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Jane Cusden (left), acute health services director, and Joanne Tench, infection control practitioner, demonstrated how visitors to any health care facility should correctly don a (free) mask if they haven’t received a flu vaccination. The mask policy is meant to stop the spread of infection, further protecting patients with already compromised immune systems.

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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and with this in mind, the regional hospital is asking visitors to wear a mask if they haven’t received a flu shot.

“During influenza season having unvaccinated health care workers and visitors wearing masks can serve as a method of source control” explained Joanne Tench, infection control practi-tioner at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH). “Masks may also pro-tect unvaccinated health care workers

or visitors from as yet unrecognized infected patients.”

Although flu season outbreaks can begin as early as October, the new regu-lations issued by the Ministry of Health stipulate that members of the public or unvaccinated health care providers must don a mask on Dec. 2 until the end of the influenza season (generally March 31).

A station is already set up inside the front entrance of KBRH that contains masks and hand sanitizer with addi-tional points of supply available in all patient care areas Monday.

The mask policy is based on the hon-our system and there will be no “mask security” on site, said Tench.

“While staff will be able to assist visitors in the right way to put on the

masks they will not be enforcing it,” she said. “It is important for people to realize that patients in hospital may be more vulnerable to the flu and other infections.”

Surgical masks reduce the concen-trate of influenza virus expelled into ambient air when they are worn by someone shedding the virus, however Tench reminds people entering the hos-pital to wash their hands and use the provided hand sanitizer.

“Regular masks prevent the droplet spread of the flu,” she said.

“But microorganisms can be spread by anyone and hand hygiene is every-body’s responsibility, including staff, patients, residents, visitors and volun-teers.”

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The public at least now knows how much it would cost to replace the ageing Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) and how much it would cost to upgrade it to “as new” condition, following Wednesday night’s presentation by Interior Health to the board of the West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital District (WKBRHD)

The Interior Health Capital Strategy and Facility Assessment determined that KBRH has a total replacement cost of just under $84 million and, using an industry standard for-mula, would cost in the neighbourhood of $45 million in repairs and upgrades to bring it up to a standard that could be considered as good as new.

The assessment, referred to as a Facility Condition Index (FCI), does not include all conceivable costs in the retrofitting of an entire health care facility but does take into account the physical condition of the facility as well as the condition and age of its various mechan-ical, electrical, plumb-ing systems.

The value of the assessment will be its use as a planning tool for IH and the WKBRHD in deter-mining future capital projects to upgrade and maintain the facil-ity.

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Long time Trail residents will recollect the remarkable Strand Theatre that stood proudly on the 1300 block of Cedar Avenue. Officially opened in the spring of 1938, the new structure replaced the Liberty Theatre

and created new office and retail space for the popular Hughes Brothers photography firm.

Built by the Famous Players Canadian Corporation, the Strand was one of the finest of its kind in

the Province. Of mod-ern design, many will recall the extravagant staircase that ascended on either side of the well-appointed lobby to the balcony area. Twelve beauti-ful murals decorated the walls, featuring a scene of a sunken gar-den.

Friday, May 13, 1938 saw the official open-ing, showing a double feature of “Checkers,” starring Jane Withers and Stuart Erwin, and “Sally, Irene and Mary,” starring Alice Fay and

Tony Martin. Mayor E.L. Groutage held the honour of purchasing the first ticket.

One fateful winter’s day, on December 11, 1956, an early mor-ning blaze destroyed the theatre in its entirety, save for the projection room. Considered one of the worst fire disasters in the City’s history, it was believed to have been caused by faulty wiring. Causing over $200,000 in damage, the fire also hospital-ized 3 firemen due to

excessive smoke inhal-ation. Firemen from Trail, Tadanac and Warfield, 35 in total, responded to the call.

Many current resi-dents were school-aged that year and recall standing in the Central School play-ground and witnessing the blaze, which was brought under control and put out by noon that day.

Pupils of St. Michael’s even remem-ber seeing smoke and tall flames that morning and being informed by teachers of the fire.

A lovely building, the Strand is remem-bered as one of the most attractive and luxurious establish-ments this City has ever seen.

Pick up a copy of the Trail Journal of Local History at the Trail Historical Society’s office in Trail City Hall or visit the website www.trailhist-ory.com

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From the Trail Daily Times on December 11, 1956. Smoke and flames pour out above while over 35 firemen attended to the fire. Stores on the ground floor escaped with only water and smoke damage but some of the offices on the second floor were gutted.

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The Strand Theatre, showing “Roughly Speaking” on the marquee in 1945. Built by the Famous Players Canadian Corporation, the Strand was one of the finest of its kind in the Province.

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From page 1 “This is similar to a 2003 report that was used

for capital planning in the past,” said Ingrid Hampf, acute care area director. “The new ver-sion updates facilities information, upgrades, status, bricks and mortar.”

In the 10-year period following the last assessment approximately $10.5 million was spent on capital projects and $19.4 million on capital equipment at KBRH.

However, Hampf stressed that the condition of the various facilities was not the only factor in determining capital projects for the health care authority.

“This is only one of 11 pieces of information that IHA and the province uses in planning,” she said. “A major driver is around the projected demand for the services that the facility offers in the future, what programs need to function, the needs for clinicians in the area. You can’t read too much into one report.”

The planning process for determining capital projects is established as a joint venture between IHA and the WKBRHD with the hospital district paying for 40 per cent of the projects and the provincial government and hospital foundations covering the remaining 60 per cent.

“The foundations are great players,” said Hampf. “All the donors in the communities help to purchase equipment needed at the facilities.”

But while much has been made of the dollars, not much has been said of the years.

With the exception of the Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp all of the major health care facilities in the region; Boundary Hospital in Grand Forks, KBRH in Trail, Kootenay Lake District Hospital in Nelson, and the Castlegar and District Community Health Centre are between 50 and 60 years old.

Although KBRH, being the largest facility in the region and one of the oldest at 60 years young, does carry a substantial price tag for upgrades to bring it to “as new” status, the same can be said for every other facility in the district.

“It does take a lot of investment to keep facili-ties in shape,” said Hampf. “But we had a similar report in 2003 and we’re still here.”

From page 1 Visitors and staff should stay home if

they feel sick or have a fever and anyone planning to visit patients in a health care facility, or those who take family members to outpatient appointments, are eligible for a free influenza shot from a pharmacist, clinic or licensed practitioner.

The next flu clinics in Trail are at the Kiro Wellness Centre, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. until noon and Dec. 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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B y C a r o l y n G r a n tKimberley Bulletin

The debate on backyard chickens returned to City Council on Monday evening, with Council receiving two petitions (one online and one handwritten) in favour with a total of 334 signatures.

Council also received a collection of emails received from citizens, with 16 letters against backyard chickens and five for. The request for backyard chickens originated last June when Rob Palermo approached Council to speak on the subject.

He told Council that his family had decided to try to provide themselves with as much food as possible that they knew to be healthy, safe and clean from any unnatural products, pesticides and or chemicals. They planted fruit trees, built a greenhouse and

planted a garden. At the time, he and his family had both backyard chickens for eggs and rabbits for meat.

“We have taken appropri-ate measures to ensure our choice of raising these ani-mals will not be affecting our neighbours and believe the measures taken would fall into guidelines set up by other neighbouring cities like Nelson and Invermere,” he told Council.

At the time, he promised to return to provide further information and indication of support for the idea.

Palermo told Council that other jurisdictions such as Victoria, Kaslo and Invermere did allow backyard chickens.

“The health and safety of our food system is deteriorat-ing,” Palermo said.

“If we desire to provide healthy food for ourselves, as

long as it’s not affecting any-one else, there shouldn’t be a problem.”

He also said that since he’d

had to get rid of his chick-ens he notices so much more waste going to compost.

He said that he understood that Bear Aware would have concerns but said he didn’t think it would be a problem.

“We already have bear

issues. I don’t think chickens would attract more.”

