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Races biggest and best yet The 4th annual snowmobile race at Midway airport was the biggest and best yet put on by the Kettle Valley Racing Association (KVRA). According to KVRA organizer Darrin Metcalf, there was an increase in the number of riders and sleds this year. There were 40 rider ID bibs given

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Friday, Feb. 8: Screening Mammography at the Greenwood Community Hall. To book call 1-800-663-9203 or visit www. smpbc.ca Feb. 9-11: 2nd annual Wilgress Lake Fishing Derby. Tickets at the Udder Store and The Spot. Family entry $25; singles $15. Proceeds to the Sunshine Valley Child Care Society. Monday, Feb. 11: Family Day Sculpture contest in Greenwood Lions Park 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsored by Greenwood Retc. Tuesday, Feb. 12: Shrove Pancake Supper starting at 5:30 p.m. at St. Columbia United Church in Greenwood. By donation – profits to support Greenwood Elementary Grade 6-7 year-end field trip. Tuesday, Feb. 12: The Economics of Happiness facilitated by Roly Russell from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grand Forks library. Admission by donation. Refreshments will be served. Tuesday, Feb. 12: RDKB Area E annual town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Bridesville Hall Thursday, Feb. 14: Your Love Never Fails - Dinner (lasagna) and a movie sponsored by Midway Community Club. $5 per person or $15 for the whole family. Tickets at The Spot, Deadwood and CVS. Thursday, Feb. 14: 7 p.m. - One Billion Rising! Boundary Women’s Coalition Benefit Dance at Christina Lake Community Hall. Tickets at Boundary Women’s Resource Centre, Thistle Pot Gifts and CL Welcome Centre. 12 and under free; 13-18 $10; adults $20. Feb. 15 – 17: Save the date! Greenwood Winterfest is coming! Watch Greenwood stores for schedules, rules and entry forms. Feb. 28 & Mar. 1,2: Midway Little Theatre presents A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody. Comedy directed by Hib. 7:30 p.m. at BCSS $10. Reservations: mltheatre@yahoo.com tickets at the Spot.

REGULAR EVENTS: Mondays: Rock Creek Guiding Unit from 3:30 to 5. Info Linda Sheppard 250-445-6718. Mondays: Midway Art Club meets from 2 - 4 p.m. 250-449-2673. Mondays: Pokino at the Greenwood Seniors Centre, starts at 1 p.m. Mondays: Legion drop in crib at the Greenwood Legion 7 PM start. $3 for the evening. Monday - Saturday: Drop-in social at the Greenwood Seniors Centre, Mon/Wed/Fri - 9-11 a.m., Tues/Thurs/Sat - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday & Thursdays: Free Yoga Classes, 6 – 7:30 pm at Greenwood Elementary. Must register with Selkirk College. For more info call Diane 250-445-6364 First & Third Monday: Midway Village Council meeting; 6:30 p.m. with a delegation or 7 p.m. if none.

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First & Third Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre in Midway is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Second Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre sorting day 10-2 p.m. All helpers are appreciated. Second & Fourth Monday: Greenwood City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Third Monday: Bridesville Women’s Institute meets at 11 am. Info: 446-2210 or 446-2121. Third Monday: Frolicking Fancies – the Greenwood Red Hat Ladies Group meet monthly in Greenwood. Information Francine 250-445-6734; or Shirley 250-445-9908. Third Monday: Discover Rock Creek Society meets in the WBES library at 6:30. Last Monday: Kettle River Recreation Commission meets at the Rock Creek Trading Post at 7 p.m. Info: 250-446-2624. Tuesdays: AA Meetings at McArthur Centre in Greenwood at 8:00 pm. Tuesdays & Thursdays: Taekwondo 6-7 p.m. West Boundary Elementary Gym. $55 for uniform; lessons are free. Instructor Bo Macfarlane. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Kettle River Art Club meets from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. In McArthur Centre. First Tuesday: Elks #493 monthly meeting at the Slavonic Hall in Grand Forks at 7pm. Info: 250-442-2856 or 250-442-4276. Second Tuesday: Greenwood Board of Trade meets at 7 p.m. upstairs at City Hall. Third Tuesday: Kettle Valley Wildlife Association meets at the range in Rock Creek at 7 pm. Wednesdays: Boundary Guiding Unit Midway. Info Elaine Fromme 449-2309 or Sue Fielding 250-445-9955 Wednesdays: Greenwood & District Business Assoc. meeting. Anglican Church at 7 pm. Wednesdays: Drop in Bingo at Greenwood Seniors Centre, starts 5:30 pm. Wednesdays: Belly Dancing at Bridesville Hall from 6:30 – 8 p.m. No experience necessary. Free. Info: 250-446-2942. Wednesdays: Midway Crib Tournament – Bored Room Bistro 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 6:30 p.m. First Wednesday: West Boundary Senior Housing Society meeting at 1 pm in Parkview Manor Midway. Second Wednesday: Boundary Citizen’s Patrol meets at Midway Senior’s Centre from 7 - 8 pm. Info: Wayne 250-449-2191, Paul 250-445-2111, or Wolfgang 250-446-2455. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek Women’s Institute meet for a potluck lunch at 11:45. Info: 250-446-2454 or 250-446 -2608. Third Wednesday: Main River Women’s Institute meets in Westbridge at 10 a.m. Info: 250-446-2616.

