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Christy Clark's B.C. Liberal government released the 2014 budget Tuesday with Finance Minister, Mike de Jong labelling it as, “boring and balanced,” but Kootenay West MLA, Katrine Conroy has another opinion of it.

“This was a budget of rhetoric and slogans,” Conroy said in an interview with the Trail Times from Victoria on Wednesday.

“There is nothing in there for the families in this region. Christy Clark campaigned on the 'debt-free B.C.' slogan but they're saying them-selves the provincial debt will rise to almost $70 billion in three years. They call it balanced but they're leaving a huge debt for our children and grandchildren.”

Conroy referred to increases in the Liberal budget to Medical Service Plan rates, ICBC rates, and B.C. Ferries rates as 'hidden' taxes that will affect working families across the province.

“They raved about skills train-

ing in their throne speech last week but there's nothing about it in the budget,” said Conroy.

“They're looking at $109 million in cuts over the next three years to post secondary, that's a significant decline in funding.

“The premier's Jobs Plan is a failure, they said themselves in the budget unemployment will increase and they're talking about a 46 per cent cut to employment programs. I don't see how that's going to help our unemployed or those struggling to find a way off of income assistance.”

Conroy dismissed the budget's plan to increase health spending by $2.5 billion over three years as insufficient.

“That amount barely maintains the health care system, I don't think it'll even cover wage increases,” she said.

“There was nothing in there for mental health, another one of their election prom-ises and nothing for the Penticton hospital or Dawson Creek. They ran around promising everyone hospitals during the election but there's no mention of funding any of it.”

See BUDGET, Page 3

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David Mitchell, representing a B.C. consulting firm specializing in analyzing fire service operations, presented a detailed review of regional fire services within the Kootenay Boundary Tuesday afternoon in the Greater Trail Community Centre.

B Y S H E R I R E G N I E R Times Staff

A comprehensive review of regional fire services com-missioned at the behest of the City of Rossland, concluded that the fire department functions well and provides the community with sound and cost effective service.

That is good news for the 18,000 residents living in the department’s 1196-square kilometre fire protection area that encompasses two large rural areas and five municipalities, because the study found that, on average, Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR) responds promptly to one incident every seven hours.

“When people dial 911 they expect someone to be

coming in a timely fashion,” said Dan Derby, regional deputy fire chief. “The con-sultants did an excellent job with factual data around our response time that supports why we need to do certain things to ensure that every resident within our fire ser-vice boundary is serviced to the best of our ability.”

However, the study failed to spark an action plan about how to increase fire rescue efficiencies and reduce the cost of the service, which was the fuel behind the $40,000 review, according to Rossland

Mayor Greg Granstrom.“The City of Rossland

made specific requests that started this ball rolling,” he said. “We sent a resolution to the regional district ask-ing for a review of how the regional fire service can make new service more cost effect-ive,” Granstrom continued. “Did this report answer that?

“Did anyone even ask how we can better make use of our resources,” Granstrom said. “I say, ‘No,’ that wasn’t even addressed.”

The mayor’s comments followed an overview of the

Kootenay Boundary Regional District Fire Services Review that was presented by the consulting firm to the regional district, members of the East End Services, and a roomful of firefighters Tuesday afternoon.

David Mitchell and Associates, a B.C. company specializing in fire service analysis, spent 17 days in the area last summer to review operations and service deliv-ery of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District Fire Rescue and its six fire halls.

Although the final 39 rec-ommendations have yet to be prioritized, the team hit on an area of significant con-cern regarding the recruit-ment and retention of paid on-call firefighters; the need for a joint training centre; consideration of entering into a mutual aid agreement with Salmo; and clarification

See COST, Page 3

Kootenay West MLA slams

Liberal budgetTuesday’s budget filled with

‘rhetoric and slogans,’ says Conroy

“They raved about skills training in their throne

speech last week but there’s

nothing about it in the budget.”

KATRINE CONROY

Review supports regional fire services

“I asked about efficiencies and the report says to hire more people and build a new training centre. The City of Rossland paid $600,000 to the regional district for fire service. Rossland

is looking for ways to save.”GREG GRANSTROM

Rossland mayor says review didn’t answer

crucial questions

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With the 2014 budget fresh in-mind, here is what most of us

need to know for personal taxes.

Search and rescue vol-unteers, effective 2014 tax season, have their own tax credit identical to the volunteer fire fighter $450 credit introduced a few years back. Individuals can-not claim both credits.

And that’s really all the tax prep excite-ment for the new budget.

How about 2013 tax prep getting underway?

The 2013 budget - tabled a year ago - brings about a dozen tax changes for 2013 tax prep and 2014 tax plan-ning.

Announcing the “First-time Super Donation Credit” for 2013. “First time” refers to a taxpayer AND his/her spouse, NEITHER having

claimed a charitable dona-tion in the past FIVE years. It doesn’t refer to a donor who gives to a charitable organ-ization for the first time. To keep the math simple, the maximum amount is $1,000 of 2013 monetary donations and calculates into a $250

bonus tax credit. It’s a one-time credit but can be used in any of the next five years.

There are also 2013 tax changes applicable to small segments of taxpay-ers. Check out the CRA website if you have anything to

do with mineral exploration credits, LSVCC credits, syn-thetic dispositions, charac-ter conversion transactions, loss-trading in trusts, accel-erated capital cost allowance, restricted farm losses, or cor-porate control provisions.

For 2014 tax planning pur-poses, the “Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption” increases from $750,000 to $800,000. This is used to mitigate the

tax liability of taxpayers who have capital gains upon the sale of qualified Canadian small business corporations, farm or fish properties.

But where the govern-ment giveth, it also taketh away. The dividend tax credit formula applicable to the aforementioned Canadian small corps “non-eligible dividends” has been changed for 2014 so the effective tax rate is now marginally higher meaning the shareholders of these small companies will pay more tax on dividends paid.

And effective 2014, the borrowing against 10/8 life insurance policies and lever-aged insured annuity poli-cies and then claiming the interest expense accrued for the investment made within these types of policies is no longer permitted .

Finally, the long time safe-ty deposit box expense will no longer be an allowable deduc-tion for next year’s tax prep.

Looking for good news? How about a reminder of some lesser known credits

from prior years still in effect.First available in 2013,

the BC Government con-tinues encouraging seniors to stay in their home by again offering the “Seniors’ Home Renovation Tax Credit”. This is a refundable tax credit of up to $1,000 available to sen-iors, or to those who have a senior living in their home, to make the home elderly friendly. Examples include installing hand rails, door levers or motion lights and widening doorways, lowering counters or building eleva-tors. Also included are major fixtures like ramps and tubs.

The “New Home Buyer” $750 non-refundable tax credit continues. This is not a credit for a new home pur-chase. It’s for a first time buyer defined as someone who has not owned a home for the previous five years.

Ron Clarke has his MBA and is a business owner in Trail, providing accounting and tax services. Email him at [email protected]. Previous Tax Tips & Pits col-umns visit www.JBSbiz.net.

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On Friday, police were called to an apartment in the area of West Trail where it was reported that people could be heard yelling and screaming at each other and items being dam-aged inside. Police arrived and the investigation con-cluded that a female had assaulted her male partner during an argu-ment. The female was arrested without incident and was later released on a promise to appear. Ministry of Children and Families was advised as there had been a young child in the home at the time of the incident. The investigation is continuing.

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advised about a possible fraud being attempted on Trail resi-dents. The complainant stated that they had been informed via Facebook that they had won

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holders. The complainant did not recall entering any contest like this and after providing minimal personal information, realized the contest was a scam and did not send any money. Trail RCMP would like to warn people of these types of scams and to be careful who they send information and /or money to.

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a driver of a truck in the down-town Trail area for a driving offence. The driver was known to the police officer and upon arriving at the window of the vehicle there was a strong odour of an illegal drug. The driver was known to be on probation conditions that prohibited him from possessing illegal drugs and the male was informed that he was under arrest. The male choose to not co-operate with the police and struggled to run away from the police. The male was eventually taken into custody and released on a promise to appear to answer for his breach of probation. The male was also issued a viola-tion ticket for speed relative to conditions, failure to produce a valid drivers licence and failure to display “N” sign.

FROM PAGE 1Another issue Conroy says

the budget failed to address was the recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling compelling the govern-ment to restore negotiations over class size and composition in the education system and pay $2 million in damages to the B.C. Teacher’s Federation.

“Christy Clark was at the cab-inet table in 2002 when this all started and they still don’t want to deal with it,” Conroy said.

“There are kids graduating now who were in kindergarten then and they’ve had to go their whole school careers without proper supports and in crowded classrooms. There are kids in Surrey who have been in port-ables for their entire education and they don’t address any of that.”

Conroy also has little faith in the Liberal’s suggestions that they will use tax revenue from proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) developments to pay off the province’s debt.

“This all just so short-sight-ed, their fantasy LNG, they said they’d have plants up next year but there’s nothing built yet and no funds in this budget for it,” she said. “If this is a balanced budget then it’s been balanced on the backs of working people.”

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• Monday, Genelle Hall at 5:30 p.m. for the WK Naturalist's potluck dinner and month-end meeting.Please bring plate, cup and cutlery. Followed at 7 p.m. with a presentation by Jon Steinman on local and global food systems and security. Free. More info call: 362.7424.

