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Record numbers hit the frigid waters of the Columbia River on Tuesday for the 27th annual Polar Bear Dip on New Year’s Day in Gyro Park. The water temperature was above freezing—barely—as over 160 people took the plunge. See more photos on Page 2.

SHOCKING NEW YEAR

B Y T I M O T H Y S C H A F E RTimes Staff

The gauntlet had been thrown down.

When Mike Makway saw the look on the face of his eight-year-old son, Judah, after he said he didn’t want to go into the Columbia River for the annual Polar Bear Dip, he knew he had to do something.

Mike’s friend, Bryan Lauzon, had been taking part in the New Year’s Day dip in Gyro Park for 15 years, and it was that stick Mike knew he had to measure up to.

“I could realize (Judah) was starting to lose respect for me, so I figured I had to go in,” Mike said, recalling the reason for his first plunge two years ago.

On Tuesday, Mike was joined by not only Judah, but his other son, Asher, 6, in the crisp Columbia River waters for the annual Polar Bear Dip.

A New Year’s Day tradition in Trail for 27 years—and across the country since 1920—polar bear dips are a uniquely Canadian endeavour, one that tests the met-tle of the most hardened Canuck.

Including eight-year-old mettle. Judah wasn’t as fearful of the frigid water as he was at first flush.

“It was not as cold as I thought it would be,” he said after exiting the river, warmly wrapped in his winter garb.

For Mike and Bryan, the river’s mind-numbing cold was every bit it was made out to be.

“It’s fairly shocking,” Mike said about hitting the water. “It’s a bit horrendous, but as long as you have other people doing it, you get a bit more fired up.”

“Yeah. But (the cold) gets way worse every year,” Bryan added.

The 27th annual Polar Bear Swim came off with military preci-sion, and the host 44th Engineer Squadron and Cpl. Chris Buckley led the charge into the 4 C water at noon, staying in the water for over 10 minutes.

There were 171 people that showed up for a dip, up from 150, with almost 500 on the shore hud-dled near the fire in the – 2 C winter air.

The Trail dip started 27 years ago when seven members of the 44 Engineer Squadron decided to jump into the river.

The nation’s oldest club in Vancouver has been active since

1920 and typically has 1,000 to 2,000 registered participants, with a record 2,128 registrants plunging into English Bay in 2000.

Not all Canadian dips take place in January.

In Yellowknife, N.W.T., the Freezin for a Reason plunge is held in March after the spring thaw.

Although emergency service workers were on site, and the Trail fire department on the river in a rescue boat, their services were not needed.

After the swim, dippers gath-ered around the bonfire blazing on the beach, and hot chocolate was served while a pile of prizes was drawn.

Every registrant was given a free pass for a swim in a much warmer body of water than the Columbia River and a relaxing dip in a hot tub courtesy of the Trail Parks and Recreation Aquatic Centre.

Big crowd braves the cold and takes the plunge“It’s a bit horrendous, but as long as you have other people doing it, you get a

bit more fired up.”

MIKE MAKWAY

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

Highly intoxi-cated youth on New Year’s Eve may bring a downfall to the free rides offered to all residents by B.C. Transit on that night.

Meribeth Burton, spokesperson for B.C. Transit, said approxi-mately 200 drunk and rowdy youth sur-rounded the 1 a.m. free ride in Rossland Tuesday morning, which prompted a call for RCMP escorts and a review of the service in general.

“In the last three years, there has been problems with intoxi-cated youth, on our buses (in Greater Trail),” she explained. “It’s a problem and something we are tak-ing a very hard look at.”

According to Burton, the large group of intoxicated youth surrounded the bus and starting banging on it, accom-panied by other, “gen-eral bad behavior.”

Sergeant Robert Hawton of the Trail RCMP detachment said police responded to the call but the youth had dispersed.

No charges were laid.

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A last-minute push and a flurry of donations almost brought the Trail Salvation Army’s annual kettle cam-paign to its 2012 goal.

But not quite.The branch reported that

it managed to raise $28,800, just short of its $30,000 tar-get.

And the story was unique to the Greater Trail region. Across Canada this season, the familiar tinkling of bells did not garner the attention or donations that the annual campaign hopes for, with numerous branches report-ing short falls in fundraising goals.

“I really don’t know why donations are down,” said Major Wilf Harbin, of the Trail Salvation Army Branch.

“But in our community of 8,000 people, $28,800 is a tremendous amount of money.”

This year, the branch had 93 volunteers ringing bells in four locations.

“We are already ahead because our kettles are manned only by volunteers,” said Harbin.

“In larger cities, people are paid to man the kettle,” he explained.

All money raised from the kettles, stays in the commun-

ity to help local families in need. The funds are allocated to the Salvation Army Family Services program, located at the food bank and Kate’s Kitchen on Rossland Avenue.

In December, the program recorded that 380 families received regular food ham-

pers, with an additional 310 hampers gifted for Christmas.

“We had so many fam-ilies coming in each day in December, we lost count,” said Linda Radtke, manager of the family services pro-gram.

“Each day we had 14 or 15

people coming in to receive a hamper, it was hard to keep up,” said Radtke.

“And that number doesn’t include the 34 families that were sponsored with ham-pers by members of our com-munity,” she added.

The money from the ket-tle campaign covers the costs of the gift of the Christmas hampers, and remaining funds help to cover costs at the food bank and Kate’s Kitchen.

“We serve at least 150 meals a week through Kate’s Kitchen,” said Radtke.

“Funds from the kettle campaign keep us up and running.”

On Dec. 20, two volun-teers from the Salvation Army thrift shop dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus and manned the kettle outside of Walmart.

On that day, Walmart Canada, through its “fill up the kettle” agenda, matched all funds that were raised outside its stores on that date.

“We did receive matched funds on that date, which really helped,” said Harbin.

In 2010, the Trail branch raised $28,200 and in 2011, a record amount of $31,000 was deposited into its kettles.

The campaign began on Nov. 22 and ended on Dec.24.

Donations to the Salvation Army can be made at the church’s location on Second Avenue in East Trail, or by calling 368-3515.

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Gladys Handley manned the kettle in a final push to raise funds for the Salvation Army Kettle Campaign.

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It didn’t just rain, it poured.With 45 per cent more precipitation than

normal, 2012 turned out to be the wettest year on record.

