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City of Trail eyes potential timber revenue
REINDEER POWER HELPS FILL FOOD BANK
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Trail may have another resource to tap into after council advanced a proposal for ATCO Wood Products to begin logging city-owned forest in the Violin Lake Watershed by June 2014. Discussions with ATCO were initiated earlier this year to determine if the producer of softwood veneer would have opportunity to expand into the 45-hectare area, which would add $640,000 to the city’s revenue. “The last time we did business with them in 2002 it was very well executed and they lived up to all their commitments,” explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer (CAO) during the governance committee meeting Monday. That section of Violin Lake land derived the city almost $750,000 and has since been replanted and a current review indicates the reforested area may be able to be logged again in future years, added Perehudoff. “We don’t see any issues or concerns and ATCO is looking at the city to commit and formalize an agreement so they can establish their plans in term of resources to get in there and start logging the property.” The city has developed a partnership with the wood products company related to ATCO’s ownership of various haul roads that gain access to city property with the company assuming See ADDITIONAL, Page 2
Car thieves target West Trail BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
A recent rash of vehicle break-ins and thefts in Trail have local RCMP warning residents to take notice of things that go bump in the night. The RCMP report that between Saturday night and Monday morning a total of four vehicles were broken into in West Trail and two were stolen, with one already recovered. The vehicles were damaged to varying degrees in the break-ins and several items were stolen including electronics and tools. Sgt. Rob Hawton, of the Trail and Greater District RCMP, said that this is a somewhat unusual event in that the thieves appeared to have some experience in car theft rather than this just being an opportunistic occurrence. See THIEVES, Page 2
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Webster Elementary students don their reindeer antlers to help load up the Salvation Army with all the white gift items they have collected in the school for the local food bank.
Review shows IBD numbers dropping BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
A timely review of trends related to the incidence of certain digestive diseases in Trail was released to council and the Trail Health and Environment committee at the Monday governance meeting. The report came a month after a U.S. law firm indicated it is gearing up to file a suit on behalf of Northport residents diagnosed with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) claiming the cluster of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis diagnoses are related to historic environ-
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mental pollution discharged by Teck into the Columbia River. “About a year and a half ago I heard the media reports about this issue in Northport,” explained Dr. Tom Kosatsky medical director for environmental health
services at the BC Centre for Disease Control, during the meeting. “And I thought why not use administrative data as a quick way to study the occurrence of the disease (in Trail).” According to the report that was presented in chambers by Dr. Kosatsky and Dr. Andrew Larder, senior medical officer for Interior Health (IH), the rate of IBD occurrence was higher in Trail from 2007-2011 than a neighbouring community and the rest of the province, but over the five-year period, those occurrences have decreased.
The report compiled data from administrative health records of 10,551 residents in Trail who had doctor visits, hospitalizations, and medications related to a IBD diagnosis during that period. Those results were then compared to over 14,000 people living in Nelson, 17,523 residents in Williams Lake, more than 700,000 patients in the entire IH region and over 4 million people in the province. “What we did was look at the whole population as a total count and within it the number of people who See FURTHER, Page 3
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Town & Country VILLAGE OF WARFIELD Regular Council Meeting Monday, December 23, 2013 Has Been Cancelled TRAIL CITY HALL will be closed for the Christmas season from December 25, 2013 through January 1, 2014. City Hall will re-open for business on January 2, 2014. Payments on 2013 utility (water, sewer, garbage) accounts will be accepted until 4:30pm on Thursday, January 2, 2014 without penalty. The City of Trail wishes all our residents a happy holiday season!
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Santa made a visit to the Bright Beginnings preschool program in the basement of the Trail United Church Wednesday afternoon. The free program is held once a week in a morning or afternoon session for children ages 2 to 5 and not in school. For information call Doris, 364-2326.
Additional opportunities for logging FROM PAGE 1 responsibility of all issues related to logging the area, and paying Trail on the basis of the volume of timber cut from city land. “Due to the fact we have no way to get the logs off of the city’s property over land, the costs would be prohibitive,” explained the CAO. “The only other way to log without the use of haul roads would be via the air and this is not economically feasible.” With the city investigating measures to decommission the Cambridge Dam, a barrier to water drawn from Violin Lake and stored in a reservoir
known as the mill pond, Trail may have a future in the sale of choice wood and pulp logs. “Additional logging opportunities in the lower areas of the valley around the mill pond and Violin Lake will be looked at again next year,” explained Perehudoff. “There isn’t the revenue to start roads but with respect to the dam and if the pond is drained that will impact and possible gain access to some pretty prime timber.” A team of engineers, is working on the plan to decommission the Cambridge Dam with a report expected mid-
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January. ATCO’s current proposal takes into consideration the changes in the logging market and the increased cost associated with logging based on the timber cruise. The company is willing to pay the city a fixed price of $32 per cubic metre for saw logs and $5 per metric tonne for pulp logs. That price is $6 less per cubic metre than Trail received in the previous deal, because according to an ATCO presentation given to the city, wood prices have declined by 13 per cent since 2002 and costs to log and haul the timber to market have increased.
Thieves broke into locked vehicles
FROM PAGE 11 “This was more than someone just looking for a vehicle to take for a joy ride,” said Hawton. “It was spread over two nights, which is unusual, and the vehicles were locked with no keys left behind. They broke in and punched out the ignitions to start them. They knew what they were doing.” Of the two vehicles that the thieves actually managed to steal, one was recovered in another part of West Trail and the other has yet to be found. The RCMP are reminding vehicle owners to always take their keys, lock the vehicles, and to not leave any valuables that might tempt would-be thieves and are requesting that anyone who may have witnessed the incidents, or have any knowledge of them, to contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers. “We’re also encouraging people to call if they hear or see anything suspicious,” said Hawton. “Neighbours being vigilant is the best deterrent in situations like this.”
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The generosity of the Rossland Health Care Auxiliary was abundant on Pledge Day when they donated $29,764 to the KBRH Health Foundation. Of that amount, $15,000 supports Critical Care and $4,764 is designated for ENT services. KBRH Health Foundation representatives Lisa Pasin (left) and Tom McEwan (right) accept this donation from RHA members Lindsey Premier, secretary, Linda Cant, VP, and Sharon Hansen, President.
