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Teachers’ union aims to kill bill Provincial vote in April could prompt walkouts

BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff

Greater Trail teachers could be asked to walk off the job in attempt to kill a bill that has ended Phase 1 of their job action.

Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union representative Andy Davidoff arrived back in town Wednesday after participating in a four-day session on the B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s next move.

“The bottom line is that we have examined a full range of options for us to take,” he said. “We are definitely going to do everything we can to kill Bill 22 and will hold a provincial vote on withdrawal of services, extra curricular services and possibly a full withdrawal of service.”

The votes will be cast April 17 and 18 but in the meantime school will

be normal for Kootenay Columbia students coming back from spring break Monday.

A second member vote would have to be held with majority support before the union approves any strike action that would defy Bill 22 and trigger fines of $1.3 million a day for the union and $475 a day for individual teachers.

In the meantime, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation plans to launch a legal challenge against the bill that passed last week to end limited job action that started last fall on the first day of school.

“The message is that Bill 22 needs to be killed and the government’s actions continue to be draconian,” said Davidoff.

“This legislation is being introduced against teachers first but all of the other public service sector and even private unions know that they’re next.”

Pacific Coastal beefs up service to Trail

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Members of the Campbell River Tyees bantam team sunk their teeth into their gold medals after downing the Burnaby Winter Club 2-1 in overtime in the final game of the B.C. Tier 2 Bantam championship at the Cominco Arena on Wednesday. See Page 10 for more.

Avalanche strikes heli-skiers

BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff

The Trail hospital’s heliport was in action Wednesday afternoon when two patients were transported by helicopter following an avalanche that struck a small group of heli-skiers in the Bonnington Mountain range near Blewett in the morning.

Police are releasing limited information at this time but

B.C. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk confirms that one man is dead and another person has lifethreatening injuries.

“At this time we can confirm that the guide and one of the skier’s were able to self rescue themselves suffering only minor injuries and were able to dig out the remaining parties,” he said in the initial news release.

The second skier, a woman,

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died later in the day as a result of her injuries.

RCMP were notified of the avalanche at about 10 a.m.

Wednesday morning and then immediately activated Nelson Search and Rescue (SAR) but SAR stood down shortly after, as the heli-ski operator had activated its emergency protocol with assets in position to immediately respond, rescue and remove the group.

Pacific Coastal is expanding its service to the Trail Airport with significant schedule improvements taking flight this spring.

The airline will run an evening trip to and from Vancouver Sunday through Friday and add an additional Saturday flight starting April 10, which coincides with the six-year anniversary of operation at the local facility.

“We have seen healthy growth in the region over the last couple of years and we just thought we wanted to be able to continue to give the market an opportunity to continue to grow so we wanted to give it some more capacity,” said Spencer Smith, vice president of commercial services. “We’re excited about it, it’s really going to be interesting to see how the region responds.”

The Richmond-based company opened its operation in Trail on April 10, 2006, offering a single flight from Vancouver seven days a week.

Strong local support and growing passenger numbers led to the addition of a second weekday flight about six months later.

The new spring/summer schedule was designed to provide Greater Trail residents more travel options and greater convenience, especially with the addition of a second flight on Saturday and the latest departure time (just after 8 p.m.) from Trail offered by any airline in the region Sunday through Friday.

The intent is to maintain the extended schedule until Daylight Saving Time kicks in and the days get shorter and the airline can no longer operate that late due to dark conditions.

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The Ktunaxa are not planning on backing down anytime soon, even though the Jumbo Glacier Resort has been given approval by the provincial government. “The issue’s not closed,� said Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Nation Chair. “You can expect to hear more from us in the coming days and weeks.�

Teneese said they will continue to fight against the proposed resort that would be constructed on an area they refer to as Qat’muk, home of the Grizzly Bear Spirit, and is adamant that it’s not over until the chairlifts are running. “If we’re successful in our endeavors, hopefully nothing

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For the Ktunaxa, it’s time to get together and consider their options. Until those meetings happen, Teneese said she will not be able to announce any concrete plans, although legal action could be on the table. “It’s really premature at this point to say what we’re going to do,� she said. “(But) it’s definitely in our box of potential options.�

After a day to think about the decision, Teneese said her initial feelings of sadness and anger linger after the March 20 decision was announced. “My initial feelings are unchanged,� she said.

The Ktunaxa were given a few hours’ notice of the impending announcement, and many were not shocked to

hear the Master Development Agreement was approved. “I guess we really couldn’t say we were surprised,�

Teneese said. “We always knew it was going one way or the other. It’s a 50/50 chance.�

Teneese responded to comments made by Minister of Forests Steve Thomson in his announcement. Thomson said the Ktunaxa’s spiritual claim to the land was not enough to warrant a veto over the proposed project. “The legal advice is that it is not,� Thomson said during Tuesday’s press conference.

Teneese said his comments only made the situation worse for the Ktunaxa people. “He was inflaming the issue by suggesting we were talking about a veto,� she said.

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Holding the press conference in Victoria drew the ire of opposition MLA Norm Macdonald, but Teneese said it didn’t matter where the announcement was made – it was still approved. “(Just) because he’s in the Kootenay region doesn’t mean he’s going to say something different,� she said.

Jumbo Resorts Ltd. may just be getting started in the development of their yearround glacier ski resort, but it seems the Ktunaxa are just warming up in their fight to save Qat’muk and the Grizzly Bear Spirit. Stay tuned.

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Skate park gets grant cash

BY MEGAN COLE Nelson Star

The Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skate Park Society will be the recipients of a $400,000 provincial government grant.

The City of Nelson applied for the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development’s Community Recreation Program in December.

Mayor John Dooley found out that the application had been approved on Tuesday.

“I think it’s fantastic,”

said Dooley.

“How often do you get a project like the skate park or any other project where the bulk of the funding is allocated from the province.

“It’s a huge boost to that project. There is no turning back now.”

Dooley said that the skate park project was in a good position to be awarded the grant because of the planning that has already been done.

“One of the advantages of the application that we

made to the government for the skate park project is that it was essentially shovel ready, but the fact that they were that far along in the planning process and had a site allocated and a design concept I think that was really a big help as well,” he said.

The Skate Park Society rolled out another fundraising plan last month after their Sk8 Fest event at Selkirk College.

Members of the community are able to donate in bronze to platinum categor-

Bigger planes scheduled for fall FROM PAGE 1 At which time, Pacific Coastal will revert back to two flights per day but use its 30-passenger aircraft for both flights rather than its 19-seater to meet anticipated demand.

“What it potentially can do is it can ultimately drive more passengers through the facility, which

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is ultimately good for the district and healthy for the airport so that they have maybe a stronger position

going forward to invest in it,” said Smith, adding that existing staff will also benefit from expanded work hours.

Pacific Coastal provides regularly scheduled flights to more than sixtyfive destinations in the province, as well as cargo, and charter services across western Canada.

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Rossland Health Care Auxiliary members Angeline McCaskill, Treasurer, and Linda Cant, Vice President, present at cheque for over $6,000 to Lisa Pasin, Director of Development KBRH Health Foundation. Two Portable Vital Sign Monitors, used to monitor patients while in the recover room after surgery, will be purchased for the Day Care Unit at KBRH with this donation.

‘Caravan of Stars’ rolls into Trail on Saturday Our new online calendar at traildailytimes.ca is ready for use.

The new calendar requires no login or password, and the form to submit an item is easy to use. You can designate where you wish the calendar item to appear within the Black Press B.C. family of websites. It’s free, of course. There’s even a spot for an image, say a rehearsal photo from a high school play.

Music • The “Ed Sullivan Caravan of Stars” presents the ultimate rock’n’roll tribute with Lance Lipinsky as Jerry Lee Lewis, Garry Moore as Little Richard, Donny Edwards and Greg Miller as the young and older 70’s Elvis, with Jeff Scott as Buddy Holly, Bernie Jessom as Roy Orbison and much more. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Charles Bailey, tickets available at box office, $39.75.

Film • Sunday Cinema features “Pink Ribbons,” a documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer has been obfuscated by a shiny, pink story of success. Sunday, 5 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Admission $9.

• St. Gallery A n d r e w ’ s • The VISAC Gallery presents United Church “A Way to See,” a in Rossland is photo exhibition holding their by accomplished Events & Happenings in the Lower Spring Supper. photographer Ticket available Columbia Ursula Albresch, at the door: $15 and what she for adults, $12 best describes as “photo-impres- for children 6-12 years, under 6 sionsim.” The show runs Monday free. Saturday from 5-7 p.m. to Wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., • The Lenten Luncheon Series and Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m.-6 “Spiritual or Religious?” conp.m. until April 4. tinues with special guest Rev. Health Keith Simmonds from the United • Get active support the Church. The discussion starts Digital Mammography at KBRH Thursday at noon at the Trail Foundation, at the Zumbathon United Church. Bring a lunch, charity event Apr. 14 at the refreshments provided.

