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Police in Trail are investigating the origins of a piece of foam that was the catalyst in a single vehicle accident on Highway 22 on Monday afternoon.

According to officials, a Chevrolet Impala carrying four people was trav-elling south on Highway 22 near Birchbank Park around 3 p.m. when a piece of foam flew into the windshield, causing the driver to veer the vehicle into the oncoming lane before rolling off the shoulder and down a 40-foot embankment.

The vehicle came to rest with the car's undercarriage against a tree.

Constable Kevin Johnson from the

Trail RCMP detachment says all four occupants of the vehicle weren't banged up too badly, but police are still looking into the cause of the crash.

“We are looking into it and there are a couple of eyewitnesses,” he said. “I am waiting to hear (about the foam) in the next couple of days.”

Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue, along with BC Ambulance Service (BCSA) crews were called to the scene to assess injuries and assist the occupants from the Impala with a rope and pulley system.

“BCSA crews arrived and determined that two occupants were uninjured and able to walk up the bank with our assis-tance.” said Regional Fire Chief Terry

Martin.“The remaining two occupants were experiencing back pain and were strapped onto backboards and loaded into basket stretchers.

“We then used a rope system to haul the basket stretchers up the bank and both patients were transported to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.”

Constable Johnson says all of the occupants of the vehicle left the scene without serious injuries, short a few bumps and bruises.

“They are all fine,” he said. “They are just banged up a bit, but they are all good.”

Traffic was slowed in both directions between Genelle and Trail for a couple of hours.

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

The faces have changed over a decade, but the message remains the same.

Most of the high schoolers who gathered at city hall Monday afternoon were in grade school when they first heard about the Trail skatepark plans.

Ten years later, and still no skatepark prompt-ed the group of 20 J.L. Crowe Secondary students to sit in chambers and request city politicians consider the project during current budget talks.

The impromptu gathering of mostly 17 and 18-year olds reinforced ideas presented by Patrick Audet and Mike Vanness on behalf of the Society for Friends of the Trail Sk8 Park.

“Speaking personally, we see the City of Trail council forming a budget that possibly ignores youth again,” said Audet, a retired School District 20 (SD20) principal. “We understand that the city has other large-scale budget items that are taking your focus. But we think you have opportunity to make a difference for the young people in our community.

“And the youth of Trail could be let down again by your focus on other things,” he added. “We remind you to invest in young people and create a community that supports all types of families and not just those involved in organized sports and organized clubs.”

The floor opened for discussion between the teenagers and Trail council regarding matters such as where the students reside, the skatepark design, and potential usage, as well as cost-relat-ed revisions to the $550,000 plan.

But it was Coun. Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson's query that could have the most impact on maintaining teen interest in the project moving forward.

The four-term councillor has served as city representative on the skatepark committee since inception. Over time, she has observed a waning of support in relation to poor turnouts at spon-sored events.

“We've had several events with regards to skateboarding up at the Gulch site,” she said. “I was there attending them all, and Patrick (Audet) you've been there, and can attest we haven't had much success.

“I don't think I've seen any of you there in support,” Gattafoni Robinson continued. “So, my question is, 'How come?'”

The “Grinding in the Gulch” event held Sept. 10 attracted less than five participants, all under 10-years old.

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RCMP investigating cause of Hwy. 22 crash

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After a vehicle carrying four people went over the side of Highway 22 on Monday afternoon near Genelle, crews from the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue and the BC Ambulance Service strapped the last of the four occupants to a back-board to bring her up to road level and into an ambulance. All four occupants left the scene with no serious injuries.

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FROM PAGE 1Brandon Erback,13, was attending

council for the first time. He suggest-ed any future events be advertised at J.L. Crowe because he heard about the skatepark opportunities after the fact.

“I’ve not heard about these before,” Erback explained.

“I say if you want to get the word out go straight to the school because then kids will go home and tell their parents, their parents will tell friends, and more people will know about it.”

Madison Williams, 14, an avid long boarder and first time council guest, explained her parent’s ongoing con-cern over the location of the skate-park.

“My family priority is that the Gulch isn’t providing a safe enough location for children,” she said.

“My parents are against me going near that area, and also, I’ve never heard of the events.”

Vanness, Crowe’s vice principal,

addressed council saying the large group of students in chambers gathered quickly once he put word out at the high school that morning.

“There’s more skate-boarders today that there ever has been,” he said. “As a teacher at J.L. Crowe, that is the trend I have noticed. There’s long-boarding, scooters and more girls picking up skateboards.”

He maintains that at least a few hundred of the area’s youth are board-ers of some type, and it’s not just for recreation.

Vanness says the boards are a mode of transportation.

“A five-year community plan works very well but not when the community was told this 10 years ago,” he added. “The time is now.”

As council moves into the capital

plan budget next week, the skatepark remains on the list of considerations, Trail Mayor Mike Martin told the Trail Times Tuesday morning.

“That doesn’t mean it will be considered for 2015,” he said. “But the skatepark is certainly part of the longer term capital plan.”

What he heard emphat-ically during the Monday meeting was the project can’t be built in stages, and it’s an “either you’re all in or you’re all out” situation.

“I must say that it was a delight to have the kids there yesterday,” Martin said.

“I think there’s a business side to this decision and there’s also an emo-tional side. And there’s no doubt that having the kids there helped get that message across to council.”

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Ethan Hupp, Brandon Erback and Madison Williams were the youngest students in a group from J.L. Crowe Secondary School that addressed Trail council during Monday's governance meeting. The three gathered to support a delegation by the Society of the Friends of the Trail Sk8 Park, and spoke of ways to increase youth awareness of community-related events.

B y S h e r i r e g n i e rTimes Staff

The Community Food Bank Garden isn't get-ting squashed this summer after all.

