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Local mayors look forward to busy 2015 BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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An idyllic winter setting on Gyro Park beach will get an abrupt about-face at noon on New Year’s Day when hundreds descend on the beach for the annual Polar Bear Swim.
Start the new year with a splash BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
The water in the Columbia River is sitting at a chilly 4.8 C, and Corporal Christopher Buckley is getting his swim trunks on to go for a dip while inviting all of Trail to join him. For nearly 30 years, the 44 Engineer Squadron, 39th Combat Engineer Regiment has hosted the Polar Bear Swim on Jan. 1 at Gyro Park Beach and since its inception, attendance has grown exponentially. “It started out with seven guys from the 44th who just decided to jump in the river on New Year’s Day,” said Buckley. “We now get about 500 people on the beach every year, with about 150 swimmers. Our record was 174 swimmers.” Buckley wasn't so gung-ho about the idea of jumping in the river in January, which usually has a water temperature just above freezing, but after years of excuses, he finally decided to take the plunge. “I used to think it was nuts,” he said. “Chief Warrant Officer Sharman Thomas tried to get me to go in for five years. I was always giving him excuses like I had to look after the kids, or I was working. Then one year, I couldn't get
out of it. I ended up organizing it and it turned out better than I thought.” Now, Buckley is a seasoned Polar Bear Swim veteran. “The water is usually warmer than the air, so the worst minute is when you have to get out of your wet clothes into dry ones,” he said. “I am the first one in, calling everyone in to the water, and I am the last one out to make sure that everyone got out and is safe.” The swim isn't just for a good time and a laugh, he says. There are some valuable prizes that will be handed out. “We've got prizes from Red Mountain, the Colander and our grand prize is a round trip for two to Vancouver on Pacific Coastal Airlines,” said Buckley, adding that you have to register and get wet to qualify for the prizes. “I want to see wet hair when people are getting out of the water. It is not like you have to do laps though. If you want to run in and run out, nobody is going to stop you.” Registration for the Polar Bear Swim is on the day of the event. Every swimmer must be registered ahead of the noon starting time. A bonfire and hot chocolate will help chilled swimmers warm up.
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Local mayoral races seemed to turn the tide and reel in a high voter turnout in 2014, compared to previous civic elections. Now, many eyes will be watching if campaign promises like restoring regional recreation, engaging the public, or becoming a better neighbour, will sink or swim this year. Keeping with his platform of growth, vitality and pride, one of Trail Mayor Mike Martin's first orders of business was to create new portfolios for major projects in the coming year – including council appointments to the Riverfront Centre and pipe/pedestrian bridge committees as well as the Trail Regional Airport's new terminal proposal. “At this time, moving to complete major issues coming forward from the previous administration will be the number one priority,” said Martin. “In this regard, I have modified the city’s committee's structure to address these matters...where individual members of council will be appointed to focus on some of the more major issues.” Another priority over the next few months for new council members, Carol Dobie, Lisa Pasin and
Sandy Santori and incumbents Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson, Robert Cacchioni and Kevin Jolly is to develop new strategies for the city in a formal planning session scheduled for March. “With a new council we need to get to know each other and be comfortable working together,” Martin explained. “As the new mayor, I need to ensure that everyone is comfortable and that we get together as a team given the many matters that need to be dealt with.” While none of the outstanding issues, such as Trail's proposed boundary expansion, will be settled in January, reviewing and approving the city's 2015 budgets are a critical starting point, noted Martin. “Council is hoping to see major development advance in the city in early 2015,” he said. “We also need to ensure strategies are in place to continue to advance Trail as a good place to invest.” With so many newly-elected politicians on city and village councils, there's a need to bring everyone up to speed on the ins and outs of local government, says Rossland's new Mayor Kathy Moore. See NEW, Page 5
Plan ahead for a ride tonight BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
As the countdown to midnight ends and the champagne toasts are over, New Year's Eve revellers will be looking for a ride home. Options for transportation will be limited this year for Trail party-goers, and police want residents to make a plan to get home safely. There will be one taxi and no buses running past 10 p.m. on the streets of the Silver City tonight and Don Ross with Trail Taxi says calls for rides will be answered on a first-
come-first-serve basis. He asks customers to be patient when waiting for a ride. “We are running 24/7, but we answer calls as they come in,” he said adding that there will only be one cab on the job. “We are going to try our best. If the calls are spaced out, it will work better, but if we get 10 calls at once, it will be a bit slower. It is going to be a busy night, especially because there is no transit.” There used to be free bus service overnight in Trail, but a few years ago, the service
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Guglielmo Di Domenico and Luigi Bedin cut the cake at a dedication ceremony honouring their work as stonemasons over 50 years ago. The Rock Wall Project Entusiastico Society unveiled the bronze plaques that are now hanging on rock walls throughout the city, commemorating the hard work the masons put into the project.
