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Regional district won’t back new animal centre BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

Regional partners are making no bones about it – they will not be giving $550,000 to the BC SPCA for a new facility in Trail. “It's not that we don't support the SPCA,” says Grace McGregor, regional board chair. “It's that money is tight and sometimes we have to make these decision whether we want to or not.” With the organization slated to close its current shelter on Highway 3B by June 2016, the BC SPCA proposed a series of replacement options to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) board directors earlier this year. Most costly, was a half million-plus joint venture with the regional district. The potential project included building a $1.6 million adoption, education, and limited veterinary service centre on Old Waneta Road acreage the non-profit already owns. Not only was new construction nixed, but so was the suggestion of bringing more vet operations to town. Reviewing the matter fell to a fourmember subcommittee from Rossland, Warfield, Trail and Fruitvale, and its list of recommendations were brought to

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and approved by the board at Thursday's meeting. “The subcommittee did an awful lot of work on this and I commend them,” said MacGregor. “This is a passionate thing because we care about our animals and everyone else's animals, and we want them looked after.” Sitting as a smaller group, or subcommittee, means all documentation, avenues and possibilities are explored before recommendations pass and decisions are made, she noted. “They weighed everything when they looked at this,” MacGregor continued. “And as a board we felt the way it was presented, we made an informed decision.” Discussion took place based on the four recommendations put forward, Trail Mayor Mike Martin said, referring to the June 18 RDKB board meeting. “They were adopted by the board to move forward. Combined with that, although we have no jurisdiction in this, is we intend to send a letter to the BC SPCA strongly discouraging them to not put in place veterinary services in our community as part of this venture.” See GROUP, Page 3

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Board approves sale of Blueberry building Deal not finalized until society agrees to terms BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

The Blueberry Creek Community School sale is one step closer to being finalized. After over a year of in camera negotiations and very few public announcements, at Monday's School District 20 (SD20) board meeting, trustees announced that they were ready to sign their side of the sales contract. The building is being sold to the Blueberry Creek Community School

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Society (BCCSS), but while some details on the sale, like the purchaser, have been made public, some, like sale price, are not being released until later this year. There are still some aspects of the transaction that aren't final. “Although we have agreed to sign the document, we don't know if they will also agree to sign the document,” said Darryl Ganzert, board chair, adding that all will be revealed in the new school year. “It is not really a done deal yet. A motion is going to come up at our very first meeting in September to disclose See PRICE, Page 3

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Corridors in St. Michael’s Elementary School were lined with colourful displays and the scents of traditional food from countries around the world Monday morning. Grade 5 and Grade 6 students showcased their presentations of world culture and celebrated all they learned through the project. From the top left and clockwise; Fae Cortez represented Indonesia with spring rolls with chilies something she would have at home. Grace Bobbitt, representing German, had silver bells that hung up in her Grandma’s childhood home and pretzels. Spencer Simister, representing Switzerland, had a chocolate fountain ready for sampling by Gabrielle Robertson

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Group offers recommendations FROM PAGE 1 Martin clarified the group proposed bringing limited services to a new site to deal with spay and neutering. “We had members of this committee speak with a number of local veterinarians,” he explained. “As a result of that dialogue we came to the conclusion that having the BC SPCA put in additional veterinarian services, given the limited population, would not service anyone well.” Instead, the subcommittee recommends the organization continue to work with already established local vet clinics for appropriate contracted services. “The point of view is that this may work very well in large urban centres,” said Martin. “But given our rural location and the fact we have excellent veterinary services, by our count five within 100 kilometres of Trail – we are (already) well serviced with top notch facilities.” East End Animal Control Service participants, which include Fruitvale, Montrose and Trail contracting from Area A and Area B, are hoping to continue dialogue with the BC SPCA over the kennelling of impounded animals. “We are respecting the fact that the SPCA really doesn’t want to be in animal control so we are prepared to take a different route if needed,” Martin said. “(We will ask) what would it take by way of financial contribution to facilitate the SPCA agreeing to kennel impounded animals.” Following a review of local statistics, the subcommittee suggested provisions for up to six animals at any one time would suffice. That number is significantly less than BC SPCA’s proposal included in its option, titled Community Animal Centre with Kennelling Facilities for Animal Control. “We just did a count of the number of impounded animals in our service area and it’s not great,” Martin said, mentioning the regional district may consider taking over the current building once the group vacates. “That could meet the short term needs,” he noted. “Long term, the service may investigate construction of a small kennel, but that is some time down the road.” A final recommendation East End participants agreed to is a review of respective animal control bylaws. “Right now we all have different bylaws in place,” Martin added. “It makes some sense to harmonize those bylaws if possible so we agreed to have a look at that.” While the SPCA maintains its commitment to servicing the area, the group deemed conditions in its 33-year old facility detrimental to the health and welfare of staff, volunteers and animals. The regional district has to look at the big picture and how situations play out for the whole RDKB, said McGregor. “Sometimes when you put your regional hat on, you come up with a little different answer than if you have your councillor or electoral area hat on,” she explained. “We have to look at where we are spending money, what are the priorities and who does this benefit. Its about the whole picture.”

