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Crash leaves teenagers in serious condition BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

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It’s time for bike tune-ups at Gerick Cycle and Sports. And that means a busy day for Ben Gotts as he performs an inspection of a mountain bike in the Trail store.

Fire crews kept busy with calls from all corners BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

Calls for help were burning up the phone lines at the regional fire centre this week. Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue sirens echoed throughout Greater Trail on Monday, beginning with a morning call out to a structure fire in the Beaver Valley area. In that incident, a homeowner was burning grass when a gust

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of wind spread the flames to his nearby garden shed, explained Martin. When crews arrived on the scene, the small storage unit was completely engulfed in flames. “He couldn’t put the fire out with a garden hose,” said Terry Martin, regional fire chief. “The shed was consumed by fire but did not spread to the house.” As crews were packing up in that area, fire rescue was called

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to a report of a deck fire at a residence in Rossland. The Rossland fire crew was dispatched to the scene after a passerby called in a fire, continued Martin. “Nobody was home at the time,” he said. “Fortunately, it ended up being being a small fire with minimal damage to the deck.” A few hours later, just after 4 p.m., the regional fire centre received a call from an alarm

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company reporting a fire at a home on the 1200 block of Third Ave. in East Trail. An elderly occupant had fallen asleep after leaving a pot on the stove, and the house had filled with smoke. “We banged on the door and were able to get her out,” said Martin. “But we weren’t sure how long she had been in the smoke so she was transported to the hospital by ambulance.” See SMOKE, Page 3

A single vehicle accident near the Trail Regional Airport Monday evening has left three teenaged boys in serious condition, two with life threatening injuries. The crash occurred just before 10 p.m. on the stretch of Highway 22 near the airstrip, according to Acting Sgt. John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services. The male driver of a 2002 Grey Acura and his two male passengers, aged 17 and 18, were ejected from the car after the vehicle went off the road and rolled. No names have been released. The driver was flown to Kelowna General Hospital immediately following the accident, said Ferguson. The two passengers remained at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, with a plan to transport one by ambulance and one by medic-vac to KGH Tuesday, he added. “They are all serious,” said Ferguson. “Two are life threatening.” Traffic services are continuing to investigate the accident including physical evidence at the scene which is described as the 8900 block of Highway 22. A collision analyst from Cranbrook was expected to arrive in Trail Tuesday afternoon to examine the site of the crash, review any witness statements and investigate the vehicle’s mechanics. “Right now the indications are that speed was a factor and seatbelts were not worn,” said Ferguson. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, said the police report.

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he bidding: This is a hand that occurred at the Moses Lake sectional last month during the Swiss Team event. East has 18 HCP’s and opens one heart. Two points stronger and he could have opened 2NT as long as he and his partner were playing Puppet Stayman as mentioned in the last two columns. East was not playing Puppet Stayman with Mexican two diamonds otherwise he could have opened two diamonds.

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West has 6 to 9 points in support of hearts and raise partner to two. East now intends to bid game but warren North interferes with a direct cuebid. Play Bridge This shows a two-suited hand with spades and another suit. East bids game and South bids four spades which gets passed out. The Lead: There is probably not a lot of future in tricks in hearts but West sees no other better lead. He leads the seven of hearts, top of nothing. West has supported hearts and cannot have a doubleton. The lead of a high heart tells partner he has no honour. The play: South pitches a club on the ace of hearts and draws one round of trump. He then ruffs diamonds good and then loses the other high trump and claims 11 tricks. Result: Four spades +1 for +650. My partner, an extremely gifted bridge player overcalled three diamonds. I took no action vulnerable with a singleton diamond. I knew partner had a good

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Smoke alarm alerts elderly homeowner

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FROM PAGE 1 The small fire was contained to the pot and caused no damage to the home, however the fire crew stayed on site to clear the house of smoke with an industrial fan. “She had an alarm system, so when it detected smoke, dispatch was called,” he added. “So that worked out really well for her.” Spring conditions had homeowners out with rakes, but dry conditions and wind caused two grass fires to get out of hand, and prompted calls to the fire department. Fire crews were summoned to a residence east of Fruitvale Sunday afternoon for an out-of control grass fire, said Martin. “Fortunately, by the time we got there, the fire was contained and they were able to put it out themselves,” he added. Later that day, fire rescue was called to Miral Heights to assist the BC Ambulance Service extricate a person off an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail. Three firefighters hiked up almost two kilometres from the area’s ATV trail head to assist with the call, according to the fire chief. “A local person came up the trail so we could put the basket stretch behind his quad,” explained Martin. “We were able to get the person safely out that way.”

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Mason Corth and his dad, Alan, took advantage of the sunny skies and warmer temperatures last week to begin spring soccer training, or “football” as Mason’s father, a native of the United Kingdom, calls it.

