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• Today, The Riverbelle Restaurant in downtown Trail. Angus Reid of the BC Lions and Tracy Porteus from Ending Violence Assn of BC will present “Be More Than A Bystander,” an initiative to understand men’s violence against women. Public invited. Tickets $10 includes din-ner and door prizes, available at Trail FAIR Society, Trail and Castlegar RCMP detachments and Nelson Advocacy Centre.

• Friday and Saturday, Huckleberry’s Restaurant will be hosting a silent auction with proceeds going directly to the Philippines to aid survivors of Typhoon Haiyan. Call Carole at 368-3346 or Anne-Marie at 638-1576. Live music by Keith Park,

leave a bid, tasty lunch specials.

• Friday, Silver City Nites in down-town Trail kicks off with Santa’s Candy Parade at 6:15 p.m.

• Saturday, Fruitvale Memorial Hall from 9-11 a.m. Pancake, egg and sausage breakfast cooked by the Fruitvale firemen and Beaver Valley Nitehawks. $3 small, $5 large. All proceeds donated to the Fruitvale Community Chest. Bring kids for pictures with Santa.

• Saturday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Rossland Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shop from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the Annual Christmas Toy Sale in conjunction with the Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas celebration.

• Saturday, St. Michael’s gym from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for

Christmas craft fair. Photos with Santa, supervised craft cor-ner.

• Saturday, Trail United Church 10 a.m. until noon for a Christmas coffee party at Knox Hall. Bake,

craft and toonie table and more. Admission by donation. All wel-come. For info call 368-3984.

Film• Saturday, 9:55 a.m. Royal

Theatre presents the Met Opera’s production of Tosca. Puccini’s timeless verismo score led by Patricia Racett in the title role of the jealous diva.

• Sunday, Royal Theatre 4:30 p.m. for Sunday Cinema show-ing Fill The Void. Shira, a young woman living in ultra-orthodox Tel Aviv faces a choice not unlike those of the heroines of Jane Austen novels. Tickets $9 or $40

for the series.Music• Today, Charles Bailey

Theatre, 7:30 p.m. for Ensemble Caprice, Christmas in the Baroque Era. Musical traditions as celebrated in Europe, Mexico and South America with this Juno-winning Canadian group. Ticket $30, contact 368-9669 or email [email protected].

Gallery• Saturday, VISAC Gallery’s

open house for Seasonal Treasures. Fine art and crafts for Christmas gifts. Call 364-1181 for info.

Upcoming• Dec. 11, Charles Bailey

Theatre, doors open at 7:15 p.m. for the Annual Rotary Christmas Carol Concert. Seven choirs and the Maple Leaf Band. Collection during intermission with all pro-ceeds donated to the Salvation Army Christmas Hamper Fund.

• Dec. 12, Muriel Griffiths room in the Greater Trail Community Centre at 7:30 p.m. for the Clinton Swanson Quartet. The jazz ensemble includes Swanson on sax, drum-mer Tony Ferraro, guitarist Doug Stephenson and Rob Fahie on acoustic bass. Tickets $10 in advance $15 at the door. Call Charles Bailey box office or 369-9669 for info.

• Dec. 13, Trail Market goes indoors for the last time this year at the Trail Memorial Centre gym from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Artisan vendors, music, good eats and more. Call 368-3144 for info.

• Dec. 14, The 114th Christmas Bird Count will be held in the Trail-Rossland-Fruitvale area. For more info contact Linda-Rossland at 362-7107 and Shirley-Trail at 364-0339

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A new chair for the regional dis-trict board will be elected tonight after Larry Gray steps down.

Gray has been holding the pos-ition for two years, but confirmed on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election although he will continue serving as a councillor in Fruitvale and as the village’s director on the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) board.

The election of the RDKB chair is an annual event that takes place at the inaugural meeting in December, said Gray.

“I think it is a good idea for the chair position to be one where there is a rotation,” he said. “So that all areas of the RDKB have an opportunity for leadership.”

The RDKB is home to more than 30,000 residents living in 8,096 square kilometres that encompass five rural areas and eight muni-cipalities stretching from Beaver Valley through to rural Grand Forks and as far north as Big White Ski Resort.

Only those directors who let their name stand for tonight’s elections are included in the vote that will take place during the meeting, when all 13 directors cast their choice by secret ballot.

“I have really enjoyed the chance to work with all the diverse communities within the RDKB and the opportunity to learn about

their issues and success stories,” said Gray.

The most important role of the chair is to assist the directors and provide support to the different jurisdictions as needed and the chair appoints all members and chairs of the various board com-mittees, he explained.

“The chair needs to understand the difference between political oversight/guidance and the run-ning of the organization, which is the function of staff,” said Gray. “There is a leadership responsibil-ity for the RDKB in the political sense but not in the operations of the organization.”

The current base stipend for the chair of the RDKB board position is $1,911 with additional payments for each committee attended.

He explained that directors are expected to be on duty for ques-tions from the public or media and there are no standards nor expectations for the number of hours dedicated to RDKB work.

“I have documented 120 hours of work based on a single typical month, but this included council business as well,” said Gray.

“My best guess would be that the job takes between 80 and 100 hours per month on average, so it is like a half time job.”

Gray is grandfather to 10 with two more on the way, and wish-es to spend more time with the family.

“This position takes consider-able time and effort to do it jus-tice,” he added.

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FROM PAGE 1shoppers to pick up a bottle of wine or six-pack with their groceries.”

