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A contractor has been approved for a new $122,948.95 concession and washroom building at Barbara Diane Colin Memorial Ball Park in Greenwood. This is phase one under the $263,200 Community Recreation Program funding the city received in March 2012. A ballpark committee was formed in 2012 that reports to council as a whole on the project. Greenwood resident Ed Smith is chair of that committee. Council met for a special meeting on Monday afternoon to award the contract to Pownall Construction of Rock Creek. City administrator Robin Dalziel said there had been two bids received and the Pownall bid was the lowest. Smith will be the on-site project coordinator, working closely with Dalziel and overseeing the construction. Also on the agenda was a variance application. Because the new building will be constructed diagonally behind the backstop, the two corners nearest the lot boundaries will sit 3.35 metres from the lot line—variance is required because legal distance is 4.57 metres. The existing concession will remain on the site to be used for storage. “We are building this to last,” said Mayor Nipper Kettle, adding he feels encouraged by it. He said the concession is phase one of a two-phase project covered by the grant. Bleachers, fencing and other ame• See BALLPARK page 4

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Show support during Daffodil Month Every three minutes, another Canadian will be told, “You have cancer.” A cancer diagnosis can be daunting, which is why the Canadian Cancer Society is asking everyone to buy a daffodil pin and wear it during April—Daffodil Month—to show their support for those living with cancer. “Wearing the daffodil pin is a simple gesture, but it brings a powerful message of hope to families fighting cancer,” says Anna Anderson, volunteer for the Canadian Cancer Society. “When families facing cancer see the pin I hope they know that they are not alone, and that we’re all in this fight together.”

The daffodil is a bright symbol in the fight against all cancers and brings hope to a difficult experience. The Canadian Cancer Society kicks off Daffodil Month by selling live bunches of the springtime flower, available while supplies last at Christian Valley Service (CVS) in Rock Creek as well as at the Greenwood Senior’s Tea on Friday, April 4 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Volunteers will also be out in the community during April, canvassing door to door and at their workplaces. The daffodil pin will be available to purchase by donation at CVS in Rock Creek, The Spot and

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Friday, April 4: Greenwood Seniors’ Tea, 12 to 3 p.m. at the Greenwood Seniors’ Centre. Everyone welcome. Friday, April 4: CAPC Playgroup in Rock Creek is having Health Nurse Julie Damore available to answer questions or concerns from 11-3. CAPC activities will include puzzles and perhaps some outside playtime. A healthy snack will be provided. Saturday, April 5: 20th Annual Cattle Baron’s Ball—dinner and dancing to live music by the Sonny Boys. Tickets are $15 and available through your local 4-H member or Greg MacDonald at 250-446-2189. Tuesday, April 8: Greenwood library present Vanessa Farnsworth reading from her book “Rain on a Distant Roof: a Personal Journey through Lyme Disease in Canada” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12: 3rd Annual Spring Bazaar 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Midway Community Centre. Baking, crafts, canning, jewelry, Easter goodies, gift baskets, Watkins, quilting, woodworking, gifts, and much, much more. Lunch, refreshments and goodies available. Saturday, April 12: Royal Canadian Legion #155 (Greenwood) Easter Meat Draw, 3 p.m. sharp. Everyone welcome. Saturday, April 12: Red Neck Rock n Roll Dance at McArthur Centre 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets $10 available at Pacific Grill, Sears and the Yellow Door. Open bar—proceeds to Greenwood Economic Development Committee. Saturday, April 12: 3rd Annual Spring Bazaar, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Midway Community Hall. Tables still available ($15), deadline April 1. Call Jeanette at 250-449-6804 or email Vic at zalezo@yahoo.com. Thursday, April 17: Boundary Minor Hockey AGM, 5 p.m. at the Midway Community Hall. Everyone welcome. Friday and Saturday, April 18 & 19: Healthful Living Weekend with Sid Kettner, MD at the Kettle Wildlife Club House. For more info see the ad in this issue or contact Harald Zinner at 250-446-2517. Saturday, April 19: 8th annual Kettle River Lions Club Community Easter Dinner at the Rock Creek Fairgrounds Pavilion at 5 p.m. Celebrate the season with a dinner - the whole western Boundary community is invited. Free – no tickets needed – just arrive. Donations will be accepted. Saturday, April 26: Riverside Artists present the Second Annual Art Show 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rock Creek Fair Pavillon. Celebrate Arts and Culture Week - musicians, dancers, authors, artisans of all media. Free admission, door prizes, food available. Saturday, April 26: Annual Fun Night at the RC Legion in Greenwood. Dinner 6 p.m., $15 per person includes $100 play money. Auction 9 p.m. Blackjack, Crown & Anchor, Duck Race. Proceeds to our community’s bursaries. Everyone welcome to join in the fun. For more info call Solange 250-445-6110 or the Legion. Saturday, May 10: Midway Mothers Spring Event – Breakfast starts at 8 a.m. at McMynn’s parking lot, Lunch from 11:30 – 2. Raffles, music, vendors and more. Sponsored by Midway Public Library and McMynn’s Family Foods. REGULAR EVENTS: Mondays: Floor curling at Westbridge Hall at 1:30 p.m. $1 per person contact Linda 250-446-2031. Mondays: Midway Art Club meets from 2 - 4 p.m. Info: 250-449-2673. Mondays: Pokino at the Greenwood Seniors Centre, starts at 1 p.m.

