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School District 20's support staff have a new union president to fight their battle, following a recent election.

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1285 has voted in Roger Smith as its new president. Smith has been an executive member for just over four years and has acted as a local custodian for 24 years.

“I hope that I can fill the shoes that Cherryl (MacLeod) provided as president because I think she did an excellent job,” he said.

His first order of business was see-ing that his 230 members voted to ratify the deal that resulted in a 3.5 per cent wage increase over the life of the contract. A vote held Thursday in Trail and Castlegar resulted in 93 per

cent in favour, which came as both a surprise and relief to Smith.

The new deal between the BC Public School Employers' Association and CUPE BC was reached mid-September after long negotiations. Though some strides were reached at the bar-gaining table, Smith is disappointed that school districts have to reach into its coffers to cough up the cash.

“I'm not happy that the government has decided not to fund any raises or increase in benefits themselves, that they've downloaded all the costs onto the districts,” said Smith. “Because the districts are already under a finan-cial strain due to underfunding by the govern-ment.”

This demand from within will likely lead to further cuts, he said, that could again fall on CUPE members, which includes school bus driv-ers, custodians, clericals, maintenance, tech and trades, education assistants, childcare and youth workers, and aboriginal education employees.

While in office, Smith hopes to regain the trust of members, reign in spending and get members involved.

“We haven't had a raise for four years and it (was) due but at the same time we're the ones that are going to bear the brunt of it and I don't

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B Y S H E R I R E G N I E RTimes Staff

After gathering input from 148 resi-dents on the City of Trail website and hardcopies at select locations, city coun-cil grounded a request to allow the keep of backyard chickens.

Overall survey results show the split was almost 50/50, 49 per cent in favour of changing the bylaw to allow the keep of hens, and 51 per cent opposed.

An interesting twist to the whole proposition is that of 72 respondents saying “yes” the bylaw should be changed, only 34 of those said they would keep chickens on their property.

“There would appear to be lim-ited interest amongst Trail residents to have backyard chick-ens,” said Michelle McIsaac, the city’s corporate adminis-trator, at Monday’s council meeting. “Considering there are approximately 3,000 households in Trail, it equates to approximately 1 per cent of Trail’s house-holds.”

Further, McIsaac explained that those with a strong desire to have chickens would have made the effort to respond to the sur-vey which ran from October until Nov. 5, and her recommenda-tion to council was the animal control bylaw remain unchanged.

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SD 20 support staff ratifies labour deal

Backyard chicken

plan fails to fly

New CUPE president counts deal as a success but fears further cuts

“...the districts are already

under a financial strain due to

underfunding by the government.”

ROGER SMITH

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Warfield Hall every Monday at noon, and in Trail, at the Trail United Church, Wednesday at noon and Thursday at 7 pm. This hand happened at the Trail Duplicate Bridge Club.

The bidding: South, with 16 points, is not

balanced and cannot open one notrump. South opens one club.

Can one open 1NT with a singleton ace? The duplicate rules say one can if it makes good bridge sense. One may argue that opening one notrump with a singleton ace is not good bridge sense because the hand is more valuable in a trump suit. I think one

notrump should not be opened with a single-ton ace. It was not.

North replies one heart with six plus points, and East makes a vulnerable overcall of one spade. Ideally, East’s spades should be a little better, but get-ting into the auction with spades muddies the waters.

However, here, it did not have the desired effect. South can re-evaluate her hand to 18 points and jump to two notrump because of the two clear spade stoppers. The king swallows the queen and the two points with it, so the king and jack are effectively six points. North places the contract in three notrump.

Swallowing Points: This is a phrase I coined. The idea is not new, just the word-ing. Higher honours become as valuable as the honours they take. For example, if a queen is doubleton, whoever has the ace and king have an effective nine points, not the seven points one expects.

The Lead: Queen of Spades My part-ner made a vulner-able overcall so I felt obliged to lead the queen, top of a double-

ton in partner’s suit. I should have led a diamond, and declarer never makes contract.

One has second thoughts about leading partner’s suit against three notrump when they hold a singleton, a doubleton queen or an ace third (Axx). The sequence in diamonds is only two cards so the best lead would have been a small diamond.

The play: Declarer, with the queen of spades led, has two spade stoppers and enough time to kick out the ace of clubs. With a diamond lead, she now needs trans-portation to lead spades twice towards her hand and transpor-

tation to cash the king of diamonds. Singleton aces are a hindrance to three notrump.

Declarer gets two spades, two hearts, two diamonds and four clubs for ten tricks. On a diamond lead, she will lose to the queen and ace of spades and diamonds will set up for the defense before she can set up her winners. She will lose two spades, no hearts, three diamonds and one club for down two.

Result: 3NT+1 for +630 (Queen of spades led) or 3NT-2 for -200 on a diamond lead.

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Nov. 211. Hubert Hunchak and Bill Gorkoff2. Warren Watson and Ross Bates3. Wayne Weaver and Ian Glover4. Donna Wiwchar and Libby WeaverNov. 201. Dave and Margaret Thiel2. Holly Gordon and Doreen Campbell3. Warren Watson and Hubert Hunchak4. Howie Ross and Jean Fischer

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FROM PAGE 1believe that that’s a fair system and an unfair system has once again been set up by the Liberal government,” he said.

Over 20 years ago when he started, he said expectations were high and people took pride in their work. Over time, Smith has watched work quality and employee morale diminish as budgets were slashed.

He can speak directly to the custodial depart-ment, which he said has been cut down to 11 months and now follows a new level of cleanli-ness called “moderately dingy.” Deep ceiling to floor sanitization is no longer done and staff no longer goes in at Christmas or during

the first week of spring break to maintain con-ditions, he said.

“We have employees who have been there as long as I have and long-er whose attitudes have changed 180 degrees and part of it is it feels like a lack of respect,” he added.

He’s not laying blame on senior man-agement or on trust-ees because he knows they too are feeling the pinch and just trying to do their jobs, which lately has been a real challenge.

To work within the 2013/1014 budget, superintendent of schools Greg Luterbach said the school board closed MacLean Elementary School and is finalizing the sale of it to Rossland’s French

school to save a pro-jected $265,000.

SD20 also used some one-time money to help continue some programming, made a reduction in clerical support at secondary schools and in the trans-portation department, reduced anticipated utilities cost by leasing out its Blueberry Creek site, reduced the usage of its Warfield satel-lite shop and sold the Sunningdale school.

The school district plans to move the dis-trict office out of the Fortis building by the end of December, has restructured its tech-nology department and reduced the amount of technology being pur-chased for students to use.

