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City to put the ‘boot’ to those with unpaid tickets New bylaw will clamp down on growing trend of unpaid fines BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
People with unpaid parking tickets in Trail will be given the boot. A boot device for immobilizing vehicles—for the accumulation of unpaid parking tickets—is expected to be shoehorned onto downtown streets as the city struggles to collect on over $150,000 worth of unpaid fines in the last four years. City council is preparing to adopt “It is ineffective a Traffic Bylaw to issue violation amendment that notices to vehicles would allow the ... if these parking implementation of the device as a tickets are going deterrent to up the to remain compliance rate of unacknowledged.” people paying their parking tickets. MICHELLE MACISAAC In 2012, the percentage of people paying their tickets dropped to 42 per cent, a steady drop from 63 per cent four years ago, meaning the city is owed almost $43,000 in unpaid fines. Council decided to bring in the boot after much “study and review,” said councillor Kevin Jolly. “This isn’t being entered into lightly,” he said. “I’m not in favour of this type of measure. But if you look at the recovery rate ... and over $43,000 in uncollected parking tickets in the city of Trail, essentially what is happening is people are disregarding (tickets) because there is no implication if they do.” City corporate administrator Michelle MacIsaac said the voluntary payment of parking fines has been dropping. “It is ineffective to continue to issue violation notices to vehicles ... if these parking tickets are going to remain unacknowledged,” she told council Monday night. “There are a lot of people who are thinking this is just a joke,” said Mayor Dieter Bogs about the current ticket system. “When you are only collecting 40 per cent of the tickets that are See DEVICE, Page 3
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Kevin Johnson, the VISAC gallery director, displayed a print of the Trail United Church, a work by artist Dr. Velen Fanderlik. His prints, which include meticulous scenes of the West Kootenay and his travel abroad, will be on display at the gallery beginning Friday.
Hidden treasure on display at gallery BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Gail Whitter found quite a treasure trove when browsing through a local thrift shop. In 2009, Whitter, a local artist, was poking through old boxes in the basement of the Salvation Army Thrift store, when she came across a dusty box of black and white prints. Whitter was struck by the impressive images and immediately purchased the entire box of artwork, without knowing its true value or historical significance. She enlisted help from Kevin Johnson, VISAC Gallery artist and director,
and through their research, have brought the artist and his work back to life. “This work hasn’t been seen in over 25 years,” said Johnson. Fortunately, residents of Greater Trail can finally view the long lost works of local teacher, Dr. Velen Fanderlik on Friday at 6 p.m., at the VISAC Gallery in downtown Trail. The exhibit has been aptly titled, “My Journey Ends Here.” The prints detail Fanderlik’s impressions of the West Kootenay and his international travels. After surviving World War II, Dr Fanderlik immi-
“This work hasn’t been seen in over 25 years.” KEVIN JOHNSON
grated to Canada and eventually settled in Trail. In 1955, he began his career teaching latin, history and law at J.L. Crowe High School. Fanderlik also taught art classes to children and adults throughout the West Kootenay, and became a lifetime honorary member of the Trail Art Club. “He was known as “Doc Fanderlik” and very well
known around town,” said Johnson. Fanderlik did not have any heirs, and after his death in the 1980’s, not much else is known, said Johnson. So, the question of how a part of art history in Trail wound up in a basement, forgotten for years, continues to remain an intriguing mystery. On opening night, a biography of Dr Fanderlik and his art will be presented. Prints from Dr Fanderlik’s 55 images will be available to purchase for the first time, and average $45 each. Admission to this exhibit is by donation.
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Grant to promote conservation
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By Timothy Schafer Times Staff
Conservation and restoration of the land around us is the crux of a new grant being offered through the Waneta Expansion Project. Partners in the project—Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust— are still accepting applications for environmental conservation and restoration projects for this year’s Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program. The program provides up to $50,000 annually to projects in the Waneta area that promote conservation and restoration through research, physical works and other on-the-ground or applied projects. The Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program is an opportunity for organizations to undertake projects which benefit the natural environment, which includes the Greater Trail region. Eligible projects include research, habitat creation (restoration, rehabilitation), habitat protection, species inventories, educational programs, development of management plans, weed control and land acquisition. The deadline for grant submissions is Thursday. Visit www.columbiapower.org/wanetaexpansion for an application.
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Global recognition for Teck By Angela Treharne Fernie Free Press
Teck was recognized as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations for 2013 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week. Teck was the top ranked Canadian company on the Global 100 list. “Our people live and work in the communities where we operate and they care deeply about doing the right thing for future generations,”
said Don Lindsay, President and CEO. “This ranking recognizes the progress we’ve made, but we know there is more work to be done. Teck remains committed to responsible resource development and to considering people, communities and the environment, now and in the future, in every decision we make.” Companies were evaluated based on a range of sector-specific sustainability metrics, such as water, energy and carbon productivity, and safety performance
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The Fruitvale Winter Carnival may become an annual event, said organizer Kris MacGillivray. Over 150 people showed up to street bowl, face paint, fish for a prize and enjoy the street-side bbq. Over $1300 was raised for Variety – the Children’s Charity during the three-hour event on Saturday.
Grand Forks
Mayor ponders bid for NDP nomination By Karl Yu
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With Marji Basso stepping down as the BC NDP BoundarySimilkameen candidate last week, Brian Taylor, mayor of Grand Forks, has announced that he will be seeking the nomination. Taylor told the Grand Forks Gazette about his intention Monday morning and also made an announcement at a city council meeting that night. Grand Forks’ mayor hasn’t officially filed his nomination papers yet, nor has he been officially endorsed by the provincial NDP but he would like to represent the party in the riding in the upcoming election. “I think I have to be careful with my words, ‘seeking the
nomination,’ because the game is just on and I’m not sure what party headquarters will be saying at this point but I believe I’m still eligible from before,” Taylor said. “I’ve yet to hear an official position but then I am a party member and I have every right to run for the nomination, so I’m ready to come out publicly with that statement.” Along with Rhonda Bruce, Taylor was one of the people running for the position that eventually went to Basso in 2011. “I think I’m in a great position to represent the Boundary-Similkameen – I was born in Oliver, I grew up in the Oliver/Keremeos area, I’ve been over here for some 20 years. I think I’m in touch with local
issues and to me, that’s the way things are moving and I think Adrian Dix’s (BC NDP leader) statements all support that,” Taylor explained. “This party is going to lead with real issues that affect people in the riding, at home, not some esoteric comments and issues that are international in nature at this point. “We need to do a lot of work basically bringing back that connection to our rural areas,” he said. In terms of the mayorship of Grand Forks, the BoundarySimilkameen nomination and the provincial election, Taylor was seeking clarification on the rules but as he understood it, he would have to step down for the election at least.
