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St. Michael’s, MacLean get top marks in local elementary rankings Average mark for all SD 20 schools matches provincial level BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
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A worker with Glacier Valley Tree Service positions himself in the branches to remove one of approximately 25 cottonwood trees along the shoreline area below the Esplanade walkway near Jubilee Park. The crew, who will occupy southern portions of the Esplanade walkway area, the shoreline and the access lane near Groutage Avenue, will be onsite working from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. until the end of the week. Portions of the walkway will be closed for this work to be completed. According to the City of Trail, the selective tree removal is a component of the River Wall Restoration project, an attempt to revitalize the river wall and the shoreline area.
Talk about your swan song. Rossland’s MacLean Elementary School is going out on top after the Fraser Institute has given the Golden City school high marks in its latest Report Card on B.C. Elementary Schools. Using data gleaned from reading, writing and numeracy tests from grades 4 and 7 from across the province, the Institute rated MacLean Elementary School at 193rd (out of 853 elementary schools), the second best school in the area behind St. Michael’s Catholic School in Trail. Although the Rossland school was found to have the highest rating in School District 20 (Kootenay Columbia), MacLean is now slated for closure and 10 grades—kindergarten to Grade 9—moved to Rossland Secondary School (RSS) after the school board voted last week to close the facility. School officials at MacLean declined to comment on the report card’s findings. A member of the group fighting to keep kindergarten to Grade 12 in Rossland, Rossland-based Neighbourhoods of Learning committee, said the city’s children will do well academically in whatever new configuration they will find themselves in next year. Shelley Ackerman said it was ironic in a way the district was closing its most successful school based on a financial consideration. “We have quality schools and we want to keep them,” she said, alluding to the struggle to keep three secondary grades in the city. MacLean’s 7.3 out of 10 ranking was down from 2011 when the school was given an 8.2 (177th). However, it was up from the 5.6 rating it received in 2009. The gender
gap pendulum at MacLean has swung in favour of the boys, with boys scoring higher on numeracy and especially reading, whereas four years ago girls had the edge. St. Michael’s 8.1 rating was higher than 2011’s 6.9 (111th), but down from its high of 8.6 in 2009. The gender gap was nearly nullified in reading and numeracy at the school, with a slight edge going to the girls in both areas. Over at James Webster Elementary in Warfield, the school was ranked at 193rd out of 853 with a 7.3 rating out of 10. The school was up from a low four years ago of 3.9, but down from 2011 when it was 7.9 (252nd). Boys held a slight margin in the gender gap in reading, a wider margin in numeracy. Glenmerry Elementary dropped in the rankings with a 5.8 rating this year, down from 6.6 last year (295th). There was no gender gap between boys and girls on reading and numeracy. Fruitvale Elementary School scored the lowest out of the SD20 elementary schools with a 5.0 (597th), a drop from the 6.0 (433rd) the school scored last year. In the gender gap, boys scored higher in both reading and numeracy. The report’s co-author, Peter Cowley, said the average for all of the Kootenay Columbia schools— public and private—was almost exactly the average for the province, 6.0 while seven schools in region were 6.01. “None of them showed any change in a statistically significant way,” he said. St. Micheal’s was, on average, 7.7 over the five-year period, MacLean was 7.1 over the period, James Webster at 6.6, Glenmerry 6.3 and Fruitvale, 5.5. The averages give parents a look at where they would want their children to go to school, or petition their school for improvement. See RATING, Page 3
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Corporate support helps end homelessness Town & Country GREATER TRAIL HOSPICE SOCIETY AGM March13,2012, 7:30pm Room 228, Kiro Wellness Centre All Welcome GENERATION TO GENERATION SOCIETY AGM, March19,2012, 7:30pm 1705 Bay Avenue All Welcome SISTERS OF COLOMBO Dinner Meeting Tues, March 12th @5:45pm Ticket $15.00 @Alexander’s or Village of Warfield ST.PATRICK’S DAY TEA & CRAFT SALE Also some quilts to view Mar.16th, 10am-3pm Anglican Church Hall, Fruitvale $2. Admission Includes Refreshments SOAR PENSIONERS “TOONIE BREAKFAST” Friday, Mar.8th Trail Legion Hall Breakfast: 9:30 Bring your Toonie All seniors are welcome to attend the 10:15 meeting. Guest Speaker Gordon Sims Crime Prevention Officer LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE Fridays 7-8:30pm. $10/each session. If interested, TEXT only Candice @250-921-9385 COLOMBO LODGE 108th Founders’ Day Banquet Saturday, April 13 Honouring 40-Year Members Guest Speaker: Lisa Pasin, KBRH Hospital Foundation Member: $70/cpl by Apr2 ($75 after) Non-M: $75/cpl by Apr2 ($80 after) Dance to Renegade Joe 250-368-6246 Tony 250-368-9736 ZN TANKROOMS Social Club Annual Meeting & Dinner March 15, 6pm @Colander Tickets $10. Call 250-368-6885 SHOW TOURS in Spokane Few seats left March 23, West Side Story Apr.6, Lord of the Dance Apr.13, Flashdance March 24 & 25 Overnight Worley Trip 2014 World Continental Cup Curling, Las Vegas, Nevada Fly Tour, Jan.15-20, 2014 Call Totem Travel 250-364-1254
TRAIL –The Federal Closer to Home project overseen by Career Development Services (CDS) and the provincial La Nina Extreme Weather Emergency Shelter have helped many area residents over the past year. The Greater Trail as a whole has benefited from programs provided by both federal and provincial governments. But a grant from Kootenay Savings Community Foundation together with funds provided by the United Way and other local citizens helped put both programs over the top. Those funds allowed the Shelter to cover administration and support costs through CDS, and CDS became the bridge to security for many shelter clients. Shelter numbers were actually down this year, from over 40 people staying an average of 3.5 nights to around 12 staying an average of less than one night. How did this happen in a year when food bank numbers increased by over 20
