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With no driver or passengers found at the site of a single-vehicle crash west of Castlegar on Monday, local police, fire and ambulance officials weren’t sure quite what to do. It turned out that no one had been injured and the van’s occupants had made their way into the city in search of a tow truck. Police stayed at the scene until the driver and passenger returned, and the Castlegar RCMP later issued a reminder to drivers to inform authorities in the event of any crash. Please see the story on page 3. Kim Magi photo
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A lottery ticket worth more than $3 million was recently sold in Castlegar but the prize has yet to be claimed. The winning ticket for the Dec. 29 Lotto 6-49 draw was purchased
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somewhere in the city (because of security reasons the exact location hasn’t been released yet) and now has $3,024,656.30 attached to it. “They were the only one to match six out of six (numbers) in all of Canada,” Trevor Miller, communications officer with the British Columbia Lottery Corpo-
ration (BCLC) said on Tuesday. “We have not heard from them yet, so it’s unclaimed.” The winning numbers are 6, 11, 19, 21, 39 and 49, with the bonus being 28. Miller said they won’t know if the winner qualifies for the bonus until they see the ticket.
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The Castlegar Fire Department was called to the West Kootenay Regional Airport on Tuesday afternoon for what they were initially told was a fire in a plane’s engine. “It was reported as an engine fire, but when we got there it wasn’t, so that’s a good thing,� fire Chief Gerry Rempel said.
The blaze turned out to be a small electrical fire on a Medevac aircraft getting ready to transport a patient and running equipment powered by a battery, Rempel said. “It didn’t actually involve the aircraft itself,� he said. The fire was quickly extinguished and the Medevac was able to fly out of the airport with only a minimal delay.
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A Castlegar mother is upset after the bottles from her daughters’ recycling business were stolen last month — twice. Leanne Reitan’s children, Paula, 11, and Linda, 6, took over the business from 15-year-old Parker Crawford in August when his family relocated to the Lower Mainland. The sisters collect and return bottles and donate 10 per cent of the proceeds to the SPCA. Crawford started the business four years ago and donated over $400. “During the months of September and October, we earned $50 for the SPCA,� Paula said. “We chose the SPCA because we love animals, seeing as we have four pets. The rest of the money we split between me and my sister. Ten per cent of each of our shares we save for our college fund. The rest is spending money.� In early December, Leanne said the family spent an entire Sunday sorting the bottles which were to go to the bottle depot that week. Either during the day on Monday (Leanne said the family gets home after dark so they didn’t notice if the bottles were still there) or overnight, someone came and stole all the goods. “They’re quite upset,� Leanne said of the girls. “They put in a lot of work. The first time, we had spent four hours out in the rain sorting the bottles.� “I was really, really sad when the bottles got stolen,� Linda said. “I want to do more but I do not want the thief to come back.� Leanne said a large intake of empty bottles followed the theft, especially once she posted what happened on her Facebook page. Many of her friends donated to the cause. Then, they were hit with theft again two weeks later, and this time the thieves took everything. “They took all the bottles — sorted, unsorted, light, heavy (even the crates of wine bottles) — that the girls were going to sort the next Saturday,� Leanne said. “I figure there were about $150 worth of empties there, so the thieves had to have some muscle and a truck to haul them in.� Leanne said she doesn’t know how they could have been targeted since their driveway is out of sight except for one neighbour, they live on a dead-end street and the bottles were stored under their deck beneath a tarp. Until they figure out what they’re going to
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Paula Reitan (right) and her sister took over a bottle-collecting business from former Castlegar resident Parker Crawford (left) in August and all was going well for the new operators until they were struck by theft — twice — in December.
do, they’ve taken their advertisement out of the newspaper and have taken all their posters down. Leanne said they’ve started to store the bottles at the girls’ grandfather’s house, but the space is out in the cold and not nearly big enough. “During the wintertime we have a real problem because they can’t go out and sort for long periods of time,� she said. “If we had a heated area where they could do their sorting, then that would be huge. Or a space that is locked to keep the bottles.� The family said she hopes the business isn’t targeted a third time. “It’s not only that they’re stealing from kids, they’re stealing from a charity,� Leanne said. “We really like to help out the animals and their caretakers,� Paula said. “We help keep the Earth clean by giving Kootenay citizens a place to put their bottles instead of having them tossed onto the ground. We are inspired and determined not to let anyone stop us from doing what we like to do!� If you’re able to help the family with sorting or storage space, please contact them at 3653132 or reitan@telus.net.
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Police and fire officials and an ambulance responded to the scene of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 3 about 12 kilometres west of Castlegar at about 11:45 a.m. Monday morning but found the vehicle abandoned. Const. Brandon Vaillant of the Castlegar RCMP said the driver and his passenger were headed westbound when the van slipped and slid across the road, rolling onto its side. Both occupants were uninjured and made their way back to Castlegar to call a tow truck. RCMP stayed at the scene until the tow truck arrived, bringing the van’s driver and passenger along with it. Vaillant said when an incident like this happens, those involved ought to notify authorities rather than simply leaving the scene, as it leaves emergency responders in a
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Police investigate a crashed vehicle with no driver or passengers to be found nearby on Monday morning west of Castlegar.
quandary when they arrive to find a crashed vehicle abandoned. “If you’re involved with a motor vehicle accident, please call 911 and let us know,” Vaillant said. “There are a lot of people that put
their lives on the line screaming to get up to these things, especially when we don’t know if there are any injuries. “Call 911, that’s what it’s there for.”
New year brings increase Mounties seeking in Fortis electricity rates Citizens on Patrol Customers with FortisBC will see a 6.6 per cent increase on their bills in 2011, the company announced last Thursday. Spokesperson Marnie Douglas said the increase is required due to infrastructure improvements and more power purchases driven by an increasing customer base. “The company plans to spend approximately $100 million in infrastructure improvements in 2011,” Douglas said. “This includes the completion of multi-year programs such as upgrades to existing hydroelectric facilities as well as new construction and upgrades to substations and transmission lines.” Douglas added the improvements greatly increase power reliability. “FortisBC is committed to
providing customers with safe and reliable electricity service at the lowest reasonable cost,” John Walker, President and CEO at FortisBC and Terasen Gas said. “We are sensitive to any rise in energy costs and work hard to minimize rate increases through prudent management of our operating costs and infrastructure programs.” The rate increase was approved by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC.) For more information, call the FortisBC toll free number at 1-866-4FORTIS (1-866436-7847) or visit the company’s website at www.fortisbc. com. The full BCUC decision is also available at www.bcuc. com /Castlegar News
The Castlegar RCMP are looking for COPs, but they don’t mean new members of the police force. COP stands for Citizens On Patrol, a group of volunteers “that act as extra ‘eyes and ears’ for law enforcement in their communities,” Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said. The role of COPs is to mainly assist police in deterring crime and improving safe driving habits. “Volunteers receive training, always patrol in pairs and do not take enforcement action — they only observe and report,” Postnikoff said. “Teams look for unusual activities in public places, including local parks, neighbourhood streets and parking lots.” Postnikoff said some communities have seen a crime reduction of as much as 20 per cent as a result of COPs and Castlegar’s group continues to be an asset. The Castlegar COP group is currently seeking new volunteers. For more information, contact Postnikoff at 365-7721. /Castlegar News
Castlegar homeowners can expect to see a significant jump in the assessed value of their properties when letters from the province arrive in their mailboxes in the coming days. The 2011 re-assessment notices have been sent out and most homes in the city will be valued higher than they were in 2010 for the purposes of taxation. “What we have found in the marketplace throughout the Kootenays is generally we saw slight increases and the largest increase we did see was in Castlegar, which is not the typical scenario,” said Dennis Hickson, deputy assessor for the Nelson/Trail area. “Usually it’s been Nelson that’s been leading the charge in terms of value increases.” A typical single-family home in Castlegar that was valued at $252,000 in 2010 will be valued at $265,000 on the 2011 assessment roll, Hickson added. That’s an increase of 5.2 per cent. Homes in Trail and Rossland, by contrast, typically saw small declines in assessed value for 2011. Despite the increase in residential values, the overall assessment roll for the City of Castlegar remained roughly unchanged at $1.2 billion. Hickson said that’s due to declines in the assessments on industrial properties. “The increase in residential was offset by a decrease in the light indus-
trial and major industrial classes,” he said. “Each year they decrease somewhat as a result of depreciation on the buildings ... and because they are such large numbers they have a fairly substantial impact on the overall assessments.” The 2011 assessment roll for Castlegar’s rural area grew to $954 million, up from $915 million the year before. BC Assessment adjusts its estimates of property values annually based largely on aggregate data of real estate sales. The 2011 assessments reflect the estimated market value of a property on July 1, 2010. “Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2010 or see incorrect information on their notice should contact the BC Assessment office indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January,” Hickson said. “If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a notice of complaint (appeal) by Jan. 31, for an independent review by a property assessment review panel.” The area assessment office is located at 502 Victoria St. in Nelson. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday throughout the month of January. Assessments and other information are also available online at www. bcassessment.ca.
