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Legislation aims to extend municipal terms to four years BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

The idea of extending civic election terms from a three-year to a four-year cycle has been tossed around the province’s annual meeting of municipalities for years. This week, Coralee Oakes, minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, announced she will put forth legislation in the near future to extend local government terms from three years to four, following the passing of a resolution supporting the extension at the 2013 Union of British Columbia Municipalities. “The move to four-year terms is part of a package of local election reforms.” said the minister in a release. “Four-year terms give local governments more time to consult, plan and achieve community goals and also help manage election costs.” This means all elected mayors and officials serving Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Montrose, Fruitvale and Salmo; regional district directors in Electoral Areas A and B; and nine trustee chairs in School District 20, would extend their rule into 2018. Although the decision to add one year to the current three-year term has been a battle between urban and rural, Warfield’s mayor said the process was completed democratically and could be beneficial to the community. “My opinion is to support the majority,” said Mayor Bert Crockett. “Rurally, being mayor or on council isn’t a job like in the bigger centres. But who knows, it may be a good thing.” Crockett explained his concern that the extra year could increase byelection costs if the elected official vacates the seat in the first three years. “Things change in people’s lives all the time and if the person becomes frustrated or walks away in Year Three, in terms of dollars and cents, this could end up costing more for a byelection.” In the 2008 municipal elections, the question to extend elected official terms was put to the voters in Trail and five other B.C. communities, and according to Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, 60 per cent of Silver City respondents were in favour of adding one year. “Of all the communities asked at that time, the people of Trail voted the highest in favour of it,” said the mayor. “Personally, I think this it is a positive move that will add more stability to local councils.” What Type ofSeeIllness TIME, Page 5is

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Local students and music enthusiasts supplied the sweet sounds Tuesday afternoon when they banded together as the Trail and District After School Band. From the left; Darian Meunier, Lochlan Reid, Dawson Zanet, Anna Kyle, Ali Savinkoff, Haley Revolone, and Kevin Carmichael.

Community support helps band flourish BY ART HARRISON Times Staff

Not all that long ago it was beginning to look like traditional music education, in the form of concert band curriculum, was going to be a thing of the past in the Greater Trail area. School District 20 and the majority of local schools had cancelled in-school music programs with only Rossland Secondary holding on to it's band class. However, with the scheduled closure of the Rossland secondary program and students moving to J.L. Crowe, it looked like even that last bit of music education was in jeopardy. Then fate intervened when one of the Trail city council members approached the Trail Alliance Church to inquire about the possibility of any kind of a program that might give youths in the area something to do. “I'm so thrilled, the community got behind us,” said Terry Moon, a former band teacher at Crowe and now related to administrator for the music program

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the Trail and District After seven beginner students School Band. “It was needand nine intermediates “It was needed ed and wanted and the and has now grown to a and wanted and grants and donations we've total of 25 split between the grants and received shows the comthe two levels, with parmunity doesn't want music donations we’ve ticipants coming from to die in this area.” Trail, Warfield, Fruitvale, received shows The church is supplying Rossland, Genelle, and even the community the facility, storage for the as far away as Castlegar. instruments, administerRather than drawdoesn’t want ing the program, and the ing potential music stumusic to die in congregation provides any dents away from the newly this area.” needed additional support. revitalized music program When Moon began the at J.L. Crowe, the After TERRY MOON program in January, 2013 School Band is now acting it faced an uncertain future as a major supporter of the but soon the people of Trail and area school-based curriculum by providing began offering instruments that had additional structured music training been sitting unused in their homes. and time to practice with their instru“There has probably been almost ments. $50,000 worth of instruments donated “About 90 per cent of our students and we've been applying for grants,” are in the Crowe band program,” Moon Moon said. “We've now brought in about said. “We're supporting them to learn $40,000 in grants and everybody who their music for the school program as wants to play can.” well as additional music with us. The After School Band began with See ROOM, Page 5

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Casting call for nightclub dramatics Iron Mountain Theatre prepares for run at an updated Electro Social Club performance By Valerie Rossi Times Staff

It's not out of the ordinary for a girl to become prey to a cheesy pick-up artist, who in some cases needs to update his wardrobe along with his one liners. But the rare part is when this talent is getting paid for his act. Those 19 and older who like to be the centre of attention and enjoy electronic dance music are invited to apply as an actor for an interactive, visual electronic dance musical experience. The casting call for Electro Social Club closes March 1, allowing enough time to prepare for the upcoming show at the Rossland Miners' Hall set for March 21. Electro Social Club is what you get when an electronic music producer and a musical theatre nerd collaborate, according to Rossland's Nadine Tremblay

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Eleven selected actors will be cast as “nightclub freaks” from the classic pick-up artist to the forever raver to mix and mingle with the crowd during a live electronic musical theatre show. (aka the theatre nerd), who's working with musical partner and boyfriend Rupert Keiller of Australian band Sonicanimation. To put on a night to remember, the creative leaders have brought on Rob Sulman as director/videographer and Zeb Hansell as sound and video technician.

The Iron Mountain Theatre show is far different than its predecessors Ski Bum: The Musical, Mennonite Mafia and Company Jump. Eleven actors are cast as “nightclub freaks” from the classic pickup artist to the forever raver to mix and mingle with the crowd during a live electronic musical theatre show.

“For one, it is all electronic music which for the exception of Fat Boy Slim's show, ours is the only one I've heard of like it,” said Tremblay. “Then there is the interactive element which is super unique.” The music, written by Sonicanimation and Night See SHOW, Page 3

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ntroducing little known of foreign owned assets that form T1135: the Foreign may or may not be earning Income Verification income. Statement. You may It includes amounts recall in the past when you deposited in foreign bank filed your tax return you accounts, shares in foranswered the eign companquestion, “Did ies, interests in you own forforeign trusts, eign assets of foreign bonds, $100,000 or units in offshore more this year?” mutual funds This question and, of course, has been on the real estate – even T1 tax return for vacant land. Ron years and until H o w e v e r, recently, didn’t exempted are appear too terassets to operate Tax Tips & Pits ribly important. a foreign busiNo longer. ness and also personal use Last year’s Federal property - things like vehiGovernment’s budget has cles, artwork, jewellery and placed this form front and vacation property. center as it tries to identify, But in the case of vacatrack and tax Canadian’s for- tion real estate that is rented, eign assets worth $100,000 CRA clearly states that the or more. Canadian taxpayer/owner This reporting should not must not have an expectation be confused with the neces- of profit. In other words, sity for Canadian’s to report any rental revenue generated worldwide income on their must be incidental to owntax return. Rather, form ing the property and act only T1135 requires the disclosure to offset expenses associated

