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Six-year-old Felicity Gould has joined the call to end bullying across Canada on Pink Shirt Day.

In Montrose, Highway 3B is lined with brightly decorated signs reminding drivers and pedestrians to treat everyone with respect and equality.

One of those signs was made by Gould who

worked with her grandparents to get the mes-sage of anti-bullying to everyone passing the corner of 7th St. and 10th Ave.

Her sign reads, “It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.” Gould is also wearing her her pink shirt in support of Pink Shirt Day, today – a national campaign against bullying at school, at work, at home and on the Internet.

Gould says if she saw someone being a bully at school, she would tell them to, “Stop. Bullying is bad.”

See SIGN, Page 3

LIZ BEVAN PHOTO

Felicity Gould, 6, poses with her grandfather Mel Brikedal and little sister Fayth, in front of her sign posted down the main drag in Montrose. Felicity's sign is just one of many lining the streets of Montrose, just in time for Pink Shirt Day today – a national campaign against bullying.

Anti-bullying message hits the roadSix-year-old creates sign in Montrose for Pink Shirt Day

B Y S H E R I R E G N I E RTimes Staff

A Rossland Avenue business has landed in hot water and could soon be out of business after switching from retail to restaurant without the proper permits.

Property owners Darrell and Wendy LeMoel changed the occu-pancy of the Gulch General Store from retail/mercantile to restau-rant/assembly occupancy without first obtaining a building permit as required by the City of Trail's building bylaw.

The matter has been simmering since January, when the city issues renewal invoices to all of Trail's licensed businesses.

“We were advised by the build-ing department, with letters dating back to December, that this matter needed to be attended to,” said Michelle McIsaac, the city's corpo-rate administrator.

“So staff did not issue the renewal invoices for those two licensed businesses.”

Mike's Plumbing and Heating and the Gulch store operate from the main floor of the property, with two residential suites located on the second floor.

Since 2013, there's been numerous back and forth between the site's operator Casey LeMoel,

and the regional district building department over building infrac-tions such as the lack of exit doors, non-containment of the furnace room and extension cords taped onto furnace gas supply lines.

However, during a site inspec-tion in April 2014, the department noted a seating area for patrons in the premises that included tables, napkin holders, and a menu boast-ing “Our famous 2 for 1 BP Italian Pizza,” plus extra crispy chicken, fish and chips and a full breakfast fare.

LeMoel held a food retailer's permit from Interior Health for the sale of pre-packaged products such as frozen food items that could be reheated without deep frying, grilling or creating smoke or exhaust of any kind.

But expanding the sale of take-out food into a restaurant trig-gers not just permits, but require-ments for certain amenities such as accessible washrooms and fire separation between the commer-cial space and the second floor apartments.

Trail council reviewed the ongoing contravention of the city's building bylaw during the Monday night meeting and agreed to take a first step of action.

See BUILDING, Page 3

City withholds licence renewal for Gulch store

Largest cocaine bust in Kootenays

B Y L I Z B E V A NTimes Staff

After a seven-month investiga-tion, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is finally releasing information on the single largest cocaine bust in the Kootenays.

On July 26, Caitlin Christine Gladdish, listed as being from Kelowna, was arrested, but only recently charged, for importation of a controlled substance and pos-session for the purpose of traffick-

ing of over 35 kilograms of cocaine.The stash was discovered during a routine vehicle inspection while she was attempting to get into Canada at the Waneta crossing in Trail.

She was not previously known to officers.

“During the primary inspec-tion, the officer conducted routine checks in the vehicle and noticed irregularities when inspecting the traveller’s trunk,” said CBSA area chief, Lorne Black at a press con-ference earlier this week.

See OVER, Page 3

Border officials find 35 kilos in July 2014 stop

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FROM PAGE 1McIsaac was directed to

file a notice of the bylaw violations in the Land Title Office as an initial measure.

“What that does is alert prospective purchasers that there is a contravention of a municipal bylaw and they then know to look into it further,” she explained.

The lack of compliance is precedent setting, said McIsaac, when she request-ed and received the go-ahead from council to draw-ing advice from the city’s lawyer.

“Because of the known noncompliance, where the premises doesn’t comply with municipal regulations or potentially provincial regulations, we now have to seek our solicitor’s recom-mendations on moving for-ward with respect to licence renewal.”

The property owners, however, say they are not taking the action sitting down.

“I feel that this contra-

vention is unreasonable, unfair treatment, and in our case, inapplicable,” Darrell LeMoel wrote in an email to the Trail Times.

He says the updated BC Building Code came into effect in December 2012, which was well after chang-es were made in the Gulch General Store.

LeMoel maintains the City of Trail building bylaw that was in effect during the store’s restaurant expansion does not have any defini-tions of “occupancy” or ‘”change of occupancy or “descriptions of classifica-tions for a change of occu-pancy.”

“At this point my inter-pretation would be that you would have to refer to the 2012 BC Building Code for this information,” he con-tinued.

“Which once again did not come into effect until December 2015 [sic]. Therefore as a result, I feel the contravention is inap-plicable in our case.”

Code changes came after renos, says owner

FROM PAGE 1Her grandfather, Mel Berkidal,

helped make the sign and says the message it shares is one that he taught to his kids, and now, it is time to pass it along to the grandkids.

“Bullying is an ugly thing,” he said, adding that everyone has experienced it at some point in their lives. “When my girls were young, we drilled it into their heads to treat everyone the same.”

Gould’s sign is just one of many put along the roadside by the Greater Trail Area chapter of I Am That Girl, an international group trying to curb bullying between girls.

Local chapter co-chair Danielle Beattie was pleasantly surprised to find out that Gould had made a sign to add to the collection.

“That just blows my mind,” she said, adding that the more partici-pation, the stronger the message. “Sometimes it comes down to just one person stepping up and saying one nice thing to someone. It is crazy how much that can move things forward. With the signs, we had some people come to us and say, ‘I saw your sign today, so I paid for someone else’s cof-fee this morning’. We just want to see it expand.”

The signs first came about for Random Acts Of Kindness Day last week, but today, they take on new meaning with the Pink Shirt Day cam-paign.

“It was (Random Acts of Kindness Day) on the 17th, so we were just try-ing to think of something we could do for that,” said Beattie. “We were plan-ning on doing the signs already and (today) is anti-bullying day, so it fits.”

The Trail group of I Am That Girl meets every couple of months and pro-vides a safe space for women and girls to talk about the different struggles they face day-to-day that may be too taboo for a family dinner discussion.

“In our meetings, girls just come together and we chat about things in the world that we don’t normally get to chat about,” said Beattie.

“A lot of the time, it ends up being about important topics like postpar-tum depression. We have a few girls that have been pregnant and have gone through that and they never got to talk about it. We talk about things that don’t come up often and it is crazy the amount of support we get from each other.”

To get more information about the local chapter meetings or to find out how to join, visit www.facebook.com/iatg.gta.

