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S I N C E 1 8 9 5THURSDAYJANUARY 17, 2013
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Alina Stevens has lived her whole life in Rossland.
For 12 years she has played and gone to school in the city with the same group of around 40 young people.
But on Tuesday night the Grade 7 student was adorned in a yellow T-shirt—I (love) RSS emblazoned across her chest—fighting to let her voice be heard as one of the people most affected by the threat of the closure of her school.
It was a public forum leading up to the possible closure of either Rossland Secondary School (RSS) or MacLean Elementary School by School District 20, a cost cut-ting measure as the board of trustees for SD20 grappled with a $1.75 million funding shortfall over the next three years.
But for Stevens and over 500 other Rosslanders who turned up in the RSS gymnasium for the three-and-a-half hour forum hosted by the board, they gave their impassioned views on why the financial savings weren’t worth the human cost of losing a school or grades in the com-munity.
“I think RSS is the centre of our community. A lot of the things that happen here contrib-ute a lot to our community,” she said. “I think closing it would be really bad because a lot of things here contribute greatly to every-body.”
The district used a structured evening, complete with a facilita-tor, a view of the financial state of the district and an interactive for-
mat where people were given the opportunity to provide feedback. The end of the meeting opened the floor to record input and for the board to respond, as well as for people to ask questions.
Many people took issue with the fact the board had only pre-sented three options for the schools in Rossland and they all ended in the closure of one facility—with most people taking particular exception to the clos-ure of RSS.
At one point in the meeting, one man asked people in the gym to stand up if they agreed they would take their kids out of the school district if RSS were to close, and instead home school, move away or put their kids in school in another district.
After 200 people stood up the man told the board closing RSS would take over $1 million straight out of their budget.
“It’s a huge, huge economic cost to the school district if RSS
is closed. So that’s what you real-ly need to focus on is losing that revenue,” he said.
Another man suggested that 90 per cent of parents would con-sider moving out of the district, home schooling or attend other school districts.
“The difficult thing is to guess what percentage of people will not (enrol their children),” said SD20 board chair Darrell Ganzert.
It is difficult to put a number on that, one man agreed, but to
not consider the likelihood would be foolish. The options presented by the board on cost savings did not consider the possibilities of people going elsewhere.
“Fair enough,” Ganzert replied. “A series of scenarios might be required. Those mes-sages have been received loud and clear.”
What was also received loud and clear was a motion passed by Rossland city council one day before the forum. Council voted unanimously to have its staff enter into a conversation and discussion with School District 20 staff, councillor Jill Spearn told the board.
“And, as a city, we are pre-pared to act proactively ... and try and come to some solutions, be it financially, be it whatever that may be with regards to this facility but to keep K to 12 in Rossland,” she said. “I hope the school district is going to take us up on that and we’ll find some answers to what we all know we need to do and that is to keep K to 12.”
Ganzert said he had spoken to Rossland Mayor Greg Granstrom before the meeting and indicated to him there was a very narrow window of opportunity to get a deal done.
“The school district is more than willing to meet ... and it is one of our highest priorities,” he said.
The city and district staff will be meeting in the next few days, Ganzert said.
“If those talks are success-ful, the situation will change
See CITY, Page 3
B Y S H E R I R E G N I E RTimes Staff
Plans for the Trail Regional Airport have once again been sent into a tailspin.
Members of the East End Services (EES) were met with an unexpected proposal from the City of Trail at its board meeting Tuesday night.
The city presented a letter with an official request to purchase the airport from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB), which certainly put a new twist on
the fate of the airport.In a unanimous vote, the seven
members of the East End Services (EES) committee gave the City of Trail the go-ahead to proceed with its proposal.
“I think it is a very positive solu-tion for a contentious issue that has been happening for a number of years,” said Kathy Wallace, board member from Rossland.
“If the City of Trail is serious about owning and operating it, then I think that’s great,” she added.
“They can proceed in their own direction without having to worry about the rest of us.”
Wallace said the vote does show good cooperation amongst the communities that are trying to work together.
“Our communities need to hear that we are really trying to work together.”
The proposal is in its infancy stage, and before it proceeds, must approach the whole regional dis-trict board for further discussion.
“We have yet to discuss the
value of the airport, what we pur-chased it for, and what are we will-ing to look at in terms of selling it to Trail,” said Larry Gray board chair of the RDKB.
“Those in-depth discussions will be held in camera,” he said.
“But negotiations around the purchase of the airport will be dealt with and brought out in a public meeting.”
The RDKB has received criti-cism about its tentative approach to expanding the airport.
See BUDGET, Page 3
Rossland residents offer solutions in school debate
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A crowd of approximately 500 people packed the Rossland Secondary School gym on Tuesday to share opinions and suggestions on School District 20’s facilities review.
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• The bleeding began in 2008/09 when SD20 had a $1.8 million reduc-tion in program and services.
• A further $475,000 was reduced from programs and services in 2009/10.
• The budget was “rebuilt from scratch” in 2010/11 to ensure spending matched priorities.
• The district was hit with another reduction in 2011/12, with the prov-ince pulling $1.2 million from pro-
grams and services.• Programs and services suffered
another $1.5 million reduction in 2012/13.
• The future holds more reductions, with $750,000 in reduced funding anticipated for 2013/14, and $500,000 in 2014/15 and again in 2015/16.
Options under review• Making Rossland Secondary
School (RSS) kindergarten to Grade
12 and closing Maclean Elementary School (MES)—a savings of $145,000 per year.
• Making RSS K-9, closing MES, and sending RSS grade 10-12 students to J.L. Crowe Secondary School (JLC) in Trail—a savings of $285,000 per year.
• Making MES K-7, closing RSS, and sending RSS grade 8-12 students to JLC—a savings of $455,000 per year.
FACTS AND FIGURES
A sampling of some of the comments made during the meeting by Rosslanders:
“Will the board be willing to stick their necks out to help us find the proper political channels to pressure Victoria for changes to the educational funding models?”
***“It’s a false cost savings because of attrition. If
you assume that 10 per cent of the kids that are currently at RSS don’t go down to J.L Crowe, you actually wipe out all of the cost savings for two of the three scenarios.”
***“Closer to home, L.V. Rogers (in Nelson) has
54 kids in their international program, we have eight. So one of the recommendations also is to put more money into the international program.”
***“If this particular town and these particular
schools are such a drain on resources of the school district, as they seem to be—because the only options you are considering in the budget involves reconfiguration in Rossland—why not consider cutting this town right out of the school district altogether? ... If it is true that Rossland is a problem, and you can’t think of any other solu-tions, get rid of Rossland. We’re happy to take care of it ourselves.”
***“It’s easier to make cuts than to take a little bit
of action to try and find the new money to come in. To the district and to the board, I say do you want to be remembered as the people who took the easy way out and left a hole in the community, or be remembered as heroes who put in a little bit of an effort and made things better for everyone?”
***“One of the things that hasn’t been considered
is the true cost of overcrowding these schools, the true cost of putting all of these students at Crowe, the true regional cost of potentially loss of popula-tion growth or resulting enrolment decline. Those intangible costs, not just to Rossland but the whole region, are really hard to analyze and we would really like you to think about them.”
***“From the City (of Rossland)’s perspective, this
building provides amenities that we do not have anywhere else in the community ... to continue to try to simply meet the budget, I don’t think this is serving the students well, and I don’t think it is serving the communities well.”