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with that property. By extension, this means foreign real estate worth $100,000 functioning mainly as a rental property must be reported as an asset on form T1135. As an aside, rental revenue and expense in either case must be reported on schedule T776. For the purposes of form T1135, the value of a capital asset is its original purchase cost plus the cost of improvements made to it over time. The current market value is not the determining factor regarding the use of this form. The amount of a down payment used to purchase an asset is irrelevant. An asset costing $100,000 or more, whether involving a down payment with a mortgage or loan, has to be reported at the full purchase cost. In the case of joint ownership of an asset, the value is divided proportionately to each party’s investment. So if an asset is $150,000

and one person had invested $110,000 that person has to report their portion on form T1135 but the other doesn’t. The $150,000 cannot simply be split 50/50 and neither person report. This makes for an interesting calculation when it comes to a couple. If several lower valued assets aggregate to $100,000 then the group of assets has to be reported. Form T1135 has to be filed by April 30 for individuals, and for corporations it must be filed by that corp’s regular tax filing due date. And while on the topic of filing, despite the electronic world we live in that makes tracking and taxing things like foreign assets possible, form T1135 cannot be e-filed. It has to be signed and mailed to CRA. Ron Clarke has his MBA and is a business owner in Trail, providing accounting and tax services. Email him at ron.clarke@JBSbiz.ca. To read previous Tax Tips & Pits columns visit www.JBSbiz. net.

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Show, but not Dance benefit supports local youth the actors, to go on the road By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

FROM PAGE 2 Bandit, is played off the duo’s decks using Ableton and matched with live singing from the couple, who also narrate the show. This is not the first time Rossland has taken in this show. Electro Social Club debuted back in 2012 but the performance has since been made longer with three new scenes along with songs and a script re-write by Mark Pollard. The company will later take the show on the road, but not the actors. A casting call will be put out in each community visited – Nelson, Fernie, Revelstoke and Golden – adding a familiar element to each performance, not to mention cost savings. “For one, it is very expensive to tour with gas, vehicle, accommodation and food costs as well as artist fees if you are 15 people on the road,” said Tremblay. “Trust me, I know and have done it.” The scenes are also designed for the short attention spans of people in nightclubs, she added, and it allows for a small commitment from actors. Those interested in bringing the party to life are asked to apply on the company’s website. When selected, an individual will be given a password protected link with script, music and all the details to follow. Actors, who are paid a small honorarium, show up for rehearsal the day of the show with lines memorized for a run through with the director and videographer on hand before the real performance later that night. To find out more, visit www.electrosocialclub.com/cast Tickets are $15 in advance at RossVegas Boardshop staring March 1.

Avalanche victim identified

The Nelson Star The BC Coroners Service has identified the Nelson man killed in Sunday’s avalanche near the summit of the Kootenay Pass as Cale Jack, 27. He was one of four people who went backcountry skiing in an area known as Twin Lakes. He and a local woman, also 27, were caught in the slide. Other members of their party were able to find them, but, he was unresponsive when found and not able to be resuscitated. More than two dozen search and rescue volunteers who responded spent several hours rescuing the woman and a handful returned the following day to recover Jack’s body. The woman, who was seriously injured, has not been named but remains in hospital in Trail.

Young ladies will be ‘Dancing for Breakfast’ tonight at Webster Elementary School in a showcase of rhythmic steps to benefit a local organization spearheaded by three moms, called “kids helping kids.” Kids helping kids is a group of parents with children, who together are trying to raise awareness and funds in the community to assist with breakfast, lunch and healthy snack programs in local schools. The project is a passion for Courtenay Jones, Debbie Field, and Heather Zanussi, the trio of local mothers who kicked off the cause with a series of fundraisers last fall. “It breaks my heart that when we phoned each school, we found that the need is so great out there,” explained Field. “We wanted to do something because our kids shouldn’t be hungry,” she said. “These kids are our future and we want people to be aware of the need for healthy food in our local schools.” With help from artful bakers in the community who donated soups and homemade bread, kids who helped bake cookies, family and friends, the ladies have raised $3,100 to date, with all proceeds being distributed equally to breakfast and snack programs at

one serving of vegetables. This is where ‘kids helping kids’ steps in, because if a child also arrives at school without breakfast in the belly, or is hungry at recess or any other time during the day, SD20 only provides sustenance for lunch. “Some children are getting on the bus at 7 a.m. and by the time they arrive at school it is close to 8:15 a.m.,” said Zanussi. “Lunch break rolls around and they have eaten what is left in their lunch bag and have nothing for afternoon recess break,” she continued. “By the time they take the bus at Sheri Regnier photo home they haven’t eaten anyFrom the left; Heather Zanussi, Deb Field, and Courtenay thing since lunch. And some Jones are three local moms who are passionate about ensur- children arrive at school with ing every child in local schools have access to healthy nutri- no food at all.” tion throughout the day. So with a “you eat, you’re Webster Elementary, J.L. The lunch program began in” philosophy, ‘kids helpCrowe Secondary, Glenmerry 21 years ago when teach- ing kids’ is forging ahead to Elementary and the Kootenay ers recognized that students find ways to fund an ongoing Columbia Learning Centre were arriving at school with- healthy breakfast and snack (formerly the Trail Middle out lunch. program for Greater Trail School). “For those who can- children. “All our friends, families not afford lunches, they are “It’s wrong to have our and coworkers at Kootenay provided free of cost.” said kids go hungry,” said Jones. Savings have helped with Williams. “And the same “The community has been baking,” said Field. “Not need is identified in high supportive but involving kids only did they donate it, but school and elementary in all to help out is what it is all in some cases, they turned communities.” about. We are so honoured around and bought it back,” School meals are paid for and thankful that so many she laughed. through a community grant people are willing to help Each day, the school meal provided by the Ministry raise money for our proprogram provides about of Education, however the gram.” 215 lunches for students in $175,000 yearly budget is The Steps Dance Centre School District 20 (SD20), stretched to cover wages for performance begins Friday at however 60 per cent of those two school meal coordin- 6:30 p.m., with a $10 family lunches are delivered to Trail ators, and cover costs of shop- admission, $5 adult or $3 schools, according to Kim ping locally for bagged lunch tickets available at the door. Williams, SD20’s director of contents, which include milk For more information, or student support services. or juice box, a sandwich and to donate, call 367.7133.