• The West Kootenay Camera Club showing its First Annual Travelling Exhibition, at the Trail Coffee and Tea Co., in downtown Trail. The Exhibition features First Place winners from the WKCC 2013 Photo Show. For info isit westkootenaycameraclub.com

Music• Wednesday, Rossland Miners Hall at 8 p.m. for a performance

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Gallery• Thursday, the VISAC Gallery at 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Super Drapey

Scarf workshop. $40 includes materials to make a unique handcrafted scarf. Upcoming classes include Clay with Kids; Adult hand building pottery, March 16. Call 364.1181 for info.

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Additionally, Mitchell suggested an increase in career staffing by one firefighter per shift and a full time training officer to support the department as a single unit that is well managed.

“I asked about efficiencies and the report says to hire more people and build a new training centre,” said Granstrom. “The City of Rossland paid $600,000 to the regional district for fire service. Rossland is looking for ways to save.”

Last year, a 3.5 per cent increase in regional district taxes meant Trail paid over $1.3 million, or almost 44 per cent of the $3.06 million fire service budget. Area B paid $302,000 to the fire service; Warfield, $139,600; Montrose, $90,600; Fruitvale $167,000 and Area A, $522,600.

Politics aside, the review recognized the value of service that approximately 100 paid on-call firefighters add to the department, which includes 14 full-time firefighters, a fire chief and a deputy fire chief.

The report noted that cost sharing is conceptually fair, six fire halls are required to provide coverage and fire service should continue as a single unit of staff and on-call firefighters.

“We are very happy with the presentation and will move forward with recommenda-tions made by the East End Services,” said Terry Martin, KBRFR fire chief. “We would like to see a regional training facility to look after our six halls under one depart-ment,” Martin said. “And to provide space for training to the proper standard for interior firefighting.”

Cost sharing conceptually

fair: report

B Y A R T H A R R I S O NTimes Staff

After eight years of standing vigil in front of Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) each February to draw attention to what he sees as misplaced priorities and a lack of car-ing, Jim Albo still hasn't forgiven the Interior Health Authority for the decisions they made that he believes lead to the deaths of his elderly parents.

“I'm here because they killed my par-ents,” said Albo. “That's why the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Seniors was created and why I stand here every year.”

In 2006 Albo's parents, Fanny and Alfie were patients at KBRH when Albo's 91 year-old mother was transferred to a facility in Grand Forks where she died two days later.

Albo's father never got over the loss of his wife of 69 years and died a week later.

“I'm bitter. This day is hard for me,” Albo said. “I could make it easier by not being here but people need to get involved because their day is going to come and I don't want anyone else to have to go through a similar experi-ence.”

Kootenay West MLA, Katrine Conroy, who is the opposition critic for seniors and long term care, has been involved with the Albos since they lost their parents.

“It was one of the first major issues I had after being elected,” Conroy told the Times from Victoria. “It still has an impact to this day.

Things have improved but we still get calls from people whose parents have been separ-ated. It shouldn't still happen.”

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Penticton’s new tri-athlon lost $377,032 in its first year, according to a financial snapshot released Tuesday.

Expenses for the inaugural Challenge Penticton in August 2013 totalled $1,129,427, while rev-enue from registra-tions and sponsorships took in just $752,395.

“We knew that we were not going to be in

a profit position at the end of our very first year,” said Paulette Rennie, chairwoman of the board of the Penticton Triathlon Race Society, which operates the event.

“This (was) a star-tup year, so now what we’ll do is continue to work really hard to raise other revenues… and we’re also looking in every possible fash-ion to cut any expenses we can.”

While the finan-cial report listed $473,000 in costs, such as $66,000 for equipment rent-als and $130,000 for registration refunds, a full accounting wasn’t provided since the society’s financial statements contain proprietary informa-tion, Rennie explained, adding though that 69 per cent of all expendi-tures were local.

She noted too that

while the society was in the hole $377,000 as of Oct. 31, the end of its fiscal year, it’s now “cash-flow positive” thanks to registration fees for this year’s race on Aug. 24.

Rennie said “just shy of 800” athletes from 16 countries have already signed up, and the race should soon eclipse last year’s total of 920, which was about a third of the athletes who par-ticipated in the final Ironman Canada event here in 2012.

Despite having cash on hand, the society still owes $200,000 on a line of credit backed by the City of Penticton, which owns the Challenge-brand licence.

Rennie would not comment on the soci-ety’s tolerance for ongoing losses.

“We don’t even go there…. This race is going to be successful and we still believe we will be profitable at the end of five years, if not sooner,” she said.

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T H e C A N A D i A N P r e s sVANCOUVER - British

Columbia is behind schedule on Premier Christy Clark’s much-ballyhooed liquefied natural gas plans, says one industry expert.

The Liberal government released the first details in this week’s budget about how it will cash in on the LNG boom, but Zoher Meratla says the province is already lagging.

“It is way behind schedule,” Meratla, a B.C.-based expert in the LNG industry, said in an interview Wednesday.

Clark won last year’s provincial election in large part on a prom-ise to foster an LNG industry that she said will create tens of thou-sands of jobs and wipe out B.C.’s debt. The province would start collecting LNG revenues, Clark told voters, by 2017.

Some details were revealed in Tuesday’s budget but the plan to tax and regulate the industry, originally expected last year, has yet to be finalized and Finance Minister Mike de Jong appears to be tempering expectations. He now says he doesn’t expect LNG revenues for at least three to five years.

Meratla, who was quoted in the B.C. Liberals’ official campaign platform last year, said there is no chance the province will see any LNG revenues three years from now.

“It’s not possible, because none of the LNG plants has any finan-cial investment,” he said. “It takes at least four years to build an LNG plant, and none of the plants is at a financial investment decision.”

The Liberal government’s pub-licly stated goal is to have at least

three LNG terminals up and run-ning by 2020.

On budget day, de Jong admit-ted the goal was “lofty” but he insisted it was still within reach. Meratla disagrees.

“I think those were optimis-tic numbers,” said Meratla. “I’m not criticizing the government, because there was a lot of interest in British Columbia by propon-ents to set anchor. But now the dust has settled. ... I see probably by 2020, maybe two - possibly - but we’ll have to move soon.”

The LGN tax plan released Tuesday contemplates a two-tier tax structure that would begin at 1.5 per cent as LNG terminals begin production. That would be followed by second-tier tax, which could increase to seven per cent once a plant is running and cap-ital costs have been deducted.

However, de Jong said even those details could change before legislation to tax and regulate the industry is released this fall.

B y J e F F N A g e lBC Local News

Although the 2014 prov-incial budget is balanced, Finance Minister Mike de Jong is still pulling a con-troversial yearly dividend out of ICBC to help stave off the red ink.

The annual transfer from the public auto insurer’s optional insurance profits to the province is expected to be $200 million in 2014, $155 million in 2015 and $125 mil-lion in 2016, according to budget documents.

Critics have long denounced the transfers as an inappropriate raid on ICBC profits and say motorists should get any dividends – in the form of lower rates.

“For too long government has been addicted to the ICBC revenues and has convenient-

ly forgotten that drivers and taxpayers are not the same people,” said Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

“They’re taking money from drivers and giving the benefits to all people, which is unfair.”

The annual transfers are down from $576 million in 2010 – when they began – and were expected to be $237 mil-lion for the 2013 fiscal year.

Bateman said the CTF had called on the province to wean itself off the ICBC divi-dends over 10 years and said it looks like that’s starting to happen.

“It would be great to see them get off the ICBC dole tomorrow but that would blow the budget contingency fund out the door,” he con-ceded.

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LNG vision ‘behind schedule’: expert

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Vancouver, dominate North America’s Top Five list for quality of life, according to a survey issued by global business consult-ant Mercer.

Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal took the next three spots, followed by San Francisco, according to the 2014 Mercer Quality of Living rankings.

The only weakness in ranking Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal compared with Vancouver was their harsher winters, said Luc Lalonde, a principal at Mercer Canada.

“It basically boils down to climate because Vancouver has a relatively mild climate,” Lalonde said Wednesday.

The study also looked at such factors as political stability, crime statistics, pub-lic and medical services, consumer goods and recreation. The quality of living index is used by companies to help determine compensation for their employees working abroad.

Ottawa ranked 14th globally, while Toronto was 15th and Montreal 23rd.

Globally, Vienna has been the top ranked city for the last three years, while Vancouver retained its fifth-place spot, Lalonde said.

Zurich was No. 2 worldwide for quality of life, followed by Auckland, New Zealand and Munich, Germany.

Lalonde said the rankings don’t usually change dramatically from year to year.

“Wherever you have stability, good infra-structure and if the environment is politic-ally and socially stable and if you have good public services, these things don’t change overnight.”

Cities with the lowest rankings in North America included Mexico City, financially troubled Detroit, St. Louis, Houston and Miami.

Although Miami and Houston are popu-lar destinations, factors such as crime, air pollution and traffic congestion could have affected their scores, Lalonde said.

The city with the lowest ranking global-ly was strife-ridden Baghdad, followed by Bangui in Central African Republic and N’djamena in Chad.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - It is not at all clear that

Transport Canada has the resources to approve, inspect and maintain current emergency response plans, let alone enough funding for a recommended expansion of the program, says a govern-ment-commissioned rail safety report.

A working group made up of first responders, shippers of hazardous goods, oil and gas companies and municipal leaders says “there is an urgent need to identify and implement an effective response to the dangers presented by large spills of flammable liquids such as the highly volatile Bakken crude oil, ethanol and other products.”

All those goods are rumbling through Canadian towns and cities without any-one having much idea of what, where and how it is being transported, said the panel.