Since Gina Ironmonger from the Edible Landscape Committee took Trail Mayor Mike Martin on a go-see of the Gulch locale and clari-fied the project's scope, council reconsidered and gave it a thumbs up Monday night.

“This garden is a testament to the generous and caring nature of the people who call our communities home,” Ironmonger told the Trail Times Tuesday.

“It really is a continuation of what we started last year with Trail’s incrEDIBLE Green Route,” she explained. “The difference is that volunteers will be planting and tending the planters with the produce grown for the food banks.”

Typically, urban community gardens are fenced-in spaces with individual plots for resi-dents, who live nearby, to grow their own food.

That's not the case in Trail, explained Ironmonger, while clarifying misunderstandings to council about the site's layout, preparation, type of planters, costs and action plan to mini-mize bear attractants.

She maintains the concepts behind the project is food security and sustainability, so all planters will be self watering to reduce water waste and time, be used as a teaching garden, and all fresh produce will be donated to Trail food banks.

“As you are probably aware,” she wrote to council. “Kate's Kitchen serves 600 meals per month and the Anglican and United churches give food to approximately 200 people per week. Fresh and nutritious food provides inspiration and mentoring as we grow our incrEDIBLE trail.”

Prior to Ironmonger's clarification, the city estimated the community garden cost to be $15,000 taking into account the requirement for a six foot bear-proof fence.

Not needed, Ironmonger says, because after a neighbourhood canvas, the residents claimed bears haven't been a problem for some time. The group went a step further, and along with WildSafe BC collaboration, reviewed garden management to avoid growing certain attrac-tants.

Melons, pumpkins, fruit and berries can attract bears and won't be planted she said, not-ing compost, which can also attract bruins, will not be done on site.

Another amenity not needed for planter-style gardening is irrigation. Because the property is not developed, the city originally estimated a $4,000 cost to hook up water.

Also not required, Ironmonger says, because the adjoining neighbour offered use of her time and water to keep the garden growing.

Using the planter model and volunteer hands, the city's financial impact is minimal. Council agreed to infuse $1,250 for grading and dust sup-pression at the site, which is located across from the Colombo Lodge.

The overall cost is estimated to be around $5,000, which the landscape committee is hop-ing to cover through Columbia Basin Trust's upcoming community initiatives grant program.

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Employees at the office created by the B.C. government to ensure municipalities use tax dollars wisely are con-cerned about the effi-

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The Opposition New Democrats released the internal government report on Monday, saying it out-lines an inefficient and unhappy workplace at office of the Auditor General for Local Government.

The eight-page review, dated January 2015 and prepared by the government’s Strategic Human Resources Branch, reported that almost 80 per cent of those who answered a confi-dential survey viewed management negative-ly and were concerned about wasted time and work.

“Almost all employ-ees shared examples of preparing work based on direction to find out that the direction had shifted and the work wasn’t needed,” the report said.

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Basia Ruta was appointed head of the Surrey office and its 10 employees.

The report conclud-ed that positive change is required to support a functional, engaged and high-performing work environment.

It said executive-level management needs to provide clear direction and mean-ingful communication, and employees must “experience a healthy and respectful atmos-phere free from fear of reprisal, discrimina-

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Horgan said it appears the office is struggling to set priorities and has workplace mor-ale issues, but he’s also concerned about British Columbians getting value for their money.

The office has an annual budget of $2.6 million, which adds up to $5.2 million since its creation.

“Clearly the office is not functioning,” said Horgan. “Clearly that’s $5 million we are not going to get back, and the premier talks about finding low-hanging fruit in the education sector and about cut-ting and tightening our belts everywhere. I think a good place to start would be here.”

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In his testimony Tuesday at committee hearings examining the federal legislation, Blaney dismissed concerns the new pro-visions would allow the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to squelch or infiltrate environ-mental protests that fall outside the letter of the law.

The planned measures are needed to protect the public from extremists who hate Canadian values, Blaney said during a meet-ing of the House of Commons public safety committee.

The international jihadi movement has “declared war on Canada” and other countries around the world, Blaney told

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The committee plans to hear from more than 50 witnesses over the next few weeks.

The Conservatives brought in the bill, which would broaden CSIS’s mandate, following the murders of two Canadian soldiers last October.

The legislation would give the spy service the ability to actively derail terror plots, make it easier for police to limit the movements of a suspect, expand no-fly list powers and take aim at terrorist propaganda.

In addition, the bill would relax the sharing of federally held information about activity that undermines the security of Canada.

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would go beyond genuine secur-ity threats to ensnare those who hold demonstrations that are technically illegal.

Neither the new disruptive powers nor the information-shar-ing provisions apply to “lawful” advocacy, protest or dissent, but some fear the bill could be used against activists who demon-strate without an official permit or despite a court order.

Blaney denied the bill would allow CSIS to trample liberties, telling the committee he wanted to “set the record straight.”

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Amnesty International argues the fine print of that decades-old limitation on CSIS is vague and overly broad, and when linked to the new powers of disruption, “would have direct consequences for an individuals right to pri-vacy, liberty and security of the person.”

The spy agency would need a court warrant whenever proposed disruption measures violate the

charter of rights or otherwise breach Canadian law.

The government has pointed to this requirement when critics say the bill should include new safeguards.

Judicial approval of a war-rant does not amount to over-sight of CSIS, said Liberal public safety critic Wayne Easter, who noted the bill does not provide an explicit means of following up on the spy service’s activities.

“Where is the oversight after the warrant is granted?” Easter asked.

NDP public safety critic Randall Garrison pointed out that some disruptive techniques would not require a warrant at all.

Blaney painted that as a wel-come step, saying it would allow CSIS to intervene with the par-ents of a child who was being radicalized by extremist thinking.

