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Trail shoppers are keeping their dollars local when shopping for gifts to put under the Christmas tree this year.

With just one week left until Christmas Day, businesses across the downtown area are reporting high holiday sales numbers this December with a low Canadian dollar, new items in stock and businesses working together to support each other.

Barb Billingsley, owner at Cedar Ave gift and coffee shop, The Doorway, says her store has seen a steady stream of customers this holiday season, better than last year.

“It has been good – very busy,” she said. “Overall, we have seen an increase for sure. I just think there is more commitment to shop-ping locally.”

Billingsley says having good stock in the store and collaboration between different busi-nesses in the downtown area has definitely

contributed to the rise in sales compared to the same time last year.

“The downtown businesses have done a great job working together to encourage peo-ple to shop locally,” she said. “The idea of the Treasure Hunt has been really successful, just even encouraging people to at least look around and see what we have here. I also think that, in the store, we just have a great selection this year. We have some good stuff.”

Sue Vlanich was shopping at The Doorway on Wednesday and says it was the brands the store carries that keeps her Christmas spend-ing money in local tills.

“It is a lovely atmosphere here (at The Doorway),” she said. “I really like the brands they have, and I have bought them before, so I come back. I do a bit of both (local and non-local shopping).”

The large disparity between the American and Canadian dollars is another reason that Trail shoppers are deciding to stick to this side of the border for their holiday gift shopping. Currently, the loonie is equal to US$0.86.

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December not only marks the holiday season, but it's also the month when municipalities tra-ditionally review and generally increase its utility rates for the new year.

Trail council approved the city's new user rates during Monday's governance meeting, agreeing to raise the utility fees by about two per cent.

What that means for the average homeowner, is a bill for $700.90 or $13.20 more than last year, for all three services - garbage pickup, water and sewer.

If Trail homeowners choose to pay the full amount before the Feb. 28 discount date, residents could knock about $52 off the final tally.

The meeting marked the first gathering of Trail's new council since the Nov. 15 election, which prompted some discussion regard-ing the current utility service level and how the city invoices taxpay-ers.

While total tonnage from Trail garbage pickup has remained quite consistent, with a slight downward trend into what is going into the landfill, talks ensued about a bag-and-tag system and future organic waste diversion.

“Council indicated they most likely will want to review this once there is a program in place for organic diversion,” explained David Perehudoff, Trail's chief administrative officer. “It is under-stood that a considerable amount of waste and associated weight is due to the disposal of food waste given the lack of a regional composting facility,” he noted. “Moving to a different method of collecting fees was not deemed to be a priority at this time.”

Water was also on the list of topics after the city's most recent

$7,500 expense to repair a leaking valve on the main waterline com-ing off the Victoria Street Bridge. That water system services all of West Trail, explained Perehudoff, which means if there were a major break in the line, water supply to those homes could be in jeopardy.

The need to have a second line that services West Trail has been on the books for many years. With the new pipe bridge now in the works, the city will construct a second line to improve overall water quality to those homes, he added.

Another utility upgrade region-al sewer partners agreed to this year, was the construction of a new sewer line on the aerial pipe bridge.

Prior to the bridge's funding agreement, a five-year cost appor-tionment dispute with Rossland was settled which reduced the city's overall sewer contribution into the regional service by about six per cent.

Additionally, the city could see future regional sewer fees lessen after monitoring meters, which provide actual effluent flow, were installed between the cities earlier this year.

“They've installed flow meters along the line so they can deter-mine exactly how much effluent each community is contribut-ing,” Perehudoff explained to Trail council. “Through that, one year of effluent contribution will be mea-sured starting in 2015. In 2016, apportionment will be adjusted accordingly.”

The incentive to reduce the amount of water infiltration, such as storm drainage, going into the sewer is an ongoing Trail public works matter that could result in decreased service costs down the road.

“The city is making fixes to I & I (inflow and infiltration) into the sanitary sewer lines as they come up,” Perehudoff said. “Which can effectively reduce effluent going into the sewer treatment plant.”

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Now that winter has come and gone (Sorry I bought new

powder skis.), how was your winter driving experience? Many of you are driving vehi-cles with some type of traction enhancing system. At the sim-plest level a basic two wheel drive vehicle (be it front or rear wheel drive) when equipped with an antilock brak-ing can also have a traction control sys-tem.

How do you know if your vehicle has trac-tion control? Above and beyond feeling and hearing it work, the other way to know is recognizing the sys-tem’s warning lamp

in the instru-ment cluster. This warning lamp is orange. It may be an almost circle with an arrow on one end surrounding a triangle with an exclamation mark in the middle. It may be a caricature of a vehicle with a two squiggly tire tracks behind it. I know there are others but these are the most common.

When you turn your car on and then start it these lights, like the rest of the warning lights, should come on for a short time and then go off. This is called a bulb check

and also a sys-tem check. If the light does not go off the system is not working and requires repair. If the light does not turn on at all it is also very likely that the

system requires repair and again is non func-tional.

A basic traction control system is an addition to an anti lock brake system. The anti lock brake system releases or holds brake pressure (applied by the driver from the brake pedal) at the individual brakes at each wheel or pair of wheels to stop the wheel or wheels from skidding. A traction control system adds the function of apply-ing brake pressure to the individual driven wheels without any brake pedal input from the driver.

If a driven wheel starts to spin, that wheel is automatic-ally braked (without driver input) and the axle system then trans-fers the driving force to the other wheel that is not spinning

yet. If the other wheel starts to slip then it is braked and power flow is directed back to the other wheel again.

The effectiveness of this system is limited. In its original guise a driver with a heavy foot would still likely end up with alternat-ing spinning tires and going no where. In the last fifteen years most vehicles have become drive by wire. I wrote about this in a previ-ous article. Our throt-tle pedals are no longer connected to the throt-tle plate that allows air into the engine as we desire. Now our move-ment of the gas pedal is only an electronic request to open the throttle plate.

More modern trac-tion control systems are therefore able to ignore our throttle request when it is unreasonable. Asking for too much power falls on deaf ears so to speak. The traction control system reduces power in order to stop the wheels from spin-ning.

As you can imagine or you may already have noticed these traction control sys-tems are not perfect.

In certain conditions we want to spin our tires especially when snow is deep and extra slippery.

It would be nearly impossible to move without spinning a tire. Some traction control systems will do just that. You can put your vehicle in gear at a standstill and the vehicle will not even rotate a tire.

Sometimes a little slipping will get your vehicle to move to an area where there may be a little more trac-tion. Sometimes a very slippery section is coming up ahead and we need some more speed. We will accept a lack of control with a little more accelera-tion.

Thankfully most vehicles are equipped with a button to dis-able the traction con-trol. That may be just what you need to get yourself moving from a standstill or let you get a run at that steep section.

Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and gradu-ate of mechanical engineering from UBC. E-mail: [email protected]

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Allison McCarthy (right), Annual Giving Coordinator, for the Canadian Cancer Society accepts a cheque for $500 from the Kootenay Insurance Services staff. The money was raised from their Care Wear pro-gram to the Canadian Cancer Society’s Slopes for Hope Red event. Slopes for Hope is a family friendly ski-a-thon that is sched-uled to occur on Feb. 22 at Red Mountain Resort and Black Jack Ski Club. Funds raised through the event will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. For more information and to register a team go to slopesforhope.ca.

