Contact the Times: Phone: 250-368-8551 Fax: 250-368-8550 Newsroom: 250-364-1242 Canada Post, Contract number 42068012 Roller Derby season opener Saturday Page 9 S I N C E 1 8 9 5 PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO Follow us online THURSDAY MARCH 27, 2014 Vol. 119, Issue 49 $ 1 05 INCLUDING G.S.T. There is a Special Offer coming your way The Trail Times has hired circulation sales representatives Hans Straub, Chris Hopkyns Quitcy Macaulay to undertake a subscription drive. They will be calling on you to offer subscription prices for the Trail area at substantial savings over regular subscription prices. Offer not available at the Times Office CHRIS HOPKYNS HANS STRAUB QUITCY MACAULAY SHERI REGNIER David DeRosa, superintendent of ecosystems at Teck Trail Operations, held the attention of budding biologists seven-year -old Mackenzie Graves (front) and Annelise Morrison, 6, at the Trail and District Public Library Tuesday afternoon. The inter- active play included live bugs, pond water and local flora, and leads up to the library’s inaugural Science Fair Competition slated for April 1 at 3 p.m. The fair is part of the library’s after school club for children 9-12 years old. For information, contact children’s programmer Darcee O’Hearn at 364.1731 or email [email protected]CREEPY CRAWLERS BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff Trail’s Old Bridge was a 50/50 operation between the city and the province until it was taken out-of-service sev- eral years ago, according to the city’s mayor. But with the latter refus- ing to buck up half the esti- mated $5 million cost to tear the century-old crossing down, this week Trail council committed to taking a more assertive approach with the government to get the job done. “This was a major topic of discussion with Katrine (Conroy, NDP MLA) at our last meeting,” explained Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs during Monday’s council meeting. “We focused particularly on the Old Bridge and what we need to do to remove it in terms of the government pick- ing up their fair share of the cost.” The city has met with the province on several occasions seeking financial assistance to decommission the 100-year old structure, but to date, no action has been taken. “In the past, we’ve met with a municipal affair min- ister and other bureaucrats,” he said. “But they have only offered to make their engin- eering expertise available at no cost.” Bogs said the city needs more than that. There is no legal man- date to take the bridge down unless there is an incident such as structural movement detected. “We want to make sure that we lay the foundation to get rid of the bridge before that occurs,” Bogs added Wednesday. “Since the prov- ince operated it for the first 50 years, until 1961, they should be an equal partner in getting rid of it.” Removing the Old Bridge is a separate matter from con- structing the new pedestrian bridge, which is set to break ground this summer. The projects can have dif- ferent timing and without a law in B.C. at this time to take a bridge out of commission, there is no direct connection between the two. However, the two crossings do serve a purpose in addi- tion to a pathway across the Columbia River. The region’s aging sewer line currently hangs from the old structure and could wreak more havoc to the city than a crumbling bridge. “The biggest liability facing us right now is the sewer line,” said Bogs. “That is why we want if off as soon as pos- sible because there will be a hefty environmental penalty if the line breaks and spills sew- age into the river.” The pedestrian crossing will house a new regional sewer main, second waterline and fibre optic conduit, and will have the capacity to carry an additional utility line. City seeks support to tear down Old Bridge BY ART HARRISON Times Staff The dust is hardly settling in the furor over Warfield council’s decision to opt out of the Trail Resident Program (TRP) and the mayor of the community is calling for consideration of a regional municipality as a possible solution. “I’m for it. We’ve all gone there,” Warfield Mayor Bert Crockett said Wednesday. “We’ve got to move this forward. There are 21,000 people in this valley and so many levels of gov- ernment.” Monday’s village council meeting saw a siz- able crowd descend on Warfield council cham- bers with residents voicing objections to the further fragmenting of recreation and cultural opportunities in the area. By opting out of the TRP Warfield residents join their neighbours in Rossland and Beaver Valley in having to pay cash for using Trail’s recreational facilities and library, leaving the city of Trail holding the tab for maintaining the various facilities and programs. “We’re just extremely disappointed in this decision, Trail and Warfield have always seemed like practically one city to begin with,” said Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs. “It’s hard to think of any other two communities that are more closely aligned in our communities. From the joint cit- izen of the year, to our Ambassador program, all our history of recreation together and now they decide that the contract signed 50 years ago isn’t good enough.” But Crockett maintains the problem is more of a regional issue. “This recreation thing is just one of many issues in this area,” Crockett said. “You’ve got water, sewer, the hospital, everyone taking sides, if we could even eliminate one level of govern- ment it might make things more manageable.” With an approaching civic election in the fall, Crockett feels this might be the opportunity to start taking a look at the possibility of a regional municipality. “It’s clear cut, a district municipality would mean that you share with everyone in the valley, even if it cost a little more to set things up,” he said. “If we got away from the politics and got better governance in the valley, the cost would be worth it.” Bogs said that Trail has always been in favour of amalgamation but has been met with resist- ance from the other communities in the area. 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David DeRosa, superintendent of ecosystems at Teck Trail Operations, held the attention of budding biologists seven-year -old Mackenzie Graves (front) and Annelise Morrison, 6, at the Trail and District Public Library Tuesday afternoon. The inter-active play included live bugs, pond water and local flora, and leads up to the library’s inaugural Science Fair Competition slated for April 1 at 3 p.m. The fair is part of the library’s after school club for children 9-12 years old. For information, contact children’s programmer Darcee O’Hearn at 364.1731 or email [email protected]
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Trail’s Old Bridge was a 50/50 operation between the city and the province until it was taken out-of-service sev-eral years ago, according to the city’s mayor.
But with the latter refus-ing to buck up half the esti-mated $5 million cost to tear the century-old crossing down, this week Trail council committed to taking a more assertive approach with the government to get the job done.
“This was a major topic of discussion with Katrine (Conroy, NDP MLA) at our last meeting,” explained Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs during Monday’s council meeting.
“We focused particularly on the Old Bridge and what we need to do to remove it in terms of the government pick-ing up their fair share of the cost.”
The city has met with the province on several occasions seeking financial assistance to decommission the 100-year old structure, but to date, no action has been taken.
“In the past, we’ve met with a municipal affair min-ister and other bureaucrats,” he said. “But they have only offered to make their engin-eering expertise available at no cost.”
