You’ve come to the right place. Our in-branch investment specialists can answer all your questions. Let’s talk today.

mutual funds TFSAs term deposits RRSPs

Let’s talk investing.

kscu.com

“ I want to know more about mutual funds.”

Mutual funds are offered through Qtrade Asset Management Inc., Member MFDA.

FineLine TechnologiesJN 62937 Index 980% 1.5 BWR NU

Contact the Times: Phone: 250-368-8551

Fax: 250-368-8550Newsroom:

250-364-1242Canada Post, Contract number 42068012

A look back at local sports highlights Page 9

S I N C E 1 8 9 5S I N C E 1 8 9 5

PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO

Follow us online

THURSDAYJANUARY 2, 2014

Vol. 119, Issue 1

$105 INCLUDING G.S.T.

B Y S H E R I R E G N I E RTimes Staff

Knitting needles at the Trail Hospital Auxiliary are click-clacking as volun-teers wait to hear if booties and blan-kets for the New Year’s baby gift basket should be a shade of blue or tint of pink.

Although there is no word if the stork has arrived at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH), the mater-nity ward does have five expectant moth-ers due within the first few weeks of the new year.

“We had a couple of deliveries Christmas Eve but it has been quiet since then,” said Karina Poznekoff, maternity/pediatric patient care coordinator. “We look at it like every delivery is exciting and the day of the week or year doesn’t matter,” she explained. “But we definite-

ly have to make more phone calls to the community about the New Year’s baby because so many donations are made to the newborn and mom.”

Throughout the year, members of the Trail Hospital Auxiliary donate their time and creative energy to weave the tiny and colourful woollen sweaters, booties, hats and blankets that are sold in the KBRH gift shop or donated as gifts to various community charities.

“Everything in the New Year’s basket is made by our ladies,” explained Karen Hadley, president of the auxiliary. “We have a room full of balls of wool that have been donated,” she said. “So when someone would like to knit for us, we give the person the wool and they donate the item back to the gift shop,” Hadley continued. “Some of the clothes are so

fancy and fun like little ladybug sweat-ers. We even have one lady who makes frilly dresses and nightgowns for us out of the goodness of her heart.”

The Trail Hospital Auxiliary was found-ed in 1943 with a mission to raise funds to advance care and comfort of those in need and provide funding for patient related equipment and programs.

Today, the charity’s presence is felt throughout the hospital and the impact of the volunteers’ commitment is hard to miss. This year, the 60-member organ-ization brightened the KBRH Health Foundation’s Critical Care campaign with a $30,000 contribution made during the annual Light-Up the Hospital’s Pledge Day (Dec. 6) and a $4,000 donation slated to maintain the hospital’s gardens.

See MEMBER, Page 8

The Trail Times is reviewing some of the top stories of 2013 as it closes the book on a busy year.

B Y V A L E R I E R O S S ITimes Staff

The sound of protest was heard this year from Rossland parents who were against the closure of their secondary school and sending grades 10-12 students down to Trail for educa-tion.

School District 20 (SD20) made the diffi-cult decision of closing MacLean Elementary School, selling it to the Rossland French school for $1 million, and moving K-9 stu-dents into the former Rossland Secondary School (RSS) to save an estimated $265,000 on a dwindling budget based on enrolment that followed suit.

Fearful chatter was silenced when about 120 of Rossland’s senior students transitioned into their new school, commute and larger social circle with ease.

Like most of her peers, Grade 12 student Megan Heximer was disappointed that she had to spend her final year in a new school that wasn’t in her community and was no longer a walk from home.

“I mostly tried not to think about having to move there,” she admitted.

“Many Rossland kids weren’t looking forward to the move and I knew that a lot of the Crowe kids weren’t looking forward to having us down there so I wasn’t sure how well the transition would be for everyone.”

Heximer was also worried about what the teachers would be like. She was comfortable with the Rossland teachers she had grown to know over the years and didn’t know what to expect. But it didn’t take long to see that the teachers were dedicated, welcoming and accom-modating, much like the other students.

See MUSIC, Page 2

TOP STORIES OF 2013

Rossland students

move into Crowe

“I still wish that I could be graduating in

RSS but the change was easier than I

expected.

MEGAN HEXIMER

Hospital waits for New Year’s baby

SHERI REGNIER PHOTO

Clara Murray has been volunteering her time and knitting expertise to the Trail Hospital Auxiliary for two years. Murray was sharpening her knitting needles and picking out a colour of wool to begin a set of baby booties for the new year.

A2 www.trailtimes.ca Thursday, January 2, 2014 Trail Times

LOCAL

NEW MEMBERS! 1 FREE month membership

AFTER you sign up for Jan.&Feb.2014.

Women’s Journey to Fitness 927 Spokane St 250-921-4342

Town & Country

There’s more news online!

Visit trailtimes.ca for more news from around the province.

Just hold your mouse pointer over the News tab and click on

BC News

Low: -5°CHigh: -2°C POP: 30%

Wind: NE 10 km/h

Today’s WeaTher

Low: 0°C • High: 1°CPOP: 80% • Wind: S 5 km/h

Morning Afternoon

Low: 0°C High: 2°C POP: 60% Wind: SW 10 km/h

Low: -4°C High: 0°C POP: 60%

Wind: SW 10 km/h

Low: -3°C High: 0°C POP: 30% Wind: W 5 km/h

Cloudy Scattered Flurries

Friday

Sunday

Saturday

Monday

Financial ServicesSalsman

1577 Bay Avenue, Trail (250) 364-1515

Wishing you the very best this holiday season & in the New Year. Thank you!

• Security Installation and Service

• ULC Security Monitoring• Medical Alert Installation

& Monitoring

1638 2nd Ave, Trail, -Phone:1-250-364-5808

-Toll Free: 1-888-364-5808 -Email: accuraalarms@telus.netwww.accurapreentryalarms.ca

A trusted name here to serve you1598 2nd Ave

(across from Safeway)

Phone: 250-368-3435Toll Free: 1-866-451-3435

Rims, tires and all automotive repair. We are here to help. Ask about senior discounts.

GeneRAl tiRe

hAnkook

michelin

toyo

coopeR

uniRoyAl

bRidGestone

if your tires do not have this symbol... come see us!

From page 1 “I don’t think I have changed,” she

added. “I still wish I could be graduating in RSS, but the change was easier than I expected.”

Welcoming Rossland students was done with care, according to principal David DeRosa.

The Trail high school invited its new secondary students into the facility early, as it has always done with its new Grade 8s, to get a feel for the building prior to the start of the school year.

“A lot of reflection and planning went into the process and that’s always a posi-tive,” added DeRosa.

By expanding on the same protocols followed to move Grade 8s in, the new students adjusted quickly.

Not to say that the new road ahead came without a few bumps, admit-ted superintendent of schools Greg Luterbach.

“The first few weeks were challen-ging as buses traversed through two major construction zones and we fine-tuned the route schedules,” he said. “We continue to monitor the routes, our service, number of riders and adjust

as required.”As the teens settled so did the chorus

of upset parents.The sound of music was back at

Crowe with the return of its band class, which was revived with the addition of Rossland kids keen on music.

The Crowe Interact Club is combin-ing its resources with the Rossland club, which is now closer than ever with senior students under the same roof, and is planning a trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to renovate a school and teach English to kids. This opportunity would not have shown itself without the combined efforts of the two groups.

The high school now looks to include some Rossland traditions and teachers, parents and students are working dili-gently to ensure this.

“We will continue to be sensitive and conscious of past traditions and the opportunity for new ones as we prepare for events like graduation,” said DeRosa. “I am hopeful that the initial anxiety that many Rossland students and par-ents were feeling prior to the transition has diminished and our collective ener-gies are now focused on learning and

the fun and excitement that go with it.”

Valerie rossi photo

Grade 12 students Jessica Semenoff and Megan Heximer were among the former Rossland Secondary School students who settled into their new school during move-in day at J. L. Crowe Secondary School.

sheri regnier photo

A poinsettia fundraiser at J.L. Crowe Secondary School had the music room awash in festive colour last month. The popular holiday blossoms were sold by the Interact Club to raise funds for a school trip to Cambodia next summer.

Music program back, Interact efforts strengthened with Rossland students

Guy Bertrand photo

Oct. 8 - Hanna Krampl, with firefighter Kyle Boutin, was one of seven Greater Trail elementary students who were chosen to be Fire Chief for a Day at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Department. The young chiefs toured the hall, met firefighters and got a close look at the equipment.

Year in reviewTrail Times Thursday, January 2, 2014 www.trailtimes.ca A3

250.364.23771198 Cedar Ave

Have a safe andHappy Holiday

from all of us atThea MarioStayanovich Berno FOR MORE INFO GO TO

GREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COM 250.368.5000ALL PRO REALTY LTD

From our Homes to yours...

We wish you a very Merry Christmasand a Happy & Healthy New Year! Mario and Thea

GREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COM FOR MORE INFO GO TO

GREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COM FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MORE INFO GO TO

GREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COM FOR MORE INFO GO TO

GREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COMGREATERTRAILREALESTATE.COM

The Trail Times continues its review of the top stories and moments from 2013 in Greater Trail. This edition will review April to June.

October7 – Locked out International

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213 reject a mediator’s recommendations to end the dispute with FortisBC. Both sides were presented with recommendations from mediator Vince Ready. Union members in the West Kootenay and Okanagan soundly rejected the proposal.

9 – Montrose council heard from concerned residents over an upcoming smart meter installa-tion by FortisBC. Council stopped short of calling for a meeting to inform residents, although it did support its residents taking the initiative to hold a community meeting.