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Crews from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary were doing sewer pump maintenance near the Old Bridge in Trail on Tuesday. The pumps keep sewage moving across the lines that span the bridge.

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FROM PAGE 1 all the terms of the sale. That includes price, and any other conditions that were put on the (transaction).” The building has been in the hands of SD20 for many years with its most recently built structure opening in 1962. After years of renovations, and additions, the doors closed in 1986 due to low enrolment numbers. In 1991, it was reopened for regular classroom teaching and was named a community school in 1997. The doors were formally shut for SD20 students in 2002, and the building has since become a community services hub, offering after school and summer programming and camps for youth, adults and families. Ganzert says it is a good thing that the building is changing hands. When budget time has come around, the board has had a hard time justifying big spending on a structure that doesn’t hold

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needs a space to continue their work with residents of the area. “With a society that serves close to 500 families from Castlegar and even some from Trail, now at least, someone who has an interest in keeping the building in good

shape will have it. We believe they will continue doing the good work they have been doing for many years.” The next SD20 regular board meeting is in the new school year on Sept. 28, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre.

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Wounded bear put down by RCMP By Will Johnson Nelson Star

A wounded bear dragging its hind legs was put out of its misery on the North Shore by RCMP Saturday afternoon. “It looks like somebody shot it with a crossbow. The conservation officer had been looking for the bear and then it was located near Ridgewood Road,” said Staff Sgt. Leanne Tuchscherer. “We heard reports that it was dragging its two hind legs. It had been shot the night previous by a crossbow.” Tuchscherer said a member of the RCMP then shot the bear. Any further

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investigation will be done by the conservation officer. North Shore resident Ron Welwood called this incident a “senseless killing”. He reported being outside when he heard three gun shots, followed by four more a short while later. “I saw a very large light brown black bear sauntering through my backyard about two days prior to the incident and my first reaction was that I hoped it was not the victim of those shots I heard.” He said the incident is alarming. “Being so close to the Ridgewood Road neighbourhood, I would think that the

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Veteran actor starred on Broadway and television THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Dick Van Patten, the genial, round-faced comic actor who premiered on Broadway as a child, starred on television in its infancy and then, in middle age, found lasting fame as the patriarch on TV’s “Eight is Enough,” has died. Van Patten died Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, of complications from diabetes, said his publicist, Daniel Bernstein. He was 86. Born in New York, the veteran entertainer began his career as a model and child actor, making his Broadway debut in 1935 at the age of seven, billed as “Dickie Van Patten.” He would go on to appear in 27 other Broadway plays, acting alongside such giants as Melvyn Douglas, Tallulah Bankhead and, for three years, as the son of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in “O Mistress Mine.” In 1949, he began a seven-year run on one of TV’s earliest series, the CBS comedy “Mama,” playing one of the sons of a NorwegianAmerican family in early 1900s San Francisco. Van Patten’s greatest TV success was as Tom Bradford, a widower and father of eight who met and married Abby (played by Betty Buckley), with whom he set up a loving if chaotic household. The ABC comedy-drama aired from 1977-1981. “Every day on set he was a happy, jovial person, always generous and ready to play, tease and always keep us all laughing,” said Buckley. “He was the consummate professional, a wonderful actor, master of comedy, and a kind and generous human being.” “He was truly a gem and will be missed,” tweeted Willie Aames, who, now 54, played the Bradford son Tommy on the series, which launched him as a teen heart-throb. “As Dick always said: Remember our

time together gang... Cause these ARE the good ole’ days.” Van Patten’s many other TV appearances included “Sanford and Son,” ”The Streets of San Francisco,“ ”Adam-12,“ ”Happy Days,“ ”The Love Boat,“ ”Touched By An Angel,“ ”Arrested Development“ and, most recently, ”Hot in Cleveland.“ Film projects included “Spaceballs,” ”High Anxiety,“ the original ”Freaky Friday“ (starring Jodie Foster), ”The Santa Trap“ and ”Soylent Green.“ Van Patten was a serious poker player and a commentator for the World Poker Tour. It was a natural offshoot for him as an actor trading on what he called the “bluff factor - as an actor, you thrive on that, to defy the odds,” he said in a 2007 interview. An animal enthusiast, he cofounded Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Pet Foods in 1989 as well as founding National Guide Dog Month, which began in 2008 to raise awareness and money for non-profit guide dog schools in the United States. In a 2003 interview with The Associated Press, he explained that his love of animals was born while growing up in New York: “If I was good each week, my father would take me to a different pet store each Saturday,” he said. “I had a snake, horny toads, turtles, lizards, rabbits, guinea pigs. ... I kept my alligator in the bathtub until it got too big. “We didn’t take a bath for years,” he joked. He is survived by his three actor sons - Nels, Jimmy and Vincent as well as Patricia Van Patten, his wife of 62 years (and a former June Taylor Dancer) whom he first met, and fell for, at age 14 when seated next to her in class at their professional children’s school.

