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A reminder of kindergarten registration next month has School District 20's board of educa-tion talking shop.

Trustee Gordon Smith said it's time to be proactive when it comes to attracting future students to the district now that there are more choices in the area, referencing Rossland's larger Francophone school (l’École des Sept-Sommets) and its new independent school, Seven Summits Centre For Learning.

“How are we driving kindergarten registra-tion?” he asked at a regular school board meeting Monday night.

“I'm using that word very deliberately because I think that public education has to realize that the way that the educational practice is evolving . . . is to turn it into a competitive parent choice domain.”

School District 20's end of September enrol-ment numbers were about 100 students less than projected last spring, Greg Luterbach superin-tendent of schools shared.

He attributed this shortfall to fewer kinder-garten students than projected, families sending their children to the French school now that admission rules loosened and the new indepen-dent school in Rossland.

The initial projection for kindergarten stu-dents for next school year sits at 278 students but after registration, held Feb. 17 to 21, adjustments will be made based on early trends.

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Just when you thought the celebrating was over and the New Year’s resolutions could be forgotten for another 12 months, it's time to kick up the festivities again. While many of us were sleeping last night another page of the calendar turned over, the Chinese calendar that is. As of midnight we ushered out the Year of the Snake and welcomed in the Year of the Horse.

The Chinese new year falls between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20 each year, this year falling on Jan. 31. It starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later, culminating with the Lantern Festival.

While many will have donned silly hats and popped corks on Jan. 1, welcoming 2014, going by the Chinese calendar this is the year 4712.

According to the Chinese zodiac, those born in the Year of the Horse are energetic, bright, warm-hearted, intelligent, and able.

Similar to the zodiac followed by many in Western culture, Chinese zodiac time cycles are sectioned into 12 divisions except rather than months named after constellations in the sky, the Chinese recognize years associated with animals.

Shauntelle Harding, of Harding Heights Ranch, has her own take on the traits of horses, and, glancing over at one of the 15 equine examples her family trains and cares for on their property in Oasis, she smiles and relates her experience.

“I see in them their intelligence, their abil-ity to forgive, they're genuine, intuitive, loving, strong,” Harding said.

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The use of technology as a teaching tool in the classroom has School District 20 looking across the desk.

Outdated teacher computers will be replaced with an anticipated 260 new laptops, a purchase made possible from vacating the former school board office.

The board of education decided Monday to use $192,000 from its capital budget that sits tight from the recent move and $91,000 from its exist-ing technology operating budget.

“If our teachers are going to use technology to educate our children, they better have technology themselves that they can use to do the work that's required,” said trustee Jen Carter.

New laptops on orderBoard office move frees up cash

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The Trail Historical Society has kindly shared stories and photos of Greater Trail’s history.

As we inch closer to the Sochi Winter Olympics, what better time to glance back at one of Trail’s most decorated athletes from the world of hockey (no stranger to the Olympic, inter-national, and profes-sional arenas).

Mike Buckna, born in Trail in 1913,

began his early hock-ey career in Trail, eventually joining the Trail Smoke Eaters in 1932. In 1935, he left for his parents’ native Czechoslovakia and took a job as player/coach of the Prague’s Lawn Tennis Club.

That same year, he began coaching the Czech National Hockey Team, win-ning two titles in 1938 and 1939 (los-ing out to his home-town, the Trail Smoke Eaters, in the

1939 World Hockey Championships).

He married and returned to Trail in 1939 on the brink of WWII, took a job with Cominco and assisted with the family busi-ness at the Montana Hotel.

He continued to excel and was even offered a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. He turned it down, choosing to remain

in Trail. Following the end of the war, Mike returned to C z e c h o s l o v a k i a , coaching the national hockey team to their first World Hockey Championship in 1947 and to a silver medal in the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics, losing to Canada.

A remarkably improved hockey club, the Czech team surprised the hock-ey world with its improved technique at the 1948 Winter Olympics, distinctly familiar to the style of their counterparts across the world.

Losing only one game (to Canada in the final), Mike Buckna proved he was the driving force behind the advancement of Czechoslovakian hockey.

As communism spread post-WWII, Mike returned to Trail

in 1948 permanently. In 1978, he was invited to return to Prague by the Czechoslovakian Hockey Federation. Revered as the “Father of Czechoslovakian Hockey,” Mike’s sig-nificant contribution to the development of European hockey was officially recognized.

In 1989, Mike was inducted in the BC Sports Hall of Fame. In 2004, he received the unique honour of induction into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of Trail goal-tender and Olympian Seth Martin, Trail’s first IIHF inductee.

He passed away in January 1996.

Pick up a copy of the Trail Journal of Local History at the Trail Historical Society’s office in Trail City Hall or visit the website www.trailhistory. com.

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Above; Czech coach Mike Buckna, surrounded by the 1939 Trail Smoke Eaters at the World Hockey Championships. Below; A young Mike Buckna, sporting track and field awards

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A fundraiser held to benefit Katrina Fontaine, the young woman with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, generated more than $16,000.

A crowd packed Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill last Friday evening with people there for more than just burgers and beer. Between 374 tickets sold, a 50/50 draw and donations, they raised $7,865.

Add to that silent auction proceeds and the Fontaine

family was blown away by the community support.

“Thank you to everyone who put in such an amazing effort to raise money to help with these surgeries,” said Fontaine on her blog.

In addition to the evening fundraiser, $16,297 has been raised in an online effort with a $100,000 goal.

Fontaine needs help paying for surgeries, available in the US, which will help improve her quality of life. EDS is a rare illness that causes a breakdown

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home to Nelson from Maryland where she had two spinal sur-geries in six days after which she was put on complete bed rest.

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B Y T I M O T H Y S C H A F E RRossland News

The Government of British Columbia dropped another chunk of change into the Golden City through Resort Municipality Funding (RMI).

The province has given $14,181 to Tourism Rossland to help sup-port free bus shuttle services in the city from the downtown to Red Mountain Resort.

The RMI funding is designated to support programs or projects which add resort amenities, pro-vide a better tourism experience for visitors and help to increase the tourism component of the local economy, like the free shut-tle.

“This is a priority not just for tourism but for the entire com-munity,” said Tourism Rossland executive director Deanne Steven in late fall.

The money was one of the biannual transfer payments made by the province to resort munici-palities.

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ers and government to identify opportunities that meet the goal of encouraging visitors to stay longer and visit more often.

Current RMI projects for Rossland include the development of signage, a shuttle service, and funding to develop a strategy to relocate two visitor information centres to one location.

In 2012, the province signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the resort municipal-ities outlining eligibility criteria for projects to receive funding.

The MOU follows an estab-lished funding formula that sets each community’s funding, based on previous years municipal and regional tax.

In all, the province invested $5.97 million in 14 resort-ori-ented municipalities—including Rossland—throughout the prov-ince to support and promote local tourism economies.

Since Rossland started to receive RMI funding in 2007, the community has received $169,116 in provincial funding to support and promote local tourism.

Police were present throughout the Rossland Winter Carnival last weekend where many people attended the many festivities during the weekend. There were minimal calls for police service dur-ing the weekend and police conducted patrols on both foot and in vehicles. Violation tickets were issued for possessing alcohol in a public place and other Provincial Statute offences.

On Tuesday police were called to a call of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle in the downtown Trail area. The pedestrian had been crossing the street legally when the driver of the vehicle failed to yield to the pedestrian. The pedestrian suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The driver was issued a violation ticket for the incident.

In the early morning of Jan. 23 a police officer pulled over a vehicle in the East Trail area after it was observed having a broken headlight. After speaking with the driver the officer asked for a drivers licence which the driver could not produce. Checks on the database showed that the driver was a prohibited driver. The driver was issued and appearance notice to show up in court and the vehicle was impounded.

Also on Jan. 23 a male was found behind a Trail area store loading store items into the trunk of his car. The arriving staff confronted the male who then left the area in his vehicle. The witness was able to follow the suspect vehicle into the Fruitvale area, police were able to locate and arrest the male. The suspect vehicle was seized and towed to the detachment where a warrant to search the vehicle was obtained. The suspect is a resident of the Fruitvale area and was released from custody with an upcoming court date.

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FROM PAGE 1“They can be your best friends.”The Harding family began with one horse but

soon found their stable growing, buying new animals themselves and, increasingly, taking in “rescue” horses from intolerable situations.

“We brought in (the Clydesdale) when he was only six months-old,” Harding said, regarding a large draught horse as it nuzzled her shoul-der. “He was left in a barn, starving, covered in manure. His legs hadn’t developed properly and the vet told us it wasn’t likely he’d ever walk normally. He thought we should put him down.

“Now here he is and you’d never know any-thing had been wrong with him. He’s training to pull the horse carts and sleds.

“They’re very affectionate animals,” Harding added. “All they want is to be comfortable and safe and they’ll do almost anything for you.”

In addition to bringing wagon rides and horse riding to numerous community events in the area, Harding Heights Ranch offers guided tours, horse camps for kids 4 and older, farm tours, and opens their ranch for birthdays, a women’s rid-ing group and holds an Easter egg hunt in the spring.

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Local school board trustees have passed a motion that could ultimately see four elementary schools closed this summer.

