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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

On paper, annual budgets appear black and white. But what the numbers really reflect are choices based on underlying philosophies of whomever is in power. That’s very apparent after the three South Okanagan-West Kootenay (SOWK) MP candidates weighed in on the latest federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Joe Oliver Tuesday afternoon. There’s a few highlights, regardless the party, that are positives for all Canadians, including extending compassionate care benefits from six weeks to six months and relaxing rules governing registered retirement income funds. On matters like the absence of cli“This budget is mate change fundjust throwing ing versus billions baubles and earmarked for counter-terrorism trinkets at voters efforts, or the beneto get them on fits of income-splittheir side, and to ting and increases me that’s cynical.” to tax free savings accounts, there’s a RICHARD CANNINGS wide divide between SOWK politicians Richard Cannings, NDP, the Liberal Party’s Connie Denesiuk and Conservative Marshall Neufeld. “There is nothing in the budget for climate change and that’s my big concern,” said Cannings, an Okanagan-based biologist. “To me, that’s shameful and embarrassing. We are the pariah of the world when it comes to action on climate change and have a big meeting in Paris later this year,” he said, referring to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. “We will be embarrassed again if this is all we have to report.” The budget is short sighted with no vision, says Cannings, because billions are invested into oil and gas industries instead of renewable resources, which would create new jobs outside of northern Alberta. “This budget is just throwing baubles and trinkets at voters to get them on their side, and to me that’s cynical.” He says the focus on bumping up military spending such as a $360 million mission against ISIS, $293 million for police, border services and Canadian Security Intelligence Service plus another $118 million to fight cyber attacks, is misguided. “Their initiatives on counter terrorism will only affect us in very negative ways, and we are very much fighting Bill C-51. See TORY, Page 5

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Grade 11 student, Guy Vercillo, holds one of the seven ducklings who are making their new home at J.L Crowe Secondary School. The ducklings are part of a program to get students closer to nature. See story Page 2.

The Fruitvale recycling drop-off centre is closing down on April 27, leaving some homes in the area without a convenient place to drop off their recyclables. Without the centrally located depot, residents living outside of the curbside pick-up area will have to travel into Trail to get rid of their plastic, glass, paper and more. Multi Materials BC, the provincial body in charge of recycling, said it can't reveal the exact addresses around the Beaver Valley curbside pick-up boundaries, but to find out if your home is on the route, visit www.recyclinginbc.ca/rdkb/ for a map and address search function. Tim Dueck, solid waste management coordinator with the Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary, says the closure will end up saving district taxpayers a significant amount of money. “We have been paying for the cost of that depot which is in the neighbourhood of $100,000 per year,” he said. “The cost of operating that depot involves a contracted hauler to collect materials a couple times a week, there is the cost of renting the land, grading and snow removal. “The cost of operating the curbside collecting service is about $50,000.” But now, with the closure of the depot, there are some homes that will be without curbside pick-up and without a local drop-off centre. Area A resident, Stan Skoumal, currently uses the drop-off centre at Liberty Foods in Fruitvale several times a week. See CHANGE, Page 3

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Above; seven ducklings that are getting acquainted with their temporary new home in a J.L. Crowe science lab. The ducks will eventually be moved outside to the community garden behind the school, where they will be studied and observed by the students. Below; Allie Caron, a Grade 11 student, gets cozy with one of the ducklings.

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The J.L. Crowe Secondary School science lab is echoing with the pitter patter of little duck feet this week. Last Friday, Crowe teacher Colin Adamson went to Quack Me Up! farm and hatchery in Winlaw to pick up seven different species of ducklings for Crowe students to track and study. He says the project is all about getting high school students to better understand their surroundings. “I wanted to bring something into the school that would connect the kids with nature,” he said, adding that the students were very excited at the news of baby animals on campus and wanted to learn more. “The first day, the school was abuzz with seeing the ducklings. Then you get the questions and students are curious. There is a class that is weighing them and charting it and seeing how quickly they grow.” It isn't just science classes that will be following the ducklings to maturity. Art and home economics classes will also be learning through the ducks. “Their eggs, and ducks lay eggs every day, will benefit the students and we will use them for cooking in home economics,” he said. “The art classes have been painting a mural on a coop. It is pretty spectacular. Hopefully everyone can learn as much as they can. “What kid doesn't like a baby duck? Or any baby animal. It has been so cool to watch tough guys in Grade 12 holding a duckling and loving it. It has been incredible. There are plenty of different classes involved and they all use the ducks differently.” The week-old ducklings are currently indoors, but in a couple of short weeks, when they are old enough, they will be outside enjoying the sun and fresh air. “In a week or two, they will be ready for integration into the garden,” said Adamson. “There is going to be a duck pond and an enclosure. They are living the duck life.” The ducks will be a permanent fixture in the community garden run by Crowe students, and will even be back next September after their very own summer vacation at a farm.

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Harmony Choir Spring Concert on Saturday Grapevine is a public service provided by the Trail Times and is not a guaranteed submission. For full list of events visit trailtimes.ca. Other • Saturday, 11 a.m. the United Way of Trail and District will be hosting a fundraising BBQ at Korpack Cement Products. Minimum donation $3 for burger, hot dog or smokie with a beverage. • Saturday, Fruitvale Hall from 9 a.m. until noon. for the Beaver Valley Community Garage Sale. Household items, tools, sporting equipment, children's items, baking and more. Music • Saturday, Charles Bailey Theatre, 7 p.m. Events & Happenings for Harmony Choir's Spring Concert. in the Lower Columbia Annual event features six local choirs sharing spring repertoire. Performances by Kootenay Danceworks & soloists. Call 368.9669 for info and tickets. • Sunday, Trail United Church, 3 p.m. for the Bisset Singers. Tickets $12. Film • Saturday, Royal Theatre, 9:30 a.m. the Met Opera performs Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana (double bill). Gallery • Friday, last day to view VISAC Gallery's "Surface Treatments.” Exhibition highlights various techniques for adding pattern, texture and visual effects to pottery items, to enhance their appearance. Upcoming • May 2, St. Rita's Church in Fruitvale, 1-2:30 p.m. for Strawberry Tea & Bake Sale. 1935 East View Street. Entry by donation. • May 2, Trail Alliance Church from 2-4 p.m. for a Spring Tea. Coffee, tea, decadent desserts. Tickets $4, children $2 at the door. • May 2, Knight of Pythias Hall in Trail, 6-8 p.m. the Mystic Dreams Belly Dance presents: the Unveiling. Tickets $10, available from local belly dancers or call 521.0120 or email Lisa Keech at lkeech@shaw.ca. • May 2, Charles Bailey Theatre. 2 p.m. for Cadence, from the Teck children series. Take a trip through time with Cadence as they cover over 100 years of vocal music in 50 minutes. Juno nominated quartet covers Gregorian chant, classical, choral, jazz, doo-wop, rock, and blues. High-energy antics and audience participation. To submit to Grapevine email newsroom@ trailtimes.ca

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The Fruitvale Recycling Depot near Liberty Foods will be closing next week as the regional district moves to curbside pick up.