Cominco gym. Register at the •“Swing into Spring with Waneta Plaza centre court on Horses and Courses” presented by Saturday, organize a team or the West Kootenay Chapter of the come as you are. Call 364-3424 Back Country Horsemen Society for more info. of B.C. Saturday, 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. at Other the Warfield Community Hall. A • The Fruitvale Senior Citizens one-day educational symposium Branch 44 will host their Spring featuring four guest instructors Tea at the Beaver Valley Manor in and a range of topics related to Fruitvale, Saturday from noon – 2 horses, our Kootenay wilderness p.m. Bake table, white elephant and back-country riding. For more sale and door prizes. Admission info email laurie.merlo@gmail. $3, everyone welcome. com.

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• “The Gathering” presented by Salomon returns to Red Mountain this weekend. The Gathering is back for its fourth year, a celebration of mountain culture featuring film and video presentations by special guest photographers, filmmakers and pro athletes at western Canada’s original ski area. Parties, live entertainment and lots of shredding are also part of the bill. Come join us at RED for one of the best events of the winter. For more info call Red Mountain Resort at 1-800-6630105.

• The Rock Cut Neighbourhood Pub is preparing for “Spring Fling.” The Rock Cut staff along with Canadian Cancer Society volunteers Deborah Shergold and Dorothy Northrup invite you out Wednesday to enjoy a burger, fries and a beer plus live entertainment, door prizes and activities all for a mere $15.

Proceeds benefit the Canadian Cancer Society Support Services.

For tickets and info contact 3640403 or 362-9649.

• “Bhutan Buddies,” are back by popular demand. This event

will transport you to the magical Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan for 45 minutes. Six Rosslanders made the incredible journey last fall and want to share the experience again.

Donations will be split between three worthy causes: Helping the “small monks” we met on the trip, helping the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees raise money to resettle two Burmese families in Rossland and to support the Rouge Gallery. Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Rouge.

• Trail Middle School students in the KCLC woodwork programs have fabricated a number of cedar garden boxes. The attractive boxes along with sawhorses and Adirondack chairs are for sale to the public. Help keep the program going and add some charm to your garden or deck - call 231-6979 for more info.

• The Trail Middle School are looking for interested parties to help start and maintain a Community Garden at the school.

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Province gets more control in new contract with RCMP THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Enbridge job predictions too high, says report THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER Enbridge Inc.’s proposed $5.5-billion Northern Gateway Pipeline won’t create nearly as many jobs as the company has proposed, says a new report by a left-wing think-tank.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues in “Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares,” that the Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline will create

1,850 construction jobs per year for three years and a “handful of permanent new jobs” when complete.

The report, released today, is the latest claim in the a contentious debate over the impact that the 1,177-kilometre dual-pipeline will have on the country’s jobs market.

Enbridge has long maintained that the pipeline will create 62,700 person years of construction employ-

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ment across Canada over three years and 1,150 long-term jobs.

For author and economist Marc Lee, the report represents a shift in tactics for pipeline opponents who have until recently focused mainly on the environmental - not economic - impacts.

“The point is just to take a bit of a reality check on some of the numbers that have been thrown around by Enbridge itself, as well as the federal government in support of the pipeline and to do what is more of a traditional

cost-benefit analysis,” said Lee. “Basically we find that the numbers in support of the pipeline economically are vastly overstated, particularly in terms of jobs.”

While the company has yet to see the report, Enbridge spokesman Todd Nogier is standing firmly behind his company’s estimates.

“We’re very confident in our numbers,” he said. “We had our economic-benefits package prepared for us by an economist at the University of Calgary.”

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The contract contains a two-year opt-out clause, and a mandatory review in five years.

The cost structure remains unchanged, with the province paying 70 per cent of the costs of provincial policing and large cities paying 90 per cent. Municipalities with 5,000 to 15,000 residents will pay 70 per cent of the costs of policing.

But there will be increases.

The provincial share for B.C. is currently about $310 million per year, and that figure will jump by about $5.7 million for 2012-2013 an increase of 1.7 per cent.

Cities with populations of more than 15,000 people are collectively paying $458 million right now, and that total will increase by $2.35 million in the coming year, or 0.69 per cent. Smaller municipalities will together pay $320,000 more, which is about one per cent more than the $54 million the already pay.

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Penticton is becoming a more dog-friendly place, with the addition of two new dog parks and two more in the works.

With very little fanfare, the existing dog area at Okanagan Beach has been joined by two dedicated parks.

The first is above the water treatment plant

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SURREY, B.C. - The British Columbia government unveiled details of a new agreement with the federal government that keeps the RCMP as its provincial force, saying the contract offers more control over how the Mounties operate.

The 20-year agreement, which is essentially identical to contracts reached in five other provinces and three territories, comes a year after the province threatened to pull out of negotiations altogether and set up its own force.

B.C. has the largest contingent of Mounties compared with other provinces, where more than 5,000 officers and thousands of civilian members serve not only as the provincial force, but also the local police department in all but 11 municipalities.

Under the new agreement, the province and municipal governments will have greater input into how the RCMP spends money, how its operations are structured and who is appointed to senior management positions.

The force will also fall under the responsibility of B.C.’s new independent investigation unit,

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on Penticton Avenue, with another near the City Works yard, off Dartmouth Road, in an unused section of the compound previously used as a dog run for the old SPCA. Councillor Helen Konanz is enthusiastic about the new parks,.

“I brought my dog down to the one at the old SPCA area,” said Konanz. Visiting on a Sunday, she not only found four other fam-

ilies with their dogs, she was told there had been up to a dozen dogs visiting the previous day.

“We may need to get a couple more picnic tables to make it even more of a social event, but I think these dog parks are the beginning of a place where people are really going to congregate in our city and it’s a place where all generations can get together and get to know each other.”

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NATIONAL WORKERS PROTEST

Civil servants say feds must come clean on cuts THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Firefighters accused of helping people light up THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - It’s alleged that in one small Quebec town, firefighters didn’t just put out flames - they also helped many, many people light up.

Four firefighters have been arrested in a broader crackdown against marijuana and contraband cigarettes in Quebec, following a series of raids Wednesday that even saw a municipal fire hall targeted.

The town mayor says they were excellent firemen. Provincial police say they were even more prolific sellers of pot and illegal smokes.

The four volunteer firefighters were among 23 people arrested in police raids that took place in a number of Quebec towns.

They even nabbed the department chief.

The mayor of

Godmanchester, Que. population, 1,500 - says he was woken up by police before the crack of dawn and informed that his town’s fire hall was being raided.

He says he was shocked. He’d always thought so highly of their work. “They were very, very good workers in the fire department,�

Mayor Pierre Poirier said in an interview. “When there was a fire, they were right there and they worked very hard.�

Police alleged they worked very hard at another job, too.

Authorities allege they used department equipment, like the phone lines and encrypted radios at the fire hall, to co-ordinate their transactions in a lucrative sideline.

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Police say they seized 90 cases of contraband cigarettes, 110 kilograms of cannabis, $140,000 in cash, 35 guns, two bullet-proof vests, six properties, four vehicles and 20 toboggans. The men allegedly used various means of transportation to smuggle cheap cigarettes into Canada, and marijuana down to the U.S. In winter, the men allegedly used snowmobiles and sleighs.

Whenever possible, police say, the men

also used boats. Their key transit point was allegedly the Akwesasne Mohawk reserve.

When asked for a reaction to the arrests, Mayor Poirier replied curtly: “It’s not a very nice image of the municipality.�

He said police seized computers during their search at the fire hall.

The mayor convened an emergency town meeting for Wednesday night to discuss with Godmanchester residents plans for the fire department.

OTTAWA - The country could see seniors left in the cold, fisherman stranded on cliffs and unsafe food getting to stores if the Conservative government proceeds with billions in spending cuts, public servants warned Wednesday.

Though thousands of civil servants could face layoffs after next week’s federal budget, they said their worry isn’t about saving their own jobs. “It’s about public safety,� said Merv Wiseman, a 35-year veteran of the Canadian Coast Guard.

The Conservatives aim to slash between $4 and $8 billion a year in government spending to erase the deficit by 2015-2016.

The last budget called for expenditures of just over $270 billion with a deficit of about $33 billion.

While the focus is on cutting program spending, jobs connected to those programs will disappear and one estimate has said as many as 60,000 positions could be at risk.

Wiseman joined union leaders, the head of a veterans’ organization and front-line government service employees at an emotional news conference Wednesday that saw workers plead for the government to think before it acts.

They said cuts already made to veterans’ services, food safety inspectors and

Service Canada - which manages seniors’ pensions - are putting people at risk.

Inuit hunter Todd Broomfield said he could have died if search and rescue teams off the coast of Labrador hadn’t been able to respond quickly last year when his boat ran ashore.

Now, the government is co-ordinating those services out of Halifax in a bid to save money. “Nobody knows when you’re going to run into trouble,� said Broomfield, his eyes brimming with tears as he recounted being flown to safety. “Surely, our government can afford to keep a marine rescue centre in St. John’s that provides such a valuable service to the people who make a living in this harsh environment.�

The cuts to the rescue centre came after a spending review of several departments in the lead-up to this year’s governmentwide cuts.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada wants the government to put further cuts on hold until it reviews the social and economic impact of those already underway.

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the Conservatives to explain how they’ll tell people what programs are ending. “We’re going to see services eliminated, but no one will know about it until you try and go to use those services,� said PSAC President John Gordon.

While some detail about program cuts may come in next week’s budget, it’s likely going to be months before the full extent is known.