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Music• Sunday, Rossland Miners

Hall doors open at 6 p.m. show starts 7 p.m. for Joe Hill Coffee House. Celebrate the holiday season with the Rossland Glee Choir; Aaron Cosbey; Daniel Chatron; J.P. Sykes; Max Hawk and Miche; Peter Pii Real and Jim Sinclair. Tea, coffee and good-ies, proceeds in support of the Gold Fever Follies. Always look-ing for performers, no auditions. For information call Les Carter at 362.5677 or email [email protected].

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Day, 5 p.m. at the Trail Legion Hall, the Community Christmas Dinner. Home delivery avail-able to individuals unable to join us. Please call 364.1422 or 231. 6562 to register.

• Today, (until Dec. 23) Waneta Plaza for photo with Santa. from 1-6 p.m. Friday, 1-6 p.m. and Saturday through Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

• Friday, Trail United Church 5:30 p.m. doors open and live music starts for the Camp Koolaree first Winter Fundraiser. Camp-inspired dinner at 6 p.m.

Silent auction and wine pull open until 8 p.m. Tickets $25, can be purchased at Alpine Grind in Rossland or Trail United Church. To reserve tickets call

231.1088 or email [email protected].

• New Year’s Eve at Trail Legion. Doors open at 8 p.m. Music by Party Party DJ Services, snacks, appies and party favours. Tickets $20 each, deadline Monday. Reserved seating avail-able, ph. 364.1422 for more info.

• Saturday, 900 Spokane Street, the Trail Indoor Winter Market goes from noon until 4

p.m. Local vendors, baked goods, crafts, unique ideas and more. Call 368.3144 for info.

Film• Saturday, Royal Theatre,

9:55 a.m., the Bolshoi Ballet per-forms The Nutcracker live. Steps Dance Company selling baked goods to raise funds for trip to Hollywood in March. One of the greatest classics in the world. Iconic music by Tchaikovsky, and enchanting sets and costumes, this beautiful tale explores the universal themes of love, power and evil.

• Sunday, Royal Theatre at 4:30 p.m. Sunday Cinema pre-sents Rosewater. A drama based on a memoir by the Iranian jour-nalist Maziar Bahari, who was

imprisoned for five months in Iran following an appearance on The Daily Show. Jon Stewart's directorial debut.

Gallery• Friday, VISAC Gallery in

downtown Trail from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Last day of Small Treasures, fine art and crafts for Christmas gifts.

• Jan. 17, Charles Bailey Theatre, 7:30 p.m. E2 Experiments in Entertainment presents Cromoli Brothers. Written and performed by Nelson's Lucas Meyers, sketch comedy, vaudeville and musical theatre ranging from poignant and political to the absurd.

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FROM PAGE 1“The lower Canadian dollar is helping,” said

Erik Laithwaite, co-owner of Gerick Sport and Cycle in the Gulch, adding that buying from the United States, especially on the Internet, has lost its magic for holiday shoppers this year.

“I think there is an awareness that things aren’t truly cheaper just because they are on the Internet. Us, and many other stores around, are very well priced. There is good competition.

“The mentality is that as soon as you go online, things are going to be cheaper, is start-ing to disappear.”

Laithwaite also believes that consumers are starting to understand that shopping locally means that the money spent will be staying in the area.

“I think there is also more awareness about the number of dollars that go back into the community when you spend money locally,” he said.

Lauener Bros. Jewellers normally sees a bit of a lull in sales in mid-December, but co-owner Paul Durkin says this holiday season, sales have stayed steady throughout the month.

“Normally, we see a big peak at the start when we do a one-day sale at the start of December and usually there is a little bit of a down low, then it ramps up closer to Christmas,” he said.

“This year, it has started out strong and has continued strong throughout.”

The jewelery store has been “hectic,” he said, crediting new stock available for Trail shoppers to purchase.

“This year, for us, it is looking substantially better (than last year),” he said. “We brought in Pandora Jewellery, which is our number one thing. Being the monster, international brand that it is, it has been fantastic for us.”

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Colin James will be getting “Up Close and Personal,” with Trail con-cert goers next year, and the show is halfway to sell-out.

Nadine Tremblay, marketing and programming with the Charles Bailey Theatre, says the quick selling tickets could be found in Christmas stock-ings around the city.

“Lots of people are giving tickets away as Christmas presents, which is a nice experience and memory for those who already have everything,” she said, adding that all the seat close to the stage are going fast.

“I think people want to sit as close to him as possible, and because it will sell out, they are not waiting until even the second day to buy tickets.”

The theatre sold 256 tickets for the “Colin James...Up Close and Personal” tour on the very first day they were available.

“They are selling steadily and will certainly sell out,” said Tremblay. “Almost all of Section A is sold out. The theatre is immensely happy to have him.”

The “Voodoo Thing,” singer has been to Trail before and Tremblay says his second show in the Silver City will be just as good as the first, maybe even recruiting James' some new fans.

“He did well last time and prob-ably makes even more loyal and new fans with every performance,” she said. “I think, overall, the residents of Greater Trail are stoked, especially the fans. Colin James has a huge fan base around here and if you have seen him live, you'll know why.”

Tremblay says there will even be a boost for local businesses around the theatre with the influx of concert

goers the night of the show. “The restaurants and hotels will be

undoubtedly busy before and after the show,” she said. “(It will) also support more arts and culture that will draw

people downtown.”Colin James will be taking the

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Norm Lepine and Sierra Hayashi stopped by the Charles Bailey Theatre Box office to pick up some tickets for the upcoming Colin James show in May. The theatre has already sold half of the tickets with six months left before the show.


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B y R i c h a R d R o l k eVernon Morning StarProponents of pur-

chasing a railway cor-ridor are staying the course despite high-profile opposition.

The Okanagan Indian Band has come out against the agreement local

jurisdictions have signed to purchase the Canadian National line from Coldstream to Kelowna for $2 mil-lion. The band insists the corridor is part of an outstanding land claim.

“We have no control over that and we’re

working through the rules as we know it. To just stop (the purchase process), we would lose that opportun-ity,” said Jim Garlick, Coldstream mayor.

“We’re not trying to infringe on any-thing with the band because we have no powers (with First Nations land claims).”

J u l i e t t e Cunningham, Greater Vernon Advisory Committee chair-person, is reluctant

to comment on how the band’s opposition may impact the rail purchase.

“We will have to talk to City of Kelowna staff who have been the lead in negotia-tions,” she said.

Kelowna officials say they were aware of the band’s land claims with the federal gov-ernment along Wood and Kalamalka lakes.

“Our understand-ing is that CN has the right to legally dispose of the railway corridor and that this is a land claim issue between the OKIB and senior levels of government,” said Doug Gilchrist,

Kelowna’s division director of commun-ity planning and real estate.

“The city does not take stands on land claim issues between First Nations and sen-ior levels of govern-ment as its outside of our jurisdiction. The City of Kelowna will continue to work with the OKIB through the joint planning initia-tive currently under-way for the mutual benefits of all our cit-izens.”

The corridor is part of the Commonage claim, which the band says was created when reserve land was taken

away from the band in the late 1800s.

“In our eyes, the resolution of the OKIB’s entitlement to the Commonage Reserve remains out-standing business,” said Byron Louis, Okanagan Indian Band chief.

“We offered the mayors the oppor-tunity to back our claim. First, it would have helped to build much needed bridges between parties and cultures and second, it would have saved the taxpayers $22 mil-lion.”