Further study recommended, says doctors
FROM PAGE 1 had those diseases,” said Kosatsky. “Then we broke those numbers down into percentages,” he said. “Given that the people in Trail tend to be older and use more health services when we looked at a proportion of all health services, IBD is not very much different in Trail than other areas.” Overall, the study included 235 patients diagnosed with the disease in Trail, Nelson 154, and 99 cases in Williams Lake. IBD is a group of chronic inflammatory conditions of the large and small intestines that can cause serious illness requiring ongoing medication reviews, possible surgery and in some cases lead to cancer. The major types of IBD, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are reported to occur as a cluster in Northport, meaning an unusually large number of people are sickened by a disease in a certain place and time. However, any relationship between IBD and environmental pollutants have no known connection and are
entirely speculative at this time, according to Dr. Larder. “The point made during the presentation about how we investigate clusters is really critical,” he explained. “As a medical health officer I have been asked to investigate clusters of disease before and the first thing to do is to gather preliminary easily collectible information to make an assessment of whether it is necessary to devote much greater resources in the study.” Both doctors recommend to further the study with recent data amassed locally over the last two years. “I am grateful that this analysis has been done after concerns identified by media activity around Northport,” said Dr. Larder. “Where we are right now reassures me that there isn’t anything critical going on here and we have the time to look at another couple of years worth of data to see if there really is any suggestion of something going on.” In August 2012, a survey conducted by researchers from the Harvard medical school was published which
identified high rates of IBD incidents in Northport. “It is my understanding that in this survey that with respect to diseases, inflammatory bowel disease stood out,” said Kosatsky. “So they said let’s look at that one starting within a general overview based on the respondent proportion.” The researchers from Harvard hypothesized that activities of the smelter in Trail was associated with the high prevalence of IBD in Northport, and the BC public health authorities deemed it important to assess the occurrence of IBD upstream, in Trail. “My initial take on the data that I have seen is that Trail is trending back towards the rest of Interior Health,” he explained. “So I have a very low level of anxiety right now about there being an unusually high prevalence of IBD here.” Reports of concerns about health problems in Northport attributed to pollution first surfaced in 1994, and prompted an investigation of IBD and kidney disease by the BC Ministry of Health at that time.
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That study found hospitalization rates for IBD among Trail residents were no higher than those for residents of the entire Central Kootenay Health Unit. “Teck is committed to the health and safety of the community in which we live and work,” Richard Deane, manager of environmental health and safety at Teck Trail Operations. “As a member of the Trail Area and Environment Committee (THEC) we will support any additional work deemed necessary.” Since 1990, THEC has been in partnership with the local community, the City of Trail, Interior Health, and the BC Ministry of Environment, to work on initiatives focused on the health and wellbeing of the Greater Trail community, “We continue to improve our environmental performance,” said Deane. “Investments we have made over the last 20 years have reduced emissions to air and water by 95 per cent and we remain committed to continuing to enhance our environmental performance.”
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City on the hook for Challenge losses By Joe Fries
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City taxpayers will be on the hook if the Challenge Penticton triathlon fails to emerge from red ink that’s expected to total $200,000 for the race’s inaugural year. The city owns the Challenge-brand licence, which it assigned to a non-profit society, so it is ultimately responsible for any debts incurred, confirmed Mayor Garry Litke. Sources with knowledge of the race’s finances have pegged the 2013 loss at $200,000. “I won’t confirm or deny that,” said Litke, who claimed some of the society’s records contain “proprietary information.” Penticton Triathlon Race Society president Paulette Rennie also declined to comment on the expected loss, noting year-end financial statements are still being prepared and such information could give competitors an advantage. She clarified, however, that the city is only acting as guarantor on a line of credit. “They’re not cutting us a cheque or anything,” Rennie said. “They’re not handing us over any money at all. All they’re doing is backing us. If things went sideways, they would be responsible.” Rennie would not discuss registration numbers for 2014 because that too could give competitors a leg up, she said, but allowed that the society expects it will take up to five years to make a profit, which would be disbursed to community groups, on what is essentially a new race. “For us, this year was extreme in the sense that we’re building from the ground up,” she said. Besides covering startup costs, she said the city agreed, prior to the formation of the society, to allow athletes until July to withdraw from the event and have their full $675 registration fee refunded. Rennie estimated upwards of 150 racers took advantage for a loss of revenue of about $100,000. Litke said the city knew the annual triathlon would struggle as it switched brands from Ironman to Challenge after the 2012 event, and will remain patient.
Panel to issue report on Northern Gateway THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A federal-review-panel report on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline will be released this week, following more than a year of hearings throughout B.C. and Alberta. The highly anticipated report will be released Thursday afternoon in Calgary and will include the panel’s recommendation on whether the project should proceed. The final decision, however, rests with the federal government, which has 180 days to decide. As the Dec. 31 deadline for the report neared, Ivan Giesbrecht, spokesman for Northern Gateway, said the hearings were the most thorough in history and he felt confident the decision would be based on solid science. “We put a lot of hard work and effort into this process and we have confidence in the joint review panel, that they have reviewed it thoroughly and done it to the highest standards possible,” Giesbrecht said. The controversial $6-billion proposal that would link the Alberta oil sands with a tanker port on the B.C. coast has pitted the proponent, Calgary-base Enbridge (TSX:ENB), against environmental groups and several First
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to reach the emerging markets of Asia and free them to sell outside what is currently their sole market in the American Midwest. Several new safety measures have been announced by federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver since the hearings ended, and B.C. Premier Christy Clark has announced a truce with neighbouring Alberta in a dispute over her province’s
“fair share” of revenues from the project. Kimberly Sheardon, of Ecojustice, which represented ForestEthics Advocacy, Living Oceans Society and Raincoast Conservation Foundation at the hearings, said the panel was given a narrow scope, and some major concerns have yet to be addressed. “We remain particularly concerned about the panel’s failure to
consider the upstream impacts of oilsands expansion this proposed pipeline would enable,” she said in a statement. “We are also concerned that the panel was not able to consider the recently released recovery strategy for the Pacific humpback whale, which shows a clear conflict between tanker traffic and the long-term survival and recovery of the whale population.”
