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As if accepting a gift from above, the Home of Champions monument in downtown Trail lights up a path for the falling snow, which blanketed the region on Tuesday night. More snow is in the forecast, which spells bad news for motorists but great news for skiers.

B Y A R T H A R R I S O NTimes Staff

Although the primary focus of concern in the area was for the workers who were locked out for nearly six-months, local contrac-tors trying to start or complete construction projects during the dispute were also dealing with the effects of the lockout.

Now, nearly one month since FortisBC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213 settled the labour issue through binding arbitra-tion, local builders say things are approaching business as normal.

Construction contractor, Kevin Fairweather, of K2 Construction, commented on the effect the lock-out was having on business in a July article for the Times, (Fortis lockout creating ripple effect, Trail Times, July 26) and now says that the situation was handled well by the company and any current effects are minimal.

“A couple of days after the article came out I got a call from one of the Fortis managers who gave me a number and told me to call if we had any problems,” Fairweather said.

“I'm not sure who they had doing the work but they stepped up their game as well as they could given the circumstances. Now, if we call for a disconnect or a house liv-ening up they get to us in a reason-

able amount of time. They're pretty much at the status quo.”

Fairweather allowed that the construction industry can be large-ly seasonal in nature and demand isn't as high at this point but that his company isn't experiencing noticeable delays.

Real estate developers in the area were keenly aware of the effect on their business, focussing entirely on new house construction for eager buyers wanting to move in to their newly purchased home.

“We were running generators right up until about December 20,” said Cary Fisher, general manager of Redstone Resort. “But I think the guys being back to work has been really good. Things are pretty much back to normal.”

Local electrical companies, with their obvious reliance on the ser-vices performed by the utility, may have been slightly more conscious of the effects of the lockout but are also feeling better about the cur-rent situation.

“It's not quite there yet but they're on their way back to nor-mal,” said Brad Smith, of Ital Electric. “There's not a lot going on right now but I have one job I've been trying to schedule for awhile. I had it scheduled during the lockout but then it ended so it didn't hap-pen so I guess they're still getting re-organized. I'm just glad they figured it out.”

B Y A R T H A R R I S O NTimes Staff

Kootenay Boundary Fire and Rescue Services (KBFRS) were called out to respond to a report of a smoke-filled dwelling in down-town Trail Wednesday morning.

The resident called 911 after noticing a smokey haze through-out the second floor apartment at the corner of Cedar Ave. and Helena St.

KBFRS arrived on the scene and suited up with breathing apparatus to perform a detailed inspection of the building but couldn’t detect any obvious source

of the smoke.“The resident had turned off

the power after calling it in and once we had checked everything and turned the power back on it was obvious it was the space heater,” explained Terry Martin, Kootenay Boundary fire chief.

“We’ll take it and plug it in out-side to see if it malfunctions again and, if so, do some checking into that particular make and model to see if they have any kind history of malfunctioning.”

The apartment’s resident was taken to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital for observation.

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A collection of paintings in Trail’s downtown art gallery is opening just in time to add some colour to these grey winter days.

Jared Betts, an abstract expressionist painter hailing from New Brunswick, land-ed in Trail just before the new year and is showing his latest one-of-a kind pieces at the VISAC gallery until Valentine’s Day.

Through the magic of colour, the 30-year-old Betts creates vibrant and thought provoking paintings, six of which are cur-rently on display in a Paris art gallery.

“Through abstrac-tion, I explore the metaphysical by using bright colours,” said Betts. “With optical illusions and bold ges-tures to grasp atten-tion from the viewer like a candy shop to a child.”

Following gradua-tion from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2009, Betts has been globe-

trotting from Canada’s east coast as an art-ist-in-residence, to exotic locales includ-ing the deep rainforest of Costa Rica and a remote fishing village in northern Iceland,

Foreign coun-tries brought new adventures and added dimension to his col-lection. However, Betts feels most inspired

when at home in New Brunswick with friends.

“A lot of my inspira-tion comes from nature,” he explained. “When I am back home I hike with my friends to different waterfalls and use that energy,” said Betts. “I try to recreate that feeling of a joyous and almost spiritual connection

with nature, so when I am in the studio I am excited about the col-ours of different com-positions.”

Getting started on a new piece can be slow going, and often Betts will stare at a blank canvas until the inspiration wells up from within.

“Sometimes I have a colour scheme in

mind but it can take awhile to begin,” he said. “But I just start thinking and like a techno-scheme every-thing starts to fit in place.”

VISAC is launch-ing Betts’ show of 10 original pieces Friday from 6-8 p.m. with the artist on hand to dis-cuss his multi-layered and textured paintings.

Once his exhibition draws to a close, Betts will pack his bags and snowboard, and fly across country with hopes of landing a stu-dio space and home in Montreal.

“My artist residen-cies in different coun-tries has helped me on my path as a work-ing artist,” said Betts. “Because in artist school they teach you to draw and paint but they don’t teach you the business end of it. It’s a learning curve but now I am ready to set up my own place.”

Betts is represented by Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts in Fredericton, NB, with 40 paintings in the gal-lery’s art bank.

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VISAC gallery opens New Brunswick artist Jared Betts’ collection of abstract paintings Friday at 6 p.m. Betts will be on hand to share the inspiration and process he uses to complete each original piece.

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City of Trail works crew members, (from the left) Ryan Dean and Scott Balfour, are going through West Trail testing water flow levels at various fire hydrants in the area, making a point of not creating any new skating rinks in the process. The city will be testing flow at locations between Diamond St. and End St. until Jan. 17.

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• Saturday, the JL Crowe Grad 2014 class is holding a bottle drive in Rossland, Trail and Fruitvale (and every-where in between). Collection is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students request bot-tles be placed in front of houses that mor-ning.