Pend d’Oreille resident fears rock slide notice may come too late By Valerie Rossi Times Staff

A Pend d'Oreille Valley resident says traveling the Seven Mile Highway during the spring can be like playing a game of “Russian Roulette.” The road, known for rock slides and avalanches is the only route for Judy Urquhart, a registered nurse for Interior Health, and her neighbours to take to Trail since the Waneta-Nelway Road closed to regular traffic for the duration of the Waneta Dam expansion project. “Normally if the roads are bad – if there's an avalanche, if there's rock slides – we'd actually carry on down the Old Waneta-Nelway Road, which goes through the Waneta expansion down to Waneta border,” she explained. “In the spring after heavy rain or after there is a freeze and then a thaw, we would just automatically do that as a safety precaution.” But the 32-year resident hasn't had this option since project officials made an agreement with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to close this

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Pend d’Oreille Valley resident Judy Urquhart came across a rock slide on the Seven Mile Highway March 21. Some boulders measured up in size to her Subaru Impreza. dirt road to regular traffic so that larger trucks hauling heavy loads of rock, rebar and cement wouldn't pose a threat to the traveling public. “Being aware of the snow slides and rock slides of Seven Mile, we set up a protocol: if the road has a slide on it, snow or otherwise, and their geotechni-

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cal people deemed that it wasn't safe then we would then open up the Old Nelway Road and take the construction traffic off it until that situation was resolved,” explained Wally Penner, regional project manager for contractor SNC Lavalin. There is so much construction traffic, added Penner, that there

is even a system in place for on site vehicles. District operations manager Darrell Gunn for Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said Seven Mile is known as a high-avalanche hazard area just like many others in the province. The site is inspected regularly, he added, and the public is notified when its deemed dangerous. “We sign it appropriately so people can expect to see rocks on the road,” he said. “In the spring when there are some rocks that do come down, there are highfrequency patrols by the maintenance contractor so they can clean off any sort of rock that does come down and report any issues that they see.” But this isn't good enough for Urquhart. She's raised concerns since 2011, yet there still hasn't been any proactive steps taken like blasting or adding more protective netting to the highway. “There has been a number of avalanches but it's the big ones that have resulted in the area being closed,” she said, adding that it once took up to three hours for the secondary route to open up.

On one occasion during a snow storm, her neighbour got caught and had to walk home. Personally, she's had a few near misses where a large boulder struck their truck, taking out the oil pan, and hitting just below the back passenger window of their car another time. In late March, Urquhart drove right up to the remains of a rock slide because there were no flaggers set up and the avalanche gates still hadn't been lowered. She didn't know the event had occurred until she saw the massive boulder that measured higher than her Subaru Impreza and nearly the same length. She was then directed to take the secondary route. “I'd really like for it to change so locals or people who are working at the dam have another way of going through the Waneta expansion route now,” she said. “Right now there is a great big rock just being held by dirt and we know it's going to go one day.” The Old Waneta-Nelway Road is expected to re-open to the public when the project is complete in 2015.

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Provincial

Jumbo municipality budget makes waves By Carolyn Grant Kimberley Bulletin

Those trying to make political points with the new budget for the Jumbo Resort Municipality are simply making something out of nothing, says the municipality’s mayor, Greg Deck. Jumbo has hit the news again in recent days as a Ktunaxa Nation challenge to the development was rejected by the B.C. Supreme Court and news came out of a budget which includes $200,000 in government grants per year for five years. Columbia RiverRevelstoke MLA Norm

Macdonald brought the budget up in the Legislature last week. “There is no other place in British Columbia where you have a mayor and a council looking after a community of zero people. “The mayor doesn’t even live there, right? The mayor has walked through there, perhaps. But he doesn’t live there, and they don’t hold their meetings there because there’s no building.” “We come to government transfers, and in each of the years, it’s $200,000 transferred from this ministry to this ridiculous

creation that has no investor, no prospects of moving forward. Yet the government is going to invest $1 million over the next five years.” - Hansard transcripts from March 25, 2014. However, Deck says the budget document is simply a pro forma document prepared by the treasurer to meet the requirement that all municipalities must have a five-year financial plan prepared. “Jumbo contracts with the Village of Radium for administrative services,“ Deck said. “It uses a little bit of administrative time, a bit of the treasurer’s time. “The treasurer is a good treasurer and one of the obligations

under the Act is to file a five-year financial plan. In it you include what you know of revenues. Every community in the province receives a basic operating grant and that was put in as known revenue. We have no assessable property. With a ski hill much of the land remains provincial and lodges and other buildings are assessable. We don’t have buildings, the developer hasn’t been able to meet that threshold for various reasons.” Deck says the basic operating grant far exceeds what is being spent at present and the resort municipality is not allowed to run a surplus. “We have to show a balanced budget.