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Year in Review
New leaders emerge after municipal elections The Trail Times presents its annual review of moments and news from 2014. This segment wraps up the year with highlights of moments from October, November and December. October 1 – After a 27-year run on Trail council, Gord DeRosa will not seek re-election in the Nov. 15 municipal vote. 8 – The regional sewer partners have reached a deal and the City of Trail can go ahead with its approved new bridge walkway in the new year. Representatives from Rossland, Trail and Warfield agreed to a $4.2 million deal to fund an aerial sewer line crossing over the Columbia River. 14 – A medical marijuana grower has its sights set on purchasing the 5N Plus building in the Waneta Industrial Park. Worldwide Marijuana Inc. secured the right to buy the 46,000-square-foot building and is slated to take ownership in December. 18 – In a ceremony at Gyro Park, the Rock Wall Project Enthusiastico Society unveiled plaques honouring the builders of the iconic rock walls in Trail. 20 – School District 20 will return $1.1 million in strike savings to the province. The district saved that sum during the fall teachers’ dispute. 22 – The Creston Cab owner
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Mayor of Warfield Ted Pahl, Mayor of Fruitvale Patricia Cecchini, Mayor of Montrose Joe Danchuk, Mayor of Rossland Kathy Moore and City of Trail Mayor Mike Martin gathered for a photo during the inauguration ceremonies in Rossland. is ready to fill the void in Trail after the closing of Champion Cabs earlier in October. Ken Parker will be offering one cab for the city initially but plans to increase it if demand rises. 27 – Trail city council agreed to waive the Greater Trail Swim Club’s $5,700 debt, allowing the
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club to stay afloat during tough financial times. The city stipulated the club must seek possible reimbursement from the City of Rossland next year. November 3 – The first of the local allcandidates forums drew a large crowd in Warfield. It will be a trend that is repeated throughout the region as voter turnout for the municipal elections exceeded past years in many communities. 5 – Food banks report increase in usage matching studies across Canada that show use of food banks rose 20 per cent in the last five years. 7 – On the heels of the tragic deaths of military personnel in Ottawa and Quebec, security will be increased for the upcoming Remembrance Day activities throughout the country including Trail. 11 – A 24-year-old Rossland man dies after a vehicle he was in went down an embankment along the Centennial Trail. 11 – Large crowds turn out on a sunny but chilly day for the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies in Trail and Fruitvale. 12 – A sudden cold snap snapped the heads off of parking meters along Cedar Ave. According to reports, the newly installed meters had no drainage for water that accumulated.
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When it froze, it pushed the heads off the poles. Two people reportedly grabbed the changefilled meters and attempted to break them open by smashing them near the Columbia River. Police recovered the meters but made no arrests. 14 – Pacific Coastal announces it will begin direct flights between Trail and Kelowna in January 2015. 15 – A wave of change sweeps through the region following the
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municipal election. In Trail, Mike Martin assumes the mayor’s role. Ted Pahl will serve as mayor in Warfield, Kathy Moore takes on the mayor’s duties in Rossland and Stephen White is elected mayor in Salmo. Montrose mayor Joe Danchuk is re-elected while Fruitvale’s incumbent mayor Patricia Cecchini was acclaaimed. Changes to council occurred in all communities. 15 – Trail votes responded with a 61 per cent in favour of borrowing for a new library/ museum along the Esplanade. 20 – J.L. Crowe Secondary Grade 8 students Ashley Quigley and Rayanna Miskulin are off to the Grey Cup in Vancouver after being selected on their leadership qualities and school performance. The girls will also attend a youth summit, hosted by the BC Lions, focusing on bullying, gender violence, mental health issues and the power of positive choices. 21 – Outrage citizens stormed out of a meeting between the community and a CP Rail spokesperson at the Greater Trail Community Centre. The meeting, organized by local elected representatives, failed to answer the citizens’ concerns over night-time trains. 23 – Trail’s newly-elected mayor Mike Martin was interviewed by the BBC after worldfamous “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson tweeted his serach for something to do in the city on a Sunday afternoon while his flight out of Trail was delayed. See YEAR, Page 5
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Eugene Genio Bojechko Bojechko, Eugene Genio of Trail, born June 22, 1930 in High Prairie, Alberta passed away suddenly at his home on December 22, 2014 at the age of 84. He was the Proprietor of Gene’s Refrigeration from 1961 until his retirement in 1989. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, sons: Rod (Diane), Mike (Lori), Ken (Marlene) and Darrel (Sandy). He is also survived by five grandchildren: Shannon (Nathan), Michelle, Jordan, Casey (Lauren) and Corey (Leah), two great grandchildren, Anella and Halen as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Gene was predeceased by his parents, John and Rose, his brother Mike, sister Helen and his grandson Gordon. Gene was a member and president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #2838 and attended many conventions. He enjoyed RV’ing, making many trips across Canada, stopping in major cities to exchange Trail city pins. Newfoundland was his favourite. He enjoyed being a ‘snowbird’, spending several years on the California desert. Gene also loved his yearly fishing trips to Victoria. For 20 years he attended a family reunion every May 24th weekend with his inlaws in Tiny Town, Kelowna. Cremation has taken place with a Celebration of Life Service to be held in the early spring. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the LeRoi Community Foundation c/o 1252 Bay Ave., Trail, BC V1R 4A6 or online at: www.leroifoundation.com. Al Grywacheski is in care of the cremation arrangements.
the collision, and another was airlifted to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary with serious injuries. United Towing’s heavy rescue division responded to the scene, and said on social media that both semis burst into flames and that the wreckage was later struck by a passing train. A photo from the scene shows one of the involved trucks totalled beyond recognition. The crash closed the highway Monday night, and was expected to re-open Tuesday afternoon.