MusicFriday, Rossland House Concert at 7:30 p.m.

an intimate evening with violinist Natasha Hall, pianist Nina Horvath and guest Nicola Everton on clarinet with narrator Bessie Wapp. Featuring Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale.” Limited tick-ets. $15. Includes light refreshments. Call Nicola 250.520.0444 for info or email evertonnicola@gmail.com

Film• Sunday, the Royal Theatre 4:30 p.m. for

Sunday Cinema showing All is Lost, starring Robert Redford. Open water thriller about one man’s survival against the elements deep in the Indian Ocean. Tickets $9 or $40 for the series.

Gallery• Friday, the VISAC Gallery 6 p.m. to open a

Jared Betts collection of abstract paintings and all new works. Regular hours are Mon. to Wed. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thu. and Fri. from 2-6 p.m. Call 364.1181 for info.

Upcoming• Jan 16, Muriel Griffiths room at the Greater

Trail Community Centre 7:30 p.m. for the Nelson-area jazz ensemble, “Joy of Cooking.” The quintet features piano, sax, trumpet, bass and drums. Tickets $10 in advance at the Charles Bailey box office, or $15 at the door. Reserve tables available for four or more. Call 368.9669 for info.

• Jan 18, KP Hall in Trail at 8 p.m. for SwingSationsS, big band dance. Tickets $15. Call 367.6115 for info.

• Jan 20, Kiro Wellness Centre at 2 p.m., the West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will meet. For info call, 368.9827 or 365.6276. Everyone welcome.

• Jan 23, Local 480 Union Hall from 6-9:30 p.m. for Lisa Frisk from Frisk Esthetics, Cinderella’s Closet. Tickets $5 at Aria Art of Hair includes door prizes a fashion show and live and silent dress auctions. An evening to prepare for prom while saving money.

• Jan. 19 The Royal Theatre at 9:55 a.m. will show the MET opera production of Falstaff. an admired favourite with critics and musicians because of its brilliant orchestration, scintil-lating libretto and refined melodic invention. Tickets $24 available at the door.

• Jan. 20 The Royal Theatre at 9:55 a.m. showing the Bolshoi Ballet’s Jewels. This trip-tych is a tribute to women and to cities of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg. Children $12, adults $24.

• Jan. 30 The Royal Theatre at 7 p.m. when the National Theatre Live will broadcast Coriolanus, Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge.

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B y L o r n e e c k e r s L e yCreston Valley Advance

With at least 18 busi-nesses, churches and homes broken into over the holiday season, it appears likely that Citizens on Patrol (COPs) will be reactivated.

A group of 20 business people and concerned cit-izens crowded the coffee room at the RCMP detach-ment on Monday to discuss their concerns with Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan and Cpl. Charlotte Joa, who was the RCMP liaison with the previ-ous COPs group, which dis-banded quietly in 2013. At least four former COPs vol-unteers attended the meet-ing.

“Until you are a formally a COPs group, I can’t say yes or no to your continu-ing patrols,” Gollan told the

group, some of whom have been doing early morning patrols in an effort to stifle the crime wave. “But you have a right to protect your own property.”

Gollan told the Advance earlier on Monday that the RCMP has identified a person of interest in the break-ins.

Described only as a male, about six feet tall, who wears dark clothing and carries a red backpack, Gollan said the possible suspect is known as an illegal drug user who would be undertaking crim-inal activity to support his lifestyle.

When news of the break-ins spread around the com-munity, a group of con-cerned citizens began to con-duct informal early morning security rounds in their vehi-cles. At least one was stopped

and questioned by police in an unmarked vehicle.

Gollan said that he, Joa and members of the Creston detachment would work with the volunteers, through Canyon Street busi-ness owner Kevin Smith, who, along with many who attended the meeting, said they were committed to reactivating the COPs pro-gram in Creston.

Gollan cautioned volun-teers that until Citizens on Patrol is formally recognized by the provincial govern-ment, it has no insurance or access to resources, such as radios and compensation for fuel. COPs volunteers have to go through a secur-ity check.

“But as a COPs group or as citizens, you provide eyes, ears and a voice,” he said.

“We will work with Kevin to ensure that all volun-teers conduct their security rounds safely.”

Gollan said that police will be attempting to locate their potential suspect as soon as possible in an effort to get more information.

“Our efforts to prevent crime haven’t been success-ful in this matter,” he said. “Now our focus is on stop-ping it.”

Joa encouraged all cit-izens to take responsibility for their property.

“We have also had another series of entries into unlocked vehicles, which we don’t know were related to the break-ins,” she said.

“But it would be helpful if people locked their vehicles and their houses for their own protection.”

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B.C.’s Coastal First Nations were quick to endorse a new U.S. study of the value of bear viewing in their traditional territories.

K i tasoo /Xa i ’ xa i s councillor Doug Neasloss said the study by the Washington D.C.-based Centre for Responsible Travel supports what the northwest coast aboriginal commun-ities have been saying for years: “Bears are worth more alive than they are dead.”

The study calculat-ed that in 2012, bear viewing in what is now popularly known as the Great Bear Rainforest generated 12 times the visitor revenue as bear hunting. It counts 510 people employed in bear viewing com-

panies compared to 12 jobs in guided hunt-ing.

The study is the latest salvo in a battle over trophy hunting in B.C. In November the province proposed to expand its traditional grizzly hunt to include Cariboo and Kootenay regions that were pre-

viously closed due to population concerns.

The Coastal First Nations, which includes Haida, Heiltsuk and seven other North Coast communities, has asserted its unresolved treaty rights in logging and pipeline protests as well as bear hunt-

ing. In 2012 the group announced a ban on trophy hunting for bears in its territories.

The province has continued to issue “harvesting” permits, including one well-publicized trophy shot

by NHL player Clayton Stoner in May 2013, who took only the head and paws.

The U.S. study, funded by Tides Canada and Nature Conservancy USA, sug-gested B.C. has over-stated the value of its guide-outfitter busi-ness to remote econ-omies.