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BC Hydro is advising the public of a road closure, beginning next week. Starting Jan. 10 at 6:30 a.m., the road over the Hugh Keenleyside Dam will be shut down, reopening for public use at 8 a.m. on Jan. 15. “This closure is in effect to ensure employee and public safety during routine maintenance work on the spillway gates,” Mary Anne Coules of BC Hydro’s community relations said. “Throughout this period access covers on the road will be removed and heavy machinery will be in use.” Drivers looking to cross the river from either side are advised to use alternate routes, such as the Robson Bridge. “We recognize the inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your continued patience and support while this maintenance work is completed,” Coules
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James Stark, plant manager of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam, stands in front of the dam last week. The water levels on the Columbia River below the dam will rise drastically this weekend.
said. BC Hydro also increased the flow rate on the Columbia River below the Hugh Keenleyside Dam last week and will be increasing it again this Friday and Saturday. The total increase will go from 32,000 cubic feet per second to reach a flow rate of mid-50,000 cubic feet per second by Jan. 8. “Current forecasts indicate that the flows will remain in the mid-50,000 cubic
Phil Angrignon Welcome to the first Capsule Comments column of 2011. In the 10 years since the start of the 21st Century, there have been many important advances in the world of medicine and health. And there will be many more during the next decade. Some recent past advances include the decoding of the human genome which is paving the way for treating disease based on a person’s genetic make-up. Another health improvement was the banning of smoking in many public places, a very relevant change since it’s been proven second-hand smoke is harmful. This move has continued to reduce the number of smokers in North America. Stem cell research got a slow start in the last decade but still shows promise in the treatment of cancers and regeneration of nerve cells and other tissue. As well, more drugs are being discovered that are specific to certain types of cancers like breast cancer. And speaking of drugs, AIDS patients are enjoying longer lives due to improving drug therapy. Medical bioengineering is currently working on animal models to produce lung tissue in the lab. There are never enough transplant organs available to meet the demand. This type of research shows promise that in the future, organs may be manufactured in the lab using stem cells from the person requiring that organ. One of our goals of our professional pharmacist staff is to keep current on what is “in the pipeline” of research. It’s a part of our job we really enjoy.
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feet per second range through February before dropping to the low 30,000 cubic feet per second range in March,” Coules said. “BC Hydro is committed to notifying the community of significant changes within our operations, and asks you to make safety a priority when planning activities near the Columbia River,” James Stark, plant manager at the dam said. While these flow
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Nathan Kline, December’s Castlegar News carrier of the month, ended up getting more than a gift certificate as a prize — he was later offered a violin by a generous newspaper reader.
Castlegar News carrier Nathan Kline has received an even bigger prize after he was announced as carrier of the month last week. Kline, who has been delivering the paper for six years, was recognized in a recent edition of the Castlegar News and said he was saving his delivery earnings to buy a violin. On Monday, Janice Spratt called the newspaper’s office to say she and her husband wanted to donate one to him. “My husband, years ago, used to play the violin and when we lived in Abbotsford we used to go with some other people and play our instruments in care homes,” Spratt said. “Through the years, my husband is almost 80 and he doesn’t play it anymore. We have 10 grandchildren and none of them play the violin.” Kline, who has been playing the violin for almost a year, said he was surprised when he heard about the offer, but felt “pretty good” about it. Spratt said her husband thought since Kline has been working so hard to save up for his own instrument, it would be nice to just give him his. Kline picked up the violin later that day. /Castlegar News
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The transfer of four water systems from BC Hydro to the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) were finalized this week. On Jan. 4, the RDCK officially took over the community drinking water systems in West Robson, Burton, Edgewood and Fauquier. In September, residents of all four communities voted in favour of the transfer, making all current customers eligible for a water rate holiday, which means BC Hydro will pay a customer’s water rates to the RDCK until their property transfers to a new owner. In West Robson specifically, 86.7 per cent of voters said 'yes' to the proposal. Residents of both the Ponderosa and Parkwood Manufactured Home Parks will have their water rates paid for until Dec. 31, 2023 or until the existing trailer-park properties transfer, whichever is longer. In order for a customer to qualify, they must have been on the property title by Oct. 31, and signed up with the water system administrator by Nov. 30. Undeveloped properties would still have to have paid about $1,500 to connect to the system, but they would still qualify for the water rate holiday if signed up before Oct. 31. “BC Hydro is committed to the wellbeing of communities in which we operate and listening to the
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people in those communities,” David Lebeter, vice president of transmission and distribution, operations and safety for BC Hydro said in a news release. “Residents spoke very clearly by voting in favour of transferring ownership of the drinking water systems to the Regional District. Everyone will benefit from the new arrangement, and it will allow BC Hydro to focus on our core business — powering British Columbia with clean, reliable electricity, at affordable rates, for
generations.” With the transfer comes a huge list of planned system upgrades and maintenance, including installing water sampling collection stations, replacing well No. 1, installing remote monitoring, fencing the pump house site, installing back up power supply plugs at the pump house, purchasing a generator, installing backflow valves, connecting each household directly to main water line and increasing supply to the Ponderosa and Park-
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A glimpse into the enormity of all that is
It’s not often that an astrophysicist comes to town, let alone one who is widely considered to deserve a Nobel Prize and likely to receive one soon. But Castlegar was treated to just such an occurrence on Tuesday night, as Brian P. Schmidt — in town from Australia to visit family — was kind enough to spend an hour of his valuable time explaining the universe as best he could to a gathering of Rotary Club members and their families, most of whom have little background in science. Despite the somewhat esoteric topic, Schmidt did an excellent job of breaking down some of the more complex concepts in physics and giving those in an attendance a glimpse into the enormity of the universe in which they live. A more detailed account of his talk — which explored the origin of the universe and several different fates which could lie in store for everything that exists in space and time billions of years into the future — can be seen on page 15 of this edition of the Castlegar News. For here, suffice it to say that Schmidt’s presentation was a mind-expanding experience. Even for those who weren’t able to follow every technical detail, the passion he exuded for the topics he discussed was infectious. Everyone in attendance was able to share in this exceptional scientist’s obvious love for the pursuit of truth and the incremental process of discovering the nature of reality — in all its bizarre beauty. We want to hear from you.
