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Rossland students move into Crowe The Trail Times is reviewing some of the top stories of 2013 as it closes the book on a busy year. BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
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Clara Murray has been volunteering her time and knitting expertise to the Trail Hospital Auxiliary for two years. Murray was sharpening her knitting needles and picking out a colour of wool to begin a set of baby booties for the new year.
Hospital waits for New Year’s baby BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Knitting needles at the Trail Hospital Auxiliary are click-clacking as volunteers wait to hear if booties and blankets for the New Year’s baby gift basket should be a shade of blue or tint of pink. Although there is no word if the stork has arrived at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH), the maternity ward does have five expectant mothers due within the first few weeks of the new year. “We had a couple of deliveries Christmas Eve but it has been quiet since then,” said Karina Poznekoff, maternity/ pediatric patient care coordinator. “We look at it like every delivery is exciting and the day of the week or year doesn’t matter,” she explained. “But we definite-
ly have to make more phone calls to the community about the New Year’s baby because so many donations are made to the newborn and mom.” Throughout the year, members of the Trail Hospital Auxiliary donate their time and creative energy to weave the tiny and colourful woollen sweaters, booties, hats and blankets that are sold in the KBRH gift shop or donated as gifts to various community charities. “Everything in the New Year’s basket is made by our ladies,” explained Karen Hadley, president of the auxiliary. “We have a room full of balls of wool that have been donated,” she said. “So when someone would like to knit for us, we give the person the wool and they donate the item back to the gift shop,” Hadley continued. “Some of the clothes are so
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fancy and fun like little ladybug sweaters. We even have one lady who makes frilly dresses and nightgowns for us out of the goodness of her heart.” The Trail Hospital Auxiliary was founded in 1943 with a mission to raise funds to advance care and comfort of those in need and provide funding for patient related equipment and programs. Today, the charity’s presence is felt throughout the hospital and the impact of the volunteers’ commitment is hard to miss. This year, the 60-member organization brightened the KBRH Health Foundation’s Critical Care campaign with a $30,000 contribution made during the annual Light-Up the Hospital’s Pledge Day (Dec. 6) and a $4,000 donation slated to maintain the hospital’s gardens. See MEMBER, Page 8
The sound of protest was heard this year from Rossland parents who were against the closure of their secondary school and sending grades 10-12 students down to Trail for education. School District 20 (SD20) made the diffi“I still wish cult decision of closing that I could be MacLean Elementary School, selling it to graduating in the Rossland French RSS but the school for $1 million, change was and moving K-9 students into the former easier than I Rossland Secondary expected. School (RSS) to save an estimated $265,000 MEGAN HEXIMER on a dwindling budget based on enrolment that followed suit. Fearful chatter was silenced when about 120 of Rossland’s senior students transitioned into their new school, commute and larger social circle with ease. Like most of her peers, Grade 12 student Megan Heximer was disappointed that she had to spend her final year in a new school that wasn’t in her community and was no longer a walk from home. “I mostly tried not to think about having to move there,” she admitted. “Many Rossland kids weren’t looking forward to the move and I knew that a lot of the Crowe kids weren’t looking forward to having us down there so I wasn’t sure how well the transition would be for everyone.” Heximer was also worried about what the teachers would be like. She was comfortable with the Rossland teachers she had grown to know over the years and didn’t know what to expect. But it didn’t take long to see that the teachers were dedicated, welcoming and accommodating, much like the other students. See MUSIC, Page 2
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Grade 12 students Jessica Semenoff and Megan Heximer were among the former Rossland Secondary School students who settled into their new school during move-in day at J. L. Crowe Secondary School.
Music program back, Interact efforts strengthened with Rossland students From page 1 “I don’t think I have changed,” she added. “I still wish I could be graduating in RSS, but the change was easier than I expected.” Welcoming Rossland students was done with care, according to principal David DeRosa. The Trail high school invited its new secondary students into the facility early, as it has always done with its new Grade 8s, to get a feel for the building prior to the start of the school year. “A lot of reflection and planning went into the process and that’s always a positive,” added DeRosa. By expanding on the same protocols followed to move Grade 8s in, the new students adjusted quickly. Not to say that the new road ahead came without a few bumps, admitted superintendent of schools Greg Luterbach. “The first few weeks were challenging as buses traversed through two major construction zones and we finetuned the route schedules,” he said. “We continue to monitor the routes, our service, number of riders and adjust
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Year in review
Union rejects proposal to end dispute with FortisBC The Trail Times continues its review of the top stories and moments from 2013 in Greater Trail. This edition will review April to June. October 7 – Locked out International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213 reject a mediator’s recommendations to end the dispute with FortisBC. Both sides were presented with recommendations from mediator Vince Ready. Union members in the West Kootenay and Okanagan soundly rejected the proposal. 9 – Montrose council heard from concerned residents over an upcoming smart meter installation by FortisBC. Council stopped short of calling for a meeting to inform residents, although it did support its residents taking the initiative to hold a community meeting. 10 – A draft of the master plan for Trail’s recreational services was presented to the public. Among the issues raised was the need for a skatepark, ending the Trail Resident Pass and better use for the Trail Memorial Centre. 10 – Salmo representatives and provincial counterparts were on hand for the official ground breaking of the affordable housing project in the village. The site will include 20 apartments and eight townhouses for seniors. 14 – West Kootenay Transit’s
27 – The City of Trail garners another five-bloom award in the international category of the Communities in Bloom competition. 29 – Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, announces that he will not run in the 2015 federal election. Atamanenko served the region for three terms as a member of the NDP.