The budget document thing is a pro forma thing. Council didn’t even discuss it. The treasurer was just doing her job. Now it’s being picked up by some folks but there is nothing to it.” Macdonald doesn’t agree. “Real communities get this grant, not fake ones,” he said. “There are a whole host of things communities like Kimberley need and they are being told there is no money. When you see money being wasted, it’s particularly galling. “This council is holding five to ten minute meetings once a month. There’s not even an investor — none of it makes sense at the most basic level.

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A new Official Community Plan (OCP) for Electoral Area ‘B’ was adopted in January 2013. The draft revised Zoning Bylaw is aligned with the objectives and policies in the OCP.

THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - Finance Minister Mike de Jong says the government followed proper guidelines when it allowed the former CEO of the BC Lottery Corporation who quit his job to leave with a severance package.

The Opposition New Democrats say Michael Graydon received a payout worth about $86,000, and also got to take his companyissued iPhone, iPad and laptop. Graydon resigned at the end of January and one week later was

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The proposed map change to the OCP will result in a minimum parcel size for new parcels in the Patterson Area that matches what is required in the current Zoning Bylaw.

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named the president of a new company that’s planning to build an urban resort and gaming centre next to BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. But on Monday, the months-old severance package surfaced during question period in the B.C. legislature, with the New Democrats wondering why Graydon was paid out when he quit his job. NDP members Shane Simpson and Kathy Corrigan said the government’s policy is not to pay severance to employees who quit. De Jong said Graydon’s departure was in keeping with government policy and that he’ll provide the Opposition with the specifics on how much the former CEO was paid later.

Director Linda Worley, members of the Steering Committee for the Zoning Bylaw review, and RDKB staff. Copies of the draft revised Zoning Bylaw and OCP amendment bylaw are available at the RDKB office in Trail (843 Rossland Avenue) between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and also on-line at www.rdkb.com.

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Airport numbers soaring to new heights By Alistair Waters Kelowna Capital News

Success, it would seem, is coming early for Kelowna International Airport. The airport’s drive to 1.6 million passengers per year is a full 12 months ahead of schedule thanks to 15 straight months of record-breaking growth. As was the case every month in 2013, YLW has set records for growth in the first three months of this year, including a surprising six per cent jump in January followed by an even more surprising eight per cent increase in February. Last month, YLW was 8,000 passengers ahead of the number it handled in March 2013. “We were really surprised,” said airport marketing and media relations co-ordinator Jenelle Hynes. “When I saw the numbers for January, I said we should go back and check again.” She said she was even more surprised when February’s numbers came in even stronger. “That is huge growth.” She said January saw an increase over the same month last year of 7,600 passengers while February saw an jump of 10,655 passengers. It’s overall 4.11 per cent growth in 2013 was amongst the highest for any Canadian airport handling more than one million passengers and well ahead of much larger airports, such as Vancouver International and Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (both at 2.1 per cent), Toronto’s Pearson International (3.4 per cent), Ottawa (-2.3 per cent), Halifax (-0.6 per cent) and Winnipeg (-1.5 per cent). Both Calgary International and Edmonton International had stronger growth last year at five per cent and 4.6 per cent respectively. YLW which set up a phased, multi-million dollar plan to increase and improve its infrastructure over four years starting in 2011 in anticipation of reaching 1.6 million passengers per year in 2015, is now a year ahead of schedule in term of passenger numbers. Hynes said because of the planning, design and construction required for the work, it cannot be speeded up despite the stronger than expected growth. The airport, while owned by the city, is financially selfsustaining and does not rely on taxpayer money to operate. In 2013, the airport saw just over 1.5 million passengers use the terminal, a figure it had not expected to reach until late this year. The airport is now the 10th busiest in Canada, just behind Victoria.

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PEOPLE OBITUARIES

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CRISTOFOLI, RANDAL P. ‘RANDY’ – 43, beloved husband of Kristi (nee Kohler), devoted father of Ci Ci Cristofoli, dear son of Ed and Shirley Cristofoli and son-in-law of Allen and Kathy Kohler, brother of Dean, Cheryl, and Ed Cristofoli and brother-in-law of Rhonda Horengic, Kathy Kohler and Kim Rininger, loving and proud uncle of several nieces and nephews. Randy passed away suddenly Thursday, April 3, 2014. Randy was a member of Phi Delta Theta at Akron University and worked locally at Amazon for two years. Memorial Service at Mueller Funeral Home, 6791 Tylersville Road, Mason, OH 45040 on Thursday, April 10 at 11:00 AM. Memorials may be directed to The Randy Cristofoli Memorial Fund/The Ci Ci Benefit Fund at any 5/3 bank location. To send a condolence, visit MuellerfuneralS.com 513-398-9100.

