidates will have community and client values consistent with those of the current Board of Directors, committees, and staff.

Interested individuals are encouraged to submit a resume, personal biography, and cover letter to the attention of Don Freschi, General Manager: don@communityfutures.com or mail to 825 Spokane Street, Trail, BC,V1R 3W4.

Community Futures’ services and programs are made possible with the assistance of the Government of Canada via Western Economic Diversification Canada.

For more detailed information about the organization, please visit www.communityfutures.com.

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Zellstoff Celgar Castlegar, BC Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership is North America’s newest and largest single line sustainable softwood kraft pulp mill, located in the West Kootenay region of B.C. Celgar is part of Mercer International, which also owns and operates two world class softwood mills in Germany. All three mills continue to invest in their core assets and investigate new revenue streams in the emerging bio-economy to further improve their long term viability.

Presently we are seeking applicants for:

Central Services – Rebuild Shop Maintenance Supervisor We are seeking an experienced Supervisor to lead our multi-trade Central Services Maintenance Crew and Rebuild Shop and to contribute to our steady improvement in reliability and productivity.

The successful candidate will have a Machinist/Millwright designation or equivalent.

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The optimum candidate will be able to demonstrate a commitment to achieving exceptional safety performance. He/she will have experience and knowledge with world-class maintenance practices; including preventive and predictive maintenance. Experience within pulp and paper or heavy industry is an important asset; however the proven ability to collaborate with Operations, Technical, and Engineering personnel to achieve outstanding results is essential.

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Field facing numerous challenges in attracting new residents JOEL TANSEY Golden Star

The recent announcement regarding the closure of Field Elementary School was the culmination of a slow but steady decline in the village’s ability to attract young families.

Craig Chapman, a longtime local who also serves as the chair of the Field Community Council, blames Parks Canada for the village’s current situation, citing a reduction in the town site in the late 1990s, a lack of well-kept housing and increased incentives for Parks Canada workers to live elsewhere.

“Unfortunately, Parks Canada as an agency…has not been very supportive to Field as a community in terms of addressing these problems,” he said.

The townsite reduction was particularly harmful, says Chapman, as it affected a mobile home park that represented the bulk of the village’s entry-level housing.

Ellen Francis, the townsites and realty manager for Yoho National Park, says that the reduction of the Field townsite was done in accordance with Parks Canada’s mandate. “(The trailer park) was located in a wildlife corridor,” Francis explained.

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Field is continuing to have a difficult time attracting new residents, especially young families. The village’s community council chair believes Field could become a seasonal townsite if the situation doesn’t improve soon.

“Parks Canada phased out the trailer court for the purpose of improving ecological integrity and reducing human-wildlife conflicts.”

Chapman has never bought into that explanation, claiming that much of the village is a wildlife corridor, including much more problematic areas such as the old RCMP detachment where bears frequently pass by.

Instead, Chapman and other longtime residents of Field believe that the reduction in the town site

was done in order to justify expansions within Banff National Park.

In fact, it’s a common belief among residents that Field is regularly neglected in favour of Banff.

“I think you’d be hard pressed to find somebody that didn’t think that,” Chapman said.

According to Francis, Parks Canada has made significant investments in the village of Field in recent years to ensure its sustainability.

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of the community of Field, the role it plays in Yoho National Park and we are committed to working with Field Community Council and residents to shape the future of the National Park, to help grow local tourism, create jobs, and housing is part of what we work towards in that as well,” Francis said.

Chapman was critical of the condition of many of the housing units in Field.

“Parks Canada housing in town, does it fill the need for the community, have they maintained it and kept it in good condition that makes it attractive? No,” Chapman said.

“They’re housing is atrocious.

You’re talking kitchens which were fitted out in the ‘50s and ‘60s that haven’t been renovated,” he continued while also claiming that two former Parks Canada houses in town are sitting vacant, having become uninhabitable.

Francis acknowledged that improvements could be made, but that work is ongoing within rental units owned by Parks Canada.

“We’re doing a lot of work and making a lot of investments to ensure that, especially the housing that we are directly responsible for, is always being maintained and improved,” she said, adding that work is being done from minor plumb-

ing repairs to bathroom renovations.

Francis also believes that the travel allowance given by Parks Canada for workers that choose to live in Golden is offset by the fact that Field residents don’t pay municipal taxes and enjoy relatively low rental costs.

“Parks Canada needs to make sure that we attract employees and we can create incentives for them to live in the communities in which they work, but like anyone, everyone has a choice as to where they’re going to live,” she said.

Given this information, it’s not unfair to wonder about Field’s long-term sustainability. Chapman believes it may go the way of the townsite in Waterton Lakes National Park, where a seasonal population keeps the village bustling in the summer but very few residents remain for the winter.

“For the last 15 years (I’ve) been pushing that Field’s going to become another Waterton, it’s going to just really be a summer orientated service centre if Parks doesn’t change their attitude and positioning on it,” he said.

“Things can change…but unless Parks Canada changes the equation, that’s going to be the problem.

There’s just not enough housing, not enough opportunity.”

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