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Oct. 25 - It looks like someone didn’t make their monthly sales quota. Realtor Terry Alton, Count Dracula, was one of the gruesome characters that put fright into those who dare enter Century 21’s haunted house. The haunted experience was part of Trail’s celebration of Halloween Spooktacular. expanded bus routes have been attracting more riders, said the service operator. Ridership in the Columbia zone (that combines Trail, Castlegar, Rossland and
Slocan) increased by 19,000 trips said a transit spokesperson. 16 – The City of Trail announced it will host the 2014 provincial Community in Bloom
awards conference next fall. 17 – Recycling in Genelle underwent a major change with the arrival of the curbside blue box program. The program eliminates the need for residents to take their recycling to a designated site. 21 – Trail council approves voting by mail for the next municipal election in 2014.
November 1 – Locked out FortisBC workers rejected the latest offer from the company to end the fourmonth long lockout. 4 – The City of Trail gets a combined total of $150,000 from ICBC and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for its improvements to pedestrian safety and the replacement of its ageing infrastructure as part of its downtown revitalization project. 7 – With over 15 centimetres of snow falling at higher elevations, Environment Canada issued its first weather warning of the season for the Greater Trail region. The snowfall caused several accidents in the area as commuters adjusted to the driving conditions. 11 – Over 1,500 people attended Remembrance Day ceremonies in Trail and Fruitvale. 12 – The Greaer Trail Filipino community rallied for support in the wake of a devastating typhoon that ripped through the Philippines leaving death, destruction and millions of citizens displaced. See TRAIL Page 4
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Year in Review
Trail City Hall raises Metis flag for the first time Sensible BC petitioners and Ferraro Foods goes viral after the grocer demands the petitioners stay off the store’s property. The petitioners return the next day and Ferraro Foods offers an olive branch of cookies and tea as well as an online apology to its customers who may have felt uncomfortable over the confrontation. 25 – Citing bus driver safety, BC Transit announces there will be no free New Year’s Eve bus rides following recent incidents, including 2012 where intoxicated youth surrounded a bus in Rossland. 26 – Trail City Council decides not to pursue a plan to allow backyard chickens based on the response of a recent survey.
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Nov. 15 - Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, special guest Bruce Dumont, president of Metis National of B.C., Marilyn Taylor, regional director of the Kootenay Metis Nation of B.C., Myrt Servatius, president of the Kootenay South Metis Local, and her great granddaughter 19-monthold Madison Fischer were among about 30 people gathered across from City Hall to witness the raising of the Metis flag in Trail for the first time. The flag was flown in celebration of Louis Riel Day. From page 3 16 – Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, Bruce Dumont, president of the Metis National of B.C. and Marilyn Taylor, regional director of Kootenay Metis Nation of B.C. were on hand for the raising of the Metis flag at Trail City Hall. It marked the first time the flag was flown in Greater Trail. 18 – Trail’s new parking system has resulted in more tickets
December 1 – Over $3,300 was raised for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The West Kootenay Filipino Canadian Society held a fundraising event in Genelle, which included baked goods and items donated by local businesses. All funds were sent directly to families in need after the devastating storm displaced more than one million people. 5 – Sensible BC organizers in the West Kootenay said they reached their target of 10 per cent of eligible voters in the riding supporting its proposal to decriminalize mari-
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Nov. 28 - Siony Thompson, member of the West Kootenay Filipino Canadian Society, organized a fundraiser in the Genelle Community Hall for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.
and more revenue for the city’s coffers. The city issued 1,000 more tickets than over the same span in 2012 resulting in over $180,000 in revenue. 21 – The Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail could use a $44 million infusion to upgrade the facility according to an Interior Health facilities study. 23 – A dispute between
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Pound pooch in Prince George pays it forward by warning owner of cougar THE CANADIAN PRESS PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Weeks after Brock Schell and his family saved Bam the pit bull-cross from certain death, the 18-month-old dog may have returned the favour by saving Schell from a cougar attack. While shovelling snow from his driveway earlier this month, Schell could hear the usually timid Bam barking up a storm. At first he thought Bam was playing with the other family dog, but soon realized it was something much more sinister. “I came walking up and it looked at me and I could see the round head and ears,” Schell recalled, standing in the driveway where the close encounter occurred. “I’m taking in the tail and I stopped dead, the spike of fear went right up my spine.” The adult cougar was just metres away from where Schell was standing. Sightings of the animals in the rural areas just west of Prince George, B.C., aren’t unheard of, but are rare. Schell immediately knew the danger the feline posed, but since the cougar was stand-
ing between him and his house he retreated back to his car. Shortly after Schell’s wife, Toni, returned home and the car spooked the cougar, which leapt up on to a ridge and ran away. “It was intense for a few minutes until I was sure it wasn’t around,” he said. Schell’s credits Bam not only for alerting him to the cougar’s presence, but also distracting the cat enough to allow him to get to safety. He said he suspected the cat may have been after the dog in the first place, but he wasn’t taking any chances. The family has had three pit bulls in the past, so was familiar with the breed and its
reputation for being aggressive. But Schell said Bam’s desire to protect his owners is an undervalued breed characteristic. “I think if people really understood these breeds, they’d understand it’s in their nature, it’s in their breed, to be very protective of their companions,” he said. Bam had only come into the Schell family in October when they agreed to foster him from the SPCA. Schell worked with the shy dog to improve his social skills and coached him for some meetings with prospective adoptive families. When no one was willing to take Bam
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up on my lap and we started snuggling a little bit more.” As time has gone on Bam has warmed up more and more to the family and Schell said he’s grateful to have the dog. But dog or not at his side, Schell said he’s going to be a bit more wary about clearing the driveway after dusk knowing that the cougar could still be lurking.