A total of 1,089.6 mm of “a combined rain and melted water equivalent of snow,” drenched the region in 2012 according to sta-tistics and report released by the Southeast Fire Centre office in Castlegar.

It was more of the same in December as residents of Greater Trail may recall pulling out galoshes and popping up umbrellas at the beginning of the month.

Almost 85 per cent of the total rainfall fell within the first four days, which included a new daily high temperature of 10 C on Dec. 1. According to the report, a series of Pacific frontal systems embedded in southwesterly flows to produce the heavier than expected precipitation. As the Christmas countdown began, hopes of a white holiday were soon met, as cooler temperatures in the third week of December, delivered most of the snow for the month.

Ski resorts and snowball-makers rejoiced on Dec. 19, when 34 cm of the white stuff fell – breaking the record for the most snow that has ever been recorded in one day in December. A total of 95.8 cm of snow fell at the office’s recording station, which topped the average monthly total of 64.6 cm.

Global warming theorists have some addi-tional supportive evidence, as 2012 saw a slightly milder average annual temperature of 8.9 degrees, up from the usual annual average of 8.4 degrees.

January will continue the current trend with more precipitation is in the forecast for next week.

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ago, with the hiring of a private security guard for each driver on every bus.

“This year, the oper-ator and the security detail felt they had to

leave the area for safe-ty reasons.

“However, for example, Victoria offered exactly the same service, and we had not one com-plaint.”

Approximately 400 revelers in Greater Trail boarded the New Year’s Eve ride, and 65 riders in Castlegar took advantage of the free program.

B.C. Transit operat-ed free extended hours in 132 communities with 15 to 20 of those communities offering free and extended ser-

vice.“It’s a small minor-

ity that who may end up spoiling this tre-mendous service for everyone else,” said Burton.

Meanwhile, Hawton reported 117 files from Dec. 25 to Jan. 2.

“We were busy with mostly routine calls, like lost property,” he said,

West Kootenay Traffic Services were expected to release its holiday season Counter Attack data before the end of the week.

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The city is considering mov-ing a back alley pursuit to the street front for the winter after a Sunningdale resident peti-tioned them to do so.

Robyn Kendrick has asked that council consider switch-ing from back alley garbage pickup to curbside. In speak-ing with a representative from Alpine Disposal—who the city contracts for the service—Kendrick found the company would prefer to not have to drive in the alleyways during the winter months.

“The garbage truck is unable to make the turns in the east and west alleys and therefore

has to reverse to get out of the alleyway,” she said in her appearance before council.

She also noted that seniors and people with disabilities have a difficult time getting their garbage into the alleys.

When the alleys were plowed it prevented people from being able to open their gates, with some people having to throw their garbage over their fence, or have to climb over a snow pile.

Through a signed petition, Kendrick found that support for curbside garbage pickup for January to March was over-whelming, garnering 48 names.

“I see it as a solution,” said councillor Robert Cacchioni.

“It’s a proposal, but it serves the needs of everybody in that community and really is not going to cause any difficulty at all.”

City corporate administra-tor Michelle McIsaac said it was important for council to realize there were 121 properties in lower Sunningdale that would get rear lane collection.

“We haven’t heard from all of the Sunningdale resi-dents that would potentially be impacted by the change, but this is a good start” she said.

Council turned the matter over to city staff to assemble a report on whether the change could be accommodated, and if there would be additional costs.

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Wesbild Holdings, a development com-pany, says it will only consider renewing a naming contract if the Regional District of North Okanagan mar-kets the 43rd Avenue multi-use facility more aggressively.

“Other than the Vipers, there’s not a lot of programs there. There needs to be value for the invest-

ment,” said Brad Pelletier, Wesbild vice-president.

“The value has to do with how the ten-ant (RDNO) uses the building. What’s the value of Rogers Arena if the Vancouver Canucks didn’t play there and they didn’t run concerts? It would just be a building with a name on it.”

In 2008, Wesbild Holdings, owner of the Predator Ridge and Turtle Mountain developments, agreed to pay $200,000 over the next five years

for naming rights ($40,000 a year) for the multi-use facility.

The contract, which ends in early 2013, also called for an additional five-year option for $250,000.

“We are open to it. We are considering it,” said Pelletier, who confirms the regional district can also solicit other companies. “If we invest in it, we want programs the cit-izens of Vernon desire. Wesbild did this with the best of intentions and to be a good cor-porate citizen.”

Jim Garlick, a Greater Vernon Advisory Committee director, is familiar with concerns about bookings.

“It’s been a problem with the building,” he said. “It was built on the premise of being an activity centre but it hasn’t turned out that way.”

Garlick says one of the challenges is Vernon is halfway between Kelowna and Kamloops and those larger cities are able to attract more concerts and other events.

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mining company linked to a contro-versy over the use of temporary- fore ign workers in northeast-ern B.C. says it will restart exploratory work early next week.

Canadian Dehua

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Mines Group Inc. announced at the end of November that it was winding down exploratory work at its Wapiti River coal project near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

The company also has a minor stake in

the nearby Murray River mine, an oper-ation proposed by HD Mining that’s come under fire over plans to hire temporary Chinese workers.

But Dehua says it will restart its explora-tory work at Wapiti River Jan. 7, citing a ruling by a feder-al court judge that tossed out an applica-tion by two unions to stop HD Mining from brining more tempor-

ary workers to Canada.The company says

its investors have expressed confidence in the Canadian legal system and have been persuaded the invest-ment climate is still favourable.

Dehua says it plans to operate nine drill rigs as part of the exploratory work and is asking its contract-ors to be ready so the project can resume on schedule.

Company linked to temporary workers to restart explorations next week

T h e c a N a d i a N P R e S SVICTORIA - B.C.’s most-recent vital-statistics report says residents

of this province continue to live longer than anywhere else in Canada, although cancer remains the leading cause of death.

The 140th edition of the report by the Vital Statistics Agency con-tains information about births, deaths and marriages for 2011 and helps the provincial government develop plans for health research and education.

It says life expectancy climbed to 82 years, up from 81.7 years, but the oldest person to die in 2011 lived to be 112 years old.

Cancer remains the leading cause of death, but the report says deaths due to HIV fell to 59 from 253 in 1996.

While the total number of deaths rose to 31,776, the province’s population grew naturally by 12,215 people, without taking migration into consideration.

