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Trail Mayor Mike Martin views the Globe and Mail story as a catalyst to strengthen communication between Teck and the city.Sheri Regnier photo
When a city is tarnished by a national news story, the best way to fight back is with facts.
“This is a real wake up call, again, despite all the work that is being done and all the good things that are happening in the community,” says Trail Mayor Mike Martin. “Yet we still remain vulnerable to having a smelter in our back yard.
“But there’s another side to this and this is where we are going to need Teck’s help to see if we can overcome this negative image.”
Martin was referring to provincial court proceedings in Rossland this week, that has Teck facing more than a dozen charges of spill-ing chemicals into the Columbia River on two separate occasions.
“This just reinforces for me, the need to have Teck come to the table and see what we can
jointly do, to overcome the negative image and negative view of what we see as a beautiful city,” he added. “And one we take great pride in.”
The news about Teck heading to court was thrust into the national spotlight by the Globe and Mail on Friday, in a story that painted a polluted portrait of the Trail environment.
“I shared the article with council that morn-ing,” said Martin. “I was extremely disappointed with how Trail was portrayed,” he shared. “It was dealing with negative facts, some historical, and didn’t balance that with all the good work that has been done in the community.
“There really is no recognition of that - and this really creates both an economic and social issue for us.”
The story generates strain on the already soft Trail real estate market.
Martin pointed to the $10,000 drop in prop-erty value on the average Trail home, according to 2016 BC Assessment roll. “Trail was one of
the few communities that actually saw a de-cline in overall assessment, primarily driven by market real estate sales,” he said. ”Compare our-selves to other communities in the Kootenays and you can quickly come to the conclusion that Trail is not seen as attractive as other cities might be.”
So, how does Martin and his council tackle another black mark against Trail?
“I really see this as a catalyst for improved communication between Teck and the city,” he said. “They are a great corporate citizen and have shown great respect for their social licence to be operating in this community.
“And I am not taking away from the good that has happened, because a lot of good has happened,” he emphasized. “But the bar is for-ever rising on us as a society and somehow we need Teck to come to the table to help us, and help this community.”
Mayor responds to damning story about Trail pollution
Kindergarten registration start-ed a week earlier this year for parents, some who wait to find out whether their child gets the luck of a draw to attend a language program of their preference.
Next school year marks the second year in a two-year early French immersion pilot program out of Twin Rivers Elementary School in Castlegar. The class al-lows room for 22 students, and if there is more interest School District 20 plans on pulling names from the proverbial hat.
The same system is set for the Russian bilingual program, should interest exceed the 22 stu-dent legislative limit for the class also out of Twin Rivers. But inter-est in the Russian program has been lower in the past few years, and the Board of Education is in conversation around ways to gen-erate interest in the long-running program that has meant an awful lot to the Doukhobor community in the Castlegar area.
“Honestly, what we find is some families will say, ‘My first prefer-ence is Russian, and if I don’t get into Russian then I’m interested in French and then the English program,” said Greg Luterbach, superintendent of schools. “Some families are having those conver-sations now, and I know some people are very anxious to get in.”
After parents enrol their “kin-dies” this week, Luterbach will check in with catchment schools next week to get a first glance at numbers.
“We’re doing it a couple of weeks earlier this year just be-cause we’d like to get a better han-dle on those numbers a bit ear-lier, given some financial pressure
Kindergarten registration jump starts this week
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Sean Miller, president of the Trail Stingrays, spoke to Rossland city coun-cil last week during public engagement about the added expense the Stingrays face for Rossland swimmers.
The swim club received $4,511 for 2015 with the city budgeting $9,000 for the group in 2016 based on the num-
ber of Rossland swimmers involved with the team.
Later during the meeting, council voted to include $50,000 in the 2016 annual budget for a subsidy program for use of Trail recreation facilities.
Council also voted to pay out $9,250 in claims that were made in 2015 for a subsidy benefiting seniors, youth and the disabled. Council then voted to set aside $14,670 for similar claims in
2016.Council then considered setting
aside the remainder of the $50,000 ($26,080) for a subsidy for two 10-visit passes to the Trail Aquatic Centre for any Rossland resident, but was con-cerned about cutting other sports out of the subsidy, so instead voted to have staff come back with more informa-tion about other programs in Trail that would require subsidy.
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we’re feeling in the upcoming budget,” explained Luterbach. “The better handle we have on what enrolment is going to be next year, the more refined our budget projection can be.”
Kindergarten enrolment is part of a formula used to proj-ect enrolment, he explained.
SD20 follows Interior Health birthrates and makes a comparison with a running spreadsheet that looks at actual numbers and historical pat-terns, such as the number of
tots registered early from the student count at the end of September.
The projections help the dis-trict plan for the right amount of teachers and classrooms needed for a given school year.
“Typically we’ve had more Kindergarten students than were born in this area five years previously,” said Luterbach.
“Last year was an anomaly because it was the first time in the last five years where I re-ally started doing this analysis, where I’ve had fewer kids show
up in Kindergarten than were born in the area five years ago.
“It was a one-time thing so I wouldn’t say it’s a trend yet but I’m interested to see what this Friday’s numbers look like.”
Children who turn five years old between Jan. 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016, should plan to register for Kindergarten September 2016 during Kindergarten registra-tion this week.
Parents or guardians should bring their child’s birth certifi-cate, care card and, if applica-
ble, legal documents regarding custody, with them when reg-istering at their catchment area school, according to SD20’s website.