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Grapevine is a public service provided by the Trail Times and is not a guaranteed submission. For full list of events visit trailtimes.ca. • Tonight, 44 Field Engineer Squadron, 1990 7 Avenue in Trail from 8-10 p.m. for an open house to give back to the community and provide opportunity to see what they do. Canadian Forces’ Reservists provide strong ties with employers and the community. The event is free and members of the community are asked to show up by 8 p.m. to take in all events. • Friday, Webster School 6:30 p.m. Webster and Glenmerry PAC present

Dancing for Dance on March Breakfast, a 1 in the KP Hall Kids helping at 8 p.m. $15, Kids fundraiser. tickets limited. Featuring Steps Call 367.6115 for Dance Company info. and special Events & Happenings in Music guests. Tickets the Lower Columbia • Wednesday, $10 family, $5 Rossland Miners adult $3 child/student. Hall at 8 p.m. for a perform• Tuesday, Charles Bailey ance by folk trio, The Once. Theatre at 7:30 p.m. the Trail Featuring Geraldine Hollett Society for the Performing vocals, and Phil Churchill Arts presents Ballet Kelowna. and Andrew Dale, instrumenGround-breaking pro- talists. A mix of traditional gram Innovation, featuring and original material harCanadian choreographers monies. Tickets $20 at The and composer who challenge Cellar in Rossland or the box ideas of contemporary ballet. office in Trail. Call 368.9969. Tickets $30 at the box office. Gallery • Tickets on sale now for • Friday, the VISAC the SwingSationS Big Band Gallery from 4-7 p.m. invites

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tion that removed class size and composition from the teachers’ contract. The ruling also concluded the government attempted to provoke a strike and awarded the B.C. Teachers’ Federation $2 million. The province asked the Appeal Court to temporarily stay the ruling, which it argued would create chaos as school boards scrambled to hire teachers and find the money to pay them. Those consequences could not be reversed if the court ruling is later overturned, the government warned. In a written decision, Justice David Harris agreed. He found that restoration of the deleted clauses would require substantial changes and it would be impossible to turn back the clock if

the government were to win the appeal. “It is clear, in my view, that the harm suffered in implementing the judgment is irreparable,” Harris wrote. The case dates back to 2002, when the Liberal government used legislation to remove numerous contract clauses related to the size and composition of classrooms. The B.C. Supreme Court struck down the legislation as unconstitutional in 2011. A year later, the government passed a similar law, which retroactively removed classroom conditions from the contract but allowed the issues to be discussed in future negotiations. That revised law was declared unconstitutional last month, prompting the province to launch the cur-

rent appeal. Education Minister Peter Fassbender has suggested the ruling could cost as much as $1 billion. However, the teachers’ union insists that figure is significantly inflated and a government lawyer acknowledged in court last week that the precise cost is uncertain. The union said delaying the ruling would hurt its bargaining position, because the deleted clauses would not be considered part of the current contract. The judge disagreed. “I am not persuaded that an interim stay pending appeal will, as argued, materially fetter the current bargaining process,” wrote Harris. “The parties are sophisticated. They fully understand that a

stay indicates nothing about which party’s legal position will prove to be correct on appeal.” The education minister welcomed the ruling. “We now are going to allow the court process to take its natural course, and what I am again focusing on, we need to go back to the bargaining table,” Fassbender told reporters in Victoria. Earlier this month, Fassbender criticized the ruling, arguing it removed the government’s ability to set education policy and put the union’s interest ahead of students. The president of the teachers’ union, Jim Iker, said he hopes the appeal will be expedited to settle the issue. A hearing is expected as early as May or June. “We hope that (the appeal) hear-

ing happens sooner rather than later so we can have certainty going into the next school year,” Iker said Wednesday. “In the meantime, it’s important that we keep going at the bargaining table.” The union has already announced a strike vote, planned for next month. Iker said the union’s initial proposal to government negotiators in the current round of bargaining already included the deleted clauses as a starting point. The lower court ruling also permitted the union to distribute its written closing submissions, which contained references to sealed cabinet documents. The Appeal Court has stayed that aspect of the ruling, as well, until the appeal is finished.

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B.C. Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, made the announcement Monday, Feb. 24 in Victoria, saying the proposed legislation will replace the 40-year-old Motor Vehicle (All Terrain) Act with a modern management structure, and will make

B.C.’s backcountry safer. “Whether hunting, fishing, getting back to nature or just getting to work, many outdoor enthusiasts rely on off-road vehicles to augment their rural experience,” Thomson said. “The Off-Road Vehicle Act will secure the future of off-road vehicle use in a way

that is self-sustaining, safe and environmentally responsible.” ORVs are used in a variety of sectors in British Columbia, including farming, ranching, forestry, oil and gas, mining, sport, tourism, transportation and search and rescue. It’s estimated that 200,000 ORVs are in use in B.C., and

while snowmobiles have been registered in the province since the 1970s, we are currently one of the last provinces in Canada that does not require registration of other off-road vehicles. A press release from the government of B.C. says the proposed ORV Act “is the result of extensive consultation, and represents a fair compromise for all user groups.” Implementation of Bill 13, including registration provisions, is anticipated in the fall of 2014. This does not necessarily mean that the vehicles will have to be insured, says Greig Bethel of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. “In Alberta, third party liability insurance is required. It is common practice in other provinces. As for whether insurance will be required in B.C., the answer is not now. It may be coming though.” The act, if passed will: • Establish a onetime registration system designed to integrate with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia’s See REGISTRATION, Page 5

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but are looking to grow and are still applying for additional grants. “We want to get the message out there that there is room for more kids,” he emphasized. “We can handle about 25 more and can provide one instrument per student minimum. But we’re looking for another $25,000 to cover consumables and repairs.” The band holds practices every Tuesday afternoon and anyone interested in joining the After School Band can contact Terry Moon through the Trail Alliance Church.

