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Mayor urges residents to cut back on water use Forty per cent of available supply soaked up Tuesday night

BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff

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The Miss Trail Ambassador Pageant will be held Friday at the Charles Bailey Theatre. The 2012 Trail Ambassador candidates are (back row, from the left) Kelsa Quakenbush, Miss Trail Firefighters IAFF Local 941; Caitlin Crockett, Miss Hall Printing; Natalie Plett, Miss Trail Kinsmen; Patricia Michelson, Miss Kiwanis Club of Trail; Ashley Horrill, Miss KMG (Kiss My Grass) Services; Addison Oberg, Miss Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11. Front row; Serena Ross, Miss Colombo Lodge; Elizabeth King, Miss Trail Lions; Melissa Tracanelli, Miss Italo Canadese; Kennady Keraiff, Miss Glenmerry Bowl.

Candidates vying for Trail Ambassador title

BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff

Being beautiful on both the inside and outside are critical factors in the Trail Ambassador program and there’s certainly an abundance of both in this year’s crop of candidates.

There are 11 participants from within the Greater Trail area, almost double last year’s total, and the girls are eager to kick off the pageant.

The event begins at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Charles Bailey

Fruitvale finances in fine form

Theatre.

Each contestant has spent seven months training, volunteering and researching the area.

“Over the years, we have been changing the stereotypical perception of the pageant from that of a typical beauty pageant to the hard work that the candidates put in to become more confident, strong women,” said Michelle Epp, event coordinator.

“The motto of the pro-

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

At first glance it appears the Village of Fruitvale is rolling in riches.

With an $8.71 million surplus sitting in the “vaults” — according to a recent audit on their 2011 operations — the village appears to have an enviable position that most major

gram is, ‘This ain’t no beauty pageant.’”

The Trail Ambassador program enriches the lives of young women by teaching them valuable life skills like public speaking, stress management and conflict resolution.

The ambassadors of the competition are responsible for representing the City of Trail in other communities throughout the province, and Epp insists that the previous

events participants attend only excite them more.

The candidates have completed speaking contests, attended a municipal delegate conference and performed at Zumbathon to raise money for the hospital foundation.

This year’s pageant candidates will feature talents ranging from a ukuleles, singers, guitar hero, monologues, artwork and much more.

To purchase tickets in advance, call 250-368-9669.

B.C. centres would love to have: loads of extra cash.

However, the million-dollar number is misleading since it takes into account the asset valuation of all of the village’s capital and infrastructure works, around $8.4 million in total, and does not represent cash in the bank.

On Monday night Fruitvale coun-

Beaver Falls could withdraw water services to Montrose if it cannot meet the demands of both communities, cautioned Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk on Wednesday.

Danchuk raised alarm bells after 40 per cent of the holding tank was drained on Tuesday night.

“We’re fortunate that Beaver Falls is sharing their water with us,” said Danchuk, “and there isn’t that much to share.

“Right now, we’re manually opening a little valve from Beaver Falls first thing in the morning—like, at 7 a.m.—and when the guys go at 3:30 p.m., they close it because they have no way of controlling water through the night.

“Plus, their pump has to build up to fill the reservoir.”

The two communities are on a Stage 3 Water Restriction until further notice. The alert was issued after a recent break in the local water lines destroyed 10,000m3 of property in Montrose.

Stage 3 Water Restrictions prohibits all underground and above ground sprinkling, and Danchuk encourages residents to wash their vehicles in Trail or Fruitvale until further notice.

He suggests residents recycle old bath water to water their garden until a timeline for the estimated repairs is issued.

The damages to the water lines are being assessed, but the root of the problem remains unknown.

cil heard the state of the union in 2011 from Don Catalano, a chartered accountant with Soligo and Associates, the man charged with auditing the village’s books.

And the union is doing fine, Catalano said, with the village in a good position, having no debenture debt at the local level — although there is debt for shared services

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The village really only has less than $240,000 in surplus, including $72,438 in unappropriated surplus, and $159,462 in reserve funds.

But the real story for the year was capital infrastructure replacement, said Fruitvale chief administrative officer Lila Cresswell, with a large

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Margaret Taylor received the Trail-Warfield Citizen of the Year award on Tuesday night and was delighted by the presentations. Members present include (from left;) Tony Veltri, Tom Hart, the Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus, Taylor, City of Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, Warfield councillor Tom Milne and Melvin LeRose.

Threat of flooding remains as snow pack still above normal

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

The depth of the snow pack in the Kootenay and Columbia regions remains above normal, leading to some concern by the provincial spring runoff prognosticator that a threat of flooding is still ahead.

The Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin from the River Forecast Centre (RFC) revealed the two regions possessed the fifth and sixth highest snow packs in the province out of a total of 14 areas.

Sitting at 127 per cent and 125 per cent, respectively, of the normal snow pack as of April 1, the Kootenay and Columbia basins are poised to let their hair down soon with hotter weather settling into the region.

The April 1 snow survey is considered to be the key survey of the year for assessing the impact of snow pack on the seasonal water supply and for gauging flood risk.

The snow pack plays an important role in seasonal flood risk by providing water for melt and runoff. “In years with elevated snow packs there is an increased likelihood of flooding,� the report stated. “This year, snow packs are at levels of concern for increased flood risk

in the ‌ Columbia, Kootenay ‌ basins,� the report read.

But the prospect of flooding depends on weather conditions, and cannot be forecast as a result of snow pack levels alone. The greatest risk of flooding comes from above normal snow packs combined with well above normal temperatures and heavy rainfall, a scenario that places like Fruitvale (Beaver Creek) and Trail Creek in the Silver City could experience later this month.

Very wet conditions were recorded in the area, creating more snow at higher elevations and lending itself to the fifth highest April 1 snow pack observed since 1953, and similar to levels observed in 2007.

A long-range weather forecast by the RFC suggested two conditions that may worsen the flood risk in the region, including a forecast for cooler weather to the end of May. This will prolong the snow accumulation season and add to the snow pack at the higher altitudes.

This cool weather will be followed by warmer than normal temperatures into late spring and summer, creating a rapid transition from cooler to hotter weather and releasing the extra snow melt water.

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LOCAL Grants minimize infrastructure costs FROM PAGE 1 amount of work accomplished and no borrowing incurred.

“We were fortunate in being successful for two major grants, the $400,000 towards the Hillcrest project and $610,000 for a sewer treatment plant upgrade,” Cresswell said, which will be the major village project completed this year.

The village’s overall cash position has gone down about $641,000 from last year to $63,700, but it isn’t a concern, she added. The drop in cash position is due to the extensive capital works program in 2011 drawing down from reserves.

That works program for the village was significantly larger than in previous years and included the full reconstruction of sewer, drainage, sidewalks and road surface for Hillcrest Avenue.

“It isn’t a problem in that the province owes us $400,000 for the Towns for Tomorrow grant which was outstanding at year end,” Cresswell noted.

“We will have temporary borrowing costs associated with the length of time that the grant has been outstanding, but it will be paid when the Treasury

TIMOTHY SCHAFER PHOTO

Don Catalano, CA, of Soligo and Associates, delivers the verdict on the 2011 financial audit for the Village of Fruitvale at Monday night’s village council meeting.

Board approval occurs and, of course, the province is good for it.”

The only area of concern was road work on Hillcrest turned out to be more than anticipated — going $70,000 over budget — due to the poor condition of the roadbed structure under the existing pavement.

“So that extra amount was transferred from the Federal Gas Tax Reserve we received for capital projects,” Cresswell explained.

Looking ahead, a concern for 2012 is the looming possibility of extra costs due to flood control on Beaver Creek in the village, with the freshet shaping up to be one of the highest in recent memory.

And the other concern is the sewer system.

“Although we do have the funds for the treatment plant upgrade, we also have to plan for the next phase which is the outfall and diffusion system as required by the Ministry of Environment,” Cresswell said. “And infrastructure renewal costs are also always a concern on the horizon because of the potential future costs of replacement.”

Ballroom dancing on Saturday Music • Trail Knights of Pythias presents ballroom dancing to the big-band sounds of the “SwingSationS.” Featuring a variety of dance styles for all ages.

Saturday 8 p.m. until midnight at the KP Hall, 942 Eldorado Street in Trail.