The study is one of three that were commissioned by Transport Minister Lisa Raitt in the wake of last summer’s deadly derailment, fire and explosions in Lac-Megantic, Que., which claimed 47 lives.

It paints a troubling picture.“The public need assurance that in

the event of another incident, a plan and resources are in place to mitigate the impact of the incident on lives, property and the environment,” said the report.

The reports were made public three days after the Conservative government delivered a federal budget that provided no additional funding for rail safety initiatives.

The working group found that emer-gency response plans - required on some dangerous goods since the 1979 derail-ment of a train carrying deadly chlorine gas in Mississauga, Ont. - have not kept pace with the huge expansion of flam-mable goods transport, including etha-nol and crude oil.

It recommends that emergency response assistance plans, or ERAPs, be required for the transport of all flam-mable liquids, including for trains carry-ing only a single loaded tank car.

But it also notes Transport Canada can’t even keep on top of current emer-gency response requirements, given its resources.

“Continuing budget reductions have had a major impact on the (Transportation Dangerous Goods) Directorate and it is most likely that new funding will be needed to manage the additional workload that will result if ERAPs are legislated for flammable liquids,” said the report.

It wasn’t the only safety gap identi-fied.

Inventories of equipment for fighting the kind of oil fire that engulfed Lac-

Megantic appear to be “non-existent,” the study says.

More fundamentally, the report found that no data exists to properly “quantify what dangerous goods are being trans-ported, by what means and over what transportation corridors.”

“Without data on dangerous goods movements and volumes it is not pos-sible to know what communities are at risk and to what degree,” said the report.

It found that an emergency directive Raitt issued last fall, requiring railways to inform municipalities at least once a year of dangerous goods travelling through, would begin to fill the data void.

But for a Conservative government that has generally shied from any kind of national program-building, the report says municipalities and even rail carriers simply can’t go it alone on emergency response and a common, national sys-tem is needed.

“It is a significant challenge to build a national response network which would include acquiring the correct types and quantity of firefighting foam and foam equipment, identify locations where it would be staged and provide training to municipal fire services, railway person-nel, emergency response contractors, and others,” states the report.

T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - One of

the would-be bidders to replace Canada’s aging CF-18 jet fighter fleet says it’s anxious to see whether the Harper government will hold a full-blown competition - or stick with the oft-maligned F-35.

The comments from Boeing Co. came Wednesday as Public Works Minister Diane Finley announced the next stage in the over-haul of the military procurement process: a new analytics insti-

tute to help inform future decisions.

The arm’s-length institute will provide much needed research on defence industries and capabilities.

It’s been more than a year since the Conservatives rebooted the controversial fight-er program, launching a market analysis to explore the possibility of alternatives to the F-35 stealth fighter,

which has been fraught with delays and cost overruns.

Boeing is one of sev-eral aircraft manufac-turers asked to brief a panel of experts that has spent months examining the capabil-ities, limitations and cost of the various competitors.

Brian Beyrouty, the defence giant’s sen-ior manager of inter-national partnerships,

said his company answered the questions put to it last summer by the Public Works secretariat overseeing the program.

Boeing is interested in selling the Super Hornet, an updated,

more robust version of the CF-18s, which Canada has flown since the 1980s.

The company has been waiting for the government’s decision, which could come in the spring.

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OPINION

One element missing in B.C.’s budgetWhere are the

jobs? asked the oppos-ition following

the release of the British Columbia provincial budget a mere week after the release of the federal budget.

There is some justifica-tion for this question. In its previous term and at the time of its re-election, the B.C. Liberal government had jobs, jobs, jobs as a main plank in their plat-form. Looking at the 2014 BC budget, there is a lot of information on balancing the budget, reducing debt and generating surpluses. There is a fair amount on LNG development. There are some carefully targeted, modest spending increas-es on youth, education, focused training and those with special needs. There is also some tweaking to help British Columbians deal with our world class hous-ing costs. But, to repeat the question, where are the jobs?

To paraphrase a par-able, let’s compare apples to jobs. If we want apples, we can take what money we have (or borrow some

if we don’t have any) and buy apples. The apples are then eaten and enjoyed. In a short while, we will have no apples, no money and, if we had to borrow, a debt to be repaid.

If we take a longer term point-of-view, we can plant and cultivate apples trees. No fruit in the short run, but on-going crops of apples in the future.

A government with a very short term vision can always go into debt to create make-work projects that will provide jobs for a while. However, money and credit will soon run out, the jobs will end and government revenue (that is the taxes we pay) will have to be diverted to pay interest on the debt rather than doing anything useful for the province.

Or government can set up conditions that will lead to long term jobs and more government revenue – the equivalent of planting apple trees. This is what the 2014 B.C. Budget has done.

First, the budget will be balanced this year and into the future. This means that the government will be spending less than its

income. It may even have a small surplus. Why is this important? It tells citizens and potential investors that any provincial debt will not be growing, but will be declining at least relative to the size of the economy. This means that the government will not be under pressure to raise taxes. It will also be in a good position to provide the infrastructure and ser-vices that make B.C. an attractive place in which to live and invest.

Second, specific invest-ments in people and train-ing will insure that busi-nesses investing in B.C. will have the quantity and quality of workers that they need. The increased cap-

acity for trades and tech-nical training are especially important here.

Third, the liquid nat-ural gas (LNG) sector will receive special attention. LNG has been a major focal point of the Liberal gov-ernment’s job strategy. The government plans to spend $29 million in this industry with an additional $9 mil-lion on the environmental side. It has introduced an introductory tax rate of 1.5 per cent to help get things going. This will gradually increase to 7 per cent.

In addition to the low tax rate which helps make B.C. a competitive jurisdic-tion in which to do busi-ness, investors are encour-aged by the stability that the 2014 budget offers. As in the recent federal budget, there are no major tax increases.

All the above will lead to investment in B.C., which will create well-paying, long-term jobs. But one more element is needed, an element that has not been recognized by the oppos-ition and maybe not even by the government itself. That element is time. Getting commitment from invest-

ors can take time. Putting the required infrastructure in place will take time and has to be done before we can start exporting LNG or expanding other sectors. Governments have little control over the timing.

But one thing the gov-ernment does have control over is the required regula-tory and approval processes for new projects.

Any reduction in the time it takes for approval processes would go a long way to reducing the time between recognizing desir-able opportunities and their implementation.

In its budget, the B.C. government offers poten-tial investors predictability and consistency. Nowhere are these desirable qualities more important than in the regulatory and approv-al processes for desirable projects. If simplicity and timeliness can be offered as well, growth and jobs in B.C. will not be long in coming.

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announces that it is going to launch an “anti-terror

operation,” that generally means that it has decided to kill some people. That was what the police said at 6 pm local time Tuesday in Kiev, as they launched their assault on the protesters who have occu-pied the main square of the Ukrainian cap-ital for eleven weeks – and sure enough, people started to die.

Other people had already died in clashes else-where in Kiev on Tuesday, including some policemen, and the more excit-able observers have started speculating about the forcible imposition of a police state in Ukraine or even civil war. But the likeliest outcome is that the president will be forced out without a civil war.

Pres ident Vik tor Yanukovych has not just had a bad two months; he has had a bad three years.

He won the 2010 elec-tion narrowly but fairly, and ever since he has been trying to straddle the gap between Russia and the European Union. Both Moscow and Brussels have been courting Ukraine with trade-and-aid deals, and neither one was willing to let Yanukovych have it both ways.

Yet if he opted for either one, half the country was going to condemn him, for Ukrainians are split almost fifty-fifty between those (mostly Ukrainian-speakers in the west of the country) who want closer ties with the European Union and those (mostly Russian-speakers in the east and south) who want stronger links with Russia. Finally, in late November, he came down off the fence and chose Russia.

He did so because Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was offering a massive financial bail-out if he joined Moscow’s new “Eurasian Union”– and threatening to turn off the gas that keeps Ukraine’s economy functioning if he did not. He

also did it because his own voters are mostly Russian-speakers in the east. But he didn’t do it happily, because he knew there would be a backlash.

What he didn’t reckon with is the strength and duration of the protests, and the fact that they would expand beyond the simple Brussels-or-Moscow

issue to take in the mas-sive corrup-tion that has f l o u r i s h e d under his government. (Yanukovych’s son Oleksandr, a dentist by training, has become one of the country’s richest men in just three years.) And

now his back is against the wall.

For the first two months of the confrontation, the pro-tests were mostly peaceful, the riot police were kept on a short leash most of the time (although five people were killed), and you would have taken an even-money bet that Yanukovych could ride it out.

Then he made the error of passing severe anti-protest laws, some of the protesters (especially on the nationalist right) started to use violence, and he began to retreat.

Within a week he was repealing his new laws in par-liament, and accepting the resignation of his hard-line prime minister. Then he was offering the opposition lead-ers places in a new cabinet (they refused), and granting amnesty to protesters who faced criminal charges. Then he proposed constitutional reforms that would reduce the power of the president – but on Tuesday he postponed the debate on those reforms in parliament.

That was when the killing started – in front of the parlia-ment, not on “Euromeydan”, the main square that the pro-testers have held since late November – between the right-wing nationalists of Praviy Sektor and a pro-gov-ernment crowd imported from eastern Ukraine.

The protesters claim that the government infiltrated

agents provocateurs into their crowd to start the violence, and the police certainly fought alongside Yanukovych’s sup-porters in the street battles there. More than a dozen people were killed, including six police, but the fighting in front of parliament was over by mid-afternoon.