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From the left; Forrest Drinnan, Kootenay Savings Board Chair; Aron Burke – Kootenay Savings ; John Postnikoff, Career Development Services; Sheila Adcock, Career Development Services; Teresa Crockett, Career Development Services. per cent? it. al to ask CDS to run up and running. “Local community Jan Morton of the the shelter too,” said That someone ususupport, and know- Skills Centre spent six Simmonds. ally has bills to pay, and how,” say shelter co- months convincing the “They were already a family to feed as well. chairs Major Wilf federal government connecting with people “That’s where Harbin of the Salvation the group could make who would have come Kootenay Savings and Army and diac- great use of funds to to us, and we knew other local groups onal minister Keith combat homelessness. they’d be able to place came in,” said Major Simmonds of Trail’s Once she had them the ones we were see- Harbin. United Church. in place she lined up ing in the decent, “They glued the They went on to Sheila Adcock and affordable, and sup- whole thing together. tell some of the story the folks at Career portive housing they With their help we of what was done and Development Services needed.” were able to link provwho stepped up to do to implement an Running anything, incial support at the Outreach Worker however, costs money. shelter to the federal Program to help people Someone has to program managed by who were homeless, or schedule staff, keep the the Skills Centre. close to it. books, pay the bills and “CDS wove in local They were con- ensure people (clients landlords, added supnected with local land- and staff) are well and port from other agenlords who wanted to fairly treated. cies where clients help and appreciated Someone has to needed it, and helped the support offered by supervise, support and us reduce our numbers Cloudy CDS. otherwise do all that’s from over 40 to some“It seemed natur- needed to keep things where around 12. They Light Rain with Showers almost totally eliminLow: 2°C • High: 5°C ated our repeat busiPOP: 80% • Wind: S 5 km/h ness by finding homes for those in need of Financial Services fRiday them.” Cloudy with Showers • Low: 0°C • High: 7°C The Shelter’s Plan ahead and make POP: 30% • Wind: NW 5 km/h Ad-Hoc Operating regular automatic Committee met last SatuRday week to consider plans Cloudy Periods • Low: 0°C • High: 10°C contributions to your for the year ahead, and POP: 20% • Wind: N 5 km/h Retirement Savings to give thanks for a Sunday Plan or Tax Free community gifted with isolated Showers • Low: 0°C • High: 9°C resourceful people Savings Account. POP: 40% • Wind: S 5 km/h and dedicated organCall or drop by for more information monday izations who are able Light Rain • Low: 4°C • High: 8°C to do so much, for so 1577 Bay Avenue, Trail POP: 60% • Wind: S 5 km/h many. (250) 364-1515
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FROM PAGE 1 “I think a parent has every right to ask if there is an improvement program in place to ensure the kids actually acquire the skills in reading, writing and math at a higher level.” And the report card prompts parents to ask if there is anything they can do to help their children acquire the highest level of academic skills. The foundation of the Report Card is an overall rating of each school’s academic performance on 10 indicators, including Grade 4 and Grade 7 reading, writing and numeracy, as well as the difference between male and female students in their average FSA scores in Grade 7 reading and numeracy. The rating also took into account the percentage of tests written by the school’s students that were judged to reflect performance below expectations, and the percentage of the tests that could have been written by students who were absent, exempted from writing the test or, for any other reason, did not provide a meaningful response to the test. “We have selected this set of indicators because they provide systematic insight into a school’s performance,” the report read. Because the numbers are based on annually generated data, each school’s performance— improvement or deterioration—can be charted over time. For each school, this indicator measures the extent to which the school’s students fail to meet the expected standard of performance on the FSA tests. “Since reading, writing, and mathematics are critical to students’ further intellectual and personal development, students should, at the minimum, be able to demonstrate that they meet the expected level of achievement for their grade in these subject areas,” the report read.
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Province seeks deal on Kootenay dump cleanups The Nelson Star The Ministry of Forests says it intends to clean up more illegal dumpsites like one at Ymir, but wants a more formal partnership with local government to get around landfill tipping fees. Harry Biallas, a compliance and enforcement officer who has been coordinating Crown land cleanup efforts in
the area, appeared before the Regional District of Central Kootenay board. He said the ministry has set aside about $70,000 for such projects each of the last four years and expects about the same budget this year. But he added their budget can only stretch so far. While they have received grants from regional directors to offset the cost of
depositing materials at local landfills, Biallas asked for a written agreement. He pointed to the cleanup of the Oscar Creek dump at Ymir in 2011 as an example of a local success story. In that case, almost 240 tons of garbage illegally dumped down a steep bank was removed with the help of Ministry of Forests staff, volunteers, and businesses.
