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Add another reason to the list of why you should move to Montrose.
For the second time in three years village residents will not see an increase to municipal taxes.
Although final approval on the village’s $3.57-million budget will come May 7, it looks like the vil-lage of 1,100 will see a zero per cent increase from what was paid in 2011.
On Monday night council gave third reading to the financial plan bylaw, with a public meeting on the budget set for May 7, 6:45 p.m. as a prelude to council’s final vote on the mat-ter.
A zero per cent increase wasn’t by accident, said Mayor Joe Danchuk. With some extra money coming from the province in the form of small community grants there was no reason to raise taxes since all other expenditures were accounted for, he said.
“It fulfills one of the promises I made when I ran in (October),” Danchuk said about not increasing taxes.
Montrose was allotted $210,504 in the first leg of the Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF) small community grants, an unconditional grant payment the province makes from its general revenues to municipalities across the province.
Overall, the village will get around $500,000 from the prov-ince in 2012, a sum that will help with the capital projects the village has planned.
“We are doing more capital pro-jects this year and we couldn’t do them without this,” said village Chief Administrative Officer Kevin Chartres.
In addition, Montrose received nearly $1.3 million earlier this year
from the federal Gas Tax Fund for water quality upgrades that include a creation of a chlorination facil-ity and a replacement of a failing well.
“So when time comes for the projects like this we’re not taking a big hit, and the taxpayers taking the brunt of it,” Danchuk said.
The project will also include a back-up power source for the new well and a dedicated supply main in the village reservoirs, which will provide chlorine contact time to prevent bacteria and viruses from
reaching water servi-ces throughout the vil-lage.
In Montrose, small community grant money goes into gen-eral revenue to offset staff wages (they don’t collect taxes specific-ally for wages), coun-cil expenses, benefits programs, legal costs,
running the village office, public relations, elections and general public works.
But taxpayers in Montrose are not getting off scot-free from tax increases from other areas. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary could be levying a one per cent tax increase this year to Montrose, although that final budget has yet to be delivered.
As well, the cost of utilities will be rising by two per cent, cover-ing the costs of the collective bar-gaining agreement the village has with its staff.
This year is also the first year the village has formulated a stra-tegic plan, setting out the next five years of operation ahead of time.
“And if there are grants to help small communities, we’ll be going after them,” Danchuk said. “We don’t have the tax base otherwise.”
If the new budget is adopted, the village will be putting $92,000 into the building machinery and equipment capital reserve, and $110,000 into the capital sewer reserve.
MONTROSE
Grants help keep tax increase at bay
“We are doing more capital
projects this year and we couldn’t do them without
this (grant).”
KEVIN CHARTRES
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff
For some the battle continues long after the war is over.
For Dolan Magrath, war has been waging for 15 years since he was given a medical discharge from the Canadian Armed Forces in 1997.
Now living in Trail, the 47-year-old third generation army man is trying to gain admission of wrongdoing from the military he served without question for 10 years, hoping to secure enough of a pension for his family before his ailing body — injured while serving — gives out.
Magrath is taking his 15-year fight to another battlefield this week, meeting with B.C. Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko in the hope he can pull strings in Ottawa and secure answers Magrath has been unable to obtain.
He’s hoping some-thing good will come of his contact with Atamanenko, some-thing good for the
plight of all veterans fighting for compen-sation they rightfully have coming.
“I keep having trouble verifying what had happened to me, that’s why I have a meeting with Alex,” he said.
“I’ve been treated as a faking, malingering, hypochondriac since it happened.”
Atamanenko will be taking Magrath’s case up with the Ministry
of National Defence and the Ministry of Veteran’s Affairs in the coming weeks.
“(Veterans Affairs) has been trying to cover this up for years and that’s why I have had so many health problems, because they haven’t done anything,” said Magrath.
“The story has changed over the years. I need to try and drive home the point to them now that this is how
they treat their injured vets.”
For years the Department of Veterans Affairs has been reluctant to pay for Magrath’s medical treatment after he was discharged.
Not recognizing his injury while in service, Magrath now can’t get treatment for his injur-ies while the army contends he is in fine physical form.
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Fight rages on for army
vetDolan Magrath
continues battle to
recognize service injuries
TIMOTHY SCHAFER PHOTO
The road for an admission of wrongdoing on the part of Veteran’s Affairs has been long for army veteran Dolan Magrath since his medical discharge in 1997.
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BY ARNE PETRYSHENRossland News
A group of Rossland residents were at the school board meeting Monday night in support of a presen-tation detailing the benefits of keep-ing K-12 education in the Rossland.
The Neighbourhood of Learning (NOL) committee gave a presenta-tion detailing some of the results of a recent survey. The survey asked residents to give feedback on the various options for future education in Rossland, such as K-7, K-10 of K-12 and what there feeling were on each.
Linda Schultz presented the results, which came to the conclusion that making Rossland Secondary into a K-12 school would be the best outcome, with 85 per cent of Rossland parents in favour.
NOL argued that making MacLean a K-7 school, which is another pos-sibility, would be cramped, as it’s already pretty full as a K-5 school. There is also no room for portables.
RSS on the other hand the survey said, has room for all students with about double the space.
Currently, RSS is one of the most expensive schools in the district to run per full-time student, but NOL said that with the addition of the lower grade students, the cost per student would drop.
The group also stated that the costs of closing RSS should take into
account the added costs in portables and busses for the additional 200 RSS students that would now have to be bused to Trail’s J.L. Crowe.
Leslie Paul, part of the NOL com-mittee, said that in total, there were over 500 surveys returned and of those 487 were residents of Rossland. Some of the other respondents are those who have children in Rossland schools, but live outside of town.
Trustee Mickey Kinakin asked whether there were concerns about “building an environment” for the primary students at RSS.
Ann Quarterman, also on NOL, said that’s been talked about a lot.
“That tends to be the biggest con-cern of parents that they’re worried about the younger kids being with the older kids,” Quarterman said.
“What we saw in Kaslo, and from the way RSS is already configured in terms of the actual building that’s there, it would be very easy to have all the primary kids in one area so that they won’t necessarily be inter-mingling with the other kids.”
She said they would likely have separate recesses and lunch hours.
“One of the possibilities would be to have the younger kids eating in their classrooms, just like they do at MacLean,” she said. “Whereas the older kids would use the lunch-room.”
NOL will be releasing the full sur-vey results soon.
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FROM PAGE 1Since his herniated back
condition was left untreat-ed in 1992, Magrath has had seven pensionable con-ditions built upon his ori-ginal injury. He now wants Veteran’s Affairs to clarify his injury.
“Right now they are making up their own story about what happened,” he said.
Magrath’s troubles began when he fell asleep at his post in Cyprus while serving as a gunner reserv-ist with the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery on a peacekeeping mission in 1992.
He landed in jail for two weeks as a result and found himself on prisoner cleanup detail, trimming branches from the tops of palm trees.
During that time Magrath fell and injured his back. He was knocked unconscious by the fall, having to be car-ried away on a spine board to military hospital for two days.
But the armed forces denied the severity of the injury — which has left Magrath unable to work in his 40s — and his right to a livable pension.
In 1997 Magrath’s case was under investigation by the B.C. district army head-
quarters, with public affairs officer Capt. Dan Thomas saying at the time his case had some merit, but that it was complicated.
For three years the army denied the event had hap-pened before Magrath finally won the right to a $115 per moth pension.
He won smaller battles over the years until he had his pension topped up to around $2,000 per month recently.
But an admission now of what took place in 1992 means Magrath won’t have to continue to fight for benefits, treatment for his health issues, and enough pension on which to live and provide for his two chil-dren.
Magrath was prepared to die in combat for his country, but he wasn’t pre-pared for the green wall of bureaucracy he has faced after being discharged.
“I would do another tour and serve my country again any time, but I sure as hell don’t want to put up with the same sort of (runaround) I’m receiving now,” he said.
“If these injuries do shorten my life span, I want my family taken care of. I don’t mind dying for my country, just as long as they look after my family.”
Gallery• The VISAC Gallery
is celebrating B.C. Arts and Culture week with an open house on Wednesday, from 1 to 5 p.m. There will be dem-onstrations of pottery making, sketching and rock and gem cutting and polishing, and some surplus art works for sale. The gallery’s next exhibit opens April 27. “In the Tragic We Trust” features large-format collages of pop-culture figures such as Marilyn Monroe by Angela Duclos, a Warfield native studying fine arts at UBC.
Health• In celebration of the 25th anni-
versary of the Man in Motion Tour, the Rick Hansen relay team winds through Trail on Tuesday, with an end of day celebration for the community at Gyro Park at 3:30 p.m. The relay will take off again Wednesday mak-ing stops in Warfield at 1:30 p.m. at Webster School and in Rossland at 3:30 p.m. at Miners’ Hall.
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• An informational session entitled “Because Life Goes On: Surviving Relationship Abuse” runs at the Trail & District Public Library tonight at 8 p.m. Meet with special-ized victim service staff, legal resources, safety
planning and support services. Call Fair at 364-2326 for more info.
• The Salvation Army Pioneer Kids Club is serving chili dinner at Kate’s Kitchen, 730 Rossland Ave. Friday, 5-6:30 p.m. Adult $7, Children $3.50, Family $20. All proceeds go to Partners in Mission.
• West Kootenay Archers Spring Shoot takes aim Saturday and Sunday at the Archery Range on Casino Road. For more info phone 367-6283.
• The Montrose Fire Hall (behind gas station) is holding a food drive on Saturday at 11 a.m. Check out fire trucks and meet volunteer fire fighters and first responders. Enjoy a hot dog and beverage with donations going to the Trail Food Bank.
• The Regional District of Kootenay
Boundary invites you to celebrate Earth Day by participating in a region-wide Trash to Treasure Day (T2T) on Saturday. T2T is your chance to get involved in a community waste-reduc-tion event. Walk around your neigh-bourhood and swap unused items by placing them at your curbside. Put up a ‘FREE’ sign inviting others to help themselves.
• What so smart about Smart Meters? Join a public information meeting at the Trail Legion Hall Sunday from 1:30–4 p.m.
• Warfield is holding a commun-ity pitch-in night on Tuesday. Take pride in your village by lending a hand to clean up the roadways, parks and paths. Meet at Warfield Hall from 6-8 p.m.