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Mondays: Legion drop in crib at the Greenwood Legion 7 PM start. $3 for the evening. Mondays: Sparks, Brownies Guides and Pathfinders meet from 3:30 to 5 at WBES. Monday - Saturday: Drop-in social at Greenwood Seniors’ Centre, 9-11 a.m. First & Third Monday: Midway Village Council meeting; 6:30 p.m. with a delegation or 7 p.m. if none. First & Third Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre in Midway is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. First Monday: Greenwood Seniors Centre meeting at 2 p.m. Info: 250445-2290. Second Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre sorting day 10-2 p.m. All helpers are appreciated. Second & Fourth Monday: Greenwood City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Third Monday: Bridesville Women’s Institute meets at 11 am. Info: 4462210 or 446-2121. Third Monday: Frolicking Fancies – the Greenwood Red Hat Ladies Group meet in Greenwood. Francine 250-445-6734; or Shirley 250-445-9908. Third Monday: Discover Rock Creek Society meets in the WBES library at 6:30. Last Monday: Kettle River Recreation Commission meets at the Little Red School House at 7 p.m. Info Bill Watson 250-446-2325 or Sherry Dalziel 250-446-2997. Monday and Wednesday: 2-3 p.m. Zumba for Women at Kettle River Chapel 1735 Hwy 33, Rock Creek. Info Kathie 250-446-2243. Monday and Wednesday: Country Kids Playschool 8:30 – 11:30 at Rock Creek Medical Clinic boardroom. Tuesdays: AA Meetings at McArthur Centre in Greenwood at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Kettle River Art Club meets from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. In McArthur Centre. Tuesdays & Thursdays: Taekwondo 6-7 p.m. West Boundary Elementary Gym. For ages 6 to 90. Wear loose clothing - lessons are free. Instructor Bo Macfarlane. Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Zumba for Women at Kettle River Chapel 1735 Hwy 33, Rock Creek. Info Kathie 250-446-2243. First Tuesday: Elks #493 monthly meeting at the Slavonic Hall in Grand Forks at 7 p.m. Info: 250-442-2856 or 250-442-4276. Third Tuesday: Kettle Valley Wildlife Association meets at the range in Rock Creek at 7 pm. Wednesdays: Girl Guides of Canada meet at King of Kings Church Midway. Sparks ages 5-6 and Brownies ages 7-8 meet from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Guides ages 9-11 and Pathfinders ages 12-14 meet from 6-7:30 p.m. For information call 250-449-2309 or 250-445-9955. Wednesdays: Greenwood & District Business Assoc. meeting. Anglican Church at 7 pm. Wednesdays: Belly Dancing at Bridesville Hall from 6:30 – 8 p.m. No experience necessary. Free. Info: 250-446-2942. Wednesdays: Midway Crib Tournament – Bored Room Bistro, 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Senior’s Bingo at 1 p.m. at the Greenwood Senior’s Drop-in Centre. $1 admission. Wednesdays: Storytime at Greenwood Library from Feb. 5 through April 9,

