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April 20, 2012 edition of the Trail Daily TimesTRANSCRIPT
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Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt speaks to the cream of the Kootenay Boundary political crop at the Trail Memorial Centre gymnasium at the opening of the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government’s (AKBLG) convention in Trail on Thursday. The three-day event will end on Sunday with politicians coming together to explore common goals and problems, formulating solutions (and resolutions) along the way.
HARCOURT HOLDS COURT Make your voice heard on
higher educationBY TIMOTHY SCHAFER
Times StaffPeople are asked to
lend their voice to the shaping of post sec-ondary education in the West Kootenay.
Selkirk College is embarking on for-mulating a strategic plan to guide the col-lege over the next five years, and they will be in Trail May 15 to gather input at a com-munity open house.
C o m m u n i t i e s are key stakehold-ers in our college, said Selkirk president Angus Graeme in a press release.
“Communities … are the foundation upon which we’ve grown and the people we serve,” he said. “Help us remain rel-evant, responsive, and reflective of our com-munities’ needs.”
Imagine Selkirk suggestion boxes are available on each cam-pus — including one in Trail — until the end of April.
People can answer these questions manu-ally and place the sug-gestion slips in the boxes (for those who prefer pen and paper methods). For those who want to submit feedback online, your voice can be heard by answering questions in as little or as much detail as you like.
Selkirk representa-tives will be in Trail May 15 in the Muriel Griffiths Recital Room at 4 p.m. for input.
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff
Negotiations between the prov-ince’s teachers and their employ-ers in resolving their differences is receiving a failing grade.
On Monday The Canadian Press reported the B.C. Labour Relations Board (LRB) ruled teachers must produce report cards from the begin-ning of the school year when they staged a limited strike.
On Wednesday the LRB rejected a request by the B.C. Teachers Federation to temporarily suspend its sessions with government-appointed mediator Charles Jago.
And on Thursday it was discov-ered an LRB decision on report cards was still forthcoming and students and parents must now wait until
Monday to find out if they will receive retroactive reports.
Concurrently, teachers are wrap-ping up three days of voting on whether they want to stop taking part in extracurricular activities to protest the government’s legisla-tion (Bill 22) banning further strike action and the appointment of Jago as mediator.
The LRB is still contemplating whether to remove Jago.
So it’s hurry up and wait, said Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union president Andy Davidoff.
“It’s frustrating because you don’t know what you are going to be doing, and what deadlines you’ll have,” he said. “We’re waiting for a lot of results.”
Because teachers are considered
an essential service, their job action had been limited to skipping admin-istrative tasks such as filling out report cards.
Last month the B.C. Public School Employers Association had applied to the LRB for a decision on report cards after teachers were legislated to resume full duties, arguing teach-ers should write two missed report cards so parents know about their children’s progress.
Teachers are normally required to produce report cards at this time, and if they are legislated Monday to produce retroactive cards, they will have to do so in the next two weeks.
“Report cards take a lot of work,” Davidoff said. “The workload issue is a big one. You don’t expect to do two sets of report cards within two weeks
of each other.”The BCTF went to the LRB ear-
lier this month asking it to fire Jago, claiming he was biased in favour of the provincial government. While the board was making its decision, the federation wanted it to suspend mediation sessions involving Jago, the BCTF and school employers.
The province will heavily fine teachers if they choose to oppose the back-to-work legislation — $475 per day — so the teachers are look-ing at the legal and political options around the bill.
Bill 22, which bans further walk-outs, forces teachers to resume their normal teaching duties and imposes a six-month “cooling-off” period, and then sends the contract dispute to mediation.
Progress on teachers’ dispute gets failing grade
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Town & CountryVILLAGE OF WARFIELD
Regular Council Meeting Monday, April 23, 2012 5:00pm (Time Change)
Warfield Council ChambersPANCAKE BREAKFAST AT THE TRAIL LEGION
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PUBLIC INFO MEETING What’s So Smart About
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Trail Legion Hall Everyone Urged To Attend!SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO SENIORS
AGM Sunday, April 29, 1:00 Trail Seniors’ Centre,
Portland Street. David Hurford,
BC Care Providers Assoc. Care providers, public and
members invited.ART EXHIBITION AND SALE
of Catherine Wetmore,BFA,FCA Over 100 Paintings, Save75%
One Day Only Sat. Apr.21st, 10-5
St.Andrew’s Church, 1347 Pine Ave., Trail
A unique event and a rare opportunity for collectors of
original art.THE REGULAR MEETING
of Trail City Council scheduled for
Monday, April 23, 2012 has been CANCELLED and
RE-SCHEDULED to Monday, April 30, 2012 at
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A trip across C a n a d a turned into a business ven-
ture for a husband and wife team who found W a r f i e l d on the map.
L a n c e and Soo Ewasiuk have brought Chinese food back to the village and added pizza and baked goods to Warfield Take-Out’s menu.
“We researched a little bit and found that people wanted their Chinese food back and we figured there is no pizza so we
might as well do pizza and then one day we had some dough left over and we made some bread,” said Lance.
“It just s t e a m -rolled from there.”
T h e Chinese menu touts favourites made from scratch like wonton soup, pork dumplings, fried rice, ginger beef and sweet and sour pork but Soo, origin-ally from Korea, is also cooking up trad-itional fare like kim-chi chigae soup upon customer request
when she has time.Lance has mastered
pizza and likes to keep the menu wide open, encouraging custom-ers to top their pies as they please.
The couple’s busi-ness has naturally progressed to include a wide selection of fresh baked goods out of the oven, includ-ing top sellers sweet potato bread and cin-namon buns.
But the loaves, cookies, cupcakes and breads are also offered up gluten free, a skill Soo acquired at the couple’s former business, a bakery in Nova Scotia.
The Ewasiuks lis-tened to their B.C. calling and have set-tled into their new community after liv-ing in Nova Scotia for three years, and spending eight years prior in Korea, where they met.
In Asia, it didn’t take long for their lit-tle restaurant to kick off and the couple soon switched gears and opened a larger
bar, bringing pou-tine and perogies to customers at Canada Buddy.
“We enjoy challen-ges and new adven-tures,” said Lance.
“We’re never afraid to take on a project and the biggest thing I think for us is we enjoy when people enjoy our food.”
Customer praise is enough to keep this couple happy who swear “if you want to be in the food busi-ness in small towns, you can’t do it for the money.”
Located at 870 B Schofield Highway, Warfield Take-Out is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Customers are encouraged to call ahead (368-9822) to place an order and Soo or Lance will call back when the order is ready for pick up.
For more informa-tion, visit warfield-takeout.com
Husband and wife team bring fresh menu to Warfield Take-Out
BIZ BUZZBy Valerie Rossi
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Foodies Soo and Lance Ewasiuk have settled into their new community and busi-ness.
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Celebrate B.C. Arts and Culture Week
Open House atthe VISAC Gallery
Wednesday, 1-5 p.m.
Pottery, drawing and rock & gem demonstrations
~ Art Sale ~
BY VALERIE ROSSITimes Staff
A Trail artist is donating her life’s work to raise money for a much-needed renova-tion at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Trail.
Painter Catherine Wetmore has dug through her work that dates back to the 80s to pull together a collec-tion of acrylic, water-colour and mixed-medium pieces to sell off for a good cause.
“Having lived a great deal of my life near for-ests, tundra and water, I try to express in my paintings a connection with nature – one that is spiritual, magical and awesome,” she notes on her website (catherinewetmore.com). “I hope, within my images, to convey these expressions of the earth – a beautiful world that needs cher-ishing.”
The money made at the sale held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will go toward the $120,000 needed to
improve accessibility – which will include the installation of a wheelchair lift – to the common room in the basement of the Trail church.
“It’s a wonderful statement of her faith,” said churchwarden Michael Hargreaves. “The building was built in 1955 and at that time we just didn’t think about handicap access or things of that nature. It’s more a need these days. In fact, the demographics of Trail is much older than it used to be.”
Wetmore holds the church very near and dear to her heart, not-ing that the architect who built it was a close friend, and that her children were baptized and her daughter mar-ried there.