10 – A draft of the master plan for Trail’s recreational servi-ces was presented to the public. Among the issues raised was the need for a skatepark, ending the Trail Resident Pass and better use for the Trail Memorial Centre.

10 – Salmo representatives and provincial counterparts were on hand for the official ground breaking of the affordable hous-ing project in the village. The site will include 20 apartments and eight townhouses for seniors.

14 – West Kootenay Transit’s

expanded bus routes have been attracting more riders, said the service operator. Ridership in the Columbia zone (that combines Trail, Castlegar, Rossland and

Slocan) increased by 19,000 trips said a transit spokesperson.

16 – The City of Trail announced it will host the 2014 provincial Community in Bloom

awards conference next fall.17 – Recycling in Genelle

underwent a major change with the arrival of the curbside blue box program. The program elim-inates the need for residents to take their recycling to a desig-nated site.

21 – Trail council approves voting by mail for the next muni-cipal election in 2014.

27 – The City of Trail gar-ners another five-bloom award in the international category of the Communities in Bloom competi-tion.

29 – Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, announces that he will not run in the 2015 federal election. Atamanenko served the region for three terms as a member of the NDP.

November1 – Locked out FortisBC work-

ers rejected the latest offer from the company to end the four-month long lockout.

4 – The City of Trail gets a combined total of $150,000 from ICBC and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for its improvements to pedes-trian safety and the replacement of its ageing infrastructure as part of its downtown revitaliza-tion project.

7 – With over 15 centimetres of snow falling at higher ele-vations, Environment Canada issued its first weather warning of the season for the Greater Trail region. The snowfall caused several accidents in the area as commuters adjusted to the driv-ing conditions.

11 – Over 1,500 people attended Remembrance Day cere-monies in Trail and Fruitvale.

12 – The Greaer Trail Filipino community rallied for support in the wake of a devastating typhoon that ripped through the Philippines leaving death, destruction and millions of cit-izens displaced.

See TRAIL Page 4

Union rejects proposal to end dispute with FortisBC

Valerie rossi photo

Oct. 25 - It looks like someone didn’t make their monthly sales quota. Realtor Terry Alton, Count Dracula, was one of the gruesome characters that put fright into those who dare enter Century 21’s haunted house. The haunted experience was part of Trail’s celebration of Halloween Spooktacular.

Guy Bertrand photo

Nov. 11 - A large crowd of over 1,000 people gathered in downtown Trail for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony.

From page 316 – Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs,

Bruce Dumont, president of the Metis National of B.C. and Marilyn Taylor, regional director of Kootenay Metis Nation of B.C. were on hand for the raising of the Metis flag at Trail City Hall. It marked the first time the flag was flown in Greater Trail.

18 – Trail’s new parking sys-tem has resulted in more tickets

and more revenue for the city’s coffers. The city issued 1,000 more tickets than over the same span in 2012 resulting in over $180,000 in revenue.

21 – The Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail could use a $44 million infusion to upgrade the facility according to an Interior Health facilities study.

23 – A dispute between

Sensible BC petitioners and Ferraro Foods goes viral after the grocer demands the petitioners stay off the store’s property. The petition-ers return the next day and Ferraro Foods offers an olive branch of cookies and tea as well as an online apology to its customers who may have felt uncomfortable over the confrontation.

25 – Citing bus driver safety, BC Transit announ-ces there will be no free New Year’s Eve bus rides following recent incidents, including 2012 where intoxicated youth surrounded a bus in Rossland.

26 – Trail City Council decides not to pursue a plan to allow backyard chickens based on the response of a recent survey.

December1 – Over $3,300 was raised

for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The West Kootenay Filipino Canadian Society held a fundraising event in Genelle, which included baked goods and items donated by local businesses. All funds were sent directly to families in need after the devastating storm displaced more than one mil-lion people.

5 – Sensible BC organiz-ers in the West Kootenay said they reached their target of 10 per cent of eligible voters in the riding supporting its

proposal to decriminalize mari-

juana. However, the provincial body said it came up short in its quest.

5 – Mill workers at ATCO lum-ber in Fruitvale signed a new contract, which includes a 13 per cent increase over five years. Workers had been without a con-tract since July.

6 – The Beaver Valley Recreation, Parks and Trails Committee, representing Fruitvale, Montrose and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s Area A, announces it will not renew its Recreation Services Agreement with the City of Trail. The five-year deal, which saw Trail receive approximately $200,000 annually, expired Jan. 1, 2014.

7 – Labour leaders and pol-iticians gathered in downtown Trail for a rally in support of the locked out International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers by FortisBC.

10 – It took 35 firefighters to control an early morning blaze behind JF Auto in Waneta. The fire consumed 28 vehicles that were stored in the facility. The cause is still under investigation.

12 – Canada Post announces it will end door-to-door service within the next five years. There are 12 letter carriers in the Trail office.

13 – Local Search and Rescue groups in Rossland and South Columbia receive $63,000 and $84,500 respectively in gaming grants. The Rossland SAR plans to purchase a new snowmobile for its service.

17 – The six-month lockout of FortisBC electrical workers comes to an end after both sides agree to binding arbitration.

18 – the City of Trail announ-ces it has a deal with the region-al district to purchase the Trail Regional Airport for $1.28 mil-lion.

18 – Trail RCMP appre-hend a robber at the downtown 7-Eleven. The 28-year-old male perpetrator brandishing a knife took cash but a 911 call alerted police, who caught him at the scene of the crime.

A4 www.trailtimes.ca Thursday, January 2, 2014 Trail Times

Year in review

The 60 Minute Kids' Club is a fun and engaging program designed to get children from K - Gr. 6 excited about making the right healthy choices.

Sign up your school by January 15th

60minkidsclub.org

Get active, get healthy!

Nutrition Screen TimeActivity Hydration Sleep

Rex hotelNow serving the best mouth watering food around from Chrissys Bitery restaurant…

Catering all events and of� ce orders just phone ahead and we will have it ready for you.

Come play BCLC Keno, Paci� c Holdem, Pulltabs

764 Rossland Ave in the Gulch

250.368.6611

Trail City Hall raises Metis flag for the first time

Valerie rossi photo

Nov. 15 - Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, special guest Bruce Dumont, presi-dent of Metis National of B.C., Marilyn Taylor, regional director of the Kootenay Metis Nation of B.C., Myrt Servatius, president of the Kootenay South Metis Local, and her great granddaughter 19-month-old Madison Fischer were among about 30 people gathered across from City Hall to witness the raising of the Metis flag in Trail for the first time. The flag was flown in celebration of Louis Riel Day.

sheri regnier photo

Dec. 11 - Police blocked off access while firefighters battled flames and billowing smoke at a fire at JF Auto Centre in Waneta. An initial inspection revealed the fire at the stor-age structure was further ignited by 28 vehicles in and around the facility.

sheri regnier photo

Nov. 28 - Siony Thompson, member of the West Kootenay Filipino Canadian Society, organ-ized a fundraiser in the Genelle Community Hall for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SPRINCE GEORGE,

B.C. - Weeks after Brock Schell and his family saved Bam the pit bull-cross from certain death, the 18-month-old dog may have returned the favour by saving Schell from a cougar attack.

While shovelling snow from his drive-way earlier this month, Schell could hear the usually timid Bam barking up a storm.

At first he thought Bam was playing with the other family dog, but soon realized it was something much more sinister.

“I came walking up and it looked at me and I could see the round head and ears,” Schell recalled, standing in the driveway where the close encounter occurred. “I’m tak-ing in the tail and I stopped dead, the spike of fear went right up my spine.”

The adult cougar was just metres away from where Schell was standing.

Sightings of the ani-mals in the rural areas just west of Prince George, B.C., aren’t unheard of, but are rare.

Schell immediately knew the danger the feline posed, but since the cougar was stand-

ing between him and his house he retreated back to his car.

Shortly after Schell’s wife, Toni, returned home and the car spooked the cougar, which leapt up on to a ridge and ran away.

“It was intense for a few minutes until I was sure it wasn’t around,” he said.

Schell’s credits Bam not only for alerting him to the cougar’s presence, but also dis-tracting the cat enough to allow him to get to safety.

He said he suspected the cat may have been after the dog in the first place, but he wasn’t taking any chances.

The family has had three pit bulls in the past, so was familiar with the breed and its

reputation for being aggressive.

But Schell said Bam’s desire to protect his owners is an under-valued breed character-istic.

“I think if people really understood these breeds, they’d understand it’s in their nature, it’s in their breed, to be very pro-tective of their com-panions,” he said.

Bam had only come into the Schell family in October when they agreed to foster him from the SPCA.

Schell worked with the shy dog to improve his social skills and coached him for some meetings with pro-spective adoptive fam-ilies.

When no one was willing to take Bam

in permanently and the decree came down that Bam was to be destroyed, Schell and his family quickly decided that they would welcome Bam into their home for good.

“In the first three or four days that we had him, I had to sit on the floor for him to come near me,” he said. “Once he realized he was OK and he was safe, he tried to crawl

up on my lap and we started snuggling a little bit more.”

As time has gone on Bam has warmed up more and more to the family and Schell said he’s grateful to have the dog.

But dog or not at his side, Schell said he’s going to be a bit more wary about clear-ing the driveway after dusk knowing that the cougar could still be lurking.

Trail Times Thursday, January 2, 2014 www.trailtimes.ca A5

PROVINCIAL

While shopping at Waneta Plaza try the Colander Express Pasta & More!

250.364.18161475 Cedar Ave., Trail

Lunch Hours11:30 - 2pm Weekdays

Dinner Hours4:30 - 8:30pm daily

To our old acquaintances, and the ones we have yet to

make, we wish a very happy and healthy year filled with much joy, contentment and prosperity.