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Quote of the Week: If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee – that will do them in. – Bradley’s Bromide Joke of the Week: One Sunday afternoon, a guy walks into a bar with his pet dog. The bartender said, “Sorry, pal. No pets allowed.” The man replied, “This is a special dog. Turn on the Jets game and you’ll see.” The bartender, anxious to see what will happen, turned on the game. The guy said, “Watch. Whenever the Jets score, my dog does flips.” The Jets keep scoring field goals and the dog keeps flipping and jumping. “Wow! That’s one hell of a dog you got there. What happens when the Jets score a touchdown?” asked the bartender. The man replied, “I don’t know. I’ve only had him for seven years.”

Third Wednesday: Greenwood Seniors Centre meeting at 2 p.m. Info: 250-445-2290. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek & Boundary Fair Assoc. meets at 7 pm at the pavilion from March through November. Info: 250-446-2465. Thursdays: Singing Kettles choir group meets for practice - 4 p.m. at St Mary’s Church in Kettle Valley Thursdays: Kettle River Art Club Thursdays: The Riverside Artists meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kettle Wildlife Hall. First Thursday: Rock Creek Medical Society meets at 7 p.m. in the boardroom of the clinic. First & Third Thursday: Food bank at the Evangel Chapel at 11 a.m. Donations welcome. Info 250-445-2125. Second & Fourth Thursday: Kettle River Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Medical Clinic boardroom at Rock Creek. Thursdays: Art of Balance at West Boundary Elementary 4 to 5 p.m. – drop in fee. Thursdays: Pirana Poker Tour BC Tournament – Bored Room Bistro 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays: Midway Summer Reading Club at the library. 10–11:15 a.m. – Age 4 to 10. Fridays: Bingo at Greenwood Community Hall. Doors open 5 p.m., early bird 7 p.m. Progressive jackpot. Fridays: Coffee at Midway Seniors Centre from 9:30 - 11. Fridays: Greenwood Legion 8-ball Tournament at 7 p.m. $2 per person - $1 to Legion & $1 to the pot, winner take all. Fridays: Overeaters Anonymous 11 a.m. - 12 noon at St. Jude’s Church in Greenwood. Fridays: Greenwood Legion Darts Night at 7 pm $3 drop in fee. Third Friday: Movie nights at Midway Community Hall; 7 p.m. Bring your own travel cup. $2 includes movie, drink and a popcorn. Saturdays: Lion’s Club Meat Draw, at Prospector Pub in Rock Creek. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturdays: Greenwood Royal Canadian Legion Canteen open 1-6 pm. Meat draw 3:30 p.m. Saturdays: Christina Lake Indoor Public Market 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Christina Lake Village. Info: 1-866-460-9447. Saturdays: Rock Creek Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. First Saturday of every month: Pancake breakfast at the Greenwood Legion from 8 - 11 am. First Sunday: Royal Canadian Legion Br. #155 meets at 2 p.m. Greenwood Public Library: Open Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat. at noon. Greenwood Seniors Centre Thrift Store: Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

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Company provides free energy audits West Boundary contractor Andy Shelton of ASE Fire and Electrical is one of the local contractors who was not happy with the way the program rolled out in the community. But he said he had contacted Eckert on Monday to see if he could bid some of the work and he was invited to send the Penticton company his qualifications. “Local business owners still get the free lighting covered no matter what contractor does the work,” says Shelton. Shelton was also concerned that he’d upgraded lighting in the community hall just a year ago and now those fixtures are being replaced. Speaking on behalf of the Community Club which looks after the hall, Colleen Lang said that their 21, eight-foot long two-lamp T12 fixtures are being replaced with four-foot fixtures with four T8 - 21-watt lamps (the $5,362.54 cost being completely absorbed by the FLIP program) and she anticipates a savings of $300 per year on the electricity bill. Lang said the Arts Club would be getting $2,000 worth of upgrades and the Legion another $1,600. Rock Creek electrician Johnny Condon of Kettle Valley Electric said he’d wondered why the Eckert company trucks were in the area. “It is unfortunate that a contractor would travel from Penticton to Greenwood – I don’t know how that could be cost effective,” said Condon when he’d been told the FLIP program had come to town. Don Colclough of Redi Electric in Grand Forks said that he was aware of the program. “That’s been going on for a long time, but what are you going to do about it? No use getting upset – what’s done is done. But I don’t understand why it was done in such large areas.” He said he had been aware of the opportunity to bid on the contract but had decided it was too large a job for his company. “Local contractors had to get big or go home,” said Colclough. When asked why FortisBC might be changing the fixtures in the Greenwood Community Hall, Colclough speculated that the industry is moving away from eight-foot T8 lamps. According to Darrell Eason,  VP and business advisor with GreenStep, a lot of credit for bringing GreenStep and the FLIP opportunity to Greenwood goes to Councillor Barry Noll. “He really took the bull by the horns and made this happen for your community. The program is free to small business with no catch, we promise! Barry saw this and made sure Greenwoods business community was exposed to it. “I would also go out on a limb to say that Barry is Greenwood’s biggest fan and you should be proud to have him as one of your elected officials.” More information on the FLIP program is available by phone to 1-866-932-8283 or by email flip@fortisbc.com.