Submitted KAMLOOPS –A Boxing Day shopping trip turned into a million dollar event for Salmo resident Kristy Bengert after she bought a $100 Million Fortune Scratch & Win. Once Bengert returned home that afternoon, she sat down to scratch the ticket and revealed the $1 million top prize. She then started yelling at her roommate to come upstairs and confirm what she was seeing. “When I saw the matching numbers, I had to blink a few times,” recalls Bengert. “This was a really big surprise.” After discovering the win, Bengert kept the ticket in her back pocket for safekeeping until she could check it on the Check-A-Ticket selfserve terminal the next day. Just to be sure, she checked it twice. “I still can’t believe I won,” exclaims Bengert. “I will be buying a house in Salmo with this win.” Bengert said she has been buying Scratch & Win tickets for years, but this is definitely the largest prize she has ever won. The winning ticket was purchased at the Trail Waneta Plaza lottery kiosk. The overall odds to win a prize on the $100 Million Fortune are 1:3. Odds of winning $1 million are 1:1,217,000.
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Year in Review FROM PAGE 3 24 – The Trail Chamber of Commerce announces the return of the Trail indoor market in the former Liquidation World building. December 1 – Former Fruitvale mayor Libby Nelson donates a parcel of 95 acres to Beaver Valley Recreation, Parks and Trails committee to be used to enhance the region’s trail system. 5 – The East End Services Board of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary will feature mayors from all five communities in a bid to improve relations with neighbouring districts as well as seek common ground for on-going issues. 5 – The Ministry of Education sent over $600,000 in funding to School District 20 to help cover costs associated with the new teachers’ contract. 12 – Heavy rains are being blamed for a rock slide that temporarily shut down Highway 22A to the Waneta border crossing and the Seven Mile Dam Road. It took a few hours to re-open Highway 22A and over 24 hours before the Seven Mile Dam Road was open to traffic. 16 – A Rossland nurse practitioner told the Trail Times in a phone interview from Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone that the mood is surprisingly upbeat in the ravaged country. Patrice Gordon volunteered for the assignment to help the fight against the spread of Ebola. 17 – CP Rail has implemented a new policy regarding the use of equipment for clearing branches along its train tracks in the area. The move came after a meeting with citizens in November. However, the main issue of nighttime noise has yet to be resolved. 19 – Teck began accepting shipments from the revived Pend Oreille mine near Metaline Falls, Wash. The mine was shutdown in 2009 but market conditions for zinc has prompted the company to re-open the mine. 19 – The City of Trail purchased the building adjacent to the site for the proposed museum/library. The additional lot will allow the architect more options in designing the new building. 30 – Police charge 24-year-old Jordan Shimell with second-degree murder following an incident in Fruitvale on Dec. 28. Scott Decembrini, 52, was rushed to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital where he died from his injuries.
New councils set to deal with regional issues FROM PAGE 1 “There is a steep learning curve and copious amounts of reading and assimilation info and issues,” she explained. As a first-time mayor, there is a lot to learn in the role, Moore continued, adding that the new council will deal with issues presented by staff as well as starting to carve out their own priorities. “Our staff action lists is a hodge-podge of projects that the last council had directed staff to tackle,” Moore said. “One of our first priorities will be to spend some time with that list, understanding what the projects are, deciding which are important to use, determining what the needs are and how to best prioritize them.” Rossland’s new council is interested in resolving the long
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standing regional recreation issue, she noted, adding that she is confident that an agreement equitable for all parties can be reached. A promise Warfield Mayor Ted Pahl made to his constituents was to revamp the village’s communication strategy, which includes a website refresh, a social media platform, frequent newsletters and more face-to-face meetings. “We are in the process of developing our criteria of functionality and content for what these will look like,” Pahl said. “Including sourcing out secure self-service
Serious three no trump offers hint of slam
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idding Three No Trump in a cuebidding sequence shows that one has extra values and that one is serious about trying for slam. If one bypasses Three No Trump in a cuebidding sequence, one is not serious about slam and if partner continues cuebidding, he is serious. When a partnership has a four-four or a five-four major fit or better, one never wants to play in Three No Trump. Therefore, Three No Trump is not to play and is available in this way. A five-three fit is only better in Three No Trump if there is no dummy reversal, if the short trump hand cannot ruff and if all side suits are adequately stopped. The word “never” in bridge always has at least one exception, and that is when there is a four-four fit, when neither hand has shortness (both four triple three) and when all suits are adequately stopped, then and only then, Three No Trump is the place to play.