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Dancer starred with New York City Ballet THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Albert Evans, a former New York City Ballet principal dancer and one of the most prominent African-Americans in classical dance, has died following a short illness. Evans, who was 46, died at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday night, said Rob Daniels, a spokesman for the ballet company. He did not have details on the nature of the illness. Evans was one of only two African-American principal dan-

cers in New York City Ballet’s 67-year history. The first was Arthur Mitchell, who is now 81. As a principal, Evans danced a huge variety of roles in the City Ballet repertoire, from classic to modern, from George Balanchine to Jerome Robbins to Christopher Wheeldon. He joined the company in 1988 and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a soloist in 1991 and a principal in 1995. Evans retired during the spring 2010 season with an emotional farewell performance.

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Artist became famous for creating pink plastic lawn flamingo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON - Don Featherstone was a classically trained painter, a talented sculptor and artist who became famous for creating the pink plastic lawn flamingo - the ultimate piece of American suburban kitsch. And it didn’t bother him a bit. Featherstone, who died Monday at 79, embraced the fame the invention brought him. He died at an elder care facility in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, his wife of 40 years, Nancy, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “He was the nicest guy in the world,” Nancy Featherstone said. “He didn’t have a selfish bone in his body. He was funny and had a wonderful sense of humour and he made me so happy for 40 years.” Featherstone, who studied art at the Worcester Art Museum, created the ornamental flamingo in 1957 for plastics company Union Products Inc., of Leominster, modeling it after photos of the birds he saw in National

Geographic. Featherstone worked at Union for 43 years, inventing hundreds of products in that time and rising to the position of president before his retirement in 1999. “People say they’re tacky, but all great art began as tacky,” Featherstone said in a 1997 interview. He was forever humble about the flamingo, and in fact, his wife often brought it up in conversations with people they would meet, bringing a sheepish smile from her husband, she said. The flamingo even made an appearance on the silver screen. A pink flamingo, dubbed Featherstone of course, was a major character in the 2011 animated movie “Gnomeo & Juliet.” “The thing that thrilled him the most was that movie,” Nancy Featherstone said. “Humble” is how Marc Abrahams, editor the Annals of Improbable Research magazine, remembers Featherstone. The magazine hands out an annual spoof on the Nobel Prizes known as the Ig Nobels. Abrahams became good friends

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with Featherstone after he won the Ig Nobel for art in 1996. Featherstone kept his real artistic talent under wraps to everyone except those closest to him, Abrahams said. “He decided it would destroy the illusion and pleasure for people who knew him for the flamingo, so he only let those very close to him see his work,” he said. The flamingo almost met its demise in 2006, when Union went out of business. But the company was eventually bought by Cado Products Inc., which to this day proudly manufactures the ornaments in Fitchburg, retailing for about $14.99 a pair. “We still sell thousands of them a year,” said Bruce Zarozny, president of Cado, noting that the company’s packaging refers to them as “The original Featherstone pink flamingo. He’s not sure how many have been sold over the years, but it’s in the millions. “They say there are more plastic Featherstone flamingos in the world than real flamingos,” he said.

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Backyard chicken plan cooked By Neil Corbett Maple Ridge News

Pitt Meadows may be a big player in B.C. agriculture, but council is not playing along with the urban farming movement. Chicken coops in Pitt Meadows will be restricted to agricultural properties after council voted not to allow urban backyard hens. “Based on the low number of participants in the program, and the numerous complaints received regarding backyard hens, staff recommends discontinuing the program,” council was told in a report. The city bylaws department received 13 complaints from the neighbours of these flocks, regarding bad smells, pests, noise, and rats being attracted to the chicken feed. Pitt Meadows’ experience is different than other Lower Mainland cities. In 2013, Vancouver had 165 registered backyard chicken coops. Its backyard chicken bylaw came into effect in 2010, and in the first four years there were only 15 complaints. Vancouver has been joined by Victoria, Surrey, Nanaimo and Kelowna as B.C. cities allowing backyard chickens.

Man who rode moose in B.C. lake not at prosecution risk in other provinces THE CANADIAN PRESS A man who jumped onto the back of a moose as it swam across a lake could face animal-harassment charges in British Columbia, but would likely escape the threat of prosecution for a similar stunt in another province given Canada’s patchwork of animal-rights laws, an expert said Tuesday. While B.C.’s chief conservation officer said the culprit appears to have committed a serious offence that carries a hefty fine, the Animal Alliance of Canada said the province is one of the few Canadian jurisdictions to have clearly defined rules against harassing animals. Similar rules are in

place only in Alberta, Ontario and the Yukon, while Manitoba and Nova Scotia have less stringent regulations, said alliance director Liz White. Other provinces and territories do not address the issue in their various wildlife acts, she said. Punishment would be unlikely to come through the Criminal Code either, White said, since it deals only with the more serious offence of animal cruelty and riding the back of a moose would likely fall short of that high threshold. Still, the man’s actions would be seen as harassment by nearly any standard, she said. “We’re trying to teach people to respect

(animals),” White said in an interview. “Care for them, love them, observe them, enjoy them, but don’t harass them and don’t get near them. It sounds like this person who did this should heed that advice.” Wildlife authorities in B.C. said they were on the hunt for the man, who was captured on video leaping out of a boat and onto the moose while his companions laugh from a nearby boat. The video, shot at an unknown time and location, was posted to YouTube on Saturday. Chief Conservation Officer Doug Forsdick said authorities were fielding tips and trying to identify the man, who could face a