As well as recommending grocery store liquor sales, Yap also offered supporting recom-mendations that B.C. should maintain the current cap on the total number of retail out-lets in the province, that the new law requires that liquor be kept separate from grocery products, and that the prov-ince should adopt a gradual, phased-in approach to the new

retail model.Other steps by the govern-

ment since 2012 has seen the allowance of liquor in theatres, allowing distillers and brew-ers to provide on-site loun-ges and special event areas, and allowing B.C. residents to import wine for personal consumption from other prov-inces in Canada.

Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West, finds the drive for grocery store liquor sales curious.

“Whenever I talked to

people I’ve rarely heard any-one say they wanted to buy liquor in grocery stores,” she said.

“They wanted to go out for lunch or dinner at a local pub and have their whole family go with them. I’m really curious, I’d like to see the numbers, where this is coming from, who is actually driving this.”

Among other questions around the process, Conroy’s concerns are more focussed on the existing store owners and employees.

MLA questions push behind changes

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Local 480 presented a cheque to Kate's Kitchen food bank in the amount of $2,500. The money came out of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund. Local 480 members at Teck donate 1 cent per hour into the fund to help people in need. Local 480 president Armindo deMedeiros and grievance chair Brian Onyschak presented cheque to food bank representatives Linda Radtke and Maryanne Leschiutta.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVANCOUVER - Potential pol-

luters should be prepared for a worst-case scenario and face unlimited liability in the case of an oil spill from one of their tanker ships, a government-appointed panel recommends.

The three-member panel of experts has delivered a report with 45 recommendations for improving Canada’s prepared-ness for oil spills from tankers and barges.

It’s the first major review of Canada’s ship-source oil-spill regime since it was imple-mented in the mid-1990s and forms a key part of the fed-eral Conservative government’s efforts to reassure Canadians about the impacts of an energy resource boom.

The 66-page report notes that two current pipeline pro-posals alone - by Enbridge and Kinder Morgan - could bring another 600 tankers through British Columbia waters, while posing new hazards by trans-

porting diluted bitumen and liquefied natural gas.

“The very appointment of this panel demonstrates our commitment to protect Canadians and our environ-ment,” Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said in Vancouver.

“The panel’s independence and its investigation and the extent of its work shows that we are serious about obtaining clear advice in a timely man-ner.”

Raitt listed a series of actions she said the government has already taken to improve tanker safety, including a promise to increase inspections of foreign tankers and a study on the behaviour of diluted bitumen in sea water. Raitt said the goal of the panel’s report is to improve on “an already robust tanker safety system.”

The study recommends removing the current $161-mil-lion liability limit for each spill in favour of an unlimited liabil-ity for polluters.

“We feel that potential pollut-ers should be prepared, through their contracted Response Organizations, to respond to a worst-case discharge, whether it be the full cargo of a tanker or a complete release of bunker fuel on board a vessel,” it says.

Its executive summary makes the point even more clearly: “Canadian taxpayers should not bear any liability for spills in Canadian waters.”

The report recommends annual spill training exercises, and regional risk assessments based on local geography. And it calls for faster emergency responses to spills.

“In our view, the current response time planning stan-dards will not ensure the best possible outcomes in some spill scenarios.”

The panel also says current planning is “particularly lack-ing” in the area of cleaning and rehabilitating oiled wildlife and the management of oily waste from spill recoveries.

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Hundreds braved the cold for a chance to see Bryan Adams Feb. 25, yet many were turned away as the event sold out in less than an hour.

Bundled up at 4:40 a.m. Calvin Gaylard was the first in line out-side the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Monday, waiting for sales to open at 10 a.m.

“I was afraid they were going to be tenting and so I came early,” said Gaylard.

Karen Hamilton was right behind him at 5:20 a.m.

“Are we crazy? No we’re die hard,” said Hamilton, as others didn’t start arriving until closer to 8 a.m., when the box office opened its doors for the early birds to get warmed up.

“The rec centre opened at 6 a.m. so I ran over there then and went to the bathroom,” said Hamilton, who has seen Adams twice before in Kelowna.

Since the Canadian music icon usually performs at larger venues, such as arenas, there was a smaller chance for people to get tickets to the show at the 750-seat Vernon theatre.

“The result was the fastest sell-out in Ticket Seller history,” said Stuart Benoit, Ticket Seller Box Office manager.

“We are hopeful that the suc-cess of this sale will let other world class performers and pro-moters know that Vernon is a fantastic destination to add to their tours.”

Jay Hack tried buying tickets online the second sales opened, but like many others, he was denied. “I was there right at 10 and it crashed,” said Hack, who headed straight to the box office to try and get tickets in person.

“Our web host provided additional resources to ensure that our website could handle the load,” said Benoit. “Despite this, the extraordinary demand and simultaneous requests still exceeded our web sales capabil-ity.”

Right behind Hack was Rick Trehearne, who never imagined he’d be standing in a lineup for tickets to a show.

“I always said you’d never catch me waiting in line for any-thing, even if they were giving away Cadillacs.

“But my wife’s birthday is coming up.”

Standing outside in the blow-ing snow, Sue Maitland said she would love to see Adams at the Vernon theatre.

“I debated on whether to sit at home and try,” said Maitland. “To see him in a small venue like this would be awesome.”

Pat Rath added: “It’s worth a try. Anyone in their right mind would line up.”

Unfortunately, before 11, ticket sellers announced that the event had been sold out – turning many disappointed fans away.

But Maitland held out with the remaining small crowd with the hopes that any online holds might be released or to at least get her name on the waiting list.

While many left with tickets in hand, others (including Hack and Trehearne) were left with only frozen fingers and toes, and the hope that maybe Adams would add a second show in Vernon.