The UBC fine arts degree graduate returned to Trail four years ago with her hus-band Douglas after 30 years in Vancouver and the Okanagan.
Her daughters had all moved back to the Kootenays so the Wetmores followed, and bought a house
in Tadanac, two doors down from where Douglas was raised.
She hasn’t put down the paintbrush in about 60 years and still cre-ates art, which is on display at Trail’s VISAC Gallery and the Rouge Gallery in Rossland.
“I guess it’s in my
blood,” she said. “I just like making images and there are things that move me, particularly in landscape.”
About 30 larger framed pieces will be on display during a silent auction for the first three hours of the exhibit, with the
remaining couple hun-dred pieces for sale at a reduced price up to 75 per cent off.
“The prices are so silly that it enables people who love art and would love to have a piece of original art to go ahead and do it,” said Hargreaves.
VALERIE ROSSI PHOTO
Trail artist Catherine Wetmore is putting her life’s work on display to raise funds needed to improve accessibility at her church.
Trail artist giving back to churchArt work for sale
on Saturday
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff
New housing relief meas-ures introduced by the prov-ince recently likely won’t bring any relief to the housing mar-ket in the Greater Trail region, says a local real estate agent.
Fred Behrens of Coldwell Banker said the housing relief measures brought in April 1 largely apply to newly constructed homes in the $525,000 to $850,000 range.
He said the incentives announced by the govern-ment touch on a wide spec-trum of people, from first time buyers, new home construc-tion, existing homeowners who plan to purchase vacation homes, and seniors who want to retrofit their homes.
The measures are to stimu-late the economy through new
construction and substantial renovations, in most cases pri-mary residences (except vaca-tion homes).
The changes include an increase to the new hous-ing HST rebate threshold to $850,000. That means British Columbians buying a new home as a primary residence are eligible for a rebate of the provincial portion of HST up to $42,500, based on this higher threshold. More than 90 per cent of newly built homes are below this threshold.
“The devil is always in the details, though,” Behrens said. “In our area, there are not that many newly con-structed homes being built in (that) range, so it probably won’t have a big effect. But an increase to the upper limit can’t hurt.”
As well, the purchase of a newly built secondary vaca-tion home up to $850,000 — built outside of the greater Vancouver/capital area — has to have all of the HST paid up front. But people need to apply and qualify for the grant directly from the B.C. Ministry of Finance afterwards.
A new B.C. Seniors’ Home Renovation Tax Credit of up to $1,000 annually — giv-ing back 10 per cent of an expenditure — is available to help with the cost of perma-nent home renovations that provide people aged 65 and over with increased independ-ence.
“It is better than nothing but I don’t think that will be a determining factor for most seniors to make the decision to renovate their home,” said
Behrens. “A more significant rebate in the 30 per cent range would make a bigger differ-ence.”
He said people need to spend the money up front before receiving a tax credit.
“Either you have the money or you don’t,” he said.
A bonus of up to $1,000 for first-time buyers of newly built homes was also announced.
This refundable tax credit comes with a lot of stipula-tions including eligibility, said Behrens. Most first time home-buyers in Greater Trail don’t build new homes because they are not priced at entry-level affordability.
“If the government really wanted to stimulate the new housing starts they might want to reconsider the eligi-bility standards,” he said.
New housing relief has little impact locally
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BY KRISTA SIEFKENCowichan News Leader
PictorialCowichan school
trustees have instructed their finance committee to prepare a deficit budget.
It’s been an
expected move since last November’s elec-tion, after a majority of five trustees sup-porting a no-cuts man-date were elected to School District 79’s board.
And after months of collecting commun-ity feedback through surveys, meetings and delegations, the board voted Wednesday 5-2 in favour of building a deficit budget.
A deficit budget is considered to be an illegal move that could eventually see the board fired, and a sin-gle trustee appointed by the education min-istry in its place.
However, board chairwoman Eden H a y t h o r n t h w a i t e argues the coming fis-cal plan is not actually a deficit budget.
Her motion calls for a balanced budget “by seeking additional rev-enue from the govern-ment” as well as the creation of a multi-year financial plan, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, to rebuild programs and services during trustees’ three-year term.
“I don’t know exact-ly what’s going to hap-pen,” she admitted. “But I do know one thing I’m very sure of ... I know what will happen if we don’t do this. I’ve seen it. We have empirical evi-dence of what hap-pens when we simply continue to comply, and we don’t speak up. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no.”
The board has long struggled with fund-ing shortfalls, and in recent years has elim-
inated several pro-grams and services, as well as cut staff, to make ends meet.
But four of Cowichan’s nine trust-ees say that doesn’t excuse illegal behav-iour from the board.
“We feel it’s fiscally irresponsible for us to do this,” said Trustee Cathy Schmidt, also speaking on behalf of trustees Candace Spilsbury and Ryan Bruce.
“We believe it’s unlawful decision making. We’ve been directed (by the min-istry) that the dollars are the dollars.”
Others support a new approach.
“I believe restoring these services is the only way to go,” said Trustee Deb Foster.
“It is the path least travelled but it’s some-thing different, and we definitely need a different approach because over the last few years we have cut $8.2-million to our children.”
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STEEP, CARRIE — the family of Carrie Steep, who passed January 16, 2012, invite you to join them in a cele-bration of Carrie’s life at the Trail Legion Hall on Sunday, April 29 at 1:00pm.
***LANGILLE, STAN — A Celebration
of Life for Stan Langille who passed away February 14, 2012 will take place at Genelle Community Hall on Sunday April 22, 2012 at 1:00pm.
Come share your memories with family, friends and neighbours!
***CONROY, DOROTHY GRESLEY —
passed away gently on April 12, 2012, with her family at her side. Dorothy was born July 7, 1914, in Dyserth N. Wales, to Elizabeth and Robert John Gresley Jones. Dorothy proudly served her country during the Second World War as a nurse in the RAF before immigrating to Canada in 1949. She is predeceased by her husband James Morton Conroy (d1994), parents, and 11 brothers and sisters. Dorothy is lovingly survived by her son, Richard, and her daughters Genie (Chris) Blackwell, Vikki Conroy, and Geri (Peter McIver) Bryden. She will be greatly missed by her 10 grand-children: Melanie (Mike) Kelly, Jesse (Swad) Blackwell, Justin (Duyen) Blackwell, Sean Conroy, Julianna Singh, Jennifer (David Fricke) Bryden, Jill (Warren Rosse) Bryden, Josh Bryden, Melissa (Joseph O’Kurley) Bryden and Andrea Bryden. Dorothy was extremely proud of her 3 great-grandchildren: Ava Rosse, Eli Fricke, and Sophie Blackwell. Dorothy is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Canada, Britain and Australia. Dorothy will be fondly remembered for her fruitcakes, grilled cheese sandwiches, and her lessons on the “correct” way to make a cup of tea. Dorothy had a great sense of tradition, innate sense of nurturing and a remark-able commitment to walking. Dorothy always enjoyed Coronation Street, a glass of white wine, and the Christmas season. The family would like to thank the staff at Rosewood Manor, Richmond Hospital (3N) and Dr. Vortel for their supportive and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers donations to the B.C. Cancer Society would be appreciated.
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VARNER (NEE CUSHING), VERA SALOME — It is with great sadness we announce the pass-ing of our mother, Vera Salome Varner, on April 18th, 2012 with her family by her side.
Vera was born in Kelowna, BC on July 31, 1917. She moved to Vancouver to pursue her career as a pharmacist. In 1941, Vera married the love of her life, Derrell, whom she met at the Kelowna Rowing Club.
Vera and Derrell and their daughters moved to Trail in 1953 when Derrell accepted a transfer with Eatons. Vera worked at pharmacies in Trail, Fruitvale, and Salmo. She loved her trips down south each winter with Derrell.
She was devoted to her church and she volunteered at the senior homes as the pianist for sing-a-longs. She loved to knit for her family and has created many sweaters and afghans which will hold fond memories for all of us.