Once registered, parents can opt to fill out a student transfer request form if they would like their child to attend a different school, or fill out a language program application form if they would like their child to attend the Russian Bilingual Language Program or the Early French Immersion Language Program.
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Enrolment projections help the district plan ahead
As chair of the Trail Health and Environment Committee (THEC), Martin emphasizes the group’s community-led passion and success in promoting healthy living and a clean environment in the Trail area.
“The way you respond to it, is with facts,” says Martin, referring to the way Trail is often portrayed in media.
Sampling tests are black and white, not left open to conjecture.
“There’s been a 95 per cent decrease in emissions from the smelter over the last 20 years, that’s air and efflu-ent, demonstrated through all the sampling that’s been done,” said Martin. “The one that really stands out for me, is lead emissions from the stacks have decreased by 99.5 per cent.”
Teck listens to the community through THEC, maintains Martin, mentioning on-going concern about emissions leaving the Trail site through fugitive dust.
“That is why they are putting in a $40 million smelter recycling building,” he continued. “ To manage those emissions, and the anticipated reduction is a further 25 per cent.”
Another factual improvement is the
ever declining serum lead level in chil-dren.
“That is a key indicator for us,” said Martin. “We’ve seen continuous improve-ment over the last 20 years, a big step being when the KIVCET furnace came on line. And the next big step, we (THEC) believe, is going to be the management of fugitive emissions.”
He also refutes an undated reference from the article that states, “tests downstream found water is highly toxic.”
“A study was completed in 2013 and 2014, specifically looking at the health of the Columbia River downstream of the operations,” explained Martin. “That study conclud-ed the river is healthy, the fish are safe to eat, and there is no impact of smelter effluents on the river.”
Finally, Martin mentioned another matter, the contaminated aquifer under Trail operations.
“Teck is putting in another $40 million plant to deal with that,” said Martin, not-ing the groundwater treatment plant cur-rently under construction.
Drinking water does not come from that source, however in light of the water contamination probe in Flint, Michigan (heavily contaminated with lead), Martin
thought it prudent to follow up with a test of Trail’s water supply.
“I wanted to get confirmation on the quality of water in the City of Trail and the level of lead,” he added.
“I just received the test results and the level of lead is below what is detectable in a laboratory.”
Not shying from Teck’s current court proceedings, the mayor acknowledged the serious environmental infractions.
“I just really want to emphasize that at this point, for me, it’s really unfortunate what’s happened with these two incidents and the resulting court case,” he told the Trail Times. “And I do want to say some-thing about that.
“If there are fines levied, it would be great if those fines could be directed to-wards improvements in the immediate area of Trail,” he added. “This has hap-pened in the past and would hope the court see it that way and not have those funds directed into some federal funding source.”
Teck did give the city the heads up in advance of the court cases, but Martin is waiting for the process to conclude before sitting down with company leaders.
“The city and residents are doing their part to help with revitaliz-ing, looking at the pipe/pedestrian bridge and library museum. These are all things we can tangibly work on.”
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Mayor highlights efforts to fight pollution
“We’ve seen continuous
improvements over the last 20 years, a big step being when the KIVCET furnace
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Doreen Guillaume at the Marjorie Willoughby Hospice Home in Kamloops.Doreen died peacefully, sur-rounded and loved by family, on February 1, 2016.Doreen was born on March 12, 1921 in Vancouver, to Bill and Doris Curran. After a short stay in Swanson Bay and Nelson, Doreen moved with her family to Trail at the age of 7 and has been very proud to call Trail her home for “ever”. Only recently did Doreen move to Kamloops to be close to her daughters. Doreen loved being closer to
family, but always left a big part of her heart in Trail. All those who knew Doreen know of her energy, enthusiasm and positive spirit. Doreen cherished her years skiing at Red Mountain, golfi ng at Birchbank, and playing badminton well into her 70s. She was a strong supporter of her children and grandchil-dren’s sporting activities, espe-cially fi gure skating, baseball and track and fi eld.Doreen loved Trail, the Trail Times, the Trail Smoke Eaters, Trailites, and everything that Trail stood for. If at all possible Doreen participated in and at-tended any and all civic events.Throughout the years Doreen was an elementary school teacher and an ardent volunteer, being very involved in the Red Cross, Hospital Auxiliary, Trail Hospital, Community Concerts, Summer Games, Anglican Church, and many other com-munity events and programs.Doreen was predeceased by her loving husbands, Colin Guillaume, Newt Robinson, and Bob Kirby, and her sister, Joan McNaughton.Doreen will be greatly missed by her daughters, Jill (Sam) Desimone and Jane (Murray) Finlay, her grandchildren Kristy (Pete) Corcoran, Jennifer (Mike) Dalton, Tad(Aletha)Desimone, and Marty(Kara) Desimone, her
great-grandchildren Jillian and Maya Corcoran, and Aidan and Keeley Dalton, her brother-in-law Dick McNaughton, and several special nieces.The family would like to ac-knowledge the caring Chateau Manor “family” that she left behind when she moved to Berwick on the Park in May 2015. They also wish to thank her “friends” at Berwick where Doreen was embraced by the enthusiastic, dedicated staff who so quickly made her feel welcome.Doreen’s last days were spent at the Kamloops Hospice, cared for by the staff “angels” who ensured her comfort until the very end. The family will be forever grateful to the Hospice staff for making the end of her life so peaceful and for their support of our family through our tremendous loss.Among the many friends Doreen leaves behind, Rita D’Andrea and Paula Makortoff remained in her thoughts and close to her heart until the very end.As an expression of sympathy, donations in Doreen’s name may be made to the Terry Fox Foundation in support of cancer research.A celebration of life service will be announced at a later date.