Upcoming• The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Seniors will hold its AGM Apr. 29 at 1p.m. in the Trail Seniors’ Hall (Selkirk College; Portland St. entrance). David Hurford, director of the BC Care Providers Assoc. will be guest speaker. Local care facility employees and public are invited.
VISAC celebrates B.C. Arts and Culture Week
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BY TIMES STAFFThe Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is cele-
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reduce waste in the Kootenay Boundary region. On Saturday, the district has asked locals to put
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For more information, visit the RDKB website or call 250-368-0231.
Trash to treasures this Saturday
Back injured from fall
In Wednesday’s edition of the Trail Times the story “Memorial fund in search of donations,” reported that vendors will be donating $10 for their sales on Saturday. In Fact, vendors will be donating 10 per cent of sales from the Blooming Creative Art Sale at the Riverbelle.
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former U.S. federal prosecutor who helped put B.C.’s so-called Prince of Pot behind bars is pushing for Canadian lawmakers to legalize marijuana.
Washington state attorney John McKay sat beside Marc Emery’s activist wife Jodie today as he joined the growing call from B.C. to end pot prohibition in favour of the drug’s regula-tion and taxation.
McKay says the criminalization of weed has fuelled a massive illegal industry that funds gangs, triggers violence and threatens public safety on both
sides of the border. He says many states are reforming marijuana policy and argues the country wouldn’t take punitive action against Canada if it were to do the same.
McKay obtained indictments for Emery, who was ultimately sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison in 2010 for selling marijuana seeds to American cus-tomers through the mail.
Several former B.C. attorneys gen-eral and Vancouver mayors have joined a coalition of police, judges and health offi-cials in advocating for the marijuana policy reform.
Prosecutor who helped jail Emery calls for legalization of pot
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HANGIN’ TEN
BY TOM FLETCHERBlack Press
VICTORIA – Beetle-killed pine trees across the B.C. Interior will start to become uneconomical to log in the next two to five years, resulting a steep drop in timber sup-ply and employment, according to a technical report prepared for the forests ministry.
Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson found a confidential draft ver-sion of the report that was mistakenly made
public on the ministry’s website. It estimates that without opening up protected areas and harvesting lower-vol-ume stands, as many as half of the forest indus-try jobs in the Cariboo and northern region will disappear.
The draft report reviews the sharp increase in the annual allowable cut in the affected region, and the “drastic” decline that would occur without changes. The Lakes tim-ber supply area around
Burns Lake would see a 67 per cent drop, and the Quesnel area would see its allowable cut reduced by 51 per cent. The beetle impact is less in the Prince George and Williams Lake areas, which would drop 32 per cent with-out changing rules.
In the legislature Tuesday, Simpson called on the govern-ment to announce what changes it will make to ease the impact of the timber supply loss.
“In those technical
appraisals it points out that in my area, in Quesnel, we have one and a half years of commercial timber left, and we may see 1,600 jobs lost if mitiga-tion measures are not taken,” Simpson said. “But those mitigation measures are highly controversial and will completely change the face of forestry in this province, and yet the same report isn’t sure if this government wants to consult.”
Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell said there will
be consultation, and work is continuing to determine whether the Babine Forest Products mill can be rebuilt and supplied following an explosion and fire that destroyed it in January.
The report discuss-es options including the relaxing of cut-ting restrictions on view corridors and old growth areas, as well as shifting available timber supply from the Prince George and Williams Lake areas to the Quesnel and Burns Lake area.
B.C. braces for slump in timber supply
BY JUDIE STEEVESKelowna Capital News
Following a mild winter, growers of both grapes and tree fruits in the Okanagan are expecting a good crop this year, although there are some complaints about the spring being late and weather uncertain from day to day.
Winter injury is not predicted in any local fruits this year, as there was neither a sharp drop in temperatures early in fall, or extreme cold at any point during the past winter.
Although things are moving a little later than normal, they’re earlier than last year, according to Jim Campbell, the agriculture ministry’s grape and tree fruit specialist.
Apricots have already bloomed and are in the petal fall stage in the southern part of the valley, and bloom has begun in the rest of the valley.
That’s a stage when they’re sensitive to frost, but no frost is forecast in the coming week, and this late in April it’s becoming less and less likely there’ll be a killing frost, he noted. Normally, really damaging frost occurs in early April, he said.
Cherries are sensitive when they’re in bloom as well, and they’ve just begun to bloom in the southern part of the valley.
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2012-2013BUDGET
School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) Board of Education is holding a public meeting regarding the 2012-2013 Budget development on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 6:00-8:00 pm, in the Trail Middle School gymnasium. Public is encouraged to attend this important meeting for information and input regarding next year’s district budget. For further information please contact Natalie Verigin, Secretary-Treasurer, 250-368-2223.
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THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL - The
RCMP says it was involved in a monster international drug bust that nabbed more than 43 tonnes of hashish worth an estimated $860 million.
That’s the equivalent of 43 million grams - enough hashish to drug every single person in Canada, more than once.
The drugs were seized in several countries including Pakistan, Belgium, Italy and Canada. They were destined for Montreal and Halifax.
Police say the amount seized is equivalent to more than
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Project Celsius began in 2009 and 2010 when authorities discovered drugs at the ports of Montreal and Halifax.
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International bust seizes 43 tonnes of hashish
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THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA - A former employee of a call centre
that did work for the Conservative party in the last election says she was instructed to tell people Elections Canada had changed their polling loca-tions.
In a sworn affidavit, Annette Desgagne says she and other workers at Responsive Marketing Group’s call centre in Thunder Bay, Ont., became suspicious when people questioned them about the new polling locations.
“I recall one woman in Winnipeg telling me that the address I just gave her was over an hour away,” Desgagne says in the court document.
“I tried to problem-solve this over the phone with her for a few minutes, but she was sure the new address was wrong.
“There was a phone number at the bottom of the screen in front of me that I was to give people if they had further questions.
“That lady said she had called that number but that it was not a correct number.”
Desgagne says her co-workers had similar experiences. She says her supervisors told her to “just stick to the scripts” when she told them of her concerns.
“Our concerns were ignored and we had to keep reading and repeating the same scripts about changes of address for polling stations made by elections Canada,” says Desgagne’s affidavit.
Desgagne’s affidavit, filed as part of a court action launched by the Council of Canadians, repeats most of the claims first reported by the Toronto Star in February.
She says she went to work for RMG three weeks before election day.
She says she started out making calls in which she identified herself as calling on behalf of the
Conservative party. She recorded people’s voting preferences and asked Conservative supporters if they would put up yard signs.
Desgagne says the script changed about three days before the May 2 vote, dropping all mention of the Conservatives.
The new scripts said Elections Canada had changed some polling stations, and directed vot-ers to the new locations.
RMG says it was not part of any effort to keep people from voting by sending them to the wrong polling locations.
The Conservatives hired RMG to identify sup-porters ahead of the May 2 federal election, and the company has said all callers were instructed to clearly identify the fact they were calling on behalf of the party.
“At no time during the ‘Get-Out-The-Vote’ per-iod did our calls target non-identified Conservative Party supporters,” the company said in February.
“Again, our calls targeted identified Conservative party supporters. With the goal of helping the Conservative party win the election, it would make no sense to provide Conservative party supporters with incorrect voting locations.”
RMG has also said calls were placed to identi-fied Conservative supporters to notify them of changes to their voting locations, noting Elections Canada moved 127 polling locations during the run-up to the election.
“The purpose of this calling was to re-confirm their support, ensure they had correct voting loca-tion information, and encourage them to vote on Election Day,” RMG previously said.
“This is a core element of our business, and something RMG has performed on over 20 elec-tion campaigns for various political parties at every level in Canada.”
Former phone-bank worker files affidavit over election calls
THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal government
is flatly rejecting calls to raise the speed limit on the province’s 400-series highways.
The group stop100.ca wants the maximum speed on those highways increased to 120 or even 130 kilometres an hour, saying 100 km/h is one of the lowest speed limits in the world.
However, Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli says speed is a factor in 20 per cent of fatal car accidents in Ontario.
ONTARIO
Speed limit rise rejected
THE CANADIAN PRESS/ADRIAN WYLD
NDP leader Tom Mulcair and his wife Catherine Pinhas poses in the door-way of Stornoway, the residence of the leader of the Official Opposition in Ottawa, Wednesday.
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Bringing an end to the Afghanistan liesIn the midst of the
Taliban attacks in cen-tral Kabul on Sunday, a journalist called the
British embassy for a com-ment. “I really don’t know why they are doing this,” said the exasperated dip-lomat who answered the phone. “We’ll be out of here in two years’ time. All they have to do is wait.”
The official line is that by two years from now, when US and NATO forces leave Afghanistan, the regime they installed will be able to stay in power without foreign support. The British diplomat clear-ly didn’t believe that, and neither do most other for-eign observers.
However, General John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, pre-dictably said that he was “enormously proud” of the response of the Afghan security forces, and various other senior commanders said that it showed that all the foreign training was paying off. You have to admire their cheek: mul-tiple simultaneous attacks
in Kabul and three other Afghan cities prove that the Western strategy is working.
The Taliban’s attacks in the Afghan capital on Sunday targeted the nation-al parliament, NATO’s headquarters, and the German, British, Japanese and Russian embassies. About a hundred people were killed or wounded, and the fighting lasted for eighteen hours. There was a similar attack in the cen-tre of the Afghan capital only last September. If this were the Vietnam war, we would now have reached about 1971.
The US government has already declared its intention to withdraw from Afghanistan in two years’ time, just as it did in Vietnam back in 1971. Richard Nixon wanted his second-term presidential election out of the way before he pulled the plug, just as Barack Obama does now.
The Taliban are obviously winning the war in Afghanistan now, just as North Vietnam’s
troops were winning in South Vietnam then. The American strategy at that time was satiris-ed as “declare a victory and leave,” and it hasn’t changed one whit in forty years. Neither have the lies that cover it up.
The US puppet govern-ment in South Vietnam only survived for two years after US forces left in 1973.
The puppet government in Kabul may not even last that long after the last American troops leave Afghanistan in 2014. But no Western general will admit that the war is lost, even though their denial means that more of their
soldiers must die point-lessly.
“It’s like I see in slow motion men dying for noth-ing and I can’t stop it,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Davis, a US Army officer who spent two tours in Afghanistan. He returned home last year consumed by outrage at the yawning gulf between the promises of success routinely issued by American senior com-manders and the real situ-ation on the ground.