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A year of ordinary miracles ahead At New Year’s Day with the advent of a year ahead, many people promise change for themselves and their loved ones. They resolve to stop certain things such as smoking, drinking, and heavy eating. Others resolve to begin exercise programs, a walking routine, or a serious diet. If we did accomplish what we so valiantly resolved during the New Year’s champagne or dinner gathering, we would indeed be part of ordinary miracle creation. However, many of us get only partway to altering our behaviour, and then we get busy and forget. Somehow life gets in the way. So this year, rather than wishing each of you some grand eclipse or a major renovation in your lives, I’m going to wish ordinary items to be the order of the day. For example, on each morning this year I wish you a fresh pot of coffee you didn’t make yourself. In addition to that, I wish that the loved ones in your life will occasionally bring you coffee and a danish so you can stay in bed and luxuriate there the entire morning. I wish you a book so good for that lie-in that you can’t wait to get to the next page.
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I’d like a fortune teller to knock on your door and, after reading your tea leaves, tell you you’re a lot healthier than you think you are. That person could also predict you will remain lucky in love and in finance. Just before leaving, she could remind you that red wine is good for you. I wish you many unexpected phone calls and e-mails from old friends you’ve lost along the way. This has happened to me twice in the past year, and it’s so energizing to know that little has changed in the friendships. If we weren’t separated so much by distance and life goals, it’s as if we could pick up the friendship where we left it years ago. I wish all my fellow city councillors green streetlights on the way to council and committee meetings. That way, they can remain home with their loved ones and not rush off to all those meetings until the last minute. On second thought, I wish green streetlights along Columbia Avenue for everyone in our fair city. May “green” be the colour of most of our days in the year ahead. I wish everyone in line-ups — at the
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movie theatre or at the supermarket — a special happiness in always finding the fastest line. For example, when you cross borders or arrive back in Canada, may you discover the line you chose to enter is the speedy one. May the icing on the cake be that you get waved through quickly without having to pay duty. I wish everyone automatic recall of where they set things down and where items are located when they need them. This ability would let you focus more on everyday living. In particular, I want you to find your keys exactly where you left them — indeed where you think you left them. I wish all my golfing fraternity a chance at a bit of glory. May each of you have many eagle chances each time you play. If you haven’t had a hole in one, I want this year to be the one where that happens for you. And may you always hear the clunk of the putt hitting the hole when you need it. For the year ahead, I wish that peace will break into every home. May laughter and smiles assault our lips and drive away those bits of unhappiness, gloom, and anxiety we all have.
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Letters to the Editor Three trustees should resign rather than run to minister In late December, three members of the Board of Education wrote the Minister of Education, asking that she dissolve the elected board and intervene to continue the closure of schools in our district. Here we have six of nine trustees willing to make the ‘best’ decision that will influence the continued provision of education in our local schools, and on the outside are the three wise trustees who cannot wait to cast their ballots to close facilities in someone else’s community. Here we have new information regarding the Neighbourhoods of Learning program, that as you might expect is not ‘fully fleshed out,’ given the current status of the ‘new’ Minister of Education in a disrupted government. I believe it is inappropriate for any elected official to make decisions when relevant information to the decision is known to be incomplete, especially when it involves the disruption of our communities by closing schools. Having been on the Board of Trustees for 18 years, I can say any decisions to close neighbourhood schools were always taken with due respect to public information; being aware of the needs in the little communities in our area; and, ultimately what was in the best interest of all of our students (citizens) in the long term. (Can anyone now say, that closing TMS as a middle school when the minister of the day refused to fund the program
in the long term, was as negative as the closure of Webster and ultimate closure of Glenmerry Elementary Schools would have been?) This little group appealing to the Minister of Education to intervene and override the legitimate decision of the local Board of Education is appalling. The B.C. School Trustees Association, the professional organization these trustees are members of, has for years opposed the haphazard intervention of the minister in local decisionmaking, and limits to the authority of local elected trustees. Clearly, they have forgotten that they are elected locally, but have to have a broader and longer term view of the larger district. The planning process has a five-year window, and this group wanted to jump through it last week. Perhaps, in their need for haste, the decision to delay closing schools doesn’t fit with their parochial need to exert control over the legitimate decisions of the corporate Board of Education. If they don’t like the way the majority works, they could always do the honourable thing, and resign, and let someone else work for the students in this district. It would certainly be better than asking the minister to intervene and further dilute the role of the elected trustee.
Barry Brown
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accident. KSCL employees have come together to provide what financial support they can for Brad and his son to enable them to stay together through this tragedy. On Jan. 7 employees are hosting a chili luncheon and bake sale at our office with all proceeds being donated to Cole and Brad. Employees are also coming forward making personal donations to them. Our organization is extending an appeal to our community to help support a family in our community who is in crisis. We are accepting donations to pass on in the name of Brad Hoodicoff at our office located at 2224 6th Ave. in Castlegar. On behalf of Brad and his family, and the staff, management, and board of directors of the Kootenay Society for Community Living, we extend our sincerest thank you to the community for your support. Betsy Goolieff Executive Director, KSCL
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KSCL seeks additional support for injured child and his family On Jan. 3 at Red Mountain, Cole Hoodicoff, a 10-year-old boy, was skiing with his family and was in a serious accident. He fell and his skis crossed behind him and hit him on the back of the head. He was wearing a helmet, however he sustained severe injuries from the fall including a broken neck, a broken back, damage to his spinal cord, a concussion and he has bleeding in his brain. He has no sensation at this point from the top of his rib cage down and is in Children’s Hospital in Vancouver in intensive care. Reports from the hospital are that he will be in intensive care for a minimum of three months with the potential of his stay being extended to nine months depending on his recovery. Cole’s dad, Brad, is an employee of the Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL.) He has to take a leave of absence from his job to remain in Vancouver to care for his son — he has not left his bedside since the
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January JAN: CASTLEGAR TREASURE SHOP AND HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP SALE. The Castlegar Treasure
donations you may have. The Graduating Class wishes you a Happy New Year and thanks you in advance for your generosity. JAN. 8: MEAT DRAW - EVERYONE WELCOME. Royal Canadi-
an Legion, 248 Columbia Ave., Castlegar. First draw starts 4 p.m. Free pool. Bring your friends and have an afternoon of fun. JAN. 10: BELLYDANCE CLASSES STARTING. The schedule for
Shop wishes to announce an Inventory Clearance Sale. Everything in the store is 1/2 price with the exception of hardware. This $$$ savings sale runs from Jan. 4 - Jan. 31. Watch for the next Silent Auction ... coming soon! The Castlegar Hospital Gift Shop is selling all stock @ 40% off with the exception of hand knitted garments over the same period of time as the Treasure Shop. Both locations are back to regular hours of operation and invite you to stop in for an “easy on the pocket book” shopping experience!
Season 1- 2011 of Bellydance classes is ready: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:45 or 8:00 p.m., Wednesdays 7:30. Starting Jan. 10. Address: The Moving Centre. 533 Baker St. Nelson, B.C. To register email: jen. mendizabal@gmail.com or call 250- 509-0633.