Bogs said the city needs more than that.
There is no legal man-date to take the bridge down
unless there is an incident such as structural movement detected.
“We want to make sure that we lay the foundation to get rid of the bridge before that occurs,” Bogs added Wednesday. “Since the prov-ince operated it for the first 50 years, until 1961, they should be an equal partner in getting rid of it.”
Removing the Old Bridge is a separate matter from con-structing the new pedestrian bridge, which is set to break ground this summer.
The projects can have dif-ferent timing and without a law in B.C. at this time to take a bridge out of commission, there is no direct connection between the two.
However, the two crossings do serve a purpose in addi-tion to a pathway across the Columbia River.
The region’s aging sewer line currently hangs from the old structure and could wreak more havoc to the city than a crumbling bridge.
“The biggest liability facing us right now is the sewer line,” said Bogs. “That is why we want if off as soon as pos-sible because there will be a hefty environmental penalty if the line breaks and spills sew-age into the river.”
The pedestrian crossing will house a new regional sewer main, second waterline and fibre optic conduit, and will have the capacity to carry an additional utility line.
City seeks support to tear down Old Bridge
B Y A R T H A R R I S O NTimes Staff
The dust is hardly settling in the furor over Warfield council’s decision to opt out of the Trail Resident Program (TRP) and the mayor of the community is calling for consideration of a regional municipality as a possible solution.
“I’m for it. We’ve all gone there,” Warfield Mayor Bert Crockett said Wednesday. “We’ve got to move this forward. There are 21,000 people in this valley and so many levels of gov-ernment.”
Monday’s village council meeting saw a siz-able crowd descend on Warfield council cham-bers with residents voicing objections to the further fragmenting of recreation and cultural opportunities in the area.
By opting out of the TRP Warfield residents join their neighbours in Rossland and Beaver Valley in having to pay cash for using Trail’s recreational facilities and library, leaving the city of Trail holding the tab for maintaining the various facilities and programs.
“We’re just extremely disappointed in this decision, Trail and Warfield have always seemed like practically one city to begin with,” said Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs. “It’s hard to think of any other two communities that are more closely aligned in our communities. From the joint cit-izen of the year, to our Ambassador program, all our history of recreation together and now they decide that the contract signed 50 years ago isn’t good enough.”
But Crockett maintains the problem is more of a regional issue.
“This recreation thing is just one of many issues in this area,” Crockett said. “You’ve got water, sewer, the hospital, everyone taking sides, if we could even eliminate one level of govern-ment it might make things more manageable.”
With an approaching civic election in the fall, Crockett feels this might be the opportunity to start taking a look at the possibility of a regional municipality.
“It’s clear cut, a district municipality would mean that you share with everyone in the valley, even if it cost a little more to set things up,” he said. “If we got away from the politics and got better governance in the valley, the cost would be worth it.”
Bogs said that Trail has always been in favour of amalgamation but has been met with resist-ance from the other communities in the area.
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I am having a hard time with a topic this week. I am struggling
with writer’s block but also frustrated with my local polit-icians’ decisions. I stayed home from the Warfield council meet-ing Wednesday night because I needed to write this article.
What does local politics have to do with cars? What does local politics have to do with mechanics? In both cases; my trade in general and our local politics lack profes-sionalism.
What is profession-alism? Just looked it up. Some definitions
suggest one can only be a professional if one was taught by a profes-sor. Auto mechanics is a trade. No professors involved. Only another skilled tradesman who decided to pass on their skills. Politics? Are politicians trained or are they made?
Wikipedia says “a professional is a mem-ber of a profession.” The term also describes the standards of educa-tion and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform the role of that profession.
In addition, most professionals are sub-
ject to strict codes of conduct enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations. Professional standards of practice and ethics
for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widely rec-ognized professional associations.”
Do mechanics have a professional associa-tion? Not that I know of. I do know we have tried and have been unsuccessful. Do pol-iticians have a profes-sional association? I don’t know but I don’t think so.
I was once almost a member of a profes-sion but I got a bit side tracked. I was privy to their code of eth-
ics though and could see the importance of it. It definitely would be a step in the right direction if my fellow tradesmen and polit-icians held themselves to a code of ethics.
In my opinion any time an advertisement for a particular auto-motive service centre or a plea for votes by a politician start with some statement about their trustworthiness, it implies that other members of their party or trade are not trust-worthy. This leans towards slander and does nothing for them.
When you are frus-trated with your mech-anic, it is way to easy to get the next mech-anic you bring your vehicle to to say, “Oh that other guy does not know what he/she is doing. I can fix your problem for half the cost. You were ripped off.”
We have all heard and seen the totally slanderous ads that politicians fill our tele-visions, newspapers and social media with.
If you have worked as an auto mechanic, humility should defin-
itely be one of your strongest qualities because, I guarantee you, fixing cars is a humbling experience. The automobile is a complex machine. Sometimes you get lucky when the previ-ous mechanic didn’t.
The same humble-ness should be visible in our politicians. We know their jobs are not easy. It is very much a balancing act.
This brings me to West Kootenay pol-itics, in particular the goings on between Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Fruitvale, Montrose and outlying areas. Now more than ever we need to work together. Our prosper-ity depends on it. We have been so fortun-ate over the years. The new economy and our shrinking little fief-doms means our local politicians need to put aside their differences and work professionally toward a common goal.
Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and gradu-ate of mechanical engineering from UBC. E-mail: [email protected]
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From page 1 “We had a joint study with
Warfield into amalgamation and then after the first phase we approved continuing on and they pulled out,” Bogs said. “We were talking about amalgamation with the Beaver Valley and everybody got scared.
“With the recreation, it’s just dis-appointing that people don’t think the kind of facilities we have are of value in attracting people in to work at Teck or the hospital.”
While Crockett may be calling for change, he refuses to point fin-gers at any of the local councils as being responsible for the state of political affairs in the area.
“There’s got to be an answer to this. If we don’t do something the
politics won’t change,” he said. “It’s not that Warfield or Rossland or Beaver Valley is the problem, the system is broken.
“A change and sending in some new people might make a differ-ence, at least have the discussion and start looking at the big picture here, like, folks, let’s get together and deal with it.”
However, if there is a change to governance in the area Crockett isn’t planning on being in office to shepherd it through.