To be fair, none of those generals was asked wheth-er invading Afghanistan was a good idea. That was decided ten years ago, when most of them were just colonels. But if they read the intelligence reports, they know that they cannot win this war. If they go on making upbeat predictions anyway, they are responsible for the lives that are wasted.
“It is consuming me from inside,” explained Lt-Col Davis, and he wrote two reports on the situation in Afghanistan, one clas-sified and one for public consumption. The unclassi-
fied one began: “Senior ranking US military lead-ers have so distorted the truth when communicat-ing with the US Congress and the American people as regards to conditions on the ground in Afghanistan that the truth has become unrecognisable.”
Col Davis gave his first interview to the New York Times in early February, and sent copies of the clas-sified version to selected senators and representa-tives in Congress.
But no member of Congress is going to touch the issue in an election year, for fear of being labelled “unpatriotic”. So American, British and other Western soldiers will continue to die, as will thousands of Afghans, in order to postpone the inevitable outcome for a few more years.
It’s not necessarily even an outcome that threat-ens American security, for there was always a big difference between the Taliban and their ungrate-ful guests, al-Qaeda.
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We are so lucky to live in this area. We have an abundance of highly talented, educated and paid officials dedicated to looking after our best inter-ests. They work very effective-ly behind closed doors and in great secrecy. We, the people, can sleep well at night, under the mushroom, and in the dark as these officials plot our future and send us the bill.
Trail is hosting the Association of Kootenay Boundary Municipalities Convention. Guest speaker is Mr. Mike Harcourt , B.C.’s own Tommy Douglas. Alas, none of us has to worry about what he has to say to our elite leaders, as his talk will be conducted behind closed doors and we the public, will not be welcome.
We, the people, don’t have to worry our silly little heads about what Celgar is doing with the 55 million dollar tax free federal grant to produce on site power because they have a secret and confidential agree-ment with BC Hydro for the sale of power.
Then we have Columbia Basin Trust. They too are keep-ing us in the dark as to their potential revenues from their participation in the 900 mil-lion dollar Waneta expansion project. All discussions related to this expansion is secret and confidential.
Fortis Inc., who is the major partner at the Waneta Project, is controlling in excess of 450 million dollars of tax payers money. So we, the people, will
only pay the increasing bill and never know the costs, as Fortis too, has a secret and con-fidential agreement with the BC Utilities Commission to pur-chase and sell this power to us.
But never fear—help is near. If you want any of the secretive information, simply spend a year applying to the BC Freedom of Information Office as I did.
The City of Trail was forced to give me a copy of a mundane agreement between the City and AM Ford for the sale of the property near the city well.
What could Mr. Harcourt possibly say to this area’s elect-ed municipal members that we, the people shouldn’t hear?
Norman Gabana Trail
The rich professionals, who call themselves sportsmen, are setting a bad example for young hockey playing enthu-siasts whose dream it is to become a player in the mighty NHL.
The current playoffs are a disgrace for our national sport. The aim is to maim the most skilled players and stars of the game who are targeted by installed goons.
Poor Wayne Gretzky, if he was playing now, he could hardly achieve those records. With stars on the sidelines with serious injuries is it of course easier to beat the better teams and toss them out of the playoffs.
A few days of suspension are easily served, while a vic-tim of an attack needs weeks and months to recover until being able to play again, or he might be permanently dis-
abled. Wake up Mr. Shanahan!Short suspensions will not
be the answer any longer. More drastic measurements are needed to curb intend of injury born out of hate.
The current playoffs are proof of this development in almost every game. Brutality has taking over. Fighting has always been controversial.
It has nothing to do with hockey. Although measured now with intentional blows to the head at great speed, a fistfight appears harmless in comparison. When will be a victim be carried off dead.
My answer to maiming attacks is to have the attack-er sit out games without pay until his unfortunate victim is ready to play again. That surely would hit home.
Karl FrickeFruitvale
Secrecy abounds in the West Kootenay
What’s happening to hockey?
The “Tight Lines” article (Trail Times, April 17) by Jim Bailey seems to suggest that a hockey player who has been elbowed in the face should “learn how to take a hit”, and to “get up off the mat when knocked down.”
It must be easy for Dr Jim Bailey to diagnose headshots from his desk where the most dangerous injury he may face is the potential paper cut or per-haps the dreaded carpel tunnel.
Let’s hope that Dr Bailey never experiences the effects of a concussion, the head is not like a bone that can heal, and some-times when you are dizzy and have legs like Bambi it can be hard to “get up off the mat.”
Nathan EhmanFruitvale
Head shots hard to diagnose
from sports desk
FROM PAGE 6The Taliban were and are
big local players in the Afghan political game, but they never showed any interest in attacking the United States. Al-Qaeda were pan-Islamist revolutionaries, mostly Arabs and Pakistanis, who abused their hosts’ hospitality by doing exactly that.
It was never necessary to invade Afghanistan at all. Senior Taliban commanders were furious that al-Qaeda’s
9/11 attacks had exposed them to the threat of inva-sion, and came close to evict-ing Osama bin Laden at the Kandahar jirga (tribal parlia-ment) in October, 2001. Wait a little longer, spread a few mil-lion dollars around in bribes, and the United States could probably have had a victory over al-Qaeda without a war in Afghanistan.
It’s much too late for that now, but al-Qaeda survives more as an ideology than as an
organisation, and most Afghans (including the Taliban) remain profoundly uninterested in affairs beyond their own bor-ders. Whatever political sys-tem emerges in Afghanistan after the foreigners go home, it is unlikely to want to attack the United States. Pity about all the people who will be killed between now and then.
Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
Invasion was unnecessary
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Elsie passed away peacefully in April 9 at Blenheim Lodge in Vancouver. Elsie’s husband was one of Castlegar’s early and best known doctor’s practicing here from 1934 until he died in 1965.
Elsie was born in Mundare, Alberta. One of six children brought up in the Depression by a single mother, she learned to be self reliant. She took Teachers’ Training but couldn’t get a job, so she went back to school to get her Senior Matric. She broke her fi nger while playing basketball and was treated by young Doctor Goresky. He was smitten and pursued her. Two months later, Victor and Elsie were married. Th eir fi rst two children, Carl and Ora, were born in Alberta, but hard times and and hard winters prompted them to move to British Columbia.
Victor took over a rural practice in Castlegar. Th ey added three more children to their family over the years-- Eileen, Gerald and Linda. Elsie was very active in the community, as a member of the IODE, the Pythian Sisters, the United Church Auxiliary, and the local Bridge Club.
After Victor died, Elsie worked in a bank and then as a medical receptionist. Th en she took a year of Nurses’ training but was told that she was really too old to complete the course--which Elsie didn’t understand, because she was only in her fi fties! She moved to Vancouver, where she worked in a nursing home, and later sold real estate.
Eventually, Elsie moved the Vernon where she retired, playing golf, brewing wine, pressing apple cider, and playing endless games of canasta with her friends. She had always wanted to travel and so she did--to Japan, China, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and the Caribbean. She was on a cruise in the Mediterranean when her ship was commandeered for troop transport in the Falklands War.
She lost her driver’s licence when she was in her nineties. Undeterred she walked everywhere she needed to go.
Elsie moved to Blenheim Lodge in July 2010 when she could no longer manage on her own. She is survived by four of her fi ve children, and many, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver on April 28 at 2:00 PM.
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LANGILLE, STAN — A Celebration of Life for Stan Langille who passed away February 14, 2012 will take place at Genelle Community Hall on Sunday April 22, 2012 at 1:00pm.
Come share your memories with family, friends and neighbours!
***WALLACE (NEE PELLIZZARI),
GRACE — October 30, 1962-April 13, 2012
Passed away peacefully at Abbotsford, BC, after a courage-ous battle with cancer. Grace is survived by Lyle, her loving husband of 30 years, children; Bobby (Stacey), T h e r e s a (Curtis), moth-er Luisa and father Angelo, brothers; Larry and George (Karolyn). She will be missed by her family, friends, co-workers and the numerous patients that she touched over many years. Grace was loving, kind and gra-cious and always put others first. Her children were very dear to her heart. Many thanks to the BC Cancer Agency, the Doctors and the Nursing staff in the Tertiary Hospice Palliative Care Unit who made Grace’s last few months com-fortable. A Celebration of Grace’s Life will be held on Friday April 20th at 2:30PM at the Clayburn Schoolhouse 4315 Wright Street, Abbotsford. A memorial mass will be held in Trail at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the BC Children’s Hospital.
***MACCALLUM, RUTH
GERALDINE — March 16, 1943 – April 15, 2012
Ruth Geraldine MacCallum of Fruitvale, B.C. passed away at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, Trail, B.C., surrounded by loving friends.
Ruth was the youngest of two children of Gerald ( d e c e a s e d ) and Thena MacCallum, nee Jacobsen. She is survived by her Mother, Thena; her brother, L a w r e n c e (Margaret) and their two chil-dren, Deborah (Douglas) and Darcy (Victoria) and their families.
As a career military family the
MacCallums were posted through-out Europe and Canada. Although Ruth’s formative years were spent living among old world cultures she found her heart had its niche in the rugged landscape and people of the Yukon. These memories were special to her.
Ruth earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of British Columbia and her Registered Nursing Certificate in 1968. She went on to further her education with a Master of Science Degree from Arizona State University in 1976. She belonged to the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors and numerous other associations and affiliations con-nected to her employment.
Ruth was employed in the field of Mental Health practis-ing in Maple Ridge, Nelson, Trail and Castlegar, B.C. She had just recently retired from the Castlegar Office. She briefly maintained a small business, Best Options, deal-ing with Employee Assistance.
As a child Ruth was imbued with the cultures of Europe which came together to form a woman of understated refinement, grace, class and dignity seldom seen in someone so young. This was evi-dent to the end.
We would like to thank Drs. T. Toews, M. Smith and L. Scotland and their team/staff for their excellent care; the nurses and staff of Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital for allowing her dignity; Home Nursing Services; Red Cross Loan Cupboard; and, her extended circle of friends and family. There are no words to express the grati-tude to her special group of friends who folded her into their arms and filled these last months with love, caring, warmth, friendship and quality of life. Thank you. We will all miss that smile as there was no truer friend.
Ruth will rest next to her Father in the Garden of Gethsemani, Surrey, B.C. Inurnment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers please make donations to TB Vets, 1410 Kootenay Street,
Vancouver, B.C., V5K 4R1 www.tbvets.org or the charity of your choice.