JAN. SR. ACTIVITIES @ COMPLEX. Mon: 10 a.m. darts, 1
meeting for the 2011 season on Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Robson Community School. New members (born after 2001) and their parents are welcome to attend. For further information contact Tekki at krisntekki@gmail. com.
p.m. whist. Tues: 9:30 a.m. floor curling and carpet bowling,1 p.m. crafts, 7 p.m. pool. Wed: 7 p.m. Rummoli Jan. 19 Raspberry Reunion. First Wed. only 1 p.m. bingo. Thurs: 9:30 a.m. floor curling, 1 p.m. bingo (not first Thurs.) First Thurs. 2 p.m. General Meeting. Jan. 20 Tea Dance 2 - 4 p.m. Fri: 1 p.m. crib and bridge. Jan. 22: Soup Day 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. JAN.: NOBODY’S PERFECT is a
FREE parenting education and support program for parents of children 0 – 5 years, presented in a series of six weekly group sessions, two hours each at Robson Community School. Preregistration is required: 250-365-2104. Next session: January 2011. JAN. 8: STANLEY HUMPHRIES GRAD CLASS WILL BE HOLDING A BOTTLE DRIVE ON SATURDAY BEGINNING AT 10 A.M. They
would greatly appreciate if you could place any bottles or cans that you have to donate in a bag and place them at your curb side on Saturday morning just before 10 a.m. and the Grads will be along to collect them. If you prefer, we will have a drop-off station at Stanley Humphries Secondary School in the back parking lot. We welcome any
JAN. 11: WEST KOOTENAY CELIAC GROUP MEETING. 7 p.m.,
333 Victoria St., Nelson. More info: Don @ 250-5052050. JAN. 13: WEST KOOTENAY 4H CINCH AND SADDLE HORSE CLUB will be holding its first
JAN. 19: CASTLEGAR SCULPTUREWALK SOCIETY AGM.
All members of the public are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Castlegar Sculpturewalk Society to be held at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Kalawsky Chevrolet Buick GMC - 1700 Columbia Ave. Business of the meeting will include election of 2011 directors, acceptance of the 2010 annual financial statements and review of the 2011 budget. JAN 21: ALL AGES CONCERT.
Everyone is welcome to an All Ages Concert at the KP Hall in Trail on Friday, Jan. 21. Three live bands will be playing; Roy Has Fire from Castlegar, Time Spinners from Nelson, and Trail’s own Speak of the Unknown. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and admission is $5 at the door, kids under 8 are free. The KP Hall is located at 942 Eldorado St. just above Shoppers Drug Mart. All proceeds go to the Trail Youth Centre. Thanks
Tell us about your upcoming event, email: newsroom@castlegarnews.com
to The Trail Arts Council for their support! JAN. 21: POOR NO MORE... THERE IS A WAY OUT. A film
hosted by Deveaux Babin. 7 p.m. at St. Rita’s Parish Hall, 513 7th Ave. With special guest panellists. Everyone welcome! Free! Hosted by the Castlegar & District Social Planning Society, St. Rita’s Parish Development & Peace Committee and Alex Atamanenko, MP. For more info call 365-2104.
Ongoing ONGOING: BLUEBERRY CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL HUB’S PROGRAMS ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING AGAIN AFTER THE HOLIDAY BREAK. We have two
spots available in our Play to Learn Preschool. Both are two days a week; one is Mon. and Wed. afternoons from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and the other is Tues. and Thurs. afternoons from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Call Manager Lori Fowler for more information at 365-7201. Also, our Blueberry Buds Daycare has few spots available for children aged 3-5 years. Call Manager Lori Fowler for more information at 365-7201. Terri Youngblut, our Blueberry Patch Afterschool Care Manager, also has spots available for children grades K-7. Busing is available from Kinnaird Elementary, Twin Rivers Elementary and Castlegar Primary Schools. Call Terri at 250-304-3860 for more information. ONGOING:
DISCOVERING
LOSS.
This free program is for families with young children who want to develop their skills to journey through grief in a healthy and positive way. Losses may include: death of a loved one or pet, moving to a new house or school and divorce or separation. Join us Monday evenings for seven weeks starting Jan. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Kootenay Family Place (behind Chopsticks). Call Alana at 304-6862 to register. Offered by Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy and Kootenay Family Place. ONGOING: ROBSON STRONGSTART. Robson StrongStart
Centre is a free early learning program for parents/caregivers with young children. Join us for snack, art, stories, gym time and music. We are open Mon., Tues., Wed., & Fri. from 8:30-11:30am, and Thursday from 12:30-3:30pm. For
more information call Alana at 304-6862. Offered by Robson Community School and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. ONGOING: ADULT UPGRADING.
Adult Upgrading Program is a free program for parents to upgrade math, English and/or study skills with an instructor from Selkirk College. This program is held at Kootenay Family Place (behind Chopsticks) on Mon. and Wed. afternoons from 12:30-3:00 p.m. Childcare and snacks are provided. For more information call Alana at 304-6862. Offered by Selkirk College, Kootenay Family Place and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. ONGOING: MOTHER GOOSE
Cuddle, communicate and connect with your 0-12 month old. Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. at the Castlegar and District Public Library - Jan.19 – Mar.9. To register call 365-6611. Offered by the Castlegar & District Public Library and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. ONGOING: CASTLEGAR WINTER OF COMMUNITY LEARNING. In-
troducing three exciting and FREE professional development opportunities to fire up your brain cells and stimulate your community-focused thought processes during these cold winter months. All three workshops will take place at the Fireside Inn and will include meals. The topics to be explored are as follows: Welcoming and Inclusive Communities – First Contact Training, on Jan. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (lunch provided.) The Futures Game – Understanding how planning decisions can affect your community’s future, on Feb. 16 from 5 – 8:30 p.m. (dinner provided.) Your Voice and Public Policy – How to advocate for structural/systemic change, on March 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (lunch provided.) To register online, please visit surveymonkey.com/s/winterlearning and complete the short form. You can also print off the page, fill it out manually, and fax it to 250352-6712 . To register by phone, call Colleen at 250-352-6786. ONGOING: USCC CULTURAL INTERPRETIVE SOCIETY meets ev-
ery Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Doukhobor Arts and Crafts Centre, 820 Markova Rd., beside the Brilliant Cultural Centre.
ONGOING: ESL PRGRAMS. Are
you new to the community or to Canada? Do you need help learning English or getting to know your community? English as a Second Language (ESL) programs include language classes for adults, ESL Family Drop-in for families with young children and one to one tutoring. All programs are free! For more information please call Alana at 304-6862. Offered by the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, Castlegar Public Library and Kootenay Family Place.
ONGOING: ADVOCATE IN CASTLEGAR ON THURSDAYS. Questions
about welfare issues, disability benefits, tenancy or family law? A staff person from The Advocacy Centre is in Castlegar every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Castlegar and District Community Services, 1007 2nd Street. Previously, the advocate was in Castlegar on Fridays. Appointments are encouraged, so please call the Centre at 250608-0589 or 1-877-352-5777.
ONGOING: WEDNESDAY NIGHT BLUEGRASS CIRCLE JAM AT BLUEBERRY CREEK SCHOOL. From 7
- 9:30 p.m. Runs every second Wednesday. All levels of Bluegrass players welcome. For more info call Ruth at 250-365-5538.
ONGOING: TEENS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO ON A FRIDAY NIGHT? Blueberry school
has a movie and gym night every Friday at 8 p.m. Free, grades 7 and up. Call 3657201 for more information.
ONGOING: CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS AT THE CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Pre-
school storytimes: Tuesday or Thursday 10 - 11 a.m. Toddler drop-in storytime: Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Book Clubs for 6 - 8 and 9 - 12 year olds. Call 250-365-6611 or stop by the library to register.
ONGOING: CASTLEGAR POKER TOUR. Various dates until
March: Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22, Mar. 1, Mar. 8 at Lion’s Head Pub, 7:30 - 11:30 p.m. We encourage players to buy presales for each event before it starts as we stop sales once game starts, they can be bought at the venues or by calling Robin Tomlin at 250304-9957. Money raised will go to my charity www.letsfindaway.ca and to another local youth charity different ones for each event. Know your limit, play within it. Licence #26730.
