Trail Daily Times, May 13, 2016

Fred Romano doesn’t have memories of life before Canada - so he’s making sure not to forget his childhood start in the new country - the Trail Gulch.

The Sunningdale re-tiree has painstakingly researched city archives, travelled to Castlegar to study old Trail Times on microfiche and spread word that he’s recreating the Gulch’s 1950s heydays when families and businesses were bursting the seams of Rossland Avenue. One-by-one Romano is adding names to every Rossland Avenue home from back in the day and pencilling them onto a historical map.

“This is my own per-sonal project,” Romano chuckled. “I am like a historian of the Gulch now. But when I meet with all these guys who are 80 years old now, they are excited about this stuff, and I even get excited just talking about it.”

Though his map is almost complete, there are still a few blank spots he’s hoping someone out there can fill.

“Everyone is interest-ed in telling me names because they don’t want to be left off,” he said. “I have about 90 per cent of the names and a picture map of buildings that still remain with the families names that lives in them in the 1950s and 60s. But letting other people that lived in the Gulch know about the project, (will give) them an opportu-nity to have input.”

It all begins with Romano’s first memory of living in a house on Ceccanti Street - the narrow West Trail road is no longer there, near where the covered bocce pits are now.

Like many Italian immigrants, Romano’s father came to Trail to work on the hill - family members stayed behind in the old country.

“My dad was already here when my mother, sister and myself came across the ocean to Canada, then on the railway we ended up here,” said Romano. “My first memory I have in Canada is on Ceccanti Street. There used to be four homes…then it came to the road going up to Warfield, and if you

went straight across you would be on Ceccanti, and there was Lazaroff ’s lumber and coal yard.”

These days Romano talks about old times with neighbours and fellow Colombo Lodge members over coffee, fill-ing his 1953 replica map with Post-its as Rossland Avenue memories bub-ble to the surface.

“First I got the 1953 map from the historical society,” he explained. “They I got the 1953 property tax notices and went through all of that.”

His research hit some roadblocks when Romano discovered the property tax own-ers weren’t necessarily the people who lived at addresses that include Perdue and LeRose

streets, Railway Lane, Bell Place, Byers Lane and Glover Road.

“That was kind of con-fusing, but I’ve been at this six months through the winter and just keep getting more names,” he said. “The whole goal for me is to get it all correct, every name, and as many as I can.”

Once his map legend is filled with old names that haven’t heard in a long time, like Guidone, Nastasi, Ermacora or Piscitelli, streets no longer in existence like Ceccanti or Byers Lane or long ago shops like Matza Shoe Repair and Toffolo’s Pool Hall, Romano is hoping to find a public spot to house his project.

“Once it’s all done,

the map can be (printed) onto any kind of materi-al, like a weather resistant product that I can display outdoors,” Romano said. “I am hoping to put it up on Rossland Avenue for others to see. The end result is I want this map with everyone’s name on it, put out there - I always wanted to recreate the Gulch and let others see it.”

Another project Romano is currently working on blends old with new - he’s gathering historic photos of Trail people for the Colombo Lodge archives as well as the group’s Facebook page.

“I have been pushing for about a year and a half, looking for people to send me their old pho-

tos,” he said. “I am sure there are lots out there, maybe in albums that will get thrown away some day. I want people to send me those (cop-ies) so I can record the history.”

Someone recently sent Romano photos of a landmark Gulch conve-nient store (pre 7-Eleven, of course), and he’s scan-ning them for the lodge’s social media page.

“I’m working on put-ting a couple more pic-tures up of Mushy’s store on Rossland Avenue,” he laughed. “Every kid used to go there for five jawbreakers for a penny. People love that kind of stuff, and it gets the older generation that grew up here in the Gulch, a little excited.”

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Mapping out the Gulch’s family historySHERI REGNIER

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Trail’s first farmers market is set to take over the streets of the down-town core on Saturday.

The 1300 block of Cedar Avenue will be closed to traffic includ-ing public transit from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the 11 planned Saturday markets.

Going farm to table is a win-win for everyone from growers to families and local businesses, says Gina Ironmonger, pro-moter for incrEDIBLE trail and now, Trail’s incrEDIBLE Farmers Market.

“What’s really impor-tant is that we are is a real farmers market, make it, bake it, grow it, or raise it,”

Ironmonger said. “We are not in competition with existing businesses, the businesses can be part of it. And we are supporting the local food movement.”

The venue is an exten-sion of incrEDIBLE trail’s first foray which has city merchants and services growing edible landscapes in their storefronts, not flowers.

“The farmers market is really another spring-board of community gathering and experience,” Ironmonger shared. “It’s really a social event, an op-portunity to talk not only with our farmers but all the businesses and service organizations on the green route who already grow food for passersby and the food bank.”

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After considerable investigation and a tour of the ex-isting plant, regional leaders have decided upgrading the Columbia Pollution Control Centre (CPCC) is the cleanest way to go.

“The plan shows that the steering committee’s preferred option, upgrading the existing CPCC will cost $28 million,” explained Trail Coun. Robert Cacchioni, the city’s repre-sentative for the Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP). “The total capital cost of the plan is $42.5 million, however the additional capital costs will be spread over 20 years.”

Those numbers are based on a service population of 16,400, he added.

“If the service population does not increase, some of the capital upgrades will not have to occur.”

Factoring in 20 years of operating and maintenance costs, the total bill nears $55 million.

Cacchioni notes before the plan is presented for public consultation in June, the final numbers of Stage 2 are subject to review by a joint advisory committee.

If the project does in fact proceed following public consultation, the hammer will come down on taxpayers living in Rossland, Warfield and Trail - but just how heavy that blow will be remains uncertain.

“Once we go through public consultation and the minis-try signs off, we can start making applications for whatever monies we can get through federal and provincial grants that focus on major infrastructure,” he said. “They (gov-ernment) want us to do this, it’s not like we decided to do this on our own - we are looking to capture as much as 75 per cent from federal and provincial grants, but there will still be a hefty bill.”

Cacchioni says improvements to the centre, located near the Waneta Plaza, will upgrade waste treatment to Level 2, or about 97 per cent cleaner.

Homes in West Trail are getting a front row seat to the progress on the Columbia River Skywalk. The stringing of the massive cables continued this week and soon workers will be using the hi-line (attached to the top portion of the tower) to begin construction of the bridge decking.

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Mike Hillman of Westcana Electric’s highway maintenance division, was working on the traffic light sensor on Thursday at the corner of Victoria St. and Bay Ave. The sensor, which is located beneath the pavement, when activated by a stopped vehicle, changes the light to allow traffic flow. Hillman was repairing some corroded connections, which were preventing proper operation of the sensor.

Therapy dog a source for soothingBETSY KLINE

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When RCMP Corporal Brett Turner moved to town in December, Castlegar gained not just another Mounty, but a therapy dog as well. Turner and his wife Eve have trained their Alaskan Malamute to be a source of calmness and comfort in a variety of challenging situa-tions.

Phoenix is four years old, weighs in at 120 lbs. and could definitely be described as a gentle giant. Shortly after the Turners got Phoenix they realized that his temperament and disposition would be well suited to work as a therapy dog. They started taking him to seniors homes and Alzheimer’s wings in Ottawa where they were stationed at the time. “The people there could reminisce about the pets they used to have, pet the dog and give him treats. He would just nuzzle up to them, and it kind of just grew from there,”

explained Brett.Once Phoenix was two years old,

he was eligible to enter formal train-ing to become an Ottawa therapy dog. Phoenix did so well, he quickly moved on to training for the READ (Reading Educational Assistance Program) program which works with children struggling with read-ing and communication issues. The final testing for this program in-volved an auditorium filled with noisy, active children.