The province tracks wildlife populations and records human-related deaths, includ-ing vehicle accidents and “conflict kills,” where ranchers or conservation officers shoot bears to protect homes or livestock.

From 1976 to 2009 the province issued hunting permits for an average of 297 grizzly bears a year.

B y K e v i n D i a K i wSurrey North Delta Leader

The city has fallen behind in providing police officers, according to a city councillor.

And civic documents back up her claim.

Coun. Barinder Rasode says Surrey needs 45 officers this year to come up the prom-ise made within the city’s own Crime Reduction Strategy (CRS).

The much-touted docu-ment, a cornerstone of the cur-rent municipal administration, makes several promises regard-ing policing and public safety.

Among them is “that the city continue its commitment to allocate resources to police ser-vices in proportion to the city’s overall growth at a minimum of one officer to every 700 resi-dents or better.”

Surrey’s projected popula-tion for 2014 is 511,000 and it will have a complement of 686 RCMP officers. To keep up with the promised ratio, that num-ber should be 731.

It means this year, the city is 45 officers shy.

Rapid growth is part of the reason Surrey has fallen behind on its goal, Rasode says.

Surrey is growing by between 800 and 1,000 people per month. The city typically hires 12 police officers annu-ally. However, to keep up with the one officer per 700 people ratio, the city should have been hiring between 14 and 17 new officers each year.

Rasode said it’s time to revisit the goals.

“I think it’s time to review our targets based on changes in policing models and technol-ogy,” Rasode said. “We need a long-term approach on officers as we make sure a critical com-munity-based policing model is implemented and maintained.”

There’s a sense of deja vu about Rasode’s call for police.

Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum pulled then-Coun. Dianne Watts from chair of the Public Safety Committee after she told The Leader in 2003 the city could use 100 more police officers.

Watts then left the Surrey Electors Team, and displaced

McCallum as mayor in 2005.The following 2006 budget

called for 55 police officers over three years, which was accom-plished. The city then dropped down to hiring 12 per year.

Many are speculating as to whether Rasode, who still retains her position as chair of public safety and police com-mittees, is attempting a run at the centre chair.

Rasode said she has no intention of running for mayor in Surrey.

She said part of her job as councillor is to be “very responsive in a timely manner to issues that are at hand.”

She also said she wants some new technologies introduced as soon as possible.

One of them is a mobile device application allowing people to report crime with a couple of clicks.

She also wants a dedicated phone line to city hall, whereby people could report crimes.

She also noted recent experi-ence in Halifax and Winnipeg shows more foot patrols dra-matically reduce street crime.

B y P a u l r u D a nCampbell River Mirror

A Campbell River man with nine impaired driving convictions has been sentenced to 20 months jail.

Gordon Forbes, 52, was stopped by Campbell River RCMP on Dec. 21, 2012, after he drove away from a local bar. He blew over .08 and was arrested.

However, while awaiting a court date for the impaired charges, he was caught driv-ing, while he was prohibited to do so, near Sayward on March 29, 2013.

Last Oct. 30, he was convicted by Judge Roderick Sutton of impaired driving – his ninth drinking-driving conviction – and driv-ing while prohibited.

Forbes was back in Campbell River prov-incial court on Jan. 3 for sentencing. In addition to the 20 months jail, Forbes will be on probation for another 18 months and is banned from driving for at least three years.

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owners should prepare to pay more for prop-erty insurance as the severe weather trend that has battered the country during the past year is expected to continue.

“There are more and more storms hap-pening, and we’re see-ing extreme weather events that hap-pened once every 40 years... that can now be expected to happen once every six years,” said Pete Karageorgos, manager of consum-er and industry rela-tions at the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

“Trends for the last few years have been that we’re see-ing storms occur with greater regularity so the amount of claims that have been pre-sented have been aver-aging about a billion dollars a year over the last three years or so.”

While the industry group doesn’t com-ment on specific pre-miums, Karageorgos said costs will drive prices in the insurance industry.

“When your costs go up, the prices are going to follow. It’s like that for a cup of coffee and insurance is the same,” he said.

Intact Financial Corp. (TSX:IFC), one of Canada’s largest

property and casualty insurers, raised pre-miums by 15 to 20 per cent during the past few months as cat-astrophic losses and weather-related claims have risen.

The company has also introduced peril-based pricing and changes in the prod-ucts, and is increasing its push to educate cus-tomers on how to limit the impact of storms. Deductibles have also been increased in most provinces, with a base deductible of $1,000 instead of $500.

“From water to

wind, the impacts of climate change coupled with urban growth, aging munici-pal infrastructure and the greater prevalence of finished basements are posing new chal-lenges to the industry,” said Intact spokesman Gilles Gratton.

“The insurance product must evolve and adapt to reflect emerging climate change risks and ensure the home insurance product is sustainable, to ensure its availability and affordability across the country for the long term.”

Catastrophic losses insured by Intact over the last three years represented between 10 per cent and 20 per cent of Intact’s total claims costs in person-al property, Gratton added, noting that water damage, wind and hail claims now represent more than 50 per cent of the com-pany’s insured losses

in personal property.According to the

Insurance Bureau of Canada, the amount of insured damage resulting from extreme weather in Canada grew from less of $200 million in 2006 to $1.2 billion in 2012.

In the past year, the combination of massive flooding in Alberta in June and a one-day torrential rainfall in Toronto in July brought the over-all amount of insured property damages across Canada to $3 billion.

The ice storm that crippled Toronto and other parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces over the Christmas holiday left thousands of people without elec-tricity for days. Frigid

temperatures from a system dubbed a“‘polar vortex” suspended and delayed flights earlier this week in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.

It’s still too early to say how much the deep freeze will cost, but Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, said the latest storms are part of an ongoing pat-tern that should alert homeowners.