Board Chair Lynette Kershaw told the large group of people at the meeting Tuesday night that the decision is not an easy one.

“This is an excruci-ating, difficult position to be in, and none of us are taking this light-ly,” she said, adding

that closing schools or amalgamating or reconfiguring schools is only a portion of what trustees have to do to balance their budget.

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mously to accept the recommendations to potentially close four schools, trustees made it clear that it’s not a foregone conclusion.

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“It is indicating that this board recognizes that we have 2,000 extra spaces in our school system that we will not utilize for the foreseeable future, 10 to 15 years out, that’s not fiscally responsible to keep those facilities open.”

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A B.C.-Alberta government work-ing group on energy development has issued its first report, recommending efforts to “increase the pub-lic’s energy literacy on oil transportation, pro-duction and impacts on daily life.”

The group was set up by B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Alison Redford last summer, after they agreed to co-operate on ways to increase oil and gas development and export. Headed by deputy ministers from both provinces, the working group

released its first report this week.

The report notes a “disconnect between public perception and the reality” of the importance of oil and gas to the Canadian economy. The industry is the largest contribu-tor to Canada’s balance of trade, and invest-ment of $55 billion in new capital projects in 2012 alone.

It also records that Canada is losing an estimated $50 million a day in potential rev-enue due to lack of access to oil custom-ers outside the United States, and acknow-ledges that without additional pipeline capacity, crude oil

will increasingly be shipped by rail.

To respond to “misinformation on numerous fronts” on technology, economic benefits, environ-mental issues and regulatory practices, the report suggests increased effort in communities, First Nations and schools.

One program cited as an example is the Canadian Geographic Energy IQ Program, a partnership between the magazine and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to “provide an interactive educa-tional experience for students in the class-room on the preva-lence of energy.”

Redford and Clark agreed last year to sup-port B.C.’s five condi-tions for new heavy oil pipelines from Alberta to the Pacific coast,

and Alberta’s proposal for a national energy strategy to improve access to markets for Canadian energy. B.C.’s conditions include “world class” spill prevention on land and at sea, which the report describes as an evolving target.

The report paints a rosy picture of oil spill response off the coast, despite a study done for the B.C. gov-ernment last year that found little capacity to recover crude oil spilled off the North Coast.

The report also describes the need for better movement of goods from B.C. ports to Alberta’s industrial areas, an effort called “Project Cargo.”

It calls for improve-ments to highways, airports and ports at Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Vancouver.

B y W a W m e e s h G . h a m i L T o nAlberni Valley News

Port Alberni city councillors are one step away from giving them-selves a raise.

Council voted 5-2 on the first three readings of a remuneration and expenses bylaw at their Monday meeting.

If the plan is adopted after fourth reading of the bylaw in February then Mayor John Douglas will be paid $38,500 per year, which is an increase from $32,900 last year. Councillors will be paid $17,000, an increase from $13,160 last year.

The raises wouldn’t take effect until April so the cumulative total for all of council would only cost $28,500 this year.

Increasing council remunera-tion presents too many problems, said Hira Chopra, one of two coun-cillors to vote against the raise (Cindy Solda also objected).

“How can you ask employees and management not to ask for a raise when you just gave yourself one? I don’t think the community can afford the tax burden on this one.”

A report from city manager Ken Watson originally recommended that the stipends be increased to $41,500 and $18,000 respectively to reflect the average stipends of councils from similar size munici-palities.

According to the report, the max-imum mayor’s stipend was $78,000 while the minimum was $21,000. The average was $41,000. For coun-cillors, the maximum stipend was $31,000 and the minimum $9,000; the average was $17,000.

An amendment by Coun. Rob Cole reduced the raise to seven per cent below the average of similar size municipalities to better reflect the Valley’s standard of living.

In the ensuing discussion, Chopra and Solda spoke against the raise.

Councillors’ means of income can better absorb public service than citizens who just get by, Chopra said. “Lots of people don’t have an $18-an-hour job. When you’re on a limited income every-thing goes up but not your pension or wage,” he said.

An outside committee should have been formed to look at the issue and bring recommendations back to council, Solda said. As well, normal practice has been to set raises for new councils after an election so as not to look self serv-ing, she added. “I have a little trouble swallowing this.”

Raising council’s stipend will benefit future councils, Mayor John Douglas said. Doing so might prompt more younger working people to run for city council.

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expect a pile of good-ies or any big new spending programs when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers his budget Feb. 11 - right in the middle of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Experts say the timing signals a stay-the-course fiscal plan aimed at bridging the gap between a $5.5-bil-lion deficit and an anticipated surplus in 2015, and groups seek-ing federal help appear to be adjusting their expectations accord-ingly.

Be prepared for a budget containing lit-tle new money, if at all, and plenty of policy announcements that won’t cost anything, observers say.

“The budget is sup-posed to be the biggest policy statement that the government makes

during the course of the year,” said Peter DeVries, an economics professor at Ottawa’s Carleton University.

“So if there’s going to be significant things in it, they want to make sure that they get the most publicity for those that they can possibly get, and they sure wouldn’t want that to be overtaken by events such as the Olympics.”

Advocates for help on diverse health, social and business issues say they’re see-ing positive signs from the government, but aren’t holding their breath for action in this year’s budget.

T a c k l i n g Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is one issue that has gained traction, with wide-spread support from all three major polit-ical parties and many Canadians who are coping with the ill-nesses.

There have been encouraging signs from the govern-ment, including a throne speech prom-ise to renew funding for health research of dementia and help-ing people who care for their older family members, said Mimi Lowi-Young, chief executive of the Alzheimer Society of Canada. All three par-ties have shown their

support.Health Minister

Rona Ambrose also attended a G8 min-isters’ meeting on dementia, which drew attention to the importance of a national dementia plan. The Commons finance committee has recommended that the government “move expeditiously” on creating and imple-menting a strategy. The three major par-ties have backed the call and petitions sup-porting the move have been introduced in the House.

But research fund-ing isn’t enough, Lowi-Young said.

The Alzheimer Society wants $3 mil-lion in seed money to bring various experts together to build a plan, she said. Caring for people with demen-tia and Alzheimer’s already costs Canada $33 billion a year in both direct and indirect costs, a num-ber that’s projected to reach a whopping $293 billion by 2040.

That should reson-ate with a government that’s trying to be fis-cally responsible, she said.

“What we’re high-lighting to govern-ment is saying, look, this is another eco-nomic pressure that you need to be con-cerned about, and let’s

work together in try-ing to put things in place that can really make a difference.”

But it’s unlikely that the money will come this year, said Phil Upshall, national executive director of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada, which belongs to the same umbrella group of neurological health charities.

“I’ve had a bunch of meetings with the feds, and the backgrounds I’ve been getting indi-cate that there’s going to be no significant money made avail-able in this current budget,” Upshall said.

“So don’t have your expectations high on anything with regard to mental health or the brain or anything else.”

A lot of work has already been done on developing at programs dealing with dementia - one research-oriented pro-posal and the other dealing with care-givers, Upshall said.

The Tories prom-ised in last fall’s throne speech to build on a caregiver tax credit and renew “invest-ments” in dementia

research.“Most organiza-

tions, including Mood Disorders Canada, will be targeting the 2015 budget,” he said. “So Mr. Flaherty will be tied up pretty tight next fall and winter dealing with a whole whack of pretty big asks leading up to the 2015 budget.”

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is look-ing for a “sustainable” approach to social housing, so local gov-ernments aren’t left to deal with it on their own as an agreement providing $1.7 billion in annual federal fund-ing expires.

Nearly 200,000 low-income households in co-op and non-profit housing projects depend on federal rent-geared-to-income housing assistance to pay their rent. But advocates fear much of the existing housing will disappear if that funding isn’t main-tained.

The organization isn’t attaching any money to their request this year, but “clearly down the line there is,” said CEO Brock Carleton.

Low expectations for federal budgetT H E C A N A D I A N P R E S S

TORONTO - Watch for the loonie to lose more of its luster this year, according to two well-known bank economists.

Craig Alexander, chief economist for TD Economics, warned Thursday that consum-ers could see the Canadian dollar slide as low as 85 cents US by mid-year if the current environment continues.

He said factors that have impacted the currency so far this year, from an increas-ingly dovish tone from the Bank of Canada to tapering of monetary stimulus by the U.S. Federal Reserve, will continue to drag down the loonie.

“TD Economics expects that the factors which have taken the Canadian dollar lower are unlikely to shift over the next year or so,” wrote Alexander in the report, titled “The Call of the Loonie.”

“Canada’s economy is forecast to under-perform the United States, interest rate hikes remain quite a ways off and the out-look for commodity prices is pretty flat, on average.”

The report noted that a strengthening U.S. greenback and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz’s perceived stance on a weak-ened loonie have led the currency’s fall to a four-year-low.

Economists predict loonie could fall to 85 cents US

Embattled minister insists he’s ‘not leaving’T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S S

OTTAWA - The Harper government delivered a full-throttle defence of its planned closure of eight veterans affairs offices and the siege-laden military mental health system, blam-ing anti-Tory govern-ment unions and a reluctance of soldiers to step forward to seek treatment.