Vera adored her four daughters and after Derrell passed, she enjoyed all of her new adventures with the girls. Vera was always positive and cheerful and loved people.
She will live on in the hearts of her children; Lynn (Alton), Janis (Sydney), Diane (Chuck) and Wendy (Michael); 9 grandchildren: Kevin (Holly), Kristy (Paul), Emma (Braydon), Neville (Brea), Kyle (Krystal), Kate, Colleen, Evan and Nathan; and her 6 great-grandchildren: Zoe, Tessa, Kaeden, Amy, Sean and Brooklyn.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Trail United Church at 1300 Pine Avenue
Trail, BC on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10:00 am with Reverend Keith Simmonds officiating. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.
The family wishes to express their appreciation and gratitude for the lov-ing care mom received from Dr. Hume, Silver City Gardens staff, Interior Health Home, Community Care Services and the 3rd floor nurses at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. Your compassion and support will last in our hearts forever. Special thanks to family and friends who provided comfort dur-ing our time of sorrow.
As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers, donations in Vera’s name may be made to the Trail United Church at 1300 Pine Avenue Trail, BC V1R 4E6 or to a charity of your choice.
You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca
***GERMAN, JOSEPH JOHN “JOE” —
1939-2012After a courageous battle with can-
cer Joe passed away peacefully on April 16th, 2012 at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock. He was loved and will be greatly missed by his wife of fifty years- Rita. He also leaves four children Don, Susan (Jeremy), Josie (Kevin) and Karen; seven won-derful grandchildren Mackenzie (Sean), Caleigh, Emily, Joe, Alexandra, Katie and Michael; and two great grand children Deacon and Cushla. His legacy will be through the memories of those he loved.
Joe was born in Trail, BC and no mat-ter where life took him, the Kootenays were always part of his spirit. He often talked about growing up in Warfield, and the times at J. Lloyd Crowe High School. Upon graduation he completed the Cominco Assayer’s Apprenticeship Program, beginning his career in Trail. His profession soon took the family north to the NWT, and the Yukon. These were times of great adventure and opportun-ity. Before retirement, Joe worked for many years in the Vancouver area, and in a consulting role for mines in far reaching areas. Joe valued the opportun-ity of meeting new friends throughout his life experiences.
Joe was predeceased by his parents Catherine and Reginald German and his sister Lois.
In keeping with Joe’s wishes there will be no service to mark his passing. He would want his friends and family to remember him for his strength and honesty. It was important to Joe that his ashes be returned to the place of his roots, this will be honored.
In lieu of flowers donations in Joe’s name may be made to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice www.canuckplace.org.
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LEVON HELMS THE ASSOCIATED PRESSALBANY, N.Y. - With
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OPINION
Spring came sudden-ly to the Rossland Range over the Easter weekend.
After weeks of heavy, late-season snow, intense sun-shine replaced the clouds and fog, leaving a sodden, sticky base for skiers at Red Mountain.
Blue sky is all that’s really needed for a great day on the slopes at this time of year, but I figured a bit of wax would heighten my ski-ing pleasure.
A trip to the Red Mountain ski shop provided not only lubrication but a good laugh as well.
Before they would agree to a $15 wax job I had to sign a waiver and initial it twice more for good meas-ure. I felt like I had skied into an old M*A*S*H* episode where smarty-pants clerk Radar patiently explains to Col. Blake that he is sign-ing to acknowledge that he will be initialing the form instead of providing the standard signature.
Since the risk of injury and death is an innate part of sliding rapidly downhill
between trees and rocks and then riding a chairlift back into the sky, the ski industry can be excused for its twitchiness.
Where real paranoia about legal liability can be found is among many of our public institutions.
It is hilarious that muni-cipalities, including several locally, are keen to build skate parks.
After years of rebuilding and replacing playgrounds because the sand under the swings wasn’t soft enough and teeter-totters were deemed a menace, they now want kids to do jumps and flips over concrete.
Parents are integral to this lunacy. When their children are two they make them wear helmets and seatbelts to ride those little plastic recumbent trikes on which the kid is an inch off the ground and the top speed is about .5 km/h. When he gets bigger, they buy him those nifty skis with the turned up backs so he go faster when jumping off cliffs backwards. Helmets are mandatory, parachutes
optional.The Birchbank golf
course is getting into the game this season by limit-ing the drinking water avail-able on the course to the kind you purchase at great expense (relative to what you are getting: tap water) from little plastic bottles.
The concern is that birds and squirrels will contamin-ate the water the club has been dispensing from plas-tics urns, which are cleaned, disinfected and filled daily before being locked in wood-en stands on the course.
The liability concern stems from an incident in Arizona in 2002 when 84
junior golfers contracted the Norwalk virus after drink-ing contaminated water. One of them died, not from the virus but after choking on his own vomit, and his family won a $3 million claim against the course.
During a cursory Internet search I could find no other instances of water-borne tragedies at golf courses. But there are cases of ser-ious injury and death for golfers falling out of motor-ized carts and being hit by balls, clubs and lightning.
It should also be noted that Birchbank is located, not in the United States, but in Canada, where civil dam-ages for pain and suffering and to punish the bad behaviour of defendants are miniscule in comparison to those faced by our more liti-gious American neighbours.
Where there are big awards for personal injuries in Canada, they tend to be for spinal and brain injur-ies sustained in automobile accidents.
Kind of what you would expect from falling out of a golf cart after too many beers
from the mobile beverage service at Birchbank or hit-ting a vehicle while travers-ing the course access road and parking lot between nines, where no traffic or liability-limiting warning signs are to be seen.
But the club has the squirrels on the run, so be sure to bring a couple litres of water or enough money for the beverage cart the next time you golf on one of our typically scorching sum-mer days.
Oh, and you might want to ignore Judge Judy and any other U.S.-based sources of legal information that you are privy to and go back to encasing your kid in bubble wrap for the trip to the post office in her pram.
Raymond Masleck is a retired Times reporter and an avid but dangerously bad golfer. Don’t stand beside, behind, or anywhere near him when he is swinging, and cover the ears of children when his post-swing com-mentary commences. Please sign here signifying that you have read and understood this liability waiver.
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An editorial from the Waterloo Region Record
Thirty years ago this week, Canada changed forever and for better. It happened in a brief moment on Parliament Hill in Ottawa when, with a twist of her regal wrist, Queen Elizabeth signed into law the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Then, for the first time, Canada became a truly independent nation. And then, more than ever before, individuals and groups in this country were shielded from abusive or misguided gov-ernments.
As political moments go, this was the most momentous politi-cal event since Confederation had welded a group of colonies into one country 115 years ear-lier. On April 17, 1982, Canada enjoyed full independence because, for the first time, it had the power to change its most fundamental law - its constitu-tion - in its own Parliament. No longer would it have to ask the consent for such changes from a
foreign government, the British Parliament, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
If this made Canadians walk more proudly, the rights and freedoms proclaimed that day let them walk more securely. It would be wrong to assume that, before this date, Canadians did not generally enjoy freedom of religion, speech or assembly. Most of the time, they did. But governments did, from time to time, infringe on those and other freedoms. And when that happened, Canadians had few legal tools at their disposal with which to challenge a high-hand-ed government.
The charter aimed to - and did - change this. Its words con-structed a protective bulwark around the rights and liberties of everyone in this country. And on those towering ramparts stand our courts and judges, defend-ing the citizen against the state, guarding the minority from the excesses of a parliamentary majority. Since the day the char-
ter was signed with so much pomp and ceremony, Canadian courts have been able to rule on whether a federal or provincial law is compatible with the stan-dards codified in what amounts to the supreme law of the land. And if a law offends the charter it can be overthrown.
Canadians should always remember that in our parliamen-tary system, a majority govern-ment, and especially the prime minister or premier of such a government, wields enormous powers. Thanks to the char-ter, our courts have become a trusted and responsible check on those enormous powers.
In retrospect, we underesti-mated the charter, as well as the abilities of both our judiciaries and legislatures.