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The Gulch General Store is located on Rossland Ave.

FROM PAGE 1“The narcotics were con-

cealed in an after-market com-partment, a void created below the trunk area.”

The long delay before mak-ing the bust public was due to the investigation.

“(The wait) was because of the investigation into the mat-ter,” said CBSA spokesperson Jennifer Bourque.

“As this case is before the courts, we cannot provide additional details on origin or destination.”

Gladdish is scheduled to appear in court on March 5 in Rossland.

According to Laurie White, spokesperson for the RCMP in British Columbia, police can recommend charges, but it was up to the Crown pros-ecutor to formally charge Gladdish with the crime.

Black says the late public announcement doesn’t mean the border protection agency is sitting on their hands.

“Although we cannot dis-cuss details about our inves-tigation techniques, I can tell you that CBSA officers are vigilant when it comes to ensuring our borders are not

used for illegal activities,” he told reporters.

Last year, border guards seized nearly 300 kilograms of cocaine in British Columbia alone, and superintendent Brad Britton says the govern-ment agency is doing every-thing they can to to keep drugs out of Canada.

“The CBSA is committed in contraband detection and interdiction and have a variety of ways to uncover conceal-ment methods,” he said in a press release. “Although the criminal element is always coming up with new conceal-ment methods, the CBSA is always looking at ways to improve its efforts when it comes to enhancing our part-nerships, intelligence gather-ing, training, detection tools and equipment.”

For the recordIn Tuesday's edition

of the Trail Times, “Local election contributions and expenses released,” mayor-al candidate Ian McLeod, was incorrectly identified as Ian McLean.

Over 300 kilos seized at B.C. borders in 2014

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British Columbia legislative committee has recommended the provincial government “aggressively pur-sue” whatever steps are necessary to suit up police with body-mounted cameras.

The proposal from an all-party special committee is “strong-ly supported” by its members, who urged the government to undertake consulta-tions and then imple-ment the measure in

a report released on Monday.

It comes just days after the country’s federal and provin-cial privacy watch-dogs jointly appealed to police departments nationwide to consider how equipping officers could infringe on the public’s privacy.

It also takes a page from the Vancouver Police Department, which in October became the first force in B.C. to outfit officers with wearable cameras when they dismantled

a protracted homeless encampment.

“It’s the direction that a lot of police forces are going because it provides a lot more insight into the valuable work that the men and women do,” said Mike Morris, the committee’s chair and member of assem-bly for the governing Liberals.

But he noted the committee is aware that privacy czars have signalled caution, and for jurisdictions con-sidering implementa-tion “to see what kinds of legal roadblocks might be in the way.”

The recommenda-tion was formed on the basis of several factors, including the rising use of body-worn cam-eras in other Canadian cities, which shows the measure would not only be “feasible” but “benefit law enforce-ment and citizens alike.”

Both Toronto and Calgary are already in the process of expand-ing the use of cameras.

The committee also described the move as a “really practical sug-gestion” that would be a natural progression within current techno-logical capabilities.

Last October, Vancouver police donned light-weight, high-definition GoPro video cameras in a limited trial to clear away makeshift shel-ters from a park in the city’s impoverished Downtown Eastside.

In a presentation to the committee last fall, University of Victoria law Prof. Michelle Lawrence pointed to nine cor-oners’ inquests that recommended the use of recording devices by police. She said the cost of equipment pales in comparison to the injuries and harms suffered when there’s not enough evidence showing what hap-pened during a police encounter.

The recommen-dation comes as part of a broader report reviewing the prov-ince’s Independent Investigations Office, the police watchdog asked to investigate cases in which people are seriously injured or killed by officers.

Spencer Chandra Herbert, the com-mittee’s deputy chair and a member of the Opposition New Democrats, said that body-worn cameras remove the need to rely on people’s mem-ories or notes.

He said cameras would greatly benefit investigators in cases where police may have been involved in a deadly incident.

“They want the evi-dence to come out and show if they’ve oper-ated within the law and they did everything to reduce antagonism or aggression,” he said. “And if they break the rules, we need that evi-dence too.”

Last week, person-

al-information pro-tection officials from across Canada released a document that pro-vides guidance into the widespread use of cam-eras. It encouraged pilot programs first and said safeguards are imperative, such as encryption, restricted access and strict reten-tion periods.

Josh Paterson, executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, said that while his organization does not oppose the measure, they want a detailed set of rules to be installed alongside the technology.

“Who gets to con-trol the footage? How long is it kept? Who has access to it? To what purposes can it later be used? When will it be destroyed? What will the officers’ rights be in relation to it?” are all ques-tions that need to be answered, Paterson said.

He said protocol must be firm to pre-vent abuse, such as a scenario where officers might record indis-criminately to the point of creating a new blanket-layer of sur-veillance.

B.C.’s ministry of justice must green light the recommen-dation as a first step. Then work can begin with police depart-ments to determine budgets and what cir-cumstances would be most appropriate for camera use.

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Mayor’s election bid topped $75,000

B y A l I S T A I R W A T E R SKelowna Capital News

It was not quite a year’s pay—but it was close.

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran spent $76,451 to get elected in November, more than three times what his strongest challen-ger, former mayor Sharon Shepherd spent on her campaign.

Basran, a one-term councillor when he announced his mayoral bid early last year, collected just under $19,500 from business-es and corporations for his campaign and another $56,000 from individuals, includ-ing $400 from the man he replaced former mayor Walter Gray and his wife Doreen.

As mayor, Basran is now paid $89,609 per year.

Shepherd, who spent $23,500 on her campaign and said from the outset it would be a frugal attempt to claim back the mayor’s chair she lost to Gray in 2011, received $8,700 from corporations and another $12,800 from individuals.

Gray, who served as mayor for three terms while Shepherd was a councillor—losing to her once and defeating her in mayoral races—did not contribute to her campaign.

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B y J E f f N A g E lBC Local News

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And while that’s halted skiing at some hills, it may also mean trouble in the months ahead for local water users and migrating salmon.

The B.C. River Forecast Centre’s latest snow survey shows the Lower Fraser watershed has a snowpack of just 45 per cent of the long-term average and Vancouver Island is even lower at just 15 per cent of normal.

“These are very low for this time of year,” said River Forecast Centre hydrologist Tobi Gardner.

He said the warm winter in the Lower Mainland and some very wet winter storms, fol-lowed by a mostly dry and mild February, have conspired to melt much of the lower and mid-elevation snow.

Some specific sampling locations are in rec-ord low territory. Jump Creek, between Nanaimo and Port Alberni on the spine of Vancouver Island, measured no snow at all in the latest snow survey – the first zero reading at this time of year since 1966.

Within the Lower Fraser, Spuzzum Creek at 20 per cent, Wahleach Lake at 26 per cent and the Chilliwack River at 44 per cent are all at or near record low readings.

Snowpack less than half of normal in southwest B.C.

