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Districts review medical pot rules New federal legislation in effect on April 1 BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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are within the ALR,” explained Mark Andison, general manager of operations for the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB). “Local governments are not permitted to prohibit “farm use” in the ALR through their zoning regulations.” Beginning April 1, medical marijuana production will be considered a farming crop, and along with related accessory uses such as the drying, processing and packaging of the product, permitted in the ALR. Locally, the Central Kootenay’s regional district was first on board to endorse the changes when its board passed a resolution last May, confirming medical pot operations would be allowed in areas zoned agricultural or fall within the ALR. But, according to Andison, no official resolution is required, because licensed medical pot production is permitted
by the province’s land statute under the Agricultural Land Commission Act, and local governments do not have any discretion to prohibit that use even if they wanted to. “There is no reason for the RDKB board to pass a resolution,” he said. “In the RDKB, medical marijuana production is permitted as a form of agriculture and in various agricultural zones within in the region.” However, part of the regional district’s ongoing review of its long range plans includes consulting with various rural communities to determine whether specific restrictions should be imposed upon this form of agriculture. Those restrictions may include regulatory provisions such as minimum setbacks from property lines, fencing requirements, or requiring production to move indoors. See TWO, Page 3
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Carnival time in the Golden City BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Although the thermometer says it's cold enough and the calendar indicates that this season is indeed “winter,” some who relish the time of year of frosty breezes and drifting powder may be hesitant to celebrate at this point in this somewhat snow-deficit year. But none of this discourages the organizers and fans of Rossland's venerable 117 year-old winter celebration. As far as they are concerned, carnival is on. “There are five keys to a successful Winter Carnival,” said Lisa Wegner, director of media for the Rossland Winter Carnival committee. “Sponsorship, volunteers, participants, spectators, and snow.” While corporate and community sponsorship for the celebration is at a healthy level and the participants and spectators have never presented a problem, Wegner says the volunteer base is a little thin this year. “We could really use more help in some See CITY, Page 3
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The Trail Pipe Band will kick off its 90th year of existence on Saturday night when the Royal Canadian Legion celebrates Robbie Burns Night. The band will be part of the festivities, which honour the birthday of Robbie Burns, a famous Scottish poet and national icon who was born Jan. 25, 1759. The evening will include supper, poetry, drumming and dancing. Contact the Trail Legion for tickets.
Teck recognized for sustainability
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Limited was recognized as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations for 2014 by media and
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Switzerland. Teck, which made the list for the second straight year, was the only mining company named to this 2014 Global 100. “This ranking recognizes the dedicated work of our employees, whose commitment to responsible resource development has made Teck a global leader in sustainability,” said Don Lindsay, Teck president and CEO, in a
press release. “At Teck, we are focused on ensuring people around the world can enjoy a better quality of life because of mining and the products it helps create. “We remain committed to continually improving our sustainability performance and this recognition confirms we are moving in the right direction,” he added. Teck has also been
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named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the last four years, which ranks Teck’s sustainability practices in the top 10 per cent of the world’s 2,500 largest public companies. In 2013, Teck was named one of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Knights and one of the top 50 Socially Responsible Corporations by Sustainalytics. Launched in 2005, the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations has been recognized as the world’s most credible corporate sustainability ranking in a GlobeScan/ SustainAbility survey. Companies were evaluated based on a range of sector-specific sustainability metrics, such as water, energy and carbon productivity, and safety performance.
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Selkirk offering City helps with snow supply university transfer course in Trail By Art Harrison Times Staff
Ever had the desire to express yourself in writing with more than 144 characters but maybe weren't sure of your ability? If that's the case then you might want to consider signing up for Selkirk College's first university level Arts and Sciences course to be offered in Trail in years when local author and Selkirk instructor, Almeda Glenn Miller, presents first year university, Creative Writing 100, at Selkirk's Trail campus in February. “We see Trail as being a community that would appreciate having these kinds of courses,” said David Feldman, chair of University Arts and Sciences for Selkirk. “The trick is finding out who wants what. This offering is kind of putting out a feeler.” The first semester
course will give participants the opportunity to explore their own writing voice in fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction and will be presented in a workshop format with the other writers in the program and allow them to develop their writing skills. “We held Creative Writing 100 and 101 in Nelson last year and it was hugely successful,” said Miller. “It's great to have the opportunity to have it in Trail.” Writers will also have the chance to become more comfortable with presenting their work, as well as learning how to give feedback to their classmates. “One of the goals of the course is to help people to learn to read more closely,” said Miller. “They can learn to read like writers, as opposed to reading like readers.”
Police respond to incident downtown By Times Staff The Trail & Greater District RCMP responded to call just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning reporting a male in the area of Bay Ave. and Victoria St. of downtown Trail acting erratically yelling, waiving his hands and pointing a handgun. Witnesses provided a description of the male and his last known direction of travel, which aided in the police immediately locating the 35-year-old male near by. Due to the nature of the call, a highrisk arrest was safely conducted and a subsequent search of the male resulted in police locating a rock the shape of a handgun. The male had been holding this rock in the same manner as someone holding a pistol, which had caused the witnesses reported it as such. The male was taken to an area health facility for mental health assessment. Criminal charges are not being recommended in this situation.
As part of the program writers will be reading the work of contemporary Canadian poets, B.C., Canadian, and American authors as well as delving into some of the First Nations and South American writers. “We'll be studying some of the rule breakers, the change makers,” Miller said. “But, of course, the main focus of the program is to write.” The course starts Feb. 20, will be held Thursday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. over 16 weeks and is open to writers of all ages. As this is a university transfer level course it is recommended to have a Grade 12 level of English or permission from the instructor in order to have the best opportunity to enjoy and benefit from the program. “This course may be of interest to high school students who have completed their studies early and are looking to gain some university level credits before going into college in the fall,” said Miller. “And it could be something that a more mature writer would like to explore to further their skills. It's nice to have the mix of experience in a course like this because sometimes the older people have more stories to tell.” Anyone interested in registering for this course can contact Rachel Walker at rwalker@selkirk.ca or (250) 365-1233. For questions about course content or to inquire about permission from the instructor, contact Almeda Glenn Miller at amiller@selkirk.ca or (250) 365-1437.
