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Brian Schmidt, winner in 2011 of the Nobel prize in Physics, spoke to the Castlegar Rotary Club at a recent meeting. Brian is the son of Castlegar Rotary Club member Dana Schmidt. Brian led a team of physicists to present the first evidence that the Universe’s expansion rate is accelerating. The team’s observations were contrary to the current theory that the expansion of the Universe should be slowing down. On the contrary, by monitoring the brightness and measuring the supernovae, they discovered that these billion-year old exploding stars and their galaxies were

accelerating away from our reference frame. The discovery of the accelerating universe was named ‘Breakthrough of the Year’ by Science Magazine in 1998, and Schmidt was jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Adam Reiss and Saul Perlmutter for their groundbreaking work.

Brian has previously addressed the Rotary Club on his work, so this time focused on a number of different scientific issues related to what may be in our future – from climate change to the chance of a meteorite collision. When asked what he thought was the world’s most pressing problem,

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he said he thought climate change presented the biggest challenges. He noted that scientific data shows that the world is getting warmer, and that, although the earth has gone through climate changes before, this one is no doubt due to mankind’s activities – from the burning of fossil fuels to the large scale raising of cattle that emit large amounts of methane gas. The net result will be rising sea levels, a colder Europe (due to changes in the warming Gulf Stream), and warming of areas like Canada and Siberia. This could lead to world-wide conflicts, as other countries lose their ability to grow food. – Wayne Groutage

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Conroy and Atamanenko Commend Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-medicine Program An innovative new program to help provide a solution to the chronic rural doctor shortage in Canada has recently been announced by Selkirk College in Castlegar. The Rural Pre-medicine Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree Program will have a start date of fall 2014, with an initial intake of 24 students. “My provincial colleague, MLA Katrine Conroy, and I would like to congratulate Selkirk College on this groundbreaking program,” said Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior. “It was truly a cooperative effort between the college, the UBC Faculty of Medicine, the Rural Coordination Centre of BC, Interior Health, the Columbia Basin Trust and local healthcare providers. “We are very excited at the prospect of local training that will hopefully encourage young physicians to stay in our area and practice in our smaller and rural communities,” continued Atamanenko. Rhonda Schmitz is the Dean of Instruction in the Selkirk College School of University Arts and Sciences. She says that since the Rural

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Pre-medicine website was opened on December 9, the college has received numerous inquiries from prospective students interested in learning more about the program. “One young woman from Crawford Bay contacted us, who has wanted to be a doctor as long as she can remember,” said Schmitz. “Her intention is to use the program to launch her medical studies, with the long-term goal of returning to Crawford Bay to practice medicine in the community.” The three-year program will allow students to complete all of the requirements necessary for entrance to the undergraduate medical program at UBC. “Although students can complete all of their required prerequisites at other institutions, we are offering an integrated program that, to our knowledge, is not available elsewhere in Canada,” said

Elizabeth Lund, Selkirk College Chemistry instructor and the originator of the program. Recent research has shown that a rural upbringing and a positive undergraduate and graduate experience in a smaller centre are the most important factors in determining whether a medical student will ultimately choose to practice in a rural community. Selkirk College hopes that this program will encourage talented rural and Aboriginal students to pursue their goals by addressing economic, social and educational barriers and giving students a viable pathway toward becoming physicians. For more information on the Rural Pre-medicine Program, please contact David Feldman, school chair for University Arts and Sciences, 250-365-1331, or check out the Selkirk College website, selkirk.ca/program/rural-pre-medicine.

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A timely resolution has come to labour negotiations carried out between Southern BC wood products producers and the United Steelworkers - representatives of workers including more than 200 in the West Kootenays. “United Steelworkers (USW) members employed by Interior Forest Labour Relations Association (IFLRA) member companies in the B.C. southern interior have ratified a five-year collective agreement,” states a Dec. 19 press release from Canada News Wire. “Members of USW Locals 1-405 Cranbrook, 1-417 Kamloops and 1-423 Kelowna have voted by a 66-per-cent majority in favour of a tentative agreement reached Nov. 29.” The press release goes

on relate that the pact, “… provides significant pay enhancements for tradesmen who will enjoy a 23-per-cent wage increase over the term of the agreement.” Various other stipulations, including terms for apprenticeships, living out allowances and mileage payments have added up to a document the Cranbrook local (which encompasses the West Kootenay region) can feel good about. “It’s a great deal for our membership,” Local #405 First Vice President Doug Wood told the Castlegar News on Dec. 19. “It’s a five year contract. We’ve got improvements for the trades end of it, as well as benefits for all the regular members. “We got a big chunk of money put into the pensions by the companies as well.”