***“It isn’t easy to sit on the board. It isn’t easy
to put yourself out there. But throughout history there have been individuals and groups that have stood up for what is right, and we’re asking you to do that as elected board members from all of our communities.”
Rosslanders speak up to save their schools
Above: Alina Stevens (middle, yellow shirt) and her fellow Grade 7 RSS classmates speak with SD20 student support ser-vices administrator Kim Williams (right) about what to give as feedback in the forum; right: Aaron Cosbey adds his table’s view on what needs to be done in Rossland to keep both schools alive; below: Tyler speaks directly to the board of trustees near the end of the forum. People were able to step up to the micro-phone and pitch a question or make a comment on the issue.
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FROM PAGE 1On the agenda for the Tuesday night
meeting, was the 2013 budget for the airport, which has to be completed by March 31.
Gray said that it has all been put on hold now, because the RDKB will not commit to taxpayers putting out money for the airport if ownership is going to be transferred over to Trail.
As posted on the RDKB website, the 2013 draft budget for the airport called for numerous recommendations, which included; replacing the terminal building at a cost of $1 million dollars; paving the stop ways and parking lot at a cost of $250,000; and application for federal funding in the amount of $1 million dollars to resurface the runway.
“This was our first meeting since the service review ended in November,” said Gray.
“And these were projects that we were considering, it is a bit frustrat-ing.”
The next step for the City of Trail will be to put its proposal before all of the RDKB members at a board meeting on Jan. 31 in Grand Forks.
At a Trail council meeting on Monday, a motion was passed to begin the process of acquisition of the airport.
There is no business plan in place yet, and the city has no idea of the actual purchase price, but the idea was propelled forward with full council sup-port, said councilor Rick Georgetti.
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FROM PAGE 1dramatically for the school board,” he added.
The conversation would be around dollars and what would it take, potentially, for the city to enter into some kind of part-nership with the school board. Spearn said Rossland has a mandate to keep all grades in Rossland and was optimis-tic kindergarten to Grade 12 would be retained in the city.
“The value of this building to the community is infinite. There is no number you can even put on that,” she said. “We will figure this out. One way or another this commun-ity does intend to have K-12 in Rossland, however we need to go about that.”
But the overall financial picture for the district is bleak, painted by SD20 superintend-ent of schools Greg Luterbach. He said the $36 million budget the district deals with will be falling short of the mark in the next three years.
The district will have to deal with a $750,000 reduc-tion in funding anticipated for 2013/14, and an expected $500,000 in 2014/15 and again in 2015/16.
“We know enrolment drives revenue, unfortunately, we know for the next three years we are in the hole,” he said.
The shortfall figures could
worsen, he added, if any labour settlements are not fully fund-ed by the government.
But as one lady said, who has been standing up since 1974 when threats of school closures in Rossland first start-ed happening, it doesn’t come down to dollars when deciding to keep all of the grades from kindergarten to Grade 12 in Rossland.
“We’re asking you to do the right thing. We’re asking you to think outside of your three scenarios. To take into con-sideration all of these things we have been telling you,” she said.
“And it’s time to tell the government we’re not going to put up with this anymore. And you are the people who can set that tone. Do what’s right.”
DemographicsThe school district as a
whole has been dropping in enrolment since the mid 1990s, from nearly 6,000 stu-dents to around 3,900.
“The good news is it’s rising, the bad news is it won’t be any-where near the numbers from the 1990s,” said Luterbach.
The district spends 88 per cent of its funds on staff which only leaves 12 per cent (about $4 million) to pay for every thing else, including supplies, equipment, utilities, insur-ance, phones, gasoline.
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B y W a d e P a t e r s o nKelowna Capital NewsWest Kelowna’s
Hockeyville prize money will not go toward a $125,000 electronic highway sign.
Council members agreed the public has no appetite for the concept during their first round of budget deliberations Tuesday.
“I think the mes-sage that we’ve heard loud and clear is that this particular project is inappropriate and I think should be struck from the budget at this point,” Coun. Bryden Winsby told his fellow council members dur-
ing Tuesday’s meeting.The Capital News
received several let-ters to the editor opposing the proposed sign after Hockeyville co-chair Adam Less brought the idea for-ward to council last November.
Chief adminis-trative officer Jason Johnson added the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure also expressed concern regarding the location of the proposed sign.
Mayor Doug Findlater said there is still a need for bet-ter signage directing people to the commun-
ity arenas and munici-pal hall; however, that problem should not be fixed with Hockeyville money.
“I think, based on the feedback I’ve received, we have to go back to the com-mittee and find a way to provide a legacy they want with the $25,000 for hockey—preferably for kids in some way—and take that out of the mix of this discussion on the sign,” said Findlater.
The district opted to remove the $125,000 cap-ital request from the budget, directed staff to conduct a report regarding the need for better signage and decided to meet with the Hockeyville com-mittee once again to find a more appropri-ate use for the $25,000 Hockeyville prize.
Coun. Duane Ophus attempted to amend the motion by including a statement that indicated the dis-trict’s intent to match
the prize amount dol-lar-for-dollar.
But several coun-cillors were unwilling to earmark money for a currently unidenti-fied project.
“I’m not in favour of sticking a dollar amount or any sort of promise on anything I have not seen,” said Winsby.
Last November three options of how to spend the Hockeyville prize money were brought forward by the Hockeyville commit-tee and district staff. Council was asked to put the money toward an electronic highway sign, a media gondola in Royal LePage Place or a commercial grade wireless Internet sys-tem in the arena.
Coun. Carol Zanon said she isn’t happy with any of those sug-gestions.
“I have a different outlook on this com-pletely; I really believe we have to do some-thing for the chil-dren,” said Zanon.
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Bylaw officer Bob Davis says two cougars were spotted near a school in the Nicola Valley com-munity Tuesday, and there have been five sightings of bobcats this week.
Davis says there’s concern because one of the usually-shy bobcats was confronted by a con-servation officer and a police offi-cer just minutes after it attacked a house cat.
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Premier Christy Clark wants to amend the Auditor General Act to offer John Doyle a two-year extension of his term, due to end this year.
Clark told a news conference in Vancouver Wednesday that she has asked the three B.C. Liberal MLAs on the selection committee to offer the extension to Doyle, as they prepared to meet Wednesday with the two NDP MLAs on the committee.
Clark said the amendments would change the B.C. auditor-general’s term to a non-renewable eight-year term, to avoid controversy as politicians vote on their own financial watchdog. The move is patterned after the federal government, which appoints auditors-general to a single 10-year term.
NDP leader Adrian Dix has said his caucus was unani-mous in seeking Doyle’s reappointment. All five MLAs on the committee must be unanimous for that to happen, and their votes and reasons are officially secret due to person-nel privacy restrictions.
The selection committee is expected to meet again Friday to discuss the proposed extension. If they support the idea, it would be proposed to Doyle.
The committee chair, Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster, was the subject of a random audit that raised ques-tions about his constituency office renovations. The other two B.C. Liberals who form the majority are Chilliwack MLA John Les and Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom, both of whom are not seeking re-election in May.
Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan and Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston represent the NDP on the committee.
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched the most sweeping effort to curb U.S. gun violence in nearly two decades, announcing a $500 million package that sets up a fight with Congress over bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines just a month after a shooting in Connecticut killed 20 school children.