Palermo urged Council to host a town hall meeting so the community could have a discussion.

Mayor Ron McRae said that with Council only receiving some of the information that day — such as the package of

feedback from citizens — a little more time would be required to look at it.

“We need to make an informed decision on whether to go to the community as a whole,” McRae said. “It’s probably a little premature for a bylaw.”

Council also wants to do some research on commun-ities that have had some suc-cess with backyard chickens.

Kaslo, it was pointed out, had a requirement that back-yard chickens be contained by an electric fence.

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VANCOUVER - British Columbia is pondering whether residents should be able to add liquor to their weekly gro-cery list, as the provincial government looks to modernize provincial liquor laws.

Allowing alcohol sales at grocery stores is one of 70 recommendations in a report submitted this week to the provincial justice minister by John Yap, the parliamentary secretary tasked with the review of liquor laws.

“It is evident to me that B.C.’s cur-rent liquor laws have not kept pace with modern consumers,” Yap said Thursday.

“British Columbians lead busy lives and they are often hard-pressed for time so I’m recommending we have a more convenient option available to them so they’re able to pick up a bottle of wine or a six-pack of beer when they are shop-ping for their groceries.”

Yap said he would support a model where the sales of liquor be separate from grocery sales in the store, making sure access to alcohol is still restricted for minors.

The recommended expansion does not extend to convenience stores, and Yap said his report also recommends B.C. continue a moratorium on the total number of liquor retail outlets in the

province.“Currently there are about 731 in total

of licensed private liquor stores, that includes the licensed retail stores and the wine stores that are currently out there,” Yap said.

“I’m recommending we keep the moratorium.”

Big-box retailers like WalMart and Costco sell liquor in the United States, and Costco operates 11 liquor outlets adjacent to its warehouses in Alberta - separate, as per regulation.

“We embrace the opportunity to bring liquor sales to our Costco locations in British Columbia,” Jim Andruski, the

assistance vice-president of Costco in Western Canada, said in a written sub-mission to the review panel.

“We are one of the largest liquor retailers in the U.S., and have significant investment and experience in bringing quality wines, beers, and spirits to our members at the best value.”

But the Alliance of Beverage Licensees, which represents private liquor retailers, told the review panel that allowing multi-national chains to sell alcohol will put small businesses at risk.

And Ian Baillie, the executive director, said Thursday that the idea may initially sound good but poses a risk not just for the jobs generated by small businesses, but in terms of controlling alcohol sales to minors.

The current model is already conven-ient, he said.

“There are very few places around the province you will not find a liquor store already located within 100 metres of a grocery store, and having a separate liquor checkout inside a grocery store will not improve convenience,” Baillie said in a statement.

Legislation is expected to be tabled next spring.

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By JaMes KellerTHE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER - An alleged gang leader has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in connection to the execution deaths of six people, including two innocent bystanders, in a Vancouver-area highrise.

Quang Vinh Thang (Michael) Le’s plea on Thursday comes more than eight years after the mass killing in a 15th-floor apartment in Surrey, southeast of Vancouver and marks a dramatic turn at a trial that has offered a rare, and at times gruesome, glimpse into the region’s gang underworld.

Le had been on trial since late September along with Matthew Johnston and Cory Haevischer, who are each charged with conspir-acy and six counts of first-degree murder. That trial is expected to continue.

Another person has already pleaded guilty, while alleged gang leader and co-conspirator Jamie Bacon is expected to stand trial next year.

The trial was disrupted this week, but details of Le’s imminent plea were banned from pub-lication until Thursday’s hearing. Le will be sentenced Dec. 13.

The six victims were killed on Oct. 19, 2007, in what the Crown has described as a hit on a rival drug trafficker named Corey Lal.

The Crown contends five more victims were added to the body count to ensure there were no witnesses. Among them were 55-year-old fireplace repairman Ed Schellenberg and 22-year-old building resident Chris Mohan, who had no connection to the world of gangs and drugs.

According to the Crown’s theory, Le and Bacon, the alleged leaders of the Red Scorpions gang, attempted to extort $100,000 from Lal. When he refused to pay, they ordered his exe-cution, the Crown contends.

Johnston, Haevischer and a third gunman, who has already pleaded guilty but whose name is covered by a publication ban, planned to target Lal at a unit in Surrey’s Balmoral Tower, which Lal used as a “stash house” for drugs and money, the Crown alleges.

They entered the building with a key fob they obtained from a Red Scorpions associate who also lived in the same complex, the Crown says.

Once inside, the Crown alleges the trio found four people with links to the drug trade: Lal, Lal’s brother Michael, Edward Narong and Ryan Bartolomeo. Schellenberg was also in the unit serving its gas fireplace. Mohan lived across the hall, and at some point he was dragged into the plot, as well.

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OTTAWA - The humbling of the once high-flying Canadian dollar has only just begun.

It’s been 10 months since the loonie last enjoyed parity status with the U.S. dollar, but analysts say Canadians

should not expect a rebound any time soon. They forsee the currency falling through the 90-cent US floor.

U.S. investment banker Goldman Sachs is the latest financial house to sell the loonie short, forecasting the currency to coast into the 88-cent range next year.

That is an even gloomier outlook than the one issued by the TD Bank a few months ago, which predicted it near 90 cents by the close of 2013.

The loonie closed up 0.08 of a cent at 94.46 cents US on Thursday on the news that Canada’s current account deficit had narrowed. It may gain a little more lift Friday if Statistics Canada reports,

as expected, a healthy 2.5 per cent advance in the economy for the third quar-ter.

But these temporary recoveries are fooling no one - the loonie has lost about seven per cent in value from the beginning of the year and fundamentals point to further deteriora-tion.

Once flying high among currencies, loonie faces downgrade to 88-cents, says bank

“It is evident to me that B.c.’s current liquor laws have not kept pace with

modern consumers.”johN yap

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PAUGH, LEONARD JAMES “WHIT-EY” — October 1937 – November 2013

It is with great sadness that our fath-er, husband, grand-father, great-grand-father, brother, uncle and friend, Whitey Paugh (age 76) passed away peacefully in Nelson B.C. on Nov-ember 27, 2013.

His nickname was given to him early in his life due to the beautiful white locks he sported. Whitey was an avid sportsman and phenomenal athlete and his love of these two pas-sions was transferred down to his chil-dren and grandchildren alike. He was also involved in making the infamous wooden crow for the Senior High School it was named after. Whitey was involved in baseball for most of his childhood and took that love of the sport to coaching. He took the � rst Babe Ruth team from Trail to the World Championships in Casper Wyoming where to this day his accomplishments are for public view-ing at the Trail Memorial Centre. His travels included walking the Australian outback, skiing the great slopes of the world such as the Swiss Alps, and Lake Tahoe. He also was a ski instructor and a hunting guide. His work as a carpenter and as a millwright took him from Trail where he started his apprenticeship at Cominco to places throughout Canada including Newfoundland/Labrador, the Yukon and even places abroad. Whitey loved the water and found himself on Kootenay Lake where he chartered his boat to let others enjoy the great � shing the lake provided. His warm smile and endless stories attracted people young and old to take the time to sit down and get to know this truly wonderful man.

Whitey was predeceased by his moth-

er Greta, father Eddie, and his � rst wife Elayne Rose. He has left behind a large family including his second wife Shar-on Paugh, 5 siblings - Richard Paugh, Judy Carr, Sharon Jones, Dennis Paugh, and Patricia Paugh, 5 children - Debbie Lindberg, Teresa Paugh-Heintz, Scott Tatoiu, Andrea Chorney, and Carla Ta-toiu and 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

As an expression of sympathy, dona-tions may be made to a Trust Account at the TD Bank in Trail where funds will be donated to the Trail Little League As-sociation in his name.