FROM PAGE 1 areas this year, particularly people with Serving it Right certification for working at the Olaus Ice Palace,” she said. “Even if they can only commit to one or two hours it would really help.” For the snow requirement of the festival the City of Rossland has stepped up to the plate and is trucking in as much of the white stuff as is necessary to keep the entertainment and competitions going over the four days of the carnival. “Even with a lack of snow Rossland is pretty resourceful at bringing it in,” Wegner said. “We’re really grateful that the city includes this as part of their budget for the celebration. Some years it’s not as necessary but it’s great that they can help with that.” Along with many of the annual favourites at the carnival, the Friday night parade at 6:30 p.m., Saturday morning bobsled races starting at 9:30 a.m., and the Queen street rail jam all day, there is more live music than has been heard in previous years with entertainment Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at both Rafters lounge at Red Mountain and the Blizzard Music Festival at the Flying Steam Shovel, including several recording artists making their debut in the area. In addition to this, popular Fernie ski-groove folkies, Shred Kelly will be performing at the Olaus Ice Palace Friday evening and the Rossland Skatepark Association is presenting live music at the
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Miners Hall Saturday night. An important new addition is the free shuttle service that will be running throughout the weekend between the Prestige Hotel and Red Mountain, providing a safe ride for celebrants between the ski hill and town centre. For the younger set the world famous Slocan Valley ice sculpture team will be constructing an ice slide in front of the Rossland Library, kids can get free hot dogs and hot chocolate at the Post-Parade Extravaganza Friday evening,
GT racing on Spokane Street Saturday, and a kids Carnival Sunday at the Lions campground presented by the West Kootenay Snogoers. “We’re trying to step it up a bit this year and there’s been great buy-in by many of the sponsors and participants,” said Wegner. “We hope everybody comes out and joins us for the fun.” For a look at the full schedule of activities or to volunteer to help out with the carnival go to www.rosslandwintercarnival.com.
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FROM PAGE 1 “While local governments may impose such restrictions, they may not prohibit the use outright,” he explained. “It is considered to be a bona fide farm use.” Before applicants can advance a request to Health Canada for a commercial grower’s licence, they must first notify the local government about their intent to submit an application to the federal regulating body. “We have no way of knowing whether these will be considered viable applications in the eyes of Health Canada,”
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added Andison. To date, there are two applicants within the RDKB with high hopes of using the ALR to commercially farm medical marijuana. One is from the Rock Creek area and the other, from a rural area near Grand Forks. Although, Trail hasn’t discussed the new Health Canada regulations, the city may have to in the future, because an area on the outskirts of the city is zoned ALR. “To my knowledge there is only a small area of land within our municipal boundaries that is zoned ALR,” said
Michelle McIsaac, Trail’s corporate administrator. “If it were to come up, we would have to examine the new Health Canada regulations for producers and consider how those requirements align with the city’s zoning bylaw.” Trail’s ALR land is north of Sunningdale toward the city’s northerly boundary, according to McIsaac. “That said, agricultural uses are presently permitted in the city’s rural holding zones,” she said. “(Those) properties are mostly large, unserviced properties along the outer fringes of the community’s boundaries.”
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Mayors told to pick transit priorities By Tom Fletcher
legislation the B.C. government will Metro Vancouver present in the spring mayors need to agree session of the legison new road, bridge lature, and will be and transit projects held along with muniso taxpayers know cipal elections in what the price tag November, Stone told will be when they reporters. vote in a referenThe TransLink dum, Transportation mayors’ council Minister Todd Stone met Wednesday and said Thursday. rejected Stone’s proThat referendum posal that they raise will be imposed 2.8" by x 7" more money from BC Local News
call for project proposals Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is accepting project proposals for funding consideration from Hi Marion, Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiatives and At this point, Tom willfor notArea be making anyValley Affected Areas Programs B, Beaver changes to the CSS for the megamenu. For one, (Villages ofpoint Montrose & Fruitvale, A), City of Trail, at this it out of scope and Area two, launch Village of Warfield and City of Rossland. is tomorrow. Any such changes would have to occur post launch and might incur charges
Project evaluation criteria and application forms are depending on the amount of time it take him to available from: implement. • RDKB office at 843 Rossland Avenue, Trail • Montrose, Trail, Warfield and Rossland Offices Susy to stoupin@rdkb.com • Request • RDKB website at www.rdkb.com under Community Services/Columbia Basin Trust • CBT website at www.cbt.org For more information about preparing your project proposal call Sharon Toupin at 1.250.368.9148. Deadline for project submissions is 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014. Late applications will not be eligible for consideration. All applications must be submitted to the Regional District Kootenay Boundary, Trail Office. Administered and Managed by: Regional District of Kootenay Boundary 202 – 843 Rossland Avenue Trail, B. C. V1R 4S8 Ph: 250.368.9148 Fx: 250.368.3990 www.rdkb.com
property taxes to avoid the referendum that Premier Christy Clark promised in last year’s B.C. election campaign. That promise applies to any new “funding levers” so taxpayers have a say before they are imposed. Stone said a referendum question can’t be developed until priorities for new projects are identified and a total cost is determined. But the communities haven’t agreed. “When you talk to the mayor of Vancouver, for example, the priority is an extension of the Millennium Line down Broadway,” Stone said. “When you talk to the mayor of Surrey, the priority is [light rail transit] on
up to three lines in Surrey. Depending on any other community you talk to in the region, the priorities range from improvements to roads, bridges or increased bus frequency and capacity.” The mayors rejected the idea that they raise the TransLink tax on property, currently at $235 for the average Metro Vancouver home with increases capped at three per cent per year by provincial legislation. They have proposed new funding sources including a vehicle levy, a small increase in regional sales tax and eventually some form of road pricing to replace the region’s patchwork of bridge tolls.
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Kelowna remains one of the least affordable places to buy a house in the world, according the latest Demographica International study of housing cost. The study compared the median price of a house with the median gross household income in 360 cities in Canada, Australia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S., as well as Hong Kong and Singapore. It found that Kelowna ranks as the 316th least affordable city studied and 31st least affordable of 33 cities looked at in Canada. All the cities included had metropolitan populations of over 100,000. According to the study, it requires 5.9 times the median gross household income here to buy a house, a rating classified by Demographica as “severely
unaffordable.” In Canada, only Vancouver, second overall world-wide to Hong Kong with a whopping 10.9 times the median gross household income required, and Victoria (6.9 times) have a higher “median multiples” to Kelowna, which is tied with the Fraser Valley at 5.9 times. “Like Vancouver, house prices in these (other B.C.) markets have been driven extraordinarily higher relative to incomes by urban containment regulations,” says the report. The report lists the median house price here at $372,200 and the median gross household income at $62,900. Canada’s most affordable market in 2013 was Moncton, New Brunswick where it required just 2.3 times the median gross household income to buy a home, followed by Fredericton, New Brunswick (2.6 times) and Windsor, Ontario (2.7 times).
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was also given until February 2019 to pay the fine, believed to be one of the lowest assessed. Doolan had been arrested Jan. 19 when he became belligerent and abusive after being taken to hospital due to his level of intoxication, reported Terrace RCMP. Earlier that day, police had been called after he passed out on the train tracks and was nearly hit by a train, which shut down the rail yard, said police. Doolan’s sentence, which also includes 30 days in jail, was given by Judge Ronald Caryer in provincial court here Jan. 20. The fine of $1.30 is
in two parts, $1 as part of the sentence and 30 cents, or 30 per cent of the fine, as an add on to pay for services for victims of crimes. Up until last fall, the victim services fee surcharge could be waived if a judge felt it would cause undue hardship. But federal legislation passed last fall in a bid to toughen sentencing provisions now makes imposition of the surcharge mandatory. That same legislation also doubled the value of the surcharge from 15 to 30 per cent of the original fine. “The law is now the judge has no discretion to waive the victim fine surcharge,”
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said defence lawyer Timothy Klaassen. “Given that Mr. Doolan is homeless and going off to jail, the judge found that the victim fine surcharge should be as low as possible so the fine was $1 and the victim fine surcharge is then 30 cents,” said Klaassen. “So Mr. Doolan has to pay $1.30.” If no fine is imposed, the victim services fee surcharge is automatically $100 for a summary conviction and $200 for an indictable offence conviction. “The judge basically wanted to show compassion to Mr. Doolan,” said Klaassen.