Julian Fantino, the embattled veterans affairs minister who came under pres-sure to resign this week following a testy meeting with former soldiers, said he had no plans to step down and that the closures would proceed.

“I’m not leaving,” Fantino said dur-ing a special House of Commons debate focused on the escal-ating chorus of com-plaints from Canadian veterans across the country.

The minister also implored those suffering with mental illness to reach out for help.

“We have to over-come the stigma that is still too often asso-ciated with mental ill-ness. We have to do

everything to encour-age men and women in crisis to seek the care they need,” he said.

L o n g - t i m e Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant, whose Ontario riding includes Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, put an even finer point on the government’s message.

The widely held belief among soldiers that admitting to post-traumatic stress can jeopardize their careers is little more than a figment of their imaginations, she told the House.

Any treatment they received at the mil-

itary’s new operation stress injury clinics is considered “com-pletely confidential,” Gallant said.

“The chain of com-mand does not have access to their med-ical records.

“And the stigma that has to be over-come is a stigma with-in themselves.”

Gallant’s remarks stand in contrast to a 2012 report by the military ombudsman, which showed that while senior officers had grown more tol-erant, a negative atti-tude towards men-tal illness remains ingrained in military culture.


OPINION

Obsession with technology just plain creepySomething odd

I’ve noticed about University of Calgary students

and, having just returned from a big American uni-versity, about students con-tinent-wide, is the nearly universal use of iPods and the nearly constant mon-itoring of Facebook. Smart-phone penetration of the student population must be closing in on saturation. It’s a marvel there are so few collisions.

Last summer CBC reported that social media sites were chiefly a means of boosting one’s ego. “It’s about curating your own image, how you are seen, and also checking on how others respond to this image,” they said. The observation is prob-ably true. Think about the Oxford Dictionary 2013 word-of-the-year, “selfie.” Think about the larger historical context as well.

It all started a genera-tion ago when Walkmans removed music from its original context, the con-cert hall and the home.

iPods continued the trans-formation of magnificent audible beauty into a commodity, like elevator music. Music no longer requires patience or edu-cation to be understood. Asked why they “love” their machines, iPoders most often reply: it gives me control. With control comes pleasure at the end of an ear bud, and no musical surprises.

iPoders, bobbing along in public, entirely absorbed by their own audio feeds, have creat-ed a new kind of public space. Christine Rosen, senior editor for The New Atlantis, said they were an “absent presence,” liv-ing in the real world but unable to pay attention.

Texting and check-ing “status updates” on Facebook – an act that also expresses real status anxiety – enhance this absent presence by wast-ing millions of hours of real persons’ offline lives by “sharing” the most banal intelligence updates with online “friends.” Like

selfie, the use of “friend” as a verb is heavy with significance.

Real friendship is a relationship between real persons. They trust one another; they reciprocate and share their inter-ests and sometimes their secrets. Friendships take time to grow. A pub-lic, instant friendship is phony, an alliance of con-venience with limited and specifiable goals.

One study discovered that Facebook allows teenagers better to “man-age their friendships” and to enhance their own status (and status anx-iety) by “friending” more

and more people whom the friender may never have met. This Orwellian development culmin-ates in robo-friends and “socialbots” who cultivate one another as well as real persons.

In contrast, real friend-ships involve risk, dis-appointment, and heart-ache. Certainly you can be thought an idiot and a real friend will say so. By outsourcing the dif-ficult tasks of gaining real friends and growing in friendship all you get are reliable, well-managed anonymous Potemkin friends.

So what? iPoders and Facebookers see no cul-tural apocalypse. And yet the deprivations are real.

By being constantly on display, how can you reflect about the person – oneself – whom you are displaying? The pretense that Facebook individual-ity is evidence of equal-ity ignores the reality that neither persons nor cur-ated images are equally interesting.

By integrating our-selves into the comfort-able social technologies that give us what we crave, we make it increas-ingly difficult to reflect on how we are used by them. Years ago the philosopher George Grant made fun of one of his colleagues in computer science who stated, in all seriousness, “the computer does not impose upon us the ways it should be used.”

If that sentence were true, why would anyone care about the monotony of technological individu-ality?

It reminds me of hip-pies who, when I was a student, all looked alike in their uniqueness.

George Santayana said it best. “Americans love junk,” he observed. And so do Canadians. Then he added: “it’s not the junk that bothers me, it’s the love.” Loving friendly machines is creepy.

Barry Cooper is a Senior Fellow at the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute.

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Well done Lana! (“Where should your taxes go?” Trail Times Jan. 29)

And oh so very true on so many levels, a pretty clear per-spective of how out of hand this warring between the fac-tions involved has become!

My husband and I, along with over 200 other passion-ate and concerned residents attended last Tuesday’s “com-munity recreation consulta-tion” meeting. Well it may have been well run, to say the very least for many it was a disappointing and frustrating experience.

From the onset it was clear that this was to be a very con-trolled environment.

Over 200 people did not really have a chance to “talk” with the area’s recreation com-mittee as we were told what we were going to talk about and

just how we were going to talk about it.

The “talk” to the committee consisted of over 200 people being allotted 15 minutes total on an open mike at the end of the meeting. I’m sure you can figure out how many people actually got a chance to voice their concerns.

Once again it is a blame game of who did or didn’t do what to who and in the mean time we all are being held hostage in a tat-for-tat situa-tion by those elected who seem to have their own agendas cloaked in the guise of “doing what is best” for their citizens and taxpayers.

I have been involved in many events over the past 15 years that these communities as a whole were asked to pull together and support. Now these same officials have these

communities feeling like they are barely even neighbours let alone friends.

Well we are friends and neighbours, we live work and play together and have sup-ported each other in times of adversity and need regardless of which community we live in.

Come on people, if you want our children to stop bullying on the playground then the adults need to get into the act themselves!

Sit down and figure out what it is you need to do to find a fair and reasonable solu-tion for all and give your resi-dents and taxpayers the respect that we deserve by hearing what we are saying.

United we stand – divided we all fall!

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Quit the blame game and find solution

Debating the best way to do something we shouldn’t be doing in the first place is a sure

way to end up in the wrong place. That’s what’s happening with the “rail versus pipeline” discussion. Some say recent rail accidents mean we should build more pipelines to transport fos-sil fuels. Others argue that leaks, high construc-tion costs, oppos-ition and red tape surround-ing pipelines are arguments in favour of using trains.

But the recent spate of rail acci-dents and pipeline leaks and spills doesn’t provide argu-ments for one or the other; instead, it indicates that rapidly increasing oil and gas develop-ment and shipping ever greater amounts, by any method, will mean more accidents, spills, environmental damage – even death. The answer is to step back from this reckless plunder and consider ways to reduce our fossil fuel use.

If we were to slow down oil sands development, encour-age conservation and invest in clean energy technology, we could save money, ecosystems and lives – and we’d still have valuable fossil fuel resources long into the future, perhaps until we’ve figured out ways to use them that aren’t so waste-ful. We wouldn’t need to build more pipelines just to sell oil and gas as quickly as possible, mostly to foreign markets. We wouldn’t have to send so many unsafe rail tankers through wil-derness areas and places people live.

We may forgo some of the short-term jobs and economic opportunities the fossil fuel industry provides, but surely we can find better ways to keep people employed and the econ-omy humming. Gambling, sell-ing guns and drugs and encour-aging people to smoke all cre-

ate jobs and economic bene-fits, too – but we rightly try to limit those activ-ities when the harms outweigh the benefits.

Both trans-portation meth-ods come with s i g n i f i c a n t risks. Shipping by rail leads to

more accidents and spills, but pipeline leaks usually involve much larger volumes. One of the reasons we’re seeing more train accidents involving fossil fuels is the incredible boom in moving these products by rail. According to the American Association of Railroads, train shipment of crude oil in the U.S. grew from 9,500 carloads in 2008 to 234,000 in 2012 – almost 25 times as many in only four years! That’s expected to rise to 400,000 this year.

As with pipelines, risks are increased because many rail cars are older and not built to standards that would reduce the chances of leaks and explo-sions when accidents occur. Some in the rail industry argue it would cost too much to replace all the tank cars as quickly as is needed to move the ever-increasing volumes of oil. We must improve rail safety and pipeline infrastructure for the oil and gas that we’ll con-tinue to ship for the foreseeable future, but we must also find

ways to transport less. The economic arguments for

massive oil sands and lique-fied natural gas development and expansion aren’t great to begin with – at least with the way our federal and provin-cial governments are going about it. Despite a boom in oil sands growth and production, “Alberta has run consecutive budget deficits since 2008 and since then has burned through $15 billion of its sustainabil-ity fund,” according to an arti-cle on the Tyee website. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says Alberta’s debt is now $7 billion and growing by $11 mil-lion daily.

As for jobs, a 2012 report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows less than 1 per cent of Canadian workers are employed in extraction and production of oil, coal and nat-ural gas.

Beyond the danger to the environment and human health, the worst risk from rapid expansion of oil sands, coal mines and gas fields and the infrastructure needed to transport the fuels is the carbon emissions from burn-ing their products – regard-less of whether that happens here, in China or elsewhere. Many climate scientists and energy experts, including the International Energy Agency, agree that to have any chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change, we must leave at least two-thirds of our remaining fossil fuels in the ground.