There will be a Celebration of Life on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 11:00 am at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 1374 Pine Avenue, Trail, B.C. with Canon Neil Elliot, Celebrant. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.
You are invited to leave a per-sonal message of condolence at the online register at www.myal-ternatives.ca
OBITUARIES
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLOS ANGELES - Dick Clark, the ever-youthful
television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock ‘n’ roll into the mainstream on “American Bandstand,” and later produced and hosted a vast range of programming from game shows to the New Year’s Eve countdown from Times Square, has died. He was 82.
Spokesman Paul Shefrin said Clark had a heart attack Wednesday morning at Saint John’s hospital in Santa Monica, where he had gone the day before for an outpatient procedure.
Clark had continued performing even after he suffered a stroke in 2004 that affected his ability to speak and walk.
Long dubbed “the world’s oldest teenager” because of his boyish appearance, Clark bridged the rebellious new music scene and traditional show business, and equally comfortable whether chatting about music with Sam Cooke or ban-tering with Ed McMahon about TV bloopers. He thrived as the founder of Dick Clark Productions, supplying movies, game and music shows, beauty contests and more to TV. Among his credits: “The $25,000 Pyramid,” ”TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes“ and the American Music Awards.
For a time in the 1980s, he had shows on all three networks and was listed among the Forbes 400 of wealthiest Americans. Clark also was part of radio as partner in the United Stations Radio Network, which provided programs - including Clark’s - to thousands of stations.
“There’s hardly any segment of the popula-tion that doesn’t see what I do,” Clark told The Associated Press in a 1985 interview.
“It can be embarrassing. People come up to me and say, ‘I love your show,’ and I have no idea which one they’re talking about.”
The original “American Bandstand” was one of network TV’s longest-running series as part of ABC’s daytime lineup from 1957 to 1987. It later aired for a year in syndication and briefly on the USA Network.
Over the years, it introduced stars ranging from Buddy Holly to Madonna.
The show’s status as an American cultural institution was solidified when Clark donated Bandstand’s original podium and backdrop to the Smithsonian Institution.
Clark joined “Bandstand” in 1956 after Bob Horn, who’d been the host since its 1952 debut, was fired. Under Clark’s guidance, it went from a local Philadelphia show to a national phenom-enon.
“I played records, the kids danced, and America watched,” was how Clark once described the series’ simplicity. In his 1958 hit “Sweet Little Sixteen,” Chuck Berry sang that “they’ll be rock-ing on Bandstand, Philadelphia, P-A.”
As a host, he had the smooth delivery of a seasoned radio announcer. As a producer, he had an ear for a hit record. He also knew how to make wary adults welcome this odd new breed of music in their homes.
Clark endured accusations that he was in with the squares, with critic Lester Bangs defining Bandstand as “a leggily acceptable euphemism of the teenage experience.” In a 1985 interview, Clark acknowledged the complaints. “But I knew at the time that if we didn’t make the presenta-tion to the older generation palatable, it could kill it.”
He was honoured at the Emmy Awards in 2006, telling the crowd: “I have accomplished my childhood dream, to be in show business. Everybody should be so lucky to have their dreams come true. I’ve been truly blessed.”
DICK CLARK
TV host brought rock ‘n’ roll to mainstream
(AP PHOTO/KEVORK DJANSEZIAN, FILE)
Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock `n’ roll into the mainstream on “American Bandstand,” died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 82.
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A group of 14 Selkirk College nursing students head out on a journey of a lifetime next Tuesday as they travel to Guatemala for a three-week practicum experience from April 25 to May 18. The group has been fundraising extensively by hosting “Beans and Rice Dinners” in Nelson, Salmo, Rossland, Trail, Castlegar and Balfour. Their efforts raised $35,000 towards their trip. During the students stay in Guatemala explore the link between community development and health as well as assist with programs to enhance hygiene, women’s health issues and sexual health. Back row (from the left); Angelene Phillips, Michael Chapman (retired high school teacher and community volunteer). Third row; Braedon Mauro, Kelly Simpson, Robbin Storey, Julia Mack, Heather Price. Second row; Brittney Hansen, Marlee Gaskell, Carly Paolone, Kali Justinen. Front row; instructor Mary Ann Morris, Trisha Cuerrier, Tessa Munro, Kenzie Waterstreet, Orest Leyland. Tammy Clarke (not pictured) is another instructor who will be present during this trip.
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BY STEVE JESSELInvermere Valley Echo
Known for its annual biker con-gregation, this year the Horsethief Hideout, just past Wilmer, is trying a more family-oriented weekend of good, music, good food, and great people.
On the May long weekend, May 18 to 20, the first annual Backwoods Blues Festival hits the stage with a wide variety of musical acts. Featuring the talents of Kelly Jay of Crowbar, Mighty Joe Young, Boogie Patrol and much more, the festival aims to bring a one-of-a-kind musical experience to the Columbia Valley.
“We’ve always wanted to have multiple events a year out there,” Vice President of Events Stan Oja said. “We’re really trying to pro-mote a family event for the May long weekend.”
Starting the evening of May 18, ticket-holders are welcome to come on down to the Hideout to catch some of the opening bands before the event takes off in earnest the next day, when a daylong lineup of music-al acts hits the stage. This continues throughout the weekend, culminat-ing in an All-Star Blues Jam with all the bands in attendance Sunday evening.
There will also be a kid-friendly area called the Kids’ Corral, where youngsters can get their faces paint-ed or maybe take in a magic act if
they get a little tired of the music. Also featured at the Festival will be a number of vendors, who at this point are confirmed to be selling food, but Oja hopes that vendors from all kinds of local businesses come down to set up a stall free of charge, pro-vided they are in fact local.
“What we’re trying to do is pro-mote local vendors from within the valley,” Oja said. “It’s important to draw people in and promote the val-ley.”
For those unfamiliar to the Hideout, Oja describes it as a roughly 110-acre patch of land that contains an old saloon and an outdoor stage. These days, Oja and his father have set up a multi-purpose area that can cater to all different kinds of events, from private weddings to the annual Horsethief Memorial Rally, which is entering its ninth year.
The Hideout grounds also con-tain massive areas for camping, for those families that want to make a true outdoor weekend mixed with a festival atmosphere. Oja says there is more than enough space for the 3,000-odd tickets he’s printed so far, and each ticket gives you access to the campgrounds for the full three days along with the various musical acts. Tickets are available at The Book Bar in Invermere, at horsethief-hideout.ca or at the gate the day of the event. Tickets are $50 for adults, $25 for youths and free for children.
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Blues festival set for May
Led Zeppelin tribute band coming to TrailTRAIL – There are
still plenty of good seats left to watch the tribute band that had rock icon Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page saying “This is about as close as you are going to get to the real
deal.”S o u t h e r n
California’s Led Zepagain will per-form in Trail on May 4 at the Charles Bailey Theatre as part of its tour through B.C.’s Interior.
The Led Zepagain show features all of the Zepp highlights that fans the world over are familiar with, from the high energy classics, to the beauti-ful acoustic works; from the soaring leads
on the double-neck guitar to brilliant key-board passages and soaring Robert Plant vocals.
For more infor-mation on this out-standing group go to LedZepagain.com.
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The Warfield/Trail Girl Guides hope to relive the same wonderful experience that last year’s food drive obtained. The residents of Warfield opened their cupboards and hearts to fill the Salvation Army Food Bank last year and the Girl Guides are eager to repeat it again. The girls were thrilled to see the impact that their efforts produced. The community of Warfield has always been supportive of the Girl Guides but exceeded their expectations with almost 50 per cent of its residents participat-ing. Bags will be delivered to every home and picked up at 9 a.m. Saturday the Girl Guides would like to thank Ferraro Foods for donating the paper bags again this year.
FOOD DRIVE IN WARFIELD ON SATURDAY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSIt’s a prom must-have, right up
there with the dress and shoes: The guy’s tie must match the girl’s gown. And many teens today use cellphones to aid the colour co-ordination.
Kourtney Ziercher took a picture of her dress in the store to send to her date, Michael George, for her prom last year at Barat Academy in Chesterfield, Mo.
“I told him it was burnt orange, and he got the tie to match,” she said.
“She knew that it was not a typ-ical colour, but the tie I got even had a little design on it that matched the design on the dress,” Michael said, referring to a light tiger stripe print on the fabric. “She was really excited about it. The girl’s dress is a big deal. If the outfit doesn’t go perfectly, if the guy isn’t matching, it’s a prob-lem. I made sure it worked.”
In Fort Collins, Colo., Amy Weintraub sent a picture of her chocolate brown dress to her date, Luke Siddens, and he used the image to get a matching tie and vest for their prom last week at Poudre High School.
“I didn’t realize he wanted to match me,” Amy said. “He just kind of decided that on his own. It was a little lighter than the dress, but it matched pretty well.”
For homemade dresses, ties can always be made from leftover fab-ric. For a 2010 prom at the Stanley Humphries Secondary School in Castlegar, Arielle Roberts made her own dress with the help of a grandmother and aunt. Her date’s mom sewed a matching tie “when the green bow-tie and cummerbund she’d ordered for him weren’t quite the right shade,” Arielle said.
But with so many dresses store-bought these days, and with cell-
phone photos sometimes producing unreliable hues, stores often pro-vide physical swatches to assist in colourco-ordination. David’s Bridal, which expects to sell 110,000 prom dresses this year in 300 stores, sells fabric swatches for $1 with dress purchases.
Sarah LaRue, a senior at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Ore., picked out a dress at the local David’s Bridal and was happy to have the fabric scrap to give her date. “It’s a tur-quoise blue, and with that dress, you need the exact colour to match it,” she said. “If it was even a little bit off, it wouldn’t look right.”
David’s Bridal also has a part-nership with Men’s Wearhouse that makes it easy for young men to get accessories in co-ordinated hues for their dates’ dresses. Guys can order ties, vests and cummerbunds from Men’s Wearhouse using the same terms David’s Bridal uses to iden-tify the dress colours - names like “watermelon pink” or “Malibu blue” - and be guaranteed an ensemble that works.
Amanda Nohrenberg, store man-ager for David’s Bridal in Eugene, says “90 per cent, if not 99 per cent” of her prom customers want their dates to match. “If they aren’t co-ordinating, it’s because the guy is wearing a neutral colour like black or white.”
