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BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff
Graduating from university usually means join-ing a kibbutz or taking a really long trip some-where, but for a group of five professionally trained musicians, it meant going on tour.
A group of five recent graduates from Capilano University’s jazz degree program in Nanaimo united in 2009 to create the No Island band—and will be launching its first ever two-week tour with a show in Trail this Friday.
The Vancouver-based indie group with a classic rock twist will be performing at the Rex Hotel at 10 p.m. on Friday night.
“All five of us have been wanting to do a tour for a really long time, but we were so busy with school and trying to finish our degrees,” explained vocalist Andy Rice. “ So this summer, after we graduated, we decided that we really needed to make it happen.”
See BAND, Page 2
BY BREANNE MASSEYTimes Staff
Over $300,000 in Columbia Basin Trust cash came back to grace the Greater Trail region in 2011-12, according to the recent basin-wide annual report.
In its Annual Report and Report to Residents, the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) noted that it gave back $302,071.86 to the entire Greater Trail region through its Community Initiatives Program, including $102,132 to Trail alone.
That money was part of a record $18.2 million in dir-ect funding benefits returned to Columbia Basin commun-ities in 2011-12, said CBT president and chief executive
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff
The best start for moms and their babies is just a phone call away.
For pregnant women in the Greater Trail region, informa-tion, resources and services are all being rolled up into the launch of a new pre-natal registry service this week.
An Interior Health program, the prenatal registry is a toll-free confidential phone line (1-855-868-7710) that women can call to register for the birth of their babies, ask ques-tions and get informa-tion about services available to support a healthy pregnancy.
See NEW, Page 3
JOHN PICCOLO PHOTO
One man sustained minor injuries after a Ford F600 drilling rig from Penticton toppled over on its side Tuesday morning on the Highway 3B curve at Tennyson Avenue in Warfield. The tight curve has a history of surprising unsuspecting drivers as they travel down the steep highway into Trail.
A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT
No man is an island in No Island Bringing home the bacon
officer Neil Muth, up from $11.2 million in 2009-10.
“From a personal perspec-tive, I was proud that we maintained our core program-ming and added to a number of new initiatives that com-munities have been telling us are important,” explained Muth.
Some of those initiatives
included the Columbia River Treaty workshops and sev-eral youth initiatives, with Fruitvale the first Greater Trail group up and running. Muth said Trail and Warfield would also be included in that category in the coming year.
The CBT Community Initiatives Program funds activities the communities
deem important, supporting projects that might not other-wise have been undertaken.
The villages of Fruitvale, Montrose and Warfield all received $30,000 for the cur-rent year—including some previous years’ un-allocated amounts—with Area A and Area B also being handed $30,000.
Rossland received $44,770, with $1,490 in unallocated money, and the Beaver Valley picked up $90,000, with $2,249.86 from previous years added in.
The program is funded by the CBT and is administered by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) for the Greater Trail area.
See CBT, Page 3
• CBT’s Annual Report is available as a PDF at: www.cbt.org/uploads/pdf/CBT_R2R_2012_web_FINAL.pdf.• CBT’s Report to Residents is available as a PDF at: www.cbt.org/uploads/pdf/CBT_R2R_2012_web_FINAL.pdf.• A two-minute video that highlights recent CBT-supported projects and initiatives can be viewed at: www.cbt.org/r2rvideo.• Report to Residents is being distributed Basin-wide or can be found at any CBT office
Columbia Basin Trust’s annual report reveals inflow of cash to Greater Trail region in 2011/12
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North chooses to treat his ten points as eight or nine because of the singleton king of spades and makes an invi-tational bid. South accepts the invite and bids 3NT.
The contract: Three notrump by South
The opening lead: The queen of spades
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FROM PAGE 1But each performer had suc-
cumbed to the inevitable trav-esty of student life: the sum-mer job. Finally, saxophonist James Wilfred Martin’s pipe dream started to transform as he began calling venues across Western Canada and lined up the summer tour.
The band set aside a two-week gap from their jobs to ramp up the volume and hit the road.
“It will be our first time
in Trail and it’s actually our first tour,” Rice stated. “We’ve always performed in the Lower Mainland.”
All of the musicians in the No Island band were born and bred in the lower reaches of the B.C. mainland, except Rice who grew up in small-town B.C. However, the band was eager to embrace the quirks of
the longtime West Kootenay residents, after hearing a ser-ies of stories from Martin’s Fruitvale-raised father.
Those stories will help them as they sort through their rep-ertoire and prepare tailored music for the West Kootenay masses.
“We all grew up sorting through our parents record collections … so there’s a wide variety of things in there that influence us,” Martin said. “We’re sort of like a hybrid of
Supertramp, Steely Dan meets Led Zeppelin meets the Police and the list goes on.”
No Island is known for blur-ring several genres of music with their own unique flavour, often complimented with key-boards and saxophone. No Island released their debut album, Sign of the Times, in the spring of 2011.
They will be playing a 45-minute set at the Rex Hotel this Friday at 10 p.m. There is no cover charge.
Band set aside two-week gap to embark on Western Canada tourFor more information about the band, visit http://www.no-island.com/.
No Island will be playing a
45-minute set at the Rex Hotel this
Friday at 10 p.m. There is no cover
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FortisBC will be building a $16 million West Kootenay Operations Centre in Ootischenia, the company announced Monday night during Castlegar’s regular city council meeting.
According to BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) regulations, a public open house will be held in Castlegar on Aug. 29 to open the project up for public debate and information.
During the council meeting Mayor Lawrence Chernoff announced the public meeting and said council was pleased that Fortis was proposing the new operations centre be built in Castlegar.
“We’re still negotiating with them,” he said. “But this is a regulatory thing they have to follow. Fortis has to get permission from BCUC first to even look at a building.”
The new centre is expected to bring in approxi-mately 160 to 180 jobs and continue to diversify and grow the city’s economic base. The $16 mil-lion project will also add to the city’s tax base.
“You look at the spin offs here,” said Chernoff. “You’re going to get a building that generates taxes. You’ll get all these new people coming into Castlegar and spending money here. Fortis as a corporation is investing in the community. To me that may lead to other things because Fortis is a leader in utilities.”
The property that FortisBC is looking at for the operations centre is in Ootischenia and was origin-ally acquired as a prospective site of the new West Kootenay Regional Hospital.
“We’ve had this land for long time,” said Chernoff. “They were looking at pieces of property all over. It came out that this was the best place suited for their operations. We’ve studied other locations but we can build a regional hospital when the time comes.”
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff
Although smoke is now marking the days in the Greater Trail region, it is smoke from international fires and not from fires burn-ing in nearby West Kootenay climes that are causing the problem, says the Southeast Fire Centre’s spokesperson.
Karlie Shaughnessy said smoke visible in the air in Greater Trail has been linked to wildfires in Russia, as well as wildfires located in the U.S.A.
