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Now that it has approval to build a new operations centre in Ootischenia, FortisBC plans to demolish its old administration office and warehouse at South Slocan.

Spokeswoman Nicole Bogdanovic confirmed Monday that the company doesn’t plan to keep the two buildings adjacent to its generating plant and

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Buildings ‘beyond life expectancy’ CONTINUED FROM A1 present use.

Selling the buildings was not possible, Bogdanovic said, because the company needs to retain secure access to the site.

“If we were to entertain any other option, it would have to be fiscally responsible, and allow us to continue to operate safely and securely. The decision was made after considering every alternative.”

Five scenarios are outlined in the company’s application to the BC Utilities Commission submitted last July: do nothing, renovate the existing facilities, replace the existing facilities on their current site, lease a facility around Castlegar, or build new combined office and materials site in Ootischenia.

The cost of renovating the existing facilities was pegged at $24.6 million. It would take about 17 months and require staff to be temporarily relocated while the buildings were repaired. Replacing the existing generation facilities in South Slocan was estimated to cost $30 million.

No alternative sites were identified around Castlegar. Consolidating operations and building new in Ootischenia was identified at the cheapest option at $20.6 million, including $446,000 to demolish the two South Slocan buildings.

In its submission to the provincial utilities regulator, FortisBC cited “the age, critical end-of-life condition and health, safety and code compliance concerns” of the latter buildings.

The company identified three chief concerns: both buildings have a long list of problems that affect their code compliance and health and safety; their location is “unsuitable for use as a designated emergency operations centre”; and they “do not function well as office and warehouse space respectively due to their original design purposes.”

Deterioration of the buildings has resulted in “clear signs of damage and extensive building component failure,” the submission says.

Iredale Architecture Group, hired to complete an extensive audit, concluded both buildings are

FortisBC will demolish the old West Kootenay Power staff house at South Slocan (seen here in 2006) once it opens a new operations centre in Ootischenia.

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“beyond life expectancy” and require significant upgrades to their envelopes, fire detection and protection, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems.

However, “It would be expensive and disruptive to address these failures individually.”

The administration office also has problems with handicap accessibility, undisturbed asbestos, and lead paint.

“The company believes that further significant capital investment in a building at its end-of-life is generally not good practice as such investment does not extend the building’s life in a cost-effective manner,” FortisBC said in its submission.

Generation department staff in South Slocan operate the company’s Kootenay River dams. The new operations centre in Ootischenia will centralize them with other workers presently stationed in Castlegar and Warfield.

There is no timeline for the demolition, Bogdanovic said, as construction of the new facility is their chief focus.

New ferries will save $11 million, ministry says GREG NESTEROFF Castlegar News

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The Ministry of Transportation expects to save $11 million by building new cable ferries for Harrop and Glade rather than bridges.

Kate Mukasa, a public affairs officer with the ministry, said in an email that the “lifecycle” cost of the new Glade ferry is estimated at $19.4 million over 40 years, whereas a bridge over the same time span is estimated to cost $23.5 million.

Over 40 years, the lifecycle cost of a new ferry for Harrop is estimated at $24.3 million versus $31.9 million for a bridge.

Both the ferry and bridge estimates include initial one-time construction costs, along with

operating, maintenance and rehabilitation.

“It’s important to provide a continuation of service, and renewing the ferry fleet is the most affordable, long-term solution,” Mukasa wrote. “The current ferries are at the end of their service lives now, and the first of their replacements will enter service in 2017 — years sooner than if a bridge were to be built.”

Last month the government announced it has awarded a $27.9-million contract to design and build four new ferries to Waterbridge Steel of Nakusp.

In addition to the new vessels for Harrop and Glade, the company will also build replacement ferries for Arrow Park and Adams Lake.

Notice of temporary dam closure Please be advised that the navigational lock closure at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will closed from Saturday, April 2 to Wednesday, April 6. The lock will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 7. Regular hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week, and this service is available at no charge for all properly equipped watercraft.

This closure is necessary to undertake maintenance work which will ensure the long-term, reliable and safe operation of the dam.

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MP Richard Cannings reacts to federal budget CHELSEA NOVAK Castlegar News

The federal government released its 2016 budget on Tuesday, and the local MP feels it’s full of missed opportunities.

Richard Cannings, a member of the NDP, sent out a press release Tuesday afternoon accusing the Liberals of falling short on their campaign promises.

“We were disappointed and we’re calling it a missed opportunity, especially for the opportunity the Liberals had to reduce inequality in Canada. I think that’s one of the main things Canadians are expecting from the government is to turn that tide,” he told the Castlegar News on the phone from Ottawa.

In particular, Cannings was disappointed that there was nothing on home care for seniors. Back when he was trying to get elected, Justin Trudeau promised to negotiate a new health accord with the provinces, with a long-term agreement on funding that would include an extra $3 billion over four years for improved home care services. While the new budget mentions both the health accord and home care, there’s nothing about the promised $3 billion: “The Government is committed to working in partnership with provinces and territories to negotiate a new multi-year health accord that will improve health care in Canada and boost health outcomes for all Canadians. The Minister of Health has begun discussions with her provincial and territorial counterparts to enhance the affordability and accessibility of prescription drugs, improve access to home care and mental health services, and support pan-Canadian innovation in the delivery of health services.”

The Liberals also dropped their plans to expand taxation of stock options.

“These are opportunities to get funding again for programs without hitting the middle class and lower income Canadians with taxes,” said Cannings.

While he may be dissatisfied with the decision, Canadian startups, who reacted against the idea, were reportedly very relieved on Tuesday.

Cannings was also upset about the Liberals’ changes to employment insurance, which he said don’t go far enough.

“They haven’t really brought in measures that will reduce the money coming in that goes into general revenue and they really have only moderately increased the ability of Canadians, who paid into this fund as they work, to access it once they’re out of work,” he said.

Cannings and the NDP reacted to the fact that the budget shows the government will have collected $6.9 billion in revenue from EI premiums over three years, but it’s worth pointing out that $3.5 billion of that was collected in 2014-2015, $2.2 billion in 2015-2016, and the smallest amount, $2.1 billion will be collected in 2016-2017.

In the three following years, the budget projects that EI will pay out more than is collected, though only up to $3.5 billion, not $6.9 billion. This deficit is accounted for in part by the Liberals’ plans to lower EI premiums, beginning with a decrease to $1.51 in 2017.

The budget projects a deficit of $29.4 billion for 2016-2017, with no surplus in sight, even in 2020-2021 by which time there will have been another election.

“We will admit with them that it is a difficult fiscal situation and difficult to balance the budget this year, but … if this is going to work, as they say, in stimulating the economy, we should hope that it really works and we have a plan to actually get out of this deficit situation,” said Cannings. “So we’re disappointed that there’s no surplus in sight, no balanced budget in sight.”

Publisher calls province’s recycling rules ‘extortion’ BILL METCALFE Nelson Star staff writer

The Regional District of Central Kootenay is calling on the province to crack down on the newspaper industry to join a provincial recycling stewardship program. However, an industry executive says if they were forced to pay the proposed fees, a number of papers would have to shut down to meet the costs.

“We simply can not afford the millions of dollars this would cost the newspaper industry,” John Hinds, the CEO of Newspapers Canada, an industry group, told the Star. “It would put a significant number of newspapers at risk if we were forced to pay the Multi-Material BC (MMBC) fees as they stand. Look at what happened in Nanaimo and Kamloops [where newspapers recently closed]. Look at what is happening around the country.”

The RDCK board passed a motion in February to urge BC’s environment minister to pressure the industry to comply with regulations that require producers of paper and packaging to pay for the recycling of their products.

MMBC is the non-profit stewardship organization tasked with getting BC industries, rather than taxpayers, to pay for recycling the paper and packaging it produces. MMBC collects, processes, and sells recycled material, and about 1,300 producers of paper and packaging in BC

pay them to do this.

Businesses that produce paper and packaging are required by BC law to have an approved stewardship plan to recycle their waste. But the newspaper industry has so far declined to join MMBC, in an apparent contravention of that regulation.

This is a problem for the RDCK. MMBC doesn’t cover all areas of the province. It has never set up shop in some rural areas, including some parts of West Kootenay, because it says it can’t afford to expand its services further until the newspaper industry signs on. MMBC wants the newspaper industry to pay $20 per ton to recycle the province’s newsprint.

According to Hinds, this would amount to about $10 million per year.

“To pay that price would mean for example in the West Kootenay I would close three marginal small town newspapers, and curtail the number of copies that we put out,” says Rick O’Connor, the president of Black Press, which publishes six papers in the West Kootenay including the Star.

Asked to respond to the industry’s contention that it would have to close papers, MMBC’s Allen Langdon said, “This regulation has been in place since 2011. They have had a long time to think through how it would comply with the legislation and try and work something out with government.”

Some RDCK population centres —

including Nelson, Kaslo, and Castlegar — have contracts with MMBC, but rural areas don’t, and it is costing the regional district to recycle in those areas, according to chief administrator Stuart Horn. The RDCK has asked MMBC to take over, only to be told they can’t afford to take on new areas until the newspaper industry comes on board.

Hinds says he doesn’t believe MMBC when it says it can’t afford to expand their service because the organization reported a $33-million surplus in its last fiscal year.

Langdon says that money is a reserve.

“Our entire program costs $80 million per year,” Langdon said, “so we set a target of a reserve of about half the annual requirements. We are a non-profit so we had always planned to develop a reserve because we don’t have assets or other types of capital to rely on if commodity markets drop.

“If I were to expand the program,” he continued, “the current members who are meeting their obligations and are good corporate citizens would be forced to subsidize the companies that have not joined and not met their obligations.”

O’Connor and Hinds say MMBC is asking for more money from newspaper publishers than recycling programs in other provinces. They say the original deal with MMBC would have seen the newspaper Continued on A9

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RDCK decides on pool surplus, Waste collection changes rolling out next week hires deputy fire chief BILL METCALFE Castlegar News

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has decided to hire a deputy fire chief in a temporary term position. This decision was ratified Thursday when the RDCK board passed its 2016 budget.

“This second position in fire services will be dedicated to bringing our fire stations up the training standards that have been implemented by the the fire commissioner of BC,” says chief administrator Stuart Horn.

The new half-year position will cost $51,000, but won’t add to budget costs because fire training budgets will be reduced to compensate. Then in 2017 the board will decide whether to make it more permanent. The RDCK runs 18 rural fire halls.