“It’s just been five horrendous years in a row,” McGillivray said.

“We think this is the way it’s going to be going forward. It doesn’t mean we’re going to have really bad years every year, but it does mean that they’re no longer going to be rare.”

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WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government’s venture into the world of online gambling is generating a lot less money than expected.

The province was aiming to net $1.5 mil-lion in its first year from Playnow.com, but made only $300,000 in the six-month period that ended Sept. 30.

Andrea Kowal, with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries, says the web site launched a year ago and has been com-peting with many gambling websites around the world.

Kowal also says the agency was hoping to offer lottery tickets and bingo on the website when it launched, but those projects have taken more time than expected.

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Harper has broken ground on a new all-weather highway to the coast of the Arctic Ocean.

The two-lane, gravel artery will connect the northern community of Inuvik, N.W.T., to Tuktoyaktuk, about 140 kilometres away.

The link, which will hook up to the Dempster Highway through the Yukon, is expected to deliver many economic benefits and save northern families hundreds of dol-lars a year in shipping costs when completed in 2018.

Harper has made northern development a key part of his mandate and completing a gravel-surfaced, all-weather road to the Arctic coast has been on the northern wish list since the 1960’s.

The prime minister credited his predeces-sor John Diefenbaker with the idea for the link.

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OPINION

Time to ditch the honorific titlesHonorific titles are

used in many cul-tures and have been for centur-

ies. Some of the most com-mon in the English lan-guage include “Mr.,” “Mrs.” or even “Ms.” But there are other honorific terms that are reserved mainly for politicians that perhaps deserve a rethink, given the recent misadventures of more than a few in Canada.

Currently in Canada, Senators, Supreme or Federal Court judges, and privy councillors are allowed to use the honorific of “Honourable.”

The trio of senators who have been suspended without pay – Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau – all retain their honorific titles of “The Honourable Senator” while under suspension. Stripped of their salaries, offices and budgets, it seems oddly Canadian to allow them to retain these clearly mean-ingless titles.

Not to be outdone, two British Lords have recently also been suspended for offering undercover repor-ters preferential access to

Parliament. They are still known as Lords. Just like our own convicted felon Lord Black of Crossharbour, who is currently on leave from the same august insti-tution.

One of the most particu-larly egregious honorifics currently in use is “His/Her Worship” for mayor. The term “His Worship Rob Ford” just smells bad, given this man’s behaviour. The word “worship” actually comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “weorthscipe” meaning to attribute worth to an object. It morphed into the English word wor-ship and was used to con-note admiration and respect for a city or town’s first and leading citizen. Although His Worship Naheed Nenshi arguably still works, at least in Calgary, why do we even need such terms in the 21st century?

Some groups have always eschewed honor-ifics. The Quakers, or more properly the Religious Society of Friends, believed strongly in an egalitar-ian existence. Therefore, they used no honorifics and instead greeted each

other with the ubiquitous and gender-neutral term “friend.” Other political movements, such as com-munism (“comrade”) and the French Revolution (“citizen”), also used alternative and more egali-tarian terms.

Other countries are already moving forward to do away with honorifics. Several MPs in both houses of the Australian province of Victoria decided to dump their “Honourable” titles in 2003. Queen Victoria had given the upper house members their titles in the 1850s, but many felt they were simply a “vestige of a bygone era.” The Green Party members of the New

South Wales upper house have done the same thing.

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, is also joining the honorific-free party. Wanting to distance himself from “colonial honorifics”, he requested that the Lalit Narayan Mishra University not use the traditional honor-ifics for his position such as “His Excellency” and “Honourable.” Instead, the more common Indian title “Sri” was to be used. He also requested that no spe-cial chair was to be pro-vided for him.

Even Iceland is thinking about these things. An MP from the recently-formed and quite wonderfully named Pirate Party wants to address his colleagues as simply “mister” or “miss/us/” as opposed to the more common “Honourable”. His reasoning? Respect is not automatic.

So should we in Canada also move to do away with honorific titles complete-ly? Should there be no more “Honourables” or “Worships” at all? Well, I think it’s fair to say the Canadian public may have

reached a tipping point in 2013 and is ready to do so, at least with politicians. But the terms could still have some relevance and with it, some legs, if used in other ways.

For example, Canada does have some people of which we are rightly very proud. Many members of the Order of Canada have proved themselves worthy of respect through a life-time of work. Both our favourite troubadour-astro-naut Chris Hadfield and our most recent Nobel laureate in literature, Alice Munro, immediately come to mind as potential “Honourables.”

Perhaps we just need to rethink how we use the term and its auto-matic usage for some. Just because people reach a cer-tain level of power does not mean they will continue to act honourably – or that they even acted honourably to get there.

Lee Tunstall is an adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary and holds a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge.

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Closer to home, on D e c e m b e r 1, 1955, in M o n t g o m e r y , Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey a bus driv-er’s order to give up her seat to a white person. She was arrested for violating Alabama’s segre-gation law. It wasn’t the first challenge to U.S. racial poli-cies and prejudice – it wasn’t even her first – and that act alone didn’t change laws and attitudes. But it catalyzed the civil rights movement that led to massive social change.

In Canada, in 1965, Everett George Klippert was sentenced to “indefinite” imprisonment for having sex with other men. Then-Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau later said, “There’s no place for the state in the bed-rooms of the nation,” and sex-ual activity between same-sex, consenting adults was decrim-inalized in 1969 (although Klippert was imprisoned until 1971). Now, same-sex couples can get married in Canada.

We pride ourselves on our democratic traditions, but in Canada women couldn’t vote until 1918, Asians until 1948 and First Nations people living on reserves until 1960.

We’ve come a long way. It’s hard to fathom that such wide-spread, often state-sanctioned

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We still have discrimination and many other problems, but these examples show change is possible – often quickly,

after reaching a critical mass of public support. Studies show discrimination, murder and other violent crime rates and death from war have all declined over the years.