Many couples also plan match-ing corsages and boutonnieres. “The girls are saying, ‘This is what I’m wearing and I want it to match the flowers,”’ said Pennylyn Kaine, owner of Blossom & Bee Floral and Event Design in Newfoundland, N.J.
Sometimes the boys come in “either with their phone picture or a physical swatch, but now the girls are coming in and picking it out in advance,” said Kaine.
THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO - More than 50 per cent of the
Canadian parents surveyed for a study on online safety admitted they secretly access their teen-ager’s Facebook account.
According to a survey conducted in 11 coun-tries by security company AVG, the global average of snooping parents was 44 per cent.
Still, Canadian parents were less likely to spy on their teens than those in the U.S. and Spain, where 61 per cent admitted to monitoring Facebook covertly.
When accounting for the results from all coun-tries, mothers were more likely than fathers to do the cyberstalking.
About 49 per cent of moms admitted to doing so, compared to 39 per cent of dads.
Canadian parents were second most likely to be Facebook friends with their teens. About 66 per cent said their kids had accepted their friend request, compared to 72 per cent in the U.S. and just 32 per cent in France and 10 per cent in Japan.
When it came to worries about online behav-iour, about 38 per cent of Canadian parents said they worried their teen’s actions on social net-works could affect their future job, school or dat-ing prospects, compared to 40 per cent in the U.S. and 42 per cent globally.
About 18 per cent of Canadian parents suspect-ed their teen was accessing pornography, six per cent thought they were gambling online, and 25 per cent believed their were downloading music illegally, which were all slightly below the global averages.
About 43 per cent of the parents in Canada said they were satisfied with how schools were teach-ing their teens to responsibly use the Internet, compared to a high of 59 per cent in the U.K. and a low of 31 per cent in the Czech Republic.
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ties teamed up to notch the winning goal that propelled the ZSC Lions to the Swiss National Hockey League title Tuesday night.
Trail native Steve McCarthy scored the winning goal with less than three seconds remaining on the clock to lift the Lions to a 2-1 Game 7 victory over Bern.
W i t h s e c o n d s remaining in the match, the Lions’ Andres Ambuhl car-ried the puck over the blue line and drove wide to the net. His shot, lay on the goal line, but the Bern netmind-er managed to keep it out.
In a frantic goal-mouth scramble, teammate and former Vancouver Canuck Jeff Tambellini got the puck back to McCarthy who fired it over the sprawl-ing goalie.
“I think it was in his (Tambellini’s) feet and he kicked it to me,” McCarthy told a repor-ter after the game.
“It was an open net and I don’t score many of those, but it feels pretty good.”
The Lions had an amazing playoff run.
After finishing in seventh spot in the NLA regular season,
the team swept both title favorites HC Davos (2nd overall) and EV Zug (1st overall), win-ning eight straight games before facing SC Bern in the final series. The Lions fought back from a 3 games to 1 deficit against Bern, to tie the series and force the deciding game.
“I’m speechless, the guys went through a lot this year, we put in a lot of work and it’s great to see the guys get rewarded,” McCarthy said after the game. “Hats off to Bern, it could have gone either way.”
The for-mer Trail Smoke Eater, c a p t a i n e d the WHL’s Kootenay Ice and Team C a n a d a ’ s junior team before mov-ing onto the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, who drafted
him in the first round. McCarthy also
played for the Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Thrashers and joined former Thrashers coach Bob Hartley, now coach of the Lions, in Zurich, Switzerland following his NHL career.
The victory will be extra sweet for Tambellini, who lost in the Stanley Cup Final Game 7 last sea-son against the Boston Bruins.
His father Steve Tambellini was born in Trail and now is currently GM for the Edmonton Oilers.
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ARNE PETRYSHEN PHOTO
The Dam City Rollers set up the blockers but couldn’t keep the Gnarlies Angels grounded as the Rossland team winged its way to victory in West Kootenay women’s roller derby action on the weekend. In the other match the Salmo Babes of Brutality beat the Lumber Jackies. The Rossland Arena will be the scene of the first home game for the Kootenay Kannibelles on Saturday at 6 p.m., the WKWRD’s traveling team hosts the Raggedy Rollers from the Okanagan.
Rossland set for all-star derby match upBY JIM BAILEY
Times Sports EditorRoller derby fans get a special treat on
Saturday, as the Kootenay Kannibelles host their first home game against the Raggedy Rollers from Armstrong in a no-holds barred women’s roller derby match up at the Rossland Arena.
The Kannibelles are the traveling all-star team for the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League, and look to extend their unbeaten record to 4-0 this season. The Kootenay team faced the Rollers in June last year, beating them in a close match in Armstrong.
“It was a super hard-hitting game, they are big and tough, just like us,” said training director and team captain, Bobbi Barbarich aka Beretta Lynch. “They are very similar in terms of how they play, it was a really physical game.”
The Kannibelles started the year with a rigorous tryout and training regimen, a work ethic that has already paid divi-dends.
The experience gained from Barbarich’s time playing on the national team and in the World Cup in October has also bene-fited the ‘belles.
“Between her going to Team Canada and one of the boot camps that a few of the skaters here went to on the coast . . . they brought back a few new items that we’ve been able to use in our strategies;
we’ve just kind of taken them and made them our own,” said coach Damon Walton whose derby handle is Cousin Vegas.
The coaching and training trio of Walton, Phil Loosely, and Barbarich has put more emphasis on preparation and training strategy.
“We expect our players to already be in shape, rather than coming to practice and doing fitness,” said Barbarich. “If you are playing in a 21-game season you have to have a certain amount of competitiveness and athleticism in your blood in order to even get involved.”
Every three months the coaches per-form fitness tests on the players to keep them on task, and with the increased schedule, the fitness level has to be at its peak.
“There is a little bit more expectation in terms of competitiveness and dedica-tion to the team, and it’s panning out into some pretty amazing results,” she said.
The ‘belles have had an impressive start to the season, dispatching the Spokanabelles in Spokane last month and sweeping a two-game set against the Oil City All-Stars from Edmonton and Belladonnas from Red Deer in February.
The team is ranked number nine in Canada, and will play in the Western Regional Championships on June 15-17 in Nelson. The WKWRDL will host the event, that will see the eight best teams
from Alberta, B.C. and Yukon vying for the Western-Canadian title.
The match against the Rollers goes Saturday at 6 p.m. as the Rag-tag group from the Okanagan/Shuswap league look to put an end to the Kannibelles undefeat-ed season.
“They’ve been around for a bit longer than us, so I think we really surprised them last year, they’re looking to not have the same showing . . . a little revenge per-haps,” added Barbarich.
On a sad note, Cousin Vegas will coach his last game for the Kannibelles on Saturday, as his job takes him to the prai-ries where he’s already secured a position with a Regina derby team.
“He was one of our league MVPs last year,” said Barbarich. “He did so much to get the league started and has been such a great motivator. He’s a huge fan and shares his knowledge and time and strategy completely unselfishly, he’ll be greatly missed.”
In West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby action last weekend, the Salmo Babes of Brutality beat the Lumber Jackies 210-108 and Rossland’s Gnarlies Angels rolled over the less experienced but hard working Dam City Rollers 221-61.
The next WKWRDL game goes Wednesday with the Babes of Brutality taking on the Valley Vendettas in Rossland at 7 p.m.
McCarthy scores series
winner
STEVE MCCARTHY
McCarthy, Tambellini win Swiss hockey
championship
SPORTS
SCOREBOARDBaseballNATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB L10 StrWashington 9 3 .750 - 7-3 W-2Atlanta 7 5 .583 2 7-3 W-2New York 7 5 .583 2 5-5 L-2Miami 5 6 .455 3 1/2 5-5 W-2Philadelphia 5 6 .455 3 1/2 4-6 L-1
Central Division W L Pct GB L10 StrSt. Louis 8 3 .727 - 7-3 W-3Milwaukee 5 6 .455 3 5-5 W-1Cincinnati 4 7 .364 4 3-7 L-1Houston 4 7 .364 4 4-6 L-3Pittsburgh 4 7 .364 4 4-6 W-1Chicago 3 8 .273 5 3-7 L-3
West Division W L Pct GB L10 StrLos Angeles 9 2 .818 - 8-2 L-1Arizona 7 4 .636 2 6-4 L-1Colorado 5 6 .455 4 4-6 W-1San Francisco 5 6 .455 4 5-5 W-1San Diego 3 9 .250 6 1/2 3-7 L-1
BASEBALL’S TOP TENNATIONAL LEAGUE
G AB R H Pct.Wright NYM 9 34 5 17 .500Kemp LAD 11 43 13 20 .465Young Ari 11 39 8 16 .410McCutchen Pit 11 42 7 16 .381Posey SF 9 32 4 12 .375Castro ChC 11 43 6 16 .372Cudyer Col 11 43 7 16 .372Freese StL 9 35 6 13 .371Werth Was 12 47 4 17 .362Thole NYM 11 31 4 11 .355
Home RunsKemp, Los Angeles, 6; CYoung, Arizona, 5; Beltran, St. Louis, 4; Ethier, Los Angeles, 4; Hart, Milwaukee, 4; Infante, Miami, 4; 9 tied at 3.
Runs Batted InEthier, Los Angeles, 17; Kemp, Los Angeles, 16; LaRoche, Washington, 13; CYoung, Arizona, 13; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 11; Freese, St. Louis, 11; JMartinez, Houston, 10; YMolina, St. Louis, 10; HRamirez, Miami, 10.
PitchingHalladay, Philadelphia, 3-0; Billingsley, Los Angeles, 2-0; Samardzija, Chicago, 2-0; Jansen, Los Angeles, 2-0; IKennedy, Arizona, 2-0; Strasburg, Washington, 2-0; Delgado, Atlanta, 2-0.
AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division
W L Pct GB L10 StrBaltimore 7 4 .636 - 6-4 W-2Toronto 6 4 .600 1/2 6-4 W-2New York 6 5 .545 1 6-4 W-1Tampa Bay 5 6 .455 2 4-6 L-1Boston 4 7 .364 3 4-6 L-2
Central Division W L Pct GB L10 StrDetroit 8 3 .727 - 7-3 W-3Cleveland 5 4 .556 2 5-4 W-4Chicago 5 5 .500 2 1/2 5-5 L-3Kansas City 3 8 .273 5 3-7 L-6Minnesota 3 8 .273 5 3-7 L-1
West Division W L Pct GB L10 StrTexas 9 2 .818 - 8-2 W-5Seattle 6 6 .500 3 1/2 5-5 L-1Oakland 5 7 .417 4 1/2 4-6 W-1Los Angeles 4 7 .364 5 3-7 L-1
BASEBALL’S TOP TENAMERICAN LEAGUE
G AB R H Pct.Hamilton Tex 11 46 11 19 .413Sweeney Bos 9 32 3 13 .406Ortiz Bos 11 43 6 17 .395CPena TB 11 41 7 16 .390Pierzynski CWS 8 31 3 12 .387MYoung Tex 11 45 5 17 .378Willingham Min 11 40 9 15 .375Jeter NYY 11 49 6 18 .367AJackson Det 11 41 11 15 .366Span Min 11 42 2 15 .357
Home RunsHamilton, Texas, 5; Willingham, Minnesota, 5; AdJones, Baltimore, 4; Kinsler, Texas, 4; Reimold, Baltimore, 4; Wieters, Baltimore, 4; 14 tied at 3.
Runs Batted InHamilton, Texas, 11; CPena, Tampa Bay, 11; Pierzynski, Chicago, 11; Swisher, New York, 11; MiCabrera, Detroit, 10; Ortiz, Boston, 10; MYoung, Texas, 10.
PitchingShields, Tampa Bay, 2-0; Nova, New York, 2-0; RRomero, Toronto, 2-0; DLowe, Cleveland, 2-0; Drabek, Toronto, 2-0; Below, Detroit, 2-0.
HockeyWHL Playoffs
All Times LocalSECOND ROUND
Conference Semifinals(Best-of-7)
EASTERN CONFERENCEEdmonton (1) vs. Brandon (6)
(Edmonton wins series 4-0)Moose Jaw (2) vs. Medicine Hat (4)
(Moose Jaw wins series 4-0)WESTERN CONFERENCE
Tri-City (1) vs. Spokane (5)(Series tied 3-3)Monday Result
Spokane 4 Tri-City 3 (OT)Saturday Result
Tri-City 5 Spokane 3Wednesday Game
Spokane at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.score unavailable at press timeKamloops (2) vs. Portland (3)
(Series tied 3-3)Monday Result
Kamloops 7 Portland 6 (OT)Saturday Result
Kamloops 7 Portland 2Wednesday Game
Kamloops at Portland, 7 p.m.score unavailable
THIRD ROUNDConference Finals
(Best-of-7)EASTERN CONFERENCE
Edmonton (1) vs. Moose Jaw (2)Friday, April 20
Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 7 p.m.Sunday, April 22
Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 5 p.m.Tuesday, April 24
Edmonton at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.Wednesday, April 25
Edmonton at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.Friday, April 27
x-Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 7 p.m.Sunday, April 29
x-Edmonton at Moose Jaw, TBATuesday, May 1
x-Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
NHLPlayoff scoring leaders
(Excluding Wednesday games)SCORING
G A PtGiroux, Pha 4 4 8Briere, Pha 4 1 5Brown, LA 4 1 5Crosby, Pgh 2 3 5McDonald, StL 2 3 5Neal, Pgh 2 3 5Jagr, Pha 1 4 5Schenn, Pha 1 4 5Berglund, StL 3 1 4Couturier, Pha 3 1 4Talbot, Pha 3 1 4Bergenheim, Fla 2 2 4Kunitz, Pgh 2 2 4Staal, Pgh 2 2 4Dupuis, Pgh 1 3 4Klesla, Phx 1 3 4Voracek, Pha 1 3 4Kane, Chi 0 4 4Malkin, Pgh 0 4 4Samuelsson, Fla 0 4 4Bourque, Nash 3 0 3B.Boyle, NYR 3 0 3Vermette, Phx 3 0 3Havlat, SJ 2 1 3Klein, Nash 2 1 3Read, Pha 2 1 3Campbell, Fla 1 2 3Chara, Bos 1 2 3Couture, SJ 1 2 3
GolfWorld Golf Ranking
1. Rory McIlroy NIR 9.592. Luke Donald ENG 9.483. Lee Westwood ENG 8.274. Bubba Watson USA 6.475. Hunter Mahan USA 5.826. Martin Kaymer GER 5.587. Steve Stricker USA 5.538. Tiger Woods USA 5.489. Phil Mickelson USA 5.3210. Justin Rose ENG 5.2111. Adam Scott AUS 5.1312. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 5.1213. Charl Schwartzel SAF 5.1114. Webb Simpson USA 4.9515. Matt Kuchar USA 4.8616. Dustin Johnson USA 4.8417. Jason Day AUS 4.7918. Graeme McDowell NIR 4.7919. Bill Haas USA 4.4620. Keegan Bradley USA 4.29
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TORONTO - When Rosie MacLennan was little, she would march around her living room during the Olympic open-ing ceremonies.
In exactly 100 days, MacLennan will be marching for real when the curtains go up on the 2012 Games in London.
MacLennan and fellow tram-poline gymnasts Karen Cockburn and Jason Burnett were feted in a small ceremony Wednesday to mark the 100-day countdown to the July 27 opening ceremon-ies.
MacLennan hopes there will be young Canadians watching that day when the Canadian team - expected to be some 275-athletes strong - march into Olympic Stadium.
“Hopefully we’ll be able to inspire some young kids again
to really get out and get active,” said MacLennan, a native of King City, Ont.
Her wish was fitting, coming on the same day London 2012 chairman Seb Coe announced the official motto for the Games: “Inspire a generation.”
The Canadian Olympic Committee has set a lofty goal for London - to finish among the top-12 countries in overall med-als, and among the top eight at the Paralympics. Canada cap-tured 18 medals at the 2008 Beijing Games to finish 19th on the medal table.
Cockburn, who will make her fourth Olympic appearance in London, believes the goal is reachable.
“Objectives are based on results over the years leading up to the Games, so we can set an achievable goal,” the 31-year-
old said. “And I think we have a great strong team with lots of veterans and lots of new talent too.”
The Toronto native and her teammates are in the middle of a gruelling chunk of training, on the trampoline nine times a week and in the weight room another three times. Saturday is their only day off.
“These next 100 days to be pushing ourselves on a daily basis,” said Cockburn, who car-ried Canada’s flag at the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Games.
She said 100 days is going to fly by.
“It seems like a short time to an Olympian who is working in a four-year cycle and also for me, who’s been training for 20 years ... 100 days is nothing, it’s crunch time for us now.”
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Jose Sharks are looking to change things up after dropping two straight games to the St. Louis Blues in their first-round series.
The Sharks tinkered with lines and lineup changes at prac-tice Wednesday in an indication of possible alterations for Game 4 tonight when they look to tie the series at two games apiece.
Patrick Marleau moved from top-line wing to second-line cen-tre, flipping spots with Logan Couture. Michal Handzus and Brad Winchester also were skat-ing on the bottom two lines and could replace TJ Galiardi and Dominic Moore if coach Todd McLellan decides to go with those moves.
“Sometimes when things aren’t working you have to switch it up. I’m fine with that,” defence-man Dan Boyle said. “Sometimes it will last two shifts, sometimes it will last a few games. When things aren’t going well you have to try to find a way to get a spark.”
The biggest change the Sharks will need is in their special teams play. A potent power play and an aggressive penalty-kill unit are the biggest reasons why the Blues lead the series 2-1.
The Blues scored three power-play goals in a 4-3 win in Game 3 to take the series lead and have scored five of their nine goals with the man advantage, strik-ing with remarkable efficiency. The Sharks, on the other hand, have struggled to set up in the offensive zone and have just two power-play goals in 11 chances, while playing St. Louis even at even strength.
“I don’t want to get ourselves in a position where we’re count-
ing on the power play to win us hockey games because you’re waiting for the other team to screw up if you do that,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. “Our power play has given us a little advan-tage in the series. It’s helped here for us, but at the end of the day it’s going to end up being a series of 5-on-5 play. Of the two teams, we’re the team that has to improve the most 5-on-5.”
The Blues weren’t always this success-ful on the power play this season. In fact, they were dreadful at the start of the sea-son, with a 10.3 per cent success rate at Christmas. They more than doubled their proficiency the rest of the sea-son, converting 21.4 per cent of their chances to finish the season in the middle of the pack in the league.
The power play has been even better this series, converting five of 13 chances. Hitchcock said the improvement can be credited to the Blues becoming a shooting team rather than a passing team with the man advantage.
“For a good part of the year, we were working on our power play quite a bit, too,” forward David Perron said. “It’s good to see it come through like it did this series so far, and the last part of the year was pretty good, too. We really improved it. ... We’re going to need that kind of per-formance every night because they’re a real good team, and we know that. Hopefully, we
can keep scoring on the power play.”
Poor penalty killing doomed the Sharks last post-season as they gave up nine power-play goals in a five-game Western Conference final loss to Vancouver.
After a slow start this season, McLellan appeared to have fixed the problem by mixing up units and stressing shorter shifts as the Sharks held opponents to an 18.1 per cent success rate for a three-month stretch beginning in early January, compared to the 30 per cent mark for the rest of the season.
But San Jose allowed six power-play goals in the final two regular season games to Los Angeles and finished 29th over-all.
The problem has only gotten worse this series.
AP-JEFF ROBERSON
Former Beaver Valley Nitehawk Barrett Jackman ties up San Jose Sharks’ Torrey Mitchell in first round NHL action earlier this week.
NHL PLAYOFFS
THE CANADIAN PRESSRaffi Torres has been granted two
extra days to prepare his case.But it’s hard to imagine there’s
much the Phoenix Coyotes winger can say to avoid being handed a significant suspension after sending Chicago’s Marian Hossa to hospital with a devastating hit on Tuesday night.
A hearing will be held Friday at the NHL’s New York office to deter-mine Torres’ fate - a process required by league rules for disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan to hand out a ban lasting longer than five games.
In the meantime, Torres is sus-pended indefinitely and will sit out Game 4 of the Coyotes-Blackhawks series on Thursday night.
“With all the hoopla surround-ing it, it doesn’t surprise me that they’re looking at it, that’s for sure,” Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said after practice Wednesday. “It’s out of our hands now.”
The incident that landed Torres in hot water came in the first period of Game 3 after Hossa had passed the puck in the neutral zone. More than half a second later, the Coyotes
forward launched himself into his unsuspecting opponent, catch-ing Hossa in the head with check. Hossa was taken from the ice on a stretcher and released from hospital a couple hours later with “encour-aging results,” according to the Blackhawks. The team ruled him out of Game 4 and didn’t disclose the specific nature of his injuries.