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Electricity is such a valuable commodity these days that qualifying businesses can actually get free lighting retrofits. It’s part of the LiveSmart BC Business Energy Advisory Program, which is being promoted in communities by GreenStep Solutions out of Kelowna. GreenStep provides free energy audits to small businesses. The provincial government funds the program, with the money funneling through either the BC Restaurant and Food Association or the Chamber of Commerce. “We have a mandate to do 150 energy assessments for the restaurant association and 240 for the chamber,” explained Allisha Luther, project manager for GreenStep. These energy audits are not restricted to lighting alone, but the energy efficiency of any appliances that the business may have, including heating and cooling. A report is then drafted that highlights programs the business is eligible for as well as other recommendations for low-cost, or no-cost changes it can do to save energy. “One of our common recommendations is the FortisBC/LiveSmart BC Lighting Installation Program (FLIP),” explains Luther. “That program does a retrofit of up to $5,500 worth of lights per business.” Before Christmas, GreenStep did energy assessments for several small businesses in the Boundary. Businesses qualifying for FLIP are urged to contact FortisBC who then send a representative out to make sure that the lights qualify for the retrofit. If they do, FortisBC then contacts Eckert Electric out of Penticton to come in and do the work. This is where the old saying every silver lining has a dark cloud comes into the picture – some local electrical contractors weren’t pleased to see local jobs like this going to companies from outside the Boundary. But according to Nicole Bogdanovic, communications specialist with FortisBC, the installation contract was posted a couple of years ago. “We did go to request for proposal looking for a lighting contractor who could implement this program. It was awarded to SonoPar – the parent company of Gescan (also based in Penticton) who came in jointly with Eckert. “They were chosen because they have the systems and processes in place to handle the call volume and to run the program from end-to-end,” explained Bogdanovic. But she added that Eckert has the ability to subcontract. “So we encourage any electrical contractors in the area who are interested to contact Eckert directly to see if they could sub contract on this program.” Bogdanovic said FLIP has been extremely successful. In Greenwood there are an estimated 42 eligible businesses. She said 11 city businesses are already in the system and her office is still waiting to hear back from 29 others. “Those interested should be contacting us as soon as possible,” she said. The end of the program is fast approaching – it was launched in February 2011 and is due to end on March 31, 2013. Marge Maclean said the Greenwood Museum is taking advantage of about $3,800 worth of free lighting. “This is great for the museum,” said Maclean. “They are quite willing to replace everything free – changing all the ballasts, and putting in energy efficient lighting and LED lights in place of our spotlights. “I feel badly that they didn’t put the whole project out for bid – it is a slap in the face to the local electricians,” she said. “But I sure can’t complaint for the museum because we get something like $3,800 worth of free lights.”

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(both dinners provided by Grade 6/7 class with proceeds to their 2013 field trip) RULES & REGISTRATION Available February 1, 2013 @ Boundary Creek Times, City Hall, Race Trac Gas, Sears & My Udder Store. See the February 13th edition of the Grand Forks Gazette and February 14th edition of the Boundary Creek Times for the full schedule.

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Council hears a number of delegations Greenwood City Council dealt with three delegations at the start of their regular meeting on Jan. 28. Graham Watt, project co-ordinator for the Kettle River Water Management Plan, came to give council an update on how the work is progressing along its two-year timeline (scheduled to be completed in mid-2014). See article on page 4 of last week’s Times or visit kettleriver.ca for more information. *** Andy Shelton was the next speaker. He’d come to ask for council to support Winterfest in four ways. He first asked for $180 plus transportation to cover the cost of renting a lighting unit from Osoyoos. Councillor Darla Ashton, who represents council on the Recreation Commission, said that the commission would cover that cost with regional district funding. So that left the city being asked for three things: a wall in City Hall where the Winterfest trophies could find a permanent home; that the city cover the cost of engraving for the trophies; and the use of two employees and a city machine to move snow in preparation for the event. Council agreed to all three appeals. *** The final delegation was Wendy Martin, appearing on behalf of the Greenwood Recreation Commission to request permission to use Lion’s Park for a family event to celebrate the first-ever Family Day on Monday, Feb. 11. The rec commission will sponsor a family snow sculpture adventure from 11 to 3 p.m. with the help of local carver Jim Harris. There will be hot dogs, coffee and hot chocolate. Martin also got the thumbs up to her request that the city works crew plow some snow in the park to provide a venue for the event. *** Council accepted a report from the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department. They reported 39 call outs in 2012 – 10 for fire, 11 for motor vehicle and 18 first responder calls. Membership has increased

to 13 from only six one year ago and Chief Roy Terashita reported he is pleased with the direction and focus of the department for 2012. Other department officers for 2013 are Deputy Chief Chris Fieber, Assistant Chief Wayne Durban, Treasurer Liz Mann, Secretary Laurie Allinson and Training Officer Rob Smith. *** Upon receipt of an annual report from West Boundary Highway Rescue, council voted to send a letter expressing thanks to the road rescue crew for their volunteer time and services to the communities along the highway. *** Councillor Darla Ashton briefed council on a Rotary Club and Community Futures Boundary partnership on an initiative to bring WI-FI hot spots to communities in the Boundary; in Grand Forks and Christina Lake first and then to the West Boundary communities. *** Councillor Lee Cudworth reported that he had attended a West Boundary Community Forest directors meeting last month and that everything should be ready to go in March as far as the logging goes. He reported the WBCF is preparing to hire a logging manager and that they will have another public meeting because the areas that will be dedicated to the community forest have changed slightly since the previous public meetings last May. *** Councillor Colleen Lang reported that thanks to the FortisBC/LiveSmart BC Lighting Installation Program (FLIP), the community hall, art club, legion and museum will be getting lighting worth some $12,000 at no cost to the organizations. She said the library had energy efficient lights already installed. The work will be done by the end of March. *** Councillor Barry Noll reported he had attended the Boundary Historical Society