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Veterans battle Ottawa over clawback compensation
Town reeling after seniors’ home fire
THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Canada’s veterans ombudsman and the Royal Canadian Legion are calling on the Harper government to say once and for all whether it will retroactively compensate ex-soldiers whose pensions and benefits were unfairly clawed back. Veterans Affairs Canada has been silent about whether it will follow National Defence and reimburse those whose earnings loss benefits, income supplements and war veterans allowance cheques were improperly docked. In May 2012, Federal Court ruled the federal government was wrong to claw back the military pensions of injured soldiers by the amount of disability payments they received. Former defence minister Peter MacKay ended the deduction and federal lawyers negotiated an $887-million retroactive settlement dating back to 1976, when the process first started. Former veterans minister Steven Blaney also ended the practice for programs in his department, but his successor has yet to open discussions about compensation for what was deducted prior to the decision. Ottawa military lawyer Michel Drapeau has written to the new minister, Julian Fantino, on behalf of an ex-soldier whose earning-loss benefit cheque was deducted and says he’s prepared to launch legal action, perhaps even a class-action lawsuit.
Talks underway to smooth rift over Canada Jobs Grant
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The federal government has offered the provinces and territories a new Canada Jobs Grant package as part of a “sensitive” third round of negotiations over the controversial proposal, says Employment Minister Jason Kenney. The original proposal, which came shortly after the last federal budget was introduced, was less than perfect, Kenney acknowledged Thursday as he described a new offer that offers additional “flexibilities” to the provinces. “I’m not suggesting the initial model that we proposed was ideal; to the contrary,” the minister said. At the same time, however, he expressed frustration with the fact other levels of government have been balking at something that he considers to be a common sense plan. The main idea behind the job grant scheme remains intact as the talks enter the latest phase, Kenney said: giving those who create jobs more say over how tax dollars are spent on training programs. The Canada Jobs Grant model, first proposed by the Harper government in last year’s federal budget, was supposed to be in place by April, but several provinces objected because it would have
meant an overall cut to federal funding for job training. Ontario Training Minister Brad Duguid said earlier this week that he remains opposed to the fact that Ottawa intends to finance its share of the program by reducing transfer payments to the provinces. The original plan was to create a $15,000 grant that Canadians could use to receive training for a specific job opening. Each grant was to be shared equally three ways among the federal and provincial governments and a sponsoring business. Ottawa had initially hoped to pay for its share of the grants by cutting $300 million annually from transfers to the provinces for training. Another
component would have required the provinces to find an additional $300 million to pay for the matching share of the grants. That requirement was waived in the last proposal to the provinces in late December. Another stumbling block was a federal proposal to cut by more than half the $500-million Labour Market Agreements transfer that’s intended to help people who normally don’t qualify for employment insurance. Ottawa’s latest offer lowered the planned cut from $300 million to $200 million, but then proposed separately cutting $100 million from the Labour Market Development Agreements fund, which is paid out of the EI system.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS L’ISLE-VERTE, Que. - Barely six months after Canadians were shocked by the Lac-Megantic train disaster, another tiny Quebec town found itself waiting to learn how many people it had lost after fire ripped through a seniors’ residence Thursday. And just like in Lac-Megantic, tragedy struck shortly after midnight. The unsuspecting community this time was L’Isle-Verte, a town of only 1,500 people in Quebec’s scenic Lower St. Lawrence. As firefighters doused the towering flames, grim-faced provincial police confirmed that three people were dead and another 30 were missing. Many of the residents were over 85 and all but a handful had limited movement, being confined to wheelchairs and walkers. The bitterly cold temperatures contrasted with the roaring flames that illuminated the night sky as firefighters poured gallons of water on the burning building. As morning dawned and the fire was brought under control, the burned section of the facility resembled a macabre ice palace, with sheets of ice and thick icicles covering the structure. Town official Ginette Caron said only five residents in the 52-unit centre were fully mobile. “The rest were semi-autonomous, practically no longer autonomous,” Caron told a news conference. “Wheelchairs, walkers, people who can’t move around. People with Alzheimer’s, in the last stages of life.” At least three people were injured, although the extent of their injuries was unclear. Early Thursday afternoon, Quebec provincial police were encouraging relatives of the residents to meet with them at a local school to help in their investigation. A local church had also been opened for those who wanted to pray. A stricken Jacques Berube stood outside the residence as he pondered the fate of his missing 99-year-old mother, Adrienne Dube. Berube, 70, tried to locate her at a hospital in nearby Riviere-du-Loup as well as at a school in L’Isle-Verte, where residents were initially taken. Berube was getting ready to hear the worst about his mother, who is blind but still mobile. “I went near the building; the corner where her room was is burned,” he said. “I’ll just have
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to wait and see. I don’t like it. But I don’t have any choice. It’s just reality.” Mario Michaud, who lives across the street from the building, said he witnessed the drama unfold shortly after midnight. “I got up to go to the toilet and I saw smoke,” Michaud told local newspaper Info Dimanche. “The fire had started on the second floor. I woke up my girlfriend and called 911. I saw the firefighters and they got to work. “A woman on the second floor was shouting and she went out on to the balcony. Her son went to get a ladder but he couldn’t get to her. She burned to death.” Local chief firefighter Yvon Charron called it “a night from hell.” Provincial police Sgt. Ann Mathieu said the fact 30 people are missing does not necessarily mean they are all dead. “Some people may have gone elsewhere and there may have been people staying with family,” Mathieu said. She urged people who have any information on people considered missing to call police.
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Canada’s green reputation has gone up in smoke
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anada’s attempt to bring some positive environmental news to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is so thin as to invite new ridicule on a federal government which has turned our country’s green record on its ear. Things are so desperate that the country is bragging about a Global 100 “sustainability list” that includes 13 Canadian companies, including several energy firms that have been the focus of criticism from other quarters. Companies were ranked on relative energy and water consumption, carbon emissions, waste production and corporate governance. If ever there was a clear example of why the word sustainability is not equal to environmentalism, this is it. The list, compiled by media company Corporate Knights, rates Tim Hortons – that model of environmental stewardship – as the highest of the Canadian honourees, at 22nd. I love Tims, but last I checked they still use disposable
cups. Resource companies that made the list include Teck Resources (41), Enbridge (75) and Encana (76), and oil sands operators Cenovus (52) and Suncor (53). Corporate Nights CEO Toby Heaps admitted the energy companies may be eyebrow-raisers, but argued they’re doing well relative to their international peers. Fair enough. Of course, such positive news seems modest to the regular thrashing Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are subjected to back home, on everything from its alleged overly cozy relationship with Alberta’s oil patch to its climate change dithering and – most devastatingly – defiance of the nowdead Kyoto Protocol. It’s a long fall from the leadership role Canada was cast in among industrialized nations when Jean Chretien’s Liberal government signed the Kyoto Protocol 15 years ago. It committed the country to the ambitious goal of reducing emissions by 6 per cent below 1990 levels by 2012. In fairness,
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Harper’s gang never once said they bought into that deal, and when they had the chance to kill Canada’s commitments they did so with dispatch. It has since committed to a much more modest objective of getting emissions 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020 – the same targets set by U.S. President Barack Obama. But even with that, Green Party leader Elizabeth May recently noted Canada has no federal plan to regulate oil sands emissions and the provinces are all over the map with their own “patchwork” of strategies. It makes that 2020 target seem as unrealistic as the old Kyoto plan.