The band has for-warded the issue to

legal counsel for fur-ther review, but that hasn’t halted opti-mism among the Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative that a rec-reational corridor can be developed.

“This doesn’t sur-prise me because there’s still an unresolved issue,” said Brad Clements, initia-tive president, of the band’s concerns about the land purchase.

“All of us in the Okanagan need to understand the his-tory and where the band is coming from. It’s part of the process. There will still be a solution.”

B y S t e v e k i d dPenticton Western News

Transport Canada is once again looking at the possibility of transferring operation control of Penticton Regional Airport to local authorities.

Penticton city coun-cil voted this week to enter into informal talks with Transport Canada, after receiv-ing a letter from the federal government, outlining their inter-est in divesting them-selves of the 18 air-ports remaining under federal control.

But any discus-sions will have to be a group effort, accord-ing to Mayor Andrew Jakubeit.

“It’s not something that the city is tackling by itself. It is a partner-ship that would have to happen between the Penticton Indian Band and the regional dis-trict,” said Jakubeit.

The future of the airport and the land it is on remains a con-cern for the PIB, which blocked a transfer of the airport to the City of Penticton in 1999.

Chief Jonathan

Kruger said the band has written a letter to Transport Canada, telling them they need to speak to the band before they speak to anyone else.

“Right now we need to sit down and talk. I believe they should be talking to the land-owners, and that is the Penticton Indian Band,” said Kruger.

In 1996, as part of the National Airports Policy, Transport Canada announced it would be transferring title and responsibil-ity of the airport to the City of Penticton. It would only transfer responsibility to a local government and it did not recognize the band as a local government.

That sparked pro-tests by the PIB com-munity. The airport is sited on land expro-priated from the band in 1944, which was promised to be returned after the end of the Second World War. Protests came to a head in March of 1999, when a land transfer agreement was about to be signed by Transport Canada

and the city. But Kruger said the

situation has changed since 1999, when the PIB community pro-tests closed operations at the airport.

“In the past they tried to give our land away. We have come a long way from there, especially with the City of Penticton and now the regional district,” said Kruger. “I think the federal govern-ment knows, under-stands and respects that. These are defin-itely different times, but it is the same issue again. We will see what happens in the future here.”

Kruger said PIB representatives will be meeting with Transport Canada in February. The PIB has interests in developing the land around the air-port, with a new chan-nel-crossing planned at Green Avenue, and Skaha Hills residential development moving ahead.

“We also agreed at our joint council that we are going to have meetings with Transport Canada with

all parties, the region-al district, the City of Penticton and the southern bands.”

According to the Transport Canada let-ter, the city was first invited to participate in informal discussion during summer 2013. The current letter is an invitation to fur-ther discussions with particular focus on airports where local interest has been expressed, including Penticton.

“I know it has been on some agendas for some loose conversa-tion but we have never really all the players sat in a room and said this is something we want to do or how would we make it hap-pen,” said Jakubeit.

Since, 1994, when the National Airports Policy was introduced, the federal govern-ment has transferred ownership and/or operation of 128 air-ports to local interests, part of a direction to change the govern-ment’s role in airports from owner and oper-ator towards landlord and regulator.

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t h e c a N a d i a N P R e S SVANCOUVER - A mariner who

was in charge of a passenger ferry the night the vessel struck an island and sank off the coast of British Columbia, killing two pas-sengers, has lost an appeal of his criminal negligence convictions.

Karl Lilgert was convicted last year of criminal negligence caus-ing death and sentenced to four years for the March 2006 sink-ing of the Queen of the North. Two passengers, Gerald Foisy and Shirley Rosette, disappeared and were presumed drowned.

The Crown’s theory at trial was that Lilgert missed a scheduled turn and sailed into a remote island because he was distracted by his ex-lover, who was on the bridge with him that night.

Lilgert, on the other hand, told the jury he was busy navigat-ing the ship in difficult condi-tions and he didn’t know why it crashed.

Lilgert’s lawyer argued during the appeal that the trial judge made numerous errors in her instructions to the jury, par-ticularly when she explained the offence of criminal negligence and how Lilgert’s explanation should have factored into their deliberations.

But in a unanimous ruling released Tuesday, the B.C. Court of Appeal found nothing wrong with the judge’s instructions and

said it was obvious the jury sim-ply did not believe Lilgert.

The trial, which was heard over several months last year, featured dramatic eye-witness accounts, expert testimony and sensational details about Lilgert’s personal life.

The Queen of the North set out from Prince Rupert, on the northern B.C. coast, on a routine overnight voyage to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island with 101 passengers and crew on board.

Several hours into the sailing, Lilgert found himself alone on the bridge with quartermaster Karen Briker. The pair had recently ended a sexual affair and it was their first time working alone together since the breakup.

As the ship exited a narrow channel along a remote section of coast, the ferry should have made a left turn.

Instead, it travelled in a straight line at full speed for more than 10 minutes on a collision course with the island.

The Crown suggested Lilgert did nothing to navigate the ship and that he wasn’t paying atten-tion because he and Briker were either arguing or possibly having sex. Prosecutors accused both of lying during their testimony.

Lilgert, who now lives in Grand Forks had been out on bail while awaiting the Appeal Court’s decision.

Court upholds guilty verdict in ferry sinking

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SEDMONTON - Alberta’s Opposition leader

and eight of her Wildrose caucus members are joining the government of Premier Jim Prentice.

A joint news release says Danielle Smith resigned as Wildrose leader Wednesday mor-ning and “the caucuses have agreed to unite under a set of aligned values and principles.”

“Throughout my public and political life, I have always believed conservatives should be united in bringing our common princi-ples and combined energy to public service,” Prentice said in the release.

“Today, we once again represent the full diversity of voices and regions from across Alberta - north, south, urban and rural.”

Smith said her singular objective since she became Wildrose leader more than five years ago was “to return to government the conservative values and principles that I had spent my life defending.”

“Under premier Prentice’s strong leader-ship, I believe we can work together to lead Alberta with a renewed focus on the values and principles that we share.”

Prentice and Smith are calling the move the “unification of Alberta’s conservatives and the premier said he would welcome fur-ther Wildrose members to his team.

The defections leave the Wildrose with five sitting members in the 87-seat legisla-ture. The Liberals also have five members and the NDP have four. Former Wildrose member Joe Anglin sits as an Independent.

Jeff Callaway, a member of the Wildrose party executive, says regardless of what hap-pens, the party will live on.

He says the party’s fundraising is strong and there’s a good constituency association roster, meaning the party will run a slate of candidates in the next election.

Callaway says the party still has more than 21,000 members.

A document leaked to the media outlining the conditions of any merger states that since Prentice has adopted many Wildrose fiscal accountability measures, it would make sense for the two right-of-centre par-ties to join.

The document also promises that floor-crossing Wildrosers would be allowed to keep their seats and would get the premier’s endorsement for a PC nomination to run in the next election, slated for the spring of 2016.

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Wildrose leader, eight others join

ConservativesT H E C A N A D I A N P R E S S

OTTAWA - The Privy Council Office, the bureaucracy that serves the prime minis-ter and cabinet, played a key role in designing a lengthy 15-month hiring process for members of the gov-ernment’s badly back-logged social security tribunal, an internal memo shows.

The document, obtained by The Canadian Press, says the process was approved by Prime Minister Stephen Harper just six months before the tribunal launched.