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The board of trust-ees is looking for a detailed report on what a potential inter-national student pro-gram could look like and whether it would be a good fit for Kootenay-Colombia.
A request for pro-posals has been sent out and the board sits tight for some details but Teri Ferworn, board chair, says suc-cessful programs in the province and one as close as Nelson hold the idea promis-ing.
“The budgets have been cut severely in the last five years, and it’s gotten to the point where the so-called long list that gets gen-erated each year is no longer a long list, it’s now a very, very short list,” she indicated.
“It’s looking like if we don’t come up with different ways to increase the revenue generation stream, then maybe some of the programs are going to be in jeopar-dy and we don’t want that.”
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Take a risk, a voice inside your head says. How else are we to discover the best of ourselves and what we
can offer the greater world?Or how else do we discover how
fast our snowmobile will go, and how far up a steep and delicate mountain crest of snow?
Certainly, risk-taking is an inher-ent part of the human condition. Without a willingness to face and conquer risk, ground-breaking sci-ence would be left undiscovered, astonishing literature would be un-written.
In every walk of life, from busi-ness to education, from health to sports, you must sometimes take risks to move forward.
Love and risk hold hands every day.
You can’t make the leap from hope to faith without considering the risk.
Great art requires risk.Exploration demands risk.But what part of greater human
evolution – or even true personal development – do we advance in any meaningful way by hanging from tall buildings to take photos of each other? What have we contrib-uted to society by donning a wing suit and leaping off a skyscraper under dark of night into an urban forest of other skyscrapers?
How have we served our com-
munity by pi-loting a 250-kg snowmobile into remote mountain terrain, finding a steep and fragile slope and open-ing the throttle?
You certainly give yourself a jolt of adrenalin when risk-taking turns to thrill-seeking. If you remembered to turn on your GoPro camera, and don’t cry like a young child through the experience, you probably have great footage to show the world on YouTube.
And you no doubt can cherish the experience afterward, knowing that you faced your fears, pursued your dreams and came out the other side. You will certainly have created a sense of self-fulfilment that is not nearly as important as the realiza-tion that you are still alive.
Ultimately, however, the greater the risk, the more selfish thrill-seeking seems.
It seems particularly self-ab-sorbed given the tragic consequenc-es of failure – by you, your equip-ment, those around you or nature, which is at best a fickle plaything and at worst an evil spectre.
It also suggests you carry a
large dollop of self-en-titlement. It’s as if you aren’t concerned about the public and social cost of rescuing you if something goes wrong – or, worse yet, that your friends or public-service workers must recover your remains. And, worst of all, that your friends, family, neigh-bours and co-workers will be mourning you the next day, and for
years to come.Several Alberta families, count-
less friends, neighbours and co-workers are in mourning this week after five Albertan snowmobilers died in a backcountry B.C. ava-lanche.
This type of death has become far too common. According to the B.C. Coroners Service, between Jan. 1, 1996, and March 17, 2014, there were 192 avalanche deaths in that province. That’s 10 deaths a year, on average.
Most victims were men (slightly more than 90 per cent), about 35 years old, on average, and 41 per cent of them were snowmobiling (only two per cent of the deaths were occupation-related, the rest came during the pursuit of recre-ation of some sort).
So the deaths of these men near
McBride, B.C., should not surprise us. But we should be puzzled by the increasingly common nature of the tragedy. How do we explain the rise in risk-taking behaviour, and the need to pursue this behaviour in surroundings that ramp up the random risk factor?
Most of us get our fill of extreme sports on the Internet, which is full of evidence that people with keen imagination and no fear filter can get up to all sorts of trouble.
For us, then, mundane life is fine – with a little vicarious video thrill-seeking.
We would like to think we would take such life-threatening risks – but only under extreme circum-stances, such as saving another’s life.
Few of us love a hobby or sport so passionately that we would take such a risk. Few of us are willing to give in to the pursuit of a pleasure so intrinsic to our being that we are willing to leave others to mourn us if it turns out badly.
From that perspective, the thrill of the moment should never jus-tify the cost. And that voice inside your head urging you to take a risk should be muted.
Troy Media columnist John Stewart is a born and bred Albertan who doesn’t drill for oil, ranch or drive a pickup truck – although all of those things have played a role in his past.
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This year so many people are talking about their BC property assessment notices for 2016. I have even read two stories in the Trail Times reminding citizens that it does not mean your prop-erty taxes are going to go down if your assessment went down.
I agree but there may be a sig-nificant tax shift between prop-erties. Most of the discussion on the street is that their property assessment has gone down dras-tically, some going down $10,000 to $25,000.
If your property assessment stayed the same or has gone up you are in the minority.
I did some facts gathering and this is what I found out. This is what the preliminary resi-dential numbers look like for 2016. Residential Class assess-ments in 2015 were $621,748,800 compared to $597,664,100 esti-
mated in 2016 for a decrease of ($24,084,700). That is $24 mil-lion. It is an estimate for now because people have an oppor-tunity to appeal their assess-ments. Total residential homes for 2015 were 3,486 vs. 3,487 for 2016 for a difference of one. The average single family residence was $182,679 for 2015 and is $175,060 for 2016.