Meanwhile the price of the show, at $110 per ticket, may have deterred some from wanting to attend the show.

Even Gaylard was hard-pressed to pull out his credit card for the purchase.

“It’s a little much,” he said.

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B y K I R S T E N D o u g l A SCampbell River MirrorCentennial Pool

was leaking thousands of litres of water every day this summer, according to a report from the city.

Wear, tear and cracks in the basin of the 53-year-old outdoor pool caused it to lose between 40,000-100,000 litres of water a day, said Jason Decksheimer, the city’s asset man-agement supervisor.

To put that into perspective, the pool holds 552,795 litres of

water.“The pool con-

tinued to leak sig-nificant amounts of water throughout the operating season,” Decksheimer said in a report to council.

Problems with the pool first began in 2012. The opening of the facility was delayed after city staff noticed the pool was leaking. Because of the com-plexity of the system and a lack of accurate construction drawings when the pool was first built, crews had a dif-ficult time trying to

identify the source of the leak.

It was eventually determined there were small leaks in several areas including the pool’s surge tank, vari-ous outlets and pipes, and in the pool basin. A large leak was also discovered in the main drains in the floor of the pool.

Decksheimer said the leaks were plugged but that ended up being just a band-aid solution.

An assessment done this fall determined the main sources of water loss are sus-pected to be through a large number of hairline cracks in the basin, the construc-tion joints in the pool basin, in one of the 60

penetrations through the pool walls such as jets and skimmers, or between the pool walls and floor.

Decksheimer said council will likely need to shell out funding for repairs in 2014.

The options are: reseal the pool basin for $90,000 which will allow the pool to be operational for the next three to five years; replace the main pool basin at a cost of $500,000; or do not do any repairs, acknow-ledging the pool will leak up to 100,000 plus litres per day resulting in increased operating costs and accepting the potential for the leak to worsen which could result in a com-plete shutdown.

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has been fined nearly $1.3 million and sentenced to four years in jail for failing to make payroll and income tax deducations to the federal taxman.

The Canada Revenue Agency says its three-year investigation found Deborah Dieckmann used a “complicated system” where her multiple staffing and payroll com-panies avoided roughly $6 million in deduc-tions for tempor-ary workers and other clients.

It says Dieckmann was convicted of seven counts of fraud over $5,000 in July, with court also finding she personally benefited from the diverted funds.

The tax agency says her father George Salmon has also been sentenced to two years less-a-day in jail and a near-$400,000 fine after he knowingly used Dieckmann’s payroll companies to avoid making deduc-tions on behalf of his employees.

It says Dieckmann will have to pay her fine within one year of her release from jail or be sent back in for an additional five con-secutive years.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SPRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A judge has

denied an application by two inmates at a Saskatchewan prison who are in a relation-ship and want to live together.

Jean Richer and Leslie Sinobert argued the Correctional Service of Canada is violat-ing their rights.

They told court they want to live in the same house in the minimum-security annex at the federal Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.

Prison officials denied a request by the couple earlier this year, stating the men get enough time during the day to see each other in common areas.

Prison policy states inmates cannot be in a house other than the one they’ve been assigned to.

Justice Mona Dovell ruled that it’s not up to her to determine if a prison’s administra-tive decision is unreasonable.

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Quebec

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SMONTREAL - Sun Media Corp. is cutting

about 200 jobs across the company, of which about a quarter will come from its editorial operations.

The company says it regrets the cuts but are necessary to ensure its sustainability in the face of the unprecedented changes in the print media industry.

The subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc. has 36 paid-circulation daily newspapers and three free dailies as well as almost 200 com-munity newspapers, shopping guides and other specialty publications.

Declining advertising revenues have hit the newspaper industry hard. Publishers have moved to cut costs as digital advertising revenue has failed to make up the losses from traditional print advertising.

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

Canada is out with its ninth annual list of top searches and twerk-ing pop star Miley Cyrus tops the list for 2013 ahead of Toronto mayor Rob Ford.

Cyrus garnered attention at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards for her pro-vocative performance while Ford remains embroiled in a crack cocaine scandal.

Yahoo Canada says BlackBerry took the No. 3 spot in overall searches ahead of Kim Kardashian and the book ”Fifty Shades of Grey.”

As for the top news story searches on Yahoo Canada, the search engine says the murder of Hamilton, Ont., man Tim Bosma was No. 1 on the list in 2013.

The Boston Marathon explosions were second, the selec-tion of a new pope was third, followed by the Cleveland kidnappings and the flooding in southern Alberta.

Yahoo Canada says the ongoing Senate spending scandal led all searches in the

Economic and Political issues category ahead of the Liberal leader-ship race.

In searches for newsmakers, Yahoo Canada says most of the queries were for Pakistan school-girl Malala Yousafzai, followed by NSA

whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Drug-related sus-pensions in Major League Baseball topped the sports-related searches on Yahoo Canada, with stor-ies about gay athletes coming out in second place.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - It will be another six months

before Canada’s new anti-spam law begins to come into force, following its passage three years ago.

Industry Minister James Moore says most of Bill C-28 will be the law of the land as of July 1, 2014.

Experts say the delay in enacting the law was the result of intense lobbying by industry play-ers, who tried to generate fear and uncertainty about its effects.

The law provides tough new penalties and sets out some aggressive standards for how companies can use people’s personal informa-tion for marketing purposes.

Law professor Michael Geist advocated for an anti-spam law nearly a decade ago. Geist, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, says the law is long overdue.

“It’s rather incredible to think how long this process has taken,” he said in an interview.