The compromise was the result of a good deal of bargaining, as Wood related. “It took a long time to get to where we wanted to be. We started last year, we met in Kamloops.” The development will undoubtedly mean a happier holiday season for USW members, including those in the West Kootenays. The Local #405 First Vice President said there are about 160 members employed at Interfor’s Castlegar operation along with about another 60 at the Atco mill in Fruitvale. “For us they’re important operations,” Wood said of the two sites. “They’re long-term members… we’re very happy for them.” Comment from the employers’ side was not available as of press deadline.

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A glance at the present before looking ahead

The height of the Holiday season is as good a time as any (with a week left in the year) to reflect on what has transpired in the last 51 weeks and what we can brace ourselves for in the months ahead. Next week’s edition will go a long way toward putting a fine point on the events covered in these pages, but for now, some general thoughts might as well be shared. For one, each year at this time the exact difference between the term “Holiday” and the term “Vacation” comes into clear focus. For a good number of us... “Holiday” means harder work than ever, as others getting ready for time off, or already enjoying it, are deservedly accommodated. But the seasonal panic, as many in retail might agree, is an exciting and fulfilling time in spite of it’s frantic nature. In a business with publication deadlines and hardworking colleagues at the printing press in the Okanagan, there is no time or patience for expressions like... “oops” or “just a few more minutes.” Everyone has done, and is doing their best right across the community to make sure that just about now, folks can finally take a little time for themselves... hopefully... doing exactly what they find pleasurable and special. Here’s hoping all of your festive deadlines have been met, and like us, your personal goals for the holiday season and beyond, are well within sight. We want to hear from you.

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The Dangers of Overdiagnosis

TORONTO, ON/ Troy Media/ -”First, do no harm,” as suggested by Hippocrates, is a vital principle that should always guide physicians, but they are also well aware that in modern healthcare, whether in the form of drugs, operations, radiotherapy or any other form of treatment, there is always the possibility of causing harm to their patients. All drugs have potential adverse side effects and all surgery carries risk. Doctors and patients need to be reasonably satisfied that the likely balance of benefit and harm with any intervention is favorable. Unfortunately, our ability now to test for and find insignificant abnormalities in people often leads to medical interventions that offer little or no benefit but still carry all the potential harms. Harm as a consequence of necessary treatment can be acceptable, but exposing healthy people to harm from treatment that they should not have had in the first place is unacceptable. An international effort is now underway to identify the specifics of this “overdiagnosis” problem, to raise professional and public awareness about it, and to attempt to bring it under control. Many features of our societal culture conspire to cause overdiagnosis and overtreatment, including the enormous public appetite for medical services, the erroneous notion that earlier diagnosis always causes a better result, the fear and denial of death, the huge advances in technology bringing an ever-widening range of sensitive diagnostic tests, and

the inevitable vested interests of drug and technology firms and of healthcare professions. The public is bombarded with messages on what disease they don’t know they have yet, what drug they should be taking, and what they must urgently talk to their doctor about. There are abundant examples in current medical practice. When enthusiastic specialty groups keep lowering the threshold level for calling a test for diabetes, kidney failure or high blood pressure abnormal, many more people are labelled with a disease. Drug firm advertising has convinced the public that cholesterol is a disease rather than a normal component of the blood. Normal human experiences, like grief, sadness, shyness, anxiety or hyperactivity risk getting you a diagnosis of a psychiatric “disorder” accompanied, of course, by a drug prescription. The dangers of sleeping pills and of antibiotics for viral infections do not seem to be understood by huge numbers of patients - and, unfortunately, many physicians also. Overdiagnosis is a serious problem in screening for cancer, especially of the prostate, breast and thyroid. The hope for the benefit of breast (mammography) and prostate (PSA) screening has been tempered by the more recent evidence on the very small size of the potential benefit in relation to the harm caused by false positive tests. For decades these tests have led to biopsies revealing microscopic cells that are currently labelled

as “cancer” by the pathologist, but with uncertain potential to cause any significant problem for the patient in the future. A biopsy report using the “c” word inevitably causes fear and distress for the patient and, frequently, an aggressive treatment plan from the doctors. Overdiagnosing cancer is now widely recognized, even by the U.S. National Cancer Institute which, in a recent report, recommended that these uncertain “cancers” should instead be labeled “IDLE” (indolent lesions) until research can help us differentiate those that need treatment from those that do not. Those working in the cancer field, including clinicians and pathologists will have to consider a new vocabulary, nomenclature and reporting language. At the very least, physicians need to share honestly with patients the serious uncertainty about the prognosis for these socalled “cancers” rather than pretending that current treatments are always based on good evidence of benefit. There is an urgent need for patients to be given more accurate and accessible information about the risks and benefits of health interventions, especially in screening programs involving normal healthy people with no signs or symptoms of disease. And remember the old adage, in healthcare as in many other things: more is not always better. Charles Wright is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca and Chair of the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee.