“Although there are sev-eral active fires within the Southeast, we do not have any significant fires that would produce the amount of smoke being seen across the (region),” she said.
A 1.5-hectare blaze 10
kilometres northeast of Trail, Nelson’s Five Mile Creek fire, the Keen Creek fire west of Kaslo and the Skimmerhorn fire near Lister are currently burning in the region.
In the past week the Southeast Fire Centre has responded to 47 new wild-fires, 43 of which were light-ning caused. Since April 1, the centre has responded to 95 fires, 34 per cent of which were human caused.
The closest fire to Greater Trail now sits at 1.5 ha., with 80 per cent of it now contained. Twenty person-nel and one helicopter are onsite.
The Five Mile Creek Fire, nine kilometres northeast of Nelson, is 1.6 ha. and is 75 per cent contained. Thirteen personnel and two helicop-
ters continue to battle the fire which is located near an older fire from 2003.
The Skimmer Horn Mountain Fire, east of Lister, is 56 ha. and is 45 per cent contained.
This fire is located on steep, challenging terrain and 30 personnel are onsite supported by five helicop-ters.
The fire west of Kaslo, in the Keen Creek area, is 10 ha. in size and is now 100 per cent contained and is being mopped up and patrolled by 16 personnel.
The fire danger rating is moderate to high across most of the centre with pock-ets of extreme in the Arrow, Kootenay Lake, Boundary, Invermere and Cranbrook zones.
Int’l fires contribute to Trail smoke eating
FROM PAGE 1When a woman calls the toll-free num-
ber she will speak directly with a public health nurse who can answer her ques-tions and connect her with supports and services that meet her individual needs.
The registry contains information and resources in areas such as nutrition, tobac-co use, substance abuse, sexual health, safety, breastfeeding and parenting.
“Not all pregnant women have the same needs. Some may be calling to sign
up for prenatal classes, others may have questions about healthy eating and some may just want to know what supports are available in their communities,” said Anne Clarotto, Promotion and Prevention Program Director with Interior Health.
“Instead of calling a few places to get this information they can now call one number. It’s like a one-stop shop for a healthy pregnancy.”
The prenatal registry will operate from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.
The service is available for all pregnant women in the Greater Trail region.
The prenatal registry will utilize a phased-in approach and will expand ser-vice to all other communities within the region in early 2013. Women can call the prenatal registry early in their pregnancy. The sooner they call, the sooner they can learn about and get connected to valuable services, supports and information.
For more information: www.interior-health.ca/prenatalregistry.
New registry program offers one-stop shopping for pregnant moms
MENNONITE MAFIA ON STAGE
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Iron Mountain Theatre’s latest musical theatre offering, Mennonite Mafia: The Untold Story of Abraham Harms, packed them in on the weekend at Rossland’s Miner’s Hall, but now people in the lower reaches of Greater Trail can catch a performance when it opens for one night, Monday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. in the Warfield Community Hall. Tickets are $15 and are available at Rossland Pro Hardware, by phone at 250-364-3823, or at the door before the show.
FROM PAGE 1Confirmation of the funding
is subject to final approval by the board of directors of the RDKB
In Trail total requests for CBT money from 45 community groups and non-profit organizations for the 2012/13 year was $285,269.
The annual report and the report to residents detail CBT’s financial investments, the organization’s spending habits and initiative activities through a reader friendly glimpse of trends throughout the Basin.
The CBT had a deficit of $1.4 million, partially due to making more funding available to deliver benefits in the Basin, and partially due to a decrease in total revenues, which were about $22.9 million in 2011-12, down from $29.5 million in 2010-11.
CBT cash aids Greater Trail
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VANCOUVER - A study called “surprising” by one of its lead researchers has found hard drugs are just ten min-utes away for Vancouver’s young users.
The study conducted by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS found that despite decades of efforts to combat drugs, heroin, crack, cocaine, crystal meth and marijuana can be obtained within min-utes, particularly by young drug users.
Dr. Evan Wood, an internal medicine physician and sen-ior author of the study, noted the U.S. declared the war on drugs 40 years ago, but that hasn’t helped at-risk youth avoid falling into drug use.
“Their reality in terms of the free and easy availability of drugs is, I think, discordant from your average Canadian’s understanding of just how . . . available drugs are on the streets of Canadian cities,”
said Wood.The study, to be released
today, surveyed two groups of people in 2007; one between 14 and 26 years of age who had used an illicit drug other or in addition to marijuana at least 30 days before joining the study. The other consisted of adult drug users over 16 years old who injected drugs at least a month before the survey. Both studies asked “How difficult would it be for you to get drugs right now in the area you typically obtain your drugs?”
They then focused on those who answered they could get drugs in ten minutes and found the small time frame wasn’t just for marijuana, but for hard drugs as well.
“That’s, I think, the most surprising thing,” said Wood. “I’m in the office right now. It would probably take me more than ten minutes to go and be able to buy a bottle of wine.”
Vancouver police spokes-man Const. Lindsey Houghton
wasn’t shocked.“I don’t think it is a surprise
to anyone that if someone is motivated enough and has the knowledge on how to obtain illegal drugs, they could prob-ably do it fairly quickly,” wrote Houghton in an email.
“I’m sure if the study was done 5, 10, or 15 years ago the numbers wouldn’t have been much different.”
Houghton hasn’t seen the study yet, but has worked with at-risk youth in the past and said what is important is access to medical care should users have a problem and access to services to help end their addictions. Wood said the easy access means cur-rent drug policies are not suc-ceeding in stopping the avail-ability and use of illegal drugs and Houghton’s comments show police know this.
“While the police are aware, I think your average Canadian is totally unaware of the fact that our streets are so awash in drugs,” said Wood,
stressing he doesn’t want to sugest he’s negative about police efforts.
“If supply reduction is the foundation of Canada’s drug strategy, we really need to have an impact assessment and evaluation of what we’re actually getting from that investment.”
He said money spent on prisons and trying to cut the supply of drugs would be more wisely spent on rehabilitation programs and community outreach efforts. Wood said legalization and regulation would also cut down on inci-dents where impure products injure users and compared use to that of people going blind drinking homemade booze during alcohol prohibition.
“As an internal medicine physician who not that infre-quently sees people who have had a brain injury due to a non-fatal overdose or having to give HIV positive test results to young people, I would love to see a drug-free world.”
Users can access illegal substances within minutes: study
BY JEREMY NUTTALLTHE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man accused by Chinese authorities of misappropriating more than $150 million while he was a bank manager in China has voluntarily returned to Beijing to face the charges.
Gao Shan’s legal counsel, Alex Ning, confirms his client flew to Beijing on his own volition, but would not say when he left.
“He left voluntarily, it was entirely his choice,” said Ning.
“He was not forced to leave, he still has his Canadian permanent residency.”
The accusations stem from when Gao was the president of a bank branch in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.
