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Castlegar city council has approved a design for the next phase of the Columbia Avenue redevelopment project.

Using the approved cross-section design is contingent on receiving a federal grant from the Canada Infrastructure Program that would cover 90 per cent of the costs.

Phase 2 will cover the area from 20th Street to 24th Street due to the Ministry of Transportation and Infra-

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structure’s plans to pave that portion of Columbia Avenue in the summer of 2020. Proceeding with upgrades at the same time would save the city a considerable amount of money, as the ministry will be paying for the paving portion and some of the stormwater works.

Several cross-section options were presented to council at their meeting on June 10.

All options include three traffic lanes.

• Option A includes a 1.5 metre sidewalk and 1.5 metre landscaped boulevard on both sides of the road, followed

by curb and gutter and a one-way cycle track on both sides of the road. Travel lanes are separated from the cycle track lanes by a painted white line. Banner poles could be located in the east boulevard. The utility poles on the west side of the road would be relocated into the west boulevard. Landscaping and street furniture could be located in the boulevards on either side.

• Option B is similar to the design of Phase 1, but without options for tree or banner poles due to the Continued on Page A2

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Fast work by the Castlegar Fire Department and a Good Samaritan quickly put out a brush fire near the access road that leads from behind the Dairy Queen to Highway 3.

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Multiple calls came in just before 5 p.m. a week ago Wednesday.

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utility poles on the west side of the road. It includes a rollover curb for the cycle track, utility poles relocated to west sidewalk, landscaping and furniture in the sidewalk. Adding landscaping such as trees or banner poles would require obtaining more land and increase the cost significantly.

The ministry did not like Option B and discouraged the city from using it. The reason the ministry gave was that the roll-over curbs and bike lanes will require a lot of handwork and extra paving, causing a concern that the schedule would have to be extended, making it difficult for the ministry to complete their paving on time.

The city estimates the rollover bike lanes would add an additional four to six weeks of work to the contract.

“Staff and our consultants at the ministry think there is very substantial risk in making sure we keep to schedule throughout the summer,” said Lucas Pitts, the city’s director of civic works.

He explained if the city got behind schedule and caused

the ministry to be in breach of contract with their paver, the city would then be responsible for those costs.

Option C is a scaled-down version, but the ministry would not approve the plan due to the need to shift the centre line at the 24th Street intersection in order to accommodate the design.

Options A and B are similar in cost at $3.7 million and $3.68 million.

Total project costs including the ministry’s share are estimated at $6.7 million.

City staff recommended Option A and most of council agreed.

Mayor Bruno Tassone and councillor Cherryl MacLeod preferred Option B. Tassone thought Option B was a safer option for cycling and stated he thought the boulevards — the areas where trees, baskets and banners would be placed — were a waste of money.

CAO Chris Barlow explained that he felt the bike lanes in Option A were sufficiently safe, due to the fact that they are 1.5 metres wide, compared to the existing 0.9

metre lanes throughout the rest of Columbia Avenue.

Pitts also reminded council that the cycling master plan is designed to steer cyclists off that portion of Columbia Avenue due to the high traffic volume and the number of commercial driveways in that section. He said that adding the raised, roll-over curb bike lanes similar to Phase 1 would go against that purpose and encourage more cycling in that section.

“The initial consultation

with the ministry was to continue with the Phase 1 cross section. But every single engineer at the table agreed it was unsafe, because we don’t want to encourage people riding through,” said Pitts.

In the end, all of council except MacLeod and Tassone voted for Option A in the committee of the whole portion of the meeting. However, in the regular council meeting, everyone voted in favour of moving forward with Option A.

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RDCK chair: No comment on Castlegar mayor’s FCM trip BILL METCALFE Nelson Star

The chair of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) board declined to comment last week on whether taxpayers got their money’s worth from Castlegar mayor Bruno Tassone’s attendance at a national municipal conference.

“I can’t comment on that because his report is not fully encompassing everything he did,” Aimee Watson told the Castlegar News. “I did actually see him in quite a few things [at the conference] so I refrain from commenting. I leave that to him.”

Watson said the RDCK currently has no policy on its board members’ attendance at the annual conference of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), but that such a policy is in the works and will be presented to the board in August.

Tassone, who represents Castlegar on the RDCK board, made the news because he was unable or unwilling to tell the News what educational events he attended, stating that he would report this information to the RDCK. His written report to the RDCK shows that he attended one study tour, a trade show, one speaker, the FCM elections, the opening and closing ceremonies, and no workshops.