It might have stopped there, but Yanukovych decided to use this calamity as an excuse to clear Euromeydan by force, although there had been no fighting there. That was when the police announced that they were launching an “anti-terror operation,” and the main assault began around six in the evening.

The death toll by morning was at least twenty-five, and the protesters still held most of the square.

Even if they subse-quently lose control of the Euromeydan, they will not give up now. What is happen-ing in Ukraine is no longer a non-violent protest against a particular government policy. It is a revolution in which both sides are starting to see violence as legitimate, and Yanukovych’s problem is that most people in the capital, though they don’t approve of the violence, support the other side.

Yanukovych now has a lot of blood on his hands: if he loses this battle, he will end up in jail or in exile. Protesters are seizing control of city cen-tres in western Ukraine, while his supporters in the east and south are not lifting a finger to help him.

And the country’s most powerful oligarch (some would say king-maker), Rinat Akhmetov, has just declared that there are “no circum-stances that would justify the use of force against peaceful citizens.”

Yanukovych has run out of options. It is hard to see him staying in office unless he turns Ukraine into a full-scale police state, and it’s not easy to see how he could make that stick. The opposition is prob-ably going to win. Then they’ll have to figure out what they want, apart from an end to Yanukovych.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S STORONTO - Canada was one of the first

countries to go completely crazy for Facebook and now the social network is saying we’re lead-ing the charge with mobile usage, too.

There are 19 million Canadians who access Facebook at least once a month and 14 million who log in every single day, says Jordan Banks, the head of Facebook Canada.

Those numbers haven’t really changed since the summer, when Banks last gave an update on user counts, but mobile is growing.

The number of users who log in with a phone or tablet at least once a month is now at 15 mil-lion, up about 15 per cent from 13 million.

And the number of mobile users accessing Facebook daily is up about six per cent to 10 million, from 9.4 million in August.

“Essentially we’re getting 50 per cent of Canadian (Internet users) on Facebook every day and the exciting part for us as marketers is that when you look at the composition of how those people are accessing Facebook, it’s more increasingly on a mobile device than ever before,” says Banks.

“There’s incredible mobile adoption and incredible mobile engagement ... and that type of aggressive mobile adoption - which puts us as a world leader - is absolutely fantastic.”

There’s a reason Banks is excited about Canadians’ increasing use of apps.

Facebook reported that in the fourth quarter of last year, mobile ads generated 53 per cent of its revenues. It also marked the first quarter that it saw mobile revenues cross US$1 billion.

“We’re now making more money on mobile devices than we are on PCs and this mobile revolution is really taking hold in no other country as aggressively as it is in Canada,” Banks says, noting that growing smartphone ownership has made Facebook all the more addictive.

“You look at Internet usage in Canada, one out of every five minutes is spent on Facebook (according to measurement firm comScore) and predominantly on the Facebook app.

“We’re seeing people check their phones 20 times a day for Facebook - status updates and news feed posts and checking in - so it’s really become like a Canadian reflex, if you will, to access your phone, whether you’re at a bus stop or a hockey game or sitting at home watching TV.”

While many users continue to complain about seeing ads in their news feed, Banks says the ratio of placing one advertisement among every 20 posts isn’t hurting engagement num-bers.

And that’s because Facebook’s algorithms are doing a good job of finding relevant match-es for advertisers and users, he says.

“Lots of times you’ll talk to people and they’ll say, ‘I don’t even see ads, where are your ads?’ and that to us is the greatest compliment because ultimately what we’re trying to do with ads is make them not loud and obnoxious and intrusive,” he says.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - Patrick Brazeau has gone from

sitting in the Senate to helping run a strip club.The suspended senator, who faces criminal

charges in connection with the expense scandal that roiled the august upper chamber last year, is now working as a manager at an Ottawa strip joint.

Brazeau has been spotted inside the Barefax Gentlemen’s Club in recent days, but he declined Wednesday to speak to reporters camped out-side the establishment who trailed him inside to the door of his office.

Carmelina Bentivoglio, the daughter of the club’s owner, said Brazeau interviewed for a job as a day manager two weeks ago.

“He’ll be responsible for “scheduling, hiring, firing, inventory - just like any other job,” she said.

He’ll oversee between 25 and 30 employees in his new job, which he started Monday.

“He was looking for a job, was speaking with my family member. He knew that I was looking for somebody,” Bentivoglio said over the din of a pulsing pop-music beat.

Brazeau is on three months’ probation, like any new hire, she said. And as far as spe-cial skills he might bring to the operation? “Probably public speaking,” Bentivoglio said. “He probably will be good with customers.”

Working at the Barefax is the latest in a string of odd jobs for Brazeau since he was sus-pended from the Senate last fall.

He took to Twitter to find work and tried his hand as a columnist for the Halifax version of Frank magazine, a separate entity from the Ottawa publication of the same name that first reported on Brazeau’s new job.

But the magazine canned him after one-and-a-half columns, prompting an apology from the editor for subjecting readers to Brazeau’s “narcissistic ramblings.”

Brazeau has been without a steady Senate paycheque since his suspension in November. Prior to that, his pay had been docked to recover more than $48,000 in inappropriate housing and travel expenses.

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T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan folk singer-songwriter Simon Diaz

has died at age 85, prompting an outpouring of mourning in the country that considered the man known as “Uncle Simon” to be a national treasure.

His daughter Bettsimar Diaz confirmed his death on her Twitter account, but gave no details.

Diaz’s most often-performed song is “Caballo Viejo,” which translates as “Old Horse.” It was one of more than 200 songs he composed while record-ing 70 albums. His popularity grew as he hosted a children’s television show and appeared in five films.

Both the leftist government and its opponents in the bitterly divided nation paid homage to the singer on Wednesday.

Education Minister Hector Rodriguez says a song in honour of Diaz will be performed in all Venezuelan schools on Thursday.

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On the heels of receiving a new $600,000 ceil-ing, Nelson’s aquatic centre may be in line for more major upgrades.

Even before some ceiling tiles collapsed last year, resulting in a closure of over six months, the recreation commission identified many other deficiencies in the nearly 40-year-old building.

Now regional district staff is trying to figure out how best to pay for the upgrades, which are expected to cost up to $4.5 million.

“We are trying to make sure we carry this out in the best interest of the community from a usage point of view and also a tax burden point of view,” rec commission chair Ramona Faust said. “There is a list of things that needs to be done to preserve the integrity of the building and func-tionality of the equipment.”

Faust said they hired an architect as well as electrical and mechanical firms, who found numerous problems with the building, including corrosion and a heating and ventilation system on its last legs. “There’s quite an exhaustive list,” Faust said. “Numerous upgrades or repairs [are required] in the facility’s workings.”

Any cracks in the concrete walls or pool are also expected to be fixed. (Before its partial col-lapse, the ceiling hadn’t been identified as a priority.)

Faust said while it may surprise some that so much remains to be done after last year’s clos-ure and less than a decade after the new arena

opened, not everything was attended to at those times. Other problems are just the sign of an aging and well-used facility.

She added the fixes would “definitely” be paid for through borrowing, but the repayment period hasn’t been determined, despite a motion last month to do it over 10 years. If it takes place over a shorter period, the project would not be subject to a counter-petition process, whereas it would be if strung out over a longer time.

Once financing is in place, the work is expected to be done next year, preferably in summer when the facility is less busy and it wouldn’t interfere with swim programs, Faust said.

She said when she joined the commission, the building had no reserve funds, and any money since socked away went to the emergency ceiling fix. “Last year we had to unfortunately react to something that wasn’t in budget. We’re trying to head off any more unnecessary closures because of emergencies.”

Chaos and the complexFaust hoped repairs now scheduled for 2015

would have been completed sooner, but says the rec complex “has had a bit of a hard go” the last five years.

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gent of Greater Trail athletes are off to Mission to compete in the 2014 B.C. Winter Games this week.

The Games, held from Feb. 20–23, will include over 2,000 par-ticipants from eight different regions of B.C. that will compete in 18 sports over the four-day event. The Kootenay team is com-prised of almost 130 athletes, coaches, and supervisors, including 18 from Greater Trail.

One of the largest teams in recent years comes from alpine ski-ing’s Red Mountain Racers (RMR). Head coach Samantha French will lead RMR’s Kaysa Panke, Samantha Gaul, Orion Humpherys, Gavin Patterson, Matthias Hoffmann, and Logan Merringer on the Kootenay Zone team after qualifying in races in Fernie last month.

“The exciting thing for me,” Humpherys said in a release, “is that I get to be on the same team as kids I’m normally competing against. I may also get to see my cousin racing in the Nordic events.”

The alpine events feature racers 13-14 years old, the youngest group of carded racers in the national ski-racing system.

The Beaver Valley Figure Skating Club is represented by figure skater Jacob Verhelst and adult supervisor Shelley Verhelst of Fruitvale.

Jacob qualified in sectionals earlier this year in Richmond and will compete in Pre-novice men’s division in the short program and free skate.

Verhelst is both a powerful and dynamic skater, and is looking

forward to the oppor-tunity to compete against the best skaters in the province at the Games.

“Going into it, I just want to get the most out of the experience, and do the best that I possibly can out there and just have fun doing it,” said Verhelst who will compete in his first B.C Games.

Jacob’s mom Shelley will chaperone her son and two figure skaters from Fernie, Anna Kotlai and Emma Nieuwesteeg, to round out the figure-skating contingent.