Tickets $15 for sale at Trail Coffee and Tea Co., in Trail and Mallards in Castlegar • Nelson Community Opera and Trail and District Harmony Choir present KHAOS the Opera, featuring all local talent and soloists. Composer Don MacDonald and Director/ Playwright Nicola Harwood have collaborated in writing this full-length opera.

Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Charles Bailey Theatre in Trail.

Adults $25 and Students $20, tickets available at the Charles Bailey box office.

• The RougeMusic concert series presents the Couloir Duo with harpist Heidi Krutzen and cellist, Ariel Barnes, Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Rouge Gallery in Rossland. Don’t miss the final concert of this season series.

GRAPEVINE Events & Happenings in the Lower Columbia • The La Cafamore String Quartet will be presenting a program of rich and powerful music for strings and piano. The members of the quartet are active performers and seasoned professionals – first violinist, Carolyn Cameron, second violinist, Angela Snyder, violist, Alexis More and cellist Jeff Faragher will be joined by Vancouver-based pianist Nina Horvath to present Samuel Barber’s string Quartet and the Schumann Piano Quintet. Saturday at Trail United Church at 7:30 p.m. $15.

Gallery • The VISAC gallery presents “In the Tragic We Trust” features large-format collages of pop-culture figures such as Marilyn Monroe by Angela Duclos, a Warfield native studying fine arts at UBC.

Gallery open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, 2 to 6 p.m.

Thursday and Friday.

Health • The West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will hold it’s last meeting until September at the Kiro Wellness Center, 1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail on Monday at 2 pm. Open discussion. Pizza and refreshments will be served. For further info, please call 368-9827 or 365-6276.

• Mondays in May is biking day. Meet at Gericks Cycle for a free safety check then head out on a leisurely ride through the neighbourhood. Meet at Gericks May 14, 22, 28 at 5p.m. for a fun and healthy pedal just be sure to bring your doctor’s blessing and a helmet.

Other • St. Andrew’s United Church in Rossland invites the public to its Spring Tea, Saturday at 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

• Here’s a great Mother’s Day gift: the Trail Garden Club is having its annual plant sale on Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 960 Mulligan Ave. Call 368-8860 for dir-

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• Miss Trail Ambassador pagenat hits the stage at 7 p.m. Friday at the Charles Bailey Theatre. This year’s pageant features 12 talented young women from the Trail area competing for the crown. Admission $10.

• Trail’s Silver City Days goes all weekend in the downtown core with numerous events, rides, food vendors, fireworks, dancing, running, bocce and more. See ads in Trail Times for more info.

Upcoming • Kootenay Dance Works presents “Footprints.” The annual year-end gala features performances by students of all ages, in all categories of dance. May 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Charles Bailey Theatre.

• The Trail Caledonia Society presents the Kate E Shaw Highland Dance competition as it kicks up its feet on May 19 at the Cominco Gym. Competition goes all day, tickets available at door, $5 adults, seniors $4, kids 12 and under free.

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Residents overtaxing water system FROM PAGE 1 Although it is clear that the breakage is related to a valve problem “If people continue using (water), we could end up overtaxing Beaver Falls and they can withdraw services,” said Danchuk. “And then we won’t have water.”

Danchuk is in the process of scheduling meetings with Beaver Falls and expects to issue another public notice shortly, but for now his message is simple: it’s imperative water is only being used for urgent household purposes.

The council begs residents to conserve water, and delay gardening during the restriction period.

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DeRosa appointed to board of directors

BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff

Trail’s Gord DeRosa is one of three new directors appointed for a two-year term on the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) board this year.

DeRosa, councillor for the City of Trail, David Raven, Mayor of Revelstoke, and Andru McCracken Mayor of Valemount, were appointed to contribute fresh perspectives and ideas to the CBT’s community contributions.

“We are fortunate to have these new members who have strong ties to the region, are passionate about serving their region and communities and have valuable experience to offer GORD CBT,” said Garry Merkel, CBT Board DEROSA Chair, in a recent press release.

“We also need to thank and recognize the commendable contributions of departing members Bill Trewella (former Mayor of Warfield), Ron Oszust and Bob Smith.”

DeRosa has been heavily involved with the community of Trail for over 25 years, and continues to make fundamental contributions to the community—both values are lessons that he credits his father for.

“My immigrant father told me to dedicate myself to building my community; to do less would leave me unfulfilled at life’s end,” he said. “Accordingly, I now serve my Columbia River Basin community,” Existing board members (include Wendy Booth, Kim Deane, Greg Deck, Cindy Gallagher, Garry Merkel, Am Naqvi, Laurie Page and Paul Peterson) meet three times a year in several communities located within the Basin.

The CBT works towards social, economic and environmental improvements for all of the Basin communities.

The Basin directors are dedicated to the community, but DeRosa is particularly eager to get involved and start making improvements.

“It’s with a sense of pride I receive my appointment to CBT’s Board,” said DeRosa. “I recognize the virtuous contributions by those who have gone before me, and will diligently endeavor to complement and contribute to the board.“

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Government wants citizens to pick new holiday THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - British Columbians are being asked to help pick the best day for a new statutory holiday.

Premier Christy Clark’s Liberals introduced legislation Tuesday to declare a Family Day holiday starting next February, but they want to know what day of the month works best.

Clark promised a Family Day holiday during her Liberal party leadership campaign. She said B.C. families deserve a break during the long stretch from New Year’s Day to Easter.

She acknowledged that some businesses may have concerns about another paid day off for workers but suggested the holiday could pay off economically and socially.

“Think about ski hills and tourist destinations,” Clark said. “Think about restaurants and hotels on Family Day. People will use it to take their family out and do things. That’s the purpose of it.”

Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid announced a two-week social media campaign to help choose the day. The decision on what day becomes the official holiday will be made at the end of the month, she said.

MacDiarmid said some appear to favour the second Monday in February, suggesting it allows British Columbians to enjoy ski hills and other local attractions without facing traffic from conflicting long weekends.

The third Monday in February is Presidents Day in the United States and Family Day in Alberta, and British Columbia has always been a favourite long-weekend getaway for people from outside of the province, MacDiarmid said.

“We’re really keen to hear why people would prefer one of these two days over the other,” said MacDiarmid at a press conference at the Royal B.C. Museum.

British Columbians can share their thoughts on what day they want the holiday to fall on by visiting a provincial government blog, Facebook or Twitter. On the web: http://blog.gov.bc.ca/ bcfamilyday/

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Opposition MLAs say they have been swamped with an unreasonable amount of legislation to be dealt with this month.

NDP cries foul over legislature logjam

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VICTORIA – A flood of new legislation from the B.C. Liberal government in the last weeks of the spring session has the NDP opposition hopping mad.

This week the government tabled bills to integrate ambulance and emergency health services, streamline traffic tickets, enforce fines for transit fare evaders, create an online system for civil and family court disputes, introduce a

new family day holiday and set up a provincial athletic commission to regulate professional fighting events.

That’s on top of bills already before the legislature to reform development rules on aboriginal reserves, encourage changes to the school calendar and change other B.C. laws. And still to come is the heftiest bill of all, the one to pave the way for eliminating the harmonized sales tax and restoring the provincial sales

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NDP house leader John Horgan said Tuesday that he expects a total of 23 pieces of new legislation, with only 11 sitting days left until the spring session ends at the end of May. “That strikes me as legislation by exhaustion,” Horgan said.

“We should put most of this legislation off until the fall.”

B.C. Liberal house leader Rich Coleman said the government has not intentionally piled up complex legislation.

Legal work on the transition back to the PST has consumed a large amount of staff time, and other bills have been brought forward as they have been prepared, he said.

Premier Christy Clark said Tuesday the government intends to pass the PST legislation before the spring session ends May 31.

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Cuts coming to Wheat Board staff THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - The axe is swinging monthly at the Canadian Wheat Board as the agency moves to cut about three-quarters of its staff after losing its monopoly over western wheat and barley sales. “We indicated right from the beginning of the planning process that the Canadian Wheat Board would be a much smaller entity, would need to right-size its staff com-

plement ... now that CWB no longer markets all the wheat and barley from western Canada,� spokesperson Maureen Fitzhenry said Wednesday.

Fitzhenry said jobs are being cut every month. The number of employees will be down to 288 by the end of May and will drop to about 100 by the end of the year. There were 430 people on the payroll, mainly at the headquarters in Winnipeg,

at the beginning of 2011.