Change expected to benefit taxpayers

FROM PAGE 1 He lives outside the curbside pick-up zone, and is wondering how he will see savings if he has to trek to the landfill with his paper, glass, styrofoam and plastic when the depot closes. “We go to drop garbage only a couple times a year because we try to recycle everything we can, but we go with our recycling (the dropoff centre) a couple of times a week,” he said, mentioning that almost all the waste his home produces is either recycled or composted. “For me to drive to the landfill and back would cost me around let’s say around $10 a trip. If I am going to do that around a couple times a month, it comes to

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After “unruly guests” closed down Buckley’s Campground last summer, BC Hydro reps say there will still be security on site this recreation season. Early last July, there were complaints from some of the 29,00 annual users of the campground

around $250 to $300 per year. They say that this will save RDKB taxpayers $50,000. I am spending $250 to $300 per year to go back and forth to the landfill. Where is my savings?” Dueck says there are around 100 homes, including Skoumal’s, in the Beaver Valley area that aren’t serviced by pick-up contractor Alpine Disposal and Recycling, but those households would have already been making trips to the landfill with their garbage. “We estimate that there are probably 100 homes or fewer in the Beaver Valley that don’t have curbside service,” he said. “There is really no difference now. Presumably, if they

and day-use area, concerning threats of violence, excessive alcohol use, and “other unsafe activities” coming from a small group of guests. The complaints resulted in a temporary closure of the day-use area while property owners, BC Hydro, took a look at the situation.

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Mary Anne Coules, stakeholder engagement advisor for the utility company, says this summer, the security installed last July will remain on site when Buckley’s opens up. “To help ensure ongoing public safety on the site, BC Hydro will maintain an onsite security presence,” she told the Trail Times,

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we can see how this all turns out,” said Dueck. “Recently, we felt that nearly everybody who was previously using that depot still had access to a recycling program. Another thing is the issue with unstaffed depots. They have been abused for years. They have been magnets for materials that are not recyclable. And now, the regional district is no longer a player in this.” The Trail Bottle Depot on Rossland Ave. is also a registered MMBC site, and accepts all program recyclables (styrofoam, plastic bags, film plastic, glass containers, paper, cardboard, newsprint and more), including beverage containers and small appliances.

adding that any issues in the upcoming recreation season will be taken very seriously. “We must ensure that the safety of park users is not put at risk, and will be required to close the site for the remainder of the 2015 recreation season if there are any further public safety incidents at this location.”

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Rehiring city CAO causes stir in community

By Craig Lindsay Grand Forks Gazette

A recent CBC story is garnering a lot of attention in Grand Forks. The story features an interview with a local resident who is questioning the decision of the City to re-hire Doug Allin as CAO, after paying out his severance package. Donald Pharand said he was stunned when he heard about Allin’s rehiring and he filed a Freedom of Information request to find out exactly what happened. “I’m upset that the city is spending all this money—the $192,000 payout at the end of the year and then the rehiring,” said Pharand. “That the city hired him back, it’s like: what’s going on here?” Pharand said that the story has not been covered much by the media but now that the information is coming out in a press release after an FOI request, he’s left wondering. “It answered some of the questions that people wondered,” he said about the release. “Now it’s coming out. It’s like the optics aren’t very good.” Allin had been CAO for almost two years when he and the previous council agreed that he would leave the organization.

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“I’m upset that the city is spending all this money – the $192,000 payout and then the rehiring.” Donald Pharan

The severance agreement between the city and Allin stated that he would be compensated for one year of salary and benefits for a total of $191,321.10. The actual payout to Allin was $115,577.30. The contract further outlined that Allin would act as a consultant to the city for a period of six months. Allin’s current contract with the city is for three years at $133,000 in annual wages. The contract includes five weeks of vacation and a contribution from Allin of 400 hours of overtime to offset the severance package. Pharand said there must have been a problem with Allin for council to relieve him. “We don’t know what the problem was

but there definitely some serious problem and then they bring him back,” said Pharand. “I don’t buy that he’s the best qualified and that he’s the only one who could’ve done this. The optics aren’t good. I don’t have the wherewithal to ask the questions. That’s why we are trying to get the attorney general in here.” Pharand also took exception to the fact that Allin was retained as a consultant even after he was relieved of his duties as city CAO. “Doug Allin is sitting pretty,” he said. “It’s all a lark. It doesn’t mean anything. Why would you let him walk out with the cell phone and computer? He’s got access to everything going on in the city. There’s something really wrong here. It’s really stinky.” Mayor Frank Konrad said that the termination was not shrouded in secrecy as some members of the public have stated. He also said there is no issue. “If citizens have concerns they should come forward and express them. Council made a decision that I feel as mayor was a good decision.” Konrad said it is unlikely the City could have done better in its search for a new CAO.

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“Mr. Allin is familiar with the City,” he said. “He’s experienced in his field barring none. I don’t know why people would come forward now and upset the apple cart—all it’s going to do is create more scarring in this municipality.” Konrad said the City has had so many controversial issues recently that it is sure to affect the efforts to attract new businesses to town. “Would you feel like going to a dinner party where the husband and wife are fighting?” he said. “No, of course not. You would leave because it’s uncomfortable. We are discouraging businesses from coming here because they

deem Grand Forks as a controversial city, which causes no good for anyone.” As for the decision by the last council regarding Allin’s leaving the City, Konrad said he cannot comment on the issue because he was not present. At the regular council meeting on Monday, councillor Chris Hammet brought up her concern about the CBC interview during her report. “I’m totally dismayed that this is still an issue and that there are still some people out there who continue to try to expose a conspiracy that doesn’t exist,” she said. Hammett said she was very disappointed

when she learned that the previous council had met with Allin and agreed on a mutual termination within a week of the election. “The behaviour of a minority of residents and non-residents over the installation of water meters was appalling such that bullying, intimidation, harassment and threats were directed towards Mr. Allin and his family,” she said. “WorkSafeBC would not tolerate such behaviour in the work place and our previous council agreed that they could not force someone to work in an unsafe environment.” Sarah Winton, deputy corporate officer/ communications for Grand Forks, said that

people need to realized that the number of complaints about the termination, severance and re-hiring of Allin are minimal. She also added that retaining Allin as a consultant after his contract was terminated was important to the City for continuity. “As the CAO he was working on a lot of projects that staff weren’t,” she said. “Higher level projects that were part of the strategic priorities of council. Other staff didn’t know anything about them. It was really important that he provided some consulting and provide the background information for staff that had to pick up where he left off.”