Tassone was one of only two of the 16 delegates who submitted a written report to the RDCK on his activities at the conference. (Watson was

She pointed out that RDCK board member Leah Main, a Silverton councillor, is the chair of the FCM’s B.C. caucus.

“The fact that we have the smallest municipality in B.C. and now have the B.C. caucus chair, how do you quantify the lobbying efforts you get out of that?”

Watson cited local advances in transit and broadband as results of local networking at the FCM and the Union of B.C. Municipalities, whose annual conference the RDCK also attends.

“When it comes down to rural areas and our ability to have our voice heard it is actually extremely difficult because we do not fit into any boxes,” This year, 16 RDCK board members and one staff member attended the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference, at a cost of more she said. “The way we get our than $60,000.

File phoTo presence known and our voices the other.) party leaders. They partici- resilience. lobbying at the national level is in there is through the larger At last Thursday’s board pate in meetings on regional Watson said having local invaluable for RDCK but that body of FCM.” • See related story, page 6 meeting, which Tassone did municipal issues and have op- politicians networking and value is hard to put a finger on. not attend, the other 15 board portunities to meet with and members who attended the lobby federal government repFCM conference each gave a resentatives. They also share brief verbal account of their issues and solutions with their activities, most of them simply counterparts from across the mentioning a few highlights country. or general impressions, rather There are also special events than giving a full list of events (companion tours) for delethey had attended. gates’ spouses, whose expenses It costs the RDCK about the RDCK does not cover. $3,600, plus incidental exThis year’s conference inpenses, to send an individual cluded workshops on an delegate to the conference. array of municipal issues Sixteen board members and such as 5G wireless networks, one staff member attended the managing snow and water 2019 conference, for a total levels, plastic pollution, leprice tag of at least $61,000. galized cannabis, affordable At the conference, delegates housing, forestry issues, the attend study tours, education- opioid crisis, public transit, al workshops, trade shows, challenges of northern and reand addresses by the federal mote communities, and climate

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Conferences can be worthwhile, but remember who elected you R

ecently, we’ve been hearing Castlegar taxpayers questioning the need for councillors and the mayor to travel to conferences outside the city. Some people are feeling that the money spent going to these conferences is a waste and should be focused on local projects.

While there may be some truth in such attitudes, clearly those who are elected to council are lay-people who need to broaden their backgrounds. They need to learn what other councils are doing, and they can do so at a conference as they mix with councillors and staff from around the country.

I have never felt that staying completely local was healthy — that councillors and those in key positions need to know more. How are other cities dealing with their waste?

What water issues could crop up? How do other small airports function and remain profitable? These points and many others can come up in workshop form or conference fieldtrips or merely in discussions.

Conferences also give council and the mayor opportunities to showcase our city. That can be done in presentations as happened when our council

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As a councillor at that time, I was asked questions for the rest of the conference about our outdoor art program — how it was done and how we could afford it. Some bigcity councillors said they were coming to Castlegar to view the 32 sculptures and how they’ve enhanced the city environment.

It’s important that councillors and the mayor upon return to Castlegar lay out what they’ve learned and what changes they are pursuing because of their new information.

That’s the only way these trips become accountable in terms of the public. If a councillor reports on a new method of snow removal she has seen at

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a conference, we as the general public get to know about that too.

Not only is the councillor or mayor showing the value of things learned while at a conference, but he or she is ultimately explaining these things for the taxpaying public. Council meetings are televised, and, believe it or not, many people get their council information from watching this channel every two weeks. In addition, there are newspaper and radio reporters at council meetings, and when they report oncouncil events, we as taxpayers get to know a bit more about events such as conference proceedings.

Refusing to share information gleaned from conference proceedings at a council meeting means that we as homeowners don’t get to know some of what that individual learned. In effect, a refusal by anyone on council is a denial of the taxpayer’s right to know. A refusal to divulge at council meetings as in the mayor’s recent statements is an abdication of his role. We are the ones who elected him, and he needs to be accountable to us.

To use an excuse that the Regional District of Central Kootenay paid his

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way and that he will only report to them is neither here nor there. The regional district did not elect him — we did. And his position there as a director is only an appointment, so he is not beholden to them.

That the regional district paid his way to the FCM conference is just another way for the City of Castlegar to save one airfare and conference fee — nothing more. The city pays the regional district a large sum of money for operation each year, and to get the mayor’s way paid to a conference is simply a way to get a tiny bit of that money back. It has nothing to do with the mayor’s obligation to the Castlegar taxpayers who elected him.

