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B Y T I M E S S T A F FA collective sigh of relief rolled over

the region Friday when the City of Trail and Beaver Valley (Fruitvale, Montrose and Area A) finally announced a recrea-tion agreement albeit only for one year.

The deal, which takes effect on Sept. 1, will see Beaver Valley contribute $125,000 for the term which will allow their residents to use Trail Parks and Recreation facilities and participate in its services and programs at the Trail resident fee.

We are absolutely delighted to have reached a recreation agreement with Beaver Valley, said Trail Mayor Mike Martin in a press release issued by the City of Trail.

This is a giant step for commun-ity collaboration and sets a new tone for future conversations, added Ali Grieve, Chair of Beaver Valley Recreation

Committee (BV Rec), in the release. We are especially pleased that an

agreement has been achieved prior to the start of fall recreation program-ming.

Grieve told the Trail Times on Friday that BV Rec opted for a one-year deal because of the proposed boundary expan-sion discussions.

Were taking a cautious approach because the boundary expansion is such an unknown.

Fruitvale Mayor Patricia Cecchini added the agreement is a good sign of communities working together.

Im hoping additional collaboration efforts will follow.

BV Rec withdrew from City of Trail recreation at the end of 2013 to launch its own recreation payment system.

We did have a very successful reim-bursement program in place but it was still difficult for some folks to put the

money out front, admitted Grieve. This will make things much simpler

for our residents and for all staff.Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk agreed.In Montrose itll be great for us. This

will take away barriers, he said, add-ing recreation should be accessible to everyone.

It will make Trail facilities accessible for our seniors and our young families. And hopefully we can build on this for more collaboration.

The negotiating committees involved in the discussions included Trail repre-sentatives Mayor Martin, Coun. Kevin Jolly and Coun. Sandy Santori, and the BV Rec, composed of Mayor Cecchini (Fruitvale), Mayor Danchuk (Montrose) and Grieve (Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Area A Director).

It will reestablish the relationship that will provide the residents of the Beaver Valley unrestricted access to the

Trail Recreation facilities, added Martin in the press release.

Although we were pursuing a longer-term agreement at a higher level of finan-cial participation, we fully understood and appreciated the concerns expressed by the BV Rec negotiating team.

The one-year term provides the opportunity to build a strong work-ing relationship to effectively deal with other matters and allow for considera-tion of a longer-term agreement in 2016. We would like to compliment and thank the BV Rec negotiating team for their openness and willingness to engage in an effective dialogue that led to this sig-nificant milestone.

We are most encouraged to now have agreements with both Warfield and Beaver Valley and we will continue to work with the communities of Rossland and Area B to establish mutually accept-able agreements.

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Thursday morning, Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks, BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko, and Rossland Mayor Kathy Moore were on hand at the Rossland Museum and Discovery Centre to announce that the museum and the Friends of the Rossland Range are both recipients of Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program grants.

The Rossland Museum will receive $175,000 towards phase one of its renewal project, which includes remodeling the entrance gallery, and installing a new exhibit space.

The Friends of the Rossland Range will receive $85,000 to upgrade the Rossland Range Recreation Site. This project includes dismantling unauthor-ized structures, installing signs, upgrading trails, and restoring the Old Glory forest outlook station.

The Canada 150 program was introduced by the federal gov-ernment to celebrate Canadas 150th anniversary by investing in infrastructure projects that celebrate our shared heritage, create jobs, and improve the quality of life for Canadians.

Libby Martin, president of

the museums board, explained that the renewal project is the result of an advisory board that formed in 2012, after the min-ing tour closed down. She said its been a long road, but now that theyve received the grant, the beginning of phase one is within reach.

With this grant, and the subsequent CBT commitment, [and] some of our recent fund-raising efforts, weve secured at least $355,000 toward our total phase one project budget of $400,000, she said.

Kim Deane, chair of Friends of the Rossland Range, thanked the federal government for the grant, and also for those whove supported the site over the years.

We think this is a great fit for Canadas 150th birth-day celebration, he said. It really is a genuine, authentic Canadian wilderness experience that were going to establish there and secure for the long-term.

Wilks congratulated both groups for putting together great applications.

Atamanenko made a surprise appearance at the announce-ment, with a few friendly remarks for Wilks.

David and I, we collaborate

on a number of issues, said Atamanenko. If youve ever watched in the house youve probably seen that I cross the floor and sit with him some-times, and he comes and sits with me, and weve worked on files such as the Castlegar air-port, and others.

Atamanenko also acknow-ledged that though the BC Southern Interior is an oppos-ition riding, the area still receives its fare share of money, and he was uncritical of the timing of the announce-ment.

Sometimes announcements are made before elections at times, that doesnt matter, he said. The fact is the money is there. We get it because of the people on the ground, so Im really happy for this commun-ity.