The cuts follow the federal government’s decision last year to make the governmentbacked but farmercontrolled agency a voluntary route for producers, ending a six-decade-long monopoly.

The move divided the farming community. Some producers said they deserve the right to seek higher prices on the open mar-

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Others have predicted prices will drop as producers compete with each other instead of banding together under the wheat board.

The controversy spawned several court battles led by pro-monopoly producers and former directors of the wheat board who were elected by farmers.

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - Twenty years after losing his brother in the Westray mine disaster in Nova Scotia, Allen Martin recalled treasured moments from his own life that his brother Glenn missed. “My daughter growing up, the fishing trip, our grandchild,� he said as he stood before a granite memorial that includes Glenn’s name and those of 25 others who died in a methane and coal dust explosion on May 9, 1992. “We didn’t just lose him. We lost memories, we lost events and those things can never be replaced.�

Allen Martin was among a group of 50 relatives, politicians and union leaders who attended a sombre vigil early Wednesday in New Glasgow, not far from the former mine site.

Under leaden skies that delivered a steady downpour, Rev. Glen Matheson opened the ceremony with a moment of silence at about 7 a.m. “Some of us still have ghosts that walk beside us,� said the Presbyterian minister, adding that he spent time the evening before with relatives who continue to grieve for lost loved ones.

He recalled saying prayers 20 years earlier after rescuers pulled four bodies from the charred mine. “The heavens opened and the rain splattered knee-deep,� he said. “That downpour followed us from the mine opening, down the driveway and all the way to the Trans-Canada Highway.�

Matheson said he was standing Wednesday above the section of the mine where the bodies of 11 men remain buried. Searchers had to leave them entombed in the mine because the rock had become too unstable. “As long as we live, we will not

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forget,� he said. “As long as we live, we will do our best to keep ourselves safe and all those around us safe.�

Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter issued a statement saying Nova Scotians will never forget the mining disaster, one of the deadliest in Canadian history. “Our thoughts are with the surviving workers, and the families and friends of those killed, who continue to be affected by this terrible event,� he said. “I also want to thank the surrounding community, the rescue teams and members of the labour movement, especially the United Steelworkers, for their ongoing support of their fellow Nova Scotians.�

The mine blew up at 5:18 a.m. as a gush of methane gas escaped from the Foord coal seam and erupted into flames.

As a fireball raced through the tunnels, it stirred up coal dust that exploded in a massive blast, shaking homes a kilometre away.

In April 1993, the RCMP charged the mine’s owner, Toronto-based Curragh Resources Inc., and two of its former managers with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death. But the case eventually fell apart when the Crown concluded convictions were unlikely.

A public inquiry led by Nova Scotia Supreme Court Judge Peter Richard concluded the tragedy was the result of “incompetence, mismanagement, bureaucratic bungling, deceit, ruthlessness, coverups, apathy, expediency and cynical indifference.�

Richard singled out Westray management as ultimately responsible for conditions. The judge also blamed complacent administrators who tolerated poor safety practices and outdated mining laws.

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Student protests are maddening and encouraging

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s a parent I’m disgusted but as a Canadian I’m impressed. Such are the crazy emotions permeating our country as we watch thousands of Quebec students boycott classes, stage demonstrations, march and, unfortunately, cause destruction to protest an increase in post-secondary tuition.

As a parent living in another province I’m disgusted that young people are protesting a minimal rise in tuition fees.

While other parents are well aware of the growing costs of post-secondary education I’m getting my indoctrination on the fly.

My daughter is starting to explore the opportunities and, ugh, the costs associated with choosing a career path and the appropriate education.

All I can say is none of the options are cheap.

However, in this day and age education is paramount. And any type of post-secondary course can only enhance a resume and add to the list of my daughter’s skills.

As I gleam through the various brochures from schools the numbers are mind numbing. You can spend anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 on school and boarding. Of

course the high school. costs can be cut For Quebec dramatically if students to you can live demand their at home and government go to school keep educabut neverthetion affordable less there’s no in the face of denying most growing defiGUY students will cits makes me exit college cringe on one or university hand but also Times in Trail carrying some raises my hope form of debt for society on via government loans. the other.

My meager contribution I have to admit I’m will help somewhat but that impressed that the students will mostly be eaten up in a have taken their fight to the year or two. The only viable street. I’m impressed that option is to maintain a job the government is walking while going to school to lightly in the face of these make the entire path rea- protests and trying to come sonably affordable. That’s up with a solution. what makes watching the It gives me hope that, current student protests so when prodded to react, tough to swallow. some segments of our sociQuebec students, notice ety have the courage to we haven’t heard much grip- stand up and say, “Enough ing from parents, are upset is enough.” that tuition was expected Perhaps this is a sign of to go from a paltry $2,200 things to come in the face to a projected $3,800 in of the heavy-handed fedfive years. The government eral government. The jets, backed off somewhat and the robocalls, the crime bill, made another proposal on the environment cuts, the the weekend planning to layoffs, the intervention in increase tuition by roughly union negotiations, adding $250 annually for seven two years to our working years. lives, the list goes on and Those numbers make me on. cringe simply because of Will it take one defining the price tag B.C. students moment or will Canadians face in their quest to begin patiently wait until the next a career path and move on election to voice their opinfrom the halcyon days of ions?

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Perhaps that why many of us have lost faith in the political system. It seems no matter what the public opinion is, the government will continue with its limousine rides, partisan appointments and non-stop spin to their message while trying to quash any opposition.

The name-calling and theatrics in Parliament cause most of us to just roll our eyes and continue with our own lives with a sense that it is what it is.

That’s why I’m impressed with the Quebec students.

Hopefully it’s a sign of how the next generation won’t sit idly by while governments continue with the status quo of arbitrarily making decisions that affect citizens simply to meet a bottom line.

I’m not saying the government should go into a deficit to keep tuitions low but I believe it is a government’s responsibility to help its young citizens.

Education is the foundation of a successful society and while most governments prefer to run countries or provinces like a business, the reality is it isn’t a business – it’s a society.

I’m all for fiscal responsibility but when the rubber hits the road, the first duty of a government is to its citizens. If you have to tax corporations to help educate

future employees for those same corporations then so be it.

If there’s money to buy billion-dollar jets, then there’s money to help our sons and daughters get a proper education. If there’s money to build a bunch of new prisons, then there’s money to educate young citizens so crime isn’t a potential option to making ends meet.

The fact that the federal government is planning to loosen immigration requirements for skilled workers is yet another example of the myopic view of the future the Tories have.

The fact that students in B.C. are caught in the middle and used as pawns while teachers and government play chicken is another example of what little regard is given to the people affected the most by the dispute.

So on one hand while I’m incensed those Quebec students are protesting a slight increase in tuition, which would still keep it well below the rest of the country, I’m impressed that they have the backbone to stand up to the government and demand that education remains a right and never becomes a privilege.

Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Daily Times

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LETTERS & OPINION

Greek default, Euro collapse?

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ast year, Germany’s ing in Greece, and the voters Chancellor Angela revolted against it.

Merkel warned: “Nobody Greek incomes have fallen should believe that sharply and one-quarter of the another half-century of peace workforce is unemployed. It’s in Europe is not a recession in a given. If the Greece, it’s a fulleuro collapses, blown depresEurope collapses. sion, and Greek That can’t hapvoters don’t want pen.” But there is to hear about now a risk that how massive forthe euro, the eign borrowing 10-year-old comand corruption mon European at home got them GWYNNE currency, might into this mess. indeed collapse.

They just want it The trigger could to stop. turn out to be The main tarWorld Affairs last weekend’s get for their ire is election in Greece. the deal that forced this austerity New Democracy and PASOK, on Greece, and the chief victims the centre-right and centre-left have been the two traditionally parties that have alternated in dominant centrist parties that power since democracy returned signed it. Between them, three to Greece in 1974, were aban- years ago, they got almost 80 doned by voters in revolt against percent of the vote. This time the savage austerity measures they got just over 30 percent. that those parties had accepted The missing 50 percent mostly in order to keep the country in went to parties of the extreme the euro. The beneficiaries were right or radical left that reject radical parties of the extreme the deal. right and left.