Reductions have

been made to admin-istration, a lead hand allowance in its oper-ations department has been eliminated and increased anticipated revenue from a number of sources (leases, sales from Old School Café in Castlegar and a surplus portable) have popped up.

“How the board balanced the 13/14 budget is not related to the CUPE deal,” con-firmed superintend-ent of schools Greg Luterbach.

“The board will need to find additional sav-ings on top of all that was done to balance the 13/14 budget.”

During the budget setting process, the board will determine exactly where the money will come from.

B y S h e r i r e g n i e rTimes Staff

Trail may soon step into his-tory as home to one of the long-est pedestrian suspension bridges in Canada after council approved its proposed location Monday.

The 300-metre (1,000-foot) walking bridge will start at the west end of Rotary Park, near the Groutage Avenue parking lot, and cross over the Columbia River to end at the intersection of McQuarrie Street and Columbia Avenue in East Trail.

“This preferred location will easily connect to existing side-walks, crosswalks, and city water mains,” explained Warren Proulx in his written brief to council at the governance meeting. “It is not the shortest span between river banks but alternate sites would result in difficult and more expensive construction options.”

Buckland and Taylor, a spe-cialized bridge engineering firm based in North Vancouver, was hired by the city earlier this year and upon review of preferred locations, suggested the cross-ing site based on the access to both river shores which provides model conditions for construct-ing towers, foundations, wind cables and anchoring systems.

With location okayed, the pro-ject can now move forward into the next phase of bridge design,

which includes several options of tower esthetics, wind and main cables, deck plans and geotech-nical work.

The foot traffic-only bridge will disguise the unsightly regional sewer line that will be attached to it, so the next stage in the funding process is for the city to approach the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) to negotiate a cost sharing agree-ment.

“With respect to timing there has been some delays and we are two months behind,” David Perehudoff, the city’s chief administrative officer(CAO), told council. “But in terms of the impacts on RDKB’s infrastruc-ture our issue is going to be negotiating a final cost share.”

With an estimated $6.5 mil-lion price tag, the structure is the most affordable option for rerouting the utility line, with

the regional district sharing expenses based on the sewer line being moved off the old bridge and onto the new pipe bridge.

“The RDKB’s share is not yet known but may be in the order of $2.5 to $3 million,” explained Perehudoff. “And the city would end up borrowing $3 to $3.5 mil-lion.”

John McLean, CAO for the regional district, had no com-ment, saying “things are still a

little uncertain.”However, once that final

agreement is in place, the city will proceed with a loan author-ization bylaw that provides legal authority for Trail to borrow the money necessary to pay for the construction of the bridge, con-firmed Perehudoff.

“With respect to having the bylaw approved, council plans to use the alternate approval pro-cess,” he said, adding, “the city would advertise its intention to proceed with the borrowing and then 10 per cent of the registered electoral would have to petition against the bylaw to force the matter through to a referendum.”

The tentative completion date, according to the city’s status report, would be September, 2015.

The idea of constructing a pedestrian bridge/sewer pipeline was first proposed to the RDKB by the City of Trail in 2011, fol-lowing a cost review summary of a new sewer line to cross the Columbia River.

Last year, Trail and its region-al sewer partners, Rossland and Warfield, decided to move for-ward to create a pipe bridge that would support the regional sewer line after a pipe burst underneath the old bridge and 5,500 cubic metres of liquid sewage seeped into the river.

Location chosen for proposed walking bridge in Trail

FROM PAGE 1Coun. Eleanor Gattafoni-

Robinson enthusiastically moved McIsaac’s recommen-dation, which was quick-ly seconded by Coun. Rick Georgetti.

Of the 169 total responses returned, 148 appeared to have been submitted by Trail residents, and most of the concerns expressed about amending the animal control bylaw to allow chickens, were related to the potential for noise, odour, and the attrac-tion of wildlife and vermin.

“Every neighbourhood is too close to the edge of town,” wrote one respondent. “We frequently see wildlife entering all our neighbour-hoods. If someone wants farm fresh eggs they can get them from farmers in the commun-ity.”

Another key question out-lined the need for restric-tions if people started keeping chickens on their residential property, to which 96 per cent agreed there must be regula-tions in place.

Those included a limit on the number of chickens, con-sideration to property size and location of pens, and no roost-ers allowed.

“There was a clear indica-tion that nearly all respondents considered restrictions neces-sary if changes were made,” said McIsaac. “Which would require that staff resources be dedicated to the enforcement of prescribed restrictions.”

Council pursued the issue in response to a letter written to the city in August, when a West Trail resident asked how a permit to keep chickens could be obtained.

Guy Bertrand photo

The chosen location for the proposed pedestrian bridge in Trail spans the Columbia River from Rotary Park near downtown to McQuarrie St. in East Trail (on left side of photo).

Concerns ranged from noise to smell to wildlife

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Columbia has the highest child poverty rate in Canada, with one in five kids con-sidered statistically poor, says a report that calls for quick action to alleviate a worsening situation in the west-ern province.

The report by the child and youth advo-cacy group First Call said B.C.’s child poverty rate is 18.6 per cent compared to the national rate of 13.3 per cent. Manitoba’s rate, the second-high-est in the country, stands at 17.3 per cent.

“B.C. stands out as having done the least among all provinces to bring down child and family poverty through government supports and programs,” said Adrienne Montani, First Call’s provincial co-ordinator.

“Concerted govern-ment action in the form of a comprehen-sive poverty reduction plan for the province is long overdue,” she said in a statement Tuesday.

The authors of the 2013 Child Poverty Report Card used the most recent economic data available from Statistics Canada to issue their “dismal” findings for B.C.

“The child poverty

rate rose from 14.3 per cent in 2010 to 18.6 per cent in 2011,” said the report that used the agency’s low-income cutoffs before tax as a measure of poverty.

“On this measure, one in five B.C. chil-dren were poor - the highest rate of any province. The number of poor children in B.C. was 153,000 - enough children to fill the (Vancouver) Canucks’ stadium over eight times,” it said in refer-ence to Rogers Arena, which has 19,000 seats.

First Call’s report card makes 16 recom-mendations, including increasing and index-ing the B.C. minimum wage and welfare rates and adopting a $10-a-

day child care program to cut the child poverty rate to seven per cent within the next seven years.

“First Call’s over-arching recommen-dation for B.C. is for government to adopt a comprehensive poverty reduction plan with legislated targets and timelines and a cab-inet minister with the authority and respon-sibility to ensure gov-ernment is achieving its targets on time,” the report said.

It recommended raising B.C.’s min-imum wage to $12 per hour from the current $10.25 an hour. It also recommended index-ing future annual min-imum wage increas-es to cost of living increases.