Obama signed 23 executive actions, which require no congressional approval. But the presi-dent, speaking at the White House, acknow-ledged the most sweeping, effective actions must be taken by lawmakers.
“To make a real and lasting difference, Congress must act,” Obama said. “And Congress must act soon.” He added, “I’ll put everything that I’ve got into this.”
The president appealed to the nation’s con-science, but his announcement promises to lead to a bitter fight with a powerful pro-gun lobby that has long warned supporters that Obama wanted to take away their guns.
The U.S. has the highest rate of gun ownership of any country in the world, and pro-gun groups see any move on gun restrictions as an offence against the right guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Critics counter that the country’s founding fathers never could have foreseen assault weapons more than two centuries ago, when guns were intended for the common, not individual, defence, guns were often stored in community areas and rifles fired one shot at a time.
“This is the land of the free and the home of the brave, and always will be,” Obama said, acknowledging the right to possess and bear fire-arms. “But we’ve also long realized ... that with rights come responsibilities.”
Obama was joined by children who wrote him letters about gun violence in the weeks following the Connecticut shooting. Families of the chil-dren killed in the shooting, as well as survivors,
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shooting, which Obama has called the worst day of his presidency. He largely ignored the issue of gun violence during his first term but appears willing to stake his second term on it now. He’ll have to contend with looming fiscal issues that have threatened to push whatever he proposes aside, at least for a while.
Gun control advocates also worry that oppos-ition from the powerful National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress will be too great to overcome.
“Attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation,” the NRA said in a statement. “Only honest, law-abiding gun owners will be affected and our chil-dren will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy.”
Obama’s long list of executive orders includes the following:
- Ordering tougher penalties for people who lie on background checks and requiring federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
- Requiring federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.
- Giving schools flexibility to use federal grant money to improve school safety, such as by hir-ing school resource officers.
- Giving communities grants to institute programs to keep guns away from people who shouldn’t have them.
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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SQUEBEC - The Quebec gov-
ernment wants to crack down on repeat drunk-driving offenders and is hoping Ottawa will amend the Criminal Code to make its task easier.
“We must use all the means at our disposal,” Justice Minister Bertrand St-Arnaud told a news conference Wednesday.
St-Arnaud said an offender’s vehicle will be seized after each infraction and confiscated for good upon a third offence. The latter measure can already be applied but is not done so often enough for St-Arnaud.
He called drunk driving a social scourge that the government is determined to attack on various fronts.
That will include a clear directive to Crown prosecutors to be tougher
at every step in legal proceedings involving drivers who have con-sumed alcohol or drugs.
Quebec also wants repeat offend-ers to be tagged as “dangerous offenders.” St-Arnaud is asking Ottawa to amend the Criminal Code along those lines.
The province also wants Ottawa to consider toughening prison sen-tences for repeat offenders.
Wednesday’s announcement came just a few days after two fatal hit-and-run deaths in Quebec that allegedly involved impaired driving.
St-Arnaud said young Quebecers are the worst culprits when it comes to impaired driving in the province.
“The people from 16 to 25 years old, they are 13 per cent of the population but they are involved in 33 per cent of the impaired-driving cases involving death.”
Province wants to seize vehicles of repeat drunk drivers
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Idle No More protesters march down Huron Church Road towards the Ambassador bridge in Windsor Ontario, Wednesday. About 1000 demon-strators disrupted traffic to the country’s busiest border crossing for several hours.
T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SAboriginals and
their supporters blocked bridges, slowed traffic on high-ways and stalled rail lines Wednesday as the Idle No More move-ment flexed its mus-cles in a public show of solidarity.
After pleas from First Nations leaders for civility on both sides, peaceful pro-test appeared to be the order of the day, but motives varied. Some groups spoke of their own land claims,
others decried the federal government’s changes to environ-mental oversight.
In a message on their Facebook page, Idle No More organiz-ers said their goal was to resist government policies in a peaceful and respectful way.
“It can be done,” the post said. “It can be done without aggres-sion or violence.”
Hundreds of people gathered at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., to temporarily snarl the
busiest Canada-U.S. border-crossing point.
At one point, trans-port trucks were lined up for about a kilo-metre. Police said one entrance to the bridge was blocked, but a second remained open.
A group of people also set up a block-ade on a rail line near Belleville, Ont., about a two-hour drive northeast of Toronto. Via Rail said the block-ade halted the move-ment of trains between Toronto and Montreal and Ottawa.
Movement stages peaceful protests
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Public sector should not have the right to strikeRotating strikes by
Ontario teachers is only the latest example of what a
terrible mistake we made in the 1960s and 1970s when the decision was made by various govern-ments to grant public sec-tor workers the right to strike.
Few today even remem-ber that powerful public sector trade unions are a relatively recent creation. And while trade unions, before they were granted the right to strike, amus-ingly described public sec-tor labour negotiations as “collective begging,” the very special and unusual position of public sector workers makes strikes there unusually damaging to the rest of society.
Now, after a decade of buying labour peace, the Ontario government, facing a crisis of deterior-ating finances and intract-able unions, has passed a special law to put an end to the current round of negotiations, to the fury of the unions, which are now retaliating.
But rather than deal awkwardly on a case by case basis with the con-
sequences of public sec-tor strikes, as this law does, we should be asking whether the right to strike is an appropriate tool for public sector labour rela-tions at all.
There was a reason why public sector work-ers were not entitled to strike before the 1970s: it was a recognition that private sector and public sector employers are sim-ply not the same animal. Governments exercise a monopoly over the provi-sion of many vital services in a way that virtually no private sector employer ever can.
If the unionized autoworkers go on strike at GM or Ford or Chrysler, you can still buy a car from (non-union) Honda or Hyundai or Toyota. If Air Canada goes on strike, you can still fly WestJet or Porter or drive or take the train. But if the nurses, teachers, air traffic con-trollers or hydro workers strike, the service they provide is withdrawn.
This draws the public into public sector labour disputes in a way that hardly ever occurs in pri-vate sector negotiations.
And politicians always have a nervous eye on vot-ers’ discontent. Thus, for years, public sector work-ers were essentially not allowed to strike. The con-sequence of public sector workers effectively wield-ing a veto over whether public services were avail-able was that the state restricted the damage that power could do.
There is another way in which the public sec-tor employer is different than the private employer. Companies face the disci-pline of the bottom line: they must make money selling goods or services that people want to buy at prices they are will-ing to pay. If private employers fail this test,
they go out of business. Governments cannot go out of business. They pay their bills through taxa-tion, which means they need not trouble them-selves too much about whether people think they are getting good value for their tax dollars.
Finally, the custom-ers for public services, people using hospitals and schools, for instance, don’t pay the full cost of labour settlements the way customers of private sector firms do.
The costs of public sec-tor settlements fall on all taxpayers, and those costs are all tangled up in a complex tax burden rather than a straightforward bill for a private service that consumers can under-stand.
In the private sector, union power is in termin-al decline as work shifts away from traditional blue collar occupations in nat-ural resources and manu-facturing to white collar services.
People are more confi-dent in their own abilities to represent their own on-the-job interests and are more reluctant to see a
bureaucratic third party representing their inter-ests to their employers. Free trade and globaliza-tion mean that workers and firms in Canada must work together to over-come foreign competi-tion. Their interests are not opposed, but aligned.
