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APRIL 10, 2014
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Vol. 119, Issue 57
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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Business plan moves ahead for CBT
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Reduced costs for local groups, marketing manager to be hired BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
A three-year grant in funding is taking centre stage in a plan to get more people in the seats of the Charles Bailey Theatre (CBT). In a bid to increase usage of the 731-seat facility, the Trail and District Arts Council presented a business plan to the East End Services (EES) last year, proposing the regional service hand over theatre operations to the non-profit over the course of three years. The regional district has jumped on board with the idea and recently granted the arts council $18,500 annually for three years to hire a marketing and public relations officer for the Charles Bailey Theatre. “This is a great opportunity to promote the Charles Bailey Theatre to agencies and promoters in North America,” said Mark Daines, regional manager of facilities and recreation. “And increase the number of A-list performances in the theatre.” Additionally, the EES (participants) from Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Montrose, Fruitvale, Area A and Area B, agreed to waive sound and lighting fees for local groups, with a goal to bring community talent back into the theatre. That news is music to the ears of a local dance instructor with a long history of renting out the Charles Bailey Theatre. “The cost of the lighting and sound at the CBT has been a huge reason why groups don’t rent the theatre,” said Rhonda Michallik of Steps Dance Centre. See NEED, Page 3
Local teen succumbs to injuries from crash BY TIMES STAFF One of three teens injured in a car accident on Monday has died. The RCMP issued a press release Wednesday afternoon confirming the death. No name has been released. The three young men, ages 17-18, were seriously injured when their car lost control near the Trail airport. All three occupants were ejected from the vehicle. The remaining two males are still battling life-threatening injuries, added the release.
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Marcel Deschamps of Precise Painting does some touch up work to the covered staircase by Glover Road and Rossland Ave. this week.
Internet bug infects tax-filing season BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Tax season is upon us and, as our reliance on web-based services grow, people are increasingly turning towards the Internet to either file their own income tax returns using software applications or are using tax preparation services that do the same. However, a newly discovered Internet hazard, called the Heartbleed Bug, is so potentially damaging that even the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has shut down access to its web-based services until a fix is in place and it could cause delays in Canadians’ ability to file their income tax returns. “Right now it’s affecting our ability
to electronically file tax returns for our clients,” said Colleen Harmston, owner of the Trail and Castlegar offices of H & R Block, a Canada-wide tax planning and preparation company. “We can’t check online for client information when necessary and it’s even affecting our ability to contact CRA by phone, I guess because they’re so busy dealing with this it’s difficult to get through.” Although the local tax preparation services can still process an individual’s income tax return, they won’t be able to file them with CRA until the issue has been dealt with. The CRA has posted a notice on the home page of its website informing
the public that, upon being notified of the Internet security issue that; “As a preventative measure, the CRA has temporarily shut down public access to our online services to safeguard the integrity of the information we hold.” The online applications affected by the shutdown include tax services such as, Efile, Netfile, My Account, My Business Account, and Represent a Client. According to the Internet Identity and Information Security Company, Entrust, the Heartbleed Bug was recently discovered by researchers at Google and Codenomicon but has apparently been in the wilds of the Internet for two years. See CRA, Page 2
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