The question isn’t about whether to use rail or pipelines. It’s about how to reduce our need for both.

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Johansson became the latest casualty of a widening campaign to boycott the settlements, drawing attention to a larger debate about whether Israel will become an international pariah, at a steep economic price, if it fails to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians.

Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid stoked such fears this week, warning that if negotia-tions break down “and we enter a reality of a European boycott, even a very partial one, Israel’s economy will retreat backward and every Israeli citizen will feel it.”

His comments reflected a growing sense in Israel that the coming weeks will be decisive for the country’s future.

The charity said it opposes all trade with Israeli settlements, deemed illegal by most of the international community.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVATICAN CITY - Pope Francis offered his

spiritual support Thursday to a Quebec com-munity devastated by a fire at a seniors’ home that has left 19 people confirmed dead.

Thirteen people were still missing following the early morning blaze at Residence du Havre in L’Isle-Verte on Jan. 23.

The Pope’s sympathies follow those of the Queen, who offered her condolences in a mes-sage released a day after the fire.

Vatican Secretary of State Archbishop Pietro Parolin wrote that Pope Francis was immedi-ately touched by the tragedy upon learning of it.

The Pope “united himself in prayer in the grief of the bereaved families and entrusted the victims to the mercy of God, that they might be accepted into his light,” the archbishop said.

Pope Francis imparted a special apostolic blessing “to all those affected by this tragedy” as a “sign of comfort,” he added.

The pontiff also “expressed his spiritual closeness to the injured and their families, as well as the firefighters and rescue workers who have performed a great work of solidarity.”

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Cranbrook’s Danielle Cardozo pro-ceeded to the top 16 in MasterChef Canada’s second episode, which aired on CTV on Monday.

Danielle, who works for ?aq’am (St. Mary’s Band) and is a sous chef at the Heid Out Restaurant and Brewhouse, was first announced as a member of the new series’ top 50 last month.

The hit TV series, which has been made in 43 different countries, pre-miered the first Canadian season on Jan. 20.

Danielle did not feature in the first episode, aside from brief shots of her face in the crowd of Top 50 contestants.

But on Monday night’s second epi-sode, she featured prominently.

If you haven’t watched the episode yet and don’t want to know what hap-pens, stop reading now.

The episode never showed Danielle’s audition for a white apron, signifying progress past the top 50.

Thus we never saw her cook her signature dish, pan-seared miso-glazed rainbow trout, served with ponzu mush-rooms and citrus miso broth, which was

served at last week’s viewing party at the Heid Out.

Then, when the judges came out to address the home cooks who had earned a white apron, there was Cranbrook’s very own Danielle Cardozo in the crowd.

About 25 cooks made it to this level, and they were then presented with a “stress test” challenge. At first it looked as if the cooks were going to be asked to butcher a live chicken.

Thankfully, the lights came up on a long row of cooking stations, each with an entire raw chicken, a cutting board, a single burner and a sauce pan.

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Times StaffDenise Flick remembers when stu-

dents who brought a phone into the classroom likely wouldn't see it again until after class when their teacher took it out of their desk drawer.

But in a short time the learning coor-dinator has witnessed a shift in attitude, all of which has been even more reward-ing as a member of School District 20's student support assisted technology team.

“Technology is no longer seen as cheating,” she said. “The first time I suggested to Grade 9s that all students could do their district-wide write on a computer people lost their minds.”

The team of seven updated the school board at its regular meeting Monday night on progress in the district by sharing key success stories and touch-ing on how technology has helped not only those students who need assistance learning but the entire student body and teaching faculty.

Chris McCormack works in student support for the group. He coordinates with the members who fulfill other roles in the district (physiotherapist, occupa-tional therapist, teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing, teacher of the visually impaired, speech language pathologist, learning coordinator) to find technology that fits student needs.

“We're reaching other students who may have slipped through the cracks or may not be identified,” he explained. “Students are really understanding that maybe they need something to utilize to best support them and iPads seem to be something they are really taking to.”

The team gets referrals from schools for potential students who could benefit from some form of technology, accord-ing to Greg Luterbach, superintendent of schools.

Members meet regularly and review referrals and decide what technology would be appropriate before the district signs off on a purchase. Once signed off, then the information goes to a technol-

ogy team that works to procure and provision the device before reaching the hands of the student in need, who is then taught all of the device's ins and outs.

iPads and laptops are the most com-mon hardwares being used to access software like Dragon, Proloquo2Go and Kurzweil, which provide capabilities like

speech to text and word prediction.“I still remember the first day

that their little smiles and eyes lit up when they could read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for the first time by themselves,” McCormack recalled as he shared one success story. “They still need support but are making strides on their own now, too.”

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Chris McCormack and the rest of School District 20’s student support assisted tech-nology team shared some insight with SD20’s board of education during its regular meeting Monday night.

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majority of Canadians recently polled say they are relying on the Canada Pension Plan, many of them heavily, to get through retire-ment.

The Bank of Montreal survey found that 89 per cent said they would have to rely on the CPP or the Quebec Pension Plan when they stopped working. Nearly a third - 31 per cent - said say they will count “heav-ily” on the government pension plan.

Meanwhile, 88 per cent of respondents said they would use personal savings like RRSPs or tax-free sav-ings accounts to help fund retirement, while 59 per cent said they would likely take a part-time job. Other options included the 49 per cent of respondents who planned on selling their homes or prop-erty for some cash.

Less than half - 40 per cent - were count-ing on an inheritance, while 34 per cent hoped to win a lottery.

Twenty-eight per cent say they expect to get financial assistance from their children or other family members.

The online poll of 1,003 adults was conducted by Pollara between Nov. 18 and Nov. 22. The poll-ing industry’s pro-fessional body, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sam-

ple the population.Chris Buttigieg,

a senior manager of wealth planning strat-egy at BMO, advises against relying solely on government pen-sion plans in retire-ment, given that the average monthly CPP payment is less than $600 and the max-imum tops out at not much more than $1,000.

“Rather, they should consider the CPP and QPP to be a supplementary com-

ponent of their over-all retirement income solution and focus on creating their very own personal pension plan by contributing to an RRSP on a regular basis,” he said.

The best plan is to have a diversified retirement nest egg, which can include the CPP, an RRSP, a work pension plan, a tax-free savings account and other forms of savings or income.

Buttigieg also had some advice for those

hoping that a jackpot win will be their pri-mary source of income in their golden years.

“To those hoping to win the lottery to fund

their retirement, the odds of actually win-ning are approximately one in 14 million. A much better bet would be to develop a person-

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B y J i m B a i l e yTimes Sports EditorKimberly Joines is

looking for a meas-ure of redemption when she navigates the slopes at the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia next month.

The 33-year-old Rossland sit-skier has been a member of the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team for 11 years, with over 40 World Cup med-als, a 2008 World Cup championship, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Paralympics in Torino, Italy to her credit, but it was mis-sing an opportunity to ski at the Vancouver-Whistler Games in 2010 that really vexes her.

“I am looking for just a little bit of redemption,” said Joines. “Both from the fact that my 2010 experience was non-existent given my injuries, and then last year in Sochi spent a week in a Russian hospital, so yeah redemption, getting to actually compete, get-ting to compete well, and shine at the events that I’m working hard at, and getting on the podium in a higher position than I did on my only Paralympic podium in Torino.”

Joines was a virtual rookie when she cap-tured bronze in Torino in ‘06, but since then she has been plagued by injuries includ-ing a broken hip that sidelined her for the 2010 Games and all of the next season, and shoulder injuries at the World Cup finals in Sochi last year.

Since losing the use of her legs in a snow-boarding accident in 2000, the Edmonton native has stoically persevered, emerging seemingly better-than-ever after each injury and setback.

During her come-back season of 2011-12, Joines won gold in her first race and went on to finish second overall in GS World Cup standings.

And aside from a tweaked shoulder suf-fered in a near wipeout on her way to silver at Copper Mountain ear-lier this month, Joines has enjoyed relative good health the past year capped by two silver and two bronze medals at the 2013 World Championships in La Molina, Spain in February.

“Other than the lit-tle shoulder tweak, I’m feeling really good,” she said. “I just have to maybe take it easy at the next camp.”

The team will con-tinue to train, however, unlike non-Paralympic years will do so with caution in preparation for the big event.

“In a Paralympic year we change how we approach things. We don’t go to all the events, so we are opting not to go to a couple events that I would have raced at . . . I’ll scale it back a little bit, but at the same time I need to train in that mode where

I’m pushing, pushing, pushing, because if I do want gold, I know I have to attack top to bottom.”

In her quest for gold, Joines chose to focus on the technical events this year, con-centrating on the slal-om and giant slalom rather than the down-hill speed races.

“I use to do all five events, but it’s down to two so it’s definitely a lot less opportun-ity, but within those events, I mean slalom I feel super confident, and have extreme p o d i u m - p o t e n t i a l , but GS (giant slalom) I wasn’t quite sure, and for the way my category is across the board it’s super tight

in that event, anybody can take it on a given day.”