Those parties are too far apart Most shocking was the rise on other issues to form a governof the neo-fascist Golden Dawn ment in Athens with majority party. Its shaven-headed street- support in parliament, so there fighters give the Nazi salute will probably be another elecand systematically attack immi- tion in June. If no coalition that grants on the streets – and it got will abide by the deal comes out 7 percent of the vote. of that election, then the EU will Golden Dawn, together with halt its financial aid to Greece – two other ultra-nationalist par- and when the next big payment ties that are equally hostile to on the country’s debt falls due immigrants, the euro and indeed at the end of June, Greece will the European Union itself, got default. the votes of one Greek in five.

This raises two questions.

Even more Greeks backed What will happen to Greece if it the hard-left parties which also defaults on its debts and crashes reject the deal with the EU and out of the euro? More importhe International Monetary tantly, what will then happen Fund that gave Athens enough to the common currency, and to money (174 billion euros – the European Union itself? $225 billion) to go on paying its Many Greek voters think they immense debts. The price was can renegotiate the deal with brutal cuts in domestic spend- the EU and stay in the euro. That

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is almost certainly untrue.

But in the end default may turn out to be better for them than staying in the euro and suffering endless austerity while trying to pay off an impossible load of debt.

The bigger question is: what happens to the euro if Greece leaves? The common currency was conceived as a vehicle for achieving the “ever closer union” that most EU politicians used to orate about, but that was putting the cart before the horse. Without a single authority that can enforce the necessary fiscal and budgetary disciplines, such a currency is bound to fail.

Last Monday Jacques Attali, the former adviser to the late French president, Francois Mitterand, said that the euro will not last five more years “unless there is a single European state.”

He’s probably right, but there is obviously not going to be a single European state in five years’ time.

Therefore, by Attali’s own logic, the euro as we know it is doomed.

But Angela Merkel is probably wrong: that is unlikely to spell the end of the European Union itself. The EU survived perfectly well for forty years without a single currency.

The Greeks will probably be using new drachmas before long.

The Spanish may also be back to pesetas and the Italians to liras before we are much older.

Perhaps the euro will survive as the common currency of the rich and efficient economies of northern Europe, and perhaps not. But the demise of the euro would not mean the end of the EU or of peace in Europe.

Gwynne Dyer is a Londonbased independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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New Canadian currency fits the bill An editorial from the Waterloo Region Record The third rollout of Canada’s new funny money took place last week, and for the first time, one of our new polymer banknotes - designed for durability and to thwart counterfeiters - touched off a tad of a political controversy.

It wasn’t because of the portrait of the Queen on the front of the new plasticlike $20 bills - although she does exhibit a bit of a sour countenance - but because some see the militaristic replacing the artistic on the bill’s reverse side.

Indeed, there is much of an artistic nature on the old $20 bills, which were introduced in 2004 as part of the Canadian Journey series. If your reach into your pocket, you might see the back of those notes includes two works by B.C. artist Bill Reid: his sculptures “The Spirit of

Haida Gwaii” and “The Raven and the First Man.” And in a nod to Quebecois culture, there’s a quotation (if you squint really hard) from Gabrielle Roy’s novel “The Hidden Mountain.”

In contrast, the back of the new $20s bears an image of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, along with poppies and another small portrait of the Queen.

To our mind, all of these changes on the new twenty which begins circulating this November - fit the bill.

It’s fitting that the Queen remains on the front, given pride of place on Canada’s most common banknote. After all, she is the Queen of Canada, and this is her diamond jubilee year.

The portraits of Canadian prime ministers are plastered across the face of our remaining currency, including Robert

Borden and Kitchener-born William Lyon Mackenzie King, on the old paper and new polymer $100 and $50 bills respectively.

The Vimy Memorial, dedicated to Canadians killed in the First World War, sits on land granted to Canada in perpetuity by the nation of France in honour of this country’s sacrifice. It’s apt that an image of this striking monument appears on our currency in this 95th anniversary year of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, and it will be even more appropriate when it’s still there in 2017, the centennial of the battle that played a pivotal role in Canada’s nationhood.

We wait with keen anticipation to see what designs will be attached to the last of our banknotes - the $5 and $10 bills - when they are converted to polymer by the end of 2013.

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PEOPLE CHARLIE PRIDE

OLYMPIC CEREMONY

Country music legend found Canadians less discriminatory THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - When Charley Pride was first starting out in the 1960s, he recalls many promoters were hesitant to book a black country artist for fear of hostility from predominantly white audiences. Except, that is, when Pride was in Canada.

“They were very, very afraid, skeptical ... as far as me coming out on stage, it was a shock (to white audiences),” he said of performing in the U.S. during an interview in Toronto this week.

“But I’ve been coming (to Canada) since 1968....

They weren’t as reluctant in Canada. Overall, they weren’t as reluctant to book me as at home.”

He seems unburdened even when recalling the trials of an intolerant past. Pride grew up in Sledge, Miss., one of 11 children born to his sharecropper parents. In the ‘50s, he pitched in the CHARLIE Negro Leagues and the minPRIDE ors but an injury forced him to reconsider his baseballdiamond dreams. He had worked the cotton fields and moonlighted at a tin smelting plant in Montana, but had bigger plans. He wanted to pursue music.

Early on, he remembers persistent skepticism that a black man could sing traditional country music. When he first signed to RCA Records, executives there thought it would be best that they not include his picture, so listeners would think he was white.

Promoters were reluctant to book him for shows, and when they did, sometimes they would do so without putting his name on the bill.

Audiences reacted with surprise when he eventually did stride onstage.

He recalls one such incident when performing at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium alongside Merle Haggard and Buck Owens back in 1966.

“The promoter was nervous,” Pride recalled.

“He came up and said: ‘You’re not thin-skinned, are you?’ I said no. I didn’t understand what that meant.”

Pride said the crowd, most of whom had never heard of him, cheered boisterously during his introduction - right up until the moment he walked onstage.

“You could hear a pin drop - I shocked ‘em,” he said. “I said, ‘I realize it’s a little unique, me coming out here on a country-music show wearing this permanent tan.’ I’m saying exactly what they’re thinking, you see? I said, ‘I’m doing three singles ... and if you like them, I’ll do another. But I ain’t got no time to talk about pigmentation. Hit it!”’

He wowed the audience, he recalls, and spent the next five hours afterward signing autographs.

“That’s the way it’s been for the past 40 years.”

He certainly doesn’t plan on leaving the road behind anytime soon.

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A priestess performs in front of the ancient temple of Hera during the final dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame held on Wednesday in Ancient Olympia, Greece. The flame to be lit in today’s ceremony in the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics will travel to London, where the Summer Games will take place from July 27-Aug. 12.

VIDAL SASSOON

Hairstylist pioneered big changes in industry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, who undid the beehive with his wash-andwear cuts and went on to become an international name in hair care, died Wednesday.

He was 84.

Sassoon died at his home on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, police spokesman Kevin Maiberger said. Officers were summoned to the home at about 10:30 a.m., where they found Sassoon dead with his family. They determined that he died of natural causes, and there will be no further police investigation, Maiberger said.

When Sassoon picked up his shears in the 1950s, styled hair was typically curled, teased, piled high and shellacked into place. Then came the 1960s, and Sassoon’s creative cuts, which required little styling and fell into place perfectly every time, fit right in with the fledgling women’s liberation movement.

“My idea was to cut shape into the hair, to use it like fabric and take away everything

that was superfluous,” Sassoon said in 1993 in the Los Angeles Times, which first reported his death Wednesday. “Women were going back to work, they were assuming their own power. They didn’t have time to sit under the dryer anymore.”

His wash-and-wear styles included the bob, the FivePoint cut and the “Greek Goddess,” a short, tousled perm - inspired by the “Afromarvelous-looking women” he said he saw in New York’s Harlem.

Sassoon opened his first salon in his native London in 1954 but said he didn’t perfect his cut-is-everything approach until the mid-’60s. Once the wash-and-wear concept hit, though, it hit big and many women retired their curlers for good. His shaped cuts were an integral part of the “look” of Mary Quant, the superstar British fashion designer who popularized the miniskirt.

He also often worked in the 1960s with American designer Rudi Gernreich, who became a household name in 1964 with

his much-publicized topless bathing suit.

“While Mr. Gernreich has dressed his mannequins to look like little girls,” The New York Times wrote after viewing Gernreich’s collection for fall 1965, “Vidal Sassoon has cut their hair to look like little boys with eye-level bangs in front, short crop in back. For really big evenings, a pin-on curl is added at the cheek.”