E m p l o y m e n t Minister Jason Kenney has pointed the finger at the “rigorous pre-screening process” for new tribunal members as one of the reasons why thousands of ter-minally ill or injured Canadians are waiting years for appeals after being denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits.

In an effort to deal with the 11,000-case backlog for social security appeals, most-ly involving CPP dis-ability benefits, Kenney has since shortened the 15-month hiring process.

Critics ques-tion why PCO would have designed such a lengthy screening process to begin with,

and why Harper agreed to it. Former adjudi-cators under the old system say they were brought on board in a much shorter period of time.

“Approving a 15-month hiring pro-cess for an organiza-tion that would open in six months shows the government had little concern about the fact that it would leave thousands of vul-nerable Canadians in an appalling and com-pletely unnecessary situation,” Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner said Wednesday.

“But these are the kinds of decisions that get made when Priority 1 is saving money to pay for an income-splitting bene-fit for the wealthy.”

The new tribunal inherited about 6,000 outstanding cases when it launched on April 1, 2013, replacing four former appeals panels in what was billed as an effort to streamline the pro-cess and save Canadian taxpayers $25 million a year.

In a memo to Kenney sent in January from Service Canada and obtained via the Access to Information Act, the minister was told that “discussions with PCO resulted in a selection process for SST mem-

bers, approved by the prime minister, which sets the parameters for future selection initia-tives.”

The memo, written as the social security backlog continued to swell, says a 12-month selection process was in place on the tribu-nal and an additional three months were required to appoint candidates to the prop-er positions.

“The total estimat-ed time for a selec-tion and appointment process would be 15 months,” the memo read, asking Kenney to be mindful of the lengthy hiring process while urging him to sign off as soon as pos-sible on new hires.

The memo also delves into difficulties finding bilingual can-didates to hear appeals on the new tribunal.

“The current pool ... has no bilingual candidates outside of Quebec and there are limited candidates in some regions,” it reads. “There are also only four aboriginal people, two persons with dis-abilities and six visible minority candidates.”

Critics have pointed out that there were already 1,000 well-qualified part-time ref-erees working in the old system who could have been approached to work on the new

tribunal, or kept on while new members were being vetted, in order to prevent even further delays for some of Canada’s most vul-nerable citizens.

Only a handful of former referees were hired onto the new tribunal. And new appointees sat idle for much of their first year of employment, those familiar with the launch of the tribunal have said.

Philippe Rabot, one-time review tribunals commissioner under the old system, has said that 30-40 appoin-tees making $100,000 were “sitting at home that first year.”

No work was assigned to them because the tribunal simply wasn’t ready to roll out on April 1, 2013, he said. The tribunal, meantime, says those appointees were being mentored by more “more experi-enced members” and learning how to oper-ate a new case man-agement computer system.

A former referee

under the old system said she was personally laid off two years ago by someone who had just left the PCO to join Employment and Social Development.

“The PCO was def-initely deeply involved in the entire transition from the old system to the new tribunal,” said the former referee, who spoke on condi-tion of anonymity out of fear of reprisals.

There are now 73 full-timers on the new tribunal and a freshly hired part-time com-plement of 22 employ-ees.

A spokesman for the tribunal said Wednesday that at Kenney’s request earli-er this year, the hiring process was shortened for both full-time and part-time members.

“The department accelerated the 2014 process by conducting three concurrent panels for interviews (instead of only one panel), and prioritizing those candidates who indicated interest in part-time positions,” said Pierre Nolet.

Harper, PCO approved long hiring process for social security tribunal


OPINION

NDP’s Dissenting Report on marijuanaParliamentary com-

mittees undertake studies dealing with various topics

and then write a report. If Opposition members on a particular committee do not agree with the report, they usually put together what is called a Dissenting Minority Report.

The House of Commons Health Committee recently did a study on all aspects of marijuana policy and use in Canada. The NDP believes that this study was unbalanced and was designed to focus on the harms of marijuana policy and use in Canada.

According to our Health critic, Libby Davies and other NDP members of the committee, the study and resulting report did not allow for an unbiased assessment of both harms and potential medical benefits.

Significant testimony was dismissed and elim-inated by government members, because it did not support their pre-con-ceived views about mari-juana. Moreover, the report contains “opinions” that are not evidence-based, that are included for polit-ical reasons.

A broad consensus must be sought on this issue by

involving Canadians from all walks of life, including but not limited to: public safety professionals, educa-tors, health care providers, academics, legal experts, community leaders and youth representatives.

Unfortunately, the study heard from an over rep-resentation of witnesses focused on the harm risks of marijuana.

It is clear that the Conservative war on drugs is not working. We need an approach that focuses on health promotion, pub-lic education, and safety. Based on a more balanced approach, my party urges the government of Canada to:

• Pursue a public health approach to marijuana focused on education, and where necessary, treat-ment and harm reduction.

New Democrats acknowledge that there are issues of harm and risk pertaining to mari-juana use, particularly for youth. These include concerns that marijuana can increase the risk of accidents while driving, and research suggesting complications related to schizophrenia.

But as noted by Dr. Evan Wood, Dr. Tony George, the Canadian Public Health

Association, Philippe Lucas, and others, a pub-lic health approach to the non-medical use of drugs, is necessary and critical to minimize risks and harms. The committee heard that public awareness cam-paigns aimed at youth need to focus on accur-ate information on health risks and overall health and well-being, rather than using “zero tolerance” and negative messaging that is not effective, particularly for youth.

• Fund research to examine the potential effectiveness of medical marijuana.

Approximately 50 per cent of people who use medical marijuana do so to relieve chronic pain, according to witness Dr. Perry Kendall. Anxiety relief is reported as the

primary motivation for cannabis use. In addi-tion, cannabis has also been noted for its effective-ness in relieving anxiety that is secondary to their medical conditions such as chronic pain, HIV/AIDS and Multiple Sclerosis.

Finally, the committee heard that as a result of its potential anti-anxiety prop-erties cannabis is under research for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Veterans Affairs Canada also pays for the cost of medical mari-juana for the treatment of PTSD in veterans.

But research on med-ical marijuana is limited because of prohibition. More in-depth research to examine the potential benefits of medical mari-juana is needed, but is difficult to undertake due to current Canadian gov-ernment policies on mari-juana.

The government of Canada needs to fund research on the clinical effectiveness of marijuana; as well as the long term effects on vulnerable popu-lations, such as youth and mental illness.

• Establish an independ-ent commission with a broad mandate, including safety and public health,

to consult Canadians on all aspects of the non-medical use of marijuana and to provide guidance to Parliament on the insti-tution of an appropriate regulatory regime to gov-ern such use.

The current unregulat-ed markets has failed and produced violence, stigma, and control by organized crime.

Criminalization is not the answer. Our marijuana laws need to be modernized and based on evidence and public health principles.

The government’s approach must seek to balance prevention, pub-lic health and well-being, harm reduction, commun-ity safety and public edu-cation. The federal gov-ernment must also consult and work with provincial, territorial, municipal and First Nations, Inuit and Metis governments.

In summary, New Democrats express dis-appointment that this study was so one sided. As a result, it serves no useful purpose, other than to bolster already held Conservative political opinions that are not based on evidence.

Alex Atamanenko is the MP for BC Southern Interior

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means there is some-thing deeply embar-rassing that they don’t want to discuss in pub-lic. President Barack Obama said that about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, published on Tuesday, about the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of torture in the years after 9/11.