“My job is to keep the athletes focused and to do what I can to help them achieve their

dreams and expecta-tions of the weekend,” said Shelley Verhelst.

Not only does the Games bring together the province’s best developing athletes, but it also promotes a positive social environ-ment that allows young men and women from diverse regions of the province to make friendships and share in a special community bond.

Perhaps the biggest challenge for Verhelst will be to ensure the athletes get their required rest, after sharing accommo-dations en masse on the floors of Mission school gymnasiums and classrooms.

“The kids are all excited about going,” said Verhelst. “I think Jacob will do okay. He had a good competi-tion a couple weeks ago when we hosted the regional cham-pionships, he had a good skate there so he’s going into it with good skates so. The biggest thing for him is to make sure he gets enough sleep.”

In female hockey, team supervisor Mike Bonacci will lead another strong con-tingent of local play-ers that include Trail’s Jessica Bonacci, Emma Caron, and Brady Stevens, as well as Kendra Waterstreet of Fruitvale.

Black Jack Cross country skiing com-petitors include Rossland’s Remi Drolet, Michaela McLean, and Bronwyn Moore, while Rossland’s Holly Heximer will coach the Biathlon team.

The Kootenays’ best emerging high-performance athletes, trained coaches, and certified officials begin competition on Friday.

The Opening Ceremonies go tonight at 7 p.m. at the Mission Raceway Park with events going in Mission, Abbotsford, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Hemlock, and Whistler.

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Half of employers take no action when a workplace bullying complaint is made, will you?

On Feb. 26 (Pink Shirt Day) The Skills Centre and the Trail Chamber of Commerce take action on Bill 14, addressing bullying and harassment in the workplace, and how to create respectful workplaces so employees feel valued. For more information, or to register for the Anti-bullying Workshop call 250-368-6360, or email [email protected].

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Greater Trail athletes are primed and ready to compete at the B.C. Winter Games in Mission this weekend. Athletes include, hockey: Fruitvale’s Kendra Waterstreet and Emma Caron (Top; back row, fifth and second from right), Brady Stevens and Jessica Bonacci (front row third and forth from right); figure skater Jacob Verhelst; and RMR racers (from left) Gavin Patterson, Orion Humpherys, Logan Merringer, Mattias Hoffmann, and Kaysa Panke. Missing: Samantha Gaul.

Athletes primed for B.C. Winter Games

B y T i m e s s T a f fThe top-two teams will battle for the Trail

Men’s Basketball League title on Monday at the Rossland Secondary School gym.

Mota Automotive will look to three-peat as TMBL playoff champions, but this year’s top seed Rossland has had Mota’s number this season including a 64-59 victory in the final regular-season game to win the league title.

In the playoff matchups this week, Mota beat Northport 75-52 in the first game to secure a berth in the final and Rossland won easily over fourth seed Rock Island 84-53.

Mark Davies led all Mota scorers with 20 points, while Jesse Corcoran netted 18 for Northport.

In Rossland’s victory, Geht Harrison poured in 31 points, while Rock Island’s Miles Larsen had 17 points on the night.

Mota will play Rossland in the final at 8 p.m. with the consolation game Northport versus Rock Island going first at 6:30 p.m.

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Fennel keeps pace with top teams

s u B m i T T e dTrail Men’s Retiree Curling’s fourth draw saw

teams jockeying for an early share of first place.The Pat Fennel foursome edged out the Clare

Coleman team to take a share of top spot with the Hall and Brown rinks all at 2-0.

With brilliant sweeping from its front end players, Fennel wielded a hot stick, forcing Clare into trying two incredibly tough shots in the eighth end to tie the game, but it was not to be as Fennel went onto the 8-6 win.

Team Ernie Brown jumped out to an impres-sive 5-0 lead after two ends over Primo Secco’s team. Up 10-7 in the seventh, Ernie drew to the button against a mitt full of Secco stones, and ran the Secco side out of rocks in eight to win 11-7.

The Tom Hall foursome faced Dan Horan’s team, and it was tight until the fourth end when the Hall side scored five. Dan’s team came back to be down one with hammer in the eighth end. It came down to Dan’s last rock, a hack weight hit, through a narrow port, to remove two Hall stones. Navigating the port, the Horan stone hit the Hall rock and jammed on the second stone to give Hall the 8–6 win.

Team Harvey Handley came out guns blazing, leading 6-0 after two ends. Frank Jorgensen’s team then went on a tear, scoring nine over the next six ends. A shell shocked Handley team could only manage a single and lost the game 9–7.

Murray Walsh’s team faced team Forrest Drinnan. Team Walsh nursed a first end score of three points throughout the game. Team Drinnan rallied to make it close but could not put together a big end. Make the final 7–5, Walsh.

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Eddie Mountain Division GP W L T OL PtCreston 50 37 11 1 1 76Kimberly 51 28 21 0 0 48Fernie 51 24 21 6 6 47Columbia50 12 27 8 8 31Golden 51 15 32 3 3 30

Neil Murdoch Division GP W L T OL PtNelson 51 37 9 1 4 79B.V. 50 37 10 1 2 77Spokane 51 22 25 0 4 48Castlegr 51 21 25 2 3 47Gr Forks 49 16 29 2 2 36

Okanagan/Shushwap Conference

Doug Birks Division GP W L T OL PtKamlops 50 41 8 0 1 83100Mile 50 23 20 0 7 53Chase 50 25 23 0 2 52Sicamus 50 22 25 0 3 47Revstke 50 8 38 0 4 20

Okanagan Division GP W L T OL PtSumrlnd 50 31 15 1 3 66Kelowna 50 31 16 0 3 65Osoyoos 50 28 21 0 1 57N. Ok 49 22 25 0 2 46Princton 50 15 29 0 6 36

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Take a walk on the wild side and visit the Waneta Mall this week for the fifth annual Trail Wildlife Association’s Wildlife Awareness week.

The show brings together outdoor clubs, suppliers, artists, and conservation groups from across the West Kootenay in an interesting, edu-cational, and potentially profitable event.

TWA president Terry Hanik has organized another top-notch lineup featuring 16 venues, with participants including the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Club, Bear Aware, West Kootenay Big Game, W.K. ATV Club, W.K. Marksmen and Cowboys, Secret Creek Supplies, Valley Firearms, Playmor Power Products, Conservation officers, John Lind carvings and paintings, Bill Radalovich wildlife paintings, Kootenay South Metis nation

of B.C. and more. “It’s to make the public aware that there is

more to Trail Wildlife than the TWA,” says Hanik. “There’s groups that are involved and we want everybody to come out and see what is involved with it. It’s had a good turnout, and it gets better and better every year.”

While the TWA has been in the mall through-out the week, most groups will join them today through to Saturday. It is a great week to see what the various outdoor clubs do, the benefits of membership, and also to check out top-end gear from participating suppliers.

The TWA is also selling Trail Wildlife and West Kootenay Big Game memberships and raffle tickets with a $1,000 first prize and proceeds going to enhance wildlife habitat.

For more info visit trailwildlife.com.

Wildlife Awareness Week revs up

THe CaNaDiaN PReSSSOCHI, Russia - The silver streak

is over, thanks to Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse.

The reigning Olympic women’s bobsled champions retained their title Wednesday and gave Canada its first gold medal since Day 5 of the Sochi Games.

It appeared Humphries and Moyse, the dominant duo on the World Cup circuit, might be forced to settle for yet another Canadian silver. But despite trailing Americans Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams with two runs to go, the Canadians reached the top of the podium with a consistency that their rivals couldn’t match.

“Winning gold is amazing, but walking away satisfied is better,” Calgary native Humphries said. “After the third run I knew that if we did the business we could be on top.”

The gold medal was the first for Canada in over a week. Dara Howell

gave the country its fourth gold of the Games last Tuesday, but Canada hadn’t topped the podium since. The medals continued to come in, how-ever, with Canada winning six silver and two bronze during the golden drought.

The bobsled gold was Canada’s only medal at Day 13 of the Olympics, but both curling foursomes ensured more hardware will be on the way. Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones beat Great Britain 6-4 in the women’s semifinal, while Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., downed China 10-6 in the men’s semifinal.

And Canada also moved closer to defending its gold in men’s hockey, though it was far from easy. Canada had to hang on for a nail-biting 2-1 win over Latvia in a quarter-final that was expected to be a blowout.

At least Team Canada did better than the host Russians, who bowed out of the hockey tournament after a shocking 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland.

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Conservation officers have euthanized four young cou-gars beside a walking trail at Cranbrook’s Elizabeth Lake.

The seven-month-old sib-lings were put down on Sunday beside the lake, within eyesight of Parkland Middle School, said Cranbrook Conservation Officer (CO) Jared Connatty.

“It’s a really unfortunate thing; I don’t like doing that,” said Connatty.

“But the alternative is much more grim.”

Connatty said that a resi-dent called the CO service on Saturday night to report a cou-gar killing a deer in their back-yard, close to the school.

“We responded (Sunday) morning to assess the situation and discovered that there is like-ly multiple cougars involved, which usually means a family unit – female and young ones, though we didn’t know how young they were.”

Connatty set his four service hounds on the trail of the cou-gars, and the four young cats were quickly treed nearby.

“That’s a really good oppor-tunity for us to assess them – to look and see what we’ve got.”

He realized the cougars were young – later confirming they were about seven months old. The COs decided they needed to euthanize the animals, who were not with their mother.

“The rationale behind that was: for one thing, I could see the school from where they were treed, right close to a residential area, a heavily used walking trail, people every-where, and they were laying right there,” said Connatty.