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Climate change warning labels urged for gas pumps By Jeff Nagel BC Local News

The pain drivers feel at the pump from high gas prices may soon also come with a jolt of shame for helping destroy the planet. A proposal gaining momentum with civic leaders in B.C. would see guilt-inducing climate change warning labels slapped on all gas pump handles. The non-profit group Our Horizon has been advancing the concept on the basis that warnings that graphically show the damage from climate change could nudge motorists to cut their emissions. It’s inspired by cigarette package warnings that are credited in the decline of smoking and the example warning

labels circulated by the group are similar in design. “Warning: Use of this fuel product contributes to ocean acidification which puts much marine life at risk of extinction,” states one label that comes with images of thriving and dead coral. West Vancouver council will bring a resolution before the Union of B.C. Municipalities in September asking the province to make the pump labels a requirement province-wide. City of North Vancouver council voted to endorse the idea June 15 and it doesn’t want to wait for a provincial government decision. “We’re going to try to go it alone,” Mayor

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Darrell Mussatto said, adding North Vancouver still must investigate the legalities. “We think it’s the right thing to do.” Our Horizon B.C. campaigner Matt Hulse said he believes any municipality could make gas pump labeling a condition for gas stations in its local business licence bylaw. But West Vancouver Mayor Mike Smith, a longtime petroleum distributor in the region, said he doesn’t want to take the risk that a unilateral municipal requirement gets challenged in court.

“I personally hate spending public money on legal fees,” he said, adding his city will wait for provincial policy. Smith said he will vote in favour of his council’s resolution at UBCM. “It’s just a way of reminding the public that there’s a cost to be borne for using petroleum products,” Smith said. “Nobody’s advocating banning them. But you should be aware when you fill your car up that there’s an effect on the climate and on the environment.”

He called the suggested labels innocuous and doesn’t believe the oil industry would object. No jurisdiction in Canada has yet made pump warning labels a requirement. Hulse said the labels would help make the routine act of filling up the tank a choice to be considered more carefully.

fine ranging from$345 to $100,000 under harassment legislation designed to distinguish between legitimate hunting activities and those that could cause an animal undue stress. The B.C. Wildlife Act forbids anyone from behaviour that would “worry, exhaust, fatigue, annoy, plague, pester, tease or torment” an animal. Trapping and hunting, however, are explicitly allowed. Some provinces take a different approach: Manitoba, for example, only prohibits harassment from vehicles, while Nova Scotia’s laws apply primarily to dogs. In 2013, a similar

incident in Ontario offered two men a hard lesson in the potentially high price of animal harassment. They were fined a total of $2,500 after being captured on film using a boat to repeatedly circle a cow moose swimming in a northwestern Ontario lake. One man then leapt onto moose, prompting the animal to flee into the woods but causing no lasting injury. Animals could injure others or even die themselves when put under unnecessary stress, Forsdick said. The most recent video was hard for him to watch, he said, because of the likely emotional impact on the animal.

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hile everyone’s been furiously pointing fingers at each other over Vancouver’s skyrocketing house prices, little attention has been paid to the other side of most real estate transactions: the pay stub. You could be forgiven for thinking that a few politicians rely a bit too much on their childhood memories of the good times, when B.C. was a land of plenty to them. It’s been quite a tumble ever since, as figures from Statistics Canada show all too well. Back in 1980, when many of B.C.’s decisionmakers would have been in university, Vancouver at $63,000 had the fourth highest median household income out of Canada’s 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs). The average was $58,400. By 2000, Vancouver had fallen to ninth place. Household income – in real terms – also took a dip to $62,900, just a few hundred dollars above the $62,300 average. And them the bottom fell out. By 2012, with a median household income of

$71,140, Vancouver was in 24th place out of 28 CMAs, more than 10 per cent off the $79,815 average. Abbotsford-Mission was dead last with a household income of $66,550. Provincially, the drop in rank is less dramatic, but in terms of income growth more alarming. In 2000, B.C. was in third place among the provinces with a median household income of $61,506. By 2012, B.C. had dropped to fourth with $71,660. But in terms of percentage growth, only Ontario at 9.5 per cent was behind B.C. at 16.5 per cent. The three other western provinces left us in the dust: Manitoba (23.9 per cent), Alberta (40 per cent) and Saskatchewan (44.8 per cent). While incomes have stagnated in B.C., the cost of living hasn’t. Between 2000 and 2012, average household expenditures rose by 34.4 per cent from $55,670 to $74,837. Even though median and average are not the same thing, putting them side by side is telling. In 2000, the median