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CALGARY - A Calgary photographer who captured a fireball streaking across the night sky says he thought he’d witnessed a plane crashing or a meteor breaking up.

But Neil Zeller says NASA says it was a rocket body returning to Earth after a Chinese satellite launch in December.

Zeller was photographing the northern lights west of Calgary around 11 p.m. on Monday when he caught a flash out of the corner of his eye.

He swung his camera around and was able to get four, long-exposure shots as the unusual light streaked across the sky.

Zeller says it was a “one in a million” experience and a bit of a fluke that he was able to get the photos at all.

He credits the brightness of the aurora borealis Monday night.

“A lot of times a bright object in a dark sky will overexpose. You’ll just get a beam of light,” he said. “For me to get the individual streaks of light, the individual parts that were burning up in the sky, it was basically a factor of how bright the auroras were.”

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TORONTO — About 200 people gathered outside the Ontario legislature today to pro-test the revised sex-education curriculum, while inside Premier Kathleen Wynne was going on the attack against an Opposition critic.

Progressive Conservative Monte McNaughton is openly critical of the updated curriculum and says it’s not the job of the premier — “especially Kathleen Wynne” — to tell parents what is age appropriate for their children.

Wynne, who is openly gay, responded by pointedly demanding that McNaughton explain why he feels she is not qualified to set standards for kids in schools.

Staring down McNaughton, Wynne asked if she’s unqualified because she’s a woman, a mother, a former school trustee, a one time school council chair, a former minister of education or that she has a masters of educa-tion.

McNaughton was not given an opportun-ity in the legislature to respond to Wynne’s questions. McNaughton and fellow PC leader-ship candidates Christine Elliott and Patrick Brown then joined the crowd of protesters.

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Confusion reigned Tuesday over how the Harper government intends to respond to the Supreme Court ruling that struck down the ban on doc-tor-assisted dying.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper refused to give a straight answer when asked whether the government may use the constitutional not-withstanding clause to override the court’s ruling.

He said the gov-ernment intends to launch “comprehen-sive” public consulta-tions on the matter before deciding how to respond to the court ruling. But the gov-ernment gave only a vague outline for how that consultation pro-cess will work.

Moreover, the gov-ernment sent mixed signals about wheth-er it intends to meet the court’s 12-month deadline for crafting a new law.

Bob Dechert, par-liamentary secretary to Justice Minister Peter MacKay, initially said Tuesday that 12 months is not enough time to deal with such a sensitive issue, par-ticularly since an election will shutter Parliament for two or three months in the fall.

But he later back-tracked, saying the government intends to meet the deadline. Dechert said he’d been speaking as a lawyer,

not on behalf of the government, when he earlier predicted that the court would “most likely” grant an exten-sion.

The question of assisted suicide is “amongst the most important, I think, that we’ll ever have to deal with,” Dechert told the House of Commons as he gave the govern-ment response to a Liberal motion calling for creation of a spe-cial committee to con-sult and report back by mid-summer with a proposed new law.

“I don’t think that we should be rushed into doing something that’s inappropriate - not taking the time to properly and carefully consider it and hear all opinions - sim-

ply because there is a 12-month imposed deadline.”

The Conservatives will vote against the motion because they believe a committee is not the right venue for a broad public consul-tation, he added.

Pushed to explain how the government intends to proceed, he said a public con-sultation process will be launched soon and could involve use of online discussions and public meetings. That will be followed by introduction of proposed legislation, which would then be examined through the normal committee process.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court struck down the ban on

doctor-assisted dying and gave Parliament a year to draft a law that recognizes the right of clearly consenting adults who are endur-ing intolerable physic-al or mental suffering to seek medical help to end their lives.

Vancouver Liberal MP Hedy Fry, a med-ical doctor, argued that seeking an exten-sion will mean asking affected Canadians “to wait longer than a year in pain and suffering” for Parliament to final-ly act on the matter.

Kicking off debate on the motion, Liberal

Leader Justin Trudeau said parliamentarians have a duty to respond to the court’s ruling and can do so within the 12-month time limit if they get the ball rolling immedi-ately.

“There is no advan-tage to delaying debate,” Trudeau said.

However, the gov-erning Conservatives may see an electoral advantage in delaying until after the elec-tion any action on an explosive issue that is likely to divide its caucus and its support base.

Conservatives back off on asking for extended doctor-assisted death deadline


OPINION

Dying badly a fact of life in CanadaA few days after the

Supreme Court of Canada overturned the prohibition

against doctor-assisted suicide, I received a note from a wonderful col-league of mine saying that her closest friend’s 53 year old son had just died of spinal cancer. Two weeks before his death he had visited his general practitioner, experiencing “terrible pain.” Despite his anguish, his phys-ician refused to give him morphine, claiming that because he was a smoker, he was “more likely to become addicted.”

While this seems unfathomable, even gro-tesque, ignorance and lack of skill in attending to the needs of dying patients are still tragically com-mon in Canada.

Despite the impressive strides that palliative care has taken – in areas such as pain and symptom man-agement, and sensitiv-ities to the psychosocial, existential and spiritual challenges facing dying patients and their families – at their time of licen-sure physicians have been taught less about pain

management than those graduating from veter-inary medicine. Once in practice, most physicians have knowledge deficien-cies that can significant-ly impair their ability to manage cancer pain.

Doctors are also not generally well trained to engage in end-of-life con-versations, meaning that goals of care often remain unclear; and patients may not receive the care they want, nor the opportunity to live out their final days in the place they would want to die.

In light of the Supreme Court’s decision, these issues have never been more important, nor the need to resolve them ever more pressing. The Court has given Parliament a year to sort out how it will move forward and rewrite the criminal code. Within these deliberations, it should be noted that the authority to provide a hastened death will be conferred on physicians, many of whom lack core competencies to care for patients nearing death.

To be clear, dying badly in Canada will rarely be the fallout of not having

access to a lethal overdose or injection, and almost invariably, the result of inadequate or substandard end-of-life care. With the clock ticking, the time for physicians to learn how to look after their patients until the very end, is now.

The Supreme Court felt that patients needed to be provided more choices. By adding doctor-assisted suicide into the mix, what options will dying patients in Canada actually have?

For 70 to 80 per cent of Canadians, palliative care is not available and hence, not a real choice. A dear friend of mine recently died of brain cancer. She spent her final months in hospice, where she received exquisite end-of-life care. She died com-

fortably, and in as much peace as can be found by someone having to leave this world far too soon.

In the future, how might this kind of scen-ario play itself out in the many Canadian settings that do not have adequate palliative care? There, the choices will come down to settling for sub-opti-mal care; dislocating from friends and family to seek out better care elsewhere; or, if one is so inclined, considering medically hastened death.

We are about to become a country that extends patients the right to a hastened death, but offers no legislative guarantees or assurances that they will be well looked after until they die.

As Canada deliberates its response to the Court’s decision, federal and prov-incial governments will need to make substan-tive investments in hos-pice and palliative care in order to offer patients and families choices that are equitable, compassionate and real.