He is accused of moving illegally-acquired money for Chinese businessman Li Dongzhe, who also turned himself in earlier this year after hiding from Chinese authorities in Canada since 2004.
Ning says his client decided to return to China because he was living “with a cloud over his head.”
“He said he wanted to live a normal life, so he decided to go back to China, face all the charges against him and take whatever the penalty the judicial system decides,” he said.
“He did not negotiate any particular terms.”Gao holds permanent residency status in
Canada and originally came to Canada in 2004 on his wife’s visa when she was working on an intern-ship related to her PhD.
The former banker had been working as a handyman since 2006, when Interpol issued a warrant for his arrest.
The family lived in North Vancouver and Ning would not divulge if they all returned to China, but said Gao left Vancouver alone.
Canada Border Services Agency arrested Gao in 2007 because of irregularities with his immigra-tion documents, but released him on a $150,000 dollar bond put up by a friend.
Initially Gao had offered to put up two proper-ties in Vancouver as his bond, but Canada Border Services would not accept the bond, believing the money to buy the properties may have been illegally obtained.
They accused him of not fully disclosing his work history, including when he worked at the bank his charges are related to.
Gao is only the most recent Chinese suspect to return to his homeland after years in Canada.
Chinese fugitive returns to China voluntarily to face bank fraud charges
THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER -
Municipalities’ voices have been squeezed out at BC Transit, an independent review of the Crown agency has found.
The panel has made 18 recommendations for change and all of them were welcomed by Nanaimo Regional District chairman Joe Stanhope.
“It’s a partner-ship and we want to improve the partner-ship,” Stanhope said at a news conference.
Stanhope said muni-cipalities have been frustrated by decisions
made by B.C. Transit without any input from them.
For example, he noted the municipal-ities and B.C. Transit haven’t been operating on the same fiscal year, meaning the agency sometimes made the basic decisions that boosted municipalities’ costs after municipal-ities had finalized their budgets.
“One of the big issues that we faced was the decision of B.C. Transit to increase their management fees after we had passed our budget,” he said.
“We had to take those increases out of reserve.”
Stanhope said the report brings much-needed hope for change and said he doesn’t want to linger on the past.
B.C. Transit man-ages transit for all the jurisdictions in the province outside the Greater Vancouver area.
It is funded by the provincial government and the municipalities. Municipalities raise their portion through property taxes, fare col-lection - rates are set by the local government - and advertising rev-enues generated by the system.
“In spite of the prov-incial-local govern-
ment funding partner-ship, BC Transit’s gov-ernance and decision making model does not recognize local govern-ment as a significant funding partner,” the report said.
“As a result, local governments have lit-tle direct influence on many of the issues that impact the cost of deliv-ering public transit in their community.”
In most of the muni-cipalities, local govern-ments contribute 53 per cent of the funding and the province kicks in 47 per cent.
The recommenda-tions must still be con-sidered by the province and they include giv-
ing local governments more ability to appoint their own representa-tives to Transit’s board and for better consulta-tion between both part-ners.
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Minister Blair Lekstrom said all 18 recommen-dations will be con-sidered by government. Eight will require legis-lative change.
Lekstrom said he planned to have a for-mal provincial response to the report in time for the Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting next month.
“I don’t know if we’ll move on all 18 or a subset of that 18,” Lekstrom said.
Overhaul needed to give municipalities a voice: report
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SWEDBURG, JANET — passed away peace-fully on August 12, 2012 at the age of 91.
Janet was born in Trail on February 17, 1921, the second oldest of fi ve chil-dren of Adam and Minnie Connell. After high school graduation she worked at the Trail Hospital as a nurse’s aide and then the local com-pany store.
On August 27, 1942 she married Don Swedburg. During the war they briefl y lived in Nanaimo and then returned to Trail where they raised their two children.
Janet was a devoted wife and mother to her family. She was very active in the community serving many years in Fifth Trail Scout Moth-ers’, the I.O.D.E (Arthur Chapman) and the United Church Women (charter member).
She enjoyed golfi ng, bowling, whist and bridge. One of her greatest joys was time spent on the Columbia River as a youngster, then while raising her family and fi nally in later years with friends as a member of the “River Rats”.
She is survived by her son Gordon (Cheryl); her daughter Marion Barnes (Al); grandchil-dren: Ryan and Kevin Swedburg and Keith, Debbie and Steven Barnes; six great grandchil-dren; her brothers Alex, Harry and Len; and many nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed.
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BY MATT SEDENSKYTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Ron Palillo, the actor best known as the nerdy high school stu-dent Arnold Horshack on the 1970s sit-com “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 63.
Palillo suffered an apparent heart attack at his home about 4 a.m., said Karen Poindexter, a close friend of the actor. He was pro-nounced dead at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.
Palillo was inextric-ably linked with the character he played from 1975 to 1979 on “Kotter,” the ABC sit-com, in which the title character returns to his Brooklyn alma mater to teach a group of love-able wiseguys known as the Sweathogs. Horshack was the nasally teen who yelped, “Oooh, ooh,” and shot his hand sky-ward whenever Kotter posed a question.
The show was a rat-ings success and pop cultural phenomenon, injecting smart-Alec phrases such as “Up your nose with a rub-ber hose” into the main-stream and propelling co-star John Travolta to stardom. But the series only lasted as long as a high school education and its end, for Palillo, brought difficulty.
He said he felt exiled throughout the 1980s, unable to find parts, sinking into depres-sion, and rarely ven-turing from his apart-ment. When offers did come, he felt typecast as Horshack.
“While I loved him, I really loved him, I didn’t want to do him forever,” he told the Birmingham News in 1994.
Ronald Paolillo was born April 2, 1949, in Cheshire, Conn., even-tually dropping the first “o” from his surname. His father died of lung
cancer when he was 10 and he developed a stut-ter. His mother thought getting him involved in a local theatre might help. He fell in love with the stage and overcame his speech impediment.
He attended the University of Connecticut and earned parts in Shakespearean productions before his big break.
When he auditioned for “Kotter,” he thought he’d be passed over for others who had more of a tough-guy New York look. He told inter-viewers that his dying father’s voice inspired his character’s trade-mark wheezing laugh. And he said Horshack tapped into feelings any teen could relate to.
“I think he was the smartest kid in school,” he told the Miami Herald in 2009. “He was giving up his aptitude in order to be liked. Then and now, that is a very common thing in teenagers.”
Palillo went on to get a host of bit parts in shows from “The Love Boat” to “Cagney and Lacey” to “The A-Team,” and played himself for a time on the series “Ellen.” But “Kotter” remained his most well-known act-
ing part, and he focused on stage directing and writing.
His last act in life mirrored his most famous one, in a real-life classroom instead of one at the fictional James Buchanan High School. Palillo taught acting at G-Star School of the Arts, a high school in West Palm Beach. He was due to return for the school year Tuesday morning, Poindexter said, and classes were to resume next week.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLOS ANGELES - Robert
Pattinson has decided to come back - to the spotlight, that is.