The 2016 RDCK budget is $48 million. About $24 million comes from taxes, and the rest from federal gas tax funds, payment in lieu of taxes from BC Hydro and Columbia Power, and a capital projects reserve.

Also affecting the budget, the Nelson recreation commission has decided what to do with the money it saved this year — about $780,000 — by not having to pay borrowing costs on a planned loan made unnecessary by a windfall $4.2-million federal government grant for the Nelson pool. This year’s saving of $780,000 will fill the gap between the $5.2-million final cost of the project and the $4.8-million the RDCK originally budgeted for.

As for what to do with those borrowing cost savings in future years, the commission will decide before next year’s budget is prepared.

It’s not easy to say how any new RDCK budget will affect taxpayers. It might involve an increase

for some and a decrease for others. That’s because not every resident or community contributes to the same services.

“We have 165 services,” says Horn. “That goes from general administration that everybody in the RDCK pays into, right down to something like a community hall contribution service in Crawford Bay or Edgewood where you would have a very small portion of the population that would participate.

“Depending on where you live and who you share a service with, that has an impact on your tax bill, because whoever you share a service with, and what happened with their assessment, all that enters into the tax calculation. It is not like living in a municipality where everybody pays the same rate and your taxation is related to the bill last year and they will just add on a certain per cent increase.”

As a result of this multitude of services and costs, and the large number of rural communities in the RDCK, this year’s budget is 253 pages long, “the biggest one I have seen since I have been here,” Horn says.

The board on Thursday also formed a committee to advise on agricultural land use matters and comment on applications initiated under the Agricultural Land Commission Act. Representation on the commission is from each of the four commodity groups (fruit, beef, grain and dairy), representing the three rural Creston electoral areas.

The board also approved a budget for a full time water smart ambassador for a four-month term and clarified a previous resolution about motorcycle noise, saying it does not oppose motorcycles, but wants excessive noise regulated.

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Residents can expect their new garbage carts and recycling bins to be delivered to their door next week. Representatives from Waste Management will also be delivering an information package explaining the new system and the rules for recycling. The first day for the new system will be April 4.

Council applying for grant to proceed with bike and pedestrian path Council has decided to make an application to the Bike BC grant program for what they are calling the “Bridge to Bridge” pedestrian and cyclist lane. This is the next proposed connection in the city’s pedestrian and cycling master plan. It will connect to the existing pathway just after if crosses the off-ramp bridge by the Chamber of Commerce and will descend on an angle across the highway slope and connect with the highway shoulder path near the base of the railroad bridge. From there, commuters would ride or walk on the existing highway shoulder to the Kinnaird Bridge. It is proposed that a railing would be installed to create a barrier between pedestrian and cyclists and the existing highways ditch. According to the accompanying documents, this connection would allow commuters from the Selkirk College and Ootischenia to safely connect to the existing pathway network.

If approved, the BC Bike grant will fund

a maximum of 50 per cent of the estimated $150,000 cost of construction and work would start as early in 2016 as possible as the design is complete and tender ready. Formal approval from the Ministry of Transportation is also required.

Advertising purchased Council decided to spend some of its advertising budget by purchasing a $1030 inside cover ad in the 2016 summer edition of Route 3 magazine to promote the Castlegar Millennium Ponds and by sponsoring an ad in the Kootenay Robusters 2017 calendar, at a cost of $250.

Grants given A $125 grant was approved for the Castlegar and District Community Services youth art and talent show to assist with the costs associated with hosting the event to be held on June 19, 2016.

The Royal Canadian Legion CastlegarRobson branch dart team received a $120 grant to assist with the costs associated with attending the 2016 provincial dart tournament in Comox, BC in April.

Council also approved a $1,000 grant to the Spring Fling Committee to assist with the costs of organizing and hosting the annual Spring Fling Festival in downtown Castlegar on April 30, 2016. “This event brings a lot of people into the downtown core,” said Councilor Rye. “It is a very small committee that works very hard.”

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Letters One hundred per cent renewable is not only 100 per cent possible, it will save money and it can be done without job losses. It doesn’t make sense to squander more public money on the already highly subsidized fossil fuel industry.

Fossil fuels are depleting, a primary source of air pollution, the major cause of global climatic change, and more expensive than renewable energy.

Since 2001, studies have consistently shown that renewable energy costs less than fossil fuels. Looking into the future, renewable energy costs will continue to fall while fossil fuel costs — withstanding the current dip in oil prices not expected to last — will continue to rise. Renewable energy now costs less than fossil fuels because the easy-to-recover, low cost conventional fossil fuels are largely gone. The days when we could drill a few hundred metres and out would come bubbling crude are over.

Today’s fossil fuels are incredibly expensive such as the Tar Sands, LNG (LFG, liquefied fracked gas), sour gas, off-shore oil, fracked shale oil, and mountain top removal coal mining. With these fossil fuels, the energy return on investment (amount of energy spent to recover a barrel of oil) is around one barrel of oil. We’re wasting money squeezing the last drops of fossil fuels from Mother Earth. Just like when we walked away from typewriters in the advent of computers, it’s time to walk away from fossil fuels. Subsidies won’t bring back depleted oil reserves. Leave what’s left in the ground and save money.

On the other hand, the sun continues to shine free of charge.

We continue to improve technologies to harness solar energy.

The potential is vast. Renewable energy prices have no where to go but down.

The problem is the current fossil fuel — employment equation. In Canada, there are tens of thousands of jobs in fossil fuel recovery, transport, refining, etc. The question is how do we switch from high cost, rapidly depleting, air polluting, climate changing fossil fuels to low cost renewable energy while I am writing in response to the recent letters to the editor regarding public access at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam. The risk assessment that has been completed for the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam is based on nationally accepted guidelines for public safety around dams. We implemented these guidelines at all of our facilities across the province because we want to make sure that everyone goes home safely at the end of the day.

The results of the assessment tell us that allowing continued access to vehicles across the dam deck is a high risk activity that could result in someone being seriously hurt. This level of risk is unacceptable, especially since it is entirely preventable as there is an alternate route available via the Robson Bridge.

The dam deck is part of an industrial site and is not part of the public road system. It has never been assumed by the

preserving jobs in the fossil fuel sector? The answer is simple.

Transfer the $2.9 billion in annual subsidies from the fossil fuel sector to the renewable energy sector. Then, guarantee jobs for everyone employed in the fossil fuel industry with jobs in the renewable energy sector. We’d recover the investment in lower energy costs. Rather than waste more money on the fossil fuels, our governments need to map a humane transition to a lower-cost, fossil fuel free economy.

By humane, I mean protect jobs. Remember the 1992 Atlantic cod fishery collapse? A renewable resource was so poorly managed that the industry crumbled and 40,000 people lost their jobs creating a social disaster. Marriages and families dissolved, alcoholism and substance abuse increased, crime worsened, suicides rose. Based on that experience, imagine what would happen if Canada stopped the fossil fuel industry without a plan for the tens of thousands of working Canadians employed in the fossil fuel sector.

To avoid that catastrophe, it makes economic sense to guarantee jobs for all the Tar Sands workers and for all the workers on the other expensive fossil fuel projects. Those workers could be more profitably employed building and installing wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal energy systems, concentrated solar thermal power plants, and biodiesel facilities.

Those workers could retrofit existing buildings to consume less energy, consume no energy or to generate energy. Those workers could modify auto factories to build electric cars, and build clean energy mass transit.

We need to guarantee jobs for displaced fossil fuel workers in the renewable energy sector to speed the transition to a sustainable economy and to meet our climate change targets.

Let’s invest in the future, not in the past. One hundred per cent renewable is not only 100 per cent possible, it will save money and it can be done without job losses.

Robert M. Macrae, Castlegar, BC

province as a public roadway, and it is not built to the standards required by the Ministry of Transportation. While the dam deck initially allowed for passage across the Columbia River, BC Hydro did not commit to maintain access indefinitely.

Since the construction of the Robson Bridge in 1993, the use of the dam deck has become redundant to the majority of users.

Recent upgrades at the facility have made it more difficult to provide public access across the facility. Improvements to the hoist towers and tower supports have reduced the space available for moving personnel and equipment on the walkway.

These upgrades have also led to greater preventative maintenance requirements, due to the increase in complexity of the gate control systems, as well as increased structural inspection requirements of the gates and supporting infrastructure.

Maintenance work on the gates is expected to double. All of this additional work ensures these gates will function as intended.

We understand how important this facility is to the community. That’s why we spent the last several months meeting with local residents, elected officials, key stakeholders to discuss the risks related to providing access across the dam. This includes the open house and discussion that we hosted on February 11, which was well attended by local residents. We are now reviewing all of the potential options that we heard through all of our discussions, as well as through phone calls and emails. We expect to report back to the community by Thursday, March 31.

Again, thank you for the opportunity to address this issue.

Sincerely, Mary Anne Coules BC Hydro Community Relations

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We as Canadians need to protect our water and corporations must stop pumping it up for free so they can make a profit. It is a valuable resource and should be respected. Without clean water

humans are in trouble. It is about time the government stood up and took notice by creating laws to protect our precious resource. I am very fortunate to have clean, clear drinking water at my home and

to be able to swim in clean lakes and rivers here in the Kootenays.

It’s time for the federal government to implement the right to clean water in Canada by passing an environmental bill

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Thanks for the memories

KAREN

HAVILAND Off The Line

If you are reading this paper the day it hit the streets, then it is Thursday, the day before Good Friday. And if you are the parent of young children you are likely feeling the relentless building of excitement as your over-the-moon-excited kids dream about eating chocolate and Easter goodies until their seams split. Some things never change no matter how old you get. But now, instead of having to hunt those elusive hidden little, delectable pearls, I can simply go to the store and buy as much as I want.

Naturally, being an adult who is in fair control of her impulses, I don’t do that, but age and maturity don’t stop me from being a kid at heart, especially as I remember those simple years when I didn’t have to worry about chocolate going straight to my hips. No siree, all I had to worry about was a rebellion from my stomach as it protested the gorging of candy and chocolate by a greedy little girl.

Believe it or not, I miss those days.

Not for the candy, but for the warm memories it evokes of days unencumbered by adult worries and responsibilities.

Holidays were always special at our house. Even though we didn’t have much money, mom and dad always found a way to celebrate and make those special days special. Special enough that the mere thought of them can still bring tears to my eyes. But, hey, I am beginning to see that as I get older just about anything brings a tear to my eyes. But, I digress.

