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Trail council agrees to review stipends and expenses

HERE COMES SUMMER HOLIDAYS

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

Not all Trail politicians are on the same page when it comes to an independent review of payment for civic services. Coun. Sandy Santori was vocal in opposing a $10,900 external study of council stipends and expenses during the Monday governance meeting. “Personally I am opposed to it,” said Santori, the meeting chair. “We are having the review for no other purpose than to give ourselves a raise. “The fact that some other politicians have voted themselves in with gold-plated mileage claims and all that other stuff,” he noted, referring to a discussion about regional stipends. “I personally didn't run because of the money, I knew what I was getting into.” “You wonder why politicians get painted with the same damn brush all the time,” he said. “There is an agenda here, that's my personal opinion. You don’t go out and do a study to see if you are paying yourself enough or whether or not your pay is fair if you have no intent in upping it if it comes in higher. “Because we all know the outcome will be higher than what we make.” Trail Mayor Mike Martin, and the four councillors present disagreed with Santori's view, voting in favour of an unbiased study, while maintaining results will provide a baseline for future decisions about raising remuneration during annual budget talks. “Really what we are looking for is to make sure elected representatives in Trail are being compensated in a fair and equitable manner compared to other municipalities, the regional district, and the school board,” Martin told the Trail Times Tuesday morning. “I can only speak for myself, but I did not run for compensation, and what I can say is it really doesn't compensate for all the time and expenses involved in holding the office. That wasn't my driving force, my main driving force was to see what I could do to assist this community.” Urban Systems Ltd., a B.C. consulting firm that has collaborated with Trail on past projects, agreed to undertake the review, which includes a presentation to both council and the community at large. “I think an important component is not only having a professional review done, but also going through the process of a public consultation,” said Martin. See NO, Page 2

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There’s no containing the ear-to-ear grins in the hallways of Webster Elementary School, and every other elementary school, today marking the last day of school year. Pictured is Mrs Bourchier's split classroom of Grade 3 and Grade 4 students eager to head for the exit.

More student support needed, says school counsellor BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

School District 20(SD20) students are at risk, and Kathleen Carelli, elementary school counsellor for the district, says they need more help. The first delegation at Monday's board of trustees meeting, Carelli shared her experiences with at-risk youth and how the problem seems to be getting worse.

“There has been an alarming increase of anxiety and depression amongst our children. They are not equipped to deal with the emotional demands our culture expects of us,” she told the trustees, citing home life, technology and more as reasons for the increase in youth issues. “This has led to many more incidents of self-inflicted violence, where a child will cut themselves or use an eraser

vigorously on their skin to experience physical pain for temporary relief from their emotional pain.” She proposed a solution to the issue of struggling students who aren't getting support at home, or not enough supports in the classroom. “I would like to strongly recommend having two counsellors for a district this size, over 2,000 children and large distances, and the

growing needs,” she said. “It would be important to have a male and a female, given that some of the issues are sensitive to gender. Each school would also benefit greatly from having a fulltime child and classroom worker (CCW). “They are essential to the counsellors work. They see these kids each day and are able to identify escalating and See COUNSELLORS, Page 3

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Ron Wilson snapped this shot of a hummingbird ready for a sweet snack last week. If you have a photo you would like to share with our readers email it to editor@trailtimes.ca.

For the Record In a “What you see …” photo published on June 17 of the Trail Times on Page 16, the photo of what was described as blooming

syringa brought forth a few corrections that the flowering plant is commonly referred to as mock orange.

No guideline in place for wage increase FROM PAGE 1 “With respect to the annual increases, “During the budget process council council considers the matter independfelt we really needed solid information ently and there is no scheduled or autoon which to make decimatic increase,” clarified sions going forward,” he David Perehudoff, Trail’s “What we wanted to added. do is a check from the chief administrative offi“What we wanted to cer. point of view, is the do is a check from the “Past practice has point of view, is the comresulted in council folcompensation level pensation level fair in the lowing the CUPE confair in the context context of similar sized tract in most years,” he of similar sized B.C. B.C. municipalities.” explained. “Given that the Without a guideline in CUPE agreement expired municipalities.” place, council considers and the increase in wages Mayor Mike Martin the matter yearly though is not known, council the trend has been an chose to give themselves increase keeping with the city’s union a two percent increase, which was conor the Consumer Price Index (inflation). sistent with the CPI.” The amount written into the city’s Seven months into his inaugural bylaw this year, was $29,154 for the year, Martin enjoys all aspects to his mayoral job and $14,577 for a council- position which he said is comparable to lor position. full time employment.

“I am new to the job so I am on a pretty steep learning curve,” he explained. “It’s essentially a full time job overseeing the functions as Mayor of Trail. The attraction isn’t the level compensation because I’m not sure a municipally elected position would ever be at a level to attract individuals. The attraction has to be other motivations.” Earlier this year, Montrose councillors agreed to a raise, which was the first time since 2003. The increase was about 15 per cent and allots about $4,000 to the four Montrose councillors and $6,900 to Joe Danchuk, the village’s mayor. Excluding expenses, elsewhere in the region, Rossland Mayor Kathy Moore and Fruitvale Mayor Patricia Cecchini earn around $12,000 with both village and city councillors allotted $6,000.