As foundations go, this char-ter is bedrock on which a more fair and tolerant nation has risen.
And it deserves enthusias-tic celebration, this week and always.
Al b e r t a ’ s W i l d r o s e Alliance stands poised to
replace the Progressive Conservative party as its provincial government at the end of the month. This development is indicative of the scope of political discourse in Alberta, in that one r i g h t -wing party will likely r e p l a c e another . But how exactly do these par-ties dif-fer if they are both referred to as “right-wing”? What exactly does it mean to be on the right?
This question speaks to the internal rift with-in the Conservative Party of Canada, the Republican Party in the United States, or most other so-called right-wing political parties around the world. Why do social and fiscal con-servatives find them-selves allies in the field of political debate?
Although the origins of the terms “right” and “left-wing” are com-monly known, their present usage is so blind and confusing that it has rendered the terms meaningless. During the French Revolution, supporters of reform sat congregated to the left of the President, while supporters of the tradi-tional regime sat on the
right. Thus, terms that originally referred to seating arrangements became employed as synonyms for political ideologies.
“Left-wing” came to symbolize challenging authority and social progress, whereas “right-wing” described supporters of estab-
lished power and order. T r a n s l a t e d loosely into today’s politi-cal jargon, L i b e r a l s are often d e s c r i b e d as left-wing, while
Conservatives have been seen as the repre-sentatives of the right-wing.
However, removed from the context of France’s 18th cen-tury political scene, these terms are hardly appropriate charac-terizations of current political actors. These days, conservatives are often enemies of the status quo. In Canada, Stephen Harper’s gov-ernment was honed by years of opposition to what was seen as an unbeatable Liberal Party that had come to view itself as the natu-ral governing party of Canada. In his own way, Harper was left-wing in challenging the Liberals’ arrogance and culture of patronage and blind party loyalty.
F u r t h e r m o r e , social conservatives
often (justifiably) feel attacked and even mar-ginalised by popular opinion despite their identification with traditional values. Opposing gay-marriage is far more left-wing than supporting it, in that it challenges the dominant legal and cul-tural discourses of our time.
On the other hand, one might well argue that as soon as a left-wing party forms a government, they cease by definition to be left-wing. A government cannot attack the same authority that it at the same time represents (unless we refer to the organs of government and its bureaucratic mechanisms – but that is a subject for another article). In fact, the left-wing has never really existed, at least as a governing entity.
Political parties that self-identify as “left-wing” reek of preten-tion and a confusion of identity. In truth, most of the reforms for which labour-based par-ties have traditionally struggled have already been integrated: great-er rights for workers, a fair and responsive compensation pro-gram for injuries sus-tained in the course of employment, and a safety net for transi-tioning between jobs as well as into retirement. Since these goals have already been achieved, self-described left-
wing parties are no longer really seeking to change the system; however much they mouth the words of their heady, “radical” ideology, their support of reforms which have already been imple-mented into the domi-nant political discourse makes them a sup-porter of the status quo and thus right-wing. They are ideologically bankrupt, struggling to portray themselves as maligned victims while in fact their poli-tics reinforce the estab-lished mechanisms of power. The fact that they would viciously contest this speaks more to their own lack of consciousness than the veracity of their beliefs, the sincerity of which I do not care to impugn.
Thus, we have polit-ical parties that self-identify as right-wing whose policies would be more accurately described as left-wing, who disagree amongst themselves as to the definition of right-wing. At the same time we have parties which self-identify as left-wing whose policies support established institutions, a stance that is more accurately described as right-wing. If this sounds confus-ing, that’s because it is. This very basic level of confusion discourages voters from partaking in the political process. Why would anyone
bother to participate in a political party that is mistaken as to their very premises as an organization?
In a social context where the definitions of
“right” and “left-wing” have been so misused and intermingled that even those members who self-identify using these terms have little sense of what they actu-
ally mean, we would be better off to aban-don the usage of these terms altogether.
Nelson Peters is a law student at Universite Laval in Quebec City.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESSVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI celebrat-
ed a very Bavarian birthday Monday, marking his 85 years with his brother, German bishops and a musical band from his native land.
Benedict began the day with a Mass in which he alluded to his own mortality, saying he would carry on his final years knowing that God was watching over him.
“I am facing the final leg of the path of my life and I don’t know what’s ahead,” Benedict said in his homily. “I know though that God’s light is there ... and that his light is stronger than every darkness.”
Benedict was later joined in the Vatican’s fres-coed Clementine Hall by about 150 Bavarians, including bishops, political leaders and repre-sentatives of the region’s Protestant and Jewish communities.
He was serenaded by 10 children dressed in traditional Bavarian garb who danced for him and recited a poem, and by Bavarian musicians who performed a song he and his siblings sang as children while their father accompanied them on a zither.
A very emotional pope said those gath-ered “represent for me the stations of my life.” Speaking off-the-cuff, he singled out the role played by the Jewish community in Bavaria for “bringing me closer emotionally to the Jewish people.”
Sitting nearby was Benedict’s older brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, who was ordained on the same day as the pope in 1951 and flew to Rome for this week’s celebrations, which also include the seventh anniversary of Benedict’s election as pope, on Thursday.
Despite his age and increasing frailty - he has begun using a cane on occasion - Benedict has quashed speculation of a possible resignation. On Sunday, he asked for prayers and strength “to fulfil the mission (the Lord) entrusted to me.”
Cardinal Angelo Sodano issued birthday greetings on behalf of the College of Cardinals that elected Benedict, and welcomed the Bavarian bishops to the “family party” inside the Apostolic Palace.
Speaking in Latin, Sodano wished Benedict “many happy years” ahead - sentiments that were echoed in birthday greetings that arrived from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Queen Elizabeth II and Italy’s president.
In Benedict’s hometown of Marktl Am Inn, the faithful marked his birthday by rising at 4:15 a.m. - the time he was born - and walking from his house to the local church for prayers.
He received several gifts, including a large crucifix, a Maypole, a traditional Bavarian Easter basket and a bunch of white flowers.
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BY JIM BAILEYTimes Sports Editor
The bulls are on the way, the cowboys are signed up, and while organizers are unsure who will be climbing on the bulls next Saturday, one familiar face has confirmed his return to the Kootenay Chrysler Bull-a-Rama.
Chad Besplug, was called up to the big stage earlier this month, but the four-time consecutive champion of Trail’s Bull-a-Rama has confirmed his participation in this year’s ride.
“Yeah, I think it (the deadline) was last week,” said Besplug, while traveling through Texas. “So I’ll be there.”
After a great year on the Canadian Pro Riding Association (CPRA) circuit Besplug qualified for the “Built Ford Tough” series in the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuit in the U.S.A. Last week-end he shot out of a chute in Indianapolis, Ind., and will follow that up with a PBR ride in Des Moines, Iowa this weekend.
The 26-year old led the CPRA bull riding series and is the 2011 national bull riding champion, but he hasn’t owned an event like he has Trail’s Bull-a-Rama.
“I don’t know, I think it’s just luck. I mean I win a certain amount of events every year and you never know where those ones are going to fall. I just seem to get lucky and draw good bulls there, it’s just one of those things – sometimes cool things like that happen.”
Organizer Guy Thompson is looking forward to another successful go around, with a full compli-ment of riders, 50 bulls, youth steer riders and mutton busting all ready to hit the corral at the Trail Memorial Centre.
“We did fill up (with riders), so that’s good news, and I’m sure we’re going to have some of the top guys, but we won’t find out until Monday,” said Thompson.
For Besplug, his success coupled with a relatively injury-free year can largely be attributed to his work ethic and dedication to the sport. The Claresholm native’s jump from the CPRA into the PBR is welcomed and well earned.
“It’s definitely a step up but for me,” said Besplug. “I feel like
I’ve belonged there for a long time. I’ve mostly stayed in Canada the last while, but I’m happy to be going to those ones, for sure. There is just a lot more opportunity. They are all televised and it’s just where you want to be.”