Black Press The top baby names for B.C. parents in 2012 were Olivia and Ethan. Those choices replaced the 2011 top parent picks, Liam and Emma, which both fell to second place. The most popular picks are compiled by the B.C. Vital Statistics Agency, which registered 44,270 births in the province in 2012. That’s a slight increase from 43,991 in 2011. The most popular five girl names were Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Emily and Ava. The top boy names for 2012 were Ethan, Liam, Lucas, Mason and Logan. The influence of popular culture shows up in baby names each year. In 2012 there were 71 babies named Justin, 70 named Taylor, 35 named Khloe and 30 named Bella. The agency has posted a full list of B.C. baby names at www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2012.html that includes all names chosen five times or more during the year.
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ooking back – looking forward. Asking the question: what is possible to change? And what is simply impossible? Given the annual spirit of good will that arrives as the New Year approaches, I always think that we should think big about change that would improve the common good of the majority of citizens. From a personal and political perspective, this leads easily to my first resolution: promote a political coalition of the centre and left to provide a unified opposition to the Conservative 25 per cent core of rightwing supporters. Nobody denies their right to strong and articulate support, but from the passing perspective of 2013, another year of minority interest trumping majority desire is an unappetizing prospect. Basic to the healthy functioning of a democracy is majority rule. Based fundamentally on NDP and Liberal vote splitting, we Canadians daily live the lie of minority interest producing majority governance. There is a simple solution. Let’s create a Cameron/Clegg style coalition of Green, Liberal and NDP parties. All the incentive required is present:
we live under a minority plurality currently polling at 25 per cent approval. A coalition majority would demonstrate the moral authority to govern. Let us simply get on with this task in 2014, and exercise the majority franchise in the federal election of 2015.
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Possessed of a majority coalition, we can next begin a national dialogue on the next economy. 2013 was filled with a onedimensional discussion on the national merits of the carbon-based economy. We have heard all about the merits of another oil pipeline to the Pacific coast and a trebling of the existing one’s capacity. We have also internalized the need for the XL pipeline to the U.S.. We have had it squarely put to us that our chosen economic destiny should be
carbon superpower. In contradiction to this vision, why not begin 2014 with a national discussion of the merits of economic diversification; of inventing, trade-marking and manufacturing new technologies; of expanding eco-tourism businesses; of developing our already strong financial sector services – in short, of thinking laterally instead of uni-dimensionally. Why not conceptualize Canada’s economic future on the principles of balance, sustainability and creative thinking, rather than simply natural resource production, high carbon futures and their associated ideology? Why not begin the national discussion of alternate economic futures as the first initiative of the new national majority coalition? The outcome could form a major plank in the coalition’s 2015 election platform. Building the coalition and crafting its major platform plank naturally leads the way to a third New Year’s resolution: ending the distrust of intellectuals and fact-based, evidence-driven argument. In 2013 we were subjected to Ministers of the federal government trivializing science, accus-
ing NGOs and environmentalists of undermining Canadian values, along with the closing of research libraries and scientific field stations. Under New Year’s resolution 3, the new national majority coalition will champion policy that builds on fact, relies on intellectual discourse, and welcomes critical thinking. Resolution 4 could see Canada rethink its Foreign Affairs and International Trade policies on the same grounds as the national dialogue on the next economy: diversity, balance, sustainability and creative thinking. A national majority coalition will surely move beyond simple ideological responses, to complex, nuanced policy that reflects a complex, nuanced world. Gone will be pandering to ethnic voter blocks at home in response to difficult issues abroad. Instead Canada will reinvigorate its reputation as a good listener, a careful middle power with humanitarian diplomats who understand the power of altruism. As well, we will reassert our environmental awareness, work with international bodies to create plausible solutions to climate change, and premise our trade relationships on stew-
ardship rather than only entrepreneurship. Resolution 5 falls naturally from the first four: let us embrace a sense of national pride based on our workable diversity in economic, environmental, cultural and artistic terms. Let us especially celebrate our artists and see their contributions as derived from our common experience, and therefore part of our shared national soul. Instead of denying our artistic sensibilities in our embassies abroad, let us rebadge them as public art galleries where Canadian aesthetics are shared with the world. With the guidance of our artists, the contributions of our intellectuals and scientists, and the help of our critical thinkers, especially those in civil society, let us turn 2014 into a celebration of national celebration and purpose. Let it be the year that Canada admits that there is more to our society than ideology and free enterprise. Troy Media columnist Mike Robinson has lived half of his life in Alberta and half in B.C. In Calgary he worked for eight years in the oil patch, 14 in academia, and eight years as a cultural CEO.
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The Beaver Valley Manor Society received a grant this year from the Columbia Basin Trust. This grant enabled the manor board to continue its long-term plan to update suites in the building. As in the past few years the grant allowed the board to redo six bathrooms with entirely new flooring, vanities, faucets, toilets and bathtub surrounds.