FROM PAGE 1 being issued, that is totally unsatisfactory.” The city’s Traffic Bylaw currently provides authority for the city to either impound a vehicle or to issue a violation notice (commonly known as a parking ticket) if the vehicle is parked in contravention of the Traffic Bylaw. In the downtown metered zones, violation notices are commonly issued for expired parking meters, over parking in time zone, parking in lane, loading zone, or no parking zone or parking without a valid ticket displayed. The amendment to the Traffic Bylaw would allow a third option at the discretion of the bylaw enforcement officer to seize a vehicle using the boot device. If the bylaw enforcement officer believes the registered owner has been issued numerous offence notices for similar contraventions, under the amendment the bylaw officer will be given the option to now use the boot device. But how would a bylaw officer know a vehicle has many violations on it, asked councillor Gord DeRosa. “We certainly don’t want to be putting the boot on vehicles with only a few parking tickets,” he said. With the use of a new hand held device, the bylaw officer can immediately connect with the parking management system at City Hall, said MacIsaac. If there are any unpaid tickets on
file with the city’s payment module for that particular licence plate, the meter official will receive an indication of that through the device. And if the amount warrants it, the Community Charter provides the city authority to seize the vehicle (with the definition of seize including impound and detain with the boot). A fee of $75 will be established for the seizure and is connected to the city’s costs of carrying out the seizure. The boot device is already on order, said MacIsaac. It would “boot” the vehicle with a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel. The boot device will be applied and removed by the parking meter attendant with the assistance of the bylaw enforcement officer. Parking management system City council has agreed to provide a time-limited opportunity for people with outstanding parking tickets to pay the initial fine amounts in full settlement of parking fines owing. Over 1,900 statements were mailed the week of Jan. 2l to those with unpaid parking tickets to encourage payment. To take advantage of this timelimited opportunity, payment of the reduced amount must be submitted to City Hall by Feb. 22. “It’s substantial savings for people who haven’t paid in a while,” said Jolly.
Nelson
Falling tiles close pool By Greg Nesteroff Nelson Star
The pool at the Nelson and District Community Complex is closed until further notice after a section of ceiling tiles fell in the facility Monday. “No one was injured but we are taking all precautions to ensure the public’s and staff’s safety,” said Joe Chirico, general manager of community services for the Regional District of Central Kootenay. “Therefore, the RDCK is closing the pool until an assessment is done and the problem is fixed.” A 16’ x 4’ section of tiles fell from the false ceiling while a class was underway. Part of it landed in the water and part on the deck,
but Chirico said it caused no damage on the ground “other than being messy.” An architectural firm is evaluating why it happened. The incident comes as the entire building’s structural soundness is being assessed. The recreation commission has asked for an update on the state of the facility, a timeline on repairs, and a retrofit design with an option to build a new aquatic centre. However, Chirico said while the tile incident may be symptomatic of the aquatic centre’s deficiencies, “This was not a particular problem identified.” The aquatic centre was built in 1975 and last renovated in 2005 when the adjacent arena was built.
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Provincial Judge denies payout info request The Canadian Press VANCOUVER - Taxpayers may never learn why the B.C. government decided to pay $6 million in legal fees for two former ministerial aides now that a judge has dismissed an application for government documents. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Bauman says in his written decision that Auditor General John Doyle’s request amounted to a sweeping invasion of solicitor-client privilege. Doyle’s application was heard last September in his bid to review the government’s decision to waive legal costs for Dave Basi and Bobby Virk, who were charged with breach of trust and fraud. They were on trial for allegedly leaking confidential documents in the $1-billion privatization sale of B.C. Rail in early 2003, leading to an unprecedented police raid at the legislature in December that year.
Vernon
City council proposes 4.7 per cent tax hike By Richard Rolke Vernon Morning Star
Vernon’s financial plan is in a state of flux. Just a couple of weeks after approving a 4.2 per cent tax increase, city council gave the green light to a 4.7 per cent hike Monday to reflect some new items. “We were clarifying two issues because we didn’t have all of the information,” said Mayor Rob Sawatzky. Adjustments have been made to reflect actuals for the cost of living and an annual fee paid by Fortis for gas lines in the community. The budget will also see $40,000 for firefighter training remain. A 4.7 per cent increase translates into an additional $53 in taxes for the average home. Of the total, 1.9 per cent is designated for future infrastructure. With the budget reopened Monday, Coun. Bob Spiers is hoping other changes can be made 2.83 x5” before the final document is approved.
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Kelowna
Residents voice concerns over pipeline By Alistair Waters Kelowna Capital News
It was a resounding no to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline in Kelowna Monday. Speaker after speaker who appeared before the National Energy Board’s threemember joint review panel expressed their opposition to the pipeline across Northern B.C., citing concerns about a possible devastating leak from the pipeline itself and the threat of a catastrophic oil spill from the increased tanker ship traffic of B.C.’s northern coast carrying the diluted bitumen from the pipeline. The pipeline, between the oil sands in northern Alberta and Kitimat, B.C., would bring the diluted bitumen —a viscous form of petroleum— west to be loaded onto tankers and shipped to Asian markets. After a year of public hearings, support for the project has
fallen substansially in B.C., despite the federal government wanting to see the project go ahead based on economic reasons. “The Enbridge pipeline will not bring happiness. It will bring great environmental destruction,” said Golden resident Rachel Darvill, who along with her partner John Jenkins were allowed to make their submission by teleconference. They had planned to make submissions at two earlier public hearings but the dates of those meetings were changed and the pair could not travel to them or to Kelowna to present in person. Another speaker, Okanagan resident Sheila Polito, said she considers herself an average British Columbia, who loves the Coast and wants to protect it from the danger of an oil spill. Despite her great fear of public speaking, she said she felt compelled to present her voice to the panel.
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Protestors gather outside the Kelowna hotel where the hearing into the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline was held Monday. And she urged the panel to consider the voices of the many others who have not made presentations but who she said are also opposed to the pipeline, particularly First Nations people whose communities lie in the path of the proposed pipeline. Karen Siemens, who described herself as a nurse, a grandmother and person with a great passion for the outdoors, said Hecate Strait, which tanker ships would
have to pass through to get to Kitimat to collect the diluted bitumen is not the place for tanker traffic. Earlier in the hearing, it was described as the sixth most dangerous waterway in the world, according to a 2010 UBC study. B.C. has had an informal moratorium on oil tanker traffic in Hecate Strait for the last 40 years. While a few hundred protesters held signs, drummed, chanted and gave
speeches outside the hearing denouncing the pipeline proposal, those inside noted widespread opposition from aboriginal groups as well as nonaboriginal Canadians for the project. But they were small in number because of a last minute change by organizers. Only the panel, support staff, presenters, invited guests and the media, were allowed,along with a large contingent of security personal.
