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Youth forum gathers ideas BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

The ideas were varied and plentiful, which made Sunday’s Warfield Youth Forum a resounding success. The goal was to bring the village’s youth together to help council create opportunities and programs geared towards young people in the community. Warfield councillor Diane Langman, an organizer of the inaugural event, was impressed with how the forum unfolded. “We feel this was successful,” she said, adding that now, it is time to build on the first forum. “We were capable of hearing not just the opinion of one small section (of the population) but a larger span.” Some of the ideas brought to the table by the teenagers of Warfield included thoughts on outdoor recreation, volunteering and group activities. “While many people believe that our youth are interested in nothing more than electronics and video games, the youth we spoke to were the opposite,” she said. “Their ideas were based around being outdoors and helping their community through volunteerism. They are looking for new things to learn, for example, pottery, art classes and photography, and also a place where they can meet up.” Shayna Carmichael was just one of many young people who took part in the forum. She asked Warfield councillors to look at possibly putting a hot tub at the Warfield Pool. “They could keep the Warfield pool open,” she said. “They could open in the winter.” The 12-year-old was happy to go to the forum and thinks that adults should listen to kids a bit more often. LIZ BEVAN PHOTO “I just thought it was a great idea to have A group of children from the Makerspace Tool Time program at the Trail and District Public Library took a field trip to Rainbow the young people brought into the discussion,” she said. “Maybe something new could happen Recovery Farms on Wednesday morning. Moms and kids got to see goats, pigs, sheep, horses, cows. Above, Darcee O'Hearn or they could have more things to work on and from the library holds up a four-week-old lamb for Eden to pet. some different ideas.” Carmichael’s mother, Leah, encouraged her kids to get involved at the forum and share their thoughts. “I kept telling my kids how amazing it is to have their voices heard by council,” she said. BY SHERI REGNIER The plan includes installing a series plan was submitted to Environment Times Staff “To me, it is just amazing.” of wells, two of which have already Canada three years ago, and since then The Grade 6 student says she would love to Teck Trail Operations is ready to put been constructed, along the west the company has drilled various sites attend the next youth forum, and would even tell action to its groundwater remediation bank between Trail operations and the throughout Trail to assess the groundher friends about it. plan by constructing a $40 million treat- Columbia River. Groundwater collected water table. One idea can be put into practice as soon as ment plant. at the wells will be pumped up to the Over the 100-plus year history of summer starts, explained Langman. The plant announced Tuesday that treatment plant for processing prior to the Trail operations, concentrations of “One simple request, that we have already construction for the new facility is slat- discharge into the Columbia River. ammonia, sulphate and some metals spoken to our recreation coordinator after the ed to begin as part of the company's The new treatment plant is part of seeped into groundwater beneath the forum about, is doing a youth time at the pool,” remeditaion plan that addresses ground- the company's overall groundwater plant, under the Columbia River and she said. water affected by the site's historical remediation project that's been under- into the East Trail aquifer. See NEXT, Page 3 industrial activity. way since 2001. Teck's final remediation See MONITORING, Page 3

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New rural medical residency program By Alicia Wallace Rossland News

The University of British Columbia (UBC) has decentralized the way it delivers medical education. UBC has developed curriculum for delivering medical training in rural remote communities including the Kootenay Boundary and it has certainly been a big undertaking. There is an innovative shift in UBC’s Family Medicine residency training programs from traditional urban academic structures towards a distributive model where the training is delivered in rural remote sites and incorporates front line rural family physicians and specialists as medical educators. This change has occurred within both undergraduate and post-graduate educational programs and is evidenced by the many successfully established Integrated Clinical Clerkships (ICC) rural elective programs and rural Family Medicine Residency programs. Director of UBC’s ICC and Family Medicine Residency Program for the Kootenay Boundary, Dr. Cheryl Hume said these programs “provide a window of opportunity to mitigate the shortage

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Back row, from the left; Nick Leinweber, second year family medicine resident, Dr. Cheryl Hume (Integrated Clinical Clerkship Director for UBC Southern Medical Problem and Site Director for UBC Family Medicine Residency Program), Dr. Michael Purdon (Regional Faculty Development Director, Southern Medical Program), Dr. Granger Avery (Executive Director of the Rural Co-ordination Centre of BC), Jaime Frederick (Coordinator, Divisions of Family Practice Regional Continuing Professional Development program), Dr. Elizabeth Lund (Professor, Selkirk College, Rural Pre-Medicine Program. Front row, from the left; Nichole Gill (third year medical student, UBC ICC), Spencer Paolone (Selkirk College, pre-med student), Brenna Mackay (Selkirk College, pre-med student), Beth Woodrow (third year med student, UBC ICC), Erin Love (third year med student, UBC ICC), Lauren Galbraith (third year med student, UBC ICC). of doctors (particularly in rural and remote communities). The community can be very proud of what we have developed,” she explained in Rossland on Friday. “This is a tremendously exciting and important

development for our rural region and it has been enthusiastically embraced and supported by the local medical staff of the area. The establishment of these programs has been supported by collaboration between UBC,

the local physician and allied health care workers, the Interior Health Authority, the divisions of Family Practice and the Selkirk College Rural Pre Med program,” said Dr. Hume. See PROGRAM, Page 3

new partners, credit – if one both parents may spouse has no claim the full income and the amount of the working spouse new credit with earns $40,000 or their respectless, the credit ive new partner, doesn’t kick in. subject to the The argument Ron standard condibeing that a tions to make the family with this claim. In effect level of income Tax Tips & Pits then, the credit is able to use can be double dipped. other tax credits that higher The Family Tax Cut is income earners can’t. a paper transfer of up to Being a virtual transfer $50,000 of earned income of taxable income from one from one spouse to the other spouse to the other for the spouse when each spouse is purpose of this credit, the net in a different marginal tax income and taxable income bracket – obviously the great- for each spouse remains er the differential in tax rates just as it would be without the better use of this credit, the transfer so that other zero income for one spouse tax benefits and credits are being the most advantageous not adversely affected, such scenario. as the Child Tax Benefit and Having said this – and GST Credit. this is a contentious issue To claim the credit, there regarding the value of this cannot be a pension income

transfer between spouses. Both spouses must file a T1 personal tax return even if one spouse would not normally have to file, and they have to be prepared together to establish the transfer. Being a non-refundable credit, only that portion of the credit required to reduce tax liability to zero is used, with any balance not paid to the taxpayer. For specific detail on this new credit, talk to a tax professional or visit the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Stay tuned for more exciting new tax information in future columns. Ron Clarke has his MBA and is a business owner in Trail, providing accounting and tax services. Email him at ron.clarke@JBSbiz.ca. To read previous Tax Tips & Pits columns visit www.JBSbiz. net.