“I won’t be running this year, I made that decision last term,” he said. “I’ve been trying to retire for 12 years.”
“It’s been a good experience and I’d encourage anyone to step in, it’s a steep learning curve but worth it.”
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Trail Times circulation manager Michele Bedford goes through the drill preparing to cut the power for the annual Earth Hour Saturday even-ing. The worldwide one-hour lights out call will take place at 8:30 p.m. this Saturday to raise awareness of power consumption and encourage environmental change around the planet.
Warfield mayor doesn’t plan to run next election
B y S h e r i r e g n i e rTimes Staff
With the city controlling less than half of the total prop-erty tax bill, Trail taxpayers will have to wait a few more weeks to hear what this year’s levy will be.
So far, after a serious exer-cise in number crunching, the city is projecting a four per cent hike, or $30 on the average $180,000 home assessment.
In light of an almost $300,000 revenue loss related to neighbouring communities withdrawing from recreational cost sharing, the tax hike is in line with the comparable cities of Castlegar and Nelson, according to Trail’s chief administrative officer.
“However, it will be several more weeks before we have a clear picture on the bottom line,” said David Perehudoff at Monday night’s council meet-ing. “We will be waiting to get all of the other budgets and tax rates to calculate the final impacts.”
The tax rate could decrease pending the city’s annual apportionment to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB).
A preliminary report of the
RDKB’s 2014 budget reflects a net payment decrease of $318,000, related in part, to the sale of the regional airport and the end of a regional economic agreement.
“The city’s levy increase will be offset by reductions in the regional district’s requisition,” explained Perehudoff. “As such, if the reductions are netted out, the resulting increase is $17 or just over 2 per cent.”
Municipalities are required to consult with the pub-lic before finalizing annual budgets and historically open
meetings were hosted to invite community consultation.
Previous open houses in Trail were poorly attended, so for the past five years, the city has posted its budget overview on the trail.ca website.
“We have not had any complaints about the online approach,” said Perehudoff. “In the future we will continue to look at other ways of consulting with the public that are current with the times.”
Included in the city’s budget overview is a list of this year’s capital projects that total $14.4 million.
The most pricey items include the purchase of the Trail Regional Airport at almost $1.6 million, which includes terminal upgrades and additional fencing to the area; civic improvements for $835,000 including Phase 2 of the downtown revitalization plan; and $9.1 million for the construction of the pedestrian pipe bridge, proposed to break ground this summer.
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VICTORIA – B.C.’s Auditor General warned 17 years ago that the province wasn’t pre-pared for a catastrophic earth-quake, and this week the same warning was repeated.
Auditor General Russ Jones released a report Tuesday that noted his surprise at the lack of progress since his predeces-sor George Morfitt came to a similar conclusion.
“Progress has been made in some areas over this interven-ing period, but the province is still at a significant risk if a catastrophic earthquake were to occur today,” Jones wrote.
Attorney General Suzanne Anton said Tuesday she accepts the report’s recommenda-tions. She said she agrees with the auditor’s conclusion that Emergency Management B.C. is too busy dealing with 6,000 floods, fires and other incidents each year to develop a broader plan for the province.
“We have a lot of things in place right now, but what we don’t have in place is the big plan,” Anton said.
Asked about the auditor’s conclusion that a succession of provincial governments haven’t made preparations a priority, Anton replied: “I’m making it a priority.”
A new assistant deputy min-ister has been hired to work on the project, having done similar disaster preparedness work with the Canadian Armed Forces, Anton said.
On March 11, the govern-ment announced a public con-sultation on earthquake pre-paredness that will tour the province and report by the end of the year. The announce-ment was overshadowed when Premier Christy Clark stepped
in to cancel the appointment of former Chilliwack MLA John Les as chair.
Henry Renteria, former dir-ector of California’s Office of Emergency Services, was pro-moted from vice-chair.
NDP public safety critic Kathy Corrigan called the auditor’s assessment “a stun-ning indictment of the lack of preparedness in British Columbia,” and pointed to the lack of investment in B.C. Liberal budgets.
“When a damning report on earthquake preparedness is about to come out, they have their own political emergency,” Corrigan said.
B.C. not ready for quake: report
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VANCOUVER - The British Columbia company behind a pro-posed $1.5-billion gold and copper mine twice rejected by the federal government is asking the Federal Court to quash the decision.
Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX:TKO) filed a second application on Wednesday for judicial review of cabinet’s latest decision rejecting the New Prosperity mine. The company claims, in part, that sec-tions of the newly revised Canadian Environmental Assessment Act are unconstitutional.
“The federal review panel failed in their duty to deliver a fair process, and the consequence of their fail-ure resulted in the federal minister of environment making the wrong decision,” Brian Battison, vice-presi-dent of corporate affairs, said in an interview.
“We seek to rectify both the failed process and the decision that stemmed from it in a court of law. That’s the only reasonable option open to us at this time.”
Taseko filed an earlier application
for judicial review of the report by a Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency panel, which found the pro-ject would have significant adverse environmental effects.
The latest application seeks a judicial review of the federal govern-ment’s final decision on the proposal.
Taseko is asking the court to quash the decision of the minister and the cabinet, and refer it back to cabinet for reconsideration.
The application says the terms of reference for the review changed when the revised Canadian Environmental Assessment Act came into effect in 2012. Those changes are unconstitutional, the company claims, because they go well beyond weighing the environ-mental impact of a project.
The proposed mine site, locat-ed 125 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, is the tenth-largest undeveloped gold-copper deposit in the world. Taseko says the pro-ject would create 750 construction jobs and 500 permanent jobs in an area where the forestry industry has been devastated by the pine beetle epidemic.
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MARINAS, LEO – Loving husband, father, brother and friend. He passed away March 22, 2014 at the Royal Columbian Hospital.
He leaves behind his wife Linda and his three daugh-ters Elizabeth, Shirlie, and Lea. After 27 years of dedi-cated work he retired from Cominco. After retirement, he moved to Burnaby to be closer to his family and relatives. He will be forever loved and missed.
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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S STORONTO -
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sais he’s ready for the first televised debate in this year’s mayoral campaign - and joked that he’s expecting to win by a knockout.
When asked Wednesday for his prediction about the debate, Ford laugh-ingly responded “a
knockout in the first 15 seconds.”