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Council reconsiders decision Chickens allowed as part of 18-month pilot program At their March 24, 2014 meeting Greenwood council reconsidered their decision on allowing chickens to be kept within the city and are going to implement an 18-month pilot program modelled on something similar done in Penticton. At their previous meeting (March 10) council had been asked to decide if they wanted to amend the zoning bylaw to allow residents to keep chickens for egg laying. Mayor Nipper Kettle asked council to reconsider their decision, saying he had heard from several residents who spoke in favour of allowing the birds. According to Kettle the decision in Penticton followed a similar course—first being defeated, then reconsidered and finally a pilot project getting the green light from council. The Penticton pilot project has provision for 15 participating properties over a period of 18 months. Greenwood council members were not all in favour of allowing the flocks however. Councillor Lee Cudworth cited concerns about predators being attracted to the community. A number of details still have to be worked out. How many chickens will be allowed, will neighbour’s approval be required and enforcement procedures. Councillor Colleen Lang cautioned that creek side properties should be exempt to reduce the risk of contamination of the creek. Councillor Darla Ashton noted she stood alone in the

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previous meeting against killing the idea—but that she does want there to be rules. Resident Leslie Smith confessed to keeping chickens now, but says she believes bears are more attracted to compost than to her chickens or rabbits. Staff was directed to come back at a later meeting with recommendation for options that council can consider. *** Council voted approval to a request from the Greenwood Heritage Society to make and erect a new grave marker in the Greenwood cemetery for John Jarrett. Research done by Wendy Higashi shows that Jarrett, who rode with the James/Younger gang in his early years, died at Sisters Hospital in Greenwood in 1906 and is buried in the city graveyard. The museum has done a lot of research on his life and a new gallery in the museum will feature Jarrett. *** Council considered three options to provide WiFi service in the community. The Grand Forks Rotary had offered to set up one WiIFi hotspot in Greenwood, but the city would have been responsible for ongoing costs. A second option, that the city go alone in setting up publically accessible WiFi, would have seen the city paying even

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more because the Rotary Club would not have been covering the inititial equipment costs. Council decided to support the Shaw Go WiFi option which will see Shaw provide WiFi hotspots in the city that will be accessible to existing Shaw customers free-of-charge. Those who are not already Shaw account holders will have to pay for the service. *** There was a long discussion about development of a municipal ticketing bylaw that would set out in one bylaw the charges and penalties under all of the city’s bylaws and who is responsible for enforcement. “One of the challenges is we haven’t had a clear vote on what we want to accomplish here,” said administrator Robin Dalziel, “other than the RCMP could be on a list to enforce some bylaws.” Dalziel said currently the RCMP are only empowered to enforce the fireworks bylaw. He said that in the end it is council’s decision who the enforcement authority will be for each bylaw. Cudworth spoke strongly against giving access to his private property to either a bylaw enforcement officer or an RCMP officer calling it an infringement on property owner’s rights. Council voted to direct staff to look into a noise bylaw with specifics for trespass on city property and that would protect city assets. A separate park access bylaw will also be considered.

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nities will be decided upon in future meetings of the ballpark committee. The new concession is 13.4m by 6.7m with a 3m covered area along the side of the building with the concession windows. There will be both men’s and women’s washrooms. The concession kitchen area will be 9m x 6.7m. The building will have metal roofing and siding. The plans were commissioned from Dan Koftinoff of DJK Enterprises in Grand Forks. The Community Recreation Program was announced by Premier Christy Clark at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention in September 2011. Both Greenwood and Midway were successful under the program. Midway received $400,000 towards their half-million dollar dress-

ing room addition at the arena. The grant will cover up to 80 per cent of eligible project costs. That leaves Greenwood to come up with $52,640 should they use the entire $263,200 grant from the Community Recreation Program funding. The original grant application called for development of a multi-purpose playing field. Greenwood’s existing ball field property will be upgraded to accommodate (in addition to the ball field) a soccer pitch, bocce/lawn bowling, walking track and small washroom/concession building. The existing bleachers, backstop and baseball dugouts will be replaced and the site will see new signage and landscaping. The project must be completed by March 2015.

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Ed Smith (left) was given the go-ahead to act as on-site project coordinator for construction of the ballpark concession. He is seen here with council members Colleen Lang, Mayor Nipper Kettle, Darla Ashton and Lee Cudworth.