Enema Awards return to Charles Bailey Theatre next week Other • Today, Trail United Church, noon until 1 p.m. Lenten luncheon series presents conversations about “Living Faithfully.” Guest speaker, Canon Neil Elliot. Bring a bag lunch. Refreshments provided. • Saturday, the Salvation Army Thrift Store, 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Baking and white elephant sale for the Pioneer Kids Club. • Tuesday, Charles Bailey Theatre at 7 p.m. The Enema Awards return. Skits, songs, performances by local health care professionals, a “fun-raiser.” Tickets $15. • Wednesday, the Crown Point at noon. Trail Rotary presents Gem Munro, founder of Amarok Society. Munro will discuss challenges of Amarok, Bangladesh and the ongoing threat of “talibanization.” Everyone welcome. Lunch $15. • Wednesday, Columbia View Lodge at 10 a.m. The annual general meeting of the Trail and District Senior Publishers (Best Years). All are welcome. For more info, call Gerie Timbrell at 368-3984. • CKCA grants applications are available at the Arts Council’s office or on-line. These grants are available to artists and
groups wishing to undertake Municipality. a new project between May 1, • March 14, Charles 2013 and April 30, 2014. For Bailey Theatre at 7:30 p.m. info email trail_arts@telus. Country singer Terri Clark, net. Deadline is March 8. this singular voice will belt Film out more than the dozen top • Saturday, Royal Theatre Events & Happenings in the 10 hits to her credit. Tickets Lower Columbia at 9 a.m. presents the Met $46. Opera, “Parsifal.” Near the • March 16, Parish hall at sanctuary of the Holy Grail, knights pre- 1:30 p.m. Rossland Sacred Heart CWL is pare a bath for their ruler Amfortas, who hosting an 80th Anniversary Spring Tea. suffers from an incurable wound. Approx Tickets $4. Everyone welcome. Bake table runtime 5hrs 40min. will be available. • Sunday Cinema at the Royal Theatre • March 18, Kiro Wellness Centre, presents Arbitrage. Family man and hedge 1500 Columbia Ave., at 2 p.m. The West fund magnate Robert Miller tries to main- Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will tain a picture-perfect façade as his Wall meet . Guest Paul Meise from Cooper Street empire begins to crumble. All shows Medical Supplies, Kelowna. For further at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. $9.00 info, please call 368-9827 or 365-6276. per show/$40.00 for the series. • March 21, The Trail District Arts Upcoming Council’s final Winter Cabaret of the sea• March 14, Rossland Secondary son features a reprise performance by School auditorium, doors open at 6:30 Tangerine Swing, this time appearing as p.m. The Jumbo Wild, “Take it to the a trio in the Muriel Griffiths Room, doors People Tour.” An evening of films, presen- and bar open at 7 p.m. Diane Ermacora, tation and discussion to update the public keyboard and vocals; David Mitchell, on the progress of a new legal challenge acoustic stand-up bass; and Eric Johnston to The Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort on drums. Tickets $7 advance, $10 at the
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The deal is for debt financing, not an equity investment, but it’s a boost for the project that saw some skepticism from within the oil and gas industry when Black announced the plan last fall. “How solid is it? I would say it’s 100 per cent because in this case, the financiers are very anxious to help get the refined fuels from Canada,” Black said in a speech to the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. The consortium of investors was put together by Richard Cooke, senior managing director of Switzerlandbased Oppenheimer Investments Group. “We have the investors together. We have the commitment,” Cooke said. “I can’t tell you who they are yet but we’ll have documents signed in the next 30 days. Cooke said the investors will sign long-term contracts of 10 to 20 years, but they will not be partners in the project. The refinery and all its accoutrements will be 100 per cent B.C.owned, he said. “This is totally debt funding... debt financing,” Cooke said.
Kitimat Clean Ltd. would include a new oil refinery to be built 25 kilometres north of Kitimat, B.C., to process 550,000 barrels a day of diluted bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands. The projected capital cost of the refinery is $16 billion. The plan also includes a $6-billion oil pipeline and a gas pipeline costing $2 billion. It may also incorporate its own new ocean-going tankers at a cost of $1 billion, Black said. The owner of Black Press originally had plans for a refinery at the terminus of the controversial Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, saying he hoped the plan would shift the debate about that project. He’s met with Enbridge and is still open to working with them, but the original Northern Gateway plan likely will have to be reworked or scrapped altogether, Black said. Black said the bitumen will arrive at the proposed refinery either by pipeline or by rail, though he pointed out that rail is not as safe as pipelines. There has been and still is little interest in the oil patch for a refinery, Black said. But building a refinery in Kitimat rather than northern Alberta trims $10 billion from the costs, due largely to the higher labour costs. The oil and gas players in Canada are happy to sell the oil to the proposed refinery. “No problem there,” Black said, adding that the reality of B.C.’s tanker concerns may be the deciding factor. “They (those in the oil patch) keep hoping that B.C.’s going to come around and say, ‘Well okay, we’ll take the temporary construction jobs on the pipeline and you go ahead and ship that bitumen offshore.’ But I’ve been telling them now for a long time, B.C.’s not going to come around on that.” Pressure is mounting for Canada to diversify its oil markets. The U.S. is the only customer.
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation Director Gregory Thomas, middle, helps to announce Bev Oda as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement award at the “Teddy” Government Waste Awards on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. He is joined by Porky the Waste Hater and Catherine Briere. “Once a year we can all have a laugh about it, and more importantly, about them.” The Standing Buffalo First Nation is struggling to maintain social services for its members due to a lack of money, putting Redman’s salary squarely in the spotlight. When band members gathered in January to impeach the chief, he padlocked the band office and community centre and confiscated the band’s chequebook.