Mining company sends Chinese workers home THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER Sixteen temporary employees at a controversial coal mine in northern B.C. are returning to China because of the company’s concerns about ongoing litigation and its associated costs and disruptions. HD Mining announced on Monday evening that it has also decided not to bring any more workers to the proposed Murray River coal project near Tumbler Ridge, B.C., until it has “reliable certainty” on the project.
Two unions have been challenging in court the federal government’s decision to allow the company to bring 201 Chinese miners to the community instead of hiring Canadian workers. “This was a difficult decision for us, but we are very concerned about the cost and disruption this litigation brought by the unions has caused to the planning of the project,” said Jody Shimkus, vice-president of environmental and regulatory affairs for the company, in the media release.
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According to the company, the 16 workers participated in underground preparation work on a bulk 100,000-tonne coal sample. The company did not indicate how much the litigation has cost, nor how the litigation has delayed preparatory work but said it remains committed to the project, noting it will continue work on its housing development and the environmental assessment process. “But we need to be able to rely on the Canadian legal system - and receive fair treatment from governments - when planning and developing
projects,” said Penggui Yan, chairman of HD Mining, in a statement. “In the absence of being able to find Canadians qualified and interested to do this work, we need to know we can rely on the two-year temporary foreign worker authorizations we received.” The International Union of Operating Engineers and the Construction and Specialized Workers Union have been challenging a decision by the federal government to issue permits to 201 temporary foreign workers. That judicial review is slated to take place
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in April. The company has argued it made significant efforts to recruit qualified Canadian workers and met or exceeded all the requirements of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada in obtaining temporary foreign worker permits. But earlier this month, the company reluctantly agreed to turn over to the unions the resumes of hundreds of job applicants who were turned down. The Canadian Human Rights Commission also rejected a complaint filed by a Chinese miner against the United Steelworkers, over the union’s vocal campaign against the workers. The worker argued that the union allegations were “likely to create contempt for Chinese persons and in particular Chinese mining workers.” HD Mining said it will continue to “vigorously contest” the unions in court.
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Rescuers search for missing workers in a quarry at L’Epiphanie, Que., Tuesday, following a landslide where a number of vehicles fell into the quarry.
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Heat back on in northern community THE CANADIAN PRESS NORMAN WELLS, N.W.T. - A community in the Northwest Territories says the supply of natural gas it depends on to heat most of its homes and other buildings has been restored. The Town of Norman Wells declared a state of emergency Monday after the supply was cut due to a problem at an Imperial Oil Resources facility. People from the area said it was -49C with the windchill on Monday. The town’s
Emergency Measures Organization says it has been told that Imperial Oil is confident it can maintain the natural gas supply. Most of the town’s 850 residents depend on natural gas to heat their homes. The MLA for the area, Norman Yakeleya, says it was -49C with the windchill on Monday and 850 residents - about 85 per cent of the townspeople - depend on natural gas to heat their homes. Others use diesel or wood stoves, he added.
He says the town’s school was not affected and was being used as a centre for residents to go to if their heat was not on. But the town’s health centre didn’t have heat, and patients had to be moved, Yakeleya said. He said the townspeople worked together to help those without heat. “There were groups of people going house to house draining water lines in people’s homes so they don’t freeze up, so the house doesn’t get further
Ontario
Man charged after 155 dead cats found in apartment
THE CANADIAN PRESS WINDSOR, Ont. - A man is facing animal cruelty charges after 155 dead cats were found in an apartment in Windsor, Ont. The dead cats were found in a freezer and refrigerator in the downtown apartment last month, while another 49 cats were found alive. Windsor-Essex County Humane Society director Melanie Coulter says it appears the cats died from health issues and not any kind of violence. But she says authorities believe the animals did not receive adequate veterinary care. Jerry Miernecki is charged with failing to comply with an order and
permitting cats to be in distress under the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. He’s expected to make a court appearance March 4. Coulter says investigators don’t believe anything malicious was intended when the dead cats were placed in the freezer but that it may have been a way to keep them until they could be buried. “There were medical issues ... we believe they didn’t receive adequate vet care,” Coulter said. “But it wasn’t an incident where they were the victim of violence, we believe.” Some of the surviving cats are available for adoption while others are still being treated.
damage from not having heat.” Yakeleya said the territorial government was working with residents and businesses to keep everyone informed on where to go should their homes get too cold. Had the heat not been restored, Yakeleya said there was talk of evacuating people to Inuvik and Yellowknife. DOLBY 7.1 SURROUND SOUND
THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA Corporate tax freedom day continues to get earlier with each passing year thanks to generous government tax cuts, the Canadian Labour Congress says in a report issued Tuesday. While most individual Canadians don’t earn enough to pay off their taxes until sometime in late June, the labour group says the country’s businesses will have reaped sufficient revenue to pay their year’s share by Jan. 30. The calculation is for 2011, but the CLC says that was two days earlier than in 2010 when it came on Feb. 1, and notes that it was not long ago when socalled “corporate tax freedom day” came later in February. It was likely even earlier in 2012 and will be again this year, since in 2011 Ottawa had not as yet reduced the federal corporate tax rate to 15 per cent. That was accomplished in January 2012. The new report, released Tuesday, attempts to make the case that Canadian firms have benefited greatly from years of Conservative and
Liberal government tax policies, which have cut business levies more aggressively than personal taxes. In the new analysis, the labour group says business taxes represent only 8.3 per cent of the federal and provincial revenue in 2011, down from 8.8 per cent in 2010 and around 11 per cent in the 1960s and 1970s. It attributes most of the change to a steady reduction in the federal corporate tax rate, from 28 per cent in 2000 to 15 per cent today. But while the rationale for reducing corporate taxes is to encourage investment and job creation, the CLC says most of the money has gone to fatten corporate bank accounts and to pay the high salaries of executives. Quoting Statistics Canada data, the labour group notes that cash reserves held by private nonfinancial corporations in Canada ballooned to $575 billion in the last quarter of 2011 from $187 billion in the first quarter of 2001 despite three of those
years being deep in recessions. As well, compensation to chief executives in Canada’s top 10 non-financial firms averaged $11.9 million in 2011, the CLC says. The CLC notes that Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has also lamented the “dead money” phenomenon. Business groups have dismiss the Carney’s criticism, saying firms have increased cash buffers since experiencing a credit squeeze during 2008-9 recession. They add firms will invest more once there is less uncertainty. The CLC report gives the top prize for corporate hoarding to Teck Resources Ltd. with $4.3 billion, followed by Suncor Energy Inc. with $3.8 billion, and by Bombardier Inc. with $3.3 billion. The Top 10 also included George Weston Ltd., Barrick Gold Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., Husky Energy Inc., Goldcorp Inc., Kinross Gold Corp. and Magna International Inc.