While autonomy has driven the ‘right to die’ agenda, fear has been its

engine. Now policy mak-ers will need to grapple with how to draw a circle around autonomy, which means determining for whom and under what conditions medically hast-ened death will be permit-ted.

Establishing those boundaries has implica-tions for who will feel more or less afraid, who will feel more or less val-ued and who will antici-pate death with more or less sense of calm.

Of this we can be sure: the width of that circle and the stability of its diam-eter will profoundly influ-ence the culture of caring for dying Canadians, and those amongst us who are most vulnerable, for gen-erations to come.

Harvey Max Chochinov is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca and a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba. He holds the only Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, is Director of the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit and is Chair of the Canadian Virtual Hospice (virtualhospice.ca)

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Sheri Regnier, Jeanine Margoreeth, Kevin Macintyre, Dave Dykstra, Jim Bailey, Michelle Bedford, Lonnie Hart and Guy Bertrand) are celebrating its 120th

anniversary in 2015.

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Trail Creek county is, of course, its

magnificent ore bodies, according

the first edition of the Trail Creek

News. “Our interests at present

lie centred in and about the noble

structure that is rising foot by foot

on the brow of the hill overhanging

the beautiful town of Trail and of

its growth and magnitude we now

write,” noted the paper's writer and

editor W.F. Thompson on the inau-

gural front page.

The day was Saturday, Oct. 19,

1895 when Volume No. 1 of The

Trail Creek News was hot off the

presses. Under the headline, “This Means

You! When You Patronize the News

You Help Trail Grow,” Thompson

writes that it is now in order for

every citizen of Trail to subscribe

for the home newspaper, The Trail

Creek News, and “the times are

right for such a movement, the

price is right and if the News of

today is not all right, we will make

it right in future issues.”

The price was said to be “cheap”

at $2 per year, and the News office

would be found open all day long

and far into the night, and future

readers were expected to hand in

their subscription at once, so they

would not miss one issue of the

Trail newspaper. “If you want the

news, you must read the News,”

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decades ago.While there's no silver or gold

commemoration for more than a

century of news reporting, the Trail

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on the back is deserving to all the

people who have typed, pressed,

written, delivered, or simply read

their way into the 120-year history

of the Silver City's only surviving

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ple in the Greater Trail commu-

nity such as long time subscribers,

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“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”, a line from the song “You Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who (1970). With a move like “poo-pooing” a community garden proposal it really makes you wonder who’s running this city!

A reputable group of ener-getic people, incrEDIBLE trail, is prepared to facilitate, plant, educate and mentor this pro-ject. City council of Trail give your head a shake, for $15,000 and the use of a small piece of property in the Gulch (right across from Kate’s Kitchen) this garden could become a reality. People spend more on renovating their kitchens for goodness sakes!

Did you bother to investi-gate the benefits of a commun-ity garden, how it can directly contribute to revitalizing a community or neighbourhood. The holistic, intangible bene-fits from ‘digging in the dirt’ are incredible. Relationships are built, people come out of their homes and connect again,

people are fed, it represents tolerance, acceptance, partici-pants take pride in their efforts and develop a sense of self worth, walls come down and so on. Just “Google it”, you’ll see, there are many benefits.

In order for this town to con-tinue to exist, we must attract young people/families. Things like community gardens, skate parks, a sense of community, an active shopping district, visible volunteerism, a liveable com-munity, one that demonstrates involvement, new development, trees grown on boulevards in neighbourhoods, basically, a lot of little things add up to a healthy community. The loca-tion for the garden would be perfect as it can help in wel-coming visitors/travelers on the trans-provincial highway that goes right down Rossland Ave.

I hail from the small town of Kaslo, where residents, busi-nesses, neighbouring residents and council adopted the ‘little town that could” attitude. They have many successes to cele-

brate and they have certainly put themselves on the map! So you see, it really is possible.

Maybe you folks can find the $15K in that Violin Lake log-ging money that’s been “tucked away” for future considerations or the Bull-a-rama funds. A community garden will con-tribute positively to the carbon footprint! I am encouraging the mayor and council to stop treating us like share holders, loosen up the purse strings on the funds that have been hoard-ed for years and start treating us like taxpayers that deserve tax dollars to be spent on us and our community.

I believe in saving for a rainy day, so I ask you all at city hall, administration and council to “take a look out the window, it’s pouring in Trail.”

Become open-minded, give up the control issues and take a leap of faith!

This past election, I voted for change.

Sharon DeyotteTrail business owner

Council short-sighted on community garden

OTTAWA – According to a poll from Abacus Data released Monday, across Canada, 35 per cent of the decided vot-ers in the sample would vote Conservative, 34 per cent Liberal, and 21 per cent NDP. The Green Party polls at 4 per cent nationwide and 9 per cent in BC. The BQ is at 17 per cent in Quebec.

This is largely unchanged from the previous poll in January which had the Conservatives at 33 per cent and the Liberals at 32 per cent and the NDP at 24 per cent.

In the three most critical provincial races, results con-tinue to show tight competition involving the three national parties. In BC, we see the Liberals with 35 per cent, fol-lowed by the Conservatives at 32 per cent and the NDP at 21 per cent. In Ontario, the Conservatives have a lead with 42 per cent, followed by the

Liberals at 34 per cent and the NDP at 19 per cent. In Quebec, the Liberals are at 32 per cent, the NDP 31 per cent and the Conservatives have climbed to 18 per cent.

Asked to predict the winner of the next election, 34 per cent say the Conservatives will win, 33 per cent the Liberals. In August of last year, the Liberals were predicted to win by 39 per cent, the Conservatives by 25 per cent. A fairly steady 7 per cent predict an NDP win.

While some indicators have improved for the Conservatives in recent months, including voting intentions, in this latest survey we also see some soft-ening of a few indicators.

The number of people who say the country is heading in the right direction has slipped from 50 per cent in December to 43 per cent now.

Feelings about Stephen Harper improved through the

fall, and have been stable of late. As in January, the February sur-vey shows the PM with 34 per cent positive impressions and 40 per cent negative.

For Thomas Mulcair, results are also not shifting notice-ably. He finds 28 per cent posi-tive and 20 per cent negative impressions.

As for Justin Trudeau, the latest results are slightly better than last month’s. He finds 35 per cent positive, 30 per cent negative opinions. Trudeau’s negatives had risen from 27 per cent to 34 per cent between November and January, before dropping this month.

This month, 24 per cent say the government has governed well enough that it deserves to be re-elected, 34 per cent say poorly enough that it deserves to be voted out of office, and 31 per cent find themselves “in between these two points of view”.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SLOS ANGELES - Winning

the Oscar is one thing. Actually accepting the trophy in front of a celeb-studded crowd, on live TV, is another.

Days after winning an Academy Award for his work on the intense drumming film “Whiplash,” Canadian sound mixer Craig Mann still marvelled at his wild Sunday night when he took the stage at the Dolby Theater to claim a gold statue.