Minister says anti-terrorism bill concerns about liberties are ridiculous

Massive snowfalls, early spring ice drive up costs in Atlantic CanadaT H E C A N A D I A N P R E S S

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - From massive snow-falls that blocked busi-ness districts to early spring ice wreaking havoc with ferry trav-el, the costs of a brutal winter are adding up in Atlantic Canada.

Kevin Rice can attest that it’s no ordinary season. He oversees road and sidewalk clearing in Saint John, N.B., fro-zen ground zero for one of the worst win-ters anyone can recall.

“That’s the multi-million-dollar ques-tion,” he said with a weary laugh when asked just how badly the city’s usual $5.7-million snow budget is blown.

Over the last five years about 2,700 truckloads were hauled away on aver-age each winter, said Rice, deputy commis-sioner of transporta-tion and environment service for Saint John.

This year?“To date, about

33,000,” Rice said. “Talking to people that have lived in Saint John for many, many years, I haven’t heard from anybody who can remember a winter like this. It has been a major challenge.”

The city on aver-age has had about 216 centimetres of snow a year over the last dec-ade, he added.

This winter, crews have worked around the clock since Jan. 26 when the first of a rapid-fire series of storms tracking

northeasterly over the Gulf of St. Lawrence dumped 320 centi-metres in just over a month. A local state of emergency called Feb. 4 lasted a week to help clear what some have dubbed “snow-pocalypse.”

Extra costs for overtime, fuel and reinforcements are still being calculated, Rice said.

Dale Foote, a warn-ing preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada, said parts of P.E.I., western Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador have also

been buried.Snowfall in

Charlottetown from October to the end of February was 384 centimetres instead of the typical 218 centi-metres, he said.

For Cow Head, N.L., a volunteer weather observer reported 548 centimetres compared to the usual 260, Foote added.

Weather chaos has meant a slow start to the year for many retailers that don’t offer winter-relat-ed gear, said David Duplisea, CEO of the Chamber representing more than 1,000 busi-

nesses in the Saint John area.

“We’re hardy people,” he said. “We don’t get all that upset when we get volumes of snow like this but there has been an effect, for sure.”

Out on the water, thick ice has moved in early and is now add-ing to severe weather delays racked up ear-lier this winter, said Darrell Mercer, spokes-man for the Marine

Atlantic ferry service for Sydney, N.S., and Port aux Basques, N.L.

“Every time we miss a crossing or are delayed, it backs everything up.”

Mercer said doz-ens of crossings have been affected since January, with an eco-nomic impact that’s tough to estimate. Marine Atlantic vessels are a vital commercial link for the island of Newfoundland, bring-

ing everything from fresh produce to med-ical supplies.

“We do our best, but of course operating in the North Atlantic is one of the most chal-lenging environments in the world,” he said.

Nova Scotia’s mar-ine waters normally stay above freezing most winters, but the province’s Fisheries Department said this season’s chill drove temperatures to -0.7

Celsius, at which point fish blood freezes. As a result, three aquacul-ture sites reported fish deaths, the department said.

Back in Saint John, Rice knows his work won’t end with winter.

“When all this is over, we’re going to get ready for street sweeping, potholes and flooding. I’m hoping, by maybe June or July, I might be able to take a breather.”

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Atlantic Canada has been battered this winter by a series of storms, leaving behind snowfall levels not seen in recent years. Here’s a brief look at how parts of the region have been affected.

Here are snowfall amounts from Environment Canada for Oct. 1 through Feb. 28:

Saint John, N.B. - 381 cm compared to usual 174 cm.

Charlottetown - 384 cm compared to usual 218 cm.

Cow Head, N.L. - 548 cm compared to 260 cm.

Extreme wind: Gusts of 180 kilometres an hour reported in Bonne Bay, N.L., in mid-February storms.

Truckloads of snow removed in Saint John, N.B., so far this winter: 33,000 com-pared to five-year average of 2,711.

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OPINION

Is the era of the homegrown MP over?Come the fall, no

matter who is elected, West Kootenay will

almost certainly be repre-sented by Members of Parliament from Penticton and East Kootenay.

Unless the Kootenay Columbia Liberals find someone from around here, or more independ-ents enter the race, we won’t even have the option of voting for a candidate who lives in our immediate neighbourhood.

It’s largely the result of the last go-round of boundary redistribution which will see the present BC Southern Interior rid-ing held by the NDP’s Alex Atamanenko split between the new riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay to the west — includ-ing include Penticton, Castlegar, Rossland, Trail, the Slocan Valley and Arrow Lakes — and an expanded Kootenay-Columbia riding to the east — including Nelson, Kaslo, Salmo, and all of East Kootenay.

All four candidates in South Okanagan-West Kootenay are from Penticton. The three declared candidates in

Kootenay Columbia are from Cranbrook, Sparwood, and Kimberley.

When was the last time our Member of Parliament didn’t live in West Kootenay? Near as I can tell, it was no more recent-ly than 1900 when Hewitt Bostock was the member for Yale–Cariboo, which then included this area. And I only say that because I’m not certain where Bostock lived, although it may have been near Kamloops.

Mind you, it’s only by luck that we have had such ready access to our MPs. Atamanenko lives in Pass Creek and has a Castlegar office; his pre-decessor, Reform/Alliance/Conservative MP Jim Gouk, lived in Thrums and also had a Castlegar office. Prior to that, the NDP’s Lyle Kristiansen’s office was in Nelson, and Progressive Conservative Bob Brisco lived in Trail and had an office in Castlegar.

The riding, how-ever — formerly known as Southern Interior, K o o t e n a y - B o u n d a r y -Okanagan, West Kootenay Okanagan, Kootenay West-Revelstoke, and Kootenay West — has grown in the

last 20 years to include the Boundary, parts of the Okanagan, and the Similkameen, so it’s already a challenge to cover all cor-ners.