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meeting last month to elect interim board members. “There is a concern that the current board members will no longer be letting their names stand in the future, which would put the society at risk of being disbanded,” warned Noll. “The importance of maintaining and sustaining this society is a must. They have worked very hard to keep the regional history documented and recorded for current and future generations to enjoy. It would a big loss to our community and the region if this society was to disband.” *** Noll reported he attended the West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District (WKBRHD) meeting. The regional hospital board would like

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The West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital District Board acclaimed Marguerite Rotvold as chair at its Jan. 23 meeting. Rotvold has held the position since 2009. “I’d like to thank the Board for its support, hard work and for thinking and working regionally,” said Chair Rotvold. She cited the emergency department expansion at Kootenay Lake Hospital as an example of this collaborative, regional approach, which has benefited the whole hospital district. Rotvold also thanked the board and Interior Health Authority staff for visiting health facilities in Grand Forks, Nelson, Nakusp, New Denver and Castlegar in 2012. These tours allowed Directors to observe the services, equipment and construction they have funded as a Board. They were also able to see which capital projects are needed at these facilities. “Thank you for the successes of 2012,”

Change in taxable benefit treatment As you may have heard, the Federal Budget tabled on March 29, 2012 proposed that employer-paid premiums for Group Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance and for Group Critical Illness (CI) insurance are to be included in an employee’s income and thus become a taxable benefit. The Budget proposed that these changes are to apply to premiums paid on or after March 29, 2012 if the premium relates to coverage after 2012. The changes are to apply to employees across Canada. Over the intervening months, this proposal has been subject to some debate, with notable opposition from the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association on behalf of the Canadian insurance industry. However, on the evening of December 5, the proposal passed final reading in the House of Commons as part of Bill C-45, the government’s second budget implementation legislation, for a January 1, 2013 implementation. So we encourage employers, who have not already done so, to now make appropriate modifications to reflect these changes, and to communicate with their employees about this new taxable benefit. Although the Department of Finance and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have yet to offer concrete direction on specific technical issues, we offer the following guidance to answer some common questions: · These changes apply to Group AD&D insurance and Group CI insurance. This implicitly includes Group Business. · The changes apply to employer groups and their employees. Employers should look to the Income Tax Act to determine how employees are defined in their specific circumstances when

to have community and citizens’ input on which of three capital reserve fund options to take – to put away one, two or three million dollars a year. Last year the WKBRHD board voted to establish a reserve fund up to $10 million. Noll asked that council be prepared to discuss this at their next meeting so he could report back to the board on Feb. 27. Regional hospital districts are responsible for providing up to 40 per cent of equipment and constructions costs for health facilities in their area. WKBRHD facilities include the regional hospital in Trail, Kootenay Lake Hospital, Grand Forks Hospital, and health centres in New Denver, Nakusp, Castlegar and Kaslo.

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Keller Smith (left), Kari Durban, Jessica McLean, & Miranda McLean in the Human Dog Sled Challenge. PHOTO: RON SATHER

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The 9th annual Greenwood Winterfest is just a week away and organizer Andy Shelton promises that a sure-fire cure for your cabin fever can be found in a weekend of outdoor challenges. Categories for competition range from a Family Snowman competition to Chili and Pie Baking contests. The Greenwood Inn will serve as the venue for the Pool tournament. Other favorite events include the Business Snow Sculpture, Crib tournament, Broomball, Badminton, Men’s and Ladies Super Challenge and the Human Dog Sled Race. In keeping with the family fun theme, one past winner of the Ladies Super Challenge has been challenged by her granddaughter in this year’s event. “That’s the kind of events we have – family fun,” said Shelton. New this year is a Snow Badminton tournament with teams of four on each side in the volleyball court with a winter bird – a special bird that is made for outside. It all starts Friday evening at 6 p.m. beside the Greenwood Museum with the grand opening and lighting of the Olympic Flame. Shelton is hoping to have pipers for the opening this year to go along with the free hot dogs, hot chocolate, coffee and – of course – speeches. There are pancake breakfasts on both Saturday morning (served by the firemen) and Sunday morning (served by the Seniors). The Friends of the Greenwood Improvement Society (FOTGIS) will be running a concession on both days, and dinner is covered too. In fact, you don’t have to cook a meal from lunchtime Friday until breakfast on Monday morning if you don’t want to. Dinner at both Saturday night’s game show and Sunday night’s awards banquet is being covered by the Grade 6/7 as a fundraiser for their upcoming field trip to the coast this spring. Game night this year will feature Take It or Leave It, which Shelton describes as a variation of Deal or No Deal – only with more chances to be a contestant. “At the end it comes down to three people and it becomes cutthroat,” says Shelton. “They are going to know exactly how much is out there for money but they are not going to know which case it is in. So they might just decide to take some cash off another player instead. When you get cutthroat, people like stuff like that,” he says with a chuckle. The Legion is putting on a Winterfest Dance with music by Undercover from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cold cuts will be out at 11:30 p.m. To enter any or all of the many events pick

up entry forms at stores in Greenwood or phone Andy or Dyan at 445-2234 or Evie at 445-6669. Please register early as it helps the organizers to get the schedules drawn up. “Insurance is being covered by the city,” Shelton said, “and organizers would really like to thank the city for helping with that because we are a non-profit to the point that we don’t charge anything to enter the events.” The annual event is made possible by the generous grand in aid provided by Bill Baird, Area E Director of RDKB, assistance from the City of Greenwood, Greenwood Recreation Commission and the many businesses and individuals in the city and surrounding area. The cost to rent a portable outdoor lighting unit is being covered by the Greenwood Rec Commission. The city is providing two workers and a machine to help move snow around; council also agreed to fund the plaque engraving this year and find a wall in city hall that can become the permanent home for the plaques to be displayed. The plaques were originally sponsored by local businesses. “This is one way we can give back to the community,” said Shelton. “All money that is made goes back to the organizations who put on the event – like FOTGIS or the Grade 6/7 kids.” “It takes a lot of leg work, phone calls and hanging on doors to get the donations which come as far away as Washington State and Penticton as well as Grand Forks and the West Boundary but it’s all worth it when you see the young and old laughing and having fun” says Shelton.