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ritish Columbians are being inundated with government ads trumpeting that we have the lowest taxes in Canada. But B.C.’s low taxes are nothing to boast about. They’ve starved key services of needed funds and left many of our social and environmental needs unmet. And the kicker is that we’ve very little to show for it. Lower taxes have failed to deliver on their economic promise. B.C.’s economic performance, job creation and business investment levels are all around the middle of the pack compared to other provinces, and no better than when B.C.’s taxes were higher. More than a decade of cuts to both personal and business taxes have eroded our fiscal capacity to maintain and enhance the public services so vital to our quality of life. And in the process the tax system has become much less fair. Taxes have been shifted from corporations to families, and from upper-income families to middle and modest-income ones. As a result, British Columbians now pay more out-of-pocket for a host of programs, through school fundraisers, post-secondary tuition, seniors care fees
and more. Consider these startling facts: If B.C. collected today the same amount in tax revenues as a share of the economy (GDP) as it did in 2000, we’d have $3.5 billion more in public funds (meaning, no deficit, and the ability to invest in enhanced or even new public services). If B.C. collected the same amount of personal income tax as the average for other Canadian provinces (including B.C.’s MSP, which is unique in the country), we’d have an additional $2.4 billion in revenues. Last year, the global accounting firm KPMG examined businesses taxes in 55 major cities in 14 countries. Their finding: Vancouver has the second lowest taxes after Chennai, India. Simply put, our province’s taxes are too low, and there is plenty of room to increase them without undermining economic “competitiveness.” Many in the punditry, however, insist there is little room for tax increases. They claim the only choices before us are for very modest increases targeting the top 1 or 2 percent of earn-
“Taxes have been shifted from corporations to families and from upper-income families to middle and modest-income ones.” ers at most, raising only a small amount of additional revenues. Not so. A new report we have authored models an array of options for raising new revenues while reducing inequality. We focus mainly on personal income taxes (the most progressive, or fair, element of any tax system), but other possibilities include changes to property taxes, corporate taxes and resource royalties. Our report doesn’t recommend adopting every possible option. Our purpose is to inform an open public discussion about taxes by highlighting a range of scenarios, along with estimates of the revenues that could be raised with each one. Some examples could include: Two new upper-income
tax brackets affecting only the highest-earning 2 per cent of British Columbians would raise about $700 million — enough to build, for example, 2,000 units of new social housing per year, and to restore class sizes, class composition and specialist teacher staffing to 2007 levels. Add in a modest increase to the current top tax bracket and the amount we’d raise rises to over $930 million – enough to also provide much-needed increases to welfare rates (frozen since 2007). Only the top six per cent of British Columbians (those making over $100,000) would be impacted. Continue with $5 annual increases in the carbon tax, and expand the tax to capture currently excluded industries (such as gas production). This would raise $2.2 billion within four years (twice what it raises today) and could pay for environmental protection, climate action initiatives, and an enhanced carbon credit. The bottom half of B.C. households would be net beneficiaries (receiving more from the credit than they pay in the tax). The good news, as revealed in a recent CCPA
opinion poll conducted by Environics, is that most British Columbians are prepared to entertain tax increases, and not just for those at the top and major corporations. A majority are also willing to pay slightly more taxes themselves if it means greater access to public services and a better standard of living. If most people pitched in the cost of a cup of coffee a day, with high earners contributing more, together, we could raise up to $2.3 billion per year –enough to strengthen our communities and build a province we can all be proud of. British Columbians deserve a thoughtful conversation about the need for tax reform. This isn’t about soaking the rich or punishing success. It’s about being realistic, taking stock of our unmet needs and asking: What programs should we pay for together through taxes, and how can we raise the money needed in a way that ensures everyone pays a fair share? Seth Klein is the B.C. Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Iglika Ivanova is Economist and Public Interest Researcher.
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hen Alberta Premier Is all that extra spending jusAlison Redford took tified? Not really. To understand to the television why, consider a report from my screen the other colleagues Amela Karabegovic night, she paid much attention and Jason Clemens. to the revenue side of the govBased on Statistics Canada ernment’s books. On Alberta’s labour force data, they discovmassive budget deficit, the pre- ered the average public sector mier blamed the below-world worker in Alberta earns a 10.3 price that Alberta-based com- per cent wage premium companies receive for oil. pared to their private sector Nothing was counterpart. whispered about That prepast sweetheart mium was caldeals with pubculated after lic sector unions. accounting for So for example, private and pubnothing about lic sector differthe education ences in terms sector, where in of career length, 2011 the province tenure, higher MARK itself described average educathe five-year saltion levels in ary increases as the public sec“nearly double the tor, and other Troy Media rate of inflation.” relevant factors. Nor did the Premier mention (Studies that don’t account for soaring public sector pension such factors show much larger costs. public sector wage premiums.) Perhaps the provincial govThe report also found that ernment should see a credit public sector workers in Alberta counsellor. She might tell will retire, on average, two Redford that balanced books are years earlier than those in the not just about the money com- private sector. In addition, such ing in, but the money going out workers have much better pen– how much you spend. sion benefits. If someone who normally In 2011, 81.4 per cent of earns $50,000 per year is award- Alberta’s public-sector workers ed a one-time $20,000 perform- were covered by a registered ance-bonus, they would be fool- pension plan (and 97.2 per cent ish to expect the same again of them possessed a defined and to spend $70,000 in the benefit plan). following year in anticipation of In the private sector, just another year-end windfall. 21.5 per cent of workers were But that’s exactly what con- even covered by a registered secutive Alberta government pension plan; less than half of have done for years. them (just 43.5 per cent) were Per capita program spending in a defined benefit plan. rose to $10,526 in this curOr, expressed another way: rent budget year from $6,825 in In the private sector, fewer than 1996/97. Those figures account one in 10 private sector workers for inflation and population have a defined benefit plan; that growth, and are a 56 per cent compares to (roughly) eight in jump in real terms. 10 workers in the public secA good chunk of the new tor who have guaranteed retirespending has gone to the pub- ment benefits. But the former lic sector. This time last year pay for the latter. a University of Calgary report At this point, some will found that 95 per cent of the argue that because public secincreases in provincial revenues tor employees also pay taxes, in the previous decade were none of this matters. Wrong. swallowed up by Alberta’s pub- That’s akin to an employee telllic sector. ing their employer that if he is
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awarded a 10 per cent raise, but contributes back one per cent, he has in fact “contributed” to his raise. That illogic ignores the significant extra cost to the employer, or in the case of the provincial treasury to taxpayers. There’s a reason for the above disparities. In the private sector, businesses pay market salaries and benefits: Pay abovemarket and you quickly become cost uncompetitive and ultimately flirt with bankruptcy; conversely, go cheap and you lose workers. On pensions for example, many companies rightly fear the “GM legacy” effect. That’s where a company promises a certain level of benefits decades from now but which can bankrupt companies. (That just happened to Hostess, the maker of “Twinkies”). That’s why ever-fewer companies offer defined benefit plans. Instead, the private sector trend is to defined contribution plans where benefits are based on what’s affordable for everyone and pension benefits are (realistically) based on investment returns. In work paid for by taxpayers, there is no natural check on pay or pensions because politicians too often think taxpayers can be shanghaied into paying even more tax, and governments as an entity rarely face the threat of bankruptcy. To be fair, the deal between taxpayers and the broad public sector should go both ways. When total compensation (whatever the mix of pay and pension benefits) is higher than the private sector, politicians have a duty to get such costs in line with private sector realities and what taxpayers can afford. Similarly, where public sector work is underpaid relative to the private sector, public sector unions are on solid ground to ask for increases. At present though, and on average, that’s not the reality in Alberta. Mark Milke is the Alberta director for the Fraser Institute.