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year is better for planning and continuity.” However, she acknowledged Crockett’s point about possible costs related to people walking away from an elected position by the third year. “That is my fear,” she said. “People may not want to commit and drop out before the fourth year,” she said. “Then we will have to hold a byelection which will add extra costs to the board.” In smaller rural communities, traditionally elected officials have not been in favour of a four-year term, citing time commitment and lack of remuneration, which is a position that Greg Granstrom, Rossland’s two-term mayor sides with. “The remuneration for councillors in the majority of B.C. communities is far less than minimum wage when the time involved is calculated,” said Granstrom. “I do not believe this change helps a very complex situation. “While it may save a few dollars in election costs it may well cost more in the loss of appetite for new people to get involved, as well as the loss of some very dedicated people.”

of our students are playing with them.” The band held its first public performance for the Alliance Church’s Christmas concert last December, has been booked for the 2014 Warfield Days celebration, and is planning a spring concert in May. Moon says the band is thriving and is extremely grateful to the community and many financial donors such as Kootenay Savings, Telus, Columbia Power, the Le Roi Foundation, Teck, the Columbia Basin Trust, and the local municipalities and RDKB

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FROM PAGE 1 Bogs’ view is reiterated by Lorraine Manning, a Trail resident who has served as school trustee intermittently since the 1970’s. Manning attended the provincial council of the B.C. School Trustees Association in October, when the topic was on the table for 60 school district representatives to debate before voting for or against serving one extra year.

FROM PAGE 1 “They’re getting music lessons from both sides.” Another way that the community-based program is hoping to contribute to the musical life of the Greater Trail area is by becoming a feeder program for the venerable Trail Maple Leaf Band. “A number of the players in the Maple Leaf Band are getting on in years and they don’t march anymore, they weren’t getting many young people joining up,” Moon said. “Now they have recognized the After School Band as the Jr. Maple Leaf Band and four

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overnments, media and much of the public are preoccupied with the economy. That means demands such as those for recognition of First Nations treaty rights and environmental protection are often seen as impediments to the goal of maintaining economic growth. The gross domestic product has become a sacred indicator of well-being. Ask corporate CEOs and politicians how they did last year and they’ll refer to the rise or fall of the GDP. It’s a strange way to measure either economic or social well-being. The GDP was developed as a way to estimate economic activity by measuring the value of all transactions for goods and services. But even Simon Kuznets, an American economist and pioneer of national income measurement, warned in 1934 that such measurements say little about “the welfare of a nation.” He understood there’s more to life than the benefits that come from spending money.

My wife’s parents have shared our home for 35 years. If we had put them in a care home, the GDP would have grown. In caring for them ourselves we didn’t contribute as much. When my wife left her teaching job at Harvard University to be a full-time volunteer for the David Suzuki Foundation, her GDP contribution fell. Each time we repair and reuse something considered disposable we fail to contribute to the GDP. To illustrate the GDP’s limitations as an indicator of well-being, suppose a fire breaks out at the Darlington nuclear facility near Toronto and issues a cloud of radioactivity that blows over the city, causing hundreds of cases of radiation sickness. All the ambulances, doctors, medicines and hospital beds will jack up the GDP. And if people die, funeral services, hearses, flowers, gravediggers and lawyers will stimulate GDP growth. In the end, cleaning up the Darlington mess would cost billions and produce a spike in the GDP. Extreme weather-relat-

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ed events, such as flooding and storms, can also contribute to increases in GDP, as resources are brought in to deal with the mess. Damage done by Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico added tens of billions to the GDP. If GDP growth is our highest aspiration, we should be praying for more weather catastrophes and oil spills. The GDP replaced gross national product, which was similar but included international expenditures. In a 1968 speech at the University of Kansas, Robert Kennedy said, “Too much and for too long, we seemed to have surren-

dered personal excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things . . . Gross national product counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our doors and the jails for the people who break them. It counts the destruction of the redwood and the loss of our natural wonder in chaotic sprawl. It counts napalm and counts nuclear warheads and armored cars for the police to fight the riots in our cities . . . and the television programs which glorify violence in order to sell toys to our children. “Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither

our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.” We deserve better indicators of societal well-being that extend beyond mere economic growth. Many economists and social scientists are proposing such indicators. Some argue we need a “genuine progress indicator”, which would include environmental and social factors as well as economic wealth. A number of groups, including Friends of the Earth, have suggested an Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare, which would take into account “income inequality, environmental damage, and depletion of environmental assets.” The Kingdom of Bhutan has suggested measuring gross national happiness. Whatever we come up with, it has to be better than GDP with its absurd emphasis on endless growth on a finite planet. Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

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f you’re a parent, then makeup of most households. maybe this sounds familiar: And with this change, emphasis The alarm bleats. You shifted from the clan to the swat it quiet then wash, individual – from “us” to “me.” brush, and dress quickly. While We can’t help but wonder breakfast cooks and coffee per- if this is truly the best way colates, you make up the day’s to structure our lives. After lunches and shout up the stairs all, humans are social beings. for your kids to get ready. You Forming close bonds with feed the cat, run the dishwash- others has always been critical er, check a few emails you don’t for our survival, and not simply have time to answer, and run because newborns are unable to upstairs to prep your not-in- fend for themselves. the-least-ready Parents give chilkids for school. dren far more than Parenting just food and shelis a tough job. ter. They provide Balance it atop them with the interthe already active stimulation daunting pile of their brains need tasks that encomto properly develop. Nicole pass our work The drive to seek and home lives, this stimulation as and the whole children – and to Troy Media thing feels liable provide it as parents to come crash– is hardwired into ing down on top of us. Many us. It’s why children love to parents are overworked, over- play, and why we as adults can stressed, and overwhelmed. And naturally and unselfconsciously what’s worse, it doesn’t seem play with them. It may seem like there’s much we can do trivial, but that game of I spy about it. With long hours, stag- or peekaboo is doing far more nating wages, and a turbulent than eliciting a few satisfied economic future, looking for- giggles. It’s strengthening the ward can sometimes offer more neural connections essential for questions than answers. emotional maturity and higher So maybe it’s worth looking thought. back. Way back. Large clans provide a lot The family unit as we know more opportunity for this sort it might seem natural, but it’s of growth than do small, isolatactually a fairly new phenomen- ed groups. Though school and on. Historically, our ancestors work provide us with important lived much more communally, social outlets, the most nourin bands of 20 to 30 individuals. ishing interactions are derived The whole group functioned from frequent contact with a as something like a cohesive core group of caring individuals family unit, and children were – in short, a family. raised by many adults, not just We need to shift back to an their parents. earlier, more communal notion As society modernized, the of family. There are a numcommunal approach to par- ber of ways to do this. Policy enting began to change. Large is one avenue – tax incentives clans fragmented into smaller for grandparents providing groups, families spread out over short- or long-term childcare greater distances, and parents or employers that allow flexibilhad fewer children. The “nucle- ity for family time, for instance. ar family” became the de facto Ultimately, though, the