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Trail leaders acting like bullies
This letter is in response to an article (‘Trio of trustees wants board dissolved’), an editorial (‘Widening rift leads to over-reaction’), and a letter from Roland Vogel (‘Planning has gone on long enough; time for trustees to make a decision’) in the Dec. 23, 2010 issue of the Castlegar News. Mr. Vogel, as far as I am aware, appears to be the voice of people in the Glenmerry area. He is fairly representative of the views of Trail concerning Trail’s place amongst our local communities. I will not respond to the various partial truths contained in his letter as that would require a whole article, not a simple letter to the editor. In the fall of 2009, the Board of Education (the Board) received from its staff a proposal that Glenmerry School be combined with Webster School, thus saving the cost of operating one older elementary school in the south end of the school district. Mr. Vogel called that proposal “ridiculous” and demanded that the Board immediately drop any consideration of the proposal. On Dec. 14, 2009, Mr. Vogel went to Trail City Council to request that council demand that the Board of Education postpone its review process and that it not close any community school within the City of Trail. In response to Mr. Vogel’s request, Trail City Council, even before consulting with the school district, passed a motion calling the Board of Education inequitable and requesting that the Ministry of Education immediately intervene in the review process. As it happened the Board, after reviewing the staff proposals and on its own, decided not to close any community elementary schools. The latest scenarios presented to the Board contain closures of schools in Castlegar and Rossland. Sometime during the past year, Mr. Vogel and the Trail City Council have experienced a strange conversion in their opinion of the Board’s review process. They now support the latest proposals presented to the Board of Education and want the Board of Education to immediately close schools. That is, schools not located in the City of Trail. Three trustees on the Board who live in Trail have requested that the Minister of Education intervene and carry out school closures, that is, in areas not in the City of Trail. Furthermore, the dissenting minority of school trustees, want the Minister of Education, whether the Minister dissolves the Board or not, to put the head of the chairman of the present Board on a stick. These trustees want no further education reviews about how we should manage our schools and employ our staff. Their solution to all problems is to close schools in other communities, but not in Trail. Also where possible, children will be bused to schools in the City of Trail. This action they consider as fiscally and educationally prudent. How is closing classrooms at Castlegar Primary to move kids 100 feet into portables, or closing Blueberry Creek which serves the educational and social needs of the children in the south end of Castlegar prudent? That is just not explained. In the meantime, the most expensive facilities including Sunningdale School (which has zero students) and the Trail Middle School (which is the most expensive facility in cost per student attending) — both of which are located in Trail — remain on the books of the school district and are off the list of facility closures. Trail’s solution to all the problems facing our school district is to close schools in other communities and move students and financial resources to Trail. The 800-pound gorilla, in all decision-making concerning
the Planning for the Future (PFF) document, is Trail’s philosophy which appears to be: “What is mine is mine — what is yours is also mine.” Schools in Trail are for the educational betterment of “all students,” while schools not in Trail take away resources from “all students.” I know of no city in the Kootenays, in B.C., or indeed in all of Canada, which is asking the government to close schools in another city and then bus those kids into its own schools. I know of no Board of Education in B.C. where a group of trustees on the Board, after losing a vote and an election at the Board meeting, petition the government to immediately preserve schools in their city and close schools in another city. Only in Trail, you say? As intimated by the editorial, the trustees on the Board are not the source of the educational divide in our school district. The division resides in our communities — the Board and its membership are but the mirror of the opinions of our communities. The Board has no power to remove this division, it can only try to function within it while attempting to fulfill its mandate, that is, to best serve the education needs of all our children. Only the residents of our communities can heal the division. We must be honest with each other if we ever want an honest solution to our division. At some point, the trustees and their communities must sit down at the table and discuss what must be done to make us accept the necessary education change throughout our school district. The major fact to keep in mind is that the Planning for the Future (PFF) documents are not decisions of the Board of Education. They are only working proposals created by staff for the Board to review. Only when the Board makes a final decision on any proposal will that proposal be incorporated into a working plan for School District 20. At this point, I can only speak the truth as I see it. The present PFF document is incomplete in that the Board of Education has not had the time to fully assess the effects of our decisions to our communities and our staff. We need time to understand these effects. Otherwise our only recourse is to protect what we have before considering what may be in the future. As a personal example of this dilemma, I cannot vote in favour of any motion which closes classrooms in the Castlegar area while keeping open what I presently consider to be questionable facilities in Trail. The people of Castlegar and area are fair-minded people. We do not expect special treatment, but we do demand fair treatment in any decision concerning the services available for children in this community. Mr. Vogel states that school trustees in Castlegar “may not receive a welcome response from the parents and community members” of Castlegar. When I explain what we are facing, the parents and community leaders of Castlegar and area express to me that it is time to say to Trail that Trail’s vision of a “Greater Trail” at the expense of everyone else is not shared by people in this part of our school district. We do not look for a fight, but neither will we accept being educationally, fiscally and politically pushed around. As we try to stop bullying in our classrooms, so must we try to stop political bullying in our communities. Mickey V. Kinakin School trustee from Area I and J
New Year’s Eve party a blast in Castlegar Thank you to Randy and Cory at the Sandman for being great hosts (fun and tolerant) and to C & G for being the most fun sitters ever! Thanks to the Rebels organization (Yay Steve and crew!) for putting on a fantastic event! And last but (oh so definitely) not least, to Brian , Phil,
Kevan and Larry for rockin’ us into 2011! A fantastic New Year’s party! May all your 2011 be filled with prosperity, good health, and good times! Sandi McCreight Castlegar
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Police news in brief DRUNKS KEEP COPS BUSY ON BOXING DAY Boxing Day partying led to multiple calls for service to the RCMP for help with individuals that were intoxicated in public. The first report came in at 11:26 p.m. when an officer observed two males urinating on the sidewalk near the intersection of 3rd Street and Columbia Avenue. Both were fined for being intoxicated in public. At 1 a.m., an officer saw a passenger drinking inside a car on Columbia Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Several open alcoholic beverages were found inside the car, and one male occupant was charged with consuming liquor in public. A couple hours later at 3:35 a.m. the police were called to a report of four or five males yelling on the streets and banging on the doors of Hi-Lite Restaurant, however the males fled before the RCMP arrived. Twenty-five minutes later, an officer observed another male urinating near the Castlegar Library on 3rd Street. The male was arrested and charged for being intoxicated in public. RCMP were called to McDonalds at 4:50 a.m. where they were told three intoxicated males were causing problems, but the males left before police arrived.
COMPARATIVELY QUIET NEW YEAR’S EVE IN CASTLEGAR Castlegar RCMP are reporting a quiet New Year’s Eve. There were a mere six calls for service between 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and 4 a.m. New Year’s Day. “Although there were few problems reported, officers were out actively patrolling and conducting road blocks to ensure a safe night of celebrations,” Cpl. Dan Pollock of the Castlegar RCMP said. One male failed a road-side test after attempting to go through a road block after he had been drinking at 1:10 a.m. on Jan. 1. He was issued an immediate 90-day driving suspension and a 30-day vehicle impoundment with over $500 in fines. “He was also found to be a suspended driver and was charged with driving while suspended,” Pollock said. During the week, three other drivers were given three-day licence suspensions for drinking and driving.
MOTHER-SON DUO ARRESTED AFTER BREAK-AND-ENTER A mother and son in Crescent Valley are giving new meaning to being with family
for the holidays after both were arrested for break and enter. Nelson RCMP received a call at approximately 2 a.m. on Dec. 29 while a break-in was in progress in the 1000 block of Cote Road. “The owners of the residence reported seeing two people dressed in black breaking into their outdoor workshed,” Sgt. Darryl Little of the Kootenay Boundary Regional RCMP said. “They also noticed a vehicle parked nearby which they believed may be associated to the break and enter.” The suspects dropped a number of items they had taken from the shed when one of the homeowners began to chase them. The attending officer called for the dog handler, and while waiting for him, investigated the parked vehicle, finding the keys in the ignition “and what he believed were break and enter tools inside,” Little said. A 38-year-old female, who is the owner of the vehicle, and her 20-year-old son were detained for further information by the officer when he saw them walking down the road together. “The police dog handler arrived whereby the dog managed to track the suspects from the workshed to where the officer had stopped them,” Little said. “In addition, footprints in the snow, at the scene, were consistent with the footwear both were wearing.” The mother and son were arrested for break and enter, with the female later being released. She will appear in court on April 5, while the male was held in custody and appeared in court this afternoon. Both are new residents to the Slocan Valley area.