Candidates from other parts of the riding have run; they just haven’t won.

But does it really matter where the MP’s home or office is located? After all, we have phones and email and our MP will spend a lot of time in Ottawa anyway. I asked Atamanenko, who is not running for re-election, if he felt West Kootenay will suffer for not having a homegrown federal repre-sentative.

Although an outspoken opponent of the boundary changes, he’s not worried we’ll be forgotten, so long as whoever is elected makes

an honest effort.I’m not sure if

Similkameen residents felt disadvantaged being served by a West Kootenay-based MP, but Atamanenko doesn’t think so.

Before running for office, he was as familiar with the western part of the riding “as most people who drive the highway and stop for gas and coffee.” But he made efforts to get to know the area and “by the time I got elected, I had a pretty good idea of what those communities were about.”

Atamanenko has an office in Oliver that is staffed four days per week and open to the public two days per week. Once a month, a staff member is in Princeton, where constitu-ents can make appoint-ments.

“In addition to me float-ing around, we make a con-scious effort to make sure people have access to my staff,” he says. “I was just in Princeton and heard people say ‘You’re always here,’ even though I’m not. I give the impression that I care, which I do.”

Atamanenko said while his riding is large, it’s help-ful that most communities

are along Highway 3. He expects travel to be more difficult for his successors in South Okanagan-West Kootenay and Kootenay-Columbia. “We’re so used to having the epicentre of the campaign here,” he says. “Now the political reality is the major centres are Penticton and Cranbrook.”

Atamananko thinks it helps his party’s chances that the NDP candidates — Dick Cannings and Wayne Steski — are from the lar-gest communities in their respective ridings.

But he said it’s critical MPs visit all parts of the areas they represent. “In my opinion, it’s a necessity. That’s what they’re elected to do. People appreciate human contact. If we rep-resent these communities, we need to be there.”

Some people may vote strictly for the party, regardless of who is flying their colours. Others may be more swayed by the indi-vidual. But a key question for all candidates in both ridings should be: how will you ensure our area is adequately represented?

Greg Nesteroff is the managing editor of the Nelson Star

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where he spent his childhood, later moving to Trail.Geoff was predeceased by his parents, Robert and Anne Portman, his loving wife of 50 years, Alice May Portman, and his precious great grandson Stanley McLean. Geoff is survived by his daughters Janice (Tom) McLean and Patricia (Larry) Chernenkoff, grandchildren Brad (Debbie) McLean and Erin McLean (Li Shi), his precious great grandchildren Penny Li and Angus McLean, his brother Cyril Portman, and his very special friend Kellie Hipperson. Geoff was loved and respected by all who had the privilege of meeting him. He was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend who was always generous with his time.Geoff was an avid golfer and member of the Birchbank course for over 60 years. Throughout his life he enjoyed skiing, fi shing, the great outdoors, travel, music, dancing, and his greatest joy of all was time spent with his family.A celebration of Geoffrey’s life will be held on Saturday March 14, 2015 at 3:30 pm at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Trail. The family would like to thank Dr. R. Wilson, the doctors and staff at KBRH, ICU and Third Floor; the Air Ambulance team and the doctors and staff at Kelowna General Hospital ICU for the exceptional and compassionate care he received.In lieu of fl owers, and should one wish, donations may be sent to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Foundation – ICU at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, B.C. V1R 4M1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca

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Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron was honoured in a repatriation cere-mony at Canadian Forces Base Trenton attended by Gov. Gen. David Johnston, Defence Minister Jason Kenney and other dignitaries.

Dozens of people also gathered outside the base to pay their respects.

Hunter Vickers, 19, came from nearby Belleville, saying her family’s military back-ground has made her appreciate soldiers’ hard work and sacri-fice.

“I haven’t missed a repatriation ceremony yet and I’m not about to, regardless of the

circumstances,” she said.

Reg Kirkland, who served in the military for 33 years before retiring, said “it’s something we should all come out to if we can.”

“I try to make them all,” he said.

After the ceremony, a motorcade carrying Doiron’s casket head-ed west to Toronto, where an autopsy will be conducted. That stretch of high-way became known as the “Highway of Heroes” during the Canadian mission in Afghanistan.

People began to line the route hours in advance, with some setting up Canadian flags on highway over-passes in the Toronto area even before the ceremony got under-way.

Doiron was shot and killed in what has been described as a friendly fire inci-dent in the darkness of night as his spe-

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Officials with the Kurdish pesh-merga have blamed the Canadians for the shooting, a claim Canadian officials have denied.

Kurdish officials say their forces, allies of Canada in the fight against ISIL, opened fire on the unsuspect-ing Canadians after they showed up at the front line unan-nounced.

Canadian offi-cials have said the Canadians were not at fault and had been at the same position earlier in the day and informed the Kurds they would return later that night.

Three Canadians were wounded in the firefight.

One of them was evacuated to Germany while the other two were still in the Iraqi city of Irbil for treat-ment of more minor injuries.

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I wish to make a complaint about the trail bike riders who ride the land across from McLachlan Motors and the residences along the river in Waneta.

These bikes seem to go everywhere, along the beach,

and up and down the fragile embankment.

The noise is horrendous, not to mention tearing up the land and endangering wildlife. It would be pleasant to sit outside on the weekend and not hear that roar of bikes which echoes

across the valley. The land is Teck property

and there are No Trespassing signs, which are ignored.

“Fun” it may be, but at what cost?

Louise Skibsted,Trail

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The federal Conservatives have become so adept at throwing their own under the bus, it’s amazing anyone wants to get on it in the first place.