Female single-parent families appear to be hit the hardest by the rise in child poverty, Montani said. She said there was a dramatic increase in families headed by female single parents, with a rise to 49.8 per cent in 2011, up from 21.5 per cent a year earlier.

“We were pretty shocked by this sta-tistic. The only thing we can find so far that actually corroborates it is that the median mar-ket income for female lone-parent families dropped between 2010 and 2011 from $32,000 a year to $21,500 a year for B.C.,” she said in an interview.

Every other prov-ince saw median income increases for female single-parent families, Montani said.

The report also rec-ommended bringing welfare rates up to the poverty line, especially in urban areas such as Vancouver.

“In 2011, a B.C. two-parent family with two children aged 10 and 15 on income assist-ance received a total income of $22,005,” the report said.

“That’s a whop-ping $21,287 below the Statistics Canada poverty line for a family of four in a large urban area like Metro Vancouver.”

The report stated a single parent on wel-fare with one child received $17,404, which is $11,602 below the poverty line. It also cited B.C. num-bers that said there were 37,777 children in families on income assistance in 2011.

Montani said the report does not include cost estimates to implement the poverty reduction plans, but she urged the govern-ment to review its tax and investment poli-cies.

“Generally, we need a fairer taxation sys-tem, first of all,” she said. “Government has been giving away tax revenue by lower-ing tax rates, both for individuals but also for profitable corpora-tions. There’s always choices in government in finding money for this and that and we know that this kind of investment in chil-dren’s health and well-being will start to reduce those health care costs everybody’s freaking about.”

B.C. has country’s highest child poverty rate: report

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VICTORIA – The first of a ser-ies of BC Hydro rate increases takes effect in April 2014, adding $8 a month to the average resi-dential power bill.

Rate increases of nine per cent next year and six per cent in 2015 are the highest of a ser-ies of increases over five years announced Monday by Energy Minister Bill Bennett. The B.C. Utilities Commission will be directed to set rate increases that total up to 28 per cent over the next five years, then determine what rates are needed for the fol-lowing five years, Bennett said.

Commercial rates are going up the same amount.

Bennett acknowledged that rate increases are being kept low by using a “rate smoothing” account that defers more than $1 billion of the utility’s debt. That account won’t begin to be paid down until after 2020.

BC Hydro CEO Charles Reid said the latest rate increases are driven mainly by a large increase in capital spending, includ-ing seismic refits of old dams at Campbell River and Ruskin, tur-bine expansions at two Kootenay power dams and other upgrades. BC Hydro’s “big build” era of 1973

to 1982 produced rate increases totalling 113 per cent.

BC Hydro cited an annual survey by Hydro Quebec that shows BC Hydro customers cur-rently pay the third lowest rates in North America. Montreal and Winnipeg customers pay less, and Seattle and Miami residents pay slightly more.

NDP energy critic John Horgan said Bennett avoided the impact of private power purchases on BC Hydro’s rate increases.

“We’re going to have increased debt for the next five years,” Horgan said. “They’re going to continue to take a dividend from a company that can’t afford to pay one, and the consequences for people are going to be higher costs.”

Bennett said the 10-year plan calls for the government to “wean itself off” dividends from the util-ity, but the five years of reduc-tions don’t start until 2018.

The government has instructed BC Hydro to shut down the gas-fired Burrard Thermal generating station in Port Moody by 2016, saving an estimated $14 million a year. The forecast electricity sur-plus over the 10-year plan allows that, but the facility will continue to be staffed for its grid stability function, Reid said.

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B y K A T H y m I C H A E l SKelowna Capital NewsThere’s a silver

lining to a week-end theft that left a local winery short of $30,000 worth of its most exclusive wines.

“Bad things hap-pen in threes, and all three bad things have happened now,” said Walter Huber, owner of Hainle Vineyards which fell victim to thieves Sunday.

His unlucky streak started seven years ago when a bottle of 1978 icewine was nicked from a Vancouver wine

show.“That was devastat-

ing,” said Huber, not-ing that the bottle was appraised at nearly $1 million.

“We couldn’t replace that.”

Next there was the 2012 Peachland wild-fire that took out a swath of his prized and historic vines—60 per cent of which sprouted new life this summer.

Then, Sunday, came what Huber hopes to be the final hit.

Following the pro-motion of Hainle Vineyards on a CHBC

news feature, thieves broke into the cellar and loaded up with $30,000 bottles of ice wine, including a 1983 and 1984 ice wines that are worth around $18,000.

“On Sunday mor-ning at 8:30 a.m., the alarm system went off, so I went over there and looked at it, which took me 15 minutes,” he said. “That means they went through the cellar very quickly between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. and stole the icewine.”

Huber won’t shy from the spotlight that may have brought the negative attention.

“I will still show off (the wines), it’s part of our history in Canada. We were the first ice-wine maker,” he said.

And his vintages are ambassadors for the area, he believes.

He already has plans to set Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge up with some bottles by the time he’s of the age to imbibe. And, as for the rest, it just offers the motivation to make more.

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RCMP have been fielding several enquiries about a possible US Fugitive that may be in the area of Fruitvale.

On Monday, a Canadian Border Services agent observed a male and female hitchhiking on the highway near Salmo while driv-ing to work. When they arrived at work the CBSA worker noticed an alert that had been sent out from American authorities that matched the description of the two hitchhikers that had earlier been seen.

Police in Salmo and Trail were alerted and conducted enquiries throughout the area in an effort to determine which direction of travel the male and female took.

A message was sent out to surrounding detachment areas describing the couple and

requesting the two be located and questioned in regards to this alert.

The couple was located by the Elk Valley Detachment and with further descriptions of tattoos and body marks being provided by the American authorities it was determined that the male and female were not involved and were not the wanted fugitives been sought out.

It does appear as though this information has been spread through the community by social media sites and the Trail and Greater District RCMP would like the actual details and result of the investigation known to the public. This investigation is a great example of the part-nerships utilized by the local authorities to deal with these situations and to ensure the safe-ty of our communities.

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Workers local 9346 (Elkview) took Teck Coal Ltd.’s drug and alcohol testing policy to the Court of Appeal while the issue is before the Labour Relations Board in efforts to halt the testing in the interim.

On Nov. 12, the BC Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal for an interim injunc-tion on Teck’s drug and alcohol policy on the grounds that the Labour Relations Board has jurisdic-tion on the matter.

That means Teck can continue to ran-domly test employees for drug use at five of the open pit coalmine facilities in the Elk Valley while the mat-ter is currently before the Labour Relations Board.

The Court of Appeal made no deter-mination as to the actual injunction, or the merits of the case, or any other deter-mination regarding the legality of random testing. They sim-

ply decided they did not have the juris-diction to even look at the injunction case, and decided it belonged before the Labour Board where it now currently res-ides.