The law allows companies to send business-related messages internally or to another busi-ness. Emails sent as part of a product recall, in response to a consumer inquiry or as a result of a referral may also be allowed. And the law won’t change the way charities are currently allowed to reach out to potential donors.

But the law will ban the most deceptive forms of spam, such as identity theft, phishing and spyware, says Moore.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre says the legislation will “mark a new era in consumers’ and citizens’ use of the Internet to communi-cate with businesses.”

Australia, Britain and the United States have for years had strong laws on the books to com-bat online threats.

Anti-spam law coming into

effect next yearT H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - Former defence minis-

ter Peter MacKay says he is troubled by reports of another veteran of the Afghanistan war taking his own life.

Defence officials have confirmed that military police are investigat-ing the death of a soldier at CFB Valcartier in Quebec as the fourth apparent Canadian Forces suicide in a week.

MacKay, now minister of justice after years in the defence portfolio, says the news is heart-wrenching.

“It’s absolutely heartbreaking and troubling in the extreme that anyone, soldiers in particular, find themselves in a position that they see no hope and take their own lives,” MacKay said Wednesday on his way into the weekly Conservative caucus meeting in Ottawa.

Veterans advocates say the num-ber of suicides within the military in recent days may only hint at the magnitude of the problem. For every death by suicide, they warn, as many as 12 others may have unsuccessfully sought the same fate.

Defence officials confirmed this week that military police are inves-tigating the death of a member of the Royal 22e Regiment at CFB Valcartier.

MacKay said the federal govern-ment is doing what it can to provide

support to soldiers facing difficul-ties since returning from fighting in Afghanistan. He said more action will be taken.

“We’ve been preparing for the increase in stress because of the Afghanistan mission by putting in place these joint personnel support units,” he said.

“(Defence Minister Rob) Nicholson has spoken about the steps that have been taken now over a number of years, but clearly we are working to do more.”

The escalating struggle of sol-diers has been resonating across Canada since word of the suicides began emerging last week.

A sign of how it is impacting even top-level former military personnel came Tuesday when Sen. Romeo Dallaire fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into a traffic barrier on Parliament Hill.

The retired general cited the news last week of three Canadian soldiers killing themselves, as well as the coming 20th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, as reasons he has been unable to sleep.

The Canadian Forces Member Assistance Program has a confiden-tial 24/7 toll-free telephone advisory and referral service for all military personnel and their families: 1-800-268-7708.

Minister shaken by rash of soldier suicides


OPINION

Governments like to hide important information By now, everyone

is aware that the Government of Alberta tried to

cover up the number of children dying while in provincial care. Because of strong investigative reporting by The Calgary Herald and The Edmonton Journal, Albertan’s now know that 145 children have died since 1999 while in foster care. This is 89 more than the 56 deaths reported by the govern-ment.

The Edmonton Journal summarized Alberta’s child death review system as “blighted by secrecy, disorganization, weak oversight and unmon-itored recommendations”. Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith said “Something has clearly gone wrong in the system,” and has called for a public inquiry. That may be a good idea but a public inquiry won’t produce anything beyond a temporary fix.

A permanent fix requires a significant reworking in the level and approach to transparency.

Consider it took four years to obtain an answer to the simple question of how many children have died while in government care.

That’s four years of freedom of information requests, legal battles, and investigative analysis all of which required the sig-nificant financial resour-ces of Alberta’s two largest newspapers.

To answer one ques-tion.

Things like this happen only when government places political agendas above the rights of the public to information.

Not that govern-ment doesn’t talk about transparency. It does so endlessly. We have the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, the Access to Information Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the . . . well you get the point.

The purpose of all these freedom of information acts though, is ensuring

that information can be locked away, not made vis-ible.

Freedom of informa-tion legislation starts by assuming everything is a secret and then details the exceptions, culminating in a list of what the public can see. This sounds good but it’s upside down.

Effective legislation would start with the opposite assumption – that everything is public and then describe those few exceptions where con-fidentiality is required. In other words, the burden of proof should be on those wishing to keep things a secret, not on those

demanding disclosure. At the recent annual

meeting of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, some may-ors expressed concern about Alberta Health and Wellness centralizing emergency response call centres.

Mayors have a right to be concerned. This cen-tralization will slow emer-gency response time and more people will die as a result.

Medicine Hat MLA Blake Pedersen claims there’s been a 50 per cent increase in ambulance response time since dis-patch was moved from Medicine Hat to Calgary. AHS disputes the claim, arguing that changes in data collection methods account for the increase. Publishing detailed response time statistics would resolve the issue, shed some light on the impact of 911 centraliza-tion, and make for a better informed public all at the same time.

But that won’t happen. As reported in the Medicine

Hat News: “Details and statistics from when dis-patch occurred locally are not allowed to be released, due to contractual obli-gations the City/911 has with AHS.”

Making confidentiality a contractual obligation is the new way government neuters both freedom of information legislation and the public’s right to know.

Another way is by edi-ting, spinning, summar-izing, cherry-picking, manipulating, and other-wise mutilating informa-tion by repackaging it for public consumption.

This is the lying with statistics strategy.

It provides the illu-sion of transparency while ensuring important infor-mation never sees the light of day.

The public deserves better.

Troy Media columnist Robert Gerst is a Partner in Charge of Operational Excellence and Research & Statistical Methods at Converge Consulting Group Inc.

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Well, look at the calendar. ‘Tis the season to be jolly with all the holiday parties and things going on.