The 26-year-old actor has been out of sight since learn-ing last month that his girl-friend and “Twilight” co-star Kristen Stewart had an affair with a married movie direc-tor. A tabloid printed photos of the illicit dalliance, break-ing the hearts of “Twilight”
fans worldwide and prompt-ing Stewart and the director to issue public apologies to their loved ones.
But Pattinson couldn’t lay low forever - he has a film to promote. So on Monday, he was in New York for round of media appearances, includ-ing a chat with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” and the premiere of “Cosmopolis,” a thriller based on a Don DeLillo
novel. Work obligations often force celebrities out of hid-ing after challenging personal situations, but choosing how and where to make a come-back is often a carefully calcu-lated move.
When Pattinson did take the stage he seemed uncom-fortable but good-natured.
“My biggest problem in life is I’m cheap and I didn’t hire a publicist,” joked the actor
about navigating this highly publicized time. (For the rec-ord, he really doesn’t have a publicist.)
Stewart had this advice: “The last time I had a bad breakup, Ben & Jerry got me through some of the tougher times. So I thought you and I could talk about, ‘Boy, you are better off. Kick her to the curb. Whatever!”’ he said as Pattinson laughed.
Actor who played nerdy teen Horshack dies at 63
Publicist needed in post-cheating scandal on ‘The Daily Show’
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK - Friends and admirers of Marvin
Hamlisch including Bill Clinton and Ann-Margret gathered Tuesday in New York City to bid fare-well to the celebrated songwriter hailed as “the people’s composer.”
Clinton called Hamlisch, whose casket was covered in yellow flowers, a “great, giving genius.” Howard Stringer, head of Sony, called him “the merriest of minstrels.”
Hamlisch died Aug. 6 in Los Angeles at age 68.
Other guests included Liza Minnelli, ex-Yankee manager Joe Torre, Idina Menzel, Kelli O’Hara, Raul Esparza, Leslie Uggams, Richard Gere and Tony Danza.
Hamlisch composed or arranged hundreds of scores for musicals and movies, including “A Chorus Line” on Broadway and the films “The Sting,” ”Sophie’s Choice,“ ”Ordinary People“ and ”The Way We Were.“
His funeral was held at Congregation Emanu-El, a prominent synagogue where George Gershwin’s funeral was held in 1937.
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OPINION
B.C. liquor laws finally effectiveHere’s a summer
scene being played out all over North
America. Family van pulls up to
the corner store to stock up on a few camping essen-tials: pop, chips, hot dogs, a case of beer and a bottle of vodka.
Not in B.C. you say? It happens every day at rural agency liquor stores around the province.
As with many other issues, there is one reality for urban B.C. and another for the rest of us.
Selling booze in grocery stores would presumably create anarchy in B.C cities and towns, but villagers and their visitors somehow manage it, just as every-one does across the line in Washington or Alaska.
These rural agency stores are “flyspeck oper-ators,” sniffs an acquaint-ance who spent his career as a union activist in government liquor stores. Picture dusty old bottles on a rickety shelf, greedy
owners and poorly trained clerks more likely to sell to under-age drinkers.
Similar generalizations can be heard about the hundreds of private liquor stores that have popped up around B.C. since they were legalized.
And in fact there have been more violations in private stores, revealed in sting operations run by liquor inspectors.
In the year ended March 31, 54 private stores were caught selling to a minor, for an 84 per cent compli-ance rate.
Only four government
stores were caught, a pass rate of 96 per cent. Five rural agency stores were tested, and one flunked.
But here is the telling statistic. In 2010, the gov-ernment allowed liquor inspectors to employ actual minors to test stores. Previously, they hired people who looked young but were old enough to buy alcohol,
As late as 2009, two out of three stores (government or otherwise) sold to them. Problem is, that’s not an actual offence.
Now liquor inspectors send in undercover teens, and relieve them of the evidence when they are allowed to buy booze. The watchdog now has teeth, and compliance has jumped.
The government glossed over the poorer perform-ance of private stores.
But in fairness, three times as many private stores as government ones were targeted in the new inspections, and the gap is narrow.
Government stores also have a huge built-in financial advantage in their wholesale rate, and are generally overstaffed by private sector standards.
The B.C. Liberals also moved this spring to make rural agency stores easier to establish.
Regulation changes brought the minimum population served from 300 down to 200, and eliminat-ed a vague requirement for a “bona fide community” to exist around the store.
Meanwhile, the big booze story this year is cabinet minister Rich Coleman’s plan to sell B.C.’s warehouse and distribution monopoly to a private con-tractor.
The B.C. Government Employees’ Union has protested, despite assur-ances that their jobs will continue.
B.C.’s burgeoning craft beer industry has looked to Alberta’s all-private model and predicts higher costs.
The B.C. Liberal gov-ernment has been on the
defensive from the start, with the NDP pointing to the paper trail of lobbyists with an apparent inside track.
It’s great politics, but it matters little to consumers in an increasingly competi-tive but heavily taxed busi-ness.
Another new regulation took effect this summer, creating a $525 fine for adults serving minors, on the job, at home or as a bootlegger.
Parents who provide booze for their own under-age children are exempted. Previously, penalties applied only to licensed establishments.
If the issue really is pub-lic safety and teen binge drinking, the key job for government is to regulate sales effectively. Once that is done, no justification remains for government liquor sales.
Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and colum-nist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com, [email protected].
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The union, which made concessions when the big U.S. automakers were struggling during the 2008-09 recession, says it wants to share in the profits now that the industry has rebounded.
“GM and Ford are earning record profit margins on their North American business and Chrysler’s have come back to profitability far faster than anyone dared to hope for in 2009,” CAW national president Ken Lewenza said.
“The companies have learned to make money even at low volumes. Workers’ sacrifices have been a big part of that success.”
The CAW claims the automakers need to invest in their Canadian facilities as a means of boosting job security. The union met with General Motors Canada on Tuesday morning after a brief photo opportunity. The union was to meet with Chrysler Canada later Tuesday after a press conference and with Ford Canada on Wednesday.
Lewenza said GM Canada told the union it was looking for a sustainable wage package and talked about reducing hourly compensation, without pro-viding details.
A report from Scotiabank Economics showed North American auto sales posted a double-digit increase in the first six months of 2012, making it the best year so far since 2007.
The gains reflects a worldwide surge in buying - with the exception of Western Europe - that has seen global auto sales post a six per cent increase so far this year.
Ontario has seen the Detroit Three carmakers - GM, Ford and Chrysler - cut thousands of jobs in the last decade as their parent companies restruc-tured in the United States.
Last month, GM has said it would invest $850 million in research and development in Oshawa, Ont., however the company is also going ahead with a plan to close its consolidated plant, a move that will eliminate 2,000 jobs.