“I just tried not to focus on anything at all - I sort of was drilling my eyes into (director) Damien (Chazelle) because that’s a friendly face there,” Mann said Tuesday of addressing the star-packed audience.

“(I could see) everyone who was in the front row there, you know. (Steve) Carell’s there and bloody Oprah’s over there. I was just like, ‘Stop looking at them, stop looking at them.”’

On Tuesday, the 38-year-old Oakville, Ont.-native returned to work, where he chuckled about “wading through a rush of people” congratulating him.

Mann and his team beat out rivals from “American Sniper,” “Intersteller,” “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” and “Unbroken.”

They also collected a British Academy of Film and Television

Arts award earlier this year, but Mann said the Oscar win was much more nerve-racking.

“I had a lovely (acceptance speech) written and well-mem-orized.

“It kind of left me slightly when I was up there, so that came out a little bit clunkier than I had anticipated,” said Mann, who invited his wife and Toronto-based parents to the ceremony.

After the show, Mann par-tied at the Governor’s Ball with his fellow “Whiplash” winners - picture editor Tom Cross and supporting actor J.K. Simmons. Mann says he took a few laps around the room to “just to kind of see who we could see.”

“You have the trophy in your hand so it sort of empowers you ... you can just walk up and sort of say, ‘Hey, I’m a big fan,”’ he chuckled, adding that trick got him some face time with Common.

From there, Mann headed to the Vanity Fair party and then a bash thrown by “Whiplash” pro-ducers Blumhouse Productions.

He ended the night at about 3:30 a.m.

“It was back to reality Monday morning because (my daughter) had her finger in my eye at 7:05 and it was back to playtime and taking out the trash.”

Martha passed away peacefully at Poplar Ridge, Trail, BC on February 22,

2015. She was born in Assiniboia, SK on February 24, 1924.

Martha is predeceased by her parents Martha and Frank Bird, her siblings; George, David, Florence and Meg and her � ecial nephew Tom Bird. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years Jim, her daughter Mary (Bob), her 3 wonderful grandchildren; Jessep, Philip (Clorisa) and Leah (Clayton), her 4 beautiful great-grandchildren; Emilly, Deja, Mateah and Kayeith, her nephew Rob, her 3 nieces; Sandra, Marg and Nancy, as well as her 2 brothers-in-law; Ted and Ernie (Margaret).

� e family would like to thank the entire sta� at Poplar Ridge for the compassion and kindness given to Martha while she was in their care.

By Martha’s request, a service will not be held. A private family interment will be held at a later date. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements.

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Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements.

2015. She was born in Assiniboia, SK on February 24, 1924.

Martha is predeceased by her parents Martha and Frank Bird, her siblings; George, David, Florence and Meg and her � ecial nephew Tom Bird. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years Jim, her daughter Mary (Bob), her 3 wonderful grandchildren; Jessep, Philip (Clorisa) and Leah (Clayton), her 4 beautiful great-grandchildren; Emilly, Deja, Mateah and Kayeith, her nephew Rob, her 3 nieces; Sandra, Marg and Nancy, as well as her 2 brothers-in-law; Ted and Ernie (Margaret).

� e family would like to thank the entire sta� at Poplar Ridge for the compassion and kindness given to Martha while she was in their care.

By Martha’s request, a service will not be held. A private family interment will be held at a later date. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Al Grywacheski of Alternatives

2015. She was born in Assiniboia, SK

Martha is predeceased by her parents

She is survived by her loving husband

grandchildren; Jessep, Philip (Clorisa)

Martha (Birdie) Dennett Mike, born December 2, 1952 in Moncton,

New Brunswick passed away suddenly and in peace in his home February 21, 2015 in Fruitvale, British Columbia.

Mike was predeceased by his parents, Laurie Cormier and Rita Cormier-Estabrooks, his father and mother-in-law Bill and Lou Farnum, brother Joseph, sister Caprice, sister-in-law Jill McLeod, son-in-law Jay Lloyd and uncle Don Farnum.

He is lovingly survived by his wife, Danni, children Courtney, Craig (Drena), Kate (Amanda) and grandchildren, Miranda, James, Mitch, Alex, Emily and Aiden. Mike will be dearly missed by his brother Peter (Diane), sister Colleen (Tim), sisters-in-law Ginny (Buck) and Jayne (Dave) and brothers-in-law Steve (Sherry), Michael and Keith. Mike cherished and held in his heart his nieces and nephews Suzanne, Jennifer, Robin (Mat), Chris (Tara), Sarah, Mitch, Amanda, Christopher, Rick (Nicki), Ed, Chris (Juliana), Adam (Sarah) and special aunt, Donna Farnum.

Mike also had numerous beloved extended family and friends throughout both New Brunswick and British Columbia.

There will be no service at Mike’s request. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

In lieu of � owers the family requests that donations be made to charities of their choice.

You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

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T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SLOS ANGELES - Ben Woolf, an actor on

“American Horror Story,” has died after being injured in a street accident, a spokesman said. He was 34.

Woolf died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, publicist Zack Teperman said. Woolf’s family was at his side.

The 4-foot-4 actor was hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit by the side mirror of a passing vehicle on an LA-area street.

The motorist, who stopped at the scene Thursday night, wasn’t cited or arrested.

Woolf was a cast member on the FX show in its first season, in 2011, when he played a char-acter called the Infantata. In the latest install-ment, “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” he appeared as Meep.

“He was a tremendous professional and an incredibly kind person, beloved by the ‘American Horror Story’ family,” FX and the show’s produ-cers said in a statement.

Members of Woolf’s family said in a statement that they were overwhelmed by the love and sup-port they’ve received for him.

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“Beginning in the mid 1970’s Trail Regional Airport has been a unique resource for the Air Cadet Flying Program.

Without it the Air Cadet pilots living in Trail and surround-ing areas would not have the opportuni-ties they require to advance their flying training skills in a safe and fun environment.” said Major Robert Allison the Deputy Commanding Officer of Regional Cadet Air Operations (RCAOps).

Trail Regional Airport welcomes the cadets and staff from the Cadet Gliding Program each spring and fall to conduct approximately 90 glid-ing flights for local

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spend these weekends conducting familiar-ization flights for the Trail cadet Squadrons. Trail airport provides the Air Cadet Gliding Program with a cen-tral, safe, and reliable location to conduct operations.

This year the spring gliding season will begin on May 22.

“Many of the cadet pilots flying out of Trail Airport aspire to a mil-itary or civilian career in aviation. Having the opportunity to fly at Trail Airport in the spring and fall sea-sons is an important step in that direction,” says Captain Clark Davidsen, RCAOps Standards Officer.

“The cadet pilots make the choice to

come to the airport every weekend in order to share flying with younger cadets and better themselves as pilots.”

Cadet Oscar Morrison, says “The chance to take cadets from my Squadron, as well as other Squadrons, gliding in the local area is just amazing. They get the chance to see the Trail area from above and I don’t have to travel far every weekend to keep up my flying skills.”