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Iconic actor was top PHILIPPE COUILLARD draw in 1930s and ‘40s New Quebec premier felt shift during campaign THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - Mickey Rooney’s approach to life was simple: “Let’s put on a show!” He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life. A superstar in his youth, Rooney was Hollywood’s top box-office draw in the late 1930s to early 1940s. He epitomized the “show” part of show business, even if the business end sometimes failed him amid money troubles and a seesaw of career tailspins and revivals. Pint-sized, precocious, impish, irrepressible perhaps hardy is the most-suitable adjective for Rooney, a perennial comeback artist whose early blockbuster success as the vexing but wholesome Andy Hardy and as Judy Garland’s musical comrade in arms was bookended 70 years later with roles in “Night at the Museum” and “The Muppets.” Rooney died Sunday at age 93 surrounded by family at his North Hollywood home, police said. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office said Rooney died a natural death. There were no further details immediately available on the cause of death, but Rooney did attend Vanity Fair’s Oscar party last month, where he posed for photos with other veteran stars and seemed fine. He was also shooting a movie at the time of his death, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” with Margaret O’Brien. He was nominated for four Academy Awards over a four-decade span and received two special Oscars for film achievements, won an Emmy for his TV movie “Bill” and had a Tony nomination for his Broadway smash “Sugar Babies.” “I loved working with Mickey on ‘Sugar Babies.’ He was very professional, his stories were priceless and I love them all ... each and every one. We laughed all the time,” Carol Channing said. Rooney began as a toddler in his parents’ vaudeville act in the 1920s. He was barely six when he first appeared on screen, playing a midget in the 1926 silent comedy short “Not to Be Trusted,” and he was still at it more than 80 years later, working incessantly as he racked up about 250 screen credits in a career unrivaled for length and variety.

THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL Quebec premierdesignate Philippe Couillard says he sensed a political shift on the campaign trail in the lead-up to his Liberals’ crushing defeat of the proindependence Parti Quebecois. But the rookie Liberal captain acknowledges he wasn’t so sure the transformation would translate into votes for his federalist party. Couillard, one of Quebec’s most-proCanada political leaders in years, received an answer following Monday’s vote: a majority Liberal mandate that knocked the PQ from power. “There was some movement in what I’ve called the tectonic plates of politics in Quebec,” Couillard said Tuesday at his first news conference. “I really felt during the campaign that the young generation, the youth of Quebec, is not at all attracted by anything that limits us or prevents us from having broader horizons.” The Liberals won 70 of Quebec’s 125 seats in the national assembly, compared with 30 for the PQ, 22 for the Coalition party

and three for Quebec solidaire. The PQ loss has been blamed on its cornerstone quest for Quebec independence, an idea a majority of Quebecers oppose. The drubbing could trigger an internal crisis for the PQ, as it comes to terms with the reality it might have to re-examine its core goal of Quebec independence. The PQ will also have to search for a new leader as it ponders renewal after Pauline Marois announced her resignation following the defeat. Couillard recom-

mended Tuesday that some politicians should start making adjustments to their stance on sovereignty. “A significant change in politics is happening in Quebec and it’s not over,” he said in Quebec City. “I think this will carry on in the coming years. So, politicians better be realigning themselves on the new reality.” To help make his point, Couillard highlighted his “unprecedented” win in the riding of Roberval in Quebec’s Lac-St-Jean region, an area long known for its support of independence.

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“So, there’s generational change, there’s a regional change, it’s going to be quite interesting for you to write about on this in the coming years,” he told reporters.

When asked whether he thought the PQ’s loss was a death knell for the sovereignty movement, he reiterated his warning from the campaign: “an idea never dies.”

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Curtailing cross-border shopping is shortsighted

he fall in the Canadian dollar’s value relative to the U.S. dollar has led to Canadian retailers to anticipate they will benefit from Canadians staying home to shop. Canadian retailers, you see, are concerned that the Canada Border Services Agency has been too lenient with cross-border shoppers in the wake of the increase in duty free limits in 2012. They see a lower dollar as a tool in their competitive arsenal. They are being shortsighted. Canada’s population is spread in a long thin line with most of it within 100 km of the U.S. border. A road trip to the United States is a logical and convenient tourism experience and crossing the border to visit the U.S. a longstanding part of Canadian culture. The traditional barometer of Canadian cross-border shopping has been Canadian travellers returning from the United States by automobile – both same day and one or more night travellers. These numbers grew

substantially as the Canadian dollar appreciated from the low of just over 60 cents U.S. reached in 2002. In 2002, there were 20.8 million Canadian same day auto travellers and 7.7 million one or more night auto travellers. In 2013, 32.3 million Canadian travellers returned from the U.S. by auto on the same day and 14.1 million returned by auto after a stay of one or more nights. Over the course of almost a decade, there were increases of 55 per cent for same day travellers and 83 per cent for one or more night travellers. However, most of the increase occurred even before the 2012 change in exemptions. These increases came in the wake of nearly a decade of decline after the crossborder shopping mania peaked in the early 1990s. At that time, the Canadian dollar had also been rising in value and Canadians were drawn to the U.S. by cheaper gasoline and retail prices as well as a reaction to the arrival of the GST. In particular, prices for