Still, Joines man-aged to ski to a sil-ver and a bronze in the GS at World Cup races in Panorama and Copper Mountain ear-lier this month, and another silver in the slalom. She medalled in every NorAm and World Cup race this season and will look to carry that momentum into Sochi.

“I have some nerves but I’ve always been the high-level athlete that performs at go time . . . so I guess it comes naturally to me to step-up on game day.”

The Sochi Olympics has been accompanied by security concerns and a controversial LGBT policy, but the politics doesn’t distract Joines who intends to stay focused on the business at hand.

“Maybe it’s naive of me just to expect that it’s all going to be smooth when I get there and you roll with the punches if it’s not . . . I just always assume that there’s a van wait-ing for me when I get there and a hotel room booked for me .

. . so when it comes to security and all that I just don’t even think about it.”

In Sochi, Joines will race in her best event, the slalom, on Mar. 14, followed by the giant slalom two days later. While she can’t wait to go-for-gold in her two slalom races, the veteran national team member is determined to take time to sav-our the full Paralympic experience.

“In a games year, whether intentionally or not . . . we do it for something bigger than ourselves, we do it for Canada,” Joines writes in her blog. “We rep-resent our country on the World stage, and ‘they’ are watching, cheering, and sharing the experience with us.

“Distractions aside, it’s amazing to have the opportunity to celebrate being a part of the ‘bigger’ picture, and something that I for one will not let pass me by without enjoy-ing the ride.”

The Paralympic Games goes Mar. 7-16 in Sochi. Follow Joines on her blog at www.kimberlyjoines.com or on twitter @9lives-joines.

Alpine CAnAdA photo

Rossland’s Kimberly Joines skied to a silver medal in this race at the Para-Alpine World Cup in Copper Mountain, Colo. earlier this month, and is part of the national team para-alpine contingent bound for Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Paralympic Games.

Jim BAiley photo

Kimberly Joines is healthy and ready for Sochi.

B y T i m e s s T a f fA trip to Sochi,

Russia was oh so close for a pair of local Olympic hopefuls who failed to make the cut for their respective teams this month.

Fruitvale native Joe Ceccini and former Red Mountain Racer Sasha Zaitsoff just missed an opportun-ity to compete at the 2014 Games in Sochi next week.

For Ceccini, it came down to one

race. Needing a top-17 finish to qualify for the Italian national skeleton team, the 31-year-old slid to a 27th placing at the World Cup in Igls, Austria on Jan. 18 dashing the Calgary police officer’s hopes.

For Zaitsoff, it was a matter of points, and when the final athletes were named to the Olympic team earlier this week, he wasn’t among the group.

See ZAITSOFF, Page 11

Paralympian Joines going for gold

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s u B m i T T e dSwimmers from the Greater Trail Winter

Swim Club excelled at the Kelowna Snow Fest Invitational Short Course Swim Meet last week.

Dylan Kormendy cleaned up in the U11 boys category breaking several meet records on the way. Kormendy won the 1,500-metre free event knocking almost 80 seconds off his previous best and qualifying for the Swim BC Short Course AAA championships that starts today in Kamloops.

Dylan also won gold in the 200-m Breast, 400-m Individual Medley, 50, 100 and 200-m butterfly, 200-m backstoke and 400-m freestyle.

U11 Johnny Ekinci placed third in the 50-m back, fourth in the 100-m back and fifth in the 200-m back final Sunday, while rookie swimmer Carson Ogloff claimed gold in the 50-m free and second in the 50-m butterfly, 100-m back, and 200-m free, and third in his 200-m IM and 50-m breaststroke events in his first meet at a Swim BC sanctioned event.

Jackson Konkin, 13, won the 1,500-m free event and qualified for the AAA’s in the 100 and 200-m back, 400-m IM and 100-m free.

Eden Kormendy, one of the top 13-year-old female swimmers in Canada, also broke meet records and won the 12-13 girls 50, 100, and 200-m breaststroke and 200 and 400-m IM events as well as the exciting 100 and 200-m freestyle races.

Martin Gonzalez, aged 15, placed first in the 200-m free event with a personal best time of 2:08.43 and third in the 200-m back. Aby Elwood, 13, placed second in the 800-m free and 100 and 200-m fly. Jennifer Chung took third in the 50-m fly and 200-m IM. Riley Mager, 14, placed third in the boys 1,500-m free, fourth in the 200 and 400-m free, while Sam Matthew placed fourth in the boys 14-15 100 and 200-m breast also qualifying for AAA’s. Sharman Thomas, 14, came fourth in the 400-m IM.

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Not as much angst with the Super Bowl, which will at least generate some return to taxpayers on the east coast and which is operated by pri-vate enterprises who never make any pre-tense their events are anything but money grabs.

Sochi, however, is a disaster still feted by many around the world as based on, “ideals.” More than $60 billion of Russian taxpayer money has been poured into the attempt to turn Russia’s only warm weather resort into a winter play-ground, around half of that amount being skimmed as graft or wasted by insider incompetence.

Given that Russia still has copious amounts of poverty, that is simply shame-ful.

Czar Putin the Great, aided and abet-ted by the ethically challenged IOC, has built what could be a collosal disaster-in-waiting, with other peoples’ money - a political, sporting and economic disaster. Good old Canada, but-tressed by a still pros-perous society, is, of course, fully on board with the new dictator.

Of course, you and I will tune in to at least some of both events. The Super bowl because it is such and extravaganza and the Olympics because, well, we have paid for the privilege - and not just in cable fees.

We should keep in mind, however, that what we are fund-ing, and watching, has become a corrupt obscenity mixed in

with some amazing sporting events.

I expect Canadians will hear our anthem several times. I don’t expect that to happen after the hockey gold medal games. It has been 60 years since Canada (the team with Louis Secco and Gordie Robertson on the roster) won gold

in men’s hockey off this continent and the women’s squad has not looked strong (outside of the scraps) against their only opposition, the Americans.

Meanwhile, the Smokies and their diminishing fan base have an event of their own at Cominco Arena Saturday against Merritt and the Castlegar Rebels need a turnout to their Hockeyville campaign event that same night.

The weather is moderating, and you are going to be couch potatoing it for much of the next two weeks - so get out of the house and attend one of the above. Sporting ideals still exist in those venues.

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FROM PAGE 10 “It is really disappointing that I

will not get to go since it is some-thing that I have worked towards for many years,” he told the Nelson Star. “Everybody had a fair chance to make it to the team, and the way the selection process worked my results just weren’t good enough. I’m happy for the guys that will be going, they skied well and deserve to be there.”

Zaitsoff’s season continues with him leaving Europe Thursday for Stowe, Vermont where he

will compete in the next North American Cup races.

“Since I am not attending the Olympics my plan is to race in the rest of the NorAm races this season and secure a top two in the overall rankings,” he said.

This would give him a World Cup spot next season. The 23-year-old got his start racing with the Nancy Greene ski league in Fernie before moving with his family to Nelson where he continued train-ing in Rossland with the Red Mountain Racers.

Zaitsoff to focus on NorAmsDon’t let world sporting spectacles trump local teams and events

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By the Broncos, of all teams.Yes, the very same AFC cham-

pions who tore up the league with a record 606 points, 55 touchdowns coming off Peyton Manning’s arm, have been touting how strong their defence has become.

Measure it against Seattle’s unit, which allowed a very miserly 231 points and ranked first against the pass and in overall D, and the Broncos would seem to be whistling a hollow tune.

But linebacker Danny Trevathan, a breakout player in his second NFL season, sees plenty of greatness in his defence, too.

“Oh yeah. You are supposed to have that attitude,” Trevathan said. “On defence you’re not supposed to let guys push you over. You are supposed to be the aggressor on defence and you are supposed to have that attitude. I think that is what makes playing defence so pas-sionate to me.”

It’s also that classic matchup that so excites fans, media and, yes, play-ers. The Seahawks can’t wait for the chance to test themselves against Manning, seeking his second ring in an almost-certain Hall of Fame career.

“It’s going to be a great chal-lenge,” middle linebacker Bobby

Wagner said. “They’re talented all across the board. They protect Peyton well and they run the ball well.”

Expect both sides to be very ready. Denver (15-3, No. 2 in the AP Pro32) is a 2 1-2-point favourite over Seattle (also 15-3, but top-ranked in the AP Pro32).

The main reason for that spread: In the points-crazed NFL, fans who bet early dive headfirst into the offence. With their wallets open.

Plus, the biggest star in this game, and pretty much any time he is in uniform, is Manning. That draws more support for the Broncos.

But not here.Pro Picks sees the Seahawks’

quick, relentless and heady defence putting more pressure on Manning than he has seen all season. Yes, he’s been sacked only 20 times, and he might not go down a whole bunch in the Jersey Meadowlands on Sunday. But he will be forced to throw before he wants to or before his four outstanding receivers - Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Eric Decker and tight end Julius Thomas - shake free from the tight coverage of the NFL’s best secondary led by All-Pros Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas.

Seattle also brings the heat with the deepest rotation of linemen in the league, and some savvy, versa-tile linebackers. The Seahawks don’t take their foot off the gas, either.

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You don’t need to win an Academy Award to make a splash in the movie of some-one’s life.