Wages at the Canadian automakers remained steady, but overall labour costs were reduced by cuts to some benefits. The union represents 4,500 workers at Ford, 8,000 workers at General Motors and another 8,000 at Chrysler.
THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA - Canada Mortgage
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The Ottawa-based federal agency isn’t calling for a major decline, but its latest forecast suggests next year will be some-what softer than estimates CMHC issued in June while 2012 may be somewhat stronger than previously expected.
CMHC has been saying for some time that it expects hous-ing prices in most local markets will grow more slowly than they have been recently.
It says housing starts and home sales have been strong in 2012 - particularly when it comes to multiple-dwelling units such as condos and apartments - but will soften moderately in coming months into 2013.
“Balanced market conditions
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CMHC provides various levels of mortgage insurance to protect lenders from defaults by home buyers. It also closely monitors residential construction activity and housing sales and provides outlooks used by various sectors of the economy.
In the latest forecast, CMHC estimates there will be between 196,800 and 217,000 units of housing started in 2012, with a point forecast of 207,200 units.
The point forecast is slight-ly higher than an estimate of 202,700 issued by CMHC in June, when the range was wider at between 182,300 to 220,600.
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The previous 2013 point fore-cast for 195,700 housing starts.
Based on data compiled by the Canadian Real Estate Association, CMHC said Tuesday that it expects about 466,600 units of existing housing to be sold this year and 469,600 units in 2013.
The average price for prop-erty sales through CREA mem-bers is forecast to be between $351,300 and $378,400 in 2012 and between $358,000 and $395,800 in 2013, CMHC said Tuesday.
CMHC’s point forecast for the average price is now $368,000 for 2012 and $377,300 for 2013, the agency said Tuesday Its June was the average price to be $372,700 for 2012 and $383,600 for 2013.
Housing market to slow: CMHC
CAW, North American auto makers hold first talks on new labour contracts
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General Director of Labour Relations of General Motors David Wenner, left, shakes hands with Chairperson of the CAW/GM Master Bargaining Committee Chris Buckley, right, as General Motors, Chrysler and Ford open contract talks with The Canadian Auto Workers union in Toronto Monday.
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The Champions Hockey Camp showcased an array of Greater Trail talent from professional hockey player Pat Iannone (left), to standout young midget goalie Cole Gallo, and Clarkson University women’s hockey phenom Ella Matteucci of Fruitvale. The week-long camp is highlighted by its fast-paced scrimmage every night this week at 9 p.m with many of the areas best players tuning up for the coming year.
BY JIM BAILEYTimes Sports Editor
Like a fine Italian wine Fruitvale hockey player Patrick Iannone gets better with age.
The 30-year-old Iannone got in some last minute ice-time with many of Greater Trail’s best young hockey play-ers this week to prepare for his 10th campaign in the Series A Italian Hockey League.
Despite limited ice time, the former Beaver Valley Nitehawk has been training hard all summer and jumped at the chance to skate with the Champions Hockey Camp this week.
“I’m at the gym every mor-ning at 6 a.m. so I get a good hour and 45 minutes in every-day of training, and I’ve been doing that all summer since I got home,” said Iannone. “Now that the ice is in, it does help for sure, so you know I’m ready to go.”
Iannone leaves for Italy Saturday, returning to the team he played with four years ago in Brunico, Italy - the HC Val Pusteria Wolves.
The talented forward has been near the top of team scor-ing since joining the league, and a regular fixture on the Italian National Team for the past seven years.
“It’s been good, I can’t complain. You know it’s hard being away from the family
for that long, but I’ve been given a great opportunity and I’ve made it work.”
The son of local hockey legend Del Iannone, Patrick and wife Stephanie welcomed their first-born daughter Mila to the family in October. Once he gets settled in Brunico his young family will join him for the hockey season, a unique experience that he embraces.
“It’s awesome, a few sleep-less nights, a few tired days at the rink, but other than that - it got me in bed earlier,” he added. “Italy’s pretty nice too, you know obviously the food, the wine, and the scenery, and there’s lots to do.”
Val Pusteria finished first overall in the premiere league last season, but lost to Bolzano in the championship game.
“The hockey is really good, every team has really good imports and the Italian players are really good so it’s a lot high-er caliber than people think. This year, the main thing is I want to win the championship with my club team.”
Even more significant in 2013 is the left winger’s chance to make the 2014 Olympic Games.
“In February with the national team we have the qualifiers in Germany. We’ve got three games to qualify for the Olympics so that would obviously be a pretty neat thing to do.”
Iannone has played in three World Championships includ-ing last year’s tournament in Stockholm, Sweden in May.
The Italian team won the berth by winning the IIHF Div. 1 Hockey Championship in Budapest, Hungary a month earlier, but was relegated after losing to Latvia in the final game of the Worlds.
“Any time you get to play against Canada, Russia, Sweden – the best teams and players in the world – it’s an opportunity that I’m very for-tunate to have, and more or less just to say you did it too, it’s definitely something I’ll remember for a long time.”
Iannone and the Italians will have another chance to get back to the Worlds at the Div. 1 championship in April, but rising to the top of the first division won’t be easy, says Iannone, with teams like the Ukraine, Kazakstan, Slovenia, and Hungary to beat.
Still, Iannone has won at every step of his career, helping the Nitehawks to a KIJHL championship, and the Kootenay Ice to the Western Hockey League title and a trip to the Memorial Cup, in addi-tion to the latest IIHF Div. 1 championship.
The odds may be long, but making it to Sochi, Russia could be the icing on the pro-verbial cake of a solid hockey career.
“Olympics would be great. It would be obviously a dream come true, amazing for sure.”
The Italian team narrowly missed a trip to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics losing the qualifier final again to Latvia.
“We’ve just got to somehow win our couple games and get into the Olympics. It’s not easy but we can do it.”
Despite the increasing com-petition and young emerging blood, after almost a decade in the league the former Tri-City American feels he is just hitting his stride.
“It’s funny, I’m finding the older I get the easier it’s get-ting. I don’t know if it’s I’m finally getting a little smarter out there but it’s fun and good to see.”
Something his numbers bear out. Iannone has aver-aged 1.2 points per game in his last four years, opposed to 0.82 in the previous five. At that rate, he may well be ripe for success in Sochi in 2014.
Hockey Notes: Among the skaters at the the Champions Hockey School are recent Yale graduate Kevin Limbert, Quinnipiac’s Connor and Kellen Jones and Travis St. Denis, Sahir Gill of Boston University, Ryan Luiten- Brookes Bandits, and Ella Matteucci Clarkson University. Check out the evening scrim-mages at the Trail Memorial Centre at 9 p.m.
Iannone: a decade in pro hockey
BY JIM BAILEYTimes Sports Editor
The Trail Smoke Eaters will be suiting up next week to kick off another BCHL campaign amid concerns their won’t be enough rooms to house its players.
The Smoke Eaters are in desperate need of billet families to host out-of-town Smokie players before the opening of the upcoming hockey season Sept. 7.