As I was saying, our parents went out

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of their way to build memories with us.

I remember one Easter in particular. I think I was about six or so. My sister, Laura, who we called Toody, was only two years older than me.

At that time we weren’t much for “church-going” but mom always made sure that at Christmas and Easter we went to church. Back in the day, going to church wasn’t quite like it is now. Back then church had an unspoken dress code, and going to church was big in that way. Mom always made sure our appearance was meticulous from the top of our head to the tip of our toes. Even though money was scarce, there was no way that mom was going to send her kids to church without proper clothing.

That meant that one year in particular, mom made my and my sister’s dresses and even made hats for us, because, after all, back then, all proper ladies not only wore a nice dress, but they wore a hat, gloves and shiny patent leather shoes. Nothing was overlooked and if one dared to present themselves to mom for inspection prior to church with a speck of dirt on his or her face, that offender could expect to have that dirt scrubbed from his or her face with fingers moistened with mom’s spittle.

Yuck!

Those dresses were beautiful in my eyes. Our dresses matched, right down to the bumble bee design. I can clearly remember that design even now. The funny thing is that my sister remembers the dresses as being adorned with butterflies. Whatever the design was doesn’t much matter in the end though. What matters is the pride I remember shining in my mother’s eyes as she presented her five children to the pastor greeting his parishioners at the door.

Being poor was never an excuse for slovenly dressed children with dirty faces. Being poor didn’t matter in the house of the Lord, but being poorly turned out was a sin in my mother’s eyes.

As Easter draws near, I pull that memory tightly around me. It keeps me warm and makes me happy. Thanks for those memories mom. My hope for each of you reading this column is that you too make memories with your loved ones this Easter.

Happy Easter and God bless.

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Work it, support it and commit to it

I recently had the pleasure of attending the XO Wedding Gala in Sylvan Lake, Alta. Let me tell you, “pleasure” wasn’t my first thought when my daughter asked me to attend with her when I was there for a recent visit.

My daughter has always supported me so when her future husband (couldn’t ask for a better future son-in-law) could not attend with her due to his working away, I had to fill his shoes.

Thoughts of talking about hair styles, makeup, pedicures and honeymoons frankly scared the hell out of me.

My fears were manifested further when we walked through the door only to see a handful of future grooms at the event.

Thoughts of being tied by my ankles to a horse and dragged through the fields quietly ran through my head. Well, this is one of those times where at first what made me apprehensive of going ended up being an evening that was truly inspirational.

The highlight of my evening was a talk by a young couple in which one part of the half just happens to be the Mayor of Sylvan Lake. By young, if I remember correctly, they had been married eight to nine years compared to my relatively long 33 happy years. Yes, happy years.

Sean McIntyre and his lovely wife Leah were charged with the task of giving some pointers to young couples. Let me tell you that they really threw it out there. One of the opening lines was, “I knew she was the one I wanted to marry after two weeks … it took her three.” “Well honey, some people are easier to love than others,” was her reply.

The McIntyre’s “We’re Better Together — How to Love Beyond the Honeymoon” presentation was so moving and inspiring.

Here is some of their advice they offered for relationships: Set a date night and follow through. Keep it, protect it. Our date night is once a week. I like

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So let’s work it, support it, commit to it and pay attention to it. to call it Stay Married Night.

Find something you both love and do it on date night, do it on purpose.

Treat her. At least once a year, take a vacation, just the two of you. No kids, no friends. Even if it’s small, get outta here and reserve that time for just the two of you.

Work it. Commit to it. Pay attention. Preventative maintenance is a lot easier than cleaning up a disaster. That goes for marriages, cars and flooding.

Be protective of your heart and your partner’s heart, and your future together.

Be stubborn! Not talking about being stubborn towards your partner, this stubborn has

to do with your marriage. Don’t give up. Don’t let others divide you. Don’t compromise your vows. Do prefer your partner above everyone else. Do pursue a connection. Do apologize (even if it’s hard). That’s the difference between being stubborn for yourself and being stubborn for your marriage.

Marriage is not a 50/50 arrangement, marriage requires 100 per cent from each person.

We have chosen to invest in our marriage. Marriage unites us, but we are not two halves that make one whole; we are two whole people that come together to make something extraordinary.

In all, their talk was about 30 minutes long and in that time I went from kicking and dragging my way to this event to sitting on the edge of my seat. You truly could have heard a pin drop.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded by others what a relationship is. This was one of those slap-on-the-forehead moments for me and I hope it will be for you. Now I am not saying that Trish and I have a bad relationship and in fact that’s far from the truth, but sometimes the comfortableness of it makes us all complacent and I am sure I am not the only guy or gal out there that has fallen into that same rut. Relationships cannot be complacent, they are something you need to work on each and every day. It’s one of the most important things we have in life as an adult and sometimes we just need a “I should have had a V8” moment to remind us of that.

So let’s work it, support it, commit to it and pay attention to it. This is the biggest investment we can make in our lives and together we can accomplish so much more. I leave you with one of Sean’s parting comments.

“Love can make you superhuman like that.” Or as Spock may have said, “Love long and prosper.”

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Upcoming MARCH CASTLEGAR SR. ACTIVITIES @ COMPLEX Monday 10 a.m. Darts 1 p.m. Whist Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Floor Curling/Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Crafts 1:30 p.m. Line Dancing 7 p.m. Pool Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Floor Curling March 30, 10 a.m. 80+ Driver’s Club 11:30 a.m. Euchre 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nidus Webinar 2nd Overview 1 p.m. Rummoli Thursday 9:30 a.m. Floor Curling 1 p.m. Bingo Friday 10 a.m. Qi Gong 1 p.m. Cribbage (Not on March 25) Senior Centre closed Friday, March 25 for Good Friday.

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES FOR SENIORS Sunday, March 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Castlegar/Robson Royal Canadian Legion. Fun and educational computer lab featuring six lap top computers and students to instruct. We are on the outlook for grade twelve students who need to complete their 100 hours of volunteer service that would like to participate.

DOVE HILL TRAILS EXPANSION INFORMATION SESSION Tuesday, March 29, 7 -8:30 p.m. Castlegar Parks and Trails will be hosting a Public Open House to outline plans for expanding the trail network on Dove Hill.

ALZHEIMER SOCIETY WORKSHOP Friday, April 1 at Selkirk College (Rm S-101).

Transition to and life in residential care. To register call Tara at 1-800-886-6946 or email thildebrand@alzheimerbc.org. Admittance by donation.

FREE BOX LACROSSE SKILLS CAMP Saturday, April 2 at Stanley Humphries Secondary. West Kootenay Minor Lacrosse Association is hosting a free box lacrosse skills camp for all youth 5-16 years old. The free camp is an opportunity for youth to learn to play the game, and for their parents to learn more about our local box lacrosse program.

The camp is free, but interested participants must pre-register at wkmla@hotmail.com.

MENS 12TH ANNUAL PYRAHI BAKE April 3, 12-3 p.m. at the Brilliant Cultural Centre. Everyone welcome.

SCRABBLE FOR LITERACY You’re invited to the 12th annual Scrabble for Literacy Tournament! Join us on Sunday, April 3 from 1-4 p.m. at the Castlegar & District Public Library. This promises to be a great event, with good food, prizes and wonderful company. Best of all, your help will support literacy and help increase awareness of literacy issues in Castlegar. Players of all ages and ability are welcome! To register contact Alana at 250-687-4983 or amurdoch@cbal.org.

UNDERSTANDING DEMENTIA COMMUNICATION Thursday, April 7, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Castlegar

Health Centre. Caregivers will gain an understanding of how communication is affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. They will also have the opportunity to explore effective ways of facilitating communication and providing support to the person with dementia.

ROBSON COMMUNITY CHURCH SOCIETY AGM April 7, 7 p.m. Robson Community Church 2953 Waldie Ave. Everyone welcome. Support the running of Church, Resker Hall and Cemetery.

FUNDRAISER FOR TARRYS COMMUNITY HALL April 9, 7 p.m. Eleventh annual musical jamboree. Admission $10. An evening of country, blue grass, folk and old time favourites.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BBQ April 16 at noon. Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds - if you have volunteered at the Spring or Fall Fair in the past, or would like to volunteer in the future we are inviting you to lunch. We are having a work party from 10 a.m. until noon, just a basic spring tidy up of the grounds. For more information & RRSP

by April 13th to r_dsmith@shaw.ca SPRING FLING Spring Fling 2016 needs volunteers to allow the event to continue for another year. Please contact Peter Laurie at 250-365-5655. This year’s event is planned for April 30.

CASTLEGAR GARDEN AND NATURE FEST Saturday, May 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Castlegar Communities in Bloom and Castlegar Garden Club partner to sponsor this open-air fest taking place in Castlegar at the Castlegar and District Recreation Centre.

Come enjoy what our festival has to offer: thirty-plus booths offering plants and garden art, information about community organizations, local food, and an ideal environment to sit, relax and enjoy the day.

Ongoing INCOME TAXES FOR LOWER INCOMES: Trained volunteers can complete basic income tax returns during March and April at Castlegar Community Services, 1007– Second St., Castlegar. Maximum incomes: Single - $30,000, One Parent with one child $35,000, Each addn’l. child - $2,500, Couples/ Families - $40,000, Investment Income less than $1,000. Phone 250-365-2104 for appointment.

YOGA CLASSES for people living with MS are sponsored by the WKMS Society. Classes are held at the Columbia River Yoga Studio and are free for members of the MS Society.

Please contact Lonnie Facchina. Phone ( toll free) 1-800-268-7582, ext.7259 or instructor Janice Ferraro, 250-365-5428.

THE KOOTENAY COLUMBIA EDUCATIONAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE meets monthly at Crowe High. Everyone welcome. We are always looking for educational books, year books, photos, articles, etc. Call Mac Gregory at 250-365-1802 for dates and details or donations.

USCC CULTURAL INTERPRETIVE SOCIETY volunteers meet Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Interpretive & Training Centre, 820 Markova Rd., beside the Brilliant

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Cultural Centre. Drop in and browse through our gift shop for unique hand-crafted items.

GRACE COMMUNION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH meets Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. at the Resker Hall in Robson (next door to the Robson Community Church) on Waldie Ave. Phone 250-365-6405 for more information.

Join us for

Easter Services Sunday at 10:30 am at Castlegar Baptist Church, downtown at 419 7th Ave.