I was reminded of this when I read Sam’s obituary in the Trail Times. As many readers will remember, Sam worked for the Village of Warfield. As a village homeowner, I quickly came to respect Sam for the precision and efficiency with which he did his job, but I remember him most vividly from my childhood days.

As children, we referred to Sam as “Sam, the grader man”, a nickname that expressed our universal liking for the man with whom most of us had never spoken. We called Sam “the grader man” because he operated the grader, which in those days, doubled as the snow-plow.

The grader was a noisy, brute of a machine, and for some of us little kids trudging to and from school on a winter’s day, the grader would have been terrifying except for Sam. Whenever I heard the grader, I would pray that “Sam, the grader man” was on duty.

When I saw Sam at the controls, I always breathed a bit easier because Sam would pull the grader with its massive and frightening blade over to the side, and pause to let us pass. If for some reason he could not do this, he would slow down, make eye contact with us, and wave as if to say, “Don’t worry. I see you.” Sam’s wave allayed our fears of the adult world and reassured us that our little lives mattered.

Sam was not the only grown up who made a splash as a minor actor in the movie of my child-hood. Two women readily come to mind. One was my first grade catechism teacher, and while I remember only one lesson from that year, I will always remember the teacher’s warmth, gentle-ness and kindness.

The other sponsored a sodality for teenage girls. We prayed around her kitchen table and discussed moral-ethical issues. More than any specific topic, I remember her non-judgmental approach that challenged us to expand our view-points, improve our relationships, and nurture our souls. In the movie of my life, Sam and these two women were like actors who make memor-able cameo appearances. While they wouldn’t qualify for an Oscar, to my childhood eyes, Sam and these women were celebrities. They walked humbly and acted kindly and in doing so, they graced my childhood world in a unique way.

Often, as a society, we obsess over the rich and famous, yet the chances are remote that any celebrity will influence us personally in a last-ing way. More often than not, the people most deserving of our admiration are right in front of us; they are the Sams of our life, and our movie would be less without them.

The film of my life will never be “Best Picture” material, but perhaps somewhere with-in my daily and ordinary existence, there will be an Oscar winning performance, one small scene where I will leave an indelible impression on someone with whom I briefly crossed paths.

Trail, BC resident, Louise McEwan is a free-lance religion writer with degrees in English and Theology. She has a background in edu-cation and faith formation. Her blog is www.faithcolouredglasses.blogspot.com. Contact her at [email protected]

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Dear Annie: I have a question regarding the appropriateness of a grandfather sleep-ing with a 5-year-old granddaughter dur-ing visits to her family home. In this case, the grandmother and grandfather take turns sleeping in the same bed with the grand-daughter.

I feel this is most inappropriate and sends very mixed mes-sages to the child. I have read some research that suggests it shouldn’t be done after the age of 8, or at reaching puberty. What is your take? -- Concerned Cousin

Dear Cousin: Unless one of the grandpar-ents is molesting the child, this is nothing to be alarmed about. The grandparents don’t live with the family and don’t sleep with the girl on a regu-lar basis. We suspect this arrangement has more to do with the lack of beds during a visit and the desire to

spend extra time with a young grandchild. If the girl objects (and if she doesn’t now, she will later), other arrangements should be made -- such as a sleeping bag or an air mattress.

Dear Annie: I have two girlfriends I’ve been very close to for several years. We are all in our 40s. Recently, we have grown apart. I’ve seen Facebook post-ings of things they are doing and pictures of activities they’ve done together, and I haven’t been invited to any of them.

I mentioned this to one of them, who assured me they weren’t trying to hurt

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Am I being oversen-sitive? Is it too much to think they could have called or texted me to join them? I sat at home, ringing in the New Year alone. My gut tells me to move along. What do you think? -- Afterthought

Dear Afterthought: Your gut is right. These friends are no longer interested in making the effort to include you. Please search for friendships elsewhere. There’s no reason to sit home alone because others don’t call. Make your own plans. Get involved in activities that will allow you to meet others and

become more interest-ing in the process.

Dear Annie: This is in response to the letter from “Massachusetts,” who is having an affair with “Harry,” her child-hood sweetheart, even though both of them are married to others.

I have been married to the same woman for 35 years, and it has not always been a bed of roses. My job placed a lot of stress on our marriage. But we persevered. I have always told my kids, their friends and any-one I know that mar-riage is the hardest “job” they would ever have. It takes a lot of effort and commitment from both sides to make it work, but any-thing worth having is worth working as hard as you can to achieve it. The benefits far out-weigh the bad parts.

I could have cheat-ed numerous times, but when I pledged my vows, I meant every word. Obviously, “Massachusetts” and

“Harry” were not quite so sincere. Those two have not only betrayed their spouses, but also their children.

You want to mess around? Get a divorce first. I have no idea what either of your spouses has done to deserve the blatant dis-

respect you two have shown, but I hope they can find happiness with someone else after your divorce.

What absolutely floors me is that you would write to Annie’s column, which is pub-lished across the coun-try, asking her for sug-

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tunity to learn something new or to travel somewhere. People from different back-grounds will intrigue you and are eager to talk you. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Keep your pockets open, because you can benefit from the wealth and resources of others today. If you are offered something, just say, “Thank you!” The universe owes you a favor today. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Relations with partners and close friends are warm and cozy today. This is also a good day to mend broken fences because you feel sym-pathetic to others and, in turn, they feel generous to you. Major bonus! LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Things will go well at work today because you feel upbeat and friendly with everyone. Fortunately, they feel likewise. Work-related travel also will please you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a great day to schmooze with others. Enjoy sports events and playful times with children, plus movies, the theater or musical performances. Live it up! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Relations with family mem-bers are warm and mutually generous today. This is also a good day to explore real-

estate possibilities. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You feel optimistic and hopeful about your future today. This is why others enjoy your company, espe-cially relatives and siblings. Discussions are friendly and upbeat. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a good day for busi-ness and commerce. Look for ways to boost your earn-

ings or make a little money on the side. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You feel enthusiastic and hopeful about your future today. This is why others are attracted to you. Everyone wants to be around a win-ner. YOU BORN TODAY You are a multitalented per-son who is down-to-earth. You are also headstrong and willful, and mentally

quick. You do your home-work and research ahead of time because you like to be prepared for any situation. You take a no-nonsense approach to life, but pri-vately, you can be playful. Work hard to build or con-struct something this year, because in the future, you will be glad you did. Birthdate of: Rachelle Lefevre, actress; Clark Gable, actor; Terry Jones, comedian/writer.

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YOUR HOROSCOpEBy Francis Drake



Service AdvisorCastlegar Toyota immediately seeks an energetic, customer-focused service advisor who is great with people and can handle numerous demands in a professional and courteous manner.

Duties in this fast-paced position include scheduling maintenance and repair work, providing estimates, selling service and parts as required, coordinating technicians and embracing administrative tasks. Strong telephone and computer skills are essential.

Our standards are high because our customers deserve superb treatment. As a result, we offer excellent benefi ts, bonuses, competitive pay and a positive working environment. This is a full-time position. Please send you cover letter and resume to:

Daryl ZibinCastlegar Toyota1530 Columbia AvenueCastlegar, BC V1N 1H9Email: [email protected]

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Sales RepresentativeWith critically acclaimed vehicles such as the all-new, award-winning GMC Sierra pickup, Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC’s outlook has never been better. As a result, we’re looking for a capable, personable and motivated sales representative to demonstrate our exciting lineup of vehicles to customers.

If you have a deep interest in automobiles and enjoying sharing your passion with others in a genuinely helpful manner, then maybe this position is for you. We provide the kind of training and support to help you succeed, and our compensation and benefi ts packages rank among the best anywhere.

Sales experience is helpful but not necessary. Good communication and computer skills along with a willingness to learn and constantly improve are far better indicators of potential success.Please send your cover letter and resume to:

Scott Hutt, Sales Manager1700 Columbia AvenueCastlegar, BC V1N 2W4Fax: (250) 365-3949Email: [email protected]

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Automotive Service Technician Are you thinking about taking your automotive career to the next level? If you are, then you’ll appreciate working with us. Castlegar Toyota requires an experienced licensed technician to service all makes and models in our modern and fully equipped facility.

Our dealership is focused on hiring and retaining the best. As such, we offer market-leading pay and benefi ts, paid training opportunities, a supportive team and the opportunity to advance.

When it comes to service, our priority is making sure our customers are pleased, and we understand the importance of quality technicians in meeting that goal. Come join us.

Please send your resume and cover letter to:

Daryl Zibin1530 Columbia AvenueCastlegar, BC V1N 1H9Fax: (250) 365-2752Email: [email protected]

It has been 11 years since you left us.

We wish that the day never came when we had to say good-bye.

We think of you every day and miss you more than words can say.

We will always remember your special smile, caring heart and warm embrace

you always gave us.

We look at your pictures and remember them with love.

You fi lled a space that no one will ever replace.

In our memory you are with us every day, loved and will always remain in our

hearts.

We miss you greatly, Papa.

Forever remembered and loved by your loving wife, Rosaria, children, spouses and

grandchildren.