In 1966, he did a curly look inspired by 1920s film star Clara Bow for the designer Ungaro. He got more headlines when he was flown to Hollywood from London, at a reputed cost of $5,000, to create Mia Farrow’s pixie cut for the 1968 film “Rosemary’s Baby.”

Sassoon opened more salons in England and expanded to the United States before also developing a line of shampoos and styling products bearing his name. His advertising slogan was “If you don’t look good, we don’t look good.”

The hairdresser also established Vidal Sassoon Academies to teach aspiring stylists how

to envision haircuts based on a client’s bone structure. In 2006 there were academies in England, the United States and Canada, with additional locations planned in Germany and China.

“Whether long or short, hair should be carved to a woman’s bone structure,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 1967.

“Actually short hair is a state of mind ... not a state of age.”

He wrote three books. The first was an autobiography, “Sorry I Kept You Waiting, Madam,” published in 1968.

“A Year of Beauty and Health,” which he wrote with his second wife, Beverly, was published in 1979. In 1984 he released “Cutting Hair the Vidal Sassoon Way.” He sold his business interests in the early 1980s to devote himself to philanthropy.

The Boys Clubs of America and the Performing Arts Council of the Music Center of Los Angeles were among the causes he supported through his foundation. He later became active in post-Hurricane Katrina charities.

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LIFESTYLES

Fair time comes to the West Kootenay

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD

BY TIMES STAFF Silver City Days is the start of the summer and fall fair season in the region. Here’s a list of what is to come in the next few months.

Castlegar Sunfest • June 1 - 3 Over 40 food and craft vendors, live entertainment, kids’ activities, parades, pancake breakfasts, skateboarding and family day in the park.

The day also includes an outdoor concert featuring ABBA cover band. Top it off with West Kootenay’s largest fireworks display.

Creston Valley Fall Fair • Sept. 7 – 8, www.crestonvalleyfallfair.com Now in its 94th year, Creston is a traditional fair featuring agricultural exhibits, agri-tourism displays, loads of local entertainment and interactive kid’s activities. Visit the home arts and crafts competition, as well as traditional homemade goods and grown fruits, vegetables and flowers.

Grand Forks and District Fall Fair • Sept. 7 – 9, www.grandforksfallfair.ca This year’s fair will feature home grown produce, country baking, arts and crafts, and floral arrangements from all ages. There will be live entertainment, horseshoe tournament, a show and shine, demonstrations and competitions, kids’ contests, and a wide variety of vendors.

There will be miniature chuck wagon races and driving demonstrations and a Saturday parade.

Rossland Fall Fair • Sept. 8 Since 1972 Rossland has hosted an annual fall fair held on the weekend following Labour Day. The Rossland Fall Fair is held in conjunction with another community event Golden City Days.

Kootenay Lake Agricultural Fall Fair • Sept. 15, Crawford Bay It’s Kootenay Lake’s 101st annual fall fair, with a focus on developing local food knowledge and security. Explore local produce, flowers and art at the exhibits. Have a tea and a nibble, and partake in games and other competitions.

Pass Creek Regional Exhibition (Robson) • Sept. 22-23, www.passcreekfair.com It is the 17th annual fair, complete with agricultural displays and demonstrations, an animal zoo, children’s games, an antique car show, horse shows, a dog show and local musicians.

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Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk presented the Beaver Valley Rangers with the Duke of Edinburgh Award on Monday night.

(From left; MacAulay Morton, Alexa Matthes, Kelsie Fitzpatrick, Danchuk, Autumn Beattie and Jourdyne Mason). Each girl has completed a minimum of 15 hours of volunteer services, practiced new skills for at least six months, completed a minimum of 30 hours of intense physical activities over a period of 15 weeks and conducted a two-day adventurous journey to receive these awards.

Cadets invite public to annual review TRAIL – The 531 City of Trail Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron is welcoming the public, future cadets, to join the parents and friends to view the ceremony that completes the local training year.

Forty two members of the squadron will parade in their Annual Ceremonial Review on May 30 at 5:30 pm in the Lieutenant Colonel

Arnold Henry Grant CB DSO Armoury in Trail.

The event will include demonstrations planned and organized by the cadets themselves in effective speaking and drill.

Static displays will show the cadets’ involvement in general cadet training. Trophies and medals are presented to the most proficient cadets in different categories.

The squadron will parade before the Reviewing Officer and the Inspecting Party.

Reviewing Officer will be Major Deck who is from Regional Cadet Support Unit RCSU (Pacific Region).

The 531 City of Trail Royal Canadian Air Cadets Commanding Officer is 2nd Lieutenant James Hossack and the local

Sponsoring Committee chairperson is Mrs. Michelle Szabo.

The aim of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet Organization is to develop in youth between the ages of 12-18 attributes of good citizenship, and leadership.

The cadet training develops skills in; drill, leadership, survival, aviation train-

ing, marksmanship and citizenship events that support our community. In addition, the cadet training promotes physical fitness, and stimulates interest in the areas of aviation and aerospace. There is no requirement to join the Canadian Forces while in cadets.

The new training year starts Sept. 5 at the Trail Armouries.

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BY TIMES STAFF Silver City Days is not just about rides, music, good food and drink.

For the athletically inclined, the AM FordColombo Lodge Bocce Classic and the Silver City Days Fun Run are veritable institutions that can’t be missed.

The Bocce tournament gets rolling at the Trail Curling Rink where up to 30 teams will vye for the coveted title.

All the bocce lanes will be going from noon to about 10 p.m. on Friday and will continue on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a break so players can step outside and enjoy the parade.

Stop in, enjoy a refreshment and watch teams from around the Kootenays play their best bocce.

The Silver City Days Fun Run will hit the pavement Sunday at 9 a.m. looking to improve on its growing numbers.

“I’m hoping for 300 this year,” said organizer Dan Horan.

Despite rainy conditions the Fun Run attracted 110 runners and 142 walkers last year for a total of 252, exceeding the previous year’s total of 170.

The run starts and finishes at Gyro Park, and participants can choose to tackle five or 10-kilometre distances.

The team concept has been a popular entry with Teck’s Health and Wellness crew always making a good show, along with Kootenay Savings and other local businesses and organizations.

The run or walk is divided into age categories. In the 5K junior category: eight and under, 9-11, 12-15. For 10 K: 12 and under, 13-15 and in the Senior category, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-plus.

Prizes will be awarded to the top place finishers in each group and random draws will award lucky participants at the awards presentation where refreshments are provided by local businesses.

The event is open to everyone from elite runners to the casual stroller.

“We have an incentive, everyone who pre-registers gets entered in a draw to win a $200 gift certificate for Gerick’s Cycle,” said Horan.

Early registration must be received by 7 p.m. Friday. Latecomers are still welcome but must register at Gyro Park on race day between 7:45 and 8:45 a.m.

The entry fee is $5 for a walker and $10 to run. To register early contact Gerick Cycle and Sports or download entry form at www.trailtrackclub.ca or email dhoran@ telus.net.

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The Royal Canadian Legion Track Meet enjoyed a good turn out as close to 100 athletes from across the Kootenays and Okanagan turned up at Haley Park for the event Saturday, setting an unprecedented number of records on the way to the finish line.

Have fun raising funds On track for Summer Games

BY JIM BAILEY

Times Sports Editor

The Trail chapter of KidSport has once again teamed up with community partners to add another ingredient to the flavourful Silver City Days, and at the same time create awareness and raise funds for local nonprofit groups.

In what has been dubbed the 2012 Community Fest, KidSport in concert with Ferraro Foods, Teck Wellness and Learning, Rustic Crust Pizza, and the Warfield retired fire fighters will serve up some delicious fare, accompanied by entertainment from local musicians, and a kid zone featuring the Extreme Force inflatable obstacle course run by the Trail Stingrays Swim Club.

“We joined them because we wanted to add to the excitement of Silver City Days,” said KidSport chair Betty Ann Marino. “For us it was a great way of just building onto the event from a downtown perspective and bringing people downtown.”

Funds raised from the Fest will also go to KidSport, Sanctuary Trail and the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation.