But the government says the budget also won’t be a guillotine chopping thousands of jobs in one go.

A spokesman for Treasury Board President Tony Clement said there is a responsible plan. “We are not surprised that self-serving union bosses would once again tout a plan to raise taxes, hike spending and increase the size of government,� Sean Osmar said in an email. “Our government has remained focused on a low-tax plan that reflects the priorities of Canadians - jobs and economic growth. Our responsible plan makes government leaner and more affordable; it will boost the economic recovery and will be good for job creation.� %*(*5"- % %*(*5" 5".07*& 5)&"53& .07*& & 5

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hose of us who came of age politically in the ’60s and early ’70s remember a great deal of debate and discord about the limits of freedom, and who patrols those limits for the citizens.

I remember attending a speech in Vancouver by Pierre Trudeau, at that time Liberal Minister of Justice, in which he described why he studied law: “Precisely because I wanted to see how far I could push my freedoms; I wanted to know where the boundary was.”

Older talking heads Forty years ago the media were print, radio or television, and mostly featured older talking heads (think Walter Cronkite) and writers (William F. Buckley Jr. in the National Review) who counseled youth with aphorisms that were rooted in World War Two and the Cold War. We learned, perhaps naively, to question and even distrust their logic, and amongst ourselves wondered if it was possible to trust anyone over 30.

At the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, many of our professors, who were mostly over 30, began to grow their hair long (check

out photos of the young genetics professor David Suzuki), and many openly joined in a critical chorus that opposed the American war in Vietnam, nuclear testing at Amchitka Island in Alaska, and leant its energy to forming Greenpeace, gay and lesbian rights organizations, and civil rights groups supporting minorities and people everywhere who were throwing off the yoke of colonization.

To be fair, there were a few old school holdouts, like UBC Classics department head Malcolm MacGregor, who openly spoke against a political role for the university, wore academic gowns to teach, and opposed growing participation of students in university governance.

These professors were in the minority, but they frankly made their opinions known as academic citizens. They stood up for their beliefs.

If any of us thought of the judiciary in those days it was because we might have been giving Law School some consideration (in my case because of Trudeau), or someone we knew had just been sentenced for something we thought belonged more in the political realm than the courts.

MIKE

ROBINSON Troy Media

In Canada, many took note of a young Thomas Berger and his evolving role in the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry that, for the first time, was giving aboriginal people a voice in energy development.

Artists were everywhere present in the political life of Vancouver: reading poems at the Stanley Park be-in, openly enjoying free booze at the Jerry Rubin-led 1968 “liberation” (perhaps the first Vancouver ‘occupy movement’ event) of the UBC Faculty Club, creating public murals in Kitsilano and drawing cartoons for the Georgia Straight alternate newspaper. Ian Baxter, Claude Breeze and Robert Crum’s art had strong political overtones that were obvious to audiences.

People listened when Bill

Reid leant his Haida voice to environmental and social justice issues.

Collectively the boomer citizens who emerged from the above influences in BC, and arguably across Canada, learned that freedom was counseled, debated, taught and ultimately protected by many voices in the media, the lecture hall, the court and the art gallery.

We learned to write, think, argue and create from critical thinkers, most of whom were a bit older than us, but who found common cause with our passions and enthusiasms.

Best of all – they encouraged us to get involved politically, and to share in the creation of progressive, new approaches to old problems.

I am thinking about those times again because I am starting to feel about now how I felt about then.

Time to question authority once again Over the past year, I have had a series of déjà vu moments linked to a regressive national political ethos that seeks succour in revisionism, in climate change denial, in old fashioned sabre rattling, in muzzling scientists, in triv-

ializing First Nations’ issues, in controlling political discourse rather than enabling it, in favouring ideology over evidence, and in enabling a political environment that is hostile, partisan and ad hominem in the extreme.

I am also starting to feel that my freedom is being encroached upon, and it is time to push the boundaries, just to make sure that the gains of old are not lost. In this cause I think it is of signal importance to support the media; the tenured professors, especially in the threatened faculties of Humanities, the Arts and Social Sciences; the lawyers and judges who act with rigour and critical thought in the cause of our individual and collective rights; and all of the artists whose creative voice emboldens our society with beauty.

In their collective articulation of our freedoms, these writers, intellectuals, lawyers, judges and artists are on the front lines of a new national debate about civility. Just as in the ’60s and early ’70s, it is time once again to question authority that is out of step with society and the commons.

Mike Robinson is a columnist for Troy Media.

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Is the economy finally back to normal?

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hatter about the economy over the past several years have been punctuated with what now sounds like a lot of clichĂŠs. Economic crisis.

A rollercoaster market. Financial panic.

Heightened level of uncertainty.

Ever since the housing downturn in the U.S. in 2007, economic news has been abnormally negative.

Now that we’re closing in on the second quarter of 2012, is it finally time to quit speaking in such alarmist tones? Is the economy back to normal? Consider the evidence.

Equity markets around the world have calmed considerably and the erratic volatility that rocked stock valuations between 2008 and 2011 have mostly subsided. Sure, there’s still the occasional day when markets in Toronto or New York are up or down more than triple digits, but those movements are rarer.

The NASDAQ is hitting 14 year highs, and the New York Stock Exchange is leading the global advance, finally back to where it was prior to the big downturn. This is all very encouraging to investors and households, who are no longer quite as fearful of losing their shirt and retiring broke.

The situation in Europe remains a mess. But at least it is no messier than it has been over the past few years – and arguably, it’s in better shape.

Recent agreements in Europe around the Greek debt have left many investors quite grumpy, and certainly Greece is a basket case.

Debt in Italy and Spain hasn’t gone away, either.

TODD

HIRSCH

Troy Media

Still, uncertainty about an imminent collapse of the European financial system has subsided a bit. Even the media seems to be tiring of events on that side of the Atlantic, and the less people focus on troubles in Europe, the more remote those troubles will seem.

The Federal Reserve in the United States is sounding more upbeat about the state of the American economy, and Chairman Ben Bernanke has signalled that a third round of quantitative easing is improbable. In other words, the Fed is now less inclined to drop another panicky bomb

of cash on the U.S. economy in a last-ditch effort to stimulate spending.

The patient remains in intensive care, but is at least off life support. Some traders are even betting that interest rates will start to rise before 2014 after all, breaking the Fed’s forecast.

China continues to lead global economy expansion in 2012, but even there growth is moderating – and that may be a good thing.

Nine months ago, the big worry was that growth rates in the Middle Kingdom were running out of control, and inflation and asset prices were set to crash the party. Now, the growth forecast for this year has been lowered to 7.5 per cent (down from 8 per cent) – a reasonable pace of growth that perhaps offers a bit more stability.

Canada’s economy is sputtering at the moment, particularly in central Canada.

Still, an outright recession is unlikely, and it’s altogether “normal� for different regions in the country to grow at different rates. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was Ontario that was booming while Alberta and the West lagged.

This decade, however, the West is clearly in the economic driver’s seat. The Canadian dollar has been remarkably stable over the

past year and suddenly a $.95 loonie is considered “weak.�

If you consider the overarching themes in the Canadian economy at the moment, they feel more “normal�: governments are fighting deficits, battling Ottawa over health care transfers, and sparring with Europe and the U.S. over trade issues.

The big news stories are no longer financial panic and economic Armageddon. They’re robo-calls and play-off hockey.

Perhaps the question isn’t “Are things back to normal?� but rather, what IS normal? Certainly the go-go days in 2006 and 2007 were not normal in Alberta. Three per cent unemployment and fast-food restaurant closures due to lack of workers is neither typical nor desirable. Today’s 5 per cent unemployment is balanced. Our provincial government is running a small deficit, but favourable energy prices will probably save our collective hides.

Again!

The economy will always hold some suspense, but it does appear that 2012 will be marked by far less fear and uncertainty for the global economy.

Even in “normal� times there are interesting events going on.

And for economists who make a living by writing and comment-

ing on the economy, that’s a good thing! A boring economy is bad for job security.

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NDP future hinges on leadership choice An editorial from the Winnipeg Free Press The NDP leadership campaign has brought the party’s traditional fault lines into sharper relief, but there is no indication the race to replace Jack Layton will end in disunity and division.

Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent contributed to the appearance of a pending problem when he said frontrunner Thomas Mulcair would be a disastrous choice because he would move the party to the centre of the political spectrum. Broadbent supports Brian Topp, a more traditional New Democrat, who is trailing in the polls.

Broadbent said the NDP caucus might fracture if Mulcair, who helped the party win its breakthrough in Quebec, is elected.

For his part, Mulcair believes a centrist approach is needed to expand the party’s base in

the West, while holding onto Quebec.

Ideological disagreements are not uncommon in any political party, and the NDP has had its share since it was founded in 1961 to replace the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

The central identity crisis of the NDP has revolved around the question of whether it should embrace policies that would appeal to a plurality of Canadians at election time, or whether it should stick to its socialist principles in the hope voters would eventually recognize their self-interest lay in voting NDP. Some party members also believe their only salvation is a merger with the Liberal party, but the idea does not appear to be popular as the party prepares for its convention in Toronto this week.

Unlike other recent political conventions, the NDP event will

be interesting because no candidate is likely to win on a first ballot, according to a recent internal survey.