Redman and band elders are currently embroiled in a legal battle over elections that have been called for March 16. A senate of elders was forced to hold nominations for the election last month out in the cold because the locks had been changed on the band’s community centre. That centre and the band’s offices remained shuttered on Wednesday. Redman, who has maintained that the elections are illegal,
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eorges Clemenceau, prime minster of France during the First World War once said, “The graveyards are full of indispensable men,” and promptly died to prove his point. He was duly replaced, and France was just fine without him. Same goes for Hugo Chavez and Venezuela. “ C o m a n d a n t e Presidente” Chavez’s death on Tuesday came as no surprise. He was clearly coming home to die when he returned from his last bout of surgery in Cuba in December, and since then everybody in politics in Venezuela has been pondering their post-Chavez strategies. But none of them really knows what will happen in the election that will be held by the end of April, let alone what happens afterwards. Venezuela never stopped being a democracy despite 14 years of Chavez’s rule. He didn’t seize power. He didn’t even rig elections, though he used the government’s money and privileged access to the media to good effect. He was elected president four times, the first three with increasing majorities -- but the last time, in 2012, he fell back sharply, only defeating his rival by 54 per cent-44 pe
cent. That is certainly not a wide enough margin to guarantee that his appointed successor, Nicolas Maduro, will win the next election. Maduro will doubtless benefit from a certain sympathy vote, but that effect may be outweighed by the fact that Chavez is no longer there in person to work his electoral magic. If his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) were to lose that election, it would not be a tragedy. Chavez was an unnecessarily combative and polarising politician and a truly awful administrator, but he has actually achieved what he went into politics for. Twenty years ago Venezuelan politics was a corrupt game fought out between two factions of a narrow elite. Now the task of using the country’s oil wealth to improve the lives of the poor majority is central to all political debate in the country. In last year’s election, the Venezuelan opposition parties managed to unite behind a single presidential candidate, Enrique Capriles, whose political platform was basically “Chavismo” without the demagoguery. In previous elections, the opposition had railed against Chavez’s
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“socialism” and Marxism, and lost by a wide margin. Capriles, by contrast, promised to retain most of Chavez’s social welfare policies, and lost very narrowly. Over the past dozen years Chavez’s governments have poured almost $300 billion into improving literacy, extending high school education, creating a modern, universally accessible health-care system, build housing for the homeless, and subsidising household purchases from groceries to appliances. What made that possible was not “socialism”, but Venezuela’s huge oil revenues. Capriles had to promise to maintain these policies because the poor – and most Venezuelans are still poor – won’t vote for a candidate who would end all that. He just said that he would spend that money more
effectively, with less corruption, and a lot of people believed him. It would not be hard to be more efficient than Chavez’s slapdash administration. Venezuela today has the fairest distribution of wealth in the Americas, with the obvious exception of Canada. Venezuela’s “Gini coefficient”, which measures the wealth gap between the rich and the poor, is 0.39, whereas the United States is 0.45 and Brazil, even after 10 years of reforming left-wing governments, is still 0.52. (A lower score means less inequality of income.) For all of Chavez’s ranting about class struggle and his admiration for Fidel Castro, this was not achieved in Venezuela by taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor. It was accomplished by spending the oil revenue differently. He changed the political psychology of the country, and it now has the potential to be a Saudi Arabia with democracy. That is not a bad thing to be, and the Venezuelan opposition has finally grasped that fact. It remains for Chavez’s own party to understand that it has actually won the war, and to stop refighting the old battles. A spell in opposition might
help it to come to terms with its proper role in the new Venezuelan political consensus: no longer an embattled “revolutionary” movement, but the more radical alternative in a more or less egalitarian democracy. This will be hard for the PSUV to do, because the people around Chavez are still addicted to the rhetoric and the mindset of “struggle”against the forces of evil that they see on every side. Nicolas Maduro, for example, could not resist claiming that Chavez’s cancer had been induced by foul play by Venezuela’s enemies when he announced the leader’s death. One day, Maduro promised, a “scientific commission” would investigate whether Chavez’s illness was brought about by what he called an enemy attack, presumably by the United States. Ridiculous, paranoid stuff, and it shows just how far the PSUV has to travel to take its proper place in a modern, democratic Venezuela. But the journey has begun, and it will probably get there in the end. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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In my capacity as Board Chair of the RDKB, I am writing to correct information provided in three articles which appeared in your newspaper on Feb. 20. “Food scraps program could lighten load at dump” 1. Throughout the article, there are references to the East End Services Committee (EESC), but no discussions have ever taken place in this committee, rather these discussions have taken place in the Environmental Services Committee which is a committee of the whole Board, not just the Greater Trail area. 2. The food scraps program in Grand Forks has not achieved a 70% reduction in waste over the past year, but it has achieved a 53% reduction in buried material over the past 3 months. 3. There has never been a committee discussion of a second access to the McKelvey Creek Landfill. Currently, the Environmental Services Committee has approved the possibility of replacing the entrance to the landfill in principle only, subject to estimates of cost. 4. We cannot say that the construction of a new entrance
would extend the life of the landfill to 70 years, nor can we state that the reduction of waste would extend its life by 60 years. These are highly speculative numbers. “City has cash to purchase airport” 1. This article states that paving the airport stopways was rejected by the EESC last year. This is not true. The EESC approved the paving of the stopways in 2012, but the project was put on hold because Trail Council asked for a delay until 2013 so that some efficiency could be achieved through plans for paving projects by the Ministry of Highways. 2. The Airport Service Review did take place in November with all communities in the Greater Trail area stating that they supported the airport. At the January meeting of the EESC, a budget was presented which included plans for paving the stopways this year, resurfacing the runways and beginning the process for replacing the terminal building. The offer from Trail to purchase the airport pre-empted discussions about long term improvements. “Cosmetic changes coming to local transit”
1. The suggestion that East Trail and Sunningdale would likely receive new bus shelters is very premature as the EESC approved a line in their recommended budget to the RDKB Board and to BC Transit, but this recommendation is subject to analysis and approval by BC Transit for any shared costs. The location of these shelters in Trail has not been considered by the EESC. 2. At the Transit Committee meeting on March 13, elected representatives and Transit staff will be considering service changes including the harmonized single fare. Staff is recommending a July implementation, not the April 1 date as cited in the article. In each of these stories, RDKB Director Robert Cacchioni was cited as the source in both indirect and direct quotes. I would ask in the future, in order to prevent misunderstandings and errors, that Mr. Cacchioni and the newspaper check for accuracy with RDKB staff, the chair of the specific RDKB committee or myself before such articles are printed. Larry Gray Chair, RDKB
Airport development important On the 28th of February I stood at Columbia Gardens airport with my daughter and granddaughter gazing into the rain clouds, hoping the Pacific Coastal 340 Saab would be able to land and whisk my two precious ones back to Vancouver. Suddenly it appeared out of the clouds as it so frequently does and safely complete its mission. Of course this was very marvellous for me to witness. I reminisced about the tremendous development that took part by various people of vision to pull our 1945 vintage short gravel runway out of the past into the present. I had my first flight in 1947 in a Tiger Moth by a visiting pilot. I was immediately impressed and began flying lessons on the eleventh of May 1947 in a Cessna 140. Because I was also learning to be a
machinist I was able to take part in the maintenance of the aircraft we flew. So I became a part-time employee. One day early on a small twin-engine American aircraft landed and taxied up to our hand pumped gas pump. As the pilot emerged he said I have to go! Where is it? I pointed. He said “Sonny; that is an outhouse! Do you realize I’ve flown my aircraft across the USA and turned up here! This is my introduction to Canada!’ I said as politely as I could, Welcome to Canada! Thus began my introduction to the people who fly their own planes! So you see we had a long way to go. The airport belonged to the Municipality of Tadanac. They supplied us with a truck and a corrugated roller so we could roll the snow in winter and use skis on the aircraft.
