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In recognition of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) released data high-lighting the difference between male and female earnings in the Columbia Basin-Boundary region.
The institute studied Canada’s tax filer data, which is data produced by the Canada Revenue Agency based on individual tax returns.
While wages across the board were generally lower than the Canadian av-erage, the gap in earnings was greater than the national average.
In the Columbia Basin-Boundary region, the average male earned $50,208, while the average female earned $29,975 for an earnings gap of $20,233.
The average Canadian male earned $51,741 while the average Canadian female earned $32,387 for an earnings gap of $19,354.
This difference is similar for B.C., although the gap is slightly smaller.
The RDI found that due to the re-source based economies of the region there is a high proportion of makes earning high incomes.
“This pattern is comparable to typi-cal resource based economies, where the male tends to be the person who earns money to support a family, while the women focus on caring for chil-dren,” said the institute’s release.
The institute quoted research by Irene Ip at the Bank of Canada, which shows that more women have entered the labour force over the last 60 years.
This is largely attributed to: (1) so-ciety being increasingly accepting of
working women, (2) the availability and use of family planning which can delay the decision to have children, (3) increasing rates of separation and divorce inducing women into the la-bour force, and (4) higher levels of education and earning potential which increases the opportunity cost (income sacrificed by leaving the workforce) of having children.
Despite these gains, the percentage of Canadian men in the labour force is roughly 10 per cent higher than Canadian women.
Both male and female labour force participation rates in the Basin-Boundary are five per cent lower than the Canadian rates.
Further, the Globe and Mail recently highlighted Statistics Canada research showing that female full-time wages are only 73.5 per cent of those of males.
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From crosswalk to skate park and rezoning to development, Montrose council had a plateful of business to digest in chamber Monday night.
First up, a Montrose citizen questioned the sense of removing a safety crosswalk along the village’s main drag.
The 6th Street crossing on Highway 3B will be removed when the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) rolls through the municipal-ity later this year.
The province agreed to pay for better lighting, improved signage and high visibility paint at pedes-trian crossings along the highway - but only at three crossings, not the four that are currently in place.
The decision was based on reported vehicle con-flicts at each of the locations.
“Last year, we met with the ministry at the UBCM (Union of British Columbia Municipalities) and asked for the same lighted crosswalk that Fruitvale has, at our crosswalks,” Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk explained to the resident, referring to the highly visible spot on Highway 3B and Nelson Avenue, next to the Villagers Pub and Hotel. “They said Fruitvale has one crossing and we have four,” he added. “They said four was too many, and asked us to go down to two, but we said absolutely not.”
Instead, the MoTI committed to new lighting along the corridor, and further improve visibility with signs and paint at the Third, Fifth and Seventh street crosswalks.
“I believe that this is just a tit for tat, I will give you this if you give me that,” the resident replied. “The village should not be giving up something as simple as a pedestrian crossing for the safety of its people. As a progressive village council I am ask-ing you to approach and convince the ministry to reconsider this decision to eliminate the pedestrian crossing at 10th Avenue (the highway) and 6th Street.”
During a later discussion, the mayor reiterated the ministry considers council’s original request for well lit crossings at all four locations, “not war-ranted.”
“They are looking to upgrade lighting through the whole corridor so drivers can see further ahead,” said Bryan Teasdale, chief administrative officer. “That probably won’t solve every problem. We need everyone to bring in any conflict they have so we can log that information and build a business
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International Women’s Day was quietly celebrated in Trail Tuesday at the WINS Transition House during a regular women’s drop in that was amped up with a cake to accompany snacks and coffee. The regular gathering from 1-3 p.m. in the Gulch attracts a diverse group of women like Shai Olsen, Neena Abrosimoff, Kim Guy and Catharine Kintoff, who look forward to connecting in a non-judgmental atmosphere for good conversation and, if desired, resources. International Women’s Day, originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions, the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women for their economic, political, and social achievements.
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Emcon workers resumed their maintenance work on the Victoria St. Bridge on Tuesday. They joined the Power Tech staff who are installing the LED lights on the bridge. Due to the Emcon work, which involves replacing joint armors that allow the bridge to expand and contract, the westbound portion will be closed until the end of March.
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case, go back to the UBCM again and sit down with the ministry and say we are still having issues.”