Mulcair is in first place with the support of 25 per cent of New Democrats, followed by Peggy Nash (17 per cent) and Paul Dewar (15). Topp trails a distant fifth. There will almost certainly be a second and even third ballot before a leader is selected.

The uncertainty over who will win is another reason the rhetoric has been amplified by people such as Broadbent, but there is no reason to doubt the party will come together after a new leader is elected.

The party has suffered since the death of Layton, with its support down across the country, but where it goes from here will depend entirely on the ability of the new leader to craft a party that performs effectively in Parliament and strives to appeal to all Canadians.

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PEOPLE OBITUARIES DI BELLA (NEE PIPPI), IDA “EDI” MARIANNE — Family and friends mourn the sudden passing of Ida “Edi” Marianne Di Bella (nee Pippi), daughter of Mario (Deceased, 1936) Pippi and “Annie” (Deceased, 2000) D’Aquino. She is survived by two sons, R. C. (Tino) Di Bella (Denise, Deceased), Mario Di Bella (Lorraine), five grandchildren, (Jacob, Beth, Cara, Adam & Aimee), one brother, Thomas D’Aquino (Susan), sister-in-law, Alice Pippi (Emilio, Deceased), 2 nieces (Marianne & Lynn), 1 nephew (Mario) and many cousins. Born in Trail, BC, on February 22, 1928 and died in Trail on March 15, 2012.

Edi moved to Nelson in her late teens and carried out a successful business career in Nelson, BC, later retiring to Trail to care for her mother and her aunt, Lida Petroni.

Prayers will be held at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, 813 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:00pm.

Funeral mass will take place at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11:00am, Father Jim Ratcliffe as Celebrant.

Private interment will follow at the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery.

As an expression of sympathy, family and friends may make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society (1-800-667-37420) or the BC Cancer Foundation (1-800-906-2873).

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Man in Motion tour stops in Prince George Anniversary tour comes to Kootenays in April

BY ALLAN WISHART Prince George Free Press

Rick Hansen has a lot of fond memories of Prince George.

The Man in Motion told a large crowd at the Civic Plaza on Monday evening about one of them.

“When I was learning to live with my disability,” he said, “I decided I wanted to be the world champion in the wheelchair marathon. So a friend and I decided to come up here to see if we could do it.

“Terry Fox and I came here to participate in the Prince George to Boston Marathon, and we had the chance to live our dreams.”

On the 25th anniversary of his around-the-world wheelchair tour, Hansen returned to Prince George and talked about how much had changed since then.

“We’ve been working for the past 25 years to build a community together, an inclusive world.

Now, we this celebration, that Many in Motion has transformed Man in Motion into a national dream.”

Local Paralympian Paul Jalbert was with Hansen on the stage at the Civic Plaza, after being the

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Actor signs up for space trip

SALT LAKE CITY - A 101-year-old U.S. woman who ushered in her birthday with a tandem paraglide ride last year is soaring into the record books Tuesday.

Great-great grandmother Mary Hardison has been officially recognized as the “Oldest Female to Paraglide Tandem”

by Guinness World Records.

She supplanted a 100-yearold woman from Cyprus who took her flight in 2007.

Hardison flew with an instructor on Sept. 1, 2011, while four generations of her family watched and cheered.

The flight went smoothly and even included a few tricks that Hardison encouraged.

Hardison said she wanted to paraglide because her 75-year-old son began doing it as a hobby.

“I didn’t want him to get too far ahead of me, so I decided that I’d go too,” she said.

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last medal-bearer for the Prince George portion of the anniversary relay.

“Paul,” Hansen said, “I couldn’t think of a better End of Day participant than you. You’ve inspired others by taking one step at a time on your journey.”

After the official ceremony, Hansen spoke about the changes he has seen in how disabled people work in their communities.

“The biggest difference is how people respond to people with disabilities. Now, those people are leading, they’re taking a major role in their communities.”

After 25 years, Hansen says it’s been great to see old and new faces on the Canadian tour.

“It’s unbelievable to see old friends again, but it’s just as great to be introduced to a new generation of young people who say they’ve been inspired by my story.”

As Hansen finished his interview, the song Man in Motion could be heard over the music system at the plaza. Did he ever grow tired of hearing that song, made a hit by John Parr?

A huge grin came over his face.

“I never get tired of it. I think it’s because every time I hear it, it brings back tons of memories. I flip back in my mind to the images of the first tour.”

(AP PHOTO/PAT WELLENBACH)

Allie Ward, 15, from Prince Edward Island, enjoys the warm sun while skiing in unusual weather for this time of year at Sunday River in Newry, Maine, on Wednesday.

Centenarian lands in record book

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Richard Branson said Monday his venture to launch paying tourists into space has netted its 500th customer, and it’s none other than Ashton Kutcher.

The British billionaire made the announcement on his blog, saying he gave the actor a quick call to congratulate him.

“He is as thrilled as we are at the prospect of being among the first to cross the final frontier (and back!) with us and to experience the magic of space for himself,” Branson wrote.

A representative for Kutcher did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

Kutcher is among dozens of Hollywood types, international entrepreneurs, scientists, space buffs and others who have made deposits to be among the first to reach the edge of the Earth on Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceline.

Branson has said the aim is to make space travel safe and affordable and not just for those who can afford the current $200,000 ticket.

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Fear never entered the equation for Hardison, who previously rode all of the adult rides at Disneyland to celebrate her 90th birthday.

Hardison said she was shocked to learn her flight had become a world record.

“To me, I was just going on a little ride,” she said. “I had no idea I’d break a record.”

Hardison said her active lifestyle has already inspired others her age to pursue similar adventures.

“Some people have said, ‘Well, if you can do that at your age, then there’s no need for me to just sit around,”’ she said. “My desire is for the elderly to keep on going. Do things as long as you are physically able. Be positive. Friends don’t like a grumpy person.”

When Hardison decided to take the birthday leap, family members were concerned for her safety. After all, it was her first flight and she was the old-

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101- year-old Mary Hardison of Ogden, Utah, front second from right, is photographed with her family. Guinness World Records says that Hardison of Ogden is officially the oldest female to paraglide tandem. est customer the paragliding company had ever taken into the air.

“My first reaction was she was nuts,” said daughter-inlaw Bonnie Hardison. “But everyone is just so excited and

thinks this record is great.”

As for any future flights, Mary Hardison, who spends her days quilting for charities, is just playing it by ear.

“If the notion strikes, I’ll go again,” she said.

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Cranbrook science whiz turning heads with heating idea “It’s really a performance enhancing method for the heat pump,� Bruce said.

This means that the efficiency of a furnace can be improved substantially. Bruce and Keltie predict homeowners could see as much as a one third reduction in their heating bill.

So far, Keltie and Bruce have not found anything on the market that compares to her idea. “There’s nobody out there doing this,� Keltie

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All of Geoair’s unique details have made Keltie a star on the National Science Fair circuit. Last year she advanced past the East Kootenay fair and went on to Toronto, where she won a bronze medal for her division, a $1,000 scholarship to Western University and $300 cash.

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Keltie Murdoch poses at home on March 16 with her award-winning science project that earned her best in fair, and a spot at the Charlottetown Canada-wide Science Fair. The Grade 11 student is testing a new heating system that she invented.

Keltie took her discovery to the science fair.

Keltie’s system, which she is calling Geoair for now, is technically a form of geothermal heating, but with one major difference. Bruce said geothermal heating is generally done with tubing filled with liquid and buried below the house. Keltie’s design uses air blown into buried tubing that pushes it up into a heat pump, housed in what

they call a “dog house� chamber on the exterior of the building. By the time the air reaches the other end of the tubing, it has warmed up significantly just by being passed underground. This is called the tempering process.

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Keltie said.

The Grade 11 student has always participated in the annual East Kootenay Regional Science Fair, but about three years ago her project took on a whole new meaning. She proposed that a pipe buried underground could take air that is blown through one end and warm it up by the time it reaches the other side. Keltie teamed up with her dad Bruce, who is a home builder in Cranbrook, to test it out.

What they found was startling, and it set Keltie off on her threeyear journey that seems to now have the sky as its limit. “We just wanted to try this out,� she said.

The pipe was fitted with a small bathroom fan on one end, and buried in a six foot deep trench. Keltie then measured the temperature of the air going in - it was -15 C - and when it came out the other side after just a few seconds, it was 6 C. “That was sort of the day we realized there was something to this,�

Bruce said. With her hypothesis confirmed,

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Another difference between geothermal and Keltie’s design, is that hers is low cost. “We’re able to enhance the performance of a heat pump with only 100 or 200 dollars,� Bruce said.

The project is environmentally friendly, which has been a priority of the Murdoch family. “It’s an environmentally green system that is cost effective,�

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The Campbell River Tier 2 Bantam Tyees are B.C. champions. After coming back in the final minutes to tie the game against Burnaby Winter Club, the Tyees won it 2-1 in overtime at the Cominco Arena Wednesday.

BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

The Campbell River Tier-2 Bantam Tyees are provincial champs.

The Tyees went through some adversity in the round robin, losing to Burnaby Winter Club, but in the end they rose to the occasion and beat their round-robin rival in the final, 2-1 in overtime.

The Tyees didn’t waste any time in the extra period. Thirty-three seconds in, Josh Coblenz stole the puck at the Burnaby blue line walked in and fired a high missile shortside to send the team into delirium.