Phoenix will be used in a number of different ways in Castlegar, pri-marily working through the RCMP Victims Assistance Program. One use will be assisting during police interviews. Brett shared an example, “If we have to interview a child who has been a victim of abuse or who has seen something violent, it is very hard and intimidating for them to sit in a room with adults that are asking them difficult questions,” he explained. “You can bring the dog in, the dog lowers the anxiety of

the victim, a kind of bonding takes place and they can almost answer the questions to the animal.”

Plans are being made for Phoenix to work in the witness area of local courthouses. “Whoever is in there as a witness, he can keep them calm or distract them — give them something to focus on,” ex-plained Eve Turner, Phoenix’s pri-mary handler.

“Our colleagues are just as excited as we are to get Phoenix working out in the community,” said Christine Van Dyke, program manager for Castlegar’s RCMP Victim Assistance Program. “Victim Services provides leader-ship and works collaboratively to enhance services to victims of crime and trauma, Phoenix adds to our ability to do our job.”

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NACCARATO, ERNEST(ERNIE)

Ernest (Ernie) Norman Naccarato died peacefully

at Rosewood Village on May 10, 2016 in Trail, BC at the

age of 86. Ernie was a loving brother, uncle, friend and wonderful teacher. He will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his sister Joy (Ed) Glover of Trail, BC, nephew David and niece Rhonda Glover and good friend Bev Wyres. Ernest was predeceased in death by his parents, Mike and Annie Naccarato of Trail, BC.Ernest was born in Trail, BC on March 31, 1930. In 1954, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree with majors in English and History and minors in Psychology and Sociology from the University of British Columbia. He began his career in Nelson in 1954 and � ve years later, he moved to Creston where he taught for 36 years.

In his younger years, Ernie enjoyed skiing, traveling, playing bridge, listening to music and spending weekends with his family in Trail. Ernie was a true animal lover and gave generously to the SPCA and the Creston Pet Adoption and Welfare Society (PAWS).� e family would like to thank all of the workers of Rosewood Village for the excellent care given to Ernie during his stay there.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Ernie’s name may be made to PAWS at 2805 Lower Wynndel Road, Creston, BC, V0B 1G8. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

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Calling all cyclists –new and experienced: Bike to Work Week 2016 is approaching! A provin-cial initiative taking place May 30 to June 5 Bike to Work Week encourages everyone to commit to commuting to work by bicycle for a week.

“We encourage every-one to join us,” said event organizer Mike Kent.

“There are just so many benefits to biking to work. Active transportation to work promotes healthy lifestyles, increased physi-cal activity, and preven-tion of chronic disease. It also provides positive eco-nomic and environmental

benefits including saving money on gas, reducing vehicle emissions and reducing our collective carbon footprint.

“Plus,” he added, “It’s a lot of fun and we have some great prizes in store for participants!”

Bike to Work Week Kootenays is the only re-gion in the province that ties in fundraising for a local non-profit with the challenge. This year, Bike to Work Week Kootenays has partnered with the West and East Kootenay Brain Injury Association – the only brain injury association serving the entire Columbia Basin/Boundary region.

“We are so pleased to be partnering with Bike to Work Week Kootenays in 2016,” says Danielle Armstrong, Executive Director of the West and East Kootenay Brain Injury Association,

“The West and East Kootenay Brain Injury Association relies on

community grants, do-nations and fundraising to provide much-needed supports and services to the individuals and fami-lies in our communities who are living with an acquired brain injury. It’s a great partnership given the importance of safety while riding your bike and reducing your risk from an acquired brain injury by wearing a properly fit-ting helmet.”

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To see all of the great local sponsors who are supporting the event go to www.biketowork.ca/koo-tenays. When you register you will be entered to win random draw prizes that will take place each day of Bike to Work Week. There will also be prizes for the individuals who raise the most money for the West and East Kootenay Brain Injury Association.

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TRAIL – After years of discussion around Physician Assisted Dying (PAD), the Canadian government has introduced Bill C-14 which addresses this topic. This is an emotional issue which requires further information to determine the impact on our society and our lives.

In an effort to bring some clarity to the issues around PAD, the Greater Trail Hospice Society has assembled a panel to look at the issue from the medical, legal and social points of view. The panel will consist of hospice physician Dr. Marnie Jacobsen, retired judge Don Sperry, Nurse Practitioner and former pain and symptom management nurse for Hospice Tammy Mclean and Dr. Zinia Pritchard. Dr. Pritchard is a Certified Spiritual Care Practitioner.

Everyone is invited to this important discussion. The event will be held at the Trail Royal Canadian Legion Br. #11 on May 18. The panel discussion will start at 7 p.m. followed by questions from those in attendance. A donation to Hospice at the door would be appreciated. May is Hospice Month.

Fort McMurray’s fire chief gets a rest as city moves toward recovery

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EDMONTON - The man who has been the face of the fire fight in Fort McMurray is taking some time off.

While the fire still rages out of con-trol in the forest, Wood Buffalo fire Chief Darby Allen says work inside the city is moving toward recovery and that’s not his expertise.

He says he will be heading south to Edmonton to have a beer and spend some time with his wife and two adult sons.

He’s planning to be back in Fort McMurray in about a week to resume his job as fire chief again.

Allen has been one of the people leading the battle against the wildfire that swept into the city last week and his heartfelt updates on social media have made him a celebrity of sorts.

More than 2,400 homes and buildings were destroyed in the blaze and 530 were damaged, but firefighters under his charge have been credited with saving up to 90 per cent of the city.

Crews continued to snuff out flareups and seek out hot spots Thursday while inspectors assessed damage to homes and businesses.

Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee says as the focus shifts to stabi-lization and recovery, the key goals are making sure the fire is completely out, restoring utilities and ensuring the hospital is functional.

That’s especially important in an iso-lated region like Fort McMurray where the next nearest hospital is hours away, she told a briefing in Edmonton.

Larivee expects it will take five days to assess all structures in the city, but empha-sized there is still no fixed date for a return.

“We know that this is not what Fort McMurray and area residents want to hear, but this is what we need to do to ensure

safety,” she said.“The good news is that there are a lot of

people already working in the community to make it safe,” she continued.

“Power and data service has been re-stored to the downtown area. We have damage assessment teams on site and they inspected 520 structures yesterday from the outside … so we are beginning to develop a clearer picture.”

The military is pulling out, but Brig.-Gen. Wayne Eyre, commander of Joint Task Force West, said personnel will re-main on high alert throughout the sum-mer.

Fire official Chad Morrison said cooler weather has helped crews battle the blaze, which has grown to more than 2,400 square kilometres and is still raging in the forest. Infrared scanners show there are still hot spots outside the city.

“We have had a bit of a break here … but we are going to see more hot, dry weather starting Saturday,” he said.

“The good news with that is we will continue to see some southwest winds that will push the fire away from the com-munity into the remote forested areas.

“That being said, we are long from over in this fight.”

More than 850 firefighters supported by 33 helicopters, 13 air tankers and 93 pieces of heavy equipment were on the job Thursday.

Scott Long of Alberta Emergency Management reiterated the importance of preparing the city’s hospital to reopen.

“The primary focus is the emergency department, diagnostic imagery and laboratory services as well as the H-VAC system,” he said.

“There was some water and smoke damage. As you can well imagine, one of the most sterile places that we have to have is the hospital, so there is a lot of work to get that done.”

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RELIEF EFFORT

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Jack McConnachie and his fellow Trail Rotarians donated the revenue from kettle corn sales at Silver City Days to the Fort McMurray relief effort. Including a few additional donations received, the club raised $964 for victims of the wildfire.