“Its unfortunate the Court of Appeal has refused juris-diction,” said Alex Hanson, president of United Steelworkers Local 9346.

“We do have another appeal before the Labour Board. We continue to believe the Arbitrator com-mitted fundamental errors in his decision not to grant us an injunction as hap-pened in Alberta with the Suncor injunc-tion.

“The Supreme Court of Canada has already ruled this type of testing is not permissible except

under extreme condi-tions which do not exist in our mines. We are asking the Labour Board act quickly to hear our appeal.

“Teck has never produced any evi-dence of any danger and continues to promulgate specula-tive fear as the reason behind its unreason-able and unjustified gross violation of the privacy rights of its workers.”

Curiously, Teck does not do random drug testing at its cop-per mine in Kamloops or its smelter in Trail.

When asked why Teck has a policy to do random drug test-ing at the Elk Valley coal mines but not at its copper mine or smelter, Chris Stannell, Senior C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Specialist Teck Resources Ltd. said,

“The focus of our ran-dom drug and alcohol policy is currently at our coal operations and we are closely monitoring the pro-gram.

“We continue working towards hav-ing our arbitration case heard as quickly as possible.”

While another appeal by USW Local 9346 under Section 100 is before the Labour Relations Board, Teck can con-tinue to randomly test its Elk Valley employees for drugs and alcohol.

Teck introduced its new drug and alco-hol testing policy for union review in November 2012; the Union filed a griev-ance under the labour relations context. Teck implemented its new policy in December 2012.

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– Members of CUPE Local 748, education workers of School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) voted to reaffirm their strike mandate over the weekend.

A unanimnous 100 per cent of members voting decided that job action is necessary if an agreement with the school district is not achieved.

Two rallies are planned for this week; in Creston today, and in Nelson on Thursday.

“The major stum-bling block has been the school board’s decision to reject a savings plan impacting jobs, in order to fund the long overdue wage adjustment educa-tion workers deserve,” said Michelle Bennett, President of CUPE Local 748.

“We hope job action is not required, but we owe it to our students, parents and our com-munities to be hon-est and transparent by

informing them that there is a real possibil-ity if a settlement with the employer cannot be reached.

“CUPE Local 748 members understand and live every day with the challenges school board trust-ees face as a result of the BC Government’s ‘Cooperative Gains’ mandate and their per-sistent, chronic under-funding of BC’s public education system,” said Bennett. “Moving beyond this difficult round of bargaining, I look forward to finally working together with other CUPE Locals, teachers, and school districts around the province to ensure our public education system is fully funded so that every student can succeed in schools that clean, safe, and inclusive.”

On Sept. 18, the CUPE BC K-12 Presidents’ Council Bargaining Subcommittee signed a Provincial Framework Agreement with the BC Government pro-viding a 3.5 per cent wage increase for BC education workers. BC Minister of Education

Peter Fassbender required local boards of education to submit a ‘cost savings plan’ to fund the agree-ment. School District 8 stands alone as the only board to not sub-mit a plan to pay for the wage adjustment.

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OPINION

Iran and the U.S. are neither blind nor stupid“We are not blind,

and I don’t think we are stupid,” said US Secretary of State

John Kerry in response to fierce Israeli criticism after the first round of talks about Iran’s nuclear pro-gramme earlier this month failed to reach a deal. Now the deal is done, and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is even harsher in his condemnation of Kerry’s handiwork.

“Israel has many friends and allies,” said Netanyahu, “but when they’re mis-taken, it’s my duty to speak out....What was achieved last night in Geneva (Nov. 24) is not a historic agree-ment, it was a historic mis-take. Today the world has become a much more dan-gerous place because the most dangerous regime in the world took a signifi-cant step towards obtaining the world’s most dangerous weapon.”

What he meant was that the interim agreement implicitly recognizes Iran’s right to enrich uranium for peaceful uses. But that right is already enshrined in the Non-Proliferation

Treaty, which Iran has signed, and nobody ever thought that Iran was really going to renounce it. What was at issue was whether it would enrich its uranium to “weapons grade” – 90 percent pure – and make nuclear bombs.

The “Plan of Action” signed by Iran, the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany and the European Union ensures that it will not, at least for the next six months. All uranium enrichment above 5 per cent is to be halted, and Iran’s entire stockpile of 20 percent enriched material – the potential feedstock for a “dash” to weapons-grade material – is to be diluted or converted to a form not suitable for further enrichment.

Iran can therefore make no further progress towards nuclear weapons while the detailed negotiations con-tinue, if that is actually what Tehran ever had in mind. Yet Israeli officials are talking as if the United States has been both blind and stupid.

On Sunday, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval

Steinitz said that “Israel cannot participate in the international celebration, which is based on Iranian deception and the world’s self-delusion.” And Naftali Bennett, Israel’s minister of trade and industry, warned: “If in five years a nuclear suitcase explodes in New York or Madrid, it will be because of the agreement that was signed this mor-ning.”

This is so far over the top that you wonder wheth-er the speakers even believe it themselves. Israel has talked itself into this obses-sion with Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons project – Israeli sources have been warning that Iran is two years away from a bomb

at regular intervals for the past twenty years – but the constant talk about it has also served to draw atten-tion away from Israel’s settlement policy in the Palestinian territories.

Israel’s basic position is that the Iranian regime is entirely composed of evil terrorist fanatics who should never be allowed to have refined uranium of any sort.

The only recourse is therefore to tighten the sanctions more and more until Iran’s entire economy and government crumble and a completely different sort of people emerge from somewhere to take over the country. No deal can be a good deal.

Israel’s leaders are dis-mayed that they can no longer keep their allies and friends pinned in this extreme position, but end-lessly quoting the rav-ings of former Iranian prime minister Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is not enough. They would have to demonstrate that Iran actually intends to attack Israel, and they cannot. So eventually their allies just

moved without them.As Israel’s Finance

Minister Yair Lapid told “Time” magazine, “We’ve lost the world’s ear. We have six months, at the end of which we need to be in a situation in which the Americans listen to us the way they used to lis-ten to us in the past.” But the game is not over yet. Israel’s influence in the US Congress is still immense, and its Congressional allies are already talking about heaping more sanctions on Iran (in order to kill the deal, though they don’t admit that).

President Obama could veto those new sanctions, of course, but he will find it a lot harder to get Congress to revoke the existing sanc-tions if the final deal is done six months from now. That’s why Iran gets so little relief from sanctions now in return for its conces-sions: Obama needs more time to work on Congress. But Israel may still win this tug-of-war.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are pub-lished in 45 countries.