RDCK unlikely to join Multi-Material BC before 2018 The Nelson Star Taxpayers in the Regional District of Central Kootenay will probably be on the hook for rural recycling for at least another three years. At least that’s the length of contract for depot service in a request for proposals the RDCK is finalizing. The present contracts expire in June. While the district hoped to sign on with industry stewardship group Multi-Material BC, resource recovery manager Mike Morrison says it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen soon. “We expected back when we were denied entry into the program last year that there would be a possibility of joining in 2015, but MMBC has informed us that is not the case,” he told 103.5 Juice FM. “We figure that three years is probably a realistic window for intake.” Morrison said they still intend to eventually have all of their rural recycling handled by MMBC. The cost of rural recycling in the RDCK, including 27 depots, has been pegged at just under $1 million annually. Allen Langdon, MMBC’s managing director, said the organization presently has over 1,000 member producers and serves over 120 municipalities and electoral areas through a mix of curbside pickup and depots. It also has a waiting list of another 70 collectors — a mix of municipalities, regional districts, and private sector depots — hoping to sign up. However, many producers remain holdouts to the program for a variety of reasons. Consequently, MMBC can’t yet afford to expand its services. “We continue to work with the Ministry of Environment, who are enforcing the regulations and trying to bring them into compliance,” Langdon said. “As we start to add more companies, we’ll be able to add more communities. Our ultimate objective is to have a consistent pro-

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gram across the province.” Although Langdon wasn’t sure of an exact timeline, he noted they recently launched a depot in Terrace. MMBC also took on household recycling in Langley and began providing curbside pickup in Revelstoke at the start of the year. Langdon said deciding priority areas for further expansion depends on a range of factors, but those that don’t already have a lot of service are higher up the list. Presently MMBC provides curbside pick-up in Nelson, Castlegar, Kaslo, and Nakusp, but collection rates in the latter two villages haven’t been as high as hoped because the RDCK still operates parallel depots intended to serve rural residents. “With the curbside program people have to get used to putting material out at a certain time every two weeks, whereas the depots are open every day and have long established patterns of using them,” Morrison said. Langdon called Nakusp and Kaslo “unique situations,” explaining that in most areas MMBC serves, the depots provide a place to drop off materials that curbside does not collect, such as styrofoam, glass, or plastic film. “The communities where we have both curbside and depots is actually a very good model,” he said. “It provides access to a broader range of materials and depots serve areas outside the municipalities.” The RDCK was initially hesitant to join MMBC for fear that it could mean a substantially reduced number of rural depots because MMBC insists they be staffed, whereas many of the RDCK’s are not. Langdon said that requirement is because their analysis shows unmanned depots have high contamination rates and “you end up picking up as much garbage as recycling,” which makes the recyclables less valuable.

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Tory candidate eager to talk budget with constituents

FROM PAGE 1 “This will do nothing to make us safer, we really don’t need it, because we have good antiterrorist legislation that was brought in after 9/11.” Liberal Denesiuk says the budget is a cosmetic balance at the expense of long term planning for most Canadians. “In my view it doesn’t meet the pressing needs that I have found as I’ve listened to people throughout our riding,” she said. “Of course safety is important to all of Canada but they are going about it the wrong way.” She said the Harper government has created much hype based on promoting fear, which places the Prime Minister as a “tough leader.” “It takes a lot more skill to be diplomatic and intelligent that it does to poke at bears,” Denesiuk continued. “I think people, especially young people in our country, want to see Canada return to a nation that brokers peace.” Conservative candidate Marshall Neufeld, says the budget discussion will resonate well with people in the riding, and he looks

forward to talking plan that he notes about it and more, “Plenty of people will cost the rest of as he knocks on West the country $2.5 biluse (TFSA) as Kootenay doors. lion each year. a good option “I really like that “The point is, the national defence is more you make the for savings, and being increased to better the benefit,” that’s why it was said Cannings. “It $11.8 billion over 10 increased.” years,” he said. “It’s disproportionately still two years away, benefits wealthy Marshall Neufeld but the military can Canadians and that use the increase for means the rest of us whatever procurements are their are paying for that down the priorities.” line.” While he acknowledged the Denesiuk went one step furlack of funding for climate ther, saying the Liberals will change action, Neufeld referred reverse the $2 billion income to $252 million in environment- splitting incentive and instead, al initiatives the Conservatives invest the funds in infrastruccommitted in the 2014 budget. ture. Another contentious issue “So that translates to jobs between SOWK candidates is in the South Okanagan-West income splitting, which is a tax Kootenay riding, and getting incentive that was revealed prior goods to and from the market,” to the budget. she added. Income splitting is designed to Neufeld, on the other hand, shift income from a taxpayer pay- says the “introduction of the ing a high rate of tax to another family tax cut,” isn’t about how taxpayer within the family unit much a person earns, it’s about paying tax at a lower rate. levelling tax brackets for those Cannings says only top with children. income earners, or 15 per cent of “I feel it’s disingenuous this Canadians will benefit from the only benefits the wealthy because

there is a $50,000 ceiling,” he explained. “It’s not how much you are earning, it’s fair to most people as long as the couples are in different income tax brackets.” Another change Neufeld maintains could be beneficial to many, is the increased annual contribution to tax free savings accounts from $5,500 to $10,000. “This depends on the individual and plans made with a financial advisor,” he explained. “But tax free savings can be a better vehicle for saving for retirement versus RRSPs. Plenty of people use this as a good option for savings, and that’s why it was increased.” Denesiuk and Cannings oppose the tax break, saying that only wealthy people will benefit. “Very few can afford to put aside $10,000,” said Cannings. “We need to put more money into the hands of the middle class people so they will spend money in Trail, Penticton and the rest of the country,” he continued. “Tax breaks to the wealthy are put in the bank or used for another vacation to Paris or the

Grand Caymans. It’s not going to benefit Canada at all because to get the economy going we need money to be spent in our country.” According to Denesiuk, the Liberal Party of Canada is not revealing its platform just yet, but she said the middle class and infrastructure spending will be “front and centre.” Current NDP MP Alex Atamanenko, said he was disappointed but not surprised by the Conservative government’s continuing tax breaks for big corporations and Canada’s wealthiest few. “This budget has nothing that will assist the middle class who are the driving force of our economy,” he stated in a Tuesday news release. “Nor does it assist those falling below the poverty line. It is disheartening to know that very little has been done to help those in need. Instead, this government has deemed it more important to maintain the wealth and income inequality it has established over the last decade on the backs of the middle class.”