Despite the bigger spotlight, after Des Moines, Besplug will hit a rodeo in Fresno, Calif. then head up to an event in Edmonton, before driving all night to make it to Trail for the Apr. 28 Bull-a-Rama.
Besplug has won close to $20,000 in prize money from the Kootenay Chrysler Bull-a-Rama in the past four years alone.
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Chad Besplug rode to victory in four consecutive Kootenay Chrysler Bull-a-Ramas at the Trail Memorial Centre and will look for five as he returns Saturday to defend his title.
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to get away without acknowledging the 50th anniversary of a major accomplish-ment by a Home of Champions team.
This month in 1962 the Trail Smoke Eaters won their second Allan Cup national amateur hockey championship, meaning that generation of players finally matched the 1938-39 icons with a national and a world title on their resumes.
Pretty much the same team had won the worlds the year before, but had kind of backed in to that opportunity after losing the national title to the Chatham Maroons in 1960.
Just for a little context, after the 61 Smokies it was 35 years before a Canadian team won another world title - at a time when many of the best players from Europe were involved in NHL playoff play - and Trail played against the best that Russia, Sweden, Checkoslovakia and other European powers had to offer.
People have funny, fuzzy memories of that Allan Cup run, most remembering it as easy pick-ings for a defending world champion whose roster contained most, if decidedly not all, of the talent from the previous season.
Not so much. It’s true the Smokies’ swept the Alberta champs
three straight, albeit the final game was a one goal affair.
Against the Saskatoon Quakers, however, Trail was down three games to two on home ice before rallying to take the last two games and the western title. Game six was a 7-6 nailbiter, game seven was like game one, a 6-0 blitz for the Smokies. Every winner in that series scored at least six goals. The final tally was, Trail 36, Saskatoon, 26, the differ-ence that pronounced only because of those two six-goal shutouts.
Against the Montreal Olympiques, Trail was more comfortably in command - except for game two, when Montreal rebounded from an 8-0 shel-lacking for a 5-2 win to even the best-of-seven.
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Former Smokies play for championshipBY TIMES STAFF
The BCHL’s Penticton Vees and Alberta Junior Hockey League’s (AJHL) Brooks Bandits face off today, for the Doyle Cup championship, and on the ice will be no fewer than four former Smokies.
Trail native Travis St. Denis will line up for the Vees, while Tanner Hicks, Ryan Luiten and Matt Wilkens are the former Smokies trio on a Bandits team that’s making its first appearance in the Doyle Cup since joining the AJHL in 1999.
Hicks, a Calgary native, was picked up in a five-player trade with the Alberni Bulldogs in October only to be traded before the January deadline to Brooks in a three-way deal that sent 17-year-old Riley McDougall from the Calgary Canucks to the Smokies.
Luiten, from Anchorage, Alaska, played in 48 games for the Smoke Eaters in the 2010-11 season before heading to Brooks where he finished third in scoring in 2011-12. Meanwhile, Wilkins, from
Kimberley, was arguably the Bandits’ best player, leading the team in scoring with 34 goals and 65 assists in 60 games. Wilkins was traded in June 2010 in a five-player deal that saw Steve Dobbin and standout Cullen Bradshaw come to Trail.
After three campaigns as a Smokie, St. Denis had a great year for the Vees finish-ing fifth in league scoring with 37-52-89. The Vees led the BCHL this season but last played in the Doyle Cup in 2008.
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Saluting the ‘62 Smokies
DAVE THOMPSON
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FROM PAGE 10The Smokies
responded in turn, however, and took the next three, 4-2, 4-1 and 5-3 for the title that matched the accom-plishments of their 38-39 forebears.
Montreal featured a Richard (yes, that family) who surprising-ly wasn’t a great skater, and a burly defense-man name Noel Picard who went on to play for Scotty Bowman, and eventually alongside Seth Martin, with the St. Louis Blues after the first NHL expansion.
The Richard present, however, possessed a howitzer of a slap shot, the equal of any I have seen in person, and the team itself was very strong on the power play.
Several players on that Smoke Eater team were coveted by vari-ous (only six in those days) NHL clubs. The most notable among those would have been Warfield’s Harry Smith - strong, fast, skilled and tough - although none of them took the bait.
In the pre-expansion NHL days, there was similar money and bet-ter security in good local jobs and business ownership than now exists in pro sports, plus those Smokies liked liv-ing here.
Many still do, and you know who they are.
Happy anniversary guys.
FROM PAGE 10 Both clubs led their leagues in
goals-for in the regular season. “They’re known as a high-scoring
team,” said Brooks Bulletin sports reporter Bruce Parker of the Bandits. “They have the league scoring leader (Wilkins, 99 points); they can put the puck in the net.”
The same would be said of the Vees. The difference may be that Penticton has shown a lockdown defensive ability as well. While they haven’t scored at the same rate in the playoffs as they did in the regular season, they’ve actually improved in goals-against going from a 2.22 aver-age in the regular season to a 1.80 number in the playoffs.
“I get the sense that the teams are very similar,” said Penticton Western news sports reporter Emanuel Sequeira. “It’s like trying to figure out how to beat yourself. I talked to
(players) this morning and I get the sense that they’re very excited for this series.”
This has been the best season the Bandits have put together in club his-tory but, like the Vees, the Doyle Cup is just part of the equation.
“The coaches and players have their eyes on the RBC Cup,” said Parker. “They’re looking at the big picture as opposed to a piece of the picture.”
The first game goes tonight in Brooks.
WHL notes: Trail native Joey Baker and the Portland Winterhawks defeated the Kamloops Blazers 2-0 Wednesday to win the best of 7 ser-ies 4-3.
The Winterhawks will play the Tri-City Americans in the final. The Americans outlasted the Spokane Chiefs, beating them in Game 7, 3-2.
With files from the BCHL
Fond memories
of Cup
Bandits bank on Wilkins
RECREATIONA12 www.trailtimes.ca Friday, April 20, 2012 Trail Daily Times
RELEASE A JUVENILE WHITE STURGEONDate: Monday, April 23, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m–3:00 p.m
Place: Hugh Keenleyside Dam, near Castlegar (Celgar side of the river)
This is your chance to help an endangered species!
Join the Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative (UCWSRI) on April 23rd for the annual juvenile sturgeon release event. Come and release your very own sturgeon, learn more about these amazing fish and touch these ‘ancients of the deep’ that have remained largely unchanged for 175 million years.
For more information call BC Hydro Castlegar office at 250 365 4550. Free shuttle rides available from Pioneer Arena starting at 11:30 a.m. Service provided by Mountain Transport Institute.
The Release Event is hosted by the UCWSRI with funding support from BC Hydro, FortisBC, Teck and the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C. and Fisheries and Oceans Canada). 34
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Come and meet Rick Hansen and his 25th Anniversary Relay team from 12:00 p.m–1:00 p.m. Proud supporters of the Sturgeon Release program.
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Warfield Recreation will be holding our annual Pitch-in day on Tuesday rain or shine, starting at the Warfield Community Hall at 6 p.m.
This is a day for the residents to take pride in our community by helping to clean up the trash along our walkways, streets, and paths. Gloves, gar-bage bags and routes will be supplied by Warfield Recreation. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served after the pick-up and a group photo taken.
Be part of the Rick Hansen 25th anniversary relay run by cheering on the torch bearers that pass through the Village of Warfield on Wednesday.
The participants will be at Webster School at about 1:30 p.m before continuing on to the Warfield Village Office at 2 p.m.; the final leg will con-tinue up Schofield Highway, past the Business Area and stop at the Warfield Community Hall for a meet and greet of the relay team from 2:10 to 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.
For more information about any of these events, please contact the Warfield Village Office at 368-8202.
WARFIELD REC
Mother’s Unite Garage Sale will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse. This indoor community garage sale is for families in search of quality chil-dren’s items for newborns up to 12 years old. Doors open at 10 a.m.
RCMP Crime Prevention Officer Gordon Sims is offering a course on Frauds, Cons, Schemes and Scams on April 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn how to recognize and prevent becoming the victim of frauds and cons, including steps to take to pre-vent identity theft. This presentation is free, but pre-registration is required to ensure participation.