It’s been a pleasure serving folks like you, and we look forward to see you again!

MEL’S PLACECrown Point Hotel

Now Open Monday - Saturday

6:30am - 2:00pm

Come try our great food!Downtown Trail

DOLBY 7.1 SURROUND SOUND

HIGH FRAMERATE 3D

DOLBY 7.1 SURROUND SOUND

HIGH FRAMERATE 3D

DOLBY 7.1 SURROUND SOUND

HIGH FRAMERATE 3D

1597 Bay Ave, Trail 24 Hour: 250-364-2114www.royaltheatretrail.com

January 3-9

The Hobbit:The Desolation of Smaug

7pm tonight

Last ShowingTonight

The Hobbit:The Desolation of The Desolation of

Anchorman 2Fri/Sat 7pm & 9:15pmSat/Sun 2pm Matinee

Sun-Thurs 7pm Nightly

Wikimedia Commons

The number of babies born in B.C. topped 44,000 in 2012. The results for 2013 won’t be released until the end of next year.

B l A C k P R E S SThe top baby names for B.C. parents in

2012 were Olivia and Ethan.Those choices replaced the 2011 top

parent picks, Liam and Emma, which both fell to second place. The most popular picks are compiled by the B.C. Vital Statistics Agency, which registered 44,270 births in the province in 2012. That’s a slight increase from 43,991 in 2011.

The most popular five girl names were Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Emily and Ava. The top boy names for 2012 were Ethan, Liam, Lucas, Mason and Logan.

The influence of popular culture shows up in baby names each year. In 2012 there were 71 babies named Justin, 70 named Taylor, 35 named Khloe and 30 named Bella.

The agency has posted a full list of B.C. baby names at www.vs.gov.bc.ca/baby-names/baby2012.html that includes all names chosen five times or more during the year.

Olivia, Ethan top baby names

B.c. Parents Pick

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SGOLDEN, B.C. - A group of backcountry ski-

ers has been rescued after being caught up in an avalanche near Golden, not far from the Alberta boundary.

RCMP received a call from the International Emergency Response Reporting Centre on Sunday indicating that an avalanche beacon had been activated. One of the 10 involved was able to relay that everyone had been accounted for after the avalanche near Hope Creek.

Pound pooch in Prince George pays it forward by warning owner of cougar

Avalanche strikes near Golden

Bam to the rescue

A6 www.trailtimes.ca Thursday, January 2, 2014 Trail Times

OPINION

2014 New Year’s Resolutions for Canada

Looking back – look-ing forward. Asking the question: what is possible to

change? And what is sim-ply impossible? Given the annual spirit of good will that arrives as the New Year approaches, I always think that we should think big about change that would improve the common good of the majority of citizens.

From a personal and pol-itical perspective, this leads easily to my first resolution: promote a political coali-tion of the centre and left to provide a unified oppos-ition to the Conservative 25 per cent core of right-wing supporters. Nobody denies their right to strong and articulate support, but from the passing perspec-tive of 2013, another year of minority interest trump-ing majority desire is an unappetizing prospect. Basic to the healthy func-tioning of a democracy is majority rule. Based fun-damentally on NDP and Liberal vote splitting, we Canadians daily live the lie of minority interest produ-cing majority governance.

There is a simple solution. Let’s create a Cameron/Clegg style coali-tion of Green, Liberal and NDP parties. All the incen-tive required is present:

we live under a minority plurality currently polling at 25 per cent approval. A coalition majority would demonstrate the moral authority to govern. Let us simply get on with this task in 2014, and exercise the majority franchise in the federal election of 2015.

Possessed of a major-ity coalition, we can next begin a national dialogue on the next economy. 2013 was filled with a one-dimensional discussion on the national merits of the carbon-based economy. We have heard all about the merits of another oil pipe-line to the Pacific coast and a trebling of the existing one’s capacity. We have also internalized the need for the XL pipeline to the U.S.. We have had it squarely put to us that our chosen economic destiny should be

carbon superpower.In contradiction to

this vision, why not begin 2014 with a national dis-cussion of the merits of economic diversification; of inventing, trade-marking and manufacturing new technologies; of expanding eco-tourism businesses; of developing our already strong financial sector ser-vices – in short, of think-ing laterally instead of uni-dimensionally. Why not conceptualize Canada’s economic future on the principles of balance, sus-tainability and creative thinking, rather than simply natural resource production, high carbon futures and their associ-ated ideology? Why not begin the national discus-sion of alternate economic futures as the first initiative of the new national major-ity coalition? The outcome could form a major plank in the coalition’s 2015 elec-tion platform.

Building the coalition and crafting its major plat-form plank naturally leads the way to a third New Year’s resolution: ending the dis-trust of intellectuals and fact-based, evidence-driven argument. In 2013 we were subjected to Ministers of the federal government trivializing science, accus-

ing NGOs and environ-mentalists of undermin-ing Canadian values, along with the closing of research libraries and scientific field stations. Under New Year’s resolution 3, the new national majority coalition will champion policy that builds on fact, relies on intellectual discourse, and welcomes critical thinking.

Resolution 4 could see Canada rethink its Foreign Affairs and International Trade policies on the same grounds as the national dialogue on the next econ-omy: diversity, balance, sustainability and creative thinking. A national major-ity coalition will surely move beyond simple ideo-logical responses, to com-plex, nuanced policy that reflects a complex, nuanced world. Gone will be pander-ing to ethnic voter blocks at home in response to dif-ficult issues abroad. Instead Canada will reinvigorate its reputation as a good listener, a careful middle power with humanitarian diplomats who understand the power of altruism. As well, we will reassert our environmental awareness, work with international bodies to create plaus-ible solutions to climate change, and premise our trade relationships on stew-

ardship rather than only entrepreneurship.

Resolution 5 falls nat-urally from the first four: let us embrace a sense of national pride based on our workable diversity in economic, environmental, cultural and artistic terms. Let us especially celebrate our artists and see their contributions as derived from our common experi-ence, and therefore part of our shared national soul. Instead of denying our artistic sensibilities in our embassies abroad, let us re-badge them as public art galleries where Canadian aesthetics are shared with the world.

With the guidance of our artists, the contributions of our intellectuals and sci-entists, and the help of our critical thinkers, especially those in civil society, let us turn 2014 into a celebra-tion of national celebration and purpose. Let it be the year that Canada admits that there is more to our society than ideology and free enterprise.

Troy Media columnist Mike Robinson has lived half of his life in Alberta and half in B.C. In Calgary he worked for eight years in the oil patch, 14 in aca-demia, and eight years as a cultural CEO.

Published by Black PressTuesday to Friday, except

statutory holidays

SECOND CLASS MAIL REGISTRATION #0011

1163 Cedar Avenue Trail, B.C. • V1R 4B8

OFFICEPh: 250-368-8551Fax: 250-368-8550

NEWSROOM 250-364-1242

SALES250-364-1416CIRCULATION250-364-1413

Barbara BlatchfordPUBLISHER, ext. 200

publisher@trailtimes.ca

Guy Bertrand EDITOR, ext. 211

editor@trailtimes.ca

Michelle Bedford CIRCULATION MANAGER, ext. 206

circulation@trailtimes.ca

Jim Bailey SPORTS EDITOR, ext. 210

sports@trailtimes.ca

Valerie Rossi REPORTER, ext. 212

reporter@trailtimes.ca

Sheri Regnier REPORTER, ext. 208

newsroom@trailtimes.ca

Art Harrison REPORTER, ext. 212

newsdesk@trailtimes.ca

Dave Dykstra SALES ASSOCIATE, ext. 203

d.dykstra@trailtimes.ca

Lonnie HartSALES ASSOCIATE, ext. 201

l.hart@trailtimes.ca

Jeanine MargoreethCLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CLERK, ext. 204

nationals@trailtimes.ca

Kevin MacintyrePRODUCTION MANAGER, ext 209

ads@trailtimes.ca

Shannon McIlmoylePRODUCTION, ext 209

production@trailtimes.ca

All rights reserved. Contents copyright by the Trail Times. Any reproduction of material contained in this publication in whole or in part is forbidden without the

expressed written consent of the publisher. It is agreed that the Trail Times will not be responsible for errors or omissions and is not liable for any amount exceeding the

cost of the space used and then only such portion where the errors actually appeared.

We reserve the right to edit or reject any submission or advertisement that is con-

trary to our publishing guidelines.

MIKE ROBINSON

Troy Media

Trail Times Thursday, January 2, 2014 www.trailtimes.ca A7

Letters & OpiniOn

Letters tO the editOr pOLicyThe Trail Times welcomes letters to the editor from our readers on topics of interest to the commun-

ity. Include a legible first and last name, a mailing address and a telephone number where the author can be reached. Only the author’s name and district will be published. Letters lacking names and a verifiable phone number will not be published. A guideline of 500 words is suggested for letter length. We do not publish “open” letters, letters directed to a third party, or poetry. We reserve the right to edit or refuse to publish letters. You may also e-mail your letters to editor@trailtimes.ca We look forward to receiving your opinions.

Letters to the editor

Helping you turn your house into a home...2670326703

250-364-2537

Cloverdale PaintWindow CoveringsHardwoodCarpetLinoleumLaminateCeramic Tile

Your Home,RenovateYour Life!Renovate

gw� oors.ca

Like us on

Facebook

Advertorial

Herbicides, pesticides and petroleum byproducts can act as xenoestrogens. They are very fat soluble and conse-quently, are stored in fatty tissues.