Both the City of Rossland and the Rossland Library also applied for Canada 150 grants. The City of Rossland applied for funding to restore the Miners Hall, and the library applied for money for its renovation, but neither organization received Canada 150 funding.

We will have other oppor-tunities in the future to apply for more grant funding for those projects, said Moore.

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Libby Martin, president of the Rossland Museum board of directors, (with Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks on the right) announced that with the receipt of a Canada 150 grant, fundraising for Phase One of the museums renewal project is nearly complete.

B y v a l e r i e r o s s iTimes Staff

Instead of appraisers moving house to house to inspect and pho-tograph properties from the street, BC Assessment has contracted a pri-vate company to do the work, using technology to streamline its efforts.

Tyler Technologies will be travel-ing through the Kootenay region next month in a white van identified with decals.

Using digital cameras mounted inside the van, the crew will update property assessment photos for about 3,315 single family homes in Trail and nearly 1,820 in Rossland.

As the Crown corporation responsible for accurately valuing all properties in B.C. and continual-ly serving as a leading source of the provinces property information, we are always looking for innova-tive ways to provide more timely, accurate, equitable and fair assess-ments to all property owners, Rod Ravenstein, deputy assessor for the Kootenay Columbia region, noted in a news release.

Tyler Technologies will only cap-ture the property from the front, including the street address, and will discard any details that may relate to the identity of the home-owner.

The visuals are used by BC Assessment in its daily business.

The assessment rolls prepared by BC Assessment are used by local governments when preparing and calculating the annual property tax invoices for all properties within each jurisdiction (applicable tax rate x property assessment value = property tax owing), explained Michelle McIsaac, Trail corporate administrator.

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T h e N e l s o N s T a rThe regionreceived only half as much rain last month as normal,

while the average temperature was 2.5 degrees warmer than a typical July.

However, the only record temperature was set on the July 3 when it reached 38.8 C, according to a monthly roundup of statistics from the Southeast Fire Centres weather office. That was also the hottest temperature of the month.

As was the case the past two months an upper ridge of high pres-sure dominated during July, said forecaster Ron Lakeman. The resulting conditions were notably warmer and drier than normal.

The average daily high was 31.1.Lakeman said several weak disturbances clipped the area with fre-

quent thunderstorms and minor amounts of rain. The only significant rainfall (16.3 mm) occurred with the slow passage of a more substan-tial Pacific system during the weekend of July 25-26.

In all, 23.9 mm of rain was recorded, compared to the typical 48.1 mm. The record high is 143.2 mm in 1998 and the record low was in 1985 when it barely rained at all.

Temperature-wise, Lakeman said last month was amazingly simi-lar to July 2014. Both months exhibited the same high, low, and aver-age temperatures, and both were drier than normal, although last year was the drier of the two with only 23 per cent of the normal amount of rain.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S STORONTO - The friendly

Canadian hitchhiking robot that met its untimely end on the hard streets of Philadelphia might be given another chance at life.

HitchBOTs co-creators say they have been overwhelmed with support and offers to revive the child-sized robot since it was destroyed early Saturday and they are consid-ering rebuilding it.

The robot was on a hitch-hiking adventure in the U.S. after successful ventures in Canada and parts of Europe that saw strangers help hitch-BOT travel from place to place while checking items off its bucket list.

This time, hitchBOT was dismembered before it could complete its goals - which this time included taking a selfie with the Hollywood sign and seeing the house from Pixars Up.

Frauke Zeller of Ryerson University and David Smith of McMaster University created

hitchBOT and kept its adven-tures going as a social experi-ment with a number of their students.

Zeller said many people have reached out with offers to rebuild hitchBOT, and her team will make a decision on whether or not they will bring the robot back to life in com-ing days.

We were taken quite by surprise because its been going so well so far, she said.

We dont really know what to do, so we have to sit down with the whole team and really see where we are and what can be done.

She said she knows the news has been heartbreaking for many of hitchBOTs fans, children and adults alike.

Since word got out, thou-sands of supporters have taken to social media to express their sadness and outrage: I am incensed. I hope the perpetra-tors are found and punished. Long live the good memories. Hope to see you reincarnated soon! wrote one Twitter user.

If I could drive, I would have personally helped you across the USA and kept you safe, added another.

Smith said the robots destruction is the exception to many, many unsupervised encounters that hitchBOT has had with strangers.

During its short-lived U.S. trip, the adventurous hitch-BOT attended a Red Sox game - even donning a jersey over its cylindrical body - and took a ride on a New York City subway.

Smith said hitchBOT even had some good times in Philly, attending an extended family picnic at a park and being taken in by a well-known YouTuber who set the robot up for its next ride.