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister John McCallum says 98 per cent of government-sponsored Syrian refu-gees have now found permanent housing.

He says the government plans to bring in 25,000 government-sponsored refugees from Syria this year and is well on its way to that goal.

That’s on top of the 25,000 brought in by the end of February in a mix of sponsorships.

McCallum says 17,300 of this year’s 25,000 govern-ment-sponsored refugees have already arrived and the

remainder will be here by the end of December.He says challenges remain in the fields of language

training and jobs, but resettlement efforts are proceed-ing.

“I’m probably the only immigration minister in the world whose major challenge is not being able to deliver enough refugees quickly enough to satisfy the amazing generosity of Canadian households, Canadian families who want to sponsor them,” he said.

“This is good problem to have in a sense that it underlines the welcoming nature of our people, but it’s still a problem.”

NEW YORK - First Nations leaders from northwestern British Columbia have taken their battle against a liquefied natural gas proj-ect to the United Nations.

The group was scheduled to travel to New York Thursday to seek UN support for a demand that the Canadian government reject the LNG project proposed just south of Prince Rupert.

Opponents say the $36-billion Pacific Northwest plant, slated for Lelu Island at the mouth of the

Skeena River, threatens wild salmon habitat on the second largest salmon bearing river in B.C.

Hereditary Chief of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, John Ridsdale, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earned cheers at a recent UN forum by pledging to protect the rights of indigenous people.

But Ridsdale says the LNG devel-opment, backed by Malaysia’s state oil company, Petronas, endangers that pledge and is “the wrong proj-ect in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Environment Minister Catherine

McKenna has said a cabinet deci-sion on an environmental assessment covering the Pacific Northwest plant should be made by late June.

The B.C. government believes the project could generate more than 18,000 jobs and produce billions in revenue.

“We will not sell our salmon fu-ture for any price,” Murray Smith, one of the House Leaders of the Gitwilgyoots Tribe, says in a news release.

The Gitwilgyoots Tribe is one of the Nine Allied Tribes of Lax Kw’alaams opposed to the LNG plant.


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OTTAWA — The head of one of Canada’s biggest media empires is calling on Ottawa to spend more on Canadian newspaper ads, and to give greater tax breaks to companies that do the same.

Postmedia president and CEO Paul Godfrey made the plea Thursday to a Commons committee examining the future of the country’s struggling local media.

“Come back and adver-tise in our newspapers and on our websites,” Godfrey pleaded, noting that gov-ernment cuts to advertising in recent years have dispro-portionately affected news-papers.

“We’re asking the gov-ernment to be an ally, not for a bailout of the Canadian newspaper industry.”

Godfrey pointed to federal statistics showing government advertising in newspapers was halved, while online advertising nearly doubled, between 2010 and 2015. The bulk of the money went to for-eign-owned behemoths like Google and Facebook, which produce no original Canadian news content.

He called on the govern-ment to explore ways to encourage Canadian busi-nesses to advertise locally, through higher tax write-offs for firms that buy ads in Canada.

Godfrey also suggested Heritage Canada’s Aid to Publishers program be expanded to include daily publications and commu-nity newspapers, saying it could help support the cre-ation of local news content.

Currently, the fund provides financial help to Canadian print magazines, non-daily newspapers and digital periodicals.

Godfrey warned that, without added revenues, many local news outlets will likely be shuttered in the next three years.

The Liberals on the com-mittee were quick to accuse Godfrey of contradicting himself. Postmedia has been among the strongest critics of government spending on advertising, said Liberal MP Adam Vaughan.

“There have been no fiercer critics of subsidies to the media than the Toronto Sun and the National Post,” Vaughan said of two of Postmedia’s flagship papers. “How do you square your editorial position with your corporate position?”

Godfrey responded by saying Postmedia colum-nists are given leeway to write articles that contra-dict their own company’s positions on political and other issues.

Vaughan also questioned why taxpayers would want to bail out a failing company that is owned in part by a U.S. investment group.

Postmedia was formed in 2010 when the Canwest newspapers were bought while under court-super-vised credit protection by an investment group backed by New York hedge fund Golden Tree Asset Management for $1.1 bil-lion.

Last year it grew to be-come the largest newspaper chain in the country when it paid $316-million to buy Sun Media’s English-language news properties, including 175 newspapers and digital publications, notably the Sun chain of pa-pers in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Winnipeg, plus The London Free Press.

The deal also included the free 24 Hours com-muter dailies in Toronto and Vancouver, the English-language Canoe online por-tal and more than a million square feet of real estate.

But the sale also saddled Postmedia with massive debt obligations.

Godfrey told the com-mittee that, while his news properties would benefit from government support, he was pitching the rec-ommendations on behalf of Canadian newspapers at large, not just his own company, which he noted is still Canadian-controlled.

Vaughan also openly criticized Godfrey for al-lowing Postmedia news-papers to publish a full front-page Conservative campaign ad, bathed in the non-partisan yellow of Elections Canada, just two days prior to last year’s Oct. 19 federal election.

The Liberals also bought up the home page of the National Post’s digital oper-ation during the campaign, Godfrey pointed out.

Conservative committee member Peter Van Loan of-fered advice to Godfrey for preventing a further decline in his company’s advertising revenues — don’t abandon local news.

“I’ve seen some recent trends where you’re trying to do almost a Metroland model of centralizing edi-torial control,” the York-Simcoe Ontario MP said.

“I warn you that I think

that will harm some of your long-term competitive ad-vantage.”

Postmedia announced sweeping changes to its op-erations in January, cutting 90 jobs across the country and merging newsrooms from multiple newspapers into one each in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa.

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Education minister makes vist to School District 20Minister Mike Bernier was recently

in our school district to see some of the incredible programs that School District No. 20 (Kootenay-

Columbia) has to offer. He also had the opportunity to observe first-hand some of the geographical challenges that our students face to achieve their education!

On April 22, Superintendent Luterbach and I met up with Minister Bernier at Selkirk College in Nelson where we visited some of our grade 12 students who are involved in dual credit programs to complete their K-12 education while earning college credits toward their Red Seal trades certi-fication at the same time.

Our next stop on the tour was Stanley Humphries Secondary. Minister Bernier was delighted by the new portable sawmill donated by Zellstoff Celgar with logs donated by Atco Wood Products. He even got the opportunity to turn a log into dimensional lumber! Students, in conjunction with our CUPE trades crew, have built some beautiful and func-tional high tables using wood cut from the sawmill for around the perimeter of their cafeteria for all students to enjoy. Quick stops to observe auto shop, foods lab and robotics lab were educational and informative.

The next stop was Glenmerry Elementary School. Minister Bernier toured a grade 2/3 class-room where Ms. Martini was doing an inquiry project about science and then a visit to Mr. Page’s 4/5 class working on multiplication using a strategy he had just learned recently while attending a dis-trict teacher learning event with Carole Fullerton. While touring the facility we certainly were able to point out some of the physical challenges with Glenmerry Elementary, including the portables.

Our last stop on the tour was at Kootenay-Columbia Learning Centre with the students and

staff of the Take A Hike alternative education pro-gram. Along with the program staff and students, we participated in one of the daily activities called grounding, a mindful experience to develop focus.

The last event of the day was a 45-minute meet-ing with the Board of Education and the Minister. It was a conversation led by trustees related to con-cerns about inadequate funding and other matters of concern to the district:

• We gave the Minister of list of the $6 million in financial cuts that had been made in the district over the last 6 years.

• We discussed our concerns regarding the downloading of costs by the provincial govern-ment for required services that impact our budget.