Xenoestrogens also accumulate with each step up the food chain. Grains treated with herbicides are consumed by cattle and poultry, which in turn are consumed by humans. Dairy products are another common source of xenoestrogens. Petrochemical pollutants in the water contribute to xenoestrogen accumulation in fish. Storing and/or heating food in plastic containers is another potential source of xenoestrogens. Xenoestrogens have several possible effects on the estrogen receptors:

• They may produce an estrogen effect which may cause cancer

• They may cause more estrogen receptors to form which can create a hormone imbalance.

• They may inhibit the liver’s abil-ity to eliminate estrogens which creates a rise of estrogen in the body.

• Some can block the effect of estrogen at the receptor site

The net effect is increased estrogen exposure. There are some alarming health trends that may be due in part to the prevalence of xenoestrogens.

• Hormone-dependant cancers have increased dramatically in the past several decades.

• Sperm counts have dropped by 50% since 1940

• Average onset of menstruation occurs a full two year earlier than it did just 20 years ago.

These are just a few signs that some-thing is adversely affecting our hor-monal health. The observed changes in hormone health follow closely on the heels of widespread use of herbi-cides, pesticides and petrochemicals.

Do you know that you are exposed to hormones

everyday?Xenoestrogens are artificial

estrogens adversely affecting your health.

For assessment and treatment of hormone imbalance callDr. Jeffrey J. Hunt, Naturopathic Physician 250- 368-6999

At Hunt Naturopathic Clinic Inc. we provide the diagnostics and intervention necessary to regain, maintain and optimize true physical and emotional health so

that you may achieve the fullest potential of your life’s goals and abilities.

Double Happiness RestauRant

1420 Bay Avenue, Downtown Trail 250.368.5662Reservations Recommended • Open Mother’s, Father’s & New Year’s Days

Grea

t fo

od! G

rea

t Pr

ice!

weekDAYs: 11-2 & 4-8Pm • sAT: 4-8Pm • suN & hOliDAYs: closed

Now serving the most popular Vietnamese dishes

including Pho soup!,

Please keep your walkways clear this winter.Our hardworking carriers thank you!

If you have the time, be a good neighbour and shovel someone else’s walk too!

I have a problem and I hope you can fix it.

I have noticed that your city is frequently designated as Greater Trail.

My problem is that I do not know and can-not determine what Greater Trail is greater than.

Greater is a com-parative, which means it must have a single source: simply Trail, perhaps.

Or does it go back to Tiny Trail ? And then

Simple Trail and then Great Trail and now

Greater Trail; and God willing it will become Greatest Trail and even Stupendous Magnificent Super-dooper Humongous Trail.

May we now kneel or bow in abject love and devotion?

Thank you.But now a word of

caution!There are other

places which are con-tent to dwell in single simplicity. Rossland,

Warfield, Montrose, Beaver Falls, Fruitvale have no aspirations to either Greatness or Greaterness.

Certainly not Greaterness because each need not visual-ize a state of being in which it is greater than something else. Nor does it care.

In our content-edness in being sim-ply - whatever, we do not wish to be invad-ed by some greedy monster which is seeking Greatest

Humongonerity at our expense.

Which brings me back, Mr. Editor, to my original question. What is Greater Trail greater than?

Garwood RussellFruitvale B.C.

Editor’s note: Greater Trail is a

term used to describe Trail and its surround-ing communities (Rossland, Warfield, Montrose, Fruitvale and RDKB areas A and B.

‘What is Greater Trail greater than?’

The Beaver Valley Manor Society received a grant this year from the Columbia Basin Trust. This grant enabled the manor board to continue its long-term plan to update suites in the building. As in the past few years the grant allowed the board to redo six bathrooms with entirely new flooring, van-ities, faucets, toilets and bath-tub surrounds.

Tenants whose suites were worked on were very pleased with the final results. Not only does the area look much bet-ter, it is now more efficient and easier to maintain.

Since the Manor will soon be 40 years old, there is a need to ensure that replacements of certain areas are provided before maintenance costs rise too high. This low income facil-

ity for seniors is indeed fortun-ate to receive financial assist-ance to provide such needs. This grant is truly beneficial in so many ways.

The Manor Board and ten-ants appreciate what the Columbia Basin Trust has pro-vided and our thanks go out to those who made this possible.

Bob BastianChairman, B.V. Manor Society

Grant aids in long-term reno plan

An editorial from the Guelph Mercury

The National Energy Board released its report on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal on Dec. 19, finding that plans for building the pipeline are sufficient for its approval.

The report states: “We have concluded that the project would be in the public inter-est. We find that the project’s potential benefits for Canada and Canadians outweigh the potential burdens and risks.”

The energy board did have a few conditions - 209 of them in fact - but assuming they are all met by Enbridge, the NEB says the pipeline project is good to go.

But this does not mark the end of the process. It is merely a first step in what is shaping up to be an extremely adversarial process driven by environment-al extremists.

A group called ForestEthics, which claims to have organized

the largest act of civil disobedi-ence in Canada “in the history of the pipeline fight,” has pledged, that regardless of law, regardless of public opinion, regardless of the fact that Canada stands to benefit from energy production in Alberta, Northern Gateway will “never be completed.”

Ben West, who campaigns against the oilsands for ForestEthics, frames the issue as one of the federal govern-ment overriding the will of the province of British Columbia and pledges that their “many thousands” in the anti-oilsand social movement will never relent on the pipeline.

Other environmental groups such as 350.org and the Suzuki Foundation will no doubt join them in the ongoing campaign against Northern Gateway. In an e-mail sent the day of the deci-sion, the Suzuki Foundation encouraged its followers to send notes to persuade First Nations bands to disapprove construc-tion of the pipeline.

This is a deeply troubling situation for several reasons.

First, it overturns an expecta-tion that has prevailed through-out Canada’s history, which is that people can engage in lawful commerce without threats of intimidation, violent protests, political sabotage, and slander or disinformation campaigns. The expectation that one will be allowed to engage in legal com-merce is vital to our economy because investments are made in businesses on that expecta-tion.

Without the expectation that one will be able to engage in lawful commerce, business investments become higher in risk, and ultimately become more scarce, to the detriment of a healthy economy. Indeed, Fraser Institute’s annual Global Petroleum Survey consistently finds that perceptions of unfair-ness in a jurisdiction’s legal sys-tem is a significant deterrent to investment in petroleum explor-ation and development.

Political risks of not allowing Northern Gateway to proceed

PEOPLEA8 www.trailtimes.ca Thursday, January 2, 2014 Trail Times

www.MyAlternatives.ca

$2000 early bird draw Dec 30, 2013Final draw February 29, 2014

Tickets at ReMax or download ticket form from www.trailsmokeeaters.com

Over $62,000 in prize money

plus a potential $39,000 in 50/50 draw!

Trail Smoke Eaters

Lottery

T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SG R E N O B L E ,

France - Doctors treating Michael Schumacher refused Monday to predict an outcome for the sev-en-time Formula One champion, saying they were taking his critical head injury “hour by hour” following a ski-ing accident.

Chief anesthesiolo-gist Dr. Jean-Francois Payen told reporters that Schumacher was still in a medic-ally induced coma and doctors were focusing only on his current condition.

“We cannot predict the future for Michael Schumacher,” said Payen, who is also in charge of Grenoble University Hospital’s intensive-care unit.

“He is in a critical state in terms of cere-bral resuscitation,” he added. “We are work-ing hour by hour.”

Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula One his-tory, arrived at the Grenoble hospital a day earlier, already in a coma, and immedi-

ately underwent brain surgery.

The German driver was skiing with his son Sunday morning in the French Alpine resort of Meribel when he fell and hit the right side of his head on a rock.

He was wearing a helmet, but doctors said it was not enough to prevent a serious brain injury. Payen said Schumacher would have died with-out the helmet.

Gerard Saillant, a trauma surgeon who operated on Schumacher when he broke his leg in a 1999 race crash, was at the hospital as a visitor. He told reporters that Schumacher’s age - he turns 45 on Jan. 3 - and his fitness should work in his favour.

But the neurol-ogy team at Grenoble University Hospital, which is recognized as among the best in France, was cautious about Schumacher’s prognosis.

His wife and other family members were at his bedside.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SWINNIPEG - WINNIPEG

- The Canadian government and the RCMP have been quietly dropped from law-suits filed after the behead-ing of a young man aboard a Greyhound bus in Manitoba.

Victim Tim McLean’s father filed a claim soon after his son was killed in the summer of 2008 against Greyhound, perpetrator Vince Li and Canada. The Canadian Press recently dis-covered that the file was amended in April 2012 to drop the federal government as a defendant and to add 22-year-old McLean’s “infant son” as one of 15 people who have “been deprived of Tim McLean Jr.’s guidance, care and companionship.”

Lawsuits filed by two sep-arate bus passengers, Debra Tucker and Kayli Shaw, have also been amended to drop the RCMP.

Lawyer Jay Prober, who represents Tim McLean Sr., said the government was dropped from his client’s lawsuit because there were concerns it wouldn’t stand up in court.

“We were concerned that it wasn’t a strong enough case,” Prober said.

The lawsuit against Greyhound and Li is pro-ceeding, but has been delayed because the lawyer representing the bus com-pany has just been appoint-ed a federal judge, Prober said.

Li has been confined to a psychiatric institution north of Winnipeg since he was found not criminally responsible for stabbing, mutilating and beheading McLean on a bus heading to Winnipeg in July 2008. Li, a schizophrenic, sat next to the 22-year-old McLean after the young man smiled at him and asked how he was doing.