As requested by Whitey, a wake will be held at the Arlington Hotel, 925 Spo-kane Street, Trail B.C, November 30th at 12:00pm to celebrate his life. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cre-mation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

***DOUGLAS, VERA KATHLEEN

(KAYE) — a long-time resident of Rossland B.C., and most recently of North Shore in Cape Breton, N.S., passed away peacefully in hospital in Baddeck N.S. on November 27, 2013 at the age of 87.

She is survived by her son Gordon, brother Clarence Blair (Doris), niece Karen (Bruce) and nephew Dale (Lynne), sister-in-law Rachel Wellock and her family Lou-ise (Robert), and sister-in-law Helen Smith.

Besides her parents she was pre-deceased by her husband James Douglas.

By request, there will be no visitation or service. MacAskill Funeral Home of Baddeck, Nova Scotia is entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, do-nations may be made in Kaye’s name to Victoria County Memorial Hospital (30 Margaree Road) or Victoria Coun-ty Home Support Service (Box 278), both in Baddeck, NS B0E 1B0. Kaye’s family greatly appreciates the support received from both organizations and the generous community on the North Shore.

***WOODS, KEITH CHARLES —

November 20, 2013.Keith Charles

Woods born March 18, 1934 passed away peacefully after a brief illness. Born and raised in Trail, Keith moved back to the Kootenays with his wife Joyce in 1962 after completing his service with the Can-adian Forces PPCLI regiment and com-pletion of his pipe� tting apprenticeship in Victoria.

Keith worked at Cominco retiring in 1992 and is survived by his son Dan Woods (Cristina), grandson Zachary and daughter Deb Marshall and grand-children Noah and Quinn.

His wife Joyce predeceased Keith in 2009, they are now re-united forever. Dan and Deb would like to acknow-ledge the exceptional care provided to Keith in his � nal days by the staff at the Columbia View Lodge and the many friends who showed support through his � nal days.

Service to celebrate Keith’s life will be held at the Trail Legion Branch 11 on December 13, 2013 at 1:00.

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LOS ANGELES - Jane Kean, a diverse performer who got her start in musical theatre but was best known as Trixie alongside Jackie Gleason on a TV revival of “The Honeymooners,” has died. She was 90.

Kean, of Toluca Lake, died Tuesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank where she was taken after a fall that led to a hemorrhagic stroke, her niece, Deirdre Wolpert, said Thursday.

Kean first started working with Jackie Gleason in the 1940s, when they were both on the vaudeville circuit.

Her big break, however, came in 1966 when Gleason and CBS revived the hit

show “The Honeymooners” in Miami Beach, expanding it to an hour and add-ing musical numbers.

Kean, a talented singer with a belting voice, starred on the show for five years as Ed Norton’s beleaguered wife Trixie.

She often spoke about those years and her chance to appear on such a well-known program with Gleason, Wolpert said.

“One day she picked up the phone and he said, ‘Are you doing anything right now?’ and she said ‘No’ and he said ‘Come on down and be Trixie,”’ Wolpert said of Gleason. “Two weeks later she was on the plane to Florida.”

Born in Hartford, Conn., on April 10, 1923, Kean got into show business at

an early age along with her sister, Betty, with the encouragement of her mother.

She headlined at the London Palladium before making her debut in a 1943 Broadway production of the Fats Waller musical “Early to Bed.”

She eventually moved to Los Angeles and appeared in some films for MGM before forming a comedy act in the 1950s with her sister, who is Wolpert’s mother. The all-female comedy team, a rarity at the time, played night clubs and rubbed shoulders with comedians like Milton Berle.

In addition to Wolpert, Kean is sur-vived by Wolpert’s husband and two chil-dren and a stepson from her second mar-riage, Joseph Hecht Jr., and his family.

Jane Kean, who played Trixie in ‘Honeymooners,’ dead at 90


OPINION

Public funding for private schools has to endPrivate schools in

Alberta receive 70 per cent of the per-pupil grant given to

public schools in the prov-ince. The Alberta School Board Association (ASBA) recently called for the end of this public funding to private schools. This is a very good idea.

The ASBA makes a financial case for reallocat-ing the money to the public system arguing that scarce resources would be better spent on the school system that is open to all children.

But this is not the best justification for the policy change. If the termination of public funding led to the closure of any private schools – and while some would assuredly remain open, some probably would not – then more money might have to be spent on the public system to accommodate the greater number of students served by it.

But ending public finan-cing of private schools is the right way to go regardless, because public funding for private schools undermines the very purpose of having a public education system.

By definition pub-lic money should only be spent to advance public policy objectives. The pub-lic policy objective in run-ning an education system is to ensure that children receive the education they need for self-development and to enable them to make a contribution to the econ-omy through their work and to grow into citizens capable of fulfilling their civic obligations to each other and to the commun-ity as a whole.

But why not just require parents to have their chil-dren educated, one way or the other? Why maintain an education system with public funds? One answer is that not all parents would or (financially) could pro-vide for their children’s education were the state not to provide schools.

However, there is a deeper purpose served by a publicly-constituted and -operated system – one connected with the strength of our democracy and the humanity of our society. This is to ensure that children grow and learn together with others different from themselves,

that children learn how to understand, respect and deal with people from dif-ferent backgrounds before

they take on the respon-sibilities of adulthood. We need public education to nurture a sense of com-munity rich enough to keep our democracy healthy.

In no country is this function of public educa-tion more important than here in Canada, where we have one of the most diverse populations in the world. Learning to appreciate, live with and make deci-sions together with others from very different back-grounds – perhaps most importantly, with children from families of very dif-ferent degrees of poverty

or wealth – is essential to keeping our society func-tioning in a sympathetic-ally democratic way. This is accomplished in large part through a public education system.

Private schools, on the other hand, segregate chil-dren along lines that inhib-it the development of that democratic sympathy: for example, along religious, gender, cultural and wealth lines. The most egregious religious segregation flows from the existence of our separate (Catholic) school system. But ending separ-ate schools would require a change to Alberta’s con-stitution. So that particular reform has to be the subject of a different discussion.

Even if the public fund-ing of private schools were to end, there would have to be exceptions for schools that serve the special needs of learning-disabled chil-dren for whom the pub-lic system does not have appropriate resources. And the choice to put your child in a private school or to home-school should remain: there has to be a “way out” for families who firmly believe their chil-

dren do not belong in the public schools. But public funding for private schools, other than those needed for educational reasons, encourages the existence of those schools and draws students away from the public system.

Funding for private schools should be ended gradually so as to give those schools, and the families and the children they cur-rently serve, time to adjust. It could be phased out, for example, over a seven-year period, with funding reduced from 70 per cent to 60 per cent in the first year, 60 per cent to 50 per cent in the second year, and so on, until funding has been eliminated. But there may be other, better formulae for accomplishing the same.

Public education is an essential ingredient to suc-cessful, modern societies. Undermining that education system by spending our col-lective resources on private schools is self-defeating and Albertans should demand the present policy be ended.

Janet Keeping is lead-er of the Green Party of Alberta.

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On Nov. 27, I proudly pre-sented a cheque for $3,000 to the locked out Members of IBEW 213 on behalf of the Membership of USW Local 9705. This represents a mere fraction of the monies needed to help our locked out broth-ers and sisters who have been unjustly locked out by FortisBC since June 26, 2013. Boxing Day will mark the six-month anniversary of this lockout

One would think there must be some pretty heavy pressures on Fortis for them to seek extensive concessions from their employees and keep them locked out an extended period of time.

In reality, Fortis is a very profitable corporation that has a monopoly on power genera-tion and distribution to a cap-tive customer base of approxi-mately 163,000 customers. Fortis earned a net income

of $151 million in 2012, have been granted a cumulative rate increase of 6.6 per cent effect-ive Jan 1, 2013, and is seek-ing additional rate increases of 19 per cent over the next five years.

John Walker, President and CEO of Fortis, and his leader-ship team of eight vice-pres-idents all earn handsome com-pensation packages for their role in Fortis’s success.

However, when it comes to their employees, Fortis has taken the gloves off and are engaging in ruthless union busting tactics to force con-cessions on their employees. Each time Fortis comes to the bargaining table they change their demands which is a pretty clear indication they have no desire to settle their self-imposed dispute.