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dairy, poultry and alcohol were seen as extremely attractive. In 1991, both same day and one or more night auto trips by Canadian residents peaked at the highest ever recorded – at 59.1 million and 14.2 million respectively. These numbers collapsed over the 1991 to 2002 period with drops of 65 and 46 per cent largely driven by a depreciating dollar. Despite the lamentations from Canadian retailers, cross-border shopping today is a much smaller problem than it was during the early 1990s, particularly if measured by same-day auto trips. While growth has been greater for one or more

night trips, it is difficult to blame this on cross-border shopping given that longer trips are more often done as part of a vacation rather than simply to shop. In 2013, the year after the new exemptions took effect, the number of Canadian same day auto travellers actually declined while the number of one or more night auto travellers rose, which suggests the possibility that Canadians have been substituting longer trips for short day trips as a result of the more generous exemption. Same day trips dropped by 0.2 per cent while one or more night trips rose by 2.7 per cent. However, the growth in one or more night auto trips was also down from 8.1 per cent the year previous. Cross-border shopping is a Canadian tradition and, by occasionally voting with their feet, Canadian shoppers have actually encouraged Canadian retail to compete more effectively. Despite a continuing price-gap between goods in Canada and the United States, Canadian retailing

has restructured since the early 1990s and Canadian retailers in general are perceived to be somewhat more competitive. Moreover, the arrival of large American retailers into the Canadian market such as Walmart and Target has also made the Canadian shopping experience more akin to the American one. Cross-border trips by Canadians concern Canadian retailers because they represent a leakage of business activity. However, seeking to keep Canadian shoppers captive behind their border is a short-sighted activity given that, as a small open economy, Canada stands to benefits immensely from the international flow of visitors and trade. Canadian retailers and tourism operators would be better served by trying to attract more Americans into Canada – especially given the lower dollar and the recovering U.S. economy. After all, the border has two sides. Livio Di Matteo is Professor of Economics at Lakehead University.

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Annual cleanup raises questions On Saturday morning we did our spring road clean-up of the highway between the Walmart junction and the RCMP building. A couple of things came to my mind during the road cleanup. I find the exercise quite meditative, with bouts of bewilderment and indignation at some of the excesses we find. With this in mind I have the following requests. 1) Please make sure your load is secure. 2) If you need to empty out left over fast food packaging, bottles and beer cans from

your vehicles please do so in an appropriate waste bin. 3) And finally, please don’t throw your old furniture and appliances over the bank. Can the fast food companies do something to help? I understand that they are not responsible for their customers’ behaviour. But at the end of the day having coffee cups and food wrappers from Tim Hortons, Subway and McDonalds strewn beside the highway is not a benefit to their corporate images or to the citizens of Trail.

We have been doing this for the last five years and my fellow Waneta-Trail Sunrise Rotarians deserve recognition; especially Rob Hawton who has been the primary driver for this initiative. Also big thank yous go to Cheyanne Friess and Emily Dawson, Trail’s current Ambassadors who came out, helped and reduced our average age to under 60. We will take any help we can get. Juris Harlamovs Waneta-Trail Sunrise Rotary Fruitvale

turn to in a time in need; they are neighbours who support us, and the courageous that fight for us. This is a time to celebrate those dedicated volunteers who give to make this the kind and supportive community we know it to be. I especially would like to thank those I work directly with at the Canadian Cancer Society.

You are among our most valuable ambassadors and assets, and continue to be at the heart of the Canadian Cancer Society. Happy National Volunteer Week! Jacqueline Salvino Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Canadian Cancer Society Kelowna

Federal leaders see better relationship with Quebec under Liberal majority

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says he’s looking forward to seeing Quebec rebuild its relationship with Ottawa now that the province has a majority Liberal government. The federal Liberal leader says the Quebec election results make him more determined to remain focused on bread-and-butter issues rather than divisive politics. “I am personally reassured that politics that are focused not on squabbling or fighting over identity or attacks, but focused on serving citizens, on building stability, on being concerned what Canadians, Quebecers, are concerned with - jobs and economy - is the

right way to go,” Trudeau told reporters. Quebecers sent a strong message after what was a bitter election campaign, giving Liberal leader Philippe Couillard a massive majority. Couillard is considered to be one of the most federalist leaders Quebec has seen in years. The Liberals won 70 of the legislature’s 125 seats, compared with 30 for the Parti Quebecois. Trudeau was beaming Tuesday over the results. “The federal government now has someone in Quebec City who is not looking to gain political advantage in creating squabbles with Ottawa,”

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By Times Staff Red Mountain Racer Soleil Patterson and the rest of Team Canada U16 men and women from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia were not able to defend the Nations’ Cup title on the weekend. The Austrian Team took the title with 312 points, second place went to Norway with 152, and Canada was third with a total of 86 points. Jim Bailey photos