He put the best face on it after Senator Dianne Feinstein’s committee released the 528-page report anyway, talking about how “part of what sets us (Americans) apart is that when we do something wrong, we acknowledge it.” But as recently as Friday US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Feinstein not to release the report now on the grounds that the “timing” was wrong. When would it be right, then?

Feinstein ignored him because she knew (as did he) that if the report was not put out now, it never would be. Next month a new Congress will take office, and the majority on the new Senate Intelligence Committee will be Republicans. They would certainly make sure that it never sees the light of day.

But there is one Republican Senator, at least, who thinks dif-

ferently. John McCain, who ran against Obama in the 2008 presi-dential election, said bluntly that torture “rarely yields credible information....What might come as a sur-prise, not just to our enemies, but to many Americans, is how little these practices did to aid our efforts to bring 9/11 culprits to justice and to find and prevent terror-ist attacks today and tomorrow.”

McCain was severe-ly tortured himself while a prisoner-of-war in North Vietnam in 1968, and eventu-ally made an anti-American propaganda “confession”. As he later said: “I had learn-ed what we all learn-ed over there: Every man has his breaking point. I had reached mine.” But then, he knows more about this subject than any other American politician, and probably more than any CIA torturer. They were never at the receiving end.

Even McCain, how-ever, confined himself to saying that tor-ture was not a use-ful instrument of American policy. He avoided talking about the more important fact that it is also a grave crime under international law, because that would mean admitting that senior officials in for-mer president George W Bush’s Republican

administrations who authorised the torture in 2002-06 – possibly even including Bush himself – should face prosecution.

Almost every sen-ior American polit-ician will avoid talking about that. The debate in the United States will be between those who insist that the waterboarding, regu-lar beatings, “stress positions”, ice baths, sleep deprivation, “rec-tal feeding”, and other torture techniques used on captives in the CIA’s “black sites” yielded useful infor-mation and saved American lives, and those who say that it was all pointless and useless.

The Senate com-mittee’s report pro-vides fuel for this debate, examin-ing twenty cases of c o u n t e r t e r r o r i s m “successes” achieved by torture that the CIA has used to jus-tify its actions. Even now, CIA Director John Brennan defends the torture, claiming that “the intelligence gained from the pro-

gramme was critical to our understanding of al-Qaeda.” But the committee concludes that not one case produced unique or otherwise unavailable intelligence.

But this is all beside the point. The law doesn’t say that tor-ture is a crime unless it produces useful intelligence, any more than it says that mur-der is a crime unless it is profitable. It simply says that torture is a crime, always and in any circumstances. As it should.

The American Civil Liberties Union, to its credit, says that the attorney general should appoint a spe-cial prosecutor to con-duct “an independent and complete investi-gation of Bush admin-istration officials who created, approved, car-ried out and covered up the torture pro-gramme....In our sys-tem, no one should be above the law, yet only a handful of mainly low-level personnel have been criminally prosecuted for abuse. That is a scandal.”

But the discussion about punishing the people who commit-ted these crimes will mostly be conducted outside the United States, and it won’t be conducted by gov-ernments. The several dozen American allies that were accom-plices in the CIA’s “Rendition, Detention

and Interrogation” programme, have all exercised their right to have information about their collabora-tion removed from the report.

The debate will therefore have to take place in the media and in the inter-national organisa-tions. United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson, for example, said in

Geneva that senior officials from the Bush administration who planned and sanc-tioned these crimes must be prosecuted, as well as CIA and US government officials responsible for torture such as waterboarding.

“As a matter of international law,” Emmerson said, “the US is legally obliged to bring those respon-sible to justice.” Well, yes, but you would be wise not to hold your

breath while wait-ing for this to hap-pen. So far, only one former CIA official, John Kyriakou, has been jailed in connec-tion with the torture programme – and he was prosecuted for confirming to repor-ters that the CIA was waterboarding prison-ers.

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An editorial from the Toronto StarWhen Members of Parliament fled Ottawa on

Friday for their holiday break, they left behind one particularly pressing bit of unfinished busi-ness. After five and a half weeks of wringing their hands over what to do, they failed utterly to resolve the fate of two MPs accused of sexual wrong-doing.

The politicians could – and should – have set an example to the country of how to handle accusations of harassment and misbehaviour in the workplace. With the Jian Ghomeshi scandal dominating the national conversation, they could have seized the opportunity to show leadership on the topic of the moment.

Instead, all too predictably, they allowed the whole affair to turn into an opportunity for par-tisan point-scoring.

The House of Commons did manage last week

to put into place a detailed, 19-page policy on harassment that covers relations among political staff and MPs, both on Parliament Hill and at work-related events elsewhere.

It’s fine as far as it goes – the kind of policy any large workplace ought to have. The only surprise is that it took such a big kick in the pants for the Commons finally to put one into effect.

But the policy does not cover complaints between MPs themselves – which is exactly what Parliament has tied itself into knots over since Nov. 5. That’s when Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau kicked two MPs out of his caucus for what he called “serious personal misconduct.”

It’s not an edifying spectacle, and more than the reputations and careers of four MPs are at stake. If parliamentarians quite literally cannot put their own House in order, they will deserve the further loss of respect that comes their way.

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Jack ( John), her father, Muriel, her stepfather Sandy (Denton), her mother Vivian, and her sister Georgena.Bev is survived by her daughters, Brenda ( Joe) Ulmer and Jaromey Ashlie and her grandson Devin (Samantha), her sister Sherry Noel, her brother-in-law Dennis Lychuck, her niece Marylin (Gary) Stuart, her nephews, Gary Banman, Matthew Noel and Chris Noel, her special cousins Ron, Stew, and Marlene, and her 3rd Ave family – May, Jackie, Tom, Rod, Alison, Milt and Jo-Jo.Gardening was one of Mom’s greatest joys in life. She grew the most amazing roses! She was an avid garden-er and looked forward to tending her large vegetable garden, tomato plants and beautiful � owers, especially her roses every year.Mom worked in the service industry for many years, both in the private sector as well as a federal govern-ment contractor. Friendly and outgoing, she made a point of being e� cient, reliable and timely even in the worst weather conditions.Mom had a natural aptitude and love for ballroom dancing and her talent was obvious even to a casual observer. She won several dance competitions and later derived great pleasure from teaching the intricacies of this discipline to her dance students.Mom was passionate in her love of animals, espe-cially dogs, cats and horses. After the loss of her beloved pets Sandy Boy, Makoos, Pookie and Suzy, she volunteered to babysit her friends’ dog, Jo-Jo. As a surrogate “mom” she cared for Jo-Jo during the day, some weekends and even extended periods when her friends vacationed. Even if Mother was feeling ill her eyes would brighten as soon as she saw Jo-Jo.She generously donated to many charities and causes, some of which included BCSPCA, Wildlife Rescue Association, Canadian Wildlife Federation, BC Cancer Association, MS Society, Salvation Army and Union Gospel Mission to name a few. Her ¡ nancial support will no doubt be missed.A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, Decem-ber 22, 2014 at 1:00pm from Trail United Church at 1300 Pine Avenue. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Fu-neral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s register at www.myalternatives.caIf you wish, as an expression of sympathy, your donation to one of mom’s charities or one of your choice would be greatly appreciated.