I think it is very important that we recognize the sacrifices

IBEW 213 members are being forced to make as a result of Fortis’s disgraceful attack upon their livelihoods. As this lock-out drags on, many families are facing severe financial hardship and they need our support.

This is a call for all labour organizations and their mem-bers to support the members of IBEW 213 by donating to their cause and by writing to Fortis and letting them know what you think of their actions.

The West Kootenay Labour Council has opened an account at Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Account # 1477728 to accept donations at any branch for these employees.

Please donate generously to help our fellow workers and their families in their time of need this Christmas.

Chuck MacklonPresident, USW Local 9705 Trail

Please don’t accuse Sensible BC canvass-ers of starting this disturbing, unfortu-nate “at odds” incident (Grocer, Sensible BC petitioners at odds, Trail Times Nov. 26).

The statement that canvassers were on the Ferraro Foods prop-erty is absolutely false. No canvasser was ever collecting signatures in front of the opening to the store. Sensible BC canvassers all know that to set up on pri-vate property requires permission.

What really hap-pened that day?

We were on the pub-lic sidewalk canvassing for the initiative peti-tion under Election BC guidelines and rules. We were always polite and conducted our-selves in an appropri-ate manner.

We had barely set up our table, far from

the entrance, and had not yet even, asked one citizen if they cared to sign the initiative petition, before Danny Ferraro came and ordered us to leave. He stated that he had the right to order people off the public sidewalk because he sweeps that sidewalk which gives him the right to decide who walks there.

When we spoke of our legal right to be there and canvas in a peaceful manner, we were ignored and he called the RCMP.

The RCMP did nothing to diffuse the situation. In fact, the officer refused to give her name and badge number, but insisted that I give my name for her “records,” which I did. I informed her of our legal opinion from our Sensible BC lawyer and gave her a written copy. She told us we

should move because this was an emotional topic for Danny.

However, we feel strongly about the issue, too. We are working hard to col-lect signatures to have a referendum to stop all searches and arrests for simple marijuana possession in B.C. We have seen the great harms to society that the prohibition of marijuana causes and we want a safer world for our children and grandchildren.

That is why we maintained our legal right to canvas for signatures, in a peace-ful manner, on public property.

This whole “at odds” incident didn’t need to happen, has been hurtful, and it didn’t benefit anyone. The situation was poorly handled and it should never have happened.

I would like to give special thank you to the 87 Trail registered voters who signed the petition, that after-noon, under extreme-ly difficult circum-stances.

The response from people was very favour-able and many people were thankful that Sensible BC was giv-ing them the chance to decide whether or not to sign the initiative petition.

Finally, I am pleased that the store has offered an online apology and I hope that people can leave this “at odds” incident in the past. It’s time for Sensible BC to continue with its work and Ferraro Foods to “continue to provide customers with the highest standard of service.”

Herb Couch,Nelson

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TRAIL – The Arlington Bar & Grill is teaming up with the Canadian Cancer Society to raise awareness around men’s cancers and to fund prostate cancer research.

A “stache-tastic” celebration called A Night to Growvember, Fun for the Grow-Sister’s Too will be held at the Arlington Bar & Grill on Saturday to celebrate Growvember.

Tickets are on sale at the Arlington for $15 and include a bur-ger, fries, beer, dona-tion to the Canadian Cancer Society, live music, prizes, and the perfect opportunity to see all of Trail’s mous-taches in living color.

“We’re excited to have the support of local organiza-tions, businesses and of the Trail Smoke Eaters who are all playing their part in Growvember, said annual giving coordinator Allison McCarthy. “The par-ticipants started with a clean-shaven face on November 1st and (have been) grow-ing their moustaches to perfection until November 30th.”

Participants raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their moustache-growing efforts and are walk-ing, talking billboards for the Growvember initiative, raising awareness about men’s health.

The community is invited to join in the fun and take part in this hair-raising initiative (www.can-cerevents.ca).

Jeff Boag, Arlington Bar & Grill owner, said his November cam-paign will not only raise funds for pros-tate cancer research, but also awareness around men’s health and bring the com-munity together.

“It’s a real honour to be a part of this giving community,” he said.

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TORONTO - Black Friday looks to be big-ger in Canada this year as more retailers try to keep consumers closer to home on the most important shopping day of the year in the United States.

One of the country’s largest shopping mall operators, Cadillac Fairview, has responded to retailer requests by opening 21 properties early on Friday so it can lure customers who might be tempt-ed to cross the border in search of deep dis-counts on the day after U.S. Thanksgiving.

“It’s a fun way for us to kick off the holiday shopping season,” mar-keting director Wendy Greenwood said of the company’s decision to open properties early for the second year in a row.

“Consumers can shop locally and still get great deals without having to go south of the border.”

She said consum-ers can expect to see door crashers and dis-

counts of up to 50 per cent at its stores. Last year, when the com-pany tested the early hours for the first time, it resulted in a 22 per cent spike in traffic.

This year, Cadillac Fairview’s landmark mall, Toronto’s Eaton Centre, will open at 6 a.m. on Nov. 29, while other properties across the country will welcome customers through the doors at either 7 a.m. or 8 a.m.

In the U.S., Black Friday marks the start of the crucial holiday shopping season - an opportunity for retail-ers to push merchan-dise out the door and begin to turn a profit, or head into the black.

Although there like-ly won’t be the same number of overnight lineups or customers stampeding into stores for midnight madness deals in Canada as in the U.S., the popularity of Black Friday is grow-ing as retailers continue to feel the squeeze on their bottom line from American competitors.

Retailers like Amazon.ca and Sears

Canada have responded with deals that include sales of up to 70 per cent off on everything from television sets, cameras and clothing to kitchen appliances.

And a recent poll released by the Bank of Montreal found that Canadian shoppers are hungry to shop on Black Friday.

Forty-seven per cent of Canadians it surveyed planned on shopping this year - up from 41 per cent last year - with each shop-per expecting to spend an average of $292.

Another poll from UPS Canada also found that the number of Canadians who plan on crossing the border for Black Friday has also increased, up from six per cent in 2011 to 14 per cent this year.

“It’s a cultural leak-age from one side to the other,” said Kelly Askew, managing dir-ector of retail manage-ment consulting for Accenture Canada.

“If Canadian retail-ers ignore it, it will be to their detriment if they don’t stop con-

sumers from going across the border.”

The nostalgia asso-ciated with Black Friday in the U.S. does not exist in Canada as consumers here are more used to see-ing big discounts on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas.

Yet Askew said it’s vital for Canadian retailers to attract customers on Black Friday, especially when the physical border between the two coun-tries has blurred due to online commerce and with more U.S. com-panies like Nordstrom and Target setting up shop in Canada.

“It is definitely a manufactured date. The reason why it’s conta-gious, why we’re see-ing Black Friday deals in the U.K. as well, is because of e-commerce and digital,” he said.

“When a consum-er goes into a search engine, they’re getting results from both sides of the border. They’re seeing Black Friday sales on the U.S. side and want the same sales here.”

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CLEVELAND - Even after three dec-ades, the triple-dog dare doesn’t get old.

The film “A Christmas Story” opened 30 years ago to mixed reviews but has shown its stay-ing power as a holi-day family favourite. Cleveland, where parts of the movie were filmed and hard-luck Ralphie dreamed big, is celebrating the anniversary with iconic leg lamps, holi-day store windows like the ones that drew Ralphie’s wide-eyed stares, and stage and musical versions of “A Christmas Story.”

“It becomes part of your fabric for your whole life,” said Kevin Moore, managing dir-ector of the Cleveland Play House, where the stage version of the

story has become a holiday staple.

In the film, star-ring Darren McGavin as the father, 9-year-old Ralphie was trans-fixed by the brightly decorated storefront windows. And he dreamed of getting an air rifle as a Christmas gift, despite warnings that he might shoot his eye out.