Throughout history, we’ve faced challen-ges and adapted

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Often, resistance to calls for greater social justice or environmental protection is based on economics. When momentum to abolish slavery in the U.S. started building in the mid-1800s, many feared the economy would fail with-out free human labour. People fought a war over what they believed was a right to enslave, own and force other human beings to work under harsh conditions for free – in a demo-cratic country!

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opposed sanctions against apartheid South Africa in part because of concerns about trade. Fortunately, Canada’s Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

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With the BCHL Jan. 10 trade deadline looming, the Trail Smoke Eaters did the inevitable, they traded two of their best players.

The Smoke Eaters dealt 20-year-old assistant captain Braden Pears to the West Kelowna Warriors on Tuesday and Travis Stephens, also 20, to the Victoria Grizzlies for future considerations Wednesday.

“I communicated with our 20-year-old players that if there was opportunities for them to play play-offs that I would try to make that happen,” said Smoke Eater coach Nick Deschenes. “This is a conver-sation I had before Christmas, so as deadline looms things are moving quickly so we were able to make that happen for them.”

The door into the playoffs is all but shut tight on the Smokies, so the trade is an opportunity for Pears and Stephens to make a run into the playoffs and garner additional atten-tion from University scouts.

In return for Pears, Trail received the playing rights to six-foot-one defenceman Zane Shartz and future considerations. Shartz, a Texas native, has bounced around this sea-son, starting the year playing for the Surrey Eagles in which he dressed for 10 games, before going to the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta league for 14 games, and West Kelowna for 15 matches. The 19-year-old tallied four goals and nine assists over that time.

While Deschenes sees Shartz as a good addition with offensive upside, he realizes that replacing Pears on the back end will be difficult.

“He (Shartz) probably won’t fill Braden’s shoes - I don’t know too many defenceman that could in the league. But again for us it’s eight more weeks, while for him (Pears) it could be three or four months.”

Pears was the Smokies’ third leading scorer and arguably their best defenceman counting 2-21-23 this season in 41 games. Pears came to the Smoke Eaters from the Coquitlam Express at the beginning of last season and in 50 games he scored six goals and added 29 assists in the 2012-13 campaign.

West Kelowna, which current-ly sit in third place in the tight Interior division, will be Pears’ sixth BCHL team after starting his career in Powell River in 2009 as a 16 year old. He also saw action with the Victoria Grizzlies, Salmon Arm SilverBacks, and the Express. In 223

games Pears has counted 14 goals and 64 assists including 75 minutes in penalties.

Stephens, meanwhile, led all Smoke Eaters in scoring this sea-son and emerged as one of the team’s best players, netting 13 goals and 30 points in 40 games, his best production by far over his three full seasons in the league.

The Victoria native is returning home to finish the year with the Grizzlies who lead the league with 57 points, are the top-ranked BCHL team (eighth) in the country, and look to go deep into the playoffs.

The youthful Smoke Eaters have just one 20-year-old remaining in rookie goaltender Dustin Nikkel, and they likely aren’t done either as they look to fill an open card by Friday’s 8 p.m. deadline.

The Smokies have managed just three points in it’s last 15 games and sit in last place in the Interior division with 20 points. While these transactions aren’t expected to transform the team, the remaining games will test the metal of the players as they look to finish the season on a positive note.

“These moves are going to allow players to fill bigger shoes and grow, then hopefully welcome the chal-lenge and take it on head first and move forward from there,” said Deschenes. “There’s a lot at stake here for Trail and the history it has had with hockey and so I fully intend on restoring that pride and success, it’s just going to take a little more time than I anticipated.”

All teams in the BCHL must finalize their rosters at a maximum of 22 carded players and a min-imum of 20 by 6 p.m. on Friday for inter-branch (i.e. BCHL to CJHL) transactions and at 8 p.m. for trades within the BCHL.

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Greater Trail minor hockey players will hit the ice for Minor Hockey Day in Trail on Saturday, then sport their jerseys, like Liam Den Biesen and Nate Ingram (left), for free admission to the Trail Smoke Eaters and Penticton Vees BCHL game Saturday night.

B y J i m B a i l e yTimes Sports EditorMinor Hockey Day

in Trail is all about participation and hav-ing fun, that’s why close to 400 young Greater Trail Minor Hockey Association skaters will take to the various ice surfaces on Saturday to celebrate Canada’s number one sport, in B.C.’s num-ber one sport’s town.

The Beaver Valley Nitehawks will kick things off at the B.V. Arena Friday night by giving free admission to all minor hockey players that sport their jersey into the 7:30 p.m. game against Kelowna.

On Saturday, the festivities begin bright and early with the traditional pancake breakfast courtesy of the Local 480 going from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Cominco Gym.

“Those guys are

going to be hard at work again, and then it’s games all day, and the Smoke Eaters game at night,” said GTMHA organizer Jim Maniago. “Hopefully it will be a fun day for everybody, and the more people around the rinks the better.”

The matches begin at 8 a.m. at the Trail Memorial Centre, and 8:30 a.m. at Beaver Valley Arena, and Rossland Arena with all levels going throughout the day. To push the participation and fun factor, GTMHA is mixing up the teams in Novice, Atom, and Pee Wee so kids can play in a mini-tourna-ment.

“The focus is always on having fun, but sometimes we get away from that and get too competitive so by splitting all the kids up into different teams than they normally

play on, mixing up kids of all skill levels together, we hope that every kid will just go out and enjoy them-selves,” said Maniago.

Minor hockey dir-ector Charlie McLean introduced Minor Hockey Week to Trail in 1957, with the slo-gan “Don’t send your boy to play hockey – Take him.” The follow-ing year, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association liked the idea so much, they made it an annual event celebrated across Canada.