The report says the most popular names selected for boys were Liam, Ethan, Mason, Lucas and Benjamin, but for girls the names Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Ava and Chloe won out.

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T h e c a N a d i a N P R e S SVICTORIA - Registration

opened today for B.C. businesses to sign up to collect the provincial sales tax when the tax takes over from the hated HST in April.

The government has posted its registration documents online and businesses can also print the information off for registration by mail or request it over the telephone.

Any business having trouble re-aligning itself with the return to the old way of doing things can book a one-on-on-one consulta-tion with a ministry tax specialist

and the government said in a news release over 800 businesses have asked for one.

The ministry is also conducting online conferences and seminars through local chambers of com-merce.

The provincial sales tax will replace the harmonized sales tax which was defeated in a referen-dum in 2011 following a public outcry.

More than 100,000 businesses will need to register to collect the PST and about 30,000 of them are new and have only existed under the HST.

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and winemakers tap their feet, impatiently waiting for a polar outbreak so they can pick frozen grapes to make icewine, hungry deer and geese have been partying in the vineyards.

So far, it’s been a very mild winter, with temperatures aver-aging above normal

in December, includ-ing a new record set for a high temperature for Dec. 1 of 11.9 C, beating out the old record of 10.6 C set in 1972, reports Doug Lundquist, meteor-ologist with the Environment Canada Mountain Services in Kelowna.

Lundquist doesn’t hold out much hope that there’ll be relief soon from this warm-

er-than-normal weath-er and a plunge to the -8 C required before pickers may move into the vineyard to pluck the rock-hard pellets of grapes so they can be squeezed to pro-duce the premium dessert wine.

“Long-range, it’s looking mild, with average or above-aver-age temperatures,” is his forecast, which gives wildlife a lar-

ger window of time to create havoc in the vineyards, nibbling on the sweet berries and knocking even more off the vines where the geese and other crit-ters can make short work of them.

Such unpredictable weather is the reason icewine is such an expensive beverage, notes Summerhill Pyramid Winery winemaker Eric von Krosigk.

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SOTTAWA - As the

penny is set to begin retirement next month, there are already calls to put the nickel out to pasture as well.

The Royal Canadian Mint starts collecting one-cent coins on Feb. 4 for melting and recycling of the metal content, with some six billion pennies expected to be sur-rendered by Canadians over the next six years.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the sur-prise demise in last year’s budget, saying the penny had become a nuisance.

And a former Bank of Canada economist says the nickel is also becoming obsolete, and should be next in line for retirement.

“We see less and less people now ... digging in their wal-lets for nickels,” Jean-Pierre Aubry said.

A retired 30-year veteran of the Bank of Canada, Aubry has been a leading propon-ent of withdrawing the one-cent piece from circulation.

In papers and presentations for Desjardins Group over the last few years, Aubry used economic models to show that the penny should actually have been killed in about 1982.

That was a tip-ping point, as more Canadians hoarded the coins and the Royal Canadian Mint was pressed to churn out billions more to keep retailers stocked, cost-

ing the government up to $11 million annu-ally.

The last pennies minted on May 4 in Winnipeg were costing about 1.6 cents each to manufacture. Aubry also estimates retail-ers, banks and con-sumers have absorbed about $140 million in handling costs each year, creating an unnecessary drag on the economy.

Even though Finance Canada faces a one-time net cost of $38 million to retire the penny, the long-term savings to gov-ernment and to the economy will be sub-stantial.

Aubry argues the nickel will soon hit the same tipping point the penny did in 1982, as Canadians hoard them in greater numbers, forcing the mint to distribute up to 350 million each year to meet retail demand.

“It’s a sign that the coin is not well used,”

he said.The Royal Canadian

Mint has teamed in recent years with Coinstar Inc. to place automated coin-sorting and count-ing kiosks in gro-cery stores and other retail outlets to prod Canadians into circu-lating coins now stuck in jars and drawers. Most of these recycled coins are pennies, but many are nickels.

A spokesman for v e n d i n g - m a c h i n e operators told a Senate committee in 2010 that Canada should just dump the little-used nickel.

“As far as our industry is concerned, eliminating the penny is a good step and a smart business deci-sion,” said Kim Lockie, then-president of the Canadian Automatic M e r c h a n d i s i n g Association. “We sug-gest the nickel go at the same time. If there is a little bit of a prob-lem, we get it all over with at once.”

A spokesman for Finance Canada,

David Barnabe, said Wednesday the gov-ernment has no plans to eliminate the five-cent coin.

New Zealand suc-cessfully eliminated its five-cent piece in 2006, after dumping its one- and two-cent coins.

And since at least 2009, the Australian government has been considering whether to follow suit by killing its own five-cent coin, millions of which have actually been manu-factured by the Royal Canadian Mint for a profit.

Aubrey, now with the Quebec-based Cirano inter-university research centre, says eliminating Canada’s nickel could be part of a larger strategy to

retool the currency.That would include

creating a new coin to replace the five-dollar bill; adding a 20-cent coin; eliminating the quarter; perhaps cre-ating a $200 bill; and reducing all coin sizes significantly to ease the burden on pockets.

But first, he says, Canadians must be convinced that the disappearance of the penny will have no effect on inflation, as repeatedly demon-strated in other coun-tries that have ditched their lowest-value coinage.

The Finance Department has offered guidelines for rounding off cash prices to the nearest nickel, but will neither set rules nor police retailers. Electronic payments, such as those on credit cards, will not be rounded.

The penny remains legal tender indefin-itely, though will grad-ually disappear from cash-register tills over the next few years. About 35 billion have been minted since 1908.

Some businesses may decline to accept pennies next month, as there is no federal requirement they do so. Some financial institutions may also require that redeemed coins be rolled.

Canada will eventu-ally become a cashless society, Aubry said, but not any time soon.

“Physical money will be around for a long time ... another 50 years, probably,” he said. “Cash is anonym-ous, and that’s a prop-erty a lot of people do like.”

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T H E C A N A D I A N P R E S SMONTREAL - The aboriginal movement

known as Idle No More continued to gain strength beyond Canada’s borders on Tuesday as activists embarked on a public relations blitz in the United States.

Pamela Palmater, one of the leaders of the movement, travelled to Washington, D.C. to give interviews to the U.S. press. She said the goal of the media campaign was to raise awareness internationally and force Prime Minister Stephen Harper to act.