Perhaps the man with the most run-over feeling right now is Michael Sona, the only person ever charged in the robocalls case that arose after the 2011 election.

Sona, a former campaign worker in Guelph, Ont., is now serving jail time for his part in misleading Canadian voters.

Sona was linked to a scam in which non-Conservative leaning voters received auto-matic phone calls giving them incorrect voting instructions.

But as Michael Harris spells out in the first part of his book “Party of One,” it does not appear Sona acted alone.

And there are clear indica-tions throughout the investi-gation that the Conservatives colluded to lay everything on Sona’s shoulders.

Elections Canada officials said this January they have no new evidence to pursue, and

will not contact a key figure in the Guelph case, even though he was central to the Guelph campaign and the judge in the Sona trial, Gary Hearn, singled him out.

“Though he made no find-ing of who else may have par-ticipated,” the Ottawa Citizen reported,

“Hearn specifically referred to Guelph Conservative cam-paign manager Ken Morgan and campaign worker Andrew Prescott, who was given immunity from prosecution in return for testimony against Sona that Hearn would later find largely useless.”

Morgan, a longtime party insider, mysteriously wound up with a teaching post in Kuwait in 2012.

He has not commented publicly on the case. Canada has no extradition treaty with Kuwait.

This must all look pretty intimidating to disgraced former senator Mike Duffy, because he’s about to stare down the headlights of that same bus.

Duffy goes to trial April 7 on 31 charges, including fraud, breach of trust and

bribery of a judicial officer.Many of those charges

depend on whether Duffy was acting on the Conservative party’s behalf when he claimed Senate expenses.

And, according to one source, guess who’s been help-ing the police piece together Duffy’s whereabouts as he met with MPs and candidates across the country?

That’s right: the Conservative Party of Canada.

“The party dug into its files and called on rid-ing association officials to cross-reference those dates with any fundraising events Duffy might have attended, providing spreadsheets to the RCMP,” The Canadian Press reported Thursday.

Duffy, of course, was not a naïve young party worker like Sona. When he was forced to step down, the former news man thundered might-ily against the Conservative machine in his final speech to the Senate.

Indeed, Duffy is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

But with the party bus bear-ing down on him, you can bet his chances are slim to none.

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The West Kootenay Big Game Trophy Association held its 58th annual big-game banquet on Saturday at the Cominco Arena, recognizing some of its best results over the 2015 hunting and fishing season. (clockwise from left) Tyson Angerelli won the Junior Championship Plaque for his black bear and Kyle Bartsoff captured the overall Championship Cup for his trophy Rocky Mountain goat. The top senior and junior out-doorsmen and women were also awarded for their achievements in variety of categories - see below.

BY TIMES STAFFThe West Kootenay Big

Game Trophy Association (WKBGTA) held its 58th Big Game Awards banquet Saturday at the Cominco Arena, with its top award going to one of its youngest recipients yet.

Kyle Bartsoff, a 15-year-old Fruitvale hunter, took home the Championship Cup for the largest Rocky Mountain goat ever entered at the awards banquet. The billy scored 53 on the Boone and Crockett rank-ings, not far off the world record that was taken in 2012 in the Stikine River Valley of northern B.C., measuring in at 57 4/8 Boone and Crockett points.

Bartsoff also won first place in the senior division for his wild turkey, scor-ing 42, and came second place in the junior black bear category that scored

18 2/16. The evening

attracted over 300 wildlife and out-door enthusiasts, and honoured hunters, fishers, and conservation groups for their success in the field the past season, as well as recognize long time volunteers and businesses for their contributions over the years.

The Pat Archibald Memorial Award, pre-sented by the Trail Wildlife Association (TWA) to the person or business whose primary goal is to protect and enhance the environ-ment for the benefit of future generations, was awarded to Gary Nutini and Hil-Tech Contracting. The Cookie L’Ecluse Memorial Award went to Laurie Bursaw for his years

of dedication and commit-ment to the WKBGT and TWA.

Heidi Daley won the Female Grand Aggregate award for her 165 1/8 California Bighorn sheep, and Tyson Angerelli took the Junior Championship plaque for his black bear that scored 19.

Don Campbell won the George Commander Award for the largest elk, meas-uring 347 1/8, while the Robert Miller Trophy for the largest sheep was cap-tured by Eric Woodhouse

for his epic Rocky Mountain Bighorn at 175 3/8.

Senior Awards: Marty Thomas took top black bear, 19 5/16, Eric Cotter largest grizzly bear at 20 1/16, Tyler Mengler won for largest cougar, 14 5/16, and Randy Workman nabbed top prize for typical white-tail deer at 147 3/8.

Eddie Philipzyk cap-tured the largest wolf at 17 1/16 and his typical mule deer won top spot at 180 2/8, while the non-typical mule deer went to Martin Heuston that scored 189

3/8. The largest Canada moose was taken by Eric Dalla Lana at 169 1/8, Derek Simm claimed the Caribou award at 315, Mike LeRose tagged the prize for out of province whitetail at 154, and Randy DeBiasio caught the largest river rainbow at five pounds four ounces.

Junior Awards: The John Shannon Memorial Trophy went to Rory Bond for the largest elk, scoring 300. Logan Mengler won top cougar at 13 11/16, Jace DePelllegrin captured the

typical whitetail award at 124 3/8, Joseph Issel the typical mule deer plaque with a 112 4/8, Hayley Angerelli for a 151 5/8 non-typical mule deer, while Brendan Beetlestone land-ed the largest river rain-bow at four pounds and five ounces, and Bond the big-gest bull trout, weighing in at 16 pounds three ounces.

Samantha Shkuratoff won second place for her 112 2/8 whitetail deer, and Darin Issel was runner up for his typical mule deer, which scored a 78.