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U.S. ski coach remains in jail THE CANADIAN PRESS VERNON, B.C. - The American coach and substitute teacher accused of planting a video camera in the hotel room of his female students will spend the Christmas holidays in a British Columbia jail. The bail hearing for 43-year-old Jason Paur of Seattle was put over until January by a provincial court judge in Vernon. Paur was arrested Dec. 10 at the Silver Star ski resort near Vernon and faces charges of secretly viewing or recording nudity or sexual
activity, possessing and accessing child pornography, and breaking and entering. Paur was a substitute teacher at The Bush School, a private kindergarten- to Grade 12 school in Seattle, and was also a coach of its boys and girls cross country ski team. The team was on a field trip at the resort. After his arrest, the school released a statement saying Paur had worked there periodically since 1996 and has been placed on administrative leave.
Erratum Notice of Application and Directions on Procedure Application to Export Electricity to the United States Teck Metals Ltd. Notice is hereby given that, in the above-titled notice published on page 2772 of the Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 147, No. 49, on December 7, 2013, an incomplete list of generation and transmission facilities in Canada in which the applicant or its affiliates has an interest appeared. That list should read as follows: Generation Facilities: Waneta Generating Station (493 MW), Trail, British Columbia Wintering Hills Wind Farm (88 MW), Dalum, Alberta Transmission Facilities: Waneta Substation, Trail, British Columbia Emerald Substation, Trail, British Columbia Four 60 kV transmission lines (Lines 14-17) that run from Waneta Generating Station to the Trail Industrial Operations Line 71, 230 kV transmission line that runs between Waneta and the Bonnevile Power Administration’s Boundary Station in the United States, also interconnected to BC Hydro substation at Nelway. Wheatland 609S Substation, Wintering Hills Wind Farm, Dalum, Alberta In addition, in the same notice, erroneous dates appeared in paragraphs 2 and 4. Those paragraphs should read as follows: 2. Submissions that any party wishes to present shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board, 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0X8, fax: (403) 292-5503, and served on the Applicant by January 6, 2014. 4. Any answer to submissions that the Applicant wishes to present in response to items 2 and 3 of this Notice of Application and Directions on Procedure shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board and served on the party that filed the submission by January 21, 2014.
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Caribou conservation strategies graded THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - A study to see how well provinces and territories are responding to the federal government’s National Recovery Strategy for Boreal Woodland Caribou has found Manitoba is doing better than most. The first annual assessment was done by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and David Suzuki Foundation. CPAWS Manitoba executive director Ron Thiessen said Manitoba received a medium grade for making progress on conserving woodland caribou. Low grades were given to the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Thiessen said Manitoba is setting a national precedent by identifying that conserving large, intact habitats is key to preserving caribou. The government and industry partners also have more than 200 collars in operation that track caribou movements to increase knowledge for developing protection measures. CPAWS says the biggest threat to caribou’s survival is habitat fragmentation, which increases access by predators.
Canada Post must change, says CEO THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Just as what it delivers is changing dramatically, Canada Post must make difficult changes to keep pace in the digital world, the head of Crown agency told a Commons committee Wednesday. In defending the corporation’s proposed service cuts and price hikes, Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra told the Commons transport committee the changes are necessary in order for the carrier to survive. “If the mail is changing its shape and size, don’t we think the mailbox should change its shape and size too?” Chopra asked. “So what we’re trying to do is adapt (to) the changing needs of Canadians.” It was the first time Chopra spoke publicly since the announcement last Wednesday
that Canada Post plans to phase out door-todoor mail delivery in urban centres over a five-year period something the corporation’s union says it will fight to the last breath. Instead, mail would be delivered to communal neighbourhood “superboxes.” Under the proposal, the cost of stamps who also rise sharply, by more than 50 per cent. Chopra struck a positive tone during his nearly one-hour appearance at the committee, but said difficult choices had to be made. “We believe Canada Post will remain a relevant, meaningful participant in the lives of Canadians,” he said. “Over the years the mail has changed in shape and size, and so are we.” That change, said Chopra, means concentrating more on
Erratum Avis de demande et Instructions relatives à la procédure Demande visant l’exportation d’électricité aux États-Unis Teck Metals Ltd. Àvis est par les présentes donné que dans l’avis susmentionné, publié à la page 2772 de la Partie I de la Gazette du Canada, vol. 147, n. 21, le 7 decembre, 2013, un liste incomplet des installations de production ou de transport au Canada, détenait par le demandeur, directement ou par l’entremise de ses sociétés affiliées, a apparu. La liste auraient dû se lire comme suit:
delivering packages and less on putting paper letters in mail slots. He told the committee that, in 2007, Canada Post profits began to drop off as people and businesses turned to digital communication. That decline picked up speed in 2010, he said, with the introduction of computer tablets. Chopra also cited a recent report that warned, without significant changes, Canada Post could be losing $1 billion a year by 2020. The post office union, however, questioned that assessment, and also asked
why Canada Post hasn’t tried more aggressively to expand its revenue base. “We accept the fact that things are changing,” said Denis Lemelin, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. “However, we cannot understand why Canada Post will not follow the example of post offices in the U.K., in France, in Italy, in Switzerland and in many other countries which are currently either beginning a banking service or expanding their existing services.” Lemelin vowed that CUPW would do everything in its power to reverse the proposed
service cuts. NDP committee member Hoang Mai questioned whether the postal service consulted widely enough before coming up with its restructuring plan, saying he’s heard from people who are outraged over the proposals. Liberal MP David McGuinty warned that the elderly and disabled will face difficulties retrieving mail once door-to-door delivery ends. But Chopra said the agency had consulted with Canadians for months, and has been mindful of seniors’ concerns in putting together its reform proposals.
Baird says Snowden should surrender
THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden should surrender himself to the United States, abandoning his bid for asylum in Brazil. Baird says Snowden’s actions have compromised international security. The U.S. wants to prosecute Snowden, who was granted temporary asylum in Russia. Baird says the U.S. has a fair justice system, and that’s where
Snowden should face the consequences of his actions. Snowden praised Brazil’s government in an open letter this week for standing up to the U.S. spying, and said he could offer more details if he was granted political asylum there. Snowden’s cache of documents also suggests that Communications Security Establishment Canada once monitored Brazil’s mines and energy department and helped the U.S. and Britain spy on participants at the London G20 summit in 2009.