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However, this is often difficult to discover, and a four-four major fit is usually played in the major with the hope that partner’s hand may have shortness. In a five-three fit, short hand ruffs occur in the hand with three trump. In a four-four fit, either hand can be made the short-trump hand, and then the other hand is used to draw trump.
The bidding: A four-four major fit is always better than a five-three major fit because of the shorthand ruffing reason above and because the five-card major when it is a side-suit gives two discards. A fourfour major fit will usually result in a trick better than a fivethree major fit. So when North opens One Heart, South knows they have a Golden Fit in Hearts, but he still responds One Spade. North now knows they have a Golden Fit in Spades and can reevaluate his hand high enough to force game opposite a minimum hand from partner. Three Spades would be invitational so he
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Valley Recreation Commission and will serve as Fruitvale’s regional director in the upcoming year. Further east in Salmo, that municipality saw the biggest turnover in local government after Mayor Stephen White was voted in alongside four new council members. The priorities beginning in January include holding council meetings in a new venue where the public is fully welcome, and able to sit to see and hear the meeting, said White. Additionally, he’s committed to overseeing the village’s 2013 financial audit with a top priority of sharing the results of the financial statements with the public. “The new council is committed to opening up the political process,” White said. “We have a lot of work to accomplish if we want to regain public confidence and trust. Opening the political process, welcoming the public to meetings, allowing for questions from the public has started that work and it will continue through 2015.”
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New Year’s resolutions for B.C. politicians
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t’s that time of year when B.C. politicians should start thinking about some New Year’s resolutions for a bit of political self-improvement. So, in the spirit of giving, here are five ideas for politicians to consider as they set their resolutions for 2015. 1. Do the shuffle In keeping with the season’s “out with the old, in with the new” theme, a cabinet shuffle is overdue. But a real one, trading deck chairs between Andrew Wilkinson and Amrik Virk a week before Christmas doesn’t count. And what was Premier Christy Clark thinking when she put Virk in charge of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services as a political demotion, when technology clearly wasn’t his strong suit at Kwantlen University? Virk needs some shifts in the minors, not a far seat at the cabinet table. Todd Stone would likely appreciate a new portfolio after the S.S. Minnow – err, MV Nimpkish – affair. Bet Mary Polak might prefer
a change too. And talking about trading deck chairs, how about Andrew Wilkinson for Justice and Suzanne Anton for Advanced Education? 2. Remember: the secret to survivin’ is knowin’ what to throw away and knowin’ what to keep Back in 2011, the B.C. government predicted that the first liquified natural gas plant would be operational by 2015. Doesn’t look promising. Despite cutting its proposed income tax on the LNG industry in half and inking agreements with China to facilitate the use of foreign workers in B.C. to help build the facilities – that is if they’re built here at all and not just floated in – it’s doubtful anyone from government will be cutting the ribbon at an LNG plant any time soon. However, there’s one take away lesson from this: if you’re going to play cards with the high rollers, it doesn’t hurt to know the rules. So a little advice from Kenny Rogers: “You’ve
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got to know when to hold ‘em. Know when to fold ‘em. Know when to walk away. And know when to run. You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table. There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.” 3. Stop counting your chickens before they’re hatched A quick review of Petronas headlines sums this one up well: ‘Petronas LNG pullout threat just a negotiating tactic: Premier’ (September 25), ‘Petronas warns of possible delay of $11-billion B.C. LNG project’ (October 6), ‘B.C. in ‘good shape’ to close $10-billion LNG deal: Premier’ (December
2), ‘Petronas defers decision on $36 billion BC LNG project’ (December 3), and ‘Christy Clark says Petronas LNG project is a ‘done deal’ despite delay’ (December 8). Yes, folk do want to know what’s going on, but not if it makes them dizzy. 4. Stop stating the obvious Back in August, Energy and Mines minister Bill Bennett had this to say about the tailings pond breach at Mt. Polley Mine: “This is a serious incident that should not have happened.” Very true that. In November, Health minister Terry Lake called the decision of the B.C. Cancer Foundation (a registered charity) to top up the salary of the former head of the B.C. Cancer Agency (a government body): “questionable.” At the very least. And here’s what B.C. Lottery Corporation chairman Bud Smith said reacting to a government audit of the BCLC that found a move to cut staffing costs ended up costing $25 million instead: “The execu-