Seniors Get Fit is a workshop conducted by a personal trainer who will lead you towards your physical fitness goals. You will be introduced to the fitness centre, learning about
physical fitness, safe lifting tech-niques, avoiding injury and goal set-ting. Proper weight room etiquette will also be discussed. Join the ses-sion on April 26, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre.
Come out to the Bike Safety Clinic happening on April 28 at the pull out beside the Fire Hall on Rossland Avenue. Ages 5-8 go 10 to 11 a.m., and ages 9-12, 1 to 2 p.m. A miniature community will be erected to give children and their parents hands-on learning about bicycle safety and pedestrian safety in a ‘kids sized space.’ Children will learn how to obey road signs, the rules of riding a bike on city streets, how to cross streets safely and how to escape a house fire. This free pro-gram requires parent participation. Don’t forget your bike helmet.
Register for programs at the Trail Aquatic Centre at 364-0888.
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Zumba shakes out winter blahs
Kids Garage Sale is on Apr. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Montrose Hall. Seize the opportunity to free up some space and turn those gently used chil-dren’s items into cash. Book your table ($10) by Monday.
Mosaic Stained Glass Stepping Stone with Loralie Hedges and Ada Kowalski goes on May 4, 6–8:30 p.m. and May 6, 2–3 p.m., in the Beaver Valley Arena lobby. Learn to make a wonderful step-ping-stone in time for Mother’s Day. Choose a design, and then
embellish it with other glass pieces. All materi-als are included in this two-class project. Cost is $35 per stone. Pre-registration is required.
Zumba continues at the Fruitvale Hall Monday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 7–8 p.m,, and Tuesday from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. At the Montrose Hall Thursday from 7–8 p.m. Drop in $11 or call for more info on punch pass discounts.
Chito-Ryu Karate, instructed by Sensei Scott Hutcheson, is on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. for youth and 7-8 p.m. for adult classes, running until June
13 at the Fruitvale Elementary School Gym.
Belly Dance class-es, instructed by Barbara Stang, is on Tuesday evenings at the Montrose Hall from 6:45-8:15 p.m. from April 3 – May 8. $8 drop-in. For more infor-mation about the class-es, please call Barbara at 367-0151.
Yoga, instructed by Laurie MacDonald will be on Tuesdays, April 3 – May 22 at the Fruitvale Memorial Hall from 6:30-7:45 pm. $10 drop in.
To register for any of the above programs, please call Kelly at 367-9319.
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LEISURE
Dear Annie: Bob and I are both divorced from our previous spouses. His ex-wife was unfaithful, and so was my ex-husband. We fell in love even though we live miles apart. I recently visited him for the second time to talk about our future plans. He wanted me to meet his friends, and I happily agreed.
“Tina” is a longtime family friend. Bob is godfather to two of her children. She claims to be best friends with Bob’s ex-wife. But dur-ing dinner, Tina made inappropriate advan-ces toward Bob. He finally confessed that they had a one-night stand when he dis-covered his wife was cheating. They swore never to speak of their tryst. This happened long before he met me, and Bob says he feels terrible about it. But Tina made sure I knew they had a sexual his-tory. It took every bit of reserve to maintain my composure that even-
ing. While I have zero
respect for a woman who sleeps with her best friend’s man, I am also unhappy with Bob. He has done every-thing within his power since then to prove that he loves me and wants a future with me, including marriage, but I cannot get past the fact that he and Tina crossed a bound-ary and still expect to remain friendly. What kind of man would try to merge his past with his present? -- Feeling Confused
Dear Confused: Bob has been honest with you, but as godfather to Tina’s children, she will always be in the
picture. Do you trust him not to put him-self in a compromising position? That is the sole issue. You cannot change the past. You can only accept it and move forward. You and Bob might benefit from premarital counseling. He sounds worth it.
Dear Annie: My daughter is planning a wedding to a great guy, and I am thrilled for her. The problem is, he comes from a very wealthy family. I live in a mobile home. If I’m lucky, I could scratch together $3,000 to put toward their wedding, but that’s it.
I don’t want to use the little money I’ve saved toward my retirement. I’ve already spent a fortune on my dress, the gifts and all the little extras. So my question is, how do I offer $3,000 and say that is all I have to give toward the actual wedding? Do I need to apologize? Should I take out a loan or bor-row from my retire-
ment to save face? This whole thing is keeping me up at night. -- The Bride’s Mother
Dear Mother: Parents should never put themselves in hock in order to pay for a child’s wedding. An adult bride and groom should pay for their own nuptials whenever possible, even if that means cake and punch in the backyard. Tell your daughter you love her very much, and you will be happy to give her $3,000 toward the cost of her wedding. Period. You don’t need to apologize or take out a loan. If she wants something more elab-orate, it’s her problem, not yours.
Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Not Romeo and Juliet,” who said that many years ago, there was some unspecified rift between her family and her boyfriend’s family. Now that she and the boyfriend have recon-nected and wish to marry, the families are
angry and vehemently against it.
The first thing they should do is have their DNA checked. I’d bet there was an affair between two of those parents and the kids are related. - First-Time Writer from Iowa
Dear Iowa: You could be right, although the rift extends to every member of both fam-ilies. While an affair seems a likely basis for the animosity, we would hope the par-ents would inform the couple if they shared
DNA. Instead, they are vague, saying only that they won’t attend the wedding. We think the couple deserves to know why.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar.
TODAY’S CROSSWORD
SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU
Sudoku is a number-plac-ing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each col-umn and each 3x3 box contains the same num-ber only once. The diffi-culty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.
TODAY’S PUZZLES
ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell
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Accept the past and continue to move forward
LEISURE
For Saturday, April 21, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The New Moon today is the perfect time to give serious thought to your value system and your finances. How do things look? What is it you really want? TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The only New Moon all year in your sign is taking place today. Therefore, take a realistic look in the mirror. What can you do to create a better impression on others? GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Unless you’re in touch with a value system that guides you, you’ll have difficulty making important decisions. This is a good day to define your guidelines in life. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Do you hang out with qual-ity people? Are you happy with the friends you have? Your friends affect you and your future.
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) What are your relationships with the authority figures in your life like, including parents and bosses? Today’s New Moon poses this ques-tion for you. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) What further education, training or travel might you get so that you can improve your job chances or enhance your life? Give this some thought. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) What can you do to reduce your debt? Think of how you can take hold of your life and steer it in the direction you want instead of just reacting to things. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Focus on your closest friendships and partnerships today. Remember: For a relationship to be successful, you must be as good for your partner as he or she is for
you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) What can you do to improve your job? And further, what can you do to improve your health? These are your New Moon questions today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) It’s important to play, have fun and express creativ-ity. Too often we get bogged down in focusing on work and responsibilities. Do you
give yourself enough play-time? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) What can you do to improve your relations with family members? And also, what can you do to improve where you live so that you enjoy your home better? PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is perhaps the best day of the year to ask your-self about your style of com-
municating with others. Do people understand you? Do you understand and listen to them? YOU BORN TODAY You’re conscientious, reliable and very loyal to family. When it comes to practical mat-ters, you have an amazing expertise with financial savvy. (You know how to keep your boat afloat.) You believe in the correct way of doing things, and many of you value tradition and pag-
eantry. In the year ahead, an important choice will present itself. Choose wisely. Birthdate of: Alexander Edler, hockey player; Queen Elizabeth II, British mon-arch; Laura Calder, TV chef/author. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
TUNDRA
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
DILBERT
ANIMAL CRACKERS
HAGARBROOMHILDA
SALLY FORTHBLONDIE
YOUR HOROSCOPEBy Francis Drake
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Cora Rose
The family of the late
Catherine Seafootloving wife, mother & grandmother, would like to thank
everyone that sent food, baking, flowers, cards, emails, online condolences and phone calls.
Special thanks to Dr. Bridger and the nursing staff of the 3rd floor at Kootenay Lake Hospital for Moms care.