But it was then that the innocent hitchBOT met its demise.

Weve always asked, in the context of this project: Can robots trust humans? Smith said.

And, you know, we would say at this point, mostly.

OBITUARIESSMITH, NEWTON CAMPBELL With love

and sadness we announce the passing of Newton Campbell Smith. Uncle Newt on Monday July 27th, in Victoria.

Uncle Newt was born in Vancouver April 10, 1937. He grew up in Trail surrounded by many family and friends. He was a Chef Extraordinaire and his artistic ability was second to none. He loved fishing, travelling and his dog Cheeky. He may have been gruff in appearance but his heart was kind and special.

He was predeceased by his partner in life, his lov-ing wife Marilyn (Remming), his parents James and Lizzie Smith.

He is survived by his brother Harry, his sister-in-law Karen Smith, his brothers-in-law Jim (Leanne) Remming & family, Norm Remming, Jerry (Ruth) and nephew Stephen Remming and sister-in-law Manon Remming.

He is also survived by his nieces and nephew and children from the heart, Dana (Ken) Kloosterman, Kim (Bruno) Tassone, Jim (Chanone) Smith. He is also blessed to be survived by many great and great-great nieces and nephews.

He has touched many and will leave a hole that will be hard to fill.

A celebration of his life will be held in Castlegar, Wed Aug 5th, at 7:00pm at the Kinnaird Park Community Church.

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Each spring, the Kootenay-Columbia Learning Centres Take a Hike program facilitates a multi-day expedition for its students. In late May, students hiked in Banff National Park to mark the end of the school year. Columbia Power was a spring expedition sponsor and provided $2000 in support of the activity. With a maximum intake of 20 students, School District No. 20 is the only district outside of the Lower Mainland that offers this alternative experiential, adventure-based program. Pictured here are students who took part in the school year-end trek along with program facilitators Chris Gibson (back, left) and Gareth Cryer (back, right). For more information about the West Kootenay Take a Hike program, please visit www.takeahikefoundation.org

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Canadian hitchBOT creators mull rebuild after beloved robot destroyed in Philly T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SGRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - An

Alberta couple and their adult son say karma may have played a part in their $17.3 million lottery win.

Gerald, Elizabeth, and Dean Fritsma of Grande Prairie won the millions on the June 17 draw of Lotto 6-49.

Elizabeth says theyve helped so many family and friends over the years that the win must be some sort of payback.

Gerald had a vision of the win-ning numbers, said Elizabeth.

The numbers that my hus-band picked were random flashes in his minds eye that he quickly jotted down and thats the ones he picked, she said.

The Fritmas dont have any big plans for their winnings yet, but plan on investing most of the money.

We can do a few things we planned on doing, but nothing crazy or drastic life changes, Elizabeth said.

Gerald says they live a quiet life and will continue to do so.

Elizabeth came to the shop to tell me the news, said Gerald. I saw her walking up and just hoped it wasnt bad news. It was some amazing news!

Both Elizabeth and Gerald are retired and she says they will stay grounded and take a year or so to decide what to do with the windfall.

Good karma leads to lottery win

T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SCLEVELAND - A co-founder of

the iconic Mr. Coffee brand that helped revolutionize how Americans make their morning brew has died. Vincent Marotta was 91.

Marotta and business partner Samuel Glazer turned Mr. Coffee into a household name after ask-ing two engineers to create a drip brewing system like those found in

restaurants. The brands fortunes received a boost when Marotta per-suaded retired New York Yankees star Joe DiMaggio to become the Mr. Coffee spokesman.

Marotta and Glazer sold North American Systems Inc., the com-pany they created in 1972 to manu-facture and market Mr. Coffee machines, for $182 million in 1987. Glazer died in 2012.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SSPARWOOD, B.C. - A Canadian Pacific

Railway freight train carrying coal has derailed near Sparwood.

Eighteen cars went off the tracks in the accident at about 3:30 p.m. Friday.

CP spokeswoman Salem Woodrow says there were no injuries to the crew and no public safety issues.

She says the railways emergency proto-cols were immediately enacted and all safety precautions and measures are being taken as crews respond to the situation.

She says all necessary resources have been deployed and the incident will receive a full investigation.

Woodrow says there has been no impact to CP operations but it is not yet clear when the line will reopen.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SWEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Crews have

been forced to halt air operations on a wildfire burning near West Kelowna due to multiple drones flying overhead.

The B.C. Wildfire Service says a helicop-ter supporting ground crews and involved in water delivery in the Westside Road fire has now been grounded.

The service says all wildfires are flight-restricted under the Canadian Air Regulations and the operation of any air-craft not related to fire suppression efforts is illegal.

It says drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, pose a significant safety risk to crews, especially when low-flying firefighting aircraft are present.