LOCAL MAN A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT A Castlegar resident reported a case of identify theft this week. On Jan. 4 the victim was doing business with Bell when he saw he had an overdue account. “Upon some investigation it was learned the account was opened using his social insurance card in Ontario,” Cpl. Dan Pollock of the Castlegar RCMP said. “The victim has also received a call from his credit card company rgarding some suspicious purchases that he never made in Kentucky … and one in Australia.” The victim isn’t sure where his identity was compromised. The investigation is ongoing, but RCMP said it’s likely not a local crime. /Castlegar News
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Contest winner shares the wealth Jane Vatkin uses $2,010 shopping spree from the Castlegar News to support local charities and buy gifts for others
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Jane Vatkin was in Kelowna when she received a call from Castlegar News publisher Chris Hopkyns. She thought it had something to do with being on the board of the Castlegar and District Hospital Foundation — not to congratulate her on winning $2,010 for a shopping spree. “It’s wonderful,” Vatkin said. “It’s a very nice Christmas gift.” She had 2,010 seconds to spend all the money between 20 participating local businesses and spent less than a quarter of the cash on herself. Vatkin started out by donating $400 — $150 to the Community Harvest Food Bank, $150 to the Castlegar and District Community Services Society and $100 to the Hospital Foundation. She then purchased a barbecue and TV for her husband at Canadian Tire and Andre’s Audiotronic, respectively, a freezer for her daughter-in-law at Home Hardware and various other items at M&M Meats and Pharmasave (where she originally entered the contest.) But when she did spend money on herself, she made it count with the purchase of two leather purses from More Than Fair, which she had been eyeing for a long time.
Contest winner Jane Vatkin with Dave Grantham of M&M Meats.
Vatkin with Jill Tait of Home Hardware.
A message from the winner Thank you to the following businesses and the Castlegar News for the 2010 shopping spree; it was a wonderful Christmas gift. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Vatkin with Nick Ahlefeld of Canadian Tire.
Kootenay Petopia The Dollar Store Mallard’s Source For Sports JJ’s Fashions M&M Meats Rona Bourbon Street Oglow’s Kootenay Market KelPrint Canadian Tire Pharmasave Simone Jewelry More Than Fair Mountain High Lighting Home Hardware Gift Box Mother Natures Andre’s Audiotronic Curves
Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year. — Jane
Vatkin did spend a bit on herself...
Vatkin with Tim Turnbull of Andre’s Audiotronic.
Vatkin with Shawn Biln of Pharmasave. All photos by Kim Magi
Vatkin accepts $2,010 in cash at the Castlegar News office.
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Winter workshops challenge the mind KIM MAGI Castlegar News Reporter
Three new workshops in the upcoming months are set to fire up your brain in the cold winter months. Castlegar Winter of Community Learning is a three-part series, each offering workshops on different topics, presented by the Castlegar Social Planning Society. The topics are: Welcoming and Inclusive Communities — First Contact Training, The Futures Game — Understanding how planning decisions can affect your community’s future and Your Voice and Public Policy — How to advocate for structural and systemic change. The society’s board chair Andrew Earnshaw said offering the three workshops as a series seemed like the natural thing to do. “The Social Planning Society offered a single workshop last year,� he said. “This year,
when we realized we were going to have three workshops to offer, we decided to bill them as a series and partner with the Castlegar Chamber and the Community Services Co-op to co-produce the package.� The first workshop on welcoming and inclusive communities will be held on Jan. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will be presented by Audry Lochrie of the Trail Skills Centre. Focusing on how to best welcome newcomers into communities, Lochrie will discuss cultural awareness and sensitivity and information on community resources for participants. If you’ve ever wondered how the decisions you make now will affect everything in the future, the futures game workshop is one you don’t want to miss. Presented by Diana Brooks from the provincial government, this workshop will take place on Feb. 16 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. This decision-making work-
shop will show you how people make decisions across the community each day, while taking into account global, national and local issues. You will also learn the implications of the decision-making and examine issues such as resource management, regional collaboration, economic revitalization and workforce development. The evening promises to hone local leadership and executive skills. The series’ final installment, your voice and public policy, will take place on Mar. 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Presented by Scott Graham of The Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC), he will help people understand the roles and responsibilities of different levels of government in Canada, understand different strategies for participating in
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The committee of the Selkirk College Children’s Festival would like to express our sincere thanks to the following groups, people and businesses for their support of the Children’s Festival held on Sunday Dec.5, 2010 tA & W Restaurant tArby’s Restaurant tCastlegar Community Complex tDairy Queen tDan and Monica Markin tGerry Remple tRotary, Interact Students tJoyce Buckler tJim Lamont tShoppers Drug Mart tGeoff, Jennie, April and Keith Tellier tCanada Post tStudents from Twin Rivers School tSkyways Distributors tLadies from the Castlegar Senior Citizens tPharmasave tPlaza Bakery tStanley Humphries Students tSelkirk College Aviation Students tJill Austen and the Foods class of Rossland Secondary School tGirl Guides of Canada, Castlegar Path Finders tSelkirk College Cooking School, Nelson Campus To the people who provided flowers and gift shop items To all of the volunteers who helped to make this a great event. Thank you one and all! A very special Thanks to the committee for working many hours preparing crafts and organizing the activities Inga Lamont (chair) Selkirk College Children’s Festival
Joel Tanner believes you don’t have to spend a lot to save a lot when it comes to building a sustainable, energy-efficient home. “There’s this whole push forward with the green movement, and where I fit in is providing more affordable options for my clients,” Tanner, owner of SMPL Design Studio said. In business since last March, SMPL (which stands for Sustainable, Modern, Practical, Livable) has built a client-base from all around to B.C. to as far away as Ontario. “I felt there was definitely a niche market here that people weren’t taking advantage of,” Tanner said. After working for Nelson-based Spearh e a d Ti m b e r w o r k s and Mandala Custom Homes, he knew he wanted to have a more direct relationship with his clients and help them achieve their dream home on a budget. “The biggest thing is the satisfaction,” Tanner said. “When you see a house come together that you worked on the design with the client for, and seeing they’re happy.” He said he thrives off of having all the decisions on his shoulders and works hard to ensure everyone stays happy during the design and building process. “At the end of the day the most important thing is not only keeping the client happy but also making sure the contractors and sub-contractors are happy.” Tanner said by using
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3D modeling software, he’s able to provide as much information to the client and builder as possible, showing them exactly what the finished product should look like, right down to the colours of the walls. “If the drawings are detailed then the builder knows exactly what they have to build.” Staying on top of the latest trends and products is also an important factor in his job, Tanner said. “So many people just build a standard 2x6 wall, they insulate
it and they move in ... people are saying, ‘what are the other options out there? What can we do to save energy?’” Tanner said some tips are include using a different type of insulation, and factoring in energy efficient windows and appliances. He also works with an energy advisor who can predict the savings after running the house plans through his software, often adding up to between 20 and 40 per cent reductions. “It’s really just a matter of sticking to
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Trying to explain the universe in a nutshell is a pretty tough thing to do, especially for an astrophysicist speaking to an audience made up almost entirely of non-scientists. But that’s just what Brian P. Schmidt – a man many experts consider an oddson favourite to win a Nobel Prize – attempted to do Tuesday night in Castlegar, as he spoke to local Rotary Club members (including his father, Dana Schmidt) about his research tracking the expansion of space and time. “My goal is to try to explain to you more or less what I know about cosmology in about 45 minutes,” Schmidt said. “So it’s going to be a fast journey.” So fast, in fact, that he neglected to explain just what “cosmology” is, taking it for granted that the laypeople in attendance already knew that the term refers to the study of the universe in its entirety, or would at least figure that out as he went along. And so Schmidt launched immediately into his expansive talk, giving the audience a brief “tour of the universe” from the first nanosecond after the Big Bang to its current form at the age of roughly 14 billion years to its potential demise 50 billion years into the future in a possible scenario cutely named “the Big Rip.” Schmidt is uniquely qualified to talk about these things, as he played a key role in demonstrating that the universe is indeed as old as it is. “I wouldn’t say that I’m the one who proved it, but I was part of the deal,” he said. “One of my colleagues, using the Hubble space telescope (was part of) the group that really did this well and made everyone believe that the universe is 14 billion years old.” Schmidt’s own research has focused on using distant supernovae – exploding stars – to “look back in time” and probe the history of the universe and how it has expanded over time. This was a key part of his PhD thesis at Harvard University and a line of inquiry he continued to pursue in his post-doctoral work. In 1994 he formed the “High-z Supernova Research Team,” which quickly gained rock-star status in the physics community when, in 1998, its members were the first to demonstrate that, not only is the universe expanding, but it’s also expanding at a faster and faster rate. “In 1998 this attracted a lot of attention,” Schmidt said. “That’s a pretty big claim.” Up until that point, the common belief was that the drag of gravity would counteract the universe’s expansion, at least slowing it down if not eventually bringing it to a stop and then collapsing back on itself in a theoretical event widely described as the “Big Crunch.” (Schmidt, himself, prefers the “Gib Gnab” – “Big Bang” spelled back-
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Astrophysicist Brian P. Schmidt, visiting family in Castlegar from his current home in Australia, took time Tuesday evening to explain ‘the universe in a nutshell’ to members of the city’s two Rotary Clubs. Many observers consider Schmidt to be a favourite to win a Nobel Prize in physics, thanks to his groundbreaking research which demonstrated the expansion of the universe is accelerating.