This year GTMHA will see over 20 teams and as many games take to the ice, and Maniago says the logistics of so many games is often chal-lenging, with perhaps the biggest obstacle finding enough ref-erees to officiate all the matches.

“I wish we had more

ice we’re jammed up everywhere, and the referees are scram-bling to try to cover everything. It’s a busy night.”

The Rossland Arena will be the site of a Midget House tournament, while the Bantam AA Smoke Eaters will host Salmon Arm in Okanagan Mainline amateur hockey action to top the day off at the Beaver Valley Arena with the game starting at 4:15 p.m. The Midget AA Smoke Eaters also host the Penticton AA team at the Cominco Arena at 4:30 p.m.

Following those matches, all minor-hockey players are invited to attend the Trail Smoke Eaters game at 7:30 p.m. as they face off against the BCHL Interior div-ision leading Penticton Vees.

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NHLEastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W L OT PtBoston 43 28 13 2 58Tampa 43 26 13 4 56Montreal 44 25 14 5 55Detroit 43 19 14 10 48Toronto 44 21 18 5 47Ottawa 44 19 18 7 45Florida 43 16 21 6 38Buffalo 42 12 26 4 28

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT PtPittsburgh 45 32 12 1 65Phila 43 22 17 4 48Wash 42 20 16 6 46Carolina 43 18 16 9 45Rangers 44 21 20 3 45Jersey 44 17 18 9 43Columbus 43 19 20 4 42Islanders 45 16 22 7 39

Western ConferenceCentral Division

GP W L OT PtChicago 45 29 7 9 67St. Louis 42 30 7 5 65Colorado 42 26 12 4 56Minnesota 45 23 17 5 51Dallas 42 20 15 7 47Nashville 44 19 19 6 44Winnipeg 46 19 22 5 43 Pacific Division GP W L OT PtAnaheim 45 32 8 5 69San Jose 44 27 11 6 60L.A. 44 26 13 5 57Vancouver 45 23 13 9 55Phoenix 42 21 12 9 51Calgary 43 15 22 6 36Edmonton 46 14 27 5 33

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Phoenix 6 Calgary 0St. Louis 5 Edmonton 2

Anaheim 5 Boston 2Pittsburgh 5 Van 4 (SO)Minnesota 2 L.A. 1 (SO)

Thursday’s gamesDallas at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m.Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Wash at Tampa, 7:30 p.m.Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Boston at L.A. 10:30 p.m.

Det at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Friday’s games

Dallas at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m.Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.Pittsburgh at Edm, 10 p.m.

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some souper skiing on Saturday as it gets set to host its Mountain FM Tour de Soup.

The fun and eminently family-friendly event is free to all skiers, as the club will offer delicious portions of soup at each of Black Jack’s three cabins. All that is required is that participants pack their own cup and a spoon to enjoy a warm cup of hearty broth, while they explore the many magnificent trails.

Everyone is welcome with the Tour start-ing at noon Saturday and going until 2 p.m. at the Black Jack cross-country ski area near Rossland.

Black Jack serves up Tour de Soup

CALGARY, Alta. – Trail native Mike Mondin and Canada’s National Sledge Team face the United States in a three-game pre-Sochi series in Charlotte, N.C. beginning today.

The series marks Canada’s first international competition since winning the gold medal at the 2013 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Toronto in December. Canada faced the U.S. twice during the event, earning a 4-1 win in the preliminary round and a 3-1 victory in the gold medal game.

It will mark the final opportunity for Canada’s coaching staff to evaluate the players prior to the roster being nominated to compete at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, from March 7-16.

“This is a great opportunity for our team to build on what we accomplished in December,” said Mondin, head coach of Canada’s Sledge Team. “Both teams will be competing hard in order to prepare for the Paralympics.”

The teams face off today at noon, and Friday at 4 p.m., before wrapping it up on Saturday at 2:10 p.m. Eastern Time.

Pre-Mighty Mite Soccer is for ages 2 to 3 years and runs Monday’s from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse. This program will run Jan. 13 to Mar. 10.

Mighty Mite Soccer is for ages 4 to 5 and runs Monday’s from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. starting Jan. 13. Basic soccer skills will be taught such as run-ning with the ball, kicking at the net, and passing.

Indoor Soccer is a co-ed program for ages 12 to 15 years and runs Jan. 18 to Mar. 15, Saturday’s from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse.

Girls Softball D e v e l o p m e n t Program is for ages 8 to 14 years and will run Jan. 19 to April 13 (omitting spring break). These class-es run at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse on Sunday’s from 2- 4 p.m. All aspects of the game will be reviewed and taught to all levels. Thunder Fastpitch coaches are the instructors.

Run, Jump, Throw for ages 7-10 is an introduction to Track and Field, taught by NCCP certified coach, Dan Horan. You will learn the proper skills of running, jumping and throwing and the technical skill pro-gressions for track and field events. Classes run Tuesday’s from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse, Jan. 14 to Mar. 4.

T-Ball programs begin Jan. 16. We have Peanut T-Ball for ages 4 to 5, Thursday’s from 4:15 to 5 p.m. We also have T-Ball for ages 6-7 and on Thursday’s from 5-5:45 p.m. Both classes taught by Wayne Florko.

Check out our Discover Dance pro-grams for ages 3-4 years starting Jan. 20.

For more infor-mation, call Trail Park and Recreation at 368-6484, or the Aquatic Centre at 364-0888.

Fulfill those New Year resolu-tions by joining one or more of Beaver Valley Recreation’s fitness classes.

Zumba goes Mondays from 9:50-10:50 a.m. and 7-8 p.m. at the Fruitvale Hall or Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. at the Montrose Hall.

Zumba Gold – Wednesdays from 9:50-10:50am at the Montrose Hall and Thursdays from 1:05-2:05 p.m. at the Fruitvale Hall from 1:05-2:05 p.m.