They also repaired the fences to keep the neighbour farmers cows off the runway. The gravel did a fair amount of damage to the leading edges of the tail horizontal stabilizers so we were glad to see the first asphalt. With all of these marvellous adventures, imagine my dismay to have the visionless editor of the Trail Times attempt to shoot down the city council’s offer in flames (City’s extra cash creates spending dilemma, Trail Times Feb. 28). Real progress can be had at one of the most promising areas of the city. Certainly Pacific Coastal Airlines is giving us fantastic service and along with the citizens of Trail should have the support of those on council who will take us further into the future! Jim Sturgeon, Trail
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Greater Trail native Joe Cecchini slid his way to a gold medal at the Italian skeleton championship held in Igls, Austria last month. Yet, if travelling headfirst at speeds up to 135 kilometresperhour while navigating hair pin turns isn’t enough of a challenge, the race turned out to be a bit of a tempest in a teapot, when controversy accompanied Cecchini’s victory. The Italian governing body, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI), wrestled with his eligibility over nationality and left some doubt as to who would be crowned champion immediately following the race. “Transferring countries in athletics is not done very often so it can be kind of a convoluted process,” said Ceccini from his home in Calgary. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get into the races (prior to the event), but then I was able to participate in the Italian championships and was the winner.” Cecchini, son of Mark and Patricia of Fruitvale, is of Italian decent and was readily granted an Italian pass-
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port, but was unable to compete officially as an Italian in Euro and Continental Cup races since applying in 2011 due to red tape regarding his unique situation. The 30-year-old slider eventually joined Ski Club Selvino, an affiliate club, and with final approval of the governing body’s jury and technical staff, was granted permission to enter the Italian championship Feb. 20. “It was my first race for the Italian champs, or as an Italian,” said Cecchini. “So it was a unique challenge for me to go on a track FILE PHOTO that was kind of like a home track for the Fruitvale native Joe Cecchini raced to a gold medal at the Italian national Italian guys and one skeleton championship in Austria two weeks ago. that I had never been fortunate enough to a bad thing,” said the J. With his eligibility a Calgary police offislide down.” L. Crowe graduate. confirmed, Cecchini cer, and although the Cecchini’s worldCecchini under- now has his sites set schedule can be gruelclass start propelled stands that while other firmly on Sochi, and ing, he is confident it him to the champion- competitors may not will start next season will all be worth it in ship, taking first in have welcomed the on the Euro Cup with the end. both runs with times Canadian born and his plan to join the “It’s been a bit of of 54.63 and 54.61 trained racer, he will World Cup circuit by a whirlwind, but now and winning by a half be a valuable addition Christmas in order to we’re focused on Sochi second over runner- to the Italian national qualify for the 2014 and I’ve got a lot of up Marco Zoccolan, team’s cadre of sliders. Winter Olympics. work to do.” and bronze medalist “Let’s face it, people “My goal is to be in Cecchini began Giovanni Mulassano, do skeleton to be in Sochi, and as nation- racing skeleton in both members of the the Olympics, so when al champion I feel I Calgary in 2006. He Italian national team. a guy comes out of should be there, but I raced for three seasons But it was only after nowhere and is better still have to get quali- with the Canadian some deliberation that than everyone on their fied up and as you can developmental team the medal was awarded track it’s obviously imagine there’s always on the North American to Cecchini. going to cause a little some politics when Cup circuit, his best “It was a good race bit of animosity from you change countries.” results coming in 2009 and being a national some people, but for Cecchini trains when he podiumed in champion going into the most part it has hard all season while Park City, Utah, and an Olympic year is not been pretty positive.” continuing his work as placed sixth overall.
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Glenmerry Bowl’s five-pin bowlers picked up a pair of gold medals at the B.C. Youth Bowling championships in Kelowna/Vernon on the weekend. Trail bowler Kennady Keraiff is on her way to the nationals after rolling to gold in the senior girls singles competition, while the girls combo team comprised of eight-year-old Kiara Neufeld, Trisha Hardt, 13, and Katy Fowler, 18 also captured first place. Keraiff bowled lights out, accumulating a five-game total score of 1,266 with a game high 317 to win the cham-
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pionship. She narrowly beat out Tyra Hoggard of Vernon who bowled a 373 in her final game to finish with 1,248. “She (Keraiff) was pretty excited,” said Glenmerry Bowl’s Ron Sandnes. “She will go to the national finals now in Vancouver. She averaged about 250 which is really good . . . if you get into the 250s you’ve got a good chance of winning.” The last time Trail won a provincial gold medal in youth bowling was 1995, and it’s the first time the team accomplished double-gold. Glenmerry Bowl’s girls combo team made up of bantam bowler Neufeld,
junior roller Hardt, and senior knockdown artist Fowler, threw a combined 256 pins over their average to win gold. Jacob Plett won silver in the junior boys singles last year and came sixth at the senior level this year, bowling a combined score of 990. Plett had a good showing, considering it’s his first year bowling in the senior division, said Sandnes. Junior boys bowler Brice Paugh also came sixth, and the boys senior team finished fifth overall. Unfortunately, the girls comboteam’s journey ends at the provincial level, while Keraiff will bowl in the nationals in Vancouver May 4-6.