The scandal-plagued mayor is facing off against former M-P Olivia Chow, former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader John Tory, city coun-cillor Karen Stintz and former council-lor David Soknacki, who are all hoping to unseat him.
T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SBROADVIEW, Sask.
- A report into a deadly crash between a train and a camper van warns the risk of such accidents remains until better warning systems are required at railway crossings with-out bells, lights and gates.
The Transportation Safety Board report is based on an investiga-tion into a collision that killed four people in Broadview, Sask., in broad daylight in August 2012.
“Considering the serious consequences that can result from a crossing accident and the technological advancements that have been made, the board is concerned that, in the absence of timely implementa-tion of low-cost alert systems, the risk of accidents at passive crossings will con-tinue,” reads the report
released Wednesday.The report says the
van was driven by a tired 15-year-old nov-ice driver on a road where trees and brush made it difficult to see the tracks.
The Canadian Pacific Railway freight train travelling at 85 km/h sounded its horn and had its lights on, but struck the van broadside at a railway crossing that only had standard reflector warning signs.
Passive rail cross-ings are common in rural Canada. The report notes there have been 658 accidents over the last 10 years at passive crossings, which resulted in 59 deaths and 107 serious injuries.
The board said equipping such cross-ings with advance warning devices trig-gered by trains to warn drivers would improve safety.
But Rob Johnston, a safety board spokes-man, said it would be very expensive to equip all rail crossings with automated gates and bells.
He said research is needed to find an affordable alternative.
“What we really wanted to do is to push the bar a little bit, because essentially passive crossings have been like this for over 100 years,” Johnston said from Ottawa.
“We are saying there should be some-
thing better out there with today’s technol-ogy. What that is is not our place to say, but we are trying to push the regulator to look at alternatives.”
The regulator is Transport Canada, which has been reviewing draft regu-lations for improving safety at railway cross-ings for almost 25 years.
Last month Transport Minister Lisa Raitt announced proposals to improve safety standards at 23,000 federally regu-lated rail crossings to help reduce collisions and prevent derail-ments.
The proposals would require railways and governments respon-
sible for roads to meet improved and enforce-able safety standards, including better signs and warning systems. They call for clear site lines around rail cross-ings, including requir-ing them to be free of trees, brush, buildings or railway equipment.
“Other safety fea-tures include design plans for warning sys-tems and standards for maintaining, inspect-ing and testing traffic control devices,” reads one of the proposals.
But it is not clear if the new regulations would require better warning devices at pas-sive crossings.
Transport Canada officials were not immediately available for comment.
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SELKIRK, Man. - Long before many Manitobans dared to hope that spring would end their brutal-ly cold winter, 28 hearty people donned floatation suits and made their way onto the Red River north of Winnipeg.
The crew is on the front lines of the province’s annual battle against spring flooding.
The weapons? A bizarre-looking half-back-hoe, half-barge called an Amphibex machine and a made-in-Manitoba remote control Bobcat saw.
The tools are at the heart of a sophisticated, round-the-clock operation that breaks up 30 kilo-metres of ice down the centre of the Red River before the thaw, reducing the possibility that big chunks will dam the river and cause a sudden flood.
“You think you’ve seen it all but you haven’t,” said Darrell Kupchik, executive director of operations of North Red Waterway Maintenance, which oversees the ice-breaking operation. “We’re constantly learn-ing, constantly adapting.”
Manitoba bought its first Amphibex in 2006.
The buoyant machine, which was actually built for summer dredg-ing, helps break up ice by hoisting its 20,000-kilogram body up onto the ice surface using an excavator-like claw. The sheer weight of the machine crushes the ice below.
It can move at a rate of about one kilometre a day, but Kupchik said crew members quickly realized they could break up more ice if the surface was weakened first.
Unable to find equipment that could do the job, they set about making an ice-cutter by essentially strapping a saw blade to a tractor.
Report into fatal train-van crash calls for better warning system
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“We are saying there
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OPINION
Is Quebec heavily subsidized?There is nothing like
an election to bring out the optimistic side in people –
and some mythmaking. In Quebec, recent attention focused on Premier Pauline Marois and her musings that if her party wins the provincial election, and if separation one day occurs, Quebec would keep the Canadian dollar, seek a seat on the Bank of Canada, and that Quebecois might have dual citizenship.
Some of the Marois musings could theoretic-ally occur, though much is in the realm of fantasy. But here’s a myth relevant to any musings about pos-sible separation and one often promulgated by Quebec elites: That Quebec is not subsidized by the rest of Canada.
Over the years, former Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe promul-gated this notion; as did former Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand under the last Liberal government. Both argued with a straight face that Quebec was not sub-sidized.
A modified version of this claim was resur-rected again by a Quebec-based think tank this month. In a short paper, the Institut de recher-
che et d’informations socio-économique (IRIS) claimed that Quebec isn’t all that dependent on the rest of Canada and point-ed to how the Maritimes are comparatively more dependent. And anyway, it added, depending on the year, equalization pay-ments from the federal government to Ottawa account for just 3 to 6 per cent of Quebec govern-ment spending.
Let’s be clear about these Quebec claims: Taxpayers in every prov-ince pay federal taxes but that doesn’t mean certain provinces are not sub-sidized by taxpayers in another. It matters where federal taxes originate and where they are later spent, on a net basis.
Statistics Canada data (which regrettably ends in 2009 and which measures all the money that flows into federal coffers on a per province basis and all the money later spent in each province) when aver-aged out between 2000 and 2009 gives an idea of how dependent a province is (or is not) on federal transfers.
The data includes, for instance, transfers to provincial governments, payments to individuals (think employment insur-ance) and other big-ticket
expenses such as federal infrastructure spending.
The numbers are not beyond some criticism: If the federal govern-ment pays a head office in Montreal for a product actually manufactured in
Ontario, the federal spend-ing in reality benefits Ontario.
Such occasional wrin-kles aside though, the data shows that, as a percentage of GDP, taxpayers in three provinces contribute more in revenues than is later spent by the federal govern-ment: Albertans contribute more (by 6.1 percentage points) Ontarians contrib-ute more (by 3.8 points) and British Columbians contribute more (by 1.7 points).