• We informed the Minister that the compulsory administrative savings of $390,000 over the past

two years seemed discriminatory because we have already closed several schools, cut services and reduced vital student supports. We have no “low hanging fruit.”

• We informed him of our very stressful decision to generate revenue to meet our budget needs by charging for bus transportation

• We had a conversation about the Ministry’s policy of not allowing pay increases over the last six years and are now allowing exempt staff to re-ceive increases that need to be provided from the already strained financial resources of the district.

• We spoke about the status of our aging facili-ties and the need for capital funding to address the long term maintenance and upgrades necessary to keep them healthy and environmentally sound.

• We requested assistance on a property matter that involved crown lands

• Highlighted our concerns regarding student safety for those who need to walk along highway corridors and busy intersections.

We would have loved to take Minister Bernier to every school in our district if he would have had the availability. We have so much to be proud of in our district! Amazing students and teachers, supported by dedicated support and administrative staff equals first class education! We appreciated the opportunity to express our concerns and hope that Minister Bernier will remember our district when advocating to the Minister of Finance for more funding for all public K-12 schools in the province.

Teri Ferworn is the chair for School District 20.Community Comment is an opportunity for

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OPINIONWould you like accuracy with that spin?

Ever sense that the B.C. gov-ernment is trying to pull the wool over your eyes sometimes?

Political spin that can politely be described as light in the accuracy department.

A good example is a recent letter to the editor in the East Kootenay News Online Weekly, by Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett.

Bennett wrote: “Each year Hydro-Quebec publishes a study that compares electricity rates…Last year’s study showed that the average (monthly) bill for a B.C. household using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of elec-tricity (kWh) was $143. In Halifax, a typical bill is $223 and in Ottawa the average is $207.”

Seems he mistook a “comparative index of prices” with dollars.

The actual monthly bill: Vancouver ($103), Halifax ($160) and Ottawa ($149).

Bennett went on to add, “adjust-ing for inflation, electricity costs the same today in B.C. as it did back in 1976.”

Can’t speak to 1976 – he didn’t cite a source – but can for 2007, using those same Hydro-Quebec studies.

In 2007, the bill for Vancouver was $67 for 1,000 kWh, $129 (2,000) and $192 (3,000). Vancouver was the second most affordable of 11 Canadian cities for all three sce-narios.

If rates had kept pace with infla-tion, they would have been $76, $147 and $218 in 2015. Instead, they were $103, $228 and $354.

Vancouver fell to third-place for lowest bill (1,000 kWh) and plum-meted to seventh place out of 12 cities in the 2,000 and 3,000 kWh scenarios.

Earlier this month – in response to B.C. auditor general Carol Bellringer’s audit of compliance and enforcement of the mining sector – the government announced it was “accepting all recommendations

with the exception of one.”One they accepted was “(safe-

guarding) taxpayers by ensuring the reclamation liability estimate is accurate and that the security held by government is sufficient to cover potential costs.”

Seems accepting and implement-ing are not always the same thing.

Here’s what B.C. auditor general Wayne Strelioff wrote in 2002 on the subject: “For the sites identified as requiring bonding, we found the bonding amount held by the prov-ince is substantially less than the estimated remediation costs. This exposes the province to considerable financial risk.

In 2000, the unfunded liability was $228 million.

The government of the day, called Strelioff ’s report “a useful guide,” promising to work with B.C.’s comp-troller general on the issue.

Here’s what Bellringer had to say: “We recommend that government safeguard taxpayers by ensuring the reclamation liability estimate is ac-curate and that the security held is sufficient to cover potential costs.”

Bellringer estimated the unfund-ed liability at $1.2 billion.

This past New Year’s Eve – hours before MSP premiums were slated to rise by 4.2 per cent – the govern-ment boasted that “approximately 800,000 residents pay no MSP pre-miums at all.”

In an op-ed following the re-

lease of the provincial budget in February, Finance minister Mike de Jong wrote: “These changes to MSP premiums mean that 45,000 people will no longer pay premiums at all…Once the changes have been implemented, nearly two million British Columbians will pay no pre-miums at all.”

Call it new math.Later in February, the govern-

ment announced what it called “an historic” five-year investment in af-fordable housing.

Any investment can be made his-toric simply by tacking on years. It’s particularly obvious, though, when the government works on three-year fiscal plans.

Minister for Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman re-turned from Japan last month where – according to the govern-ment’s news release – he tried “to help strengthen B.C.’s working rela-tionship with LNG partners head-quartered in Tokyo.”

The release noted that Japan “is the world’s largest LNG importer and is looking for opportunities to diversify the country’s energy portfolio.”

May be a case of a day late and a dollar short.

Coleman should have taken Accenture Strategy Consulting’s March 2016 report – “Gas Grows Up” – with him to read on the plane.

Two lines that jump off the page: “Recent announcements by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) indicate that Japanese natural gas consumption could settle at 84 bcm by 2030. This is almost 32 per cent less than the LNG imported in 2014.”

Maybe it’s time for the govern-ment’s LNG spin to grow up too.

And that “on time and on bud-get” – which no one buys any lon-ger – should really be replaced with “behind schedule and over-budget.”

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

DERMOD TRAVIS

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Canada’s anthem no stranger to changeAn editorial from the

Hamilton SpectatorWhen “O Canada”

was composed by Calixa Lavallee in 1880, the ac-companying lyrics by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier were in French. English lyrics were eventually added, and the most pop-ular version of the song at the time — in the early 1900s — included the line: “True patriot love thou dost in us command.”

Just before the First World War, the English lyrics were changed, alter-ing the line to read “In all thy sons command.”

When the song was officially adopted as Canada’s national an-them in 1980, lyrics were changed in several places to eliminate repetitive phrases. Enter the lines “From far and wide, O

Canada” and “God keep our land, glorious and free.”

OK, enough history. The point is, there is ample precedent for changing “O Canada” to fit the times. It wasn’t a problem in 1913 or in 1980, and there’s no legitimate reason it should be a problem now. At least not if there’s a good reason to change. And there is.

Advocates for change want to see “In all thy sons command” changed again to “In all of us command.” It’s to make the lyrics more gender neutral and inclu-sive. And it’s a good idea. Why should the 51 per cent of Canadians who happen to be female have to sing a lyric that doesn’t include them? Change-averse critics argue the modification isn’t neces-sary because the line refers

to all Canadians, not just males. That’s a weak argu-ment.

So why not change the words to make them more reflective of modern real-ity? Women work. They fight in the armed forces. Soon, female faces will begin to appear on bills. Our society has changed, certainly since 1913 and also since 1980.

Our national icons, in-cluding the anthem, ought to be living representations of citizenship and national pride. There is no reason they have to remain stuck in the past because some people don’t like change.

Last Friday, Liberal MP Mauril Belanger, suffering late-stage Lou Gehrig’s dis-ease, went to Parliament to support his private mem-ber’s bill to change the lyrics. Liberals and NDP

backed the change, but the Conservatives refused to lend support, meaning the bill will now be delayed, quite possibly until it’s too late for Belanger to see it become law.

Conservatives are stung by allegations they stalled the bill and defeated Belanger’s ambitions. They argue they have a right to disagree. That’s true, but it’s also true that their disagreement will prob-ably mean nothing since both the governing party and third party support the change, which means it will go through with or without Conservative support.

Our anthem is no stranger to change. Making this small one to make it more inclusive and relevant to more citizens is a worthy cause.

Ottawa delivers a bargain on opennessAn editorial from the Toronto StarIt’s not a free ride — but close

enough.The federal government’s immediate

lifting of all costs for processing access to information requests, except for a $5 application fee, marks a significant ad-vance in openness. This will give more Canadians an opportunity to examine official records and track the machina-tions of their elected officials, federal agencies and departments.