Tenants whose suites were worked on were very pleased with the final results. Not only does the area look much better, it is now more efficient and easier to maintain. Since the Manor will soon be 40 years old, there is a need to ensure that replacements of certain areas are provided before maintenance costs rise too high. This low income facil-
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I have a problem and I hope you can fix it. I have noticed that your city is frequently designated as Greater Trail. My problem is that I do not know and cannot determine what Greater Trail is greater than. Greater is a comparative, which means it must have a single source: simply Trail, perhaps. Or does it go back to Tiny Trail ? And then
Simple Trail and then Great Trail and now Greater Trail; and God willing it will become Greatest Trail and even Stupendous Magnificent Superdooper Humongous Trail. May we now kneel or bow in abject love and devotion? Thank you. But now a word of caution! There are other places which are content to dwell in single simplicity. Rossland,
Warfield, Montrose, Beaver Falls, Fruitvale have no aspirations to either Greatness or Greaterness. Certainly not Greaterness because each need not visualize a state of being in which it is greater than something else. Nor does it care. In our contentedness in being simply - whatever, we do not wish to be invaded by some greedy monster which is seeking Greatest
Humongonerity at our expense. Which brings me back, Mr. Editor, to my original question. What is Greater Trail greater than? Garwood Russell Fruitvale B.C.
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Political risks of not allowing Northern Gateway to proceed An editorial from the Guelph Mercury The National Energy Board released its report on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal on Dec. 19, finding that plans for building the pipeline are sufficient for its approval. The report states: “We have concluded that the project would be in the public interest. We find that the project’s potential benefits for Canada and Canadians outweigh the potential burdens and risks.” The energy board did have a few conditions - 209 of them in fact - but assuming they are all met by Enbridge, the NEB says the pipeline project is good to go. But this does not mark the end of the process. It is merely a first step in what is shaping up to be an extremely adversarial process driven by environmental extremists. A group called ForestEthics, which claims to have organized
the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada “in the history of the pipeline fight,” has pledged, that regardless of law, regardless of public opinion, regardless of the fact that Canada stands to benefit from energy production in Alberta, Northern Gateway will “never be completed.” Ben West, who campaigns against the oilsands for ForestEthics, frames the issue as one of the federal government overriding the will of the province of British Columbia and pledges that their “many thousands” in the anti-oilsand social movement will never relent on the pipeline. Other environmental groups such as 350.org and the Suzuki Foundation will no doubt join them in the ongoing campaign against Northern Gateway. In an e-mail sent the day of the decision, the Suzuki Foundation encouraged its followers to send notes to persuade First Nations bands to disapprove construction of the pipeline.
This is a deeply troubling situation for several reasons. First, it overturns an expectation that has prevailed throughout Canada’s history, which is that people can engage in lawful commerce without threats of intimidation, violent protests, political sabotage, and slander or disinformation campaigns. The expectation that one will be allowed to engage in legal commerce is vital to our economy because investments are made in businesses on that expectation. Without the expectation that one will be able to engage in lawful commerce, business investments become higher in risk, and ultimately become more scarce, to the detriment of a healthy economy. Indeed, Fraser Institute’s annual Global Petroleum Survey consistently finds that perceptions of unfairness in a jurisdiction’s legal system is a significant deterrent to investment in petroleum exploration and development.
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Formula One Victim’s father files claim after champ in 2008 murder aboard bus critical care THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GRENOBLE, France - Doctors treating Michael Schumacher refused Monday to predict an outcome for the seven-time Formula One champion, saying they were taking his critical head injury “hour by hour” following a skiing accident. Chief anesthesiologist Dr. Jean-Francois Payen told reporters that Schumacher was still in a medically induced coma and doctors were focusing only on his current condition. “We cannot predict the future for Michael Schumacher,” said Payen, who is also in charge of Grenoble University Hospital’s intensive-care unit. “He is in a critical state in terms of cerebral resuscitation,” he added. “We are working hour by hour.” Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula One history, arrived at the Grenoble hospital a day earlier, already in a coma, and immedi-
ately underwent brain surgery. The German driver was skiing with his son Sunday morning in the French Alpine resort of Meribel when he fell and hit the right side of his head on a rock. He was wearing a helmet, but doctors said it was not enough to prevent a serious brain injury. Payen said Schumacher would have died without the helmet. Gerard Saillant, a trauma surgeon who operated on Schumacher when he broke his leg in a 1999 race crash, was at the hospital as a visitor. He told reporters that Schumacher’s age - he turns 45 on Jan. 3 and his fitness should work in his favour. But the neurology team at Grenoble University Hospital, which is recognized as among the best in France, was cautious about Schumacher’s prognosis. His wife and other family members were at his bedside.
Member joins as a chance to give back From page 1 The once 100-plus member group has dwindled over time but each day a team of at least 10 volunteers don a bright red auxiliary vest to man the lobby’s information booth, deliver mail within the facility, hook up patient TVs, visit the bedridden or run the gift shop. “We don’t get the volunteers like we used to,” said Hadley, a 34-year auxiliary member. “But we keep going because we are an important part of keeping the hospital running each day.” After suffering cardiac complications in KBRH 34 years ago, Hadley was compelled to join the organization. “I had open heart surgery when I was only 34 years old, which was unheard of back then,” she said. “I’ve used the system so much that I felt I really needed to give back.