The plot follows his determined gift-beg-ging, his encounters with bullies and his family’s daily hopes and dreams - includ-ing a lamp in the form of a shapely leg.

The Cleveland house where Ralphie’s film family lived will highlight the anni-versary Friday and Saturday with appear-ances by original cast members and a BB gun range in the backyard.

The movie wasn’t widely acclaimed when it debuted, with favourable reviews barely outnumbering bad mentions like the one that grumped, “Bah, humbug” in the headline. But its quirky humour and love-in-family mes-sage struck a chord with audiences.

Like any holiday favourite, a sense of wonder is needed for “A Christmas Story” and 8-year-old Colin Wheeler thinks he has one to match Ralphie’s.

“We both have really big imagina-tions,” boasted Colin,

who plays Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” musical at Cleveland’s Near West Theater.

It’s not easy playing Ralphie in that ill-fit-ting pink bunny suit, Colin said.

“I’ll tell you one thing that’s hard: it’s really hard not to laugh” while wearing that suit, Colin said.

Across town, the Cleveland Play House production of “A Christmas Story” attracts multigenera-tional audiences of children, parents and grandparents, Moore

said.The appeal in

Ralphie’s blue-collar hometown is simple, Moore said. “It’s just a really quirky and yet incredibly sweet story and that reson-ates with Cleveland,” he said.

The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland has been decorated for the season to high-light the film’s roots in the department store now housing the casino, with leg lamps atop some of the slot machines.

Sheryl Peet, emer-ging from the casino, said she appreci-ates the movie and its humour, without regard to its Cleveland

connections. “I like it. It’s got comedy, fun, Ralphie,” she said.

At “A Christmas Story” house over-looking humming steel mills, visitors can re-enact movie scenes including ducking under the 1940s-style kitchen sink or look-ing out the back door where Ralphie trudged through the faux snow.

The movie “snow” was actually mostly firefighting foam, pressed into service amid a cold but rare snowless stretch dur-ing filming in winter-hardy Cleveland.

Jim Moralevitz, now 73, lives down the street from “A Christmas Story” house and landed a cameo role in the film helping deliver the crate carrying the leg lamp.

The entrepre-neur who developed the house as a tour-ist attraction, Brian Jones, gave Moralevitz a leg lamp seven years ago and it’s mounted in a 6-foot outdoor Plexiglas box near the peak of the front roof. People some-times mistake it for “A Christmas Story” house and stop to visit.

In the neighbour-hood, “I’m known for the most drive-by shootings (film-ing),” said Moralevitz, a retired tour guide stepping back into his old role for comic effect.

Like many of the best holiday classics,

the risky business turns cheerful at the end.

Now families get together at holiday gatherings to watch the movie or crowd theatre performances.

“It fills up the seats because it’s a family experience,” Moore said.

The anniversary of the movie will be marked beyond Cleveland, with ver-sions on stage from Boston to California. The musical has returned to Broadway for another run.

A new bronze stat-ue of the “triple-dog dare” tongue-grabbing flagpole scene is on display in time for the holidays in Hammond, Ind., hometown of Jean Shepherd, whose stories inspired the 1983 movie.

One of the boys in the movie takes the dare and gets his tongue stuck on the icy pole.

The Hammond reproduction has become a big hit since it was dedicated in October, with families stopping by to take their Christmas card photos.

But mimicking Hollywood might be risky, according to Nicki Mackowski with the tourist agency in Hammond.

“We’re working on putting up signs as the cold weather gets here. You know: ‘Lick at your own risk’ kind of thing,” she said.

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The Canuck spinoff of the popular U.S. cooking series “Chopped” says 52 cooks have been chosen for the first-half of the season with the show debuting Jan. 2.

The contenders range in age from 22-year-olds Luke Hayes-Alexander of Kingston, Ont.; Terrance Tew of St. Thomas, Ont., and Luca Cianciulli of Montreal to 51-year-old Kirk Weiss of London, Ont. More than half come from Ontario, with six hailing from British Columbia, five each from Quebec and Alberta and one each from the Northwest Territories and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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The Junior Men’s curling team from the Beaver Valley Curling Club qualified for the provincials last weekend in Castlegar with decisive vic-tories over a Grand Forks foursome at the Kootenay curling playdowns.

The Beaver Valley rink skipped by Justin Umpherville, 19, with third Spenser Soukeroff, 19, second Kasey O’Hara, 15, and lead Zack Howes, 19, won handily over the Bartlett squad with 10-4 and 13-5 wins on Saturday.

In the first match, Bartlett struck first in the open-ing end to go up 1-0 but Umpherville replied with three in the second, and stole two in the next end to take a commanding 5-1 lead.

Umpherville kept it pretty open from then on ceding a single point in the fourth before scoring one and steal-ing one in the fifth and sixth ends. Bartlett would close the gap to 7-4 with a deuce in the seventh but Umpherville responded scoring one in the eighth and closing out the match with a steal of two in the ninth end.

In the second game of the best-of-three match up, Umpherville again spotted Bartlett a 1-0 lead before scoring two, then stealing two to make it 4-1 after three ends. The Grand Forks team would battle back with two of

their own in the fourth end to cut the lead to one, but a huge four-ender from the B.V. Skip in the fifth sealed it as they swept their way to the 13-5 victory.

“It was good, they did play well,” said coach Terry Bublitz. “We got a new guy, Zack, and he just amazed me.”

Howes joined the team just weeks ago and made an immediate impression on the front end. Bublitz has been coaching Umpherville and Soukeroff since they were kids, and the 15-year-old O’Hara is as skilled as they come in local curling circles, with tons of potential.

Bublitz, a Trail native, has been involved in junior curl-ing for close to 30 years, and has coached at dozens of provincial and regional play-downs in high-school, juven-ile, and junior women and men’s curling.

The team prepared the past month by playing in the Beaver Valley Men’s Curling club, with addi-tional practices when they could find open ice.

“We practiced in Castlegar and we practiced in Fruitvale, but it is kind of early in the season, you really can’t get into a lot of stuff and right away it’s the play-

downs,” added Bublitz.Now that the junior team

has secured it’s berth in the B.C.’s, they will get all the ice time they need at the B.V. rink to hone their game.

The Kootenay team will play against seven other rinks for the opportunity to advance to the Canadian championships. If their result at playdowns is any indication, look for them to perform well at the provincial tournament Dec. 26-30 at the Chilliwack Curling Club.

“They are curling really well . . . they’ve really pulled together, and they’re actual-ly surprising a lot of people on how well they do,” said Umpherville’s mom, Jeannie Parker.

The only unfortunate aspect of the tournament is that Bublitz and the team will be traveling Christmas Day in order to make their open-ing match on Boxing Day. In the meantime friends and family will be working hard to help cover expenses for

the crew, as Curl BC requires each team to have match-ing uniforms and jackets, and hotel rooms on the Lower Mainland over the holidays are prohibitively expensive.

“We told the boys, if they make it to the end, we’ll all jump in a vehicle to make it for the one day,” added Parker. “It’s such a hard time to go, with everyone so busy with family and Christmas.”

Despite the scheduling, curling fans can follow their progress on the Curl BC web-site and if everything goes well, watch the boys compete on TV as the final of the 2014 Tim Horton B.C. Junior Curling championship will be broadcast on Sportsnet.

Meanwhile, residents can help the team by supporting its fundraising efforts start-ing this Saturday with a bake sale at Ferraro Foods. Look for upcoming fundraisers and donation jars at Ferraro’s, Liberty Foods, and other local businesses to help the team with travel expenses.

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The Beaver Valley Curling Club junior men’s team made up of (from left:) skip Justin Umpherville, Spenser Soukeroff, Kasey O’Hara, and Zack Howes qualified for the 2014 Tim Horton B.C. Junior Curling championship Saturday by defeating Grand Forks’ Bartlett rink at the Kootenay Playdowns in Castlegar.