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change we need is not procedural, but cultural. We need to understand and embrace the fact that families matter, just as we need to expand our concept of what a family is. There is room in the definition for friends and neighbours alongside grandparents, aunts and uncles. By broadening our network of support, we not only make life a lot easier for ourselves, we also furnish our children with more opportunities for neural development, and make our communities kinder, more supportive places to live. Imagine the scene at the start of this article occurring in a household with just a bit of extra family support. Suddenly, not everything needs to happen at once. Maybe mom or dad tends to the kids while grandpa cooks breakfast. Or maybe the neighbourhood parents take turns shepherding the local kids to the bus stop, allowing off-duty moms and dads the chance to check – and actually answer – those emails. If our culture as a whole placed more value on family ties, be they with blood relations or simply a supportive community, many of the stresses of daily life could be alleviated. Children would form more vital neural connections, get more brain-nourishing interaction, and grow into secure, happy, family-oriented individuals. The result is better for us, and it’s better for our kids. Nicole Letourneau is a professor in the Faculties of Nursing and Medicine. She also holds the Norlien/Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Chair in Parent-Infant Mental Health at the University of Calgary. Justin Joschko is a freelance writer currently residing in Ottawa. Their co-authored book, Scientific Parenting, has just been released with Dundurn Press.

Feds’ wasteful spending recognized THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The federal government has been given a dubious award for spending millions of tax dollars to promote a job grant that doesn’t yet exist. Employment and Social Development Canada was named Wednesday as recipient of the 16th annual Teddy Award for wasteful federal spending. The pig-shaped awards are handed out annually by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation to people and government agencies that it deems as the worst wasters of tax dollars. “If you jumped from your sofa during the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2013 to alert your unemployed teenager about the fabulous new $15,000 Canada Jobs Grant, you were in for a sad surprise,” said CTF federal director Gregory Thomas. “Despite $2.5 million in tax-

payer-funded advertising ... the Canada Jobs Grant didn’t exist, and still doesn’t.” Former Toronto Pan Am Games CEO Ian Troop won the provincial award for getting a salary of over $550,000 while overseeing an event that is $1.1 billion over budget. Toronto is to host the games in 2016. Troop’s expense claims ranged from 91 cents for parking to a lavish $8,500 party in Mexico. Vancouver’s TransLink got the municipal award for building a $4.5 million parking lot that almost no one uses. And the Senate of Canada was named as recipient of the lifetime achievement award. “With one former senator finishing off a jail term for fraud, another former senator and a suspended senator facing criminal charges, two sus-

pended senators under police investigation and dozens more dragging their feet on the auditor general’s investigation of their spending, CTF supporters across the country gave the issue some sober second thought,” said Thomas. Runners-up for awards included the Defence Department for commissioning a $14,000 public opinion poll to determine what Canadians see as the powers of super heroes and Hydro Quebec for paying unionized crane operators an estimated $1.92 million to stay off the job while crane operators from Germany did the actual work on a hydro project. The awards are named for Ted Weatherill, a former federal appointee who was fired in 1999 over his expense claims, which included a $700 lunch for two.

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A Fruitvale martial arts club is offering Greater Trail residents a chance to learn a unique and intriguing method of self-defence. Heart and Soul Taekwondo’s Master Jakki Van Hemert is starting classes next week in the ancient Korean art of Hapkido. “The transfer of energy, is essentially what it means,” said Master Jakki. “Hapkido is all about circular motion and taking the opponent down with little strength. So it’s all about very little movement on your part with a lot of reaction on their part.” Hapkido developed over 2,000 years ago by exclusive Korean elites. It combines hard and soft techniques that include kicking and punching, but also the manipulation of joints and pressure points, as well as weapons training with knife, sword, rope, jool bong (nunchaku), cane, short stick (dan bong), and staff (bong, gun,) which vary in emphasis depending on the particular tradition examined. Master Jakki began training in taekwondo almost 20 years ago and is a fourth-degree black belt. Her interest in Hapkido emerged not long after, and she has studied the art since 2001, earning a third-degree black belt under Grand Master Sang Ki Lee while in South Korea. Originally taekwondo and Hapkido were two separate disciplines practised by the historically disparate social classes of Korean peasants and royalty. Yet, both arts have evolved and intermingled over the years, becoming very closely related. “The guy that we train Hapkido with in Korea, he’s also one of the head instructors at the Kukkiwon, which is the taekwondo headquarters, and through that we’ve developed concurrently the Hapkido and taekwondo program,” she said. In her upcoming classes, the 33-yearold Master will teach techniques shared in both taekwondo and Hapkido, with focus on the self-defense elements of the latter. The introductory classes, which start on Wednesday, are restricted to older students from around age-15 and up says Master Jakki, but experience in other martial arts is not required. “If you do it wrong, you can easily injure somebody, so we restricted it . . .