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Counsellors play crucial role with students

FROM PAGE 1 crisis situation and contact counsellors. These roles are crucial in today’s fragmented society” Trustees were very receptive to Carelli’s concerns and recognized the need for more psychological resources for young students. “I think this presentation is one of them most important ones we have heard all year,” said Trustee Mickey Kinakin. “It is a fact that our children are desperately at risk. What happened in North Carolina a few days ago was committed by an individual that had no connection to the world. We have students that are connected to the Internet but not society as a whole. We can’t blame them. We have to understand and help them.” Trustee Mark Wilson fully backed Carelli’s ideas, but said there may have been a better time in the school year to make the suggestion.

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“My heart goes out to you Kathleen with some of the things you deal with on a daily basis. We can see it,” he said. “I love the idea of two counsellors, male and female, and I support that 100 per cent, but I would have loved to see that discussion during our budget talks so we could look at being able to do that. If we spend our money the right way, there is no reason why we couldn’t have two counsellors.” Wilson’s comments were echoed by many of the other trustees around the table, recognizing the work Carelli does with the children in SD20 and agreeing to look at the options available during next year’s budget talks. The next SD20 meeting takes place in the new school year, on Sept. 28, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre in room 210.

Salmo RCMP credit two people for rescuing driver on Bombi

and crushed inside the vehicle. Another passer-by helped cut the seatbelt and dragged the driver out. The vehicle was totally engulfed soon after the driver was freed. In a written statement, RCMP say the driver may have been having diabetic issues and ambulance tended to him at the scene and brought him to hospital. Salmo RCMP thanked the two witnesses that pulled the driver from the wreckage and may have saved his life. The RCMP will be releasing their names for recognition.

The Nelson Star Salmo RCMP say the fast action of two people helped save a man’s life on Highway 3 near the Bombi summit. On Saturday, Salmo RCMP were dispatched at 6:30 p.m. to a single vehicle accident by BC Ambulance near the top of the summit between Salmo and Castlegar. Salmo RCMP spoke with a witness that stated he came around a corner and saw a large cloud of dust. An SUV was upside down in the middle of the road and was on fire. The witness ran to the vehicle and saw a male driver seat belted in

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Dylan Eckes sits at the intersection of Farwell St. and Bay Ave., counting cars. He is just one of many people counting traffic at major intersections in downtown Trail. Cars, pedestrians and cyclists are being counted and workers are recording which direction they are driving and whether they turn left or right. The counts started on Tuesday morning and will be running until Thursday from 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. The numbers recorded are going to be used to determine if future changes need to me made in the downtown area.

Blues quartet performing at Music in the Park tonight Canada Council for Arts. Gallery • VISAC Gallery showing Joe Horvath's “A Life of Painting and Drawing. “ Exhibition features oils and watercolour sketches of natural landscapes. Hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Thursdays until 6 p.m. Admission by donation. Call 364.1181 or visit visacgallery. com. • Saturday, VISAC Gallery 9 a.m, until noon. for monthly watercolour pencil drawing workshops. Joe Horvath and Visac offer workshops the last Saturday of each month. Cost $25. Tools required: one HB pencil, one Staedtler eraser, and one

Grapevine is a public service provided by the Trail Times and is not a guaranteed submission. For full list of events visit trailtimes.ca. Music • Tonight, Gyro Park 7 p.m. Music in the Park presents Sunshine Drive, blues quartet from Nelson. Summer series sponsored by Kootenay Savings Credit Union. Toonie donation suggested, remember to bring a lawn chair. • Tuesday, Music in the Park presents special performance by the Sicilian Jazz Project, with guest Italian vocalist Pilar and clarinetist Don Byron. Part of Canadian tour supported by

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hotdogs and pop by the Fruitvale firemen (or $3 for the hamburger and pop), freezies for the kids, music, volunteer groups recognition and awards, kids traditional races, games, and more. Bring lawn chair, hat and sunscreen. • Wednesday, Rossland, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the annual Canada Day hike to Mt. Roberts. Not an easy hike, so be prepared for a steep trek to the top. Then from noon until 4 p.m. Canada Day at the Museum for live entertainment, BBQ, cake, kids activities and more. Gold Fever Follies perform at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Rossland's Miner Hall. To submit to Grapevine email newsroom@trailtimes.ca

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Composer won Oscars for music in movies’ biggest moments THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - From the swelling-sea songs of “Titanic” to the space symphonies of “Apollo 13” to the bagpipes of “Braveheart,” James Horner’s singular sound graced some of the biggest moments in the history of movies. It showed in the two Oscars he won and the 10 he was nominated for, and in the status of the Hollywood luminaries who were mourning his death in a California plane crash. Agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz issued a statement Tuesday saying Horner was the pilot killed in the single-engine plane that crashed in a remote area about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles, although official confirmation could take several days while the Ventura County coroner works to identify the remains. James Cameron, who directed “Titanic,” the 1997 best picture that earned Horner his two Oscars, used terms from another of his Horner collaborations, “Avatar,” to describe the composer’s work. “James’ music was the air under the banshees’ wings, the ancient song of the forest,” Cameron said in a joint statement with producing partner Jon Landau. “James’ music affected the heart because his heart was so big, it infused every cue with deep emotional resonance, whether soaring in majesty through the floating mountains, or crying for the loss of nature’s innocence under bulldozer treads.” His Oscar wins for “Titanic” came for its score and theme song, “My Heart Will Go On,” sung by Celine Dion, which hit No. 1 around the world and become the bestselling single of 1998. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America included it among their “Songs of the Century” rankings. Horner was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in all, honouring his work on “Aliens,” ”Apollo 13,“ ”Field of Dreams,“ ”Braveheart,“ ”A Beautiful Mind,“ ”House of Sand and Fog“ and ”Avatar,“ and for his original song, ”Somewhere Out There,“ from ”An American Tail.“ Ron Howard, director of “Apollo 13” and “A Beautiful Mind,” said on Twitter that Horner was a “friend and collaborator” and “brilliant composer.” The family of the late