Thank You to the staff at Victorian Community Health Care Centre in Kaslo for their care for Mom over the past couple
of years. Also Rhonda Addison, Nicola Candy and the Home Care workers that helped Mom before she went into the care
facility.Thank you to Lawrence Campbell for conducting the service,
Marg Buchanan for providing the music, Paddy Flanagan for his eulogy and the Kaslo Legion LA
for the wonderful luncheon.Thank you to Robert Sylvester and staff of Thompson
Funeral Service for helping us get through a very difficult time.
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Hr/week: 28 temp Maternity leave (1 year)Start Date: June 1, 2012Job Description: This position provides outreach and in-office services to youth (13-18) in the Trail & surrounding area. This is a dynamic position requiring someone who is confident in working with youth who may be experiencing complex issues, can communicate effectively and work directly with community partners and able to multi-task a large caseload.This position is funded through MCFD and covers support, referral and advocacy through 1 - 1 counseling and group work.
Requirements:
or related field and a minimum of 2 years experience working with high risk youth. Equivalences may be considered.
Preference will be given to persons with a Class 4 Drivers License.
and weekends as required.
community.
Closes:Email: Executive Directorat [email protected] to apply for position.
Trail Outreach Youth Service Provider Position
Community Literacy CoordinatorThe Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is looking for a Community Literacy Coordinator for Greater Trail. We are a Columbia Basin wide literacy organization committed to providing inclusive and accessible literacy programs for people of all ages. Ideal candidates will work well with the CBAL team, have an understanding of literacy and a passion for working with people.We value the following skills and attributes:
Desired quali cations include: post-secondary education, experience in community development, facilitation and working with families, adults, ESL adults, and/or volunteers. This is a .8 position, September to June, with the potential for more hours.Please send resumes to dpro [email protected] by April 23.For more information call Desneiges Pro li at 250-364-1275 #247.
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Proposal and report • writing Enthusiasm and creativity • Self initiative• Flexibility and reliability•
City of Trail - Job Pos ngSTUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESThe City of Trail is seeking mo vated individuals to ll four summer student placements.
Applica on forms, including a detailed job descrip on and details on how to apply can be obtained at the Greater Trail Community Skills Centre, 123 – 1290 Esplanade, Trail, BC, or on their electronic job board: www.communityskillscentre.com.
Applica ons will be received un l Friday, May 4, 2012.
The City of Trail thanks all applicants for their interest and will only reply to those selected for an interview.
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In Memoriam
In Loving Memory of
Rocco Mazzei
Husband, Father, Nonno who passed into the Great Beyond a year ago today.
A year has passed since that sad day
When the one I loved was called away God took him home, it
was His will, But in my heart he liveth still.
Sadly missed, but not forgotten Love Pat, Louis,
Brenda, Leonard, Maria, son-in-law David,
grandchildren Shailyn & Italia
Cards of Thanks
The family of
Maria Moro would like to express
their appreciation for the cards, phone calls,flowers, meals,
baking, donations and to all who attended the
mass for our mother and nona.
A special thanks to Father Matthieu Gombo Yange OFMCap and to Sister Norma, the St.
Anthony Choir and CWL.Thank you to Dr. Benzer,
the Nurses and Care Workers at Columbia View Lodge for their
many years of excellent care given to Maria.
Thank you to Bill Clark and staff from Alternative
Funeral Service for their excellent help and
guidance.To our friends and family, your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.
Guido and Paula Gabriella and Bob Lino and Sheila Lida and Jesse And families.
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Wayne DeWitt ext 25Mario Berno ext 27
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1148 Bay Ave, Trail250-368-5000
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GlenmerryWow! This 4 bdrm, 3 bath family home has it all! Convenient location, beautifully landscaped, fenced yard, immaculately kept. Move In condition.$359,500
East TrailExcellent value! This small 1 bdrm home is in a great location close to Gyro Park and has fantastic parking (double garage).$89,500
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OFFER!East TrailA good, solid residential/commercial building in East Trail. Good sized commercial space on main plus a 2 bdrm suite upstairs$175,000
POTENTIAL
FruitvaleThis 1 1/2 storey 3 bdrm, 2 bath home is located on a large, private lot. NG
replace, HW oors, french doors between living room & dining room, full basement with rec. room & more.$224,900
East TrailNice starter or retirement home in East Trail. Short walk to Aquatic centre, ball eld and Safeway.$129,500
GREAT PRICE
WanetaBetter than new! This1/2 duplex offers over 2,700 sq.ft. of quality
nishing. Super HW oors on main. 3 bath,
main oor laundry. Call to check this one out!$319,900
LIKE NEW!
FruitvaleOnly 4 years old and in a beautiful location, close to rinks, parks and school. Plus an 800 sq ft. shop! Quick possession available$285,000
NEW PRICE
Waneta VillageBrand new half duplex. Top quality construction.
$329.000includes HST
ONE LEFT! FruitvaleGreat 2 bedroom half duplex in Fruitvale with a full walk out basement and a single carport.$189,500
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FruitvaleSolid chalet style home on 10 acres at the top of Wilson Road. Stunning views and complete privacy.$209,000
REDUCED RedstoneSuper lot in a very desirable location at Redstone Golf Course. Beautiful site line. Build your dream home!$125,000
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FruitvaleSuper family home. Well maintained & spotless. 3 bdrms on the main, 2 baths & a great yard!$253,500
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1654 East St.Trail$399,000
FruitvaleA great family home on a super lot in a super location near school & parks. 0.28 acres, large wrokshop with beaver creek nearby.$239,000
NEW LISTING SunningdaleOn the river! Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bath home on a large 85’ x 110’ lot on the river. New roof & paint. Beautiful views and access to the water.$349,500
RIVERSIDE
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TrailLike new best describes this 1/2 duplex in the Waneta area. Great open oor plan, beautiful yard & no strata fees!
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WanetaA stunning executive quality home in a quiet setting with a beautiful back yard. This 3 bedroom home is only 6 years old and is a “must see.”$429,500
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TrailThis Miral Heights home is bigger than it looks. With over 2,600 sq.ft., 4+ bedrooms & 2 baths.$299,500
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1:30 - 3:301836 4th Ave
FruitvaleBeautifully maintained 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom
Fruitvale home.$273,900
SunningdaleTotally charming 3 bedroom home tucked away on a quiet street. Lots of extras & upgrades.$239,000
NEW LISTING SalmoBrand new home, perfect for the retiree. 3 beds, 2 baths, close to downtown, carport & storage shed!$149,900
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RENTING! East TrailMove in ready. 4 beds, 2 baths, fenced yard with UG sprinklers, Newer windows, high ef ciency furnace w/ A/C, mechanically updated!$239,900
IT’S ALL
DONE!
East TrailGreat starter or for the retiree. No stairs, steps to Gyro Park, off-street parking!$118,000
East TrailInvestment property! Live in the main house and have the back house pay part of the mortgage!$152,000
2 FOR 1! TrailBrand new home! Large open plan living space,. HW
oors, covered deck, 3 bdrms, 3 baths. Great home for entertaining!$259,900
NEW LISTING East TrailGreat starter or investment property. Fresh paint, new windows, new
ooring. Take a look!