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household income in B.C. was $61,506 and average household expenditures were $55,670. By 2012, median income was $71,660 and household expenditures were $74,837. Some may think that can’t be. Unfortunately, it can. According to the Canadian Payroll Association’s 2014 survey, 44 per cent of those employed in B.C. are spending “all of, or more than, their net pay.” Forty-seven per cent are living pay cheque to pay cheque. A 2014 study by Sands & Associates, a Vancouverbased trustee and bankruptcy firm, found that many British Columbians are going into debt to buy necessities. Average household debt

in B.C. rose by $20,745 in 2014 to $99,834, according to BMO’s Annual Debt Report, the second highest debt load in Canada. So put aside all the sensational headlines coming out of Vancouver that focus on price and think income, mortgage qualifying income, keeping in mind that B.C.’s median household income in 2012 was $71,660. According to RBC Economics’s Housing Trends and Affordability report released this week, the only province where you need a six-figure income ($125,900) to buy a detached bungalow is B.C. You would also feel the pinch of 69.3 per cent of your household income going to cover mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes, and that’s after coming up with a $172,250 down payment. In six provinces you could buy a detached bungalow on an income of less than $70,000, a down payment of no more than $78,425, with a maximum of 35.6 per cent of your income going to home ownership costs. While Vancouver gets the bulk of the attention

in the current debate, there’s a housing crisis developing across B.C. In 2014, the average house price in Fort St. John was $376,000. That’s higher than the average price of a detached bungalow in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, and all of Atlantic Canada. Renting isn’t much of an escape. According to CMHC figures, a twobedroom apartment in Kitimat rents for $110 more than the average in Surrey. Across Metro Vancouver, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment rose by 41.7 per cent between 2000 and 2012 from $890 a month to $1,261. Median household income rose by 13.1 per cent. It’s time to face facts. For many in B.C. the dream of a white picket fence is dead. The only thing left is to administer the last rites and find some alternatives. * Note: Statistics cited in the commentary from 1980 to 2000 have been adjusted to 2000 dollars by Statistics Canada. Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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s students across Canada wrap up another school year, we know that some of them won’t be back in the fall. They may be barred from schools because of striking teachers. Or they may be home – in school. With an average growth rate of more

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first of all, why families are increasingly choosing this option. A few decades ago, the main drivers were ideology and religion – meaning that families wanted their education to better reflect their beliefs. Not so much anymore. A recent review of the research found that families are choosing home-schooling for practical reasons. It just fits the way some families live and raise their children nowadays. For example, some have more intensive extra-curricular involvement in athletics or music. Some travel frequently or live remotely. Others have more home-based lives, with more living and working in the home. Still others want the unique learning and behavioural needs of their child met in more attentive ways. And not only is home-schooling practical for some

An editorial from the Hamilton Spectator Here is some advice — probably not welcome — for Hamilton city legal staff and councillors considering appealing the court decision upholding Canada Post’s right to decide the location of super-mailboxes: With greatest respect, don’t do it. Hearts in the right place? Check. On the right side of a populist wave of citizens furious with the Crown corporation? Check. But is appealing this lost cause really a wise use of public resources when the chances of overturning the ruling are near zero? No.

one school district in Saskatchewan. And in terms of accountability to local or provincial education authorities, the provinces expecting the most reporting from parents are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec. But back to who benefits. It’s not just the students and their families. Taxpayers benefit, too. By the most conservative calculations, homeschooling families saved Canadians more than a quarter billion dollars in 2011/12 alone. So if returning to school in September isn’t part of every student’s plan, we shouldn’t fret. In fact, parents, policymakers and other educational professionals seeking innovations in effective and efficient approaches to education may only have to look out the window to the neighbours next door. This September, in particular, with teacher strikes looming, more Canadians may be looking for reliable educational alternatives. Deani Van Pelt, PhD, is Director of the Barbara Mitchell Centre for Improvement in Education at the Fraser Institute.

We may not like it but federal rules trump municipal bylaws. And Canada Post has the weight of the Harper government behind it. If there is a victory anywhere, it is in getting the government to intervene — as the NDP says it would do if elected. Thousands of local residents have been using super-mailboxes for years. Are their interests served by prolonging this fight? The battle to restore home delivery — and that’s what this is really about — belongs in the political arena, not in courtrooms with local taxpayers footing the legal bill.

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of academic engagement and achievement than similarly affected students in public schools. But of course, not all home-schooling is the same. In fact, researchers frequently claim this is one of the reasons it’s hard to analyze. Recent Canadian research notes that certain types of home-schooling are associated with higher academics outcomes. More structured approaches, and parents with an eye on academic achievement goals, appear related to higher test scores. Are our provincial governments paying attention? By some measures, yes. At least five provinces recently updated regulations and policies related to home-schooling (the three western-most provinces, Quebec and Prince Edward Island) while other provinces, such as Ontario, continue to provide plenty of flexibility for homeschooling. Three provinces – B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan – offer some funding for parents or third-party providers to mitigate the costs associated with home-schooling. The highest amount offered to parents anywhere in Canada is $1,000 per student annually in

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The Trail AM Ford Orioles were swept by the Northwest Honkers on the weekend at Butler Park, but it was some of the best baseball local fans will see this year. The entertaining games highlighted great pitching, hitting, and defence like this sliding catch and throw by Orioles shortstop Joel Graf.