“The idea is to put pressure on the Canadian government to pay attention and come to the table,” Palmater said by phone.

“I was invited to come down and do some media about Idle No More, basically answer questions about why it’s spreading into the United States.”

In addition to recent events held across Canada, rallies have already been staged as far off as Texas, Hawaii and New Zealand with plans for more in the coming days.

Palmater said Chief Theresa Spence’s hun-ger strike, now in its fourth week, is part of a much larger protest movement.

The initial spark was the federal govern-ment’s omnibus budget legislation but it has now become about broader issues like inequality and treaty rights, she said.

Palmater noted an evolution in the form protests have taken over the past few weeks, toward increased civil disobedience.

“We did letter writing and phone calls and trying to talk to MPs and, you know, we took that route and it didn’t work,” she said. “Then we had to move up to peaceful marches and rallies, and that didn’t work. So now we’re doing all these flash mob round dances, which are more about working hand in hand with Canadians and also keeping the focus on the media. But now you see blockades.”

Meanwhile, Spence’s hunger strike con-tinued to gain support from across the coun-try. A group of activists travelled from the Maritimes to bring supplies to her protest site, located on an island in the Ottawa River across from Parliament Hill.

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“We see less and less

people now digging in

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OPINION

After 25 years, it’s time to stop spinning our wheelsIn 1988, hundreds

of scientists and policy-makers met in Toronto for a major

international conference on climate change. They were sufficiently alarmed by the accumulated evi-dence for human-caused global warming that they issued a release stating, “Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncon-trolled, globally pervasive experiment whose ultim-ate consequences could be second only to a global nuclear war.”

They urged world lead-ers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2005. Had we heeded that warning and embarked on a campaign to meet the target, Canadians would now be healthier (because of reduced air pollution), have greater reserves of energy and more jobs. We’d also be a world leader in renew-able energy and could have saved tens of billions of dollars.

The year was significant for environmentalists. In 1988, George H.W. Bush ran for the highest office in the U.S. and promised to be an “environmental president”. He didn’t have a

green bone in his body, but public pressure compelled him to make a commit-ment he ultimately didn’t keep. That year, Margaret Thatcher was filmed pick-ing up litter. She turned to the camera and said, “I’m a greenie, too.”

Canada’s Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, was also re-elected in 1988. He appointed a bright new political star, Lucien Bouchard, as environment minister. I asked Bouchard during an interview what he considered to be our most important environ-mental issue. “Global warming,” he responded. I continued: “How serious is it?” His answer: “It threat-ens the survival of our spe-cies. We have to act now.”

In 1988, the environ-ment was a top public con-cern, scientists spoke out and politicians said the right things. Global warm-ing was a pressing and present issue.

Now, 25 years later, carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, and we’re already seeing the conse-quences – more extreme weather events, melting glaciers and Arctic ice, rising sea levels, reduced water flows in rivers and

climate-related illness and death, among others. It’s driven in part by rapid economic growth in coun-tries like China, India and Brazil.

At the same time, most industrialized nations, whose use of fossil fuels created the problem of excess greenhouse gases, have done little to reduce emissions.

Humans are distin-guished from other spe-cies by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future and influence it by what we do in the present. By using experience, knowledge and insight, our ancestors recognized they could anticipate dan-gers and opportunities and take steps to exploit advantages and avoid haz-

ards. Scientists and super-computers have amplified our ability to look ahead. For decades, experts have warned us that human numbers, technology, hyper-consumption and a global economy are alter-ing the chemical, geologic-al and biological properties of the biosphere.

In 1992, more than 1,700 eminent scientists, including 104 Nobel prize-winners, signed the “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity”, which includ-ed this urgent warning: “No more than one or a few decades remain before the chance to avert the threats we now confront will be lost and the prospects for humanity immeasurably diminished.”

The document conclud-ed that environmentally damaging activity must be brought under control and the integrity of Earth’s eco-systems protected, critical resources managed more effectively, human popu-lation growth stabilized, poverty reduced and even-tually eliminated, and sex-ual equality and guarantees of women’s reproductive rights ensured.

The sooner we act, the easier it will be to overcome

these difficult challenges. Every year that we stall makes it more costly and challenging, with increas-ing negative impacts on humans and our environ-ment.

There are signs of hope. Many countries – as well as cities, states and provinces – are taking global warm-ing seriously and are work-ing to reduce emissions and shift to cleaner energy sources. Some world lead-ers are even questioning our current paradigm, where the economy is made a priority above all else.

This is crucial. Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air, drink-able water, edible food and stable weather and climate? Surely the economy is the means to a better future, not an end in itself. Surely it must be subordinate to a rich, diverse ecosphere that sustains all life.

Let’s hope this year ush-ers in a new way of liv-ing on and caring for our planet.

Dr. David Suzuki is a sci-entist, broadcaster, auth-or, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

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A recent article re: germs, was submitted to the Times by the Manager of Environmental Health with Interior Health (Spread Joy not Germs, Trail Times Dec. 19).

The entire article might have been lifted, word for word, from any magazine since we are constantly told how to: store and thaw food safely, clean and refrigerate care-fully in the kitchen, and how to “cook well”.

Even school students receive such advice in their cooking classes.

A few years back I commented on the misuse of highly paid employ-ee time when a similar article on the dangers of sun tanning was submitted by an IHA management employee.

I suggest this manager take initiative and supervise the cleaning in our hospital, or contact another manager if the job description of Environmental Health does not include the cleanliness of our hos-pital.

A retired nurse told me that while she was a patient waiting to get into emergency, she sat watch-ing in horror as the cleaning person wiped down a phone, possibly the

most contaminated object around, then wiped a table top and then the counter top... with the same, never rinsed cloth.

What a classic example of how not to “clean carefully” how not to “Avoid cross contamination” (all titles in the recent IHA Times germs article.)

Many local families have suffered the consequences of hospital infec-tion: inconvenience, amputation or even death.

Health care has been re-struc-tured along corporate lines so there are now CEO’s, COO’s and many managers, assistant managers,etc. Health dollars go to salaries, sever-ances, retirements. Some of these positions need to be questioned and re-assessed as to their need.

Let’s see a better use of high paid employees...No needless articles but instead un-announced clean-ing checks held; proper sanitizing methods reinforced and a respon-sibility by all employees to get the cleanliness levels up, so people don’t have to dread going onto the hospital premises.