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cent small business tax rate by two points over four years. However, he said a Liberal government would look at a different way of implementing the cut so that it wouldn’t wind up benefiting primarily the wealthy, as many economists have predicted will happen. Until now, Trudeau has offered sparse details - like promises to scrap the government’s income-splitting measure and to roll back the age of eligibility for old age security to 65 from 67 while steadily resisting pressure to reveal platform proposals before the fall campaign. With the fiscal lay of the land now clear, he hinted broadly Wednesday that he’ll be more forthcoming soon about Liberal economic policy. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has been steadily unveiling platform planks since last

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summer, including plans for a national $15-a-day child care program, reinstatement of a $15-per-hour federal minimum wage and promises to hike corporate taxes and cut small business taxes. In the absence of firm Liberal proposals, Trudeau has been criticized for failing to demonstrate he’s got the policy chops to manage the country’s economy. Trudeau said Liberals are committed to helping those who need it most, not padding the purses of the wealthiest Canadians, as he accused the Conservatives of doing. Indeed, he said Liberals are crafting all their policy through that lens: ensuring each measure will

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Hard lessons from municipal elections

ocal elections across B.C. were supposed to be buried and done with last November, but some of the fallout from a few races is still coming home to roost and there’s a few lessons to learn from it. The top ones? Local elections are a perilous time to be a chief administrative officer (CAO), the passing the buck saga continues unabated and whoever knew that basic math could be so difficult. If B.C. has a hunting season on CAOs, it falls in the 12-week window following local elections. Since November, at least eight councils have bid adieu to their CAOs. They include: Prince George, Salmo, Rossland and Mission. Some of the departures have been relatively hassle-free, but costly. Others just leave you shaking your head in amazement. Take Grand Forks, where the incoming council fired the CAO, Doug Allin, last December, costing ratepayers $200,000 in severance.

In February, after reviewing more than 40 candidates, Grand Forks hired a new CAO – Doug Allin – at a salary of $133,000. Magnanimously, he agreed to give up some banked overtime. Logan Lake has hired a new CAO to step in for the interim CAO who stepped in after the last CAO left who had been hired to replace the retiring CAO. All that in two years. In Colwood, the city has hired an interim CAO, Gary Nason, to replace the fired CAO who had only been hired 11 months earlier to replace the then interim CAO, Chris Pease, who had been hired after Colwood split with its former CAO, Ross McPhee, who had been hired in 2011 to replace the retiring CAO, Chris Pease. For some reason, an Abbott and Costello skit comes to mind. Meanwhile, in Saanich, incoming mayor Richard Atwell single-handedly boxed council into firing the district’s CAO Paul Murray in December. Cost? $480,000. None of this is a recent

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phenomenon either. When Larry Campbell took over as mayor of Vancouver, 10 severance agreements were signed within a year, some with up to 14 months in severance. When Sam Sullivan took over, nine agreements, some up to nine months in severance. And when Gregor Robertson took over, seven agreements, some up to 20 months in severance. Then there’s the little routine that seems to be going on again between the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and Elections B.C. It goes like this: “No, I’m terribly sorry but you’ll have to call Elections

B.C. about that,” which is promptly followed on the second call by “No, regrettably, you’ll have to call the ministry on that.” Recent reforms to legislation governing local elections were meant to put some teeth into the law and bring an end to passing the buck between various government agencies. Politicians aren’t boy scouts. The honour code isn’t going to work. One agency needs to step-up and enforce the law. The third lesson? City halls need to learn how to count. According to estimates by the communities that comprise Metro Vancouver, there were 1.68 million eligible voters in the region last November. According to Elections BC, there are 1.55 million registered voters. Bit of a difference. One would expect a drop-off between eligible voters (those who have the right to vote) and registered voters (those on the list), but not 8.5 per cent. You also wouldn’t expect the number of registered

voters to be higher than the number of eligible voters, yet it was in seven of Metro Vancouver’s 23 communities. What’s the impact of a bad count? In New Westminster, the turnout was reported to be 28.4 per cent last November. It was actually 32 per cent. Currently, local councils can choose one of three ways to build a voters list: voters register when they vote, conduct their own enumeration or use B.C.’s permanent voters list. The transit and transportation plebiscite underway in Metro Vancouver makes a compelling case for municipalities to use the permanent list. Permanently. And before anyone in Metro Vancouver gets their knickers in a knot over the difference between eligible and registered voters, Elections B.C. has it right, but it doesn’t instill much confidence when city halls can have it so wrong. Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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Old Bridge still getting used I cannot believe the mentality at Trail City Hall. Adults and kids continue to cross the Old Bridge day after day and City Hall says “Don’t do it.” Why, why, why? One of my acquaintances says you should see some of the bridges in the Philippines.

They would love to have a bridge of the quality of our Old Bridge over there. Let the West Trail kids cross the bridge to go to the Aquatic Centre. Spend a little money on the bridge and keep it there. John Carter Trail

Federal budget another blow to generational equity

udget 2015 spends tional revenue to pay for this more on grandma’s extra spending. medical care and I want my 70-year-old mom income security, while and 99-year-old grandmother asking grandma to contribute to have the medical care they less to paying for these bene- need. fits. It may sound like a reverThey want to pay their fair ent thing to do share. They for one’s elders. know they have But it is a blow personal responto generational sibility to do so. equity. Otherwise, they The Canada leave the bills to Health Transfer their kids and reaches $34 bilgrandchildren, lion in 2015, up or leave less in $2 billion from government cofPAUL the previous fers to adapt to year. Nearly 50 new challenges cents of every facing their offTroy Media healthcare dollar spring. goes to the 15 This probper cent of the population age lem is already playing out. 65+. Old Age Security is also up Total government spending on $2 billion, now at $45.7 billion. family time, cash and services Simultaneously, the along with grade school and Conservative government postsecondary is down around increased the contribution $15 billion annually compared limit for Tax Free Savings to 1976. This spending is down Accounts. TFSAs are primarily even though twice as many used by older, affluent citizens. young people now attend postCanadians age 60+ are three to secondary, and the demand five times more likely to max for family time and child care out their TFSAs compared to services has skyrocketed along those aged 18 to 49. TFSAs then with the proportion of young shelter the deposited invest- women in the workforce. ments from further taxation no But wait. Hasn’t the govmatter how well investments ernment been calling this the pay off. Plus, budget 2015 cut Family Tax Cut budget? Doesn’t another $167.5 million per year this benefit younger generain taxes for affluent seniors tions? by changing rules governing When we examine total Registered Retirement Income federal spending in 2015 on Funds. Elderly benefits, Employment This pattern might be okay Insurance, Children’s Benefits, if the evidence showed that our the Canada Health Transfer and aging population had prepaid the Canada Social Transfer, the for its medical care as it has government allocates approxiprepaid much of its Canada and mately $11,000 per person Quebec public pensions. age 65+, compared to around Unfortunately, a new study $2,000 per person under age about population aging, gen- 45. erational equity and the middle The Conservative income class shows it hasn’t. Spending splitting plan did little to on medical care for citizens influence this distribution. aged 65+ is up $32 billion Although the goal of promoting annually compared to 1976 parental time with kids is laud(when measured as a share of able, income splitting helps our economy). But govern- just 38 per cent of families with ments haven’t raised any addi- children. The maximum bene-