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Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall has moved audiences at some of the world’s biggest concert halls, but when she thinks of kicking off her new Canadian tour on Sunday in her hometown of Nanaimo, B.C., she gets butterflies.
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Grammy-winning singer nervous before hometown gig B.C. native kicks off tour in Nanaimo on Sunday THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Grammywinning pianist/vocalist Diana Krall has moved audiences at some of the world’s biggest concert halls, but when she thinks of kicking off her new Canadian tour on Sunday in her hometown of Nanaimo, B.C., she gets butterflies. “I’m probably more nervewracked playing there than Carnegie Hall because everybody’s going to be there that I know,” Krall, who hasn’t toured Canada in about four years, confessed in a recent telephone interview. “My dad’s going to be there and it’s been a long time since my dad’s seen a concert. I have his gramophone onstage with me.” It was that gramophone that helped inspire Krall’s latest album, “Glad Rag Doll,” a gritty and versatile collection that puts a contemporary touch on songs from the 1920s and ‘30s, from ragtime to blues and roots. Grammy-winning musi-
cian T-Bone Burnett produced the album that marks a bit of a departure from Krall’s tradition of playing mid-century jazz tunes. It also features new instrumentation and new musicians, including Burnett and Krall’s musician-husband Elvis Costello (he plays under the pseudonym Howard Coward on the disc). Krall has known the tunes - from the contemplative title track to the sombre “When the Curtain Comes Down” and the foot-stomping “I’m A Little Mixed Up” - since she was a baby, thanks to her dad’s vast collection of sheet music and 78-rpm and cylinder records. “It’s like a big archival library in there, in my dad’s house,” Krall said from New York, where she and Costello have a home with their sixyear-old twin boys. “When I go home we still play records and listen to music.” Growing up, Krall was also fascinated with the films of the era as well as the Marx Brothers (she would even dress up as Groucho and Harpo) and vaudeville, in which her great-aunt Jean performed in New York in
the ‘20s. “I used to sit at my nana’s table playing cards and I’d ask her all the time about aunt Jean and I’d look through photo albums and say, ‘Tell me about her,”’ she said. With “Glad Rag Doll,” Krall aimed to probe a darker side of that era that also applies to modern times. Getting inspiration from the Ziegfeld show girls, she wore vintage lingerie on the album cover along with a sad look in her eyes. “A lot of these women perished very tragically. One of them died on the stage,” said Krall, referring to the socalled “Ziegfeld curse.” “I’m not trying to make people think or feel. I’m always drawn to a darker side of things, even in the Great American Songbook. But there’s joy in it as well. It’s multilayered.” In her new tour, Krall has a video tribute to the Ziegfeld girls and uses other projections, including photos from her childhood family singalongs and clips from silent movies and old cartoons. She also plays a short film that her actor-friend Steve Buscemi and his film-
maker wife, Jo Andres, made for when she plays the tune “When the Curtain Comes Down” (it can also be seen on YouTube). The whole show is intended to make the audience feel as if they’re in an old vaudeville theatre, said Krall, who wears vintage clothing onstage and plays on a beat-up 1920s, five-foot-two Chickering piano she found in a Mississippi antique shop. “It’s really ambitious, this show.... It’s really fun. I’ve created this whole little world.” Krall said she came up with many concepts for the show when she was recovering from knee surgery. “I couldn’t sleep, I was up all night, so I would just work all night.” For all her advance preparations, Krall said she’s constantly tweaking the show - a big change from her previous tour style of having a show that’s set in stone. “This is a lot of moving parts,” said Krall. “The film’s got to fit with the music. It’s a creative work in progress where you could never stop, you could just keep going.”
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON - One European queen has announced her retirement. Any chance Europe’s most famous queen - Elizabeth II of Britain - might join her? Not likely, experts say. The spectacle of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands stepping down in April at age 75 so her 45-yearold son can become king is sparking some speculation in Britain about whether Elizabeth might follow suit so her eldest son, Prince Charles, can start his reign. Elizabeth is 86. Charles, 64, has been heir to the throne since he was three. The British press poked fun at these concerns Tuesday, with the Daily Mirror featuring a photo of Beatrix with the headline: “Queen Gives Up Her Throne to Son.” Then, in smaller type, “Easy, Charles... It’s Queen Beatrix of Netherlands.” Others said, “Sorry Charles...it’s in Holland, not here!” But commentators quickly noted that Elizabeth - who seems to be in excellent health - has said in the past that she regards being queen as a “job for life.” At her Diamond Jubilee last summer marking 60 years on
the throne, former Prime Minister John Major said the idea that the queen would abdicate was “absolutely absurd.” He said she would serve her entire life unless a health crisis made it impossible. Author Robert Lacey, who has written several books about the British monarchy, said Beatrix’s decision would likely firm up Elizabeth’s resolve. “It would reinforce her feeling that the Dutch don’t know what monarchy is about, and that she should go on forever,” he said. “The crown is a job for life in the British system.” Lacey said the idea of abdicating is particularly unpleasant for Elizabeth because her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936 so he could marry Wallis Simpson, a divorced American woman. The resulting scandal, remembered as a low point for the monarchy, brought her father, King George VI, to the throne. No one in British history has been heir apparent as long as the now-greying Charles, who is set to become a grandfather when his daughterin-law, the former Kate Middleton, gives birth this summer.
Mark Twain celebrated THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HANNIBAL, Mo. - It was a century-anda-half ago that Samuel Clemens became Mark Twain. His hometown of Hannibal will mark the occasion with a special event Saturday. Clemens was born in 1835 in the northeast Missouri town of Florida and moved to Hannibal as a young boy. The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal says the author of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” ”The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn“ and other books adopted the pen name Mark Twain on Feb. 3, 1863.