Li said he heard the voice of God telling him to kill the young carnival worker or “die immediately.” Li repeatedly stabbed McLean who unsuccessfully fought for his life.

The bus pulled over near Portage la Prairie, Man., and Li continued stabbing and mutilating McLean’s body. Passengers fled the bus and stood outside. Li eventually escaped through a window and was arrested.

The original statement of claim filed by McLean’s father alleged the govern-

ment of Canada was liable because it is responsible for national transportation security. It also argued that the government knew or should have known about previous violence on board Greyhound buses and failed to put safeguards in place.

“It knew or ought to have known that the deceased, Tim McLean Jr., was at risk or harm from attack at any time and that irreparable harm did in fact occur,” said the lawsuit. “The defendant Canada knew or ought to have known that the indus-try on its own, specifically the defendant Greyhound, had not taken measures to create a safe, secure system for inter-city bus travel.”

The lawsuits filed by pas-sengers Tucker and Shaw in 2011 have not only dropped the RCMP, but have crossed out a section that alleged Canada “failed to ensure the safety of passengers on board buses travel-ling between provinces” and “failed to assure that Canada’s transportation system meets the high-est practicable safety and security standards.”

None of the allegations has been proven in court.

The federal government never filed a statement of defence.

Denise Reaume, profes-sor of law at the University of Toronto, said it’s not unusual for defendants to be dropped as a lawsuit moves through the courts.

“Generally speaking, the way plaintiffs usually start off is with a cause of action to include everybody except Santa Claus in the possible defendants,” she said. “You sweep with a broad brush to begin with.”

Suing the federal gov-ernment or the RCMP in a case like this is particu-larly difficult, Reaume said, because the plaintiff would have to prove the defend-ants knew they were being negligent and could have foreseen such a gruesome act would occur as a result.

Judges are also wary of punishing a government for failing to pass the right laws, she added. Imagine the slip-pery slope where all the residents of Lac-Megantic - where an oil train derailed and exploded into flames killing 47 people - could sue the federal government for failing to properly regu-late railways, Reaume said.

Ski Accident

Formula One champ in

critical care

Greyhound LAwSuit

Victim’s father files claim after 2008 murder aboard bus

From page 1 The once 100-plus member group has dwin-

dled over time but each day a team of at least 10 volunteers don a bright red auxiliary vest to man the lobby’s information booth, deliver mail within the facility, hook up patient TVs, visit the bedridden or run the gift shop.

“We don’t get the volunteers like we used to,” said Hadley, a 34-year auxiliary member. “But we keep going because we are an important part of keeping the hospital running each day.”

After suffering cardiac complications in KBRH 34 years ago, Hadley was compelled to join the organization.

“I had open heart surgery when I was only 34 years old, which was unheard of back then,” she said. “I’ve used the system so much that I felt I really needed to give back.

B y C H I N T A P u x l E yTHE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - Politicians of all stripes expressed condol-ences Monday after the hus-band of a former Ontario cab-inet minister was found dead.

George Smitherman broke the grim news on Twitter, saying police had confirmed the death of his husband Christopher Peloso.

A statement issued by Toronto police gave no fur-ther details, only that he had been found Monday.

“We will celebrate his life and we will find com-fort somehow in knowing that he has found peace from the depression that has wreaked havoc on his mind,” Smitherman said.

Messages of grief and sym-pathy were pouring in from political circles, including from one of Smitherman’s former political rivals.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who ran against Smitherman and won in October 2010, released a statement express-ing his condolences.

“It is with great sadness that I have learned of the passing of Mr. Christopher Peloso, husband to Mr. George Smitherman, and lov-ing father,” said Ford’s state-ment.

“I would ask all Torontonians to extend their condolences to the family during this difficult time.”

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, who knew Peloso as

well as Smitherman, said it was a “very, very sad day” for both men’s families.

Her voice breaking, she described Peloso as a “kind, gentle, loving man” who would be “hugely missed.”

Others voiced their sorrow on Twitter.

“My thoughts and pray-ers go out to my friend @G-Smitherman and his two wonderful children on their loss,” Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird wrote.

“Heartbroken to hear the sad news about Christopher Peloso. All my thoughts are with George and his family in this difficult time,” wrote Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair

tweeted that he was “deeply sorry” for Smitherman’s loss.

Peloso was last seen around 11 a.m. Sunday in west-end Toronto (in the Bloor Street West and Lansdowne Avenue area).

The 40-year-old, who mar-ried Smitherman in 2007, also went missing in September and was found by a police dog two days later in a wooded area near train tracks.

Smitherman served as Ontario’s deputy premier, health minister and energy minister before he stepped down to run for Toronto mayor in 2010.

Peloso is survived by Smitherman, their two chil-dren and a child from a previ-ous marriage.

Former politician’s husband found deadMember joins as a

chance to give back

toronto

1995 Columbia AveTrail

1507 Columbia Ave,Castlegar

See us for

ATV Tireswww.integratire.com SportS

Trail Times Wednesday, January 2, 2014 www.trailtimes.ca A9

STEWARTS COLLISION CENTERICBC & Private Insurance Claims

250.364.99912865A Highway Drive

The Trail Times is reviewing the memorable moments of 2013. In this issue we’ll look back on the final three months of the year from October to December.

October1 – Led by Rossland’s Thea Culley the

Canadian Women’s field hockey team won bronze at the Pan American Cup with a 2-1 victory over Chile. Culley scored both goals to capture Canada’s first medal at the event since 1999.

3 – Vernon Vipers of the BCHL trade Trail for-ward and former Beaver Valley Nitehawk Craig Martin to the Alberni Bulldogs for upcoming defenceman Jared Wilson.

9 – Pride Gym instructor Corey Colwell earns his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu after close to 10 years of study and training.

The defending BCIHL champion Selkirk College Saints Men’s hockey team opens its 2013-14 season with a 7-2 win over Eastern Washington.

11 – Trail hockey player Dallas Calvin returns to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks after an impres-sive start with the Vernon Vipers.

- Muay Thai fighter and former Pride Gym initiate Charles Bisset pulls out a unanimous decision over six-foot-five Matt Baker at Glory 10 in Los Angeles, one of the biggest martial arts stages in the world, while improving his record to 17-4.

16 – The Trail Smoke Eaters fire coach Bill Birks after two-plus seasons behind the bench. Birks left the Smokies with a 41-79-2-9 record, leaving assistants Barry Zanier and Craig Clare as interm coaches.

18 – Rossland native Thea Culley hits a mile-stone, playing in her 100th international match for the Canadian women’s field hockey team.

24 – Thea Culley of Rossland leads Team Canada to a bronze medal at the International Super Series Hockey 9s in Perth, Australia. Culley scored the winning goal in a 3-1 win over Malaysia.

30 – The Trail Smoke Eaters hire Yale alum-nus Nick Deschenes as head coach of the BCHL team. Deschenes coached the Grand Forks Border Bruins of the KIJHL before coming to Trail.

November1 – Trail’s Mike Mondin, coach of the

Canadian Sledge Hockey team, is honoured with the prestigious Petro Canada coaching award given to those who achieve excellence on the national stage and have medalled at World championships, Olympics, Paralympics, and Special Olympic Games.

2 – Trail native Fred Heslop, past president of B.C. Hockey and Diamond Stick Award hon-ouree, passes away at the age of 71.

6 – Trail Winter Swim Club’s Dylan Kormendy wins the boys 10 and under overall High-Point award at the Iron Triple Pentathlon in Penticton, qualifying the young swimmer for the provincial championship meet in February.

7 – Trail cyclist Reno DeBiasio is honoured with the David Richardson Award at the 2013 World Senior Games. The award recognizes the person that best exemplifies sportsmanship and the spirit of the Games as voted on by his peers.

13 – Led by the Trail Wildlife Association in partnership with J. L. Crowe students, local businesses and environmental groups, the Murphy Creek Spawning Channel receives a much needed upgrade.

14 – The Trail Smoke Eaters trade defence-man Curtis Toneff and forward Brendan Lamont in what is a sure sign of things to come.

- After winning the AA West Kootenay Regional title, the J. L. Crowe Senior girls field-

hockey team capped off a great season with a 10th place finish at the provincial AA high-school championships.

20 – Trail Smoke Eater defenceman Cody Bardock is awarded the BCHL Player of the Week for scoring a pair of winning goals against Salmon Arm and Nanaimo.

27 – Montrose twins Connor and Kellen Jones entrench themselves firmly into the Quinnipiac University Bobcats record books as the first brother tandem to each score 100 points in their NCAA div. 1 careers.

28 – The World Snow Awards recognized Red Mountain with the Most Improved North American Resort as well as the Best Upcoming Resort Award.

29 – The Beaver Valley Curling Club’s jun-ior men’s curling team made up of skip Justin Umpherville, third Spenser Soukeroff, second Kasey O’Hara, and lead Zack Howes, qualified for the provincials after beating the Grand Forks rink in the Kootenay curling playdowns.

December6 - The Beaver Valley Nitehawks continue

to improve with the additions of Riley Brandt from the Trail Smoke Eaters, and return of Dan Holland from the USHL. However, to make room for the players the Hawks released Michael Bell and Nathan Pickett.

10 - Canada’s National Sledge Hockey Team and coach Mike Mondin of Trail win gold at the 2013 World Sledge Hockey Challenge with a 3-1 victory over the U.S.

11 - Castlegar’s Deane Horning is headed to the provincial men’s curling championship again along with Trail curlers Don Freschi as lead, Kevin Nesbitt as alternate, and coach Terry Bublitz. Skipping for Horning is Trevor Perepolkin and second Tyler Orme of Vernon. The team won the B side at the Kootenay play-downs while Team Buchy from Kimberley won the A’s.