Demystifying the new Family Tax Cut

ithout a doubt, the loudest change for 2014 tax prep is the new Family Tax Cut, affectionately being referred to as “income splitting” by some. This is a nonrefundable $2,000 maximum tax credit for eligible couples with a minor child under 18 at the end of 2014. To be an eligible couple, you and your spouse must not have been separated the first 90 days of 2014, nor separated on December 31, 2014. As well, you and your spouse must have been resident in Canada on December 31, and the minor child must have ordinarily resided with you. On this point, in the case of a separated couple having joint custody where the child ordinarily resides with both separated parents, if the separated parents now each have

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Program offers recruiting potential FROM PAGE 2 An Integrated Clinical Clerkship program is already on offer. Four medical students, each spend a full year of training in the Kootenay Boundary. A rural Family Medicine post graduate residency training program is now being developed. “We are expecting four Family Medicine residents to join us starting in July 2015. These programs, together with the Selkirk College Rural Pre-Med Program, will bring significant opportunities for rural physician recruitment and retention, explains Dr. Hume. The post graduate rural training will provide real exposure to real medicine. Students will be involved in interdisciplinary training within the communities they are based throughout the Kootenays. Being a remotely based doctor means knowing a lot more and having to deal with a broad range of health care issues. Students gain the necessary skills required to confidently enter a rural practice on conclusion of their qualification. Dr. Granger Avery, the B.C. candidate for President of the Canadian Medical Association, expands on this by describing how innovative this deliver model for medical education is for the health care industry. “The value of this program is truly cutting edge in medical education. (In terms of) the spiral way it is organized for going into specialties. The students get to experience things they would not get to do in other places. Those sorts of things are fundamental in how to practice, Dr. Avery said. This education delivery is a flagship model for medical education and how education can be delivered remotely. The UBC has brought in information technology support for a virtual classroom. “One of the really exciting things about being involved is the advanced technology we have available for teaching. We have seen this unbelievable buy in, enthusiasm an excitement of our clinical facility in this area all looking to improve their teaching skills. It speaks to the spirit of the work that is being done,” said Dr. Michael Purdon the executive medical director for IHA and lead for Faculty Development UBC. The significance of these types of residency programs is that rural and aboriginal students can train in rural areas and not have to leave home for the city. Nick Leinweber, a second year family medicine resident who has lived in Rossland for four years with his kindergarten teaching wife said that as a result of this program “I am now part of the community working from a Rossland based and Christina Lake family practice. This is where my life is now.”

For the Record

In the story “Village backs society’s weeding plan” (Trail Times, March 4) it was incorrectly stated that Fruitvale Mayor Patricia Cecchini had put forth her son’s name for nomination for the Greater Trail Home of Champions Society monument. In fact, it was village staff that put forth Joe Cecchini’s name for consideration.

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Monitoring wells in East Trail FROM PAGE 1 Additionally, effluent from the refining and smelting operations in Trail were stored on the property in unlined storage ponds up until the early 1980s. The groundwater is not used for drinking, but requires ongoing assessment directly with the BC Ministry of Environment in part, to monitor the ecological condition of the Columbia River. Studies to date show

that fish populations in the river are not affected by groundwater and the river’s water quality meets drinking water standards. Three monitoring wells will be installed this spring at Gyro Park and along Dyke Road in East Trail. The wells delineate the area of affected groundwater and enable the company to assess and monitor the efficiency of the system. While the focus of the remediation

plan was on affected groundwater, further environmental studies included groundwater migration off site. Lower Stoney Creek was identified as having groundwater impacts where the creek meets the river. Another study assessed historical residual deposits in a localized area between Trail Operations and the riverbank, and the third, the potential groundwater impacts to downtown Trail.

Next step to put ideas into action FROM PAGE 1 “When asked if they use the pool, many said they no longer did because there were too many little kids in there. “This is a simple thing that we can incorporate into our pool programming.” Some of the other suggestions from forum attendees may take a little while to get off the ground, but Langman says that its all about giving kids more control over the planning and direc-

tion. “One of the larger projects they want to see includes a pump track or biking track,” she said. “There are several locations that we, as a village, would be capable of building on this idea. The youth want this as a youth-driven program. I think it is important they take ownership.” The next step for the Warfield Council is to start looking into making some of the bigger ideas a reality. “From this point,

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we are going to start researching funding options available and start the grant writing process,” she said. “We want to allow these programs to become on-going, youth-driven programs in the village.” Langman says the village will 100 per cent be looking at repeating this process as time goes on. “Ideas and needs are always changing and this was a valuable way to hear from everyone,” she said.

Grapevine is a public service provided by the Trail Times and is not a guaranteed submission. For full list of events visit trailtimes.ca. Music • Friday, Charles Bailey Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Black Productions presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch. A musical comedy that tells the story of a fictional rock bank, fronted by Hedwig, a singer who survived a botched sex change operation. • Saturday, Rossland Miners Hall 7:30 p.m.,the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture presents Hungarian vocalist Noémi Kiss and classical guitarist Rita Deane in a concert featuring love songs from across the centuries. Other • Thursday, Beaver Valley Public Library 7-8:30 p.m. Film showing in celebraEvents & Happenings tion of International in the Lower Columbia Women’s Day. Wonder Women: The untold story of American Superheroines. Sponsored by Women Creating Change. Suitable for all ages, genders, free admission. • Friday, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in downtown Trail, 1:30 p.m. for the World Day of Prayer ecumenical church service. • Friday, Rossland Summit School (formerly Rossland Secondary School) 7-9 p.m. Steps Dance Studio presents solo show. Group numbers and guest performers. • Saturday, Trail United Church, 11 a.m. Celebrate the International Women’s Day Service. Luncheon and program follows from noon on. All women welcome. • Saturday, Colombo Lodge from 2-4 p.m. for The Kate Shaw School of Highland Dance, performance and tea fundraiser. For info call 368.3782 or email kshawhighlanddance@gmail.com. • Saturday, Rossland Public Library, 3:30-5 p.m. Film showing in celebration of International Women’s Day. Wonder Women: The untold story of American Superheroines. Sponsored by Women Creating Change. Suitable for all ages, genders, free admission. Upcoming • March 12, Jazz at the Griff, 7: 30 p.m. for the Clinton Swanson Quartet. A night of chamber jazz featuring Ian Hartline on also sax and clarinet, Swanson on tenor sax, Rob Fahie, acoustic bass, and Doug Stephenson on guitar. Call 368.9669 for info, reserved tables available for groups of four or more. Final concert of the season. • March 14, Rossland Miners Hall for an evening with Valdy. Valdy has four gold albums and Juno awards for Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year. Doors open at 7 p.m. Contact Mike Ramsey m.ramsey@telus.net or call 362.7787 for info. Limited seating.

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Alzheimer’s patient loses rightto-die case despite living will

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER Family members of an 83-year-old woman with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease have lost their latest legal challenge to force a care home to stop providing food to honour what they say were her last wishes. The lawyer representing the family says the decision strikes at the heart of ongoing debates about end-oflife care and patients’ decision-making rights. Margaret Bentley’s

family argued her care home’s decision to feed her violated a living will she wrote more than 20 years ago, which said she did not want to be kept alive artificially if her health deteriorated beyond the possibility of recovery. The B.C. Court of Appeal released a unanimous ruling Tuesday that concluded caregivers at the Maplewood Home in Abbotsford, B.C., were not feeding Bentley against her will and that care could con-