Hit the floor for Line Dance on Fridays at the Fruitvale Hall from 10-11 a.m., while Belly Fit starts Tuesdays at the Montrose Hall from 6-7:30 p.m.

Tiny Tot Skating Lessons hits the ice in B.V. Monday and Wednesdays from 10:30-11 a.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-2 p.m. and Fridays from 2:45-3:15 p.m.

Chito-Ryu Karate goes Monday and Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. at Fruitvale Elementary School Gym starting Jan. 13 and Saturdays at the Fruitvale Hall from 10-11:30 a.m. starting Jan. 11.

Chair Boxing Fitness Class goes Monday and Wedneday at the Montrose Hall from 5:30-6:30 p.m. starting Jan. 13.

For a lighter diet try Cardio Fit Low Impact Aerobics on Tuesday and Thursday at the Montrose Hall from 9:30-10:30 a.m., starting Jan. 14.

Bal l e t / J azz /Modern /Adu l t Dance classes hits the dance floor Wednesdays at the Montrose Hall, starting Jan. 15.

Yoga practitioners return Wednesdays at the Montrose Hall from 7:15-8:30 p.m., starting Jan. 15.

Boxercise begins Fridays at the Tae Kwon Do Gym from 9:30-10:30 a.m., starting Jan. 17.

Zumba Kids Jr. and Zumba Kids goes Mondays at the Fruitvale Hall from 3-3:30 and 3:45-4:30 p.m., starting Jan. 20.

I n t e r m e d i a t e / B e g i n n e r Resistance Group Training – Mon/Wed/Fri at the Tae Kwon Do Gym from 6-7 a.m., starting Jan. 20.

For more information, please call Kelly at 367-9319.

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Dear Annie: I am writing to you with a heavy heart. I have been married to my second wife for 20 years. We dated for two years, and she became impatient with my reluctance to get mar-ried. We both wanted kids, but her timetable was different than mine. Even though I was old enough to know better (46), I married her because she got pregnant. I am positive that she did it intentionally.

We are different. I am very clean and organized, and I work hard. She is messy to the point of dirty, stub-born, disorganized, lazy and vindictive. She has tried to sabotage my relationship with our two children who are now in their late teens.

In spite of her efforts, I have created a good relationship with my son. But my young-er daughter is another story. She is like her mother: a spoiled brat.

I know I am partly responsible for the way she’s turned out. I would like to create a loving relationship before she goes to col-lege in August. I know it’s late to fix this, but do you have any sug-gestions? -- Getting This Off My Chest

Dear Getting: It’s never too late to try to mend relationships. The first one should be with your wife. You are terribly resentful, and it’s obvious that you don’t actually like her. Although you may have good reason, your chil-dren undoubtedly see it and react accordingly. It also fuels your wife’s desire to get back at you. And finally, how

you relate to your wife affects how you relate to your daughter, who has a similar personal-ity. She identifies with Mom and may believe you resent and dislike her, as well. Get coun-seling -- alone, with your wife or with your daughter. Whatever you can arrange.

Dear Annie: My 67-year-old mother is an alcoholic. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with dementia. Mom is now on medication for depression and high blood pressure and is living with my sister “Shannon.”

I have seven siblings. When Shannon needs a break, my brothers and I take turns with Mom on the weekends. Mom wanders off during the day while Shannon is at work and catches a ride with strangers to get alcohol. My sister is tired and stressed and says she is fed up because we are not helping her. It’s true that we all could do more, but no one real-

ly wants to. Mom is a handful.

Mom is capable of taking care of herself only when she is not drinking. Otherwise, she has outbursts and tantrums. Shannon has decided to place Mom in a facility. Mom is on a low fixed income. Where could she go? -- Worried Sis

Dear Worried: First, take your mother to her physician and have her evaluated to see whether she can man-age at an independent senior residence or requires an assisted-living facility. Then call the Eldercare Locator (eldercare.gov) at 1-800-677-1116 for information about available places, and take the time to visit those that seem appro-priate. Please do not make Shannon do this on her own. Surely, eight children can do this for one mother, no matter how difficult she is.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from

“Drowning in Junk,” whose wife is a hoarder. He asked whether he could toss stuff while she is out of town. You were right to tell him not to do that. “Cleaning out” (throw-ing everything away without the hoarder’s involvement) can

actually exacerbate the problem.

Please ask “Drowning” to reach out to his local police, fire and health depart-ments and ask whether there is a Hoarding Task Force in his area. Hoarding Task Forces are being organized

nationwide. Often the task force will offer direct assistance or referrals to resources including cleaners, organizers and mental health organizations. We have a Hording Task Force here that consults all over the state. -- Burlington, Vt.

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For Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Try not to be discour-aged about financial mat-ters today. We all get these days from time to time. This passes quickly. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Relations with partners or close friends will be stilt-ed and stiff today. Don’t worry about this, because it’s just temporary. Try to ignore it in a polite way. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might feel lone-ly or cut off from others today. Don’t worry; a lot of people feel this way today. It’s because the Moon is having a hard aspect with stern Saturn. (This will pass quickly.) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Someone older or more experienced might discour-age you today. Or perhaps this person is critical of the way you do things? Don’t

let it get you down. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Criticism from authority figures is always a bummer. Everyone hates it. Show forbearance and patience when dealing with author-ity figures today. Don’t hit back. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Travel plans look discour-aging today. Ditto for plans related to higher education, medicine, the law, publish-ing and the media. Don’t worry, because things will look different very soon. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might feel you are getting shortchanged if something is divided today. Or you could be disappoint-ed in your share of some-thing. Don’t worry; this will change. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Relations with partners and close friends are dis-appointing today. Someone

might be critical of you, or perhaps you are critical of them? Try to stay positive and take the high road. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Events at work might discourage you today. A supervisor might be criti-cal. Just let this slide off you like water off a duck’s back. Don’t take it person-ally. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)

Children might feel like they are an extra burden or responsibility today. And indeed, this can happen. It’s not easy raising kids. (Someone had to raise you, as well.) AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) An older family member might rain on your parade today. Don’t let this get you down, because it’s just a brief dark cloud on your horizon.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) It’s easy to fall into worry mode today. Remember: “Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you some-thing to do, but gets you nowhere.” YOU BORN TODAY You’re a realist. You’re a straight shooter who is quick to size up a situa-tion. You also can be blunt, which is why you have a natural sense of authority.