The lawsuit against Greyhound and Li is proceeding, but has been delayed because the lawyer representing the bus company has just been appointed a federal judge, Prober said. Li has been confined to a psychiatric institution north of Winnipeg since he was found not criminally responsible for stabbing, mutilating and beheading McLean on a bus heading to Winnipeg in July 2008. Li, a schizophrenic, sat next to the 22-year-old McLean after the young man smiled at him and asked how he was doing. Li said he heard the voice of God telling him to kill the young carnival worker or “die immediately.” Li repeatedly stabbed McLean who unsuccessfully fought for his life. The bus pulled over near Portage la Prairie, Man., and Li continued stabbing and mutilating McLean’s body. Passengers fled the bus and stood outside. Li eventually escaped through a window and was arrested. The original statement of claim filed by McLean’s father alleged the govern-
THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - WINNIPEG - The Canadian government and the RCMP have been quietly dropped from lawsuits filed after the beheading of a young man aboard a Greyhound bus in Manitoba. Victim Tim McLean’s father filed a claim soon after his son was killed in the summer of 2008 against Greyhound, perpetrator Vince Li and Canada. The Canadian Press recently discovered that the file was amended in April 2012 to drop the federal government as a defendant and to add 22-year-old McLean’s “infant son” as one of 15 people who have “been deprived of Tim McLean Jr.’s guidance, care and companionship.” Lawsuits filed by two separate bus passengers, Debra Tucker and Kayli Shaw, have also been amended to drop the RCMP. Lawyer Jay Prober, who represents Tim McLean Sr., said the government was dropped from his client’s lawsuit because there were concerns it wouldn’t stand up in court. “We were concerned that it wasn’t a strong enough case,” Prober said.
ment of Canada was liable because it is responsible for national transportation security. It also argued that the government knew or should have known about previous violence on board Greyhound buses and failed to put safeguards in place. “It knew or ought to have known that the deceased, Tim McLean Jr., was at risk or harm from attack at any time and that irreparable harm did in fact occur,” said the lawsuit. “The defendant Canada knew or ought to have known that the industry on its own, specifically the defendant Greyhound, had not taken measures to create a safe, secure system for inter-city bus travel.” The lawsuits filed by passengers Tucker and Shaw in 2011 have not only dropped the RCMP, but have crossed out a section that alleged Canada “failed to ensure the safety of passengers on board buses travelling between provinces” and “failed to assure that Canada’s transportation system meets the highest practicable safety and security standards.” None of the allegations has been proven in court.
The federal government never filed a statement of defence. Denise Reaume, professor of law at the University of Toronto, said it’s not unusual for defendants to be dropped as a lawsuit moves through the courts. “Generally speaking, the way plaintiffs usually start off is with a cause of action to include everybody except Santa Claus in the possible defendants,” she said. “You sweep with a broad brush to begin with.” Suing the federal government or the RCMP in a case like this is particularly difficult, Reaume said, because the plaintiff would have to prove the defendants knew they were being negligent and could have foreseen such a gruesome act would occur as a result. Judges are also wary of punishing a government for failing to pass the right laws, she added. Imagine the slippery slope where all the residents of Lac-Megantic - where an oil train derailed and exploded into flames killing 47 people - could sue the federal government for failing to properly regulate railways, Reaume said.
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TORONTO - Politicians of all stripes expressed condolences Monday after the husband of a former Ontario cabinet minister was found dead. George Smitherman broke the grim news on Twitter, saying police had confirmed the death of his husband Christopher Peloso. A statement issued by Toronto police gave no further details, only that he had been found Monday. “We will celebrate his life and we will find comfort somehow in knowing that he has found peace from the depression that has wreaked havoc on his mind,” Smitherman said.
Messages of grief and sympathy were pouring in from political circles, including from one of Smitherman’s former political rivals. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who ran against Smitherman and won in October 2010, released a statement expressing his condolences. “It is with great sadness that I have learned of the passing of Mr. Christopher Peloso, husband to Mr. George Smitherman, and loving father,” said Ford’s statement. “I would ask all Torontonians to extend their condolences to the family during this difficult time.” Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, who knew Peloso as
well as Smitherman, said it was a “very, very sad day” for both men’s families. Her voice breaking, she described Peloso as a “kind, gentle, loving man” who would be “hugely missed.” Others voiced their sorrow on Twitter. “My thoughts and prayers go out to my friend @G-Smitherman and his two wonderful children on their loss,” Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird wrote. “Heartbroken to hear the sad news about Christopher Peloso. All my thoughts are with George and his family in this difficult time,” wrote Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair
tweeted that he was “deeply sorry” for Smitherman’s loss. Peloso was last seen around 11 a.m. Sunday in west-end Toronto (in the Bloor Street West and Lansdowne Avenue area). The 40-year-old, who married Smitherman in 2007, also went missing in September and was found by a police dog two days later in a wooded area near train tracks. Smitherman served as Ontario’s deputy premier, health minister and energy minister before he stepped down to run for Toronto mayor in 2010. Peloso is survived by Smitherman, their two children and a child from a previous marriage.