Torres didn’t think this hit crossed the line.
“First off, I hope he’s all right,” he said after the game. “But as far as the hit goes, I felt like it was a hockey play, just trying to finish my hit out there.”
That explanation didn’t sit well with the Blackhawks, especially in light of the vicious hit he landed on defenceman Brent Seabrook during last year’s playoffs.
“It was the same thing when he was in Vancouver last year, he probably thought that was a hock-ey play too,” said Blackhawks cap-tain Jonathan Toews. “There’s no remorse at all I don’t think with a guy like that. (There was) a guy carried off on a stretcher and he probably doesn’t feel bad about it all.”
Sharks feeling blue Torres awaits hearing
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IT’S BACK
BY CASSANDRA CHINGrand Forks Gazette
School District 51 (SD51) will host a “District Design 2013” forum for the public to help develop and re-design the school district on May 23 at Dr. D. A..
Perley Elementary School.To address the issue on shifting
enrolment, there will be discus-sions about reconfiguration for the schools in Grand Forks.
The reconfiguration looks at two elementary schools, one in
Christina Lake and one in Grand Forks for kindergarten to Grade 5, a middle school with Grades 6 to 8 and a secondary school with Grades 9 to 12. The idea is for Hutton Elementary School to turn into a kindergarten to Grade 5
school, while Perley Elementary School will be changed to a middle school. Grand Forks Secondary School will remain a high school.
“We are going to be embarking on some consultations coming up,” stated Board Chair Teresa
Rezansoff, “We have been having some conversations with our prin-cipals, and vice-principals and sen-ior staff about the B.C. Education Plan and potential changes and how we’re going to meet those challenges.”
School District 51 considering school reconfiguration
LEISURE
Dear Annie: My 85-year-old uncle, a widower, spends several days a week at casinos. This is no penny-ante stuff. He gambled away everything he ever owned and had to move into subsidized hous-ing.
He is somewhat fatal-istic at this point, figur-ing he won’t live much longer and so he wants to have fun. While we recognize his right to spend his money as he pleases, bank state-ments indicate he is now using credit cards at the casinos. He has run up debt on at least three cards, making only the minimum payments to keep them active. He has no “estate” left to hold responsible for debts after his death and figures everything will be written off. He sees nothing ethically wrong with this.
So, who will get stuck paying for the $20,000 in credit card debt when he dies? Who pays for the selfishness of his addiction? Why
do credit card compan-ies continue to raise credit limits for people his age, and how do they not notice that his charges are almost exclusively coming from gambling institu-tions? The casinos are no help getting him to stop. They send buses to pick him up. Is there anything I can do? -- Wish He Knew When To Fold ‘Em
Dear Wish: If your uncle has no assets at the time of his death, the debt would like-ly be written off. He could arrange to have himself barred from entering casinos, but he obviously doesn’t want to be rescued from his addiction. Credit card
companies are in the business of extending credit, and casinos are in the business of get-ting people to gamble. They aren’t going to be of assistance.
You can contact Gam-Anon (gam-anon.org) for support, but understand that this becomes your prob-lem only if your uncle gambles himself into destitution earlier than expected and you end up taking care of him. There’s no point to being angry and frus-trated. You don’t have to admire your uncle, but you can learn to accept him as he is.
Dear Annie: My 2-year-old daughter still sleeps with my husband and me in our bed, and this obviously is put-ting a damper on our sex life.
We have placed a “big girl bed” in our bedroom, but she won’t use it. So we let her fall asleep in our bed and then transfer her to her own. However, most of the time, it’s so late that
we fall asleep without moving her. Or, she wakes up in the middle of the night, and my husband puts her back in our bed. Any sug-gestions? -- Want My Privacy
Dear Want: Your daughter has learned that she is entitled to sleep with Mommy and Daddy. If you want a different result, you will need to work at it. You cannot simply fall asleep because you’re tired, or let her sleep with you because it’s easier than training her to sleep in her own bed (preferably in her own room).
This is simple behav-ior modification. You will need to place her in her bed repeated-ly. She’s going to cry repeatedly. Be firm and insistent, but not angry. It will take a long time to get her to change her sleep habits, and every time you give in, you’ll be starting over from scratch. Talk to your pediatrician about it, and make sure your
husband is on board.Dear Annie:
“Frazzled” said her hus-band had an affair 30 years ago and now has a 17-year-old daughter from that union. Forget the morality of it. The scientific aspect is amazing! The fact that
his sperm laid dormant for nearly 13 years is what’s really import-ant. Find out how he did that, and you will be able to replace cryogen-ics and make a fortune. -- Curious Dave
Dear Dave: Very funny. For the math
obsessed, “Frazzled” said her husband had a “long-term affair” with a 16-year-old girl that began 30 years ago. If the affair lasted 13 years and he broke things off when she became pregnant, the daughter could easily be 17 now.
TODAY’S CROSSWORD
SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU
Sudoku is a number-plac-ing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each col-umn and each 3x3 box contains the same num-ber only once. The diffi-culty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.
TODAY’S PUZZLES
ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell
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Uncle doesn’t want to be rescued from addiction
LEISURE
For Friday, April 20, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don’t let things get you down today, especially dur-ing discussions with partners and close friends. Things are not as bad as they seem. (Many people are discour-aged today.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Suddenly, you might have a general feeling of gloomi-ness around you today. Fear not; this is just a temporary black cloud on your horizon. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Children and young people might be an increased respon-sibility today. Similarly, something having to do with the arts, sports or the hospi-tality industry might require increased effort. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Someone older or in author-ity (probably female) might be critical of you today. Don’t let this get to you. It’s really
nothing. (Steer clear of nega-tive people.) LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You might be discouraged about travel plans or any-thing having to do with high-er education. In fact, issues related to politics, religion or racial matters could be wor-risome. This is just a tempo-rary setback. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Financial news might be discouraging today. You might receive less of your fair share of something than you had hoped for. (Don’t be discouraged.) LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Discussions with partners and close friends likely will be difficult today. Each party is too ready to be critical of the other. Bummer! (It takes both sides to get this miser-able.) SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Although someone more
experienced or older might be critical of your work, ignore this person’s criticisms and comments. Just roll up your sleeves and get busy. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Romance is rocky today. You might feel disappointed in someone, or vice versa; he or she is disappointed in you. Children might feel like an increased burden as well. (Oh dear.)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) An older family member might discourage you today or try to rain on your parade. Don’t take this criticism seri-ously. (What does this person know?) Things look much better tomorrow! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) It’s easy to fall into worry mode today. But worry is just a habit. (It really is.) And it’s totally antiproductive.
Lighten up. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might feel broke and worried about your cash flow today. Join the club; we number in the millions. (And we’ve got jackets.) This feel-ing will soon pass. It always does. YOU BORN TODAY You’re enormously creative! In fact, your creativity and life-style inspire others. You’re a leader, but you are very
in touch with your fantasy life. You’re also very sensi-tive, highly intuitive and excitable. (There’s never a dull moment when you are in the picture.) Improvisation is your forte. In the year ahead, your focus will be on partner-ships and close friendships. Birthdate of: Andy Serkis, actor; Toller Cranston, figure skater/artist; Jessica Lange, actress. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
TUNDRA
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
DILBERT
ANIMAL CRACKERS
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YOUR HOROSCOPEBy Francis Drake
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GlenmerryWow! This 4 bdrm, 3 bath family home has it all! Convenient location, beautifully landscaped, fenced yard, immaculately kept. Move In condition.$359,500
East TrailExcellent value! This small 1 bdrm home is in a great location close to Gyro Park and has fantastic parking (double garage).$89,500
MAKE AN
OFFER!East TrailA good, solid residential/commercial building in East Trail. Good sized commercial space on main plus a 2 bdrm suite upstairs$175,000
POTENTIAL
FruitvaleThis 1 1/2 storey 3 bdrm, 2 bath home is located on a large, private lot. NG
replace, HW oors, french doors between living room & dining room, full basement with rec. room & more.$224,900
East TrailNice starter or retirement home in East Trail. Short walk to Aquatic centre, ball eld and Safeway.$129,500
GREAT PRICE
WanetaBetter than new! This1/2 duplex offers over 2,700 sq.ft. of quality
nishing. Super HW oors on main. 3 bath,
main oor laundry. Call to check this one out!$319,900
LIKE NEW!
FruitvaleOnly 4 years old and in a beautiful location, close to rinks, parks and school. Plus an 800 sq ft. shop! Quick possession available$285,000
NEW PRICE
Waneta VillageBrand new half duplex. Top quality construction.
$329.000includes HST
ONE LEFT! FruitvaleGreat 2 bedroom half duplex in Fruitvale with a full walk out basement and a single carport.$189,500
BRAND NEW
ROOF
FruitvaleSolid chalet style home on 10 acres at the top of Wilson Road. Stunning views and complete privacy.$209,000
REDUCED RedstoneSuper lot in a very desirable location at Redstone Golf Course. Beautiful site line. Build your dream home!$125,000
GOLF COURSE
FruitvaleSuper family home. Well maintained & spotless. 3 bdrms on the main, 2 baths & a great yard!$253,500
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3401 Highway Dr.Glenmerry$242,000
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1654 East St.Trail$399,000
FruitvaleA great family home on a super lot in a super location near school & parks. 0.28 acres, large wrokshop with beaver creek nearby.$239,000
NEW LISTING SunningdaleOn the river! Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bath home on a large 85’ x 110’ lot on the river. New roof & paint. Beautiful views and access to the water.$349,500
RIVERSIDE
HOME
TrailLike new best describes this 1/2 duplex in the Waneta area. Great open oor plan, beautiful yard & no strata fees!