HAVE YOUR SAY

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Bridesville Townsite Land Use Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1513, 2012

Public Hearing

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 At 6:30 p.m. Bridesville Community Hall 5724 Bridesville Townsite Rd.

What is the purpose of OCP Bylaw No. 1513, 2012? Bylaw No. 1513 will amend the Bridesville Townsite Land Use Plan (Bylaw No. 1485) by changing the designation of the subject parcel from ‘Residential’ to ‘Light Industrial’ and the zoning from ‘Residential 1’ to a new ‘Light Industrial 2’ Zone, which would permit the following uses: machine shop; restaurant; single family dwelling; vehicle maintenance and repair shop; and welding shop. How will this affect me? The amending bylaw, if approved, would legalize industrial type uses that are already taking place on the parcel. Who will be at the Public Hearing? Director Bill Baird, who has been delegated by the RDKB Board of Directors to preside over the hearing, and RDKB staff. How do I get more information? A copy of the bylaw, the Board’s resolution delegating the public hearing to Bill Baird, along with supporting documents is available for inspection at the RDKB offices in Trail (843 Rossland Avenue), and Grand Forks (2140 Central Avenue) from now to the date of the Public Hearing between 8:30a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 pm to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday or by calling 800.355.7352 (BC Only) or 250.368.9148.

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How does the public hearing work? Those in attendance will be given the opportunity to speak. Alternatively written comments can be submitted to one of the RDKB offices listed above until 12 p.m. on the day of the hearing, or at the hearing. All verbal and written submissions will become part of the public record. The RDKB Board cannot accept presentations after the public hearing has closed.

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Locals should get heads up Tradesmen are an essential part of the infrastructure that keeps an economy healthy in small communities, something akin to the doctor or pharmacist; or a gas station or the post office. When you need to call upon them you’d rather have someone locally available. In order for a community to be able to have these services there must be a reasonable assurance that they will be able to be economically viable or else they won’t stay. So it’s frustrating when a government-sponsored program comes in and takes work away from them. FLIP is a partnership between the province (aka LiveSmart BC) and FortisBC. They are currently offering an energy saving program to small businesses that provides up to $5,500 in free lighting upgrades. The program is a no-brainer for the business owner. All they need to do is sign on the dotted line and a contractor arrives to do the work. As a bonus the new fixtures will save hundreds of dollars a year on power bills. The program virtually sells itself! But there are some unintended consequences, because the contractors are all-too-often from outside the local area. Every lighting fixture retrofitted or installed today represents a lost opportunity that a local contractor might have been called in to service that business at some time in the future. If the service-life of these new fixtures is 15 or 20 years, and you consider all the business lighting across the whole Boundary region then you begin to see that the local contractors are losing a serious amount of revenue here. Programs such as FLIP should be required to give local contractors a heads up when they come to town so that they are given the opportunity to bid on the local jobs. Because the trickle down theory of economics only works if the law of gravity is enforced.

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Wardrobe malfunction in Midway When I was packing for a week-long holiday last fall, I’d be out there with my bright orange vest on so I Special K handed me a package of brand new underwear. I wouldn’t get run over. But it wouldn’t have mattered if I guess she figured if there was any chance I might wind up did get run down because when I got to the hospital I’d be in a hospital or something while I was away that at least I’d wearing a pair of the aforementioned clean, but ill-fitting make my mother feel proud by having clean underwear underwear. on. One thing about attending events for the newspaper is It’s been said that one of the main reasons for discord you often get to see some pretty fashionable gear. in a marriage is that the man goes into it with Take the recent meeting of the woodlot the idea that the woman won’t change – but she association for example – that was a great A LITTLE does; and the woman enters the relationship PERSPECTIVE place to see some really comfortable-looking thinking she can change him – but he won’t. hiking boots. At the snowmobile races there So when she bought the underwear for me were both fancy boots and the latest in snowshe bought briefs and not boxers, because boxsuits. ers would have been a change. I didn’t have that fancy gear, so I was bunBut while Special K was doing what she could dled up with lots of extra layers of clothes. A to ensure stability in the relationship there were bit hard to maneuver, but I figured the main people on the other side of the planet in China thing I would have to do was click the shutter Pat conspiring against us. on the camera anyway. KELLY The briefs had been designed just a tad too Being there all day meant that eventually I brief on the back end. When I hoist them all the had to make a pit stop at the porta-potty. But way up, the front part seems to fit normally but in my bundled-up condition I didn’t notice they don’t seem to have enough material in the back to go that the back half of my underwear was riding pretty low all the way up as far as normal. when I stepped back outside. This underwear must have been designed for men with With the elastic sitting so low in the back end I was bea smaller posterior than mine. Whether it is the manufac- ginning to notice that the movement of walking along was turer or the consumer to blame there were times when this causing things to shift back there. There was a noticeable underwear just didn’t seem to fit quite right. change in the wind chill hitting my backside. Last weekend I went out to the snowmobile drags at So while Special K is great about making sure I’ve around nine in the morning and planned to stay for most enough socks and underwear, it is becoming clear that of the day. someone in this relationship isn’t holding up their end! I knew that the spectators would be able to find a fireIt’s over a month into the New Year but maybe there’s pit to stand beside whenever they got cold but I would be still time to make that resolution about the diet before I out closer to the track trying to get the money shot with have another wardrobe malfunction. the camera.