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This is in response to the video posted by a Sensible BC canvasser which occurred on Nov. 23 in front of Ferraro Foods. The video went viral locally and became a Facebook phenomenon.

Hopefully everyone in Trail has learned from the Sensible BC incident outside Ferraro Foods just how much of an impact a Facebook debate can have on a person and on a busi-ness.

While it is important to stay informed on current issues and formulate opinions, it is dan-gerous to just spout off the first thought that comes to mind when only understanding one side of a story. Saying slander-ous or defamatory things about a person on a public forum can be incredibly damaging to a person’s reputation.

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Allegations of expense scandals in the Senate have shocked many Canadians and right-

fully so. Although unsettling, such antics are not an isolated case; they are part of a larger institutional problem with gov-ernment.

A systemic problem quickly emerges as one flips through the catalogue of reports from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, an independent federal body charged with reporting to Parliament on the perform-ance of various government programs and initiatives.

Our recent study reviewed Auditor General reports from 1988 to 2013 and found 614 cases of federal government failure ranging from expense scandals to wasteful spending, misrepresentation, incompe-tence, and other program fail-ures. We peg a conservative cost estimate of these failures at between $158 billion and $197 billion. That dwarfs the now infamous $90,000 cheque and totals up to nearly one-third of the federal government’s debt in 2012/13.

While the senate scandal has received much media atten-tion, we came across multiple Auditor General reports that uncovered government offi-cials abusing their privilege to claim expenses. In one report, the Auditor General found an RCMP employee using a gov-ernment credit card to pay for a gym membership and a Border Services employee using a gov-ernment credit card to pay for home expenses like electricity.

In a separate report, the Auditor General found Foreign Affairs officials inappropriate-ly receiving housing benefits for hospitality expenses. One official received over $32,000

in benefits even though the property was not used for hos-pitality over a four-year period. In yet another report, a for-mer Correctional Investigator received improper and ques-tionable payments totaling $325,000 over six years includ-ing claims for $7,000 worth of personal trips and $5,000 for entertaining friends and rela-tives.

As frustrating as these expense scandals are, they pale in comparison to the misuse of taxpayer money that takes place on a larger scale.

A prime example is a $125 million project to modernize a major Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker. Not only did the project end up costing $74 mil-lion more than planned but the Auditor General concluded the entire modernization was a “major capital expenditure not based on a demonstrated need.”

In another example, the Department of National Defence took eight years to develop a $174 million satel-lite communications system but later determined that the system already in place was both sufficient and cheaper to operate.

Perhaps more shocking than such cases of unnecessary spending is when the govern-ment loses track of taxpayer money altogether. Although hard to believe, the Auditor General revealed earlier this year that the government does not know where $3.1 billion intended for enhancing secur-ity and preventing terrorism had been allocated.

And then there are the prob-lems with the government’s management of sensitive tax-payer information. In 2007, the Auditor General found that 6.4 million Social Insurance

Numbers (SINs) had no sup-porting documentation and 2.9 million more SINs existed for Canadians over the age of 20 than actual people in that age group. These discrepancies have raised important concerns about potential misuse and fraud in the over $140 billion government programs that rely on the SIN system.

There is no simple solution to the problems identified by the Auditor General; govern-ment failure is an institutional problem because politicians, bureaucrats, and special inter-est groups are often rewarded for behaving in ways that work against the public interest.

But some helpful steps can be taken.

First, we can scale back the activities the government is involved in to focus only on those where it provides value. Second, to improve the delivery of those activities, government can rely more on harnessing the strengths of the private sector through outright pri-vatization, public-private part-nerships, and the outsourcing of publicly-financed goods and services.

Finally, we can expand the resources and authority of the Auditor General, giving it the ability to require mandatory audit compliance.

When viewed in the context of overall government failure, the alleged senate expense scan-dal is a drop in the bucket. The fact is the list of government failures in Canada is long and growing. Without reforming what government does and how it goes about doing it, we’ll soon be reading about the next boondoggle.

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Skiers will enjoy all their favorite trails plus the newly re-opened Ophir trails, extended by 2.2 km into a better flowing doggy loop. The trails will also have better drainage on many core trails this season thanks to the work of so many volunteers and generous grants from various organizations in preparation for the Haywood NorAm races Dec. 14-15.

This season will also introduce a new program on the trails. Black Jack’s “Ski Ambassadors” will be cruising the trails to offer help to visitors, answering questions, and encouraging folks to wear their passes. The ambassadors are all volunteers who are long-time club members, and can be identified by their bright green arm bands.

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Times Sports EditorTrail Parks and

Recreation offer a number of great pro-grams to the com-munity, but one of the more unique and intriguing activities is Japanese swordsman-ship, or the art of Iaido (pronounced e-i-do).

Brian Mauchline of Rossland is a third-degree black belt in the 400-year-old mar-tial art of Iaido, and as he leads his stu-dents through the forms or katas in the fitness centre at the Trail Memorial Centre, his movements are smooth and precise, executed with intense focus, yet, with an ease and fluidity that belies its martial origins and deadly intent.

Mauchline practi-ces the Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu style, a popular form of Iaido that uses a wooden or steel sword in a var-iety of movements that focuses on draw-ing and cutting with a sword and returning it to its sheath in one fluid motion. But it is as much a mental discipline as a physical one, invested with Zen qualities, the ethics of Confucianism, phil-osophy of Taoism, and aspects of bushido.

“It’s like Chinese Taoism, the same kind of concept. What it (Iaido) means is ‘the way of being prepared for whatever happens to you in life,’” said Mauchline.

Iaido evolved fol-lowing the Warring-States period (400-300 B.C.) that introduced

200 years of relative peace for the dominant Samurai class.

“They had to keep their martial skills up, because that was their function in society, but there weren’t any major wars going on, so what happened was the forms of martial arts developed into the Budo . . . where the idea became less the idea of self-protection and more the idea of self-perfection,” added Mauchline.

It’s modern form developed with the col-lapse of the Japanese feudal system in 1868 and the abolishment of the Samurai, and has since undergone many transformations, and variations.

“Obviously, with Iaido you’re not going to run into somebody carrying a sword, and you’re not going to be carrying a sword, so the self-defence aspect of it is totally gone now, it’s much more focused on personal development.”

The retired Teck worker began studying the art of Iaido almost a dozen years ago under fifth-degree black belt David Williams, a fellow Teck employee who moved to the area from Vancouver.

Mauchline also has a black belt in Aikido and his interest was sufficiently piqued when he learned of Williams’ arrival and his desire to start a

club.“It took me a while.

It wasn’t until a friend of mine was practising with him and he said, ‘You know this guy is too good to be missed,’ and I said, ‘You’re right he is.’”