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Opinion/Editorial

Building resilient communities SUBMITTED Ian Bird, Paul Davidson

Canada’s communities are nearing a crossroads. We have more technology at our fingertips; the ability to move information, goods and people faster; and an increasingly educated population reaching further and higher than ever before. Unfortunately, the challenges we face are moving at the same speed. Even when we think we’ve seen it all, we encounter new tests of our resiliency. Some are induced by nature. The June flooding in Alberta left 100,000 stranded, $1.7 billion in insured damage and governments scrambling to address worst-case scenarios. Other challenges come from external forces. The people of Lac-Mégantic are still recovering and rebuilding after the July tanker explosion. Changes in the global economy produce new opportunities on one hand, while creating financial pressures and demographic changes on the other. It’s not uncommon for community needs and expectations to increase in a time of fiscal restraint. The downturn in the fishery sector has had devastating effects on Atlantic communities over the past 15 years. And, no matter how prosperous, no community is immune to the troubles of poverty, addiction and homelessness. Surviving isn’t enough. Thriving is the goal. Just like generations before us, we hope for a better future and are ready to do what it takes to get there. It’s time to leverage our resources in new and innovative ways, taking community knowledge to a higher level to create social change. Facing these challenges takes resiliency, economic diversification and the leveraging of assets and resources. And it takes the vision to anticipate the possibilities, long before a crisis hits or an opportunity passes by. The universities and community foundations our organizations represent do much to build this kind of resiliency and foster this kind of vision. For example, the Community Development Institute at the University of Northern British Columbia is helping

the City of Kitimat prepare for the opportunities and challenges of a new smelter project. An influx of construction workers, while welcome, may add pressures to housing, rental accommodations and the local price of goods. The institute is helping the community with planning and early engagement to help define its future. The community could advocate, for example, for construction camps to be converted to seniors’ housing or RV parks, for existing housing to be upgraded and for the inclusion of new amenities that will encourage permanent employees to live in-town once construction is completed.

Just like generations before us, we hope for a better future and are ready to do what it takes to get there. Community Foundations Canada’s partnership with True Sport Foundation zeroes in on engaging people close to home through sport. Successful outcomes include a low-income neighbourhood in Winnipeg that has engaged the entire community in developing local recreation and sport activities. In a similar vein, The Victoria Foundation is investing in the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence’s physical literacy program to combat childhood obesity and inactivity. The program could be applied anywhere. These are good examples of universities and community foundations taking fresh approaches to building healthy communities. But we know we can do more by coming together – not just with each other, but also with other community and educational organizations and government. We know the difference partnerships make. There are compelling examples of making a real difference through collaboration. Working with the Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation, students and professors from the Uni-

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NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CASTLEGAR NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CASTLEGAR OF AN ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CASTLEGAR OF AN ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR A PROPOSED EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES OF AN ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR BOUNDARIES FORAA PROPOSED PROPOSED EXTENSION EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES

versity of Windsor’s faculty of Notice is Notice hereby given that under Section 86 (Alternative Approval Process given that under Section 86 (Alternative Approval Process) of the CommuNoticeisishereby hereby given that under Section 86 (Alternative Approval Process) of the nursing and social work have Community Charter and Section 20 of the Local Government Act, the Council nity Charter and Section 20 of the Government Act, the Council of the City ofofCastlegar Community Charter and Section 20Local of the Local Government Act, the Council the Cityoo been helping improve living Castlegar tothe petition of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Castlegar intends topetition petition the the Minister of Community, Sport and requesting Cultural intends intends to Minister of Minister Community, Sport and Cultural Development anDe conditions and reduce crime anextension anofextension oflands: the area thear the area of the municipality to include the following described requestingrequesting extension of of the the following describe at low-income housing com- municipality to include municipality to include the followin lands: plexes. lands: Boundary Extension The award-winning project Boundary Extension has been lauded by the ComPortion of Highway 3 Right of Way Plan R346 and munity-Campus PartnerSublot 66, District 3 LotRight 4598, of Kootenay Plan R346 Portion of Highway Way Plan X34 except (1) part included in Plan RW11, (2) ships for Health for making, and part included in Ref Plan 40016D and (3) “significant contributions to parts in plans 2938, 2949, 2952, Plan Sublot 66,included District Lot 4598, Kootenay 5055, 5581, 5652, 6282 8749 X34 except 5488, (1) part included in and Plan RW11, (2) community resilience, neighPID 016-338-847 part included in Ref Plan 40016D (commonly known as the “Ootischenia and Pit (3) bourhood revitalization and parts included in plans Lands”)2938, 2949, 2952, civic engagement.” 5055, 5488, 5581, 5652, 6282 and 8749 Universities, communities PID 016-338-847 (commonly known as the “Ootischenia Pit and non-profit community Lands”) groups collaborate on more than $1 billion worth of research every year, particularly in the health field. Canada’s Heart and Stroke Foundation has made a multi-year $300 million commitment to university research aimed at saving more lives, faster. Still, we can do more. We are calling for a cultural shift in how we address community needs, how we prepare for the unexpected and how we pursue opportunities. Collaborations and part- The property is currently owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Th nerships must be standard Ministry has offered, and the City has accepted, a Right of First Refusal for this propert The City anticipates the transfer of title to this land to the City. operating procedure from the earliest stages of new ideas ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS AND ELIGIBILITY and initiatives for building Further Take Notice That the City of Castlegar may proceed with the bounda community resiliency and And extension request unless at least ten percent of municipal electors indicate that The property is currently owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The prosperity. referendum must be held by submitting a signed Elector Response Form to Castlegar Ci Ministry offered, theonCity has accepted, a Right of FirstResponse Refusal forForms this property. than 4:30 and p.m. February 3, 2014. Elector must beThe in th This November, many of Hall no laterhas anticipatesbythe transfer title to thisand landonly to thethose City. persons who qualify as electors formCity established the City ofofCastlegar Canada’s universities opened the municipality are entitled to sign Elector Response Forms. The property currently owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastr their doors to showcase how is ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS AND ELIGIBILITY Ministry has offered, and the City has accepted, a Right of First Refusal for th community partnerships are The City anticipates the transfer of title to this land to the City. improving the lives of all CaAnd Further Take Notice That the City of Castlegar may proceed with the boundary exnadians. tension request unless at least ten percent of municipal electors indicate that a referendum ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS AND ELIGIBILITY must be held by submitting a signed Elector Response Form to Castlegar City Hall no later The annual, national Open than 4:30 p.m. on February 3, 2014. Elector Response Forms must be in the form estabDoors, Open Knowledge lished by the City of Castlegar and only those persons who qualify as electors of the with munic- th And Further Take Notice That the City of Castlegar may proceed campaign at universities ipality areunless entitled toat sign least Elector Response Forms. of municipal electors indi extension request ten percent across the country is sparking be held by submitting a signed Elector Response Form to C new dialogues onreferendum what we must Resident Elector – Youon areFebruary entitled to submit an Elector Response as a resident electorm Hall no later than 4:30 p.m. 3, 2014. Elector Form Response Forms can achieve together. As the if you are age 18 or older on the day of submission, are a Canadian citizen, have lived in form birthestablished by the City of Castlegar and only those persons who qualify a country nears its 150th B.C. for at least six months, and have been a resident of the City of Castlegar for the past the municipality are or entitled day, we can start setting the 30 days more. to sign Elector Response Forms. stage for a strong future with Non-Resident Elector – You are entitled to submit an Elector Response Form as a non-resincreased community enident property elector if you are age 18 or older on the day of submission, are a Canadian gagement and shared values. citizen, have lived in B.C. for at least six months, have owned and held registered title to a Strengthening collaboraproperty in the City of Castlegar for the past 30 days or more, and do not qualify as a resident tive efforts – not just between elector. universities and community NOTE: Only one non-resident property elector may submit an Elector Response Form per organizations but also with property, regardless of how many owners there may be. government and industry, will make all the difference. If less than ten percent (609) of municipal electors submit an Elector Response Form, the That’s how we’ll build more resilient, creative, responsible and prosperous communities, from coast to coast to coast. And strong communities mean a strong Canada. Ian Bird is the President of Community Foundations of Canada. Paul Davidson is the President of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

boundary extension request will be deemed to have the approval of the electors and the proposal may proceed to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for consideration. For the purpose of conducting the alternative approval opportunity, the number of electors is calculated as 6,096.

Elector Response Forms are available from City Hall located at 460 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. Phone: (250) 365-7227; E-mail: castlegar @castlegar.ca between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, or on the City’s website at www.castlegar.ca And That this is the first of two publications of the notice in a newspaper. Carolyn Rempel Director of Corporate Services City of Castlegar

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Ongoing

free hot meal at the sharing dinner pot at Cadet Hall, 8th

Ave, Castlegar (two blocks from library) Tuesdays at noon.