“I got off the bench, the d-man bobbled the puck and I stole it from him and then I was going to make a pass, but thought ‘no,’ I’ll just throw it at the net and it went in,” said Josh Coblenz.

Coblenz was one of the best forwards for the fish, his three points in the semifinal lifted them to a 4-3 win over the Cranbrook Bantam Ice. But the game with Burnaby was tight all the way and was scoreless heading into the third; until the 12:50 mark when

Burnaby’s Kenessary Kylyshbek buried a centering pass from Jake Kryshki over the blocker of Tyee goalie Nic Kirchner to put the club up 1-0.

With 5:43 to play and the Tyees desperate, Joe Gage made an incredible play at the blue-line diving to keep the puck in the Burnaby zone, then making a pass to Travis Goodwin from his stomach.

Goodwin slid the puck to Grady McInnes in the slot, who airmailed it top corner to tie it at 1-1.

“That was a friggin unreal play,” said Tyee coach Peter Martin. “The guys see it, I mean you look at inspiring moments - that was one.”

Forty seconds later however, the Tyees took a penalty, their only penalty of the game. Burnaby threatened to go up, but Kirchner stood tall and Campbell River patiently killed the short-handed situation.

“They just never quit. Your down 1-0 in the third period of the championship game, five minutes left – all you ever work on is just how much determination they really have to win, and that’s what

you see.”

Campbell River finished second in Pool B. After losing 3-2 to Burnaby, the Tyee beat Westside 8-7 and Fort St. John 13-2 in the round robin. They were then victorious in the semifinal over a tough Cranbrook side, 4-3, to make it into the final match.

The team was consistent up front, good defensively, with not a lot of flash but a ton of character, and a very solid collective approach to the game.

“The thing we talked about between the second and third period, was team stuff. It doesn’t matter who does it, we are all in this together, and that’s what we’ve tried to teach everybody.”

Burnaby faced Rossland-Trail in Tuesday night’s other semifinal, and despite a good effort from the Bantam Smoke Eaters, they bowed to the Winter Club 3-1.

R-T played Cranbrook in the consolation final and were tied 3-3 until, with eight seconds remaining on the clock, the bantam Ice scored to snatch a 4-3 victory.

The Beaver Valley Nitehawks got back on the winning track with a 4-2 victory in Fernie Tuesday night.

Nitehawk goalie Zach Perehudoff was named first star, stopping 34 of 36 shots including 14 in the third period to backstop the team to the win and a 2-1 series lead in the KIJHL Kootenay Conference final.

Tyler Collins broke a 2-2 deadlock on a power play with 2:04 remaining in the second, converting a pass from Craig Martin and Chris Derochie to send the game into the third up 3-2.

It was all Perehudoff from there as the Ghostriders outshot B.V. 14-3 in the third, with Mason Spear getting an empty netter with 24 seconds remaining to seal it.

The Nitehawks went 3 for 6 on the pp netting all but the empty netter with a man advantage.

Dallas Calvin opened the scoring drilling a shot pass Fernie goalie Chris Solecki. The Ghostriders’ Connor McLaughlin replied late in the first to tie it at one. But the Nitehawks would go ahead 23 seconds into the second when Chris Johnson would deposit a feed from Mason Spear to restore the lead 2-1.

Solecki was pulled after the second goal and the Ghostriders would respond at 5:45 when Derek Georgopolis banged one by Perehudoff to tie it at two.

The Hawks and the Ghostriders also went at it Wednesday night but the score was unavailable at press time. Beaver Valley will host Fernie in Game 5 at the B.V. Arena going Friday at 7:30 p.m.

In the Kamloops/Shuswap Conference the Kelowna Cheifs took a commanding 3-0 series lead with a 5-4 win over Sicamous.

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Spruce Kings bounced

PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Spruce Kings came into their best-of-seven versus the Merritt Centennials with a surprising 33-win season and the Interior MVP Paul De Jersey. All of that was swept away Tuesday night.

The Centennials, leading the series 3-0, came ready to finish the Spruce Kings at home. Cents forward Evan Stack got them on the board with a power play goal late in the first period. And though Spruce Kings forward Larry Fitzgerald was able to tie things up with a short-handed score midway through the second, the Centennials retook the lead 30 seconds later and never let go.

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SPORTS

Chiefs shock Vees

BANTAM WILDCATS HEAD WEST

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Payton penalized for payments THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chilliwack proving a tough test for Penticton, tie series

FROM PAGE 10 The Vees, expected to dominate the Chiefs, have been put on their heels with a 3-1 loss Tuesday night, tying the series 2-2. The Vees, by far the highest scoring team during the regular season, struggled to score versus goalie Mitch Gillam.

The Peterborough, Ontario native saved 32 of 33 shots versus the high-octane Vees.

Forward Malcolm Gould paced the Chiefs with two points, scoring the game’s first goal and grabbing an assist in the third.

The Chiefs and Vees square off again in Thursday night.

In Cowichan Valley the Surrey Eagles gained a 3-1 series lead by holding off the Capitals in a wild 3rd period.

Going into the 3rd with a 5-2 lead, the Eagles were put on their heels with a Capitals score two minutes in, and another eight minutes later to cut the lead to one.

However, the Eagles were able to get two unassisted scores from Sean McGovern and Brandon Tanev to finish off Cowichan Valley.

7-5 was the final score.

Despite being heralded for their defence, the Powell River Kings put 50 shots on goal versus the Coquitlam Express.

Goalie Khaleed Devji stopped 48, helping the Express tie up the series with a 4-2 win.

The Kings were able to grab their two scores early, but the deadly combination of Alex Petan and Alex Kerfoot led the Express comeback and win.

Petan tied things up with two goals in the first, while Kerfoot gave the Express a two-goal lead with a score halfway through the third.

The series goes back to Powell River Thursday night.

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The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats take a break from the rink, and enjoy the sights at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria where the bantam girls hockey provincials were held last week.

SCOREBOARD BCHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7) INTERIOR CONFERENCE Penticton (1) vs. Chilliwack (4) (Series tied 2-2) Tuesday Result Chilliwack 3 Penticton 1 Monday Result Penticton 3 Chilliwack 1 Tonight’s Game Chilliwack at Penticton, 7 p.m.

Friday Game Penticton at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.

Saturday Game x-Chilliwack at Penticton, 7 p.m.

Merritt (2) vs. Prince George (3) (Merritt wins series 4-0) Tuesday Result Merritt 3 Prince George 1 Monday Result Merritt 4 Prince George 3 (OT) COASTAL CONFERENCE Powell River (1) vs. Coquitlam (4) (Series tied 2-2) Tuesday Result Coquitlam 4 Powell River 2 Monday Result Coquitlam 3 Powell River 2 (OT) Tonight’s Game Coquitlam at Powell River, 7 p.m.

Friday Game Powell River at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Saturday Game x-Coquitlam at Powell River, 7:30 p.m.

Surrey (2) vs. Cowichan Valley (3)

(Surrey leads series 3-1) Tuesday Result Surrey 7 Cowichan Valley 5 Monday Result Cowichan Valley 5 Surrey 2 Thursday Game Cowichan Valley at Surrey, 7 p.m.

Friday Game x-Surrey at Cowichan Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Game x-Cowichan Valley at Surrey, 7 p.m. x - played only if necessary.

Curling

Women’s World Championship Round-robin Standings Country (Skip) Canada (Nedohin) South Korea (JS.Kim) Sweden (Sigfridsson) Switzerland (Ott) U.S. (Pottinger) Scotland (Muirhead) Denmark (Nielsen) Russia (A.Sidorova) Germany (A.Schopp) Czech Rep (Klimova) Italy (Gaspari) China (B.Wang)

W 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2

L 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7

ROUND ROBIN Wednesday Results Draw 12 Canada 7 South Korea 5 Sweden 7 China 5 Switzerland 8 Italy 4 U.S. 6 Czech Republic 4

Draw 13 Canada 5 Germany 4 Denmark 7 Switzerland 4 Scotland 9 China 7 U.S. 7 Russia 2 Draw 14, 9 p.m.

Denmark vs. Italy Germany vs. South Korea Scotland vs. Sweden Russia vs. Czech Republic Today’s Games Draw 15, 11 a.m.

Sweden vs. U.S.; Czech Republic vs. China; Italy vs. Canada; South Korea vs. Switzerland.

Draw 16, 4 p.m.

Germany vs. Czech Republic; Denmark vs. Sweden; Russia vs.

South Korea; Scotland vs. Italy.

Draw 17, 9 p.m.

Switzerland vs. Russia; Canada vs. Scotland; China vs. Germany; U.S. vs. Denmark.

PLAYOFFS Friday Games Page Playoffs One vs. Two, 9 p.m.

Saturday Games Page Playoffs Three vs. Four, 3 p.m.

Semifinal One-Two loser vs. Three-Four winner, 8 p.m.

Sunday Games Third Place Semifinal loser vs. Three-Four loser, 8 p.m.

Championship One-Two winner vs. Semifinal winner, 6:30 p.m.

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Meting out unprecedented punishment for a crush-for-cash bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banned the team’s former defensive co-ordinator, Gregg Williams.