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch #14 Rossland donates to Urology campaign

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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #14 Rossland, represented by Joanne Drystek, vice president (far left), and Mike Dunn, treasurer (far right), donated $1,000 to Urology Campaign. Proceeds were raised through poppy sales. Lisa Pasin, director of development, and Lynn Miller, board director, KBRH Health Foundation (center left and right) gratefully accept this donation and thank all those who support our Legions through the purchase of poppies.

‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor who played Cooter, now a store owner, defends Confederate flag THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C. The Confederate flag is not a hateful symbol but instead a banner with positive historical context despite “the few thousand people that run around wearing sheets and committing atrocities,” said Ben Jones, the “Dukes of Hazzard” actor and former Democratic congress-

man. Jones spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday from Sperryville, Virginia, where he owns a store that sells Confederate flags and other items and celebrates the fictional Hazzard County from his TV show. He runs two other Cooter’s Place stores - named for his “Hazzard” character - in Nashville and

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Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Jones said his stores will never stop selling Confederate items even as national retailers such as Wal-Mart drop them in the wake of the massacre of nine people at a black church in Charleston. The man charged in the deaths had been photographed with the Confederate flag. “We’re not changing anything in stores. There’s no reason to change anything,” Jones said. “We despise racism.” He added: “It’s not a hateful symbol, and we despise that it’s being used by bigots and hate groups.” But he also said he understands those who side with South Carolina Republican

Gov. Nikki Haley and lawmakers who want the Confederate battle flag removed from the Statehouse grounds. “We recognize that it’s on public ground and does not represent all the taxpayers,” Jones said. But he added that he’s pleased that lawmakers did not act immediately when they considered the idea Tuesday, agreeing only to consider removal of the flag later this summer. “I’m glad that they’re doing it without the enormous haste. That will be a more effective, thoughtful and considerate exchange of ideas,” he said. Jones said he’d like to see the flag stay put.

Jones represented Georgia in Congress as a Democrat from 1989 to 1993 after the television show ended its run. “My politics have always been foremost about equal rights for everybody,” he said. In a Facebook post on the page for his store late Tuesday, Jones called the flag a symbol of the spirit of independence. The flag represents the values of the rural South including courage, family and good times, he wrote. “We are the same good people today that we were last week and last year and we are not going to be shamed into turning our backs on our heritage,” he wrote.

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Provincial Fired B.C. workers Vancouver becomes first in Canada to regulate medical call for public marijuana dispensaries inquiry into health research debacle THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - Health researchers who were wrongly fired by the British Columbia government are calling for an independent public inquiry into how a painstakingly built program could be undone so quickly. In a letter to Health Minister Terry Lake, the seven workers and the sister of a man who killed himself shortly after being dismissed said the inquiry must have the power and authority to subpoena people and get statements under oath. The workers who were part of a drug research grant program were fired in September 2012 amid allegations of inappropriate and possibly criminal conduct, but media reports later showed the RCMP never investigated the claims. Then-health minister Margaret MacDiarmid said there were allegations that employees inappropriately accessed sensitive medical records. Health Minister Terry Lake was not available for comment on Wednesday but said in an earlier interview that he’s not ruling out an inquiry but people’s privacy would have to protected so past mistakes of wrongly challenging their reputations aren’t made again. Lake said the government is getting legal advice on how it can release information to the public but still protect privacy while abiding by the confidentiality agreements that have been made. Several of the fired employees launched lawsuits, at least one of which is expected to go to trial next year. Some people were later rehired and the government admitted the dismissals were a “regrettable mistake.” Almost two years after Roderick MacIsaac took his own life, the B.C. government apologized to his family, and Lake expressed his condolences to them. The letter from the workers says an inquiry should recommend how to restore public confidence and ensure the government provides certainty on the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs. “It should provide the public service with reassurance that evidence will be the basis for public policy and for employment practices.” The group said it did not want the provincial auditor general or any other part of government to conduct the inquiry, “given that the auditor general and many other agencies of government were directly involved in the events that led to the 2012 firings.” The letter said the researchers’ work reviewing the effectiveness and safety of prescription drugs saved the province over $100 million over the last two decades by not covering drugs that were later confirmed to be harmful or a waste of money.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS Vancouver has become the first city in Canada to regulate illegal marijuana dispensaries in what the mayor calls a common-sense approach after the federal government’s failure to provide proper policies “We’re faced with a tough situation, a complicated situation,” Gregor Robertson said Wednesday after councillors voted 8-3 to impose new regulations. “We have this proliferation of dispensaries that must be dealt with,” he said. The city has blamed Ottawa’s restrictive medical marijuana laws for the rise of pot dispensaries in Vancouver - to 94 from fewer than 20 just three years ago. Health Minister Rona Ambrose had sent strongly-worded letters to the city and police warning against the plan. She said Wednesday she was “deeply disappointed” with the decision. “Marijuana is neither an approved drug nor medicine in Canada and Health Canada does not endorse its use,” she said in an emailed statement. “Storefronts selling marijuana are illegal and under this Conservative government will remain illegal. We