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fit is $2,000/year. Only well-off one-earner couples will save the maximum. Most will save $1,000 or less at a cost to taxpayers of $2 billion annually. Since few benefit from income splitting, the Prime Minister Stephen Harper also increased the universal child care benefit by $60/month for children under 18. This change will not yet bring federal spending on income supports for families with children back to the level it was when today’s aging population enjoyed the universal Family Allowance program while raising their children. Nor does the Prime Minister’s plan build child care spaces, or bring their cost down from above university tuition levels. This is a problem, because affordable child care is a major missing piece of our social policy puzzle along with the loss of parental time at home compared to the past. Both problems are now much greater for younger Canadians in their prime child rearing years since their full-time earnings are down thousands of dollars compared to 1976, while housing prices are up hundreds of thousands. That’s why younger generations need a lobby. In anticipation of the budget, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons organized public demonstrations in support of TFSA increases and medical care spending, among other issues. Their organizing contributes to a world of politics that responds accordingly. So long as the aging population has a strong lobby, younger generations deserve one too. When younger generations don’t organize, the world of politics doesn’t work for all generations. Dr. Paul Kershaw is a policy professor in the UBC School of Population Health, and Founder of Generation Squeeze (gensqueeze.ca).

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Quebec city has most ‘satisfied’ citizens: StatsCan

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New seniors advocacy group formed

The Nelson Star A group of local citizens has created the Kootenay Council of Seniors Association and say they are ready to tackle important local seniors issues.

The group’s four priority areas are health and wellness education for seniors, seniors’ transit, a driving course for seniors, and advocacy/communication.

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The goal is to make available to Kootenay seniors the advocacy of a united front. The association’s purpose is to reach out to Kootenay seniors and, according to their press release, “assist them in all their chosen endeavours, and to promote local

seniors to participate in their local seniors associations. “Together we are stronger and more effective in dealing with our local issues and can give our seniors the impact of thousand of members working toward similar goals.”

The organization has four organizations as members for a total of 1,400 local seniors as affiliates, and the goal is to have more groups applying to join. The association is a branch of the Council of Senior Citizens Organizations.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HARTFORD, Conn. - Mary Doyle Keefe, the model for Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized the millions of American women who went to work on the home front during World War II, has died. She was 92. Keefe died Tuesday in Simsbury, Connecticut, after a brief illness, said her daughter, Mary Ellen Keefe. Keefe grew up in Arlington, Vermont, where she met Rockwell - who lived in West Arlington - and posed for his painting when she was a 19-year-old telephone operator. The painting was on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on May 29, 1943. Although Keefe was petite, Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter had large arms, hands and shoulders. The painting shows the redhaired Rosie in blue jean work overalls sitting down, with a sandwich in her left hand, her right arm atop a lunchbox with the name “Rosie” on it, a rivet gun on her lap and her feet resting on a copy of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto “Mein Kampf.” The entire background is a waving American flag. Rockwell wanted Rosie to show

strength and modeled her body on Michelangelo’s Isaiah, which is on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Keefe, who never riveted herself, was paid $5 for each of two mornings she posed for Rockwell and his photographer, Gene Pelham, whose pictures Rockwell used when he painted. “You sit there and he takes all these pictures,” Keefe told The Associated Press in 2002. “They called me again to come back because he wanted me in a blue shirt and asked if I could wear penny loafers.” Twenty-four years after she posed, Rockwell sent her a letter calling her the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen and apologizing for the hefty body in the painting. “I did have to make you into a sort of a giant,” he wrote. The Rosie painting - not to be confused with a poster by a Pittsburgh artist depicting a woman flexing her arm under the words “We Can Do It” - would later be used in a nationwide effort to sell war bonds. The painting is now part of the permanent collection at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - The mayor of Saguenay, Que., says it’s his city’s affordability, fresh air and low crime rate that make his citizens the most satisfied in the country. The town of 150,000 located about 200 kilometres north of Quebec City topped Statistics Canada’s life-satisfaction survey, the results of which were released Monday. And it’s not just Sagueneens who seem to love their lives. Five Quebec cities made the top 10, with Trois-Rivieres in second place and Quebec City fifth. St. John’s, N.L., was third and the greater Sudbury area came in fourth. Vancouver was the city with the lowest lifesatisfaction score in Canada. “It’s cheaper here,” Saguenay Mayor Jean Tremblay said in an interview. “You can park anywhere and it’s free, you can bike anywhere. We just feel more free here than in a big city.” He said a household in Saguenay pays, on average, about $600 a year less in annual taxes than other comparatively sized cities in Quebec. Statistics Canada says its researchers collected data from nine surveys conducted between 2009 and 2013 that included the same question: “Using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means ‘very dissatisfied’ and 10 means ‘very satisfied’, how do you feel about your life as a whole right now?” Aneta Bonikowska, an analyst with the federal agency, says the nine surveys contain data from a total of almost 340,000 respondents, which is a “fairly robust sample.” Statistics Canada collected data from as many as 1,000 respondents in even the smallest Canadian towns and cities, which she said makes the survey reasonable and reliable. The study has limits, however. While the survey accounted for differences in the age of respondents as well as other socio-economic factors that could influence life satisfaction, Bonikowska said the survey doesn’t explain “the extent to which economic and social factors explain variations across communities.” That means Stats Can can let Canadians know who is most satisfied but can’t quite explain why certain Canadians are more satisfied than others.

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Magazine names actress ‘World’s Most Beautiful Woman’

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - People magazine has named Sandra Bullock as the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” for 2015. The 50-year-old actress, who voices a supervillain in the upcoming movie “Minions,” tops the magazine’s list, announced Wednesday. Commenting on being selected for this year’s cover, Bullock says she just laughed when she heard about the honour. “No, really. I just said, ‘That’s ridiculous,”’ she tells the magazine. “I’ve told no one.” Bullock, who won an Oscar for “The Blind Side,” says she’s found beauty in her role as mother to her 5-year-old son, Louis.