It doesn’t fully deliver on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to introduce a new era of accountability to Ottawa. Considerably more needs to be done in that regard. But this serves as a welcome sign that the Liberal gov-ernment is committed to meaningful change.

The federal Access to Information Act hasn’t received a substantial update in more than 30 years. Reform of this process is essential to provide more transparency, and waiving extraordi-nary costs is overdue.

In the past, one way for truculent bureaucrats to block access to govern-ment documents was to inform people that fulfilling their request would cost hundreds or even thousands of dol-lars, ostensibly to cover copying and

other expenses. When presented with that prospect, few applicants had suf-ficiently deep pockets to continue.

Now this barrier has been removed. In another step forward, the govern-ment has indicated it will release in-formation in “user-friendly formats” whenever possible. Previously, re-quested files were sometimes deliv-ered in paper format, or in other forms making computer analysis difficult, especially when thousands of pages were involved.

The next stage in fixing Canada’s access system is to come later this year, when the government plans to intro-duce legislation giving the Office of the Information Commissioner power to force bureaucrats to release records. Currently, this office can only recom-mend that material be disclosed.

And the act is to be extended to “apply appropriately” to ministers’ of-fices and the Prime Minister’s Office. Ottawa’s definition of “appropriate,” in this context, remains to be seen. But the principle of accountability demands that terms for access be set as broadly as possible. As the Trudeau government has reminded Canadians in the past, this information belongs to the people and it should be open by default.

Critter Day was held last Saturday at Beaver Creek Provincial Park. More than 300 people turned out to learn more about the special ecosystems, and the species that inhabit them, in the Trail and Pend d’Oreille Valley region. Various lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, aquatic insects, butterflies, native plants, and juvenile White Sturgeon were on show, together with many interactive displays. The event was organized by the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) and Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP), with funding from FortisBC, Teck, and Columbia Power Corporation. From the top left and clockwise; Marlow DeRosa gets up close with a snake; Nicole Johnson carefully handles a western toad; Janice Arndt with a butterfly display.

Cranbrook is seeking a wildlife permit from the provincial government that would give the city the option of conducting a deer cull in the 2016 calendar year if approved by council.

The issue came up at city council on Monday evening, as a recommendation from the Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee. The provincial government sets the limit on how many deer can be culled, but Cranbrook is seeking a permit of up to 34 animals, with a budget of $17,000 at $494 per animal.

Just because the city is pursuing a wildlife permit doesn’t mean there will be a cull, said councillor Blissett, who also noted that the application process was being done in a public meeting.

As it currently stands, a cull is the only legal option that municipalities have for urban deer management. The translocation study being conducted by Vast Resource Solutions in four East Kootenay communi-ties, including Cranbrook and Kimberley, is a scientific study and not meant to be a tool for urban deer management.

The study began in late February as Vast Resource Solutions captured 60 deer from Cranbrook, Kimberley, Invermere and Elkford, fitting a number of them with GPS trackers to monitor their movements.

Vast Resource Solutions has bought two years of GPS tracking on the radio collars that have been fitted to the translocated deer, and will submit a final report to the provincial government afterwards.

“Let’s be clear on this, the translocation study or trial—we could be three years before we get any results from that,” said

Mayor Lee Pratt. “We are getting updates from Vast as it goes on…but the thing is, we can’t not look after doing something in anticipation of what this relocation study is going to produce.

“I’m sure that most people know that in the last two years, there have been more deer born in Cranbrook that we can even come close to culling. If we’re looking at waiting three years for the results of that, it’s not going to be good.”

As far as urban deer complaints go, there hasn’t been much feedback to city hall, how-ever, that usually changes in the fawning season, according to Chris Zettel, the city’s corporate communications officer.

“We find that come the end of May through June is typically when the does have their fawns and that’s when we see the aggression complaints jump up consider-ably,” Zettel told council.


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Warfield native nets architectural scholarshipTORONTO – In the

opening paragraph of “Restorative Play: Using Child-Centred Design to Revitalize Urban Spaces,” Diana Studer warns deci-sion makers, “we do not consider children as full citizens of our society with an equal right to public spaces and trans-portation… this leads to a lack of pride in our pub-lic spaces which can carry into adulthood”.

The Michael Evamy Scholarship selection com-mittee was impressed with Studer’s proposal to con-sider children in the urban design process. Studer, a student at the RAIC Centre for Architecture at Athabasca University, was recently awarded this year’s $5000 prize.

Studer, a native of Warfield, is the daugh-ter of Lorna and Roland Perri. She graduated from J.L. Crowe Secondary in 2000. She currently lives in Victoria with her hus-band and is employed at an architectural firm.

“Designing with chil-dren in mind is essential to creating vibrant urban environments, and the judges are confident that

sponsoring Diana’s con-tinued research in this area will contribute to this vibrancy,” said Donna Clare, DIALOG Principal and selection committee member.

Fo c u s i n g o n Copenhagen, Portland and Vancouver, Studer plans to study how cities can adapt to and serve the needs of children through urban design, and explore

how children can be en-gaged in the schematic design process. She plans to apply the results of her research and travel experi-ence to her thesis project, where she will design an urban school and family housing within downtown Victoria.

There were 12 strong submissions for this year’s scholarship. The judges awarded Dihua Wei, from the University of McGill, an honorable mention and a $500 prize for her outstanding submission, Literary Garden.

DIALOG established the Michael Evamy Scholarship Foundation to honour the memory of Michael Evamy, a partner instrumental in building its integrated practice from 1966 to 1993. The

award provides financial assistance to a selected Canadian student attend-ing a Canadian School of Architecture in the year prior to their final year of study, to undertake a specific research project based on their chosen field of interest. The in-tent of the study is to enrich and advance the candidate’s personal and professional experience and knowledge on a topic relevant to the practice of architecture.

The value of the Michael Evamy Scholarship is $5000. A secondary amount up to $3000 is available for project re-lated expenses, including travel expenses, during the course of the investigation.

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Warfield native Diana Studer’s proposal to con-sider children in the urban design process, earned her the Michael Evamy Scholarship award. The award includes a $5,000 prize to be used to under-take a specific research project based on her cho-sen field of interest.

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Jost and Fabbro net CJHL awards

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Penticton Vees for-ward Tyson Jost and defenceman Dante Fabro took home top national honours from the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).

The CJHL National Awards are awarded each season and rec-ognize individual suc-cess in the 10 Junior A leagues in the CJHL.

Jost won the MVP and Top Forward awards on the strength of a 42 goal and 104 point sea-son in just 48 games played, for a BCHL best 2.17 points per game. In December, the 18-year-old St. Albert native led Team Canada West to a gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge. Jost committed to the University of North Dakota for next season, and is expected to go in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Fabbro put up 67 points to lead all BCHL blueliners and his 31 power-play points helped the Vees to a league-best 30.7 per cent success rate. Fabbro played in 45 BCHL games as he spent part of December with gold-medal-winning Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge. Playing in all situations, Fabbro was assessed just 30 min-utes in penalties. The Coquitlam, product is committed to Boston University for next sea-son and is also expected to be a first-round selec-tion in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

The Top Goaltender Award went to Matthew Murray of the Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). Also a member of Team Canada West, in his

second year with the Saints, Murray com-piled a record of 23-4-0 with three shutouts, a 2.59 GAA and .910 Save Percentage. Last season Matthew backstopped Spruce Grove to their second consecutive AJHL Championship as a rookie, while also sharing in the AJHL Top Goaltender award, which is awarded to the AJHL team with the lowest GAA. The 18 year old from St Albert, Albert has com-mitted to the University of Massachusetts of the NCAA Division I.