expect the police to enforce the law.” The new rules mean dispensaries must now pay a $30,000 licensing fee, be located at least 300 metres away from schools, community centres and each other, and some shops will be banned from certain areas. But in an unexpected move, the city voted to create a two-tiered licensing system, allowing compassion clubs to pay a fee of just $1,000. To qualify as a compassion club, one must be a registered non-profit, serve members and provide a minimum level of other health services such as massage therapy or acupuncture, as well as be a member of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries. Coun. Kerry Jang said the clubs provide other services such as nutritional and psychological counselling and help people transition from marijuana to other medicine if possible. Coun. Geoff Meggs told council that medical marijuana was not an issue that the city wanted to take up, but one they were forced to handle because of Ottawa’s “backwards” policies. The councillor had strong words for Ambrose. “Wake up. You are completely out of touch with the realities on the ground,” Meggs said.

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There are examples of species all over the world that are essentially the walking dead,” said Stanford University professor Paul Ehrlich. “We are sawing off the limb that we are sitting on.” He was talking about the Sixth Extinction, the huge loss of species that is underway right now. It has been discussed in public before, of course, but what Ehrlich and other scientists from Stanford and Princeton universities and the University of California Berkeley have done is to document it statistically. Animals and plants are always going extinct, usually to be replaced by rival species that exploit the same ecological niche more efficiently. But the normal turnover rate is quite slow, according to the fossil record: about one species of vertebrate per 10,000 species goes extinct each century. Ehrlich and his colleagues deliberately raised the bar, assuming that the normal

extinction rate is twice as high as that – and still got an alarming result. In a study published this month in Science Advances, they report that vertebrates (animals with internal skeletons made of bone or cartilage – mammals, birds, reptiles and fish) are going extinct at a rate 114 times faster than normal. In a separate study last year, Professor Stuart Pimm of Duke University estimated that the loss rate may be as much as a thousand times higher than normal – and that includes plants as well as animals. “We are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event,” said Gerardo Ceballos of the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, lead author of the Science Advances study. “If it is allowed to continue, life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on.” Indeed, Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson has estimated that at the current rate of loss, half of Earth’s higher

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lifeforms will be extinct by 2100. It’s fair to say that we are the victims of our own success, but so is the entire biosphere. There were one billion of us in 1800. We are now seven and a half billion, on our way to ten or eleven billion. We have appropriated the most biologically productive 40 percent of the planet’s land surface for our cities, farms and pastures, and there’s not much room left for the other species. They have been crowded out, hunted out, or poisoned by our chemical wastes. Their habitats have

been destroyed. Even the oceans are being devastated as one commercial fish species after another is fished out. And still our population continues to grow, and our appetite for meat causes more land to be cleared to grow grain not for people, but for livestock. All this even before global warming really gets underway and starts to take huge bites out of the ecosphere. We are on the Highway to Hell, and it’s hard to see how we get off it. In a way, climate change is the easiest part of the problem to fix, because all we have to do is stop burning fossil fuels and reform the way we farm to cut carbon dioxide emissions. More easily said than done, as the history of the past thirty years amply demonstrates, but certainly not impossible if we take the task seriously. Maintaining the diversity of species (some of which we haven’t even identified yet) that provide essential “ecosystem

services” is going to be far harder, because the web of interdependence among apparently unrelated species is very complex. At the very least, however, it is clear that we must restore around a quarter of our agricultural land to its original “wild” state and cut back drastically on fishing. It’s far from clear that we can do that in time and still go on feeding all of the human population, but the alternative is worse. James Lovelock put it very bluntly in his book “The Revenge of Gaia.” “If we continue business as usual, our species may never again enjoy the lush and verdant world we had only a hundred years ago,” he wrote. “What is most in danger is civilisation; humans are tough enough for breeding pairs to survive....but if these huge changes do occur it seems likely that few of the teeming billions now alive will survive.” Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Family appreciates support We would like to thank Trail and surrounding communities for the outpouring of support and compassion during the military funeral of Sgt. Eric Mitchell Honeyman. It was a wonderful ceremony, made more so by the participation of so many individuals and organizations. To the servicewomen and

men from both the United States and Canada, the Royal Canadian Legion, the cadets, firefighters, RCMP members and civic dignitaries, thank you for your participation. To those citizens who greeted his remains at Castlegar airport, lined the route to Trail and attended the funeral, we are very grateful. We also thank the Trail

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Daily Times and reporter Liz Bevan for the coverage of what will always, to our family, be an amazing event honouring a heroic young airman. We are proud our family roots are in such a caring community. Scott Honeyman Kimberley On behalf of the family of Eric Honeyman