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Toronto man who made headlines last month by offering a free round-the-world air ticket to a woman with the same name as his ex-girlfriend has found Ms. Right.

Jordan Axani,

28, and his then girlfriend, named Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily dis-counted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their rela-tionship ended and he didn’t want her ticket to go to waste. The ticket had a strict no-transfer policy, but since passport information was not required when book-ing, it can be used by any Canadian named

Elizabeth Gallagher.Axani posted his

offer last month on the popular Reddit social media website, and received thousands of emails, including 18 from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with Canadian passports.

He’s now chosen his travel mate, Elizabeth Quinn Gallagher, a 23-year-old student and part-time office admin-istrator from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

“It’s strictly a pla-tonic trip. It’s going to be great,” Axani said.

At first the new Elizabeth Gallagher thought a trip with

a stranger whose ex-girlfriend’s name is the same as hers was “crazy” but she hit it off with Axani after talking on the phone with him for hours.

“It definitely

did seem a little bit creepy at the begin-ning but now that I talked to him it’s less creepy and more awe-some,” she said.

She already has a boyfriend though.

“This is totally sort of like as friends,” she said.

“I have a pretty ser-ious boyfriend. We’ve been together for a while. We’re planning on buying a house and we have a puppy, so yeah I’m not really looking for anything at all.”

She acknowledged her boyfriend isn’t thrilled.

“He understands that I’ve always want-ed to travel so while he’s not happy I’m taking off for nearly

a month at Christmas with a random guy he’s smiling through it,” she said.

Axani, who works for an international real estate develop-ment and advisory firm, said the tickets were purchased for a couple of thousand dollars, but their cash value today is around Canadian $5,000-$7,000 (US$4,400-$6,200).

The trip is sched-uled to start Dec. 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before ending in Toronto on Jan. 12. Axani said that after the breakup he deferred all other planning for the trip,

such as making hotel reservations.

But since the story became public, Marriott International offered to put him and the new Elizabeth Gallagher up, in sep-arate rooms, during their trip.

Axani said the trip will be documented and shared online. He said that he was so moved by some of the emails - including one from an 8-year-old boy who said he was going blind and wanted to see the world before that hap-pens - that he and his brother created an organization called A Ticket Forward to help people who desire to see the world but lack the finances to do so.

Carla Evans Carla Evans passed away Monday December 15, 2014 at the age of 68. She is survived by her daughter Shandli Evans of Red Deer AB, grandson Hayden Park, brother Frank Beinder of Riondel, BC, sister Sandra (Michael) Williams of Delta BC, nephews, David and Jonathan and nieces, Cheryl and Alexandra. Sadly predeceased by her brother Dennis and her parents Laura and Leo Beinder.

If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane.I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken, No time to say “Goodbye”.You were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why.

My heart still aches with sadness, and secret tears still � ow.What it meant to love you -No one can ever know.

But now I know you want me to mourn for you no more;To remember all the happy times life still has much in store.

Since you’ll never be forgotten, I pledge to you today~A hollowed place within my heart is where you’ll always stay.Author: Unknown

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Nitehawks grabbed a share of first place in the KIJHL’s Neil Murdoch division with a close 2-1 win over the Spokane Braves on Tuesday night at the Beaver Valley Arena.

Nitehawks defence-man Reid Anderson notched a goal and an assist and Hawks puck-stopper Carson Schamerhorn stopped 35 shots on the night including 17 in the third period to with-stand a concerted Braves attack and give the Nitehawks its sixth win in a row and a tie for first place with the Nelson Leafs with 43 points.

“They (Spokane) are a hard-working team and hard to play against and you know when you play them it’s going to be a tough night.” said Nitehawks coach Terry Jones. “They’re playing well right now, it wasn’t an easy victory that’s for sure.”

Beaver Valley lead-ing scorer Mitch Foyle netted the win-ning goal, scoring his 22nd of the sea-son at 15:03 of the second period to give the Hawks their 19th victory. Defenceman Walker Sidoni and Reid Anderson setup Foyle who wired it by Spokane goalie Trevor Dilauro to give the Hawks a 2-0 lead.

Anderson opened the scoring on a power play goal midway through the first per-iod, when McCoy Hauk threaded a pass through traffic to Anderson who sent a slap shot from the right dot, beating Dilauro glove side. The Calgary native has emerged as one of the Hawks top defenders, scoring his third goal and collecting his 12th point this year.

“Reid Anderson is quietly becoming like

an all-star player in our league,” said Jones. “He didn’t play the first five games of our sea-son and we didn’t win any of them. Since he’s been in the lineup our record is pretty solid.”

T h e Nitehawks out-shot the Braves 33-18 through two periods but could only solve the Braves goalie twice as Dilauro foiled the Hawks attack time and again.

S p o k a n e would finally solve Schamerhorn with just over two minutes to play in the middle frame. The Braves threw everything they had at the Hawks net in the third includ-ing a late power-play opportunity with 3:23 remaining, but Schamerhorn thwarted the attack every time.

Spokane pulled their goalie with 30 seconds remaining and had a 6-on-4 oppor-

tunity after the Hawks defenceman was sent off for delay of game with 15 seconds to go, but the Braves could not find the equalizer.

“We got flat on our heals and they really

started to take it to us, and we just couldn’t seem to get any momen-tum going offensively . . . it was a game where we cer-tainly had enough good moments to win the game, but it was hard

fought and at the end we certainly had to battle to win it.”

Dilauro stopped 43 shots in net for a Braves team that had also piled up a five-game winning streak before B.V. ended it Tuesday. Goaltenders Dilauro and Schamerhorn were named players of the game.

“I thought both of them played real-ly well,” said Jones. “It was probably

Schamer’s best game of the year and to be honest I thought he definitely was the star, and in the third period when we needed him he was outstanding.”

The December resurgence is eer-ily reminiscent of last year’s Hawks team that trailed Nelson by as much as 10 points in November, but took 17 of 18 possible points before the Christmas break to finish at 23-6-1-2 and trail the Leafs by just one point. This year’s team at 19-8-1-4, and with one game to play on Friday before a 10-day Christmas break, is not far off last year’s Keystone-Cup -championship-team pace, but that’s where the similarities stop, says Jones.

“I think the two teams are very differ-ent. You look at our team, we just don’t score at the same clip as we did last year. Defensively, we have to be so much better and pay more attention to detail.”

The addition of Devin Nemes and Alan Pruss has injected more energy into the Hawks attack, while the return of Walker Sidoni has signifi-cantly bolstered their blue line. Continued great play by goaltend-ers Schamerhorn and Drake Poirier could put the Hawks in sole pos-session of top spot with two games against the Leafs remaining before the New Year.

The Nitehawks play in Castlegar Friday at 7 p.m. against the Rebels, before returning to the Hawks Nest to battle the Rebels at home on Dec. 29. They play Nelson Dec. 30 and 31.

Hawks Notes: The Nitehawks will hold their annual alumni game at the B.V. Arena on Saturday between 4 and 8 p.m. With over 30 years of potential players returning, the Hawks will either run a mini-tournament or a single game depending on participants, with a small celebration to follow.

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Beaver Valley Nitehawk goalie Carson Schamerhorn came up big in a 2-1 victory over the Spokane Braves on Tuesday at the B.V. Arena. The win puts the Hawks into a tie with Nelson for first place in the KIJHL’s Neil Murdoch division.