The Brooks Bandits’ Cale Makar was awarded Rookie of the Year. The 17-year-old defence-man finished second overall among AJHL rookie scorers with 43 assists and 50 points, and leads all Bandits players in assists. He is currently on an 8 game point streak. “Based on Cale’s exceptional play in last year’s playoffs as an affiliate, our staff expected him to have an outstanding rookie season,” said Bandits GM / Head Coach Ryan Papaioannou. “His abili-ties with the puck are second to none and he sees the ice extremely well. Cale loves to jump into the rush and push the pace offensively. He is a key component you our team success and this recognition as rookie of the year is a great vote of confidence from opposing coaches.” Makar dressed in all 20 playoff games as an af-filiate player last season, and has averaged 1.0 points per games in his first full season with the Bandits.

Each of the the 10 leagues in the CJHL submitted a candidate for all of the CJHL National Awards.

New coach, new season

JIM BAILEYTrail Times

The Trail Stingrays landed a new coach.

Jennifer Chung was promoted to the new head coach position of the Greater Trail Stingrays Swim Club for the upcoming summer swim season. The Rossland resi-dent is no stranger to the club having competed for eight years, six years with the Stingrays, before assisting former coach Samme Beatson with coaching duties, while competing the past two seasons.

Chung is an elite swimmer in her own right, winning count-less medals over the years, in-cluding most recently a pair of bronze medals at the BC Summer Swimming Association’s provin-cial championship in August 2014. As an athlete and coach, the 18-year-old J. L. Crowe graduate would like to make the Stingray experience both enjoyable and productive for new and returning swimmers.

“My goal is to create a fun and positive environment,” said Chung. “Teaching them the basic levels of swimming and how to improve on their stroke, and how to maintain their swim-ming for like a life-long skill. As a competitive sport, I want them be motivated and inspired to be disciplined and driven and have good sporting behaviour

and team work.”Stingray swimmers started the

season about two weeks ago, and the start of the year looks good so far, says Chung, with numbers up from last year.

“The numbers are slowly in-creasing. So far it’s been pretty good, and a little better than last year. We have quite a few new kids, especially in juniors.”

The Stingrays Swim Club has been teaching swimmers stroke improvement and competitive swimming techniques in a fun and supportive atmosphere, while building strength and con-fidence, for over 40 years. Chung

wants to see the club continue to thrive and grow, and hopes more swimmers will come out whether its just for conditioning or competing.

“Anyone of all ages can join. Some just want to stay fit and have fun, but others if I see their competetive drive, I will definite-ly push them.”

Thanks to funds provided by Rossland City council, Rossland swimmers under 19 and over 55 get refunded for the Trail Rec Program fees.

The Stingrays season kicks off in earnest when Trail hosts the first of seven meets this sea-

son June 4-5. Chung will also be assisted by longtime Stingrays swimmers Diego Greenwood and Kayla Fraser.

During the month of May, the club meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:30 p.m. for junior practice and 5:30 p.m. for seniors. The Stingrays begin every day practices beginning in June, with dryland training as an added ele-ment of the club’s program.

Those curious can also test the waters by attending five practices for just $25.

For more information go to trailstingrays.ca or check out their Facebook page.

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Kayla Fraser (left) and Diego Greenwood (far right) will assist Greater Trail Stingrays Swim Club new head coach Jennifer Chung this season.

Dynamiters name new head coachTYLER ROCCACranbrook Townsman

The Kimberley Dynamiters Hockey Club has found its new bench boss and didn’t have to go very far to find him.

Derek Stuart, 39, has been named the suc-cessor to Jerry Bancks, taking over as head coach and general manager of the Kimberley Dynamiters, following six seasons in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).

Stuart, a native of Calgary, has strong Kimberley connections, having spent three seasons (1995 to 1998) playing for the Dynamiters during the club’s Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League days, two of which came under the tutelage of the outgoing Bancks.

“It’s very exciting for me, as well as for my wife and daughter,” Stuart said over the

phone Monday morning. “I have a lot of family in Kimberley, and friends. I played there for three years, so it’s really exciting for me to come back and get a chance to work with a team that gave me an opportunity as a player and a town that means a lot to me.

“It’s a top-notch organization in the KIJHL, which was important. It’s run re-ally well and it’s had lots of success over the past few years. Jerry [Bancks] has obvi-ously changed the culture and how things are done there.”

Of particular note, Stuart is a cousin of Jeff Keiver, who served alongside Bancks as an assistant coach with the Dynamiters.

According to Kimberley Dynamiters vice-president James Leroux, Stuart signed a two-year contract with the club, including a mutual option for a third year. Additionally, Leroux said the club received over 50 ap-

plications for the position.“We’re in the business of developing

players and coaches,” Leroux said Monday morning. “If he gets an outstanding offer from somebody, we don’t want to hold him back either.

“[The Kimberley connection] was a really important factor [in the hiring process].”

Stuart spent a total of five seasons as an assistant coach with the AJHL’s Okotoks Oilers (2010-11 to 2012-13; 2014-15 to 2015-16) with a stint as head coach of the AJHL’s Calgary Mustangs sandwiched in between.

During his time with the Oilers, Stuart highlighted the role head coach James Poole played in providing learning opportunities by delegating tasks and responsibilities.

Stuart notched a record of 26-28-6-0 dur-ing his lone full season (2013-14) as head coach of the Mustangs.

Rock the bid.That is the theme a group of volunteers are using

to urge curling fans to help them bring the Scotties Tournament of Hearts to Penticton in 2018.

Kim Kirkham and Charlie Cohoe are leading a host committee that has until June 30 to submit a bid on to Curling Canada for one of its premier events. The committee has set a goal of collecting, 1,000 deposits of $100 each before June 20.

“You basically have to prove that the city would sup-port it before you would be chosen as the city to host an event,” said Kirkham, who is also counting on curling fans from other regions to show its support. “What we have going for us is that the facility is second to none.”

Kirkham stated the South Okanagan Events Centre is a perfect competition venue and the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, where the Party (the Patch) will be held, are connected via an enclosed walkway, is an ideal setup.

“We are confident that we can put on a first-class event,” Kirkham said in the release. “We just need the public to get behind this and purchase a full event pass.”

The host committee is excited to have the opportu-

nity to submit a bid for the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. After putting on a strong Continental Cup of Curling, they wanted to pursue an event of this size. Kirkham knows they have the experience and said their organizing committee consists of many people who were involved in the 2013 Continental Cup of Curling. As well, they have recruited some of the “under 40” Pentictonites to help spread the word to the younger demographic. Kirkham believes the volunteer community will step up. They have also received strong support from Spectra Venue Management.

The group has created www.rockthebid.com, Facebook page and are on Twitter @rockthebid.

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts will bring a signifi-cant economic benefit to the City of Penticton. Attendees will provide economic spinoffs through hotel stays, shopping, dining and other tourism activities. Economic benefits are estimated to be $6 to $12 million. It will also bring national television exposure and an opportunity to highlight the area. The arena audience is expected to be in excess of 80,000 over the eight days of competition.

A strong response, over the next six weeks, will greatly increase the chance of a successful bid. Orders can be placed at Valley First Box office at the SOEC, Wine Country Visitors Centre, via phone at 1-877-SOEC.TIX (250-763-2849) or ValleyFirstTix.com.


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bids for Tournament of HeartsEMANUEL SEQUEIRA

Penticton Western News

Blues look ahead to Conference finalASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS - Ken Hitchcock used to take it for granted coaching teams in conference finals, and even the Stanley Cup.