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Culley leads Canada: plays in 100th match The Trail Times is reviewing the memorable moments of 2013. In this issue we’ll look back on the final three months of the year from October to December. October 1 – Led by Rossland’s Thea Culley the Canadian Women’s field hockey team won bronze at the Pan American Cup with a 2-1 victory over Chile. Culley scored both goals to capture Canada’s first medal at the event since 1999. 3 – Vernon Vipers of the BCHL trade Trail forward and former Beaver Valley Nitehawk Craig Martin to the Alberni Bulldogs for upcoming defenceman Jared Wilson. 9 – Pride Gym instructor Corey Colwell earns his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu after close to 10 years of study and training. The defending BCIHL champion Selkirk College Saints Men’s hockey team opens its 2013-14 season with a 7-2 win over Eastern Washington. 11 – Trail hockey player Dallas Calvin returns to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks after an impressive start with the Vernon Vipers. - Muay Thai fighter and former Pride Gym initiate Charles Bisset pulls out a unanimous decision over six-foot-five Matt Baker at Glory 10 in Los Angeles, one of the biggest martial arts stages in the world, while improving his record to 17-4. 16 – The Trail Smoke Eaters fire coach Bill Birks after two-plus seasons behind the bench. Birks left the Smokies with a 41-79-2-9 record, leaving assistants Barry Zanier and Craig Clare as interm coaches. 18 – Rossland native Thea Culley hits a milestone, playing in her 100th international match for the Canadian women’s field hockey team. 24 – Thea Culley of Rossland leads Team Canada to a bronze medal at the International Super Series Hockey 9s in Perth, Australia. Culley scored the winning goal in a 3-1 win over Malaysia. 30 – The Trail Smoke Eaters hire Yale alumnus Nick Deschenes as head coach of the BCHL team. Deschenes coached the Grand Forks Border Bruins of the KIJHL before coming to Trail. November 1 – Trail’s Mike Mondin, coach of the Canadian Sledge Hockey team, is honoured with the prestigious Petro Canada coaching award given to those who achieve excellence on the national stage and have medalled at World championships, Olympics, Paralympics, and Special Olympic Games. 2 – Trail native Fred Heslop, past president of B.C. Hockey and Diamond Stick Award honouree, passes away at the age of 71. 6 – Trail Winter Swim Club’s Dylan Kormendy wins the boys 10 and under overall High-Point award at the Iron Triple Pentathlon in Penticton, qualifying the young swimmer for the provincial championship meet in February. 7 – Trail cyclist Reno DeBiasio is honoured with the David Richardson Award at the 2013 World Senior Games. The award recognizes the person that best exemplifies sportsmanship and the spirit of the Games as voted on by his peers. 13 – Led by the Trail Wildlife Association in partnership with J. L. Crowe students, local businesses and environmental groups, the Murphy Creek Spawning Channel receives a much needed upgrade. 14 – The Trail Smoke Eaters trade defenceman Curtis Toneff and forward Brendan Lamont in what is a sure sign of things to come. - After winning the AA West Kootenay Regional title, the J. L. Crowe Senior girls field-
hockey team capped off a great season with a 10th place finish at the provincial AA highschool championships. 20 – Trail Smoke Eater defenceman Cody Bardock is awarded the BCHL Player of the Week for scoring a pair of winning goals against Salmon Arm and Nanaimo. 27 – Montrose twins Connor and Kellen Jones entrench themselves firmly into the Quinnipiac University Bobcats record books as the first brother tandem to each score 100 points in their NCAA div. 1 careers. 28 – The World Snow Awards recognized Red Mountain with the Most Improved North American Resort as well as the Best Upcoming Resort Award. 29 – The Beaver Valley Curling Club’s junior men’s curling team made up of skip Justin Umpherville, third Spenser Soukeroff, second Kasey O’Hara, and lead Zack Howes, qualified for the provincials after beating the Grand Forks rink in the Kootenay curling playdowns. December 6 - The Beaver Valley Nitehawks continue to improve with the additions of Riley Brandt from the Trail Smoke Eaters, and return of Dan Holland from the USHL. However, to make room for the players the Hawks released Michael Bell and Nathan Pickett. 10 - Canada’s National Sledge Hockey Team and coach Mike Mondin of Trail win gold at the 2013 World Sledge Hockey Challenge with a 3-1 victory over the U.S. 11 - Castlegar’s Deane Horning is headed to the provincial men’s curling championship again along with Trail curlers Don Freschi as lead, Kevin Nesbitt as alternate, and coach Terry Bublitz. Skipping for Horning is Trevor Perepolkin and second Tyler Orme of Vernon. The team won the B side at the Kootenay playdowns while Team Buchy from Kimberley won the A’s. 14 - Red Mountain opens for ski season. 17 - The Black Jack cross country ski facility hosted the Haywood NorAm and Buff Sprint series, welcoming close to 400 competitors, coaches, and supporters to the Golden City. 18 - Trail icon Tiger Milburn celebrates over 50 years behind the mic as the public address announcer at the Cominco Arena. 19 - Warfield’s Craig Cunningham makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins, logging over eight minutes of ice time, and directing four shots on net in a 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames. The following day, Cunningham returned to the Bruins AHL affiliate in Providence. - Representatives of the BCHL executive board meet in Vancouver to discuss troubling financial issues including plummeting attendance figures across the league in preparation for the governors meeting in January. 20 - The J. L. Crowe Hawks senior girls basketball team placed third in its annual tournament. Photos from top: Rossland native Thea Culley led Team Canada to bronze at the Pan American Cup in Argentina and another thirdplace finish in Australia while counting her 100th international match, while the Greater Trail Minor Hockey Association opened its season, and former Pride Gym fighter Charles Bisset won big at Glory 50. Mike Mondin picks up a prestigious coaching award while getting on a roll with the Team Canada sledge hockey team as it prepares for Sochi, and local skaters performed well at provincial figure skating competitions.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS Here are The Canadian Press’ Top 10 Sports Stories of 2013: No. 1 - The End of the NHL Lockout Hockey fans rejoiced when the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association reached a tentative deal to end the lockout in the early hours of Jan. 6. The agreement was ratified by the board of governors three days later, with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman taking the unusual step of apologizing to fans, players and sponsors after the start of the season was delayed by more than three months. It didn’t take the league long to get back on its feet despite drawing the ire of fans. Just over five months later, the Chicago Blackhawks capped a memorable playoffs by scoring two goals in 17 seconds against the Boston Bruins late in the third period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final to win their second title in four years. Then in November, the league signed a massive new television deal with Rogers Communications worth $5.2 billion over 12 years. No. 2 - A Season of Disappointment The Toronto Blue Jays came into 2013 as World Series favourites after a blockbuster off-season that included a 12-player megadeal with the Florida Marlins and the acquisition of reigning National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey. But with the city buzzing at the thought of meaningful