Honkers ground Senior Orioles in series sweep By Jim Bailey

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The Northwest Honkers swept a fourgame series with the Trail AM Ford Orioles at Butler Park on the weekend, but despite the losses the Orioles’ compete factor was high, and if not for a shorthanded line up, the local contingent may have turned the tables. The Orioles dropped their first two games on Saturday by scores of 8-2 and 6-4 before going down 10-5 and 7-4 on Sunday. “It’s always disappointing to come up empty in four games,” said Orioles manager Jim Maniago. “That being said, all the games were close, we had chances to win them all, especially the first two, and we were missing some key guys.” In Game 1, the Orioles fell behind 2-0 after three innings, but pitcher Scott Davidson bore down and kept it scoreless through seven allowing the O’s to rally in the bottom half of the inning. The Honkers’ pitcher Bob Wassman had

a perfect game going into the seventh, but back-to-back singles by Jake Lucchini and Davidson broke up his no-hitter and started the Oriole comeback. Kyle Mace then walked to load the bases for Chris Kissock. The right-fielder grounded the first pitch to second base, but Mace went in hard at second, breaking up the double play and forcing shortstop Will Hall to launch the ball over the firstbaseman’s head and out of play, allowing Davidson to score the O’s second run. However, with the go-ahead run on second, the Honkers reliever Spencer Trautman would come in and quell the Oriole threat. The Honkers scored two more in the eighth on an error and three straight singles, before Mace would come on in relief. The Seattle-based team added another four in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a three-run blast by Andrew Cherin for the 8-2 win. Game 2 saw two Philadelphia Phillies draftees go head-to-head in the Orioles’ Chris Kissock and the Honkers’ Jason

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Strong finish in World League semifinal By Times Staff Rossland native Thea Culley and the Canadian Women’s Field Hockey Team finished up the World League Semifinal with a strong 2-0 win over Uruguay Friday in Valencia, Spain. A strong performance from goalkeeper Kaitlyn Williams who was awarded the win and shutout, along with first half goals from Kaelan Watson and Danielle Hennig led Canada to the win and the ninth place finish. “Our performances have been pretty good on the whole,” says Women’s National Team head coach Ian Rutledge. “I’m confident if we play well, we’ve honored all the hard work

we’ve done in the series.” Despite going 1-4 in the series, the Canadians haven’t looked out of place in this tournament, which features five out of the world’s top 10 teams, in which Canada is ranked the second lowest at 20th. Canada dropped a 4-2 decision to eighth ranked Great Britain, after losses to Spain, 3-0, third-ranked Argentina, 6-0, and seventh-ranked China, 3-0. The Canadian women are typically among the youngest teams at every tournament in which they compete, making each time they step on a bigger stage - like this one where Olympic qualification was up for grabs – a learning experience. Culley is the

senior member of the team with over 140 caps to date. After qualifying by finishing second at World League Round 2 in Dublin, Ireland, Canada knew it had a steep hill to climb if it wanted to qualify for Rio through World League. And while they weren’t able to manage a win in the first four matches, they were not disappointed with their play. “With exception with the first half against Argentina, I think we’ve pretty much been in most games for the majority of the match,” adds Rutledge. “I think that’s a pretty pleasing place to be given the quality of the opponents we’ve come across.” See CANADA, Page 10

Salers. After two scoreless innings, the Orioles would get to Salers in the third inning. Riley Brandt led off with a double, and Austin Tambellini would reach first on a single. Joel Graf stepped up and punched a double to left to score Brandt and a Lucchini sacrifice fly to right would score Tambellini. Singles by Davidson and Mace would plate Graf and Clint Hosford would knock in Davidson on a sac fly to make it 4-0 Trail. Kissock cruised through five innings striking out seven and giving up just four hits, but the Honkers would strike in the sixth as Jason Padilla scored on a single by Cameron Padron followed by a towering three-run shot to right field by Dan Torlai to tie it 4-4. The Orioles would go in order in the bottom of six, but the Honkers opened the top of seven with two bunt singles by Hall and Padilla, and, after a fielder’s choice, Padron would score the runners with a stroke to left to make it 6-4. Mace went 2-for-3 for the Orioles, while Kissock ceded six runs on 11 hits, 10 strike outs, and 0 walks. Salers went five innings for the Honkers giving up four runs on five hits, five strike outs and one walk. “They are a very good team and every mistake we made they took advantage of,” said Maniago. “It’s high-level ball. Saturday night we had two pitchers going head to head, both had been drafted into the Phillies system and played pro, both had played independent pro ball last year, pretty impressive to watch in our park, and we scored some runs and hit the ball and gave ourselves a chance.” On Sunday, the Honkers would break a 1-1 tie, scoring three runs to take a 4-1 lead in the third inning highlighted by a solo homerun from Jacob Zanon, then score two more in the top of four to go up 6-1. The Orioles would get one back in the bottom of the fourth when Maniago singled in Davidson, and would score three in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 7-5. Graf led off with a walk, and singles from Lucchini and Dallas Calvin would score Graf. A Mace walk would load the bases and set up Davidson who ripped a double to score two more. However, the O’s rally fell short as Trautman came on in the sixth and shut down the Oriole bats, while the Honkers would score three more in the final two frames.