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B y J i m B a i l e yTimes Sports EditorWith the Dec. 1

carded-roster dead-line imminent, the Trail Smoke Eaters’ coaching staff has been shaking things up, making moves and fielding phone calls, while preparing for the Salmon Arm SilverBacks tonight and Vernon Vipers Saturday.

The Smoke Eaters sent recent BCHL “Player of the Week” recipi-ent Cody Bardock to the Chilliwack Chiefs for forward Brandon Volpe and futures Thursday. Bardock, a Lethbridge native, scored back-to-back winning goals two weeks ago against Nanaimo and Salmon Arm to earn the hon-our. In 11 games the Smokie defenceman scored four goals and added an assist.

According to Smoke Eater coach Nick Deschenes the 20-year-old was given the option to stay or move to another team and Bardock chose the latter.

“It was more just an opportunity for him,” said Deschenes. “I’ve offered all our older players to go some-place else. Ironically, they (Chilliwack) are in the same boat that we’re in with the same amount of points, but he was okay with that move.”

In another move Wednesday, the Smokies settled their goaltending dilemma by send-ing Riley Corbin to the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey

League in exchange for future considera-tions.

The Smokies will welcome back goal-tender Adam Todd to the lineup after being placed on the 60-day-injury list when he hurt his knee in a Sept. 28 game against the West Kelowna Warriors. Todd will resume duties with Dustin Nikkel this weekend.

The first CJHL roster deadline takes effect Sunday where BCHL teams must be at 25 or less, which includes carded play-ers plus available unused cards. The norm is for teams to end up with a 22 play-er roster and three cards, but occasion-ally teams will go with less than 22 players and then have more cards available for use leading up to the Jan. 10 roster deadline, the final cut-down date. Teams on this date declare their final ros-ter of 23.

Deschenes’ primary motive is to build a solid foundation of players that are both skilled and want to play in the Silver City.

“Some players have approached me and I’m in the process of seeing what I can do,” he said. “We’ve made some offers to some players who can play in the league and an opportunity that we can jump on the ship early and get them in. We want players that want to be here, if you don’t want to be here please tell me, because you are sinking the ship if you stick around.”

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It is massive and complicated, but the NHL rights deal indicates a

couple of things right off the bat.

Since Rogers already dominates baseball, the NFL, and pro soc-cer broadcasting, the Toronto-based com-pany may slowly stran-gle TSN for program-ming, meaning the channel that started it all in Canada may wither away.

And, expect to see even more of the Toronto Maple Leaf (Rogers basically owns them) and Vancouver Canucks (they play in the Rogers Center) than the overload we now experience and much less than the nominal amount of air time they now get for Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton.

Part of what’s in play that guarantees that outcome is that TSN is still clinging to some

rights to broadcast the Leafs and Winnipeg Jets.

Of course, Rogers will showcase as heavily as possible its, “brand,” - the Leafs, and the Canucks in their brand-ed facility. They bought the right to do that, so they will, and fans of the four teams which now seem left in the cold can whine all they want, but put up with it.

How much, down the road, will all this cost viewers? Well, Rogers’ sports channels are already, “premium,” channels pre-paid by cable/satellite TV users and it is certain the Bay St. Behemoth of Sports Broadcasting will want to leverage its monopoly on Canada’s favourite viewing sport to increase its non-ad revenues.

Rogers did not allo-cate $5.2 million in an effort to lose money, or even maintain current profit levels.

I will not be sur-prised to learn that Pay-per view playoff games are part of the long term planning that went into the deal.

As for Hockey Night in Canada as an iconic CBC fixture, well, that, too is likely to go away

before the deal needs to be renegotiated. What’s left of the broadcast will be fully controlled by Rogers, meaning fam-iliar names and voices will likely be replaced by lower-rent (if not necessarily worse) announcers and the fate of dandy Don Cherry is still up in the air.

A corollary to that will mean CBC, which most Canadians still consider an absolute national necessity, will be less able to create or foster the Canadian programming which has made it so because of the loss of its best source of advertising revenue.

Stay tuned, if you must.

• I felt badly for Trail Smoke Eater Curtis Toneff when he was traded away a couple of weeks back. He really liked being here and was performing very well for the Smokies.

Not so much, now. Toneff is suiting up for Spruce Grove, the only Junior A squad in the country giving Ft. McMurray compe-tition for top spot in the national rankings, in the Alberta Hockey League and looking for-ward to the rest of his last junior season.

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By TimEs ConTriBuTor“That’s Incredible” made an appearance at

Trail Retirees Curling earlier this week. Tied at three after three ends, the Dan

Horan team stole five points in the next three ends against the Forest Drinnan foursome to take a commanding 8-3 lead. But no one told the Drinnan side they were done as they put up six in the last end to win the game 9–8.

The Tom Hall rink faced the Brett Rakuson foursome The Hall side jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two ends, but Rakuson never caved in, stealing three points in the last two ends on the way to a 7-5 victory.

The Primo Secco side came out firing on all four cylinders, out-curling the Harvey Handley rink at every position as Team Secco cruised to a 9–3 win.

Wayne Wyton’s side pitched a fierce battle with the Coke Koyanagi foursome. Up one without hammer after seven ends, the Wyton side stole one in the eighth to seal a 7 – 5 vic-tory.

The Jim Stewart team’s front end played ‘lights out’ against the Murray Walsh four-some. Both skips also had good games, but the Walsh team could not get much set up. Make the final 11 – 4.

Clare Coleman’s foursome fell behind team Serge Pasquali, 6-0 after three ends. The Pasquali side did not allow ends to build, keep-ing the house clean and hitting their way to a 9-4 win.

FROM PAGE 11 The Trail Smoke Eaters again play two cru-

cial games against division rivals the Salmon Arm SilverBacks at home tonight and Vernon Vipers in Vernon Saturday.

The SilverBacks lead the season series three-games-to-one, but the Smoke Eaters took the last game 3-2 in OT at home Nov. 16.

Meanwhile the Vipers have been in and out of top spot in the Interior division, trading places in the penthouse with Penticton this week. The Vipers lead the season series with Trail 2-0, and will look to turn it around.

“We just have to compete, that’s the biggest thing. Wins and losses right now - we’re start-ing to focus in on just how we perform every shift, every period, winnng battles, competing, playing within our system, successful come off of the work were putting in and it’s not going to happen overnight . . . I know where we need to be and we’re walking that path to get there.”

The Smokies face off against the SilverBacks at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Cominco Arena.

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The nights are getting longer, the hills surrounding Trail are twinkling with lights and Christmas decorations are being put up. We are entering a time of year that is full of contrasts. There are those who will enter this season fully prepared to enjoy the excitement of opening presents and going to parties. There will be those who will dread this season because they have experienced a loss: the loss of a family member; a loss of a job; or a loss of health. Our hearts moved by compassion will find ways of responding to those for whom Christmas is not a time of joy.The challenge that we all face is how to be supportive of those who have been dealt a bad hand in life’s pack of cards as the days get longer; the sun gets warmer; as we complain about the weight that we have gained during the holiday season.

One of the themes that flow through Advent, the season of the Christian year that precedes Christmas, is that of metanola, or repetance. This repentance has the sense of a complete reorientation of one’s self. It is as we commit to this reorientation we discover God as revealed in Jesus of Nazareth who is among us as we serve those who have been dealt a bad hand. For some it is surprising news to discover God there, but then God can be found in surprising places. Even in a crib!Perhaps the challenge in this season of dark nights and glittering lights to discover God who is present and among us.Michael Hare, Minister for Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge

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JERUSALEM -- An Israeli rabbinic court has fined a woman hundreds of dollars for refus-ing to circumcise her baby son, officials said Thursday, in a landmark case that has sparked a new uproar over the role of religion in the Jewish state.

The case shines a spotlight on a long-running debate over religious coercion in Israel, where generations of leaders have struggled to find a balance between the country’s Jewish and demo-cratic character.