“It has come to a stand still,” says Smoke Eater president Tom Gawryletz. “I think as of yesterday we’re still short seven billet families.”
Players are expected to perform on and off the ice and be role models in the community, and billet parents are an integral part of that development.
“I know there are a lot of people away, we understand that. But it’s no different than every other August, it’s just that this year we’re a little further behind the eight-ball than normal.”
The Smoke Eaters lost a few long-time bil-lets and have had trouble replacing them, said Gawryletz. It can be a very rewarding experience, but like raising your own kids, hosting a Smoke Eater requires patience, time, and understanding.
“You have to be a hockey fan, and maybe have kids who are in the game . . . we’ve had minimal trouble over the years, but hey they’re kids.”
In recognition for contributing to the success of the team, billet families will receive a Smoke Eaters billet manual, season tickets for your cur-rent household, a monthly stipend, an opportunity to meet the team at an early-season barbecue and other functions.
Players are billeted to the middle of March, but Christmas holidays and travel time reduce that time significantly.
Billet parents are expected to provide a pri-vate bedroom, nutritious meals and a caring and friendly home atmosphere.
For more information contact Gawryletz at [email protected] or billet coordinator Scott McKinnon at 368-5750.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--While parents often play a determining role in most aspects of their children’s lives, children are the key influencers for choosing which sports to play; and soccer is one of their top choices, according to a new BMO Financial Group Sports Survey.
According to parents surveyed, a key reason for soccer’s high ranking is driven in large part by children themselves, who want to play the game more than any other sport (44 per cent).
Parents, on the other hand, when deciding whether or not to enroll their children in a sport, pick soccer because they believe it is the most affordable way to help their children get the exer-cise they need (59 per cent).
The survey, conducted by Leger Marketing, also found soccer to be the most inclusive of all sports:
-- The vast majority (96 per cent) of parents believe soccer is appropriate for both boys and girls alike;
-- 94 per cent see soccer as a sport that embra-ces kids from all cultures and backgrounds;
-- 83 per cent agree that youth soccer provides an effective outlet for children in the community beyond health benefits; and-- Three-quarters also say that youth soccer leagues are an important part of communities.
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National LeagueEast Division
W L Pct GBWash 72 44 .621 -Atlanta 66 49 .574 5 1/2New York 55 60 .478 16 1/2Phila 53 62 .461 18 1/2Miami 52 64 .448 20
Central Division W L Pct GBCincinnati 69 46 .600 -Pittsburgh 64 51 .557 5St. Louis 62 53 .539 7Milwaukee 52 62 .456 16 1/2Chicago 45 69 .395 23 1/2Houston 38 79 .325 32
West Division W L Pct GBL. A. 63 53 .543 -San Fran 63 53 .543 -Arizona 58 57 .504 4 1/2San Diego 52 65 .444 11 1/2Colorado 42 71 .372 19 1/2
Wednesday’s GamesPhiladelphia (Halladay 6-6) at
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p.m.Thursday’s Games
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N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.San Diego at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
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Arizona at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.Miami at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
American LeagueEast Division
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Tampa Bay 63 52 .548 5Baltimore 62 53 .539 6Boston 57 59 .491 11.5Toronto 55 60 .478 13
Central Division W L Pct GBChicago 62 52 .544 -Detroit 61 55 .526 2Cleveland 54 62 .466 9Minnesota 50 65 .435 12.5Kansas City 49 65 .430 13
West Division W L Pct GBTexas 67 47 .588 -Oakland 61 53 .535 6Los Angeles 60 56 .517 8Seattle 53 64 .453 15.5
Wednesday’s GamesDetroit (Scherzer 11-6) at
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Tampa Bay (Hellickson 7-7) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-5),
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Yankees (F.Garcia 6-5), 7:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Floyd 8-9)
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West Division GP W L PtB.C. 6 4 2 8Edmonton 6 4 2 8Calgary 6 3 3 6Saskatchewan 6 3 3 6
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Valentine expressed surprise over a report that several Boston players met with team owner John Henry and team president Larry Lucchino last month to complain about the manager’s handling of the team.
According to Yahoo! Sports, Adrian Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia were “the most vocal” at a July 27 meeting in New York.
Asked about the meeting, Valentine said Tuesday, “I’m glad July is over because they are still playing for me. I don’t know what issues they might be referring to. Dustin and I talked. That’s a meeting I had. But I don’t know if it was in July.”
After Valentine’s pregame session with repor-ters, Pedroia and Gonzalez refused comment and said they might not talk to the media for the rest of the season.
THE CANADIAN PRESSThe coach of Canada’s men’s
sevens rugby team is looking for a boost in the sport’s popularity from a World Cup qualifying tournament in Ottawa this month.
It’s another shot in the arm for rugby sevens, which will make its Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
“We think there’s at the moment a general excitement towards the game,” coach Geraint John said Tuesday.
“Hopefully, with this tournament as well, there’ll be a continued sort of growth in the game and (it will) spur a lot of new players towards the game.”
Canada will take on other teams from North America and the Caribbean Aug. 25-26 in Ottawa at the North America Caribbean Rugby Association Championship.
The two top teams will secure spots in what the International Rugby Board says could be the last sevens World Cup, set for Moscow next June, now that sevens has been admitted to the Olympics.
Canada’s men’s team has quali-fied for every rugby sevens World Cup since the first one in 1993, but has never won the title.
“We’ve an opportunity to play in front of our home community,” said John. “It will be the first time an
event like this will be able to take place in Canada.”
The men’s team, named earlier this week, is training in Victoria and will be heading to Ottawa next Wednesday.
It includes captain Nanyak Dala from Saskatoon, Sean White, Phil Mack and Connor Braid from Victoria, Chauncey O’Toole from Saint John, N.B., Ciaran Hearn, Conception Bay, N.L., Conor Trainor, Harry Jones and Sean Duke from Vancouver, John Moonlight from Pickering, Ont., Tyler Ardron from Peterborough, Ont., and Jeff Hassler from Okotoks, Alta.
All have experience on the IRB sevens world circuit, and Dala also has been a regular on the national men’s 15-player team.
Canada and the United States are favourites going into the tourna-ment.
The Canadian women’s sev-ens team that will take part was announced last Friday.
The women are playing teams from Guyana, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Barbados, St. Vincent and The Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago for only one berth in the World Cup.
Canadian women took part in the NACRA championship for the first time last year in Barbados and won the event by defeating Jamaica 38-0.
RUGBY WORLD CUP
Ottawa hosts qualifier
BASEBALL
NHL
Players union tables contract proposalTHE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO - The National Hockey League Players’ Association has tabled its first offer in the latest round of col-lective bargaining talks with the NHL.
The union says its proposal to the league includes a smaller percentage of revenues for players and an expanded revenue sharing program to help strug-gling teams.