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he Catholic Church consecrates saints with less pomp and sentimentality than was lavished on Nelson Mandela during the weeklong media orgy that we have just been through. We haven’t seen such a ridiculous spectacle since... oh, since the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy three weeks ago. But at least the Kennedy orgy was over a lot faster – and nobody compared him to Gandhi or Christ. Pity the poor journalists who had to grind out endless stories about what was hardly a news event at all – 95-year-old man dies after lengthy illness – and inevitably ended up sounding like sycophants and fools. True, the world needed (or at least wanted) a political icon of perfect virtue, but the beatification of Nelson Mandela took much too long. The problem was that everybody in the media knew well in advance that Mandela was dying, and had time to invest millions in preparing to “cover” the event. Hotel rooms and telecom facilities were booked, crews and anchors were deployed, and the
expense had to be justified by round-the-clock, wallto-wall coverage of funeral orations, vox pop interviews, and talking heads. And of course all the world’s politicians showed up for the greatest photo op of the decade, including many who had condemned Mandela as a terrorist before he pulled off a peaceful transition from apartheid to majority rule in South Africa. But now that the babble of rhetoric has died down and just before the myth was takes over completely, let us talk honestly about who he was and what he accomplished. Mandela understood that South Africans needed an icon, not a mere mortal man, as the founding hero of their new democracy, but he had a strong sense of irony. It would have got plenty of exercise as he watched the local politicos and the foreign dignitaries strew metaphorical flowers on his grave. The man whom they buried at Qunu on Sunday was arrested by the white minority regime in 1963, probably on a tip from the US Central Intelligence Agency. He was the head of the African National Congress’s military wing,
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Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), at the time, and continued to back its campaign of sabotage, bombing and attacks on military and police targets throughout his 27 years in prison. If the South African Communist Party is to be believed, he was a member of its central committee at the time of his arrest. It was a different time, when US President Ronald Reagan could declare that the apartheid regime was “essential to the Free World,” and the ANC’s main international supporters were the Soviet Union and Cuba. Mandela might have ended up as a man of violence if he had not gone to prison. Instead, in prison, he had the time to develop his ideas about reconciliation and persuade the other
ANC leaders who were also confined to Robben Island of their value. By the time he came out of prison in 1990, he had become the man that everybody knew they could trust – including the whites. During the next four years, when he and F.W. De Klerk, the last white president, negotiated the transfer of power from the white minority to the black majority, he really was the indispensable man. His commitment to reconciliation was so visible and genuine that whites were willing to do what had once seemed inconceivable: to hand over power before they absolutely had to. If you want to know what South Africa would have looked like if the whites had clung to power down to the last ditch, look at Syria today. But it was not only Mandela who saved the country from that fate: they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to both Mandela and De Klerk, because the miracle could not have happened if De Klerk had not had the will and the skill to lead his own Afrikaner tribe out of power. Then, after the first free election in 1994, Mandela became the president, and
frankly he wasn’t very good at it. He had no executive experience, nor much aptitude for it. Thabo Mbeki did most of the hard administrative work behind the scenes during Mandela’s presidency (1994-1999), while Mandela greeted visiting celebrities, hobnobbed with the rich and famous, and solicited donations for various causes that included, unfortunately, his own extensive family. He was not personally corrupt, but he was involved in a few dubious deals, and he tolerated corruption in others. But he did his country one last big favour: he retired at the end of his first term rather than clinging to power. He was already 81 years old at that time, but lesser men (Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, for instance) have not let that stop them. And he even had a few good years left to enjoy his family before age began to drag him down. He was not a saint; he was just a man. But he was the right man at the right time. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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Letters & Opinion Letters to the editor
Trail council getting too greedy This letter is not directed to the fine citizens of the City of Trail, but to their mayor and council who will once again have to deal with the recreation issue that has raised its ugly head and an issue which they created. I still find it unbelievable that a city who has over 62 per cent taxes paid by Teck\ Cominco would pass a motion that basically says “Friends and neighbours, if you want to use our facilities, you will pay double.” In my previous 15 years of municipal politics I had never seen or heard a more greedy self-serving and divisive item put forward. It is unfortunate that Beaver Valley stepped up to the plate so quickly with a bag of money but I understand their motive.
It is my belief that they thought their gesture would keep the City of Trail away from their Waneta Dam. They should have known that one cannot deal honourably with dishonourable people. The chickens have come to roost and Beaver Valley has opted out of this municipal ransom deal perpetrated by the City of Trail and I sincerely hope that the Village of Warfield does the same. If the Village of Warfield Council took the $75,000 dollars they pay Trail for recreation and shared it with Warfield homeowners, they could give each one a $100 dollar reduction on their house tax bill or split it between the residents and the needed upgrades to our community hall. It should be
noted that the Village also gives about $35,000 dollars to the library every year and at the time of thus letter, I hear that the City of Trail is asking for double or triple that amount. “Enough is enough!” In closing, let me say that I believe that everyone in this area should share in the taxes from Teck/Cominco, the Dams and utility companies. We could share on a per/capita basis or any other fair manner. We would also share in the operation and maintenance of all facilities in whatever formula is agreed upon. This opinion is not about amalgamation, but far from it but is about co-operation, trust and friendship. Bill Trewhella, Warfield
Kudos and questions over power outage
On December 12, 2013 at approximately 4:30 p.m, there was a loud crash and flash on the power pole across the street from us. This caused the power to go out. Our power came right back on but it stayed off in the townhouses. This occurred three or four more times until
11:30 p.m, with the power going off and back on. The workers had been locked out since, I believe June. I must tell you that it scared the heck out of me to think of these power surges happening. What appliances could have blown in our homes and would you
replace them? I give kudos to, I think it was management, for all the work they did to get everything up and running. I woke up at 5 a.m. and they were still on the job! Marion Lyall Trail
Aussie pension reform a lesson for Canada