Since then Mauchline has prac-tised Iaido diligently, offering his expertise to newcomers for the past several years.

The practice also has its competitive ele-ment, with the focus on perfecting the many and varied katas derived from the dif-ferent styles. Although Mauchline and his stu-dents do not compete, their reason for practi-cing Iaido is a personal one.

“Why do people play golf? You’re compet-ing against yourself, you’re never going to have a perfect game, but you can always improve. And it’s very similar with Iaido, we are trying for perfec-tion doing a series of physical movements, and, really, we’re never going to get there – but there’s always room for improve-ment.”

Iaido classes are currently underway at the Trail Memorial Centre with a new session starting in January, on Monday’s from 3-4:30 p.m.

Call the Trail Parks and Rec at 364-0008 or visit www.trail.ca for more information.

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From left: Boyd Coombs, Brian Mauchline, and Brenda McLeod demonstrate a kata from the Eishin-ryu style of Iaido at the Fitness Centre in the Trail Memorial Centre Monday. Classes in the art of Japanese swordsmanship are ongoing. Contact Trail Parks and Rec for more info.

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Jones brothers firmly in NCAA century clubb y t i m e S S t a f f

Montrose’s Kellen Jones secured his 100th NCAA point on Friday night for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, leading the team to a 3-0 shutout of the Princeton Tigers.

Kellen opened the scoring at 8:22 of the first period to join his brother Connor, who had reached the milestone just weeks before, in the 100-point club.

Kellen became

the 35th player in Quinnipiac history, and the 21st at the Div. 1 NCAA level to reach 100 career points.

The tandem are the first brothers in the history of the Bobcats to reach the century mark.

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The games get going in earnest Friday at 3 p.m. and continue Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Beaver Valley Arena, Rossland Arena, and Cominco Arena.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T PctNew Eng 8 3 0 0.727N.Y. Jets 5 6 0 0.455Miami 5 6 0 0.455Buffalo 4 7 0 0.364

South W L T PctIndianapolis 7 4 0 0.636Tennessee 5 6 0 0.455Jacksonville 2 9 0 0.182Houston 2 9 0 0.182

North W L T PctCincinnati 7 4 0 0.636Pittsburgh 5 6 0 0.455Baltimore 5 6 0 0.455Cleveland 4 7 0 0.364

West W L T PctDenver 9 2 0 0.818Kansas City 9 2 0 0.818San Diego 5 6 0 0.455Oakland 4 7 0 0.364

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T PctDallas 6 5 0 0.545Phila 6 5 0 0.545N.Y. Giants 4 7 0 0.364Washington 3 8 0 0.273

South W L T PctN Orleans 9 2 0 0.818Carolina 8 3 0 0.727Tampa Bay 3 8 0 0.273Atlanta 2 9 0 0.182

North W L T PctDetroit 6 5 0 0.545Chicago 6 5 0 0.545Green Bay 5 5 1 0.5Minnesota 2 8 1 0.227

West W L T PctSeattle 10 1 0 0.909San Fran 7 4 0 0.636Arizona 7 4 0 0.636St. Louis 5 6 0 0.455

Thursday’s GameNew Orleans 17, Atlanta 13

Sunday’s GamesMinnesota 26, Green Bay

26, OTJacksonville 13, Houston 6

San Diego 41, Kansas City 38St. Louis 42, Chicago 21

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Carolina 20, Miami 16Tennessee 23, Oakland 19Arizona 40, Indianapolis 11Dallas 24, N.Y. Giants 21New England 34, Denver

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Philadelphia, SeattleMonday’s GameSan Francisco 27,

Washington 6

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Green Bay at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Oakland at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.Pitts at Baltimore, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 1Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.New Eng at Houston, 1 p.m.Tenn at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Jackson at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tampa at Carolina, 1 p.m.Arizona at Phila 1 p.m.

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New Orleans at Seattle, 8:40 p.m.

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Eastern ConferenceAtlantic Division

G W L OT PtBoston 24 16 6 2 34Tampa 24 15 8 1 31Toronto 24 14 9 1 29Detroit 25 11 7 7 29Montreal 24 13 9 2 28Ottawa 24 9 11 4 22Florida 25 7 13 5 19Buffalo 25 5 19 1 11

Metropolitan Division G W L OT PtPittsburgh 25 15 9 1 31Wash 24 12 10 2 26Rangers 24 12 12 0 24Jersey 24 9 10 5 23Carolina 24 9 10 5 23Phila 23 10 11 2 22Columbus 24 9 12 3 21Islanders 24 8 13 3 19

Western ConferenceCentral Division

G W L OT PtChicago 25 17 4 4 38St. Louis 23 17 3 3 37Colorado 22 17 5 0 34Minnesota 25 15 6 4 34Nashville 24 12 10 2 26Winnipeg 26 11 11 4 26Dallas 22 11 9 2 24

Pacific Division G W L OT PtAnaheim 26 17 6 3 37San Jose 23 15 3 5 35L. A. 25 16 6 3 35Phoenix 24 14 6 4 32Van 26 12 9 5 29Calgary 23 8 11 4 20Edmonton 25 7 16 2 16

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBd-Indiana 13 1 0.929 -d-Miami 11 3 0.786 2Atlanta 8 6 0.571 5d-Toronto 6 7 0.462 6.5Charlotte 7 8 0.467 6.5Chicago 6 7 0.462 6.5Detroit 6 8 0.429 7Phila 6 9 0.4 7.5Wash 5 8 0.385 7.5Boston 6 10 0.375 8Orlando 4 9 0.308 8.5Cleveland 4 10 0.286 9New York 3 10 0.231 9.5Brooklyn 3 10 0.231 9.5Milwauk 2 11 0.154 10.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBd-San Ant 13 1 0.929 -d-Portland 13 2 0.867 Okla City 9 3 0.75 3d Clippers 10 5 0.667 3.5Houston 10 5 0.667 3.5Dallas 9 6 0.6 4.5Golden St 8 6 0.571 5Denver 7 6 0.538 5.5Memphis 7 7 0.5 6Minnesota 8 8 0.5 6 Lakers 7 7 0.5 6Phoenix 7 7 0.5 6N Orleans 6 7 0.462 6.5Sacrament 4 9 0.308 8.5Utah 2 14 0.125 12d-division leader


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Canada’s hockey TV landscape under-went a seismic shift Tuesday as Rogers C o m m u n i c a t i o n s wrested control of NHL multimedia rights with a blockbuster 12-year, $5.2-billion agree-ment that will pre-serve “Hockey Night in Canada” but limit CBC’s role in the icon-ic broadcast.