Once again I turn on the radio or the TV and hear and see the ads put on by the local police and MADD about the use of those good spirits – the ones you drink, I mean – and the dangers of what can hap-pen. Nice, I think, they care about us and how we handle the holidays and they want us to be safe.

Then I catch the evening news and on comes the news that the provincial govern-ment wants to put liquor into all the grocery stores and make

it handier for people. Hmmm, I wonder? Just

whom are we making it more handy for?

Everyone is pushing the cutting back of drinking and driving and the government wants to make it easier for us to get our liquor.

I don’t know who is con-ning whom but it sure seems to be kind of a dumb-ass way of handling the situation of the drinking problem in the province.

Come on folks, are we really that feeble getting around that we have to have the liquor in the grocery stores?

“Oh yes dear, on your trip to

get some milk, bread and eggs and don’t forget some rye and a few cases of beer.”

What do you mean how much will it cost? It doesn’t matter, it’s handier than going to the liquor store.

I just don’t know where everything is going these days, on one hand they push lower-ing the amount liquor people are drinking and on this hand wants to make is so much easier for everyone to get.

Oh well, I guess I will just sit back and watch what goes down. To be or not to be – that is the question!!!

Marge GustafsonTrail

Mixed messages about alcohol

Canada is blessed with some of the last ves-tiges of pristine nature on Earth – unbroken

forests, coastlines and prairies, thousands of rivers, streams and lakes, open skies, abundant fresh air. Many of us live in urban areas, but our spectacular landscapes are embedded in our history and cul-ture. They define and shape us as people.

We are also defined by our C o n s t i t u t i o n , which is far more than a set of legal prescrip-tions. It embod-ies our highest aspirations and values. As our nation’s top law, one would expect it to reflect our connection to the land, air, water and wildlife that keep us alive and healthy. Our Constitution’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives us freedom of expression, equal protection from discrimina-tion and the right to life, lib-erty and security of the per-son. But it doesn’t mention the environment. How can we fully enjoy our freedoms without the right to live in a healthy environment?

Some Canadians are further ahead than others. Quebec’s Environmental Quality Act and Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms both include environmental rights. Other provinces and territor-ies – including Ontario, the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut – provide lim-ited environmental rights. Worldwide, 110 countries enjoy constitutional rights to a healthy environment, and 181 of 193 UN member countries support recognition of such a right. Canada and the U.S. are

among the exceptions. The sad truth is that Canada

fares poorly among wealthy nations on environmental per-formance. A recent ranking by the Washington-based Center for Global Development puts Canada last of 27 industrial-

ized nations. The Conference Board of Canada rated our coun-try 15th out of 17 industrial-ized nations for standards on air pollution, cli-mate change, water and other environmental factors. And the World Health O r g a n i z a t i o n

reports that 36,800 premature deaths a year and 13 per cent of illnesses and injuries in Canada are related to expos-ure to environmental hazards – costing us tens of billions a year in health-care expenses and lost productivity.

The benefits of consti-tutional protection of the environment are many and the drawbacks few. In places with such a right, people have legal avenues to protect them from activities that pollute the environment and put human health at risk.

For example, Argentina’s constitutional environmental-rights protection was used in a case where industrial pol-lution was seriously affecting the health of people along the Matanza-Riachuelo River. After residents sued the national, provincial and municipal gov-ernments and 44 corporations, Argentina’s government estab-lished clean-up, restoration and regional environmental health plans. It has increased the number of environmental inspectors in the region from three to 250, and created 139

water, air and soil quality mon-itoring points. There’s still much to be done, but three new water-treatment plants and 11 new sewage-treatment plants mean millions of people now have access to clean water and sanitation.

A legal right to a healthy environment is not about hamstringing corporations; it’s about ensuring they’re run responsibly and that people’s health and well-being come first. It’s also about ensuring laws are enforced and penal-ties imposed when they’re vio-lated. The total amount of fines imposed under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act from 1988 through 2010 (about $2.4 million) amounted to less than what the Toronto Public Library collected in overdue-book fines in one year, 2009 (about $2.7 million)!

Evidence suggests that stronger environmental regu-lation spurs innovation and competitiveness, so the right to a healthy environment can benefit the economy. In the aftermath of the Walkerton disaster, Ontario strengthened its drinking-water legislation, which stimulated develop-ment and growth of the water-treatment technology sector. Countries with constitutional environmental protection, such as Norway, often enjoy high economic and environ-mental standards.

It won’t be easy to get the right to a healthy environ-ment enshrined in Canada’s Constitution. But with public support and small steps along the way – such as encouraging legal protection from muni-cipal, regional and provincial governments – we can make it happen.

Dr. David Suzuki is a scien-tist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

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GREENFIELD, PETER — a long-time resident of Trail passed away at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital on October 17, 2013. Peter was born December 6, 1955 in Hong Kong, China.

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T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SNEW YORK - A Norman

Rockwell painting titled “Saying Grace” has been sold at a New York City auction for a record $46 million.

Sotheby’s says it’s the highest price ever paid at auction for an American painting and for a work by the Saturday Evening Post illustrator. The buyer wasn’t disclosed.

The painting had a pre-sale estimate of $15 mil-lion to $20 million. In 2006, Sotheby’s sold Rockwell’s “Breaking Home Ties” for more than $15 million, then a record.

The previous record for an American painting was set in 1999, also at Sotheby’s. George Bellows’ work titled “Polo Crowd” sold for $27.7 million.

“Saying Grace” depicts a crowded restaurant with a grandmother and grandson bowed in prayer at their table.