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Frantic action filled Pople Park on Tuesday as over 100 mini-soccer players from Trail Youth Soccer kicked off the soccer season. The sport continues to grow as Kootenay South Youth Soccer reported over 1,150 kids registered to play this season.

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Trail’s Pople Park was overrun by young soccer players Tuesday, as Trail Youth Soccer kicked off another fun, if not frenetic, season. More than 200 parents and their young soccer minions descended on Pople Park for the opening day of soccer practice in what could best be described as an exercise in organized chaos. With over 100 kids buzzing about and soccer balls whizzing this-way-and-that, utter confusion was somehow abated by the patient shouts and whistles of the volunteer parent-coaches as they ran the young players through two one hour practices and mini-matches on five modified fields. For Trail Youth Soccer director, Chantal Filion, the task of organizing so many youngsters into 20 cohesive units can be challenging and starts long before the kids hit the field. “We need to organize teams, coaches, lining the fields, so I have Mark Buckley who has it all surveyed, so he helps me and surveys the field, and getting the equipment ready, and ordering the shirts,” said Filion. “And yesterday, on my birthday, I had to pump up 100 soccer balls.”

The numbers for mini soccer and the Kootenay South Youth Soccer Association (KSYSA) continue to grow as 178 players from age 5 to 10 registered for mini soccer, approximately 250 for 11-18 Youth, and 1,150 altogether in the KSYSA that covers Greater Trail and Castlegar. “That’s a lot,” said KSYSA director Sid Compston. “This is the most I’ve ever seen here (at Pople). When I think about it, when my son was U11, and he’s now going to be 24, we ended up with 78 kids playing, now there’s 100 more and the (Trail) population is shrinking.” Mini-soccer now boasts 10 U8 teams, six U6 teams, and four U10 teams, and if not for lack of availability could likely run four nights at the park. “Our registration is up,” said Filion. “We had so many numbers, we had to move our U8s to the U10 time because we didn’t have enough fields.” Youth soccer depends largely on parents to volunteer as coaches and despite the increase in numbers, Filion says that with a little guidance from KSYSA, parents have stepped up and filled any coaching voids. “This is our best year, I’d say, for coaching,” said Filion, who has been organizing mini soccer for three years.

“We have a lot of people that are volunteering. We did do something a little different this year, we provided a little package, a binder, with lesson plans for each day, because we found that a lot of parents, that was what they struggled with, they didn’t know what to do.” The guide outlines drills and strategies for each practice, and includes rules, policies, and guidelines for coaches and players. Keeping the coaches knowledgeable and happy isn’t a bad policy either, and something that will only benefit the kids and future volunteers - an important reason why interest in soccer continues to grow in Trail. “If it wasn’t for volunteers like Chantal and her dedication over the last few years this wouldn’t be happening,” said Compston. “She’s the coordinatordirector and she’s found people to help out, like she has every year, she’s on top of it . . . There is some organized chaos to it, but she’s found volunteers to help her through that.” Pople Park is home to mini soccer on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 5-6 p.m. for U6 and U8 and 6-7 p.m. for U8 and U10, which play at Pople’s parks from now until the end of June. See more soccer photos on Page. 16

The Greater Trail AA Orioles baseball team opened their season in a familiar setting but unfamiliar circumstances on Wednesday. The AA Orioles play in the Washington State American Legion AA Baseball League in Spokane, but, this year will get a jump on the competition by playing in the Trail Youth Baseball’s XBL Senior league at Butler Park. “That’s new,” said AA Orioles assistant coach Dallas Calvin. “We got in there just to use it as an extra 20 games, and have some of the younger guys playing at a bit of a higher level, and seeing some harder pitching, and get ready for the (Legion) season.” About 30 players, age 17 and under, showed up for the tryouts at Butler Park earlier this month, and among the returnees from last year’s team include Tyler Atkinson, Derek Green, Nathan Soukeroff, Colton Miracle, Austin and Reece Tambellini, Brendan Makay, Ross St. Jean, and Casey Harrison, while new recruits are Joel Aubert, Daniel Gagnier, and 13-year-old Austin Cox. Alison Schroder, Justin Coombes and Kian Johnston will see action on their dual roster. “The team looks good,” said Calvin. “We got a lot of guys coming back that were with us last year, and a few guys coming up that played with the singleA guys last year, but we’re looking like it

should be a good season.” Last year the AA Orioles finished tied for fifth at 7-7 in the Federal League, but Calvin expects the experience of returning players and strong fundamentals should push them up the standings, and hopefully into the district playoffs. “I’d say we have good pitching and hitting, I think the thing we’ll work on the most is our defence.” The AA Orioles will start the American Legion season at the end of May with most of the matches on weekends, and will compete in the XBL Men’s division during the week. The XBL should provide good practice for the AA team with the Grand Forks Blues and the Trail Pirates, Tigers, Expos, and Indians rounding out the division. “You just got to come out ready to learn and have fun. There is a lot of stuff to be learned, and a lot of coaching moments, and as long as everyone is willing to do that we should be fine.” Trail is hoping to host a tournament in June, and will participate in the Wood Bat Tournament in Spokane in July. Ron and Kyle Mace will return as coaches, with Kyle Paulson and Calvin assisting. To see more on the Trail AA Orioles visit their Facebook page. Trail played the Tigers in their opening match Wednesday but the score was unavailable at press time.

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Canuck’s coach mum on starting goalie

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER With the Vancouver Canucks’ season on the line, head coach Willie Desjardins has decided on his starting goalie for tonight’s must-win Game 5 against the Calgary Flames.

That doesn’t mean he’s willing to share the information. The Canucks practised at Rogers Arena on Wednesday afternoon a day after a 3-1 loss in Calgary put them down 3-1 in their Western Conference

quarter-final with the Flames. Eddie Lack played the first four games of the series, but allowed three goals on seven shots in Game 4 before getting the hook in favour of veteran Ryan Miller, who stopped all

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15 shots he faced. Miller signed on to be Vancouver’s No. 1 goalie in the summer and held the job until he suffered a knee injury at the end of February. Lack carried the load the rest of the way and has played in 25 of Vancouver’s last 27 games. Miller’s only action before Wednesday’s was a start in the regularseason finale. Meanwhile, the Canucks announced forward Alexandre Burrows is done for the series after he left the morning skate prior to Game 4 and was taken to hospital.