Payton is the first head coach suspended by the league for any reason, accused of trying to cover up a system of extra cash payouts that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday called “particularly unusual and egregious� and “totally unacceptable.�

Sending a message by taking a harsh stand, Goodell also banned Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight regular-season games next season - believed to be the first time a GM was suspended by the NFL - and assistant coach Joe Vitt for the first six games.

In addition, Goodell fined the Saints US$500,000 and took away their second-round draft picks this year and next. “We are all accountable and responsible for player health and safety and the integrity of the game.

We will not tolerate conduct or a culture that undermines those priorities,� said Goodell, whose league faces more than 20 concussion-related lawsuits brought by hundreds of former players. “No one is above the game or the rules that govern it.�

Payton, whose salary this season was to be at least $6 million, ignored instructions from the NFL and Saints ownership to make sure bounties

weren’t being paid. The league also chastised him for choosing to “falsely deny that the program existed,� and for trying to “encourage the false denials by instructing assistants to ‘make sure our ducks are in a row.�’ All in all, Goodell’s ruling is a real blow to the Saints, a franchise that Payton and quarterback Drew Brees revived and led to the 2010 Super Bowl title after decades of such futility that fans wore paper bags over their heads at home games.

Brees reacted quickly to the news on Twitter, writing: “I am speechless.

Sean Payton is a great man, coach, and mentor. ... I need to hear an explanation for this punishment.�

The Saints now must decide who will coach the team in Payton’s place - his suspension takes effect April 1 - and who will make roster moves while Loomis is out.

There was no immediate word from the Saints, but two candidates to take over coaching duties are defensive co-ordinator Steve Spagnuolo and offensive co-ordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. Spagnuolo has NFL head coaching experience; Carmichael does not, but has been with the club since 2006.

When the NFL first made its investigation public on March 2, Williams admitted to - and apologized for running the program while in charge of the Saints’ defence.

He was hired in January by the St. Louis Rams; head coach Jeff Fisher said Wednesday he’ll probably use a committee of coaches to replace Williams in 2012.

Goodell will review Williams’ status after the upcoming season and decide whether he can return.

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RECREATION WEST KOOTENAY FLYďšşFISHING SYMPOSIUM

BEAVER VALLEY REC

Belly Dancing begins in B.V. Food Safe will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fruitvale Memorial Hall. Cost is $70. Please bring cash or cheque to the class if you wish to attend.

Chito-Ryu Karate, instructed by Sensei Scott Hutcheson, kicks off Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. for youth 6+ and 7-8 p.m. for adult classes, running from Mar. 26 to June 13 at the Fruitvale Elementary School gym. Cost is $48 per month for youth and $75 per month for adult or youth pay $110 and adults pay $180 for the 22 classes.

Zumbatomic is a specially designed Zumba class for kids. Little Starz age 4 - 7 and Big Starz 8 - 12 starts Apr. 2 to May 17, 3-3:30 p.m.

Little Starz is $35 and Big Starz 3:454:30 p.m., $42.

Home Alone with Alysha Skarbo, goes Apr. 2 and Apr. 4, from 6-7:30p.m. at the Fruitvale Elementary School Library. This course is designed to educate children 9 years old and older on how to stay safe at home when their parents are out. Topics include: home and fire safety, how to deal with strangers, how to answer the phone and

how to prevent and handle emergencies. Cost is $15 for the two-day session.

Ladies Beginner Belly Dance classes, instructed by Barbara Stang, is on Tuesday evenings at the Montrose Hall from 6:45-8:15 p.m., Apr. 3 to May 8. Cost is $45 or drop-in $8.

Bring a notebook and pencil if you want to take notes, water and a scarf or veil that fits around your hips. For more information about the classes, please call Barbara at 367-0151.

Yoga, instructed by Laurie MacDonald starts Apr. 3 to May. 22 at the Fruitvale Memorial Hall from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Pre-registration of $65 or $10 drop in. The Yoga classes focus on creating strength and relaxation in the body. Practice breathing techniques, meditation, active yoga poses and deep relaxation. Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket.

Kids Soccer (ages 4-5), instructed

by Bethany Yorston and Jourdyne Mason, hit the pitch Apr. 5 to May 10 from 4-4:30 pm at the Fruitvale Elementary School Gym or lower playing field weather permitting. $20 per child.

Please call 367-9319 to register.

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Birds of a feather flocked together last weekend as the West Kootenay Fly-Fishing Symposium held its 13th edition.

Left: Rod Zavaduk shows off one of his many Columbia River fly patterns.

The event was a big success with seminars, casting clinics, fly tying, raffles and much more for fly-fishers both beginner and advanced.

TRAIL PARKS AND REC

Spring into fitness with new programs

Boomer Fit Class is for adults and seniors at all levels of fitness.

Enjoy strength exercises and core training with a good stretch to round out the workout. Classes are with instructor Lynn Kenneway, Mar. 26 to May 16, Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Core Strengthening with Diana Howard starts Mar. 27 to May 8, Tuesday’s from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Learn a core strengthening routine that includes exercises with the stability ball, free weights, floor exercises and stretching.

Strengthen your back and core and increase your overall fitness.

Modifications will be included for different

levels.

Boot Camp with Diana Howard starts Mar. 29 to May 10, Thursday’s from 5 to 6 p.m. Get your heart pumping and burn some calories in these energetic classes.

30-Minute Circuit for adult to seniors is a shorter class that offers maximum benefits. Move from station to station training with free weights, stability balls, resistance bands, and weighted balls.

Learn floor resistance exercises on the mat and endurance training with a variety of cardio options. This class is excellent for beginners; modifications are explained throughout the entire workout.

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Mom and Baby Circuit is a new program that includes easy to follow fitness exercises for mom and baby.

Classes are instructed

by Diana Howard, certified personal trainer, and start April 3 to May 10, Tuesday and Thursday from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m.

Total Body Blast is a new program that runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. This workout is broken down into 3 different classes: strength day is Monday, cardio day is Wednesday, core and endurance day is Friday. Each class is only 30 minutes so you can get your workout done quickly and with maximum results.

Classes start Apr. 2.

No Floor Yoga is for anyone who would like to experience yoga without getting up and down off the floor. We use a chair to sit and do meditation and stretching. There is also some

standing and balancing. This is a class that creates awareness as well as some fun. Come out and give it a try.

Classes run Tuesday’s from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the aquatic centre, starting Apr. 3.

Proper Running Techniques instructed

by Track and Field coach, Dan Horan, starts Apr. 2 to June 4, Monday’s from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Haley Park.

Learn how to run properly and more efficiently by putting less stress on your joints and muscles.

Mom’s Time Out, for ages 1 to 5, runs Monday’s and Friday’s from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the aquatic centre. The fee includes entry into the facility for one parent, while your child is supervised playing with other kids. We also have an evening session on Tuesday’s from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. Take advantage of this great program.

Call for more information at 364-0888.

Check out our new Parks and Recreation Leisure Guide.

Celebrating 90 years Presenting Ethan with his prize is circulation manager Michelle Bedford.

Carrier of the month winner is Ethan Szabo who delivers in Rivervale. His clients rave about him: “Polite, friendly, punctual and responsible�. Honorable mention to Ethan’s grandfather, Joe, who fills in when Ethan is busy. Thanks to both of you for doing an outstanding job!

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LEISURE

No “getting over” fear of dogs without help Dear Annie: Five years ago, an encounter with a large, vicious dog put me in the ER and left me with lasting scars, physical and otherwise. I’m almost 20 now.

I can pet and play with small, quiet dogs, but larger ones strike panic in me. I cringe when I hear barking. I still have nightmares and sometimes feel phantom pains where I was attacked.

Spending time with my parents’ medium-sized dog doesn’t help, especially since it has bitten people before, and my family still treats it like the best dog in the world.

I never got professional help, because I was told shortly after the attack that I needed to “get over it.” I feel no one understands my fear because it’s an American tradition to love dogs. Besides, I don’t have money for therapy. What can I do? -- Terrified Dear Terrified:

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People who tell you to “get over it” do not understand the extent of the problem. Your fear is not irrational.

You were viciously bitten, and such a trauma is difficult to overcome. The fact that you can pet and play with small dogs is quite an achievement, all considered. If you regularly encounter larger dogs and wish to work on your fear, please know that lowcost therapy is available. Ask your doctor, and check your church and United Way. You can even search online for tips on overcoming phobias.

Dear Annie: I own property out of

state. I use it mostly in the summer, but it’s checked on at least once a month. My neighbor there is married to a woman who is no longer friends with me, but we are civil to each other. The problem is, the wife thinks she’s entitled to dig up and take or remove any of my plants, shrubs, gravel, etc. Every season, I check the garden to make sure nothing else is missing.

I took great pride in my garden of perennials and enjoyed the fruits of my hard work.

Last fall, I noticed the daylilies were pulled right out of the ground.

She also dug up a hosta that had been in that spot for years -- and looked great. She obviously does her dirty work when her husband isn’t home.

She simply helps herself to my garden.

I went to the police, and they suggested I discuss this with the neighbor. The officer said if the police

dropped by, it would be considered a threat, and besides, the husband may not know anything.

This has been going on for years. Every season gets more frustrating. I bought an outside camera (not installed) and left her a note saying I had contacted the police, but it hasn’t made any difference. She ignores all the “Keep Out” and “No Trespassing” signs.