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Hapkido initiate Riley Russell of Fruitvale demonstrates a very effective defence on would-be-attacker Master Jakki Van Hemert of Heart and Soul Tae Kwon Do in Fruitvale. Master Jakki will offer courses in the eclectic martial art starting Wednesday. In Hapkido, because it is more complicated, it’s a little bit tougher to learn, it’s very finite with the details, so you need an adult practitioner.” With commitment and dedication, full-time practitioners can earn a black belt in two years, and as a form of selfdefense, it is particularly useful for it teaches proponents how to subdue a much larger attacker by use of pressure points, joint locks, balance, and redirection of force. Fruitvale resident James Tite and 15-year-old Riley Russell were first in line for classes. When asked what piqued Tite’s interest in Hapkido he replied: “My youngest son does taekwondo and there’s a lot of kicking and punching, and that’s not really what interested me as much as Hapkido does, just the fluid motions and self-defense aspect of it.” As for Russell, he cut his teeth on taekwondo earning his black belt earlier this year, and his interest in Hapkido is a natural progression from what he has studied for the past few years. “It’s fun, it’s a different martial art, and I wanted to try something else too. I wanted to try something different from

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By Times Staff The Zone 1 Kootenay rink skipped by Heather Nichol didn’t win the 2014 B.C. Senior Women’s Curling championship in Comox last week, but the Castlegar curler was recognized for arguably something more important. Nichol was awarded the Lottie Hill Award for the most sportsmanlike senior women curler as voted on by all other senior curlers. Nichol skipped Trail’s Rose Beauchamp, and Castlegar’s Sue Babiarz and Cindy Pettapiece to a 2-5 record, but from the very start it was clear that her goal was more than just winning a provincial title. “When Rose asked me to curl with her, I said, ‘Rose, fun is number one, curling is secondary and if you can live with that then I’m in,’” said Nichol before the provincials. “For us we’re going to play as well as we can, to play to our ability, but the bottom line is to gain experience at that level.” Vancouver Island curling teams won both the Senior Men’s and Women’s events at the Curl B.C. championship event. Victoria’s Wes Craig and Parksville’s Penny Shantz both went undefeated through the championships to secure gold and the chance to compete at nationals in Yellowknife, N.W.T. next month. Team Shantz, rounded out by third Sandra Jenkins, second Debbie Pulak and lead Kate Horne, represent Parksville Curling Club. Team Craig, rounded out by third Blair Cusack, second Tony Anslow and lead Kevin Britt, and coached by Roselyn Craig, beat last year’s champions, Team Lepine in the final with a score of 8-5. The women’s final between Team Shantz and Team Deputan was a close affair. Tied 3-3 going into the 10th end, Shantz managed to score a single point to take the lead and the gold medal.

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some injuries, sickness, like a lot of teams have gone through,” Jackman said. “But we’re still one of the top teams in the league and that’s a pretty good feeling.”

In Tuesday’s Trail Times, the final standings for the top Kootenay International Junior Hockey League scorers (Page 12) incorrectly identified Jamie Vlanich as a member of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Vlanich plays for the Nelson Leafs.

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The City of Trail is losing one of its longtime fixtures at the Trail Memorial Centre as Georgina Jamieson is retiring as the manager and ice technician at the Trail Curling Centre. The Centre will host an open house today from 4-7:30 p.m. celebrating Jamieson’s 14 years of scraping and cleaning the ice, and keeping it in tip-top shape for the many league games, bonspiels, Zones, and B.C. Championships.

Skips step back

By Times Staff The skips took a day off at Retirees Men’s Curling action earlier

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this week. In the closest match of the day, the Clare Coleman rink pulled off an unlikely comeback against the Coke Koyanagi foursome. Trailing by two going into the eighth end with hammer, team Coleman came up with a big end, scoring three for the 8–7 victory. Team Handley jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first end over Team Walsh, but Walsh stormed back and scored 10 over the next six ends, to roll to a 10-5 win. Team Brett Rakuson took on Team Tom Hall and it was a low scoring first five ends. In the sixth, a stellar takeout by Jamie Forbes through a tight offset port lead to a steal of two on the way to a 11-2 drubbing. In a back-and-forth game that featured steals in four ends, Team Pat Fennell duelled with team Forrest Drinnan. The turning point was a steal of three in the fourth end by team Fennell to go up 5-3. They’d steal another one in the fifth on their way to the 8–6 final.

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ugliness passed off as entertainment. -- Mom Dear Mom: If all kids truly stayed away from PG-13 movies that contained too much violence, sex and foul language, change would come. Unfortunately, that’s not what happens. Your daughter and her friends might stay home, but most kids don’t. We, too, wish Hollywood would stop pandering to our most base instincts, but as long as the money keeps coming in, that’s what is going to be out there. The only movies guaranteed not to have such material are those rated G and PG. Beyond that, parents

They were doing it to avoid being her next target. After all, they live near her and have to endure her ostentatious behavior often. I couldn’t wait to leave. I value family, especially now that we are older and two of my siblings have passed away. But I’m beginning to wonder. By the time I leave these gatherings, I feel disrespected and diminished. I have close friends in West Virginia who love and value me. I’m wondering whether I should bow out of these summer reunions and limit my exposure to Christmas only. -- Thank God I’m a Country Girl Dear Country Girl: You certainly don’t have to subject yourself to such poor treatment frequently, but have you told your sister how her belittling comments make you feel? She may not realize how much she is hurting you and that her nastiness destroys

the family closeness you crave. She may claim that she was “only joking,” but still, give her the opportunity to clean up her act before you take drastic action. Dear Annie: “Tired of Living the Lie” states that her children are

hurt because they feel their happy childhood was a lie. It WAS a lie. I am sick of hearing how people put up with a lousy marriage for “the sake of their children.” You do your children a far greater disservice by raising them in a dysfunctional, loveless

facade of a marriage than you would raising them as a single parent. You need to cherish, love and honor yourself before you even think of finding another man. Don’t quit counseling. -- I Moved On

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have to read reviews and use their best judgment. Dear Annie: My parents, who were both from West Virginia, met in college and settled in New York. We spent our childhood summers on our grandparents’ farms, and I couldn’t wait to go back. I work now as a special education teacher and live in a small village in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Every summer, my sisters and I get together in New York. Last summer, we met at the home of one sister who married into wealth. Although I have been ignoring her occasional criticisms about my hair, makeup, clothes and shoes for decades, this summer was particularly difficult. Late in the evening, she began a long satirical monologue about how cheap and ugly my shoes were. A few of the others chimed in, but I don’t hold it against them.