ROBSON MARKET - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.

Festive items available include jewelry, collectibles, art glass, vintage tools, jams and jellies, baking, handcrafted items, yarn for your own projects, holiday decor and decorations. Homestyle breakfast s 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. We will be open every Sunday up to and including Dec. 22. We are closed over Christmas and New Years and re-open on Jan. 5, 2014. Our tables are currently fully booked but if you want your name on the list in case of cancellations, call Kathy (250) 3653796. And as always, still looking for charity groups to work the kitchen for their charity. All About Breastfeeding infor-

mative support group for breastfeeding moms. Neighbourhood House in Castlegar, Tuesdays, 10:30 - noon More info: 250365-3662, www.kootenayfamilyplace.org tops group meets every wednesday 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. at

www.integratire.com 1507 Columbia Ave, Castlegar 250-365-2955

Thurs. at 8 p.m. (phone Jim at 365-6216) and Sat. at 8 p.m (phone Len at 365-7805). al-anon meets every Monday night for people whose lives

have been affected by someone else’s drinking. Mondays 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 2224 6th Ave. (Kootenay Society for Community Living building.) More info call Donna 250-365-3168 or Eileen 250-365-3674.

Local Toastmasters club Sentinel Speakers, 7 - 9 p.m. at the Fireside Inn, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. Learn speaking skills, gain confidence and have fun! Guests welcome. More info call Diane Cushing at 250365-8336. TOASTMASTERS MEETINGS

Operation Feast All invited for

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304-6862 or email amurdoch@ cbal.org. Offered in partnership with Robson Community School and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy.

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Kinnaird Hall, 2320 Columbia Ave. Round table discussion. Get motivated to eat healthy and lose weight. Monthly fee $10. More info call 365-7956.

Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Doukhobor Arts and Crafts Centre, 820 Markova Rd., beside the Brilliant Cultural Centre.

Castlegar A.A. meetings at the Pioneer Arena Sun. at 10 a.m.

Advocate in Castlegar on Thursdays Questions about wel-

(phone Mike at 399-4417); Tues. at 7 p.m. (phone Dennis at 3652738); Wednesday at 7 p.m., (phone Fay at 250-687-0484.

fare, disability benefits, tenancy or family law? The Advocacy Centre is in Castlegar Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at

1995 Columbia Ave Trail 250-364-1208

Castlegar and District Community Services, 1007 2nd Street. Call 250-608-0589 or 1-877352-5777. Mom’s Support Group All moms

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tlegar Community Services Call 250-608-2254. Scrabble Club 2nd Wed. of the

month, Castlegar Public Library. 6:30 – 8 p.m. All levels welcome! For info call Alana at 304-6862. Offered by the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy.

back to school with baby Program free for parents to upgrade

Math, English and/or study skills with an instructor from Selkirk College. Kootenay Family Place , Mon. & Wed. from 1 - 3 p.m. Childcare and snacks provided. More info call Alana at 3046862. New to Canada? Settlement services provides eligible newcomers with information about community services or preparing for citizenship. Call 250-687-4714 or email welcometocastlegar@gmail. com.

English as a Second Language programs Classes for adults,

Conversation Club, Family Drop-in for families with young children, 1 to 1 tutoring. Free. More info call Alana at 250304-6862.

St. David’s and the United Church Thrift Shop open Satur-

days, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. also Mon & Fri, and Tues-Wed-Thurs 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Clothing, household items, bedding, linen, books, etc. at 605 Columbia Ave. under the Motor Vehicle Office. Christmas items avail. after Nov. 11. Clean, good cond. items accepted (no furniture, TVs, large items). Families

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Register for free program where families have fun preparing, cooking and eating dinner together. Third Wed. of the month (Nov-Mar) at Kootenay Family Place from 5 to 7 p.m. To register, call 1-877-258-4133 or email info@ccfoffice.org.

Love to sing? Come out to Robson Community School and sing with the Robson Choir. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. More info: Jeannie at 250-365-2901.

Legion Meat Draws Satur-

days Royal Canadian Legion Castlegar/Robson Branch #170, 248 Columbia Avenue, 4-6 p.m. Guests welcome and must be signed in by a member.

Ongoing: KPKids is a free program for kids in Kindergarten to Gr. 4 Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. at Kinnaird Park Community Church (behind Kinnaird Park). We also offer a program for youth Gr. 5 - 7 called KPJY at the same time and location. Registration upon arrival, drop in’s welcome!