The other seven prov-inces were all net “takers” from the federal purse. On average, federal spending
was two percentage points of GDP higher than fed-eral revenue in Quebec; in Prince Edward Island, fed-eral spending was almost 20 percentage points high-er.
None of this is surpris-ing or necessarily unfair, at least in some specific cases. You would expect, for example, the federal government to spend less per person in Alberta on employment insur-ance than in Nova Scotia as Alberta has a lower unemployment rate.
In dollar terms, the 2000 to 2009 average shows that Albertans lost the most, with a net loss of $3,852 per person annually in the fed-eral taxing/spending equa-tion. (British Columbians lose $666 per person and the figure in Ontario is $1,548.) Quebecois are net gainers, with $730 per per-son, while PEI won the lot-tery, with $5,838 in federal spending per person.
So PEI (and other prov-inces in Atlantic Canada) is indeed more dependent on federal transfers than Quebec when measured per person. And the $730 per person balance in Quebec’s favour may not seem like much but in 2009, PEI had just 140,000 people; Quebec had over 7.8 mil-lion people – or 56 times as
many as PEI. That much larger
Quebec population matters a lot to Albertans, British Columbians and Ontarians who finance Quebec’s prov-incial government. In 2009, those population figures mean there was a $5.7 bil-lion net federal transfer to Quebec. (In contrast, PEI’s net transfers cost the rest of Canada $817 million.)
Perhaps Quebec can live without $5.7 billion every year (a number likely high-er now), but in 2009 that was already equivalent to 42 per cent of the amount of revenues from Quebec’s consumption taxes ($13.5 billion) and almost as much as Quebec paid in interest on its debt that year ($6.2 billion).
That raises the ques-tion of how an independent Quebec would pay for any revenue loss. Last time, I checked, Quebec was not undertaxed. Regardless, no one, least of all anyone in Quebec, should buy the myth Quebec isn’t massive-ly subsidized by the rest of Canada. It surely is.
Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute and author of Tax Me I’m Canadian! A Taxpayer’s Guide to Your Money and How Politicians Spend It.
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The recent decision by Warfield council to no longer contribute to the library or the recreational facilities in Trail seems a good reason for Trail council and non-Trailite facili-ties users to be disappointed, but there must be a good reason Warfield and the other com-munities are opting out of these services.
Warfield’s mayor and council have acted in the best interest of the community and its resi-dents. They are on top of where
and how best to allocate our tax funds.
I can understand Trail’s frus-tration from being left with the funding burden, but I think the smaller communities feel they are getting squeezed out, and are having trouble keeping up with the tax base.
One way to get around fund-ing some of these non-essen-tial services and facilities is for non-Trailites to pay up front for the use of the facility and then be reimbursed by the village
(which I believe has already been suggested).This makes sense in that instead of the entire com-munity paying for the services, the user pays and is personally reimbursed.
It seems this is going to continue to create more prob-lems for Trail and surrounding communities and we should be looking closer at a joint muni-cipality for the entire area. Just a thought.
Ken SchroederWarfield
Trail’s neighbours feel squeezed out
I am absolutely sick about the Warfield in camera decision to withdraw from our Greater Trail Community (recrea-tion and culture agree-ment).
More than the issue of money or the inconvenience of col-lecting reimburse-
ments from the village is the sneaky way this was done, with out public discussion or a community vote.
I have lived in Warfield for over 40 years and never heard a single neighbour object to contribut-ing their tax dollars to support a public
library.Most distressing
is the participation in Greater commun-ity breakdown, lack of good-natured cooper-ation, and attack on good citizenship.
I was involved in the original construction of the Aquatic Centre. My name, along with
that of many Warfield residents, is on the pool wall; I along with other villagers raised funds as a Friend of the Library.
I never dreamed it would come to this.
Shame on you, council!
Virginia CloverWarfield
(In response to editor Guy Bertrand’s ‘Parochial attitudes hurting entire region’ col-umn that ran March 20)
If there was a way to make you ‘le gros fro-mage’ for Trail and all of the surrounding mini-dynasties, I’d be leading the pack.
Thank you for your straight from the gut column. Your wisdom and level head-thinking are so needed! If the people at the helm of their individual little boats could just see that
we could be as efficient as Castlegar in our own politics, it would complete my vision of Trail as ‘the perfect place to live.’ I love everything else about my chosen city - but not this juvenile bick-ering and constant attempts to “put sticks in the wheels” of their “opponents.”
I’m always grateful when you say: “Enough!” and let ‘em have it!
Annette GallatinTrail
Shame on Warfield council
Kudos to editor for straight from the gut column
The dental care you provide for your child sets the stage for healthy adult teeth. Knowing what to do on a day to day basis will reap huge benefits for not only your child’s happiness and well-being but also for your pocket book. A daily oral care routine for your children pre-vents decay and helps empower them to make dental health a lifelong priority.
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Healthy smiles start with daily dental care
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Under its new regulations, the BC Government has set up an association led by big corporations to take over the local Blue Box recycling program throughout BC. If you look closely, you’ll see that of seven board members, six are executives of Toronto-based multi-national corporations, with the seventh weighing in from Montreal.
How do you like that, British Columbia?
This means, unlike the current program run locally by BC municipalities, this new program will be managed not by people whose fi rst responsibility is our local environment, but rather, their Bay St. profi ts.
That can’t be a good thing for BC.
The most perplexing thing is that we currently have a Blue Box program that works, is effi cient, and costs BC homeowners just
$35 a year on average. The new proposed system does not guarantee to keep our local environment as its fi rst priority, nor does it guarantee that there won’t be job losses here in BC.
It doesn’t guarantee service levels, or say anything about how big business will pass along the costs to you when you go to pick up a pizza or buy groceries.
Yikes!
Perhaps this is why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to sign onto the new program, calling it a “scam.” Given that, maybe it’s time you called Premier Clark to keep BC’s environmental decisions right here in BC where they belong.
What’s going on here?
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title is a rare feat, but to win two national titles in two different countries is even more incredible.
Fruitvale native Ella Matteucci accom-plished the double-double on the weekend after winning the NCAA div. 1 women’s hockey title in Hamden, Conn. on Sunday with the Clarkson University Golden Knights.