CASTLEGAR GARDEN CLUB meets the third Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the Castlegar Community Complex. For a fresh gardening perspective and inspirations that will linger long after the meeting, stop in for a visit. Information: Wendy Eggleton at 250365-0150 or wendy.eggleton@icloud.com.

THE NEW LIFE CHURCH (behind the Castlegar Primary School) will be serving hot nutritious meals for people in the community every Thursday. Doors open at 3:45 p.m. and the meal will be served at 4:30 p.m. Please use the basement entrance at the back of the church. For info phone 250-365-7500.

BLUEBERRY BOTTLE DRIVE: Please drop off refundable bottles and cans at the Blueberry School. All donations go towards funding programs and events at the school.

FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING for problem gambling through Castlegar Community Services, call 250-608-2254.

THE CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TREASURE SHOP is located at 210-11th Ave. downtown Castlegar (250365-7317), offering quality housewares, clothing, furniture, electronics, silent auctions and much more. Donations are accepted Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

Open Monday to Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We also have a gift shop located in the Castlegar Health Clinic for new infant/kids clothing (250-304-1274). www.castlegarhospitalauxiliary.org ABOUT BREASTFEEDING: Informative support group for breastfeeding moms.

Neighbourhood House in Castlegar, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. to noon. More info: 250-365-3662, or see kootenayfamilyplace.org COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK & DROPIN CENTRE: Monday, Food Bank, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Drop-in centre, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (free). Lunch served 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday Drop-in centre, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (free). Lunch served 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Food donations can be dropped off on any of these days at St. David’s Church. Call 250-608-2227.

ROBSON SUNDAY MARKET is open every

Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Breakfast served until food runs out. Lots of crafts, collectibles, borscht, treats, and lots more!

No market March 27. Call Kathy at 250365-3796 to book a table or for more info.

Looking forward to seeing everyone out!

SELKIRK WEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, 10 to 11 a.m. followed by show and tell.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: Classes for adults, Conversation Club, Family Drop-in for families with young children, one-on-one tutoring. Free. Call Corinne at 250-687-4714.

THE SHARING POT DINNER: The Sharing Pot Dinner serves hot dinners on Tuesdays at 12 p.m. downtown at the Cadet Hall. No charge.

ST DAVID’S & UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP located at 605 Columbia Ave. Stock includes clothing, shoes, bedding, linens, household items, sewing, knitting, and craft supplies, and books (many books are free). Regular hours: Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Sunday, Monday and Stats. Our spring and summer stock is now out for sale. Clean donations accepted during working hours only.

Thank you for your support.

CASTLEGAR-ROBSON LEGION MEAT DRAW: Every Saturday in the Lounge, 4 to 6 p.m.

Guests must be signed in. Darts Thursdays 4, free pool Wednesday through Sunday.

TOPS GROUP meets every Wednesday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Kinnaird Hall, 2320 Columbia Ave. Round table discussion. Get motivated to eat healthy, lose weight. Call 250-304-7854.

CASTLEGAR A.A. MEETINGS AT THE PIONEER ARENA: Sunday at 10 a.m.; Tuesday at 7 p.m.

(Dennis 250-365-2738); Wednesday at noon (Dan 250-359-7817); Thursday and Saturday at 8 p.m. (Jim at 250-365-6216 or Alex 250359-7031); and Saturday at 8 p.m. (Len at 250-365-7805).

AL-ANON MEETS EVERY MONDAY NIGHT for people whose lives have been affected by someone’s drinking. Mondays 8-9 p.m. at 2224 6th Ave. (Kootenay Society for Community Living building). Contact Sydney at 250-608-1867.

CASTLEGAR JUDO CLUB is now operating out of the Kinnaird Park Community Church building, Room 10. Mondays and Thursdays from 6:15 to 8 p.m.

COLUMBIA BASIN ALLIANCE FOR LITERACY (CBAL) WINTER PROGRAMS: English Language Classes Castlegar Library Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. (childminding on Thursdays) Settlement Services for Newcomers Contact Corinne at 250-687-4714 or castlegarsettlement@cbal.org ESL Family Time Kootenay Family Place Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon Scrabble Club Castlegar Public Library 6:15 to 7:45 p.m.

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Local enthusiast builds Second World War replica plane BETSY KLINE Castlegar News

Local pharmacist Ward Taylor has long been fascinated by both the history of the Second World War and airplanes. So when he had the opportunity to combine these passions and embark on building a replica fighter aircraft, he jumped at the chance.

Last year he purchased a partially complete P-51D Mustang kit plane. “I was lucky to find the kit plane in the United States for a great price back when the Canadian dollar was around par.

My dad even picked it up for me in Pennsylvania and drove it all the way to the Kootenays in a rented U-haul,” said Taylor. The North American Aviation P51 Mustang was a long-range fighter escort that was used during the Second World War. It helped to ensure Allied air superiority during the war, ultimately contributing to the defeat of the Nazi regime.

The original owner/builder was a retired engineer who had completed around 50 per cent of the build before he decided sell the project for personal reasons.

“It turned out to be a real score,” added Taylor. “Being an engineer, his workmanship has been meticulous.”

Taylor has been joined by another local enthusiast who has previously built kit-planes and has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to building experimental aircraft. “It’s amazing to see his skill and patience as the project develops,” said Taylor. “It’s a great learning experience.” The airplane is now at about 75 per cent completion with controls, avionics and engine installation remaining. He hopes the project will be complete by late fall.

Taylor already has a pilot’s license and plans to gain flight hours in the aircraft and eventually fly it in airshows. He is thrilled to hear talk of an airshow possibly coming to the Castlegar Airport. “I’ve heard some rumours and I don’t know if they are true, but I’m sure I’d be one of the first to buy my tickets,” he said.

Ward invites anyone that shares his passion to swing by his IDA pharmacy in Castlegar, New Denver or Kaslo for some “hanger-talk”.

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Ward Taylor works on his P-51 Mustang while getting orders from retired Second World War pilot Franklin Wilkinson.

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Recycling body reneged on agreement, industry says CONTINUED FROM A3 industry contribute millions of dollars worth of advertising promoting recycling. Langdon disagrees and says there was a draft agreement but MMBC didn’t sign it because “our members could not agree because it would have meant them subsidizing the newspaper industry.”

O’Connor disputes that version. “MMBC had their lawyers write the agreement and presented it to newspapers to sign. After some negotiations, newspapers signed the agreement.

MMBC was then taken over by the Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance who refused to sign their own agreement.”

Hinds says MMBC’s asking price of $200 per ton is “four or five times what newspapers pay in other provinces.”

Comparison with other provinces is complex because each province has different regulations and systems. In Ontario and Quebec, newspaper publishers pay in-kind with advertising. In Manitoba the govern-

ment pays the newspaper industry’s fees. In Saskatchewan newspapers are exempt from the system. “[In all provinces] the idea is that everyone contributes but the newspaper industry doesn’t want to,” says Langdon. “From our perspective our program is probably the most progressive and leading edge in the country and the one where we are having the most success engaging directly with producers on how to work with them to adapt to change their packaging.

That is exciting and is something we should be proud of.”

Asked what the newspaper industry is doing to resolve this stalemate, O’Connor admitted nothing has changed. “We have been trying to work with the provincial government to come up with our own stewardship plan to meet the obligations under the regulations but not through MMBC, and we were hoping the government would approve StewardsChoice,

which we propose to be a competitive vehicle to MMBC. It is not that are opposed to recycling, it is that we are opposed to being extorted by MMBC.” Hinds says the government made a mistake lumping newsprint in with packaging. He says newspapers should be treated not as a package “like a yogurt container” but as “a product with social value” which, he adds, brings higher prices on the recycling market than most kinds of packaging, and which is already being successfully recycled by 80 per cent of BC residents.

O’Connor said MMBC is keeping the revenue of recycled newsprint, estimated currently at $60 per tonne.

Asked what he would say to the RDCK board, O’Connor said “If MMBC is telling you the reason they can’t increase service is because newspapers have not paid their exorbitant fee, I would say that that is not true. We never indicated that we would pay their fee and we will go to court before that

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happens. The industry is pretty adamant about this. MMBC is using this fantasy that newspapers are not paying this $200 as an excuse for not serving the West Kootenay.”

Asked the same question, Hinds said “You have to look at the value of newspapers in the community and it is an untenable cost to newspapers currently, and we simply can’t afford it. We would absolutely have to shut some papers down.”

Langdon, asked what he would say to the RDCK, said, “I think the action being taken by the regional district [lobbying the minister] is the only course of action available to them at this juncture.”

The Star asked the ministry what it is doing to bring the newspaper industry into the fold. It replied by email: “The ministry continues to pursue compliance with all freeriding producers, including newspapers and is in active discussions with the newspaper industry to find a solution.”

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Beginner Skateboard Lessons Saturdays May 7 - 28

Notice to all Community Groups and Organizations.

If you would like your event mentioned in this event calendar please e-mail the information to Castlegar Recreation Department at casrec@rdck.bc.ca or call 365-3386 ext 0.

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? h t r o W s d r o What are W hey mean t ings - what Popular say they came to be. and how

“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”

Opinion/Community

What do you get when you mix grizzly bear with polar bear?

Meaning: It’s better to have a lesser but certain advan-

tage than the possibility of a greater one that may come to nothing.

Origin: This medieval proverb comes from the sport of

falconry, where the ‘bird in the hand’ (the preying falcon) was worth more than ‘two in the bush’ - the prey.

Josh Sullivan and Jesse Samuels Second year Recreation, Fish and Wildlife students at Selkirk College

In Loving Memory

Brian James Cristofoli September 18, 1942 – March 14, 2016

the age of 73.

Brian James Cristofoli passed away peacefully with family by his side on March 14, 2016 at Castleview Care Centre at

He is survived by his wife Linda, sons Tim and Marty (Anna); sister Caren (Joe), brothers Richard (Arlene) and Roger (Judy). He was predeceased by his parents Florence and Giacomo and his younger sister Yvonne (Kelly).

He was born in Trail on September 18, 1942, but moved with his family to Castlegar when he was in Grade 3. After Brian’s father passed away, Brian along with his siblings, helped keep the family together and look after his mother till her passing at 79.

He started working at Canada Post at the age of 20, where he sorted mail, loaded mail trucks headed to Vancouver and Calgary and worked on the wickets selling stamps and weighing parcels. This is where Brian made many great friends and came to know many people in the community as well as meet his future wife Linda Fraser. He endured many CUPW/Canada Post strikes over his 35 years, retiring at the age of 55.