14 - Red Mountain opens for ski season.17 - The Black Jack cross country ski facility

hosted the Haywood NorAm and Buff Sprint series, welcoming close to 400 competitors, coaches, and supporters to the Golden City.

18 - Trail icon Tiger Milburn celebrates over 50 years behind the mic as the public address announcer at the Cominco Arena.

19 - Warfield’s Craig Cunningham makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins, log-ging over eight minutes of ice time, and dir-ecting four shots on net in a 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames. The following day, Cunningham returned to the Bruins AHL affili-ate in Providence.

- Representatives of the BCHL executive board meet in Vancouver to discuss troubling financial issues including plummeting attend-ance figures across the league in preparation for the governors meeting in January.

20 - The J. L. Crowe Hawks senior girls basketball team placed third in its annual tour-nament.

Culley leads Canada: plays in 100th matchyear in review

Photos from top: Rossland native Thea Culley led Team Canada to bronze at the Pan American Cup in Argentina and another third-place finish in Australia while counting her 100th international match, while the Greater Trail Minor Hockey Association opened its season, and former Pride Gym fighter Charles Bisset won big at Glory 50. Mike Mondin picks up a prestigious coaching award while getting on a roll with the Team Canada sledge hockey team as it prepares for Sochi, and local skaters performed well at provincial figure skating competitions.

SportSA10 www.trailtimes.ca Thursday, January 2, 2014 Trail Times

What areYOU saving for?

Brand New Carrier Routes are coming available in Trail!

The Trail Times is looking for newspaper carriers to deliver The Advertiser once a week, on Thursdays.

Contact Michelle today to fi nd out what routes are available near you!

250.368.8551 ex. 206

TRAILSMOKE EATERS

VERSUS

WWW. T R A I L SMOK E E AT E R S . C OM

GAME DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:Safeway • Ferraro Foods (Trail & Rossland) • Performance Fitness

VERNON VIPERSFriday,January 3Game Sponsor: Van Hellemond Sporte

Trail Memorial Centredoors open at 6:45pm

game start at 7:30pm

Meet the Players...

...of your home team!

Jim BaileyPosition:

Sports Editor

Years on the Trail Times team: 4

Strengths: Fielding phone calls, hitting dead

line, break-away speed on

keyboard

Hobbies: Sports, photography, fly fishing and writing about

them.

THE CANADIAN PRESSHere are The Canadian Press’

Top 10 Sports Stories of 2013:No. 1 - The End of the NHL

LockoutHockey fans rejoiced when

the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association reached a tentative deal to end the lockout in the early hours of Jan. 6.

The agreement was ratified by the board of governors three days later, with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman taking the unusual step of apologizing to fans, play-ers and sponsors after the start of the season was delayed by more than three months.

It didn’t take the league long to get back on its feet despite drawing the ire of fans.

Just over five months later, the Chicago Blackhawks capped a memorable playoffs by scoring two goals in 17 seconds against the Boston Bruins late in the third period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final to win their second title in four years.

Then in November, the league signed a massive new television deal with Rogers Communications worth $5.2 bil-lion over 12 years.

No. 2 - A Season of Disappointment

The Toronto Blue Jays came into 2013 as World Series favour-ites after a blockbuster off-season that included a 12-player mega-deal with the Florida Marlins and the acquisition of reigning National League Cy Young win-ner R.A. Dickey.

But with the city buzzing at the thought of meaningful

September baseball for the first time since the team’s champion-ship years in 1992 and 1993, the campaign was bust from the start.

Despite the lack of success on the field, the Blue Jays enjoyed a surge in both ticket and mer-chandise sales.

No. 3 - CFL Double for Cornish

Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish became the first Canadian in 35 years to win the CFL’s most outstanding play-er award.

Cornish, who was also named the league’s top Canadian for the second straight year, is the first Canuck to be named CFL MVP since Ottawa Rough Riders tight end Tony Gabriel in 1978.

Cornish finished the 2013 sea-son with 1,813 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns.

To cap off the memorable year, Cornish then captured the 2013 Lou Marsh award as Canada’s top athlete on Dec. 9 to become first CFL player to win the honour since legendary Ottawa quarter-back Russ Jackson in 1969.

No. 4 - Green CrushThe Saskatchewan

Roughriders became the third straight Grey Cup host to win the trophy, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 on Nov. 24.

The Riders won the 101st edi-tion of the CFL championship in front of their rabid fans at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, with Kory Sheets rushing for a Grey Cup-record 197 yards and two touchdowns to help his team to just its fourth title.

“It was unreal. From pre-game warmup I knew it was going to be tough for (the Tiger-Cats). I looked at them and said ‘I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes.’ I mean, it was ridicu-lous. The whole (stadium) was green,”said Roughriders coach Corey Chamblin.

No. 5 - Raonic’s RiseTennis star Milos Raonic

became the first Canadian to crack the ATP top-10 list.

The Thornhill, Ont., product made the Rogers Cup final in Montreal and was also instru-mental in leading Canada to the Davis Cup semifinals.

“The tournament overall was a great thing,” said Raonic after losing the Rogers Cup final to Rafael Nadal on Aug. 12. “There were a lot of situations that I’m very happy with the way I dealt with them, and there were a lot of learning experiences through it all.”

No. 6 - A Trio of Hockey Stunners

The Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and looked set to advance to the second round when the wheels fell off in spec-tacular fashion.

Toronto led Boston 4-1 with just over 11 minutes to go in the third period of Game 7, only to see the Bruins score three times in quick succession in regulation and again in overtime to send the Maple Leafs packing.

There was also misery up Highway 401 in the nation’s cap-tain.

Beloved captain Daniel Alfredsson, who had spent his entire career with Ottawa, bolted from the Senators after 17 seasons to sign with the Detroit Red Wings when NHL free agency opened on July 5.

And out on the West Coast, the Vancouver Canucks’ goalie soap opera took an unexpected turn at the NHL draft when gen-eral manager Mike Gillis traded Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils.

The Canucks had openly stat-ed their intention to deal Roberto Luongo, but were unable to find a suitable trading partner. It’s worked out for both sides so far, as Luongo appears to have regained his form.

No. 7 - NHL Concussion SuitMore than 200 former players

filed a lawsuit against the NHL in November alleging that the league hasn’t done enough to protect them from concussions.

The players want NHL-sponsored medical monitoring for their injuries, as well as dam-ages.

But the hockey community is divided on the issue, with CBC commentator Don Cherry calling the legal action “a money grab.”

The lawsuit came some three months after the NFL agreed on a US$765-million settlement with thousands of ex-players for con-cussion-related health problems.

No. 8 - Canadian Hoops History

Anthony Bennett shocked many observers on June 27 when he became the first-ever Canadian to go No. 1 at the NBA draft.

With no clear-cut favourite, the Cleveland Cavaliers select-ed Bennett, a freshman forward from UNLV, with the top pick.

“I’m just as surprised as every-body else,” the Brampton, Ont., native said moments after being drafted. “I didn’t really have any idea who’s going No. 1 or who was going No. 2. I heard every-thing was up for grabs.”

Meanwhile, Andrew Wiggins of Vaughn, Ont. was named the top high school player in the United

States after a standout season at Huntington Prep in W e s t Virginia.

No. 9 - GSP Steps AwayUFC welterweight champion

Georges St-Pierre successfully defended his title twice in 2013.

But after a bruising and con-troversial split-decision victory over Johny Hendricks on Nov. 16, the Montreal fighter hint-ed at retirement in a cryptic a post-fight interview in the cage that included a reference to unexplained personal issues and his need to step away from the sport.

“I can’t sleep at night now. I’m going crazy,” he added at the post-fight news conference. “I have issues. I need to relax. I need to get out for a while. I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

Then on Dec. 13, St-Pierre vacated his title and announced an indefinite hiatus from the octagon, citing the pressures of being champion.

Far and away the biggest UFC pay-per-view draw, the 32-year-old added that his life has become “completely insane” and a “freak-ing zoo.”

No. 10 - Hesjedal Comes Clean

In a year that saw American cyclist Lance Armstrong final-ly admit to doping, Canadian counterpart Ryder Hesjedal did the same.

The Victoria native was forced to make the admission on Oct. 30 after excerpts from a book by former Danish rider Michael Rasmussen said Hesjedal was shown how to use performance-enhancing drugs at the start of his career.

Hesjedal, who was named The Canadian Press male athlete of the year in 2012 after a memor-able season that included a vic-tory in the Giro d’Italia, said in a statement that he “chose the wrong path” and made “mis-takes.”

“And even though those mis-takes happened more than 10 years ago, and they were short-lived, it does not change the fact that I made them and I have lived with that and been sorry for it ever since,” he said.

Top 10 Canadian sports stories for 2013

Leisure

Dear Annie: I’ve been married to my lovely wife for nine years, and to this day, I can’t get past her gam-bling habit. It is caus-ing major problems in our marriage.

Once or twice a week when she gets that itch to head to the casino, she loses all the money she earns in our account and then accumulates bank fees and overdraft charges. I’m fed up with her habit and have men-tioned that this must stop. She has promised me many times that she will quit, but she hasn’t been successful.

Once I let her go to the casino and told her to spend only a cer-tain amount, and she ended up gambling away $1,000, which she never replaced. I was upset and didn’t speak to her for a few days.

I will be deploying overseas soon, and I’m afraid to leave her to handle our financial affairs. I want to ask my brother to put her

on an allowance to pay our bills, but I know she will be upset and ask me to move out. I don’t want to do that. What should I do? -- Totally Fed Up

Dear Totally: Your wife has an addic-tion. Stopping will be impossible unless she admits she has a prob-lem and agrees to get help. Some addicts voluntarily list their names with casinos to prohibit admittance, although it is not a guarantee.