Matteucci was recruited by Clarkson three years ago while attending the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Sask. where she led the Hounds to the Esso Cup, the Canadian Midget girls national championship. Yet, as exciting as the Notre Dame championship was, the two titles pale in comparison.
“Obviously that (Notre Dame win) was really exciting, but this is way, way, way more exciting,” said Matteucci in an inter-view from Potsdam, N.Y. Tuesday. “I’ve been with this team for three years and it was just awesome to do it with this group of 21 girls and our coach-
ing staff. We all really came together and got the job done, and I think that was the most exciting part.”
After running over Boston College and Mercyhurst in the quarter and semi-final, Matteucci and the underdog Golden Knights beat the two-time defending cham-pion University of Minnesota Gophers in a thrilling 5-4 match-up.
“I think we were really confident, just because we had such a successful season and we knew what it was going to take to shut them down,” said Matteucci.
The Knights and Gophers were tied 3-3 after two periods of play, but goals from Vanessa Plante and Shannon MacAulay put Clarkson up 5-3 midway through the final frame. Minnesota would net one more on a power play with under four minutes to play, but Matteucci and the Clarkson defence would shut them down the rest of the way.
“At the start of the game, it was really cool, our assistant coach brought us all in and we circled up, put
our arms around each other and said, ‘Let’s do it for this group right here and people in the stands.’ Some of our seniors were cry-ing, and they’re like maybe we shouldn’t
cry right now, because we still have to go play the game - it was just funny.”
The turning point in the game for Matteucci came in the second period.
After the Gophers tied the game 3-3, the Knights killed off two Minnesota power plays reversing the momen-tum.
“We weathered that storm really well,
and that just kind of propelled us to score afterwards. We had the momentum and I think we just kind of ran with it.”
The 20-year-old his-tory student describes herself as a stay-at-home defenceman, that blocks shots and is tough along the boards and in the corners.
“I didn’t provide a lot of offence this year, but I just try to play every shift like I’m not going to get scored on, and I think my coaches realize that, and that’s why I got way more playing time than I have in the previous years.”
Matteucci played in all 41 NCAA games netting four assists on the season. But the Knights defence along with goalie Erica Howe was the stingiest in the league allowing just 1.12 goals per game, and in the final three-game-stretch to the national title the Knights went with just four defenceman.
“It was an adjust-ment . . . but it was exciting. Obviously, you want to be there when the clocks tick-ing down and get the job done for your team, and that’s just
what everyone has on their minds.”
What made it even more special was the ovation from over 3,500 screaming fans including her par-ents Paul and Melissa who were in attend-ance. But the tribute played to the group of mostly Canadian-born hockey players by the Clarkson University band will remain most memorable.
“There’s an NCAA rule where you only play the American national anthem . . . but there’s only two Americans on our team so after they played the American anthem, we were all putting our helmets back on, and our band just broke out into the Canadian anthem – it was awesome.”
With the ensuing celebration now ebb-ing, Matteucci is look-ing to catch up on her studies and as she enters her senior year next season, would like nothing more than to go out on another win-ning note.
“I think that’s what everyone’s thinking, that’s on our minds obviously, but right now we’re just trying to enjoy the moment.”
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The Clarkson Golden Knights defenceman Ella Matteucci of Fruitvale (left) poses with goaltender Erica Howe after the Knights captured the NCAA women’s hockey championship with a 5-4 victory over the University of Minnesota in Hamden, Conn. Sunday.
By Jim BaileyTimes Sports Editor
Fly fishers will be as prolific as a July caddisfly hatch on the Columbia River when the doors open at the Castlegar Rec Centre this weekend for the 15th annual Fly Fishing Symposium.
Hosted by the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Club and Castegar Sports Centre and Fly Shop, the symposium offers everything from promoting quality gear and accessories to fly-tying and casting seminars as well as info on guided tours of the Kootenay’s best water.
“We have quite a few new presenters this year,” said Castlegar Sport Centre and Fly Shop owner Rod Zavaduk. “Our Fly Fishing Symposium will have fly-casting demonstrations, all kinds of rods and lines, the works.”
Some of the area’s best fly fishers and tyers will be on hand sharing their exper-tise on fly casting and tying. Luminaries such as Washington State Fly-tying Hall of Famer, John Newbury of Chewelah, will share his unique and significant creations with fly-tying enthusiasts, and Ruben Breikfest, a Federation of Fly Fishers master fly-casting instructor, will demonstrate the proper technique for throwing string. The pair will join a
myriad of local fly-anglers tying flies and offering instruction.
“We have the full 30 or 40 fly tyers from the club and we have Sage and Reddington and Rio all taken care of, we have St. Croix rods coming in, Minkota motors, the Humming Bird fish-finders guy coming, we have a new pontoon boat company (Outcast) coming to show off their stuff, and we’ll have all the other
guys.”Local fly tyers such as Don Freschi,
Phil Milburn, Paul Piro, Bruce Kruck, Rollie Hill and many more will share some of there favourite fly imitations for area waters, along with Bill Hanlon and his exquisite hand-made nets, wood fly-boxes, and fly-tying stations.
Well-known guides and St. Mary fly-shop owners Kelly and Karen Laatsch will join Chilly Billy Charters’ Graham Cloutier, and Action Angling’s Kirk and Heidi Daley to offer anglers a variety of destination options.
The popular Kids’ Tying Table will be in full swing to get youngsters involved and interested, raffles and door prize tickets go on sale all weekend, and cor-porate supporters such as Columbia Power Corp, Interfor, and Teck will have representatives available to answer ques-tions on environmental and remediation concerns.
And for all those aspiring out-door writers, the editor of Fly Fusion Magazine, Chris Bird, will be there to talk about the business of fly-fishing, photography, and writing.
The Symposium goes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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Llewellyn Matthews (right) of Columbia Power presents a donation to Rod Zavaduk, president of the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Club and con-gratulates the club on its continued success with the popular Fly Fishing Symposium.
Fly fishers set for spring symposiumFly Fishing symposium
National champion Matteucci enjoying the moment
S u B m i t t e dAfter six months without a hometown
derby, the West Kootenay Roller Derby league is kicking the 2014 season off right with a knockout double header at Selkirk College in Castlegar this Saturday at 5 p.m.
In the first bout of the night, the Dam City Rollers take on the temporarily formed Valley Brutality, a combined force of Slocan’s Valley Vendettas and Salmo’s Babes of Brutality.