Union leader Donald Fehr says play-ers could give up as much as US$465 million in revenue under the proposal if the league continues to grow at an aver-age rate.
If the league grows at the rate it has
over the past two seasons, he says the amount could reach $800 million.
“We do believe that the proposal the players made today, once implemented, can produce a stable industry ... that can gives us a chance to move beyond the recurring labour strife that has plagued the NHL the last two decades,” said Fehr, flanked by players and union representa-tives including superstars Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin.
Fehr also said the union’s proposal does not call for the removal of the hard salary cap the league won in the last round of negotiations.
The NHLPA also proposed expanded
revenue sharing to help financially strug-gling clubs, which could reach more that $250 million per year.
“In essence, when you boil it all down, what were suggesting is that the play-ers partner with the financially strong-er owners to stabilize the industry and assist the less financially strong owner-ship groups.”
Fehr didn’t say what percentage of league revenues players were willing to accept. An NHL proposal tabled last month called for a significant decrease for players in revenue share by introdu-cing new contract restrictions, including a five-year cap on deals.
CFL
THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON - Cory Boyd has come to terms
with his stunning departure from the Toronto Argonauts and is prepared to bring plenty of “peace, love and joy,” to his new CFL home.
Boyd met with Edmonton reporters Tuesday for the first time since agreeing to terms with the Eskimos late Sunday night. That move came hours after the Argos’ shocking decision to release Boyd, twice a 1,000-yard runner with the club and the league’s rushing leader this season who was on pace for more than 1,300 yards.
Boyd, 27, says while he still doesn’t under-stand the move he’s OK with it, sort of.
Boyd is fine with comments made by some for-mer teammates and the speculation surrounding why he was let go, which has ranged from missed blocking assignments on the field to Boyd having personal issues in the dressing room.
“I’m a guy who stays to myself, I’m a loner and I guess that rubbed people the wrong way when they wanted to go do things, hang out,” Through
Boyd said. “I like to stay to myself and work on football. It’s OK, people are going to say things.
“I’m always open and very blunt and I think that ruffled the feathers of some people. But I’m very respectful, I just expect that when people say cer-tain things to me, we can all be on the same page with peace, love and joy . . . Just my being here is going to help this team get better.”
Castaway Argo happy to be an Eskimo
LEISURE
Dear Annie: I left a relationship of six years when my boyfriend became physically and emotionally abusive. We have two children together.
With my children’s well-being as my first priority, I decided to stay in the same town so they could have full access to their dad. Here’s the problem: My ex keeps trying to win me back, and I am not interested. Whenever I see him in order to drop off the kids for visitation, he always asks me to spend some time alone with him. I always decline, but he is persistent. It has become an uncomfort-able situation for me. And if I have my new boyfriend (or any-one) with me when he comes to drop off the kids, he turns around and takes them back to his place.
I don’t want him to ruin my new relation-ship, but I still have to find a way to get my children to my ex.
How do I make these weekly transitions less painful and awkward? -- Pulling My Hair Out
Dear Pulling: It might help if you could arrange the transfer of the children without your direct involve-ment. That means allowing someone else to meet your ex in a neutral location to hand over the kids, and then repeat the proce-dure when they are to be returned. If your ex is not cooperative and withholds the children when it’s time for them to come home, you should speak to your lawyer or a mediator. And please keep your new boyfriend out of the picture during
pick-up and drop-off times. His presence only makes a difficult situation worse.
Dear Annie: I have been friends with “Sarah” for seven years, since we were in high school. After college, we continued to stay in touch, even after I married.
Last summer, Sarah got a new boyfriend. Since then, she rarely returns my calls or answers my emails. She often promises to write more next time and asks me to be patient, saying she really wants to see me.
I am surprised to find that Sarah has become such a fair-weather friend when I’ve gone out of my way to keep in touch. Recently, Sarah men-tioned that she would be in my city and that she’d like to meet up for lunch. After a few days passed, I called to ask whether she was still interested, and she said she’d already come and gone.
Is it time to cut off this friendship and explain my reasons? Maybe she’d shape up. Her infrequent emails and texts imply that she still considers me a friend, although appar-ently only when she feels like it. -- Sad Sack
Dear Sad: You can tell her why you’re unhappy if you like. But it is not uncommon for some women to be so enthralled by a current beau that they neglect their female friend-ships. Things may normalize in time, but it will require a lot of patience from you. We suggest you put Sarah on standby status for now. Continue to email and text occasionally in order to keep in touch, but don’t expect more. Either she will come around or the friend-ship will fade away naturally.
Dear Annie: I applaud your answer to “Feeling Inconvenienced,” the woman who is unin-terested in developing
a relationship with her son-in-law’s 5-year-old from his first marriage. May I take that answer a step further?
D e a r Inconvenienced: Your choice will either forge a greater bond with your daughter than
you have ever known, or it will create a chasm never to be bridged in your lifetime. Make the right choice. Give this child every bit of unconditional love you are capable of. Not only will you leave a precious legacy for the
little one long after you are gone, but you will reap a harvest of inner joy for your-self beyond anything you could imagine. -- Grandmother in Azusa, Calif.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy
TODAY’S CROSSWORD
SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU
Sudoku is a number-plac-ing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each col-umn and each 3x3 box contains the same num-ber only once. The diffi-culty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.
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LEISURE
For Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) If you’re reading this, you have survived the past two days. Congratulations! This is a great day for sports, par-ties, creative adventures and playful times with children. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s wonderful day to enter-tain at home! Invite the gang over for a barbecue. Relations with a female family member might financially benefit you. Ka-ching! GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a positive, upbeat, happy day for you. You feel enthusiastic about some-thing and hopeful about your future. Relations with sib-lings and daily contacts are fun and enjoyable. Be open to new introductions. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is an excellent day for business and commerce,
so trust your moneymaking ideas. Trust your confidence, and don’t be afraid to think big. Work-related travel is likely. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a lucky day for you. You’ll enjoy being with old friends, especially in group situations. It’s a good day for those of you in sales, because you’re unusually persuasive! VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You feel quietly content with yourself today. This is a wonderful thing, because contentment is the basis of happiness. And the purpose of life is to be happy. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Group activities will be positive today. In particular, work with charitable organi-zations will be a rewarding experience for you. You want to make a difference. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You make a fabulous
impression on bosses, par-ents, teachers, VIPs and the police today. That’s why this is the day to make your pitch for what you want. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Grab every chance to travel somewhere or do something different today. You want a change of scenery, and you want to learn something new! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
Gifts, goodies and favors from others can come your way. This is a perfect day to discuss how to share some-thing, especially an inheri-tance or something to do with jointly held property. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Relations with partners and close friends are much smoother today! Suddenly the clouds have cleared away. Enjoy good times with loved ones.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a party day! Accept all social invitations. Enjoy sports, movies, the arts, play-ful times with children and any chance to express your creativity. Romance with someone from a different background could blossom. YOU BORN TODAY You have a seductive quality about you, which makes peo-ple listen to you -- indeed, they will follow you! You’re
not afraid to be different; in fact, you sometimes flaunt your colorful independence. You have a strong drive to accumulate power and main-tain control. In your year ahead, you will find that your focus is on partnerships and close friendships. Birthdate of: Madonna, singer/actress; James Cameron, film director/deep-sea explorer; Angela Bassett, actress.