The RCMP is working with the service in relation to the incident.

The fire danger rating throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre is high to extreme and officials are urging everyone to use caution in the backcountry.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SCHASE, B.C. - All 57 people who were

rushed to hospital after a tour bus crash in British Columbias Interior have been released.

Interior Health spokesman Karl Hardt says 56 people were released from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops late Friday night.

Twenty of those people 20 suffered minor injuries and 36 were not injured.

Hardt says one person was held overnight for obser-vation and left today.

The crash hap-pened Friday after-noon on a dan-gerous stretch of Highway 1 known as Hoffmans Bluff just south of the community of Chase.

RCMP say a small car travelling westbound crossed over the centre line and collided with an eastbound charter bus with 57 people on board including the driver.

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B y J E f f N A g E lBC LocalNews

Federal election lawn signs will soon sprout now that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has fired the starting pistol on what will be a 78-day cam-paign, the longest in modern history.

The prime minis-ter visited Governor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall Sunday morning to dissolve Parliament and begin the election set for Oct. 19.

The voting day had been fixed in legisla-tion and party lead-ers had been in cam-paign mode for weeks, but dropping the writ this far ahead means spending limits will be in force for much longer than the typ-ical 36 days.

That will give a financial advantage

to Harper and the Conservatives, accord-ing to SFU polit-ical scientist Patrick Smith.

They certainly have the largest war chest, Smith said. Money matters in politics.

He predicts the Tories will far out-spend their rivals and might be in a pos-ition to blitz advertis-ing channels late in the campaign when NDP and Liberal cof-fers may be nearly exhausted.

A campaign more than twice the usual length means a spend-ing limit twice as high -- more than $50 mil-lion per party -- that only the Tories have a realistic shot at fully exploiting.

They have more money than the other parties so they can

withstand a longer race.

The early writ drop means third party advertising -- such as union-funded anti-Tory attack ads by Engage Canada -- will now be subject to a tight $200,000 spend-ing limit, largely clamping down on their influence.

That was a key motivation for start-ing the campaign now rather than waiting, Smith said.

It shuts up third party advertising and at the moment they see that as problem-atic.

A long, financial war of attrition on the hustings could have ramifications beyond who actually wins the election.

Smith currently predicts a Conservative minority. In that scen-

ario, he says, a cash-depleted or possibly indebted opposition will be less inclined to topple a minority Tory government and force a new election.

Theyre not going to likely to try to trig-ger an election in the first six months, so that helps stabilize a Conservative minor-ity, Smith said. So people who think about the longer game will be thinking about those kinds of things.

The longest cam-paign in more than a century will also mean higher costs to taxpay-ers.

Elections Canadas costs will be higher to mobilize staff earlier.

And more spending than usual by the par-ties would translate into a higher govern-ment subsidy back to the them for use in future campaigns.

As for significant issues, Smith expects the federal push for new oil pipelines across B.C. will hurt the Conservatives in this province.

But he said the slowing economy will be the dominant issue on voters minds in deciding which party to support.

Another month of economic contraction could make a suspect-ed recession official by September.

Smith isnt sure that would necessarily be bad for the PM.

If the economy is bad, do we have to stay with Harper because hes the best man to manage it or does he get the blame?

The bigger dan-ger for Harper is that once people start humming the change tune, its pretty hard to reverse it.

F o r t h e Conservatives to win even a minority, the Tories may need the anti-Harper vote split as evenly as possible between the Liberals and NDP, Smith said, with as many votes as possible bled off by the Greens.

He thinks the Conservatives will struggle to hold onto their seats in B.C.and the Greens may take another seat or two from the NDP on Vancouver Island.

These things could become more signifi-cant if we end up in a minority government with different permu-tations and combina-tions.

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Premier calls for Harpers defeatT H E C A N A D I A N P R E S S

OTTAWA - Kathleen Wynne wasted no time Sunday flexing Ontarios electoral muscle, wading into the federal election on Day 1 of the marathon campaign to call for the defeat of Stephen Harpers Conservative government.

The Liberal premier of Ontario - home to more than one third of the 338 seats up for grabs on Oct. 19 - said Canada needs to replace Harper with a prime minister who will work collaboratively with the provinces.

I have said for some time and I will continue to say that we really need a change, Wynne said in a phone interview. In this country, we need a federal government that will work with, and not against, provinces.

In particular, Wynne said Ontario needs a federal government that will work in partnership with

the countrys largest province. She criticized Harper for refusing to work with Ontario on development of a supplementary pension plan.

Its really, in my opinion, pretty unprecedented and mean-spirited in a pretty big way.

She also slammed Harper, who is seeking his fourth mandate as prime minister, for funding infra-structure projects that were not on the list of priorities submitted by her province.