BY TIMES STAFFRe/Max and Allstar will

play for the Trail Commercial League Hockey champion-ship on Thursday night at the Cominco Arena.

After taking top spot in the regular season, Re/Max was forced to play a deciding Game 3 on Sunday after splitting the first two matches of a best-of-three

semifinal series with OK Tire last week. The Tire won the opening game 5-4 before Re/Max bounced back with a 5-1 victory in Game 2.

In the deciding match, the league’s top team would score four times in the second period to pull out a 6-3 victory and advance to the championship match.

Tied 3-3 with time wind-

ing down in the middle frame, former Trail Smoke Eater goaltender Paul Barclay fired in the winning goal on a setup from Dyne Parker. Gabe Gaudet would add an unassisted marker one minute later, and goalie Chris McIsaac would shut the door the rest of the way as Devyn Hill scored into an empty net to ice it in the

third. Gaudet scored twice and

added an assist for Re/Max while Graham Proulx and Thomas Abenante netted the other markers for the real-tors and Shane Drake set up all three goals for the Tire.

In the other TCHL play-off match up, Allstars dis-patched Gericks in two straight games with 4-1 and

8-2 victories. It will be a new team

winning this year’s cham-pionship as last year’s TCHL champion, Arlington, missed the playoffs after a disappointing collapse in the final two months of play.

The TCHL final between Re/Max and Allstars goes Thursday at 7 p.m., admis-sion is free.

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ScoreboardHockey

National Hockey LeagueAll Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

G W L OT PtMontreal 66 42 18 6 90Tampa Bay 67 41 20 6 88Detroit 65 37 17 11 85Boston 65 33 22 10 76Florida 66 29 23 14 72

Ottawa 64 30 23 11 71Toronto 67 26 35 6 58Buffalo 66 19 42 5 43

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT PtsIslanders 68 43 21 4 90Rangers 64 40 17 7 87Pittsburgh 66 38 18 10 86Washington 67 36 21 10 82Philadelph 67 28 26 13 69New Jersey 66 28 28 10 66Columbus 65 27 34 4 58Carolina 64 25 32 7 57 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT PtsNashville 68 42 19 7 91St. Louis 65 41 19 5 87Chicago 66 39 21 6 84Minnesota 66 36 23 7 79Winnipeg 66 33 21 12 78Colorado 66 30 25 11 71Dallas 66 29 27 10 68 Pacific Division GP W L OT PtsAnaheim 68 42 19 7 91Vancouver 66 38 24 4 80Calgary 66 36 25 5 77L. A. 65 31 21 13 75San Jose 67 33 26 8 74Arizona 67 21 38 8 50Edmonton 67 18 38 11 47

Today’s GamesBuffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Carolina, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Colorado, 9

p.m.Los Angeles at Vancouver,

10 p.m.Chicago at Arizona, 10 p.m.Nashville at San Jose, 10:30

p.m.

WHL All Times Mountain

EASTERN CONFERENCEEAST DIVISION

G W L OL Pty-Brandon 66 48 11 7 103x-Regina 65 35 21 9 79Swift Cur 66 30 31 5 65Moose Jaw 66 29 32 5 63Pr. Albert 65 27 35 3 57Saskatoon 66 19 43 4 42

CENTRAL DIVISION G W L OL Ptx-MediHat 66 41 22 3 85x-Calgary 66 40 21 5 85x-Red Deer 66 35 21 10 80Kootenay 66 33 29 4 70Edmonton 67 31 29 7 69Lethbridge 65 20 37 8 48

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION G W L OL Pty-Kelowna 66 50 11 5 105x-Victoria 66 35 27 4 74Pr George 66 28 33 5 61Kamloops 66 25 34 7 57Vancouver 66 26 37 3 55

U.S. DIVISION G W L OL Ptx-Everett 66 40 19 11 87x-Portland 64 39 20 5 83x-Seattle 66 33 24 9 75Spokane 64 31 29 4 66Tri-City 66 28 35 3 59

z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader;

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Dynamiters defeated the Fernie Ghostriders 5-2 in Game 6 of their best-of-seven match up on Monday to move on to the Kootenay Conference Final against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, which starts tonight.

The Dynamiters’ Keenan Haase broke a 2-2 tie at 13:35 of the third period to score the winning goal and propel the team to its first Eddie Murdoch division title in 10

years. Haase exchanged a quick give-and-go with Coy Prevost before sending a wrist shot over the shoulder of Ghostriders goal-tender Jeff Orser.

“This series could have gone either way,” Kimberley Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks told the Kimberley Bulletin Monday. “I give [the Fernie Ghostriders] full credit. We won by, basically, another one-goal game tonight. It’s kind of how it is and that’s kind of how the whole series was. It was

a lot of fun. We’ve got a great group of guys that deserve that.”

Kimberley had jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals from Eric Buckley and James Jowsey, before the Ghostriders replied in the second period knotting it at 2 on tal-lies from Cole Keebler and Dan Burgess.

The Dynamiters would hold on, and Prevost and Braden Saretsky added empty net goals in the final minute to put the Ghostriders on ice.

Fernie outshot

Kimberley 32-26 but couldn’t beat Dynamite goalie Tyson Brouwer, who had returned from injury in Game 4, down 2 games to 1, and won three straight games.

The Nitehawks gain home ice advantage because of second-seed Kimberley’s upset win over Fernie, the top team in the Kootenay Conference during the regular season.

B.V. begins its run at a consecutive con-ference title tonight at 7 p.m. at the Hawks Nest and Game 2 on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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Hawks-Dynamiters in conference final

By Times sTaffThe Penticton Vees ended the upstart West

Kelown Warriors playoff run with a decisive 7-0 victory on Monday at the South Okanagan Events Centre to take the Interior division semifinal in

five games. Rookie Tyson Jost scored twice and goalie

Hunter Miska netted the shut out with a 29 save performance. The Vees will face the Vernon Vipers, who defeated Merritt in four straight, in the division final starting Saturday in Penticton.