Canada’s noble green record preceded the Kyoto gesture by at least 10 years. In 1988, Canada hosted the first-ever international scientific conference on climate change, Our Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security, which concluded, “Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment, whose ultimate consequences are second only to global nuclear war.” The rhetoric may seem a bit alarmist these days, but Canadians who have experienced weather extremes this year might agree the general sentiment has been validated. Until this week’s sustainability report, the rankings have been mostly grim on the green front. A year ago this week, one of our country’s more cautious think tanks, the Conference Board of Canada, issued a withering report on environmental performance, ranking 17 countries based on 14 indicators ranging from air quality to biodiversity. The best Canada could
do on that score card was an overall grade of C, placing it 15th out of the 17 countries surveyed. Only the U.S. and Australia were ranked lower. The Conference Board accused Canada of taking a low-key response to environmental challenges. In one example, the report noted that Canadians threw out more trash per capita than any of their counterparts in the report – double the rate in Japan. The country also did poorly on energy intensity. There’s a point at which the government of Canada might be better off forgetting about spinning mediocre green-washing and just admit that the environment is not a key priority. As Neil Young learned during his anti-oil sands tour, claiming noble purpose can open you up to greater scrutiny and accusations of hypocrisy. Better never to have made a claim of sainthood. Just ask the Rob Ford, “mon”. Doug Firby is Editor-inChief and National Affairs columnist for Troy Media.
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I am a third year nursing students at UBC-Okanagan and writing in regards to the growing amount of flavoured tobacco products available today. With National Non-Smoking week upon us, I feel it is important to address this concern specifically because of the way these products are being marketed towards youth. When you hear the flavours cherry, pear, apple, chocolate, etc., tobacco products probably don’t immediately come to mind, but nowadays these flavours and many more are available in a wide variety of tobacco products. Elaborate colourful packaging is used to make products much more enticing. With our research it’s become very clear just how obvious the tobacco industry gears the marketing of these products to youth. Flavours help to mask the taste of tobacco and to make smoking more appealing. Young people are more likely to try smoking if something tastes like, say, a candy apple. Products are also available individually at a price for less than a toonie, so youth can easily afford them. Parental awareness is crucial, as many parents may not even recognize a tobacco product in their child’s bag, because they look so similar to makeup, markers and candy products. Research shows that smok-
ing rates are decreasing which means the tobacco companies are losing money. So, to make up for losses they have invested billions of dollars in products to get youth hooked, as it is a well-known fact that young people are most likely to take up smoking, become addicted and then continue to smoke throughout adulthood. When the federal government’s Bill C-32 was passed in 2009, it made it illegal for tobacco products under the weight of 1.4g and with a filter to be flavoured. So what did the tobacco companies do? They simply increased the weight and removed the filter in some products to get around this law. Statistics show that 61 per cent of all youth age 15-19 who smoke are using flavoured tobacco such as menthols, smokeless tobacco, or little cigars know as cigarillos. As a nursing student this is extremely concerning. I see the devastating effects smoking has on people. Lung cancer alone causes more deaths than breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer combined as approximately 50 per cent of those diagnosed with lung cancer will die from it. I comfort families whose loved one has just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and sit with the terrified
patient who can’t breathe due to his loss of lung function from years of smoking. A large majority of the patients I care for, who have other serious health problems such as cardiac disease, stroke, and lung disease are or were previously smokers. Many of these health issues could potentially be prevented by quitting or by never having smoked in the first place. I would like to see a ban on all flavoured tobacco products. Tobacco companies are targeting youth, capitalizing on their susceptibility to peer pressure, and using flavoured, dynamic products to make them more appealing and trendy. I feel our government has a responsibility to protect the health of our youth and ban these flavoured products. I know the truth; I see it and no matter what flavour it comes in, continued use of these products kills and causes serious health issues that consume exhausted health care dollars. I feel that if these flavoured, “starter” tobacco products were no longer available, young people would be less inclined to try them, thereby reducing risk of addiction and ultimately decreasing the rates of adult smokers and the harmful complications caused by long-term smoking. Heather deMedeiros Kelowna
There are plenty of eyes on you An editorial from the St. John’s Telegram It’s a disturbing concept, although, post-Eric Snowden, not a completely foreign one. While you sit at home, watching the pages scroll by on the Internet, the Internet may well be watching you. And not the way you think. You might not be concerned, for example, about the U.S. National Security Agency trolling through your metadata to see if there’s a combination of language, frequency of contacts and sources of those contacts that might mark you as a potential terrorist. “Watch away,” you might say, “I’ve got nothing worth hiding.” Well, this week, Canada’s privacy commissioner took aim at a different web sampler, and a different kind of sampling. The privacy commissioner was interested in Google after a very specific complaint came to light. A man complained to the commissioner after going on Google to search for information about a device used to help with sleep apnea, a medical condition that causes interrupted breathing in people while they sleep. What the man noticed was
that, after his searches, advertisements for similar devices started to crop up on other websites he visited. The concept is known as targeted advertising: essentially, once Google knows what you’re interested in, it matches those interests with advertisers and products you might be considering buying. Problem is, that also means sorting customers and identifying them based on medical conditions - something that should be considered to be the kind of information protected by privacy legislation. Think, also, about the immediate backlash there would be to that kind of marketing of private information. After all, you might not want advertisers to know you were suffering from erectile dysfunction, a sexually transmitted disease, hemorrhoids or any other of a number of embarrassing medical issues. And if your insurer can’t share that kind of information, why on Earth should a webbased search engine be able to? That’s exactly the conclusion the federal privacy commissioner came to - while at the same time arguing the way
the Internet functions makes it hard to separate personal tastes from private information. “If an organization as sophisticated as Google had difficulty ensuring compliance with its privacy policy, surely others have the same challenges,” interim privacy commissioner Chantal Bernier told The Globe and Mail on Wednesday. “The operational challenges are inherent to online behavioural advertising. There is an ambiguity, and a necessity to define what is sensitive information - and how do you monitor billions of ads?” The simple answer? Industries that use targeted advertising are going to have to find a way, or else leave themselves open to complaints and, potentially, legal action. For the common web user, though, the most important thing to remember is that your computer is a two-way interface - and, as philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once famously wrote, “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you.” Enough said.