Trail Parks and Rec director and KidSport coordinator Tricia Davison said she was surprised that more people didn’t take advantage of the program during spring registra-

tion for sports such as swimming, soccer, lacrosse, and baseball.

“We’ve probably received six or seven applications since Apr. 1,” said Davison. “We actually thought we’d receive more because baseball season was starting and soccer season was starting, so maybe that’s a good thing but we don’t know,”.

KidSport’s fiscal year officially ended on Mar. 31 so families that applied for funding last year are eligible to apply again.

In its first eight months of operation KidSport has helped close to 30 young athletes participate in a variety of sports. The KidSport organization helps families with financial barriers by kicking in for registration so area kids can play organized sport.

“We want to make sure that families, who might not be able to afford it, know we’re there and we’re committed to helping,” says Marino. “This (the Community Fest) is a way for us to build awareness around KidSport, what our raison d’etre is, and that we are here to help. Don’t let your kid sit on the sidelines let us help you.”

The Community Fest goes Saturday on Farwell St. across from Ferraro Foods from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Applications for KidSport funding can be obtained online at kidsporttrail.ca or at the Trail Aquatic Centre.

BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

Track stars descended on Haley Park Saturday in an effort to run and jump their way to the B.C. Summer Games.

The Canadian Royal Legion Track Meet doubled as the qualifier for this years BC Summer Games in Surrey in July.

Only the 14-15 year olds were eligible, but it didn’t stop athletes of other ages from excelling.

“We had 96 athletes,” said organizer and Zone 1 track coach Dan Horan.

“That’s the most we’ve had in a number of years.”

A contingent of over 30 athletes from Revelstoke lined up with Zone 1 competitors in the day-long meet that saw over 40 records fall.

“It was decent weather, not to hot, perfect really,” said Horan. “I mean tons of records were broken espe-

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she flew over the 60-metre hurdles for gold and a new meet record in 12 seconds flat. Mayer also set a record for tossing the 2-kg. shot put a distance of 7.33 metres, and took gold in the long jump and 100metre sprint and missed another gold by a mere three centimetres in the high jump.

Megan Stanley of Rossland broke the 600metre run record, and Allison Plamondon from Maclean Elementary also set a record in the 10-yearold high jump.

Rounding out the local athletes who qualified for the Games are Allie Stanley of Rossland who took gold in the long jump with a leap of 4.05 metres and came second in the high jump. Mackenzie Flood also nailed down a spot with two silver medals, in javelin and shot put.

Tyler Hartleb of Castlegar qualified for the discus and will join the Zone 1 team.

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However, local athletes also stood out and on top of the podium.

J. L. Crowe’s Nolan Derosa from Rossland broke three records in the 14 to 15-year-old male category on his way to three gold medals in the 1,200 and 3,000 metre run as well as the Steeplechase.

It was Derosa’s first go at the Steeplechase, a 1,500-metre run over high hurdles and other obstacles, setting a blazing pace that secured his spot in the Summer Games.

The Steeplechase was included in the meet for the first time because it is a Games event, however, Horan was not too surprised by Derosa’s impressive run, “He’s just a really good athlete.”

In the 11-year-old female category, Elizabeth Mayer from the Trail Track and Field club added to the four records she set last year, as

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Fishing Report The West Kootenay Fishing Report is a supplement appearing every second Thursday of the month, intended to inform and help locals and visitors enjoy the wonderful natural resource available to us all. Send a hot tip, photo, or report to sports@trailtimes.ca.

Columbia River and Area Lakes Fly of the Week: Flying Black Ant We are almost into our summer heat and this means the annual black ant hatch. Yes, a real important food source for trout in lakes and rivers.

Conditions: Any two-day hot spell will induce a hatch that trout can’t get enough of. Trout will gorge themselves on ants till they can’t take any more and still take another one just because they can’t stop eating them.

Where to find them: An ant will hatch on land and for some reason are attracted to water. They fly well over land but as soon as they get over the water the temperature drops usually a good ten degrees and this puts a real damper on their flight pattern. Down they drop and you know the rest, yep, fish food.

Timing: It’s the time of year I consider the turning point of spring to summer fishing, when fish start to think that food can be found on or near the surface instead of always on the bottom. Afternoon till dark will find trout looking for food near the surface on any hot summer day.

Technique: I like to fish this fly with a floating line with very little drag on the fly, so a longer leader is favoured, 12 to 15 feet is common for me on this fly.

Good luck and hang on to your rod, the take is fast and often very aggressive. That means your rod will be gone if not attended.

Flying Black Ant Hook- 2 xlong , R 72 or R74 mustad Size - 8, 10 or 12s Thread- 6/0 uni black Body- dyed black deer hair Wings- brown hackle from Indian cock cape Thorax- peacock herl Hackle- dyed black neck or saddle hackle •For the more discriminant fly angler/fly tyer, try the: Sexy Flying Ant Hook - R72 or R74 Size - 8, 10 or 12 Thread - 6/0 uni black Body - Rainy’s small-med. black round foam Under body - Blue flash a bou Wing - Indian cock cape hackle tips Head - thorax- peacock herl Hackle - dyed black neck or saddle hackle Till next time, tight lines and bent rods -- Rod. Fly of the Week presented and tied by Rod Zavaduck, owner/operator of Castlegar Sports and Fly Shop.

Arrow Lakes Warmer weather should make it more pleasant on the water and nothing is as fun as getting together with fellow anglers for a good old fashioned fishing derby.

The Arrow Lakes Yacht Club is dangling $2,000 worth of prizes in front of local anglers to entice them to come out for the May Day weekend, May 19-21. Lots of hidden weight prizes with $500 going to the largest fish. It’s a family event with 16 years and under fishing free. The derby starts Saturday at 8 a.m. and goes until Monday at 1 p.m. Register at the Yacht club, 5540 Broadwater Road, camping available, moorage free with registration.

Call Brenda or Bob Howell at 231-2489 for more info.

Kootenay Lake Conditions: Water temperatures were still relatively cool causing slow fishing at the end of April, but fishing picked up considerably the first weekend in May. Reports of numerous Gerrards coming in topping 20 pounds with multiple trout in the teens.

Fisheries shut down the kokanee fishing in the West Arm due to concerns over the low fry count returning to the lake three years ago.

Flies and Techniques: Polar bear hair flies in grey and purple pulled on the surface has done well, as have plugs on bull trout.

Last week I helped a friend break in his new Thunder Jet, nothing like it, as we picked up a 10 pound Gerrard, a small rainbow and bull trout. Two days later he and Vern Quist netted a 16 pounder - thanks Dave.

Extra Tippets: I fished Rosebud Lake just after ice off, picking up a half dozen trout on chironomids in shallow water. Chironomids are the pupa form of midges and mosquitoes (chaoborus) and are the first insects to hatch in the spring. Trout gorge themselves on the emerging pupa so fish the oxygenated shallows just after ice off (less than six feet of water) and move deeper as the water warms. Rather than split shot, add a small barrel swivel to the leader with a couple feet of tippet to help get the chronomid into the zone faster. -Keep your tip up - Jim Bailey

RBC CUP

Penticton Vees net first win HUMBOLDT - Joey Benik’s power-play goal early in the third period vaulted the Penticton Vees to a 2-1 win over the Woodstock Slammers on Tuesday night. The win is the Vees (1-2) first of the tournament and moves them in a four-way tie for second place.

Benik redirected a Mike Reilly point-shot past the glove of Slammers goaltender Matt Murphy just before the three minute-mark in the third. The goal marked two firsts for the Vees: their first power-play goal and their first lead of the RBC

Cup. The Vees controlled the pace in the first period, continually pressuring the Woodstock zone and doubled the Slammers in shots.

In the second period the Vees continued to pour on the pressure, putting puck after puck on goal but none of the nineteen shots beat the Slammers goaltender.

The Slammers turned the tide, all be it briefly, when they opened the scoring on a turnover behind the Vees net. Chris

SCOREBOARD NBA Playoffs All Times Eastern FIRST ROUND Conference Quarter-finals (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago (1) vs. Philadelphia (8) (Philadelphia leads series 3-2) Tuesday Result Chicago 77 Philadelphia 69 Today’s Game Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Saturday Game x-Philadelphia at Chicago, TBA Miami (2) vs. New York (7) (Miami leads series 3-1) Wednesday Result unavailable New York at Miami Sunday Result New York 89 Miami 87 Friday Game x-Miami at New York, 8 or 8:30 p.m.