More generally, Wynne accused Harper of being dismissive of the provinces, refusing to call first min-isters meetings. She said hes never bothered to discuss Senate reform with the premiers, yet is now acting in an almost petulant manner, refusing to fill Senate vacancies in a bid to pressure the provinces to come up with a plan to reform or abolish the discredited upper house.


OPINION

Election will determine what type of Canada we wantAnd here we go.Canada has been thrown into the longest and potentially most vicious federal election in its his-tory.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Governor-General David Johnston to dissolve Parliament. By legislation, the vote is scheduled to occur Oct. 19.

That means voters are looking at 11 weeks of campaign ads, door knocking, all-candidates meetings and leaders debates.

Theres a lot on the line with every federal election, but this vote in particular could be a watershed. Here are a few reasons why:

The swoon of the Liberal Party. After spend-ing close to a decade in the wilderness, the former natural governing party expected that it would be able to regain power as voters tired of the scan-dal-plagued and seem-ingly aloof Conservatives. That no longer seems

likely. After an initial honeymoon, leader Justin Trudeau has seen his trust and approval levels drop like a burned-out doobie, and the partys fortunes decline with it. In short, the Liberals bear little resemblance to a party that is ready, and fit, to assume power.

The atrophy of the Conservatives. The governing party had to scratch and crawl its way into power, fighting to overcome suspicions of a hidden agenda and a perception of social con-servatism. Harpers calm arguably bland demean-our and steady hand helped assuage those con-cerns to the point that the party was able to climb from a minority into back-to-back majority govern-ments. Now, a number of Conservative stalwarts have announced they are not standing for re-elec-tion and Harper appears at times to be wearying of his ringmaster role. The impression is that this government is getting tired.

The surprising rise of the NDP. Thomas Mulcair has never gotten much of a break as suc-cessor to the charismatic, and late, Jack Layton. Labelled Angry Tom, Mulcair has had to fight the perception that he was just another leftie with a chip on his shoulder. This year, things changed dramatically as the NDP picked up the progressive vote the Liberals were unable to hold onto. The astonishing upset victory of the provincial NDP in Alberta signalled a shift in the countrys zeitgeist suddenly, inconceivable political change is not

only possible but perhaps even destined.

So, we are going into this campaign with the Conservatives as under-dogs, in spite of having several strategic advan-tages. It is the best-funded of the three leading par-ties, and best prepared to spend to the end. But, as Albertas PCs learned, a big budget buys you attention not necessar-ily votes.

For example, one might ask why did the Tories decide to burn off such a large budget with attack ads on Trudeau when it appears hes is no longer the biggest threat? That is a costly miscalculation, although one that can be corrected over a long campaign.

In fact, the NDP have managed to seize the early initiative with Mulcair already in full campaign mode.

The Conservatives and Liberals both have some catching up to do.

Although it is pro-foundly difficult to engage the majority of Canadians

in meaningful debate at election time, a long election campaign can be healthy for democracy. This election is already shaping up to be one where we will debate what kind of country the emer-ging generation of voters wants us to be.

Will we be insular, as we have become under the Conservatives, or return to more outward-looking on the world stage, as we were in the 1960s under Lester Pearson? Will we remain environment-al delinquents with no national carbon plan, or will we once again lead by example?

Will we continue our shift to small government that believes laissez-faire economics is the best road to prosperity or reaffirm our commitment to the social programs that have made us an envy of the world?

Its decision time. Let the debates begin.

Doug Firby is Editor-in-Chief of Troy Media and National Affairs col-umnist.

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HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo said Thursday that the drama series producers are leaning toward three more seasons after the just-concluded season five.

Im always hoping theyre going to change their minds, but I think thats what were looking at right now, Lombardo told a Television Critics Association meeting.

Asked about the possibility of a prequel series, Lombardo said he believed theres enormous story material to be mined for such a pro-ject. But the focus now of showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss is season six of Game of Thrones, he said, which is in production now for 2016. The series came under fire this year for a rape scene involving a brides assault by her husband on their wedding night.

Lombardo, noting that the drama has includ-ed violence as a thread since it started, said the producers are careful about not overstepping boundaries while remaining true to storytelling.

Voters in the TV academy werent swayed by the controversy, making Game of Thrones the most-nominated series last month. It received 24 nods for the September awards, including best drama series. Lombardo was asked if the popular character of Jon Snow, who appeared to die last season, was actually a goner.

Dead is dead is dead, said Lombardo, adding, Everything Ive seen, heard and read, Snow is dead.

Game of Thrones producers leaning towards

eight seasons total

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If current polling trends hold, we are heading for a minority government in October, and the two front-runners might have to approach rivals to con-struct a stable government. Unaccustomed as they are to such a scenario and given that coalition is a four letter word in Canada, they will have their work cut out for them.