The deal, the largest in NHL history, gives Rogers national rights to all NHL games, including the playoffs and Stanley Cup final, on all of its platforms in all languages.

“It will be the NHL like never before,” Rogers Media president Keith Pelley promised at a packed news con-ference Tuesday, tout-ing a “transformation-al day” for the industry, as well as Rogers’ pos-ition as a burgeoning sports broadcasting titan.

A sub-licensing agreement with CBC

allows the public broadcaster to con-tinue airing “Hockey Night in Canada” on Saturday nights for four years, while TVA in Quebec earned all of the Canadian French-language multi-media rights.

But the Rogers coup includes rights to the venerable “Hockey Night in Canada” brand, allowing Rogers (TSX:RCI.B) to also air the weekly staple across all of its plat-forms, including City and Sportsnet.

“Sometimes it’s almost surreal - acquiring the most coveted content in all of Canada, and there is nothing even close, which is the national rights to ‘Hockey Night in Canada,”’ Pelley told reporters after the news conference.

“And that’s pretty exciting but it’s daunt-ing and overwhelming at the same time.”

The broader arrangement guaran-tees there will be no

further regionalization of games or local black-outs. Rogers has three exclusive windows to broadcast any game involving a Canadian team - Wednesday nights, Saturday nights (including the weekly match-ups on CBC) and Sunday nights.

The deal is a dev-astating blow to Bell Media’s all-sports chan-nel TSN, a bitter rival to Sportsnet that has relied on the NHL to build its brand, and to the beleaguered CBC, which gives up lucra-tive hockey revenues that have traditionally subsidized its slate of original Canadian pro-gramming.

And even though “Hockey Night in Canada” will continue to be a staple, it’s likely to undergo a radical new look.

“From next year on, the content of that show, whatever fea-tures are being done, that’s a Rogers respon-sibility and you know what, it’s kind of fair, they just paid $5.2 billion for 12 years for that,” CBC presi-dent Hubert Lacroix said following the announcement.

He outlined the shift in an internal memo to staff, not-ing that “starting next year, Rogers will assume all editorial control (all editorial

decisions with respect to the content, on-air talent and the creative direction of HNIC - we have the right to be consulted and there is a commitment to excellence) under the new agreement.”

He added that it wasn’t “the outcome we had hoped for,” confirming there will be job losses, though not as many as there would have been had they lost the NHL alto-gether.

Lacroix said at the news conference that the NHL had high financial expectations and the CBC was “not in a position to spend taxpayers money on this game of high stakes.”

While CBC will no longer make money from “Hockey Night in Canada,” Lacroix said airing the games will still be good for the public broadcaster.

“We think the abil-ity to still have ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ is something important to us ... and that’s what we get out of this,” he said.

He notes the deal allows CBC to promote its programming in primetime across all Rogers networks.

“So when you’re going to see a minute promoting ‘Cracked’ or promoting ‘Arctic Air’ or the ‘Dragons’

(Den)’ it’s going to be something that’s not only going to be on our network but it’s going to be on all the other networks,” he said.

N e v e r t h e l e s s , Lacroix acknowledged that lucrative hockey profits will no longer be available to help fund original series such as “Republic of Doyle” and “Mr. D.”

He said discussions were underway to pos-sibly generate income in other ways, should CBC partner up with Rogers in the produc-tion of “Hockey Night in Canada.”

“Then if they use some of our resources - and we have differ-ent agreements going on right now - it will be something that will either be paid in kind or in services or in cash.”

The ramifications of the deal are myr-iad and ongoing. For example, Pelley floated the possibility of CBC newscasts airing on City, for example, after a playoff game.

The deal also raises questions about the future of CBC’s talent, especially fan favour-ite Don Cherry. Pelley said it was too soon to answer those ques-tions, but noted that Grapes could very pos-sibly turn up as a com-mentator on City or Sportsnet.

Rogers nets NHL media rights

TORONTO - TSN has been largely shut out of the blockbuster deal on NHL hockey broadcast rights, but it says it’s hanging on to the “Hockey Night in Canada” theme.

The specialty sports TV channel says it has

no plans to relinquish rights to the famous jingle, which it has used since 2008.

A 12-year deal saw Rogers Communications shell out $5.2 billion to gain national broadcast rights to NHL games.

TSN still has region-al rights to air some Toronto Maple Leafs games through 2015 and Winnipeg Jets matches through 2021.

TSN spokesman Greg McIsaac says the network plans to keep using the “Hockey Night in Canada” theme song moving forward.

TSN bought the song from CBC in 2008. The new broad-cast rights deal will see CBC continue to broad-cast “Hockey Night in Canada” without the tune.

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He has control over my payable time and my vacation requests. He has the ear of man-agement and lives in the same neighbor-hood as many of my co-workers. I fear that bringing any of this up for discussion will cre-ate a level of retalia-tion far worse than the existing reality. Any suggestions? -- Kansas

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Dear Annie: I love your column and hope you can clear some-thing up for me. What is the correct thing to do when sending a

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Dear Casper: A sym-pathy card is always appropriate, and no, you do not have to enclose money. If the bereaved is struggling financially, it is a kind-ness to send something to help defray funeral costs, but it is abso-lutely not mandatory. A donation to a char-itable organization is a suggestion and also not required. The point is to express your con-dolences. Anything beyond that is up to you.

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My 86-year-old mother quickly became unstable once she was widowed. She totaled the car in a bad acci-dent, started berating neighborhood children for being loud and lied to a police officer about a friend who came to visit. She also gave lots of money to every char-ity that asked.

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MLS#2391966

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Fruitvale$379,000

MLS#2393245

Fruitvale$282,000

MLS#2391403

SUPERSIZE

Fruitvale$115,000

MLS#2394086

THREE LOTS

Fruitvale$449,000

MLS#2393918

PRIVACY

GALORE

East Trail$214,000

MLS#2394025

NEW LISTING

Miral Heights$385,000

MLS#2393394

GOOD VALUE

Trail$159,000

MLS#2215964

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Sunningdale$249,900

MLS#2393663

Trail$69,900

MLS#2394010

NEW LISTING

Sunningdale$249,500

MLS#2391581

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Rossland$339,000

MLS#2394020

NEW LISTING

Thurs. Nov. 28 • 3 - 5pm955 Chaucer Street, Warfi eld

$399,000

OPEN HOUSE

MLS#2392877

Sat. Nov. 30 • 11am - 1pm7141 Wright Way, Waneta Village

$349,000

OPEN HOUSE

Sat. Nov. 30 • 1:30 - 3:30pm2039 Caughlin Road, Fruitvale

$479,000

OPEN HOUSE

Trail$104,900

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NEW LISTING

Warfi eld$79,900

MLS#2394030

NEW LISTING

Service AdvisorCastlegar Toyota immediately seeks an energetic, customer-focused service advisor who is great with people and can handle numerous demands in a professional and courteous manner.