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new carbon pricing regime as long as the funds raised are used to fund new technology to reduce greenhouse gases. Another subsidy for the industry! At least some executives have resigned themselves to the inevitable. Suncor’s CEO says, “We think climate change is happening . . . we think a broad-based carbon tax is the right answer.” Indeed, a broad-based carbon tax, one that both the users and producers of fossil fuels pay, makes a lot of sense. However difficult it is to accept, the fossil fuel industry is entering its sunset phase. I may be wrong in thinking it will wither away in 50 years, but clearly there is an increasing divergence between policies needed to keep the industry healthy and the broad public interest. No longer can we blithely assume that what’s good for the oil patch is good for Alberta. At least two-thirds of presently known fossil fuel reserves will have to be left in the ground for the indefinite future. Already, the Arctic is experiencing much greater temperature increases than the rest of the globe and if this trend continues, a ruinous amount of methane from the thawing tundra will be released into the atmosphere. So big investors are beginning to ask companies to re-value their assets because of their “stranded carbon.” If corporate executives fail to shift to producing renewable energy, their companies will virtually disappear, like buggy and harness makers last century. Phil Elder is Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Planning Law with the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary.

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routine step of the most big knob and three buttons got basic automotive ser- me on track. vice is now resetting the In the process of reading maintenance reminder the maintenance section of the indicator. manual I came across a section Forget this step and the cus- that even Mercedes includes in tomer will be questioning your their manual. In a nutshell it service practices. Some vehi- says Mercedes recommends that cles are a piece of cake. “Push to maintain your new vehicle the gas pedal to the warranty have your floor three times vehicle serviced and quickly with the key certain procedures on.” Voilà! Some performed when vehicles, not so simthe display on your ple. “Key on, scroll vehicle indicates with this button, service is required hold that button, but ultimately your wait ten seconds, mechanic should be turn key off, turn on the judge. Severe ron emergency flasher, driving condihold your tongue tions require difagainst the roof of ferent maintenMechanically your mouth, say a ance practices. prayer.” You get the This impressed me. Speaking picture. Even the Mercedes We had a late model Mercedes engineers think your mechanic in not long ago for a service and will know better what kind of it was time to reset the main- service your vehicle requires. tenance reminder. The process In fact I have yet to find an was not intuitive (Mercedes... owner’s manual that does not intuitive… not likely) so I went suggest the final word on your looking for the owner’s manual. vehicle’s maintenance needs Yes, most reset procedures should come from your mechare still in the owner’s manual anic. just in case you might want to I am aware that many new service your own vehicle. In vehicles are now being sold this case the owner’s manu- with free maintenance for a al is on the hard drive built certain time or distance. into the vehicle so I had to Many other vehicle sales know how to work the central include a purchased mainteninformation display in order to ance plan. These free or purfind the information I needed. chased plans typically will only Fortunately fumbling with the offer the minimal maintenance.

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By Times Staff Kelowna Rockets’ forward Nick Merkley will be a first-round pick in this Friday’s NHL entry draft, the only question remaining is how high the Calgary native will go. The five-foot-10, 191-pound Merkley, whose parents are from Rossland, and his grandparents still live in Greater Trail, is ranked 23rd overall based on NHL Central Scouting’s final season rankings. Merkley led his Kelowna Rockets to the WHL title, before losing 2-1 to the Oshawa Generals in overtime in the final of the Memorial Cup in Quebec City. It was his 100th appearance of the 2014-15 campaign, and following the devastating loss, an exhausted Merkley rushed from Quebec City to Buffalo for the annual pre-draft combine. In one day, he soldiered through 13 interviews — a relentless stretch of eight hours, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. “Because I got there late, the (sit-downs) were all kind of squished together,” Merkley told the Calgary Herald. “And there’s 10 or 20 minutes between each one, so you can’t really rest or anything. It was pretty tiring for me. So I was just repeating myself in the interviews. “The first couple, you kind of starstruck, kind of nervous … but you get used to it. “I think it went pretty well.” Then it came time to heave his weary body, battered by playoff demands, into the dreaded fitness testing. Not surprisingly, he didn’t exactly thrive. “Obviously, I don’t think I performed that well,” the 189-pounder says. “I hadn’t done a full work-out for a couple of months.” But, says Merkley, simply showing up was meaningful. Because it would have been easy to bail out. “I think it shows a bit of character that I even did it.” NHL clubs aren’t oblivious to Merkley’s workload, which began with pre-season toil in late August. The hectic playoff pace, coupled with his desire to finish up high school, kept the lad hopping. Still, he produced. “Pretty chaotic,” says Merkley. “We went all the way — as far as you can. That was pretty exciting. That experience at the Memorial Cup, I don’t think that happens very often. That was pretty cool. It was only my second year in the league, so I was pretty fortunate that way. “Obviously, you’re pretty tired, but when you see the crowds and see how big the game is, you get that extra push, that adrenaline.” Merkley led the Rockets with 90 points this season and according to Central Scouting’s Western Hockey League scout John Williams, his performance at the Memorial Cup will only enhance his stock. “Nick, he’s a highly-rated player for us, I saw him play a lot and he’s very consistent,” Williams told the