In Loving Memory of

Giovanni Anselmo

June 9, 1939 - February 1, 2003

The School District is seeking applications from qualified persons for the On-Call List in the following area:

Bus Drivers:• Valid Class 2 driver’s license with Air endorsement• Valid Survival First Aid Certificate• Annual medical examination to be completed each

September

General Qualifications:• Grade 12 or equivalent• Valid WHMIS Certificate• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License

For full position details including qualifications please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca.Salary will be in accordance with CUPE Local 1285 Collective Agreement.

Completed district applications (available on the district web site or at our office) should be

sent to Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District #20 (Kootenay-Columbia), 2001 Third Ave, Trail, B. C. V1R 1R6 (Fax: 250-364-2470). Please submit electronic applications to: [email protected]. It is understood that applicants agree to confidential reference checks of all previous employers.

We appreciate your interest but regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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January 31st, 1971Not one day goes by

without you in ourminds & hearts.

Our heart ache isnever ending.

Always loved.Mom, Ted, Wayne & Rick

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1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000All Pro Realty Ltd.

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Trail$109,900

MLS#2394790

NEW LISTING

Rossland$198,000

MLS#2394842

NEW LISTING

Fruitvale$449,000

MLS#2393918

PRIVACY

GALORE

Fruitvale$314,000

MLS#2214555

SENIOR’S

DUPLEX

Trail$199,000

MLS#2394615

Waneta$459,000

MLS#2214677

OVER 3,000

SQ.FT FINISHED

Glenmerry$199,500

MLS#2394422

NEW LISTING

Emerald Ridge$547,000

MLS#2216789

BEST VIEW

Rossland$339,000

MLS#2394020

4 BEDROOMS,

4 BATHS

Fruitvale$479,000

MLS#2218280

OVER

4,000 SQ.FT.

East Trail$189,900

MLS#2389454

GREAT

LOCATION

Warfi eld$79,900

MLS#2394032

GREAT

LOCATION

Trail$159,000

MLS#2215964

5 BEDROOMS

East Trail$95,900

MLS#2394115

NEW PRICE

Glenmerry$270,000

MLS#2390953

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Shavers Bench$134,500

MLS#2391800

GOOD VALUE

Rossand$289,000

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HOUSE ON

1.6 ACRES

Warfi eld$299,000

MLS#2394200

BIGGER THAN

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Salmo$179,000

MLS#2394780

NEW LISTING

East Trail$139,900

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Waneta Village$120,000

MLS#2394307

LAST 2 LOTS

Genelle$35,900

MLS#2394515

LOW

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Pend d’Orellie$499,000

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19 ACRES

Fruitvale$115,000

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Contact Our RealtorsWayne DeWitt...........ext 25Mario Berno ..............ext 27

cell: 250.368.1027Tom Gawryletz .........ext 26

cell: 250.368.1436Dawn Rosin ...............ext 24

cell: 250.231.1765Thea Stayanovich .....ext 28

cell: 250.231.1661

Fred Behrens ............ext 31cell: 250.368.1268

Keith DeWitt .............ext 30cell: 250.231.8187

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Technician to join the expanding Service Department at AM Ford and AM Ford Plus• Able to work with others• Attractive pay• Benefits package

Please send resume via e-mail to [email protected] or drop off

resume at AM Ford, Hwy Drive, Trail

Certified Automotive Service Technician

required

AM AM Plus

Martech has a permanent Accounts Receivable

position open in our fast paced busy office. The successful applicant must have two years accounting

experience, be detail orientated, deadline driven and proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel.

We offer a competitive wage and a benefit package.Please email resume by Feb. 7th to

[email protected]. We thank all applicants for their interest,

however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Trades, TechnicalBALDFACE - Assistant Cat Ski Guide Baldface Lodge in Nelson BC is looking for an energetic Assistant Ski Guide. You should bring integrity and professionalism to the job while creating a fun and safe environment for our guests to create the ultimate ski/board-ing vacation. Shifts are 7days on and 7 days off now through the end of the 2014 season. Qualifi cations: *Certifi ed Ski/Snowboard Guide (Level 2 CSGA or ACMG Apprentice Guide) *Level 2 Avalanche Technician (Canadian Ava-lanche Association) *Ad-vanced First Aid Attendant (80+ hours) *2+years experi-enced mechanized ski or snowboard guide (cat skiing preferred) Compensation: $225+ per day depending on qualifi cations and experience plus food and accommoda-tions for 7 day shifts at the lodge. Please send resume and cover letter to [email protected] and use “Assistant Ski Guide” as sub-ject line. www.baldface.net

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Marine TechnicianPrimary duties include maint. troubleshooting & repair of diesel & gas marine engines. Knowledgeable in vessel electrical systems. Must have own tools and a valid drivers license.

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Services

Hairstylists

The Cutting Edge Hairand Tanning Studio in

Creston BC is now offering Hot Head hair extensions. A full set, cut to shape your new look and styled $450. Every 8 weeks extension

replacement $70. Call us at 250-428-3488 to book your

consultation.It’s worth the drive

ContractorsDRAGON CONTRACTINGMy family has been in the Kootenays for over 100 years! We are the experts in concrete and wall structures. We are also one of the few certifi ed Al-lan block installers! We also do decks, pergolas, kitchen & bath renos, driveways, fencing and Korblock walls to engi-neering specifi cations. Give us a call for a free estimate. Bulk price aggregate and delivery! WCB / Insured. You can count on us to get the job done right! Just ask our many many hap-py customers!Darrin 250-231-3644

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Interior Exterior Design & Renovations

Call Norman Worsfold: 362-5564 • Cell 368-1850

Serving the community since 1980

Nathan Kotyk

250-231-9484

Rhonda van Tent

250-231-7575

RobBurrus

250-231-4420

Marie Claude Germain

250-512-1153

1st TrailReal Estate

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail 250.368.5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland 250.362.5200WWW.COLDWELLBANKERTRAIL.COM

Saturday, February 1 12:30 - 2:30pm

635 Shakespeare, Warfi eld

$194,900

Warfi eld$54,900

Rob MLS# 2392110

Trail$135,000

Rob MLS# 2393731

Rossland$399,000

Rob MLS# 2392108

Rossland$124,900

Marie Claude MLS# 2393618

Rossland$69,900


Rossland$214,500


Warfi eld$129,000

Nathan MLS# 2391999

Trail $109,900

Nathan MLS# 2214582

Trail$72,000

Nathan MLS# 2214664

MLS # 2393875

2 bedroomcorner unit

All the expensive upgrades have been done! Windows, wiring, plumbing, insulation, fl ooring, paint, all done and ready for you to move in. This home would be perfect for a young family just starting out. Terrifi c neighbourhood, good sized yard, fenced in the front, boasting a gorgeous view. It would also

suit empty nesters, with the Master on the main fl oor, two bedrooms up and the rec room has a full bath should guests want to stay downstairs. A shop for the handyman on the basement level, with a door to the outside from there. Lane access, and the foundation has been poured for a garage on the laneway. Level parking for 2 - 3 vehicles there. Book your private viewing today!

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

OPEN HOUSE

Home + Extra LotFurnished Unit

Trail$49,900

Rhonda MLS# 2394479

Trail$144,000

Rhonda MLS# 2392652

Sat. Feb. 1 11AM - 12:30PM980 Byron AvenueWarfi eld $234,900

Rhonda MLS# 2389662

OPEN HOUSENew Price

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

Services

Drywall

No Job Too Small

Ph: [email protected]

Household ServicesA-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Fur-nace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-565-0355 (Free estimates)

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Water Services

Okinshaw Water Companyis a local water bottling

company offering businessopportunities to distribute our Riva Natural Mineral

Water. Please visit our web-site at www.okinshaw.com.

Interested parties maycontact us at

250-352-0008 or [email protected]

Contractors

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Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayHAY FOR SALE

small square$160/ton

250-428-4316

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Food Products

BUTCHER SHOPBC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available

Quarters/Halves$2.95/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger

AvailableTARZWELL FARMS

250-428-4316 Creston

Naturally raised beef, ready for butchering, call for pricing and details. 250-442-3049.

Firewood/FuelDRY LARCH/FIR, split and delivered, FULL cord. $250. 250-367-9538

FurnitureSolid Wood Dining Table & 4 Chair, tile top, $300 must seeMocha-Micro Fiber Loveseat

Recliner $275Black Coffee Table not used

$60, 250-304-4730

Garage SalesMOVING SALE. Everything from pots ‘n pans to snow shovels! Sat. & Sun. Feb.1&2, 9am-4pm. 1291 Heather Place, Glenmerry. 250-364-3081

Misc. for SaleAffordable Steel Shipping

Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers

Castlegar 250-365-3014HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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Misc. for SaleLg glass dinning table, sm & lg computer desks, china cabi-net, 4 leatherette chairs & plow tractor. 250-442-2999

Stunning Diamondengagement ring princess cut

set with gold and palladium. Diamond is nearly fl awless and colorless. Appraised at

$4100,selling for $2500, OBO. Papers included. Call or text

250 777-1779

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Estates, OlympicGold & Silver Coins, Bills etc. Confi dential 250-499-0251

Real Estate

Houses For Sale2005 SRI Double Wide

MODULAR HOME24x44 in Triangle Gardens. 45 years and up. Vaulted

ceiling, open plan, bay win-dow, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, pantry, low maintenance, gas heat,

air conditioning, 5 appl’s, UGS, landscaped, covered

deck & carport, other features, must see.