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tinue. The case was originally filed in B.C. Supreme Court in 2013 by Bentley’s husband, John Bentley, and daughter, Katherine Hammond. The family argued the woman was being fed without her consent and against her directions, as outlined in a legal document signed in 1991. Court documents reveal that as a nurse, Bentley had seen patients in vegetative states due to Alzheimer’s disease and told her family not to allow the same to happen to her. Justice Mary Newbury concluded that despite being unable to speak or recognize family members, Bentley is still capable of deciding whether to accept or refuse what she’s being given to eat and drink. “I recognize the terribly difficult situation

in which Mrs. Bentley’s family find themselves and I appreciate the disappointment they must feel in being unable to comply with what they believe to have been her wishes and what they believe still to be her wishes,” Newbury wrote for the three-judge Appeal Court panel. “It is a grave thing, however, to ask or instruct caregivers to stand by and watch a patient starve to death.” Bentley was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1999 and has lived at Maplewood Home since 2009. “Essentially, she’s very rigid,” Kieran Bridge, a veteran health lawyer who took the family’s case pro bono in 2013, said in an interview. “She doesn’t communicate in any way. ... She sits with her eyes closed and curled up in a fetal position

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with stiff muscles and her hands in a clawlike position.” Bridge said caregivers attempt to feed Bentley by “prodding” her with a spoon, sometimes repeatedly, until she opens her mouth. He described the treatment as battery, defined as unlawful and unprompted forceful physical contact. The Appeal Court dismissed that description, accepting evidence that care home workers would not force her to accept either food or drink if Bentley kept her mouth closed. Bridge says Bentley’s situation raises important legal issues related to endof-life care and might warrant attention from the Supreme Court of Canada. A spokesman for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, which was an intervener in the case, applauded Tuesday’s judgment, saying a successful appeal would have set a dangerous precedent forcing health-care providers to “sit back and watch patients starve to death.” “This is a clear situation of a patient who has made a clear choice to receive food and fluids and where she has not done so that decision has been respected,” said Hugh Scher, a longtime human-rights lawyer and spokesman for the organization.

Former Cranbrook mayor running for NDP in Kootenay Columbia riding By Katelyn Dingman Fernie Free Press

Former Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Stetski hopes to lead the NDP to victory this term as he runs for Member of Parliament (MP) for the NDP in the riding of Kootenay Columbia. Running against current Conservative MP David Wilks, Stetski said he was persuaded to run in the 2015 federal election after what he viewed as the erosion of Canadian values under the Harper Conservative government, including the poor treatment of veterans and the cuts to the CBC, including the 657 jobs eliminated earlier this year. “I’ve always believed in both a sustainable economy and a sustainable environment and that the two go hand in hand, and watching what has happened under the conservative government, that is not the case,” Stetski said, adding, “Stephen Harper has inflicted serious damage on our country, making it more and more difficult to even recognize the Canada we know and love.” Stetski, who served as Cranbrook mayor from 2011 to 2014, said his experience as both mayor and Kootenay Regional Manager for the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, qualify him for the position. “I’m very comfortable with the region. I know the values that make this such a great place to live,” said Stetski. “I’m very excited about serving the people of Kootenay Columbia.” The NDP candidate said he hopes to address issues like affordable day care and homelessness. “I am going to make a difference on behalf on my constituents. I really see my role as representing our constituents very strongly both with our leader and ultimately in parliament.” While serving as mayor, Stetski said he focused on prioritizing multiculturalism, people with disabilities, seniors and youth and that in the three years he served the City of Cranbrook, mayor and council made progress on behalf of those groups. Members of the Kootenay Columbia NDP Riding Association will affirm Stetski as their candidate at their nominating convention on Sunday, March 15 in Cranbrook.

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National Tax waste awards recognize former cabinet minister THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Former federal cabinet minister and London, Ont., mayor Joe Fontana has been named recipient of an award he may not want to accept. Fontana is the winner of the 2015 federal Teddy Waste Award, a dubious honour bestowed on individuals and governments each year by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The former Liberal MP was convicted last June of breach of trust, fraud and uttering forged documents after a contract was altered for his son’s 2005 wedding and Fontana submitted the $1,700 invoice to the House of Commons for reimbursement, claiming it was for a function with the federal finance minister. While $1,700 is hardly the largest amount of money misspent by a Canadian politician, Canadian Taxpayers Federation national director Aaron Wudrick said the awards - gilded china pigs -are subjective. And the most outrageous part, said Wudrick, is that, despite being convicted of fraud, Fontana continues to collect his pension. “Despite intentionally forging documents to defraud taxpayers, Fontana retains his annual $122,000 MP pension, courtesy of the taxpayer,” Wudrick told an Ottawa news conference. Ontario’s Ministry of Energy got the nod for the provincial Teddy for spending $1 billion to install 4.8 million so-called smart meters in homes in a program that has been beset with troubles. The province’s auditor general has found cost overruns that could double the initial price. Hundreds of thousands of the electronically monitored power-consumption meters have been unable to transmit data. Several dozen have caught fire. Halifax Councillor Brad Johns won the municipal award for buying a $25,000 robotic Christmas tree. And the federation gave its Lifetime Achievement Award to Vancouver’s TransLink, for more than a decade of waste and tax hikes. The Teddy is named after Ted Weatherill, a former federal bureaucrat who was fired in 1999 for submitting lavish expense claims, including a $700 lunch for two. Other nominees included Public Works and Government Services Canada for spending $65,000 to repurchase a bulldozer it had confiscated and sold for just over $5,500, rather than destroying it as originally ordered by a court. Eventually, the bulldozer was destroyed anyway.

After waiting years, disabled Canadians now getting their CPP disability cheques THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The cheques appear to be pouring in for disabled people who have spent years trying to get Canada Pension Plan disability benefits as the Conservative government’s so-called spike unit even settles some “questionable” cases. With a federal election in the offing, advocates for the disabled say the unit’s doctors, lawyers and medical adjudicators are plowing through outstanding files and seem to be giving applicants the benefit of the doubt even in iffy cases. Some who were denied benefits have been waiting as long as five years for their appeals to be heard. Their situation only worsened with the debut of the government’s social security tribunal in April 2013. Although it was designed to streamline the appeals process and cut costs by replacing four separate boards, the backlog of CPP disability cases ballooned during the tribunal’s first two years of operation. Allison Schmidt, a Regina-based pension-disability case manager who’s been

New law will ensure some life sentences are for life: PM Harper

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The federal government will introduce new legislation to ensure that a life sentence means exactly that - a sentence for life without parole - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday. The new bill will apply to those convicted of first-degree murder involving: the killing of police officers or correctional officers; terrorism; kidnapping or sexual assault; and crimes “of a particularly brutal nature.” It would also apply to those who commit high treason. “Next week, our government will introduce legislation to ensure that for the most heinous offenders and the most horrific crimes a life sentence in Canada will henceforth mean exactly that - a sentence for life,” Harper announced in front of a crowd that included families of murder victims. Currently, those who are convicted of first-degree murder face an automatic sentence of life in

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prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Harper said that in order to address constitutional concerns, under the new law, some killers serving life without parole will be permitted to petition the minister for public safety for release after serving no less than 35 years. “This is not parole,” Harper said. “Unlike parole, decisions will not rest with an appointed board but with the federal cabinet, men and women fully accountable to their fellow citizens and to the families of the victims of these crimes.” Several families whose loved ones were murdered said the legislation would spare others like them the trauma of repeatedly facing their relatives’ killers in parole hearings. The proposed legislation fits into the Harper government’s tough-oncrime agenda as it gears up for an election later this year and follows through on a promise made in the 2013 Speech from the Throne.