Kelowna Capital News. “Over time when you see him play, he always does something to help his team. He’s very smart, he has very good vision, makes plays in tight other players don’t. He’s a competitive kid that works at his game and he’s had a heck of a year. What he’s done at the Memorial Cup will do nothing but help.” NHL Central Scouting’s staff releases its rankings of top prospects twice each season—midterm and final—encompassing players in both North American and Europe. Williams said the lists are compiled from the subjective opinion of scouts and serve as a guideline and helpful tool for NHL teams to use when making their own decisions about players. “Throughout the course of the year we have scouts going to games, filing reports, and we meet throughout the season to rank the players in order,” Williams said. “Obviously there are going to be changes along the way, because our last list comes out at the end of the regular season. It’s really a couple of snapshots of the season. “There are always guys who step up in the playoffs and shine and get noticed, and vice-versa.” Central Scouting lists 210 North American skaters in its rankings and another 140 from Europe. So with just 210 picks to be made overall the entire draft, it’s clear dozens of players will be disappointed with the outcome. But as John Williams points out, being passed over on June 27 won’t necessarily mean the end of the pro dream for those players. “The draft is just one step, guys realize it’s just another day,” Williams said. “You gotta keep working and getting better. Sometimes guys get drafted and don’t turn out, and sometimes guys that don’t like Tyler Johnson (Tampa Bay) become stars in the NHL. “There are always guys who slip through the cracks and that’s the reality of the game.” The Edmonton Oilers have the first overall pick in the annual draft and will likely make Erie Otters forward Connor McDavid the number one pick, while Buffalo, the number 2 pick, is almost guaranteed to choose U.S. born player Jack Eichel from Boston University. The NHL Draft goes Friday starting at 5 p.m. Pacific Time in Sunrise, Florida, and resumes Saturday at 10 a.m. BCHL Notes: Five BCHL players are on the Central Scouting list including: Marcus Vela, Langley Rivermen at 131, Carmine Buono, Powell River Kings, 188, Thomas Aldworth, Vernon Vipers, 195, Liam Finlay, Vernon Vipers, 199, and Vincent Desharnais, Chilliwack Chiefs, 209. With files from the Kelowna Capital News and Calgary Herald.

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Beaver Valley pitcher Jenica Bouliane brings the heat as she pitched her girls fastball team to the West Kootenay Softball Association (WKSA) regular season and playoff championship beating the Trail Steelers in the final on Sunday. WKSA held their playoff championship at Haines Park in Fruitvale, where 16 teams competed in Senior, Junior, and Mites girls fastball. Castlegar 1 team won the Junior Girls division, while the Trail Blue Steelers took top spot in the Mites division (see photo Page 10).

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Dick Warwick, a member of the 1955 Penticton Vees world championship team and former Trail Smoke Eater, died on Father’s Day in Victoria. Warwick, 87, was living with dementia for several years, said former teammate Ivan McLelland. “It’s another loss. It’s always sadness when you hear about losing a teammate,” said McLelland of Warwick who played for five seasons with the Vees. Warwick centered a line with his brothers Bill and Grant. McLelland compared him to former Vees co-captain Cody DePourcq. “He was a really hard worker. Very talented. In many ways he made that line because he was a superb passer,” said McLelland. “He real-

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ly thought the game through.” In 1952-53 season with the Vees, Warwick tallied 29 goals and 74 points in 54 games. McLelland said the Regina, Sask., product was always on the scoresheet. A highlight of his career with the Vees was when they qualified for the playoffs in their second season. In the fifth and deciding game against the top-seeded Kamloops

Elks, the Vees trailed 4-3 with three seconds left. Warwick scored the tying goal and the Vees went on to win in overtime and eventually the Allan Cup. Warwick also played on the 195657 Smoke Eaters team with his brother Grant (the NHL’s 1942 rookie of the year) as playercoach, and brother Billy. The team also consisted of local players and future ‘61 World Champions Cal Hockley and Seth Martin. Away from the ice, the brothers operated Warwick’s Commodore Cafe (“Where sportsmen meet”) in Penticton, across the street from the post office, where Dick met and eventually married a cashier named Pam, to whom he was married for 60 years. The restaurant was a popular gathering place for local sports fans.

In 1953-54, with Grant as the playing coach, the Vees won the Okanagan league. They then defeated the Nelson Maple Leafs for the B.C. championship and the flashy Winnipeg Maroons for the Western title, before upsetting the Sudbury Wolves for the Allan Cup as senior champions. The Vees were then selected to represent Canada at the world championships to be played in West Germany the following March where they beat the Soviets 5-0 in the final to win the championship. Warwick, a member of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, was born on April 25, 1928. The Vees championship team now has four surviving members. Warwick was the last surviving of 10 siblings and is survived by his wife Pam and son Claude.