Brian had many interests and passions but above all he loved to downhill ski.

He owned a season pass at Red Mountain for over 40 years. He also had a passion for music with his album collection in the 100’s with music ranging from Willie Nelson, Neil Diamond, Anne Murray and Glen Campbell to Ian Tyson, The Eagles, James Taylor, and Simon & Garfunkel to name a few. He spent countless hours listening to music and enjoyed learning and playing the guitar.

Brian was a self taught, do-it-yourselfer. He hired a contractor to build the family home to a certain stage and then finished the rest himself. In his spare time Brian loved to read, do crossword puzzles, cryptograms and word searches. He could not walk by a printed page or a crossword puzzle without picking it up to see if it was something he wanted to read or fill in.

Brian liked to travel, from ski trips with his friends to family road trips once the children came along. He managed to see most of Canada except Newfoundland and the Territories, and a lot of the western USA. He cruised to Alaska, as well as through the Panama Canal and on the Mediterranean.

The family would like to thank friends, neighbours and relatives for their support and prayers while Brian made his journey through Alzheimers. A special thank you to Dr. Merritt and the staff of Castleview for their wonderful care of Brian during the 26 months that he lived there.

A funeral service took place on Friday, March 18th at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

To honor your loved one in the Castlegar News, please contact us at 250-365-6397 or by email: classifieds@castlegarnews.com

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Interbreeding among wild species is a fairly rare event in the wild but it does happen. There are a number of well-known crosses among our North American canine species.

Wolves, coyotes and our domestic dogs are all in the dog family but are considered different species because they normally don’t interbreed. They occupy different habitats and are aggressive toward each other. However, when a female is in heat, when the mood is just right, and when a male from a different dog species would rather mate than fight, we end up with a hybrid. There are examples of wolves and coyotes (coywolf) or wolves and dogs (wolfdog).

Less common hybrids have been now found in the bear family. In Canada, we have black bears (medium size), grizzlies (larger) and polar bears (largest). It’s probably not surprising that black bears and grizzlies interbreed occasionally as their home ranges overlap a fair amount. Polar bears on the other hand are typically found way up north, so interbreeding between polar bears and the other bears was thought to be non-existent, until recently.

The first polar/grizzly hybrid was identified in 2006 when a pair of hunters on Hinchinbrook Island in Alaska were out looking for moose and startled a large bear causing it to charge them. The hunters shot the bear and then realized that the bear that charged them was not a normal bear. It had physical traits from two different types of bear, grizzly and polar bears. The bear hybrid tends to share characteristics from both species.

For example the hybrid has a longer neck like a polar bear and a small shoulder hump like a grizzly. Their overall size, head shape, fur patterns on their feet, and

hollowness of their hair are all in an intermediate form between the two species.

With the changing weather patterns, polar bears and grizzlies are now coming into closer proximity, closer than they’ve ever done before. There is increased interaction between the two species of bear to the extent that they are now occasionally mating. These bears have been nicknamed Grolar or Pizzly bears, relating back to their parents.

Hybridization is nothing new. Likely everything you see today is the result of at least one cross breeding.

So if hybridization is natural, is there a concern about the cross between polar and grizzly bears? There are at least two concerns: species conservation and just how natural is this hybridization?

With any hybrid, how does it compare to the pure strain of each? Is it fertile, does it survive as well as its parents, is it more or less susceptible to disease? A crossbreeding attempt that produces an unsuccessful offspring is a wasted effort and one less breeding attempt among the pure strain. If one of the species involved in making the hybrid is of conservation concern then the production of a hybrid puts the pure strain of the endangered species at even greater risk. Currently polar bears are listed as a species of special concern and will not benefit from having hybrid polar bears in the breeding pool.

As the ice in Alaska and Northern Canada continues to melt from these warmer temperatures, it’s pushing polar bears inland for longer periods of time. The warmer temperatures are in part a result of us burning fossil fuels and dumping too much carbon into the atmosphere. Bringing these two species together therefore seems to be another consequence of humans changing the environment.

Hybridization is a natural phenomenon much like species extinction. We should be concerned when our actions are the reason for this as it’s just another example of how big our footprint truly is.

Correction In last week’s issue of the Castlegar News the article “Too much green is not that clean” identified the author as Katie Johnson when in fact, it was Katie Krug.

USCC convention held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre CASTLEGAR — The Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (USCC) held its annual convention on Feb. 27-28, 2016 at the Brilliant Cultural Centre in Castlegar.

Convention delegates expressed their appreciation to JJ Verigin for his service to the membership and organization, and unanimously reaffirmed him in his role as executive director. Verigin thanked the delegates for their confidence and support and pledged to continue efforts to deepen the spiritual understanding, to broaden the cultural horizons of the organization’s membership and to strengthen the sense of community.

Delegates also expressed their thanks to members of the organization’s governing body, the executive committee including chairperson Peter Zaytsoff, treasurer Robert Zwick, and outgoing members secretary Michael Davidoff, Bonnie Strukoff, Maxim Voykin and Sam Semenoff, for their effective guid-

ance and prudent management of organizational affairs. All delegates and members present expressed their gratitude for the dedicated efforts of the outgoing executive committee and welcomed new executive committee members Bill and Liz Pepin, and Dmitri Makortoff, Jan Kabatoff and Ed Dergousoff. Delegates also welcomed Liana Zwick, who accepted the position of community representative for youth, membership and communications, Kootenay South.

Delegates thanked the serving community representatives Colin Markin, Ellie Davidoff, Edna Sapriken, Paul Strelive, Barry Verigin, Stephanie LeClair, and Larry Jmaif.

Resolutions passed by the delegates included a proposed donation increase of five per cent to local members and 10 per cent to members on the open list; amendments to the USCC Constitution acceptable to the Charities Directorate and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA); op-

tions to sell property if necessary; and an amended terms of reference for the Champion Creek Forestry Management Committee. Other concerns that were discussed included making improvements to the Brilliant Cultural Centre and Sirotskoye, the official residence.

Delegates and observers welcomed Ellie Davidoff to her new role as secretary/receptionist at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, and acknowledged with appreciation the diligent efforts of executive committee treasurer, Robert Zwick, Theresa Dergousoff, CPA, CA, accounting clerk Fay Malins, and Evelyn Voykin for dealing with the organization’s audit by CRA. Minutes of the convention were recorded by Ellen Strelaeff, and Marcia Strelaeff. All those present on Saturday enjoyed a wonderful luncheon and refreshments prepared by the USCC Kootenay Ladies Organization.

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Left: The performance by a rythmic gymnastics team was a huge hit at the Celebration of Diverse Abilities. Right: Hannah Johnstone gave an inspirational speech.

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A spirit of community and fun abounded during the 11th annual Celebration of Diverse Ability event held at Selkirk College on Monday.

The two-hour event was designed to increase awareness and challenge ideas about disability, and individuals living with disability.

Hosted by students of the Classroom and Community Support Worker (CCSW) program this year’s event was called “Luminosity: The True Brightness Found in Our Differences.”

Over 200 people gathered to experience the displays, movie clips, singing, dancing, interactive games and crafts that were part of the day. The event even featured an area with dogs, cats and a rabbit waiting quietly to be petted and adored by anyone wishing to connect with a furry friend.

Several people who have experienced living with diverse abilities gave inspirational speeches to the gathered crowd. One of those was 18 year old Hannah Johnstone who talked about her experience being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. “Most people misunderstand me and they have little or no knowledge regarding ASD,” she said. “Young people are very judgmental and the emphasis is on fitting in. I am capable of many things, but fitting in is not one of them.” Hannah went on to explain that with the help of others and

Navigational lock closure Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam Participants had the opportunity to create pieces of art during the Celebration of Betsy Kline photo Diverse Abilities.

The navigational lock at BC Hydro’s Hugh Keenleyside Dam will be closed from Saturday, April 2 to Wednesday, April 6. The lock will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 7. Regular hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week. Use of

lots of books she has, “… become very self-aware of my ‘gift’. With the acceptance of my friends in the [Castlegar] Youth Council, I no longer feel weird or out of place.”

Representatives from Special Olympics were on hand with a giant petition banner for everyone to sign promoting the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign which educates people against using the word retarded to refer to people. “It is just disrespectful and it is so not 2016,” said CCSW instructor Jane Green.

When asked what she wanted people to take away from the event, Green stated, “It is really time for us as a culture to make the shift …. and really understand there is no them, there is only us. To stop the old ways of thinking and start new ways of welcoming.”

the lock is free for all properly equipped watercraft.

This closure is necessary to undertake maintenance work which will ensure the longterm, reliable and safe operation of the dam. We’re sorry for any inconvenience that this closure may cause, and thank you for your support as this work is completed.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mary Anne Coules at 250 365 4565.

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Thursday, March 24, 2016 Castlegar News

April 2016

2016 Curbside Collection Schedule

Curbside Collection Schedule Please place2016 standard garbage carts and blue boxes on the Please standard carts and blue on the curb by curb byplace 7:00am on garbage your collection dayboxes according to the

The City of Castlegar’s Solid Waste and Recycling Program has been carefully redesigned to help meet the City’s waste reduction goals and to reflect a 2016 commitment to environmental and Curbside Garbage economic sustainability.

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Starting AprilRecycling 4, 2016, the City of Castlegar will roll out Curbside changes to curbside garbage and recycling collection services.

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Working together to be the best for our communities, our environment… our future!

Low water levels; a challenge… and an opportunity for Celgar Celgar in the Community Most community residents and visitors have likely noticed how low the water level is in the Columbia River in the last couple of months.

Not only has this exposed some interesting shoreline and shoals that haven’t been seen in years, it also has also created some operational challenges for Celgar.

at the mill. Some logs take on more water than others and may become partially or completely submerged over time. When the river water level is low these logs can present a navigation hazard for the tug boats and their operators working in the area.