As it turned out, when the mayor recently reported on his conference itinerary to the regional district, it seemed as if he had nothing to report. He went to the conference but didn’t attend much. Why he couldn’t have reported those few tidbits of marginal conference attendance to his own council (and thus his taxpayers) is hard to imagine. Perhaps he was afraid to say he was on holiday.

Gord Turner was a Castlegar city councillor from 2001-14.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Visitor centre should be open weekends There is one thing I do not understand: Why is the visitor centre/tourist office closed on Saturday and Sunday? I have been there when visitors are at the door and it makes absolutely no sense to be closed on those days. Do we not promote our city?

Nel Vandergaag Castlegar Editor’s note: The visitor info centre will be open seven days a week in July and August.

Diversify energy supply A May Washington Post story describes how contaminated Russian crude oil is imperilling Europe’s energy supply and guaranteeing higher energy prices. The cause of contamination is unclear. In April, Russia halted crude shipments and promised to fix the problem.

Four weeks later, the flow of vital Russian crude into Europe remained a trickle. Treating contaminated crude requires diluting it with clean crude. Unfortunately, clean crude is in short supply. The global energy market is presently short of crude of similar quality because of US sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, OPEC+ production cuts, and lower-than-expected output in Mexico.

Beyond crude shortages, fights are brewing over who will pay for the damages caused by the contamination. Countries that rely heavily on fossil fuels fear freezing in the dark. This is another reminder for Canada to diversify its energy supply to lower cost, more reliable, more secure, Canadian-sourced, renewable energy — straightaway.

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First Nations included in latest Columbia River Treaty talks TREVOR CRAWLEY Cranbrook Townsman

Delegates from Canada, including local Indigenous observers, wrapped up the seventh round of negotiations on the Columbia River Treaty in the United States last week.

Canadian representatives met with American negotiators in Washington D.C. and are set to meet for another round of talks in Cranbrook in September, according to a provincial government press release.

Katrine Conroy, the Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty and MLA for Kootenay-West, issued a statement, along with joint statements from local Indigenous nations.

“This round of negotiations marked a historic moment as representatives of Columbia Basin Indigenous Nations were present as observers for the first time,” said Conroy. “Representatives of the Ktunaxa, Syilx/ Okanagan and Secwepemc Nations had already been collaborating with the governments of British Columbia and Canada on negotiation positions and strategies; but this week, they were present in the negotiating room and participated in breakout discussions with Canada and B.C. during negotiations.

“This is a very significant step forward — not just in terms of the Columbia River Treaty, but also in supporting our government’s commitment to reconciliation

and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

“During the latest round of negotiations, the American and Canadian delegations took stock of progress of negotiations since the Columbia River Treaty modernization process began in May 2018. The latest discussions focused on flood-risk management, power and adaptive management.”

The Ktunaxa, Syilx/ Okanagan and Secwepemc Nations also issued a joint statement following the latest round of talks on the treaty. The federal government announced Indigenous inclusion in the negotiation process two months ago after an outcry from local First Nations advocates.

“While a great deal of work remains to be done, we are very pleased with what we have observed and participated in to date,” reads the statement. “This precedent-setting role as observers builds on and enhances our important work with Canada and B.C. over the last two years. We are confident that we can continue to contribute positively to these negotiations and help realize the First Nations’ goals for meaningful outcomes from these negotiations that are of critical importance to our nations and homelands.”

The Columbia River Treaty is a water management agreement signed between Canada and the U.S. in 1964.

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City council adopts new reporting requirements for conferences BETSY KLINE Castlegar News

Castlegar city council passed a motion Monday that will require any councillor or mayor who attends out-of-town events to submit detailed reports from those events.

The new policy will include conferences, trade seminars, meetings, workshops and

training sessions.

The motion was brought forward by councillor Florio Vassilakakis after controversy arose when Mayor Bruno Tassone and councillor Cheryl Macleod declined to provide council with a detailed accounting of their activities at a conference during a recent council meeting.

Vassilakakis’ motion reads in part, “Whereas the public funds the costs associated with attending the aforementioned events, it is important to show the public that the tax dollars invested in the professional development of council is valuable … it is important to build public trust and be transparent.”

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From now on, travelling councillors will have to submit detailed reports within 30 days.

Downtown area plan The development of an area plan for the downtown area is one step closer after council awarded a consulting contract Monday.

CTQ Consultants will work with city staff to develop a plan that will guide downtown development.

Revitalizing the downtown has been identified in the city’s official community plan as a priority.

The plan will address a wide range of issues beyond commercial development.

It will look at streetscapes, property improvements, signage, parking, traffic, economic strategy, attractiveness, mixed-use developments and public spaces.