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Dear Sad: Sometimes, the school is ill-equipped to deal with such tragedies and does nothing, which tends to create a whirlwind of misinformation. Also, the administration may fear that mentioning the details would create copycat suicides. But the details do not need airing. The acknowledgement of mourning, however, is important. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (afsp.org) offers a Toolkit for Schools, and you should mention this to the administration. The foundation is also an excellent resource for anyone dealing with suicide, and you will find information there that will help you talk to your son about his friend.

call, report it to the IRS at IRS@tigta.gov. Also notify your local police. -- Knows Better Dear Knows: Thank you for your expert advice. Calls pretending to be from the IRS can be particularly frightening for people who are so eager to cooperate that they give out personal

financial information over the phone. Please, folks, be careful. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox,

c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2015 CREATORS.COM

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Dear Annie: Last week, our son came home from high school and told us that a boy at his school had killed himself. The boy had been a friend of his since the fifth grade. The school had a moment of silence over the public address system, but never mentioned the boy’s name. Most of the details about the suicide are nonexistent, although there are a few things mentioned on a website asking for help paying for funeral costs. Students who didn’t know the suicide victim are guessing it was caused by bullying. Our son says that’s not true. Some students are even saying the fund requests are a scam. We haven’t heard anything about whether the school is offering grief counseling. We’ve talked to our son about the tragedy and are trying our best to help him. Because the students have no information, they are making wild guesses and placing uninformed posts on social media. My question is why is this tragedy so secret? Should the school do more? -- Sad Mom

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, April 24, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Small appliances might break down today, or minor breakages could occur; for some reason, your home routine is interrupted. Cross your fingers and hope for the best. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Be careful today, because this is a mildly accidentprone day for you. Think before you speak and act. Keep your eyes peeled. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might find money today or you might lose money. Guard your possessions against loss or theft. Something unexpected could impact your assets. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with unpredictable Uranus. This is why you feel at loose ends and distracted. Don’t worry,

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because this influence is gone by tomorrow. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You might feel unsettled today and not sure of what to do next. Don’t worry; this is just par for the course for many of us. It’s that kinda day. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) A falling out with a female acquaintance might occur today. If you sense this will happen, give this person a wide berth. Run the other direction. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a poor day to ask authority figures (including parents) for anything. Relations with these people are dicey! Keep a low profile. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Travel plans will be interrupted, changed or canceled today. Likewise, schedules related to higher education also might be changed.

Allow extra time for wiggle room with whatever you are doing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Make friends with your bank account today so that you know what’s happening. Something having to do with shared property and debt could be an unpleasant surprise. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Be patient with female

friends and partners today, because arguments might erupt. This is a fleeting influence, so just play it cool. Patience is your best friend. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Computer crashes, staff shortages and cancelled meetings at work might be some reasons that your day goes sideways in a New York minute. This is a brief planetary influence. No worries.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Parents should be extra vigilant, because this is a mildly accident-prone day for their kids. Romantic plans, sports events and fun, social occasions might also be canceled. Boo hoo. YOU BORN TODAY You like to guide people. To do this, you sometimes share your impressions with others. Family is important because you are a nurtur-

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Misc. Wanted Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 250-499-0251 in town.

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CASUAL GENERAL LABOURER Public Works Department POSITION SUMMARY: The Village of Montrose is currently recruiting for a Casual General Labourer to join our team of professionals in the Public Works Department. This position will work on an intermittent basis, on-call and as required. The successful applicant will have sound knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment applicable to the various functional areas of construction and maintenance work. You must have sufficient physical strength, stamina and coordination to permit the performance of heavy manual outdoor work in all weather conditions. Exercising some independent judgment and initiative, you will be responsible for: â&#x20AC;˘ Performing the duties of helper and general labourer related to assisting with construction, maintenance and operation activities of the Village. â&#x20AC;˘ Operating fleet vehicles to transport materials and tools to/from job sites. â&#x20AC;˘ Performing other related work as required. It is essential for you to possess a valid class 5 BC driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license with air brake endorsement an asset, WHMIS, have completed Grade 12 (or equivalent) and have some experience in general construction and maintenance work. The rate of pay for this position is $24.37/hr. The terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the CUPE Collective Agreement, plus additional compensation in lieu of vacation and benefits as specified in the Employment Standards Act. Qualified applicants should send their resume, cover letter and drivers abstract by 12:00pm Monday April 27, 2015 to: Attn: Chief Administrative Officer Village of Montrose PO Box 510 MONTROSE, BC V0G 1P0 Or e-mailed to: cao@montrose.ca The Village wishes to thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact those under consideration for the position.

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Houses For Sale UPPER ROSSLAND, older 2bdrm., priced for quick sale, as is, all furniture included, full basement, large garage with pit. $145,000. 250-362-5518

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Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

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

Ermalinda Estates, Glenmerry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph.250-364-1922

Francesco Estates, Glenmerry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph. 250-3686761

FRUITVALE, large 1bdrm. suite close to town, F/S, Laundry on site. Covered parking. $650./mo. + utilities. NS,NP. 250-367-7919 Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $775./mo. 250-368-5908 ROSSLAND, bach. & 1bd. apt. Golden City Manor. Over 55. N/S. N/P. Subsidized. 250362-5030, 250-231-9777 TRAIL, 2bd. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl. N/P, N/S. 250-368-5287 TRAIL, 2BD. apt. Furn. or unfurn.; with or without utilities, f/s/w. N/S, N/P. Close to downtown & bus stop. $650./mo. ++. Avail. May1st. 250-367-9939 W.TRAIL 2-bdrm. main floor. f/s,w/d,d/w, central a/c. $700./mo. + util. 250-368-1015

2002 Pontiac Sunfire. 173,000K. Recent Safety. Looks good, runs great. $2400. Trail BC. 778.456.0011

E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, W/D. Yard. 250-368-3239 IN FIND IT THE CLASSIFIEDS

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VILLAGE OF MONTROSE

BYLAW #721 MONTROSE FINANCIAL PLAN 2015 - 2019

Ron Darlene 250.368.1162 250.231.0527 ron@hometeam.ca darlene@hometeam.ca

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Commercial/ Industrial SHOP/ WAREHOUSE, 4300 sq.ft. Ample outside space. Good access. 250-368-1312

The consultation will take place on May 4, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 565 11th Avenue, Montrose, B.C.

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2015 PARCEL TAX ROLL

FRUITVALE Guest House, on 12 acres, very small one bedroom. $500./mo. utilities incl. 250-367-0277 GLENMERRY, close to hospital, 3bdrm., 2bth., 2 car garage, all appliances. $1,285./mo. + util. Avail. May. 604-263-2600, 604-992-6659 W.TRAIL, 3BDRM. (Garage) N/S, N/P, F/S, W/D. $800./mo. + utilities. 250-364-1838

Take Notice, that pursuant to Section 208 of the Community Charter, the Village of Montrose will have the 2015 Parcel Tax Roll available for public inspection at the Village Office, 565 11th Avenue, Montrose, BC. The roll may be inspected during regular office hours – 8:30 am – Noon and 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm.