W.K. Yoga For MS Support Group. Mondays, 1:30 - 3 p.m.,

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Parent Child Mother Goose for babies 0-12 months at the Castlegar & District Public Library on Wednesdays from 10 - 11 a.m. until Nov. 20. (childminding available for older siblings) Call 250-365-6611. Toddlers and preschoolers at Castlegar Primary School Thurs. from 10 - 11 a.m. until Nov. 28. To register call 250-304-6862.

help Castlegar Special Olympics athletes and your environment. Donations accepted at 2908 Columbia Ave in Castlegar. Look for big blue sign.

Blueberry Bottle Depot Please

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The Trans Canada Trail Foundation plans to close gaps in the cross-country corridor in time for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017 — including significant portions through the Kootenays. Jim Bishop, a director and former chair of the foundation, who was raised in Rossland and Trail, told the Regional District of Central Koo-

tenay last week they are still trying to figure out where the trail should go. “Some key decisions have to be made, not within the confines of just this regional district but others on the east and west,” he said. “So it’s important to work in tandem and put the trail where locals want it.” Bishop explained about 17,000 kilometres of the trail is useable, leaving another 6,000 km to be

online: www.heritagecu.ca www.heritagecu.ca online: Castlegar # 100 - 630 - 17th Street, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 4G7 phone: 250-365-7232 Fax: 250-365-2913

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completed. In BC, about 750 km remains outstanding, mostly in the Kootenays, including the stretch between Castlegar and Nelson. One alternative is to go via Salmo, and the other along the Kootenay River. Other question marks include where and how the trail will cross Kootenay Lake — Bishop said it may involve a designated boat launch — and whether it will connect the East and West Kootenays via

the Gray Creek Pass, as proposed. “I can’t speak on behalf of the East Kootenay people because they’re wrestling with it,” Bishop said. “But it will be solved. We’re hell bent on being connected by 2017.” He added the foundation is trying to raise $150 million to finish the entire trail — half public money and half private — of which about $90 million would be for actual construction, $30 million for ongoing

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With increasing numbers of Canadians living with serious chronic illnesses, health care experts are looking for ways to make life easier for them and their caregivers. Now, UBC researchers are teaming up with students and faculty from Selkirk College for a six-month study, which will teach students how to ease the burden of living with chronic illness for people who are ill and also for their family members. The research is funded by the BC Nursing Research Initiative of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. The project is focused on the Kootenays and will become a clinical practice site for Selkirk’s health care assistant students and its thirdyear nursing students, explains UBC Assoc. Prof. Barb Pesut, principal investigator of the study. “A unique aspect of this study is providing education for nursing and health care assistant students

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together,” says Pesut. “Although nurses and health care assistants work with the same clients they rarely have the opportunity to be educated together or talk to one another about their roles. Even in practice there may be little interaction between levels of care. Educating nurses and care providers together will lead to better teamwork, higher job satisfaction, and ultimately to better quality care.” Pesut says researchers are looking for

individuals around Nelson, who live with serious chronic illness and who would like to receive home visits from nursing and health care assistant students. The students will be supervised by Tammy McLean, Selkirk’s nursing instructor and co-lead for the study. McLean says the research project is an example of how students and those living with chronic illness can benefit from working together. “This is a very exciting opportunity on

many levels,” McLean says. “And it’s also important that people living with a serious chronic illness are able to share their experiences and teach our students what their needs are and help inform the nurses of the future.” McLean is excited that UBC has partnered with Selkirk, saying it’s important for people in the Kootenays to also be involved in high-calibre research projects. Researchers are looking for about 16 participants and the six-month study starts in January. About 20 to 25 student nurses and HCA students will conduct regular visits in the home. During the visits, topics like symptom management, planning for the future, and access to community resources, will be discussed with study participants. “There is a definite need to give persons and families the tools they need to manage their serious chronic illness,” says Pesut. “There may be community resources that they may not be aware of, there may

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to sit for two minutes. Wash your hands well after cleaning the cutting board and before and after working with any new menu items.