The one area of the economy where unionism still holds unchallenged sway is the public sec-tor because of the unique features of government employers and the power that confers on their employees: the politiciza-tion of public sector nego-tiations, the lack of the discipline of the bottom line and the way the cost of labour agreements is spread across all taxpay-ers.
These differences cry out for a different approach to public sec-tor wage negotiations, one where strikes have no place.
Brian Lee Crowley is the Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an independ-ent non-partisan pub-lic policy think tank in Ottawa: www.macdonald-laurier.ca.
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An editorial from the Winnipeg Free Press
The Canadian Forces say they will charge provinces and municipalities whenever the CF are asked for help in nat-ural disasters, which is sort of like asking Canadians to pay twice for a critical service -- once with their taxes and again when it is needed.
The Department of National Defence claims it has always had the authority to recover costs, but that it stopped doing so 15 years ago, or around the time of the Flood of the Century in Manitoba.
That’s a surprise, since there’s no obvious example of a municipality or province ever paying for military service in a crisis, but it’s possible.
It’s not known if the mil-itary charged Manitoba for the aid it provided during the 1950 flood, but it seems unlikely that it did, considering lives and property were clearly threatened.
The army claims it spent nearly $4 million helping Manitobans during the 2011 flood, but the figure probably includes fixed costs, such as salaries, which would have been paid if no one came to the province’s rescue. The true incremental cost would be much lower.
It would be unjustifiable for the military to charge Canadians for necessary servi-ces, although it might be fair to levy a bill if it was for assist-ance that was frivolous.
The City of Toronto, for example, once asked for mil-itary aid following an unexpect-ed snowstorm that was mild by Winnipeg standards.
A bill in that case might have been justified, but if the army’s heft wasn’t truly required to save lives and prop-erty, then the obvious question is: Why was it even provided? So Torontonians could get to work that day?
The Manitoba government wasn’t informed of the new policy, but every province should be concerned.
The federal government, for example, normally provides relief in natural disasters.
It is covering many of the costs in the 2011 flood, although not the price of buy-ing out some cottagers, which was not considered a legitimate expense. But if the military’s help was truly needed in a future flood, then presumably Ottawa would cover the cost as a bona fide disaster expense. The problem is it’s not clear, which is why the province should seek clarification.
The other complicating fac-tor is the vague way in which the military can be deployed for domestic operations.
Under the aid-to-the-civil-power provisions of the National Defence Act, provin-cial justice ministers have the authority to call the chief of the defence staff (CDS) and request assistance. It’s up to the CDS whether to provide it
or not.There also are provisions
in the Emergencies Act, which replaced the old War Measures Act in 1988, to allow the Canadian government to deploy troops during emergen-cies, but it requires cabinet approval, followed by a review by Parliament, a cumbersome process.
In the 2011 flood, however, Premier Greg Selinger sim-ply called the prime minister and the troops were deployed. When more troops were need-ed near Souris, Emergency Services Minister Steve Ashton called Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, bypassing the offi-cial routes.
It seems odd that Ottawa would permit the military to issue a bill, when the tab would simply be turned over to the federal government as an expense under disaster assist-ance.
In any event, the idea of charging Canadians for mil-itary assistance in true emer-gencies is offensive. If the Canadian Forces can provide help to people around the world without submitting a bill, then they should be able to do the same at home.
The first responsibility of the Armed Forces must be to pro-tect Canadians, not just from external threats, but also from the wide range of perils that Canadians face from time to time, and which local author-ities cannot handle alone.
The Harper government should take responsibility for the issue rather than leaving it to the Defence Department, which has always been happy to help Canadians.
No meter on rides to rescue
An editorial from the Toronto Star
Lance Armstrong is on the redemption trail, deploying all the planning and determina-tion he once used to attack a mountain stage of the Tour de France.
Lawyers have been hired to serve as his mechanics. The disgraced cyclist tearfully said “sorry” (without admitting guilt) to staff, on Monday, at the cancer charity he had founded. And in a publicity coup that’s the equivalent of public rela-tions on steroids, he turned to Oprah Winfrey to air a “candid” account of his actions.
Doing her part, the talk show maven stoked the hype on Tuesday with an appear-ance on CBS This Morning, where she confessed to being “mesmerized and riveted” by her two-hour interview with Armstrong. Although he was “pretty forthcoming,” she said
Armstrong “did not come clean in the manner that I expected.”
In other words - stay tuned. No doubt to enhance the pub-lic’s viewing pleasure, Oprah is stretching the airing of that interview out over two days, Thursday and Friday.
Even people who don’t know a peloton from a Presta valve (just Google it) are wonder-ing how far Armstrong will go in confessing. Will he be sufficiently contrite? Will he cry? Will he offer to compen-sate some of the people he has wronged? Or will he just blame the sport for his doping? (Everyone does it!)
Armstrong was at the cen-tre of “the most sophisticated, professionalized and success-ful doping program that sport has ever seen,” according to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. With supreme arrogance he lied about that doping for more than a decade, including under oath.
Even worse, he used lawsuits, vicious sneers, and his dom-inant position atop cycling’s food chain to punish those who would reveal the truth. Armstrong isn’t the victim here - he’s an abuser of both the public trust and the dedicated people who have struggled hard for clean competition.
Now he’s chatting with Oprah, and maybe shedding a few tears, after being exposed as a fraud in a 1,000-page Anti-Doping Agency report. But talk, even with Oprah, is cheap com-pared to action. To earn true forgiveness Armstrong needs to show that his journey of redemption is more than just a self-serving bid to recover lost endorsements.
Fully co-operating with sports authorities and finally revealing all his drug sources, networks, accomplices and cov-er-up co-conspirators would be a good start.
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itiated
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anking
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stome
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sum of
12 mont
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ments
divided
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i-week
ly perio
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fect fro
m Janu
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year or
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ehicle
that is
in runn
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dition
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withou
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as been
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custom
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otor Co
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Fuel co
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ings ba
sed on
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roved t
est me
thods.
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B y A l e x C o o p e rRevelstoke Times Review
The rescue of an injured snowmobiler in the Revelstoke backcountry over the weekend shows that a properly equipped trip can lead to a quick rescue, RCMP say.
On Saturday, the
Revelstoke RCMP was con-tacted by the International Response Centre, who told them an emergency beacon was activated in the Eagle Pass area. The report indi-cated a snowmobiler was trapped under his sled and was suffering from back and chest injuries.
Revelstoke Search and Rescue was contacted and they were able to locate and evacuate the injured snow-mobiler to Queen Victoria Hospital. The Cherryville, B.C., resident had some bruising and was later released from hospital.
According to RCMP, the
45-year-old was riding up a steep bank when his snow-mobile flipped over and he was pinned underneath.
On Sunday, an emergency beacon was activated in the Downie Loop area. RCMP said a group from Alberta was snowmobiling in the Keystone Basin area when a
20-year-old Edmonton man dislocated his shoulder.
“The group was having difficulty getting him off the mountain so (they) activat-ed the beacon,” the RCMP reported. The group was able to get the man off the moun-tain and SAR was called back while en route.
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B Y T I M E S S T A F FThanks to a plum-
meting Arlington team, Firebird is rising almost like a phoenix in Trail Commercial Hockey League stand-ings.
Firebird fluttered out of the basement thanks to four wins and two ties in its last 10 games, one of which was a 4-3 victory over Allstar Maintenance Thursday, while Arlington bottomed out having only won once in its last 10 games, that included another 6-3 loss to OK Tire last Thursday.