“While we are working expeditiously to address the inventory, all cases are being treated factually and fairly using the existing eligibility criteria of the program,” he added in an email. The department has said it intends to wipe out by this summer the 11,000case backlog - mostly CPP disability files - plaguing the social security tribunal. The spike unit is working separately from the tribunal itself. Schmidt says the unit is working at breakneck pace and awarding settlements even in cases that “would have been a tough slog” at the tribunal. “All of a sudden settlements are coming in on a frantic basis on cases that never would have been settled in the past, on files where you shake your head and say: ‘Really?”’ Another advocate, who didn’t want to be identified because his clients didn’t authorize him to speak publicly about their cases, agreed. “The cheques are rolling in,” said the representative. “They even awarded those whose entitlements might have been considered questionable.”

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a vocal critic of the tribunal, says she’s delighted that so many of her clients are suddenly getting their benefits. “I am thrilled, absolutely, that these people finally have justice after spending years having this ordeal hanging over their heads,” she said, adding some lost their homes and had to cash in their RRSPs while awaiting benefits. “But why is it happening now? Because it’s looked bad on the government. It’s purely political, and it’s appalling that it required a looming election to get them to take action.” She adds that even though her clients are elated that their cases have been settled, their joy often gives way to anger that it took the government so long to help them. A spokesman for Employment and Social Development Canada says the department’s spike unit is taking a second look at cases and offering settlements to people who are now deemed to meet the CPP disability criteria. Some of those settlements are the result of appellants providing updated information about their health, said Simon Rivet.

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Targeting left-lane hoggers more political than practical

he government may be struggling when it comes to supporting our school system, post-secondary students, low-income families and the environment but don’t let them ever be accused of being soft on driving. In much the same vein as our federal government is trying to scare us with dire warnings of impeding terrorist attacks and the need for constant surveillance of Canadians to keep us safe, the B.C. government has rolled out its latest crackdown in an attempt to keep us all safe from … left-lane hoggers. In the never-ending political strategy to garner votes from the biggest possible segment, the government put its finger on one of the easiest demographics in the Lower Mainland – commuters. Left-lane hogging isn’t such an issue in our area with limited four-lane highways but if you’re one of a million commuters in the Lower Mainland, then that two-hour drive to and from work is certainly something you can relate to. Obviously Transportation Minister Todd Stone has spent enough time angry at someone stuck in the passing lane

that he was prompted to do something about it. That will certainly resonate with the commuter voters that are abundant in the Lower Mainland and, to a lesser extent, in the Okanagan and Vancouver Island. It’s more fanfare than substance considering the police have a hard enough time cracking down on distracted drivers, who can be found in every corner of the province. Now they’re asking police to start tracking people who linger too long in the passing lane. This is the same government that passed a bill allowing police to issue suspensions even if you aren’t over the legal limit of alcohol consumption. This is the same government that, due to a backlash from the liquor and restaurant industries over the new rules, had to remind people it was okay to have a drink or two and still drive. Mixed messages are a daily occurrence with the current government. It proudly proclaimed that the tougher drinking and driving laws have saved dozens of lives since it was enacted in 2010 and tweaked in 2012. So on one hand the government boasts that it

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is saving lives yet on the other hand this is the same crew, with Stone in charge, which announced last year it was raising speed limits on some routes. In case you’re keeping score at home, the B.C. government says it’s okay to have a drink and drive fast, just stay out of the left lane. Is this just another case of the government “looking” like it’s doing something without really doing anything? The federal Conservative Party has proven a master of this with its big announcements filled with fanfare and billboards on spending and improvements only to find out two years down the road that the money was never spent or the changes have yet to be enacted. Adding another duty to an already busy docket

for police officers in B.C. isn’t the answer. Nor are the snazzy new signs the government will be buying, although that might be a decent reminder for drivers in the midst of breaking the law. I always believe in being proactive but for a government that appears to do anything but support education for its citizens, I have little faith the government would ever consider educating young drivers before they even hit the highway. Instead, they’ll try and scare us with the threat of fines and have police watching for anyone in the passing lane. Heaven forbid the car you’re passing speeds up, which does happen, keeping you in the passing lane and facing the threat of a ticket. With the Liberals LNG pipe dream still at the dream stage, there had to be another way to generate some revenue from its citizens. Oh, and ironically, not much in the recent budget on highway maintenance, especially on the TransCanada between Revelstoke and Golden, which claimed lives in the past few months. The government will tell you it saved dozens of lives with tougher laws but

won’t tell you how many lives have been lost due to inadequate highway maintenance. There’s no splashy, positive way to deliver that message. I don’t agree with Premier Christy Clark very often but she certainly had a point when she mentioned her mother’s driving habits. “I think about my 75-year-old mother driving down the road, and sometimes she’s in the wrong lane, and it might be really frustrating for the people behind her. But we should try to be respectful and civil about that.” That was one thing my Dad always reminded me about when it came to patience and driving. Don’t get frustrated by a slow car ahead of you, it might be someone who drives once a week and is simply off to visit a friend. Back off and your chance to pass will come eventually. That might seem to make sense in our area but not for the mass commuters in the Lower Mainland. Anything to get them home quicker is sure to garner votes. And that’s where all roads lead when it comes to politics. Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times.

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wants its future to become a larger election issue than it might already be this year, it should foot-drag on this highprofile reform bill. But Chong is right not to assume this bill will be law. Ultimately, even if Reform Act 2014 is proclaimed, its journey will continue. Due to various opt-in aspects, if it becomes law, future parliamentarians could use this potential legislation to empower themselves and their caucuses to have new powers, such as those related to the turfing of caucus members. Or they could opt for very little change and the act could lie indeterminably inert and fallow. Given that the majority government has supported it, we hope Chong’s bill sails as it should through the Senate. And, we hope that it comes to be used by parliamentarians to come, to continue the important work that led to its circuitous creation.

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House of Commons last week. To achieve this, Chong accepted considerable watering-down of his bill. But the final result remains something with the potential to bring significant change to aspects of our democracy. It offers a rare example of this parliament reaching a compromise in crafting legislation. Chong asserts it also moved forward in large measure because Canadians demanded that parliamentarians make progress on issues the bill spoke to and that this citizen influence was responsibly heeded. After having observed so many obstacles in getting this done, Chong has been understandably cautious in considering this journey concluded. In seemingly all public comments on this bill passing through the House, he’s quick to point out it yet requires Senate approval and royal ascent before the end of this government’s term or it dies as legislation. If our beleaguered Senate