Avoid cross contamination: Store raw meat away from food that is ready-to-eat, including fruit and vegetables (and be sure to wash these thoroughly before serving). Turkeys should be wrapped well and stored on the lowest shelf of your fridge or in the meat keeper to keep blood and juices from contaminating other food. Ensure only clean utensils and cutting boards are used. Use a separate cutting board to prepare raw meat. Wash hands after handling any raw foods and minimize hand contact during final preparation steps. Cook well: For turkey, set

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Knuckles work overtime in Leafs’ win Derek Kaye Castlegar News contributor

It was a a rough and tumble game at the Castlegar Complex December 19 with rivals the Nelson Leafs guests of the Castlegar Rebels in the first of a double header over two days at two arenas. Although the final score was 6-2 in favour of the Leafs, the Rebels came from behind in terms of shots on net to be almost tied with the Leafs. Where the Castlegar Rebels came out on top was in the intense fighting that took place. If Nelson thought it would be easy to break the Rebels, they were surely wrong! The Rebels proved that they are one tough team. The Leafs scored twice in the first period with goals by Brandon Sookro (Travis Wellman, Aaron Dunlop) and Travis Wellman (Brandon Sookro, Daniel St.Pierre) before the first goal by Rebel Chase Reddin with 8:37 left in the period. Castlegar was making things harder for itself by having four minor penalties versus Nelson’s one penalty for the first period. In the second, however, the Leafs managed to out-do the Rebels in both penalties and goals, scoring three – by Troy Petrich (Robson Cramer, Carson Willans), Robson Cramer (Travis Wellman) and Wellman (Nick Trefry, Alec Wilkinson). By the end of the second the score was 5-1 in favour of the Leafs. The game was steaming up in intensity. There

At times with so many players in the penalty box or in the dressing rooms having taken their skates off early, the ice was barren with competitors and seemed more like a pick-up game of road Rebel Diego Bartlett (L) and Nelson’s Brandon hockey. Sookro exchange unpleasantries at Castlegar Some of the Complex. Derek Kaye fighting in the third was so inwere eight penalties in the sectense that officials had to stand ond period including slashback waiting for a chance to ing, tripping, head contact, separate players. The best was cross-checking and unsportsthe last quarrel with only 3:22 manlike conduct. left in the game between RebBut things got decidedly worse in total penalties during els’ Diego Bartlett and much the third. There were 24 infrac- taller Leafs Brandon Sookro tions including six for fighting who had to suffer from some and six game misconducts. At beautifully placed right hooks times the game seemed more to the head from the smaller like a mixed martial arts duel Diego Bartlett. Interviewed after the game with the Rebels definitely Bartlett commented, “There is causing the Leafs some pain. a big rivalry between these two The Rebels had pulled their teams, and tempers flared... we starting lineup goalie Nate are going come out tomorrow Rabbit in favour of Patrick strong. ” Interviewed after the Zubick who skated into a dire game Leafs coach Frank Maida situation with the Leafs up 5-1 commented, “We played hard, by the start of the third period. we came in with our game He succeeded in only allowing one goal by Leaf Nolan Per- plan, and stuck to it.” Asked cival as the Rebels started to about the fighting he replied, finally be the controllers of the “Unfortunate that it happened game. But with only one goal but we move forward.” Third place in their division scored by the Rebels – Matt the Castlegar Rebels would Reed (Aaron Brewer, Connor face off for the re-match Beauchemin) in the last periagainst first place Nelson on od it was too late for a comeDecember 20 in Nelson. back win.

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George Bondaroff 1940-2013 George Bondaroff was born in Langham, Saskatchewan to Fred and Pearl Bondaroff. George moved with his parents and three siblings to the Slocan Valley when he was 4 years old. George attended UBC from 1959-1963 and graduated with a Degree in Engineering. On November 23 1963, George married Laverne Gleboff, also of Castlegar, and began their married life in Montreal where George worked for RCA from 19631965. A talented engineer he helped in launching one of Canada’s first communications satellites. In 1966, George and Laverne moved back to Castlegar where they had two children and owned and operated GLS Electronics until 1984. During this time, George had many interests. He obtained his pilot’s license and flew his own Cessna, he was a Castlegar Alderman and ran for Mayor in 1975. In 1985, George moved to Merritt BC and later Smithers BC where he worked for the Department of Highways and the Forestry Department respectively until his retirement in 1995. George loved the Slocan Valley and in 2002, moved to the valley with Susan King. There they renovated a heritage home and ran ‘The Swan House’, a very successful B&B. They retired to the small community of Chase BC in 2008. Susan King passed away on September 18, 2013 after a lengthy battle with Cancer. George had been her primary care giver and followed a short time later. George is survived by his son Sean Bondaroff, daughter Tracey Begg (Jeff) grand children Seth, Parker, Shara, Morgan, and Ashton and his three siblings Ruby, Verna and Howard. He was a well loved father, brother and grandfather and will be missed by all. At his request he has been cremated no service will be held. Condolences to the family can be emailed to sean@ths.ca.