We urge you to sep-arate your accounts so she cannot access money needed to run the household, and put your brother in charge of paying the bills. She

may become angry, but your marriage will not survive her continued gambling and the potential loss of your savings. Please contact Gam-Anon (gam-anon.org) for additional information and sup-port.

Dear Annie: Your advice to couples about affairs has a very nega-tive female bias. A little flirting and an affair or two is normal behav-ior for both men and women.

Your usual advice is to get counseling or break up the relation-ship. I would advise them to just ignore it. They could have many years of a happy rela-tionship with each other. Why don’t you suggest that alterna-tive? -- D.

Dear D.: Most of our readers aren’t big fans of that alterna-tive, whether male or female. If both partners agree that affairs are perfectly fine within their marriage, we have no objection. Or

if one partner choos-es to overlook the other’s philandering, the couple might stay together, although they are not neces-sarily happy. In most cases, however, affairs are sneaky betrayals full of lies, and one partner loses out on the intimacy and trust that keep a marriage solid. The partner who cheats may believe the marriage is sufficiently happy, but our mail says otherwise.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Finally at Peace,” who now focuses on the grand-children they are “close” to instead of mourning the ones they are not.

My husband and I have four beautiful, successful and intel-ligent children. When our oldest was an infant, my mother-in-law told me that she was not available to babysit, so we didn’t impose. It was diffi-cult to watch Grandma and Grandpa travel

many miles to babysit for their other grand-children and attend their plays and ball-games, while showing little interest in ours, no matter how many times we invited them. When we had them over for Sunday dinner, we had to listen while

Grandpa bragged end-lessly about his other grandchildren.

Our children have been taught to treat their grandparents with love and respect, but kids catch on to favoritism. I suggest that those grandpar-ents examine their own

behavior to see wheth-er they need to change. I’m still hoping my in-laws will realize what they are missing. -- Hope To Be a Better Grandparent

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

Today’s Crossword

168273459

254689137

793145826

829356714

641728593

537491682

916837245

485962371

372514968 20

13 C

once

ptis

Puz

zles

, Dis

t. by

Kin

g Fe

atur

es S

yndi

cate

, Inc

.

Difficulty Level 12/31

52

3

8

45

1

6

8

1

2

5

6

8

7

9

4

3

62

1

2

59 20

14 C

once

ptis

Puz

zles

, D

ist.

by K

ing

Feat

ures

Syn

dica

te,

Inc.

By Dave Green

Difficulty Level 1/02

Solution for previouS SuDoKu

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with sev-eral given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box con-tains the same number only once.

Today’s PUZZLEs

Annie’s MAilbox

Marcy sugar & Kathy Mitchell

Trail Times Thursday, January 2, 2014 www.trailtimes.ca A11

Separate accounts to help control wife’s gambling

Leisure

For Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) As this year begins, remember that your good fortune in 2014 relates to real estate, your home and your family. Enjoy warm feelings of mutual generos-ity and happiness at home. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your sense of optimism will be the key to your suc-cess in 2014. If you believe it, it will happen. (Never underestimate the power of the mind.) GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Look for ways to boost your income or get a bet-ter job, because it’s possible this year. For one reason or another, your assets will increase in 2014. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Jupiter continues in your sign this year, bringing you all kinds of good fortune. Alphabetize your blessings. It isn’t always this easy.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Continue to explore spiri-tual disciplines and inner paths that will strengthen you in your everyday life. How you feel inside is how your life manifests outside. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Enjoy your popularity this year! Everyone wants to see your face. Talk to friends about your hopes and dreams for the future, because their encourage-ment will help you. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your reputation is stel-lar this year. Everyone, especially people in author-ity, thinks you look great. Make the most of 2014 and demand the advantage. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Grab every opportunity to travel and explore chances for further training and edu-cation this year, because you can do it. It’s your turn to push the sides of the enve-

lope and expand your hori-zons. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You can benefit from the wealth and resources of oth-ers in 2014. It’s a good time to ask for a loan or mort-gage. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) All partnerships and close friendships will be enrich-ing experiences for you this year, because Jupiter is

opposite your sign. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Continue to look for ways to get a better job, improve your job or get a promo-tion, because you can do that in 2014. Likewise, you can improve your health. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Plan a vacation this year, because it’s in the cards for you. Romance, love affairs and a chance to enjoy sports

and playful times with chil-dren are tops on your menu. It’s time to buy new dancing shoes! YOU BORN TODAY At heart, you are service-ori-ented, which is why you look for ways to help or give back to the world. You’re devoted to your cause. You are per-suasive, stubborn and, at times, volatile. You do what you think is necessary to get the job done, because you’re not a quitter. And

you are willful. This year, your primary focus will be on partnerships and close friendships. Birthdate of: J.R.R. Tolkien, author; Bobby Hull, hockey player; Mel Gibson actor/director. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

TUNDRA

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM

DILBERT

ANIMAL CRACKERS

HAGARBROOMHILDA

SALLY FORTHBLONDIE

YOUR HOROSCOpEBy Francis Drake

A12 www.trailtimes.ca Thursday, January 2, 2014 Trail Times

Trail Times Thursday, January 2, 2014 www.trailtimes.ca A13

The Key ToYour New Career

Call Today! 250-364-1413 ext 206

GenelleRoute 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, GrandviewRoute 304 13 papers 12th & 14th Ave

West TrailRoute 142 22 papers Railway Lane, Rossland AveRoute 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

WarfieldRoute 195 12 papers Blake Crt, Whitman WayRoute 200 10 papers Shakespeare St

MontroseRoute 342 8 papers 3rd St & 7th Ave Route 344 17 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 345 12 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie RdRoute 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th Ave

FruitvaleRoute 362 20 papers 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Evergreen AveRoute 366 18 papers Beaver St, Maple Ave

Fruitvale cont’dRoute 375 12 papers Green Rd & Lodden RdRoute 379 18 papers Cole St, Nelson AveRoute 380 23 papers Galloway Rd, Mill RdRoute 381 7 papers Coughlin RdRoute 382 7 papers Debruin Rd & Staats RdRoute 384 19 papers Cedar Ave, Kootenay

PAPER CARRIERS WANTED

Excellent exercise, fun for all ages.

Rossland CARRIERS NEEDED FOR ROUTES IN ALL AREAS

Wishing You Peace at the Holidays

Wayne DeWitt ext 25Mario Berno ext 27Dawn Rosin ext 24

Tom Gawryletz ext 26Keith DeWitt ext 30

Thea Stayanovich ext 28Joy DeMelo ext 29

Denise Marchi ext 21

1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000

All Pro Realty Ltd.

www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc www.allprorealty.ca

May your home be blessed and your heart fi lled,by the beauty and spirit of this inspiring time of year.We know you inspire us in so many ways,and we are truly grateful to have neighbours like you!

Help WantedHelp WantedHelp Wanted

CENTURY PLAZA HOTELBest Rates. 1.800.663.1818century-plaza.com

Houses For Sale

Help Wanted

Announcements

Christmas CornerTo the Muir family and all our friends in Trail, we hope you had a peaceful Christmas and our hope for you is a blessed New Year. From Gord & Olga Muir and family.

InformationADVERTISE in the

LARGEST OUTDOOR PUBLICATION IN BC

The 2014-2016 BC Hunting Regulations

SynopsisThe most effective way to

reach an incredible number of BC Sportsmen & women.

Two year edition- terrifi c presence for your business.Please call Annemarie

1.800.661.6335 email:

fi sh@blackpress.ca

Help Wanted

Announcements

Information

The Trail Times is a member of the British

Columbia Press Council. The Press Council serves as a forum for unsatis e rea er com laints a ainst

member ne s a ers. Com laints must be le ithin a a time limit.

or information lease o to the Press Council website at

www.bc resscouncil.or or tele hone toll free

1-888-687-2213.

PersonalsALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

250-368-5651

Help Wanted

Announcements

PersonalsFOR INFORMATION,

education, accommodation and support

for battered womenand their children

call WINS Transition House 250-364-1543

Lost & FoundDiamond Studs in tiny ziplock bag, lost downtown Trail, or Wal-Mart parking lot, or at CVL. Reward offered! Call 250-368-5047.

FOUND: Set of Toyota car keys with remote on Sunday, Dec.8 @ the parking lot of the United Church on Pine Ave., Trail. Call 250-364-0245

Travel Travel

TravelPHOENIX condo for rent. Lo-cation, location, location. 2 bedroom lakefront condo. Sleeps 8. Rent by the night, week, or month. Minutes away from all sports facilities, res-taurants, horse racing track, shopping and outdoor ac-tivities. For more info and pics, check out our website h t t p : / / p h o e n i x c o n d o l a ke -side.weebly.com/

Houses For Sale

250.368.8551

fax 250.368.8550 email nationals@trailtimes.ca

Your classifieds. Your community

PHONE:250.368.8551 OR: 1.800.665.2382

FAX: 250.368.8550

EMAIL CLASSIFIEDS TO: nationals@

trailtimes.ca

DEADLINES 11am 1 day prior to publication.

RATES Lost & Found and Free Give Away ads are no charge. Classified rates vary. Ask us about rates. Combos and packages available - over 90 newspapers in BC.

AGREEMENT It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.

bcclassified.com cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

bcclassified.com reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the bcclassified.com Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental.

DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION Advertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, color, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, or age, unless the condition is justified by a bona i de requirement for the work involved.