BY TIMES STAFF The Beaver Valley Nitehawks dropped the second game of the Neil Murdoch division series against Castlegar Rebels 4-2 Tuesday, but have to be content with returning to the Hawks’ Nest tonight with a split. Despite the loss, the Hawks are on even terms with this year’s KIJHL champion, the Castlegar Rebels, and, with two wins at home, can take a stranglehold on the series. The Hawks won Game 1, 3-2, in Castlegar effectively wrestling home ice advantage away from the Rebels. But Castlegar evened the series on the strength of a 30-save performance from Jordan Gluck, and three third-period goals including a rare winning marker from defenceman Aaron Brewer. Brewer, a Castlegar native, notched his first goal of the playoffs at 15:49 of the third period, taking a pass from Travis Wellman and beating Hawks goalie Jarrod Schamerhorn to give the Rebels a 3-1 lead. The Rebels led 1-0 after the first, but Beaver Valley poured it on in the second, and with two Rebels in the penalty box, Dan Vlanich would tie it blasting a shot past Gluck. Castlegar struck quickly in the third. Less than three minutes in Diego Bartlett netted his fourth of the playoff with Brendan Heinrich and Erik Alden getting the assists. After Brewer extended the lead by two, the Hawks would get it back when Nick Perez ripped a pass from Connor Brown-Maloski past Gluck to make it 3-2. But the one goal deficit was very short lived as Jamie Vlanich would team up with Bartlett 11 seconds later and beat Schamerhorn at 14:33 for the insurance marker. The Hawks host the Rebels for Game 3 tonight at the Beaver Valley Arena at 7 p.m. and Friday for Game 4 at 7:30 p.m.
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Baltus named to allstar team BY TIMES STAFF - Trail, Nanaimo, Trail Smoke Eater and Alberni Valley forward Brent Baltus’ scoring 32 goals and excellent season was chalking up 50 assists not overlooked for 82 points by the league, through his as the BCHL career. released its Baltus Allstar team also comselections for mitted to the the 2012-13 NCAA Div. 1 season. University A poll of of AlaskaBCHL coachAnchorage es selected earlier this the 20-yearseason. BRENT old Nanaimo “Brent’s BALTUS native to the been a model Interior divof conision’s second allstar sistency and a real team. leader since arriving Baltus led the team in Trail,” stated Smoke in scoring, netting 24 Eaters head coach and goals and 51 points general manager Bill in 46 games for the Birks. Smokies this season. “This honour is a He also leads the team testament to his hard in short-handed goals work with our prowith two. gram and I’m thrilled Baltus played in to see him named an 115 BCHL games with all-star by the BCHL.” three different teams See scoreboard for
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The Greater Trail minor hockey Atom Thunder Hawks won all five games of its pool 2 playoffs to take the Atom B title last week. Front row from left: Shae Kelpin, Jamie Anderson, Kai Tichauer, Logan Profili, Riley Jones. Middle row: Hayden De Vos, Seth Sloan, Justice Lavigne. Top row players: Marci Brooks, Lachlan Paulsen, coaches Frank Lavigne, Mark Brooks, and Ron Profili. Missing: Abby Epp and Jordan Cherrington.
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espite taking two of three games from the first-place Penticton Vees over the last two weekends, the Smokies will find themselves nervously watching the out-oftown scoreboard this weekend in advance of Sunday’s regular-season finale. Trail enters the weekend two points back of the Salmon Arm SilverBacks, who posted a pair of dramatic three-goal comebacks in Powell River and Coquitlam over the weekend to move into sole possession of the final Interior division playoff spot. It’s been quite a battle over the last six or seven weeks to determine just who will face the Vees in the first round of the playoffs, and there remains one final chapter that will play out in Merritt, Prince George and at Cominco Arena this weekend. A single point will clinch Salmon Arm their first playoff berth
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in two Salmon years, but Arm on their two points remaining in the r e g u l a rdivision season fixstandings, tures are but if far from that were easy. to occur A visit T r a i l chris to the toughw o u l d est away advance building in by virtue Off the Wahl the BCHL of having (Merritt) more wins awaits the SilverBacks this season. Friday, followed by This team is used to an overnight bus trip being down and out: north and a date with eight times this season the Spruce Kings the Smoke Eaters have Saturday night. The won games when trailpro-Smoke Eater ing after 40 minutes of observer can’t help play. This team is also but feel that Salmon used to on-ice proArm will be a tired crastination: 10 of the bunch, too, given their Smokies’ 25 wins this lengthy Coastal swing season have come in last weekend that overtime, and eight of added to a laundry list those ten in the 3-on-3 of bumps and bruises. portion of extra time. If Salmon Arm It’s almost fitting comes up empty on that there remains a their two-game swing, very strong likelihood the playoff berth will that the playoffs could remain up for grabs hinge on one last draSunday afternoon matic win on home when Trail hosts ice. Penticton (3 p.m., But what of Cominco Arena). The Sunday’s opponent, Smoke Eaters can the Vees? Penticton do no better than tie clinched first place
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with their win here last Saturday night, and the Coastal Conference will have home-ice advantage in the Fred Page Cup final regardless of overall standings. Who’s to say Vees bench boss Fred Harbinson doesn’t call up a host of affiliates for a game that, let’s be honest, means very little to the defending national champs. If Salmon Arm does succeed in their drive for fourth place though, and the Smokies are left on the outside looking in when it comes to postseason aspirations, I really hope people don’t decide to turn their backs at Sunday’s game. This team has worked hard to rekindle the pride in the Smoke Eater name and colours, and deserves a proper sending-off, be it to the post-season, or the off-season. Chris Wahl is the play-by-play voice of the Trail Smoke Eaters. Listen to every game online at trailsmokeeaters.com
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First Team Interior Conference F – Wade Murphy, Penticton Vees D – Troy Stecher, Penticton Vees F – Marcus Basara, W Kelowna Warriors D – Shane Hanna, Salmon Arm SilverBacks F – Seb Lloyd, West Kelowna Warriors G – Tyler Steel, Merritt Centennials Coastal Conference F – Mario Puskarich, Langley Rivermen D – Devon Toews, Surrey Eagles F – Brady Shaw, Surrey Eagles D – Craig Wyszomirksi, Surrey Eagles 2.815x3 F – Luke Esposito, Chilliwack Chiefs
G – Mitch Gillam, Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL Second Team Interior Conference F – Regan Soquila, Merritt Centennials D – Brett Corkey, Vernon Vipers F – John Siemer, Penticton Vees D – Josh Monk, West Kelowna Warriors F – Brent Baltus, Trail Smoke Eaters G – Tyler Briggs, West Kelowna Warriors Coastal Conference F – Adam Tambellini, Surrey Eagles D – D.J. Jones, Victoria Grizzlies F – Austin Plevy, Chilliwack Chiefs D – Bo Pellah, Alberni Valley Bulldogs F – Phil Zielonka, Chilliwack Chiefs G – Michael Santaguida, Surrey Eagles
All Rookie Team F – Brad McClure, Penticton Vees D – Jarrett Brown, Cowichan Valley Capitals F – Phil Zielonka, Chilliwack Chiefs D – Dane Birks, Merritt Centennials F – Luke Esposito, Chilliwack Chiefs G – Michael Santaguida, Surrey Eagles KIJHL Playoffs Tonight Castlegar at Beaver Valley 7 p.m. Friday Castlegar at Beaver Valley 7:30 p.m. Sunday Beaver Valley at Castlegar 3 p.m.