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1252 Bay Avenue, TRAIL (250) 368-5222
Montrose $359,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K214955
Rossland $297,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K214846
Fruitvale $409,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K213040
Fruitvale $267,000Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K212336
Trail $227,000Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K204952
Trail $150,000Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K207019
Trail $151,000Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
MLS# K210143
Warfield $59,900Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
MLS# K211022
Rossland $359,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K211391
Trail $123,500Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K214620
Trail $139,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K214881
Trail $135,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
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Trail $549,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
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Warfield $149,000Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
MLS# K214253
Fruitvale $330,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K205510
Montrose $395,000Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222
MLS# K213202
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Trail $265,000Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
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1621 Cooke Avenue, Rossland$339,000
4 level split 6 bdrm solid home on 90x100 lot. New roof, new deck, huge
double car garage / workshop. Lots of space here!
Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
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2302 Happy Valley Road, Rossland
$1,325,000Magnificent package! Located on over 6 acres of land, this meticulously built home offers sunny floor plan, views from every window, grand living areas and deluxe
master suite. There is also a 6 stall barn and newly finished nanny/in-law suite.
Call now. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
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2020 Oak Street, Trail $75,000
Roll up your sleeves and finish this home for a perfect and very affordable start! 2 bay carport, large deck, great views,
upgraded exterior!Call Terry 250-231-1101
441 Whitman Way, Warfield $585,000
This Emerald Ridge home is beautifully planned and finished. The home offers a great floor plan, deluxe kitchen and fabulous hobby room. There is lots of custom woodwork and you will surely appreciate the high quality finishings.
You must see this home to appreciate all it has to offer! Call now.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
1745 Nevada Street, Rossland $240,000
Great backyard with a dining patio and a covered hot tub. This cute and cozy 3 bedroom home features a private,
fenced yard, fir and tile floors, a renovated bathroom and lots of storage.
Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
#7-118 Wellington Avenue, Warfield
$99,000Immaculate modular home with newer roof, some newer flooring, a/c, large
modern kitchen, vaulted ceilings, open floor plan, huge covered deck and low pad rental of $195.00. Call now before
it’s gone!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
3397 Laurel Crescent, Trail $169,000
3 bdrm, 1.5 bath Glenmerry townhome. Easy care living with small fenced yard
and small patio. Basement ready to finish how you would like.
Call your REALTOR® for a showing today.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
NEW LISTING
615 Shakespeare Street,Warfield
$226,0003 bed, 3 bath home with loads of
character, hardwood floors, updated kitchen, newly finished bathrooms. Lots
of upgrades. Call your REALTOR® today to view it!
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
5,000 sq. ft. shop with 18 ft ceiling, in floor heating, office space, lunch room,
washroom and shower. Large truck doors at each end. Excellent condition
and very clean. Good highway exposure and access. C7 zoning allows
a wide scope of uses.Call Art (250) 368-8818
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190 Coleman Street, Trail $49,500
2 bdrm home with new furnace, new H20 tank, upgraded electrical, new flooring, and
new roof. With some work and creativity you could have a nice comfortable starter home
or rental.
#114 – 880 Wordsworth Avenue, Warfield
$64,500Why rent when you can buy this 2 bedroom
condo on ground level. Outdoor patio, exercise room & elevator. Call now.
Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162
409 Rossland Avenue, Trail $179,900
House is only 13 years old - it has 4 bdrms and 3 baths - located on Rossland Ave. - close to all of Trail and Rossland’s opportunities - low maintenance yard - at this price this house is definitely worth a
look - call your REALTOR® for a viewing.Call Mark (250) 231-5591
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Scientists are asking Cranbrook residents who know a bit about forestry history to get in touch for a research project.
A team of scientists from across Canada is collaborating to piece together hundreds of years of hist-ory for forests around Cranbrook.
The Paleocology Laboratory at Carleton University in Ottawa is analyzing lake sediment cores in four lakes around Cranbrook, while the University of British Columbia’s Tree Ring Laboratory and the University of Guelph’s Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics Research Laboratory are studying tree rings.
“Together, by analyzing tree rings and lake sediments, a detailed and long-term rec-ord of ecosystem change can be developed,” explained Colin Courtney Mustaphi of Carleton University.
In the summers of 2009 and
2010, Mustaphi’s team took sedi-ment samples from four lakes near Cranbrook, including Pyatts Lake off Hidden Valley Road.
Meanwhile, the UBC team has collected 700 tree cores in the Cranbrook region since 2007.
The research will be com-bined and used to inform things like wildfire response plans, said Mustaphi.
“My research into the for-ests and wildfire history in the
Kootenay region was brought about by the need to understand how these forests have evolved in response to climate change and disturbances like mountain pine beetle outbreaks, fires and logging activities,” he said.
“Knowing how forests respond to these factors is extremely important for sustainable man-agement by the many stakehold-er groups who all have a mutual interest in seeing a healthy and
flourishing landscape, and is also useful for designing wildfire response plans that include things like fuel hazard mitigation.”
The Carleton University team uses lake sediment cores to inter-pret how forests and forest fire regimes have evolved since the end of the last Ice Age, Mustaphi said.
“Lakes act as an archive of the landscape, collecting sediments and organic matter throughout time and, by coring it, we can reconstruct the composition of the forest and when past wildfires occurred by looking at the pol-len and charcoal preserved within cores.”
Meanwhile, tree rings can pro-vide lots of clues about wildfire activity over the past 400 years.
“For example, trees that were damaged during a wildfire but managed to survive form a tell-tale ‘fire scar’ that can be used to determine the years that fire burned. We can also assess how
severe past fires were using tree ring cores. By cross-referencing tree ring samples and fire scars we can increase the precision of the data,” said Mustaphi.
The recent history of Cranbrook’s forests will also help the scientists piece together how the woods have evolved over time.
“We are seeking information about the history of logging and sawmilling activities, farming, and road and housing construc-tion and development near Pyatts Lake on Hidden Valley Road.
“Part of the natural history of this lake includes human land use changes and how those have impacted and changed the lake system,” said Mustaphi, adding that photographs of logging activ-ity near the lake would be particu-larly useful.
To get in touch with Mustaphi at Carleton University, you can email [email protected] or at www.carleton.ca/~mpisaric.
Scientists sample lakes to tell forests’ history
JOELLE PERRAULT PHOTO
Colin Courtney Mustaphi (right) of Carleton University and Dr. Michael Pisaric of Brock University collect sediment cores from Pyatts Lake off Hidden Valley Road near Cranbrook.