The Dams have been breaking free of their party-team reputation and are cross training and skating like never before, determined to win the league championship and Golden Boot for Season 5.
Freshly back from a 200-plus point vic-tory in the Okanagan earlier this month, the Nelson Killjoys are on a roll and aren’t going to ease back on the throttle when they face the Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG) in Game 2 at 7 p.m. The Killjoys won the Golden Boot last season, and this year have helmets to match.
RTRG, however, has been working hard at developing their new skaters this off-season, and, if league scrimmages are any indication, there is some new talent that the rest of the league best watch out for.
See RTRG, Page 10
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The Atom Development Smokies recently participated in the 40th Atom Fiesta Tournament in Osoyoos/Oliver last week where they tied Mission, then beat Quesnel and Penticton to qualify for the semifinals where they lost to Cranbrook. However, the team rebounded with a 5-4 win over Fernie to capture the bronze medal in a close and exciting game.
FROM PAGE 11From hard-hitting new skat-
ers to fleet-footed veterans, the Rossland/Trail team has been building momentum since last season and are eager to show the Kootenays what they’ve been work-ing on.
The Killjoys may have finished 2013 on a win, but it means there is a target on their helmets com-ing into the new season and RTRG are only too happy to take the first shots.
It has been far too long since the West Kootenay region has had a chance to cheer at a hometown showdown, so don’t miss this chance and buy tickets early before they sell out.
Tickets can be purchased at Selkirk College’s book store and Central City Shoes in Castlegar, or online at www.kootenayroller-derby.com Advanced tickets $10. $15 at the door. Kids 12 and under $2 - tickets only available online or at the door.
RTRG look to knock off Killjoys
Atoms end seAson on bronze note
T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SVANCOUVER - The
Vancouver Canucks hit the road for crucial back-to-back games this week knowing full well that their season likely hangs in the balance.
With just nine contests left on the schedule and the club sitting six points adrift in the Western Conference playoff race, the Canucks have no mar-gin for error.
“Everybody’s looking at the
standings. We are too,” head coach John Tortorella said after Tuesday’s practice at Rogers Arena. “All we can do is control what we have.
“We’re going to keep on try-ing to battle away here and find points.”
That began last night in Minnesota against the Wild before another tough test tonight against the Colorado Avalanche.
Both teams are all but
locked into playoff positions, something the Canucks can only dream of at this point.
The website www.sports-clubstats.com, which calculates teams’ playoff chances, gave the Canucks just a 2.3 per cent shot at making this year’s post-season heading into Tuesday’s action and Vancouver didn’t get much help on the out-of-town scoreboard.
The eighth-place Phoenix Coyotes - who also have nine
games left - downed the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 to move to 82 points on the season. Vancouver sits 10th with 76 points, while the Dallas Stars, who dropped a 4-2 deci-sion to the Chicago Blackhawks, sit ninth with 79 points and 10 games to play.
The Canucks’ plight represents a stunning slide for a club that has been accustomed to bat-tling for division titles in recent years, not its playoff life.
Vancouver has won its last two games over the punchless Nashville Predators and the Buffalo Sabres to stay above water, but the Wild and Avalanche should pose a much tougher test in what could be two season-defining contests.
cAnucks
Crucial road games decide playoff berth
LEISURE
Dear Annie: My parents are both in their 80s and don’t get around well anymore. Dad has a history of verbal (sometimes physical) abuse, and Mom has always put up with it. Recently, Mom has been cornering family members and telling them how crazy Dad is, that he screams at her all the time, hits her with his cane and pinches her. We had a domestic relations caseworker come to the house when Dad wasn’t home, and Mom told the caseworker that everything was fine and not to come back. She told me Dad would be upset if he found out.
My mother is in bet-ter physical shape than Dad, and I’m quite sure she could hurt him if she chose to. But she is becoming forget-ful and making men-tal errors. She blames it on living with Dad. My father cannot deal with her mind going, so he yells at her even
more. Despite that, she continues to make him dinner, put on his shoes and help him get around. My wife and I have begged her to come live with us, but she refuses.
She wants us to tell Dad’s doctor that he is crazy. I don’t think he’s crazy. He’s a depressed man whose body is fail-ing. He was prescribed antidepressants, but won’t take them. Mom tells Dad that she’s sick of him, and he says he can’t stand looking at her. But apparently, they can’t live without each other. Any advice? -- Help
Dear Help: Some couples fall into a dysfunctional pattern
of behavior and can-not envision living any other way. You cannot force Mom to confirm abuse to the author-ities, nor can you make Dad take his antidepres-sants. Nonetheless, if your mother is show-ing signs of dementia, and Dad is abusive, you need to be more pro-active.
Ask each par-ent whether you can accompany them to their doctor for a checkup. That will give you the opportunity to discuss the problem. You also can write the physician or call and leave a message with all the pertinent infor-mation. Please keep an eye on their situation, be attentive to Mom’s complaints, and try to get both of them out of the house, individually, as often as possible.
Dear Annie: How does one get a job in this century? Is it enough to send online applications and not follow up with a phone call or a visit to the
business? Please help. -- A Wife
Dear Wife: Send applications in what-ever form the com-pany requests (most now prefer them to be online). If you do not hear back within 10 days that the applica-tion was received, fol-low up with a phone call or an email. If the company does not let you know whether or not they are interested within another two weeks, call or email again. Make sure your resume is current and include a cover letter. You also can check at your local library for assistance in putting the materials togeth-er and navigating the application process. Good luck.
Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Concerned Mother,” who wants her son to notify her when he’s going out of town. If those people are in their 80s, it means their son is in his 60s. They don’t have any
reason to need to know where he is. If he has a note in his wallet that says “in case of an emergency” and a con-tact, that’s plenty.
When do you get to live your own life? This is not a “close” family. This is suffocat-ing. Old folks, go play
golf. Take up bridge. -- Betsey
Dear Betsey: Parents don’t stop worrying about their children the day they reach adulthood. They always want to know that the kids are safe, especially when they are traveling and can’t
be reached. How hard is it to reassure the folks with a call saying, “I’ll be in Italy for a week”?
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers col-umn.