Carol AlboRossland

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Recently, I have had the occasion to visit the oncol-ogy unit and use the regional emer-gency services, specifically the ambulance and emergency room at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.

I would like to thank the staff in all areas men-tioned for their exemplary care.

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Beth ShannonFruitvale

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As a new year dawns and 2012 staggers into oblivion it’s customary to take stock and embark on well-intentioned self-improvement. Yes, most of our optimistic new beginnings will last only a week or two (if that long). But that’s no reason to give up on making reso-lutions. That goes for public figures, too. Here are few not-entirely-serious commitments for the coming year we’d like to see from politicians, players, publicity hounds and assorted other personalities:

Stephen Harper: Given that you’re such a huge hockey fan, we’re surprised you haven’t used your awesome prime min-isterial might, and well-known disregard for democratic rights, to quash the National Hockey League lockout. Don’t just sit there. If team owners and play-ers won’t listen to reason . . . release the kraken!

Jenna Talackova: You shat-tered a tower of prejudice that kept transgendered con-testants from entering Miss Universe competitions. Other unfair barriers need breaking, too. Politics beckons, Mayor Talackova.

Novak Djokovic: Using money you earned as the world’s best tennis player you bought the planet’s entire supply of cheese made from

donkeys. Resolve to share that bounty and bring this deli-cious donkey cheese to Canada. (Mmmmm, donkey.)

Dalton McGuinty: Before you officially leave office as Ontario’s premier resolve to build upon your legacy and close more gas-fired power plants. Sure it will cost taxpay-ers millions, and cancel elec-tricity production where it’s needed, but that never stopped you before.

Carly Rae Jepsen: Once your hit song, “Call Me Maybe,” gets into our heads it’s harder to shake than a migraine. Don’t create another of these ear-worms. If you must keep mak-ing music, resolve to yodel.

Darwin, the Ikea monkey: Okay, we’re now sick of you and your cute shearling coat. You’ve had your 15 minutes. Resolve to stay out of the pub-lic eye, now and forever. (And that includes YouTube clips - especially YouTube clips.)

Rob Ford: As mayor, resolve to spend even more time away from the office. Maybe there’s an out-of-luck dodge ball team somewhere in need of coach-ing (along with staff support from city hall, at taxpayers’ expense). Toronto runs better without you.

Clint Eastwood: After your amazing performance talking to an empty chair at the Republican National

Convention, resolve to broaden your repertoire by debating a bathtub, an empty sofa, or the bucket seat of a 1978 Trans Am.

Pat Martin: It came as a surprise to find a veteran NDP MP like you calling the Conservative Party “rat faced whores.” That surely doesn’t reflect your actual views. Resolve to stop holding back and tell us what the #@!&$ you really think.

Madonna: Your concerts represent the top-grossing tour of the year, hauling in close to $230 million. Resolve to take it easy in 2013 and give those other old coots, the Rolling Stones, a chance to catch up.

Christine Sinclair: You’re the first soccer player to win the Lou Marsh Award, for Canada’s athlete of the year, thanks to your skill leading our women’s team to a bronze medal at the London Olympics. Well done. Resolve to keep kicking up a fuss.

Peter Van Loan: After you charged across the aisle to confront a sassy NDP MP you backed down and returned to the Conservative benches without throwing a punch. That’s not how it’s done in Korea. As we used to say in the schoolyard, you are “all talk, no action.” Resolve to put up your dukes. Liberal leadership contender Justin Trudeau can show you how.

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CORBETT, GERALD ANDREW — June 26, 1932 - Dec. 27, 2012

Gerald Andrew Corbett of Castlegar, B.C. passed away after a lengthy illness in the Kootenay Regional Hos-pital in Trail. Af-ter many years of employment at Cominco as a pipe � tter, he retired in 1992. Gerald was ac-tive in the com-munity over the years and in the Castlegar and Trail seniors group where he was loved for his sense of humor and gener-osity. He was also a volunteer Fire Chief of the Genelle Fire Hall for a number of years. He is mourned by his children: Sally DeRosa (Howard), Martha Jack (Terry), Randy Corbett (Pearl), grandchil-dren Jeff, Ryan, Cody, Carrie, Ste-ven, and great grandson Gage. He was predeceased by his wife Martha in 2001 and son, Gerald Robert in 1989. He is survived by his broth-ers Allan, Ron, Maurice and sister Ellen. In lieu of � owers or cards please donate to a charity of your choice. To offer condolences on line, please go to the following website www.myalternatives.ca. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Castlegar Community Com-plex (Selkirk Rm) on Sat. April 20, 2013 at 1 PM.

***THORIMBERT (NEE

MITCHELL), BLANCHE VIOLA— passed away at Columbia View Lodge on December 28, 2012. She was born on September, 17, 1922 in R o s e t o w n , Saskatchewan.

She will be sadly missed by her sons; Ron (Wendy) Garbe, Gary (Alison) T h o r i m b e r t , her step-daugh-ter Carol Pinto of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, her brother Wilson (Doreen) Mitchell of Rosetown, Saskatchewan, her grandchildren; Mike, Yvette, Tina, Robert, Allan, Shandra, Ben, Darryl, Ricky, Jennifer, Stephanie, Harley and many great-grandchil-dren.

Blanche was predeceased by her husband’s Herbert Garbe (1955) and Louis Thorimbert (1995), her daughters Joan Bouliane, Heather Salahub, her step-daughter Joy Boguski, her brother Albert Mitchell, her sisters Olive Hamel and Irene Fitzgerald.

Blanche was employed at Hudson’s Bay Company in her early career but was best known for owning and operating Glenmerry New and Used Furniture. She was also involved in the Women’s

Business Association. After her retirement, she enjoyed many years wintering in Arizona.

In her early years, she enjoyed playing softball, bowling, playing pool, gardening and later in life, playing cards and tatting. She was very social with her friends at Stellar Place and Mountain Side Village. Blanche’s always-present smiles and laughter will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the staff at Columbia View Lodge for their incredible care of Blanche.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Bill Clark of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sympa-thy, donations may be made to Columbia View Lodge at 2920 Laburnum Drive, Trail, BC V1R 4N2

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

***HUTCHISON, SHIRLEY ANNE

— It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Wife, Mother, Grand-ma and Aunt, Shirley Anne Hutchison of Fruitvale, BC, who passed away on Decem-ber 28, 2012 at the Koote-nay Boundary Regional Hos-pital.