The mill struggled with low lake levels throughout the fall and winter due to reduced snowfall. The mild winter, along with the control of water flows in accordance with the requirements of the Columbia River treaty, has resulted in the In the first week of March Celgar extremely low river levels we have began a maintenance of works experienced in the last few months. project that involved the recovery of sunken logs from our log As many of you know, Celgar re- ponds. The low water levels proceives a substantial portion of vided a good opportunity us to the wood fibre we require by way remove these logs and eliminate of the river. What you might not the problems they create. A long know is that each load of logs reach excavator on a barge was Celgar receives through the water used to pull these logs up off the system has a much smaller en- bottom and place them onshore vironmental footprint than loads where they will ultimately be prothat travel by truck. cessed to make chips for our pulping process. We recovered One full tow of logs down the Arrow the equivalent of approximately Lakes reservoir carries the equiv- 10 logging truck loads. alent of nine hundred truckloads of logs. That’s a lot of wood fibre During the work, Celgar assigned coming in to our mill with greatly an Environmental Monitor to attend reduced fuel consumption and the job site to ensure the impact emissions. on water quality, fish and other species was minimal. Celgar mill Once the logs have arrived we employees and contractors did then have tug boats at the mill an excellent job of successfully site that move these logs into the completed this operation safely dewatering crane on the foreshore and professionally.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the community for their continued support! In return, we continue to work hard at doing what we can to give back and demonstrate our support for the community. A recent example of this was our involvement in the construction of the Celgar Pavilion at Millennium Park.

More recently we were approached by Stanley Humphries Secondary School and learned about an exciting new program being kicked off at the school.

Forestry Connections is a club that seeks to show students the link between forestry and their everyday surroundings. Students visit harvesting sites in our local forests and learn to appreciate the science of forestry, the social and environmental aspects of forestry, and some of the workings of the forest products industry in general.

In speaking with the Staff at SHSS, we learned of their desire to turn this club into a class. To support this, the school was seeking to purchase and install a small mill at the school that would provide students a practical, ‘hands-on’ learning tool where they could apply the mathematics of creating as many boards as possible from a round log and the craftsmanship of working with native species. The boards produced would be used in the wood shop at the school.

We jumped at the opportunity to partner with the SHSS staff, administration and School District to support this program. Celgar agreed to fully sponsor the purchase of a Wood-Mizer LT15 sawmill (estimated cost: $15,000) and related safety equipment to get this class started. In addition, Celgar has offered to support the development of the curriculum with experts from our mill. We hope that the class can use this equipment to create projects that will benefit the entire community while teaching students about the importance of forestry to our society.

We are so pleased we could make this small contribution to a fantastic project.

Good luck SHSS! Kevin Anderson Managing Director, Zellstoff Celgar

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Selkirk College cements hockey dynasty with fourth straight title CASTLEGAR — Selkirk College has achieved hockey sainthood.

The Selkirk College Saints captured their fourth straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League championship on Saturday night with a 2-1 victory over the Trinity Western University Spartans before a packed house at the Castlegar and District Recreation Complex.

More than 800 hockey fans watched the Saints clinch the best-of-three

final series and put the wraps on a magical season.

“It’s a pretty special feeling to win in front of a crowd like this,” said Saints forward Ryan Edwards, who scored the gamewinning goal midway through the third period.

Needing a win to stay alive, the Spartans came out strong in the first period. BCIHL goaltender of the year James Prigione made several key saves for the Saints to keep the game scoreless after 20 minutes. The third-year The Selkirk College Saints celebrated their BCIHL championship on Saturday before a crowd of more than 800 hockey fans. It’s the Saints’ fourth straight provincial title.

Submitted photo goaltender continued his strong play early in the second period at which point the Spartans had the edge in shots.

Late in the second period, Edwards was hooked on a breakaway by Jeremy McIntosh. Alex Milligan buried a Jamie Vlanich pass on the ensuing power play to give the Saints a 1-0 lead and bring the raucous crowd to its feet.

“I wanted to contribute in any way I could, especially for the guys who are in their final season here,” Milligan said.

The Saints fired 20 shots at Spartans goaltender Silas Matthys in the middle period, but only came away with a 1-0 lead after 40 minutes.

Five minutes into the third period, TWU forward Dirk de Waal worked his way out of the corner and beat Prigione high over the blocker side to tie the game. The Spartans kept the pressure on, but Prigione and the Saints defence were up to the task.

The Saints scoring line of Edwards, Dallas Calvin and Ryon Sookro came through when it mattered most midway through the period. Calvin fed Sookro, who got a pass off to Edwards and the team’s leading scorer in the post-season buried

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“That has to be right up there as far as goals,” said Edwards, who has notched plenty in his career. “It’s a good feeling to score a goal like that in a game like this.”

The victory came a day after the Saints opened the series with a 5-1 win against the Spartans.

Calvin scored twice Friday, while Ashton McLeod, Sookro and Vlanich added singles and Edwards had four assists.

Brent Heaven took over as the Saints’ head coach last summer. He said it took a group effort to make more hockey history.

“We had some ups and downs this year, but overall from start to finish I think we showed people that we deserved the championship this year,” said Heaven. “It’s a long season and we accomplished what we set out to do. I couldn’t be prouder of the boys and obviously the staff that helped make it happen. This doesn’t happen without everybody working together.

“It’s a great accomplishment. Four in a row doesn’t happen very often and we are very honoured to be part of an exclusive group. We’re going to enjoy this and then get ready for a fifth.”

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SPECIAL O’S TRIUMPHANT OVER SAINTS IN SHOOT OUT The Special Olympics Floor Hockey team in Castlegar played its last game of the season on Wednesday, March 9, with a challenging game between members of the Selkirk Saints and the Castlegar Special O Floor Hockey team. The Saints — Alex Milligan, Taylor Branzsen, Tyler Kerner, Steve Glass and Jonas Horvath — faced off against the Special O team, with Chris Paulson in goal making countless spectacular saves for the Special O team. Mike Bruce, Mathew Welychko, and Brock Owen scored impressive goals that were supported by the rest of the Special O team, Owen Briggeman, Anne Allen, and Haley Prince. The game ended in a 7-7 tie, which pushed the Special O team to the limits in a final shoot-out and victory.

Many thanks for the ongoing support of the Saints who have helped challenge our Special O Floor Hockey team this year. Their enthusiastic participation has helped push the Special O team to become the best they could be!

Many thanks also to the faithful support of coaches Brenna Mackay and Nik Jmaeff, for your volunteer time, energy and training of the floor hockey athletes. These coaches have developed an incredible team, and this has improved the lives of all the individuals they coach.

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Easter event round up The message of the resurrection CHELSEA NOVAK Castlegar News

Easter weekend is quickly approaching and as kids work out the details for their Easter Bunny traps, the rest of us make plans for family fun, worship or both.

Castlegar News has rounded up Easter events in the community, all the better to make sure you can hop around and catch all the action.

Maundy Thursday On Thursday, March 24 the Castlegar United Church (809 Merry Creek Rd.) will hold a Maundy Thursday potluck supper and hand washing at 5 p.m.

St. Rita’s Catholic Parish (513 Seventh Ave.) will hold a celebration of the Lord’s Supper at 7 p.m. The mass will include the washing of the feet. At the end of the mass the blessed sacrament that will be used on Good Friday will be reserved in the chapel and anyone who wishes can stay, watch and pray until 10 p.m.

Good Friday The Castlegar United Church will hold a Good Friday service in the morning at 10 a.m.

St. Rita’s will hold a solemn commemoration of the Lord’s Passion at noon.

Parishioners are asked to assemble and disperse as quietly as possible as their whole attention should be on Christ crucified.

The Kinnaird Park Community Church (KPCC) and New Life Church will be

holding a joint Good Friday service in the evening at the New Life Church (602 Seventh St.) at 7 p.m.

Saturday St. Rita’s will hold an Easter vigil at 8 p.m. Once again parishioners are asked to assemble quietly, but once the service is over, and Christ’s resurrection has been celebrated, are welcome to leave singing and being merry.

Easter Sunday Local churches will be celebrating the resurrection on Easter Sunday.

The Castlegar United Church will hold a Sunrise Easter service at 7 a.m. and an Easter Service at 10 a.m.

St. Rita’s will hold an Easter Sunday mass at 9 a.m.

KPCC (1250 26 St.) will hold an Easter Sunday service at 10 a.m.

Castlegar Baptist Church (419 Seventh Ave.) will be holding a traditional Easter service to celebrate the resurrection Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.

New Life Church will hold a Resurrection Day Celebration at 10:15 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

For the kids, there’s the annual Easter Egg Hunt put on by Shoppers Simply Pharmacy. The hunt begins at 11 a.m. sharp at Kinnaird Park and kids 12 and under are invited to participate in the free event. The A&W Great Root Bear will be on site to interact with kids, and there will be a prize draw for Easter baskets and a kid’s bike.

“For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.” (Job 19:25-27) Those of you who are familiar with Job in the Bible, know that he faced some very difficult days. Within a short period of time his children were all killed and his material wealth was taken from him.

I can’t imagine all of the sorrows he and his wife must have felt. Nevertheless, Job kept his faith in God. I believe that the main source of Job’s strength during those hard times is found in the opening words of the Scripture above: “I know that my Redeemer liveth.” Regardless of what circumstances brought or what others thought of Job, he had an anchor for his soul and it was the knowledge that his Saviour lives! Jesus Christ is the risen Redeemer who died on an old rugged cross, not for crimes that He had done but for all of the sins committed by you and me. He was taken down from the cross

TOM

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Pastor Castlegar Baptist Church

The Lord is risen indeed!

Have a wonderful Easter and laid in a tomb. Yet after three nights in the grave He arose from the dead and is

alive forever more. The message of Easter is the message of resurrection.

Many will celebrate Easter this month. Some will hunt for colourful eggs, exchange baskets of candy and many will attend church. But how many can say with Job, “I know that MY Redeemer lives”? Have you by faith asked the living Saviour, Jesus Christ, to redeem your life from sin, to cleanse your soul and trusted Him to give you eternal life?

If you have you can also say with Job, though my body will decay in the grave, yet in a resurrected body I shall see God; mine eyes shall behold Him. Because He lives, I too shall live on long after death has its way with this old body of mine.

This is no fairy tale my friend. Job knew that although his Redeemer would die one day outside Jerusalem for man’s sins, yet He would rise from the dead and Job too would be raised from the dead to meet God face to face.

Millions of others throughout history have found the same hope that lifted up Job’s weary head and gave him hope for all eternity. The Lord is risen indeed! Have a wonderful Easter.

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School district will connect students to training

Castlegar Midget Rebels home from provincials BETSY KLINE

CHELSEA NOVAK Castlegar News

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School District 20 is one of 22 school districts that will benefit from a new provincially-funded program for students.

The Ministry of Education announced last Wednesday that the BC government will spend $550,000 to launch a new program called Shoulder Tappers.