“The other concerning part is at that age, they are learning how to hunt. Oftentimes, they will try to assist the mother cougar in her killing efforts when they are trying to catch their prey.

“As you can imagine, having this within a few hundred yards of the school and a residential area and a heavily used walking trail around Elizabeth Lake, we don’t need four juvenile cou-gars getting really curious.”

The COs removed the deer kill from the backyard, but that night the mother returned.

On Monday morning, Connatty said he set his hounds off once more to track the female cougar. They followed the cou-gar for four hours. It travelled out to Silver Springs, then back over the south hill to the area beyond the Scandinavian Lodge on 4th Avenue. There, the hounds treed the female cougar.

Connatty said the COs are familiar with this animal.

“We had some good history with this cougar. It’s known to be a deer and an elk killer, which is a good thing,” he said.

Because it has a long his-

tory of normal behaviour, the COs decided to tranquilize the cougar, fit her with a GPS col-lar, and release her in the same area.

“The one point I really would like to get across is that this cougar is doing normal and natural behaviour in an abnor-mal, unnatural place,” said Connatty.

“She’s a deer killer – that is normal and natural. So we felt that we need to allow her to live a little longer.

Because what can happen is if we remove her, she’s a mature female, they have ter-ritorial instincts, she has been living there her whole life. That opens up that area to a cougar that’s not as good.”

He pointed out that it’s unusual for a female cougar to have four kittens in a litter – the average is two or three.

“That has just eliminated a whole ton of stress. With four kittens, she’s expected to kill a lot more frequently,” said Connatty.

He said one deer kill would feed five cougars for two days. On its own, the female cougar will only need to kill a deer every five to seven days.

He said if the cougar had killed a dog or livestock, they would have euthanized the female as well because it’s a learned behaviour.

As it is, the COs will monitor the cougar’s GPS path closely.

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Dear Annie: One of our darling grand-daughters started to pull out her eyelashes at around age 9. We expressed our concern to our son. Shortly after, we were told that our granddaughter was seeing a counselor to address this behavior. We were so relieved when she stopped. But about a year later, she started again. Now her 9-year-old brother is pulling hair out of his head. He has a bald spot about two inches in diameter.

Our son and his wife have education degrees. The marriage and family appear OK. The kids seem happy, and they do well in school. I recently brought up the counseling to our son, but he said, “We tried that.” He indicated that the kids will stop on their own.

Is stress causing this? How involved should we get? Right now, we feel like it’s the elephant in the room. -- Blue-Collar

GrandparentsDear Grandparents:

Trichotillomania is a disorder that results in compulsive hair pulling. It is current-ly considered to be a “body-focused repeti-tive behavior.” There also may be a genetic predisposition, which would explain why both of your grand-children suffer from it. Sometimes stress, anx-iety or fatigue can trig-ger the hair pulling, but not always.

Doctors do not know the underlying cause but believe it may develop due to a combination of genetic, hormonal, emotional and environmental fac-tors. Appropriate treat-

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Dear Annie: I recent-ly learned that a friend’s son died from a heart attack. He was relative-ly young. I was both saddened and shocked.

I was more despond-ent that my friend and his current (third) wife did not attend his son’s funeral. They live in another state, but still. It was his son. We’ve been friends for more than 50 years, but it makes me real-ize he wouldn’t bother attending my funeral, either.

Annie, should I dissolve our friend-ship? Should I tell him how shocked and disappointed I am? Or

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Dear Sensitive: While not attending his son’s funeral seems cal-lous, is it possible that your friend has health issues that prevented him from traveling? Might he and his son have been estranged and his presence at the funeral unwelcome? You can let him know that you were surprised he didn’t attend the funeral, but he is under no obligation to satisfy your curiosity. Limiting the friendship because you believe he no long-er cares enough about you is a legitimate con-cern, but cutting off a 50-year friendship because he might not attend your funeral is excessive. How your friend treats you while you are alive is what counts

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For Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might feel some guilt about a past event today. Don’t let this get you down. Guilt is a wasted, counter-productive emotion. (Yeah, yeah, I often feel guilty, too.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Relations with close friends and partners seem stilted and standoffish today. You might think that it’s your fault. It isn’t; everyone is having trouble relating to everyone today. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a poor day to expect help from co-work-ers or even your boss. It’s every man for himself today, because people feel inwardly discouraged and defeated. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Romance is in the toi-let today. Don’t expect too much from your main squeeze. Sports events are disappointing, and respon-

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Louis (Gigi) and

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their

60th

Wedding Anniversary

on February 20, 2014.

Love fromyour family

Feb 25, 201465th Wedding

Anniversary of

Max & Kay Lepine

Social Tea in Invermere

Saturday, Feb 22Messages of

congratulations may be forwarded to [email protected]

Upon this earth I came one day

for purpose then unknown,

For who could know at time of birth

what yet had not been shown.

Our paths were planned to cross it seems,

it was predicted though,For you and I were meant

to be as it was written so.

We lived, we loved, a child we bore,

Our days were without end

The journey was a joyous ride

and one we did defend But life endures a lot of

tolls You had such hard

enduring But fought you did and

did it brave Until the end was nearing. With body bent and spirit

broke your soul was want to go Your debt in life was well

repaid to all that had to know.

In retrospect my purpose life on earth became quite

clear. For I was sent to care for

you as long as you were here

I miss you so muchGeorge

One year has passed already,

It seems like just yesterday.Not a day goes by that you

are not thought of and missed.

You are in our hearts forever.

Missing the sound of your voice & the smile in your

eyesAlways with you...

Kelly, Darcy, Brooklyn, Grayson

In Loving Memory of

Elaine Baggio

June 26, 1944 - Feb 20, 2013

It has been one year since God called

you home.

Call Today! 250-364-1413 ext 206

GenelleRoute 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, GrandviewRoute 304 13 papers 12th & 14th Ave

West TrailRoute 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

WarfieldRoute 195 12 papers Blake Crt, Whitman WayRoute 200 10 papers Shakespeare St

MontroseRoute 344 17 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 345 12 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie RdRoute 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th Ave

FruitvaleRoute 362 20 papers 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Evergreen AveRoute 366 18 papers Beaver St, Maple Ave

Fruitvale cont’dRoute 369 15 papers Birch Ave, Johnson Rd, Red-wood Dr, Rosewood DrRoute 375 12 papers Green Rd & Lodden RdRoute 379 18 papers Cole St, Nelson AveRoute 380 23 papers Galloway Rd, Mill RdRoute 381 7 papers Coughlin RdRoute 382 7 papers Debruin Rd & Staats RdRoute 384 19 papers Cedar Ave, Kootenay

PAPER CARRIERS WANTED

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Rossland CARRIERS NEEDED FOR ROUTES IN ALL AREAS

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ANALYST, SECTOR INITIATIVES

Career opportunity

This position researches and analyses various issues and provides analytical support to programs, initiatives and other responsibilities of the Sector Initiatives department.

This is a 14-month, full-time position, preferably based out of either our Castlegar or Golden office.

Apply by March 14, 2014.

Dan & Corinne McFarland, along

with Neil & Michell e MacKenzie are

pleased to announce the engagement of

their children;Danielle Joanne McFarland

& Bryan Neil MacKenzie.

Th e wedding will take place August 2, 2014

in Trail, BC.

In Memoriam

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In Memoriam

May you always walk in sunshine,

May you never want for more.

May Irish angels rest their wings right

beside your door.In Loving

Memory of Sharon E.

Trainorwho passed this day

Feb 21, 2009.

Forever loved and forever missed.Your everloving husband John,

daughter Christine, son Allan (Doreen), grandchildren and

great granddaughter Lizzie, sisters and brothers and their

families.Thank you Mom for loving and sharing,

forgiving and caring. God bless you and

keep you until we meet again.

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Employment

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIESCACA

www.localwork.ca

Professionals Connecting Professionals

Dreaming of a

NEW CAREER?

The School District is seeking applications from qualified persons for the On-Call List in the following area:

Custodian:• Building Service Worker Course Certificate or equivalent,

minimum of two (2) years of work experience as a custodian or building service worker in a commercial or industrial setting, or an equivalent combination of training, education or experience.

General Qualifications:• Grade 12 or equivalent• Valid WHMIS Certificate• Valid Class 5 Driver’ s LicenseFor full position details including qualifications please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca.Salary will be in accordance with CUPE Local 1285 Collective Agreement.

Completed district applications (available on the district web site or at our office) should be sent to Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District # 20 (Kootenay - Columbia), 2001 Third Ave, Trail, B. C. V1R 1R6 (Fax: 250-364-2470). Please submit electronic applications to: [email protected]. It is understood that applicants agree to confidential reference checks of all previous employers.

We appreciate your interest but regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)

Employment Opportunities

BV Communications Ltd. is seeking an enthusiastic salesperson for cellular and storefront sales. We offer full-time employment, perks and benefi ts.

Preferred requirements are:• Computer literate• People oriented• Able to manage cash drawer• Tech savvyWe are a non-commissioned cellular sales store that is very service oriented.

If you feel you are the person we seek, please apply in person with a resumé and cover letter by Feb 28, 2014 to Neil or Leslie Walker, 1235 Bay Ave, Trail.