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BELLA VISTA TOWNHOMES
Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms townhouse for rent or purchase located in Shaver’s
BenchNo pets and no
smokingReasonable pricesPhone 364-1822
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FRANCESCO ESTATES& ERMALINDA APARTMENTS
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Rent Located by the Columbia River in Glenmerry
Adult and Seniors oriented, No Pets and No Smoking
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For Sale By OwnerMERRITT SxS Duplex.DOWNTOWN. 1 Side newly decorated and vacant. Other side rented. Each side has4 bdrms, 3- 4 pce baths,
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Houses For Sale2008 3bdrm. Moduline @ Bea-ver Falls Mobile Park. $79,900 OBO F/S D/W 250-367-6054
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Apt/Condo for RentGlenmerry 2bdrm. F/S $675/mo. Heat included. 250-368-5908ROSSLAND, 1bach. apt. Golden City Manor. N/S. N/P. Subsidized. 250-362-3385, 250-362-5030.ROSSLAND GUEST SUITE, pri-vate entrance, deluxe ensuite & kitchenette. Newly reno’d. N/S, N/P. Weekly, mo. rate. 604-836-3359
SUNNINGDALE, 3bdrm. . incl. heat & cable. No smoking, No pets. $850./mo.250-362-9679TRAIL, 2 Bedroom suite in House. Ideal location, across from Gyro park, walk to down-town and grocery stores, schools and Hospital. Great unit for a single person. No smoking, no pets. Ref. re-quired. 250-368-7435WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, 3bd $760 NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-368-8423
Homes for Rent2bd W.Trail $500/mo. 2bd E.Trail house $650/mo. Refer-ences req. 250-362-7374E.TRAIL, 4bdrm., garage, fi re-place, 5-appls. $900./mo. 250-368-1610ROSSLAND, Beautiful 3-Bdrm Pinewood home. $1200/mo. 250-368-1610
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Homes for RentRossland Featured Home with incredible views well-main-tained 3-Story 1/2 duplex home. 3 bed, 2.5 bath. All 3 levels developed. Upper fl oor 3-piece jetted tub, double shower, hardwood fl ooring, bathroom fl oor tile heated plus entry area. Garden with out-door fi replace. $1250 utilities not included. Available May 1st. View on Kijiji ad#370427144. Long term lease preferred. 250-231-8667
Townhouses3BDRM., 1.5Bth. $880./mo. +utilities. NP. all amenities, family orientated. 250-364-1822
TRAIL, 3 bedroom townhome in desirable Glenmerry neigh-borhood. Very clean, fresh paint, new fl ooring...Available now for $980.00 per month. No smoking, no pets, ref. required. Please call 250-368-7435
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For Sunday, April 22, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You are practically explod-ing with bright, clever ideas today! Do write some of them down. You might think of impractical things, but some of them might be genius. (Who knows?) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Research into any subject will yield some surprising results today. This is because you have an ability to think outside the box, which will help you come up with origi-nal answers. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A friend likely will surprise you today. Or you might want to rebel against a group deci-sion. Something unusual will take place with your relation-ships with others. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs might shock you today. (Ditto for the police.) Be care-ful you don’t offend others. (And don’t overreact to what they say.) Easy does it.
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NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!
901 Scott Street, Warfield $229,000
This bungalow with basement offers 4 bdrms, 2 baths, oak floors, open floor
plan, in-ground sprinkler system, lovely deck, newly renovated bath, 2 garages
and more! Don’t wait this one is priced to sell quickly and ready for you to move in
and enjoy!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
NEW LISTING
3380 Dahlia Crescent, Trail $259,000
Immaculate 4 bdrm/2 bath family home with hardwood and heated tile floors and cozy kitchen. The yard is landscaped with a beautiful garden, fruit trees and
covered patio. Call your REALTOR® today to view this beautiful home
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
628 Turner Street, Warfield $124,000
Features include upgraded wiring & electrical-newer furnace-paint-flooring-light fixtures-windows-fenced backyard with new deck-large covered porch all on a quiet dead end street. Basement
is ready for your ideas. Priced right and waiting for new owners.
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
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1045 Lower China Creek Road, Genelle
$345,000Fabulous find! Custom-built rancher with over 2,200 sq. ft of living space. Home features open floor plan, high ceilings,
loads of light, 3 bdrms, 3 baths, and wood fireplace. All this on a ½ acre lot. Call
now before it’s gone. Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
NEW LISTING
1533 – 4th Avenue, Trail $154,900
Good, solid house on a flat lot in a great location! Several upgrades including vinyl windows, hardwood floors, new laminate,
newer furnace and hot water tank, and remodelled kitchen and bath. Detached
garage and easy maintenance yard complete the package.
Call Terry 250-231-1101
2786 Queen Street, Rossland $274,900
Spectacular gardens create a tranquil setting for this cozy 4 bedroom /1 bath home. Situated on a 90 x 117 fenced
lot with great sun exposure, this home features a large older kitchen, sunny
living area, new windows and a renovated bathroom
Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
1345 Spokane Street, Rossland $559,000
This amazing heritage family home also operates as popular B&B. Features
include amazing kitchen, office/eating area with wood stove, decor and
bathroom upgrades. It is located close to town, the ski hill and trails and offers
beautiful views. The B&B clientele is growing and has excellent reviews.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
NEW LISTING
1638 Cedar Avenue, Trail $225,000
TRAIL TREASURE... This amazing 3 bdrm character home is privately
situated, yet a short walk to town. Great oak flooring, main floor laundry, large dining and living room with custom
fireplace. The views are gorgeous. Low maintenance yard and covered parking.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
202 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac $329,000
This family home has a terrific floor plan with large living and dining rooms,
sun-room, large kitchen, master bdrm with ensuite on main and 3 bdrms and den up.
The plumbing and electrical have been updated. Don’t miss viewing this terrific
propertyCall Mary M (250) 231-0264
NEW PRICE
Lot 2, Highway 3B, Ross Spur $250,000
Fantastic opportunity- 29 subdividable acres for your dream home, hobby farm or to hold as an investment opportunity. Treed with large level building sites and
plenty of privacy. Electricity and telephone available at property line.
Call Art (250) 368-8818
SOLD
3621 Rosewood Drive, Trail $249,000
Gardener’s delight! This 4 bdrm, 2 bath family home, features gas fireplace, new
windows, updated bath, new front entrance, new flooring, new H20 tank and freshly
painted. All this close to schools, parks and all amenities.
3732 Woodland Drive, Trail $219,000
3 bedroom 2 bath home on exceptional lot. Look at this great price!
Central air conditioning, gardens and fruit trees.
NEW LISTING
Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162
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The theme this month is pork. I mean pulled pork. Some of
you may have never had the chance to pull your pork. While others are pork pulling mas-ters. I am about to give you a full proof way to impress your friends with your pork pull-ing abilities. Now this is everything you need to pull your pork like a champ.
The Rub¼ cup Hungarian
paprika¼ cup cane sugar2 tbsp salt2 tbsp ground
cumin2 tbsp chili powder1 tbsp cayenne pep-
per
2 tbsp fresh cracked pepper
1 tbsp onion pow-der
Combine all ingredi-ents in a small bowl. Store in a dry contain-er until needed. This is great on chicken or even ribs.
The Tar Heel sauce¼ cup butter1/3 cup minced
onion1 tbsp minced garlic4 cup apple cider
vinegar1/3 cup tomato
paste2 tbsp Worcester-
shire sauce2 tbsp soy sauceSauté the onion and
garlic in butter until opaque. Add remaining
ingredients and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. This is a great basting sauce for grilled or smoked meats. It can also be used as a dip-ping sauce.
The Slow Cooker1 pork shoulder
roast (bone in)The rubI medium yellow
onion sliced½ cup apple cider
vinegar2 tbsp Worcester-
shire sauce2 tbsp Dijon mus-
tard2 tbsp minced garlicTar heel sauceThoroughly apply
the rub to the roast and leave covered in the
fridge overnight. bake the roast at 450 degrees for ½ hour uncovered. While the roast is in the oven place remain-ing ingredients in slow cooker. Remove the roast from oven and place in slow cooker.
Cook for eight hours. Drain liquid, and remove the bone. Using two forks shred the meat as well as the onions. This is the pork pulling part of the game. Now add the
tar heel sauce to taste.Either a little or a lot depending on your lik-ing. Return the pulled pork to slow cooker to keep warm. Serve on a bun and top with The BBQ sauce.
The BBQ Sauce½ cup ketchup¼ cup brown sugar¼ cup honey1 ½ tbsp. chipotle
pepper in adobo sauce2 tsp apple cider vin-
egar1 ½ tsp Worcester-
shire sauce½ tsp minced garlic¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp fresh cracked
pepperCombine all ingredi-
ents in a food processer until smooth. Store in fridge until needed. Don’t be afraid to use this sauce on other things.
Pork pulling 101 DARREN ROSSI
Good Times in Your Mouth