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ultimately cost a quarter-million Iranian lives. At that time Saddam actually was working on Iraqi nuclear weapons, and Iran felt obliged to follow suit. But after Saddam was defeated by Western and Arab armies in the Gulf War of 199091 and the United Nations inspectors went in to dismantle Iraq’s nuclear program, the Iranians lost interest in developing their own nuclear weapons. Then they got alarmed again and restarted the program in 1998 when another neighbour, Pakistan, tested its own first nuclear weapons. They didn’t make much progress, but they kept on working at the problem in a desultory way until 2002, when an anti-regime terrorist group called Mujahedin-e-Khalq (partly financed by Israel) revealed the existence of the weapons program and Tehran shut it down. And for the past 13 years, nothing. The great danger Netanyahu faces is not Iranian nuclear weapons but ejection from office by Israeli voters. His response has been the same as always: to promote himself as the only man who can keep Israel safe – even if that means burning his bridges with an American president who still has two more years in office. In terms of his own interests, he may be making the right call. His right-wing Likud Party and the centre-left coalition called the Zionist Camp have been running neck-andneck in recent polling, but if his grandstanding in Washington brings in just a few more votes he could be back in power until the end of the decade. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries

sraeli Prime Minister get nuclear weapons ever since Binyamin Netanyahu has he entered politics. finally given his much Israelis don’t really require ballyhooed speech to the proof that the Iranians (or anyUS Congress, and the heavens body else) are actually workhaven’t fallen. ing on such weapons. Indeed, He issued the same blood- their anxiety on the issue is curdling warning that Iran is so deep-rooted that it resists on the brink of getting nucle- all the reassurances by Israel’s ar weapons that he has been own military and intelligence making for twenty years now, communities that Iran is NOT and nobody called him on it. working on nuclear weapons. Instead, the Republican memLast week, a cache of secret bers of Congress, and those documents about South African Democrats who bothered to contacts with other countries’ show up, gave him secret services was the usual standing leaked to al-Jazeera. ovations. It included a 2012 President cable from Israel’s Barack Obama was Mossad intelligence deeply miffed by service saying that Netanyahu’s attack Iran was “not perGWYNNE on his policy of forming the activnegotiating with ity necessary to Iran, and refused to produce (nuclear) World Affairs meet him while he weapons.” Did the was in Washington. Israeli public heave Secretary of State John Kerry a great sigh of relief? Certainly was so outraged by Netanyahu’s not. assertion that the deal he is Polling shows that twoworking on with Iran could thirds of Israelis would like “pave its way to the bomb” rath- to see the back of Netanyahu, er than block it that he publicly mainly because he has presided said the Israeli prime minister over a huge rise in the cost of “might not be correct.” living, and especially the cost It is unprecedented for an of housing. American president to refuse But on security issues a to meet a visiting Israeli prime majority of Israelis are with minister, or for a senior US him – so naturally those are the official to suggest that the issues he concentrates on. aforesaid prime minister might The Israelis are probably be wrong, but the reflexive wrong to worry so much about American support for Israel will Iranian nuclear weapons. There survive for quite a while yet. were two periods during which And Netanyahu’s gamble may Iran seriously considered makpay off in extra votes for his ing nuclear weapons and did Likud Party in the Israeli elec- some preliminary work on tion on the 17th, which is what weapons design and uranium the visit was really about. enrichment, but in neither case Netanyahu knows his was it about Israel. Israelis, and he has been playThe first time was in the ing successfully on their exis- 1980s, when Saddam Hussein’s tential fear that somebody else Iraq attacked Iran (with in the Middle East might also American backing) in a war that

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Parents stumped for a baby name turning to consultants for help THE CANADIAN PRESS Celebrities may have cornered the market on unconventional baby names like Blue Ivy and North West, but a Swiss branding company is offering help to parents seeking unique monikers for newborns - for a significant price.

Erfolgswelle vows to create a brandnew first name - for US$31,000. CEO and owner Marc Hauser said the process works similarly to trademark naming with around 100 hours devoted to its creation and research. “I think it’s very

Amy Frances McKenzie (nee Bond)

McKenzie, Amy Frances (nee Bond) was born on October 10, 1923 in Trail, BC to John Henry Bond and Minnie Doris Bond (nee Johnson), passed away at home in Fruitvale on March 1, 2015. Amy is predeceased by her infant twin daughters; Frances Eileen and Leslie Carol, Janice Diane Tinant-Brown, and husband Alastair Stephen McKenzie, her sister Doris Partridge and brother-in-law Bill Partridge, her in-laws Matilda and James McKenzie, Barbra Rose and Hugo Ramsden Woods, Elsie Murdoch and James Sandhorn, as well as James and Jean Lucille McKenzie. She is survived by her children; Douglas and Lyn of Langley, BC, Lorne of Vancouver, BC, Valerie and Eric, son-in-law Jim Brown of Fruitvale, BC, grandchildren; Barry and Kerry, Tina and John, Adrienne and Chris, Jessica and Kelly, Alastair, Aaron and Cory Lee, stepgrandchildren; Robyn and Dustin, Karlin and Colleen, Sherrie and John, and Steve, her great-grandchildren; Callum Meaghan, Lillia, Hartlei, Samantha, Callum, Jacc, Madilynn, Maggie, James, Grace, Bentley, and Brendan. Amy is also survived by her youngest sister Barbara, also Fran Pargeter and numerous nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place and a graveside service and gathering will be planned for July. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. Our mother was a long-time member of the Trail Visac and surely enjoyed her days with her painting friends. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Amy’s name may be made to the SPCA at 7700 3B Hwy, Trail, BC, V1R 4X2 for mom loved her dog Pepper or to the BC Cancer Foundation at 150-686 West Broadway St., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 9Z9 for mom was a 21year breast cancer survivor. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca.

difficult to create a really fitting name, a name that fits to your family’s background, to your cultural background ... that also fits with your sister’s name and your family name,” Hauser said in a phone interview, noting they’ve had inquiries from Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea and the U.S. “We’re looking for a really nice sound of the name and a good feeling for the name because we’re creating a mythology and a history around the name as well.” For parents choosing from among existing names, some are still seeking outside counsel for guidance. Sherri Suzanne, founder of My Name for Life, consulted in New York strictly by referral for 20 years before turning her focus to worldwide

clientele online. Phone interviews and customized email questionnaires are designed to elicit parents’ style preferences, name parameters and to uncover any anxiety they may have about naming, she noted. Following the initial consultation and ongoing correspondence with clients, she’ll handpick name suggestions with considerations given to working within cultural, religious and language boundaries. The process can run several hundred dollars. “Some clients know right from the start that they want assistance,” said Suzanne. “Some have struggled with the name of an older child and want a better experience with their next child. Others are just anxious to begin the naming process and

want a partner to make their search more exciting and to help uncover names they would not have thought of.” Suzanne said a challenge for some in settling on a name is the fear of making a long-lasting mistake - or having friends or family think they have. Her goal is to help alleviate their stress. “I sometimes equate it to a real estate broker who will bring you to the house that might be perfect for you even though you can probably find the house yourself.” Duana Taha, writer of the Name Nerd column on LaineyGossip. com, offers her opinion on celebrity baby names and also receives letters from parents seeking guidance on newborn monikers. In addition to giving advice on

potential names, she suggests alternatives. Taha said she sees her role as a “complete stranger” in the process as key. “They really appreciate that there’s somebody that’s judging based only on the merits of the name and that they get to tell their story in its entirety without somebody saying you also have to pay tribute to Great-Aunt Margaret.” Taha said the wealth of naming resources can also be overwhelming for individuals unsure of where to start. “It’s not as simple as finding a name that is phonetically pleasing for a child. “You also want to have a name that kind of signifies how you feel about them or how you want them to feel.” Taha said it’s a “really cool feeling” to play

a role in the process, adding that the best part is the thoughtfulness invested in the name the child carries. “That doesn’t mean the most unusual name in the world. It just means something that I think everybody really cared about and cared for when they were choosing to give it to this child.” Suzanne said knowing she has helped in some way in naming children is “enormously exciting” and that parents who seek her help take the responsibility seriously. “Nobody ever comes to me just to throw the task onto someone else - that’s kind of a myth about naming consultants. ... “Every parent that comes to me is hyper vigilant and they want to do a good job.”