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Lions roar into season delayed Open in Ottawa in Week 2 THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER Tempo and speed have been buzz words around the B.C. Lions since Jeff Tedford was hired as the team’s head coach. The only problem is someone forgot tell the CFL schedule makers. Among the quirks in an unbalanced nine-team league is that one has to sit out each week. The Lions drew the short straw this time around and will start the 2015 season in neutral with a bye before finally hitting the field on July 4 in Ottawa against the Redblacks. Nearly a month of intense training camp battles in front of a new boss followed by this sort of lull is something players aren’t used to, but are embracing, at least on the outside. “It’s going to be a little bit weird because we’re amped up, right?” said quarterback Travis Lulay. “The whole thing ramps up to the

regular season and now we have to sit for a week. The positive spin is we’ve got a few little nicks with some guys that are going to get a chance to be healthier and ready to play.” A coach who runs his practices with military-like precision, Tedford also said the time off will work to the Lions’ benefit. “We will utilize the off-week well,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do and the team knows it.” The break will also give Lulay, who is coming off two seasons marred by injuries to his throwing shoulder, and running back Andrew Harris (ankle surgery) a little extra time recover from camp and get even more comfortable in Tedford’s new offence. Both played the first half of B.C.’s 18-3 exhibition loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday and declared themselves ready for when the games matter. Lulay and Harris are key components in the fast-paced style

that Tedford, the former head coach of the NCAA’s California Golden Bears, is trying to bring to the CFL. The Lions want to keep defences off balance with no-huddle packages - new substitution rules should help with that - and were encouraged by their opening series in that pre-season loss to Saskatchewan. “We were running play after play after play and by the time we got down there and scored that touchdown they were huffing and puffing,” said Harris. “We want to catch teams in those kinds of situations where we’re dictating what’s going on.” Tedford, who replaced the fired Mike Benevides after the Lions followed up a 9-9 regular season in 2014 with an embarrassing 50-17 playoff loss to the Montreal Alouettes, has brought in offensive co-ordinator George Cortez as his No. 2, the third man to hold the position in as many years. “It’s different and

you’re dealing with a different personality, a different mind and a different play-calling style,” said Harris. “There’s a lot of things that factor in, but at the end of the day it’s all football. “It just comes down to understanding each other and trusting each other as far as the coach and the player.” One player who won’t be around for the first time in a long time is veteran kicker Paul McCallum, who was cut five days into camp. Richie Leone won the job over fellow American Anthony Fera and will handle both kicking and punting duties, something McCallum was unable to provide. On offence, the Lions added former NFL receivers Austin Collie, who counts as a Canadian because he was born in Hamilton, and Cameron Morrah, while the defence will again be led by linebackers Solomon Elimimian the league’s most outstanding player last season - and Adam Bighill. That defence kept the Lions alive in many games last season and Lulay knows the offence will need to be better if there’s going to be a turnaround in 2015. But first, they will all have to sit and wait. “We’ll take a little bit of a breather right now, because this is when you’re going to get it,” said Lulay. “It’s a long season. We’ll watch the games. The new guys to the CFL can kind of get a feel for the regular season with the games on television and whatnot and go from there.”

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The Trail Blue Steelers won the Mite division at the West Kootenay Softball championship at Haines Park in Fruitvale on Sunday. Players on the championship team include Zoe Davies, Maggie Dudek, Cassidy Smyth, Ireland Price, Sophia Beitel, Paige Fennell Aliya Podmorow, Sienna Ling, Shay Ling, Sentri Den Biesen, Gia Zanussi, and Olivia Fillmore Missing: Kennedy Lyall. Coaches - Trevor Fennell and Marci Zanussi.

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order of selection for the first round of the National Hockey League’s 2015 entry draft to be held Friday night in Sunrise, Fla. (subject to change): 1. Edmonton Oilers; 2. Buffalo Sabres 3. Arizona Coyotes 4. Toronto Maple Leafs 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. New Jersey Devils; 7. Philadelphia Flyers; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. San Jose Sharks; 10. Colorado Avalanche. 11. Florida Panthers; 12. Dallas Stars; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Boston Bruins; 15. Calgary Flames; 16. Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh); 17. Winnipeg Jets; 18. Ottawa Senators; 19. Detroit Red Wings; 20. Minnesota Wild. 21. Buffalo Sabres (from N.Y. Islanders); 22. Washington Capitals; 23. Vancouver Canucks; 24. Toronto Maple Leafs (from Nashville); 25. Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis via Buffalo); 26. Montreal Canadiens; 27. Anaheim Ducks; 28. Tampa Bay Lightning (from N.Y. Rangers); 29. Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay); 30. Arizona (from Chicago).

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‘Spouse deafness’ is annoying but normal Mailbox

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

make of this and sometimes feel as though I’ve been duped. Where is the guy I dated? How do I not take this personally? -- What Happened? Dear What: You are not alone. This type of spousedeafness happens in many marriages. While you were dating, your husband paid more attention to your conversation partly because he was still trying to woo you, and partly because your life was separate from his. You were his “celebrity.” Now the conversations likely revolve around more mundane matters. Please don’t take this too personally. It’s irritating, but common, and isn’t worth getting upset over. Discuss unimportant things with your family or girl-

ing to do with “political correctness.” Most people include family members at family gatherings, so if dining out with them is the problem, it is simple enough to remedy. But if no one will tell them that their behavior needs refinement, or if they refuse to stop nauseating everyone else, your sugges-

tion to not invite them is one possible solution. 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. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. 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.