The public can expect a chance to provide input into the plan in the coming months.

CAO Chris Barlow says the time is right for the plan.

“We are starting to see a resurgence downtown, not just in business, but in arts and culture as well,” said Barlow. “We want to understand the objectives and make sure the city and the business community is aligned so we can support that resurgence.”

Columbia Avenue Phase 1 update Some work has taken place on the outstanding items on the Columbia Avenue redevelopment project in the last few weeks, bringing the project closer to completion.

City staff report that MarWest has now received some materials needed to complete projects including bus shelter glass, stone pillars for sculptures that will be placed in the boulder sections, and fountains.

City staff will take care of moving the existing bus shelter benches from the centre of the shelter to closer to the side in

order to make room to accommodate wheelchairs.

The city is hoping the entire project will be complete by the end of the first week of July.

Airport parking fees Parking fees at the West Kootenay Regional Airport will likely go up this summer.

Castlegar council passed three readings updating the bylaw that sets parking fees at the airport.

Parking rates at the airport have been the same since 2002.

The city says the proposed increases will be in line with other similar sized airports in the prov-

ince.

Half-hour fees will increase from 50 cents to $1, and daily parking fees from $5 to $8.

It will also provide for longer-term rates of $50 per week, $195 per month and $800 per year.

The increased fees would take effect around the same time that a new modern payment system is expected to go online. The system will include a smart phone app and will take debit, credit and cash payments.

City council also got a glimpse at the new airport master plan and the city’s annual report. Expect full articles on those topics at Castlegar News in the coming days.

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Millennium Ponds opening soon BETSY KLINE Castlegar News

The swimming ponds at Millennium Park will open soon.

City staff started filling the ponds Monday.

It takes about 48 hours to completely fill the ponds, and the city plans to have them open any day.

The ponds typically open between the middle and end of June, but after hearing

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He will be celebrating his 100th birthday Friday July 5th.

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Angus Buchan and The Mighty Men’s Conference is coming to Castlegar BETSY KLINE Castlegar News

An internationally known evangelist is coming to the Castlegar area and close to 1,000 people are expected to attend the event.

The Mighty Men’s Conference Canada, taking place at the Pass Creek Fair Grounds June 28 to 30, will feature Angus Buchan and musician Robin Mark.

Buchan is a farmer turned full-time evangelist from South Africa. His story was made famous in the movie Faith Like Potatoes.

He began hosting Mighty Men’s Conferences with attendance growing to the hundreds of thousands. The movement has spread and conferences are held around the world.

Nelson resident Jeff Zak has organized the local event.

“The main thing is to encourage men to be all they can be for their families and their homes — there’s not enough encouragement for men today,” said Zak. “If a man has more stability and strength and direction at home, it is good for the whole family.”

Zak was inspired to organize the event after attending a Mighty Men’s Conference in South Africa in 2010 with 400,000 people in attendance.

Zak brought Buchan to Nelson for a

smaller scale event in 2012.

“He has got a big heart and he is an interesting man,” said Zak. So far registrations have come in from across Canada and as far away as Alaska, Arkansas, Ireland and Nepal.

Robin Mark will be leading the music for the event.

Mark is a Northern Irish Christian singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist based in Belfast. He has released 13 albums with sales of over two million worldwide and has

won the Gospel Music Association’s international award.

Four sessions will take place during the event: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

The Sunday morning session is free and open to everyone — men, women and children.

Tickets are available at the door, but organizers are encouraging early registration so that the onsite food vendors can better prepare for the event.

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Peony lovers from across Canada and the northwestern United States gathered last weekend in Castlegar.

The Canadian National Peony Show was successfully hosted by local organizers. The show featured 500 entries in the floral competition, a luncheon, tours and the Canadian Peony Society’s AGM. Julia Sauter of Nelson won the trophy for the best specimen of peony bloom for Roselette’s Baby.

Marvin and Adriana Work from Dutch Girl Peonies of Beasley won the trophy for the best hybrid peony for Dandy Dan. The President’s Choice Award, donated by Kalawsky GM, was awarded to Jennifer Boss for the best floral arrangement in the show.

Best Single: Roselette’s Baby Julia Sauter, Nelson Best Semi double: Dandy Dan, Dutch Girl Peonies, Beasley Best Japanese/Anemone style: Barrington Belle, Shirl Bayer of Winlaw

Best Double/Bomb: Dresden Pink, Adelman Peony Gardens, Salem, Ore. Best Tree Peony: Brassy Lady, Rarity Gardens, Mt. Hood, Ore. Best Itoh: Sonoma Halo, Adelman Peony Gardens, Salem, Ore. Best Seedling: unregistered, Dutch Girl Peonies, Beasley Best Collection of Multiples: Adelman Peony Gardens, Salem, Ore. Best Amateur Floral Arrangement: Jennifer Boss, Fruitvale Best Professional Floral Arrangement: Wendy Burgess, Castlegar

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Sunfest 50th anniversary 2023 May 31, June 1st and June 2nd

Thank you to all the volunteers, the public for such a great showing of community spirit!