Danchuk said the resident was the only person to step forward with concerns to date, but his insight would be docu-mented.
“We will keep you updated,” Danchuk concluded. “But right now, it does look like we are going to lose 6th, unless some-thing changes.”
The resident countered that he read about the matter in the newspaper (Trail Times, Feb. 26 Community Comment by Joe Danchuk) but many of his peers are not subscribers.
“But I am here for the safety of our chil-dren and have done all I can do,” he added.
Anti-skate park letter dampens spiritCouncil addressed an email submit-
ted to Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) by a Montrose resident, strongly opposed to upgrading the Beaver Valley Skate Park (former Montrose Skate Park on 9th Avenue). After years of proposing im-provements to the site, the Beaver Valley Recreation Committee recently submit-ted an application to the CBT Recreation
Infrastructure Program for funding to fix up the 13-year old facility. In light of the grant application, the writer presented concerns such as vandalism, noise, and loss of property value, on behalf of im-pacted homeowners.
Council agreed to send CBT a letter, outlining the previous processes under-taken for project planning before the rec committee agreed to move ahead and pursue help with funding.
Rezoning denied at school siteThe 9th Avenue property was previ-
ously rezoned to allow for the develop-ment of a senior’s housing complex. That project never came to fruition before the land was sold, the current owner uses the property as a storage warehouse and oc-casional cleaning facility.
The temporary use permit would shift use from residential (R2) to commercial for up to two years allowing the light-con-struction company to continue operations from that location. But in a vote of three to two, the request was denied. Council noted concerns about property develop-ment and the owner’s absence from an invite to further discuss the application in chamber.
New roof for village officeCouncil awarded a $17,600 contract
to BF Roofing Ltd. for the replacement of the village office roof. Four quotes were submitted to replace the roof, which was installed in 2008. Though still under warranty, Teasdale reports the installer of the foam roof system and the installer’s product supplier are currently in a legal dispute. The village was advised by the company that it is not in a position to hon-our the product warranty, but Teasdale noted staff is currently reviewing options for the village to further pursue the con-tract matter.
8th Street lot development approvedA development permit for a single fam-
ily dwelling at 916 8th Street was approved following the applicant’s submission that included a geotechnical assessment. Under the Official Community Plan, the village requires conditions for residential development to tackle parameters such as protection of the natural environment and hazardous conditions. The Steep Slope Development Permit Area designation is to ensure existing site-constraints, such as ground water flows and exposed bedrock, are adequately addressed.
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Jack Robertson, 80, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2016 in Trail, B.C. after a lengthy illness. Jack (John Delbert) was born in Edmonton on November 8, 1935.
In 1940 the family moved to Vancouver where Jack graduated from Vancouver Technical Secondary School in 1953. He joined the Armed Forces and trained as a paratrooper. Jack met Dianne MacLeod while on leave in Toronto; they married in August 1957. � e couple moved to Vancouver and Jack soon went to work for BC Tel.
In 1968, Jack and Diane moved with their children to Nelson where a lifelong friendship with Greg and Lucy Ottewell began. In 1970 the family moved to Salmo where Jack and Diane were very active in the community; Jack served on the Nelson & District School Board for 25 years. Jack’s beloved wife Dianne died suddenly in 1992. Jack retired in 1993 after 35 years at BC Tel. He married Yvonne Gibbon in 2006. In retirement Jack enjoyed family, many friendships, � shing, gardening, hunting, gol� ng, and many trips to Mexico with Yvonne. He moved to Rosewood Village, in Trail, in 2013.
Jack is survived by daughter Christina (John Anderson) of Reno, son Geo� rey (Delia Downing) of Rossland, step-granddaughters Anne and Erin, daughter Barbara (Guy Chapdelaine) of Rossland, grandson Andy Davis (Trina) and great-grandsons � omas and Michael, grandson Mitch Davis, many nephews, cousins, grand-nieces and nephews. Jack will also be fondly remembered by friends in Nelson, Salmo, and Trail.
� e family would like to thank Doctor Hii and the sta� at Rosewood Village for their care over the last few years.
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Sharon Marie Griffiths Passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Kelowna General Hospital at the age of 73.