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should be the one to get a different job. And of course, there may be other issues of which you are unaware. Tell her that you are worried about your financial situation, and ask, gently, why she is so reluctant to deal with it. But keep in mind that while nice, a house is not a requirement for raising a family. Many couples manage just fine without one. Dear Annie: I staunchly refuse to attend gatherings thrown by a particular friend who is obsessive about RSVPs. She insists on them for everything from a backyard BBQ to a girls’ night at the movies. Telling her “yes”
Your friend sounds like a very high-maintenance drama queen. Insisting on formal RSVP responses for informal gatherings is obsessive, and berating you for things beyond your control is punitive. We don’t know why you persist with this relationship, but since you live 200 miles away, it would be fairly simple to move out of her orbit entirely Dear Annie: I have to make a quick comment in response to “Feeling the Void in Indiana,” who said men feel incomplete without sex and will risk everything for it. I acknowledge and appreciate where this man is coming from. My husband also “felt the void” and did risk everything to fill it. Fortunately, we were able to work through his affair and remain together. As the infirmities of older age begin to set in, my husband is now grateful that I stuck by him and can care for him, and he is less
concerned about sex. If “Feeling” has not yet had a frank conversation with his wife about his needs and asked about HER satisfaction, he is making a huge mistake. My husband thought I knew what he needed and assumed I wouldn’t
care that he was pursuing satisfaction elsewhere. But he didn’t communicate clearly and never asked me whether I was happy. That cost us untold pain that could have been avoided. -- Wish It Had Been Different Annie’s Mailbox
is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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over the phone or in person doesn’t count. It has to be by return mail or a response to an Evite. I live 200 miles away. Once, I RSVP’d yes, but my car broke down two days before the event. I called immediately to tell her I wouldn’t be able to come, and she berated me for having said “yes” if it was not a sure thing, like I planned that my car would break down. Then she criticized me for not being able to afford the repairs in time. A month later, I received pictures of the trip to Europe she treated herself to in order to make up for the disappointment of my having ruined her party. I rarely wish to be anywhere near her now and pointedly ignore all invitations that are not delivered verbally. If I can’t make it, I pretend I am treating her to her next extravagant vacation. -- Had Enough With RSVPs Dear Had Enough:
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Dear Annie: Money is a constant issue in our house. I need my wife to quit her parttime job at a superstore and find one with a better salary. She knows this. But every time I bring it up, she gets angry and defensive and says that I am calling her lazy. I am totally not saying that. She’s a hard worker. We have a total of $50 in savings. We also have a young son and hope to have another child. I’d like to move into a house. To accomplish this, we need two full-time salaries. How do I bring this up without making my wife angry? I love her dearly. -- Grand Rapids, Mich. Dear Grand Rapids: Instead of insisting that your wife find a better-paying job, try talking to her about why she wants to stay where she is. She may love her job. She may be afraid to look elsewhere. She might want to stay home with the kids and believe you
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, March 8, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a great day for research. If you’re looking for answers, you’re sure to find them. Just keep digging. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) In all group situations, whether small gatherings or large conferences, you will make your mark because you’re very convincing today. You’re willing to put a lot of yourself into what you have to say. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Today you feel bold enough to make your pitch to a boss or an authority figure. (And, indeed, you are.) However, it’s best to wait until the afternoon for great results. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You have strong opinions today about politics, religion, racial issues, the law and matters related to publishing and travel. If you’re
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making a strong suggestion in these areas, wait until the afternoon. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You’ll have no trouble defending your own best interests today if something has to be shared or divided. (This might be a good day to discuss inheritances and shared property.) VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You will attract strong people to you today. Even discussions with close friends and partners will be lively, to say the least. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You’re keen to accomplish a lot of work today, which is why you are delegating so much. You probably will get more done in the afternoon than in the morning. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You’ll be very competitive in sports and creative projects today. You have a strong need to express
yourself; furthermore, you expect others to listen to you! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You intend to get your way in family discussions today, which is why you’re coming on pretty strong. Remember: You attract more flies with honey than vinegar. And if you really want people to listen, whisper.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) If you enjoy reading, you will read with enthusiasm today. Similarly, if you want to talk to others, you won’t shut up because you’re keen to communicate! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Although you’re full of moneymaking ideas today, wait until the afternoon to make your move. Your enthusiasm might generate
money. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You’re mentally alive today! This is why you want to communicate so strongly with others. You’ll be convincing in whatever you say. YOU BORN TODAY Essentially, you are a nonconformist who insists on doing things your own way. You have a strong zest for life, and you love to learn. You’re tremendously loyal
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to loved ones and very brave and responsible. Family members know they can rely on you. Good news: Your year ahead might be one of the most powerful years of your life. Dream big! Birthdate of: Aiden Quinn, actor; Lynn Redgrave, actress; Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Supreme Court Justice. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2751, 2013
TAKE NOTICE a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, March 11, 2013 commencing at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall, 1394 Pine Avenue, Trail, BC with respect to Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2751, 2013. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to give all persons who deem their interest in property affected by the proposed bylaw an opportunity to be heard on matters contained therein.