I went on the BCassessment web site and put together a spreadsheet of a small section of properties in Trail. I realize 60 homes is a very small percent-age of the property tax folio but of those homes the assessments decreased by $598,100. Of those 60 homes 47 went down and 13 went up. I used the 2016 and 2015 property values of homes and used the 2015 mill rates for municipal, regional and school taxes to calculate what taxes
would have been for each indi-vidual home using those 2015 mill rates. I realize that there are other minor factors to consider but this is the only information I had to work with for now.
I just wanted to share my findings with the above assump-tions. As an example, if your home using the 2015 mill rates increased by $25,000 you would have paid $229.15 more and if your home decreased by $25,000 you would have paid $229.15 less in 2015. Once the 2016 mill rates are finalized I am going to update the spreadsheet to include three hundred homes through the City to see what the information tells me.
In my opinion, this will cre-ate a shift of residential property taxes paid in 2016. Time will tell.
Fred RomanoTrail
Time will tell on property tax bill
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There is considerable doubt that the federal government’s stated ambition to create great-er trust in the National Energy Board will be realized by a more laborious pipeline and resource-project review process.
Last week, the Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna jointly announced ex-panded processes through which pipelines like the proposed Energy East project will be re-viewed.
The new rules for resource projects include a requirement for the regulator to look at the impact of upstream greenhouse gas emissions. The policy, which the government is describing as a transitional arrangement until it creates a permanent regime, will also require project propo-nents to undertake more consul-tation with Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples.
The ministers announced that, to enable their new approach, the
size of the NEB will be expanded, as will be the range of issues it must consider.
Needless to say, this revised review process will take more time.
And even then, as Mr. Carr put it, “Without the confidence of Canadians, none of these proj-ects will move forward.”
One might wonder whether this “confidence” is to be mea-sured by the quasi-judicial NEB or by the prime minister’s office.
And one might wonder whether we’re entering a period where our federal government might seriously consider it to be in the national interest to leave our natural resources in the ground.
Three things are clear.Firstly, the world needs petro-
leum for the foreseeable future and we have lots we can sell.
Secondly, pipelines are safe.Canadians are experts at de-
signing, building and safely op-erating pipelines that, every day, carry needed energy to millions of Canadians and Americans.
Thirdly, some Canadians will never be satisfied with pipeline review processes, no matter how long the study and no matter how deep the scrutiny.
They will decry the “process” as a proxy to try to prevent de-velopment.
Last week, Canada’s dean of environmentalists, David Suzuki, provided a wonderful example.
He argued that we should build no more pipelines.
And he went further. We shouldn’t expand airports or bridges. And no more kiwis for Canadians at this time of year, we should confine ourselves to turnips.
Canadians agree that major energy infrastructure proposals must be thoroughly scrutinized. And maybe the Harper govern-ment went too far in streamlin-ing processes.
But let’s not be so naive as to think that a more rigorous and more expensive process will create “confidence” among those who oppose pipelines, airports, bridges and imported food.
The limits of a review process
It looked like the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) playoffs had al-ready started, when the Selkirk College Saints faced off against the Trinity Western University Spartans on Friday at the Castlegar Complex.
The Saints and Spartans played a spirited and physical 60 minutes, then skated into overtime tied at two. With one minute and 54 seconds to play, TWU forward Jamie Russell took a lucky bounce off the back boards and shovelled it by Selkirk goalie James Prigione for the 3-2 OT victory.
“It’s an eye-opener and that’s important at this stage of the season,” Saints head coach Brent Heaven told Selkirk College commu-nications rep Bob Hall. “It shows our guys that the game isn’t going to always be wide open and you have to be able to play in dif-ferent styles of games.”
The loss was just the Saints second at home this year, but the single point put them in a tie for top spot in the league with SFU, who lost to UVic 6-4 Friday. The Saints look to win the BCIHL title for the fourth year in a row. TWU, meanwhile, pulled to within a point of Selkirk in third place with 23 points.
Trail native Ryan Edwards opened the scoring 1:47 into the first pe-riod, gathering a pass from Dallas Calvin and firing the puck by TWU goalie Aaron Oakley. The Saints then went up 2-0 on defenceman Cody Bardock’s second of the season and fifth point in five games, then held the lead through the second period de-spite being outshot 11-5 in the period.
The close checking game con-tinued until the seven minute mark when Blair Murphy capitalized on the power play, tipping a Florian Neidermayer shot past Prigione to cut the lead to one.
Then with 88 seconds left on the clock, Ryan Bakken converted a Jamie Keller set up to make it 2-2 and send it to overtime, and Russell’s heroics.
The Spartans were effective in lim-iting the usually formidable offen-sive talents of Calvin, Edwards, and Jamie Vlanich to just three points on the night, and Saints coach Heaven thought it was a good lesson for the team to learn as it heads into its final six games of the season.
“Trinity Western really keyed on our top players and it’s good for our team because it shows what we are going to be facing when the playoffs come,” Heaven said. “It’s not going to be the wide open run-and-gun, it will be more a defensive battle and the in-the-trenches style of game. It gives us an idea of where we need to be and what kind of work we need to get in order to get ourselves properly prepared for the playoff run.”
Former Trail Smoke Eater and Beaver Valley Nitehawk Dallas Calvin picked up two assists on the night and leads the team in scoring with 14 goals and 28 points, three points back of Eastern Washington University’s Beau Walker for the league lead.