tion wasn’t good.” You don’t say. Stating the obvious can leave you open to ridicule, unless it’s accompanied with a sincere mea culpa and a genuine promise for improvement. 5. Cancel “That ‘90s Show” “I’ll meet your fast ferries and raise you one B.C. Place Stadium roof.” In a few days, it’ll be 2015. Can anyone think of a better time for the B.C. Liberal party and the NDP to finally put the 1990s behind them? A little something for supporters of the B.C. Liberal party to consider as well: lobbing those fast ferries at the NDP may be the equivalent of a political grenade backfiring. It doesn’t speak well of the government’s acumen, if supporters have to call up the fast ferries’ debacle to counter criticism. Think of it as the theory of political equivalence. And Happy New Year. Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca
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Annual check-up on the health of our planet
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he main purpose of yearend reviews, of course, is to hold the ads apart. But they can also serve as a kind of annual check-up on the political health – and also on the economic, demographic and even physical health – of the planet and its teeming human population. So imagine that we are a panel of high-priced medicos reviewing the health status of our most important client, the human race. The first thing to note is that the client is still piling on weight at an alarming rate – up from two billion units to seven billion in the past seventy-five years – but continues to thrive, for the most part. And most of the ailments that it worries about are mere hypochondria. Take, for example, the widespread concern (at least in the media and among what Bob Fisk calls the “think-tank mountebanks”) that the emergence of the so-called Islamic State in the no man’s land between Iraq and Syria will lead to catastrophe. There will allegedly be a surge in terrorist attacks around the world, a Sunni-Shia religious war spanning the entire Middle East, or even a global religious war between Muslims and everybody else. The Sunni fanatics and the Shia fanatics are far too busy trying to kill each other to have time to spare for attacking non-Muslims. (Besides, most Muslims don’t want to attack anybody; they just want to be left in peace.) Quite a lot of the slaughter in Iraq and Syria is driven by religion, but we are still a long way from a religious conflict that directly involves the really important states of the Middle East: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran. Even the anticipated surge in terrorist attacks outside the region is not likely to come to pass. The only strategic purpose
for such attacks by any organised group of Islamist extremists is to gain support and recruits within their own region. If they can lure Western powers into killing lots of Muslims in their region, then their cause will prosper locally.
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As it turns out, Islamic State has not even needed to carry out terrorist attacks in the West to achieve this goal. Videos of Western hostages being beheaded have been enough to get the bombing going again, and Western governments are no more troubled by the sheer pointlessness of the bombing than they were in the past. Both sides are playing for the home audience, and really don’t care much about the impact of their actions on the alleged enemy. The whole “Islamic State” panic is a tempest in a fairly small teacup. The casualties are small, and the entire region matters little economically or strategically except to its own inhabitants. Even in the unlikely event that a SunniShia religious war should engulf the whole of the Middle East, it would have no more effect on the rest of the planet than the European wars of religion four centuries ago had on the Middle East. That is to say, hardly any. So in terms of the global system’s health, the rise of radical Islamism is not a lifethreatening disease. It’s a local infection that will probably have to run its course. If it really gets bad, some quarantine measures may be needed, but this is not ebola. Speaking of which,
the ebola outbreak in Africa seems on the way to being contained, although it will probably remain as a low-level chronic problem in the three West African countries where it reached epidemic status: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. There is a small risk that ebola might take root in a densely populated country whose people travel widely, like Nigeria or, even worse, India, but so far, so good. The other great shock of 2014 was a war in Europe. The Ukrainian revolution of last February was a messy and complicated business, but it need not have ended in Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and in a Russian-backed separatist war in Ukraine’s two easternmost provinces. We owe that mainly to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s world-view as a former agent of the KGB, the Soviet secret police, which (as the old saying had it) thwarted ten anti-Soviet plots for every one that actually existed. The KGB was full of very clever people – indeed, it was the most intelligent and best informed part of the old Soviet regime, one of the world’s strongholds of institutionalised stupidity – but it was also a nest of paranoid fantasists. You may debate to your heart’s content whether this was a Russian cultural phenomenon or an extreme case of the disease that infects every great-power spy agency, but that’s why Putin reacted the way he did. Western European governments are so divided and introspective that they could not come up with a credible plan to boil an egg, and they care very little about the parts of Eastern Europe beyond the European Union’s borders. The only section of the American population that sees President Obama’s administration as capable of