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Kiwanis honours volunteers BY JIM BAILEY
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The envelope please? Since 1976 the Greater Trail Kiwanis Club has been recognizing individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty in devoting their time and energy to various sports organizations and events, by honouring them with the Kiwanis Sportsperson of the Year Award. Trail is known as the City of Champions, and much of the credit is due to the many volunteers that have helped develop and train athletes, organize and promote sporting events, and serve on committees or in concessions. “We are all from Trail and we know the people who always participate and excel and who obviously give back to the community,” said Kiwanis treasurer Peter Thiessen, who heads the award committee. This year Kiwanis is making up a little ground since it last presented the award in 2009, and will honour the award winners from 2010 to 2012 at the upcoming award banquet, Feb. 16. The Kiwanis Sportspersons of the Year will be awarded to Pat and Penny Fennell for 2010, Keith Smythe is honoree for 2011, and Montrose’s Richard Rhodes for 2012. “They are all super volunteers in the community in regards to sports,” Thiessen says. The honourees are well known throughout Trail, for their involvement in many different sports, says Thiessen: “Pat and Penny are both curlers, I think right up to the provincial level . . . and you always see them at the ball games running the concession stand, and they’ve done it for the Orioles and the Jays and baseball’s Little League teams, and they’ve done that it seems like forever.” Retired school teacher and administrator Keith Smythe may best be known for his work as manager of operations of the Babe Ruth World Series to Trail in 1995, and his tireless time heading three successful B.C. Summer, Winter, and Seniors Games in the Greater Trail area. “He is a master (organizer), he’s been involved in every Games that the city’s hosted, the most recent the Seniors Games,” said Thiessen. Rhodes meanwhile follows in his father Ned’s footsteps who was honoured with the award in 1980. Inducted into the B.C. Softball Hall of Fame in 2011, Richard is one of the founders of the Lower Columbia Girls Softball League and Thunder Fast Pitch, has coached in numerous championships including leading the Trail Thunder Cats girls softball team to a berth in the 2004 World Series. The Kiwanis Sportsperson of the Year Awards banquet goes on Feb. 16 at the Riverbelle, and organizers invite the public to attend the event. Tickets can be purchased at the Trail Coffee Company, the Doorway in Rossland, and from any Kiwanis member. Call Thiessen at 368-3581 for tickets or for more information.
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Warfield’s snowboard-cross racer Tommy Pitman picked up second overall (top right) at a NorAm race in Colorado last week, while twin brother Mitch (inset left) also finished well with a top 10 placing. The twins compete in a World Cup race in Blue Mountain, Ont. this weekend.
Pitmans enjoy success at NorAm BY JIM BAILEY
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After strong finishes at the NorAm Cup snowboardcross competition at Copper Mountain, Colo. last week, a pair of Warfield natives have been invited to compete at the World Cup event in Blue Mountain, Ont. this weekend. Twins Tommy and Mitch Pitman got better as the week wore on at the Copper Mountain event. Tommy finished ninth on Thursday, then flew down the course on Friday, only to be eclipsed at the finish line by Chris Mahaney of the U.S. for second-place on the podium. Mitch also improved his standings, finishing 10th on Friday, after a respectable 16th place finish on Thursday. A rigorous training regimen is obviously paying off as
their results mark significant improvement from last year’s race in Copper Mountain where Tommy finished 19th and 25th and Mitch placed 26th and 27th respectively. The twins trained hard all summer, with trips to Mt. Hood Glacier for training in July, followed by a twoand-a-half week stint with the Canadian national team in Austria in October, and a week training in Whistler with Team B.C. last month. Based on his time trials in Austria, Tommy was also invited to the World Cup event at Telluride, Colo. in December where he finished 50th. “That has been one of Tommy’s goals to be invited to an International World Cup where he could compete against the best of the best,” said Valerie Pitman, the twins’
mom in an email. “As far as high level riders, this event would have the same caliber of rider as those who would attend the Olympics.” Snowboard-cross is an exciting and unique sport where athletes compete in heats of four to six racers, with the best qualifying times moving on to the next round. SBX courses are typically quite narrow and includes cambered turns, gap jumps, berms, drops, and steep and flat sections designed to challenge the riders’ ability to stay in control. It is not uncommon for racers to collide with each other. No two courses are the same and there are few training facilities available. At events like the NorAms and World Cup, boarder-cross athletes are only allowed a lim-
ited time on the course to practice before the race. After the World Cup, Mitch and Tommy head to Vermont to compete in a NorAm competition at Killington and then to another NorAm at Big White. They expect to return to the World Junior SBX championships in Turkey at the beginning of March. The team will be announced likely in mid-February. The 19-year-old twins join national team members Robert Fagan, Chris Robanske, Kevin Hill, and Jake Holden in the Blue Mountain World Cup race, as well as Anthony Damour, Justin Pasutto, and Mathew and Patrick Tunnicliffe. The Pitman’s receive local support from sponsors Teck Metals Ltd., Athlete Illuminati, and Gerick Cycle and Sports.
WEST KOOTENAY WOMEN’S ROLLER DERBY
New-look league seeking recruits
BY TIMES STAFF The Gnarlie’s Angels of Rossland and Bad News Betties of Trail have joined forces and are on the lookout for players for its newly-formed team - the Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG). Interest tore at the seams last year when West Kootenay Roller Derby was considered the largest league in Canada with seven teams rolling. But the enormity of the league led to much demand
for the non-profit that depends on dedicated volunteers, sponsors, players and their supportive families to put on bouts. The league has now simplified the local sport by fusing together Rossland and Trail into the Rossland Trail Roller Girls and merging the two former Nelson teams under the title of the Kill Joys. The five-team league is now gearing up for some hard hitting bouts this spring, while the league’s travel team the
Kootenay Kannibelles train for nationals. RTRG, which is also referred to as the Red Army, is currently looking for “fresh meat” (newbies) to fill its roster. All you need is a good attitude and a will to learn. Women interested in giving it a whirl are encouraged to check out the team in action Sunday at the Trail Armoury, followed by a Fresh Meat and Greet at 7 p.m. Find more info at facebook.com/ rtrollergirls.
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The Duncan rink took top honours in the annual Beaver Valley Curling Club’s mixed bonspiel on the weekend winning the A final. After surviving a semifinal scare with a draw-to-the button tie-breaker against the upstart Fizor rink, the Duncan crew won in convincing fashion over a visiting Nelson foursome. From left: Ray Duncan, Tammy Collins, Sherry Duncan and Dave Duncan.
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By Times Staff The Merry-go-round continues in Cowichan Valley. Trail resident and former Smoke Eater coach Jim Ingram has stepped down as the coach of the Cowichan Valley Capitals. A decision was reached “after much discussion between management, ownership and coaching staff,’’ read a statement from the B.C. Hockey League club, to replace Ingram with assistant coach Aaron Plumb. The Capitals then hired its former head coach Darren Rodney as an assistant to Plumb. The decision comes just over a week after majority owner Stew Gordon announced he had reached an agreement to sell the team at season’s end.