Brooklin Boucher (left) and Andrew Tite (right), and many more young martial artists from Heart and Soul Tae Kwon Do will be at the Waneta Mall on Saturday breaking boards to help raise funds for the International Justice Mission. By Times Staff Beaver Valley’s Heart and Soul Tae Kwon Do students will be breaking boards in an effort to break the chains of world slavery at the Waneta Mall on Saturday. The Fruitvale martial arts club is partnering with the International Justice Mission Canada (IJM), a humanitarian group, to help secure justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and other forms of

violent oppression. Head instructor Master Jakki Van Hemert and up to 20 students will be breaking boards and collecting pledges to raise funds for the cause that aims to help some of the close to 30-million people enslaved worldwide. IJM is an organization that investigates, rescues, and rehabilitates victims of oppression. Their goal is to raise awareness for this important cause, estimating that for each “rescue mission”

it costs about $4,500, and each mission has the potential to rescue many slaves at once. Heart and Soul will be out in force on Saturday, breaking boards with fists and feet to raise money and help break the chains of world slavery. To donate or make a pledge call Heart and Soul’s executive assistant Lynn Russell at 368-1248, or visit the Waneta Mall between noon and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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Surprising silver-lining for former Stingray By Jim Bailey

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A former Trail Stingray swimmer won a very surprising silver medal at an international open-water race in the Caribbean last month. Trail’s Martin Gonzalez, 16, his brother Erik, and father Alberto hopped a plane in Castlegar for a lastminute vacation to St. Kitts in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean over spring break. While vacationing, Martin entered the four-kilometre Nevis to St. Kitts CrossChannel Swim, with approximately 200 competitors from neighbouring islands, Mexico, the U.S.A., and Canada competing. “It was my first openwater race in my life,” said Gonzalez. “So it was pretty

exciting.” The J. L. Crowe student wasn’t exactly prepared for the competition. He hadn’t trained in almost two weeks, nor did he have a racing suit. Yet, longtime race organizer Winston Crooke outfitted the Grade 10 student and Gonzalez signed up for the race, which started early on Mar. 29 on the tiny island of Nevis at Oualie Beach with the finish line at Cockleshell Bay on the island of St. Kitts. After a mass start, Gonzalez fixed his eyes on a far point four-kilometres away and headed straight for it. “It was really wavy, and I did swallow a lot of seawater, but I could see the bottom the whole way, and I saw lots of sea life, and two turtles

and a stingray.” Gonzalez finished the race in a scorching 60-minutes and 30 seconds just over a minute behind the first-place finisher Christian Marsden, a member of the TrinidadTobago national swim team, who came in at 59:20. “I was very surprised . . . It was a good race, and I was very happy to get second,” said Gonzalez. “I mean I didn’t even think I was going to place.” Gonzalez’s success in the Nevis-St.Kitts swim will likely mean bigger and longer swims in the future. “I want to expand my horRobert denElzen photo izons into open water now, Martin Gonzalez proudly because it’s a lot of fun. I like poses with the hardware he long -distance events, so even picked up while on vacation though it was my first time it in St. Kitts last month. definitely won’t be my last.”

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Patterson had her best race on Friday when she finished sixth in the super-G in a time of 1:06.80. However, in Saturday’s giant slalom Patterson did not finish, and placed 13th out of more than 70 skiers on Sunday in the slalom. Quebec’s Beatrix Lever won the Nancy Greene award for the best performance by a U16 female skier with a fourth place finish in the super-G Friday. See NANCY, Page 10

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Dam run hits road By Times Staff The High Altitude Triathlon Club and Gerick Sports are kicking it into high gear on Saturday with its annual Dam Run. Runners are invited to sign up for either the five or 10 kilometre runs, with both starting at the pull-out area south of the railroad crossing on Hwy 22A across from the Fergie’s Way memorial. Five-K runners will complete one circuit to the dam and back, while the 10-k runners will follow the five-k route and continue to the north and back for another five kilometers. Advance registration is $5 for five kilometres, and $10 for 10-K. Participants can register at Gerick’s, or sign up day of race by 9:30 a.m. when day of race registration will be $10 for five-km. and $20 for 10-km. The start of race goes at 10 a.m. Email Heather Johnson for more info at heatherkj@ hotmail.com, or call Gerick Sports at 364-1661.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have fired president and general manager Mike Gillis a day after being eliminated from playoff contention. Team owner Francesco Aquilini will meet with the media Wednesday to discuss the move, which comes with just three games left in the regular season. The Canucks had the day off Tuesday. “The Vancouver Canucks had success under Mike’s leadership, and we nearly reached our ultimate goal; but I believe we have reached a point where a change in leadership and new voice is needed,” Aquilini said in a release. Gillis took over the general manager position with the Canucks after Dave Nonis was fired following the 2007-08 season. The Canucks twice had the NHL’s best regular-season record and also advanced to within a victory of 2011 Stanley Cup under Gillis’ watch, but the team has been in steady decline ever since. The Canucks lost in the first round of the playoffs for two straight seasons before missing the postseason entirely in 2013-14 for the first time in six years. Vancouver fans chanted for Gillis to be fired in the dying minutes of the Canucks’ 3-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night, apparently