The Saints resume play on Friday when they host the University of Victoria Vikings at the Castlegar Rec Complex at 7 p.m.
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Gericks bomb Re/Max, blank TireBY TIMES STAFF
Gericks Sports made a move in the right direction in Trail Commercial Hockey League action last week, shutting out OK Tire on Thursday, 1-0, before dismantling Re/Max 6-2 on Sunday.
Gerick’s forward Craig Clare notched the winning goal one minute into the second pe-riod, beating Re/Max goalie Chris McIsaac for a 3-1 lead, for Gericks second win in as many games.
The four-points moves Gericks up the standings and in striking distance of the final playoff spot, as fourth-place Arlington lost to Re/Max on Thursday.
Gord Aiken scored two goals in the first period to give Gericks a 2-1 lead head-ing into the middle frame. After Clare notched his 18th goal of the season, David Moorehead sniped his sixth at 9:10 for a 4-1 second-period Gericks lead.
Devyn Hill brought the realtors within two at the 3:10 mark of the third, but goals from Travis Drake and Curtis Wabelin iced it for the sportsmen.
In Sunday’s other match, OK Tire bounced back from just its third loss of the season, to skate to a 5-3 victory over Allstar. Cam Ferguson scored what proved to be the winner with 30 seconds remaining in the first period, as the Tire rolled out to a 4-1 lead on the way to its 16th win of the season.
A power play op opened the scoring for OK Tire, before Allstar’s Scott Davis tied it at 14:30.
Justin Adrian tallied his 24th point on a set up from Peter Sheets and Kyle Boutin to give the Tire a 2-1 lead. Sheets and Darrin Kissock then combined for the assists on the Tire’s leading scorer Shane Drake’s 12th of the season with 4:50 to play.
Scott Morrisseau tallied two straight mid-way through the second period to draw Allstar within one, but that was all they would get, as Joel Graf rounded out the scor-ing for the Tire converting another Kissock offering for the 5-3 victory.
On Thursday, a lone goal from Eric Hill 15:30 into the second period stood up as the winner, as Gericks road a stellar perfor-mance from goalie Mike Kooznetsoff for the 1-0 upset victory over the league-leading Tire.
In Thursday’s other match, Re/Max beat the Big A, 8-5, on the strength of an unlikely hat trick from the speedy but slight Justin Bedin. Graham Proulx pitched in with two goals and an assist for the realtors, while defenceman Grant Tyson had a career game netting two points with a goal, his first of the season, and an assist. Hill rounded out the scoring for Re/Max.
The Arlington meanwhile slipped one point behind Allstar in the standings, despite a four-point night (2G, 2A) from Jeremy Robinson, a pair of goals from Mike Broyd, and a goal and two helpers for Pat Iannone.
The TCHL resumes play Thursday night with Gericks taking on Re/Max at 7:15 p.m. and Arlington facing off against Allstar at 8:30 p.m.
Spartans beat Saints in OTJIM BAILEY
Times Sports Editor
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Allstar forward Jarret Conway rips a shot at the Arlington net, only to be blocked by big defence-man Matt Larmour in TCHL action last month.
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G W L T OL GF GA PtPenticton 48 41 6 1 0 210 101 83West Kelowna 49 30 16 1 2 202 161 63Salmon Arm 46 25 14 4 3 182 140 57Vernon 48 21 24 0 3 190 166 45Trail 49 19 28 0 2 144 204 40Merritt 48 17 26 1 4 170 205 39
Island Division G W L T OL GF GA PtNanaimo 51 33 16 1 1 207 163 68Powell River 48 27 18 0 3 177 142 57Cowichan 47 23 18 3 3 159 195 52Victoria 47 21 22 0 4 145 137 46Alberni Valley 48 18 24 3 3 140 175 42
Mainland Division GP W L T OL GF GA PtChilliwack 46 29 11 2 4 186 120 64Wenatchee 47 27 15 3 2 156 118 59Langley 48 27 18 1 2 182 157 57Coquitlam 49 20 24 1 4 157 195 45Prince George 48 11 33 1 3 109 214 26Surrey 47 6 39 2 0 117 240 14
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January 23 and 24 saw the first stop of the Western Canadian Ski Cross Series at Big White Ski Resort. Red Mountain Racers September Stefani took Silver in both days of competition in the U18 category, while sis-ter Sage took fourth and sixth in U14. Next stop on the tour is Lake Louise.
SKI CROSS SUCCESS
Smiley, Beaudry on to MastersJIM BAILEY
Kathy Smiley booked her Royal City curling team’s ticket to the BC Master’s Curling cham-pionship next month with a sec-ond place finish at the Master’s Womens Lower Mainland Playdowns in Mission on the weekend.
Smiley, a former Trail curl-er, and her team of third Kerri Miller, second Janet Klebe,
and lead Laurie Shimizu won 3-of-4 matches including the B Event qualifier where she beat the Laura Rampton rink from Marpole 5-2 to qualify. Smiley’s only loss came against defend-ing champion Karen Lepine who went undefeated through the tournament which included a 6-3 win over Smiley.
In Men’s Masters Kootenay Playdowns in Creston, the Garry Beaudry rink from Castlegar ad-
vanced to the BC championship with an 8-3 victory over the Al Tholl foursome from Creston in the B-Event. Cranbrook’s Ralph Will, the defending BC Masters champion, won the A side with victories of Tholl, 7-3, and Beaudry, 3-2.