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OBITUARIES OLIVER, CAROL LOUISE – Carol was born September 25, 1939 in Trail, BC. She was the beloved wife of Dennis for 52 years and devoted mother to her 3 sons: Rick, Joe, Dave, and their families. She was a very special grandmother and great grandmother who cherished all of her family members, relatives and friends - as well her cats, Kali and Sheba. Carol was predeceased by her parents Edna Louise Firkins (1985) and Whitney (Joe) Firkins (1989). Carol passed peacefully at home at the age of 74 on January 19, 2014 after a 14 year courageous battle with Melanoma. Carol’s family would like to pass along a “thank you” to all of the medical staffs at KGH, VJH, the Interior Cancer Centre, Vernon Hospice House and Noric House for their exceptional care. A special thank you to Dr. Govender, Dr. Rao, and Dr, Philp - all of whom went above and beyond in their care. A celebration of Carol’s life will take place at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Pleasant Valley Funeral Home in Vernon, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Society, 399 Royal Avenue, Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 5L3. Arrangements have been entrusted to Pleasant Valley Funeral Home, 4303 P. V. Road, Vernon, B.C. V1T 4M4 - Phone: 250 542 4333. Condolences may be offered at www.pleasantvalleyfh.com
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THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Hayley Wickenheiser doesn’t put much stock in the flag-bearer’s curse. The women’s hockey star, who will carry the Maple Leaf into the opening ceremonies of the Sochi Olympics, says the idea that she and her teammates could be under any more pressure is absurd. After all, they play a sport that many in
Canada consider religion. So any sort of cosmic jinx pales in comparison to the weight of an entire country’s expectations for the women’s team to win a fourth straight gold medal in Sochi. “I think there’s just too much emphasis to put on that,” Wickenheiser said Thursday via conference call from Austria. “The pressure that we
feel is the pressure that always comes with playing hockey as a Canadian hockey player, whether you’re male or female. “The country expects a gold medal. Whether I carry the flag or not, I’m pretty sure our team doesn’t feel any extra added incentive that there’s more pressure to perform, because we already feel that already.”
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Not all athletes see it that way. Diver Alexandre Despatie felt it would be a distraction and said he’d decline any offer to carry the flag at the 2012 London Games. Kayaker Adam van Koeverden carried the flag at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished a disappointing eighth in the 1,000 metres - although he did win a silver medal in the 500. Moguls skier JeanLuc Brassard blamed his disappointing performance at the 1998 Nagano Olympics on being the flag-bearer a day earlier. Wickenheiser and her teammates hope the same thing doesn’t happen to them. Hockey Canada says the women will march in the Feb. 7 opening ceremonies despite playing their first game the following night versus Switzerland. Brassard, the assistant chef de mission for the Sochi team, was on the panel that selected Wickenheiser along with chef de mission Steve Podborski, assistant chef France St. Louis and one
athlete representative. Hockey Canada nominated her for the honour. “Throughout her successful career, this Canadian athlete has demonstrated true Canadian grit, patriotism and sportsmanship,” said Podborski, adding that Wickenheiser will lead the Canadian team with “the utmost pride and class.” Wickenheiser is embracing the opportunity to put her sport centre stage. “What I think it does is it shines a very positive light on the sport of women’s hockey and just on our sport in general for the world to see,” said the 35-year-old forward. “That’s a great responsibility and expectation that every nation in the world has to carry in and I think should really embrace.” The Shaunavon, Sask., native, who is at a pre-Olympic camp in Austria and wasn’t able to attend the announcement Thursday on Parliament Hill, will be making her fifth Winter Olympics.
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Jumbo Resort decision could take months
THE CRANBROOK TOWNSMAN A decision on whether the B.C. government acted appropriately when approving the Jumbo Glacier Resort will likely take months. The trial part of the judicial review put forth by the Ktunaxa Nation Council wrapped up on Jan. 17 Kathryn Teneese, chair of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, said they are now awaiting a decision on the review. The Ktunaxa Nation isn’t sure how long that will take, as there is a lot of information for the judge to wade through. “Obviously we’re hoping the sooner the better,” she said. “Then we can determine what our next steps will be.” Teneese said lawyers for the Ktunaxa Nation advised that it could be months before a decision is reached. The Ktunaxa Nation petitioned for a judicial review of whether the B.C. government acted appropriately when it approved the Master Development Agreement for Jumbo Glacier Resort back in March 2012. The court case began earlier this month, on Jan. 6. The three parties involved – the Ktunaxa, the B.C. government and Glacier Resorts Ltd – were asked to prepare written affidavits that were presented in court. The review took place in Vancouver Supreme Court over the course of 10 days.
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Changes made for ungraded lumber BY GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star
Small sawmills in the Regional District of Central Kootenay are poised to benefit from changes to the way ungraded lumber is handled. Several local mills without qualified graders on staff want to sell unstamped, ungraded lumber for construction but have been prevented from doing so under the BC Building Code. However, in a memo, development services manager Sangita Sudan said the regional district has the power to come up with “alternative solutions” — in this case allowing ungraded lumber as a building material so long as the mills “gain and demonstrate proficiency in lumber grading.” This can be achieved through a certificate or diploma available through Selkirk College, and the board agreed last week a dip-
loma is sufficient. Buyers of ungraded lumber would also be supplied with a letter explaining quantity, species, grade, and moisture content, and a copy would be kept on file with any building permit application. “I’m ecstatic about [the decision],” said Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling, whose community has been hard hit by industry job losses in recent years, but still has several small mills, each employing a handful of people. “Had the regional district not provided this option, those mills would have had to shut down. So they’ve been lobbying quite heavily and are very happy with it.” Hamling said the issue was first brought to her attention about six months ago. She added ungraded lumber is often equally strong as graded lumber, but until now if it wasn’t stamped, it
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Sinixt continue logging blockade near Pass Creek By Greg Nesteroff
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Local members of the Sinixt First Nation and supporters are maintaining a low-key blockade on a Pass Creek logging road to assert what they say is their right to consultation and cultural preservation. “It’s been pretty diplomatic,” said Dennis Zarelli, communications liaison with the Sinixt, of their interactions with a logging contractor on Mount Sentinel forest service road. “Everybody’s been really good at hearing things out.” He said their beef is not with the contractor, but with BC Timber Sales, which awarded a license to Porcupine Wood Products of Salmo to build 1.8 kilometers of road and harvest 15,250 square meters of timber. “We realize this is causing hardships, but we’re not responsible for that,” Zarelli said. “The
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Six areas in the Regional District of Central Kootenay now want to withdraw from a catch-all environmental service established four years ago. The sustainability service was meant to deal with things like energy conservation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, Nelson refused to join and now four other municipalities — Salmo, New Denver, Nakusp, and Castlegar — as well as two electoral areas around Creston have served notice they want out, citing concerns about the service’s scope and what benefit they receive. The Star canvassed directors for those areas for their specific reasons. Among those who responded, Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff said he was worried about duplication of services and delivery of different services than
first anticipated. Salmo mayor Ann Henderson similarly said her council decided the service was no use to them and was straying from its original intent. “The amount contributed was going to increase. As well there was a large surplus,” she said. New Denver mayor Ann Bunka also said the service does little for her community and if other participants drop out, it will either cost more or provide less. Rural Creston director John Kettle, who chairs the board, said he opposes the current service because it has become “a dumping ground for special projects that circumvent in my opinion guidelines for an established service area.” Kettle added Nelson’s absence was problematic. “If it is going to be a board service we need all of the board on board,” he said.