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Conservatives ignore need Editor, The Times:

While cities and provinces are working hard on the pressing lack of affordable housing for Canadians, the Conservatives are quietly getting the federal government out of it. An estimated 150,000 to 300,000 Canadians are homeless and thirteen per cent don’t have access to affordable housing with enough bedrooms for their family. Some families of nine live in apartments for two because that’s all they can afford. Our housing needs are not being met and the instability this causes in people’s lives has a tremendous economic cost – you can’t prepare your resume on a street corner. Nor is it cheap for taxpayers: the costs of medical care, shelters and day programs for the homeless are more expensive than providing them a place to live. Yet instead of putting resources in to fix the problem, the federal government is actually pulling back support. Over the next ten years, federally-funded mortgages are coming due for housing co-operatives that provide affordable housing. Tied to those mortgages are operating agreements that provide vital funding for the co-ops and there are no plans to renew these subsidies. Without them, over 200,000 of the most vulnerable Canadians could lose their homes. The Conservatives are quietly booking $1.6 billion in annual “savings” from this cut to affordable housing and have no plans to reinvest the money. And that’s not the end of it: the federal Investment in Affordable Housing Program expires in 2014, but the Conservatives have still not begun negotiation for its renewal. It could get rolled into a general infrastructure fund, moving this money out of housing. Why is this happening? Because the Conservatives believe housing is a provincial responsibility and want to get out of it – they even said so in the 2006 budget. That’s just wrong. It’s time the government did more for affordable housing, not less. John McCallum, MP, Liberal Party Housing Critic

Members of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Electoral Area E Advisory Planning Commission (APC) were appointed last Thursday by the board of directors. Named to sit for the next year are Diane Scott, Art Harfman, John Condon, George Dagg, Vic Lockhart and Michael Fenwick-Wilson. *** The board approved the use of Feasibility Study Reserve Funds, to a maximum of $7,000 for a feasibility study on establishing a community forest in the Boundary. Kamloops resident retired RFP Ray Schultz has been tasked with completing the study. “For the past two years (at least) Boundary communities have been discussing the possibility of developing a community forest in the Boundary,” wrote RDKB CAO John M. MacLean in a covering report on the issue. The communities interested at this time are Electoral Areas C, D and E along with the City of Grand Forks. MacLean noted the regional district does not have any experience in the establishment or management of community forests and recommended engaging a qualified professional to develop the framework for the work to come. MacLean also suggested that Schultz be required to provide options and recommendations as to the framework of a regional district service, together with the identification of any required approval processes. MacLean’s report notes that the service would be considered a discretionary service, as opposed to a ‘core” service. The CAO cautioned the board they need to ensure that the proposed community forest agreement does not represent the imposition of an unnecessary barrier to economic activity. A letter from Schultz cautioned that communities interested in establishing a CFA must be invited to make application by the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

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Another complication is that local ministry officials have said there is not presently a source of annual allowable cut (AAC) apportionment available to support a new CFA in the Boundary timber supply area. Schultz proposes a meeting with ministry officials to address this obstacle, but only after some preparatory work is completed. He suggests a geographic area of interest for a new CFA be identified, including any potential for inclusion of municipal or private lands. He proposed the study help understand the implications or benefits of a CFA toward the Kootenay Boundary Land Use Plan and the impacts of a new CFA on the current holders of timber harvesting rights. He said proponents must understand what their objectives are; and have an understanding of First Nations perspectives. Schultz proposed to convene and facilitate a conference call meeting with regional district directors and City of Grand Forks representatives and, realizing the importance of finding a resolution to the lack of AAC problem, Schultz proposes to organize and support CFA proponents in a faceto-face meeting with local ministry officials to work on that issue first. “I would suggest that, at the end of the process outlined above, we would have a sense of the likelihood of success and be able to identify any further actions the CFA proponents wish to take,” said Schultz in his letter. *** The regional district board also reviewed the 2012 projects and special projects report by Director of Planning and Development Mark Andison. He also presented a 2013 planning projects overview, which listed three planning items of interest to West Boundary residents: the Kettle River Watershed Management Plan, Electoral Area E Needs Assessment Survey and follow-up actions relating to the Boundary Agricultural Area Plan.

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The Rock Creek and Boundary Fair Association is looking for a volunteer office manager as well as volunteers for other duties.

Those interested please come to the next general meeting February 20, 2013, 7:00 pm, at the Rock Creek Fair Grounds or leave a message at 250-446-2465.

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2013 Shrove Tuesday

Pancake Supper Tuesday, Feb. 12

Starting at 5:30 p.m. at St. Columba United Church in Greenwood Cost: By donation

Proﬁts to support the Grade 6-7 class of Greenwood Elementary for their year-end ﬁeld trip Hosted by St. Columba United Church and Grade 6-7 class

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Boundary Creek Times Thursday, February 7, 2013

Greenwood Winterfest 2013 February 15 • 16 • 17

If you liked Deal or No Deal You’ll love Take It or Leave It! Buy your tickets for a chance to be a contestant in our new game show. Tickets available at City Hall, Race Trac Gas, Sears & My Udder Store.