Another Rockwell paint-ing, “The Gossips,” sold

Wednesday for just under $8.5 million, while “Walking to Church” fetched a little more than $3.2 million.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further informa-tion. AP’s earlier story is below.

A Norman Rockwell painting titled “Saying Grace” sold Wednesday at a New York City auction for $46 million, a record for the Saturday Evening Post illustrator, Sotheby’s said.

The painting had a pre-sale estimate of $15 mil-lion to $20 million. The $46 million price includes a premium. In 2006, the same auction house sold Rockwell’s “Breaking Home Ties” for more than $15 mil-lion, then a record.

Another Rockwell paint-ing, “The Gossips,” sold Wednesday for just under $8.5 million, while a third, “Walking to Church,” fetched a little more than $3.2 million.

For nearly two decades, all three had been on loan

at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., which has the world’s largest collection of original Rockwell art located in the artist’s hometown.

Rockwell was paid $3,500 for “Saying Grace.” It appeared on the cover of the magazine’s Thanksgiving issue in 1951 and was voted Post readers’ favourite cover in a 1955 poll.

The idea for the illustra-tion came from a reader who saw a Mennonite family praying in a restaurant. Rockwell’s son, Jarvis, was among the models the artist used for the drawing.

The illustrator, who cre-ated his first cover for the Post in 1916, is celebrated for his reflections of small-town America and portraits of famous figures.

Rockwell spent 47 years at the magazine and pro-duced 321 covers. He died in 1978.

“The Gossips,” which was a cover illustration for the March 6, 1948, issue, depicts a montage of the

artist’s neighbours, wife Mary and Rockwell himself finger-wagging and yam-mering on the phone.

“Walking to Church” appeared on the cover of the April 4, 1953, issue and shows a family dressed in their Sunday best walking along a city street. Rockwell based it on a painting by Johann Vermeer.

The trio, along with four other Rockwell works, were being sold by the family of Kenneth Stuart, Rockwell’s longtime art director at the magazine. The sale comes years after a legal fight among Stuart’s three sons. Rockwell and Stuart worked together at the magazine for 18 years.

Laurie Norton Moffatt, director at the Rockwell museum, has expressed hope that the three Rockwells will eventually be returned.

“We cared for them like children. ... We hope they come back some day. We believe that’s where they belong,” she said.

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Legendary artist’s painting sells for $46 million

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S STORONTO, Ontario - A Hamilton woman who

lost her winning $50-million lottery ticket last year is on the verge of getting her prize after an extensive investigation.

The CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says Kathryn Jones’s case is “one of the most unique in OLG’s history.”

OLG says Jones bought a ticket at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Cambridge, Ont., last year which turned out to have the winning jackpot numbers from the Nov. 30, 2012, Lotto Max draw.

OLG received more than 435 inquiries since that draw and in the process of reviewing them, it determined that Jones, who is a regular lottery player, had the winning ticket for the huge jack-pot. When Jones wasn’t able to find her ticket, OLG carried out its “Lost Ticket Prize Claim” process to ensure she was the rightful winner.

That investigation included interviews with Jones, using the OLG transactions database to verify her purchase, checking surveillance video which showed her buying the $16 ticket and referencing her credit card statements.

OLG also found out that Jones had a sister who owns a retail outlet in Ottawa that sells OLG tickets, a finding which prompted an additional review of her win by an independent third party, which found no issues.

OLG says the prize will now be held for a min-imum of 30 days and if there are no additional valid claims on the $50 million, Jones will get her winnings. Jones says she is still in shock and is “very grateful” that OLG approached her over her prize.

T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico police

have issued more than 100 tickets to drivers who organized a caravan to honour “Fast & Furious” actor Paul Walker and created massive traffic jams across the island’s capital.

Police traffic co-ordinator Jorge Hernandez told reporters Wednesday that officers issued at least 72 speeding tickets and detained six people suspected of drunk driving.

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Snow has fallen and as a result the news was buzzing about

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Transportation. There has been a

tire designation for quite some time that is simply M and S which I assumed all my life meant Mud and Snow. Correct me if I am wrong. If you are a tire sidewall read-er you will find the M+S, MS, M&S M/S

designation likely on both your summer and winter tires. It seems that any tire that you purchase that is not a super high perform-ance or ultra high per-formance summer tire has this designation. It is the designation found not just on win-ter tires but also all

season tires.Originally the M&S

was placed on bias ply tires that had a more blocky tread pat-tern that was signifi-cantly different than those that had only circumferential ribs. The blocky pattern obviously provided better traction in snow

then the circumferen-tial ribs. The radial ply tire then came along and quickly showed that it also provided better traction on snow than the old bias ply particularly when the tread pattern was blocky.

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be all and the end all. One set of tires for all seasons. Maybe if you live in Southern California. In the Kootenays I would rec-ommend a full blown snow tire.

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Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed auto-motive technician and graduate of mechan-ical engineering from UBC. E-mail: [email protected]

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B l a c k P r e s sThe B.C. government is inviting public

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Dear Annie: My 58-year-old mother has a best friend whom she has known since they were both 5 years old. We call her “Aunt Marsha.” She’s been at all of our weddings and holidays. She is still friendly with her ex-daughter-in-law, who happens to be a good friend of mine.

In years past, when Aunt Marsha has a male companion in her life, she typically falls off the face of the Earth. Recently, she found a new guy who happens to be married, so her communication with us is limited.

Right now, Aunt Marsha is upset with both my mother and me because her ex-daughter-in-law was in town with her new husband and daughter, and they stayed with me. Aunt Marsha knew about the visit, and I told her if we planned any family events, I would let her know. However, when my friend arrived with her

family, she said that having her ex-mother-in-law in attendance at dinner would be awkward. So I did not invite Aunt Marsha.