Any suggestions? -- At the End of My Rope Dear End: Are you sure the wife is doing this? Could it be local animals or some other culprit? We strongly recommend you install that camera and find out what’s going on. If you get proof, talk to the husband and ask him to discuss it with his wife. You also can take it to the police.

This is trespassing and theft, and it’s against the law Dear Annie: I need to respond to “It’s Only Hair.” As a former

businessperson, my company hired only employees who were well groomed to represent our establishment. If a prospective employee appeared looking like something the dog brought home from a weekend fling,

there was no way he would be considered.

Tattoos, long hair, whiskers or a junkyard of iron piercings on their face and ears are simply not appropriate when looking for an emissary for your business. Young adults

looking for employment might consider presenting a better image of themselves.

-- Oregon Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

TODAY’S PUZZLES

TODAY’S CROSSWORD

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU

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LEISURE

YOUR HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Friday, March 23, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Get used to delays, silly errors and goof-ups in communication. Plans are stalled in the water, and ground transportation is stalled on the road! It’s Mercury retrograde.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You have a wonderful opportunity now to do any kind of research. Whatever answers you’re looking for will be quite easy to find -you should know this.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Enjoy opportunities to run into old friends. After all, it’s good to have a history with others. (Plus, you can catch up on gossip!)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Expect to run into bosses from the past or see parents you might not have seen in a while. That’s because there’s a tape loop going on with

authority figures from your past. (Weird.)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Travel plans might be delayed or rescheduled now.

Ditto for plans related to higher education. However, this is an excellent time to finish studies or wrap up important papers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Tackle old projects related to inheritances, taxes, debt, shared property and anything you own jointly with others. You can get rid of a lot of loose ends right now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Old flames and definitely ex-partners are back in your life again. Look good, because living well is the best revenge.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) There’s no question that delays and silly errors are plaguing your job and everyone else at work. Lost papers,

poor communication and broken equipment are par for the course. Just hang in there.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Old flames are back in the picture again. This could be welcomed for some of you, but for most it’s not a pretty picture. (You have my sympathy.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Relatives probably are

camped on your doorstep, sleeping on your sofa and eating you out of house and home. On the other hand, you might be the one sleeping on your sister’s sofa!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Allow extra time for everything, because this particular Mercury retrograde will take its toll on you. Expect transportation breakdowns and communication challenges.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) If you’re looking for work, retrace your footsteps.

Return to places where you applied before. Or you might even return to a place you were before.

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Woodland Equipment Inc offers excellent wage compensation, extended health beneďŹ ts. On-going industry training and year round employment.

We are one of the largest Hyundai dealers in Canada and believe our continued growth is a result of our highly skilled and engaged employees who deliver excellence in the Workplace. Come join our team in sunny and warm Vernon, where you will be appreciated, love our climate and enjoy all our outdoor activities.

Please forward your resume via email to rgilroy@woodland equip.com. No phone calls please.

Line Cook Career training available

FOUND:Child’s wallet Mar 15 @ Cominco Arena. Identify & claim at arena

Experience req.

Salary based on experience.

Send resume to Box398, Trail BC, V1R 4L7.

An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for ďŹ eld and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off.

Call Lloyd @ 780-723-5051 Safety/HR person required with Level 3 First Aid for sawmill & mining construction.

Pls fax or email resume to 250-825-9687 timberlinemill@shaw.ca

Help Wanted HHDI RECRUITING is hiring on behalf of Baker Hughes Baker Hughes Alberta based oilďŹ eld services company is currently hiring;

DRIVER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS & SERVICE SUPERVISORS Class 1 or 3 License required.

Drivers

HD MECHANICS 3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton.

Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759

**WANTED** NEWSPAPER CARRIERS TRAIL DAILY TIMES Excellent Exercise Fun for All Ages Call Today Start Earning Money Tomorrow Circulation Department 250-364-1413 Ext. 206 For more Information

For more information or send your resume & current drivers abstract to: driverclass1@shaw.ca

Engagements

Engagements Chad, Deb & Danelle Wetter wish to announce the engagement of their daughter & sister,

Marlee Wetter to Andrew Clark The couple will marry Friday, August 24, 2012 and will reside in Victoria.

In Memoriam Colander Restaurant is now taking applications for

F/T Occupational & Environmental Health & Safety Co-ordinator

Lost & Found

Nu-Tech Auto Repairs Ltd. a dynamic, independent automotive maintenance and repair centre requires a full time automotive technician.

Ideally you are an experienced licensed technician with no fear of import automobiles or the technology that drives them. We offer a team environment, training, an exceptionally clean, well equipped shop, top wages and beneÂżts.

Send resume and cover letter to: Nu-Tech Auto Repairs Ltd. 2045 Columbia Ave Trail BC V1R 1K7

Experience in the restaurant/food industry an asset.

Night shift position.

Email resume to: ferraro3@telus.net or drop off at the Trail Ferraro Foods store, Attention: David Ferraro.

For information please go to the Press Council website at www.bcpresscouncil.org or telephone (toll free) 1-888-687-2213.

FOR INFORMATION, education, accommodation and support for battered women and their children call WINS Transition House 250-364-1543

Automotive Technician

BAKER’S HELPER

Bring resume to 1475 Cedar Ave

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 250-368-5651

Help Wanted

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Complaints must be Àled within a 45 day time limit.

Personals

fax 250.368.8550 email nationals@trailtimes.ca Employment Employment Cards of Thanks Cards of Thanks

In Memoriam

Karen Low The ye Th years ars r pa p pass ss and d I miss i you How I’ve survived, I just don’t know You were my anchor for so very long The one who taught me right from wrong.

Back to when you tucked me in at night Left my door open and turned on the hall light.

The little things that you used to do Now fond memories of all we went through.

Now that you’re gone, I feel so alone And although I know you rest by a throne, I miss you so much, it’s selďŹ sh I know But that’s how much I love you so.

You are gone from us but never forg gotten, You will Always be in our hearts forever. for Stephen, Colton & Cameron Del, Norm, Kevin, Margaret, Nicole, Natasha, John, Jean Low & Families

Robert, Joan, Edna & sister-in-law Irene Ashby and families would like to express our sincere appreciation to all who sent cards at the passing of our brother

Philip Ashby

He will be missed by many others whom he met on all his bike trips.

A special heartfelt thank you to Darcy & Mike, who spend many spent many hours visiting & fetching for Phil during his last illness.

Phil referred to Darcy as his angel.

Thank you to Bill Clark, who cared for the many y arrangements ements for us.

Also thank thank nk you you to to Father Father Also nk Joseph and and d the the Ladies Ladies of of the the Joseph d CWL at at St. St. Rita’s Rita’s Church, Church, CWL who catered catered ed to to our our needs needs who ed on short short notice notice & & did did it it on beautifully. utifully. beautifully. utifully.

Sincerely, Sincerely, The The Ashby Ashby families families

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For all areas. Excellent exercise, fun for ALL ages.

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Route 359 10 papers Columbia Gardens Rd, Forsythia Dr Route 370 18 papers 2nd St, Hillcrest Ave, Mountain St Route 375 8 papers Green Rd & Lodden Rd Route 381 11 papers Coughlin Rd Route 382 13 papers Debruin Rd & Staats Rd

Route 406 15 papers Cooke Ave & Kootenay Ave Route 414 18 papers Thompson Ave,Victoria Ave Route 416 10 papers 3rd Ave, 6th Ave, Elmore St, Paul S Route 420 17 papers 1st, 3rd Kootenay Ave, Leroi Ave Route 421 9 papers Davis & Spokane St Route 424 9 papers WarďŹ eld Ironcolt Ave, Mcleod Ave, Route 195 17 papers Plewman Way Blake Court, Shelley St, Whitman Route 434 7 papers Way 2nd Ave, 3rd Ave, Turner Ave

Blueberry

Salmo

Route 308 6 papers 100 St to 104 St

Route 451 8th St, 9th St

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Genelle

Route 172 27 papers Highway Dr, Iris Cres, Lily Cres Route 180 25 papers Heather Pl, Laurel Cres, Primrose St

Route 303 16 papers 12th Ave, Grandview Pl

Castlegar Route 311 6 papers 9th Ave & Southridge Dr Route 312 15 papers 10th & 9th Ave Route 314 12 papers 4th, 5th, & 6th Ave Route 321 10 papers Columbia & Hunter’s Place

10 papers

Montrose Route 345 9 papers 5th St, 8th, 9th Ave Route 348 21 papers 12th Ave, Christie Rd

West Trail Route 131 14 papers Bay Ave, Riverside Ave Route 132 14 papers Daniel St, Wilmes Lane Route 140 11 papers Daniel St, Topping St

Call Today!

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By shopping local you support local people.