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hile the recent meeting of Canada’s finance ministers thankfully averted a move to expand the Canada Pension Plan, there’s little doubt that the debate about the CPP will continue. Canadians, however, would benefit from a broader debate and one that looks beyond our borders to see what other countries are doing on employmentbased pension policy. Australia’s 1992 pension reform is particularly worth looking at. A recent study published by the Fraser Institute examined Australia’s employment-based pension reform which was intended to address a gap in the country’s retirement savings and an overreliance on the public pension system. The Australian system now rests on three pillars. Australia has a mean-tested public pension program that provides a basic source of retirement income regardless of employment history to all Australians aged 65 years or older (set to rise to 67 years by 2020). It also encourages voluntary private savings through the tax system. But the lynchpin of the Australian model and where the lesson for Canada may lie is its individual retirement savings accounts with mandatory employer contributions. In 1992, rather than go the CPP route, the Australian government chose an employment-
based pension reform that made individual retirement savings mandatory. Prior to the reform, Australia’s pension system consisted only of the meanstested public pension program and private savings. Now, these employment-based savings accounts cover approximately 90 per cent of the workers. Here’s how they work: Employers must contribute a minimum of nine per cent of an employee’s gross earnings up to a maximum income threshold (rising to 12 per cent by 201920) into an individual account that is privately managed. There are limited rules around asset allocation and investment strategy for these accounts. This affords considerable flexibility to account holders – particularly when compared to the CPP – as an individual may choose a different investment strategy based on his or her risk profile. There is also flexibility to withdraw funds from the accounts prior to retirement for medical emergencies or financial hardship. And any balance in the accounts can be fully transferred in a lump-sum to a dependent tax-free upon death. These important benefits are not available through the CPP. Australians can begin withdrawing from their retirement savings account at age 55, though the income is subject to tax. The option to withdraw from the accounts early has contributed to low levels of
post-retirement participation in the labour force, so the government is now transitioning to a minimum retirement age of 60 by 2025. To be clear: we are not suggesting that Canada should adopt compulsory individual retirement savings accounts in addition to the existing pension system. But Australia’s system of compulsory personalized retirement savings has features that would appeal to many Canadians if given the choice between them and the CPP. There are important distinctions between the two government-mandated pension models. Australia’s individual retirement savings accounts are defined contribution plans – not defined benefit plans – which means the level of retirement benefits is less certain. But the Australian accounts have their own benefits not found in the CPP, like the ability to personalize one’s investment strategy, to fully transfer assets upon death, and to withdraw funds in the case of an emergency. Looking at the retirement system of both countries more broadly, the opportunity for lessons works both ways. Australia may look to Canada’s pension income support programs and its record on achieving a relatively low rate of senior poverty. Sean Speer is associate director of fiscal studies and Charles Lammam is resident scholar in economic policy at the Fraser Institute.
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Rob Ford tops Google Canada searches THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - After dissecting the more than 40 billion queries submitted throughout 2013, Google Canada has declared Toronto’s notorious Mayor Rob Ford as search term of the year. While Facebook was the absolute top search of the year - as it has been for several years running - Ford topped Google’s so-called trending list, representing the search terms that stood out most compared to previous web history. Ford was followed by the late Canadian “Glee” actor Cory Monteith, who died of an overdose in July; “Fast and the Furious” actor Paul Walker, who was killed in a car crash last month; murder victim Tim Bosma; and the Boston marathon. Nelson Mandela, royal baby, North Korea, the Harlem Shake dance craze, and Lac-Megantic rounded out the Top 10 list. Other trending searches in 2013 for Canadian people included Chris Hadfield, Rehtaeh Parsons, Rita MacNeil, Jarome Iginla and Stompin’ Tom Connors. One of the most interesting annual lists Google releases is a countdown of trending “what is” searches, which reveals what topics web searchers were keen to learn more about. “What is twerking” topped the list, and the provocative dance was also the No. 1 “how to” search. Fracking was second on the “what is” list, followed by ricin, bbm, molly, bitcoin, Monsanto, Snapchat, EPO and DOMA. As much as Canadians couldn’t get enough of Ford’s antics, he still wasn’t the absolute most searched for person of the year. That honour went to pop star Justin Bieber.
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On Dec. 7, the UCW of the Trail United Church held its Christmas Coffee party in the Knox Hall convened by Janet Cameron. As is the custom, the Christmas season scene consisted of a beautifully decorated head table with silver team services and tea tables covered with red cloths, highlighted with rose bowls. Members took turns looking after the kitchen, bake table, fancy work and crafts, Toonie table and the addition of a new “gently-used” table. From the left; Doreen Meneer, Dawn Glover, Jean McKinnon, Dolly Rella and Mary Dardi.
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Doctor was pioneer in cancer genetics research THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO - Dr. Janet Rowley, a pioneer in cancer genetics research, has died at age 88. Rowley spent most of her career at the University of Chicago, where she also obtained her medical degree. She died Tuesday of ovarian cancer complications at her home nearby, the university said in a statement. Rowley conducted landmark research with leukemia in the 1970s, linking cancer with genetic abnormalities - work that led to targeted drug treatment for leukemia. She identified a genetic process called translocation, now widely accepted. By 1990, more than 70 translocations had been identified in various cancers, according to her biography on the National Library of Medicine’s website. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest scientific honour and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour. “Janet Rowley’s work established that cancer is a genetic disease,” Mary-
Claire King, president of the American Society of Human Genetics, said recently. “We are still working from her paradigm.” Rowley, known among colleagues for her intelligence and humility, called receiving the presidential award, in 2009, “quite remarkable.” “I’ve never regretted being in science and being in research,” Rowley said at the time. “The exhilaration that one gets in making new discoveries is beyond description.” With her silvery hair and twinkling eyes, Rowley was a recognizable figure at the University of Chicago, often seen riding her bike around the South Side campus, even up until a few months ago despite her disease. She remained active in research until close to her death and hoped that her own cancer could contribute to understanding of the disease. Just last month, she was well enough to attend a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the presidential medal in Washington alongside other previous recipients and this year’s winners, who
include several scientists, former President Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, baseball’s Ernie Banks and Loretta Lynn. Rowley was born in New York City in 1925 and at age 15 won a scholarship to an advanced academic program at the University of Chicago. She went to medical school there when the quota was
just three women in a class of 65, the university said. She often encouraged young researchers to persevere and take risks. “Success often involves a great deal of luck,” Rowley said. “Some people don’t like to hear that because it means there are things out of their control. But that’s the way it is.”