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individual (such as a parent or a grandparent). Combined, your annual tuition and education credits will often be greater than $5,000. The individual receiving your transferred credits cannot carry forward any excess amounts. You, the student, must file the form itself in order to carry forward the credit to your tax returns in future years. The cost of monthly or annual passes for public transit also qualify as a credit. Not filing these tax returns can result in thousands of dollars of lost credits you could claim against your future earnings. K. Sarah Kientz, CGA Sylvia Burch, CGA J.R. (Jim) Burch, FCGA www.khgcga.com

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lives. Cancer changes everything, unless we change cancer together.” The money raised during Daffodil Month funds life-saving research and vital support services and programs for people living with cancer in B.C. So join the fight—buy fresh-cut daffodils and the daffodil pin, make a donation or become a Canadian Cancer Society volunteer. To find out more, visit cancer.ca. If you have ever considered canvassing doorto-door and would like more information contact Kim Lindseth at 250-449-2869.

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Stephen Hill is the candidate of record for the Conservative Party of Canada, having lost the riding to incumbent NDP MP Alex Atamanenko in the last election. The next federal election is still 18 months away but he is busy making it known he is looking for support to once again represent the Conservatives. He came to Midway council on Monday, March 17 accompanied by his daughter/ campaign manager Molly Hill. He asked about key issues within the community, highlighted past economic development, and put forth and took in ideas for future economic development. Hill, who hails from Rossland, was instrumental in helping to secure enough venture capital dollars to form the group that became Boundary Sawmill Inc. that bought the former Pope & Talbot mill site, which they then leased to Vaagen Fibre Canada. He said he knows of an engineer who wants to locate a production plant for high-end manufactured homes in the Boundary and he spoke of rumours that the dolomite mine in Rock Creek might be purchased and put back into operation. Hill stumbled a bit when he suggested as the Columbia River Treaty is now up for renegotiation, this would be a good time to lobby for inclusion of the Boundary in the Columbia Basin Trust benefits. “Why is not the Boundary included? We need to somehow bring that to attention.

More of your water goes into that river than the water from Rossland. It would be wise to send a letter to get on the agenda.” But he was told by council members around the table that they had been actively trying to resolve that problem for well over a decade. When Hill asked for ideas from council members on how they would like to see the village and region evolve, Councillor Dick Dunsdon said he would like to see the area become more seniorfriendly. Hill then touched on his campaign for the Conservative nomination–“the election before the election,” he called it. He explained that because of an increase in the number of MPs and the redistribution of riding boundaries, the west now has substantially more clout in Parliament than previously. He gave an overview of the changes to the riding boundaries and stated that, “If people voted exactly the same way as the last election, instead of losing by 10 per cent we’d [the Conservatives] win by 3.5 per cent. The riding is now very winnable from a Conservative point of view.” In closing, Hill said his business is venture capital. “If I win and I can get into the economic development portfolio I am going to propose venture capital corporations for each of these communities.” Hill left members of council with his contact information and platform statement.

Author to speak about Lyme Nobody likes to think about ticks, or about Lyme Disease. But you can’t sweep this bug under the rug. Author Vanessa Farnsworth brings Lyme Disease—and her own journey with the bizarrely intelligent tick-borne bacterium—to light in a special presentation at 7 p.m. on April 8 at the Greenwood Public Library. Farnsworth’s book, Rain on a Distant Roof: a Personal Journey through Lyme Disease in Canada, examines the science behind this disease as she describes her struggle with its effects, and her battle with an unprepared medical system. The guilty bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, has been likened by scientists to a creature from outer space for its ability to mimic different cells. Symptoms can be debilitating, affecting many parts of the body including nerves, brain and heart. “It’s an incredibly complicated illness,” says Farnsworth, who writes about Lyme disease in her blog on lymediseasebook.com. “One of the many Lyme-related problems that we have here in Canada is the way in which health authorities continue to define Lyme dis-

ease in such narrow terms—infection with borrelia bacteria and nothing more—and that’s a definition that isn’t helpful to patients stuck in a medical nightmare.” It also doesn’t help that the habitat of ticks that can carry the disease—most commonly Western Black-legged Ticks in B.C.— is rapidly expanding. “Rain on a Distant Roof offers thought-provoking insight into the daily struggles and obstacles faced by chronic Lyme disease patients. Vanessa Farnsworth’s self-described ‘tick-shattered life’ is an all too common but seldom told story of desperately ill Canadians caught in a healthcare nightmare,” says Susan McInnis, president of Lyme Disease Association of Alberta. Charlene Diehl, director of the Winnipeg International Writers Festival, describes the author as “an excellent advocate for the Lyme community, both on the page and in person: she is articulate, passionate, invested, well-informed, and vital.” Farnsworth appears in West Kootenay libraries with support from the Kootenay Library Federation and the host libraries.