wards.) As it turns out, though, the universe appears to have a much different fate, namely one of continually accelerating expansion. Exactly what is causing this acceleration remains one of the most perplexing problems in modern physics. The best explanation to date is socalled “dark energy” – a term which isn’t particularly well defined and functions more as a catch-all to simply account for this bizarre and counter-intuitive phenomenon. Schmidt, himself, could only really explain dark energy in terms of what it does, not what it is. “Dark energy is tied to space itself,” he said. “As the universe expands the dark energy gets created with the space and becomes stronger … and we’re left wondering: Does this make any sense at all?” Many people – even those in the scientific community – have asked that question since the High-z team published its groundbreaking evidence more than 12 years ago. But, with time and further experimentation by physicists around the globe, few now have any doubts. “We continue to do experiment after experiment, and every experiment we do keeps on giving us this answer,” Schmidt said. “At this point, even the most virulent sceptics are becoming resigned to the fact that this appears to be the universe we live in.” That, of course, raises the question: Where does it all end? “This one of the biggest questions of astronomy and physics of the era,” Schmidt said, before presenting one of two possible fates for our universe, given its ever-accelerating expansion. If Einstein’s model of reality is correct, Schmidt said dark energy is being created at exactly the same rate space is being created as the universe expands, and the ultimate result will be a “Big Chill” as galaxies fade farther and far-
ther away from one another. “Eventually the creation of space happens even more quickly than light can travel,” Schmidt said. “That would leave us in an empty universe.” Empty, that is, except for our own galaxy, which by that time will be a “super galaxy” made up of the aftermath of a major collision between the Milky Way and a neighbouring galaxy or two. “After that we’ll look out and we’ll see nothing. Oblivion. Because every other galaxy in the universe will be travelling so fast away from us, light will never reach us. So it would be a very boring, boring universe.” On the other hand, if Einstein’s model is just slightly off, and dark energy is being created even a bit faster than space, then the fate of the universe lies in another “big” event. The “Big Rip.” “Eventually (dark energy) will eat in to every part of the universe and rip apart everything – down to the subatomic level – so that no piece of information, no piece of light, can get from any atom to any atom,” Schmidt said. “And that would be a very exciting end.” From the audience reaction, it was clear not everyone shared Schmidt’s view of this violent end to all things. “Exciting” might not have been the word that came to most minds as he elaborated on this potential outcome. “In this universe, it turns out the stars go out of the sky about 15 minutes from the time you get ripped to shreds at the atomic level,” Schmidt said. “But I don’t want people to lose sleep tonight,” he quickly added, “because if that’s what the universe is doing it’s not going to happen for at least 50 billion years, OK?” “Either way,” he continued, without missing a beat, “we’re going to be left with a similar situation. The universe, at an ever increasing rate, will expand and fade away.” “And that’s the universe in a nutshell.”
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Rebels take two of three post-Christmas
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A busy post-holiday schedule saw the Castlegar Rebels collect four of a possible six points against divisional rivals this past week. It all started this past Wednesday at home to Nelson, and what could well have been billed as the return of Ryan Aynsley instead became the Jesse Knowler show. The 16-year-old local call-up scored 2:27 into the first period, and added three assists, as the Castlegar Rebels made short work of the Leafs in a 9-0 whitewash. Knowler, who skates with the major midget Kootenay Ice, fit in swimmingly on a line with Arthur Andrews and Jamie Vlanich. The three combined for 10 points on a night that saw nine different Rebels light the lamp. “I played with Jamie [Vlanich] in bantam, and Arthur [Andrews] last year,” he said. “We just played down low, got it to the net, and it worked out.” Knowler, who leads his Ice squad with 15 goals in 18 games, now has five points in five appearances as a Rebel call-up. Taylor Anderson made it 2-0 on a quick snapper from the left circle 7:29 into the first period, while Tyler Jones and Erik Wentzel added singles before the end of the opening frame, chasing Nelson netminder Marcus Beesley in the process. His replacement, Darren Hogg, faced just as much rubber. A Darren Tarasoff point shot 2:29 into the middle stanza made it 5-0 before Vlanich and Andrews (the latter on a shorthanded breakaway after an ownzone turnover by Leaf forward Connor Enright) increased the lead to 7-0 after 40 minutes. Castlegar products Stuart
Walton and Anthony DeLong would round out the scoring, while Montrose’s Alex Ross and goaltending counterpart Cole Buckley combined for the shutout. Meanwhile Aynsley, who reclaims the Rebel scoring lead with 54 points in 26 games after a month in Trail, said after the game he’s happy to be back. “I was nervous, but it was good to get out here and play with these guys again,” the 20-year-old from Kelowna said, “I want to win here, that’s the main thing right now.” 2011 started with a thud, however, with a 4-1 defeat to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks on Sunday afternoon. Despite an early first-period tally from defenceman Mike Wiest, the Rebels were unable to maintain the momentum that propelled them through a perfect December. Affiliate call-up Craig Martin scored the deciding goal 8:30 into the second period after Ryon Sookro notched his team leading 21st of the season with less than two seconds remaining in the opening frame. For the 15 year-old Martin, the goal was his fourth as a Nitehawk in his fourth appearance of the season. Justin Niminiken added a pair of third-period insurance markers, while Mike Vlanich made 26 saves for the victory. Buckley made 32 saves in a losing effort for Castlegar, who dressed seven defencemen and inserted call-up Quinn Klimchuk into the lineup to assist a depleted forward corps. It was a short-staffed club that took to the ice in Grand Forks Tuesday as well. Minus veterans Spencer Brodt and Tarasoff as well as youngsters Andrews and Curtis Pereverzoff, the Rebels used three centres and called up 15 yearold Darren Medeiros from the
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Gallo enters senior year as leading scorer KIM MAGI Castlegar News Reporter
One Stanley Humphries Secondary School (SHSS) grad is taking women’s hockey at the University of Maine by storm. Now in her fourth year, Jennifer Gallo, who graduated from SHSS in 2007 is one of the leading players on the Black Bears
hockey team. As the leading, returning scorer for the Black Bears last season, Gallo played over 90 games in her first three years at the university. Playing hockey in Maine has been an awesome experience,� Gallo said. “There is a lot to commit to when you become a student athlete but
it is all worth it.� In May, Gallo will graduate with a degree in child development and family relations with a minor in disability studies. “Everything I learned was beneficial throughout my four years,� she said. “I was very blessed to have the opportunity to play at a Div. 1 NCAA school and be a part of a great
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comparable to Castlegar.� Gallo added that the university’s facilities were “pretty amazing� and her future teammates were welcoming, making her decision easy. This year, the team is
sitting at eight wins, seven losses and four ties. Out of 54 goals scored so far this season, Gallo holds her name to 10 of them, with seven assists.