She was born on May 31, 1942 in Vancouver, and moved to Rossland in the early 1960s where she raised her family and worked in various jobs in the community. She will be most remembered
for her many years of dedicated service at Red Mountain.
Sharon was preceded in death by her husband, Booty Griffiths, brother, Bob Rivett, and her
parents, Albert and Kate Rivett. She is survived by her son, Grant Bertelsen, daughter-in-law,
Kelly Bertelsen, grandsons Alexander and Ryon Griffiths Bertelsen, step-grandsons, Robert
and Jacob Saunders, and daughter, Bonnie-Sue Bertelsen. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 2:00pm at the Prestige Hotel in Rossland, BC. Gwen Ziprick
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FortisBC has re-ceived regulatory ap-proval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to build a new Kootenay Operations Centre in Castlegar.
The facility will have 23,000 sq. ft. of office space, 7000 sq. ft. of warehouse space and be located at 120 Ootischenia Road. It will house opera-tions for the electricity branch of FortisBC.
The new facility will centralize many key op-erations into one facility and will replace existing facilities that the com-pany says are reaching the end of their useful life.
The South Slocan Generation Plant will remain in operation, but the operations centre will be moved to the new facility. The Castlegar District Office will also close and the employees will be transferred to the new location.
Operations in Trail and Warfield will re-main open, but some employees will be relo-cated.
The new operation centre will be home to about 100 employ-ees. “This is simply a move, there are no changes to staffing that we foresee as a result of this,” said Nicole Bogdanovic, Corporate C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Advisor for FortisBC.
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News that Premier Christy Clark has spent $500,000 on private jets since assuming office
has – not surprisingly – raised a few eyebrows.
It’s a story that has as much to do with the symbolism as it does with the dollars. A political condi-tion that the government seems increasingly tone deaf to as of late.
The story also broke at a par-ticularly bad time.
Tough to defend private jets when you’re clawing-back transit passes from the disabled at the same time.
The private jets are only part of the total travel bill at the premier’s office.
In 2014/15, Clark’s office charged an additional $131,742 on 10 regularly scheduled airlines, in-cluding $99,222 between Harbour Air and Helijet.
Add the premier’s travel ex-penses all up and they came in at $67,538 for 2014/15 or $1,300 per week.
The premier’s counter-spin on all of this basically boils down to: “well, he spent more than me and him too,” pointing her finger di-rectly at former premiers Gordon Campbell and Glen Clark.
Bit of cherry picking going on, though.
In 2002/03, Campbell billed $77,269 in travel. The next year, Campbell was up to $101,673 and
the following year down to $61,939. For 2010/11, his travel came in at $60,598.
Clark billed $75,589 for 2011/12.
Without some outside yardstick to measure travel expenses against, it’s a bit of a mug’s game to claim one premier spent more than the other.
If Clark’s travel costs are inde-fensible, a former premier’s more indefensible costs doesn’t make hers defensible.
Fortunately such a yardstick is available.
In 2014/15, Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne billed $14,245 in travel and hospitality expenses, in-cluding a trade mission to China.
Why the difference?In Ontario, the premier, cabinet
ministers, MPPs and senior bu-reaucrats don’t have the final say on their expenses. That task falls to the province’s Integrity Commissioner.
They’re also stingy, in a good way. B.C.’s meal per diem for MLAs is $61, in Ontario it’s $40.
You won’t see a $3.39 can of Pringles showing up on an expense account in Ontario, as it did with the former CEO of Partnerships B.C. who was pulling down $250,000 at the time.
Then there’s the tiny matter that Premier Clark rarely travels alone.
She’s often ac-companied by her press secretary, vid-eographer and occa-sionally B.C. Liberal party staff, as she criss crosses the province.
Clark claims she travels with a vid-eographer “to (bet-
ter) inform the public via social media about events like the climate summit in Paris last fall.”
Check out the government’s YouTube channel and no one would ever accuse those canned videos of going viral. Most have under 1,000 views.
In July, on one charter flight to Kelowna, Clark was joined by three political staff, Forest Minister Steve Thomson and her bodyguard.
Total cost for the trip was $4,251 or $708 per person. A return air-fare can be had for about $250.
A point that’s highly relevant when it comes to divvying up the costs.