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Dear Annie: I’m livid. My 14-yearold daughter and her friends want to see a certain PG-13 movie on Saturday. But after I read the reviews, I will not allow her to go. Why does the film industry produce movies with words and scenes that are such filth? We want movies for our children that have decent content and tell stories that have values and drama without us parents always having to worry that what will be said or shown is contrary to what we want our children exposed to. Can’t some great producer or film school graduate figure that out? They would be surprised to know how many parents no longer allow their kids to go to the movies, and that means no money in their pockets. Please, let’s protect their innocence as long as possible before they have to see the world’s

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You feel happy today, because you’re content. Actually, being happy with what you have is contentment, isn’t it? Many rich people are discontented. Go figure. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Get out and schmooze today, because this is a wonderful day to socialize. You’ll enjoy group sports or classes, and exchanges with others in group situations. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You make a fabulous impression on bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs today. Ask for what you want. Demand the advantage. All hail Gemini! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Make travel plans, because it’s the perfect day to do this. It’s also a great day to make plans for further training and education

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or to explore opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Keep your pockets open, because you can benefit from the wealth and resources of others. Or perhaps your partner will get a bonus that indirectly helps you. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) All your discussions with partners and members of the general public will be upbeat and positive today. People admire your ability to think big and be positive. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) It’s easy to rally the troops at work today, because everyone wants to be on your team. Workrelated travel is likely for some. All of you can expand your job in a positive way. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Make plans to have fun today! Enjoy sports events,

movies, the theater, social outings and playful times with kids. Share your enthusiasm! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is an excellent day to entertain at home. Invite the gang over for pizza and beer. People feel friendly and mutually generous toward each other. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Those of you who write,

market, sell, promote, teach or act can do well today, because you find it easy to communicate in an upbeat way. It’s a great day for short trips as well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Business and commerce are favored today. Look for ways to boost your income or make a little money on the side. “There’s money in them thar hills!”

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Today you feel peaceful and harmonious toward others. In fact, you feel so wonderfully relaxed that you might not want to work. Nevertheless, enjoy yourself and be open to expanding your world. YOU BORN TODAY You are dynamic, alive and have a great zest for life. People love it when you enter a room. With all your energy,

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you get a lot out of life. You are excited about your projects, your work and your friends. Not everyone understands you, but everyone knows you. This year is the beginning of a fresh new cycle for you. Exciting! Open any door! Birthdate of: John Turturro, actor; Guy Maddin, director; Sarah Bolger, actress. (c) 2014 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Dental Hygienist wanted Part-Time 2 days/week avail March. Send resume to Dr. Zarikoff’s office 515D Vernon St. Nelson BC North Enderby Timber is looking to hire for various positions including Millwright and/or Fabricator, Heavy Duty Mechanic and Electrician. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.

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School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) The School District is seeking applications from qualified persons for the On-Call List in the following areas:

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Clerical: • Business College Certificate in Office Administration or equivalent • A minimum of two (2) years of recent experience in a secretarial or clerical position • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite on PC and/or Mac Platforms General Qualifications: • Grade 12 or equivalent • Valid WHMIS Certificate 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. Closing date of accepting applications is 12:00 NOON on Monday, March 3, 2014. Send applications including resume and references to: Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia), 2001 Third Ave, Trail, BC V1R 1R62 (Fax: 250-364-2470). Please send electronic applications to hr@sd20.bc.ca.

School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)

Employment Opportunities The School District is seeking applications from qualified persons for the On-Call List in the following area: Custodian: • Building Service Worker Course Certificate or equivalent, minimum of two (2) years of work experience as a custodian or building service worker in a commercial or industrial setting, or an equivalent combination of training, education or experience. 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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---- UNDER NEW MGMT ---Eagle’Nest Restaurant at Champion Lakes Golf & CC is now accepting applications for the 2014 season. Mail resume to PO Box 97 Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0 or apply by email at eaglesnestrest@gmail.com

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BALDFACE - Assistant Cat Ski Guide Baldface Lodge in Nelson BC is looking for an energetic Assistant Ski Guide. You should bring integrity and professionalism to the job while creating a fun and safe environment for our guests to create the ultimate ski/boarding vacation. Shifts are 7days on and 7 days off now through the end of the 2014 season. Qualifications: *Certified Ski/Snowboard Guide (Level 2 CSGA or ACMG Apprentice Guide) *Level 2 Avalanche Technician (Canadian Avalanche Association) *Advanced First Aid Attendant (80+ hours) *2+years experienced mechanized ski or snowboard guide (cat skiing preferred) Compensation: $225+ per day depending on qualifications and experience plus food and accommodations for 7 day shifts at the lodge Please send resume and cover letter to tammie@baldface.net and use “Assistant Ski Guide” as subject line. www.baldface.net

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Real Estate Acreage for Sale 17.4 Acres pristine elevated property priced to sell. Minutes from down town, 4 acres cleared, multiple artesian wells, utilities to property line. Perfect time to buy before prime acreages are unaffordable in the Terrace area. Must Sell. $150,000. 250-641-1848

Houses For Sale 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 TRAIL (Sunningdale) 2bd., 1bth., basement, large carport, patio, workshop. Close to amenties. $184,900. 250-3641940

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Grand Forks. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appl’s. NS, complete reno. Rural, quiet, 1km from downtown. References required. $750/m+utils. 250-442-7476. Grand Forks rural trailer, valley view, mature couple, N/S, no partying. $500/m 250-5121268. OASIS BC very small community, 3bd mobile home available March 16th. $800+util. Non-Smoker. 403220-1066, 403-999-9041

Rent to Own If you have a small down payment I have a nice home for you. Less then perfect credit OK call Jessica @ 250 505-7420

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Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 E.TRAIL, 2BD. F/S, Ground floor. 250-368-3239 E.TRAIL, 2BDRM Gyro park, heat, hot water & cable incl. $650/mo. 250-362-3316 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761. PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897 ROSSLAND, 2BD, furnished. $700./mo. + util. Free parking. Avail. Mar.1st. 250-362-9182 TRAIL, Rossland Ave., 3bdrm. W/D, F/S. No pets. $750/mo. Avail. Apr.1st. 250-368-1361 TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312 WANETA MANOR 1bdrm. $510./mo. N/S, N/P, senior oriented, underground parking. 250-368-8423

Ken: 250-442-2632 ken.dodds@yahoo.ca

Homes for Rent E.TRAIL, Exec.style home, 2bd, 1bth, fully furn. F/S, D/W, W/D, N/S, N/P. Ref.req. $1100./mo +util. 250-231-6768 TRAIL, 3BD. W/D, F/S, dishwasher. $900./mo. incl. util. 250-231-1027

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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. $3,499. 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807.