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The first Teck K1/K2 races of the season are set for this weekend at Red Mountain Resort, where young skiers will compete in a slalom event. The Red Mountain Racers (RMR) will play host to other skiers from the Kootenay zone on Jan. 8 and 9. The K-races (kinder series) are for 11 to 14-year-old ski racers, and the Kootenay zone includes teams from Salmo, Whitewater, Kimberley, Golden, and Fernie, as well as Red Mountain. The slalom course will run from Back Trail to the bottom of the Tbar, and is likely to attract about 40 male and 40 female racers, RMR head coach Phil Patterson said. Races generally start around 10 a.m. and last all day, with each racer typically getting three runs per day. This year, RMR will have 11 Kathletes participating. Being the first race of the season, “it will show how their growth and their training [since last season] is going to affect how they perform this year,� Patterson said.
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“I’m really inspired to work with this group,� he continued. “I was quite impressed today. They’re a good group with good team camaraderie.� Petterson himself raced for two years with the Ontario ski team in his late teens. “I moved to Rossland to be a ski bum and quickly became a ski coach,� he laughed. “I couldn’t picture myself anywhere else, it’s a great place to work. The kids here
are lucky with what they have and I love to be a part of that.� There are also teams and events for E1/E2 — six to 10-year-olds — and J1/J2 — 15 to 19-year-olds. Skiers 15 years and older can also participate in official FIS (International Ski Federation) races so long as they are members of BC Alpine or another sanctioned alpine ski association. Teck sponsors the K1/K2 races across BC. “They’re a great spon-
sor of kids events like this,� said RMR president Don Stevens. “We get great support from Red Resorts for all the race events we have here,� Stevens continued. “We work very closely with them.� Last year, BC Alpine awarded Red the trophy for Mountain Resort of the Year. RMR hosts several other events through the year at Red Mountain, Stevens said. “The next big one we have is the GM FIS Cup at the end of February. At that particular level, kids are just making it onto the national ski team. The races will require a lot of volunteers if people would like to come out.� “We have an excellent reputation over the years of holding quality races, and that’s all to do with volunteers who come out and support the local racers and do the actual grunt work to put the races on. We’re always in need of those volunteers, and they’re always appreciated.� No experience is necessary to volunteer and course workers and gate judges are still needed. To help out, contact Don Stevens at: president@redmountainracers. com.
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She said after a nice Christmas break, she’s excited to get back to Maine and out on the ice. “Making the playoffs is definitely our goal, like every year,” she said. “We just need to believe in ourselves and work towards it.” After graduation, Gallo said she hasn’t decided what she’ll do. This fall she tried out for the Black Bears softball team, and made the team with the opportunity to play this September. “I am undecided on the softball opportunity,” she said. “There is a possibility of continuing hockey in Europe or looking into some extra schooling but nothing is for sure yet.” What is for sure, though, is how positive Gallo’s post-secondary experience as a student athlete has been. “As a Canadian, it was a honour to step out on the ice every day and represent the University of Maine and Canada at the same time. I loved every minute of it and will never forget it.”
Freeskiing championships begin next week ANDREW BENNETT Rossland News Reporter
Aggressive lines, solid control, and taoist flow are the name of the game at the 10th annual Canadian Open Freesking Championships at Red Mountain Resort that kicks off next week with senior events for skiers 19 and older. Until spaces are filled, registration will remain open for the senior event up to and including walkins on Jan. 12. Athletes have to have their equipment safety tested at noon on Jan. 12 and attend a meeting at 5:30 p.m. that afternoon. “Typically the seniors wait until the last minute,” said Red Mountain’s Mika Hakkola. “It will be a bit of mad rush for the next week with people registering online. Now is the time. They should get on it ASAP.” The top three men and top three women will take home prizes totaling $10,000, as well as a “bunch a swag” from skis to gift bags, Hakkola said. To celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary, all participants will go home with commemorative belt buckles and T-shirts, and
will receive free admission to the awards dinner and after party. Skiers will charge Link’s Line (under the Motherlode lift) on Jan. 13, to be judged on five criteria: line, control, fluidity, technique, and aggression. Lifts will open at 7 a.m. for athletes to practise their lines. Big tunes will accompany the big air, with views from the lift while ripping laps and plenty of room for spectators at the bottom of Link’s. As in previous years, the semi-finals (Jan. 14) and finals (Jan. 15) will be run down the steep and technical north face of Mount Roberts. Spectators can get the best view from “Ledges,” accessible from both the Motherlode or Paradise lifts. Of many great skiers the event will attract, watch out for Leah Evans, sponsored by Red Mountain, North Face, and Rossignol. “She’s a great athlete,” Hakkola said, “She does a lot for the sport.” The Canadian Open is recognized by the International Free Skiers Association, so the top two men and top two women will qualify for the 2011
Freeskiing World Tour. The end of the event will be celebrated in style at Red Mountain’s Rafter’s pub, newly expanded to hold 220 people. Tickets will be on sale soon, and everyone is welcome to join the fun that begins at 7 p.m., Hakkola said. This year’s sponsors include Kokanee and Pepsi, but the principal sponsor is Strikeman Elliott. “This is an amazing event held at Western Canada’s original ski resort,” said managing partner Ross MacDonald. “We wish all competitors
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the very best of luck.” Stay tuned for the Junior Championships on Jan. 20 to 22, for which registration is now full in all three age categories. Local rippers will be sure to put on a great show, from eight-year-old Simon Hillis — who Ski Magazine featured on their November cover and who Hakkola calls “the little dynamite kid” — to 18-year-old Todd Loukras. To register or for more information, visit www.canadianfreeskiing.com.
Ford fundraiser earned $6,000 for Rebels KIM MAGI Castlegar News Reporter
AM Ford revealed that $6,000 was raised for the Castlegar Rebels during their fundraising blitz in October.
The “Drive One 4 UR Community” pledged $20 from Ford Canada to every person that test drove a vehicle on Oct. 30 at the Brick in Castlegar. Separate events also raised $6,000 for the Beaver Valley Ni-
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ROAD CLOSURE—HUGH KEENLEYSIDE DAM The road over Hugh Keenleyside Dam will be closed to all traffic beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, January 10, 2011. The road will reopen for public use at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 15, 2011. This closure is in effect to ensure employee and public safety during routine maintenance work on the Spillway Gates. Throughout this period, access covers on the road will be removed and heavy machinery will be in use. Please use alternate routes during this time. We recognize the inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your patience and support while these improvements are completed.
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