hatching a plot is the extreme right, and they think he’s a foreign-born Communist plotting the overthrow of the United States. Various Western politicians showed up in Kiev to cheer the protesters on, but these were just the usual suspects taking advantage of a good photo op. Their real intended audience, as usual, was back home. As for NATO, it is another Cold War institution that has long outlived its purpose, but it no more wants to bring Ukraine into the fold than it longs to recruit Mongolia as a member. Too much trouble, and no profit whatever. There was no Western plot, but Putin is driven by the belief that there was. He has taken Russia into a confrontation with the West that it cannot win, and the country’s economy is already crumbling under the twin strains of coping with Western sanctions and the collapse of the oil price. He is finding it almost impossible to back away without losing face, but he has nothing to gain by continuing the conflict either. Risk of a new Cold War: minimal. So far the patient’s health is looking pretty good. There is the usual clutter of minor ailments – a mini-civil war here (Libya, South Sudan), civil rights protesters under attack there (Hong Kong, Missouri) – and there is a significant possibility that next year will bring another recession. That’s as inevitable as catching a cold once in a while. But there has been nothing really out of the ordinary this year, nothing that sets off alarm bells. The only big worry the doctors have is the same one that has bothered them for the past twenty-five years: the patient simply won’t stop smoking. Their increasingly grave warnings are met with empty promises to cut back or quit entirely, but not right now, just some time
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far in the future. Maybe. The news flows in endlessly, and some of it has significant impact on many people’s lives – a billion people’s lives when India elects a new prime minister or China gets an (unelected) new president, both of which happened this year. But truly fundamental change is much rarer than people think (and than the media
encourage them to think). Now that the threat of large-scale nuclear war has died down, only one thing qualifies. Climate change is the spectre at every feast, the unstoppable rot that undermines every positive development. The failure at Copenhagen in 2009 bleeds indistinguishably into the fudge at Durban in 2011 and on into the feeble compromise in Lima
in 2014, which sets us up for the bigger disappointment of Paris in 2015. And even if by some miracle we get a useful agreement in Paris next year, nothing will actually be done until 2020. The patient thinks there’s still plenty of time to quit. There isn’t. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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100 years of Hockey Canada celebrates in Greater Trail The Trail Times Sports Year in Review continues with the highlights of Greater Trail sport and those that made headlines in the fall of 2014. September 2 – The Trail Smoke Eaters begin the season with rigorous military-style training from Dynamic Shift Consulting drill sergeant Sean Bacon to get the team physically and mentally prepared for the season. 3 -The Kootenay 55+ Glacier Kings complete an undefeated run to win gold in hockey at the 2014 Canada 55+ Games in Sherwood Park, Alta. with a 3-2 overtime victory over Ontario Point. Fruitvale’s Ella Matteucci travels to Japan with Team Canada to compete at the IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup in Miyasaki. 4 – The Trail Smoke Eaters charity softball game was a runaway success as they faced the Trail RCMP and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue in a match that attracted about 300 fans with funds going to support KBRH Foundation, Special Olympics and the Smokies Booster Club. 9 – Trail hockey legend and Rossland native Seth Martin passes away. Martin backstopped the Trail Smoke Eaters to gold at the ‘61 World Hockey championship, playing in five World tournaments, as well as the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Aust. and played goal for the St. Louis Blues in ‘6869. Among his many honours, Martin was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame, the B.C. Hall of Fame, and Home of Champions inductee. - Ella Matteucci and the Team Canada women’s baseball team lose the bronze medal game at the IBAF Baseball World Cup to Australia, giving up a final inning bases-loaded walk for a 3-2 win. 12 – The Beaver Valley Nitehawks open the 201415 season with new assistant coach and former Smoke Eater head coach Jim Ingram behind the bench. 19 – The 55+ B.C. Senior Games wrap up with the West Kootenay-Boundary contingent taking home 89 medals including 37 gold, 28 silver, and 24 bronze. 23 – The Trail Smoke Eaters open their season with two wins at the Bauer-BCHL Showcase at Prospera Place in Chilliwack. October 8 – Warfield’s Craig Cunningham begins the hockey season with the NHL Boston Bruins. Cunningham will see action in the first three games of the year before returning to Providence, the Bruins AHL affiliate. 16 – Trail Smoke Eaters forward and Trail native Jake Lucchini is named Player of the Week in the BCHL after tallying three goals and three assists in a three-game road swing to Vancouver Island. 23 – BCHL commissioner John Grisdale visits the Cominco Arena to survey the state of the game in Trail after signing a three-year contract extension. 29 - Fruitvale’s Ben Postmus is named associate coach of Canada’s Special Olympic Golf Team that will compete in the 2015 World Special Olympics in Los Angeles in July. 30 – The Red Mountain Racer ski swap raises over $11,000, as hundreds descend on the Willi Krause Field House to nab great deals on ski equipment. November 6 – Course superintendent Greg Kennedy retires after 27 years at Birchbank Golf Course.