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Royal Winnipeg Ballet launches campaign to replace aging tutus THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - Spring is around the corner and staff at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet hope their tutus will bloom in time. The company is doing the classic ballet “Swan Lake” this season and with it has launched a fundraising campaign. “Tutus in Bloom” aims to raise $60,000 so the RWB can replace 28 tutus

that were designed and built 25 years ago and no longer hold their shape. Wardrobe director Alena Zharska says each tutu used by the dancers is handmade at a cost of about $2,000. Built layer by layer, each tutu takes about 60 hours to make and is built to last about 25 years. To date, $24,500 has been raised, which will pay for 12 tutus.

“We are so proud of our work of course because we put lots of energy and skill into this work,” Zharska explained. Ballerina Yayoi Ban, who will be the lead in “Swan Lake” two days this week, says dancing in a tutu elevates every performance. “Dancing in a tutu? I feel like a real ballerina, because a tutu is made for a ballerina,” she says.

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It was only a matter of time before the Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ offence would find a crack and break through the Castlegar Rebels’ last line of defence. On Tuesday night at the Beaver Valley Arena Braydon Horcoff nettted a hat trick to lead the Hawks to a 6-2 victory and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven matchup with the Rebels. Following a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory on Monday, in which Rebel goalie Patrick Zubick almost single handedly stole the game for the Rebels, making 55 saves; the Hawks would score five times in Game 2 on the Castlegar native before chasing him from the net in favour of Austin Wells. “We dominated parts of the game, but there were still times where Castlegar pressed hard and we broke down and Schamy (goalie Carson Schamerhorn) had to come up big for us, so there’s still some holes in our game particularly on the d-zone side, but we worked hard and they battled hard too,” said Nitehawk assistant coach Kevin Limbert. The Nitehawks took a 3-0 lead into the third period, after Spencer McLean scored what proved to be the winner with 39 seconds remaining in the middle frame. McLean gathered a pass from Ross Armour and snapped a shot from the top of the circle that deflected off a Rebels defenceman and rainbowed into the top corner of the net. The Hawks again came out tentative in the first with the Rebels outshooting B.V. 11-9 . But Horcoff’s first goal would give the Nitehawks the lead, when Sam Swanson circled behind the net and dished to the Prince Rupert native, who one timed it by the Rebel goalie with four minutes to play in the first period. Kyle Hope would make it 2-0 at 12:47 of the second, after David Nemes drove hard to the front of the net, drawing both defencemen, and leaving Hope alone in front to fire home the rebound.

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The Beaver Valley Nitehawks forward Kyle Hope capitalizes on a David Nemes’ rebound as two Castlegar Rebels converge on the setup man leaving Hope all alone to gather the spoils. The Nitehawks went up 2-0 in the Murdoch division final series with a 6-2 victory Tuesday at the Hawks Nest. McLean would make it 3-0 late, and Schamerhorn held the fort, coming up big on a number of occasions to maintain the shutout with the shots in favour of the Hawks 24-23 after two. The Nitehawks played discipline hockey, giving up no power plays, and outskated a Rebels team whose energy waned as the game wore on. “We were rolling four lines and I don’t think they were rolling four lines as well, I think they were playing a bit of a shorter bench, and over the course of the game we kept our pace, and their’s might have dipped a little bit as a result of fatigue,” said Limbert. Jeremy McNeil got the Rebels within two, just 2:13 into the final frame, snapping a shot from the hash marks by Schamerhorn to make it 3-1. But two minutes later, Horcoff would restore the two goal lead, taking a Swanson pass and firing it from the right dot, low blocker side on Zubick to make it 4-1. The 20-year-old would complete the hat trick at 14:21 on the power play, picking up the rebound off

a Jacob Boyczuk shot and lifting it top corner to make it 5-1 and chase the Rebel goaltender from the net. “He (Horcoff) had a heck of a game, he was moving his feet, and doing a lot of good things today,” said Limbert. “He’s a big strong kid and when he gets it in his mind to go to the net, that’s going to happen.” The hat trick was a milestone for Horcoff, netting his first three-goal game in four years of junior hockey and doing so against his former team, the Castlegar Rebels where he played from 201113. “I haven’t had one before, not in junior ,” said Horcoff. “It feels good especially against Castlegar . . . I haven’t been like a huge goal scorer in my career, but I just like being on the ice when my line scores and feel like I’m contributing to the wins.” Aaron Petten would make it 5-2 midway through the period, and David Nemes would ice it on a nice setup from Hope and Boyczuk, his third assist on the night, with 4:42 remaining in regulation. “I didn’t think we played our best possible game yes-

terday but I think tonight we really turned it up a notch and showed we are a more competitive team, and it’s a good feeling,” said Horcoff. The Nitehawks played keep-away for much of the third period, controlling the play with speed and pin-point passing. The Hawks outshot the Rebels 16-9 in the third, and 40-32 in the game, with Horcoff receiving the star of the game for the Hawks and Petten for the Rebels. Horcoff had 11 goals and 37 points in the regular season, and has three goals and four assists in seven post-season games this year. “I think I’m here to play physical personally,” said Horcoff. “But our identity as a team isn’t super skilled, flashy play, it’s put your nose to the ground and work until you have the win, and I think if we do that every night we will win.” The Murdoch division final series now moves to Castlegar for Game 3 and 4 with the puck drop tonight at 7 p.m. and Friday scheduled for 5 p.m. due to the Selkirk College Saints’ opening playoff game at 8 p.m. at the Castlegar Rec Complex.

After almost 80 years of existence, the Trail Skating Club (TSC) is on perilous ice and in danger of breaking up. The TSC is in desperate need of volunteers and without new help stepping up soon, the current executive will have to donate the Club’s existing funds to a non-profit organization and disband the TSC possibly for good. “We didn’t run it this year, and we have nobody that wants to step forward to do anything,” said club secretary Jan Westbury. “If somebody wants to come forward and take it over that would be great, otherwise it will end up being gone.” Following a two-year hiatus, the trio of Jan Westbury, Allana Ferro, and Linda Walker reclaimed the club in 2012 and ran a Can-Skate and junior program with 20 skaters participating. To get the club out of debt, the newly formed club received community support from local businesses and grants from the LeRoi Foundation, Kootenay Savings, and Columbia Basin Trust, and organized further fundraising to run the program for another three years. The Can-Skate program was especially popular, helping young potential figure skaters and hockey players, from age three and up, develop their skating skills. For the club to proceed, a group of five to 10 individuals will have to take over responsibility and begin preparing for the upcoming season, which includes hiring a coach, booking ice time, and becoming familiar with the TSC protocol. “It will take about five people who are interested, because you need a president, a secretary, a treasurer, a couple directors,” said Westbury. “But you have to have people fund raising and out in the community doing P.R. too . . . There is start up money right now, but if we don’t have anybody come forward that startup money will end up going to KidSport or something like that.” The Club also acquired necessary equipment and supplies that will have to be reassigned or sold, and while it’s ice slots are still being held, those will also be gone if an individual or group doesn’t step forward to keep the TSC going. Westbury and Walker are figure skating judges and Ferro a skating accountant who travel to various competitions throughout the year. The current executive are looking to pass the torch to a group by Mar. 15, otherwise they will donate the remaining funds and move on. “It’s definitely something the city needs, and the kids need, but it’s like everything else, you can’t get anybody that wants to come out and volunteer.” Interested parties can contact Westbury at 368-8644.