250-442-8676

Revenue PropertyCastlegar 6-plex plus

commercial space for sale Income $5150/mth, Close to

Tim Hortons & shopping asking $495,000 Cap rate 9%

Call James 250-608-3930

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentBella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822

Castlegar 2 Bdrm Apt 900 sq ft. F/S, D/W, laundry on site, grassed fenced yard

one parking stall per apt. Clean bright and quiet. Ground

level N/S, N/P $725/mth + utilities,250-365-5070

leave msgErmalinda 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.Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. $750./mo.Avail. Feb.1st. 250-368-5908Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S$850/mo. Heat included. Avail. Feb.1st. 250-368-5908Grand Forks: Lg 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 app’s, private 400 sq ft deck. N/S, N/P. $750/m + util. Avail March 1st.250-442-7808.TRAIL, 1BDRM. Glenmerry. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.TRAIL, 2bdrm. Close to town,bus stop, park, partially fur-nished. 250-364-1129TRAIL, nice renovated 2bd apt, quiet adult building, walk to downtown, coin-op laundry, non-smoking only. $585./mo. includes heat and hot water. 250-226-6886TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, per-fect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, com-fortable. Must See. 250-368-1312

Homes for Rent3 bed House, East Trail. Close to Safeway. $900/month + Utilities. Phone; 250-231-3343

Mobile Home W/D, F/S 2 Bdrms, addition, deck

in Thrums. 250-304-9273 or 250-359-7178

Suites, LowerCASTLEGAR SOUTH 1 bdrm basement suite fully furnished

& equipped includes util. cable, internet, private ent

close to bus stops, $750/mth Available Feb 15th or March

1st, 250-365-5164


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CITY OF TRAIL

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ADOPT AREVITALIZATION TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW

Take notice that Trail City Council intends to adopt a bylaw that will establish a revitalization tax exemption program for all Class 6 (business) properties in Trail outside the Downtown Revitalization Tax Exemption Area. In order to create an economic stimulus for encouraging private sector investment in commercial building projects, the tax exemption program is being established to promote:

• construction of new commercial buildings and major renovations of existing commercial buildings• expansion of the commercial property tax base• enhancement of the visual appeal of commercial properties in the community• private commercial investment to strengthen the economy• commercial building expansion to create employment opportunities for residents.

The program is intended to accomplish these objectives by providing tax exemptions to qualifying projects on Class 6 properties for up to 10 years. Property owners undertaking new construction or major renovation projects in the years 2014 through 2017 may be exempted from municipal taxes on the new assessment value attributable to the projects.

The extent and maximum terms of the tax exemptions are summarized as follows:

Revitalization Tax Exemption Program

Project Type Commercial – New Construction Commercial – Renovation Commercial – Façade

Improvements Building Permit Issuance by December 31, 2017

New construction of $50,000 or more

Renovation of $50,000 or more Renovation of $50,000 or more

Property Tax Exemption and Term

100% of the ETE* (land and improvements) for 10 years

Years 1 through 6 – 100% of the ETE* Year 7 – 80% of the ETE* Year 8 – 60% of the ETE* Year 9 – 40% of the ETE* Year 10 – 20% of the ETE* (improvements only)

Years 1 through 6 – 100% of the ETE* Year 7 – 80% of the ETE* Year 8 – 60% of the ETE* Year 9 – 40% of the ETE* Year 10 – 20% of the ETE* (improvements only)

*Eligible Tax Exemption (ETE) means, for each of the years for the term of the exemption as provided in the Tax Exemption Certificate, the assessed value attributable to the eligible/qualifying project.

Additionally, eligible projects are provided with a 50% reduction in building permit fee and priority processing.

The Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2770, 2014 can be viewed on the City’s website at www.trail.ca and will be considered for adoption at the Regular Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

Michelle McIsaacCorporate Administrator

Transportation

Auto Financing

Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive T o d a y ! 1.800.910.6402

Cars - Domestic2001 Subaru Impreza, 4dr hatch back, 2.2Lt., auto, 4 wheel dr, brand new ice & snow tires, 230,000km, $4,300/obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807.

2005 Cadillac SRX-V. All wheel drive wagon.

V8 Auto, ultra view sunroof, heated leather, fully loaded. No accidents or rust, original paint, never smoked in, new brakes,wheel bearings, snow tires on factory rims (real dub

wheels w/ summer tires),bearings. Only 102,000 kms!

$58,000 replacement cost, 1st $12,950 takes!!!

551-3336 Nelson, BC

Recreational/Sale1992 Cardinal 27ft. 5th wheel w/pullout, in very good condi-tion, inside stored, new awn-ing, water heater and pump. $7,300/obo. 250-442-3224

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2010 Arctic Cat M8 HCRSnowmobile with only 1700 miles, runs great, very good

condition. $7,900 OBOTo view 250-365-3495 or

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Trucks & Vans1991 3/4 ton Dodge Cummins diesel runs good need TLC $2500 OBO 250 551-1297

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302 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac $419,000

This graceful and spacious home offers beautiful “heritage” characteristics including hardwood fl oors, French doors, charming den, and large rooms. Master bedroom offers huge en suite with

jetted tub and lots of closet space. Open and bright kitchen with large, sunny eating area and patio doors to deck.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1205 Green Avenue, Trail

$145,0005 bedroom/2 bath home with new kitchen and

awesome views!Call Jodi 250-231-2331

3873 Woodland Drive, Trail $285,000

Immaculate one owner home with 5 bdrms, 2.5 baths, in-law suite in the

basement, large carport, family room and lovely street appeal. This is a gem and

priced to sell!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW LISTING

1500 Highway 3B, Fruitvale $229,000

This home offers 3+ bdrms and excellent fl oor plan. Main fl oor features hardwood fl oors, large living room with fi replace.

Re-shingled in 2009, garage and carport. Basement has good rec room and

workshop area. All this on 0.81 acres. This is a desirable package. Call today.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW PRICE

85 Forsythia Drive, Fruitvale

$310,000Wonderfully updated home with 4 beds,

2.5 baths, new roof and more.Call Jodi

250-231-2331

1734 Noran Street, Trail $209,000

Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath, character home Over 2900 sq ft of space with

newer windows, upgraded plumbing and electrical panel. There is plenty of parking

accessed through the back alley. Relax and/or entertain outside under the large

covered patio. This is a very special home! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW PRICE

7780 Crema Drive, Trail $199,000

This 1/2 duplex is an end unit with 2 bdrms, large storage area and open fl oor plan. One fl oor living with crawl

space for extra storage. This is a beautiful home ready for you to move

in, put your feet up and relax. Yard maintenance is done by the strata.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

NEW LISTING

2207 Columbia Avenue, Rossland

$289,000Great opportunity to start a new business

or move an existing one! Fantastic central location, lots of windows,

hardwood fl oors and tons of character. Fully fi nished 1 bdrm, basement suite with lots of light and a little covered sundeck. Call your realtor for details!

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

112 - 4th Street, Salmo $109,000

Excellent investment opportunity as a rental property, or locate your business here and live upstairs. Each level has its own energy effi cient Heat Pump. Retail

and Residential space in a great location. This is an opportunity you don’t want to

miss. Call your REALTOR® today for your personal viewing.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

1741 - 3rd Avenue, Rossland $449,000

This 4 plex is a must see! Immaculate 4-2 bdrm units that have been

impeccably maintained and renovated. Each unit is approx. 950 sq ft, separately metered, have washers/dryers, hot water

tanks and all appliances. 4 covered parking spaces with storage lockers,

large .21 acre lot, brand new roof over carports and newer roof on the building.

Great rental income! Call Christine (250) 512-7653

328 - 2nd Avenue, Rivervale $79,900

This 3 bedroom house is located in nice location in Quiet Rivervale. The home is vacant & is in need of some T.L.C. But has the space and is adjacent to well

kept homes on either side so with some effort & upgrades you will have a winner.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

NEW PRICE

3554 Mayfl ower Road, Krestova $399,000

Well cared-for mobile home with several upgrades including roof, laminate fl ooring

and a cozy pellet stove. The 2.51 acre level parcel is mostly fenced with a guest

cottage, a garden with greenhouse, chicken coop and storage shed. 40’ x 24’

shop with new woodstove. Call today.Call Terry A. (250) 231-1101

956 Spokane Street, Trail

$159,900 Commercial / Residential - excellent

investment opportunity here! Long term tenants in place - just take over the

income stream!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

910 Tamarack Crescent, Genelle

$370,000Full package: 3 bdrm 2 bath on main,

plus 1 bdrm 1 bath self-contained inlaw suite. 14x14 shop and 2 car garage,

great storage and fully landscaped .51 acre fl at lot.

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

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NEW LISTING

#312 - 880 Wordsworth Avenue, Warfi eld

$78,500Modern 1 bdrm/1 bath condo has been

totally updated and is ready to move in and enjoy. Book your viewing.

315 - 880 Wordsworth Avenue, Warfi eld

$74,900Mortgage payments are less than rent

on this modern 2 bdrm. condo - call your REALTOR® for your viewing.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

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