Beaudry’s teams consists of third Don Bedard, second Gerry Foster, and lead Tom Bassett. The Masters provincial championship goes in Abbotsford Mar. 8-13.
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Vancouver Canucks placed veteran forward Brandon Prust on waiv-ers Tuesday and signed defenceman Alex Biega to a two-year contract extension.
Prust, 31, had seven points and 59 penalty minutes in 35 games this season.
“This decision was
based on the need to provide more oppor-tunity for our young-er players,” Canucks general manager Jim Benning said in a post on the team’s Twitter feed. “We appreciate Brandon’s contribu-tions.”
Prust has had dif-ficulty finding a niche with the Canucks since being traded from Montreal in exchange
for Zack Kassian in July. (Vancouver also nabbed a fifth-round pick in the deal.)
“We acquired him for Zack, who had is-sues, and when we acquired Prust it was with good intentions, but the league chang-es,” Benning told The Province. “For the re-cord, he never asked to be traded.”
Benning said that
he and Prust’s agent, Claude Lemieux, decid-ed to start searching for a trade partner heading into the all-star break, but there were no tak-ers.
Biega, meanwhile, has four assists and 12 penalty minutes in 25 games this season. The 27-year-old blue-liner made his debut with the team last season.
No trade interest puts Prust on waivers
Sunday’s resultsAlberni Valley 7 Coquitlam 3
Nanaimo 7 Victoria 2Langley 4 Surrey 2
West Kelowna 6 Chilliwack 3Tuesday’s games N/A
Salmon Arm at Trail, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday’s games
West Kelowna at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.Vernon at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Thursday’s gamesPenticton at Victoria, 7 p.m.
Friday, February 5Victoria at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.Chilliwack at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.
Surrey at Prince George, 7 p.m.Merritt at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.
Langley at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.Cowichan at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.West Kelowna at Trail, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 6Cowichan at Powell River, 5 p.m.Penticton at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.Surrey at Prince George, 7 p.m.Langley at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.Salmon Arm at Merritt, 7:30 p.m.
West Kelowna at Trail, 7:30 p.m.
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Washington 47 35 8 4 74Florida 49 29 15 5 63N.Y. Rangers 49 27 17 5 59Tampa Bay 49 27 18 4 58Detroit 49 25 16 8 58N.Y. Islanders 47 25 16 6 56Boston 49 26 18 5 57Pittsburgh 48 24 17 7 55New Jersey 50 25 20 5 55Carolina 51 23 20 8 54Montreal 50 24 22 4 52Ottawa 50 23 21 6 52Philadelphia 47 21 18 8 50Buffalo 50 20 26 4 44Toronto 48 17 22 9 43Columbus 51 19 27 5 43
WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT PtsChicago 53 33 16 4 70Los Angeles 49 30 16 3 63Dallas 50 31 14 5 67San Jose 48 26 18 4 56St. Louis 52 28 16 8 64Arizona 49 24 20 5 53Colorado 52 27 22 3 57Nashville 50 24 18 8 56Minnesota 49 23 17 9 55Anaheim 47 22 18 7 51Vancouver 50 20 19 11 51Winnipeg 49 22 24 3 47Calgary 48 21 24 3 45Edmonton 50 19 26 5 43
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LEISURE
Dear Annie: I know I have my faults, but I can’t figure out why my wife suddenly hates me. She has said so.
We have been married for 25 years and it’s like a light switch flicked. At first, I didn’t quite get it and didn’t respond well (arguing and shouting at her). But when the cold shoulder turned icier and she began distancing herself, I figured the appropriate response was to load up on the patience and understand-ing. But the crazy thing is, the nicer I am, the angrier she gets. She has even said that she never loved me.
That can’t be true. I remember that we would hug and kiss daily and hold hands all the time. We have shared many laughs and many travels, and sex was regularly fulfill-ing for us both. I thought we were happy.
The only thing I can think of is that our kids are now in college and I think my wife is struggling with being an empty nester. She was a stay-at-home mom and school
volunteer, so this is a major adjust-ment. But my wife refuses to con-sider this possibility. She brings up arguments we had 10 years ago. I can’t get her to recall the good times. She is fixated on how “horrible” I am and thinks marriages are sup-posed to be minute-by-minute bliss. She won’t go to counseling together. She won’t even go to church with me or out to dinner.
She has been working out a lot and has changed most of her eating habits, following whatever is the latest fad. I’m pretty certain there is no other person involved, and I’m definitely not cheating on her. Do you have any advice? -- I’d Like My Wife Back Please
Dear Like: There are a few pos-sibilities here. Your wife could have met someone she wants to impress, someone who makes her feel young and desirable, while your marriage has gone a little stale. If so, kicking up the romance could help. Or now
that the kids are out of the house, she could have realized that you
have little in common. (She may have felt like this for years, but waited until the kids were gone.) Another likely culprit is meno-pause. Some women go
through major emotional upheaval along with the hormonal changes. Tell your wife you love her and are worried about her health, and sug-gest she see her doctor. But you cannot force her to be more will-ing to work on this, so please get counseling for yourself and find the best way to cope with your current situation.
Dear Annie: Here is another gift for older parents: A phone call or a visit at regular intervals.