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Cunningham a Coyote By Times Staff Warfield native Craig Cunningham was claimed by the Arizona Coyotes off waivers on Monday. The 24-year-old Cunningham recorded two goals and an assist and two penalty minutes in 32 games with the Boston Bruins this season, but the Bruins put Cunningham on waivers on Sunday to open a roster spot for potential trades at the NHL trade deadline Monday. Cunningham played his first game as a Coyote in a 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. The move to a team fighting to stay out of the NHL basement may be good for Cunningham, who will likely see time as a third-line centre in Phoenix. Wearing number 22 in his opening match, Cunningham played on the left wing, and registered two shots on goal, four hits, while playing 13:24 TOI. The former Beaver Valley Nitehawk averaged 10:06 on ice with Boston this season, but the loss for the Bruins mostly comes next season, when Cunningham would have been a logical option for the team’s fourth-line center. Cunningham is a defensively sound player who had the chance to make a bigger impact with the Bruins in the future. Gregory Campbell, the current fourth line

center, will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and the team is in dire need of a remade fourth line. Cunningham, who was also named the captain of the Providence Bruins earlier this year, played 21 games in the AHL this season with five goals and 10 assists, and had spent the three previous seasons in Providence. The five-foot-10, 184pound forward was originally drafted by the Bruins in the fourth round (97th overall) in the 2010 Entry Draft. Meanwhile, the Coyotes made a flurry of moves in the past week. With general manager Don Maloney acknowledging they are embarking on a three-to-five year rebuilding plan, Arizona also sent defenceman Keith Yandle to the New York Rangers, centre Antoine Vermette to Chicago and defenceman Zbynek Michaelek to St. Louis. The trades give the Coyotes prospects and two first-round draft picks in each of the next two years. In the short term, however, Arizona is contending for the worst record in the NHL. In addition to Cunningham, John Moore (from the Rangers) and fellow defenceman Klas Dahlbeck (Blackhawks) made their Arizona debuts. So did forward Tye McGinn who was also claimed off waivers Monday from San Jose.

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whether that contributes to their need for attention. Still, we are in our 50s, and they should be more socially mature by now. Don’t suggest confronting these people. They would be so offended, I would lose their friendship forever. I am not looking to change the relationships. I am writing because I wish each person reading this would ask themselves, “Could this be me?” When you sit down with people, ask how their day was. Listen intently until they are done. Don’t interrupt with something you “just have to” tell them. Maybe their conversation isn’t fascinating, but neither is yours. Everyone should be allowed to share and be heard. -- Bored in the USA Dear Bored: Amen. Some folks ramble on and on because they need to be the center of attention. Others have hearing problems and cannot clearly make

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, March 6, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You need more physical exercise, because with your ruler, Mars, in your sign now, you are pumped with energy. And hey -- it needs to have somewhere to go. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Secret activities taking place behind the scenes could be significant right now. If you’re pondering something, today is not the day to act. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a great day to schmooze with others, especially with physical activities or creative projects. Alternatively, some of you will want to cocoon at home. It could go either way. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’re full of creative ideas today, which is why this is a great day for those of you in the arts or for anyone who writes and commu-

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nicates. Nevertheless, it’s a poor day for a final decision. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Despite your interest in financial matters right now, this is a poor day to shop for anything except food and gas. Get your information and shop tomorrow. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) The Moon is in your sign today, and everything is settling down after yesterday’s Full Moon. Just relax. Relations with friends and co-workers will improve. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Don’t expect too much from yourself today, especially at work. Your efficiency will be down, but this also applies to everyone else. It’s just one of those days. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a great day for a heart-to-heart talk with a female friend. You might discuss romance, possible future vacations or children.

This is also a creative day. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Personal details about your private life might be made public today, especially in the eyes of bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs. Don’t give this any fuel. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You want to do something different today, because you need a change. Travel if you can. If not, go someplace

you’ve never been before, but keep things light. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a poor day to make financial decisions about shared property, insurance matters and inheritances. Just get your data and make your decision tomorrow. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Be cooperative with others today, because the Moon is opposite your sign. That’s

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Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822 Ermalinda Estates, Glenmerry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph.250-364-1922 E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, W/D. Yard. 250-368-3239 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph. 250-3686761 FRUITVALE, 1 & 2bdrm. suites; spacious, bright; good location, close to school/town and borders on park. F/S, W/D No pets, No smoking. References. $650. - $750./mo. + utilities. 250-921-9141 Glenmerry 1bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $595./mo. Avail. Apr.1st. 250-368-5908 Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $695./mo. Avail. Apr.1st. 250-368-5908 ROSSLAND, bach. apt. Golden City Manor. Over 55. N/S. N/P. Subsidized. 250-3625030, 250-231-9777 TRAIL, 1BDRM. Apt, partially furn. $600./mo. util.incl. N/S 1pet negotiable. 778-456-4565 TRAIL, 1bd. Ross. Ave., w/d/f/s. ns/np. $600./mo. utilities inc. 250-368-1361 WARFIELD, 1bdrm. condo. Laundry on site. Free parking. N/S, N/P. Available immediately. $550./mo. + electricity. 250-229-4149

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W.TRAIL, 1bd. plus, semi-enclosed balcony, pet friendly. 1Blk. to Downtown, $550./mo. 250-368-6076

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Trail Times Thursday, March 5, 2015 www.trailtimes.ca A15

Wheels

When it comes to repairs, you still gotta get your hands dirty

he Internet is is what is obvious to awash with auto a mechanic is not so repair informaobvious to the armtion. We all use chair mechanic. What it to solve automobile to look for? Time to woes. Unfortunately search YouTube for many an armchair that exact video that mechanic can’t seem to will point out the get out of the armchair obvious. to solve the problem. It While searching ron is always easier to talk online for “silver bulabout a solution than to lets” (solutions to provide a solution. problems that everyone Mechanically I understand this has experienced in the Speaking problem more than same type of vehicle many of you might as yours) it is easy to think. I am guilty of over analyz- find litanies of people describing ing problems. the exact problem that you may be Before I fix a car I want to know experiencing. By the time you are how the system I am concerned finished reading you are darn sure about works. your vehicle is another casualty to I need to know where all the the exact scenario. components are. I need to know Usually included in those litthe common failure items. I need anies is reference to either how to drive the vehicle or operate the poorly the writer’s mechanic persystem that allows me to experi- formed at finding the solution or ence the problems my client is how grossly overcharged they were complaining about. for such a simple solution. All of these steps are necessary Do not underestimate the value but there is one step that needs to of using a mechanic to diagnose take place early in the diagnosis. the problem, source the parts, perLift the hood (so to speak) and form the repair, and guarantee the take a look. repair. Many times the solution You could circumvent the whole becomes obvious. The problem process. Purchase a part online