TODAY’S CROSSWORD
SOLUTION FOR PREVIOUS SUDOKU
Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with sev-eral given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box con-tains the same number only once.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
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For Friday, March 28, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) When working behind the scenes on something today, you will be very clev-er. Furthermore, others will appreciate this. Way to go! TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Enthusiasm is contagious, and this is why others are impressed by what you have to say, especially females. You know how to put a new spin on things. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Personal details about your private life might be made public today, espe-cially in the eyes of boss-es and authority figures. Fortunately, it looks like the news is positive. (That’s a relief.) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Do something different today, because you want to escape and get away from all this. Travel if you can. Or maybe you can be a tourist
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friends at the end of the day, or catch a movie or plan a fun time with children. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Real-estate discussions will go well today. This also is a good day to sit down with family members and make future plans, especial-ly about saving for a rainy day. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Because you’re in a posi-
tive frame of mind, others are ready to listen to you today. This is a good day to write, sell, market, teach and act. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) “There’s money in them thar hills!” Trust your moneymaking ideas today, because they could lead to increased earnings for you. Perhaps you will make a pleasant purchase.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Today the Moon is in your sign, dancing with Jupiter and Pluto. This is a posi-tive but powerful combina-tion. (It’s a good day to buy shoes.) YOU BORN TODAY You have excellent powers of concentration and are adapt-able to different situations. Although extroverted, you value privacy. You develop a loyal following among your
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Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484
Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153
Rossland $349,900
Marie-Claude MLS# 2395423
Rossland $124,900
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Rossland $69,900
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Rossland $279,900
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Nathan MLS# 2214582
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Rhonda MLS# 2393449
Montrose $495,000
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Rhonda MLS# 2394479
Fruitvale $214,000
Rhonda MLS# 2392778
Renata $249,000
Rob MLS# 2215536
Renata $235,500
Rob MLS# 2215924
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Rob MLS# 2393731
Genelle $319,900
Rob MLS# 2393958
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Rob MLS# 2392108
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Sat. Mar. 29 11AM - 1PM635 ShakespeareWarfield $194,900
Rhonda MLS# 2393875
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FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by the City of Trail represented by Buckland & Taylor of 101-788 Harbourside Drive, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R7 on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, to amend the current Licence of Occupation – Community & Institutional, to facilitate the development of a pedestrian/utility bridge and the extension of the local park in Trail, BC on Provincial Crown Land adjacent to Lot 1 DL 230 and containing 0.7 hectares more or less.The MFLNRO File Number that has been established for this application is 4401950. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook BC V1C 7G1 or email to [email protected]. Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until April 26, 2014. FrontCounter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please refer to the website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp g Search g Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information. These applications will be available for viewing at FrontCounter BC in Cranbrook, BC. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations regional office in Cranbrook.
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management systems considered an asset Teck Metals Ltd. is committed to employment equity and offers competitive compensation and an attractive benefits package including relocation assistance. Qualified individuals are encouraged to submit their cover letter, and resume on www.teck.com/careers (Please select Trail Operation, BC as the location or Zinc as the business unit.)
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MLS#2393245
4 BEDROOMS
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Stunning home and property! Located on over 6 acres of prime land, this
meticulously designed and built home offers mature landscaping, open, sunny floor plan and views from every window.
Inground swimming pool, 6 stall barn, the list goes on. Call today!
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
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Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
3892 Dogwood Drive, Trail $299,000
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enjoy!Call Terry 250-231-1101
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1739 First Street, Fruitvale $239,000
Fantastic Fruitvale family home! Open fl oor plan with 3 bdrms and 2.5 baths,
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now!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
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
8327 Highway 3B, Trail $519,000
Stunning package! This home features Brazilian Cherry hardwood
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maintained and fi lled with light. The yard is completely private and features an
inground swimming pool!Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Lot 2, Redstone Drive, Rossland $399,000
Brand new spacious home at an affordable price. This 3 bdrm home has
enclosed parking for up to 4 cars and the inside fi nishes include granite top kitchen counters and hardwood fl oors. Call your
REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.
Call Richard (250) 368-7897
647 Victoria Street, Trail $119,000
Mechanical and plumbing updated, newer panel and wiring, newer furnace, windows, and hot water tank. Get into
the market today! Call Jodi (250) 231-2331
2266 - 6th Avenue, Trail $159,000
This home offers a lot for the price and features 2 bdrms on main and 2 up. Also on property is a large (20’ by 22’) shop with alley access. Listing price includes
5 appliances.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
#7-2044 Washington Street, Rossland
$112,0001 bdrm condo located in the heart of
downtown Rossland. Stunning views and large living room and kitchen. Shared
laundry, parking for 1 vehicle and storage locker in the basement. Call today!Call Christine (250) 512-7653
2149A St. Paul Street, Rossland $128,800
Adorable 3 bdrm home with new wood stove, covered parking, amazing views
and hardwood fl oors. New vapor barrier installed as well as ceiling insulation. Cute, cozy, partially fenced yard with
fl ower gardens and a large wood shed.Call Christine (250) 512-7653
112 - 4th Street, Salmo $109,000
Excellent investment opportunity as a rental property, or locate your business here and live upstairs. Each level has its own energy effi cient Heat Pump. Retail
and Residential space in a great location. This is an opportunity you don’t want to
miss. Call your REALTOR® today for your personal viewing.
Call Art (250) 368-8818
600 Centre Avenue, Castlegar
$190,0003 bdrm 1.5 bath in a very desirable South
Castlegar neighbourhood. Hardwood fl ooring, single car garage, fenced yard and
pool all await you!
Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665
85 Forsythia Drive,Fruitvale
$299,900Wonderfully updated home with 4 beds, 2.5
baths, new roof and more.
Call Jodi (250) 231-2331
OPEN HOUSESaturday, March 29 11am-1pm
1912 Hummingbird Drive, Fruitvale
$359,000 Builtin 2008-this 4 bdrm/3 bath home
still feels brand new. Vaulted ceilings and lots of sunlight throughout-
open fl oor plan with lovely hardwood fl oors.
Double garage and fenced yard. Move in
and enjoy.Call Mark
(250) 231-5591
OPEN HOUSESat March 29 11am-2pm
Jim Bailey photo
This group of big-horn ewes and lambs enjoyed the weekend sunshine as they posed near the Salmo sheep feeding station on Highway 3.