Not everyone agrees with that assessment, however. East Shore director Gary Jackman said the service has several elements that only apply to certain areas, such as the Kootenay Lake Partnership and community wildfire protection. “We should at least examine what’s common and critical to a group of areas if they want to hang on to this,” he said. “Other areas may not want
to be involved for five years. If later they want to come back in, that’s a separate discussion.” Under the bylaw it takes two years for a participant to withdraw but things may come to a head sooner. Chief administrator Brian Carruthers said before any decisions are made, staff will present an overview on Jan. 29 of the service’s history, intent and purpose, along with its financial status and the
implications of dissolving it. “There has been some misunderstanding as to the types of projects being funded,” he said. “The service was intended to be fairly broad when it was first established.” Carruthers said it is already a challenge to run the service with one municipality not participating, and diluting it further will cause problems.
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no games remaining against the team that knocked them out of The Trail Smoke Eaters hope to last year’s playoffs, the Salmon Arm ground the Surrey Eagles tonight SilverBacks, but they can make it at the Cominco Arena just like they difficult on the rest of the divdid a week ago in a 5-3 win over the ision. With just two points separatEagles in Surrey. ing fourth and fifth place, and the Surrey, last year’s BCHL cham- Penticton Vees clinging to top spot pion, hasn’t exactly been lighting it by just four points, Trail is in a posup this year, going 18-25-1-1, but ition to play spoiler. thanks to the Chilliwack Chiefs’ The Smokies travel to Penticton 10-31-1-3 record, the Eagles will on Saturday to play the Vees who make the postseason in fourth spot have not won a game since their in the Mainland division. 3-2 win against Trail. The Vees three While Trail is out of the playoff consecutive losses have come at the picture, they are playing motivated hands of division rivals Merritt, W. and inspired hockey of late. Despite Kelowna, and Salmon Arm. The having just one of a possible five Smokies will look to extend that 20-year-old players in the lineup in streak to four. Dustin Nikkel, the youth movement “It’s David versus Goliath . . . has caught on and paid modest but we’re trying to get better, so we surprising dividends. want to push the pace, and play our “It’s creating habits, changing game. We’re not going to get in a a mindset, changing a culture, it defensive shell and stop skating, we takes time and I mean nothing want to improve, and play the style happens over night, but I feel like of game we want to play regardless right now we have a group that of the opponent or the age of the is buying in and playing for each players we have and I think that’s a other,”said Smoke Eater coach Nick huge advantage.” Deschenes. The Smokies played the divAfter suffering a close 3-2 loss to ision-leaders tight in their last two the Vees atDhome on Jan. 11., Trail games, effectively shutting down a Y BIR EARLSurrey beat DRAW! by Friday, and took the potent offence led by Brad McLure, rvey league-leading Langley Rivermen Nic Peirog, and blue-liner Brett Complete su 1 of 10 in to overtime surrendering the Beauvais who leads all defencemen Nov. 15 to W Rbefore Y 0 GROCREDthen win.$2They fell to Coquitlam in the league in scoring. S A C T GIf Complete“With the survey… Sunday with a severely depleted a healthy lineup and a lineup, icing just 12 regulars and young hungry team, there’s no reatwo APs, because of injury. son why we can’t skate at least “I was pretty happy with the stride-for-stride with these better effort,” said Deschenes. “We defin- teams and, with that, you can elimitely faced some adversity with a few inate time and space and control injuries, so we had a shorter lineup, talent levels to some extent,” added but I think there are players now Deschenes. that are rising to the challenge and The Smokies, however, are still mplete survey…Enter arethetaking advantage of the oppor- hurting and will be without team at www.pulseresearch.com/VI tunity that’s here.” leading scorer Jesse Knowler, and The Smoke Eaters have 11 of newcomers Braden Cross, and 3x3 their final 13 games against div- Jakson Elynuik. The team will again ision opponents, with three versus supplement their lineup with local h prizes! the Vees, Vernon Vipers, and West affiliate players. h.com/VI Kelowna Warriors, and two against Game time tonight is at 7:30 Merritt. Unfortunately, they have p.m. at the Cominco Arena. Times Sports Editor
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By Times Staff It’s all about preparation, and thanks to Greater Trail organizations and local hockey teams, the Trail Roadrunner floor hockey team won the Special Olympics floor hockey tournament in Abbotsford last week. The Roadrunners captured the “C” title going undefeated throughout the tournament in their first major competition
By Times Staff The Beaver Valley Nitehawks will try to keep a firm grip on top spot in the KIJHL with a win over the Golden Rockets tonight at the B.V. Arena. The Rockets have fizzled for much of the season, plummeting to the basement in the Eddie Mountain division after finishing second last season and winning the division title. Nevertheless, they have been hot of late, taking 4-of-5 including victories over rivals Fernie and Columbia Valley. The Nitehawks, meanwhile, have been cruis-
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Flag bearer named THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA Women’s hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser has been named Canada’s flag-bearer for the Sochi Olympics. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced the news Thursday morning on Twitter. Wickenheiser was with the national women’s team in Europe and unable to attend the formal announcement on Parliament Hill. Wickenheiser is Canada’s biggest women’s hockey star and a pioneer of
the game. She will be making her fifth Olympic appearance. Hockey Canada said the women’s players will march in the Feb. 7 opening ceremonies despite playing their opening game the following night versus Switzerland. Wickenheiser read the athletes’ oath in the opening ceremonies at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Women’s hockey player Danielle Goyette carried the flag into the opening ceremonies in 2006 in Turin, Italy.