SOLD
WanetaA stunning executive quality home in a quiet setting with a beautiful back yard. This 3 bedroom home is only 6 years old and is a “must see.”$429,500
BEAUTIFUL
YARD
TrailThis Miral Heights home is bigger than it looks. With over 2,600 sq.ft., 4+ bedrooms & 2 baths.$299,500
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OPEN HOUSE Saturday, April 2111:00am - 1:00pm
2039 Caughlin Rd.Fruitvale
As soon as you walk in the front doors, you
will be impressed!$529,000
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1:30 - 3:301836 4th Ave
FruitvaleBeautifully maintained 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom
Fruitvale home.$273,900
SunningdaleTotally charming 3 bedroom home tucked away on a quiet street. Lots of extras & upgrades.$239,000
NEW LISTING SalmoBrand new home, perfect for the retiree. 3 beds, 2 baths, close to downtown, carport & storage shed!$149,900
STOP
RENTING! East TrailMove in ready. 4 beds, 2 baths, fenced yard with UG sprinklers, Newer windows, high ef ciency furnace w/ A/C, mechanically updated!$239,900
IT’S ALL
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East TrailGreat starter or for the retiree. No stairs, steps to Gyro Park, off-street parking!$118,000
East TrailInvestment property! Live in the main house and have the back house pay part of the mortgage!$152,000
2 FOR 1! TrailBrand new home! Large open plan living space,. HW
oors, covered deck, 3 bdrms, 3 baths. Great home for entertaining!$259,900
NEW LISTING East TrailGreat starter or investment property. Fresh paint, new windows, new
ooring. Take a look!
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Take Notice, that pursuant to Section 166 of the Community Charter, the Council for the Village of Montrose will be holding a public consultation session prior to the adoption of Bylaw #696 – Montrose Financial Plan 2012-2016.
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For Sale By OwnerMERRITT SxS Duplex.DOWNTOWN. 1 Side newly decorated and vacant. Other side rented. Each side has4 bdrms, 3- 4 pce baths,
garden area & storage shed. $337,900. (604)534-2748.
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SUNNINGDALE, 3bdrm. . incl. heat & cable. No smoking, No pets. $850./mo.250-362-9679
TRAIL, 2 Bedroom suite in House. Ideal location, across from Gyro park, walk to down-town and grocery stores, schools and Hospital. Great unit for a single person. No smoking, no pets. Ref. re-quired. 250-368-7435
WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, 3bd $760 NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-368-8423
Homes for Rent2bd W.Trail $500/mo. 2bd E.Trail house $650/mo. Refer-ences req. 250-362-7374
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Homes for RentE.TRAIL, 4bdrm., garage, fi re-place, 5-appls. $900./mo. 250-368-1610
ROSSLAND, Beautiful 3-Bdrm Pinewood home. $1200/mo. 250-368-1610
Rossland Featured Home with incredible views well-main-tained 3-Story 1/2 duplex home. 3 bed, 2.5 bath. All 3 levels developed. Upper fl oor 3-piece jetted tub, double shower, hardwood fl ooring, bathroom fl oor tile heated plus entry area. Garden with out-door fi replace. $1250 utilities not included. Available May 1st. View on Kijiji ad#370427144. Long term lease preferred. 250-231-8667
Townhouses3BDRM., 1.5Bth. $880./mo. +utilities. NP. all amenities, family orientated. 250-364-1822
Glenmerry Townhouse 3BDRM 1 1/2 Bth. F/S $850/mo. 250-368-5908
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TownhousesTRAIL, 3 bedroom townhome in desirable Glenmerry neigh-borhood. Very clean, fresh paint, new fl ooring...Available now for $980.00 per month. No smoking, no pets, ref. required. Please call 250-368-7435
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1252 Bay Avenue, TRAIL (250) 368-5222
OPEN HOUSES
Saturday, April 21 12 - 2pm 1055 Beaver Rd
Beaver Falls $349,900
MLS# K210797
Saturday, April 21 1 - 3pm 1792 Daniel Street
Trail $218,000
MLS#K206391
Gerry
Saturday, April 21 11am - 12:30pm2000 Topping St Trail $159,000
MLS# K210143
Gerry
Friday, April 20 1 - 3pm 516 Portia
Trail $207,500
MLS# K210959
Gerry
Fruitvale $287,500 Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K205398
Trail $154,900Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K202462
Trail $160,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K2078019
Rossland $359,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K211391
Trail $229,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K211181
Fruitvale $372,000Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
MLS# K205444
Trail $275,000Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K202376
Trail $99,000Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K203178
Fruitvale $335,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K205510
Trail $65,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K206771
Beaver Falls $229,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K210392
Warfield $195,000 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K211761
Trail $560,000Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K206977
Warfield $259,900 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K210284
Trail $170,600Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K205620
Trail $137,500Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# 200362
Rossland $699,900 Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222
MLS# K210946
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NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!
901 Scott Street, Warfield $229,000
This bungalow with basement offers 4 bdrms, 2 baths, oak floors, open floor
plan, in-ground sprinkler system, lovely deck, newly renovated bath, 2 garages
and more! Don’t wait this one is priced to sell quickly and ready for you to move in
and enjoy!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
NEW LISTING
3380 Dahlia Crescent, Trail $259,000
Immaculate 4 bdrm/2 bath family home with hardwood and heated tile floors and cozy kitchen. The yard is landscaped with a beautiful garden, fruit trees and
covered patio. Call your REALTOR® today to view this beautiful home
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
628 Turner Street, Warfield $124,000
Features include upgraded wiring & electrical-newer furnace-paint-flooring-light fixtures-windows-fenced backyard with new deck-large covered porch all on a quiet dead end street. Basement
is ready for your ideas. Priced right and waiting for new owners.
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
BRING OFFERS
1045 Lower China Creek Road, Genelle
$345,000Fabulous find! Custom-built rancher with over 2,200 sq. ft of living space. Home features open floor plan, high ceilings,
loads of light, 3 bdrms, 3 baths, and wood fireplace. All this on a ½ acre lot. Call
now before it’s gone. Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
NEW LISTING
1533 – 4th Avenue, Trail $154,900
Good, solid house on a flat lot in a great location! Several upgrades including vinyl windows, hardwood floors, new laminate,
newer furnace and hot water tank, and remodelled kitchen and bath. Detached
garage and easy maintenance yard complete the package.
Call Terry 250-231-1101
2786 Queen Street, Rossland $274,900
Spectacular gardens create a tranquil setting for this cozy 4 bedroom /1 bath home. Situated on a 90 x 117 fenced
lot with great sun exposure, this home features a large older kitchen, sunny
living area, new windows and a renovated bathroom
Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
1345 Spokane Street, Rossland $559,000
This amazing heritage family home also operates as popular B&B. Features
include amazing kitchen, office/eating area with wood stove, decor and
bathroom upgrades. It is located close to town, the ski hill and trails and offers
beautiful views. The B&B clientele is growing and has excellent reviews.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
NEW LISTING
1638 Cedar Avenue, Trail $225,000
TRAIL TREASURE... This amazing 3 bdrm character home is privately
situated, yet a short walk to town. Great oak flooring, main floor laundry, large dining and living room with custom
fireplace. The views are gorgeous. Low maintenance yard and covered parking.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
202 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac $329,000
This family home has a terrific floor plan with large living and dining rooms,
sun-room, large kitchen, master bdrm with ensuite on main and 3 bdrms and den up.
The plumbing and electrical have been updated. Don’t miss viewing this terrific
propertyCall Mary M (250) 231-0264
NEW PRICE
Lot 2, Highway 3B, Ross Spur $250,000
Fantastic opportunity- 29 subdividable acres for your dream home, hobby farm or to hold as an investment opportunity. Treed with large level building sites and
plenty of privacy. Electricity and telephone available at property line.
Call Art (250) 368-8818
SOLD
3621 Rosewood Drive, Trail $249,000
Gardener’s delight! This 4 bdrm, 2 bath family home, features gas fireplace, new
windows, updated bath, new front entrance, new flooring, new H20 tank and freshly
painted. All this close to schools, parks and all amenities.
3732 Woodland Drive, Trail $219,000
3 bedroom 2 bath home on exceptional lot. Look at this great price!
Central air conditioning, gardens and fruit trees.
NEW LISTING
Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162
OPEN HOUSESaturday April 21 11am-1pm
WHEELS
Mechanics fancy themselves as “Jacks of all trades” and I am
probably as guilty as the next mechanic of thinking I can fix anything. The last half of that cliche “master of none” applies as well. Sometimes a little more than we are will-ing to admit.
In our trade there is a lit-tle bit of every trade. We do do quite a bit of plumbing. Your vehicle has many fluid systems: power steering, the engine cooling system, air conditioning, the brake sys-tem, the fuel system to name a few.
A vehicle is a machine of sorts and therefore mill-wright skills are required. Steering and suspension systems must be repaired as mechanical parts wear out
or are damaged. Worn out engines need repair and or replacement.
E l e c t r i c i a n skills; we are always working with electricity. More so now than ever. Hybrid vehicles have both high and low volt-age systems. 300 to 600 volt battery systems and elec-tric motors are now part of our trade.
Electronics! The amount of electronics in a vehicle is simply mesmerizing and more electronic systems are being added each year.
We are now working with software. Like computer technicians we must update your vehicle’s software when
required. Many of our diag-nostic tools are computers with interfaces that allow us to com-municate with your vehicle for testing and diagnosis. Understanding bits and bites and computer networks is now a part of our basic training.
My tool kit thus is a little bigger than most trades-men but my skill level using all those tools might not be equivalent to any of those specific trades.
I have recently proved to myself that computer techni-cian I am not. Some time ago my daughter informed me
she broke the glass section of her laptop screen. She continued to use it until the actual screen stopped func-tioning. Now something had to be done.
The computer repair cen-tre estimated hundreds of dollars to repair the situa-tion. Might as well buy a new one at that cost. On second thought some divine inspiration might be in order. Dad turns to that division of Google (Youtube).
The girl in the video makes LCD screen replacement look like a piece of cake. I have all the tools. No problem! I purchase a new screen and a new piece of glass.
Removing the glass requires a heat gun, a suc-tion cup, and a pry device. None of these tools are for-eign to me. Heat up the edge
of the glass (not too hot). Pull at the corner with the suction cup until the glass pops then pry around the edge. Simple!
After three rounds of heating and suctioning the glass is not thinking about coming off.
The hinge between the screen and the keyboard area is melted now and a couple keyboard keys aban-doned ship.
I am afterall only an auto mechanic. I do have for sale a laptop lcd and a piece of glass. Maybe I can sell them to one of my auto mechanic friends.
Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate of mechanical engineering from UBC. He will write every other Thursday. E-mail: [email protected]
ASSOCIATED PRESSBERLIN -
Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit said Wednesday it will buy Italian high-performance motorcycle maker Ducati Motor Holding SpA.
The move gives VW another glossy brand to go with its Lamborghini, Bugatti and Bentley luxury autos.
Ducati sold about 42,000 motorcycles last year.
VW adds Ducati
to stable
RON RON NUTINI NUTINI
Mechanically Speaking
Jack of all trades easier said than done