The program helps students explore trades and technical training by providing career coordinators or recruitment specialists who mentor elementary and secondary school students and connect them to technical, academic, and vocational courses.

“Parents want us to make sure their children get all the help they need to chart a path to success after high school,” said Mike Bernier, minister of education, in a press release. “These grants will help districts implement Shoulder Tapper programs that can point students to the path forward and connect them with invaluable training, mentorship and career exploration.”

The coordinators will also work closely with employers, the Industry Training Authority and the Career Education Society.

School districts will receive $25,000 to implement the program.

Back in December, the BC government announced a similar program for 15 school districts in northern BC in partnership with Northern Development Initiative Trust. Funding support from Northern Development allowed the ministry to extend the program this year.

The Shoulder Tappers program is designed to help the BC government meet its goal to re-engineer education and training so British Columbians “are first in line for careers of tomorrow,” as established in the Skills for Jobs Blueprint launched in April 2014.

Castlegar’s Midget Rep Rebels team participated in the Midget hockey provincials held in Prince George last week.

The team got off to a rough start and felt a little unprepared as the event was held in an arena with an Olympic-size ice surface, which the team had never played on before. They also were a bit rusty after a three and a half week break since their last competitive game. However, the team played well together and according to coach Grant Pilla, “They played their hearts out all weekend long.”

Their first game was against Prince George, who absorbed and used the energy of their home town advantage.

By the end of the first period, Castlegar was down 3-0. Tanner Costa and Blaine Crockart came back with two goals in the third, leaving the final score 5-2.

“The score was definitely not indicative of the play,” said Pilla. “We had do some adjusting to the Olympic ice surface which we weren’t accustomed to.”

The second game saw the Rebels playing Vernon, again getting down 3-0 by the end of the first period. They battled back to bring the score to 3-2 at the end of the second period. Unfortunately, Vernon was able to capitalize on a couple of penalty calls and scored three goals within 80 seconds, leaving a final score of 6-2.

The Rebels came out strong in their third game against Fort Saint John scoring two goals in the first period and another in the third, winning the game 3-1.

Castlegar’s Midget Rep Rebels have returned home after playing in the Midget hockey provincials in Prince George last week.

Overall, Pilla was happy with the team of 15 to 17 year-olds and their hard work.

He felt the goal tenders worked well together and were solid the whole time.

The leaders and the third year players showed excellent leadership and set the tone for the rest of the team.

“I was so impressed, they were great the whole weekend,” said Pilla of the team.

“They took their disappointments in stride. The came back that third game and won with class and character. They represented themselves and their organization really well.”

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Sunrise Outbound Exchange Student

The Diamonds in the Rough dancers did two numbers last year, “Jailhouse Rock,” and Pitbull’s “Timber” and are already practicing for this year.

My name is Annie LePage and I’m an exchange student from Castlegar, currently on exchange in Germany through the wonderful RotaryYouth Exchange program.

I can’t even begin to explain the ways that going on exchange has changed my life, so I think I’ll begin with some of the hard facts. So far in my exchange I’ve been able to visit places I could never have even imagined visiting, such as the breathtaking Cologne Cathedral, and the east-side gallery of the Berlin Wall.

I’ve lived in a village smaller than my own hometown, Genelle, which has an approximate population of 900 (which I didn’t even think was possible). I’ve helped my Rotary club raise over five thousand euros, which will go towards helping the one million refugees in Germany, and I’ve learned how to cook traditional East Fresian foods.

It seems like a lot, but not one of these things alone is what has made my experience here in Germany so incredible, rather these, and many more experiences have taught me an incalculable amount, not just about this country and its language and culture, but also about the entire world through other exchange students.

Deciding to go on exchange has been, and continues to be the best decision I’ve made in my life so far, and I would encourage anyone and everyone who is brave enough to leave home for an entire year to go and have the best year of their life.

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Rotary Diamond Dinner 2016

This Castlegar Rotary Club’s popular annual Diamond Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, April 30. The elegant night out for over 280 women features a dinner served by the male Rotarians, live and silent auctions, arm draws, door prizes, a 50-50 draw, entertainment, and a chance to win a fabulous diamond.

The event is one of Castlegar’s most anticipated social events, last year selling out in an hour. Committee co-chairs Shirley Henderson and Jo-Ann Bursey announced this year’s theme will be “The Greek Isles” with the decorations highlighting the Mediterranean’s blue waters and white buildings. The food will also have a Greek theme.

Last year, the evening featured songs from Chicago by the Twin Rivers Choir members, and dinner organizers promise more fabulous entertainment this year with songs from the musical Mama Mia. As well, the popular Diamonds in the Rough dancers are already working on a new crowd pleasing number.

Local and area businesses generously provide prizes for the auctions and draws, sponsor tables, and serve as major sponsors. Without their support, the Diamond Dinner would not be possible.

As always, all of the funds generated go back into community projects. This year, the club will be finishing off its commitment and adding tables to the Pavilion at Millennium Park. As well, the club funds several Stanley Humphries and Selkirk College scholarships and bursaries.

An announcement will be made in the Castlegar News when tickets go on sale. So, get your friends together, and help make this year’s Diamond Dinner the best ever.

Proud sponsors of 17th Annual Wine Festival The Castlegar Sunrise 2000 Rotary Club is very proud to be sponsoring its 17th Annual Wine Festival. What began as a small event in 2000 has grown into our biggest fundraiser of the year. This social event is a fantastic opportunity for the community to sample BC wines and to meet friendly, knowledgeable owners and sales agents of the wineries attending. The winery vendors are excited to tell you about the wines they are pouring. Our wine glasses are paid for through a raffle with local businesses. This year at our Annual Wine Festival, the door prize is a night’s stay at the Sandman in Penticton along with complementary breakfast for two at Denny’s.

As well, you can buy a ticket with a chance to win a 40-inch high definition TV donated by the Brick, Castlegar. Tickets for this raffle are only $5. A different ticket gives you a chance to win a diamond pendant donated by Ted Allen’s Jewellery in Nelson along with an “Honour of Goddess” Spa treatment donated by Mountain Water Spa and Wellness, Nelson. Tickets sell for $10. Money raised goes towards our scholarships at Stanley Humphries, the on-line program, and other local projects.

Succulent hors d’oeuvres are available throughout the evening thanks to Alligator Pie Catering Finger Food and Desserts. Among the 12 delicacies there will be Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Bruschetta with Goat Cheese, Basil Drizzle and the very popular Chocolate Dipped Strawberries.

The ever popular silent auction features many wonderful items:

• A signed Vancouver Canuck hockey jersey and two tickets for the 2016-2017 regulation season game.

• One night stay with spa, restaurant and lounge gift certificates at the Kootenai River Inn Casino and Spa Bonners Ferry.

• Two nights stay and one round of golf at Nicklaus North donated by Crystal Lodge Hotel and Suites.

• One night stay at the Spokane Club Hotel plus $100 USD dining credit at Burgundy’s Restaurant and $50 USD at Nodland Cellars.

• One night stay at the Super 8 in Kelowna.

• Granite Golf Club Nelson CPGA Professional Denny McArthur — two hour golf lessons with round of golf for two.

• Coeur D’Alene Casino Resort Hotel golf for two on Acclaimed Circling Raven Golf Course, plus one night stay.

Also, gift baskets, restaurant certificates, massages, golf passes, fitness passes and a variety of outdoor lifestyle items.

There is a Safe Ride Home Event, a service provided by the Interact Club. Not only will you get home safely, but so will your vehicle. Donations are much appreciated. Just sign up for this service when you arrive at the event.

This year’s wine festival is on Saturday, April 2, 2016 and tickets are $65 available at Oglow’s Paint, Bubblees Liquor Store and Sound West Sales & Service in Trail. This event sells out and tickets are not available at the door.

Rotary Student Exchange Program Rotary Student Exchange is a Rotary sponsored program for high school aged students who are interested in living and studying abroad for one year. Its goal is to promote the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace at the person to person level. Over the past 30 years, more than 100 students have come to Castlegar, and about the same number have gone abroad. This year, the two Castlegar Rotary Clubs have two “outbounds.”

The Castlegar Rotary Club is sponsoring Jeff Ashton, who has gone to France. Seventeen year-old Jeff is known for his recent competition in the Freeride Junior World Championships in Andorra.

During his exchange Jeff has traveled to numerous places in France. He visited Mont St Michel in Normandy in October and Saint Malo, a small city on the west coast surrounded by a castle wall. Jeff also visited many castles in the Loire valley. With his host families he has been to Lille in northern France, to Ypres in Belgium, to Paris several times, and to Grenoble in the French Alps.

Four weeks ago Jeff went on a bus trip with the other Rotary students from around France. They traveled from Paris to Barcelona and visited many places in between. They got a chance to visit two castles (Chateau

Jeff at Mont St Michel. de Chenonceau and Chateau de Chambord), Futuroscope (an amusement park), and the Airbus assembly factory in Toulouse. They then drove to Barcelona and visited for three days.

Jeff wrote, “I am so grateful for all the amazing opportunities I’ve had through Rotary and I can’t wait for the next trips!”

On his return Jeff plans to attend Selkirk College and enter the medical field of study, and to continue hitting the slopes once the next season arrives.

And, of course, he will return fully fluent in French.

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What You’ll Do • Providing clerical support to the Woodlands Manager & other woodlands staff • Consolidation & preparation of safety statistics & trend analysis • Tracking & distribution of safety incidents, hazards, & close calls • Alignment of Interior safety and environmental systems and procedures • Participation in safety & environmental meetings & audits • Quality assurance of safety & EMS reporting requirements • General administrative duties such as necessary

What You Offer • Post-secondary education is preferred • Minimum 3 years of administrative experience • Experience managing databases or safety management systems is an asset • ProďŹ ciency in MS Office (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint) • Strong organizational, planning & communication skills • Independent judgement & decision-making abilities • Honesty, integrity & professionalism • Attention to detail & accuracy • Excellent proofreading, grammatical & attention to detail Interested in being a part of our team? Apply online at www.interfor.com/careers We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and background check. Interfor is an Equal Opportunity Employer building a capable, committed, diverse workforce. All qualiďŹ ed applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

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TAXI DRIVERS wanted for Castlegar Required: class 1,2, or 4 license, clean abstract, flex schedule inc nights, able to get Crim Check & permits, friendly & good with the public. Dangerous goods handling an asset. A great way to connect with the community.