Power play well oiled, even man rusty THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON - Scoring goals has not been a problem for the young Edmonton Oilers so far in this abbreviated season. How they’re scoring, however, is a bit of an issue. With the likes of Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall, Sam Gagner, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Ales Hemsky and No. 1 draft pick Nail Yakupov, it was safe to expect that the Oilers would have an impressive offence this season. So far that has proved to be true. The Oilers have scored 15 goals in five games, and with three wins they sit atop the Northwest Division. The problem is, only three of those goals have been scored five-on-five. Monday night all four of their goals in a 4-1 win over Colorado came on the power play. Only one of Edmonton’s three even-strength goals has had any impact on a game’s outcome. Yakupov scored with five seconds left in the third period against Los Angeles last Thursday to force overtime, where the Oilers won with a power-play goal. Their other five-on-five goals were scored by Hall, late in a 6-3 loss to San Jose, and by Gagner, with two seconds left in a 4-3 loss in Calgary. “The power play has been awesome, creating a lot of goals,” Eberle said prior to the team heading out on a three-game road trip that will see them play Wednesday in Phoenix, Thursday
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in San Jose and Saturday in Colorado. “When you’re struggling five-on-five it’s great to have that. The five-on-five goals will come, but in the meantime if we’re scoring (power-play goals) and we’re winning games you don’t have to worry about it.” That’s certainly the attitude of the players: why worry about even-strength goals when they’re scoring enough on the power play to win three of five games? “If we were losing games it would be an issue but right now we’re winning games with the power play and keeping the puck out of our net,” said Eberle, who has all three of his goals on the power play. “It doesn’t effect us in this lockerroom. We’re winning games, but if we weren’t it would be an issue for sure.” The Oilers have been using their speed to force opponents to take penalties. Edmonton has had 28 power-play opportunities and are scoring at a 36-per-cent rate with the man advantage, second only to San Jose. The young guns remain confident the evenstrength goals will come when needed. “We feel that if we take our power-play game into our five-on-five game eventually it’s just going to turn out for us,” Hall said. Gagner agreed the players have to take their power-play play and mentality into their five-onfive game, and that means showing a little more grit around the opposition goal. “We have to take a page out of what we’re doing on the power play. We’re scoring goals by getting the puck to the net and creating traffic. That has to be our mentality five-on-five. We were doing that at certain times five-on-five and creating chances, but for whatever reason it’s not going in. I don’t think we can look at it too much. The main thing is winning games.”
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THE CANADIAN PRESS BROSSARD, Que. - It wasn’t exactly smiles and high fives in the Montreal Canadiens dressing room on Tuesday over the news that P.K. Subban’s contract dispute had finally ended. In fact, the mood was surprisingly chilly on a team that started the lockout-delayed NHL regular season 3-1-0 without the flashy player who was their top defenceman last season. Subban signed a two-year US$5.75 million contract Monday night and will rejoin the club Wednesday in Ottawa, although
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seven overtime losses. The Caps lost in seven games to Surrey in the playoffs, but was never able to get back on track this season, having won just 10 of 40 games. Ingram expressed his gratitude for his time at the helm in Cowichan in a statement. “What you have here is a great group of boys,’’ he pointed out. “They are committed to one another in their desire to move forward. I wish these boys and the Capitals’ organization much success in the future. I know that the team will continue in their work ethic in the hopes of being the best team they can.’’ The Caps are currently last overall in the BCHL. With files from BCHL.ca
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when he will play his first game has yet to be determined. Veteran rearguard Andrei Markov refused to talk about it, saying “He’s not in the room yet, so let’s talk about it when he’s going to be in the room.” And Josh Gorges, Subban’s regular defence partner, steered around questions on how he felt. “To be honest, I’m glad that we don’t have to talk about it any more,” said Gorges. “It’s a non-issue now and we can focus on getting ready to play the games without anything else to think about.”
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want him to sell it and get a reasonably priced truck. He says he will lose money on the sale, which is true, but why sink even more into it? Both of my marriages involved men who overspent on themselves, so I know I have a tendency to be extra cautious. How can I convince Bud that he did the wrong thing by buying the truck, but that he still has time to fix it? I won’t marry a man I can’t trust with my money. Not again. -- Thrice Shy Dear Thrice: You can’t treat Bud like a child, even if he makes poor financial decisions. He will resent it and push back. Instead,
staying three or four days. We are always happy to see him, even though we only have two bedrooms and he brings the dogs -- even one who is incontinent. Last year, my daughter (who also lives out of state) visited with her two children. We hadn’t seen her in two years. My husband also was scheduled for knee replacement surgery the following week. So when Mike asked to come with his dogs and a new puppy, we explained that it wasn’t a good time. We asked him to come in February or March, while his father recuperated -- and hopefully, the puppy would be housebroken. We have not heard from him since, even though I have left numerous messages on his voicemail. What more can I do to mend this fragile relationship? -- In the Middle Dear Middle: Not much. You have explained, and you
have called. We trust you will keep all of the kids informed of Dad’s progress, including Mike. But it is up to him to make the next move. We suspect when he needs money, he will get in touch again. Dear Annie: Most
women who responded to “Your Husband” do not understand men very well. Without sex, men feel incomplete. It’s part of how we feel loved. Women should realize how important sex is to a man simply by seeing that he is willing to risk every-
thing -- his wife, family and assets -- to fill this void. -- Feeling the Void in Indiana Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.