I regret that I didn’t phone my parents more often, and when I visited, there didn’t seem to be a lot to talk about. But I realized that just being there was meaningful. Sometimes I took my needlework,
and always asked whether there was anything I could do to be helpful. That included some mending, pick-ing up hearing aid batteries, driving their rarely used car, and buying three pairs of slippers for a parent who was unable to go to the store, and returning the pairs that didn’t
fit. These are good memories. -- PatDear Pat: For most parents, there
is no better gift than their children’s time. Thank you for saying so.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.
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3841 Woodland Dr, Trail 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Double Side Fireplace
$329,500
Great Family
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1940 Fifth Ave, Trail3 Bedrooms, 1 ½ Baths, 3 Levels Renovated
$279,000
Renovated
1910 DeBruyn Road, Fruitvale
2014 Custom Built Home Impressive Home
with Beautiful Views 1 Acre Parcel in Rural
Setting 3+ Bed, 3 Bath, 4 Bay Garage
$559,500
Perfect
Family Home 422 Olivia Cres, Trail
Beautifully Cared For In Every Way
Many Upgrades & Extensive Renovations
3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Plenty of Storage
$229,000
Much to Off er
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Trail Times Wednesday, February 3, 2016 www.trailtimes.ca A11
1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.caCheck us out on Facebook! facebook.com/KootenayHomesKootenay Homes Inc.
Mark Wilson
250-231-5591 [email protected]
Terry Alton
250-231-1101terryalton@
shaw.ca
Tonnie Stewart
250-365-9665tonniestewart@
shaw.ca
Mary Martin
Richard Daoust
250-368-7897richard.daoust@
century21.ca
Mary Amantea
250-521-0525mamantea@
telus.net
Bill Craig
250-231-2710bill.craig@
century21.ca
Deanne Slessor
250-231-0153deanneslessor@
gmail.com
Art Forrest
Christine Albo
Dave Thoss
Dan Powell Christina Lake
250-442-6413powelldanielk@
gmail.com
Jody Audia
3470 Carnation Drive, Trail
$229,5004 bdrm family home in move in condition.
Come see for yourself!
OPEN HOUSE NEW PRICE!Saturday, February 6
11am - 1pm
81 East Lake Drive, Christina Lake
$597,000Prime waterfront
property with spectacular views
NEW LISTING
1450 Webster Road, Fruitvale
$339,000Large family home
with 10 acres and views!
2531 Columbia Avenue, Rossland
$279,000Rossland heritage home
with character.
2035 - 6th Avenue, Rossland
$108,500Funky 2 bdrm
Rossland home on a sunny lot.
3928 Woodland Drive, Trail
$229,900Packed with value and priced to sell. 4 bdrm
Glenmerry home.
1644 Nishi Lane, Christina Lake
$255,000Meticulous 4 bdrm family home with over 3,000 sq.
ft. of space.
NEW PRICE
Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822
E. Trail. 2 bedroom. F/S, W/D. 250.368.3239.
Ermalinda Estates, Glenmer-ry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/eleva-tor. N/S, N/P. Ph.250-364-1922
E.Trail. Parkside Apartments. Spacious, quiet, clean, secure, senior oriented, large 1bdrm., Call 250-368-7897.
Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ph. 250-368-6761
Glenmerry, 2bd. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl.n/p,n/s.250-368-5287
GLENVIEW APTS. Spacious, quiet 2 bdrm. apt. available. Avail. Mar.1st. 250-368-8391
TRAIL, 1BDRM. Glenmerry. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.
TRAIL, Downtown, 1bd. apt. Cable, internet and power incl. $650./mo. Carol 250-364-2775
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TRAIL, Central Downtown.Approx. 1200sq.ft. Private en-trance, suitable for offi ces, hobby shops, dance studio, etc. For info: 250-368-8872TRY A CLASSIFIED AD
1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000All Pro Realty Ltd.
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Wayne DeWitt250-368-1617
Mario Berno250-368-1027
Tom Gawryletz250-368-5000
Thea Hanson250-231-1661
Keith DeWitt250-231-8187
Denise Marchi250-368-1112
Joy DeMelo250-368-1960
TRAILMLS#2409244 $399,000
GREAT VIEW - 4BED 4BATH
SALMOMLS#2409516 $45,000
WHY PAY RENT?
WARFIELDMLS#2405262 $188,800
WORTH A LOOK
WARFIELDMLS#2409200 $218,000
BEAUTIFUL INSIDE
MIRAL HEIGHTSMLS#2408340 $405,000
ROOM FOR RV & BOAT
COLUMBIA HEIGHTSMLS#2409558 $95,000
MOVE IN READY
WANETAMLS#2409053 $264,900
MOTIVATED TO SELL
TRAILMLS#2410138 $349,900
PRIME COMMERCIAL BUILDING
ROSSLANDMLS#2410182 $259,000
NEW LISTING - ½ DUPLEX
TADANACMLS#2408158 $384,900
BEAUTIFUL SETTING
GLENMERRYMLS#2409379 $249,900
GREAT PRICE
TRAILMLS#2404356 $169,000
DOUBLE GARAGE PLUS SHOP
2244 PATRICK DR, MIRAL HEIGHTSMLS#2410057 $384,500
OPEN HOUSESat, Feb. 6 • 1 - 3pm
1379 COLUMBIA AVE, EAST TRAILMLS#2409916 $222,500
OPEN HOUSESat, Feb. 6 • 1 - 3pm
2381 MCBRIDE ST, MIRAL HEIGHTSMLS#2404791 $479,000
OPEN HOUSESat, Feb. 6 • 1 - 3pm
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Trail Times Wednesday, February 3, 2016 www.trailtimes.ca A11
1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.caCheck us out on Facebook! facebook.com/KootenayHomesKootenay Homes Inc.