While the teams have the same number of points, 17, Firebird
has the advantage with one game in hand.
Eric Hill scored what would stand up as the winning goal with just 50 seconds remaining in regula-tion to put Firebird up 4-2 over Allstar. A goal 12 seconds later by Allstar’s Layne Stopanski would tighten the difference, yet Firebird managed to hang on, avenging a 10-1 drubbing to the Stars two weeks ear-lier.
Gord Aiken scored twice in the open-ing frame to give the Firebird a 2-1 lead heading into the second before Stopanski tied it late in
the period. Firebird’s leading scorer Craig Clair regained the advantage for the Bird, notching his 17th of the season 2:36 into the third to make it 3-2, before Hill would ice it.
In OK Tire’s 6-3 win over Arlington, the peerless Dennis Podovennikoff scored his first of two on the night, rippling the twine for the winner at 6:05 of the second per-iod to give Tire a 4-1 lead. OK Tire opened the scoring early when Shawn Venturini con-verted a nice setup from Shane Drake and Darrin Williams.
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Firebird avenges loss to AllstarTCHL
B Y J I M B A I L E YTimes Sports Editor
The Greater Trail Minor Hockey Association (GTMHA) is celebrating its inaugural year in a traditional manner with a return to the original spirit of Minor Hockey Week in Trail.
As the birthplace of Minor Hockey Week, the newly amalgamated GTMHA is determined to resurrect a day that has floundered in recent years.
“Unfortunately, the last couple years it’s slipped and hasn’t had the type of focus we’d like,” said organizer Jim Maniago. “We tried early on to identify the day and try and bring it back into import-ance.”
Minor Hockey Week kicked off last Sunday at the Beaver Valley Nitehawks game where
all minor hockey league play-ers, coaches, referees, and volunteers were admitted free to the game against Grand Forks.
It will culminate in an all-important match up at the Cominco Arena Saturday night when Trail Smoke Eaters battle the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Smokies invite all GTMHA coaches and referees, and players to wear their jerseys to get in free.
“I remember years ago, minor hockey day was a great game to referee (the Smokies’ game) because it brings in one of the bigger crowds of the year, and we’re hoping it will be the same, that every-one will come out just to support each other.”
While the rest of Canada celebrates the day in mid-
February, Trail has tradition-ally marked off the third week in January to recognize minor hockey and its players, coaches, referees, parents and volunteers.
“We are the home of Minor Hockey Week in Trail and, as a group, the (GTMHA) execu-tive felt we needed to get that back as an important date on the calendar, and not lose the history that we’ve got.”
And while the focus is on the players, the organizers invite all residents to share in the day by coming and watch-ing the kids enjoy the sport of hockey.
“I remember as a kid, get-ting to play when we were really little on the big ice, which was not very often, and going out and remembering all the people that were there watching,” said Maniago.
“The idea is to have as many people around the rink hav-ing fun and enjoying the day, and everything that’s going on as much as we can.”
The festivities start bright and early Saturday with Local 480 serving up a pan-cake breakfast for all players, coaches, and referees from 8-11 a.m.
Games will run all day long at the Cominco Arena start-ing at 8 a.m. with a Jr. Novice game, and a Senior Novice match up at the Beaver Valley Arena. The celebration winds up with the Atom Jamboree at 3:15 p.m. where four teams worth of kids will enjoy a mini-tournament.
“We’re hoping to get things going this year, and build for next year and make it even bigger and better.”
B Y J I M B A I L E YTimes Sports EditorTrail Smoke Eater
Mitch Foyle received high praise from the BCHL this week with an “honourable men-tion” nod for Player of the Week honours.
“It’s always great to see our players, and especially local play-ers earn a share of the spotlight, especially at the BCHL-wide level,” said Smoke Eaters head coach and gener-al manager Bill Birks in a release.
“Mitch has shown steady improvement since we brought him in as an AP last year and he’s going to be a big part of this team for years to come.”
The 16-year-old Fruitvale native had a three-point night Friday in a 4-1 win over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and scored the only Smokies goal in the loss to West Kelowna.
“I didn’t really expect it at all, it just kind of happened,” said Foyle of the hon-ourable mention.
Foyle AP’d for the Smokies last year when he played with the Major Midget Kootenay Ice, and has worked hard to make the transition to jun-ior A hockey.
“Playing Major Midget helped me
develop a lot to make the step to come here this year and I think throughout the year, I’ve developed a lot more,” said Foyle. “I feel more confident, and can do a lot more than I could at the beginning of the year.”
Trail is prepar-ing for a home-and-home series with the Silverbacks, a crucial series for the Smokies who are tied with Salmon Arm for the fourth and final play-off spot in the Interior division.
The Gorillas have four games in hand on Trail so the task to surpass them may be a difficult one for the Smoke Eaters, but it’s one that Foyle says the guys in the dressing room are ready for.
“I think that we all believe that we can do it, it’s just going to take everybody going and working hard, that’s all that we can do.”
MITCHFOYLE
B Y T I M E S C O R R E S P O N D E N TThe Kootenay Savings Super
League wrapped up its regular season play Thursday, and is pumped for a three-week play-off run.
Desiree Schmidt’s rink, fresh off a win at the Beaver Valley ladies bonspiel, faced off in an evenly played match against Team Fines.
Skip Ken Fines manufac-tured deuces in the second and fourth end to grab an early 4-2 lead. But skip Desiree made a nice come around tap for two in the fifth, then got one behind a wall of granite that Fines couldn’t get to for a steal of one.
With the score tied at six, and Schmidt with last rock coming home, Fines executed a ridiculous triple raise to the
four foot, giving them a steal of one for a 7-6 win.
Team Nichol and Team Maglio Ladies both won berths to the senior provincials last weekend in Zone 1-2 playdowns in Cranbrook, and played each other to prepare. Skip Nichol set the tone of the game with a critical hit and roll behind cover against three Ladies stones in the first for an early game-changing play and a steal of one en route to a 7-2 win that was a lot closer than the score indicated.
Some big ends highlighted the 5N Plus and Team Albo’s game. 5N Plus’ skip Deane Horning had an open takeout with his last rock, converting three of his own biters into a four ender.
Team Albo shook that off,
holding its own against the top team for the next four ends.
Darrin Albo threw a straight back double take-out to lay three in the second, blanked the fourth, then took two in the fifth to tie the game at five. But things started to unravel for Albo in the sixth, as 5N Plus counted four, and Horning made a short raise take-out to lay three in the eighth on its way to a 12-6 victory.
The last game of the night featured Team Ferguson and Team Maglio Mens.
In what was an unusually clean game, with not a lot of rocks in play, Bedard made a perfect come around tap on the four foot with his last rock in the 10th, for one and a 5-5 tie.
Playoffs start tonight at the Trail Curling Arena at 7 p.m.
Super teams prep for playoffsKOOTENAY SAVINGS CURLING
BCHL
High praise for Smokie rookie
JIM BAILEY PHOTO
Greater Trail Minor Hockey Association skaters took to the ice between periods at the Beaver Valley Nitehawks game Sunday to kick off Minor Hockey Week in Greater Trail. Festivities continue Saturday with a day-long slate of games capped off by the Trail Smoke Eaters match against Salmon Arm. See Friday’s Times for full schedule.