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Notice to Creditors and Others Re: Alice Amelia Sanford, deceased formerly of Silver Kettle Village 2350 72nd Avenue Grand Forks, BC, V0H 1H0 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the Executors named hereunder at 1115 3rd Street, Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 2A1, on or before February 28, 2014, after which date the Executors will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto having regard only to the claims of which the Executors then have notice. Lynne Elizabeth Bollinger and James Anthony Sanford, Executors c/o JACOB POLONICOFF POLONICOFF LAW FIRM 1115 3rd Street Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 2A1

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There are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6. Zack Spencer

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Honda’s contemporary on a dying breed 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6 It’s fascinating to watch trends in the auto industry play out over time. Some changes happen quickly, with one manufacturer coming out with a feature, then the rest of the industry following suit. Backup cameras would be a good example of this. Other trends are much slower, changing because of demographic fluctuations. One example of a slow-moving trend is the two-door coupe falling out of favour and its replacement by sedans and crossovers. This trend is greatly affected by baby boomers getting older and buying more for practical reason, rather than styling. In the 1980s, and even the beginning of the 90s, there were plenty of coupes to choose from and they sold well. But where are the Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, Pontiac Sunfire and Ford Probe coupes? Now gone and many not replaced with newer models. I’m thrilled to report that there are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6. Looks The Accord Coupe is based on the all-new Accord sedan that has been selling very well for Honda. In fact, it won the Canadian Car of the Year this year as decided by the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada. Honda has done a good job of updating this big coupe with a more modern twist. Sold in three configurations from the base EX to the EX-L Navi (L stand for leather and navi is self-explanatory),

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which are both 4-cylinder way the radio stores and equipped models. The top retrieves pre-set radio trim is the EX-L Navi with stations. It took a long V6. This top trim level is the time to set the stereo model seen here: it comes up and having to go with LED projector headback and forth between lamps, 18-inch wheels and different screens is not duel chrome exhaust tips. If you like the idea that intuitive. The rest of The 4-cylinder equipped the dash is large, with big models come with halogen of a smart looking car cup holder and plenty of headlamps and 17-inch storage areas. that is well equipped alloy wheels. The coupe The steering wheel and powerful, you starts at $26,400, a $2,500 buttons and heat controls premium over the regular might want to move on on the dash use first rate an Accord Coupe. sedan but when the switches and they are sedan is equipped with placed with precision. Zack Spencer alloy wheels, the price is Drive Another trend almost identical. The EX-L that Honda is bucking, with this Accord is $30,100 for the leather and navi and Coupe, is the inclusion of a 6-speed the V6 premium is $35,500. Not an manual transmission and V6 engine. The inexpensive car but most are very well latest movement is to turbo or superequipped. charged 4-cylinder engines to replace V6

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Inside It’s a big and comfortable coupe. The back seat is actually usable for adults and the front seats are very comfortable. The trunk is huge and the back seat folds for extra long items but the seats do not split and fold, plus the opening to the back seat is small. Standard feature on all Accord models is a backup camera and heated seats. Honda, in my opinion, has raised the bar in the mid-sized category and produced the nicest dash I have seen in this class. There are two screens in the centre console, one for the navigation unit and the other for the radio. They are framed in beautiful, high quality satin metal, chrome and soft touch materials. One area that could be improved is the

power plants and duel clutch automatic transmission in favour of a manual. I’m glad that Honda still offers this layout; it shows they are serious about being a true enthusiast’s car company. Granted, most buyers will get the very good 6-speed automatic transmission with the 3.5L V6, but with 278hp and 252 lb.ft. of torque it will be a very lively car in either configuration. The manual is a joy to use and it is like a throwback to drive a V6 equipped manual car. The 4-cylinder models have 185hp from a direct injection 2.4L engine and either a manual transmission or continuously variable transmission (CVT) for added fuel savings. The CVT is capable of 7.8L/100km in the city and 5.7L on the highway. The

V6 uses more at 10.0L/100km in the city and 6.1L on the highway. Verdict When I started reviewing cars back in the early 1990s, cars like this were common: a mid-sized sedan with a V6 engine and a manual transmission. I can clearly remember driving a Toyota Camry, Nissan Maxima and Accord equipped this way. While most companies are moving away from this design, Honda is sticking with it for now. Soon Honda will have smaller turbocharged 4-cylinder engines available and this big coupe might too be fitted with something more efficient. If you like the idea of a smart looking car that is well equipped and powerful, you might want to move on an Accord Coupe V6 before it follows the latest trend.

The Lowdown Power: 2.4L 4-cylinder with 185hp or 3.5L V6 with 278hp Fill-up: 7.8L/5.7L/100km (city/highway 4-cylinder) Sticker price: $26,400-$35,500

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