Hosford took the loss for the Orioles while Davidson went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double, and Maniago got on base every at bat going 2-for-2 with a pair of walks. The O’s bench was short on Father’s Day Sunday, and missing key players, particularly at relief pitching. While the Honkers rarely left their starters in for more than four innnings, going to their set up man and their closer in the late innings, the O’s struggled to find an effective closer, and were forced to push their starters to the limit. “We just don’t have enough depth to be able to have guys missing and still be able to beat some of these teams,” said Maniago. “We are pulling from our small town, they are pulling college kids and ex pros from the Seattle area and the Northwest, the fact we can stay in the game with them is pretty impressive.” In the final match, the Orioles again were in the game heading into the fifth tied at 2-2, but the Honkers would score three in the fifth and one in top of seven to take a 6-2 lead. Trail would fight back, plating two in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-4 on singles from Jared Conway, a walk to Graf, and singles to Lucchini and Mace, but that was as close as they would come, bowing 7-4 to the Northwest team. Conway went 3-for-4 for the Orioles while Calvin took the loss going four innings and giving up two runs on seven hits, a walk and five strike outs. Graf would come on in relief and throw four and two-thirds, giving up three earned runs on eight hits, four walks, while striking out four. “We couldn’t seem to get a break when we needed. Sunday we had bases loaded twice and Dallas hit two rockets right at guys. If they are two feet either way we score two runs on each play, instead we end up with a double play and out of the inning once and a tough out which led to no runs the other time. “Maybe we’ll get the breaks next time when it counts, in the money tournaments and provincials.” It was the final game for the Trail AM Ford Orioles at home this year, but residents can still watch the Orioles when they play in Kelowna for the Blast tournament June 26-28 or the Grand Forks International (GFI) tournament June 30 to July 5.

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of becoming big boys in the league,” Murray said. Buffalo is rebuilding from the bottom after consecutive last-place finishes and Murray’s purging the roster of veteran talent. Murray made his first big offseason move last month, bringing in new coach Dan Bylsma to replace Ted Nolan. Bylsma coached star centre Sidney Crosby and won the Stanley Cup during his six seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Last month, he got a firsthand look at his next star centre, Eichel, during the World Championships in the Czech Republic. Bylsma was an assistant coach and Eichel a top-line forward on the United States team that finished fourth. “He stacked up right there with his skill and size and ability to play the Les Schultz game,” Bylsma said AUTOBODY & GLASS at a news conference. “Jack’s going to be a good pick for anybody who takes him.” Accredited Car Shop

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his checkbook. How should we handle this? -- Senior Banking Issues Dear Banking: We don’t know what bank your father patronizes, but every bank we checked said that tipping is absolutely not permitted. Your father obviously has some memory issues and unless the bank tellers are depositing those tips back into Dad’s account, they are taking advantage of him. Complain to their supervisors. And if Dad is living check-to-check, it sounds as though it is time for someone else to manage his banking. Discuss this with your brother, so there are no arguments, and then approach Dad, explaining that you want to be sure

got a good laugh out of it. That kind of response would really pull a person up short if they asked something that was none of their business. -- N.N. Dear N.N.: Thanks for providing a polite but effective way to avoid answering personal, intrusive questions.

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his money lasts. Make him a part of the process. It would be best if you could limit how often he goes to the bank, so have his checks deposited automatically and give him a weekly allowance in cash. We know it’s extra work for you, but this is what responsible, caring children do for their parents. Dad should be evaluated by his physician for signs of dementia, and if he is living alone, you might start looking into retirement communities that will provide a safe environment, as well as companionship, conversation and community. Dear Annie: I read the responses to “Expecting,” who was asked thoughtless and intrusive questions about her pregnancy. I once asked a friend something unintentionally rude and he responded to me by asking, “What did you say?” I repeated my question and he again asked, “What did you say?” It took a third time before I caught on that he wasn’t hard of hearing. I actually appreciated the polite comeuppance and

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Dear Annie: My father is starting to have trouble managing his banking. He has a decent fixed income, but somehow, he is now living from one check to the next and he’s getting costly overdrawn notices. I have started to write out his bills, and I try to keep his checkbook balanced. Last week, I went to the bank with him for the first time. He could not remember his account number. He knew nothing about how much was in his account and it was obvious that the tellers were aware of this. They called him by name, trying to help him. When he finished his depositing a check, he tipped the teller $30. He said he tips them all the time because they help him. Annie, I know he makes withdrawals every Friday to “make it through the weekend,” but I didn’t realize he was tipping the tellers. Is this permitted? I had no idea tellers could accept tips. My father doesn’t have a great deal of money and my brother and I often help him out so he can balance

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Grizzly orphan released after six months of rehabilitation By Joel Tansey Golden Star