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PROTECTING EMPLOYEES FOR THE FUTURE. Sutco is pleased to offer our drivers a PENSION PLAN, satellite dispatch, electronic logs, 1st rate equipment, direct deposit and extended beneďŹ ts. Current open positions in our Chip Division. Okanagan, Chilliwack and the West Kootenays. Also new trucks delivering in our highway division. We require 2 yrs exp. acceptable abstract, positive attitude. Apply online www.sutco.ca or call recruiting 1-888-357-2612 Ext; 233

Sex and the Kitty A single unspayed cat can produce 470,000 offspring in just seven years.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Continuing Education Upcoming Courses: Holistic Health: Mar 31 Foodsafe: Mar 31 Winemaking Beginners: Mar 31 CORE Hunter: Mar 31 - Apr 1 Pruning & Tree Care: Mar 31

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Drywall

Fall Protection: Mar 31 WHMIS: Mar 31

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Medical/Dental

No Job Too Small Ph: 250-367-9160 mgkdrywall@shaw.ca

Home Repairs

Dental Assistant required Reply to Dr. Harvey Thompson, #22-665 Front St., Quesnel, BC V2J5J5. 250-992-3771

TO REGISTER FOR COURSES, PLEASE CALL NELLA AT 250.364.5770

HOME HANDYMAN. Wall Washing. Window Cleaning.

Lance 250-231-6731

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Contract Driver The Trail Daily Times, a Monday to Friday newspaper in beautiful Trail, B.C., is looking for a contract driver to drive one of our current routes. This route covers West Trail, WarÀeld and Rossland and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.

The successful candidate must possess a valid driver’s license, have a reliable vehicle and be available to work Monday through Friday.

The successful candidate should be a self-starter, work well with others and be able to meet daily deadlines.

QualiÀed applicants should apply in person to Michelle Bedford, circulation manager, Trail Daily Times; by March 27, 2012.

Reporter

The Trail Daily Times has an opening for a part time reporter/photographer. As a member of our news team, you will write news stories and take photos of Greater Trail events, cover city council and other public meetings and respond to breaking news stories. You must work well under pressure, meet daily deadlines and be a Ă exible self-starter with a reliable digital camera and vehicle.

This union position is for three days a week, with the potential for full-time work during holiday relief periods. This is a temporary position, minimum of one year.

Computer literacy is essential, experience with layout in InDesign an asset, newspaper experience or a diploma in journalism preferred. Some weekend and evening work is involved. The Times offers a competitive salary and beneÀts. The successful candidate will be required to become a member of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 2000.

QualiÀed applicants should apply in writing no later than April 5, 2012 to: Guy Bertrand, managing editor Trail Daily Times 1163 Cedar Ave. Trail, BC V1R 4B8 editor@trailtimes.ca Fax: 250-368-8550 Only qualiÀed candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please.

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8.5 Commercial acres on busy highway 395 Deer Park Wa. Good for immediate development or great investment.

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Houses For Sale

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Laughing Yoga: Mar 31

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Real Estate

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Please call 250-499-0251

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Editor Editor Valley Echo is currently recruiting TheThe Valley Echo is currently for a full-time in Invermere, recruiting for aeditor full-time editor located in the located ColumbiainValley in B.C. Invermere, B.C. the surrounded by surrounded the CanadianbyRocky Columbia Valley the Canadian Rocky Mountains the Mountains to the east, the toPurcell east, the Purcell Mountains to thebeside west Mountains to the west and nestled andthe nestled beside shoresThis of sandy shores of the Lakesandy Windermere.

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We are looking a talentedindividual, individual, We are looking forfor a talented who is able to understand the challenges and who is able to understand the challenges of working at a small and rewards rewards of working at community a small newspapernewspaper while meetingwhile daily and weekly community meeting dailydeadlines. and weekly deadlines.

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TECHNICIAN TRAINEE, APPLIED RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY (ART) Trail Operations is seeking a Technician Trainee. This position reports to a Research professional and assists on research projects, prepares test samples, performs simple analyses, provides technical data for reporting purposes and assembles equipment.

Graduation from a recognized Institute of Technology or equivalent is required.

A program in Mineral Processing is preferred, but Metallurgy or Chemical Sciences will be considered.

For detailed responsibilities and more information on this opportunity at Teck Metals Ltd., please visit our Careers page at www.teck.com and select Trail Operations.

QualiďŹ ed individuals are encouraged to forward their resume by March 31, 2012.

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Teck is a diversiďŹ ed resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, metallurgical coal, zinc and energy. The operation at Trail, British Columbia, is one of the world’s largest and most efďŹ cient integrated zinc and lead smelters. Further information about Teck can be found at www.teck.com.

We are currently seeking qualiďŹ ed individuals in the roles of:

s -),,72)'(4 s ).3425-%.4 -%#(!.)# Applicants must hold an Inter-Provincial Red Seal Endorsement and have a valid driver’s license.

Consideration will also be given to those currently indentured at either the 3rd or 4th year of an apprenticeship program. Machinists with experience in the Millwright trade will also be considered.

Applicants will be required to participate in an assessment process designed to measure ďŹ tness, aptitudes and personal attributes.

Teck offers an attractive compensation and beneďŹ t package including relocation assistance.

Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and all qualiďŹ ed individuals are encouraged to submit their resume, a copy of their Grade 12 or GED certiďŹ cate, a copy of their WHMIS certiďŹ cation and Interprovincial trade’s qualiďŹ cation by April 2, 2012.

To apply, visit the Teck website at http://www.teck.com/careers and select location - Trail Operations.

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Thursday, March 22, 2012 Trail Daily Times

CLASSIFIEDS Real Estate

Rentals

Real Estate

Real Estate

Houses For Sale

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Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

LARGE 3 Bedroom, bright, freshly painted Downtown apt.

Dishwasher, w/d, central air, 2 bathrooms.

Seeking quiet, clean responsible tenant. No pets.

950/month includes utilities. Call Cary 250-3640440

3072 Laburnum Drive

Receive a 2x3 birth included announcement for only $29.99 HST

$475,000

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RENOVATED 3 BDR unit in quiet 4plex, large front yard, located in Waneta (Trail) Close to Walmart. $1,200 incl. utilities, w/d, f/s, no pets Call 250-304-5354 for viewing

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TRAIL, 2bd, f/s, w/d, close to town, park, new ooring, blinds. $600/mo.250-364-1129

Apt/Condo for Rent

TRAIL, beautiful, spacious 1bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250368-1312

Apt/Condo for Rent

FRANCESCO ESTATES & ERMALINDA APARTMENTS

BELLA VISTA TOWNHOMES

Beautiful, Clean and Well Maintained Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms townhouse 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apartments for for rent or purchase Rent Located by the Columbia located in Shaver’s River in Glenmerry Bench Adult and Seniors oriented, No pets and no No Pets and No Smoking smoking Reasonable Rents, Reasonable prices Come and have a look Phone 364-1822 Phone 250-368-6761 or 364-0931. or 250-364-1922

WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, 3bd $760 NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-368-8423

Duplex / 4 Plex Fruitvale,Recently renovated 3bd NS, NP, $900/mo 403396-9038

Come on down to Trail and don't worry about the snow.

Deadline: 2 days prior to publication by 11am.

The Trail Daily Times will continue to publish straight birth announcements free of charge - as always

Rentals

Sunningdale

Apt/Condo for Rent

This cute Sunningdale home has new kitchen, bathroom & Ă ooring.

It’s move in ready.

$199,900

2 bdrm condo for rent in WarďŹ eld. main oor. secure entry. building has laundry facilities. fridge, and stove, ďŹ replace included. storage room. Table Mtn condos. Available Apr 1st. or sooner. $650/mth. utilities not included. Damage deposit and references requires. 250453-2206 evenings

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Fruitvale A 3 bedroom nonbasement home on a choice lot in a choice location at a great price!

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$229,900

Beautiful 3 bdrm home w/ huge deck & spectacular valley views. New siding, roof, windows, doors, basement & so much more!

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The perfect family home - 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, backs onto green space and just steps to the school.

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Covered back deck with fenced yard overlooking the Columbia River. Freshly painted.

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Townhouse at Red Mountain!

Attached garage, 3 bdrm, 4 bath, hot tub, stunning views!

Great 4 bdrm on a nice corner lot & close to school.

Thea Stayanovich ext 28 Joy DeMelo ext 29

1836 4th Street Fruitvale

$273,900

Beautiful 4 bedroom home.

All the work’s been done.

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WHEELS

When is it time to get a tune up?

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ow do you know when your vehicle needs a tune up? You read the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manual like I told you to and there is no such thing mentioned in the scheduled maintenance section. Your vehicle runs just fine. Starts good. Idles, and when you step on the gas it goes. Everything is perfect?

What is to tune?

Well in this day and age you have to be a little bit more of a detective especially if you are only visiting a quick lube type service centre for oil changes. I know a lot of people lump tune up in with oil change but, believe me, regular oil changes do not a tune up make. And from what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen nobody has made a vehicle yet that does not require a tune up.

Sure, you may have bought an air filter or two with your oil and filter but a real tune up requires a

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requiring some major service thus saving the seller some cash.

Something as seemingly simple as a spark plug change on some vehicles is a major costly procedure.

Speaking of spark plugs, are they the only wearing tune up part on todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicles? I should say not. Oxygen sensors and air fuel ratio sensors are battery like devices that will wear out. As they age they can ultimately hurt fuel mileage.

A check engine light on even when your vehicle seemingly runs perfectly is also an indicator of something amiss. Professional analysis of this issue will likely save you some money at the pumps.

Trailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate of mechanical engineering from UBC. He will write every other Thursday. E-mail: nutechauto@ telus.net

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