B y T i m e s C o n T r i B u T o rThe Ferguson rink stayed on top of the stand-

ings in Kootenay Savings Super League complet-ing a late comeback against Castlegar Hyundai last Thursday at the Trail Curling Club.

Rob Norbert and his Castlegar Hyundai four-some were taking it to Ferguson early with singles in the first and second ends, followed by two blank ends before Ferguson drew against three Hyundai stones for one in the fifth and a 2-1 Hyundai lead.

However, the game started to turn in Ferguson’s favour in the sixth when Norbert’s last-rock draw slid too far, giving Fergie a steal of two. The seventh was the dagger in Hyundai’s heart, as Skip Norbert attempted a run-back hit for two, which stayed wide, chipping his own rock out, and leaving Team Ferguson with a large steal of three. The sails fully deflated for Team Hyundai with another Ferguson steal in the eighth, and a hand shaking 7-2 Team Ferguson win.

Team Myron Nichol started out of the gate quickly against Justin Umpherville’s Junior Men’s rink. The Junior Men had trouble reading the swingy ice, leaving Skip Myron an open draw for four in the first. Umpherville got one back in the second with a nice come around tap in the four foot. Nichol blanked the next two ends, before Umpherville forced him to take one in the fifth for a 5-1 lead. Team Nichol stole singles in the next three ends for an 8-1 win.

The swingy ice affected the Team Fines and Team Horning tilt also.

See HORNING, Page 10

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Culley is one of 21 athletes selected by the Canadian Women’s National Field Hockey Program to travel to New Zealand in January for a tour, which includes a training camp and test matches.

The touring Women’s National Team consists of two goalkeepers, seven defenders, seven mid-fielders, and five for-wards. The roster com-prises of members from the 2015 Women’s National Team and Senior Development Squad, which were both named earlier in December.

The trip to New Zealand will be the Women’s National Team’s first major activity of 2015 and will serve as key prepara-tion for World League 2, which takes place in March and is a step towards 2016 Olympic qualification.

Culley will be going as Vice-Captain of the team as the New Zealand training camp will take place from Jan. 19-30.

The camp will be fol-lowed by three friendly matches, and three official test match-es against the New Zealand National Team, which is ranked fourth in the world.

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Eddie Mountain Division GP W L T OL PtFernie 30 23 4 1 2 49Golden 35 18 12 0 5 41Kimberley 33 17 12 1 3 38Creston 32 16 12 1 3 36Col. Valley 33 5 23 0 5 15 Neil Murdoch Division G W L T OL PtB.V. 32 19 8 1 4 43Nelson 33 19 8 2 3 43Castlegar 34 19 11 1 3 42Spokane 35 18 14 0 3 39Grand Forks 34 7 23 1 3 18Okanagan/Shushwap Conference

Doug Birks Division G W L T OL PtKamloops 33 21 9 0 2 44100 Mile 31 17 12 0 2 36 Sicamous 33 17 14 1 1 36 Chase 34 13 14 2 5 33Revelstoke 32 11 15 2 4 28 Okanagan Division G W L T OL PtOsoyoos 33 26 6 0 1 53Summerland 30 20 9 0 1 41Princeton 30 14 12 2 2 32Kelowna 33 13 16 2 1 29N. Okanagan 34 5 26 1 2 13

Friday GamesBeaver Valley at Castlegar 7 p.m.

Grand Forks at Nelson 7 p.m.Chase at Spokane 7 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesSpokane at Castlegar 7 p.m.Chase at Grand Forks 7 p.m.

Top 10 ScorersPlayer G A PtB. Lubin CR 26 25 51A Azevedo OC 17 30 47D. Smith FG 24 20 44I Desrosier GR 23 21 44R. Glimpel OC 17 26 43F Larouche KS 15 27 42J.Richter KD 26 15 41I Chrystal KS 25 16 41C. McKechney GR 12 29 41T. Maclise OC 18 21 39

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Saturday, Dec. 20Philadelphia at Washington, 4:30

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Buffalo at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.Indianapolis at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

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FROM PAGE 11 Horning’s last rock rubbed a

guard, allowing Team Fines to steal a single. Skip Ken Fines returned the favour in the second, when both of his come-around taps overcurled, rubbing guards, to give Deane an open draw for five, from which Team Fines could not recover. Team Fines blanked the third, then closed the gap slightly with one in the fourth,

but Team Horning stormed back with three in the fifth , then added a steal in the sixth, forcing Team Fines to concede to a 9-2 Horning win.

The Kootenay Savings Super League hits the hacks tonight at 7 p.m. highlighted by a battle for first place between the Ferguson rink and team Horning. Super League will then enjoy a Christmas break, before returning to action on Jan. 8.

Horning wins convincingly

SubmittedDec. 26 of this year will mark

the 13th annual Boxing Day Classic at the Rossland Arena.

The Classic tournament is a chance for local hockey players to come out and meet up with friends and family and play some fun hockey all in the name of charity. The annual event has raised over $30,000 through their entry fees, beverage sales, and raf-

fle prizes with all proceeds going to groups such as the Canadian Cancer Society and KidSport Greater Trail.

The Classic has also recently established a $500 annual schol-arship for students at J.L. Crowe in Trail. So come out on Boxing Day at the Rossland Arena start-ing at 8 a.m. and enjoy some good old fashion hockey and help raise funds for local charities.

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Cheered on by Senior Novice players from the Greater Trail Minor Hockey, KidSport Greater Trail committee members Gord Menelaws and Erin Adrian accept a cheque for $2,500 from Boxing Day Classic organizers Eric Hill, Gord Aiken and Dallas Stanton.

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Bears coach Marc Trestman is aware of speculation about his future and acknowledges he is not getting the most out of quarter-back Jay Cutler.

The Bears (5-9) have two games left in a season that derailed long ago and changes could be com-

ing. Trestman, the former coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL, says his focus is on the task at hand, which is preparing for this weekend’s game against Detroit and figuring out a way to end a three-game losing streak.

Even so, he acknowledges there is “noise out there” about his future. He also says he feels “very

supported” within the Bears’ headquar-ters.

If there are chan-ges, it is unclear how far up the chain they will go.

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Dear Annie: My mother is 95 years old and in OK shape. She has been diagnosed with dementia, and her physician recommend-ed a full-time care-giver because Mom is confused most of the time. She still lives in her home, refusing to leave, and my two sib-lings and I take care of her the best we can.

When we were growing up, Mom was mentally abusive to us and physically abusive to my father. She was not a good mother. When we go to her home to clean and cook, she yells and screams about the same things over and over to the point where I often have to leave. She is not a happy person, always focusing on the nega-tive things in her life. Mom refuses to go to a nursing home, and we cannot force her. Our lives are in a constant state of turmoil and severe stress with no end in sight.

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Dear Annie: My sec-ond wife and I have been married for four years. She has two sons from her previous mar-riage, and I have one daughter and three sons from mine. The problem is how much we spend on them at Christmas.

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I was treated for breast cancer 13 years ago. A year after the surgery and radiation, I suffered from major depression, partly caused by the stress of

having a serious illness and the hormonal che-motherapy involved. Although I was at higher risk because of a previous episode of depression, it is also something that can happen to anyone with a life-threatening ill-ness.