Mark Wilson
250-231-5591 [email protected]
Terry Alton
250-231-1101terryalton@
shaw.ca
Tonnie Stewart
250-365-9665tonniestewart@
shaw.ca
Mary Martin
Richard Daoust
250-368-7897richard.daoust@
century21.ca
Mary Amantea
250-521-0525mamantea@
telus.net
Bill Craig
250-231-2710bill.craig@
century21.ca
Deanne Slessor
250-231-0153deanneslessor@
gmail.com
Art Forrest
Christine Albo
Dave Thoss
Dan Powell Christina Lake
250-442-6413powelldanielk@
gmail.com
Jody Audia
3470 Carnation Drive, Trail
$229,5004 bdrm family home in move in condition.
Come see for yourself!
OPEN HOUSE NEW PRICE!Saturday, February 6
11am - 1pm
81 East Lake Drive, Christina Lake
$597,000Prime waterfront
property with spectacular views
NEW LISTING
1450 Webster Road, Fruitvale
$339,000Large family home
with 10 acres and views!
2531 Columbia Avenue, Rossland
$279,000Rossland heritage home
with character.
2035 - 6th Avenue, Rossland
$108,500Funky 2 bdrm
Rossland home on a sunny lot.
3928 Woodland Drive, Trail
$229,900Packed with value and priced to sell. 4 bdrm
Glenmerry home.
1644 Nishi Lane, Christina Lake
$255,000Meticulous 4 bdrm family home with over 3,000 sq.
ft. of space.
NEW PRICE
Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822
E. Trail. 2 bedroom. F/S, W/D. 250.368.3239.
Ermalinda Estates, Glenmer-ry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/eleva-tor. N/S, N/P. Ph.250-364-1922
E.Trail. Parkside Apartments. Spacious, quiet, clean, secure, senior oriented, large 1bdrm., Call 250-368-7897.
Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ph. 250-368-6761
Glenmerry, 2bd. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl.n/p,n/s.250-368-5287
GLENVIEW APTS. Spacious, quiet 2 bdrm. apt. available. Avail. Mar.1st. 250-368-8391
TRAIL, 1BDRM. Glenmerry. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.
TRAIL, Downtown, 1bd. apt. Cable, internet and power incl. $650./mo. Carol 250-364-2775
Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Houses For SaleHouses For Sale
Rentals Rentals Rentals Rentals Rentals Rentals Rentals
Apt/Condo for Rent Apt/Condo for Rent Apt/Condo for Rent Apt/Condo for Rent Apt/Condo for Rent Apt/Condo for Rent Commercial/Industrial
TRAIL, Central Downtown.Approx. 1200sq.ft. Private en-trance, suitable for offi ces, hobby shops, dance studio, etc. For info: 250-368-8872TRY A CLASSIFIED AD
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PrinceGeorge
AndresCar Audio
PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.
493-3800(250)
VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.
542-3000(250)
ANDRES WIRELESSCherry Lane Mall
(250) 493-4566
KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road
860-2600(250)
WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.
707-2600(250)
CASTLEGAR200-1965 Columbia Ave.
365-6455(250)
NELSONChahko Mika Mall
352-7258(250)
CRANBROOK101 Kootenay St. North
426-8927(250)
TELUS KIOSK
KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road
860-2600(250)
WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.
707-2600(250)
100 MileHouse
KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road
860-2600(250)
PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.
493-3800(250)
VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.
542-3000(250)
WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.
707-2600(250)
ANDRES CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue
(250) 860-1975
KELOWNA CAR AUDIO1881 Harvey Avenue
(250) 860-1975
KAMLOOPS CAR AUDIO154 Victoria Str
(250) 314-9944
WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.
707-2600(250)
PENTICTON101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd.
493-3800(250)
VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.
542-3000(250)
WilliamsLake KELOWNA
2153 Springfield Road860-2600(250)
KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive
851-8700(250)
PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.
563-4447(250)
WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.
398-8522(250)
L 100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.
395-4015(250)
H
KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive
851-8700(250)
ANDRES WIRELESSAberdeen Mall(250) 377-8880
ANDRES WIRELESS215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall
(250) 377-8007
ANDRES CAR AUDIO154 Victoria Str
(250) 314-9944
ANDRES BUSINESS300 St. Paul Str.
(250) 377-3773
PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.
563-4447(250)
KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive
851-8700(250)
VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.
542-3000(250)
WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.
398-8522(250)
L 100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.
395-4015(250)
H
KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive
851-8700(250)
PRINCE GEORGE2591A Vance Rd.
563-4447(250)
100 MILE OUSE916 Alpine Ave.
395-4015(250)
H WILLIAMS AKE299 Oliver Str.
398-8522(250)
L
VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.
542-3000(250)
ANDRES WIRELESSVilliage Green Mall
(250) 542-1496
KELOWNA2153 Springfield Road
860-2600(250)
WEST KELOWNA#200 - 2180 Elk Rd.
707-2600(250)
KAMLOOPS745 Notre Dame Drive
851-8700(250)
VERNON200-3107 - 48th Ave.
542-3000(250)