Shirley, the youngest child of Bill and Violet Veysey, was born in Rossland, BC on January 25, 1939.

Shirley enjoyed many activities including the love of the outdoors and could often be found camp-ing and � shing on Rosebud Lake. In her earlier years Shirley was an excellent baseball player. Her favorite positions were � rst base and pitcher, but she was best re-membered for being a “heavy hit-ter”. Her other love was curling and being a spectator, (especially enjoying her hamburgers at the BV Curling Bonspiels).

Her other hobbies were col-lecting dolls, cards, and antiques. She was always on the hunt for a great deal. Shirley had a pas-sion for gambling and enjoyed her slots, bingo and bus trips. She never missed an episode of “The Price is Right” and even got in the studio audience one time and got to shake Bob Barker’s hand.

Over the years, Shirley worked as a home support worker, a baker and in the hospital.

Shirley is survived by her loving husband of 29 years, Alvin Hutchi-son and children Murray (Belyn-da), Kelly (Pam), Blaine (Tracy),

Mike Williams, Terri (Doug) Ad-ams and grandchildren, Ryan, Jodie, Andrew, Hayley, James, Tra-vis, Kaycee, Carissa and Jeffrey, brother Gerry (Marion) Veysey and their daughter Amy (Lee), half brothers John, Doug and Reg Vey-sey, half sisters Debbie and Lynn and families as well as many nieces and nephews.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made in Shirley’s name to the BC Chil-dren’s Hospital Foundation at 938 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4 or online at www.bcchf.ca

A Celebration of Life will be at the Beaver Valley Curling Club on Friday, January 4, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Bill Clark of Alternatives Fu-neral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrange-ments.

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

***McDONALD, JOAN MARY

— It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joan Mary McDonald on December 26, 2012 at Koote-nay Boundary Regional Hos-pital. Joan was a loving and caring wife, mother, grand-mother and great grand-mother, and will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

Joan was born on December 23, 1919 in Ipswich, England. She married her husband Ian on May 6, 1942. Joan served in the Women’s Royal Navy in WWII (1940 - 1945). She also ran a successful business with her husband. Joan and Ian emigrated to Canada in December of 1986 to be with her family. She thoroughly enjoyed her new coun-try and the many new friends she met.

Joan was predeceased by her parents, Frederick and Lillian Keeble and her brother, Ronald Keeble. She will be lovingly re-membered by her husband of 70 years, Ian McDonald, daughters Susan Trousdale and Rona McDon-ald, son-in-law John Trousdale, granddaughter Heather (Waqar) Mughal, grandson Scott (Anya) Trousdale and her precious great grandchildren Hanna, Connor, Sam, Cassidy and Kennedy.

The family would like to give their heartfelt thanks to the home care workers and staff of KBRH, Poplar Ridge and Rosewood Village for the wonderful care they gave Joan in her last, dif� cult years. They would also like to thank Dr. Behrens and Dr. McCoid for their care and support throughout the years.

Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of � owers, donations in Joan’s memory to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Foun-dation, 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail BC, V1R 4M1 would be appreciated by the family.

***VANZELLA, IDA GIACOMINA

— Beloved wife, mother, Nonna, and Bis-nonna. Born in Treviso, Italy on January 12, 1926, mom passed away on December 19, 2012 sur-rounded by her loving family.

She is pre-deceased by her sisters Amelia, Alvria, Cesira, Rezi, Maria and Luigia and brothers Rizzetti, Carlo, Fran-cesco, Giovanni and her son-in-law Raymond. Ida is survived by her loving husband, Orfeo, daugh-ters Anna and Silvana (Richard) and sons Laurie (Karen),Lino (Trish), and Robert (Deanna), 11 grand-children and 9 great grand-children. She also leaves one sister, Carmella, in Meolo, Itlay as well as many nephews and nieces who loved her very much.

Vigil prayer service was held on Thursday Dec. 27, 2012 at the Squamish Funeral Chapel at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday Dec. 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 2449 The Blvd, Garibaldi Highlands. Interment at Mount Garibaldi Cemetery.

In memory of Ida donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon 305-123 East 15th Street North Vancouver, B.C.V7L 2P7.

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***DEPREMIO, MARY — It is

with great sadness that we an-nounce the sud-den passing of our wife, mom, nona and friend on December 31, 2012.

Mary is sur-vived by her husband of 50 years Armando, her children Bernice (Rick), Lee (Deb), Brenda (Scott) and her grand-sons Jordin and Morgan. Mary is also survived by her siblings Gina (Elio), Etchie, her sister-in-law Eleanor and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers Spuds, Chippo, Gino and Fritz.

Mary was born October 1, 1929

in Trail BC and spent her entire life in Trail. She grew up with her 5 brothers and sister on Rossland Avenue. She went on to work at Cominco and met and married the love of her life Mando, settling down in their new home in Glen-merry to start a family.

Mary was very true to her faith and religion spending many hours volunteering throughout the com-munity and belonged to the Cath-olic Women’s League of Canada and the Colombo Lodge, always making sure there was time for others.

Mary loved travelling and had numerous trips with her friends, her family as it grew and with her husband Mando when he retired.

She was extremely proud of her children and shared her love of the outdoors and nature with her two grandsons at Christina Lake, where she formed a special bond spending every summer with them. She was excited to watch the two of them grow and took great pride in sharing their experiences and achievements in life.

Mary was an avid gardener and loved spending time with her � owers, she loved to bake and share her delicious goods with everyone that she came in contact with. She touched and blessed every person that she met and even near the end, still made sure others were taken care of before herself.

The family would like to thank the physicians and staff at the Koo-tenay Boundary Regional Hospital and the staff and residents of Rose-wood Manor for their kind and compassionate care during this very dif� cult time.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Trail on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 10:30 am with Father Jim McHugh, Celebrant. Bill Clark of Alterna-tives Funeral and Cremation Ser-vices™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Mary’s name may be made to the Kootenay Bound-ary Regional Health Foundation at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC V1R 4M1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca or to a charity of your choice.

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

***BOERSMA, PETER (PETE)

WILLIAM — born in Mission, BC on September 18, 1952 and passed away on December 28, 2012.