Must live right in town.

Send resume to gm@crestoncabs.ca ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away!

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Arrow Lake Veterinary Hospital in Castlegar is seeking a Receptionist for a permanent position.

The prime candidate will have exceptional customer service skills with a love of animals. Must enjoy a busy work environment and have good computer skills. Any medical or veterinary hospital experience a plus, but not required. Flexibility in working hours an asset.

Please submit your resume in person or by emailing Allison, arrowlakevet@gmail.com On your cover letter please indicate hours available and an example of how you went out of your way to provide outstanding customer service.

Application deadline: April 4, 2016

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Seasonal Workers Syringa Park Campground Attendants: Cleaning washrooms, showers & campsites Grounds & Maintenance: All aspects of landscape & operational maintenance Park Patrol: Evening security, fee collections & operational maintenance Please submit resumes to: anne@kootenayswparks.com

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Professional Service Advisor Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC seeks a high-energy, customer-focused Service Advisor. Duties include scheduling maintenance and repair work, providing estimates, selling service and parts, coordinating technicians and embracing administrative tasks. Our standards are high because our customers deserve the best. We offer benefits, bonuses and a positive working environment. This is a full-time position. If you have sales or service experience outside the auto sector, we will also consider your application.

Please send cover letter and resume to:

Jeff Konkin Service Manager jeff@kalawsky.com 250-365-2155 (t) 250-365-3949 (f)

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Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership Laboratory/Environmental Technologist (Permanent, Full-time) Castlegar, BC Zellstoff Celgar 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.

We are in need of a Laboratory/Environmental Technologist to work full-time in our Technical Department. This position is responsible for the routine testing of all samples in relation to the pulping process and associated environmental permits. Project based work and diversification between the Laboratory and Environmental Departments will be performed on an as needed basis and dependent on qualifications and skill sets. The tasks of the successful candidate will be to: 1. Carry out routine and special chemical tests for mill process and for quality control.

2. Carry out routine environmental tests on effluent and air as outlined in the permits.

3. Interact with operations, environment, and engineering staff to gain information and solve problems.

4. Observe data results for trends and anomalies. Be able to demonstrate an understanding how different factors influence results and makes adjustments accordingly.

5. Participate in routine equipment calibration and ensure that audits/updates of policies and procedures are performed such as required by ISO 14001 EMS and ISO 9001 QMS requirements.

6. Prepare and standardize solutions used for analyses throughout the mill.

7. Analyze unknown materials, such as scales and deposits, microscope analysis on pulp and asbestos.

8. Other technical duties and projects as assigned.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

BUD HAYNES & Ward’s Firearms Auction. Sat., April 2, 10am, 11802 - 145 St. Edmonton, Alberta. Modern & collectible firearms and accessories. Over 400 lots - Online budding. To consign phone Linda 403-597-1095; Brad 780-940-8378; www.budhaynesauctions.com; www.wardsauctions.com.

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Garage Sales Garage Sale: Sat March 26th 9am - 3pm, Variety of Misc items & outdoor items - 1069 Columbia Heights, Robson

Want to Rent Self-employed responsible individual looking to move business to Castlegar area. Looking for 2+ bedrooms, fenced yard, have well behaved dogs who come to work. Also need small commercial kitchen/restaurant space for holistic pet food business. Coming to the area to scout locations end of April. Contact 250-954-5744 or sagelizireland@gmail.com.

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Feed & Hay HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, grass/mix, STRAW available in 3x4 square bales. Dairy or cow quality. Call for delivered price. Semi-load delivery only.

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TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

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Misc. for Sale Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 POLE BARNS, shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403998-7907; jcameron@advancebuildings.com.

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Legal Notices NOTICE: 1999 Acura Blue 4 Dr Sedan VIN:2HGEJ6632XH911848 Registered Owner: Gryte Donald Lloyd Vehicle will be sold at Keegz South Country Towing, Genelle, B.C. on Apr 1st/16 1010 Commercial Way, Genelle B.C. For towing & storage in the amount of $6000 Info call (250) 693 - 8850 NOTICE: 2003 Buick 4dr Sedan VIN:2G4WS52J931193941 Registered Owner: Charles Walters Vehicle will be sold at Keegz South Country Towing, Genelle, B.C. on Apr 1st/16 1010 Commercial Way, Genelle B.C. For towing & storage in the amount of $3000 Info call (250) 693 - 8850 NOTICE: 2007 Passport Travel Trailer VIN:4YDT285237S411002 Registered Owner: Ryan Norns Vehicle will be sold at Keegz South Country Towing, Genelle, B.C. on Apr 1st/16 1010 Commercial Way, Genelle B.C. For towing & storage in the amount of $8400 Info call (250) 693 - 8850

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Margaret Trudeau Canadians fell in love with Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s beautiful bride when he brought her to the world stage as Canada’s youngest First Lady. Yet, as time went by, Margaret was unprepared for public life, and plagued by mood swings. After three sons with Pierre, the marriage ended. She then remarried and had two more children.

But the tragic loss of her son, Michel here in the Kootenays and the passing of Pierre Trudeau a few years later, were too much to bear, and she became severely ill.

Today, Margaret has rebuilt her life once again and has watched her eldest son become today’s current Prime Minister. Now, she brings her formidable life story to our event in her quest to help others, sharing her message of resilience with the goal of helping to inspire others and to erase the stigma surrounding mental health issues.

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Oral health for total health Editorial written by Denise Pawlyshyn, RDH Clean Between Independent Dental Hygiene Clinic

day. The week’s theme, “Oral Health for Total Health” reminds all of us that taking care of our mouth, teeth and gums positively impacts on other aspects of our lives. The following is a list of some of the ways independent dental hygienists will help you to better understand your unique dental hygiene needs.

(NC) Firstly, dental hygienists provide oral cancer screenings at each appointment, and can offer guidance for reducing risks and improving treatment outcomes. Oral and oropharyngeal cancers often go unnoticed in early stages because they can develop without pain or symptoms. If the cancer is detected early, and before it has spread to other tissues, the five-year survival rate is almost 90 per cent. Most cancers of the mouth can be treated if caught in time. Smoking, alcohol consumption, sun exposure to the lips, and the human papillomavirus (HPV) are all known risk factors. Here’s a reminder of what to watch for between regular dental hygiene visits:

lifestyle choices and maintain regular dental hygiene appointments that include oral cancer screenings.

Secondly, local independent dental hygienists want you to be aware that they offer their services in a number of ways. If your loved one is bedridden, in a long term care facility, or a hospital after a fall, car accident or due to old age we can help. We have mobile equipment that can be taken directly to the patient in need. All you need to do is call Clean Between to set up a visit.

Finally, for the eighth consecutive year Registered Dental Hygienists across Canada will be giving a different type of GIFT to their community during Oral Health Month.

Participating dental hygienists will be opening their hearts and their clinics for one day in April, to provide oral health care to people that may be financially unable to access With April just around the corner Clean dental hygiene treatment; at no cost. This will Between wants to remind you all that it’s not include scaling, polishing, fluoride treatments only our yards or home that benefits from and education about the importance of oral a good spring clean-up. Your oral health is • Alterations to the colour or texture of health and your overall health. just as important and there’s no better way to get that fresh feeling than to start with a gums, cheeks or tongue How can you partake in The Gift from • Mouth lumps or sores that do not heal the Heart event in your community? By thorough dental cleaning. contacting Clean Between, your local April is Oral Health Month and an important within 14 days • Chronic sore throat or cough independent dental hygiene clinic, to see part of this celebration is National Dental • Diffi culty swallowing if you qualify for this free event. We are very Hygienists Week™, celebrated annually in • Lumps in the neck (even those that aren’t excited to be participating in this wonderful the second week of April. Dental Hygienists bothersome) event for our fifth year. See you there. across Canada will dedicate this month to • Mouth or ear pain www.cdha.com educating their patients on the importance of In order to reduce your risk, make healthy www.giftfromtheheart.com maintaining good oral health practices every Call Christine to book your ad.

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Members from the Castlegar Skating Club who participated in the recent regionals in Invermere.

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Castlegar Skating Club brings home the medals

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Recently a handful of skaters from the Castlegar Skating club competed at the East Kootenay Invitational in Invermere, BC. The skaters had a great time and brought some medals home as well.

Candice Soukeroff: Star 4 13&O – Silver, Elements – Bronze, Bronze Interpretive – Silver Allison Soukeroff: Star 4 U13 – 5th place, Elements – 4th, Bronze Interpretive – 5th place.

Annika Cheveldave: Star 4 13&O – 5th place, Elements -5th, Introductory Interpretive – Gold Tara Gleboff: Star 4 13&O – 6th place, Elements – 5th place, Introductory Interpretive – 6th place Hailey Gleboff: Star 4 U13 – 6th place, Elements – 4th place, Introductory Interpretive – 5th place Zoey Crockart – Star 4 13&O – 4th place, Elements – Bronze, Introductory Interpretive -4th place.

Regionals were held in Beaver Valley February 3-5. Castlegar was represented very well with 11 skaters. Medals and ribbons were presented in the following categories: Megan Cousins – Star4 13&O – Gold - Elements 1 – Gold - Introductory Interpretive – Gold ribbon Sarah Cousins - Star 4 U13 – Gold - Elements 1 – Gold

- Introductory Interpretive – Silver ribbon Sarah Cousins achieved the highest technical points in the competition for her Star 4 U13 category and was presented with a plaque sponsored by Ferraro Foods.

Annika Cheveldave – Star 4 13&O – Bronze - Elements 1 – 5th - Introductory Interpretive – Silver ribbon Alexia Kardash - Star 4 13&O – 5th - Elements 1 – 6th - Pre. Introductory Interpretive – Gold ribbon Daira Batchelor - Star 2 – Bronze ribbon - Pre. Introductory Interpretive – Bronze ribbon Tara Gleboff - Star 4 13&O – 4th - Elements 1 – Silver - Introductory Interpretive – Silver ribbon Hailey Gleboff - Star 4 U13 – 4th - Elements 1 – 4th - Introductory Interpretive – Silver ribbon Allison Soukeroff - Star 4 U13 – 6th - Elements 1 – 6th - Bronze Interpretive – 7th Candice Soukeroff - Star 4 13&O – Gold - Elements 1 – Bronze - Bronze Interpretive – 9th Zoey Crockart - Star 4 13&O – Silver - Elements 1 - Silver

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