Cars - Sports & Imports 1992 Golf Volks Wagon, 4 dr hatch back, 5 sp, new tires, new exhaust, runs excellent. $999./obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807.

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2002 Nissans, 4cyl 2.5 & 1.8, Altima 187,000km & Sentra, auto & 5 speed, both 4dr and new snow tires. $2,500 & $4,900. 250-442-0122 or 250493-1807. Run and look excellent. Sentra one owner, non smoker, 5 speed. Grand Forks 2005 MAZDA 5, Red, 187,000kms. Loaded. Mounted snows. $7,450. 250-3641940

1987 Dodge Dakota, reg cab, long box, auto, V6, one owner, 169,000km, very clean, canopy, 2 wheel drive, $1,800/obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-4931807. Grand Forks 2007 Green F-150 Crew Cab 4x4, 5.4 litre (gas) Tow package, seats 6 c/w fold up concole, 6 foot box 143,000 km, asking $14,000 Call 250-365-5501

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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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OPEN HOUSE 5

MLS#2390953

MLS#2392320

Sat. March 1 • 11am - 1pm Sat. March 1 • 1:30-3:30pm 3441 Aster Dr., Glenmerry 3726 Dogwood Dr., Glenmerry $270,000 $299,000

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MLS#2395073

Trail $129,000

Rossland $250,000

MLS#2395205

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MLS#2380520

Salmo $279,900

MLS#2394615

Glenmerry $199,000

MLS#2394086

Fruitvale $115,000

MLS#2393918

Fruitvale $449,000

MLS#2391800

Shavers Bench $134,500

MLS#2393957

Trail $169,900

MLS#2214555

Fruitvale $199,500 G TIN LIS

MLS#2215146

Glenmerry $199,500

MLS#2394240

MLS#2395296

Waneta $159,000

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MLS#2394633

Glenmerry $209,900 OT TL EA GR

MLS#2394897

Sunningdale $259,900

MLS#2391987

Sunningdale $179,000

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East Trail $139,900

Fruitvale $314,000 W NE

MLS#2394422

Fruitvale $485,000

MLS#2392393

Montrose $69,000 S, OM ROTHS D E 3 B 2 BA

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MLS#2395343

Sunningdale $249,900

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MLS#2395326

Trail $139,000

Trail $128,000

MLS#2393663

Fruitvale $379,000

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MLS#2390521

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MLS#2210812

Pend d’Orellie $499,000

Trail $109,000

MLS#2393245

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Trail $259,900

Warfield $249,000

Trail $169,000

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MLS#2395213

Montrose $319,000

MLS#2218523

Trail $159,900

MLS#2394032

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Wayne DeWitt...........ext 25 Mario Berno ..............ext 27 cell: 250.368.1027 Tom Gawryletz .........ext 26 cell: 250.368.1436 Dawn Rosin...............ext 24 cell: 250.231.1765 Thea Stayanovich.....ext 28 cell: 250.231.1661

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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OOTENAY HOMES INC. The Local K1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818 ™ www.kootenayhomes.com Experts www.century21.ca OPEN HOUSE

Saturday Mar 1 11am-1pm

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. Call Art (250) 368-8818

STING NEW LI

1824 Wilmes Lane, Trail

$174,000

Very Special Package - this home with super views has been totally renovated very tastefully decorated with all kinds of charming features - low maintenance on this home - the views are super - book your viewing.

1223 Primrose Street, Trail

Lot 2, Redstone Drive, Rossland

EXCELLENT TOWNHOUSE - end unit Double Carport - Fantastic Solarium- this home has many upgrades - newer roof, hot water tank, carport 5 years youngfenced & private back yard u/g sprinklersthis home needs to be seen. Book your viewing.

Brand new spacious home at an affordable price. This 3 bdrm home has enclosed parking for up to 4 cars and the inside finishes include granite top kitchen counters and hardwood floors. Call your REALTOR(R) for more information or a personal tour.

82 Walnut Avenue, Fruitvale

956 Spokane Street, Trail

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!

Investment opportunity! Solid downtown commercial / residential building with long-term tenants. 3 year commercial lease offers an excellent and stable return.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

$225,000

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

$399,000

232 Simonds Street, Warfield

1205 Green Avenue, Trail

$264,900

$121,000

Conveniently located on a no-thru street, great rental property!

No neighbours on both sides! This 2 bdrm, 1 bath house features large covered deck, enclosed porch and bright above grade basement. Call today!

5 bedroom/2 bath home with new kitchen and awesome views!

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!!

Call Terry A. (250) 231-1101

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

Call Jodi 250-231-2331

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

8327 Highway 3B, Trail

$519,000

$155,000

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$184,000

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$189,000

2266 - 6th Avenue, Trail

Built in 2009, this compact charmer is perfect for single, couple or empty nesters that want modern open concept, low maintenance living. Home features vaulted ceilings, heated garage, private yard and comes with New Home Warranty. Call now before its gone.

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!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

$159,000

$128,800

Adorable 3 bdrm home with new wood stove, covered parking, amazing views and hardwood floors. New vapor barrier installed as well as ceiling insulation. Cute, cozy, partially fenced yard with flower gardens and a large wood shed.

This home has had many upgrades including new flooring, windows, bathroom, paint and front porch. Newer gas furnace and roof. Lots of privacy on this, .13 acre lot with plenty of trees surrounding it and a large wood deck. Call your REALTOR® today.

$145,000

531 Turner Street, Warfield

2149A St. Paul Street, Rossland

Stunning package! This home features Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors, a great floor plan, and amazing mountain views. The home is well maintained and filled with light. The yard is completely private and features an inground swimming pool!

1887 Spokane Street, Rossland

$159,900

STING NEW LI

3471 Marigold Drive, Trail 530 Turner Street, Warfield

$234,500

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8412 Theatre Road, Trail

$449,000

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 Mary M (250) 231-0264

www.kootenayhomes.com

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

c21art@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com

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