Duties in this fast-paced position include scheduling maintenance and repair work, providing estimates, selling service and parts as required, coordinating technicians and embracing administrative tasks. Strong telephone and computer skills are essential.

Our standards are high because our customers deserve superb treatment. As a result, we offer excellent benefi ts, bonuses, competitive pay and a positive working environment. This is a full-time position. Please send you cover letter and resume to:

Daryl ZibinCastlegar Toyota1530 Columbia AvenueCastlegar, BC V1N 1H9Email: [email protected]

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CUBAN CIGARS: Vegas Robaina Clasicos. Relax in style. NIKON CAMERA & LENS: Digital D200 camera w/auto-focus lens, 28-70mm, 1 WINTER TIRE: P225/75R15, like new $50; 3 Ford 15” car rims, $30; Craftsman 7” Skill saw, like new, $45; 2 pair rawhide snowshoes, $100/ea. .14’x24’ PREFAB GARAGE: Reduced price of $5000. View at Stanley Humphries Secondary School, Castlegar. 20’ CONTAINER: In Ootischenia, $2200 obo. 250-37 OLD HARDY BOYS BOOKS, $25; 4 English Hunting scenes, $30; replica broadsword and samurai sword, $30 ea; 3 South Pacic style masks, $45/all. BAMBOO: Bamboo sheets, blankets, duvet covers, towels, socks, bathrobes, etc. Mother Natures, downtown Castlegar, BIKE SHOCKS, seat posts, seats, SPDs, Sierra Designs tent (was $500), sell $150; printer, $40; PH meter, $20; Kuny carpenter suspenders, new, $10; 14” LCD TV with wallmount, $40; 50gal waterbarrels, $20ea. COIL TOP ELECTRIC RANGE: Older light almond colour, good condition and working order, $50. CUSTOM DRAPERY & BLINDS: Your fabric or mine, sewing and alterations. Curtains by Marg, DS LITE: w/assorted games, headphones, case, charger, $60; Gamecube w/assorted games & accessories, $40. 2FISCHER SKIS: 170cm, Rossignol bindings & poles, used 6 times, $200; used vinyl soft, approx. 120+linear.ft., $50; Edelbrock 750 carb, as new, $200. FUTON: Steel frame, double spring mattress, perfect condition, paid over $500, asking $200. 250-362-2269.

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Terry Mooney Cell: [email protected]

1120 Warren Street, Trail $109,000

Great rental package! Upstairs suite features laminate fl ooring, 2 bedrooms, bright and airy feel, and a great view! Downstairs suite is a compact 1 bdrm.

Also includes a vacant 120 x 100 lot with off-street parking! Both suites current

rent totals $1050.Call Terry 250-231-1101

FREE HOME BUYER EVALUATION

Whether you are a fi rst time buyer or want to add to your real estate portfolio, let’s sit down together and review

your goals for 2014.

Call for your appointment today. Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Terry 250-231-1101

650 - 9th Avenue, Montrose $295,000

NEW BUILD! 4 bdrm 2 bath home! Fully fenced yard, shop, shed, rebuilt

from foundation up! Perfect opportunity to own a new home without having to

pay GST! Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale

$279,0005 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the

newly updated kitchen. Family friendly neighborhood and just minutes to

downtown Fruitvale.Call Jodi

250-231-2331

1025 Regan Crescent, Trail $249,000

Immaculate 3 bdrm, 2 bath home in Sunningdale! Sit in your fl at, fully fenced back yard on your large deck and enjoy

the relaxation! New kitchen, new fl ooring, renovated on both levels, newer roof,

carport, and huge family room! Don’t wait this is a beauty!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

3471 Marigold Drive, Trail $264,900

Lovely family home in Glenmerry with many upgrades such as plumbing,

wiring, drywall insulation, fl ooring and windows. Enjoy the open fl oor plan

and fabulous covered deck. Call your REALTOR® now before its gone!!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

441 Whitman Way, Warfi eld $575,000

This Emerald Ridge home is beautifully planned and fi nished. The home offers a great fl oor plan, deluxe kitchen and fabulous hobby room. There is lots of custom woodwork and you will surely appreciate the high quality fi nishings.

You must see this home to appreciate all it has to offer! Call now.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1880A Kootenay Avenue,Rossland

$416,950This is a unique fully furnished

turn-ofthe-century home, featuring 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This home has been renovated and restored with style and taste adding to its original

character. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1638 Cedar Avenue, Trail$149,900

Owned by the same family since 1948, this character home is close to town and features large rooms, custom fi replace,

gorgeous views and much more. Extensive wiring and plumbing upgrades.

Call today for your personal viewing.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1745 Main Street, Trail $111,000

Home with 2 suites in front and a non conforming house in the back.

Great location close to Safeway and Aquatic Centre. Long term tenants

that want to stay. Separate meters and tenants pay the utilities. Gross monthly income of $1275. Fantastic return on

your investment.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Ritchie Road, Rossland $149,000

. Picture is attached. Text should read: Best land deal since the Oklahoma rush? No question it is the best deal in the Red Mountain Base area! Minutes to Cross country and Downhill, private setting,

easy access. Priced $61,000.00 +below the other properties in the same area.

Call Bill (250) 231-2710

3894 Carnation Drive, Trail

$239,0003 bdrm/2 bath home in Glenmerry- this

home offers a great open layout on the main fl oor,

recent new fl ooring/tile gives you

the inspiration to remodel and update this very well built home to your taste - city green space

next door- very clean and quick

possession available. Call your REALTOR®

for your viewing! Call Mark

(250) 231-5591

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328 - 2nd Avenue, Rivervale $99,900

This 3 bedroom house is located in nice location in Quiet Rivervale. The home is vacant & is in need of some T.L.C. But has the space and is adjacent to well

kept homes on either side so with some effort & upgrades you will have a winner.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

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Ron & Darlene Your Local Home Team

810 Kipling Street, Warfi eld $147,000

Great opportunity to own in Warfi eld. Really nice lot and solid house ready for

your personal upgrades. Come see!

1249 - 3rd Avenue, Trail $109,900

Here is an opportunity to do your own makeover. Home is in an awesome

location and has lots of potential. Newer electrical service.

Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

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Jodi Beamish250 -231-2331

340 Grandview Place, Genelle

$879,000Live the dream! This gorgeous custom-built home features stunning views and quality workmanship. Gourmet kitchen, 3 bdrms

with master suite, gas fi replace and an open fl oor-plan with oodles of windows. You have

to see it to believe it!Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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