Sunday Game x-New York at Miami, TBA Indiana (3) vs. Orlando (6) (Indiana wins series 4-1) Tuesday Result Indiana 105 Orlando 87 Boston (4) vs. Atlanta (5) (Boston leads series 3-2) Tuesday Result Atlanta 87 Boston 86 Today’s Game Atlanta at Boston, 8 p.m.

Saturday Game x-Boston at Atlanta, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio (1) vs. Utah (8) (San Antonio wins series 4-0) Monday Result San Antonio 87 Utah 81 Oklahoma City (2) vs. Dallas (7) (Oklahoma City wins series 4-0) Saturday Result Oklahoma City 103 Dallas 97 L.A. Lakers (3) vs. Denver (6) (L.A. Lakers lead series 3-2) Tuesday Result Denver 102 L.A. Lakers 99 Today’s Game L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday Game x-Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBA Memphis (4) vs. L.A. Clippers (5) (L.A. Clippers lead series 3-1) Wednesday Result unavailable L.A. Clippers at Memphis Monday Result L.A. Clippers 101 Memphis 97 (OT) Friday Game x-Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 9 or 10:30 p.m.

Sunday Game x-L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBA x - played only if necessary.

Hockey RBC CUP Canadian Junior A Championship At Humboldt, Sask.

All Times Eastern Round Robin GP W L GF x-Humboldt 3 3 0 10 Portage 2 1 1 5 Woodstock 3 1 2 6

Penticton 3 1 2 5 6 2 Soo 3 1 2 5 8 2 x - clinched playoff berth.

Wednesday Result Portage vs. Penticton Unavailable Tuesday Results Humboldt 3 Soo 0 Penticton 2 Woodstock 1 Thursday Games Woodstock vs. Soo, 5 p.m.

Portage vs. Humboldt, 9:30 p.m.

End of round robin Saturday Games Semifinals First vs. Fourth Places, 4 or 8 p.m.

Second vs. Third Places, 4 or 8 p.m.

Sunday Game Championship Semifinal Winners, TBA

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REGIONAL Plan process for invasive plants NELSON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Many people recognize that invasive plants are a concern in the Central Kootenay but the question is â&#x20AC;&#x153;where do we begin?â&#x20AC;?

The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee (CKIPC) is attempting to answer that question through a strategic planning process.

Land managers from non-profit societies, government agencies, utility companies, consulting firms and others met in Trail recently to discuss the issue of invasive plants and come up with a coordinated approach to management. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since invasive plants know no boundaries, this collaborative approach to planning is so important to prevent further spread of

Invasive plants like this blueweed are not yet wide-spread but need to be addressed these species in the Central Kootenayâ&#x20AC;? says Crystal Klym, Program Manager for CKIPC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were excited to have so many perspectives represented and working toward the

same goals.â&#x20AC;?

Funded by the Waneta Expansion Ltd. Partnership, Columbia Power Corporation, BC Hydro, FortisBC Inc. and Province of BC, this process brings together land managers to set priorities for invasive plant species including eradication, containment, control and outreach activities.

Species that are widespread, such as spotted knapweed or yellow hawkweed, are beyond eradication on a regional scale whereas other species like blueweed and yellow flag-iris are more limited in distribution and, through a coordinated effort, may be eradicated.

For more information contact the CKIPC at 250-352-1160 or kootenayweeds.com.

GRAND FORKS

Local mills ordered to sweep up accumulated sawdust

BY CASSANDRA CHIN Grand Forks Gazette

After two catastrophic mill explosions since January, B.C. mills have been ordered to remove all accumulated sawdust from their premises.

There are two local mills â&#x20AC;&#x201C; International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) in Grand Forks and Vaagen Brothers Lumbuer in Midway â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and it has been several years since the last major accident in the Boundary region.

WorkSafeBC issued an edict focusing on high levels of sawdust from the cutting of pine beetle damaged wood which was thought to be a possible trigger.

Russ Vaagen, coowner of the mill in Midway (Vaagen Lumber has leased the

land from Boundary Sawmills Inc. but own the equipment and buildings on site), has been anticipating the changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is certainly an unfortunate situation at both mills up north,â&#x20AC;? said Vaagen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as I heard about the fire at the Lakeland mill I knew that there would be some new regulations.â&#x20AC;?

Vaagen believes that the northern mills, which run almost exclusively on dry lodgepole pine logs, have exacerbated the dust issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the most part, logs that are green come into a mill at or near 50 per cent moisture,â&#x20AC;? he explained in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When trees die, they sometimes begin to lose their water weight, making the

wood dryer.â&#x20AC;?

Some of the forests in British Columbia have beetle-killed wood due to the invading mountain pine beetle, which is now considered a possible trigger for both blasts.

According to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources website, there is an action plan against the beetle infestation that is infecting much of B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the case of the beetle kill area, I have heard that they are regularly delivering logs that are below 19 per cent moisture content,â&#x20AC;?

Vaagen added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the moisture content target for lumber that has been kiln dried in the North American marketplace.

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contributes to much more dry dust in the sawmills that run that wood.â&#x20AC;?

Vaagen noted that the mills in the Boundary area have some advantages when it comes to the dry dust. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first is that we run a much higher percentage of Douglas fir and western larch, up to 50 per cent,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Neither of these species are susceptible to the mountain pine beetle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The second thing that we have going for us is that the lodgepole pine in the area isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all dead and dying.â&#x20AC;?

Though Vaagen knows there are some areas that are affected by the pine beetle, it is to a much lower degree that the forests up in the north are facing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done tests to look at what our percentages of dry to green wood are, but most of the lodgepole that we run is live when it is harvested,â&#x20AC;? he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This leaves the wood white and bright and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t result in much dry dust inside the mill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also strive to keep a clean workplace. Making sure that there are not significant accumulations of sawdust and woody debris in the mill is a good business practice.â&#x20AC;?

Vaagen hopes that the regulations that result from these incidents are well thought out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(I hope it) helps to protect our workers and our mills from the dangers of fire without putting onerous limitations in place that make an already difficult business more costly,â&#x20AC;? concluded Vaagen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We strive to keep our employees safe while working hard to produce high quality forest products.â&#x20AC;?

Interfor and WorkSafeBC were both contacted but had not responded as of press time.

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LEISURE

Ask husband to explain move to mother Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 11 years. We have three young children and a great relationship.

We recently decided to move from Boston to Georgia. My husband, children and I believe it is the right choice. The problem is my motherin-law. Right now, we live within a mile of her. She is devastated that we are moving and is blaming me. She says I am taking her son away from her and that we are making a big mistake. When I pointed out the exciting professional and personal opportunities available to us, she said we are being rash.

Our decision is the product of much discussion and analysis over the past two years. Others have not been privy to those conversations, so I understand why my mother-in-law thinks we are rushing things.

But when I explain, it falls on deaf ears.

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Is there any way to get my mother-in-law to focus less on how this affects her and more on the positive impact it will have on her son and grandchildren? I worry the move will drive a permanent wedge between us. It’s hard for my husband because she is framing it as a choice between his wife and his mother. -- Ready To Go in the Northeast Dear Ready: For 11 years, your mother-inlaw has had her son and grandchildren within walking distance.

Please try to understand that the move is not only a shock to her, it is breaking her heart. And while you

see opportunity, she sees uncertainty. If your husband had been offered a terrific job in Georgia, she might be more accepting. Your husband should be the one to talk to his mother about this decision. Don’t argue with her. Simply reassure her repeatedly that you will remain as close as possible, that you will visit as often as you can and welcome her to your new home, and that the kids will Skype or FaceTime with her daily so she can see them. It will take her a while to get used to the idea, and she will always miss you, but things will eventually settle down. Hang in there.

Dear Annie: I am a former Catholic. In my 20s, I left the church and eventually admitted to myself that I am an atheist. Except for those who share or respect my convictions, my relatives and friends don’t know this.

The problem is, I get

many emails of a religious nature with the request that I forward them to others. I take them in the spirit in which they are offered, but I can’t support a philosophy I don’t believe in. So far, I have resorted to deleting the religious part and forwarding the rest of the message, or I have sent the email back to the senders only.

It grieves me to resort to subterfuge, but I do not want to alienate the senders, especially my relatives.