Sometimes, life gives you a second chance. That’s the case for Valentine, an orphaned grizzly cub who was firmly knocking on death’s door six months ago, alone and weighing just 20 pounds with winter rapidly approaching. “One more day and that would have been it,” recalled Conservation Officer Alex Desjardins, who responded to the original call regarding Valentine late last year. The call came from Ross Prather, a Kicking Horse Trail resident and the manager of the Grizzly Bear Refuge at the resort. Prather had discovered Valentine in his backyard, orphaned, weak and ill prepared for the winter that was to come. Valentine’s story wouldn’t have had a happy ending if not for the Northern Lights Wildlife Society, an animal rehabilitation centre located in Smithers. There was a time when a bear like Valentine would have been a prime candidate to be euthanized. Instead, Desjardins was able to take care of the bear for a few days before Peter and Angelika Langen, the society’s founders, were able to pick him up. The road to the wild was a long one, and initially Valentine wasn’t responding to treatment the way the Langens would have liked. “We were quite sure that there was some underlying infection or something….we (later) found out that he had a kidney infection and he also had porcupine quills into him. We took those out and we treated the kidney infection with

reentered the wilderness. After lingering near the Langens’ truck for a moment or two, Valentine took off into the bush and instantly began foraging for food. Another excellent sign. “Now it’s joy. After all these years we know that’s where they want to be,” Angelika said. “The first one was hard because you don’t know,” she added. “You don’t know how they’re going to do…it’s 18 grizzlies (altogether) that we’ve (released) and the post-release information is really good. You can do it with a lot more confidence.” The first few weeks in the wild will be crucial for Valentine’s long-term survival, Angelika explains, and it is critically important that he has little to no human interaction during that time, which is why an extremely remote location was chosen for his release. “It will also be a time where he is adjusting with his food and he would be most likely to go ‘oh, people, maybe I can get some food there’ because the memory is still there,” Angelika said. “We always try to release at a time Joel Tansey/Golden Star where there’s lots of berries coming in the Valentine, who was orphaned and close to death late last year, takes his first steps into region and so on…it shows in the research the wilderness after being released on June 19. that if you can put them in areas where antibiotics and within five days it was a rehabilitation was officially complete, they have no human contact for the first total turnaround. He got rambunctious, having bulked up to nearly 200 pounds, month, then the rehab goes the best.” and eating and playful…the recovery of a weight that pleased the organization’s And while there are no guarantees - as bears is just amazing compared to other founders. Desjardins puts it “nature is nature” animals,” Angelika said. Just after 10 a.m., the yearling was rehabilitation has proven to work in the His recovery accelerated from there released in a remote area north of Golden. past in order to give grizzly bears another through a heavy dose of oatmeal, milk and His first steps outside of the transportation chance. fruit, before the Langens eventually intro- crate were cautious, which Angelika and A chance that, for Valentine, seemed duced meat into his diet. Peter were happy about, as it demonstrat- like a pipe dream when he was rescued As of last Friday morning, Valentine’s ed that he was going to be careful as he from the wild late last year.

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The Kiwanis Club of Trail gifted $12,900 in annual fundraising dollars to 14 local charities this week. Money is raised by the Kiwanis primarily through volunteerism, the sale of Christmas trees at Butler Park, and flipping burgers at Silver City Day and other community events. Receiving money was Trail Rossland Scouts Canada, Trail Minor Baseball, Kootenay South Youth Soccer, the Salvation Army, Trail Orioles Single A and Double A, Success by Six, Trail Association for Community Living, Trail Red Cross, KBRH & Health Foundation, Air cadets, Special Olympics, Trail Gymnastic Club, Holy Trinity's Skool Aid Program, and the Greater Trail Hospice Society.

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531 Turner St, Warfield

952 Redstone Drive, Rossland

Built in 2009, this compact charmer is perfect for single, couple or empty nesters that want modern open concept, low maintenance living. Home features vaulted ceilings, heated garage, private yard and comes with New Home Warranty. Call now before its gone. Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Brand new home in a gorgeous subdivision. This home will have 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths and 2 car garage. Features include modern kitchen with granite countertops, hardwood flooring and heated tiled flooring. Act now and you can move in later this summer. Call Richard (250) 368-7897

$169,000

2 bdrm house 750/mo + Utils Pet Friendly

$399,000

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1460 - 5th Avenue, Trail 867 - 9th Street, Montrose

$329,000

6 bdrms and 3 full bath family home on one of the most desirable streets in Montrose. Open floor plan, oak flooring, 2 kitchens, sundeck and much more. Call Terry 250-231-1101

Montrose

$169,000

East Trail Charmer! New roof in 2014, several newer windows, hardwood floors and a skylight over the kitchen nook make for a bright and sunny living space! Private setting close to all amenities! Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

7551 Devito Drive, Trail

$319,000

One level living! This single family home has a beautiful yard. Come take a look! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

$129,000

Bright and full of character, this home in an excellent location. Newer roof and windows, great parking and private patio area. Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing, you will not want to miss out on this delightful home. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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.

250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Terry Alton

250-231-1101

terryalton@shaw.ca

Tonnie Stewart

4 bdrm / 2 bath house $ 900/mo + Utils N/P N/S

250-365-9665

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

Mary Martin

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

250-231-0264

mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust

TADANAC

250-368-7897

102 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac

$275,000 Big windows, gas fireplace, large deck and tons of storage. This 4 bdrm, 3 bath home is a great package. There is covered parking for up to 5 vehicles and open parking for a RV. Move in and let the kids go across the street to play in the park. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

117 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac

$449,000 1367 - 2nd Avenue, Trail

Mark Wilson

With over 2000 sq. ft. on one level, this home offers total privacy and has a beautiful gated courtyard. Features include wood burning fireplace, “high-end” kitchen and expansive back yard. Come take a look. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart 250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com