Minor Hockey Week back on track
SportS
ScoreboardCurling
Kootenay Savings Super League CurlingFinal standings
Team Pts5N Plus 31 Nichol 23Ferguson 22Schmidt 17Fines 17Albo 15Maglio Mens 7Maglio Ladies 3
TRAIL RETIREES CLUB STANDINGSThird Draw
Pt W L T STEWART 8 4 0 0 COLEMAN 6 3 1 0 SECCO 6 3 1 0 TYSON 6 3 1 0 McKERACHER 4 2 2 0 HALL 4 2 2 0 KOYANAGI 3 1 2 1 HANDLEY 3 1 2 1 PASQUALI 2 1 3 0 HORAN 2 1 3 0 SIDDALL 2 1 3 0 GOULD 2 1 3 0
Trail Retirees 29th annual Bonspiel winners
Section 11. P. Young rink - Beaver
Valley2.R. Robertson rink - Castlegar
Section 21. A. Venturini rink - Beaver
Valley2. P. Phipps rink - Castlegar
Section 31. L. Geiger rink - Beaver
Valley2. H. Handley rink-Trail
Section 41. G. Stoutenburg - Beaver
Valley2. S. Pasquali rink-Trail
Section 51. T. Hall rink - Trail
2. P. Lui rink - Castlegar
HockeyTrail Commercial Hockey
LeagueTeam GP W L T PtRe/Max 24 15 7 2 32OK Tire 22 11 6 5 27Allstar 22 10 9 3 23Arlington 24 7 14 3 17Firebird 25 7 15 3 17
Top 10 ScoringPlayer Team G A PtG. Proulx Re/Max 36 18 54S. Venturin Tire 26 21 47S. Drake Tire 16 26 42G. Gaudet ReMax 11 24 35 Maniago Allstar 20 11 31C.Clare Fbird 17 12 29J. Robinson Arl 9 17 26P. Barclay ReMax 14 11 25J. Vecchio ReMax 8 17 25R. Jenner Allstar 14 10 24
Goalies W GA GAAR. Dickson 9 64 3.37M.Kooznetsoff 6 67 3.72C. McIsaac 13 72 3.79T.Wiley 9 97 4.62E.Volpatti 7 116 5.04
NFLConference Championships
SundaySan Francisco at Atlanta,
3 p.m. (FOX)Baltimore at New England,
6:30 p.m. (CBS)
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The battle for the fourth and final playoff place in the BCHL’s Interior division con-tinues in earnest this week-
end as the Smoke Eaters and Salmon Arm SilverBacks meet again in a home-and-home series.
Trail and Salmon Arm are level in the standings with 37 points each, although the SilverBacks have played fewer games, but that could all change after a pair of key meetings beginning Friday in the Shuswap, with the return engagement set for Saturday in Trail.
The Smokies put out one of their best efforts of the season in a 4-1 win last Friday at Cominco Arena, with SilverBacks goaltender Adam Clarks’ 49 saves the sole reason Trail didn’t run away with things.
Saturday’s loss to West Kelowna brought Trail back to earth. Two early goals against and a 6-1 defeat on home ice are proof positive this team needs to be at its best every night to win points
in what is a very tough conference. Even Vernon, who prop up their division rivals from the Interior basement, have posted 7-2 and 9-2 victories over the Smokies this sea-son.
A lot of Trail’s offensive success from the weekend has to be cred-ited to 16 year-old Fruitvale native Mitch Foyle, who led the club with a
goal and three assists and on Monday was given an honourable mention for BCHL Player of the Week.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see 18 year-old Adam Todd start in goal
at least one of this weekend’s games. At six-foot-four, the Courtenay product gives Trail a much different look between the pipes than with Lyndon Stanwood. Todd’s performances in Vernon and at home in the win over the SilverBacks - where he stopped 31 of 32 shots - are proof positive that he’s recovered from a mid-season injury well enough to be able to provide relief in net.
Only two goaltenders, Prince George’s Kirk Thompson and Chilliwack’s Mitch Gillam, have played more minutes this season than Stanwood’s 1,912.
At a time of the season when emotions and pressure are at their highest, it’s important for Trail’s number-one to have all the rest and preparation time needed to compete, as well as for head coach Bill Birks to know he can rely on Todd to step up when needed.
Four of the Smokies’ next five games are away from home, with the lone exception being Saturday’s home tilt with Salmon Arm, and the added travel might be happening at just the right time. Trail has won four of its last five away games dating back to a gutsy 6-3 win Dec. 2 in Chilliwack, and have already claimed two points this season at Salmon Arm’s Shaw Centre.
Needless to say, a win there tomorrow, and at home Saturday, would go a long way toward Trail’s post-season push.
Chris Wahl is the play-by-play voice of the Trail Smoke Eaters. Check out his blog at off-the-wahl.blogspot.ca
FROM PAGE 9Nathan Ehman
would tie it three minutes into the middle frame, but consecutive second-period goals from the Tire’s Kyle Boutin, Justin Adrian, and Podovennikoff would put the game out of reach. Mike Fudge and Podovennikoff rounded out the scoring in the third, while Mike Makway and Kris Davis replied for the Big A.
In other TCHL action last week Re/Max retained a tight grip on top spot with an 11-9 win over Allstar, and OK Tire hung on to second spot with another 6-3 victory over Arlington.
TCHL action con-tinues tonight when Fire Bird takes on Arlington and OK Tire faces off against the Allstars.
B y T i m e s s T a f fTen players from
the BCHL were listed
on the NHL Central Scouting’s rankings for North America’s
top draft picks.Leading the way
for BCHL players was
Adam Tambellini at number 62. The son of Edmonton Oiler GM and Trail native Steve Tambellini was recent-ly traded from the Vernon Vipers to the Surrey Eagles. Powell River’s Luke Ripley came in at number 64, while West Kelowna’s David Pope was ranked 104th. Chilliwack defenceman Cooper Rush, 132, Prince George’s Kevin Guiltinan at 141, Victoria’s Nolan De Jong at 151, the Vipers Dexter Dancs at 154, and Merritt Centennial d-man Dane Birks, son of Trail Smoke Eater coach Bill Birks, at 161.
Two puck stoppers were also ranked in the top draft-eligible goaltenders with Adam Clark of the Salmon Arm SilverBacks com-ing in at number 32, and Chad Kutanar of the Penticton Vees at 33.
SilverBacks in Smokies’ sights
chris wahl
off the Wahl
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tonight
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Dear Annie: I am a senior in high school. My boyfriend broke up with me a month after he went off to college. We had been together for nine months, and I was devastated. He was my first real boyfriend. He treated me well and cried when we broke up. He ended our rela-tionship because it was his first time being on his own, and he didn’t want anyone tying him down. He said he needs time to figure out his life. He claims I will understand when I go to college, and I am trying to accept this.
Our breakup was amicable, even though I was upset. We still text and talk on a regu-lar basis. I know he has no intention of getting back together, at least not now. I have seen him three times since we broke up, and every time we end up sleep-ing together. He told me recently that he thinks he is interested in another girl.