When my mother next saw Marsha, she mentioned how nice it was to see my friend, and of course, Aunt Marsha was miffed that she wasn’t included. After several attempts to contact my aunt, I received an email that she was upset and hurt, and that she had waited around for a phone call to be invited over and it never came. She said, “I know it is your house and your company, but my feelings are hurt.”

Annie, I never intended to hurt her.

It’s just how things worked out. But she still hasn’t spoken to either my mother or me in six months. She ignores my moth-er’s calls, cards and attempts to reach out. It’s possible that when her current male com-panion is out of the picture, she will come running to us for sup-port, as usual. But in the meantime, what can I do to help my mother? She misses her best friend. -- Omaha, Neb.

Dear Omaha: You actually owe Marsha an apology. You prom-ised to include her, and then you didn’t, nor did you let her know. We realize it was your friend who changed the plans, but you still should have informed Marsha. Instead, she felt excluded from your family. That said, she is being rather unforgiv-ing and pigheaded about it. If you haven’t apologized, please do so. The rest will simply have to run its course.

Dear Annie: My husband and I agree that it is bad behavior to use one’s cellphone while in the company of others, unless it’s an emergency. However, he even thinks some-one looking up infor-mation or show-ing pictures is rude. I disagree. He also feels justified in say-ing something to the offending party. I think it’s best to say nothing and simply not go out with them again. It’s too embarrassing to everyone. What is your take on this? -- Tired of Arguing

Dear Tired: Showing pictures on your phone to people at the table is not rude unless it turns into a slide show. Looking up informa-tion is fine as long as it is pertinent, such as checking the time of the movie you are planning to see. It is also OK to speak up when someone talks or texts incessantly. Say politely, “Could we make this a cell-free

zone for the duration?” If they refuse, then you can stop going out with them.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Waiting,” who doesn’t like it when the bank tellers chitchat with the customers. I enjoy the personal touch

and suggest that those who don’t use the ATM instead. -- Louisville, Ky.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers col-umn. Please email your questions to annies-

[email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.cre-ators.com.

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For Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Listen with care to teach-ers and people in authority. Don’t be quick to believe everything you hear. Trust your common sense and your gut instincts. (Don’t be a sucker.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a poor day for financial discussions and business related to shared property, taxes, inheritanc-es and anything you own jointly with others. If you distrust what someone is saying, listen to your inner warning. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Conversations with part-ners and close friends might be confusing today. They are more like two ships passing in the night. (“Hello?”) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Errors and confusion are likely at work today. Just grin and bear this. Try to be

extra careful in your com-munication with everyone. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You might be longing for pie-in-the-sky today. You would rather play or escape somewhere than and get down to hard work. However, this could be a creative day for artists. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Family discussions are confusing, possibly because of incorrect facts or direct deception. If you think something fishy is going on, it is. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might spend a lot of time today daydreaming or wool-gathering. Don’t worry about this, because we all need days like this from time to time (an escape from reality). SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Be careful with finan-cial negotiations today. Keep track of your money

and your cash flow. If you think someone is stringing you along about something, you’re probably right. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) There’s a lot of room for misunderstanding today, so be careful how you speak to others. However, don’t be evasive, and do keep to the truth. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You might be inclined to

keep secret today or hold back information from others, especially to avoid confrontation. Be careful, because you could be found out. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) If you feel disappointed in others today, especially in group situations, this could be due to a misunderstand-ing. Perhaps you are expect-ing too much from some-one?

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Be wary of idealizing some-one in a position of authority. You might put this person on a pedestal in an unrealistic way. This won’t do you any favors (or the other person either). YOU BORN TODAY You are perceptive and see oppor-tunities where others do not. You also see talents in people that are often missed, which gives you an advantage to

organize the efforts of oth-ers. In fact, you’re a great organizer and manager, in part because you’re a straight shooter. Make an effort to take time in the coming year to study or learn something valuable, because it will ben-efit your future. Birthdate of: Joyce Kilmer, poet; Judd Apatow, producer/screenwriter; Dave Brubeck, jazz pianist. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Community Charter, that the Village of Montrose Council will be considering a new Council Procedures Bylaw #711 at a meeting on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers (565 11th Ave, Montrose). Th is Bylaw will reduce the number of regular council meetings held in the year, with only one meeting being held on the fi rst Monday for the months of July and August. In addition, minor housekeeping items are addressed. A copy of the proposed Bylaw is available for viewing at the Village Offi ce or by requesting an electronic copy by contacting [email protected]. Kevin ChartresCAOTh is is the fi rst of two notices.

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Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

FRUITVALE, 2 2bd. newly painted, n/s: $675./mo. +elect. Dec.16, w/d; $695./mo. +elect. Jan.2. Text only 250-921-9385

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Cars1990 HONDA ACCORD: Black, auto, looks great, runs great, asking $1500 rm. 250-365-2942.PLUSH 1990 OLDS 88: Will get you there in style! V6, FWD and good winter tires for a safe, smooth ride, runs well with little rust, summer tires included, $1200obo.