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At Talarico Place, Chicken TV enriches lives JOHN BOIVIN Castlegar News

Inside the pen, a trio of chickens are doing what chickens do — scratching, pecking the ground, and softly vocalizing.

It’s a sunny, hot afternoon, but a group of “It’s warm today, they’re kind of exhausted, elderly women are outside, looking through it’s so hot,” says Ellen Demers, as a black a fence at an enclosed space in the courtyard pullet pecks at a handful of oats she’s offering of their seniors home. through the wire. “See how they’re drinking that water?”

Demers, who has lived at Castlegar’s Talarico Place for two years, says being able to be around the chickens means a lot to her. come work with us at your communities “I came from a farm when I was young, and vote for Best Restaurant, 2019!

I just love those things, I just love them,” she says. “They always seem to come to me, and I enjoy that.”

Demers isn’t the only one who loves the chickens. A few yards away, inside the air-conditioned building, other seniors are peering through the windows to catch a glimpse of the birds.

At Talarico Place, the animals have become the centre of attention for the seniors, the gossip at breakfast and the go-to topic between residents passing time.

“To hear the residents talking about them we’re seeking an experienced line cook. in the dining room in the morning — ‘Where apply to george salivaras in person between 2-4 are the chickens? How are the chickens?’ — it’s 400 Columbia Ave, Castlegar been amazing,” says Kelly-Anne Gyurkovits, the recreation co-ordinator at the home.

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“And then she went away on holidays, and when she got back, I said ‘we have this all organized,’ and she said ‘let’s give it a shot.’”

The chicks arrived one year ago, just a couple days old. At first they had a small enclosure, and wandered freely around the courtyard. But, when the chickens started doing what chickens do after eating, it became clear they needed to be in an enclosed space.

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“We call it Chicken TV,” says Gyurkovits.

“If it’s not hot out here, there’s a lineup to see them and feed them. We have people in the dining room saying ‘can you move that chair for me? I can’t see the chickens.’

“I’ve been working with seniors for 30 years, and this is the best thing I have ever done.

By far.”

Gyurkovits’ boss, Stacey Thin, says having the chickens meets with the institution’s greater goal, to create a rich, healthy, loving place for seniors. The path to that goal is creating interactions and building seniors relationships with animals, children and the community.

“I think chickens bring spontaneity, a lifeworth-living to residents… they provide something for people to talk about, interact with, reminiscing about their past, caring for them, ” says Thin. “We’re providing care for them, but they need to provide care for other things.

“It’s bringing them back some purpose, some joy in their lives.”

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Ellen Demers had chickens growing up, and shares her ice cream with these ones.

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The birds are low-maintenance animals, and eat a lot of table scraps from the kitchen and staff’s homes. Cleaning the tiny coop is not much of a burden either.

Gyurkovits says the chickens help residents connect with each other, with staff, and with their past.

“It’s just a joy. It brings back memories and all those things they did as children, or chores as adults.

“We have a generation of people here who didn’t necessarily have an indoor dog or an indoor cat, they had farm animals,” she says. “That’s what they are used to, that’s their thing. This is something they can identify with.”

As far as Gyurkovits and Thin know, they are the only seniors facility in the province providing Chicken TV. But she doesn’t think they’ll be the

last.

It’s been long enough in the sun, for both chickens and humans, so Ellen Demers and friends retreat to the cool interior of the home.

But she’ll be back as soon as she can, she says, with some treats for them. She likes to share her ice cream with the birds — a chicken favourite, apparently. “ T h e y ’re not spoiled,” she says.

“They’re loved.”

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Office Manager is responsible for answering e-mails, telephone, bookings & reservations, processing CC payments, meeting and greeting Guests, keeping office area tidy and some housekeeping. Excellent computer skills required.

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Finance Manager Trail, B.C AM Ford Sales Ltd. is in search of an experienced Loans Officer/ Finance Manager to join our team. AM Ford has been family owned and operated for 35 years and is a significant contributor to multiple community causes. As the largest car dealership in the West Kootenays, AM Ford sold over 700 new and used vehicles in 2018 and the sales number grow each year.

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