I don’t have many left.

-- Brooklyn Dear Brooklyn: You are taking these emails way too seriously. You are under no obligation to pass along what most people consider spam. Your religious beliefs or lack of them are no one’s business.

Forward what you like, ignore what you don’t, return to sender or do anything else that clears your inbox and doesn’t anger the relatives.

Dear Annie: “Sister Wives in Kentucky” said her ex-husband’s third wife shared her taste in gifts, wrapping paper and kitchen decor. She wondered whether there are others like her.

I live in Kansas, and

my best friend lives in Massachusetts. We met 10 years ago on an Alaskan cruise. We discovered that we use the same shampoo, toothpaste, soap and hairdryer, read the same authors, love the same TV shows and general-

ly know what the other is thinking.

My mother passed away the year before that cruise, and I believe with all my heart that Mom set it up for us to meet. -- S.

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LEISURE

YOUR HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Friday, May 11, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your ability to work hard is unusual. You’re on a roll, so make the most of it. Many of you are working to improve your health now as well.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Vacations, parties, sports, love affairs and romance all strongly appeal to you now.

Hopefully, you can book lots of time for fun, and grab a holiday as well.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Do whatever you can to keep the peace at home, because arguments and family squabbles have been par for the course. This will test your patience.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Now and in future months, you’ll find yourself unusually convincing. Those of you in sales and marketing or those who teach, write and act will be unusually productive and

successful.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You’ve been spending money, and you’re going to continue to spend money.

That’s because Mars is activating your House of Earnings. Be aware of this.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) In a celestial fluke, the planet Mars is in your sign for months. This is why you’re so pumped with aggression and ready to do anything or defend anyone. (Wow.) LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Behind-the-scenes activities are taking place for many of you, and this could include secret love affairs. Others simply want to work alone to enjoy some peace of mind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Competition with a friend or a group is strong right now. You can best use this energy to lead others to achieve a collective goal.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Because your ambition is aroused as never before, no one can stop you from achieving your goals. You’re working hard to attain something that is important to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Travel opportunities are so appealing! This is why many of you have been traveling so much that when you get

home, you barely have time to unpack and repack your bags.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Quarrels about inheritances and shared property might take place now. Alternatively, you might learn how to smoothly share something with someone else. It’s your choice.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Difficulties with partners

will arise now and in the future months, because Mars is opposite your sign for so long. It’s hard to be patient with others, isn’t it? (Try it.)

YOU BORN TODAY You’re so creative and imaginative that you often are viewed as eccentric. At times, you are even dismissed or not taken seriously.

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Wages based on experience.

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Dental Laboratory Assistant Required

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Kootenay Dental Laboratory Inc. is a local company involved in the fabrication of high quality dental prosthetics.

We are looking for a responsible individual who must be highly motivated and able to work independently and communicate effectively. This person must have a high level of manual dexterity with an artistic ďŹ&#x201A;are.

Grade 12 and a valid drivers license are required.

This is a part time position with a potential for full time employment. Some experience would be helpful but not necessary. Willing to train the right candidate.

We would like to thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Applications can be emailed to kdl@telus.net or faxed to 250-368-8600.

Will be accepting resumes until May 23, 2012

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If you are a positive, conďŹ dent individual seeking an energized work environment, apply in person 2880 Highway Dr, Trail or email resume to fredunderwood@championgm.com or fax to 250-368-6871

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Only 4 years old and in a beautiful location, close to rinks, parks and school. Plus an 800 sq ft. shop! Quick possession available

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Spacious 4 bedroom family home. Close to school, large room sizes, 4 level split with covered patio area and fenced yard. Solid home perfect for growing family.

Quick possession possible. Three bedroom, 2 bath 1½ storey home on a large lot with a fenced back yard.

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$259,900

Beautifully updated 2,600 sq.ft. home on .61 of an acre!

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$314,900

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REGIONAL CRANBROOK

City works to revive fire-ravaged street

GOLDEN

Toy gun prompts lockdown

BY SALLY MACDONALD

BY DARRYL CRANE

Cranbrook Townsman

Golden Star

In the wake of the vicious fire that destroyed four Baker Street buildings on April 24, the city is taking steps to bring the block back to life.

Council passed a bylaw Monday that will give a five-year exemption from city property taxes to anyone who puts up a commercial building, or a mixed use commercial/residential building on the site.

“The buildings that burnt on Baker Street in the fire are in Area A under this proposed bylaw,” said Mayor Stetski. “In that area, there is a 100 per cent tax exemption for commercial or mixed residential and commercial development for a five-year period for the municipal share of property tax.

So hopefully that will give some incentive to people to come forward and rebuild on those spots.”

The high-profile stretch of Cranbrook’s downtown changed forever when a fire ripped through four hundredyear-old buildings early on the morning of Tuesday, April 24.

All four buildings were completely destroyed.

In a neat coincidence, council had given three readings

A man carrying a toy gun near Lady Grey Elementary caused the school to go into lock down mode around lunch time on Monday.

The man, who is not a local resident but is known to local police, was seen brandishing what turned out to be a toy gun near the school.

A staff member who was going home for lunch saw the man and phoned the RCMP. The individual was quickly found by Golden Royal Canadian Mounted Police and after an investigation no charges will be laid in the matter.

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Two weeks later, the Baker Street block destroyed by fire is a big vacant lot beside the famed Cranbrook arches. Council has applauded the quick clean-up efforts on the site. to the tax exemption bylaw the very same night the fire occurred.

Now that is has been adopted, the revitalization bylaw will mean commercial development with a construction value of at least $400,000, mixed use commercial/residential development with at least four dwelling units, upgrades with a construction value of at least $50,000 to an existing building, and exterior façade improvements with a construction value of at least $10,000 will qualify for the exemption.

For five years, property owners will only pay municipal property tax on the value of their land before the construction or improvements.

The area for the exemption stretches

from 2nd Street North to 2nd Street South, from the highway to 14th Avenue. The block where the Supervalu building stands is only eligible for a 75 per cent tax break for commercial development, and a block at the corner of 12th Avenue and 1st Street South is only eligible for a 50 per cent tax break for commercial development.

Upgrades to an existing building are eligible for 80 per cent of the tax break.

The downtown revitalization program was introduced last October by former Councillor Jim Wavrecan in a bid to encourage new local investment downtown, to promote a residential population around Baker Street, and to beautify the core.

It took six months to put the program to practical use, but the timing couldn’t have been better as Cranbrook prepares to rebuild its downtown after the devastating fire.

Council took the opportunity Monday to thank emergency responders for their work on the fire.

“I just wanted to say thank you to our fire fighters and our police and our city staff as well who responded to the tragic fire last week. The response was amazing,” said Councillor Diana J. Scott.

“I really would like to thank the fire chief for the work in dealing with the fire and also those involved in cleaning up the site so quickly. I would have

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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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I just walked by there tonight and it’s hard to believe what it looked like just a week ago,” said Councillor Bob Whetham.

Mayor Wayne Stetski thanked the RCMP constables who spotted the fire and alerted residents - Cst. Ian Ferrier, Cst. Josh Mielken and Cst. Drew Tarala - and the 18 fire fighters who worked on the fire.

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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

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Thursday, May 10, 2012 Trail Daily Times

REGIONAL FERNIE

TULIPS BLOOMING IN TRAIL

Report blames weather for 2011 derailment THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A Transportation Safety Board report blames a combination of freezing and thawing weather conditions and the widening of some rail tracks for a train derailment near Fernie.

Twenty-seven cars of a 115-car Canadian Pacific coal train jumped the tracks in March 2011 when the wheel of one car dropped inside a track, pulling the other cars off the rail.

The TSB report says the tracks in the area of the derailment had a wider gage -- or gap -- between them after taking on many large heavy loads.

Investigators also found ice buildup at the base of the rail, which they decided was a result of freeze and thaw cycles along with rain and snow around the time of the derailment.

The report concludes the wide gage of the rails was up to safety standards, but that current standards for upgrading railing fastening systems in high-degree curves may not be adequate.

New Transport Canada rules coming in later this month say that track-gage tests must be conducted at least twice a year on rails carrying more than 35 million gross tons.

TIMOTHY SCHAFER PHOTO

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time of year again when the tulips open up for teh sunshine as captured by the Trail Memorial Centre near the Victoria Street Bridge.

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