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Reflection needed Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt has not renewed his membership in the New Democratic Party. He stood in front of news cameras on Tuesday to explain his position, taking the party to task for several issues going back five years to the party’s opposition to carbon tax during the 2009 election campaign. He is also displeased with the way former leader Carole James was removed as party leader in 2010 and with the flip-flop of current leader Adrian Dix’s on the Kinder Morgan pipeline issue during the last election campaign. The veteran NDP member was voted leader of the party in 1986 and was elected B.C. premier in 1991, marking only the second time the NDP had been in power in B.C. Harcourt couldn’t have used more direct language in front of the cameras, calling James’ ouster “an ugly, nasty leadership coup against a fine person” and defining the Kinder-Morgan decision “probably one of the stupidest political blunders of all time in British Columbia.” Dix’s flip-flop on Kinder-Morgan stunned both labour and investment factions in the province and is seen by some as a turning point in the provincial election that saw Christy Clark’s Liberals win a majority government. Harcourt says the NDP needs to reconnect with BC’s 150 resource dependent communities. “I think British Columbian’s deserve a strong leader, with a strong vision for the province that goes beyond Kitsilano and it relates to the natural resource communities and to the people who make their living providing most of the wealth of this province,” Harcourt told the press. NDP MLA Leonard Krog said Harcourt’s comments were not particularly helpful at this time, particularly as we head into the leadership race. That’s a load of bull. Some honest reflection is exactly what the party needs.

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I found a line jotted down here in my little book of phone you.” notes that reads “1st Tuesday 3 p.m.” If I’m lucky the person on the other end of the line will When I wrote that note, I must have known that ob- start talking and I’ll be able to catch up with the topic pdq. viously more information was needed so I scribbled “of If I am really lucky, I’ll be able to even guess who it is I am month” on the next line. talking to by the sound of their voice. Unfortunately I probably should have jotted down *** something more useful such as exactly what it is that hapI haven’t had neither the time nor the inclination to pens on the 1st Tuesday of every month—mayinstall the new pet door. Another reason is I be it would have been helpful had I simply penhaven’t bought it yet. A LITTLE ciled in where I was supposed to be at 3 p.m. on PERSPECTIVE I am wanting to buy a high-tech unit that the first Tuesday. only opens for an animal to come in if they But no—instead I write down “of month”. are wearing a special radio ID tag on their As if I needed to make clear I meant the first collar. Tuesday as opposed to the second Tuesday of This is all necessary because a neighborthe week, eh? hood stray has found out it’s easy to couchSo anyway I have absolutely no idea where surf and mooch off the Kelly cat bowls – all I was supposed to have been last Tuesday at 3 he has to do is walk through the hole in the Pat p.m. kitchen door. KELLY If it was with you specifically—please accept So in the meantime I have kept the lid on my apologies and phone me so I might gain the low-tech pet door and, as added security, some clarity about where I am supposed to be I keep the screen door closed too. on the first Tuesday of next month. But the warmer weather and the blocked off pet door It seems that every week I wind up with a little note means that I am now the designated doorman in the either in my notebook or floating around from one pile of house. paper to being underneath another pile—and that blessed One of the cats was given the name Galaxy because he’d little note will mean absolutely nothing to me when I try hitched a ride home with us one cold day in January and to read it. All too often it is a phone number; and that’s Special K and I were reading Hitchhiker’s Guide to the good, it simplifies things. Because if I really, really need Galaxy at the time—we used to read aloud to each other to know what the note is about all I have to do is dial the when TV got too slow for us. number and try bluffing my way through the first minute If I am the doorman then Galaxy is the door cat—it or two of the call by starting off with something like, “Hi doesn’t matter what side of it he is on, he’ll be standing —this is Pat Kelly and I have a note here that says I should there waiting for me to open it. Always!

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