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September baseball for the first time since the team’s championship years in 1992 and 1993, the campaign was bust from the start. Despite the lack of success on the field, the Blue Jays enjoyed a surge in both ticket and merchandise sales. No. 3 - CFL Double for Cornish Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish became the first Canadian in 35 years to win the CFL’s most outstanding player award. Cornish, who was also named the league’s top Canadian for the second straight year, is the first Canuck to be named CFL MVP since Ottawa Rough Riders tight end Tony Gabriel in 1978. Cornish finished the 2013 season with 1,813 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns. To cap off the memorable year, Cornish then captured the 2013 Lou Marsh award as Canada’s top athlete on Dec. 9 to become first CFL player to win the honour since legendary Ottawa quarterback Russ Jackson in 1969. No. 4 - Green Crush The Saskatchewan Roughriders became the third straight Grey Cup host to win the trophy, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 on Nov. 24. The Riders won the 101st edition of the CFL championship in front of their rabid fans at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, with Kory Sheets rushing for a Grey Cup-record 197 yards and two touchdowns to help his team to just its fourth title.
“It was unreal. From pregame warmup I knew it was going to be tough for (the TigerCats). I looked at them and said ‘I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes.’ I mean, it was ridiculous. The whole (stadium) was green,”said Roughriders coach Corey Chamblin. No. 5 - Raonic’s Rise Tennis star Milos Raonic became the first Canadian to crack the ATP top-10 list. The Thornhill, Ont., product made the Rogers Cup final in Montreal and was also instrumental in leading Canada to the Davis Cup semifinals. “The tournament overall was a great thing,” said Raonic after losing the Rogers Cup final to Rafael Nadal on Aug. 12. “There were a lot of situations that I’m very happy with the way I dealt with them, and there were a lot of learning experiences through it all.” No. 6 - A Trio of Hockey Stunners The Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and looked set to advance to the second round when the wheels fell off in spectacular fashion. Toronto led Boston 4-1 with just over 11 minutes to go in the third period of Game 7, only to see the Bruins score three times in quick succession in regulation and again in overtime to send the Maple Leafs packing. There was also misery up Highway 401 in the nation’s captain. Beloved captain Daniel Alfredsson, who had spent his entire career with Ottawa, bolted from the Senators after 17 seasons to sign with W W W . T R A I L S M O K E E AT E R S . C O M the Detroit Red Wings when NHL free agency opened on July 5.
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And out on the West Coast, the Vancouver Canucks’ goalie soap opera took an unexpected turn at the NHL draft when general manager Mike Gillis traded Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils. The Canucks had openly stated their intention to deal Roberto Luongo, but were unable to find a suitable trading partner. It’s worked out for both sides so far, as Luongo appears to have regained his form. No. 7 - NHL Concussion Suit More than 200 former players filed a lawsuit against the NHL in November alleging that the league hasn’t done enough to protect them from concussions. The players want NHLsponsored medical monitoring for their injuries, as well as damages. But the hockey community is divided on the issue, with CBC commentator Don Cherry calling the legal action “a money grab.” The lawsuit came some three months after the NFL agreed on a US$765-million settlement with thousands of ex-players for concussion-related health problems. No. 8 - Canadian Hoops History Anthony Bennett shocked many observers on June 27 when he became the first-ever Canadian to go No. 1 at the NBA draft. With no clear-cut favourite, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Bennett, a freshman forward from UNLV, with the top pick. “I’m just as surprised as everybody else,” the Brampton, Ont., native said moments after being drafted. “I didn’t really have any idea who’s going No. 1 or who was going No. 2. I heard everything was up for grabs.” Meanwhile, Andrew Wiggins of Vaughn, Ont. was named the top high school player in the United States after a standout season at Huntington Prep in W e s t Virginia.
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No. 9 - GSP Steps Away UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre successfully defended his title twice in 2013. But after a bruising and controversial split-decision victory over Johny Hendricks on Nov. 16, the Montreal fighter hinted at retirement in a cryptic a post-fight interview in the cage that included a reference to unexplained personal issues and his need to step away from the sport. “I can’t sleep at night now. I’m going crazy,” he added at the post-fight news conference. “I have issues. I need to relax. I need to get out for a while. I don’t know what I’m going to do.” Then on Dec. 13, St-Pierre vacated his title and announced an indefinite hiatus from the octagon, citing the pressures of being champion. Far and away the biggest UFC pay-per-view draw, the 32-yearold added that his life has become “completely insane” and a “freaking zoo.” No. 10 - Hesjedal Comes Clean In a year that saw American cyclist Lance Armstrong finally admit to doping, Canadian counterpart Ryder Hesjedal did the same. The Victoria native was forced to make the admission on Oct. 30 after excerpts from a book by former Danish rider Michael Rasmussen said Hesjedal was shown how to use performanceenhancing drugs at the start of his career. Hesjedal, who was named The Canadian Press male athlete of the year in 2012 after a memorable season that included a victory in the Giro d’Italia, said in a statement that he “chose the wrong path” and made “mistakes.” “And even though those mistakes happened more than 10 years ago, and they were shortlived, it does not change the fact that I made them and I have lived with that and been sorry for it ever since,” he said.