My friends say it’s best if I cut all ties with
him -- no more talking, texting or seeing him when he’s home for breaks. My friends have never been through something like this, though, so they don’t understand how hard it would be for me to not have him in my life. Annie, what do you think? -- Confused in California
Dear Confused: Please stop sleep-ing with your ex-boy-friend. It only muddies the water and makes everything more diffi-cult. He has broken up with you, and frankly, he was right to do so. He’s away at school and wants to date other women. Instead of sim-ply cheating on you, he was honest and ended
things. But continu-ing to sleep with you is taking advantage. You have to let him go. If you want to remain friends, fine, but only if it doesn’t include “with benefits.” You need some space to get over him and move on with your life.
Dear Annie: I’ve never read a letter with my problem: I’m not attracted to my hus-band anymore, and that’s why I’m not hav-ing sex with him.
I have a stronger sex drive than my hus-band, who will be 50 soon. When we were in our 30s and he wasn’t so overweight, I would initiate sex if he had bathed and brushed his teeth after com-ing home from his construction job dirty, sweaty and greasy. The problem is that he stopped bathing, and I can’t deal with his sig-nificant beer belly and his horrible breath. Also, he has sinus issues and is constant-ly clearing his throat, which drives me nuts.
I am in good shape, and other men still admire me, which only adds to my frustration. Actually, the frustra-tion is turning into bitterness because he makes no effort to get into better shape. Now I am simply turned off. We do very little together as a couple except eat. I’m sure he blames me for our lack of intimacy.
Please let men know that they can’t expect their wives to look great while they let themselves go. These middle-age issues never occurred to me when I was younger. -- No Longer Compatible
Dear No Longer: This is part of “in sick-ness and in health.” You might find your husband more appeal-ing if he made even a small effort. “Not try-ing” seems like “not caring.” But it’s pos-sible your husband has some issues with depression and aging. See whether coun-seling and a doctor’s checkup help. We hope
so.Dear Annie:
“Disgruntled in California” said her older sister kept it a secret that she saw Disgruntled’s son eat-ing in a restaurant.
Good grief. She saw her adult nephew eat-ing in a restaurant,
and she’s supposed to report this to his moth-er? Why? Disgruntled sounds like a helicop-ter sister. Older does not mean incompetent or in need of direc-tion. Their relationship might improve a whole lot if Disgruntled attempted to be a friend
instead of an overbear-ing mother. -- Sister Who Knows
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers col-umn. Please email your questions to [email protected].
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For Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You feel strongly competi-tive with others now, espe-cially in group situations or in group sports. Nevertheless, this is good time to set goals and actively pursue them. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your ambition is aroused! You will function best doing something independently in which you will get recognition for what you do. Conflicts with co-workers and bosses will arise if they feel threatened. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’re gung-ho to travel and see more of the world. You also want to learn more via education. Basically, you want to expand your horizons. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Disputes about shared property and anything you own jointly might arise now. Meanwhile, bedroom relation-ships are equally intense!
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) With Mars opposite your sign, you need to be more patient with others. It’s easy to feel annoyed, but this annoy-ance is actually a sign of your own intolerance. (Oops.) VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You’re so keen to get orga-nized now, so you won’t hesi-tate delegating to others. The main thing is to get the job done! Of course, you will work just as hard as anyone. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You feel playful. Enjoy vaca-tions, fun excursions, sports events and flirtatious tete-a-tetes. You want to have fun! SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Renovations, do-it-yourself projects and reasons to shove your furniture around the house are keeping you busy right now. Plus, many of you are probably preparing for the holidays in a big way.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) All your communication with others will be unusually robust, direct, assertive and to the point. That’s because fiery Mars is making you really believe everything you say. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) It’s a good thing you’re working hard to earn your money now, because you cer-tainly are working hard to spend it! Your cash-flow scene
is hemorrhaging! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You’re coming on very strong now with Mars in your sign. It might be wise to get more physical exercise to blow off some of this steam building up within you. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Secret love affairs behind the scenes seem to be taking place now. Certainly looks like something is very hush-hush.
Of course, some of you are just working on your own or doing research by yourself. YOU BORN TODAY You have a marvelous imagina-tion and a wonderful sense of whimsy. Many of you remain childlike all your life. And you make an excellent parent! You’re highly individualistic and not afraid to do your own thing. You need a lot of free time to do as you please. In the year ahead, you will study or learn something valuable to
you in the future. Birthdate of: Jane Horrocks, actress; Jason Segel, actor; Cary Grant, actor. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Independent Respiratory Services is a BC-owned and operated full service respiratory homecare company. We have been providing sleep apnea and home oxygen therapy to British Columbians since 1996. Our mission is to provide the highest standard of healthcare to our clients, and honesty and integrity are the foundation of the company. Our success is re ected in our clients satisfaction.
Independent Respiratory Services is currently seeking applications for the interim position of Revenue Accountant at our Shared Services Centre in Castlegar, BC.
uali cations • Current enrollment in a recognized accounting program (CGA, CMA, CA) • Preference will be given to those with Accounts Receivable experience • xperience in dealing with insurance companies other third party bene ts providers • Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel and Outlook (2007/2010) • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral • Excellent organizational skills and an ability to multi-task • Very strong customer service orientation • Ability to work independently • Strong team player • Motivated to improve processes within an organization
If you re uali ed for this challenge and are interested in experiencing a place that offers world class recreational opportunities and an affordable cost of living, please, apply in con dence to
Independent Respiratory Services Inc. Attention uman Resources 865 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC, V1 1 ax 1-888-71 -6505 Email [email protected]
Closing date anuary 28, 201
We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
or information about our company, please visit www.irscanada.ca
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Misc ServicesMOVING / Junk Removal 250-231-8529PLUMBING REPAIRS, Sewer backups, Video Camera In-spection. 24hr Emergency Service. 250-231-8529SENTINEL Meats 2009 Hwy 3A, Castlegar (Tarrys) Custom cutting, fresh sausage, pork & beef bacon, side pork & jerky. Bulk sausage orders available. 250-399-6365
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Misc. for SaleHOCKEY HELMET, boys skates & gloves, all new, nev-er been used. $130.Firm. 250-367-7939NEW ADULT complete set hockey gear, skates + bag, paid $1,350, asking $650. fi rm. 250-367-7939.
Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town
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Apt/Condo for RentApartment for Rent in Trail. Available immediately. Reno’d, character suite. 2 bdrm + small offi ce, n/s close to downtown $685 includes heat, coin op. laundry. Also available Feb lst similar reno’d 1 bdrm @ $515250-226-6886Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822BRIGHT and clean renovated one bedroom downtown apartment. 650.00/month includes utilities. Contact Cary 250-505-6282 Available Feb 1, 2013
EDGEWATER APTS. in Glen-merry, 2bd. heat incl. F/S. $750./mo. 250-368-5908Ermalinda 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, D/T, 1bd. ns/np, Ref.req. $525./mo +util. Avail. Feb.1.Call/text: 604-788-8509ROSSLAND 2bdrm, clean, quiet, F/S, W/D, N/P, N/S, 250-362-9473
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1st Trail Real EstateOPEN HOUSE
Host: Rhonda MLS# K217395Saturday, Jan 19 11am - 1pm
464 Austad LaneTrail $149,900
Jack McConnachie250-368-5222
Fred Behrens250-368-1268
Rob Burrus250-231-4420
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Rhonda van Tent250-231-7575
Marie Claude Germain250-512-1153
1252 Bay Avenue, Trail (250) 368-52221993 Columbia Ave Rossland, BC (250) 362-5200
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Warfield $227,000Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K204952
Trail $129,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K214582
Rossland $595,000Marie Claude 250-512-1153
MLS# K217630
New Listing
Warfield $93,000Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K215860
Trail $189,000Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K216126Rossland $199,000
Marie Claude 250-512-1153
MLS# K216917
Rossland $399,000Marie Claude 250-512-1153
MLS# K216903
Trail $139,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K214881
Trail $259,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K215314
RosslandMarie Claude 250-512-1153
MLS# K215958
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Trail $259,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K217586
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Rossland $359,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K211391Montrose $324,000
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K216882
Salmo $134,000Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K216341
Motivated
Trail $72,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K214664
Rossland $297,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K214846
Red Mtn
Trail $189,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K216327
Suite & Shop
Warfield $62,900Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K216938
Montrose $395,000Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222
MLS# K213202Fruitvale $330,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K205510
0.34 Acres
COURT BAILIFF SALEOffered for sale by sealed bid the interest of the following judgement debtor, 0678134 BC Ltd. and Derrell May, in the following goods and chattels, purported to be Lot 12005 Mirage Cargo Trailer serial no. 5M3BE1622510131332007 KWM Gutterman serial no. KWM8-010134-0607Mark II Trim Master Brake Model 1260 serial no. 120464including contentsLot I-Sold on an as is, where is basisSealed bids will be received at the Court Bailiff’s office at 2000 14th Avenue, Castlegar, BC V1N 3Z1 until 12:01 PM Tuesday January 29, 2013.Sale may be subjected to cancellation without notice. The Court Bailiff reserves the right to adjourn the sale without notice and may apply to the court for further direction if the needs arises. Terms of Sale: Each bid must be accompanied by a bank draft or money order for 10% of the bid made payable to Kootenay Colum-bia Collection & Bailiff Services Ltd. the Court Bailiff’s office. The balance of the bid, plus HST (if applicable), to be paid immediately upon acceptance of the bid. Failure to pay the balance at the agreed time may result in forfeiture of the deposit.Viewing and Bid forms available by contacting Bob at 250-365-6516Joan O’Connor, Senior Court Bailiff
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Apt/Condo for RentROSSLAND, 2BDRM., park-ing, laundry, np, ns $610./mo. Avail. Feb.1st. 250-362-5893SUNNINGDALE, large 2bdrm. 1bth. Cable, heat & a/c includ-ed. Free use of washer & dry-er. No smoking, No pets. Avail. Jan.1st. 250-368-3055TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, per-fect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, com-fortable. Must See. 250-368-1312WANETA MANOR 2bdrm., NS,NP, Senior oriented, un-derground parking 250-368-8423
Duplex / 4 PlexFRUITVALE 3bdrm., quiet, newly reno’d, incl.heat, avail. Mar.1st. $800. 250-368-3384.
Misc for RentGLENMERRY, new single car garage with lights & power. $95./mo. 250-368-6075
Homes for RentE.TRAIL, 2+bdrm. house, no bsmt. Pets ok. $795./mo. Near Safeway. 250-368-6076.TRAIL, 3BD., newly renovat-ed. $950./mo. N/S, N/P. Avail. immed. 250-367-7558
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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!
1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale $69,000
Serviced and ready to go, this 66x105 generous lot is among new houses and
has gorgeous views. Bring your plans and break ground this
Spring! MLS# K213996.Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
960 Byron Avenue, Warfi eld
$119,000Tucked away in Upper Warfi eld is this
charming 2 bdrm home. View lot in great location. Mountains at your back door.
Very affordable, solid houseCall Tonnie (250)-365-9665
1445 LeRoi Avenue, Rossland $209,000
3 bdrm home on a 150 x 100 sudividable lot with a creek in the back. Lots of living space and tons of windows. Some TLC could make this a great family home!
Call Terry 250-231-1101
1830 Topping Street, Trail $75,000
This house has 2 units both having 2 bedrooms/1 bathroom - easy to rent with its central location - home does require some TLC but rental income carries the
mortgage easily as it is listed at $75,000 - call for a viewing.
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
409 Rossland Avenue, Trail $179,900
Home is 14 years young - it has 3 fl oors of living - with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms - central location and priced
at only $179,900 this home is worth viewing - call today for a showing.
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
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IN SPRING?NEW LISTING
1345 Spokane Street, Rossland $559,000
RANKED #1 of 7 Rossland B&B and Inns on Tripadvisor. This amazing family home, also operating as popular Black Bear B&B, offers 7 bdrms, 6 baths, a
separate deluxe living area for family and space and luxury for guests. This very special property must be viewed to be appreciated. Approval and subdivision
plan in place.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
3353 Dahlia Crescent, Trail $199,000
Don’t miss viewing this 3 bdrm home. Well maintained with many upgrades including roofi ng, furnace, a/c and hot water tank. Excellent back yard with good privacy. Call your REALTOR(R) to
view.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
2786 Queen Street, Rossland $225,000
Surround your family in a profusion of colourful blooms from early spring
through the fall!! Spectacular ORGANIC gardens create a tranquil setting for this cozy home situated on a 90 x 117 fenced lot. Great sun exposure, new windows, a renovated bathroom, garage/shop and a
dry basement.Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
1970 Monte Christo Street, Rossland
$319,000VIEWS out EVERY WINDOW! This 3
bedroom/2 bath home features an open plan kitchen/living/dining area with
hardwood and heated tile fl oors. Beautiful renovated bathroom, parking
for 4 vehicles and a new sundeck.Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
2034 – 8th Avenue, Trail $114,800
Great starter, couple, single or retiree home. Features include, 2 bdrms, 1 bath,
covered parking, covered deck with view, central air conditioning, upgraded furnace, laminate fl oors, open concept
fl oor plan, and fenced yard. Good value here! Don’t wait call your REALTOR® now!
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
1970 Oak Street, Trail $74,900
Sweet deal!!! Own your own home or invest in your future! Mortgage payments
at less than $400 a month (OAC at 4% interest over 25 years) Long term
tenants are paying $645/mo so it would also make an excellent investment. This little gem offers a convenient location, 2 bedrooms, fantastic view, newer roof and tastefully decorated! Don’t wait call now!
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
NEW LISTINGNEW LISTING
1745 Kitchener Ave, Rossland
$259,0004 bdrm family home on 0.24 of an acre. Large walk out basement with bright rec room and wood stove. The living room boasts awesome mountain views and
gas fi replace. Lots of parking for all the toys Call your REALTOR® today!Call Christine (250) 512-7653
2069 - 6th Avenue, Trail $170,000
Great 2 bdrm home located on a fully fenced 50x100 fl at lot with an insulated
double garage. New fl ooring, tons of light, large patio area with lots of privacy. Full basement with cold storage, dining room with built in window bench. Plenty of fruit trees and a veggie garden complete this
package.Call Christine (250) 512-7653
Commercial Lease
Old Waneta Road
5,000 sq. ft. shop with 18 ft ceiling, in fl oor heating, offi ce space, lunch
room, washroom and shower. Large truck doors at each end.
Excellent condition and very clean. Good highway exposure and access.
C7 zoning allows a wide scope of uses.
Call Art (250) 368-8818
2070 Georgia Street, Rossland $259,000
NEW LISTING
Call Bill (250) 231-2710
#204-1510 Nickleplate Road, Rossland $120,000
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The seats are at the second pricing level, available for $80.25. They are in the arena seats, not on the floor. The tickets are available at the Western Financial Place box office.
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