Teen who sings like Elvis invited to ‘Ellen’ show THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO, Ontario - He may be just 16, but he sings like the King, and has a date with Ellen. Quebec teenager David Thibault has racked up millions of YouTube views with his uncanny rendition of ”Blue Christmas” by Elvis Presley. The video, recorded last week at Montreal radio station CKOI, had generated more than seven million views by early Wednesday. Viewers who saw Thibault perform with just an acoustic guitar include talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who has invited Thibault to appear on her program on Monday. A message on the Degeneres website says the “teenage viral sensation” will do his best version of the King during the program. Several other videos of Thibault singing Elvis tunes are on YouTube, including ”Don’t Be Cruel,” ”My Way” and ”Blue Suede Shoes.”
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s the Christmas Season envelopes us it seems technology makes us less a part of the whole process. Christmas is a time for giving but giving in the 21st century is no more than a mouse click, tap or swipe. Looking for the best, cheapest, most popular, highest rated is only a “google” away. Many of us will buy something without even seeing it. We will take some complete stranger’s word for it. The one with five stars is the one I want. I am as guilty as anyone. I have chosen products based on the number of stars. What about actually choosing something after trying it out. Touching it, seeing it live, hearing it live and making your own decision. What we drive in the 21st century is also allowing technology to isolate us from the
whole process of trical input. Press driving. Somewhere on the pedal for full along the way the power and an algopowers that be rithm determines decided we want exactly how much vehicles that require power to allow so no less involvement tires spin. from the driver. It ron Cruise control came disguised as will now mainsafety features. tain a safe distance Mechanically Features like between your’s and Speaking anti lock braking the vehicle ahead of systems, electronic you. Try to change stability control, automatic lanes when there is a vehicle transmissions, power steer- in your blind spot and your ing cannot even be deleted steering will kick back at you. from the most basic of vehi- Don’t you dare. cles. Each one of these sysEnter the new Mercedes S tems purpose was designed to Class. This vehicle is genermake driving easier and safer. ally used as the benchmark Have any of them improved for the future. This car can the breed; ie made us better find speed bumps and adapt drivers? I don’t think so. its suspension to make them We are now going into the nearly transparent. This car era of drive by wire. Soon will drive for periods of time there will only be software without your hands on the between the drivers inputs wheel. Minutes can go by and the vehicles outputs. The without any input from the gas pedal is now only an elec- driver. Are we ready for this
degree of noninvolvement? I was lucky enough this weekend to be driving a go kart on a race course. The experience was amazing. Involvement at its purest. The steering is direct. No power assist. You are sitting on the track. There is no suspension just the flexing of the steel frame. Gas pedal and brake mechanically connected. Oversteer and understeer always present. Only your skill level between one and the other. Consequences for mistakes? Always. Can I still drive? It is hard work. It requires concentration and focus. Pure fun. No algorithms, electronic nannies to keep you on the track. Only a 15 year old between me and a first place finish. Dradtz! Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate of mechanical engineering from UBC.
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Cunningham makes NHL debut By Times Staff Warfield’s Craig Cunningham made his NHL debut for the Boston Bruins Tuesday night in a 2-0 shut out victory over the Calgary Flames, but as an emergency call up he was promptly sent back to Providence on Wednesday. Cunningham joined the Bruins for Monday’s practice in Wilmington, Mass. from their American Hockey League affiliate in Providence, where Cunningham has netted at least 20 goals in each of the last two seasons, and has scored nine goals and added five assists in 27 games this year. Boston has been plagued by injury, illness, and recent suspensions, and it was uncertain whether first-line forward Jerome Iginla would suit up Tuesday. Iginla skipped practice Monday from a dislocated finger suffered against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday in a fight with Ryan Kesler. As it turns out, Iginla was indeed in the line up and he assisted on both Zdeno Chara’s powerplay goals to lift the Bruins to their sixth win in a row at home. But rather than sitting out, Cunningham also played in his first NHL game. “I was a little nervous my first shift,” Cunningham said on the Bruins blog. “The pace is a little quicker than in the American League but after my first shift I thought I settled in.” The 23-year-old played eight minutes and 16 seconds through three periods and registered four shots-on-goal skating on a line with Greg Campbell and Jordan Caron. “First game jitters and I think you could see it in that first shift but he settled down and gave us what we wanted from him,” Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien said, following Cunningham’s debut. “A real good effort.” The former Beaver Valley Nitehawk joins Ryan Spooner, Matt Fraser, and Nick Johnson as Providence Bruins forwards who have been recalled by the big club in the last two weeks, a stretch where the Bruins have five wins and one loss in six games. The transition is made as easy as possible for call-ups like Cunningham who see the same strategy employed at both levels of professional hockey. “The coaching staff down there really prides themselves in the same system up top and it makes it a lot easier,” said Cunningham. His teammates also make it easy as well, and right now, Cunningham had plenty of support to fall back on, amidst his brief stay with the big club. “They said you’re here for a reason and just go out and play your game, it’s just another game, it happens. I had a tough time believing it was just another game but they were great,” he added. Cunningham may be headed back to the AHL for the time being, but chances are, he’s going there knowing he has what it takes to someday make the jump.
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In exactly one week, the annual Boxing Day Classic returns to the ice at the Rossland Arena for a day of fun and fund raising for local charities. The Classic group donated $2,500 to both KidSport Trail and Relay for Life in addition to two $500 scholarships for J. L. Crowe and Rossland Secondary School students last year, and will look to do the same in this years Boxing Day mini-tournament. Pictured from left: Eleanor Gattafoni-Robinson, Trisha Davison, Lea Wilman of EZ Rock, Dyne Parker , Wayne Florko, Gord Aiken , Steve Robinson , Gord Menelaws, Dallas Stanton , Erin Adrain, Kristine Forbes. For more information or to make a donation, email boxingdayclassic@gmail.com or call Patty Bielli at 368-7728.