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friends. Wait until your husband expresses an interest before offering information. You cannot force him to be more attentive, but do ask him to set aside 15 minutes a day for the two of you to look into each other’s eyes and listen to whatever the other person says. (And if you have any celebrity news, add it to your report on the car repairs.) Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Sickened and Frustrated” whose family member and her spouse constantly blow their noses and clear their throats at family gatherings in restaurants. I would like to know why the majority of wellmannered people are not entitled to tell the nauseatingly stubborn and selfish couple to please stay home? Why are people so afraid of offending the offenders who couldn’t care less? They need to learn they are not compatible with dining out. Your suggestion to remake the social occasion without food sounds like political correctness. -- Not So Accommodating Dear Not So: It has noth-

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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for nine years. When we were dating, we had the best conversations. He would remember events that happened in my life and would follow up with questions later. He talked about things going on in his life and would include me in the conversation, asking my opinion. After we married, he has either stopped listening to what I say or doesn’t really care anymore. He constantly asks me the same questions over and over, and can’t seem to remember the answers I give him. Yet he can quote you chapter and verse about any celebrity -- where they went to school, who they married, who their children are -- as though they are his best friends. I’ve asked him how he can remember all of that trivia, but can’t remember things I tell him that touch our lives. He said that he found celebrities interesting. I guess that means our lives are not important enough to matter. I don’t know what to

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, June 26, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is an excellent day for discussions about shared property, inheritances or insurance matters. Even disputes with family members can be settled. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Communications with others, especially partners and close friends, are warm and friendly today. This is a good day to market, sell and express your views to others. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It will please you to do something to get better organized at work or at home today. Not only that, but it will be simple to do this. Why not make your life easier? CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a playful, funloving day. Enjoy social diversions or parties. Accept

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all invitations. Sports events and fun times with children will delight you. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a good day for a family discussion, because people will be open-minded and cooperative. In particular, a female family member might finally agree with you. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) In discussion with others today, you want the nittygritty truth. You don’t want superficial chitchat about the weather. Not today. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Choose today for important discussions about finances and cash flow, because others will be cooperative. Plus, you will impress someone in authority because you are both calm and forceful. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Today the Moon is in your sign dancing nicely with the

other planets. This makes you feel emotionally and physically healthy, because it promotes your energy in a nice way. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Behind-the-scenes planning, especially financial planning, is an excellent choice today. Think about how you want to channel some money for your future (probably for travel). CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A conversation with a female colleague will be positive, warm and friendly today. In fact, this is a good day to talk to any kind of group or class, or enjoy the company of a friend. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Personal information about your private life might be made available to people in authority today. Don’t worry; things are positive

today. You are safe. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Travel plans look exciting. Similarly, plans to expand your world through further education and training also look positive and promising. Move forward with any ideas you have that will expand your horizons. YOU BORN TODAY You are protective of your loved ones. You’re also courageous and physical. You are

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Kimberley council grants business license to medical marijuana dispensary By Carolyn Grant Kimberley Bulletin

Mayor Don McCormick says he is proud of Kimberley City Council for making a progressive decision in the matter of granting a business license to Tamarack Dispensaries. T a m a r a c k Dispensaries will operate in Marysville and sell high quality medicinal cannabis products such as edible cookies, butters, oils and tinctures. When the proponents, Rod and Tamara Duggan presented to Council in April they said that the storefront would be “upscale and clinical”. However, granting a business license was not as simple as one might think, because Council had to override its own bylaw to do so. “Staff was obligated to reject the business license application because it didn’t meet the bylaw for complying with federal regulations,” McCormick said. “But Council can override that bylaw.” And that is what Council did after a lengthy discussion, focusing mainly on the implications of allowing such a business in Kimberley. The vote was unanimous in favour. “I am proud of Council for taking a progressive position on what is a controversial issue,” McCormick said. “We are not trying to be controversial, just applying common sense.” Cannabis dispensaries do operate in a grey area without permits from Health Canada, the mayor says, and most municipalities just turn a blind eye to their existence. “We are trying to remove it from the grey area and bring it under municipal regulation. “It’s unclear what the implications are but change is driven by market. “The picture is not someone smoking pot in a back room. These are derivatives produced to assist with long term illness. This isn’t about pot but a medical solution for

chronic pain.” McCormick points out that many people are prescribed powerful, addictive narcotics to manage illness

and pain, and if there is an alternative it only makes sense to explore it. McCormick said the Duggans presented

a very clear business plan and have their own compelling personal reasons for wanting to open the store.

When they visited Council, Tamara Duggan said, ““Our vision is to add a viable, legitimate, and clinical business to

Kimberley’s economy. Our research indicates that the presence of medical marijuana dispensaries is a growth industry in Canada

with BC being the leader. And it provides a vital enhancement to the government’s Marijuana for Medical Purposes regulations.”

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local Colombo Lodge 110th anniversary

Fred Romano photo

The Colombo Lodge, founded in 1905, is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year. In the past there have been pictures of other anniversaries. Members of the lodge were invited to come to the lodge on Sunday for a photo op for the archives. The current executive is seating in the front row with the banners and the 41st president of the lodge is in the center Pat Zanier. The Lodge also has a 110th anniversary 15-minute youtube video online (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQkxiayCtPQ ) on facebook and on the Colombo Lodge website.

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