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Preach the Gospel Saint Francis is said to have told his followers, paraphrasing our Lord, to preach the gospel everywhere you go, with words if necessary. While this is probably a misattribution, the sentiment is certainly worth bearing in mind. That is, should we not preach the gospel with our actions as much as with our words? Indeed, when deeds and words are not in harmony, people mistrust the words and consider the “preacher” to be a hypocrite. We should be as concerned with our actions as with our words, at least insofar as we hold ourselves up as moral exemplars. And most of us are called to be moral exemplars, whether we want this role or not. If you are a parent, you are expected to be a moral example to your children. Most professions are expected to set an example; we expect preachers, teachers, doctors, pharmacists, bankers, and even athletes to adhere to a high moral code. Just to be a decent human being we must adhere to a high moral code of conduct. So, we should preach the gospel everywhere we go with good moral actions, and don’t worry about the words. – Christopher Simon
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mention that you love Lois or even enjoy her company. You seem to fight often in ways that disturb you. Being with someone who doesn’t make you happy is not the solution to loneliness. Dear Annie: My parents divorced after 15 years of marriage. My father remarried and passed away in 2004. My mother married a man and divorced him after 18 years. He, too, has passed away. My mother believes that my aunts, uncles and cousins on my father’s side are still her relatives because they are related to me. She says she is still the aunt to my cousins on
better, you do not need to consider yourself related. Dear Annie: I’m writing in response to “Heart Full of Joy in Pennsylvania,” who divorced her cheating husband after 35 years and finally found happiness. I’ve been married for 36 years, and my husband has lived a secret life the entire time. I’ve known about it, but turned my head and kept up a good front so the children could have a happy childhood. Now the kids are grown, and I’ve decided I cannot live the lie anymore. I told the children that their dad has been unfaithful, but I didn’t disclose the details that he has been living “on the down low,” having casual sex with men at public parks and going to swingers clubs. My kids are hurt, and feel that their happy childhood was a lie. I often wonder if I am being selfish. After
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that side of the family. My brother adds to this dilemma by bringing Mom to some of these family gatherings where my paternal aunts ignore her and my cousins ask why she is there. She seems hurt by this. So is Mom still a part of my dad’s family? She has nieces from her second marriage, but she has never included me in those gatherings, and I don’t even know them. Are these unknown cousins relatives to me? -Child in the Middle Dear Child: Your mother is related only insofar as the relatives want her to be. If she was “aunt” to your cousins for 15 years, they may still think of her this way. However, it sounds as if they are not interested in being related any longer, in which case, they don’t have to be. The same goes for your stepcousins. Unless you are suddenly interested in getting to know them
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don’t be discouraged if someone older, especially in a group, is critical of your ideas. This is par for the course today. Wait a few days, and this all will be history. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Someone will oppose you today if you present your ideas, especially to a boss or an authority figure. Unless it’s very important, postpone your suggestions for another day. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You can study diligently today, because this is a good day for heavy mental work. Your standards are high and your faculties are sharp. Zowie! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Because you have excellent powers of concentration and you’re not in the
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mood to fool around, this is a good day to take care of red-tape details. Focus on banking, taxes, debt, inheritances and insurance matters. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Discussions with others might be stilted and standoffish today. People are afraid of making mistakes, and they also are afraid of being rejected. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is a poor day to run something new by others. However, if you work alone, you can make a lot of headway because you are disciplined and motivated. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Work is your first priority today, not having fun. Children might be an extra responsibility. Just accept this. It goes with the territory. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Family discussions might
discourage you because someone older, probably male, might put a damper on things. If possible, postpone these discussions for another day. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) It’s easy to fall into worry mode today. Instead, use the same energy to work at routine mental tasks, because you will do well at this. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
Your finances might discourage you today. This is one of those days where you feel your glass is half-empty instead of half-full. (Where did the money go?) AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is actually a good day for mental work or anything that requires disciplined thinking. Nevertheless, you might feel cut off or alone. Don’t dwell on this.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Your confidence is shaken by something today. Perhaps someone said something critical, or perhaps your own thoughts are making you second-guess everything. Don’t worry; this feeling is gone by tomorrow. YOU BORN TODAY You have a fine mind and many talents. People find you interesting to talk to because you are imagina-
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ANIMAL CRACKERS
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tive, observant and full of original ideas. Personally, you have high standards and ideals that you place upon yourself and others, which can lead to disappointment at times. The year ahead is particularly social and inviting. All your relationships will improve in a lovely way. Birthdate of: Mia Kirshner, actress; Michael Trevino, actor; Alicia Keys, singer.
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Employment Opportunities The School District is seeking applications from qualified persons for the On-Call List in the following area: Bus Drivers: • Valid Class 2 driver’s license with Air endorsement • Valid Survival First Aid Certificate • Annual medical examination to be completed each September General Qualifications: • Grade 12 or equivalent • Valid WHMIS Certificate • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License For full position details including qualifications please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca. Salary will be in accordance with CUPE Local 1285 Collective Agreement. Completed district applications (available on the district web site or at our office) should be sent to Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District #20 (Kootenay-Columbia), 2001 Third Ave, Trail, B. C. V1R 1R6 (Fax: 250-364-2470). Please submit electronic applications to: hr@sd20.bc.ca. It is understood that applicants agree to confidential reference checks of all previous employers. We appreciate your interest but regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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DRAGON CONTRACTING My family has been in the Kootenays for over 100 years! We are the experts in concrete and wall structures. We are also one of the few certified Allan block installers! We also do decks, pergolas, kitchen & bath renos, driveways, fencing and Korblock walls to engineering specifications. Give us a call for a free estimate. Bulk price aggregate and delivery! WCB / Insured. You can count on us to get the job done right! Just ask our many many happy customers! Darrin 250-231-3644
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Hairstylists The Cutting Edge Hair and Tanning Studio in Creston BC is now offering Hot Head hair extensions. A full set, cut to shape your new look and styled $450. Every 8 weeks extension replacement $70. Call us at 250-428-3488 to book your consultation. It’s worth the drive
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BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $2.95/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston
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www.allprorealty.ca All Pro Realty Ltd. 1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000 www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc
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Sat. Jan. 25 • 11am - 1pm 7141 Wright Way, Waneta Village $349,000
Waneta Village $179,000
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Emerald Ridge $100,000 N HA RT ! E T W T BE NE
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Trail $164,995
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Warfield $259,000
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Fruitvale $295,000
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Rossland $239,000 W NE
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Fruitvale $314,000 MS OO DR E 5B
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Salmo $279,900 ES CR 4A
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East Trail $214,000
Trail $199,000
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Fred Behrens ............ext 31 cell: 250.368.1268 Keith DeWitt .............ext 30 cell: 250.231.8187 Denise Marchi ..........ext 21 cell: 250.368.1112 Joy DeMelo ...............ext 29 cell: 250.368.1960
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Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? Lg glass dinning table, sm & lg computer desks, china cabinet, 4 leatherette chairs & plow tractor. 250-442-2999 Stunning Diamond engagement ring princess cut set with gold and palladium. Diamond is nearly flawless and colorless. Appraised at $4100,selling for $2500, OBO. Papers included. Call or text 250 777-1779
MONTROSE, FRUITVALE home (with washer/dryer) for small family with 9yr old son. 250-367-7419, 250-368-6075
BIDS ARE invited for lawn mowing and weeding of flower beds. This will be a two year contract from May, 2014 to October, 2015 for Waneta Village. It will consist of full lawn care, including mowing, dethatching, aerating, fertilizing and spraying for weed control. All bidders must have Work Safe to apply. Written bids will be received until 3:00pm, February 21, 2014. For more details please phone 250-3642608 or email gigjoy@shaw.ca Waneta Village Strata Box 96, Trail, BC V1R 2Y8
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670 Shakespeare St, Warfield
2005 SRI Double Wide MODULAR HOME 24x44 in Triangle Gardens. 45 years and up. Vaulted ceiling, open plan, bay window, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, pantry, low maintenance, gas heat, air conditioning, 5 appl’s, UGS, landscaped, covered deck & carport, other features, must see. 250-442-8676
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A fantastic 3 level home in Warfield. Close to golf, skiing, mountain biking and more. Some updates and minor repairs required a great place to start a family and call home.
Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484
2 bedroom e Condo Sunningdal
Revenue Property Castlegar 6-plex plus commercial space for sale Income $5150/mth, Close to Tim Hortons & shopping asking $495,000 Cap rate 9% Call James 250-608-3930
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 Castlegar 2 Bdrm Apt 900 sq ft. F/S, D/W, laundry on site, grassed fenced yard one parking stall per apt. Clean bright and quiet. Ground level N/S, N/P $725/mth + utilities,250-365-5070 leave msg Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761. Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. $750./mo. Avail. Feb.1st. 250-368-5908 Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S $850/mo. Heat included. Avail. Feb.1st. 250-368-5908 Grand Forks: Lg 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 app’s, private 400 sq ft deck. N/S, N/P. $750/m + util. Avail March 1st.250-442-7808. TRAIL, 1BDRM. Glenmerry. N/P. Utilities included. 250368-1312. TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312
Homes for Rent 3 bed House, East Trail. Close to Safeway. $900/month + Utilities. Phone; 250-231-3343
Shared Accommodation TRAIL, 1 Bdrm $395/month, near shopping & bus, seeking quiet person 250-368-6075
Suites, Lower Castlegar 2 Bdrm main floor Suite bright & roomy, F/S off street parking, N/S, small pet ok $950/mth incl all utilities, Avail Feb 1st 250-365-7440 leave msg CASTLEGAR (Ootischenia) 1.5 Bdrm, Basement Suite N/S newly reno, Pets? 250-365-1545
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Cars - Domestic 2001 Subaru Impreza, 4dr hatch back, 2.2Lt., auto, 4 wheel dr, brand new ice & snow tires, 230,000km, $4,300/obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807. 2002 Oldsmobile Alero, 4cy, 5sp manual, 2 dr coop, 107,000 original km, runs and looks like new. Car is in Grand Forks. Driven daily. $3,599. 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807. 2005 Cadillac SRX-V. All wheel drive wagon. V8 Auto, ultra view sunroof, heated leather, fully loaded. No accidents or rust, original paint, never smoked in, new brakes,wheel bearings, snow tires on factory rims (real dub wheels w/ summer tires), bearings. Only 102,000 kms! $58,000 replacement cost, 1st $12,950 takes!!! No GST! 352-3942 Nelson, BC
Recreational/Sale 1992 Cardinal 27ft. 5th wheel w/pullout, in very good condition, inside stored, new awning, water heater and pump. $7,300/obo. 250-442-3224
Snowmobiles 2010 Arctic Cat M8 HCR Snowmobile with only 1700 miles, runs great, very good condition. $7,900 OBO To view 250-365-3495 or 250-365-3190
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Rossland 189,900
Marie Claude
Notice to Creditors In the Estate of Nick John Denisoff, Deceased, late of Glade, BC who died December 26, 2013. TAKE NOTICE that all persons having claims upon the estate of the above named must file with the undersigned Executor by the 30th day of January, 2014 a full statement of their claims and of securities held by them. Neil Denisoff 2340 Upper Glade Road Castlegar, BC, V1N 4R5
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OOTENAY HOMES INC. The Local K1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818 ™ www.kootenayhomes.com Experts www.century21.ca OPEN HOUSES
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Saturday Jan 25 10am-12pm
1887 Spokane Street, Rossland $184,000 from 10:30am - 12pm
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1360 - 2nd Avenue, Trail
3471 Marigold Drive, Trail
$264,900
NEW PRICE
$199,000
$449,000
Lovely family home in Glenmerry with many upgrades such as plumbing, wiring, drywall insulation, flooring and windows. Enjoy the open floor plan and fabulous covered deck. Call your REALTOR® now before its gone!!
Interior completely new since 2006. This charmer offers level access, 2 bdrms, 1 bath, unfinished basement, fully fenced and landscaped yard with underground sprinklers, dog run, as well as a carport. This little gem will go quickly! Don’t wait call now!
4 bdrm home on a quiet street! Home offers good sized kitchen, large shop (20 x 22), low maintenance exterior and flat fenced lot. Quick possession possible. Call today!
Newer 4 bdrm home on 0.87 acre private lot. This home offers private entrance, open floor plan, beautiful kitchen and gorgeous gas fireplace with antique mantle. Also included is a large (22x28) insulated shop. Call now!
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
$159,000
2183 St. Paul Street, Rossland $210,000 from 12:30 - 2pm
8412 Theatre Road, Trail
2266 - 6th Avenue, Trail
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1602 Kootenay Avenue, Rossland $239,000 from 2:30 - 4pm Call Christine (250) 512-7653
INVESTMENT N PROPERTIES STING EW LI
112 - 4th Street, Salmo
$109,000
Excellent investment opportunity as a rental property, or locate your business here and live upstairs. Each level has its own energy efficient Heat Pump. Retail and Residential space in a great location. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Call your REALTOR® today for your personal viewing.
304 Austad Lane, Trail
$69,900
GREAT character 2 bdrm home in Columbia Heights - solid home - newer roof - tile, laminate flooring - upgraded plumbing - terraced lot with private patio - Great investment!
$64,900
Solid 2 bedroom home with 1 bedroom suite in basement. This home requires some TLC but is well priced below assessment. Great investment! Call your REALTOR® for a viewing.
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
Call Art (250) 368-8818
710 Redstone Drive, Rossland
1120 Warren Street, Trail
Brand new spacious home a few steps from walking and x-country trails and Redstone golf course. This 4 bdrm, 3 bath home features 2 car garage with ample storage area, rec room spacious living area. Call your REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.
Great rental package! Upstairs suite features laminate flooring, 2 bedrooms, bright and airy feel, and a great view! Downstairs suite is a compact 1 bdrm. Also includes a vacant 120 x 100 lot with off-street parking! Both suites current rent totals $1050.
10.13 lightly treed acres is mostly flat and close to Winlaw. Good options for building sites; power, well and water license in place.
Call Terry 250-231-1101
Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665
1163 Birch Ave, Trail
$425,000
Call Richard (250) 368-7897
$109,000
5255 Highway 6, Winlaw
$89,000
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1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale 82 Walnut Avenue, Fruitvale 3+ bdrm 2.5 bath in a family oriented Fruitvale neighbourhood. Fully finished basement, fenced, flat yard, upgraded kitchen, lots of room for the whole gang. Fantastic value here!
5 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the newly updated kitchen. Family friendly neighborhood and just minutes to downtown Fruitvale.
Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665
Call Jodi (250) 231-2331
1205 Green Avenue, Trail
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$145,000
Call Jodi 250-231-2331
LISTING
$265,000
$234,500
5 bedroom/2 bath home with new kitchen and awesome views!
NEW
3873 Woodland Drive, Trail
$285,000 Immaculate one owner home with 5 bdrms, 2.5 baths, in-law suite in the basement, large carport, family room and lovely street appeal. This is a gem and priced to sell! Call Deanne 250-231-0153
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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Tonnie Stewart
Cell: 250-365-9665
ext 33
tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Deanne Lockhart ext 41 Cell: 250-231-0153
deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Christine Albo
Cell: 250-512-7653
ext 39
christine.albo@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Art Forrest
ext 42
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Mary Martin
Cell: 250-231-0264
ext 28
mary.martin@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Terry Alton
Cell: 250-231-1101
ext 48
terryalton@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Mark Wilson
Cell: 250-231-5591
ext 30
mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Richard Daoust
Cell: 250-368-7897
ext 24
richard.daoust@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Jodi Beamish
Cell: 250-231-2331
ext 51
jodi.beamish@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com