The matter ended up in the rabbinic court as part of an ongoing divorce battle. In the context of the proceedings, the woman announced her refusal to circumcise the boy, saying she did not wish to harm him. The Israeli rabbinate’s high court ruled last week the circumcision was for the child’s welfare and that the woman must pay the equivalent of nearly $150 each day she refuses the circumcision be performed.

“The decision is not based only on religious law. It is for the welfare of a Jewish child in Israel not to be different from his peers in this matter,’’ said Shimon Yaakovi, legal adviser to the rab-binical court.

He said it was the first time a religious court in Israel has punished a par-ent for refusing to circum-cise a child. A year ago, a civil court also ruled in favour of circumcision in a parental dispute.

There is no law requir-ing circumcision in Israel, but the vast majority of

Jewish boys undergo the procedure at the age of eight days in line with Jewish law, which sees the ritual as upholding a covenant with God. Rabbinic courts have authority over certain family matters like marriage, divorce and child custody and welfare issues.

The mother, whose named was not released in court documents, has argued that the rabbinical court does not have authority over the matter. The Justice Ministry, which is representing the mother, said Thursday it likely would appeal the case to Israel’s Supreme Court.

There are no precise statistics on circum-cisions in Israel. While most families perform the procedure either out of religious belief or to preserve an ancient tradition, tens of thousands of children are not circumcised, activists say.

Ronit Tamir, an anti-circumcision activist, called the rabbinic court’s ruling ``dangerous for democracy.’’

“It turns the government into a theocracy,’’ she added.

Although most Israelis are secular, Israel’s founding fathers gave Judaism a formal place in the nation’s affairs. This has led to persistent tensions in Israeli society.

Jewish law defines a Jew as one who is born to a Jewish mother or who undergoes a demanding conversion process overseen by rabbinic author-ities. People who do not meet these require-ments, such as someone with only a Jewish father, can face difficulties with the religious authorities.

Civil marriage, for instance, is all but banned, forcing thousands of couples who either do not want a religious ceremony or don’t qualify for one to travel abroad each year to marry. Likewise, soldiers who die in battle but are not Jewish under religious law are buried in separate cemeteries.

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Dear Annie: I’m 16 and have been best friends with “Cindi” since second grade. Last weekend, my par-ents attended a party and allowed Cindi to stay overnight. Two people broke into the house to rob it.

They tied up and gagged Cindi and then forced me to take them from room to room putting things in a sack. Before leaving, they tied and gagged me, too, leaving both of us face down on the floor. Over the next few hours, we struggled and then tried to talk and even started gig-gling, but mostly, we just waited for my par-ents to come home and call the police.

Naturally, we’ve been the “stars” at school since then, but I discovered that Cindi is telling her own ver-sion of what happened. She says I was weepy and panicky. This real-ly upsets me. I don’t want Cindi to portray me as a weakling to

our friends. We spent five hours on the floor together, but except for a few sobs, I thought we handled it well. So how do I handle Cindi? -- Bound, Gagged and Furious

Dear Bound: Cindi does this because she wants to make her-self look good. The fact that she does it at your expense is dam-aging the friendship, and you should say so and ask her to stop. You also can let your friends know that you remember things a little differently, while holding your head up and not letting it get to you. But mostly, we hope you realize how very fortunate the

two of you are to have escaped this robbery unharmed.

Dear Annie: A fairly new friend and I just returned from lunch, after which I realized that a rather frequent problem has happened yet again. I’ve read your column for years and know that people write to get help deal-ing with family and friends. This time, the problem is me!

When I’m with others, I chatter. I tell overly detailed stories. I even strike up con-versations with people around me in lines and with store clerks. It’s like I must become their friend for the duration. Sometimes before meeting with people, I tell myself that I will make an effort to control my chatter, but when I am having fun, I forget.

I really admire people who draw out conversation from others by asking per-tinent questions, and I, too, want to be a per-

son who asks and lis-tens. Do you have any clues for reining myself in? -- Chatty Cathy

Dear Chatty: The fact that you notice your chatter and wish to stop is a good sign, although you may be a little hard on your-self. Try counting to 10 when someone starts speaking. Listen to what they are say-ing. Imagine that it is a fascinating subject, and try to formulate a question or comment that allows them to expand on the topic. You don’t have to do it every time, but even once or twice during a conversation will help you slow down and focus on the other per-son.

Dear Annie: The let-ter from “New York” described dumpster diving for food. My husband is an experi-enced “dumpster diver,” although he doesn’t look for edible items.

We live in a small college town. Annie,

you would not believe what students throw into dumpsters when they go home for the summer or move into their own apartments. My husband has found brand-new appliances, clothes, and unopened cake mixes, cereal, spices and canned

meats. It’s astonishing. We have found micro-wave ovens, comput-ers, video games, patio furniture, linens -- you name it. When we were both out of work, this was a lifesaver to us. We are in a better financial situation now, but I remember those

days fondly. -- Mel in Michigan

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For Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Unexpected gifts, good-ies and favors from oth-ers might come your way today. Keep your pockets open and your hopes high. However, stay on top of your bank account, and keep an eye on your cash flow. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Partners, close friends and members of the gen-eral public might surprise you today. In turn, you might make a break for freedom. Who knows? (The Shadow knows.) GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Something unusual and unexpected might occur at work today. Computer crashes, canceled meetings and staff shortages are pos-sible. However, the intro-duction of new technology also might create a stir.

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pen. Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Expect to meet a real char-acter today. Alternatively, someone you know might do or say something that truly amazes you. This is not a boring day! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Be on your guard, because bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs will throw you a curve

today. It could be good news; it could be not so good news. Be ready. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Unexpected opportunities to travel somewhere might fall in your lap today. You also might have a chance to get further training or educa-tion. This is an exciting day full of many possibilities. YOU BORN TODAY You are dynamic, energetic and witty. (People enjoy your

humor.) You are clever at using everything at your disposal to achieve what you want to do. When attacked, you will react. In turn, you often surprise oth-ers. Because you are well-prepared, you make things appear effortless and sponta-neous. This year, your focus will be on relationships and friendships. Birthdate of: Ben Stiller, actor; Mark Twain, writer/lecturer; Amy Ryan, actress.

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YOUR HOROSCOpEBy Francis Drake



In Loving Memory ofSimone Lapointe

Sept 7,1992 - Dec 2, 2009

Always loved and remembered forever, it’s true

Memories we hold can never replace you.

Missing your “SMiLe”Loving you always

& forever,Mom, Dad, Serena, Sandon,

Dienna & Charlie

Sheila Seymour (Condy)

is turning 95!Come and helpher celebrate!

Open HouseDecember 12 noon - 3:30pmTrail Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11Entertainment includes: Music by Don Hollis, Kate E Shaw

Dancers, Mystic Dream Belly Dancing Troop & yet to be announced.

No gifts, just bring good wishes please!Everyone Welcome!

The family of

Elvira Apawish to thank all the relatives and friends that

comforted us during this sad time. We appreciate your expressions of love and kindness; through visitations, telephone calls, masses, donations,

dinners, baking, flowers and cards.Thanks also to Father Jim, McHugh and Sister Norma of St. Anthony’s Church; Joe Guercio, soloist and Elizabeth Stephens, organist; to the members of Colombo Lodge; Italo Canadese

Society; the CWL; to all the ladies who brought baking for the reception and to Gwen Ziprick of

Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services.Thanks to everyone who attended; making it a

special occasion of remembrance. Mom/Nonna had a wonderful life because of all you people.

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BirthsLAURA TURNER &ROB MONDIN,of Cranbrook, BC,are pleased to announcethe birth of their daughter,Amelia Helen Mondin,on October 3, 2013,weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz.A sister for Noah.Proud grandparents areCheryl & Michael Mondinfrom Trail, and Judith Clarke and Rick Turner from North Vancouver.

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Nov 16.Also thanks to

all who helped in setup, cooking &

cleaning up.