The intent of Bylaw No. 2751 is to rezone the property located at 1614 Knight Street, legally described as Lot A, Plan 12330, Township 7A, K.D. (shown in crosshatch below) from Single Family Residential Zone R1 to Three and Four Family Residential Zone R4 to allow the four-plex residential dwelling, as constructed, as a permitted use on the property.
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School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) invites applications for the position of
Information Systems – Helpdesk Technician School District #20 (Kootenay-Columbia) is a looking for an energetic Information Systems - Helpdesk Technician to join our team. This challenging district position will provide support for district information systems. School District #20 is a compact district nestled in interior BC. We enjoy a strong commitment to technology throughout our district. Our technical environment includes: over 1000 computers (both Windows and Macintosh); a fibre based wide area network connecting all our sites; and diverse software set. Enjoy a very supportive environment, great quality of life and reasonable cost of living in the West Kootenays. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Supports district and school-based staff with technology issues and concerns 2. Logs and tracks issues; routes issues to appropriate team member 3. Performs inventory on a variety of systems 4. Creates and manages accounts in a variety of systems 5. Installs, configures and troubleshoots current business and education software 6. Performs other related duties. Deadline for applying is Friday, March 22, 2013 at 12:00 pm (Noon). For full detail including qualifications please refer to the Careers section of our website at www.sd20. bc.ca.
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Celebrate it here. Happy 16th Birthday, Jessica Happy 80th Birthday Mom, the rst born in Trail in 1931 Love from Al, Kim, Chelsea, Craig, Alyssa, Bob, Sandra, Tyler & Ryan The New Year’s Baby in the early sixties is now turning the Big 50! Happy Birthday Bob! Love from all the family. Happy 50th Carol Secco Join us for a surprise party No gifts please! Please Join us in Celebrating Rosemarie (Mosie) Mandoli’s 80th Birthday! Family & friends are invited. Best wishes only. Lordy Lordy, the Newe nally turns forty! A very special 75th Birthday to Jo Bailey Love from family and friends Happy Birthday Irene Smyth Mom, Grandma, GG. Wishing you much joy and happiness on your 80th birthday Love from our hearts Your Family It’s Hallowe’en and her 50th Birthday! Come & wish Janet LaRocque at Bank of Montreal a Spooktacular 50th Birthday, Fredi, October 29, 2010 Happy 60th Birthday Henry Ralph Love All Your FamilyHappy 40th Birthday Jamie! August 15, 1970 Love, your family
Happy 60th Birthday Bruce!! Vancouver Suits You. We Miss “You”. The Girls From Your Ofce Cheryl, Louanne, Louisa, Wendy & Linda Happy 50th Birthday Didi! Mom, Dad, Dave, Malcom and all the Family Sing a song of Birthdays full of fun and cheer and may you keep on having them for many a happy year. Happy 80th Alice Wilson Love, your family Happy 13th Birthday Jaxy Chan Luv from the 2nd Avenue Clan “Look who’s 1 year old!” Proud sister Gracie Bobbitt would like to introduce her baby sister, osemarie Jolie Belle Bobbitt Born August 14, 2009 in Calgary, AB. Proud parents are Victor and Helen Bobbitt of Trail and proud grandparents are Ben and Sandy Bobbitt of Rossland and the late beloved Tom and Rosemarie Peirson, formerly of Rossland. It only took a year to let you all know! Happy 1st birthday Rosie!! We love you!” this is a birthday wish to you!
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Jumbo Wild group hosts info and film night ROSSLAND – The Jumbo Wild! “Take it to the People Tour” will entertain and inform Rosslanders with an evening of films, presentation and discussion on March 14 at the Rossland Secondary School. The evening will offer a mix and match assortment of films
relevant to the proposed and still opposed Jumbo Glacier Resort development, Jumbo is in the news again, most notably with the filing of an application for Judicial Review of the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality by the West Kootenay EcoSociety.
The assortment of films presented will include the rarely seen “River Spirits.” The film follows two world-class kayakers as mules pack their kayaks to the height of the Purcell Mountains. The kayakers make a spectacular and often funny first descent of Carney and Fry Creeks
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to Kootenay Lake. The 100 kilometre journey through pristine wilderness was directed by Art Twomey, the legendary protector of the Purcells who died in a helicopter crash in 1997. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with films and discussion starting at 7:00 p.m. at the RSS auditorium. Admission is by donation.
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Are you on the voters list? Elections BC is conducting an enumeration and updating the voters list for the May 2013 Provincial General Election. Are you registered to vote? It’s easy. It’s convenient. You have choices. Be ready. Your choices to register to vote or update your voter information are: Online Register or update your information on Elections BC’s Online Voter Registration (OVR) system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at elections.bc.ca/ovr. You need a B.C. Driver’s Licence or a Social Insurance Number to use the system. (OVR) By Phone Call Elections BC toll-free at 1-800-661-8683, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturdays. In Your Community From March 6 – 23, temporary voter registration opportunities are at hundreds of locations throughout the province. View electoral district voter registration opportunities at: elections.bc.ca/registration-opportunities.
Is there someone registered at your address who no longer lives there? Call Elections BC or go to elections.bc.ca/remove to have them removed from your address. Who can register? You are eligible to register to vote if you: . are a Canadian citizen, . are 18 or older, . have lived in B.C. for the past six months. Election workers required: Over 37,000 election workers are needed to work for the May 2013 Provincial General Election. View available postings at elections.bc.ca/jobs.
B.C. voters can also register or update their information when they go to vote in the May 2013 Provincial General Election. Elections BC is a non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering the Election Act, the Recall and Initiative Act, and the conduct of referenda under the Referendum Act .
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