New game show! Midway Public Library board and members met in the training centre for the village ﬁre department to hold their 2013 AGM.

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Hired Equipment Registration West Kootenay District

The West Kootenay District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is now completing Hired Equipment lists for the upcoming fiscal year.

All individuals or companies who are currently registered through the ministry’s offices in Nelson or Grand Forks will be mailed invitations by the end of January to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year. Individuals or companies who were not registered in 2012, but who wish to have their equipment listed, are invited to visit the Nelson or Grand Forks office to obtain the appropriate registration forms. You will be required to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance with minimum $2 million third party liability and a WorkSafe BC clearance letter prior to starting work on any ministry projects. Dump trucks must provide a current weigh slip, front tire size, and manufacturer’s front axle rating. Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year and must be owned or leased-to-own in order to be eligible for registration. Seniority is not transferable from area to area. The deadline for new registrations for the 2013/2014 fiscal year is March 20, 2013. Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment or for changing or deleting equipment information already listed. Register by March 20, 2013 at one of these offices:

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Libraries hold AGMs

The Midway Public Library held its annual general meeting last Wednesday night in the Midway Volunteer Fire Department training centre. President John Kolhauser delivered a message urging the board to work on the development of a strategic plan over the coming year. “My message is more pertaining to the future rather than the past,” Kolhauser told the 10 others who turned out for the meeting. “I think we have a pretty nice little library here for a small town. We have a sizable membership and impressive circulation of materials. Through our director Stephanie the library sponsors several different events during the year including school participation projects. “It is not just a place where you can get reading material. The library is also a community participant. “ “A lot of government money is going into electronic media and more, rather than less will probably be the rule. How far will the government go into this and what are their plans?” “In my imagination I see our funding for a physical library drying up and the service beMoTI 964A- ghost so to speak,” warned coming an Ad electronic West Kootenay Hired Kolhauser. “Also in my imagination, on the other hand,Equipment I see us determined to keep our existing library and even expanding.” “We have to accommodate the future inno4.31” X 7.14” vations of the electronic 3 columns x 100 linesworld and still remain relevant to the citizens as a physical entity and Greenwood Boundary Creek Times Mountaineer

a community participant. Our library director is making this happen but she can’t and shouldn’t do it alone.” Kolhauser likened a strategic plan to a road map that projects our vision of the future for the library. “It should define the short, medium and longterm goals to achieve that vision and the processes to achieve the goals. The plan would also provide self-assessment stages to see how well we are reaching the goals and allow necessary or desirable adjustments to the plan.“ He said a strategic plan would demonstrate to potential funding sources that the board is serious about their business, that they know where they want to go and that they have a plan to get there. He said the director, staff, volunteers and members should be involved with the development of the plan. Kolhauser invited the board to “hitch themselves to this wagon”. Directors of the Midway library for the coming year are Tami Wilson, Dale Fuller, Kristen Kleinhemple, John Kolhauser, Elizabeth Desmazes, Pat Aitken and Jolly McMynn. In 2012 the Midway library added 1,532 items to the collection and they now hold 20,229 volumes and 1,103 DVDs. They have 374 active cardholders and there were 4,328 in-person visits recorded last year. There were 1,409 children’s books circulated.

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Greenwood and area residents came out despite the snowstorm for their library’s AGM. Se story page 24.

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Record Pardon SportsCentre Hockey Varied Programs The Talk Ricki Lake Young & Restless News News News Dr. Phil Ellen DeGeneres Anderson Live CTV News at Five CTV News Steven and Chris Recipes Stefano Dragons’ Den News News News Ex Let’s Make a Deal Dr. Phil The Dr. Oz Show News CBS KREM 2 News at 6 The Talk Ricki Lake Young & Restless News News (5:59) News Hour Guess Dinosaur Rob Ro Clifford Shrinks Arthur Martha Wild Animals Varied Jeff Probst Sh. Rachael Ray The Doctors News ABC News News Varied Programs Hunters Hunters Holmes on Homes Varied Programs Hunt Intl Hunters Varied Programs The First 48 First 48 Varied Programs (1:00) The Situation Room E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Piers Morgan Almost Super Sidekick Penguin Varied Programs iCarly Victo NCIS Hawaii Five-0 Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs Varied Programs How/ How/ Daily Planet Varied Programs Varied Programs Debt Debt Varied Programs Anderson Live Ricki Lake Steve Harvey Simpson Ray Theory Two Varied Programs The Mentalist Criminal Minds Flashpoint The Mentalist Varied Programs (2:10) Movie Movie Varied Programs ReGenesis Movie Raven Deck Wizards ANT Phineas Austin Jessie Good ANT Shake It King King Office Office Theory Theory Browns Payne Browns Payne Gags Gas Seinfeld Seinfeld Match N’Radio Commun Theory Laughs Varied Movie Varied Movie Varied Programs Movie Diners Diners Varied Programs Diners Diners Varied Programs Storage Storage Mantracker Duck D. Duck Storage Storage Varied Programs Varied Programs Canadian Pickers Varied Programs M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Varied Programs Star Trek: Voyager Inner Ripley Stargate Atlantis Supernatural Varied Programs Movie Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs Golden Golden Varied Programs Friends Friends Varied Programs Big Bubble Octo Mike Back Cat in Big Dino Toopy Mike Barney WordWr Sid WordGirl Wild Electric News Busi PBS NewsHour Katie Ellen DeGeneres Judge Judge News News News Million. TMZ Dish etalk Varied Programs Cleve Cleve TMZ Varied Programs King King Seinfeld Mother Theory Theory Varied Programs Steve Wilkos Bill Cunningham Maury Fam Guy Fam Guy News News Law Order: CI Chris Chris Funny Videos Mother Mother Mother Mother PIX News at 5 Rules Fam Guy Two Two Varied Programs Scooby Scooby Tweety Varied Garfield Looney Varied Jetsons Tweety Varied The Waltons Twice in a Lifetime Murder, She Wrote EastEnd. Varied Programs Wild Varied PBS NewsHour Busi Varied Programs Charmed Varied Hollyw’d Love Varied Programs Varied Programs