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Warfield $189,900Rhonda 250.231.7575

Fruitvale $149,000Rhonda 250.231.7575

Fruitvale $219,000Rhonda 250.231.7575Wishing You Peace

at the Holidays

Wayne DeWitt ext 25Mario Berno ext 27Fred Behrens ext 31

Tom Gawryletz ext 26

Keith DeWitt ext 30

Thea Stayanovich ext 28Joy DeMelo ext 29

Denise Marchi ext 21

1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000

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As the Holiday Season is upon us, we fi nd ourselves refl ecting on the past year and on those who have helped us shape our business.

We value our relationship with you and look forward to working with you in the year to come.

From all of us at Re/Max All Pro Realty.

We wish you a Happy Holiday Season and a New Year fi lled with Peace and Prosperity.

“It’s YOUR move. You want it handled with care”

Dawn Rosin realtor®[email protected]

1201 Columbia Avenue, Trail$169,500

Location, Location, Location! This home is located close to hospital, shopping, schools and Gyro Park.

MLS#2401023

3354 Laurel Crescent, Trail$198,500

This is one of the nicest townhouses in Glenmerry.

A must to view.MLS#2402056

#15 - 500 16th Avenue, Genelle$49,900

Located in Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park just steps away from the Columbia River. Perfect

starter or retirement home.MLS#2401489

4750 Highway 3, Salmo$225,500

Country roads take me home to this 1 1/2 storey mountain side chalet. Located on .83 of an acre

MLS#2400334

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Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

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Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Accumulations,Olympic Gold & Silver Coins +Chad: 250-499-0251. Local.

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Apt/Condo for Rent1/2 MONTH FREE RENT

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Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822

Ermalinda Estates, Glenmer-ry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/eleva-tor. N/S, N/P. Ongoing im-provements. Ph.250-364-1922

E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, Coin-op laundry available. 250-368-3239

Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph. 250-368-6761

Glenmerry 1bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $600./mo. 250-368-5908

Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $750./mo. 250-368-5908

WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888

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Apt/Condo for RentGLENMERRY, 2bdrm apt, F/S, Laundry, No Smoking, No Pets. Available immediately. 250-364-2786

PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897

SUNNINGDALE, spacious, bright 1bd, perfect for couple/ senior, n/p,n/s. 778-515-1512 250-368-5695

W.TRAIL, 1 bd. apt. Quiet adult only. $450./mo. +utilities. Damage Deposit $225. Coin W/D in building. References. 250-231-5271, 250-512-7913

W.TRAIL 2-BDRM.. $725. N/S, N/P. F/S. Laundry.250-367-7919

W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., enclosed parking. $580./mo. 250-551-1106

W.TRAIL 2-bdrm. main fl oor. f/s,w/d,d/w, air conditioning. $700./mo. plus utilities. Avail. Jan. 1st. 250-368-1015

Homes for RentShavers Bench! 4 Bedroom, full basement, F/S, N/S, N/P. $900/month. 250-364-1551

TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, off street parking, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003

Shared Accommodation

WARFIELD, shared house, very quiet. Reasonable. Ph. 250-364-0904

Suites, UpperCastlegar bright 2 Bdrm top fl oor suite, in 3 level family home close to rec centre,

shopping & transit. Lrg yard & shared covered patio/bbq. ac-

cess to laundry N/S, N/P $800/mth incl heat a/c, cable &

internet, Avail Now 250-365-3369

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

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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME.

NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

628 Forrest Drive, Warfi eld$219,000

The work has been done. Upgrades include extensive electrical and plumbing, and roofi ng. The kitchen is gorgeous. There are 3 bdrm on main and 1 down and the location is terrifi c. Sellers will pay $1500 upon completion for new

kitchen fl ooring and will have a new gas furnace installed before completion. Call your REALTOR® for your appt to view, you will be glad you did.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1669 Moran Frontage Road, Thrums

$339,000Excellent family home with double garage! 4 bdrms and 3 fi replaces!

Mechanically sound with air conditioner, underground sprinklers, central vac and 5 year old roof shingles. See it today!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

#28 - 150 Tamarac Ave, Fruitvale$69,000

Upgraded unit in sought after Mobile Home Park. Vaulted ceiling, open plan,

skylights, 2 bdrm 2 bath, extremely affordable living here. Call today for list

of upgrades!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

204 Hudu Creek, Fruitvale Rural$225,000

5 bdrm on 7.91 acres with large shop. Needs some effort but would be well

worth it.Call Terry 250-231-1101

2705 Columbia-Kootenay Road, Rossland

$670,000Overlooking Happy Valley, this

extensively updated home has so much character and charm. Spectacular

views, bright kitchen, private sundeck and fi replace. All this on 1.13 acres.

Price includes a separate 2 acre parcel too. Call now!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

4206 Ross Spur Road, Ross Spur$1,200,000

PRIVATE RETREAT! This spectacular home is located 25 acres of healthy treed property with Beaver Creek

running through. The home has over 4200 square feet of fi nished space, with high ceilings, hardwood fl oors, deluxe kitchen and views galore! You have to

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

1274 Paquette Drive, Trail $529,000

Seller motivated! Ultimate executive rancher! Like new 3 bed/3 bath home with open fl oor plan custom kitchen, fi replace, 3-car garage

and much more!! Call your REALTOR® today! The seller says get it SOLD!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

817 Whitetail Drive, Rossland$1,100,000

Custom-built, high-end timber frame home at Redstone. Features high ceilings, timber frame accents, huge windows, and amazing views. The kitchen is gorgeous, the decks are amazing and the bathrooms are deluxe! Call your REALTOR® for your

personal viewing.Call Richard (250) 368-7897

966 Upper China Creek Road, Genelle

$254,000This 4 bed/1 bath home offers privacy and

2 acres! Many upgrades! (wiring, plumbing, heating, roof, fencing, landscaping). Call

your REALTOR® now to view.Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW PRICE

3621 Rosewood Drive, Trail$285,000

Immaculate 4 bdrm, 2 bath family home with a large rec room, 2 fi replaces, fi sh pond, tons of perennials, underground

sprinklers, outside deck and a very private back yard. Ideal starter or family home with

plenty of room to grow.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW LISTING

NEW PRICE

NEW PRICE

1912 Hummingbird Dr., Fruitvale $354,900

Built in 2008 - this 4 bdrm/3 bath home still feels brand new. Vaulted ceilings and lots of sunlight throughout-open fl oor plan with lovely hardwood fl oors. Double garage

and fenced yard. Move in and enjoy.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

82 Walnut Avenue, Fruitvale $237,500

Very solid 3 plus bdrms/2 bthrm home in a Great location - heat pump - central

vacuum - great private street close to schools, shopping and village center - many renovations have been done - kitchen-bathroom-fl ooring - great fl at

fenced lots - Call your REALTOR® today.

Fruitvale Family Homes

1463 Bay Ave, Downtown TrailFor Lease

Updated and very clean space in downtown core. Security system, air

conditioned, and great access to bring in large items. In an area of long standing

businesses with good foot traffi c.Call Art (250) 368-8818

#305 - 1510 Nickleplate Road, Rossland

$99,000Bright south facing 1 bdrm condo with

new fl ooring, amazing southern views and great sun exposure.

The building has shared laundry, fi tness room, games room and sauna.

Call your REALTOR® today!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

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Ye Olde Flower Shoppe on Spokane Street is all set for the holiday season with poinsettias in red, pink and white dis-played throughout the store. Although poinsettias are trad-itionally a South American flower that flourishes in hot and humid weather, they have become a staple of North American Christmas fauna.

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