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Fewer fans spell bleak financial forecast Attendance down throughout league By Jim Bailey
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The British Columbia Hockey League’s (BCHL) executive board met earlier this week to discuss a dire financial future for Canada’s premier junior league. Trail Smoke Eater president Tom Gawryletz met with five other representatives of the BCHL’s executive in Vancouver on Monday to prepare for the BCHL semiannual board of governors meeting next month and to issue a sober warning to team owners, officials, sponsors, coaches, players, and fans. “The meeting was called based on a lot of conversa-
tion amongst team owners and team delegates that we need to somehow make some changes to make the league more viable,” said Gawryletz. A combination of dwindling corporate support, declining season ticket sales and attendance has numbers down across the board in a league that boasts some of the best Junior A players in North America. “I don’t believe there is a team in the league making money,” said Gawryletz. “The league has to make some changes if it’s going to survive.” The only BCHL team that hasn’t seen a drop in average attendance this season is the Penticton Vees who are up from 1,786 fans per game last
season, to drawing an average of almost 2,100 in each of 16 home games this season. The biggest loser has been the Chilliwack Chiefs, a team that averaged the highest attendance last season, 2,168 per game, has attracted close to 600 fewer fans per match, with roughly 1,600 attending games this year. “I think everybody is in the same boat, even the big boys that everybody thinks are making a ton of money. “I don’t need to tell you how we (the Smoke Eaters) are doing, everybody knows, but everybody is in the same boat.” Despite a much better effort on the ice in 2012-13, the Smoke Eaters lost over $60,000 last season; the team
was down at the box office by about $5,000, and almost $60,000 from two years previous. Yet, the worst hit came from season-ticket sales that dropped more than $15,000 from the previous season, while corporate sponsorships were down $13,000, and over $40,000 from two years ago, as well as a $16,000 shortfall in fundraising. According to BCHL statistics, the Trail Smoke Eaters sit in 11th of 16 teams in league attendance averaging just under 800 fans in 19 home games this season, down from an average of 946 over last season. Gawryletz points to a certain demographic that has dropped dramatically over the years. See XXX, Page 12
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By Times Staff The Beaver Valley Nitehawks put on a special-teams clinic for the Grand Forks Border Bruins on Tuesday in a
6-0 victory. Three of B.V.’s six goals were scored on the power play, in addition to a short handed goal from Keanan
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Interior Division GP W L T OTL GF GA Pt Penticton 35 24 7 1 3 136 86 52 Vernon 35 19 9 3 4 120 104 45 Sal Arm 35 18 11 1 5 123 107 42 W Kel 32 18 11 1 2 111 93 39 Merritt 35 18 14 2 1 104 98 39 Trail 35 7 25 2 1 83 144 17 Island Division GP W L T OTL GF GA Pt Victoria 36 22 9 3 2 123 95 49 Powell R 33 22 7 2 2 122 82 48 Nanaimo 36 18 17 0 1 116 106 37 Cowichan 36 13 22 0 1 92 123 27 Alberni 35 9 20 2 4 101 142 24 Mainland Division GP W L T OTL GF GA Pt Langley 37 22 11 1 3 118 102 48
P.G. 34 20 10 2 2 110 87 44 Coquit 34 16 15 0 3 135 139 35 Surrey 35 15 19 1 0 119 142 31 Chiliwack 35 7 25 1 2 99 162 17 Today’s games Prince George at Surrey, 7 p.m. Trail at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m. Friday’s games Prince George at Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Powell River at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. West Kelowna at Penticton, 7 p.m. Alberni Valley at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Trail at Victoria, 7:15 p.m. Salmon Arm at Merritt, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s games Penticton at West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Trail at Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Nanaimo at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m. Powell River at Vernon, 7 p.m. Alberni Valley at Victoria, 7:15 p.m.
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By Times Contributor It was an epic battle this past week in the Kootenay Savings Super League between Team Ferguson and Brost Autoworx. Team Brost were up 2-0 after three ends, thanks to a single, a blank and a steal. Skip Rob Ferguson jumped in the lead with a delicate come around tap for three in the fourth. After skip Desiree Borsato made a perfect draw for one in the seventh to tie the game at four, Team Ferguson blanked the eighth and ninth to set up last rock in the 10th. Skip Ferguson had an open draw to the eight-foot for the win, but just as the brushers lifted their brooms in victory, the winning rock picked straight sideways onto an opposing rock, giving Brost Autoworx the steal and a 5-4 win. Team Nichol and Maglio Mens were tied at three after three ends, but skip Myron Nichol showed no
mercy to his opposing skip Russ Beauchamp, manufacturing steals in the fifth, sixth and seventh, leading the way to a 10-4 Team Nichol win. Team Fines was in tough against Rellish Transport. Fresh off qualifying for the Mens Provincials, Skip Deane Horning executed a long double raise, double take-out for four in the first, followed by a raise take-out of a Fines shot stone in the fourth, leading to another four. Skip Ken Fines made a raise tap for two in the fifth, but had no answer to the Brier type shots Horning was making, as Team Rellish put up a three in 6, then stole the seventh for a 12-4 win. Team Albo had their way with Team Maglio Ladies, kicking a field goal in the 1st, followed by single steals in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 8th ends, on their way to a 10-2 win. Playoffs start Jan. 9.
Teams suffering at gate FROM PAGE 11 “It’s almost impossible to get those 25-to-40-year-old people out that are sort of the next generation,” he added. “We’re living on borrowed time as far as I’m concerned.” Somewhat surprising is that two of the largest markets also have the lowest fan support with Surrey drawing 675 per game, and Coquitlam just 556 fans per match, a significant drop from Surrey’s 1,087 fans per game in 2012-13 and Coquitlam’s 779. Small-market teams like the Smoke Eaters already face inherent challenges due to location, expensive travel costs, and population restrictions, as they compete for a limited amount of funds from the business and public sectors.
“When you go to a town like Trail, there are only so many corporate dollars available, and trust me we’re not complaining, but the hospital has taken a huge bite of some of the money that we use to raise,” said the Smokie president. “We’re not complaining about it, there just isn’t enough to go around.” However, Gawryletz also admits that icing a competitive team is also a factor in attracting a solid fan base and raising the bottom line. “It doesn’t help the way we’ve played the last three years, that has a lot to do with it as well.” Despite its challenges, the BCHL is not considering contraction or folding any of its teams, and the season will play out regardless of financial constraint.
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Smoke Eaters embark on long road trip, in pursuit of win By Times Staff The Trail Smoke Eaters embark on a long road trip where they will face the Cowichan Valley Capitals tonight before battling Victoria and Chilliwack on Friday and Saturday. The Smokies are hoping some time away from home might snap a ninegame losing streak, and Duncan might just be the place to do it against the Capitals. Trail has taken two games from the Caps this season winning 6-2 in a match at Prospera Place in Chilliwack Sept. 8 then beating them 3-2 at home on Sept. 27.