SATURDAY MORNING % ∂

2:30

7 PM

7:30

8 PM

8:30

9 PM

9:30

9 FEBRUARY 2013

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Curling 30 for 30 Sports SportsCentre SportsCentre (N) SportsCentre (N) Security Security NCIS: Los Angeles The Grammys Very Bad Men News SNL Flashpoint The Following Theory Theory News News W5 (N) HNIC After Hours News NHL Hockey: Flames at Canucks NHL Hockey Burn Notice NCIS: Los Angeles The Grammys News Cold 48 Hours (N) Security Security NCIS: Los Angeles The Grammys Very Bad Men News SNL Tornado Intercept Heartbeat Midsomer Murders In Korea Entertainment Ton. Be My Valentine Castle ››› “Despicable Me” (5:30) “Fighting” Ways Ways Ways Ways ›› “Without a Paddle” Seth Green. Bryan Bryan Home Strange House Hunters Hunters Hunters Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Flipping Vegas Flipping Vegas Flipping Vegas Flipping Vegas Flipping Vegas (N) Piers Morgan Gloria: In Her Own Words Piers CNN Newsroom Gloria: Words Baby Zoink’d! ›› “Ella Enchanted” ›› “August Rush” Freddie Highmore. ›› “Clash of the Titans” ››› “Live Free or Die Hard” Bruce Willis. (DVS) Sons of Guns Greatest Know Auction Auction Sons of Guns Gold Rush Bride Bride Wedding Wedding Real Housewives Real Housewives King of the Nerds Theory Two News Wanted Cops (N) Cops (N) The Following Hell’s Kitchen (PA) Stories of the ER Stories of the ER Stories of the ER Stories of the ER Stories of the ER “Charlie” ›› “Love Happens” Aaron Eckhart. (10:15) ››› “Moonstruck” Cher. “Pelican Brief” ›› “The Black Dahlia” (10:05) ›› “Wicker Park” Wizards Deck Sonny Random (10:40) “Jump In!” ›› “Cadet Kelly” “The Dark Knight” (10:45) “Smart People” (8:15) ›› “Watchmen” Billy Crudup. Just for Laughs Simpson Simpson DL Hughley: End. Match Match Just for Laughs 3 Faces ››› “The Robe” Richard Burton. ››› “Three Coins in the Fountain” Gotta Gotta Restaurant: Im. Chopped Chopped Chopped Liquida GetS Ghost Hunters Ghost Hunters Ghost Hunters Mantracker Ice Pilots NWT Air Aces ››› “Gangs of New York” Leonardo DiCaprio. “Mega Piranha” (7:15) “Camel Spiders” Brian Krause. (9:15) ›› “Sharktopus” Eric Roberts. Walk The Walking Dead (8:29) The Walking Dead The Walking Dead The Walking Dead Eat St. Eat St. Instant Instant Friends Friends Friends Friends 3rd Rock 3rd Rock Franklin Cat in Big Max, Back Dora... Umi Band Max, Thomas Keep Up Time/By Artists Den Austin City Limits ››› “An Affair to Remember” News Million. Ninja Warrior Chicago Fire Sat. Night Live News SNL Chelsea Chelsea Soup Soup “Shakespeare-Lv” ›› “My Fair Eddie” Dean Cain. Entertainment Ton. King King ’70s ’70s CSI: Miami Leverage Two Two Two Two Fam Guy Fam Guy News Sports Alien Conspir. News at Nine Bones Bones 30 Rock 30 Rock 30 Rock 30 Rock News at Ten Fam Guy Fam Guy Fturama Fturama Sunny Bloopers › “Showtime” Spider Spider Hercules Hercules Jetsons Fl’stone Batman Batman He-Man She-Ra Aikam Taur Lashkara WAQT Aaja “Gospel Accord” Crouch Rain: Tribute to Beatles Austin City Limits Globe Trekker Blues Music Sex-City Sex-City Sex-City Sex and the City Sex-City ››› “Before Sunset” Ethan Hawke. Alaska-Trooper Alaska-Trooper Alaska-Trooper Alaska-Trooper Hell Highway

FRIDAY EVENING # TSN $ E! Kelowna % CTV B.C. & CBC Vanc. _ CBS Spokane ( Global B.C. * Knowledge ` ABC Spokane / Spike 0 HGTV 1 A&E 2 CNN 6 YTV 8 Showcase 9 Discovery : Slice ; FOX Spokane < TLC = Bravo > EA2 @ Family A PCH B Comedy C TCM D Food E OLN F History G Space H AMC J Trop L TREE N PBS Spokane P NBC Spokane U E! [ WSBK Boston ¨ KTLA L.A. ≠ WGN Chi. Æ WPIX N.Y. ≥ ToonR ∂ Vision √ PBS Det. À Cosmo Õ Nat. Geo.

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