fed up with the club’s downturn. First-year head coach John Tortorella, who has also been a lightning rod of criticism for his defensive style, said after Monday’s loss that fans had every right to be upset with the Canucks’ downturn. “(Fans) paid big money to come to these games. It’s their prerogative how they handle themselves,” said Tortorella. “As far as fans are concerned, that’s their call. “They pay money to come see the games. They’re not happy. They can voice their opinion how they like to.” Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa said after the game that he didn’t agree with the fan reaction directed at Gillis. “Personally I don’t think it’s the right thing to do, but at the end of the day the fans come and they can do whatever they want,” he said. “Put it this way: we’re all going to take the blame for this. It’s not just one or two guys. It’s the whole team. We’re going to take what we get, move forward, push through this.” Gillis signed a contract extension after the 2011-12 season but there were indications last week he and Tortorella weren’t on the same page. Gillis seemed to criticize Tortorella’s style in a radio interview, saying that he wanted the team to get back to the type of game that got it to the 2011 Cup final.

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The Beaver Valley Avalanche held their 40th annual spring tournament at the Beaver Valley Arena on the weekend with teams from around the Kootenays participating. In the end it was the Ice Bisons (above) that captured the competitive Avalanche division, while the Proulx team won the family title in a shoot out, and Snap On took the Classic age division.

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practice rounds. Phil Mickelson. Rory McIlroy. Adam Scott. It was typical of any Tuesday at Augusta National, except for the scoreboard to the right of where they were walking. The board has the names of all 97 players in the field, with blank boxes to put their scores when the tournament begins. On the far right side of the board is a list of this year’s noncompeting invitees. Tommy Aaron. Doug Ford. Tiger Woods. “It’s a weird feeling not having him here, isn’t it?” said Phil Mickelson, a threetime Masters champion and the chief foil for Woods over the years. “He’s been such a mainstay in professional golf and in the majors. It’s awkward to not have him here. I hope he gets back

soon. I hope he’s back for the other majors. As much as I want to win - and I know how great he is and tough to beat - it makes it special when he’s in the field and you’re able to win.” Woods hasn’t been the same all year, even before back surgery last week. He is missing the Masters for the first time. His presence looms as large as some of the Georgia pines lining the fairways, though it will be forgotten when the opening shot is in the air Thursday, and a green jacket is awarded Sunday. Even so, Woods brings a buzz to any tournament, even at Augusta National. And this year, his absence has brought talk of the most wideopen Masters in nearly 20 years. Las Vegas has installed Scott and McIlroy as the betting

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Nancy Greene awards given FROM PAGE 9 Madeline Sullivan of Ontario won the Nancy Greene award for U14 for a first-place finish in dual slalom. The Dave Murray award for top male skier went to Max Kirshenlatt of Whistler for a third place in the super-G and U14’s Will Kornya of Ontario who took first place in slalom. In the U14 event, the Japanese team was victorious earning 169.5 points, followed by the Ontario 1 team in second with 133.5 points, and the BC 1 team coming a very close third with 130.5 points.

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want our son to hold his daughter back a year so that she will be in the same class as our grandson. I say my daughter and wife are the ones being horrible. No child should be held back if she is ready. And furthermore, there is no guarantee that our grandson will be ready when he is 5. Do they keep holding back his cousin? -- Spinning the Wheel in Pennsylvania Dear Spinning: Your daughter is jealous that her niece is so much more advanced than her son, but please reassure her that this is meaningless. Toddler girls often progress faster than boys in these areas. And when a child is 2 years old, a four-month age difference is enormous. These competitive arguments are pointless. Your granddaughter should not be held back for her cousin’s sake. He won’t care unless his mother and grandmother foolishly make it a cause

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Dear Annie: Did you know that an estimated 16 million youth participate in volunteer activities in the U.S. every year, and that by volunteering these young people will perform better in school? These amazing kids do everything from collecting gently used books and developing literacy programs to creating anti-bullying campaigns in school districts. All of these remarkable youth have a common goal: to raise awareness and solve the problems facing the world today. To celebrate their ingenuity, idealism and passion, please remind your readers that Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) will take place April 11-13, 2014. Last year, young people around the world came together and participated in nearly 3,500 projects. Additionally, thousands of community partners in more than 135 countries brought together mil-

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discussions about insurance matters, inheritances, debt and jointly held property. Mum’s the word. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Parents and teachers need to be softer and gentler with kids today, because if not, before you know it, you’ll have a hissy fit on your hands. Everyone feels delicate and sensitive to criticism today. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Avoid squabbles with siblings, relatives and friends today. You might be critical; they might be critical -- whatever. Be part of the solution and not part of the problem. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Tiptoe around authority figures today (including teachers and parents), because power struggles are likely. These power struggles might be about creative differences, sports, social plans or kids.