Do party staff pay their share of the real cost or the equivalent in economy class fares? The same principle would apply to how costs are assigned to Clark’s public travel tally.
It’s also not uncommon for the
premier to squeeze in some party fundraising while she travels, as she did in 2012 at the Calgary Petroleum Club and as she does in Kelowna.
There’s no rule that requires the party to contribute to the premier’s travel costs in such circumstances, effectively putting B.C. taxpayers in the position of subsidizing B.C. Liberal fundraisers.
The symbiotic relationship doesn’t stop there. Many of the same companies that fly the pre-mier on charter flights are also generous donors to the B.C. Liberal party.
Since 2005, Helijet has donat-ed $41,185 to the B.C. Liberals, Blackcomb Aviation ($45,505), Pacific Coastal Airlines ($48,660), London Air Services ($53,052) and Harbour Air ($128,310).
So how are the travel sweep-stakes shaping up so far this year?
For the first nine months of 2015/16, Natural Gas Minister Rich Coleman has top honours at $49,756, closely followed by Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett ($49,629), Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad ($44,880), Premier Clark ($44,300) and Finance Minister Mike de Jong ($40,895).
Ontario’s Finance Minister, Charles Sousa, billed $7,745 in 2014/15.
Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.
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In Parliament we take up and debate issues from across the spectrum, from the rel-atively simple to the most
serious of topics. Recently one of the most serious issues in a long time came before us: Physician-Assisted Dying.
On Feb. 6, 2015 the Supreme Court unani-mously ruled in the Carter case, finding that Canadians who are suffering intol-erably because of a grievous and irremediable medi-cal condition have the right to request medical aid in dying. The Supreme Court gave the govern-ment until June 6, 2016 to have a new law governing medical aid in dying in place.
Faced with that deadline, the federal government created the Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying to make recommendations on a legislative response to this deci-sion. That committee heard from
over 13,000 Canadians, more than 100 organizations, held 11 hearings, called 61 expert wit-nesses and received more than 100 written briefs from groups
across Canada. The committee rendered its re-port at the end of February, making 21 recommenda-tions to help craft a balanced bill on medical aid in dying. It also proposes 10 safe-guards, including eligibility criteria and procedural
checks, to ensure that vulnerable individuals are protected.
Of the report recommenda-tions, those around the impor-tance informed consent are ob-viously the most critical in my mind, and if advance directives are given they must be crystal clear. The safeguards include a waiting period and a require-ment that two doctors must con-clude that the patient meets the requirements of the legislation.
I was happy to see that the
report formally calls on the government to implement the NDP’s initiative to create a Pan-Canadian Strategy on Palliative and End-of-Life Care and re-establishing the secretariat on palliative care. It is important that citizens not be forced to consider assisted dying simply because they don’t have access to proper palliative care or suitable mental health supports.
We now await the govern-ment’s response to the report in the form of the new legislation called for by the Supreme Court decision. I urge the government to move forward with balance, respect and sensitivity. Above all, the new act must protect the vulnerable in our society. As the government drafts leg-islation, they must continue to engage and communicate with Canadians. With that in mind, I invite everyone to read the re-port (available online at http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/PDAM) and invite you to share your views with me [email protected]
Richard Cannings is the MP for South Okanagan-West Kootenay
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poll by the Angus Reid Institute suggests 64 per cent of Canadians support the Energy East pipeline, but there are stark differences when the numbers are broken out by region.
The proposal to ship Alberta crude to Atlantic Canada had the strongest backing in Alberta and Saskatchewan - 87 per cent and 78 per cent, respectively.
Both are oil-producing prov-inces keen to get their crude to international markets - some-thing Energy East would enable with a proposed export terminal in Saint John, N.B.
In Quebec, however, the poll suggests support for Energy East is only at 48 per cent.
Angus Reid also asked re-
spondents whether they support the Montreal-area mayors who raised environmental concerns about Energy East in January.
On that question, too, there were stark regional divides, with 11 per cent of Albertans and 58 per cent of Quebecers surveyed showing support.
Regional tensions over the $15.7-billion plan flared up this week, when Quebec announced it intends to seek an injunction to force TransCanada, the company behind the project, to follow pro-vincial environmental rules.