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approach all such matters jointly, being respectful of each other’s opinions, even when you disagree. You also could offer to take over the handling of finances for the household, keeping everyone within a reasonable budget. But you are wise not to commingle your money if you don’t trust Bud’s ability to handle it. Before marrying, consider financial counseling together through your bank or the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (nfcc.org). Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married 27 years. We each have grown children from previous marriages. My husband’s 42-year-old unmarried son lives out of state. “Mike” is self-supporting, but the only time we hear from him is when he needs some extra money. He lives alone except for his dogs. For the past three years, Mike has spent Christmas with us,
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Dear Annie: I’ve been with a wonderful guy for five years. After two abusive marriages, I am finally being treated right. “Bud” and I have only two issues: money and kids. We have broken up a few times over our problems, but honestly, I can’t live without him. Bud is 44 years old and owns his own business, but he does not save money. When I met him, he had nothing. Now he has $20,000 in a retirement account and another $5,000 in savings. He finally has his two kids pretty well straightened out, although they will never be exactly normal. Bud still doesn’t manage his money well. He needs so many things in his house, yet he went out and bought a truck he doesn’t need. He now has six years of payments on it, his auto insurance went up, and if he ever needs new tires, we are talking thousands of dollars. I
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or changed in some way. Be patient with family members, especially female relatives. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an accident-prone day for you, especially early in the day, so keep your eyes peeled. Pay attention to everything you say and do. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You might find money today; you might lose money. Guard your possessions against loss or theft. However, unusual opportunities to earn money might present themselves. Who knows? LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You definitely are looking for excitement and stimulation today. This is why you will seek out people who are different. You also will avoid anyone who tries to restrict you or hold you back. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a restless day for you, and most likely you will notice this at work. However,
work-related interruptions are par for the course today. Allow extra time for everything. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) A discussion with a female acquaintance, especially in a group situation, suddenly might change events. It might even cause you to change your future goals. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Something sudden and unusual will occur that allows
others to learn information about your private life. Just be aware of this, and stay on your toes. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Travel plans will be changed, canceled or delayed today. On the other hand, you might be equally excited about travel. It’s a day full of surprises. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Unexpected events might change your relationship with
shared property or something having to do with your partner’s wealth. (This could be good news or bad news.) YOU BORN TODAY You are easily admired. This is fortunate, because you like to be seen and heard. You welcome the spotlight, even if it’s a tiny one, because you like to be appreciated and understood. You’re entertaining, which at times makes some think you are superficial. Not so! You’re thoughtfully philosophical
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in private. In the year ahead, close friendships and partnerships will be your primary focus. Birthdate of: Kerry Washington, actress; Portia de Rossi, actress; Jackie Robinson, baseball player. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Trail Times Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Rare nickel likely to fetch millions at auction THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RICHMOND, Va. - A humble 5-cent coin with a storied past is headed to auction and bidding expected to top $2 million a century after it was mysteriously minted. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known to exist, but it’s the coin’s back story that adds to its cachet: It was surreptitiously and illegally cast, discovered in a car wreck that killed its owner, declared a fake, forgotten in a closet for decades and then found to be the real deal.
(AP PHOTO/COURTESY OF HERITAGE AUCTIONS.)
This image shows an authentic 1913 Liberty Head nickel that was hidden in a Virginia closet for 41 years after its owners were mistakenly told it was a fake. The nickel is one of only five known and expected to sell for $2.5 million or more in an auction on April 25, 2013. It all adds up to an expected sale of $2.5 million or more when it goes on the auction block this spring in suburban Chicago. “Basically a coin with a story and a rarity will trump everything else,” said Douglas Mudd, curator of the American Numismatic Association Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colo., which has held the coin for most of the past 10 years. He expects it could fetch more than Heritage Auction’s estimate, perhaps $4 million and even up to $5 million. “A lot of this is ego,” he said of collectors who could bid for it. “I have one of these and nobody else does.” The sellers who will split the money equally are four Virginia siblings who never let the coin slip from their hands, even when it was deemed a fake. The nickel made its debut in a most unusual way. It was struck at the Philadelphia mint in late 1912, the final year of its issue, but with the year 1913 cast on its face - the same year the beloved Buffalo Head nickel was introduced. Mudd said a mint worker named Samuel W. Brown is suspected of producing the coin and altering the die to add the bogus date. The coins’ existence weren’t known until Brown offered them for sale at the American Numismatic Association Convention in Chicago in 1920, beyond the statute of limitations. The five remained together under various owners until the set was broken up in 1942. A North Carolina collector, George O. Walton, purchased one of the coins in the mid-1940s for a reported $3,750. The coin was with him when he was killed in a car crash on March 9, 1962, and it
was found among hundreds of coins scattered at the crash site. One of Walton’s heirs, his sister Melva Givens of Salem, Va., was given the 1913 Liberty nickel after experts declared the coin a fake because of suspicions the date had been altered. The flaw probably happened because of Brown’s imprecise work casting the planchet - the copper and nickel blank disc used to create the coin. “For whatever reason, she ended up with the coin,” her daughter, Cheryl Myers, said. Melva Givens put the coin in an envelope and stuck it in a closet, where it stayed for the next 30 years until her death in 1992. The coin caught the curiosity of Cheryl Myers’ brother, Ryan, the executor of his mother’s estate. “He’d take it out and look at it for long periods of time,” she said. Ryan Myers said a family attorney had heard of the famous 1913 Liberty nickels and asked if he could see the Walton. “He looked at it and he told me he’d give me $5,000 for it right there,” he said, declining an offer he could not accept without his siblings’ approval. Finally, they brought the coin to the 2003 American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Baltimore, where the four surviving 1913 Liberty nickels were being exhibited. A team of rare coin experts concluded it was the long-missing fifth coin. Each shared a small imperfection under the date. “The sad part is my mother had it for 30 years and she didn’t know it,” Cheryl Myers said. “Knowing our mother, she probably would have invested it for us. She always put her children first.” The coin will be up for grabs April 25 at a rare coin and currency auction. Todd Imhof, executive vice-president of Heritage, said the nickel is likely to attract lofty bids that only a handful of coins have achieved at auction. A 1933 double eagle, a $20 gold coin, holds the U.S. record: $8 million. Imhof expects the Walton nickel to generate some buzz. “This is a trophy item that sort of transcends the hobby,” he said. “It’s an interesting part of American history and there are collectors who look for something like this.” Ryan Myers said he’s not keen on selling the nickel. “First of all, it had been in the family for so long,” he said. “It’s not like something you found in a flea market or something you just found.” Cheryl Myers said they’re often asked why they held on to the coin for a decade after they learned it was authentic instead of immediately cashing it in. “It was righting a 40-year-old wrong,” she wrote in an email. By allowing the American Numismatic Museum to display it for the past decade, it was honouring Walton’s wishes. “It has been quite a ride,” she said.
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Teck program recognized nationally By Timothy Schafer Times Staff
An employee-run program based in Trail has been recognized as one of the best in Canada. The Inspiring Wellness and Learning (IWL) program at Teck Trail Operations was given the nod as one of the top wellness programs in Canada. With a focus on encouraging healthy lifestyles among all employees, the program was one of three finalists in the Benefits Canada Workplace Health and Benefit Awards,
hosted in Toronto. The program offers healthy lifestyle and learn-to programs that include walking and yoga, with a focus on health education opportunities, including onsite kidney and mammography screening. “The efforts of our program leaders and the participation of all employees, from personal health commitments to participating in events such as the Elementary School Hockey Challenge, are what make this program successful,” said Greg Belland, general manager of Teck Trail Operations.
As well, the program contains annual health checks to help employees learn about and improve their health. Belland said there are also opportunities in the program to better understand mental health concerns with the Beyond the Blues program. Community outreach has also been a goal of the program, through events for employees, their families and the community, including the Elementary School Hockey Challenge, the Silver City Days Fun Run Corporate Challenge and the Kids-Tri triathlon.
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Teck Trail employee Gord Aiken shows his son how to tackle a face-off at the Teck Inspiring Wellness and L e a r n i n g Family Skate in December.
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