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Take Notice, that pursuant to Section 166 of the Community Charter, the Council for the Village of Montrose will be holding a public consultation session prior to the adoption of Bylaw #721 – Montrose Financial Plan 2015-2019.

A person who owns a parcel included on the parcel tax roll may request that the roll be amended respecting to the following matters: • There is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; • There is an error or omission respecting the taxable area; • There is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of the parcel; • An exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed.

Middle-aged man, keeps very clean house, East Trail area preferred. 250-921-5502

Townhouses GLENMERRY, reno’d 3bd., 1.5bths., 5 appls. N/S, N/P. Avail.Jun.1st. 250-365-3401

Bryan Teasdale Administrator This is the first of two notices.

Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS In The Estate of VERA SALEKIN Deceased, Late of Castlegar, BC, who died March 6, 2015. Take notice that all persons having claims upon the estate of the above named must file with the undersigned Executor by the 19th day of October, 2015 a full statement of their claims and of securities held by them. Fred Salekin (Executor) 1007 - 7th Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 1S2

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2005 Acura TL, 137,000 KM. $10,900. One owner, garagestored every winter, never winter driven. Serviced faithfully. Excellent condition, accident free, Many nice options. Phone 250-693-8813.

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Korpack Springtime Open House! 2015 marks Korpack’s 68th year in business. The locally family owned and operated company was opened in March of 1947 by Antonio Ferraro and his two sons, Ed and Elmo. As the years have gone by, a lot has changed and for the past 20 years, Korpack has been run by Ed’s sons, Tony and Ed and their right hand man, Adam Montonen. Korpack Hardscaping & Stone Centre has all the materials that you need to complete your hardscaping plans. With the largest stone facing show room in the Kootenays we guarantee you will find the perfect stone facing to beautify and add immediate value to your home inside or out. Our newest product addition is our line of outdoor “build-yourself” kitchen, pizza oven and fireplace packages. These amazing units come complete with stainless

steel appliances, concrete countertops, video instructions and even gloves! And don’t forget that Korpack continues to be your one-stop shop for masonry building block, paving stones, retaining wall block, and landscaping aggregates. We invite our customers past and present to come and visit us this Saturday from 8am to 2 pm. The Goat FM will be on hand broadcasting live. Come and enter for a chance to win a tumbled flagstone back yard fire pit and an exposed aggregate planter and stand ! Support the United Way and enjoy hot dogs, popcorn and refreshments. Korpack Hardscaping and Stone Centre at 154 Wellington Avenue in Trail...Unparalleled service and expertise.

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Outdoor “Build Yourself” Kitchens, Pizza Ovens & Fireplaces Largest Stone Facing Showroom in the Kootenays Paving Stones and Retaining Walls Lava Rock, Bark Mulch, Lime Rock, Top Soil on location United Way BBQ Career Development Services Popcorn Draws and Prizes

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 Trail Times

local Kids get their kicks

Trail Youth Soccer’s mini-soccer division kicked off Tuesday night at Pople Park.

The Local Experts™ OPEN HOUSE Sat, April 25 12-2pm

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801 Glen Drive, Trail

$199,000

Solid Sunningdale 4 bdrm 2 bath home on large fenced lot. Quiet family oriented neighbourhood. Good value here! Call Terry 250-231-1101

1450 - 5th Avenue, Trail

$205,000

Just move in - everything has been done for you! Elegant, tasteful, open concept, and very energy efficient 3 bdrm, 2 bath home. There is a lot going on in this package! Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Call today if you need your property professionally managed!

Terry Alton 250-231-1101 Tonnie Stewart (250) 365-9665

Terry Alton $155,000

Top quality updates! This sweet little package is perfect! All the mechanical upgrades have been done to perfection. Newer heat pump, furnace, wiring, plumbing, windows, roof, floors, counter tops, back splash, fence and landscaping. All you have to do is move in and put any personal touches you’d like. Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

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1912 Hummingbird Drive, Fruitvale

$349,900

SOLD OPEN HOUSE

Sat, April 25 11am-12:30pm STING NEW LI

1577 Pine Avenue, Trail

$289,000

Brand new 3 bdrm home and the GST is included! Amazing views, 2 decks and nicely decorated. Hardi plank siding, a triple carport and asphalt roof. Quick possession available. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Built in 2008 - this 4 bdrm /3 bath home still feels brand new. Vaulted ceilings and lots of sunlight throughoutopen floor plan with lovely hardwood floors. Double garage and fenced yard. Move in and enjoy. Call Mark (250) 231-5591

745 Dickens St., Warfield

$199,500

Beautifully upgraded. You will love the kitchen, lots of storage, stainless steel appliances, and wood flooring. The charming dining room has french doors to large deck. Living room and dining rooms also have wood flooring. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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Bright and sunny 3 bdrm family home with new hot water tank, windows, furnace, carpeting, paint and siding. Call today! Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1216 Columbia Ave, Trail

Enjoy the carefree life in this low maintenance town home. Tastefully decorated, well maintained, featuring 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, with newer windows, air conditioning, fenced yard and carport. Excellent value! Call now to view! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

This home is in a great location. Enjoy the low maintenance yard and large deck. This home has had extensive upgrades including new deluxe kitchen and bathroom and many mechanical upgrades too. Call today! Call Richard (250) 368-7897

$178,000

$199,000

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572 Spokane Street, Trail

$45,000

Good rental or starter home with 4 bdrms, country kitchen, rec. room, single carport, and view deck. Plumbing in basement for a second bathroom. Located an easy five minute walk to town. Call Art (250) 368-8818

Are you interested in learning about potential residential development in Trail? We want your feedback! Visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/KTVGQC8 and take our 5 minute survey.

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Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Mary Martin 250-231-0264

mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust 250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

$219,000

Warfield Charmer! This 3 bedroom home offers lots of space and main floor laundry. Central air-conditioning and electric fireplace add to comfort. Great parking with paved driveway and double carport. Low maintenance exterior with vinyl siding, steel roof, low maintenance yard. Quick possession possible. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

We want to hear from

Sat, April 25 1-2:30pm

$199,000

1210 Primrose Street, Trail

770 Tennyson Ave., Warfield

OPEN HOUSE

550 Schofield Highway, Warfield

250-231-1101

1477 - 2nd Avenue, Trail

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Bill Craig

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart

1450 Webster Road, Fruitvale

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

$339,000

Art Forrest

10 acres of incredible privacy and stunning views. This home is very spacious, great as a large family home or use the self-contained main in-law suite separately. Vaulted ceilings, wood stove and large deck. 4 bdrms on upper level and 2 bedrooms down. Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing.

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Christine Albo 250-512-7653

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250-231-4522

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Dan Powell Christina Lake 250-442-6413

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