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and bring it to your local mechanic and say install it or maybe install it yourself. Then live with the consequences. The consequences can be significant though. The online diagnosis may be wrong. The part may not fit the vehicle. The part may be substandard. There will be no guarantee. I can assure you there are a lot of online solutions to vehicle problems that are very incorrect. Choosing a quality part that fits is harder than ever. The tools required to successfully perform repairs are expensive and varied. A guaranteed solution will save you money in the long run. Using a mechanic will give you the benefit of that early in the diagnosis lifting of the hood. A loose battery terminal will mean you do not need that multihundred dollar alternator that everyone else in the online forum said you needed. Tightening that battery terminal saved you both a new alternator and a new battery. Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate of mechanical engineering from UBC. E-mail: nutechauto@ telus.net

Recall tally for 2014 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT - General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. topped the U.S. government’s list of automakers with the most recalled vehicles last year. GM had 78 separate recalls for a total of 26.8 million vehicles to finish first in the biggest year for recalls in American history. The company was plagued by glitches with vehicle ignition switches, recalling nearly 5.9 million cars to fix that problem. Sometimes the problems were deadly. At least 57 people died in crashes caused by the faulty switches in some small car models, touching off a companywide safety review that generated the record numbers. Widening problems with air bag inflators made by Japan’s Takata Corp. pushed Honda into second place with 18 recalls totalling just over 9 million vehicles. More than half of Honda’s recalled vehicles - 5.4 million - were due to the air bags, which can inflate with too much force and spew shrapnel into drivers and passengers. The problem has been blamed for at least six deaths worldwide. Together, GM and Honda accounted for more than half of the record 64 million vehicles recalled last year. Here are the top 10 automakers for recalls, their number of recalls last year and the number of vehicles recalled: Company General Motors Co. Honda Motor Co. Fiat Chrysler U.S. Toyota Motor Co. Ford Motor Co. Nissan Motor Co. Hyundai Motor Co. Volkswagen AG BMW AG Mazda Motor Co.

# recalls 78 18 37 23 38 17 10 11 17 10

Recalled vehicles 26,834,837 9,038,350 8,807,000 5,916,720 4,783,909 1,730,287 1,583,641 926,849 906,317 703,288

Trail’s Future is Bright! Victoria Street Buy-a-Light Fundraising Campaign • Showcase a Feature Landmark • Celebrate our City & Community Spirit • Enhance the Esplanade • • Create more Excitement & Energy around the Downtown Core • Reconnect Downtown with the Columbia River • • The LED Lights will complement the lights to be integrated in the soon-to-be Pipeline/Pedestrian Bridge •

Light-up our Bridge for only $200/light! The Downtown Opportunities & Action Committee (DOAC) is well on their to reaching their $190,000 fundraising goal. Show your support too! Buy-a-Light after March 2nd for $200* and you will receive formal sponsor recognition at the west entrance of the Victoria Street Bridge.

*96 lights available. Charitable donation tax receipt available. Forms available at City Hall & online. Image is rendering only.

More info at www.trail.ca/en/inside-city-hall/Buy-a-Light-Campaign.asp or call 250-364-0834

A16 www.trailtimes.ca

Thursday, March 5, 2015 Trail Times

local Spring is in the air

Photos by Liz Bevan (left); Donna Prior (above); Guy Bertrand (right)

From a local farm in Casino to a backyard in Waneta to the Victoria St. Bridge in Trail, all signs point to nature’s awakening to the coming spring. A small lamb (left) poses for the camera at the Rainbow Recovery Farm. Donna Prior spotted this robin (above) in her backyard. Meanwhile a Canada goose eyed a trio of dogs out for a walk by the Trail bridge.

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

The Local Experts™

801 Glen Drive, Trail

$199,000

Solid Sunningdale 4 bdrm 2 bath home on large fenced lot. Quiet family oriented neighbourhood. Good value here! Call Terry 250-231-1101

1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818 www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.ca FOR RENT

ICE NEW PR

STING NEW LI

Trail

3918 Reo Rd, Bonnington

2 bdrm renovated upper suite ................................. $800/mo 3 bdrm renovated house ................................. $750/mo 2 bdrm renovated upper suite ................................. $750/mo

414 2nd Ave., Rivervale

Extraordinary park-like 1.72 acres. 3 bed, 3 bath home is detailed to the max. Foyer with skylight, large kitchen, separate dining room, sunken living room, wood-burning fireplace. Geothermal heating, roof 2009, hot water tank 2010, low-e windows. Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

2 bdrm upper floor of house ................................. $800/mo Great rentals available now! If you have a property you would like professionally managed, call to set up an appointment. Terry Alton 250-231-1101 Tonnie Stewart (250) 365-9665

This bright cheery home features upgraded, kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, roof, wiring, plumbing, most windows, tastefully decorated, beautiful decks and low maintenance landscaping, and garage. Such a fabulous little package! Call now!! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

$575,000

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Montrose

$159,000

SOLD

1216 Columbia Ave, Trail

2 bedroom low maintenance condo beautifully updated and ready to move in. Lovely laminate floors, renovated bathroom, new modern kitchen. Exercise facility, and newer laundry on main floor of complex. Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

This home is in a great location. Enjoy the low maintenance yard and large deck. This home has had extensive upgrades including new deluxe kitchen and bathroom and many mechanical upgrades too. Call today! Call Richard (250) 368-7897

$199,000

Immaculate 4 bdrm, 2 bath family home with a large rec room, 2 fireplaces, fish pond, tons of perennials, underground sprinklers, outside deck and a very private back yard. Ideal starter or family home with plenty of room to grow. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$213,000

Well maintained 3 bdrm family home with lots of upgrades! Bright sun room, amazing views, new flooring, paint, trim, railing, electrical and windows. Call your realtor today to view! Call Christine (250) 512-7653

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Mary Martin 250-231-0264

mary.martin@century21.ca

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

mamantea@telus.net

1762 First St., Fruitvale

$157,900

Beautiful views, well landscaped yard and 5 bdrm on a quiet cul-d-sac. Attention all Buyers: Take advantage of the Sellers VTB program. Call your REALTOR® for details. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

308 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac

FREE

market evaluation today! Call Art (250) 368-8818

Bill Craig

250-231-2710

$299,000

bill.craig@century21.ca

4 bdrm home with circular driveway. Large windows, fireplace, library and sun-room. The yard is stunning and private. Call for your personal viewing. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Deanne Lockhart 250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

4206 Ross Spur Road, Ross Spur

$1,200,000

Call me for a 640 Shelley St., Warfield

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

250-368-7897

Thinking of moving?

$285,000

terryalton@shaw.ca

Richard Daoust

ICE NEW PR

$349,900

3621 Rosewood Dr., Trail

mark.wilson@century21.ca

250-231-1101

1912 Hummingbird Dr., Fruitvale WOW! Super 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom - A/C family home many modern features - open floor plan - vaulted ceilings - beautiful hardwood flooring - flat fenced yard - great neighborhood for the family double garage - call for your viewing! Call Mark (250) 231-5591

250-231-5591

Terry Alton

#203 - 880 Wordsworth Avenue, Warfield

$88,900

Mark Wilson

For additional information and photos on all of our listings, please visit

kootenayhomes.com

PRIVATE RETREAT! This spectacular home is located 25 acres of healthy treed property with Beaver Creek running through. The home has over 4200 square feet of finished space, with high ceilings, hardwood floors, deluxe kitchen and views galore! You have to see it to believe it! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com