Cars1992 SUBARU LEGACY: 254,000kms, with roofrack, new clutch, timing belt, CVjoints, runs well, $2500obo.1995 CHEVROLET BERETTA SS: 2.2L, std, well-maintained, easy on gas, $2500 obo. 1997 CHEV LUMINA CAR: Ps/pb, air, good shape, good on gas, doesn’t burn oil, $1800. 1998 SUNFIRE GTX: 2 dr, auto, extra wheels, maintained, never broke down, 216,000kms, $1850obo. 1999 SUNFIRE: 212,000kms, white, 4 dr, 2 sets of tires w/rims, 5 spd, $2500obo. 2000 TOYOTA ECHO: 2dr, std, no rust, no accidents, runs great, $2650obo. Call Kara-Lee, 250-357-2135.2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE: 124,000kms, excellent shape, $3400 obo. 250-921-9154, after 7pm.

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT: 100,000kms, V6, 6spd, power everything, silver, never winter driven, incredible condition, $10,000. 2003 PONTIAC VIBE: No accidents, 5spd manual, air, great mileage, roof rack, safety package, anti-lock brakes, inverter in-dash, summer/winter tires +chains, 166,500kms, $5900.2004 CHEV AVEO: 72,000kms, auto, air, power everything, sunroof, winters on rims, $7500.2004 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX: 4dr hatchback, 5spd Turbo, winter and all season tires, $13,900 obo.

Trucks1998 FORD RANGER XLT 4X4: 4.0L V6, AT, power everything, CD player, 31 M&S tires, 222,000kms, runs great, excellent condition, $5600obo. 1988 TOYOTA 4X4: 5spd, reliable daily driver, fuel efcient 4cyl, over $15,000 invested, 2-sets of good tires, $3000. 1993 TOYOTA 4X4: Runs/drives good, no rust, 360,000kms, regular cab, 5spd, $4000obo. 1995 DODGE 2500 DIESEL 4X4: Extended-cab, longbox, auto, $10,000 obo. Steel two place sled deck with ramp, $500. 1995 GMC 1500: Extended-cab, 5L, very well-maintained, 293,000 kms, $3500.

250-399-4213.1997 TOYOTA T100 SR5 4X4: V6, extended-cab, manual, cruise, boxliner, hidden hitch, extras, $6500obo.1999 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 4X4: Extra-cab, 124,000 miles, V6, 5-spd, new timing belt, water pump, starter, winters & clutch, absolutely no rust, winter stored, very reliable, 8000lb Warn winch, $12,000.2003 CHEVY DURAMAX: Diesel, longbox, 4WD; 1983 8’ Okanagan camper, $16,500/both obo. 2006 DODGE 4X4: Diesel, quad-cab, 3” lift, new tires, 192,000kms, $21,000;1979 F150 4X4: 1 parts, 1 runs good, new mud terrain tires, $1500/both.1992 FORD RANGER 4X4: Extended-cab, with canopy, 233,000kms, tow package, runs strong, some rust, $1500obo.1994 TOYOTA 4RUNNER: Runs or for parts, $1000 obo. 1995 DODGE 4X4 1500 SERIES: 318, std, 118,000miles, good winters studded, new summers, $4900obo. 1997 F250 4X4: 7.3L diesel, 215,000km, super-cab, air/tilt, exhaust brake, lots’a repairs done, warrantied engine at 50,000kms, tires OK, 5 spd, $7500obo. 250-368-6093.

1999 FORD SUPERDUTY: Extended-cab, 7.3L diesel, loaded, too many extras to list, $9000. 250-368-5905.RARE 2002 FORD RANGER EDGE: Stepside club-cab, berglass box, no rust, 3L 5-spd, runs/looks/drives excellent, must see, $4200. 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500HD: Crew-cab, longbox, white, 146,000kms, runs great, must sell! $14,000. 2008 DODGE RAM 4X4 TRX4: 78,000kms, extended warranty, new tires, sound system, excellent condition, $23,900. 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA: Well-maintained, std, 205,000kms, summers and winters on rims, $3950

SnowmobilesBOONDOCKER NITREOUS KIT FOR SNOW-MOBILE, Complete 20 lbs shot, $400 obo. 1995 POLARIS INDY LITE GT: 340, 2 up, good condition, 7000kms, $1600, 1996 ARCTIC CAT BEARCAT 440: W/reverse, 16”x156” track, good condition, great utility sled, $2000obo. 2001 RMK 800: Reverse, Fox shocks, SLP pipes, Bar riser, mountain ready, $3200 obo. 2002 SKI-DOO SUMMIT: 144” track, heated grips, bar risers, excellent, $3200.

2005 ARCTIC CAT M6: 141.5 track, 3800 miles, G/C, new belt, $4500 obo. 250-509-0351.2007 SUMMIT TRACK: 159x16x2¼”, c/w extravert drivers, $400 obo. 250-226-7679.2009 SKIDOO SUMMIT X 800: 2500kms cover included $8000. Call John 250-365-7055 or 250-608-0783.SNOWMOBILE: 1980 Bombardier, 2 cyl, 368cc, $700. 250-505-3280.

RVs/CampersWANTED: Travel trailer, 25’-longer, older model, fair condition, cheap for cash. TANDEM STEEL SLED DECK: Fits longbox truck, $500.2001 RMK 800 SNOW CHECK SPECIAL: 144, many extras, mountain ready, $3000. 1996 ARCTIC CAT 580 EXT POWDER SPECIAL: Reverse, 2” track, many extras, 1550 miles, $2000obo. 1998 POLARIS 900, $2000 obo. 2002 POLARIS 550, $2200; 1998 Polaris 340, $1200. Both long-track, 2-up seating, racks. 2002 SKIDOO SUMMIT 800: 144” track, $3500obo; 1998 Skidoo Summit 670, $1900. Both Stock and unmolested. 2007 POLARIS 700 DRAGON: Hotlz front end, SLP pipe, excellent condition, low kms, $6500.

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