The challenge flows from our First-Past-the-Post electoral system and the adversarial nature of our W e s t m i n s t e r-style parlia-mentary system. As we shall see, they combine to produce a climate in which cooperation and compromise are alien, making it difficult to adapt to a new reality.

The Conservative Party won a majority in 2011 with about 40 per cent of the vote. It is thus fair to say that most Canadians do not favour the Conservatives, but our elec-toral system does. Not sur-prisingly, both the Liberals and NDP support electoral reform, but are they capable of dealing with a shift to new political terrain? In the cur-rent system, the winner takes all and does not have to pay the slightest attention to sug-gestions or criticisms from opposition parties. A major-ity government has a clear field and does not need to compromise to get legisla-tion passed. The prevailing culture is therefore resistant to cooperation, and we cannot

wave a wand and change it.Will Canadian political par-

ties be able to adapt to the imperatives of proportional representation when and if it is introduced? The result of the October election may be a dry run if they have to combine forces to keep the Conservatives at bay. NDP

leader, Thomas Mulcair, has expressed inter-est in a coali-tion with the Liberals, but Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has ruled out a formal coali-tion.

The term coalition gov-ernment is carrying bag-

gage left over from the 2008 campaign when the Liberals and New Democrats, along with the Bloc, proposed one. Reaction from the Conservatives was vitriolic with accusations that the other parties were commit-ting treason for trying to top-ple a democratically-elected government.

But it is perfectly legal for the Governor General to turn to another party in the House should the governing party lose a vote of confi-dence. It is a testament to the power of messaging that the Conservatives were able to convince Canadians that what their rivals were propos-ing was tantamount to a coup dtat.

Ever since, party leaders, when asked if they will form a coalition, deny that they will. Yet, if there is a hung par-liament, a party must enter

into some type of arrange-ment with another party, even if voters feel betrayed.

Our adversar i a l , Westminster-style parliament-ary system further exacerbates the situation. As Question Period demonstrates, MPs are encouraged to go for the jugular in their attempts to best their opponents. There is no incentive to engage in a productive debate; on the contrary, there are perverse incentives to ridicule ideas and suggestions from across the aisle.

Against such a backdrop, it is difficult to imagine how parties and leaders with such predispositions will come together to govern the coun-try.

The disappointing aspect of this state of affairs is that, in the process of jousting (some of which is just theatre), the parties forget that they were elected to represent the inter-ests of the electorate. It often seems the public interest is being sacrificed on the altar of personal ambition and par-tisan interest. If parties lose sight of the fact that power, though heady, is something to be exercised for the greater good, they are doing us a dis-service.

There is growing cyni-cism about politics and pol-iticians among Canadian vot-ers. If party leaders behave badly after the October elec-tion, it will further disillusion Canadians and turn them off. There might be short-term gain for political parties but damage to the body politic will be long-lasting.

Doreen Barrie is a Political Scientist at the University of Calgary.

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T H e C a n a D i a n P r e S SLAVAL, Que. - Its a cam-

paign promise of a different sort: Stephen Harper says he wont let his marathon ballot battle keep Canada out of a massive international partner-ship billed as the backbone of future global trade in the Pacific Rim.

Talks to establish the long-promised 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership will continue and Canada will be there, Harper promised - not-withstanding the protracted 11-week election campaign triggered by the prime minis-ter himself.

The partnership, should it be concluded, will in our view form the fundamental trading network of the entire Asia-Pacific region, he said during a campaign stop in Laval, Que., north of Montreal.

It is important that Canada remain at the table; we will remain at the table during this election campaign ... and we will make sure that should there be a deal, we will get the best possible deal for this country.

New Zealand officials told The Canadian Press last week that the talks likely wouldnt wait until after the campaign

- a sentiment echoed in media reports Monday by John Key, Harpers New Zealand counter-part.

Taking questions on the first full day of the campaign, Harper said negotiators would continue to defend Canadian interests, notably the countrys supply management system, which protects dairy produ-cers.

Officials say last weeks talks in Hawaii came close to reach-ing a deal - indeed, sources said the Conservatives were hoping to make an agreement a central feature of the partys campaign kickoff on Sunday.

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T h i r t e e n - y e a r - o l d Fruitvale baseball phenom, Allison Schroder, will rep-resent B.C. on not one but two provincial Select baseball teams this month.

The talented pitcher and shortstop was selected to both the U14 and U16 provin-cial All Star teams following tryouts in Vancouver in July. She will travel to Saguenay, Quebec with the U16 team to play in the U16 Canadian Baseball championship from Aug. 13-17, then hook up with the U14 Selects for the Western Canadian champion-ship in Yorkton, Sask., Aug 21-24.