SalespersonEmployment Opportunity

The School District is seeking applications from qualified persons for the On-Call List in the following areas:

Clerical:• Business College Certificate in Office Administration

or equivalent• A minimum of two (2) years of recent experience in a

secretarial or clerical position• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

on PC and/or Mac Platforms

General Qualifications:• Grade 12 or equivalent• Valid WHMIS Certificate

For full position details including qualifications please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca

Salary will be in accordance with CUPE Local 1285 Collective Agreement.

Closing date of accepting applications is 12:00 NOON on Monday, March 3, 2014.

Send applications including resume and references to:Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia), 2001 Third Ave, Trail, BC V1R 1R62 (Fax: 250-364-2470). Please send electronic applications to [email protected].

School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)

ON CALL POSITIONSExecutive Director--

Kootenay Society For Community Living

The Board of Kootenay Society for Community Living is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. The Kootenay Society for Community Living is a multi service non pro t society situated in Castlegar, B.C. The Executive Director is responsible for the overall organization and management of the Society under the direction of the Board of Directors.

re erre ua i cationPost-secondary degree in community development, social work and/or business administration and a minimum of ve years senior management experience. o S i

Preferred skills: substantial experience working within a variety of non pro t funding frameworks, nancial administration, policy development, systemic advocacy, program planning, negotiations, leadership, social entrepreneurship, fundraising and accreditation. The successful applicant will demonstrate strong oral and written presentation skills and be a dynamic, collaborative leader. Competitive salary and bene ts are offered. For more information about Kootenay Society for Community Living see our website: http:ksclcastlegar.net

o to yPlease submit a resume and covering letter to:President-Board of Directors, Kootenay Society for Community Living2429 12th Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. V1N4A9 or by email: [email protected] The closing date is 5:00pm, February 28, 2014. We thank all applicants for your interest; however only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

Current Opportunity:OTDC currently has an opportunity to provide Employment Counselling and Assistance Services to First Nations/Non Status/and Inuit clients who reside in the West Kootenay area (i.e. Castlegar, Trail, Nelson and Grand Forks). These services may be provided by way of an employment opportunity from a uali ed individual or from a local community agency in a related eld, on an itinerant basis.Direct supervision is provided by OTDC, Program anager (Kelowna). Targets identi ed are in the area of Job Placements, Employer Visits and Client Registrations. Key Activities include:• Provide the Core Employment Services • Refer clients to other community agencies for non-employment needs, appropriate employment opportunities, training programs, agencies and institutions• Solicit employment vacancies and training opportunities from employers and maintain a ob board at the Employment Services of ce.• aintain con dential client les, including documentation as directed by OTDC and Service Canada• Maintain records; provide detailed statistical and narrative reports of client successes and employment outcomes and maintain a data capture information management system for reporting purposes• Network with local and regional potential partners (Agencies, Colleges etc.) that are involved with promoting the training and employment of First Nations/Aboriginal persons

uali cations:• Knowledge of local community service providers.• The successful individual and or agency will hold a diploma in Employment Counselling or an e uivalent combination of education and experience in a related eld. • Exceptional people skills and an upbeat positive attitude, communication, project management, budget management and computer skills (MS Of ce and database) are essential. ou must hold a valid BC Driver s License with a safe driving record. • Preference will be given to an Aboriginal individual and or agency.

This is a full/part time opportunity to commence approximately April 1, 2014 and is anticipated to end approximately March 31, 2015 (with possible renewal). Remuneration will be based on education & experience.

Application Process:OTDC invites uali ed applicants to submit their cover letter, proposal and resume. We look forward to exploring possibilities for effective program service delivery options. Applicants must be able to provide Employment Assistance services to assist clients in the West Kootenay area, possibly on itinerant basis. For further information about OTDC please visit our website at www.otdc.org

uali ed applicants may respond directly to:Karen Abramsen – Program Manager at OTDC#101 – 1865 Dilworth Drive, Suite 339, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 9T1Email: [email protected], Fax: 250-769-1866

Application Deadline: Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 (Please put WK Application in the Subject line)

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

Employment or Contract Opportunityto provide

Employment and Training Services to First Nations/Non-Status/and Inuit Clients

in the West Kootenays

WE have an immediate open-ing for a dynamic fi replace salesperson for our busy store in Vernon. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in the fi replace industry, in either the retail or building sector, be comfortable in dealing with homeowners and contractors alike,and possess the drive and determination needed toexcel in a fast paced environment. We offer an excellent starting salary and commission structure,as well as benefi ts and RRSP plan.If interested in this position please reply in confi dence [email protected]

EmploymentHelp Wanted

North Enderby Timber is looking to hire for various positions including Millwright and/or Fabricator, Heavy Duty Mechanic and Electrician. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefi t package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.

OFFICE ASSISTANTP/T position, approx. 30 hrs/ week. Working knowledge of Word & Excel.

Mail resumes to K.C. Recycling, PO Box 398, Trail, BC, V1R 4L7

Employment

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Classifieds


1st Trail Real Estate

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail 250.368.5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland 250.362.5200WWW.COLDWELLBANKERTRAIL.COM

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 $124,900

Marie Claude MLS# 2393618

Rossland $214,500


Rossland $69,900


Trail $125,000


Rossland $59,900


Warfield $129,000

Nathan MLS# 2391999

Trail $109,900

Nathan MLS# 2214582

Warfield $65,000

Rhonda MLS# 2394133

Fruitvale $214,000

Rhonda MLS# 2392778

Montrose $495,000

Rhonda MLS# 2393112

Fruitvale $139,900

Rhonda MLS# 2393772

Genelle $319,900

Rhonda MLS# 2393958

Warfield $194,900

Rhonda MLS# 2393875

Trail $49,900

Rhonda MLS# 2394479

Trail $72,000

Rob MLS# 2214664

Fruitvale $164,900

Rob MLS# 2393806

Trail $135,000

Rob MLS# 2393731

Rossland $399,000

Rob MLS# 2392110

Warfield $49,900

Rob MLS# 2392110

Renata $235,500

Rob MLS# 2215924

2 bedroom

Sunningdale Condo

Furnished Unit

New Listing

2 Bedroom

Corner Unit

New Price

New Price New Price

Executive

Huge Yard

New Price

New Price

Home + Suite

+ Extra Lot

Renata $249,000

Rob MLS# 2215536

Employment

Help Wanted

PART-TIME MERCHANDISER for Trail, B.C. area.

Major Greeting Card Com-pany is looking for a P/T Merchandiser with variable hours in the Trail area. The position offers a fl exible work schedule, 5 - 15 hrs of work per week, and an indepen-dent work environment. Responsibilities include:keeping the card dept order-ly and full, putting away or-ders and re-ordering mer-chandise as needed, setting up and maintaining seasonal and special displays; admin-istration as required; and other duties as assigned. The successful candidate must be able to lift up to 40 lbs, enjoy working with peo-ple, have reliable transporta-tion and a home computer with internet access. Experience helpful; will train.

Please submit resumes to:greetingcardmerchandiser

@gmail.com

Medical/DentalPHLEBOTOMIST - Beaver Valley Clinic in Fruitvale is looking for a part-time qualifi ed phlebotomist to work in their busy medical offi ce. Contact; C.Grayson, Box 610, Fruitvale, BC, V0G 1L0, or Fax 250-367-7543

Trades, Technical

MECHANICRequired F/T for Vancouver Outboard. Primary duties will include maintenance troubleshooting and repair of diesel & gas marine engines. Knowledgeable in vessel electrical systems is an asset. Must have own tools and a valid drivers license. Exc. Compensation Based

On Experience.Please forward resume: vancouveroutboard@

telus.net

Services

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Hairstylists

The Cutting Edge Hairand Tanning Studio in

Creston BC is now offering Hot Head hair extensions. A full set, cut to shape your new look and styled $450. Every 8 weeks extension

replacement $70. Call us at 250-428-3488 to book your

consultation.It’s worth the drive

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale2 single adjustable beds

w/massage $400 each like new 250 227-9529

Misc. WantedCoin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 499-0251Chad

Musical InstrumentsClearance of select items

till Saturday, March 1st Bay Avenue Music1364 Bay Ave, Trail

250-368-8878

Real Estate

Houses For Sale2005 SRI Double Wide

MODULAR HOME24x44 in Triangle Gardens. 45 years and up. Vaulted

ceiling, open plan, bay win-dow, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, pantry, low maintenance, gas heat,

air conditioning, 5 appl’s, UGS, landscaped, covered

deck & carport, other features, must see.

250-442-8676

Mobile Homes & Parks

WANTED: Trailer Park inNelson area. Have 18 suite apartment best location inRegina or will buy you park

outright. Perry1 306 525-2215

Rentals

Rent To OwnRent to Own If you have a small down payment I have a nice home for you. Less then perfect credit OK call Jessica @ 250 505-7420

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, 2BD. F/S, Ground fl oor. 250-368-3239E.TRAIL, 3Bdrm., clean, quiet, responsible adults 40+. N/S, N/P, Long Term. 250-368-9186, 250-364-1669Francesco Estates, Glenmer-ry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897

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this winter buy a full price ad and run the identical ad again at no CHaRGe! some RestRiCtions apply.

• BOGO must be mentioned at the time of

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• Offer expires February 28, 2014.

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this winter buy a full price ad and run the identical ad again at no CHaRGe! some RestRiCtions apply.

• BOGO must be mentioned at the time of

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• Applicable on display advertising only.

• For new ads only, regularly scheduled

ads are not eligible.

• Offer expires February 28, 2014.