Peter will be sadly missed by Greta Hall from Penticton, BC and Judy Fraser from Chilliwack, BC.

No memorial by request. Do-nations in Pete’s memory can be made to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.

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teams in Kootenay Savings Super League action, 5N plus locked down first place with an exciting win over the Ferguson rink.

It all came down to the final stone, and 5N skip Deane Horning made no mis-take as he chipped out the last Ferguson rock to secure a 6-4 win.

Ferguson made a delicate come around tap for two to start the game, but buoyed by third Don  Freschi’s hit and roll behind cover, 5N Plus came right back with three. After Ferguson scored one in the fifth, great sweeping

helped skip Horning make both of his draws in the fifth to make it 5-2. Again Team Ferguson chose to blank, but this time followed it up with a deuce to be down one com-ing home, before Horning secured it with his final shot.

Skip Myron Nichol led his team to a convincing 9-5 win over Desiree Schmidt’s rink. Facing two buried stones in the first end, he made a long raise to the four foot with his first rock, then repeated it with his second rock to steal two against a surprised Schmidt.

A couple of cross-ice doubles by interim third Rick Brown helped Nichol to

deuces in third and fifth ends and an early 6-2 lead.

Schmidt made her own double take-out for three in the sixth, but the raise was Team Nichol’s friend this night, as the team made three of them in the seventh to seal the victory.

A depleted Maglio Ladies and Team Fines waged a back and forth affair. Fines led 6-3 in the fifth end, when Maglio Ladies responded with three, tying the game up at six. Team Fines was forced to take one in the sixth, then was able to get an early rock behind cover in the seventh and eighth ends, leading to steals and a 9-6 victory.

Maglio  Mens could not quite match Team  Albo score for score. If Albo took three,  Maglio followed with two. If Albo took two, Maglio was only able to score one. According to Skip Russ Beauchamp, he was more in the spirit of Christmas giv-ing than his counterpart skip Darrin Albo, as the Albo rink cruised to a 9-5 victory.

League play resumes Friday. With only two games left in the regular season, Team 5N Plus will finish in first place overall, while Ferguson and Nichol are tied for second, followed closely by Schmidt.

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B Y T I M E S S T A F FThe Selkirk

College Saints hock-ey team continues to shore up it’s roster with the recent com-mitment from for-ward Colin Minardi of Summerland, who will join the Saints for the remainder of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League sea-son.

Minardi has trans-ferred to Selkirk from Finlandia University in Hancock,

Michigan, where he spent the first half of the season play-ing NCAA Division III hockey for the Lions. The 21-year old played nine games during the fall semester, picking up five assists and 19 penalty minutes.

Prior to his time at Finlandia, Minardi spent three seasons in the KIJHL with the North Okanagan Knights and Summerland Steam.

B Y J I M B A I L E YTimes Sports Editor

The Trail Smoke Eaters ended 2012 on a positive note with a 4-2 win over Merritt Centennials, and would like to kick off the New Year with the same result over the Surrey Eagles Friday.

After an extended holiday break, the Smoke Eaters hit the ice at the Cominco Arena against the Mainland division’s second-place Eagles in the midst of a tight playoff run.

In their only other meeting on the season, the Eagles nipped the Smokies 5-4 in overtime in Surrey Oct. 21.

Surrey is backstopped by last week’s BCHL Player of the Week, Michael Santaguida, and the Smokies will have to fire lots of rubber at the University of Vermont commit to be successful. The Eagles’ goalie leads the league with a 2.13 goals against average and a stun-ning .937 save percentage.

Surrey has won three games in a row thanks to back-to-back shut outs over

Coquitlam, 2-0, and Chilliwack, 3-0, last week.

Bentley University commit Brady Shaw leads the team in scoring with 34 points while the back end is patrolled by skilled Quinnipiac commit Devon Toews and Craig Wyszomirski who earlier this week committed to play for Merrimack.

The Smokies currently sit in fifth spot in the Interior division with 33 points, one point behind Salmon Arm and three points ahead of Vernon. However, both Salmon Arm and Vernon hold three games in hand on Trail, as the Smokies iced the most games of all BCHL teams before Christmas.

“It’s a long season and we’re at game 37,” said assistant coach Brent Heaven. “We haven’t been healthy for almost two solid months, and being able to battle and do some of the things we’ve done over this period with the injuries, and not just injuries but injuries to some key players, you know it’s a testament to the group we have, that if we work

hard and play within the systems we’ve established, we can play with anybody.”

The schedule has been rigorous and its toll on forwards like team leading scorer Brent Baltus, Jesse Knowler and Bryce Knapp, as well as defenceman Braedon Jones and Shane Poulsen, and goalie Adam Todd, has been significant.

With a lighter schedule upcoming for 2013, a healthy squad, and solid work ethic could translate into a playoff spot.

Looking ahead, coach Bill Birks New Year’s wish is to stay healthy, but for the Smokies’ to make the playoffs he also realizes a more consistent performance on the back end would definitely help.

“Our defensive play is good some-times and really bad sometimes,” said Birks. “Consistency (is key), it’s like anything.”

The Smokies hit the road Saturday for a game in Merritt and travel to Vernon Wednesday for a tilt against the Vipers. Game time Friday at the Cominco Arena is 7:30 p.m.

BIRCHBANK GOLF

New look on boardB Y J I M B A I L E Y

Times Sports EditorThe Birchbank Golf Course held its AGM last

month with some new and familiar faces taking on added responsibility.

Club pro and director of golf Dennis Bradley will return with an extended five-year contract, while his wife Margo will assume the role of food and beverage manager.

“She has been working as a food and bever-age manager at a course just outside of Calgary,” said course manager Kelly Rintoul. “She brings years of experience in the food and beverage business and the golf business.”

The management structure has changed slightly with Dennis taking on the role of dir-ector of golf operations in addition to club pro duties, Margo as food and beverage manager, Rintoul as business manager, and Greg Kennedy as course superintendent.

“The way we’ve done it is what use to be a General Manager has been divided between the two of us (Dennis and Rintoul),” she said. “A chunk of those responsibilities are mine under the business manager and some of those are going to be Dennis’.”

Meanwhile the executive received four new members as Mark Brown, Bill Clark, Rob Drezdoff, and Ray Masleck were voted in by acclamation.