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on an allowance to pay our bills, but I know she will be upset and ask me to move out. I don’t want to do that. What should I do? -Totally Fed Up Dear Totally: Your wife has an addiction. Stopping will be impossible unless she admits she has a problem and agrees to get help. Some addicts voluntarily list their names with casinos to prohibit admittance, although it is not a guarantee. We urge you to separate your accounts so she cannot access money needed to run the household, and put your brother in charge of paying the bills. She
if one partner chooses to overlook the other’s philandering, the couple might stay together, although they are not necessarily happy. In most cases, however, affairs are sneaky betrayals full of lies, and one partner loses out on the intimacy and trust that keep a marriage solid. The partner who cheats may believe the marriage is sufficiently happy, but our mail says otherwise. Dear Annie: This is in response to “Finally at Peace,” who now focuses on the grandchildren they are “close” to instead of mourning the ones they are not. My husband and I have four beautiful, successful and intelligent children. When our oldest was an infant, my mother-inlaw told me that she was not available to babysit, so we didn’t impose. It was difficult to watch Grandma and Grandpa travel
many miles to babysit for their other grandchildren and attend their plays and ballgames, while showing little interest in ours, no matter how many times we invited them. When we had them over for Sunday dinner, we had to listen while
Grandpa bragged endlessly about his other grandchildren. Our children have been taught to treat their grandparents with love and respect, but kids catch on to favoritism. I suggest that those grandparents examine their own
behavior to see whether they need to change. I’m still hoping my inlaws will realize what they are missing. -Hope To Be a Better Grandparent Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar.
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may become angry, but your marriage will not survive her continued gambling and the potential loss of your savings. Please contact Gam-Anon (gam-anon. org) for additional information and support. Dear Annie: Your advice to couples about affairs has a very negative female bias. A little flirting and an affair or two is normal behavior for both men and women. Your usual advice is to get counseling or break up the relationship. I would advise them to just ignore it. They could have many years of a happy relationship with each other. Why don’t you suggest that alternative? -- D. Dear D.: Most of our readers aren’t big fans of that alternative, whether male or female. If both partners agree that affairs are perfectly fine within their marriage, we have no objection. Or
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Dear Annie: I’ve been married to my lovely wife for nine years, and to this day, I can’t get past her gambling habit. It is causing major problems in our marriage. Once or twice a week when she gets that itch to head to the casino, she loses all the money she earns in our account and then accumulates bank fees and overdraft charges. I’m fed up with her habit and have mentioned that this must stop. She has promised me many times that she will quit, but she hasn’t been successful. Once I let her go to the casino and told her to spend only a certain amount, and she ended up gambling away $1,000, which she never replaced. I was upset and didn’t speak to her for a few days. I will be deploying overseas soon, and I’m afraid to leave her to handle our financial affairs. I want to ask my brother to put her
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) As this year begins, remember that your good fortune in 2014 relates to real estate, your home and your family. Enjoy warm feelings of mutual generosity and happiness at home. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your sense of optimism will be the key to your success in 2014. If you believe it, it will happen. (Never underestimate the power of the mind.) GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Look for ways to boost your income or get a better job, because it’s possible this year. For one reason or another, your assets will increase in 2014. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Jupiter continues in your sign this year, bringing you all kinds of good fortune. Alphabetize your blessings. It isn’t always this easy.
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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Continue to explore spiritual disciplines and inner paths that will strengthen you in your everyday life. How you feel inside is how your life manifests outside. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Enjoy your popularity this year! Everyone wants to see your face. Talk to friends about your hopes and dreams for the future, because their encouragement will help you. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your reputation is stellar this year. Everyone, especially people in authority, thinks you look great. Make the most of 2014 and demand the advantage. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Grab every opportunity to travel and explore chances for further training and education this year, because you can do it. It’s your turn to push the sides of the enve-
lope and expand your horizons. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You can benefit from the wealth and resources of others in 2014. It’s a good time to ask for a loan or mortgage. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) All partnerships and close friendships will be enriching experiences for you this year, because Jupiter is
opposite your sign. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Continue to look for ways to get a better job, improve your job or get a promotion, because you can do that in 2014. Likewise, you can improve your health. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Plan a vacation this year, because it’s in the cards for you. Romance, love affairs and a chance to enjoy sports
and playful times with children are tops on your menu. It’s time to buy new dancing shoes! YOU BORN TODAY At heart, you are service-oriented, which is why you look for ways to help or give back to the world. You’re devoted to your cause. You are persuasive, stubborn and, at times, volatile. You do what you think is necessary to get the job done, because you’re not a quitter. And
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you are willful. This year, your primary focus will be on partnerships and close friendships. Birthdate of: J.R.R. Tolkien, author; Bobby Hull, hockey player; Mel Gibson actor/director. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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