When asked whether the fed-eral government should have final say over pipelines, or if local governments should have the power to stop them, a slim majority - 54 per cent - said it should be Ottawa’s call.
Again, the divide between provinces was dramatic: 72 per cent of respondents in Alberta and 79 per cent in Saskatchewan said the federal government should have the ultimate say.
British Columbia and Quebec were the only regions where the majority of respondents had the opposite view - 61 per cent and 59 per cent, respectively, sup-ported local governments being able to stop pipelines from being built through their jurisdictions.
Nationally, most respondents - 59 per cent - believed the pipe-line will eventually be built, even if local objections slow it down.
The survey’s more than 1,500 respondents were surveyed on Feb. 2 to Feb. 5, and on Feb. 26, on a wide variety of climate and energy questions.
Support for Energy East regionally divided
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TMBL: Rock Island repeats in thriller over MotaBY JIM BAILEY
Times Sports Editor
Rock Island’s timing was impec-cable. The Trail Men’s Basketball League’s defending champion bat-tled back all night against Mota Automotive, scoring the go-ahead basket with mere seconds left on the clock to repeat as TMBL cham-pions on Monday at the RSS Gym in Rossland.
Down 66-64 with time wind-ing down, Rock Island’s Mike Flewelling was fouled and went to the free-throw line with the cham-pionship game hanging in the bal-ance. Flewelling stepped up and drained the first basket to pull the Tape Centre within one. But on his
second attempt, the ball clunked off the rim, bounced off a couple rebounders, and, somehow landed back in Rock Island’s possession.
“It was kind of a scrambly play, everyone was kind of all over the place,” said Flewelling. “Defence was scrambling, we were scram-bling at the ball.”
Rock Island worked the ball around the perimeter looking for a clean shot, when Mota redirected a pass, almost forcing the turnover. But Flewelling corralled the pill in the paint, and made an incredible off-balance shot to put the Rock up 67-66.
“I saw Wayne and I just had to attack. There was probably 15 sec-onds left, so it almost seemed that
everyone was hesitant to take the final shot, but someone had to do it I guess.”
Mota had time to in-bounds the ball and have one more shot, but a steal at mid-court by Kade James sunk Mota’s hopes. James was then fouled with 0.6 seconds remaining and after sinking his first basket, he threw the ball off the backboard to prevent a last gasp from Mota.
“It was an emotional game, it always is when we play them,” said Flewelling. “A lot of talking back and forth, we’re both very competi-tive teams so it gets emotional at times I guess.”
Mota threatened to run away with the game many times over the course of the match. They jumped
out to a 21-15 lead before Rock Island went on a 9-0 run to go up 24-21.
Mota surged ahead again, roll-ing to a 39-31 advantage at half time. However, Rock Island refused to go quietly, as the lead changed throughout the second half. Rock Island’s James hit a three-point play on a hoop-and-harm to give the Rock a 60-58 edge with six minutes to play, but Mota’s Kyle Soukeroff finished a couple of dazzling runs with back-to-back lay-ups to put Mota ahead 66-61 with 2:44 left on the clock.
Mota had their chances to put the game away, but missed opportuni-ties combined with stellar defence from twin towers Jacob Knight and
Brian Dimaio gave Rock Island the window they needed as they pulled to within two to set up Flewelling’s last-minute heroics.
“Everyone was really good,” said Flewelling of his teammates. “All year everyone is playing with six or seven guys so coming down to the end you have to kind of dig in, ev-eryone’s super tired, but everyone did that.”
James led the Rock in scoring with 16 points, Dimaio netted eight, and Brody Klenk added three from long distance, while Stephen Mota sunk 26 points for Mota and Soukeroff 17.
In the match for third place, Rossland defeated Northport 65-59.
Jim Bailey photos.
Photo left: Rock Island player Mike Flewelling throws up the last-second winning basket as Rock Island came from behind to beat Mota Automotive 68-66 to repeat as TMBL champi-ons. Right: Rock Island celebrates. Back row from left: Brody Klenk, Jacob Knight, Brian Dimaio, Gordie Lee, and Mike Flewelling. Front row: Kade James, Eddie Shepherd, Mauro Cavazzon, and Kahlil Trotman. Missing Miles Larsen.