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12 – Team Canada Olympic hockey gold medalits Catherine Ward and former head coach Daniele Savageau host the Teck Coaching Series at the Cominco Arena and a coaches breakfast then attend the Smoke Eaters game where they drop the ceremonial puck and sign autographs for hockey fans. 14 – As part of Hockey Canada’s 100 year celebration the Hockey Canada caravan stops in Trail as one of four stops in B.C. on its cross-country tour. 18 – Trail’s Brenda Butlin is awarded the Canadian Tire Hero of Play Award as part of the Hockey Canada Century Tour recognizing her dedication to minor hockey in Trail. 19 – Former Trail Jr. Smoke Eater Peter Geronazzo is inducted into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame. As captain of the Colorado College Tigers Geronazzo led the Tigers to the ‘96 NCAA Frozen Four final only to lose to University of Michigan 3-2. - In celebration of 100 years of Hockey Canada, the Michael McKinley book “It’s Our Game” features a chapter entitled ‘The Trail Smoke Eaters of 1961 and the End of an Era.’ 26 – Quinnipiac forward Travis St. Denis of Trail is awarded Player of the Week in the NCAA ECAC division after scoring a hat trick in a 3-1 win over RPI and netting the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Union the previous night. 27 – With growing concern over the state of the Kootenay Lake fishery and low kokanee numbers, organizers cancel the popular Family Day Fishing Derby scheduled for the February weekend. 28 - Goalkeeper Paige Gattafoni and striker Brady Stevens of Trail are selected to play for the U17 and U16 Kootenay Regional Soccer Academy teams travelling to the Star Fire Showcase Soccer Tournament in Seattle to compete against some of the top teams in North America. December 3 – The Trail Smoke Eaters deal defenceman Viktor Dombrovskiy to the Prince George Spruce Kings for six-foot-five defenceman Steve Penner and forward Cooper Leitch. 4 – Montreal Canadiens legend Jean Beliveau dies at age 83 and is remembered by the Times. 5 – Rossland native Al Holm and his 1965 Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team are inducted into the Michigan Tech University Sports Hall of Fame in honour of the 50th anniversary of the team’s NCAA victory. Holm captained the Huskies to its second NCAA championship beating Boston College in an 8-2 rout in the final of the Frozen Four. 6 – The Greater Trail Minor Hockey Tier 2 Bantam Smoke Eaters win their Bantam Rep tournament with an exciting 5-3 victory over OMAHA rival West Kelowna Warriors. 17 – The Black Jack Ski Club hosted the Haywood NorAm and Kootenay Cup races. Despite a dearth of snow and change of location, volunteers turned the biathlon trails into an excellent venue for the races that attracted close to 300 skiers to the annual event. - Craig Cunningham is recalled by the Boston Bruins and nets his first NHL goal on a shorthanded effort beating Ottawa Senators goalie five hole in a 3-2 Bruins loss. 24 – The Trail Smoke Eaters forwards Jake Lucchini and Charlie Zuccarini secure scholarships to NCAA Universities. Lucchini commits to NCAA div. 1 Michigan Tech to play for the Huskies, and Zuccarini to Arizona State to lace them up for the Sun Devils, a team that will begin integrated play with the NCAA div. 1 next season.
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Hawks hold off Rebels By Times Staff Beaver Valley Nitehawks forward Spencer McLean scored twice including the winner to lift the Hawks to a 5-3 victory over the Castlegar Rebels Monday night at the Hawks Nest. McLean made it 4-2 with just 26 seconds remaining in the second period finishing a nice passing play from McKoy Hauk and Ross Armour, while netting his ninth goal of the season and 23rd point. The win puts the Hawks into sole possession of first place in the Neil Murdoch division two points up on Nelson pending the outcome of Tuesday night’s game against the Leafs. Despite getting outshot 17-8 in the first period, Castlegar took a 1-0 lead on a goal from Travis Wilkie. But B.V. would battle back in the second scoring four goals to take a 4-2 lead into the third period. Jacob Boyczuk scored 59 seconds into the middle frame with Kyle Hope and Devin Nemes assisting on Boyczuk’s 10th goal of the season. Hope would give the Hawks a 2-1 lead with a shorthanded marker at 11:37 taking a pass from Walker Sidoni and beating Rebel goalie Patrick Zubick. But Castlegar’s Dylan Ofner would draw the Rebels even finishing a setup from Dawson Haines with 3:44 to play in the period. However, 36 seconds later McLean notched his first on the night and would net the winner before the period was out. The game was a typical Nitehawk-Rebel match with hard hits, and high intensity throughout the match up. Wilkie scored his second of the night for the Rebels at 17:20 of the third period but Hawks defenceman Andrew Miller iced it with less than four minutes to play with assists going to Taylor Stafford and Sam Swanson. The Hawks outshot the Rebels by a 52-31 margin and went 0-for-5 on the power play while the Rebels were 0-for-2. The Nitehawks played Nelson Tuesday night but the score was unavailable at press time. Beaver Valley plays the Leafs in Nelson tonight at 7 p.m. and hosts Revelstoke at the B.V. Arena Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Spokane on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-New England 12 4 0 0.75 Buffalo 9 7 0 .563 Miami 8 8 0 0.5 N.Y. Jets 4 12 0 0.25 South W L T Pct y-Indianapolis 11 5 0 .688 Sunday’s Games Houston 9 7 0 .563 Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 10 Jacksonville 3 13 0 .188 Houston 23, Jacksonville 17 Tennessee 2 14 0 .125 Kansas City 19, San Diego 7 North Minnesota 13, Chicago 9 W L T Pct Baltimore 20, Cleveland 10 y-Pittsburgh 11 5 0 .688 Dallas 44, Washington 17 x-Cincinnati 10 5 1 .656 N.Y. Jets 37, Miami 24 x-Baltimore 10 6 0 .625 Buffalo 17, New England 9 Cleveland 7 9 0 .438 Philadelphia 34, N.Y. Giants West 26 W L T Pct New Orleans 23, Tampa y-Denver 12 4 0 0.75 Bay 20 Kansas City 9 7 0 .563 San Francisco 20, Arizona 17 San Diego 9 7 0 .563 Seattle 20, St. Louis 6 Oakland 3 13 0 .188 Denver 47, Oakland 14 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Green Bay 30, Detroit 20 East Carolina 34, Atlanta 3 W L T Pct Pittsburgh 27, Cincinnati 17 y-Dallas 12 4 0 0.75 Philadelphia 10 6 0 .625 Wild-card Playoffs N.Y. Giants 6 10 0 .375 Saturday, Jan. 3 Washington 4 12 0 .25 Arizona at Carolina, South 4:35 p.m. (ESPN) W L T Pct Baltimore at Pittsburgh, y-Carolina 7 8 1 .469 8:15 p.m. (NBC) New Orleans 7 9 0 .438 Sunday, Jan. 4 Atlanta 6 10 0 .375 Cincinnati at Indianapolis, Tampa Bay 2 14 0 .125 1:05 (CBS) North Detroit at Dallas, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)