Chad Staley made the Langley Rivermen pay for taking two straight penalties in overtime as he rifled home the game-winner at 8:56 of OT to give the Prince George Spruce Kings a 5-4 road win in Game 5.

Erik Udahl was sent off for kneeing early in OT and Langley killed it but they couldn’t do the same with William Campion off for Interference. Staley corraled a loose puck off his initial shot and the wristed home the winner. PG leads the series 3-2.

Billy Christopoulos made 40 saves to backstop the Alberni Valley Bulldogs to a 2-1 road win over the Nanaimo Clippers. Garrett Halls opened the scoring for the ‘Dogs and after Yanni Kaldis tied it, Everett Putz notched the winner late in the second. There was no scoring in the first or third. Nanaimo leads the series 3-2.

Mason Boh’s goal at 12:59 of the third proved to be the winner for the Chilliwack Chiefs who elim-inated the Coquitlam Express with a 4-2 home win. Jake Hand and Trail native Scott Davidson had the Chiefs up 2-0 after one but Brett Supinski cut the lead in half in the second for Coquitlam. Boh’s marker was the decsive one in the third. Colton Kerfoot got the Express back within one but Jordan Kawaguchi iced it with an empty-netter.

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2. Jake Yuris Defence

3. Dylan Stajduhar Defence

7. Nathan McKayDefence

10. Blake Haines Forward

11. ryan Neil Forward

16. Nick Colbachini Forward

21. Quinton Lavorato Forward

Greater Trail Minor Hockey is hosting the B.C. Midget Tier 2 provincial championship this week and will see nine teams from across the province compete for the B.C. Tier 2 Midget title. All games go at the Cominco Arena starting Sunday and going until Wednesday with the final scheduled for 8 p.m. The Greater Trail Midget Tier 2 Smoke Eaters will open their provincial Tier 2 Midget championship with a game against the Kelowna Midget Warriors on Sunday at 11 a.m. The Midget Smokies will also play another game on Sunday versus Williams Lake at 8 p.m. The Trail Times will introduce the players of the Midget Tier 2 Smoke Eaters throughout the week.

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Dear Annie: My wife and I are in our early 40s and have been mar-ried for six years. Two years after we married, I discovered that “Becky” was having an affair with a co-worker. They both lost their jobs over it.

We tried marriage counseling, and it seemed to help. From what I could get out of Becky, they were inti-mate only once. But I’ve never felt that the whole truth came out. It was the Other Man’s girlfriend, “Jenny,” who discovered the affair. I recently decided to con-tact Jenny to see wheth-er she could supply the missing pieces.

We agreed to meet over coffee, and I found out that she and the Other Man broke up. Jenny informed me that, contrary to what Becky told me, the affair lasted another 18 months after we discovered what was going on.

But, Annie, here’s the new problem: After meeting several times, Jenny and I have devel-

oped feelings for each other and find ourselves in a situation similar to that of my wife and her ex-boyfriend.

I know that two wrongs don’t make a right. I also believe that a marriage can be saved after an affair. But Becky’s lies are always in the back of my head, and now I don’t know what to do. -- Need Help in Jersey

Dear Jersey: You have found a kindred spirit in Jenny because you have been through a shared experience. You also still harbor resent-ment toward Becky, and whether or not you recognize it, this is a convenient way to get even. Do you want to

save your marriage? If so, stop seeing Jenny, get back into counsel-ing with Becky, tell her you know the affair was more serious than she admitted, and ask her to come clean so you can truly work through this. If she refuses, or if you are still convinced she is lying, you might be bet-ter off apart. But don’t use Jenny as an excuse to get there.

Dear Annie: Could you influence my col-lege-educated husband to stop licking his fin-gers when he counts his money? He refuses to acknowledge how disgusting this is. My stomach turns when he opens his wallet and I hear him lick his thumb and forefinger to get bills out. I also have seen the disgusted look on the cashier’s face when she accepts his “licked” money. Would you please tell him how unhealthy this is? -- Disgusted Wife

Dear Wife: In a study last year, researchers at New York University test-ed dollar bills and found

3,000 different kinds of bacteria, some of which can cause gastric ulcers, pneumonia, food poison-ing, staph infections and acne. They also found fungi and plant patho-gens, DNA from horses and dogs, and minute traces of anthrax and diphtheria.

Lots of people have already touched the money your husband licks. He is putting all of their bacteria, not to mention his own and whatever is brew-ing in his wallet, into his mouth. As an added incentive, you might tell him you don’t intend to kiss that mouth until he brushes his teeth and gargles with an antisep-tic mouthwash. Yuck.

Dear Annie: I have a comment for “Also Lonely in Chesapeake, Va.,” the 29-year-old vir-gin who hasn’t found the right guy: Stop advertis-ing that you are a virgin. You may be attracting the wrong kind of men.

When I was in the dating game, a friend remarked that I seemed

to have a checklist of things I wanted in a partner. So I stopped looking for a potential mate and started hav-ing fun with potential friends. In the process, I met a guy who enjoyed some of the same things I did. It allowed us to get to know each other.