BY TIMES STAFFSelkirk Saints rookie
forward and Trail na-tive Dallas Calvin ended the season just as he started it, by earning the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League’s Player of the Week honour.
The former Trail Smoke Eater and Beaver Valley Nitehawk helped the Saints se-cure home ice in the
playoffs and win the BCIHL regular season title with a three-point night in a 4-1 vic-tory over the Eastern Washington University Eagles on Saturday to end the regular season.
The first-year for-ward opened the scor-ing midway through the second period on a Selkirk power-play and made the score 3-0
with his second goal at the 10:59 mark of the third. Then, with EWU having closed the gap to two, Calvin set up Ryan Edwards late in the frame to close out the scoring.
Calvin’s two goals and three points left him one short of EWU’s Beau Walker for the BCIHL lead in both categories to finish sec-
ond with 20 goals and 38 points.
Calvin earned the first BCIHL Player of the Week honour for the 2015-16 season back on Oct. 4, after scoring a hat trick against Trinity Western in the Saints’ first game of the season.
Selkirk College starts their run at a fourth straight BCIHL cham-
pionship on Friday at the Castlegar Rec Complex when they play a best-of-three series against the University of Victoria Vikings. If successful, the Saints will then host the final, Mar. 18-20, against either Simon Fraser University or Trinity Western.
“The hard work comes in the next cou-
ple of weeks and we are looking forward to get-ting that going,” Saints captain Tanner Lenting told Selkirk College’s Bob Hall. “We have the group in here to do it, it’s just going to be up to us to make it hap-pen.”
The Saints hold a 5-1 record against the Vikes this season, but
Saints poised
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the visitors come into Castlegar as the hottest team in the league hav-ing won five games in a row.
UVIC’s line-up fea-tures senior Shawn Mueller who finished third in league scoring and Nelson resident Carsen Willans who ended up eighth spot in the regular season point totals.
The community has embraced the Saints
over the last four sea-sons and the play-ers feed off the large crowds that assemble for all the home games. Trail talent includes Calvin, Edwards, Jamie Vlanich, and Danny Vlanich, in addition to Nelson’s Ryan Sookro and Arie Postmus of Fruitvale.
“There is nothing better than playing at home, especially in this rink and with our fans,”
says third-year defence-man Postmus. “If we work hard and do what we are capable of, we should come out on top.”
The best-of-three playoff starts on Friday night at the Castlegar Rec Complex at 7 p.m. and continues Saturday night at the same time. If necessary, the third game will take place on Sunday with the puck drop at 6 p.m.
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The Beaver Valley Nitehawks handed out their hardware and gave a special thank you to its graduating players last month that include (below) 20-year-olds Jace Weeger, Brett Clark, Lyle Frank and Braden Fuller. This season’s award winners for the Nitehawks are (above, back row from left): Mckoy Hauck – Top Defenseman, Alan Pruss - Most Dedicated Player, Devin Ghirardosi – Most Improved, Blake Sidoni – Top Rookie, Braden Fuller – Top Scorer & Most Valuable Player, Tyler Ghirardosi – Top Rookie, Karsten Jang – Most Improved Player. Front row from left: Michael Pruss - Most Dedicated Player, Kyle Hope – Most Popular Player, Sam Swanson – Most Inspirational, Nolan Percival – Most Sportsmanlike, Goalie Tallon Kramer – Bill Volpatti Award of Merit, and Lyle Frank – Most Inspirational.
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Local talent leads Saints
BY TIMES STAFFThe Vancouver
Canuck’s American Hockey League affiliate Utica Comets signed forward Kellen Jones to a professional tryout contract on Friday.
The Canucks traded first round draft pick Hunter Shinkaruk and top prospect Brendan Gaunce prior to the NHL trade deadline last month leaving room on its affiliate’s roster to add Jones and Greger Hanson from the San Jose Barracudas.
Jones joins Castlegar native and former NHLer Travis Green, who is in his third sea-son as head coach of the Comets. Green played on six NHL teams over his 15 year career.
Earlier this season, Jones recorded three points (1-2-3) in 12 games for the Bakersfield Condors. The Montrose native also collected 25 points (6-19-25) in 23 games for the Missouri Mavericks of the ECHL. Last season the former
Vernon Viper posted 15 points (5-10-15) in 49 games for the Oklahoma City Barons, as well as three points (2-1-3) in 10 Calder Cup Playoff games.