That was before his time with the St. Louis Blues.

Now Hitchcock and his Blues are relishing the opportunity to keep playing this post-season.

“We get a chance to play for some-thing, a trophy that’s very important to get to a bigger trophy which is even more important,” Hitchcock said after the Blues advanced to their first Western Conference fi-nals since 2001 with a 6-1 victory in Game 7 against the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.

The Blues, in the playoffs for the 40th time in their 48 seasons and still looking for their first Stanley Cup title, will play Nashville or San Jose in the Western Conference finals. They will get to play Game 1 of that series - and the Stanley Cup as well if they advance - in front of their fans in St. Louis.

“They’ve been very supportive through a rebuild and through a few

disappointing playoff runs. And now we’ve made one more step to the con-ference finals,” Blues captain David Backes said. “It’s going to be more good hockey, but we haven’t accom-plished anything yet. We know we’ve got a lot of work to do. Our fans have been fantastic. We’re doing this as a group of 20 in here, and that’s our focus. But we know the people of St. Louis are loving it along with us.”

There has been plenty of post-season disappointment for the Blues, throughout their history and in re-cent years under Hitchcock. They hadn’t advanced past the first round of the playoffs the previous three seasons after getting to the second round in Hitchcock’s first season in 2011-12.

“I’m happiest for the guys who were here before I got here. And those are the guys that did all the bleeding to get us into a position now,” Hitchcock said. “They were the guys that took their lumps when the team was trying to just rebuild itself. … I’m happy for them because they get a chance to strut a little bit.”

Players like Backes (10th sea-son), Patrik Berglund and Alex

Pietrangelo (both in their eighth season) - all first- or second-round draft picks by the Blues who have spent their entire careers in St. Louis.

Hitchcock had been the coach of the Stars the last time they had played a Game 7 at home - in 2000, when they won the Western Conference finals before going to the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row. In 2004, his second sea-son in Philadelphia, Hitchcock and the Flyers made it to the Eastern Conference finals.

“Never been back since. It’s 12 years,” Hitchcock said. “Sometimes you can play your whole career and never get to play in a Conference Final. It’s pretty impressive.”

The only other time the Blues won consecutive Game 7s in the same playoff year was 1968.

Before a dominating finish against Dallas, the only team that finished ahead of them in the Western Conference during the regular season, the Blues started this post-season by beating the defend-ing Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in another seven-game series.

Canada survives scareCANADIAN

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Taylor Hall scored twice as Canada survived a second-period scare and defeated Germany 5-2 Thursday at the world hockey championship.

The Germans scored twice in the second to tie the game 2-2, forcing Canada coach Bill Peters to juggle his lines.

Canada responded quickly as Hall scored his second of the game, and team-leading fifth of the tournament, at the 3:54 mark of the third period on a pass from Edmonton Oilers teammate Connor McDavid.

Corey Perry and Cody Ceci both scored on the power play for Canada, while Boone Jenner’s first of the tournament came at even strength.

Patrick Reimer and Sinan Akdag replied for Germany.

Canada moved into a tie with Finland for first place in Group B. Both

teams have 12 points from four regulation wins.

It appeared that the win could come at a high price. Perry briefly left the game favour-ing his knee midway through the second pe-riod after an accidental mid-ice collision with Germany’s Tobias Rider, but Canada’s captain to action after missing just a couple of shifts.

For ward Brad Marchand, a game-day decision due to injury, took a regular shift for Canada, but Mark Scheifele did not dress due to illness.

The Germans pressed Canada hard in the game’s early going, keeping the shot margin to a narrow 15-12 through the first 40 minutes and pressuring goaltender Cam Talbot in front of his net.

Trailing 1-0 in the late stages of the first period, Germany had an appar-ent goal from a two-on-one disallowed when it was ruled that forward Gerrit Fauser had kicked the puck into the net.

Talbot made 17 saves to record his third win of the tournament, while Timo Pielmeier stopped 17 of 22 shots.

Goaltender Thomas Greiss was added to Germany’s roster be-fore the game after his New York Islanders were eliminated from the NHL playoffs. He served as Pielmeier’s backup.

The win extends Canada’s world champi-onship winning streak to 14 games, including the team’s 10-0 run to the gold medal in Prague in 2015.

In other Group B ac-tion, the United States shut out France 4-0.

Group A action in Moscow delivered two lopsided results. The Czech Republic re-mained unbeaten after a 7-1 win over Norway, while the host Russians improved their record to 3-0-0-1 after decimating Denmark by a score of 9-1 in the late game at the Ice Palace.

Canada’s next game will come against 2-0-0-2 Slovakia on Saturday.

A home run for Silver City Days

It will be nice being able this weekend to access Trail’s down-town areas, scarcity of parking be damned, but it was wonderful to

see the response to the City of Trail’s expanded efforts for Silver City Days reap such rewards as they did.

Full venues, big crowds and happy fairgoers were the order of all the days of the event. Fundraising by many or-ganizations went very well and the or-ganizers need to be congratulated for a very successful restart that bodes well, weather permitting, for future events.

I have yet to hear how well the shuttle bus program was used, but I hope the City is feeling encouraged to maintain and perhaps expand the concept. The walking bridge will make it easier, but many a long term area resident cannot fully participate in events like Silver City Days if it in-volves kilometer-long or longer walks between transportation and venues.

Speaking of the new bridge, I sug-gest planning some event, like a ball tournament, for iconic Butler Park, which many a returning native might like to attend. Baseball of any level, fastball, ditto, even slo-pitch, would attract visitors, especially with shuttle bus access on top of the walkway, and make good use of a fairly well-main-tained but often underutilized city fa-cility about which many of us raised here have strong memories.

As much a baseball as hockey town, at least, “back in the day,” this area had that great ball park towards which young players could aspire and in which much senior baseball and fastball was featured.

For young players, who used the

Little League fields, Sunningdale, Pople and all but undeveloped Warfield (now Haley) parks to develop, Butler was a goal. To be good enough to get to play under the only ball lights in the area was a dream. Only junior and senior players, including fastballing women - meaning those who perservered and developed well enough to qualify for very competitive junior and senior rosters - were allowed in the Big Time Butler represented.

Be nice to see it highlighted in ensu-ing, “Homecoming,” events.

• One more mountain for West Kelowna Warriors to climb, but their progress so far - first seed from Western Canada in the Royal Bank Cup national playdown - is impres-sive. They have knocked off all three BCHL division champions and now three provincial champions on their way to the ultimate dance, and con-gratulations to them.

Once again, perhaps we should not have been so hard on a Smokie team that could not compete at the Warriors’ level.

DAVE THOMPSON

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Fr. Bart van RoijenWhen it comes to preaching much can be

learned from the great sermons in the Book of Acts. Notice how most of them are rooted in Scripture, re-telling the story of Abraham, Moses, David, the Prophets and the Psalms; opening the Scriptures, as the Risen Christ had opened the Scriptures for them (cf. Luke 24:32 and Luke 24:44), to show that it was necessary that the Christ should suffer and die and so be raised on the third day. The early sermons began with what was familiar, establishing a strong link between past and present, showing that what has come to pass and what we have come to know fi nds its fulfi llment in Christ himself.

Christians must be storytellers, ordinary people who have come to know the deeds of the Lord, not only in Scripture, but in the unfolding of our lives. We are “witnesses of the things”, “we have seen the Lord”, and our lives have taken on a new meaning in the context of an ever unfolding story.

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the story and the work of the Holy Spirit. For only stories have the power to speak to the heart. Only stories have a way of giving both the meaning and context to our lives. Only sto-ries have the power to build societies, cultures and peoples. Only stories have the power to transform, unify and give direction to our lives.