Buy One Get One!FRee

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1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000All Pro Realty Ltd.

www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc www.allprorealty.ca

Trail$159,000

MLS#2215964

5 BEDROOMS,

2 BATHS

East Trail$189,900

MLS#2389454

GREAT

LOCATION

Sunningdale$249,500

MLS#2391581

DOUBLE

GARAGE

Rossland$198,000

MLS#2394842

NEW LISTING

Glenmerry$239,900

MLS#2394858

NEW LISTING

East Trail$93,900

MLS#2394115

NEW PRICE

Shavers Bench$229,000

MLS#2392837

PLUS A

LEGAL SUITE

Fruitvale$199,500

MLS#2394840

GREAT VALUE

Warfi eld$289,000

MLS#2394200

4 BDRM

FAMILY HOME

Trail$109,900

MLS#

Glenmerry$174,500

MLS#2217062

MAKE AN

OFFER

Genelle$34,900

MLS#2394515

LOW

MAINTENANCE

LIVING

Emerald Ridge$547,000

MLS#2216789

WHAT A VIEW

Waneta Village$120,000

MLS#2394307

2 LOTS

Rossland$289,000

MLS#2393051

HOUSE ON

1.6 ACRES

Warfi eld$219,500

MLS#2393579

MINT

CONDITION

Contact Our RealtorsWayne DeWitt...........ext 25Mario Berno ..............ext 27

cell: 250.368.1027Tom Gawryletz .........ext 26

cell: 250.368.1436Dawn Rosin ...............ext 24

cell: 250.231.1765Thea Stayanovich .....ext 28

cell: 250.231.1661

Fred Behrens ............ext 31cell: 250.368.1268

Keith DeWitt .............ext 30cell: 250.231.8187

Denise Marchi ..........ext 21cell: 250.368.1112

Joy DeMelo ...............ext 29cell: 250.368.1960

Fruitvale$379,000

MLS#2393245

NEWER

FAMILY HOME

Sunningdale$249,000

MLS#2393663

NEW KITCHEN

Waneta$459,000

MLS#2214677

OVER 3,000

SQ.FT.

FINISHED

Emerald Ridge$259,000

MLS#2393465

1/2 DUPLEX

Montrose$559,000

MLS#2391300

THIS WILL

WOW YOU

Salmo$50,000

MLS#2390576

3 LOTS

Salmo$279,000

MLS#2392605

BRAND NEW

Rossland

MLS#2394020

Fruitvale$299,000

MLS#2389614

5 ACRES

East Trail$214,000

MLS#2394025

NEAR GYRO

PARK

Waneta Village$249,000

MLS#2217731

PRIVATE

PATIO

Sat. Feb. 22 • 11am - 1pm2260 LeRoi Ave, Rossland

$239,900

MLS#

OPEN HOUSE

Sat. Feb. 22 • 1:30 - 3:30pm1349 Gardener St, Trail

$229,000

MLS#2395055

OPEN HOUSE

Fruitvale$295,000

MLS#2393306

SUPERSIZE

SOLD

Sat. Feb. 22 • 1:30 - 3:30pm760 10th Avenue, Montrose

$319,000

MLS#2395205

OPEN HOUSE

Sat. Feb. 22 • 11am - 1pm380 Laurier Drive, Warfi eld

$249,000

MLS#2395213

OPEN HOUSE

Sun. Feb. 23 • 11am - 1pm7141 Wright Way, Waneta

$349,000

MLS#2394130

OPEN HOUSE

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentTRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, per-fect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, com-fortable. Must See. 250-368-1312

Homes for RentGrand Forks. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appl’s. NS, complete reno. Rural, quiet, 1km from down-town. References required. $750/m+utils. 250-442-7476.

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Homes for RentGrand Forks rural trailer, val-ley view, mature couple, N/S, no partying. $500/m 250-512-1268.

Shared Accommodation

FURN. room. in W. Trail. house. Incl. Util., internet, laundry, bedding, dishes. N/S, N/P, Refs req’d. 250-608-4425.

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Shared Accommodation

YOUNGISH SENIOR, keeps very clean house, East Trail area preferred. 250-443-4138

Transportation

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

Cars - Domestic

2001 Subaru Impreza, 4dr hatch back, 2.2Lt., auto, 4 wheel dr, brand new ice & snow tires, 230,000km, $4,100/obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807.

Transportation

Cars - Domestic2002 Oldsmobile Alero, 4cy, 5sp manual, 2 dr coop, 107,000 original km, runs and looks like new. Car is in Grand Forks. Driven daily. $3,499. 250-442-0122 / 250-493-1807.

Houses For Sale

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

1992 Golf Volks Wagon, 4 dr hatch back, 5 sp, new tires, new exhaust, runs excellent. $999./obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807.

Houses For Sale Houses For Sale

Transportation

Trucks & Vans1987 Dodge Dakota, reg cab, long box, auto, V6, one owner, 169,000km, very clean, cano-py, 2 wheel drive, $1,800/obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807. Grand Forks

2007 Green F-150 Crew Cab 4x4, 5.4 litre (gas)

Tow package, seats 6 c/w fold up concole, 6 foot box

143,000 km, asking $14,000Call 250-365-5501

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KOOTENAY HOMES INC.1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818

www.kootenayhomes.comwww.century21.ca

The Local Experts™

Tonnie Stewart ext 33Cell: [email protected]

Deanne Lockhart ext 41Cell: [email protected]

Mark Wilson ext 30Cell: [email protected]

Mary Martin ext 28Cell: [email protected]

Richard Daoust ext 24Cell: [email protected] www.kootenayhomes.com

Terry Alton ext 48Cell: [email protected]

Christine Albo ext 39Cell: [email protected]

Art Forrest ext [email protected]

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

Jodi Beamish ext 51Cell: [email protected]

302 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac $419,000

This graceful and spacious home offers beautiful “heritage” characteristics including hardwood fl oors, French doors, charming den, and large rooms. Master bedroom offers huge en suite with jetted tub and

lots of closet space. Open and bright kitchen with large, sunny eating area and patio doors to deck.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

For additional information

and photos on all of our listings,

please visitwww.kootenayhomes.com

1501 - 2nd Avenue, Trail $199,000

High traffi c corner location. Currently has 3 long term tenants. There is also a second fl oor which has been used as

offi ces but was initially a 2 bedroom apartment that can be quite easily turned

back to an apartment.Call Richard (250) 368-7897

5255 Highway 6, Winlaw

$89,00010.13 lightly treed acres is mostly fl at and close to Winlaw. Good options for building sites; power, well and water

license in place.Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

82 Walnut Avenue, Fruitvale $234,500

3+ bdrm 2.5 bath in a family oriented Fruitvale neighbourhood. Fully fi nished basement, fenced, fl at yard, upgraded

kitchen, lots of room for the whole gang. Fantastic value here!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

3554 Mayfl ower Road, Krestova $339,000

Well cared-for mobile home with several upgrades including roof, laminate fl ooring

and a cozy pellet stove. The 2.51 acre level parcel is mostly fenced with a guest

cottage, a garden with greenhouse, chicken coop and storage shed. 40’ x 24’

shop with new woodstove. Call today.Call Terry A. (250) 231-1101

85 Forsythia Drive, Fruitvale

$310,000Wonderfully updated home with 4 beds,

2.5 baths, new roof and more.Call Jodi

250-231-2331

3211 Highway Drive, Trail $229,000

3 bdrm charmer with beautiful kitchen, concrete counter tops, cork fl oors, huge master with spa style bathroom and fully fi nished basement with family room, all

on a fully fenced yard backing onto green space!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

GREAT VALUE

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

60 Lodden Road, Fruitvale $224,900

5 bdrms, 2.5 baths, large family room with a fi replace, summer kitchen, all on a large treed lot (just under 1/2 acre), with a two car car-port. This is a great home

offering lots of space and privacy. Call Jodi 250-231-2331

1734 Noran Street, Trail $209,000

Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath, character home Over 2900 sq ft of space with

newer windows, upgraded plumbing and electrical panel. There is plenty of parking

accessed through the back alley. Relax and/or entertain outside under the large

covered patio. This is a very special home! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

2302 Happy Valley Rd, Rossland $999,000

Stunning home and property! Located on over 6 acres of prime land, this

meticulously designed and built home offers mature landscaping, open, sunny fl oor plan and views from every window. Inground swimming pool, 6 stall barn, the

list goes on. Call today! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

OPEN HOUSESaturday, February 22 11am-1pm

1912 Hummingbird Drive, Fruitvale

$359,000 Great family home with vaulted ceilings and lots of sunlight - open fl oor

plan with hardwood fl oors- kitchen is very well designed with bar

area- master has walk-in closet and 4 piece

en-suite- large deck and fenced fl at back yard.

Call your REALTOR® for your viewing.Call Mark

(250) 231-5591

NEW PRICE SOLD

#305 - 1510 Nickleplate Road, Rossland

$99,000Bright south facing 1 bdrm condo with

new fl ooring, amazing southern views and great sun exposure.

The building has shared laundry, fi tness room, games room and sauna.

Call your REALTOR® today!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

NEW PRICE

1602 Kootenay Avenue, Rossland

$239,000If you are looking for space, this is it!

3 bdrms, 2 baths situated on a 60x100 corner lot. Home offers a covered deck,

single car garage, bamboo fl oors, massive mud room for all your toys and

a large basement space for storage. Nothing to do but move in! Call your REALTOR® today.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Thinking of

moving? Call me

for a FREE market

evaluation today!Call Art

(250) 368-8818

Trail Daily Times, February 20, 2014

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