Jones was draft-ed by the Edmonton Oilers in the seventh round in the 2010 NHL Entry Level Draft. His twin brother, Connor, is currently a mem-ber of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The two played their collegiate hockey together at Quinnipiac University from 2010-14.
The 30-19-5-3 Comets currently sit in third place in the North division of the Eastern Conference.
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LEISURE
Dear Annie: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease five years ago during an annual physi-cal at the age of 79. I did not have hypertension, diabetes or a fam-ily history of kidney disease -- the distinctive risk factors for kidney disease -- although my age should have been a red flag.
Looking back on my medical history, it turns out my kidney numbers were abnormal for some time. I was told that the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may have caused my kidney dam-age. It was a surprise to me that such a common drug did more harm than good. Since then, I’ve stopped the use of NSAIDs, but I feel many other people might be in the same boat I was in. I hope you can spread the word to help others keep their kidneys healthy. -- Better Now
Dear Better: Thank you for the information. NSAIDs (such as aspi-rin, Advil, Motrin, Aleve, Celebrex and other commonly used pain
relievers) don’t generally pose a problem for most people who use them in small doses on occasion. But there can be side effects, espe-cially if you use the drugs for weeks at a time. They can cause bleeding ulcers, fluid retention, rashes, and kidney and heart problems. If you are taking any anti-in-flammatory, over-the-counter drugs, please let your doctor know.
Kidney disease often goes undetected, be-cause symptoms may not appear until the kidneys are close to failure. The good news is that early detection and proper treatment can slow the progression of kidney disease. If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, a family history of kidney failure or are over the age of 60, you should get your kidneys checked.
March is National Kidney Month and March 10 is World Kidney Day.
The National Kidney Foundation urges readers to be proactive with their health. To learn more, visit www.kidney.org.
Dear Annie: Your response to “Sick of Men Complaining” was
right on. She said no matter what meal she prepares for her hus-band, he always finds something to criticize about it. Aside from pointing out that she seems to have a predi-lection for picking out men she cannot possi-bly please, you told her to inform him that he can cook his own meals
if hers are not to his liking.If my wife prepared an elegant
meal for me and I complained about it like that, you can be sure she would tell me where to go. She also would inform me that from now on, I would be cooking my own food. And she would have fol-lowed through on that.
Her straightforward confidence makes me appreciate the wonder-ful wife and mother that she is. -- Pretty Darn Happy in New Mexico
Dear New Mexico: We are de-lighted to hear from someone who appreciates his spouse and the ef-forts she puts into their meals, and
more important, thinks her direct and honest attitude is something to be admired. We trust she returns the same level of respect.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTAKE NOTICE that Council of the Village of Fruitvale will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Village of Fruitvale Zoning Bylaw 846, 2013 Amendment Bylaw 869, 2016 on:
Monday, March 21st, 2016at 6:30 pmin the Village of Fruitvale Council Chambers1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC
“Village of Fruitvale Zoning Bylaw 846, 2013, Amendment Bylaw 869, 2016” is a bylaw to provide for a limited residential zone within the Village Centre (VC) downtown area as a transition between the commercial zone (C1) and the medium density multiple housing zone (RM2).Currently all properties within the Village Centre area are zoned Commercial 1 (C1) and no redevelopment of existing non-conforming residential housing is allowed. The proposed VC Downtown Residential Housing (RD1) zone would allow for a limited number of properties to be redeveloped with higher than single family density.The area proposed for the VC Downtown Residential Zone is detailed in the map below.All persons who believe that their interest is affected by the proposed bylaw and wish to submit comment for consideration by Council concerning the matters contained in the bylaw may do so by attending the Public Hearing or providing comments in writing or by email to the address cited below. Written submissions will be accepted up to 4:00 pm Monday, March 21st, 2016. A copy of the bylaw may be found on the Village of Fruitvale website at http://www.village.fruitvale.bc.ca or may be viewed in print form at the Village Office at the address below.For further information, please contact the undersigned:Lila Cresswell, Chief Administrative OfficerVillage of Fruitvale email: [email protected] 370 1947 Beaver Street telephone: 250-367-7551 ext 225Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0
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