The Smokies will also face recently traded defenceman Valik Chichkin, although Mitch and Rylan Ball whom Trail was to receive in return have yet to report. Former Smoke Eater Kyle Horsman will also suit up for Cowichan. Horsman played 40 games with the orange and black in 2011-12 before being traded. Cowichan currently sits in fourth in the Island division with 27 points. Perhaps the Smoke Eaters greatest challenge will come against Victoria Grizzlies who recently disenfranchised the Powell River Kings of
top spot in the Island division with a 5-1 win. The Grizzies are Led by two of the three Fitzgerald triplets, Myles and Gerry, (Leo is out with injury), who sit in fourth and fifth in League scoring with 48 and 46 points respectively. Victoria is heavily loaded with offensive threats, that also includes former Smoke Eater Brandon Egli and will have to be solid defensively and in net if they hope to put points on the board.
Trail and Victoria skated to a 4-4 tie at the Cominco Arena on Nov. 1. If fatigue doesn’t set in on Saturday, the Smoke Eaters can take advantage of a Chilliwack Chiefs team that has also struggled mightily these season. Chilliwack’s recent futility streak surpasses that of the Smokies as the Chiefs had lost 10 in a row going into the game against Trail Saturday, in their first meeting of the season.
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prior history to anyone. Of course, if the only reason you are involved with her is because you find her background exotic or you are turned on by the fact that she used to be male, that is a different psychological issue and one you might want to examine more closely. Dear Annie: When my mother-in-law was still living, I always helped her organize the holiday meals. After she died, I began doing it myself. I always plan a nice dinner. Now I am having a hard time wanting to get together with my family. I have adult grandchildren, one of
even believe that you prefer it this way. So speak up. Let them know they are expected to contribute by helping with the cooking, setting the table and cleaning up afterward. They can chat while washing dishes. Assign specific duties to each person, and include the younger grandchildren so they learn that family meals are a group responsibility. If your children and grandchildren refuse to pitch in, inform them that you will no longer host these gatherings because it is too much work for you. You deserve a rest. Dear Annie: I could relate to the letter from “Mom from Montana,” whose new daughterin-law was angry about the dress she wore to the wedding. I agree with you that the bride is just looking for an excuse to cut off contact. Our daughter-inlaw of 18 years acts the same way. It doesn’t matter what we do to
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EMCON SERVICES INC., Road and Bridge maintenance contractor in the Castlegar, Rossland, Trail & Fruitvale Areas, are looking for professional drivers for part time employment for the upcoming winter season. Qualifications for these positions are:
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B.C. proposes re-opening grizzly hunt By Sally MacDonald Cranbrook Townsman
After a summer where Kimberley saw grizzly bears roaming through town, the B.C. government is proposing to re-open limited entry hunting for grizzly bears in the St. Mary River Valley. It’s one of two areas in the East Kootenay – the other is around Fernie, Sparwood and Elkford – that could be reopened to grizzly hunting after a twoyear sabbatical. “The areas where resumed hunting is being proposed have stable to increasing grizzly populations that can sustain a conservative hunt,” said Andrew Wilson, Director of B.C.’s Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Management Branch within the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. “If hunting or other grizzly mortality exceeds mortality estimates, the hunt can be reduced or even completely closed, as has been done previously.” The government is proposing that next spring, limited entry hunting could be reopened in Management Units 4-20 – the St. Mary Valley and north to Skookumchuck – and 4-23 – in the Elk Valley – to allow the harvest of five grizzlies each year for three years. This target could be altered if more grizzlies are killed than the target, either through hunting or rail and road kills. Grizzly hunting in those areas was closed in 2011 because more bears – specifically female bears – had been killed than the province thought was necessary to maintain the population. The Fish and Wildlife Branch asks hunters to select male grizzlies. Grizzly hunting remains permitted in other parts of the East Kootenay. In 2012, the province issued 3,716 tags across B.C., but only 250 grizzlies were harvested. The Ministry based its proposal on a study of the grizzly bear population in the South Rockies published in September. The ministry’s
proposal comes after a year of increasing grizzly bear incidents around Kimberley. In September, two juvenile grizzly bears spent a week roaming through Kimberley and Marysville. Conservation Officers were forced to kill one of the pair in Marysville and relocate the other bear up the St. Mary River Valley. The same month, a grizzly bear killed an elk on Lois Creek Trails in Kimberley. Grizzlies were also spotted over the summer at Kimberley Alpine Resort, and long-time Wycliffe rancher Ray Van Steinburg reported grizzlies killing his cattle in September for the first time in his 63 years on the property. In November 2012, two Wycliffe residents were fortunate to survive an attack by a sow grizzly near LD Ranch Road after they startled the grizzly and her cubs feeding on a deer. Susan Bond and Peter
Moody both suffered multiple lacerations, bites and puncture wounds to the head, arms, legs and torso. Local Conservation Officers tracked the grizzly but determined the bear and her cubs had left the area so they did not feel it necessary to pursue the bears, a decision that Susan and Peter supported. Meanwhile, in the Elk Valley, two men were attacked by a grizzly bear on Mount Proctor in July. The pair were hiking when attacked by a sow without knowing she was nearby. After first using bear spray, one of the men shot and injured the bear, which fled. They suffered wounds to the arms and legs. In October, two hikers came across a sow and two cubs feeding on a moose on the Galloway trail. When the sow charged the hikers, one of the men shot and injured the bear. Trails in the
area where closed for a week. Local wildlife ecologist Bob Jamieson, a resident of Ta Ta Creek, said all of these encounters with grizzlies indicate there is a healthy population in the Rocky Mountain Trench. He has prepared a report, “Grizzly bear numbers in southern B.C., Alberta and northern Montana,” detailing the grizzly population in the region. According to Jamieson’s report, there are now more than 900 grizzlies in the East Kootenay. In the Crown of the Continent region – in the Waterton and Flathead areas and northern Montana – there are an estimated 1,226 bears. In the Canadian Rockies there are an estimated 1,309 bears, and west of the Rocky Mountain Trench there are an estimated 1,767 bears, for a total of 4,302 bears.
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