We now have been mar-ried for 15 years. And guess what? He was a virgin. It was so refresh-ing not to have to worry about whom he’d been with before and wheth-er he had any STDs. -- No Longer Lonely in Pennsylvania

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is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers col-umn. Please email your questions to anniesmail-box@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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For Thursday, March 12, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a great day to explore more of your world. Talk to people from differ-ent backgrounds. Travel if you can. Do what you can to broaden your horizons. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You can benefit from the wealth and resources of others today. This is a good day to ask for a loan or mort-gage, or a favor. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Stay flexible when dealing with others today, because you will benefit if you are open to new ways of doing things. This should be no problem for a Gemini. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a productive, posi-tive day at work for you. Not only can you boost your earnings, you might see ways to suddenly make a great impression on someone.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Parents should keep an eye on their kids today. However, on the whole, this is a fun-loving day full of unexpected invitations and surprise flirtations. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You will enjoy entertain-ing at home today. Whatever you do that is related to real estate, home and family will be profitable and rewarding. Accept offers of help from others. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a positive, enthu-siastic day for you. You feel upbeat and ready for any-thing. Just make sure that you can stand behind any offers you throw out to oth-ers. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Be careful spending money today or doing financial negotiations, because you might go overboard. Then again, you might make a big

profit. Anything can happen. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) The Moon is in your sign today, dancing with your ruler, Jupiter. This is why you feel so eager and optimistic. However, with unpredictable Uranus in the picture, tread carefully. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You will receive a payoff for research or work done behind the scenes today.

Count on it. Quite likely, some aspect of it might sur-prise you! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You might meet a real character today, or perhaps, someone you already know will surprise you. All group activities will be upbeat, exciting and full of some-thing unexpected. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You will make a great

impression on bosses today -- or parents, teachers and even the police. Your enthu-siasm and creative ideas will show others what you can do. YOU BORN TODAY You are multitalented; do not scatter your energy. You are also a daring visionary who is not afraid of risk. This is the year you have been wait-ing for! It’s a time of expan-sion and great activity. Take advantage of opportunities.

A major change might take place, perhaps as significant as what occurred around 2005. It’s time to try your wings! Birthdate of: Naomi Shihab Nye, poet; Courtney B. Vance, actor; Jason Beghe, actor. (c) 2015 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Ed Conroy of Trail received a kidney from a stranger when his wife donated hers.

Kidney Transplants: British Columbians Have Spoken

Thank you for participating in our Community Conversations. We heard you! Find the full report detailing what British Columbians told us about the barriers and solutions to kidney transplantation and organ donor registration on our website. Continue the conversation in support of those living with kidney disease. Join us on May 1st at the BC Kidney Transplant Summit in Vancouver.

March is Kidney Health Month

For more information visit: www.kidney.bc.ca

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S U B M I T T E DNELSON – A new locally

grown youth leadership pro-gram has been launched with a focus on developing self-mastery through emotional intelligence development.

Called Young Leaders Connection (YLC), the pro-gram aims young people between the ages of 16 and 24 towards self and social respon-sibility, community engage-ment, and leadership.

“With an idle market satur-ated with job seekers, Young Leaders Connection steps up to the gate offering an oppor-tunity for youth to raise their own bar and be leaders of their own learning,” says Laura Zeman, the designer and facili-tator of YLC.

“Through a fun, creative and engaging approach, par-ticipants can leverage infor-mation and tools for their personal and professional development.”

Zeman is a consultant who operates Engalen, a Nelson-based company that focusses

on leadership, communication and emotional intelligence development.

With a passion for leader-ship and motivation to make a difference, Zeman designed YLC as a way to support youth in developing their leadership styles and capacity as well as inspire youth to take on leadership roles.

For 2015, this unique and dynamic program is being offered through partnerships with Engalen, Selkirk College and the Kootenay Career Development Society (KCDS).

With Selkirk College as the facilitation partner and Kootenay Career Development Society as the program spon-sor, this springs program is primed for a fun and engaging and impactful adventure.

This spring, KCDS is spon-soring 100 per cent of YLC participant fees for the first 20 youth.

The program includes two full days of training semin-ars on emotional intellegence leadership and communica-

tion, yoga, creative visioning, goal setting, and a community service learning project. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate.

For an additional $99, par-ticipants have the option to test their EQ and receive a one-on-one coaching session.

YLC offers two separate streams of learning, one for young women and one for young men (ages 16-24).

“Our goal is to continue offering affordable, practical and powerful learning experi-ences to youth, so that they can catapult themselves into realizing their full potential,” says Zeman.

The program will take place at the Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace—located on the Castlegar Campus—Young Women’s Workshop: May 16 and June 6 – Young Men’s Workshop: May 17 and June 7.

For more information and to register for YLC, check out the website at ylc3.ca. You can also call Selkirk College at 1.250.365.1208 to register

Youth can be leaders of their own learning

B Y T R E V O R C R A W L E YCranbrook Townsman

The deer cull is on hold indefin-itely in Cranbrook after four prov-incially-owned clover traps were vandalized last week.

Early Friday morning, city contractors making their early morning rounds discovered the four traps had the netting slashed making them unusable.

All of the traps were located on private property. The RCMP was immediately notified and an investigation is underway.

“I’m very disappointed,” said Cranbrook Mayor Lee Pratt.

“We’re going to halt the cull now, of course, but we’re going to go ahead and try to get permit—hopefully for two years—and we’re going to continue to work

with the other communities that we’ve partnered up with, and the province, to look into the reloca-tion idea.”

Pratt says the RCMP is inves-tigating the vandalized traps and that the matter can result in crim-inal and civil charges.

The deer cull program began on Feb. 22 with the setup and baiting of traps and concluded March 5, with a total of 4 mule deer—one adult buck and three adult does—being captured and euthanized over an 11-day period.

All of the mule deer were pro-cessed and the meat distributed to three local organizations to be used for human consumption.

Two white-tail deer, one buck and one doe were captured during the program. Both were released.

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Guy Bertrand photo

Students in June Samulak’s Grade 3-4 class at Fruitvale Elementary got their hands on editions of the Trail Times and a visit from managing editor Guy Bertrand on Friday to discuss guidelines and ideas for writing letters to the editor.