The BC Ministry of Education, Skills and Training recognizes the cadet program as a “ministry- accepted External Course” for which students may receive graduation credit.

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The Beaver Valley Skating Club’s ice show, Rock of Ages, had a full house rocking at the Beaver Valley Arena on Sunday. Over 40 skaters from Canskaters to veteran senior skaters entertained the crowd with over 20 performances and costume changes. Clockwise from left: Mackenzie Walts gets air time in her Prince of Persia performance, while the rising stars danced in a syn-chro chorus line. Yvonne Gregory went for a spin in her Tinkerbell bronze interpretive skate, and Star 4’s Jasmine Drolet skated beautifully to the theme from Lord of the Rings. Right: It was also the farewell show for Robert and Jacob Verhelst as Robert is off to Okanagan College next year to pursue a Business degree and Jacob heads to U of A to complete a degree in Mechanical Engineering. The pair capped off over a dozen years of skating at the BVSC with a number of crowd-pleasing performances.

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B y T i m e s s T a f fThe Beaver Valley Nitehawks

took back control of their Neil Murdoch division semi-final playoff series against the Nelson Leafs with a 5-2 victory in Game 3 in Nelson on Monday.

The Hawks’ scored five third-period goals including two from Taylor Stafford to overcome a 1-0 deficit and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven division series.

After losing Game 2 in overtime 5-4, assistant coach Kevin Limbert was concerned with undisciplined penalties, as Jace Weegar sits out with a three-game suspension, and Mitch Foyle was ejected early in the second period for a blow to the head in the OT loss.

“Definitely, we needed to address some disciplinary issues, because we did get a little bit off our game plan.”

In Game 3 it was Nelson’s turn to lose its cool, as the Hawks kept their penalty time to a minimum, killing four penalties and stepping up the power play and going 3-for-7 including netting the winning goal by Andrew Miller at 14:54 of the final frame.

Leafs’ defenceman Patrick Croome received a penalty for high-sticking and the Leafs a bench minor for unsportsmanlike conduct to give the Hawks a 5-on-3 advan-

tage at 15:37 of the third period. The Hawks set up in the Nelson

zone, and Tyler Hartman would work the puck to Miller, who ripped a shot by Nelson goalie AP Jason Malhiot to put the Hawks up 3-1.

“We played a good game until we got into penalty trouble,” Nelson Leafs coach Dave McLellan told the Nelson Star. “I don’t think the game was very well officiated. It’s a function of this level, but it changes the tide of the game.”

Nelson opened the scoring when Dylan Williamson beat Hawks goal-ie Carson Schamerhorn at 7:05 of a tentative first period that saw Nelson outshoot the Hawks 7 to 5.

The Leafs continued to press in the second period blasting 16 shots at Schamerhorn, but the Kelowna native made several key saves to keep the Hawks in it.

The Nitehawks killed off a pen-alty to start the third, and Spencer McLean would finish a Ross Armour setup to tie it 24 seconds after the penalty expired.

Nitehawks AP Kadrian Klimchuk would then send a perfect pass to Stafford who put it by Malhiot to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead at 16:23. A dozen seconds after Miller made it 3-1, Mitch Foyle would bang in a loose puck on a goal-mouth scram-ble to put the Hawks up by three.

Nelson’s Brendan Smith would

cut the lead to 4-2 three minutes later but Michael Crawford would take a double-minor penalty for roughing and cross checking at 2:12, giving Stafford the opportun-ity to round out the scoring with his second of the night.

The Hawks struggled with their power play in Game 2 going 0-for-6 so the turn around on Monday, while for the most part maintaining their cool in a very heated match up, was a positive step for B.V. For Nelson, however, the third period penalty parade proved their down-fall particularly with an already short bench, as B.V. Outshot the Leafs in the third 15-8.

“Nobody was outstanding tonight,” said McLellan. “We worked hard and we could’ve won, but we came up short.”

The Hawks Brayden Horcoff and Armour had two assists each, while McLean scored once and added a helper. Nelson outshot the Nitehawks on the night 31-29.

Game 4 went Tuesday night at the Nelson Rec Complex but scores were unavailable at press time. Game 5 goes in Beaver Valley on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

In the other Neil Murdoch div-ision semifinal, the Castlegar Rebels defeated Spokane Braves 2-1, and take the series lead by the same margin.

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TRAX Swim Club swim-mers competed in the Swim BC AA Short Course Provincial Championship Swim Meet held in Chilliwack last week.

TRAX Swim Club sent five swimmers who quali-fied for the Provincial AA competition and all posted personal best times. Riley Mager came home with gold medals in the 200, 400 and 1,500-metre freestyle, silver in the 100 freestyle and 400 Individual Medley and quali-fied for the BC Provincial AAA Championships to be held in March in Surrey.

Jackson Konkin achieved a significant milestone by going under a minute in the 100-metre freestyle with a gold medal performance in the 200 backstroke and a sil-ver medal in the 400 metre freestyle as well as qualifying for the AAA Championship.

Other swimmers post-ing strong swims were Kira Konkin who took home a sil-ver medal in the 100 metre backstroke making the AAA time standard but missed

earning a spot at the AAA Championship by only 0.13 seconds in the 200 metre backstroke. Tenysha Van-Mierlo posted best times in her swims and achieved a major milestone by per-forming a sub 30 second 50 metre freestyle. Cyan Van-Mierlo had best times in her swims and made finals in the 100 metre breastroke.

The TRAX Swim Club is finishing up the short course (25 metre pools) over the next month and then transi-tions into the long-course season (50 metre pools). The next major events are the AAA’s for qualified swim-mers.

Meanwhile Aby Elwood competed in the Western Canadian Swimming Championships on the week-end. After coming off injury, Elwood cut 24 seconds from her seed time in the 800 metre free, and finished 36th, but was disqualified in the 200-m butterfly.

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National Hockey LeagueAll Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE G W L OT PtsMontreal 59 38 16 5 81Islanders 61 39 20 2 80Tampa 62 37 19 6 80Rangers 58 36 16 6 78Detroit 58 33 14 11 77Pittsburgh 60 34 17 9 77Wash 61 33 18 10 76Boston 59 29 21 9 67Florida 59 26 21 12 64Phila 60 26 23 11 63Jersey 60 25 26 9 59Ottawa 57 24 23 10 58Columbus 58 26 28 4 56Toronto 60 24 31 5 53Carolina 58 21 30 7 49Buffalo 60 17 38 5 39

WESTERN CONFERENCE G W L OT PtsNashville 60 40 13 7 87Anaheim 61 38 16 7 83St. Louis 59 38 17 4 80Vancouver 59 34 22 3 71Chicago 60 35 20 5 75L. A. 58 28 18 12 68Winnipeg 61 30 20 11 71

Minnesota 59 31 21 7 69Calgary 59 32 23 4 68San Jose 61 30 23 8 68Dallas 60 27 24 9 63Colorado 60 26 23 11 63Arizona 60 20 33 7 47Edmonton 61 17 34 10 44NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Today’s Games

Calgary at Jersey, 7:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at Washington,

8 p.m.Ottawa at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesVancouver at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Arizona at Rangers, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Columbus, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Toronto, 7:30

p.m.Chicago at Florida, 7:30 p.m.St. Louis at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Nashville, 8:30

p.m.Ottawa at L. A., 10:30 p.m.