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RELIGIONPope says he’s willing to study women deacons

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Thursday he is willing to create a commission to study whether women can be deacons in the Catholic Church, sig-nalling openness to letting women serve in ordained ministry currently reserved to men.

Francis agreed to a proposal to create an official study commission during a closed-door meeting with some 900 superiors of women’s religious orders.

Deacons are ordained ministers but are not priests, though they can perform many of the same functions as priests: preside at weddings, baptisms and funerals, and preach. They cannot, however, celebrate Mass.

Currently, married men — who are also mostly excluded from the Roman Catholic priesthood — can serve as deacons. Women cannot, however, though historians say women served as deacons in the early Church.

The pope in no way signalled during a 75-minute conversation with the sisters that the church’s long-standing prohibition on ordaining women priests will change. But asked during a question-and-answer session if he would be willing to create a commission to study whether women could serve as deacons, Francis said he was open to the idea, according to the National Catholic Reporter and Catholic News Service, which had reporters in the audience hall.

The publications quoted Francis as saying: “I ac-cept. It would be useful for the church to clarify this question. I agree.”

Vatican Radio also reported on the pope’s com-ments.

Francis noted that the deaconesses of the early church weren’t ordained as they are today. But he said he would ask the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to report back on studies that have been done on the issue, Catholic News Service said.

Francis also said he would ask another Vatican office that is in charge of the liturgy to report back on why women aren’t allowed to give a homily at Mass.

The Women’s Ordination Conference, which advo-cates for women priests, praised Francis’ willingness to create a study commission as a “great step for the Vatican in recognizing its own history.”

“Biblical evidence names several women deacons, working alongside men in the early Church including: Phoebe, St. Olympias, Dionysia, St. Radegund and St. Macrina,” the group said in a statement.

The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit author, said the move would benefit the whole church.

“The female diaconate is not only an idea whose time has come, but a reality recovered from history,” he said in an email.

“Women preaching during Mass would mean that Catholics would finally be able to hear reflections on Scripture from women speaking from the pulpit, and thus the church would be immeasurably enriched. This is news of immense joy for the church.”

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TODAY’S CROSSWORD

LEISURE

Dear Annie: I’d like to fix the relationship between my fiancee and my mother before things get out of hand.

My fiancee, “Beth,” fixates on in-stances where she feels my mother has slighted her. For example, Beth calls me by a shortened version of my name, a nickname my mother hates and has ranted on about. My mother has also raved about the many talents and successes of the friends I had in high school (a de-cade ago) while only complimenting Beth on how “cute” she is (something that annoys Beth to no end.)

I either don’t recognize these is-sues in the moment, or I’m not pres-ent when they happen. I have told my mother how much Beth means to me and asked her directly whether there is something she doesn’t like about her, but it’s made no differ-ence. Mom has a tendency to run at the mouth and I’m not convinced she thinks about how her words impact those around her. I can un-derstand why Beth feels animosity

from Mom.Both my family and my fiancee

are extremely important to me. Beth gets along with the rest of my family, but it seems that every in-teraction with my mother leads to hurt feelings. I would suggest a direct conversation between the two, but that possibility seems remote. How can I improve this relation-ship before it reaches a breaking point? -- Stuck in the Middle

Dear Stuck: First we commend you for recognizing how damaging this dynamic is and making an effort to fix things. Your mother sounds jealous with her unflattering com-parisons and subtle criticisms. But Beth seems insecure and overly fo-cused on slights, intentional or not.

Please talk to them separately. Tell your mother firmly that she must accept your fiancee or she will be the one to lose out. Explain that she

raised you well, so she should trust your choice in a life partner. Add that

getting along with Beth means having another person to love, and more access to you and future grandchildren.

Then speak to Beth. Tell her that Mom is anxious, and fearful that she is losing her son. She needs reassur-ance, tolerance and pa-tience. Make sure Beth understands that you

love Mom and aren’t going to cut ties. But if the two of them refuse to accept one another, there is nothing wrong with visiting Mom on your own and letting Beth stay home.

Dear Annie: A while back you had a letter from “Stuffy in the Suburbs,” who complained that her neighbor smoked on his back porch, and the smoke wafted into her bed-room. She liked to sleep with the windows open and her husband was allergic to the smoke.

A cheap, easy solution to the problem is to buy a window fan and direct the flow outward. There’s no incoming smoke, and you get a nice breeze along with some white noise to aid slumber. -- Shreveport, Louisiana

Dear Shreveport: We also recom-

mended a fan, but we didn’t mention the added benefit of the white noise. Thanks for the helpful postscript.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [email protected]

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$119

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for 8

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st o

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$10,

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and

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de. D

iscou

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by

mod

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icle

user

inte

rface

s ar

e pr

oduc

ts o

f App

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and

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ms

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men

ts a

pply.

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uire

s co

mpa

tible

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hone

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a pl

an ra

tes

appl

y. ~

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t ons

tar.c

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r cov

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aps,

deta

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nd s

yste

m li

mita

tions

. Ser

vices

var

y by

mod

el, c

ondi

tions

and

ge

ogra

phica

l and

tech

nica

l res

trict

ions

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tar w

ith 4

G LT

E co

nnec

tivity

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vaila

ble

on s

elec

t veh

icle

mod

els

and

in s

elec

t mar

kets

. Ava

ilabl

e W

i-Fi®

hot

spot

requ

ires

a da

ta p

lan.

Cus

tom

ers

will

be a

ble

to a

cces

s On

Star

ser

vices

onl

y if

they

acc

ept t

he O

nSta

r Use

r Ter

ms,

Priva

cy S

tate

men

t and

Sof

twar

e Te

rms.

OnSt

ar a

cts

as a

link

to e

xistin

g em

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ncy

serv

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rovid

ers.

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ll ve

hicle

s m

ay tr

ansm

it al

l cra

sh d

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r the

tria

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iod

(if a

pplic

able

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act

ive O

nSta

r ser

vice

plan

is re

quire

d. ^

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e 2-

Year

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edul

ed L

OF M

aint

enan

ce

Prog

ram

pro

vides

elig

ible

cus

tom

ers

in C

anad

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ho h

ave

purc

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d, le

ased

or f

inan

ced

a ne

w e

ligib

le 2

016

GMC

vehi

cle w

ith a

n AC

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oil

and

filte

r cha

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in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e Oi

l Life

Mon

itorin

g Sy

stem

and

the

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r’s M

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l, fo

r 2 y

ears

or 4

8,00

0km

, whi

chev

er

occu

rs fi

rst,

with

a li

mit

of fo

ur lu

be-o

il-fil

ter s

ervic

es in

tota

l, pe

rform

ed a

t par

ticip

atin

g GM

dea

lers

. Flu

id to

p-of

fs, i

nspe

ctio

ns, t

ire ro

tatio

ns, w

heel

alig

nmen

ts a

nd b

alan

cing,

etc

., ar

e no

t cov

ered

. Thi

s of

fer m

ay n

ot b

e re

deem

ed fo

r cas

h an

d m

ay n

ot b

e co

mbi

ned

with

ce

rtain

oth

er c

onsu

mer

ince

ntive

s av

aila

ble

on G

M v

ehicl

es. G

ener

al M

otor

s of

Can

ada

Com

pany

rese

rves

the

right

to a

men

d or

term

inat

e th

is of

fer,

in w

hole

or i

n pa

rt, a

t any

tim

e w

ithou

t prio

r not

ice. A

dditi

onal

con

ditio

ns a

nd li

mita

tions

app

ly. S

ee d

eale

r for

det

ails.

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Trail Daily Times, May 13, 2016