Its exciting knowing that you are going to play against some of the best in the coun-try, said Schroder who left for Vancouver on Friday.

Schroder will work out with both teams this week before leaving for Saguenay for the U16s.

The talented athlete grew up in Fruitvale, playing Little League with the Yankees and the Trail Little League All Star team. This past sum-mer she played for the Trail A Orioles in Washington State American Legion Baseball League, and was on the reserve roster with the AA Orioles that went to the Washington State champion-ship this year.

The recent Fruitvale Elementary School graduate also played for the silver-med-al winning U14 B.C. Select team at last years west-erns, earning a win against Saskatchewan and a Game MVP honour for a 3-for-3 out-ing.

The right hander has a lethal mix of two seam and four seam fastballs, a circle change, and curve ball, but says her go-to pitch is the two-seam fastball. Shell take that arsenal to the mound for the U14 team where she says she would like nothing more than to get another chance at gold.

Theres a lot of returning players so I think well have a bit more team dynamics, said Schroder. Last year we just came together for a few games, and there wasnt real-ly any practices, but were having lots of practices this year and theres a lot of the same girls so well know what the competition is.

The U14s lost to Alberta in the final of last years Westerns, and Schroder says a little revenge would indeed be sweet.

As a returning player, I think those of us that are veterans are going to have to take charge.

Her role with the U16 team may be slightly differ-ent, however, as she expects to battle for a starting pos-

ition going into the national tournament.

I think Ill be playing shortstop, but Ill have to compete because there will be other short stops there that Ill have to compete against on my own team to get a spot on the starting nine, said Schroder, who would also like to see some time on the mound.

Little League All Star coach D. J. Ashman says Schroder is one of the most coachable and talented play-ers hes had the privilege to coach.

Its hard to describe, shes everything you want in a player, its every coachs dream to be able to coach her, said Ashman. You know what? She knows all facets of

the game, and shes going to do fine, playing with 16-year-olds is not going to be a prob-lem for her.

Team BC came seventh at last years U16 National championship, and will look to improve on that result. Quebec defeated Ontario 13-3 in the 2014 final, and BC will be thrown into the fire right from the start, having to face the defending champion to open this years tournament.

Im expecting that theres going to be a bit more compe-tition than the westerns, but I think our team can compete with them, said Schroder. Im a bit nervous but I think Ill be able to compete with the girls, and Im hoping for lots of playing time.

See NATIONALS, Page 11

JIM BAILEY PHOTO

Fruitvales Allison Schroder gets in a last minute workout at Andy Bilesky Park on Thursday before joining both the U14 and U16 Team BC Select teams and will compete in the U14 Western Canadian championship in Yorkton, Sask. and the U16 Canadian baseball champion-ship in Saguenay, Que. this month.

Schroder brings the heat to BC Select teams

B Y T I M E S S T A F FThe Birchbank Golf Course is getting primed

for its 71st Rossland-Trail Birchbank Mens Open this weekend.

According to Birchbank Pro Dennis Bradley, the field is still open for golfers to sign up, with up to 120 competitors eligible for play at the annual event.

Last years tournament attracted almost a full field with 112 golfers competing including for-mer Trail native and 2013 champion Dan Dupuis. Spokane golfer Dylan Maine will look to defend his 2014 title. Maine shot an eight-under 64 on the second day of play last year to overtake Dupuis who led after the first round by carding a 2-under 70. He would go onto shoot a 70 on Sunday and win his third Rossland-Trail Birchbank title with an 8-under par, 208.

The three-day event starts on Friday with a practice round going Thursday. The 54-hole championship includes prizes for gross and net scores for each flight, a seniors division for 50-plus, in addition to honey and deuce pots, K.P.s, an optional skins game, and a two-man horse race that goes Thursday night at 6 p.m. Dinner on Friday and Saturday night and one complimentary breakfast are included. The tee off time is at 8 a.m. each day of the tournament.

All golfers should have a valid handicap. To register online go to Birchbank.com and down-load entry form or phone the Pro Shop at 693-2255.

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B Y T I M E S S T A F FThe Walla Walla Bruins claimed the

Washington State AA American Legion baseball title, in a dramatic seventh-inning come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Kenewick Dusters in Olympia, Wash. on Thursday night.

The Bruins watched a 2-0 lead morph into a 3-2 deficit in the sixth inning Thursday, but the Bruins didnt panic.

We just knew we had to get a runner into scoring position, Bruins coach Jason Parsons told the Union Bulletin. This was the last game of the season, and you have to take some chances. It didnt work out for us in the sixth inning, but it did in the seventh.

Still trailing Central Washington League rival Kennewick 3-2 going to the bottom of the sev-enth, Walla Walla loaded the bases with one out. Mitch Lesmeister was hit by a pitch, Joe Yenney singled to left, and Josh Needham worked a walk.