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TAKE NOTICE that Trail City Council will consider authorizing the issuance of a Temporary Commercial Use Permit to the property owner of 1200 Second Avenue at the Regular Council Meeting on Monday, April 14, 2014 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers in Trail City Hall. The purpose of the permit is to allow the operation of an art gallery on the property located at 1200 Second Avenue, legally described as Lot 27, Block 7, Plan 1262, DL 2919, K.D. While the zoning of the property is commercial (Business Commercial Zone â€“ C9), the permitted commercial uses for the C9 zone designation are limited to business, government and professional offices. The proposed use of the premises for the display and sale of arts and crafts would therefore not be permitted. A copy of the permit may be inspected at City Hall, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., during normal working days.

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Genelle 319,900 MLS#

Fruitvale 164,900

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Rossland 399,000

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The Local Experts™

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818 www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.ca 1360 - 2nd Avenue, Trail

$199,000

Interior completely new since 2006. This charmer offers level access, 2 bdrms, 1 bath, unfinished basement, fully fenced and landscaped yard with underground sprinklers, dog run, as well as a carport. This little gem will go quickly! Don’t wait call now!

SOLD 3554 Mayflower Road, Krestova

$319,000

5255 Highway 6, Winlaw 10.13 lightly treed acres is mostly flat and close to Winlaw. Good options for building sites; power, well and water license in place.

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

$121,000

Well cared-for mobile home with several upgrades including roof, laminate flooring and a cozy pellet stove. The 2.51 acre level parcel is mostly fenced with a guest cottage, a garden with greenhouse, chicken coop and storage shed. 40’ x 24’ shop with new woodstove. Call today.

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Call Terry A. (250) 231-1101

530 Turner Street, Warfield

$89,000

1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale

$265,000

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

647 Victoria Street, Trail

5 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the newly updated kitchen. Family friendly neighborhood and just minutes to downtown Fruitvale.

Mechanical and plumbing updated, newer panel and wiring, newer furnace, windows, and hot water tank. Get into the market today!

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

$119,000

360 - 2nd Avenue, Rivervale

$389,000

2207 Columbia Avenue, Rossland

$139,000

This home boasts wood fireplace, 3 bdrms, kitchen with eating area, large 18x18 deck and tiered yard. Off street parking, a new fence, 35x145 yard and quick possession complete this package. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

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112 - 4th Street, Salmo

$109,000

$289,000

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 Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Art (250) 368-8818

368 Austad Lane, Trail

Great opportunity to start a new business or move an existing one! Fantastic central location, lots of windows, hardwood floors and tons of character. Fully finished 1 bdrm, basement suite with lots of light and a little covered sundeck. Call your realtor for details!

Perfection! This gorgeous home built in 2009 has it all, 3 bdrms 4 baths, 9 foot ceilings, granite counter tops, hard wood, man cave, double garage and so much more!! All this and situated on a beautifully landscaped, private lot close to all amenities. You must see to believe! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

STING NEW LI

910 Tamarack Crescent, Genelle

8412 Theatre Road, Trail

$449,000

$370,000 745 - 10th Avenue, Montrose #312 - 880 Wordsworth Avenue, Warfield

$69,000

Very modern fully furnished 1 bdrm/ 1 bath condo has been totally updated - new windows-sliding door - paint - flooring - this could be your new condo - quick possession is possible - book your viewing and get ready for a maintenance free lifestyle. Call Mark (250) 231-5591

$260,000

This home is immaculate inside and out. There is no work to do. Gorgeous hardwood floors, 3 bdrms on main, open kitchen and dinning rooms. Lower level is finished with great rec room, bdrm, bath and laundry. Call for your personal viewing. Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Full package: 3 bdrm 2 bath on main, plus 1 bdrm 1 bath self-contained inlaw suite. 14x14 shop and 2 car garage, great storage and fully landscaped .51 acre flat lot.

Cell: 250-365-9665

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Deanne Lockhart ext 41 Cell: 250-231-0153

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Christine Albo

Cell: 250-512-7653

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christine.albo@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Art Forrest

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Mary Martin

Cell: 250-231-0264

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mary.martin@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Terry Alton

Cell: 250-231-1101

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Tonnie Stewart

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!

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terryalton@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Jodi Beamish

Cell: 250-231-2331

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jodi.beamish@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Mark Wilson

Cell: 250-231-5591

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mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Richard Daoust

Cell: 250-368-7897

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richard.daoust@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

8327 Highway 3B, Trail

$519,000

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 in ground swimming pool! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264