COPYRIGHT Copyright and/or properties subsist in all advertisements and in all other material appearing in this edition of bcclassified.com. Permission to reproduce wholly or in part and in any form what-soever, particularly by a photographic or of set process in a publication must be obtained in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law.

ON THE WEB:

Community NewspapersWe’re at the heart of things™

A14 www.trailtimes.ca Thursday, January 2, 2014 Trail Times

Have Your Say!

Elaine Kumar, Director of Corporate Administration

250.368.9148 plandept@rdkbwww.rdkb.com

What is the purpose of the revised Zoning Bylaw and OCP amendments?A new Offi cial Community Plan (OCP) for Electoral Area ‘A’ was adopted in February 2011. Th e revised Zoning By-law is aligned with the objectives and policies in the OCP. Th e OCP amendments refl ect land use changes that have occurred since February 2011 and provides greater clarity for some existing policies.How will this aff ect me?Depending on the location of your parcel, the revised Zoning Bylaw includes, among other things, changes to: permitted uses, parcel size required for creation of new parcels, and changes to setback and screening require-ments. Th e Zoning Bylaw applies to all parcels in Electoral Area ‘A’.Who will be at the Public Hearing and Open House?Director Ali Grieve, who has been delegated by the RDKB Board of Directors to preside over the hearing, and RDKB staff .How do I get more information?Copies of the revised Zoning Bylaw and OCP amendment Bylaw, the Board’s resolution delegating the public hearing to Ali Grieve, and supporting documents are available for inspection at the RDKB offi ce in Trail (843 Rossland Av-enue) between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and also on-line at www.rdkb.com.How does the Public Hearing work?Th ose in attendance will be given the opportunity to speak. Alternatively written submissions can be forwarded to the RDKB offi ce until 4 p.m. on the day of the hearing, or at the hearing. All verbal and written submissions will become part of the public record. Th e RDKB Board cannot accept presentations aft er the public hearing has closed.

Public Hearing & Open House

Wednesday, January 8, 2014Open House: 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Public Hearing: 7:00 PMClub Meeting Room

Fruitvale Memorial Hall1968 Main Street, Fruitvale

Regional District of Kootenay BoundaryElectoral Area ‘A’ - Revised Zoning

Bylaw #1460, 2013; &OCP Amendment Bylaw #1525, 2013

Legal Notices Legal Notices Employment

Business Opportunities

To Register, please call Nella at 250.364.5770

Firearms Non Restricted: Jan. 18 & Feb 1Hunter Training: Jan. 18Prenatal Classes: Jan. 23Avalanche Skills Training Level 1: Jan. 23OFA Level 1: Jan. 25Ballroom Dancing, Beginner 1: Jan. 28Naturopathic Approach to Attention Deficit Disorder: Jan. 29H2S Alive: Feb. 2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Upcoming Courses:

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help WantedFULL TIME employee. Bring resume to Interior Signs @902 Rossland Avenue, Trail. No phone calls please.

**WANTED**NEWSPAPER CARRIERS

TRAIL TIMESExcellent ExerciseFun for All Ages

Call Today -Start Earning Money

TomorrowCirculation Department250-364-1413 Ext. 206For more Information

Services

Drywall

No Job Too Small

Ph: 250-367-9160mgkdrywall@shaw.ca

Real Estate

Houses For Sale

All the bells & whistles! Granite, hardwood,

9’ ceilings; WIC & master en-suite complete with open concept design, FP, custom fi nishing,

U/G sprinklers, timber framing, acrylic stucco.

Request a viewing; call for info – Rod

250.304.3844

$359,900 BRAND NEW

CUSTOM HOME!

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentBella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822Ermalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.FRUITVALE, 2 2bd. newlypainted, n/s: $675./mo. +elect. Dec.16, w/d; $695./mo. +elect. Jan.2. Text only 250-921-9385Montrose 3 brm, W/D, newly reno, must have ref. NS. May consider small pets.$750/month.250-231-6651UPPER WARFIELD, 2bd. apt. $700./mo. +util. avail. immed. 250-231-3538

Homes for Rent2 br hse in East Trail by Safeway. 4 applcs, lots of parking, private yard, $850/mo. + utils. N/S, refs. 250 608-4425.

Shared Accommodation

FURNISHED room in furnished house in W. Trail. Incl. utils, laun-dry, and wifi . $450/mo. N/S, N/P, Refs. 250 608-4425.

TRAIL, 1 Bdrm $395/month, near shopping & bus, seekingquiet person 250-368-6075

Transportation

Auto Financing

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

LOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENTPLOYMENTEMPLOYME

EMPLOYMENTEverything you,re looking for is in the classifieds!

FIND EMPLOYMENT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Classifieds

250-364-1413 ext 206

Call

today

is looking

for paper

carriers in all

areas for one day a week

If you have a subscription to the Trail Times, you are granted access to our online content free of charge!

It’s as simple as 1 - 2 - 3!

Read the Trail Times online!www.trailtimes.ca

1. Know your subscription number • If you receive your paper in the mail, your subscription

number will be on the label. • If you have carrier delivery, your subscription number

will be on your subscription renewal notice. • You can phone us for your subscription number at

250.368.8551

2. Register online • Once you know your subscription number, you can

register on our website (www.trailtimes.ca) • Click on ‘e-Edition’ at the top right of the page

• Select the option for new subscribers and current subscribers with online access not setup.

• Enter your subscription number as your username. Set your password as your phone number (with area code, no spaces or hyphens).

BE SURE TO SAVE OR REMEMBER YOUR SIGN IN INFORMATION AND YOUR PASSWORD.

If you change your password, we are unable to retreive it a later date

3. Sign in and start reading! • Once you have registered, you will have access to all

of the stories and other information provided on the Trail Times website.

• Watch for slide shows of photos that did not make it into our print edition.

• Enter contests, view classi� ed listings, vote on our weekly web poll and more!

.ca

WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!

COM

MUNIT

Y

EXPE

RTISE

BUYING POWER

PRICE

COM

MUNIT

Y

*Easy Tablet is only available to existing TELUS mobility customers with minimum three months tenure or greater and good payment history, subject to existing credit policy. Not available to customers on the credit limit program. Only available at participating locations. Customers must subscribe to an eligible monthly TELUS tablet rate plan in order to qualify for the Easy Tablet o er. The monthly Easy Tablet repayment charge is subject to applicable taxes. If the service agreement is cancelled before the end of the term, the remaining balance of the purchase price will be applied as a one-time charge to the account, along with a $50 cancellation fee in applicable provinces. Once the purchase price has been paid, the service will continue on a month-to-month basis without the monthly charge for the tablet. †16 GB iPad mini is $0 up front. You pay the rest of the purchase price over time by adding $19.12 per month to your monthly rate plan on a 2 year term. Taxes, long distance, additional airtime, roaming and pay-per-use charges are extra. ‡Based on testing of voice-call success rates, data-session completion rates and industry-standard call-quality measures against other national wireless service providers in metropolitan areas across Canada. TELUS and the TELUS logo are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. TM and © 2013 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 TELUS.

SpeakerCraft®

8.0

TM

15011399

41.91

105084925.47

Kelowna

Vernon

Penticton

Kamloops

Castlegar/Cranbrook/Nelson

PrinceGeorge

AndresCar Audio

PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.

493-3800(250)

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

ANDRES WIRELESSCherry Lane Mall

(250) 493-4566

KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road

860-2600(250)

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

CASTLEGAR200-1965 Columbia Ave.

365-6455(250)

NELSONChahko Mika Mall

352-7258(250)

CRANBROOK101 Kootenay St. North

426-8927(250)

TELUS KIOSK

KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road

860-2600(250)

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

100 MileHouse

KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road

860-2600(250)

PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.

493-3800(250)

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

ANDRES CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue

(250) 860-1975

KELOWNA CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue

(250) 860-1975

KAMLOOPS CAR AUDIO154 Victoria Str

(250) 314-9944

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.

493-3800(250)

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

WilliamsLake KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road860-2600(250)

KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive

851-8700(250)

PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.

563-4447(250)

WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.

398-8522(250)

L 100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.

395-4015(250)

H

KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive

851-8700(250)

ANDRES WIRELESSAberdeen Mall(250) 377-8880

ANDRES WIRELESS215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall

(250) 377-8007

ANDRES CAR AUDIO154 Victoria Str

(250) 314-9944

ANDRES BUSINESS300 St. Paul Str.

(250) 377-3773

PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.

563-4447(250)

KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive

851-8700(250)

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.

398-8522(250)

L 100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.

395-4015(250)

H

KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive

851-8700(250)

PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.

563-4447(250)

100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.

395-4015(250)

H WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.

398-8522(250)

L

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

ANDRES WIRELESSVilliage Green Mall

(250) 542-1496

KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road

860-2600(250)

WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.

707-2600(250)

KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive

851-8700(250)

VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.

542-3000(250)

Trail Times Thursday, January 2, 2014 www.trailtimes.ca A15

A16 www.trailtimes.ca Thursday, January 2, 2014 Trail Times

HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ONE AND ALL

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.caThe Local Experts™

1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail

www.century21.caThe Local Experts™

With best wishes and many thanks from all of us for your continued business in the new year.

Art Forrest

Jodi BeamishBill Craig

Dave Thoss

Deanne LockhartMary Martin

Darlene Abenante

Mary Amantea

Amy Klit

Terry Mooney

Tonnie Stewart

Ron Allibone

Terry Alton

Jody AudiaJody AudiaJody AudiaJody AudiaJody Audia

Richard Daoust

Dan Powell

Christine Albo

Mark Wilson