That brought Gus Calzaretta to the plate, and he lined a single into right field that scored Lesmesiter from third base with the tying run.

See COACH, Page 11

WSAL BASEBALL

Walla Walla wins AA state title

Teen to play for two B.C. All-Star teams

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FROM PAGE 10 Eight teams are participating in the U16

Canadians including Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec 1, and Quebec 2 with all the games going at StadeArvida in Saguenay.

Mature beyond her years, Fruitvales most recent baseball phenom is excited about the opportunity, but keeps it in perspective.

I want to be competitive and I want to win, but Im also going to have fun, and enjoy the experi-ence.

Schroder joins the U14 and U16 BC Select teams this week for practice and team bonding. The teen is following in the base path of another Fruitvale native, Ella Matteucci, who recently won a silver medal with Team Canada with the womens baseball team at the Pan Am Games, and will be playing at the same nationals with the BC Select womens team.

Working with her (Allison) for the last four winters, shes improved every year, and I knew she was capable of this, and destined for even more, said Ashman. The skies the limit.

Schroder and the U16 BC Select team open the tournament on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m., while Matteucci and the Womens BC Select team opens its national championship against Ontario 2 on Aug. 13 at 3 p.m.

The BC womens team won bronze last year at the nationals with Matteucci driving in the lone run in a 1-0 victory over Quebec, while batting .522 to lead Team B.C. hitters.

FROM PAGE 11

See XXX, Page 12

Nationals on tap for pair of Fruitvale

baseball players

TORONTO - David Price Day had every-thing from rousing ovations and powering strikeouts to the thrill of danger and the offensive explosion the Toronto Blue Jays are known for.

Thanks to 11 strike-outs from Price in eight strong innings, his debut was also a 5-1 victory against the Minnesota Twins that put the Blue Jays in a tie for an American League wild-card spot.

I just wanted to go out there and have fun, pitch as deep as possible into the game and keep it close for our offence, a smiling Price said. Im defin-itely thrilled with the way today went.

Price was dominant all afternoon, espe-cially after he gave up a home run to Torii

Hunter in the second and loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth. The ace left-hander acquired last week from the Detroit Tigers showed why the Blue Jays were willing to pay a hefty price, retiring the final 15 batters he faced.

The place was alive, manager John Gibbons said of Price getting out of the bases-loaded jam. Thats hard to do. I dont care how good a pitcher you are. Thats real hard to do. But he pulled it off and really ran from there.

As he walked off the mound follow-ing his 119th pitch, Price tipped his cap to the sellout crowd of 45,766 at Rogers Centre that fixated on and adored his every move. His 11 strike-

outs tied a franchise record for a pitcher making his debut, and he allowed just three hits and two walks.

Thats what an ace does, said second baseman Ryan Goins, who hit a solo home run.

Price brushed off the strikeout record and said he wouldve rather gotten all 27 outs. But the way he dazzled the crowd con-tributed to the buzz on the holiday Monday in Toronto.

Running off the experiences in his career from the 2008 World Series run with the Tampa Bay Rays through last years playoffs with the Tigers, Price put his Blue Jays debut at the top of the list.

That was the best atmosphere Ive ever

been in, Price said. Ive pitched in quite a few big games, but that atmosphere today, that takes the cake. Ive never experienced anything like that. That was cool.

When Price was in the dugout, the lineup Josh Donaldson con-fidently declared the best in baseball got to Minnesota starter Ervin Santana and the bullpen to the tune of eight hits and two home runs.

In addition to Goins, Donaldson hit a two-run home run, his 27th of the season, and later heard chants of M-V-P.

Its not like weve seen it a couple times, Gibbons said of Donaldsons power. Hes been doing it all year.

Edwin Encarnacion

and Justin Smoak each added an RBI single to help the Blue Jays move to within 5 1/2 games of the idle New York Yankees for first in the AL East. Toronto has won five of six games.

This is a good time for us, and this is when you need to be play-ing your best baseball, anyhow, no matter who youre playing, Donaldson said.

Im not saying that the games before werent important, but this is when you can make up some ground and see where lie in the standings.

FROM PAGE 10 The Dusters drew the infield in at that point,

and Carter Davis rammed a ground ball single into left field. Pinch runner Kahili Helm scored easily from third base and a victorious Bruins dog pile ensued on the infield.

I couldnt be more proud of these kids and what they have been through this season, said Parsons, who has now guided the Bruins to a pair of state championships in the past three years. Walla Walla was also state champion in 2013 after losing in the title game in 2012.

The Trail AA Orioles competed in the State championship but were eliminated after losing their opening two matches.

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David Price masterful in Jays debut


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