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ties find that their interests are not that far apart and, with the help of the mediator, arrive at a resolution. There are several routes to mediation, and the laws and procedures are different in each state, but there are attorneys who are mediators or who work with private mediators who can be of assistance. Additionally, the local courthouse staff may be able to assist the parties in procuring mediation for smallclaims cases or higher (the dollar amount varies by state). I highly recommend mediation because it is less expensive and less time consuming, and the individuals make the decision rather than a judge who will rule by statute. Of course, if they cannot resolve the issue through mediation, they still have litigation as the last resort. -- W. Dear W.: Thank you for suggesting professional mediation as a
way of working through these disagreements without resorting to a lawsuit. People are too quick to sue when simply talking it out and reaching a compromise often creates a solution without additional ill will. Dear Annie: I had
a similar experience to that of “Proud Grandma,” whose childless daughter criticizes the way her siblings raise their kids. After hearing one too many criticisms, I finally came back with, “I hope, when you have children, they are as
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might overdo something with a group of people today. (Could this be a Polar Bear swim?) Be sensible so that you don’t have regrets later on. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your ambition is aroused today, and this will allow you to accomplish a lot. However, don’t bite off more than you can chew, because you will be tempted to do this. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Travel plans look exciting today. In fact, you want to plan something quite ambitious and over-thetop. Others will be just as enthusiastic about training possibilities or taking a new course. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t give away the farm today. If you have disputes about shared property,
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make sure you get your facts straight. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You have lots of energy to schmooze with others today, especially with members of the general public. People will be attracted to you, because enthusiasm is contagious. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Be realistic in your plans at work today, because you might overestimate something. If you have to agree to a deadline, be realistic. (You can always finish ahead of time and look like a hero.) LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might overdo a social event today by eating too much, drinking too much or spending too much money. Be aware so that you can stay realistic. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might want to begin an ambitious renovation project today or begin a family activity. Best to start
small and then finish big (not the other way around). SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) All your communications will be upbeat today, which is why this is a strong day for those of you who write, sell, market, teach or act. Yada, yada, yada. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Be careful with financial matters today because you might overestimate some-
thing or you might spend too much money. Better to err on the side of caution. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Today, fiery Mars is in your sign opposing Jupiter. This will tend to magnify all your reactions and actions. If so, you might feel like an emotional yo-yo today. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You are a sympathetic sign who likes to help those
in need. Nevertheless, don’t go overboard. Remember: True generosity is giving what is needed. YOU BORN TODAY You are capable and organized, and you like a structured environment. Many of you work with your hands to create something practical and useful. At times, you are very ambitious about what you wish to achieve. You are sensitive to the comments of others. This year is the
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Murder charges laid in Fruitvale death
Police release names of victim and accused By Sheri Regnier Times Staff
Police have released two names involved in a fatal incident at a Fruitvale home Sunday night. Scott Douglas Decembrini, 52, of Fruitvale, was rushed to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital that evening just before 10 p.m. where he succumbed to his injuries.
Jordan Brian Shimell, 24, has been charge with second degree murder following his arrest at the scene. He is known to the local community and to the victim, but listed, by police, as a resident of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Shimell remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Rossland Provincial Court on Jan. 5, according to a Tuesday RCMP news release. The second degree murder charge was laid as it per-
tained to the details of the case, explained NCO Kris Clark, from the Southeast District RCMP. “In a crime as serious as murder, the charge is laid in consultation with the crown based on the appropriate details we know at the time.” The charge can be changed if new information comes to light, he added. Local police received a call from the Fruitvale residence to report a man suffering serious, life-threatening injuries.
However, to protect the integrity of the criminal case, the mechanism of injury will not be released. With assistance from the Kootenay Boundary Regional District RCMP and Trail & Greater District RCMP, the BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate. Anyone with information related to this crime is encouraged to call the police (and can remain anonymous) at 250.364.2566 or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222. TIPS (8477).
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