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

Calgary at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.Chicago at Tampa, 7:30 p.m.Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

L. A. at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

KIJHLPLAYOFFS

Monday ResultsB.V. 5 Nelson 2

Castlegar 2 Spokane 1Kimberley 1 Creston 0

Golden 6 Fernie 4100 Mile House 4 Chase 1

Osoyoos 5 Princeton 3Sicamous 3 Kamloops 2 OT

Sunday ResultsFernie 4 Golden 1

Summerland 10 Kelowna 4Upcoming Playoff Games

Kootenay ConferenceTuesday Games

(Scores Unavailable)B.V. at Nelson 7 p.m.B.V. leads series 2-1

Castlegar at Spokane 7 p.m.Castlegar leads series 2-1

Kimberley at Creston 7 p.m.Kimberley leads 2-1

Wednesday Game 5Golden at Fernie 7 p.m.Fernie leads series 3-1

Thursday Game 5Creston at Kimberley 7 p.m.Spokane at Castlegar 7 p.m.

Nelson at B.V. 7:30 p.m.Friday Game 6If Necessary

Kimberley at Creston 7 p.mB.V. at Nelson 7 p.m.

Fernie at Golden 7:30 p.m.Castlegar at Spokane 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 7 If Necessary

Nelson at B.V. 7:30 p.m.Spokane at Castlegar 7 p.m.Creston at Kimberley 7 p.m. Golden at Fernie 7:30 p.m.


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TRAX Swim Club members had great performances in the pool at the B.C. AA Swim Championship in Chilliwack last week picking up a pile of medals and personal bests. From left: Cyan Van-Mierlo, Jackson Konkin, Tenysha Van-Mierlo, Riley Mager, Kira Konkin and Coach Mike Konkin. Story Pg. 11.

THE CANADIAN PRESSDevante Smith-

Pelly knows what he’s getting into with the Montreal Canadiens.

“I know it can get nuts down there but I’m pretty excited,” Smith-Pelly said Tuesday.

The Mississauga, Ont., native was dealt

to Montreal by the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for rookie Jiri Sekac in a swap of players who are similar in many ways.

The difference is that Montreal got a physical, right-shoot-ing winger in Smith-Pelly in exchange for a quicker, flashier left-

hand shot in Sekac.“It was a good

trade for both teams,” Canadiens gen-eral manager Marc Bergevin told repor-ters in St. Louis, where his team was to face the Blues on Tuesday night.

The straight play-er-for-player swap

between two of the NHL’s top clubs was the first move by each team ahead of the NHL trade deadline on Monday.

Bergevin said Smith-Pelly’s physical play and penalty killing ability will help in the playoffs. He had five goals in 12 post-season games for Anaheim last spring.

“He’s also a right-hand shot. I’ve been looking for one of those for awhile,” Bergevin added.

Ducks GM Bob Murray was looking for skill.

“We needed to get a little faster, a little more skill in the line-up,” said Murray. “No complaints with Devo. I thought we had to make a hockey trade to change the look of our team.”

Both Smith-Pelly and Sekac are 22, born four days apart in June 1992. Both played in the 2012 world jun-ior championship, with Smith-Pelly tak-ing bronze for Canada despite missing all but the first game due to a broken foot and Sekac finishing fifth with the Czech Republic.

Smith-Pelly’s world junior teammates included Canadiens Nathan Beaulieu, Brendan Gallagher and Michael Bournival.

He is six foot, 222 pounds, while Sekac is six foot two and 195 pounds. Both are signed through 2015-

16. Smith-Pelly earns US$800,000 while Sekac has a $1.35-mil-lion cap hit.

And both are in the midst of scoring slumps

Smith-Pelly had five goals and 12 assists in 54 games and averaged 14:38 of ice time for the Ducks this season, but the Mississauga, Ont., native has not scored in 10 games and has only one goal and six assists in his last 31. He’s been sat out four times.

Sekac has seven goals and nine assists and averaged 13:48 of ice time per game in 50 games, but has no goals and two assists in 21 games since Dec. 29. He was a healthy scratch twice last week.

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Dear Annie: One of my classmates has Asperger syndrome. He often says and does things that are obnox-ious and sometimes downright threatening. I understand that his behavior is a result of his Asperger’s, but it doesn’t make it any eas-ier to deal with. When I ask my friends what to do, they say it’s not his fault and I should just leave it alone.

But, Annie, he fre-quently talks loudly over instructions so no one else can hear, and last week he fell on the floor screaming in front of visiting profession-als. I want to be able to help him change his behavior without mak-ing it seem as though I’m blaming him for it. How do I respect-fully tell him what is and isn’t appropriate? -- Worn Out

Dear Worn Out: Asperger syndrome is considered part of the autism spectrum. Those diagnosed gen-erally have poor com-

munication and social-ization skills, although they are often of above-average intelligence. Appropriate behavior can be taught, but it helps to have early intervention and to work with trained pro-fessionals. We know your classmate’s behav-ior is distressing to you and that you are try-ing to handle this with kindness. If you truly want to learn more about what you can and cannot do to help, please contact MAAP Services for Autism, Asperger Syndrome and PDD (aspergersyn-drome.org), the Autism Society (autism-soci-ety.org) or Autism Speaks (autismspeaks.

org). Dear Annie: I am

divorced and have been dating a younger guy for three years. At the moment, “Cliff” doesn’t have a stable job and constantly complains that he has no money. But he has a nice place and car (with his par-ents’ help) and enough cash to buy food, etc.

I will be moving into a new condo with money from the sale of my house and some help from my parents. I work part time and don’t make a lot, but I manage OK. Many people I know are hav-ing a hard time right now, but Cliff thinks he is the only one. How can I ask him to stop complaining about his financial state? -- A.

Dear A.: People who are having financial dif-ficulties rarely are con-soled by hearing about how much tougher it is for someone else. Cliff is focused on his own problems, and the constant complaining ensures that you will

focus on him, as well. If this is the only thing about Cliff that bothers you, simply ignore his complaints and sympa-thize when you feel up to it.

Dear Annie: I am an RN who worked in long-term care for many years. We had manda-tory sensitivity training of staff toward seniors. It is not only patroniz-ing, but also belittling to any adult to address them as “honey” or “sweetheart” or any-thing other than their given name. Our staff was taught to address them with respect and ask what they wish to be called.