Myrt Servatius- President Kootenay

South Metis,Marilyn Taylor -

Director Kootenay Metis

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TRAIL, 2BD. + sunroom. Near Safeway. $795./mo. 250-368-6076

W.TRAIL, 3bd. with in-law suite, river view, n/p. $950./mo. +util. 250-921-9111

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Wayne DeWitt ext 25Mario Berno ext 27Dawn Rosin ext 24

Tom Gawryletz ext 26Keith DeWitt ext 30

Thea Stayanovich ext 28Joy DeMelo ext 29

Denise Marchi ext 21

1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000

All Pro Realty Ltd.

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Fruitvale$299,500

MLS#2211947

FAMILY HOME

Fruitvale$295,000

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Rossland$287,500

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JUST LISTED

Fruitvale$119,000

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LOT

Fruitvale$346,500

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MINT ON

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Trail$160,000

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CHARMING

Fruitvale$539,000

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OVER 9

ACRES

Fruitvale$379,000

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SUPERSIZE

Fruitvale$115,000

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THREE LOTS

Fruitvale$449,000

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PRIVACY

GALORE

East Trail$214,000

MLS#2394025

NEW LISTING

Miral Heights$385,000

MLS#2393394

GOOD VALUE

Trail$159,000

MLS#2215964

WHAT A

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Sunningdale$249,900

MLS#2393663

Trail$69,900

MLS#2394010

NEW LISTING

Sunningdale$249,500

MLS#2391581

DOUBLE

GARAGE

Rossland$339,000

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NEW LISTING

Thurs. Nov. 28 • 3 - 5pm955 Chaucer Street, Warfi eld

$399,000

OPEN HOUSE

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Sat. Nov. 30 • 11am - 1pm7141 Wright Way, Waneta Village

$349,000

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$479,000

OPEN HOUSE

Trail$104,900

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NEW LISTING

Warfi eld$79,900

MLS#2394030

NEW LISTING

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayHAY FOR SALE

small square$160/ton

250-428-4316

Merchandise for Sale

Food Products

BUTCHER SHOPBC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available

Quarters/Halves$2.65/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger

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Apt/Condo for RentBella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822Ermalinda Apartments, Glen-merry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922E.TRAIL 1 Bdrm furnished apt. Ph.250-364-1728Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.FRUITVALE, 2 2bd. newly painted, n/s: $675./mo. +elect. Dec.16, w/d; $695./mo. +elect. Jan.2. Text only 250-921-9385FRUITVALE, D/T, 1bd. ns/np, Ref.req. $525./mo +util. Avail. Dec 1.Call/text: 604-788-8509TRAIL, newly renovated small one bedroom non-smoking suite, suitable for quiet single person. $485./mo. includes heat and electricity. Available immediately. Apply at 468 Rossland Ave. Phone 1-780-919-6848TRAIL, Rossland Ave. 1bdrm w/d f/s, n/s n/p. $550/mo. Avail. Immed. 250-368-1361W.TRAIL, 1BD.+, semi-en-closed balcony. 1 Blk. Down-town. $595./mo. 250-368-6076W.TRAIL, 2bd., tiny yard, suitable for small dog, 1blk. to shopping and bus. $695./mo. 250-368-6075

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TRAIL, 2BD. + sunroom. Near Safeway. $795./mo. 250-368-6076

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VICTORIA - Turning up the heat during the cold win-ter months often means increases in energy bills, but sim-ple, cost-efficient fixes like replacing furnace filters may conserve energy and reduce expenditures.

When Peter Bodman, owner of Victoria’s Island Furnace and Fireplace, does ser-vice calls he finds the No. 1 thing home-owners fail to do is replace their furnace filter.

“You’re just spend-ing money if your furnace is plugged up because it has to work harder,” said Bodman.

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The rising cost of energy has led many homeowners to seek more efficient heat-ing systems. Bodman recommends a heat pump.

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While modern technology has drawn some homeowners to heat pumps, others continue to keep warm with wood fire-places.

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1120 Warren Street, Trail $109,000

Great rental package! Upstairs suite features laminate fl ooring, 2 bedrooms, bright and airy feel, and a great view! Downstairs suite is a compact 1 bdrm.

Also includes a vacant 120 x 100 lot with off-street parking! Both suites current

rent totals $1050.Call Terry 250-231-1101

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Whether you are a fi rst time buyer or want to add to your real estate portfolio, let’s sit down together and review

your goals for 2014.

Call for your appointment today. Tonnie (250) 365-9665

Terry 250-231-1101

650 - 9th Avenue, Montrose $295,000

NEW BUILD! 4 bdrm 2 bath home! Fully fenced yard, shop, shed, rebuilt

from foundation up! Perfect opportunity to own a new home without having to

pay GST! Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale

$279,0005 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the

newly updated kitchen. Family friendly neighborhood and just minutes to

downtown Fruitvale.Call Jodi

250-231-2331

1025 Regan Crescent, Trail $249,000

Immaculate 3 bdrm, 2 bath home in Sunningdale! Sit in your fl at, fully fenced back yard on your large deck and enjoy

the relaxation! New kitchen, new fl ooring, renovated on both levels, newer roof,

carport, and huge family room! Don’t wait this is a beauty!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

3471 Marigold Drive, Trail $264,900

Lovely family home in Glenmerry with many upgrades such as plumbing,

wiring, drywall insulation, fl ooring and windows. Enjoy the open fl oor plan

and fabulous covered deck. Call your REALTOR® now before its gone!!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

441 Whitman Way, Warfi eld $575,000

This Emerald Ridge home is beautifully planned and fi nished. The home offers a great fl oor plan, deluxe kitchen and fabulous hobby room. There is lots of custom woodwork and you will surely appreciate the high quality fi nishings.

You must see this home to appreciate all it has to offer! Call now.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1880A Kootenay Avenue,Rossland

$416,950This is a unique fully furnished

turn-ofthe-century home, featuring 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This home has been renovated and restored with style and taste adding to its original

character. Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1638 Cedar Avenue, Trail$149,900

Owned by the same family since 1948, this character home is close to town and features large rooms, custom fi replace, gorgeous views and much more. Exten-

sive wiring and plumbing upgrades. Call today for your personal viewing.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1745 Main Street, Trail $111,000

Home with 2 suites in front and a non conforming house in the back.

Great location close to Safeway and Aquatic Centre. Long term tenants

that want to stay. Separate meters and tenants pay the utilities. Gross monthly income of $1275. Fantastic return on

your investment.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Ritchie Road, Rossland $149,000

. Picture is attached. Text should read: Best land deal since the Oklahoma rush? No question it is the best deal in the Red Mountain Base area! Minutes to Cross country and Downhill, private setting,

easy access. Priced $61,000.00 +below the other properties in the same area.

Call Bill (250) 231-2710

3894 Carnation Drive, Trail

$239,0003 bdrm/2 bath home in Glenmerry- this

home offers a great open layout on the main fl oor,

recent new fl ooring/tile gives you

the inspiration to remodel and update this very well built home to your taste - city green space

next door- very clean and quick

possession available. Call your REALTOR®

for your viewing! Call Mark

(250) 231-5591

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328 - 2nd Avenue, Rivervale $99,900

This 3 bedroom house is located in nice location in Quiet Rivervale. The home is vacant & is in need of some T.L.C. But has the space and is adjacent to well

kept homes on either side so with some effort & upgrades you will have a winner.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

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810 Kipling Street, Warfi eld $147,000

Great opportunity to own in Warfi eld. Really nice lot and solid house ready for

your personal upgrades. Come see!

1249 - 3rd Avenue, Trail $109,900

Here is an opportunity to do your own makeover. Home is in an awesome

location and has lots of potential. Newer electrical service.

Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

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340 Grandview Place, Genelle

$879,000Live the dream! This gorgeous custom-built home features stunning views and quality workmanship. Gourmet kitchen, 3 bdrms

with master suite, gas fi replace and an open fl oor-plan with oodles of windows. You have

to see it to believe it!Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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