You are often conservative and understated. You are rarely caught off guard. In the year ahead, something you’ve been involved with for nine years will end or diminish in order to make room for something new. Birthdate of: Sarah Shahi, actress; Evan Handler, actor; Jemaine Clement, actor/musician. (c) 2014 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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In loving memory of

Julie DohertyMarch 20, 1961 - January 5, 2013

She flew up to heaven on the wings of angelsBy the clouds and stars and past

where no one seesAnd she walks with Jesus

And her loved ones waitingAnd we know she’s smilingSaying don’t worry bout me.Julie was joined in heaven

by her loving husband BernnieOn November 30, 2013.

“Together again”

Loved and missed by the Finlay and Doherty families

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BirthsJennifer & David Owens, of Rossland, are pleased to an-nounce the birth of their son, Leo Alexander, on January 4, 2014, weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz. Proud grandparents are Lor-raine & John Owens, of Ross-land, Carol Bacon, of Ross-land and Wade Bacon, of Colville, Wash.

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GenelleRoute 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, GrandviewRoute 304 13 papers 12th & 14th Ave

West TrailRoute 142 22 papers Railway Lane, Rossland AveRoute 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

WarfieldRoute 195 12 papers Blake Crt, Whitman WayRoute 200 10 papers Shakespeare St

MontroseRoute 342 8 papers 3rd St & 7th Ave Route 344 17 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 345 12 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie RdRoute 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th Ave

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Waneta$459,000

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Sunningdale$225,000

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War� eld$299,000

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War� eld$79,900

MLS#2394030

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MLS#2391987

Glenmerry$159,000

MLS#2394338

Annable$179,500

MLS#2393911

Fruitvale$115,000

MLS#2394086

East Trail$139,900

MLS#2394240

Trail$95,000

MLS#2394121

Fruitvale$449,000

MLS#2393918

Shavers Bench$134,500

MLS#2391800

Fruitvale$229,000

MLS#XX

Trail$125,000

MLS#2214630

Glenmerry$199,500

MLS#2394422

Waneta$459,000

MLS#2214677

Sunningdale$225,000

MLS#2391683

Fruitvale$495,000

MLS#2215146

East Trail$189,900

MLS#2389454

Sunningdale$249,900

MLS#2393663

4 BEDROOM

FAMILY HOME

A MUST SEE!CLOSE

TO SCHOOL

MOVE IN

READY

917 Milligan, Trail

MLS#2217259

SOLD

DOUBLE GARAGE

WORKSHOP

HUGE

FAMILY HOME

THREE LOTS

NEW LISTING

GREAT

LOCATIONPRIVACY

GALORE60X292 LO

T

DUPLEX

GREAT VALUE

OVER 3000

SQ FT FINISHED

GREAT LOT

GOOD VALUEGREAT

LOCATION

BEST BUYHOUSE

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BETTER

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With the arrival of a new year, most people make reso-lutions of health,

growth and prosperity. Here’s a resolution some business owners may be making for 2014… “I aspire to retire”. But how does an owner “get-out” of the business?

There is an abundance of information avail-able to an entre-preneur to aid in the start-up and operation of a business.

However, what is not so easy to find for the owner of a business is guidance on how to divest of the business – whether selling and moving onto something else, or truly retiring.

Divest. That’s easy. Pick a price and sell it.

Or the owner could estab-lish the value the business to attain the fair market value of its assets, establish the trans-fer value of the business to the kids, or determine a price based on forecasted profitabil-ity.

If the business owner rec-ognizes the opportunities the decision to divest presents, then “getting-out” becomes

a planning process and not the managing of a one-time event. This often is referred to as succession planning, and approaching the sale of one’s business in this fashion should result in a more seamless and

likely more profitable outcome because the bigger picture is con-sidered rather than the sale viewed in iso-lation.

Identifying and evaluating the divesting options is the first step in suc-cession planning.

Will it be a family transition, an employee buy-in, a third party buy-out, or simply the selling of the assets? Look at the pros and cons of each of these and rank by preference, remembering there are “what if” scenarios to consider such as, “What if I sell to family and it bombs – what’s the fall-out?” This stage is all about the intangibles to the process.

Once the choice is made, then it’s time to apply business valuation techniques – a topic deserving its own attention. Suffice it to say that this is the quantitative side of the process. Hard numbers will fall out of these facts and figures. After this, there are the legal and tax considerations. This part of the

process might best be handled by professionals or at least con-sulted before firm decisions are made. As usual, a lot rides on the numbers.

Then it’s a matter of imple-menting the mechanics of the divesture through negotiations and agreements, all with an eye to due diligence. And don’t assume a family sale is exempt from due diligence by both par-ties. The implications associ-ated with skipping it can be devastating.

Finally, it’s not just a matter of getting out, but sometimes it’s also a matter of staying out. This can be an issue for the former business owner not only with a family transfer of the business where ties may be strong, but also with a third party sale since there can be an offer – even a requirement – for the owner to stay directly connected to the business. Be prepared to face this situation.

Finally, and at the risk of being repetitive, succession planning for one’s business venture shouldn’t be taken lightly given the blood, sweat and tears put in. It’s as import-ant as the decision and plan-ning to go into business.

Ron Clarke has his MBA and is a business owner in Trail, providing accounting and tax services.

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