I recently retired and my hair is turn-ing gray, and I suddenly find servers and cus-tomer service people calling me “honey.” We seem to treat any-one past a certain age as a child instead of with the respect they deserve. When some-one uses such patron-izing terms with me, I smile and say, “My

name is not ‘Honey.’ It is Joan.” If they are receptive, I explain why it is disrespectful to address an adult in this manner. I do this in a kind way and consider it a mini-sensitivity training session.

If people find it too difficult to confront

waitstaff and others who are patronizing them, they can carry a copy of this column with them and leave it with the tip on the table. -- Don’t Call Me Honey Unless You Are My Husband

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For Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Although this is a day full of goofy mistakes and setbacks, mentally speaking you might be quite brilliant, because your mind can think outside the box. Write down your clever ideas. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a poor day for financial agreements, nego-tiations or major purchases. Leave your wallet at home. However, you might dream up some moneymaking ideas that you can consider tomorrow. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Today the Moon is in your sign, dancing with Jupiter, which makes you optimistic and eager for life. However, another element creates a day where nothing is solid. Wait until tomorrow to act. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might do research

into hidden areas today and be successful. In part, this is because your intuition is strong. Listen to your Spidey sense. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Fun times, especially in groups with female friends, will lift your spirits today. Enjoy schmoozing with friends. Look for ways to be charitable to others. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Discussions with authori-ty figures are pleasant today; however, they are unreli-able. Do not act on any-thing that you hear from someone. Do not agree to anything important. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Travel plans might be up in the air today because this is a willy-nilly day. Fortunately, it’s a feel-good day as well, so just take it easy and go carefully. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Avoid important deci-

sions about shared prop-erty, taxes, debt or anything that you own jointly with others today. Just do your homework, but act tomor-row. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Because the moon is opposite your sign today, you will have to go more than halfway when deal-ing with others. Just be accommodating and coop-erative.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Expect a lot of silly errors at work today. Things are nebulous and uncertain, which is why this is a poor day to nail anything down. Just deal with routine. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This can be a fabulous, creative day for you. Your imagination is in overdrive, and your artistic potential is totally amped. Enjoy fun

times, romance, vacations and playful times with chil-dren. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You will enjoy cocoon-ing at home today or hid-ing. You need privacy and a chance to relax and catch your breath. YOU BORN TODAY You know how to stimu-late others and evoke emo-tion. You have a satirical sense of humor, and often

devote yourself to a mean-ingful cause in life. This year, something you’ve been involved with for about nine years will end or diminish in order to make room for something new. Take it easy and learn to serve others. This is a good year to travel. Birthdate of: Corinne Bailey Rae, singer; Gee Atherton, racing cyclist; Fats Domino, singer/pianist. (c) 2015 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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· Shortlisted candidates will be required to participate in an assessment process designed to measure fitness, strength, aptitudes, analytical and problem-solving skills, cooperation, teamwork and personal attributes.

Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply directly online at: www.teck.com/careers - Trail Operations, with their Grade 12 or GED certificate and WHMIS certification by March 13, 2015.

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B y C r a i g L i n d s a yGrand Forks Gazette

The water meter project will go ahead despite calls for a moratorium from two success-ful candidates of last fall’s elec-tion campaign.

At Grand Forks City Council regular meeting on Feb. 10, Coun. Michael Wirischagin pro-posed a motion for council to reaffirm the city’s position to proceed with the water meters project. Council voted 5-2 in favour with only Coun. Julia Butler and Mayor Frank Konrad opposed.

“In the last two months coun-

cil hasn’t done much in setting direction in moving forward, I don’t think,” Wirischagin said to council, “in as much as we’ve had individuals come forward with positive feedback regard-ing water meters and nega-tive feedback regarding water meters. The fact is the city has already installed about 75 per cent of the water meters.”

Wirischagin stated before reading his motion that the city has gone this far with the water meters and needs to finish.

“The motion was to reaffirm the city’s position on what the previous council set…

to proceed with the project,” explained Wirischagin after the meeting. “It’s just to reaffirm our position that it’s the direc-tion that the majority of coun-cil thinks is necessary. At this point it would be more costly to go back than to finish off the project.”

Wirischagin said he felt it seemed like council was “spin-ning their tires” in the last two months and not going any-where.

“We’ve had feedback from both sides. It’s just to show the community that this is the dir-ection (we want to go),” he said.

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City to decommission Idlewild DamB y a r n e P e t r y s h e nCranbrook TownsmanCouncil has decided

to decommission the Idlewild Dam.

At the regular coun-cil meeting on Monday, Mayor Lee Pratt said that over the course of an in-camera session prior to the regular meeting, council had come to the decision.

“We had a closed meeting before coun-

cil and what came out of that is council has decided to decommis-sion the Idlewild Dam,” Pratt said. “Basically what that means is that we’re going to draw the water out.”

Pratt said it was not by choice and a number of things have influenced the deci-sion.

“It’s not a decision that came lightly to

council,” he said. “The longer term of it is… what we want to do is rebuild that dam prop-erly, to today’s stan-dards, so that it will pass and be good for many years to come.”

He said at that point he hopes they can get community groups, organizations and the public involved in rebuilding of the park.

“We want to rebuild

that park to a bigger, better park then it was with a lot of enhance-ments,” Pratt said.

He said he hoped the city could begin on that soon and Idlewild lake wouldn’t be a creek for long.

Pratt also noted the city has been in touch with the Regional District of East Kootenay on the matter.

Former Mayor Wayne Stetski had estimated the cost of replacing the dam and dredging the lake to be $2.5 million, back in September 2014.

Invermere

Jumbo challenge delayed

t h e i n v e r m e r e e C h oThe West Kootenay

EcoSociety’s chal-lenge to the legality of Jumbo Glacier Resort municipality adjourned Monday, possibly for a few months.

The case was sched-uled to be heard in BC Supreme Court over two days in Vancouver starting Monday.

However, in a state-ment, the EcoSociety said it sought and was granted an adjourn-ment after receiving an “amended response and new evidence from law-yers for the municipal-ity at the 11th hour.”

The adjournment gives the EcoSociety a chance to respond to the latest filings, it said. The case will be rescheduled, likely for sometime in May.

The EcoSociety filed its initial petition in February 2013.

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Trail2 bdrm renovated upper suite .................................$800/mo3 bdrm renovated house .................................$750/mo2 bdrm renovated upper suite .................................$750/moMontrose2 bdrm upper fl oor of house .................................$800/mo

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536 Portia Crescent, Trail$319,000

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2252 Riverside Ave, Trail$119,000

Sweet little package. Enjoy the view of the magnifi cent Columbia River on your large private deck.

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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

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Sunningdale market for excellent price. Very clean,

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photos by Gail benzer

Upgrading of the Antenna Trail above Montrose continued recently with a number of water bars in preparation for the annual Beaver Valley May Days and Montrose Family Fun Day hikes. Stewart Spooner of the Kootenay Columbia Trail Society giving final directions to Yan of Dig Trails.

Blazing a Trail

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