“I think we’ve got a really good mix,” said Rintoul. “They’ve got some really good business backgrounds. I think we’ve got a really strong board.”

It was a difficult season for golf courses last year, as heavy rain wiped out most of May and June, and it was no different for Birchbank.

“We had a really, really challenging year from a weather perspective. The golf business is also really challenging, and all of the courses, and not just in our area, are really struggling. The challenge is to get people out golfing, especially younger golfers.”

Rintoul and the executive are hoping to get young people involved by encouraging families to take up the game.

“One thing we’re really going to be doing is to work to target families,” she added. “In the old days, the husband would come out golfing Saturday morning and he didn’t really care, but now unless he can do something with his kids he’s not going to come out.”

So far the early-bird membership drive has proven very successful. Would-be-members were given until the end of October rather than January to purchase their memberships, and could pay it over a six-month payment plan.

“We got significantly more than we did last year, which is very positive.”

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2011 - HC Davos (Switzerland)

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(Switzerland)2003 - Canada2002 - Canada

2001 - HC Davos (Switzerland)

2000 - HC Davos (Switzerland)

1999 - Kolner Haie (Germany)

1998 - Canada1997 - Canada1996 - Canada1995 - Canada

1994 - Farjestad Karlstad (Sweden)

1993 - Farjestad Karlstad (Sweden)

1992 - Canada1991 - CSKA Moscow

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T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SRay Lewis will end

his brilliant 17-year NFL career after the Baltimore Ravens complete their 2013 playoff run.

Lewis has been sidelined since Oct. 14 with a torn right triceps. The 13-time Pro Bowl middle line-backer intends to return Sunday to face the Indianapolis Colts in what will almost

certainly be his final home game.

“I talked to my team today,” Lewis said Wednesday. “I talked to them about life in gen-eral. And everything that starts has an end. For me, today, I told my team that this will be my last ride.”

Lewis will walk away from the game because he wants to spend more time with his two sons. While

working to return from his injury, Lewis watched them play on the same high school football team, and he intends to watch Ray Lewis III perform as next year for his alma mater, the University of Miami.

Lewis was the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2000, when Baltimore won the Super Bowl title, and in 2003.

Lewis retires from Ravens

T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S SKAPALUA, Hawaii

- Carl Pettersson isn’t about to ditch his long putter anytime soon.

In his first com-ments since golf’s governing bodies announced a plan to ban putters that are anchored to the body, Pettersson says the decision feels like a “witch hunt.” He says it wouldn’t have been an issue if not for three of the last five majors being won by players using a belly putter.

The ban, once approved, would not go into effect for another three years.

Pettersson has been using a broom-handle putter for 16 years, and he says he will con-tinue to use it this sea-son.

He says he will see how the issue unfolds before deciding wheth-er to challenge the proposed rule.

“I don’t know,” he said when asked if he would challenge the rule. “I haven’t made up my mind yet. I’m just going to sit back and see what happens.”

Pettersson qualified for the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua by winning Hilton Head.

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Long putter debate still raging

Leisure

Dear Annie: I am a 22-year-old adoptee. My grandparents raised me from 6 months old and officially adopted me when I was 10. They have three sons -- my biological father and his two brothers. This is where the prob-lem lies.

My “uncles” have never accepted that their parents are my parents. They never refer to me as their sis-ter and frequently refer to my parents as my grandparents. Most of these things I ignore, but there is one thing I cannot. My parents are in their early 60s, and the subject of their death comes up often. Their sons have decided that when our parents die, I have no say in anything.

Annie, these are the only parents I’ve ever had. I am legally adopted, so I have a legal right as well as a given right. How do I calmly explain that they are my parents, too? -- Their Child

Dear Their Child: You are not going to make your uncles treat you like a sibling. They see you as their brother’s child. And although your par-ents are not that old, it is never too soon to prepare a will and other necessary legal documents. Your par-ents’ wishes and the distribution of their assets are things they get to decide, and they should discuss it with a lawyer. They should also have a family meeting and make sure that ALL of their children are aware of how they want this to be handled.

Dear Annie: I recently attended a

cocktail party at the home of a former col-league from our deaf program. The speaker was a campaign worker for one of the presi-dential candidates. The party hostess made arrangements in advance for a sign lan-guage interpreter.

When the speaker was done with his pres-entation, I waited for my turn to talk to him. As I got clearance, I was interrupted by three hearing female guests who showed no respect for a deaf guest while the con-versation took place. I managed to maintain a professional attitude by containing my emo-tions, but their rude-ness took me by sur-prise. The speaker was fully aware of this, and his facial expression hinted to me that he was not pleased by this episode.

If I were to attend another such event and get the same treat-ment, what should I do? -- Deaf Professor

Dear Deaf: This type of situation can occur whether a guest is deaf or not. People inter-rupt, block you from the conversation and behave rudely. An alert host would have inter-ceded, and the speak-er should have made every effort to be more inclusive. He allowed these women to hijack the conversation. You also could have enlist-ed the assistance of the interpreter. If you feel you were treated poorly solely because of your deafness, please discuss this with your host at the next such event.

Dear Annie: The let-ter from “Heartbroken Mother,” whose 36-year-old son is a drug addict, hit home. That son could’ve been me.

I’m glad you told her to take care of herself first. I would also like to mention that The Salvation Army offers a free, six-month-minimum in-patient adult rehabili-

tation program. It’s a tough, spiritually based 12-step program that includes a full day of hard work and coun-seling.

I have seen so many people who are hopeless and helpless renewed to strong,

contributing members of the community. When one shows up for intake, they have to test clean for drugs and alcohol. Maybe her son is not ready, but there may be thou-sands more who are reading this column.

It is challenging but literally lifesaving. The rewards for those who take the walk and for the families who take it with them bring me to tears every time I witness the change and hope that come. -- Doug

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYREGIONAL DISTRICT

OF KOOTENAY BOUNDARY

Trail Administration Offi ce

Vacation & Sick Relief (Finance)The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a local government providing a diverse range of regional and local services to a constituency of 31,000 residents within an area of 8,300-sq. km. in south central British Columbia. If you are an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with exceptional accounting, communication, organizational, interpersonal and computer skills, then this opportunity is for you!

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the successful applicant will perform a variety of fi nancial duties associated with the Finance Department for periods of absence of Regular Finance Staff responsible for: Reception, Cashier, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll functions. Specifi c duties will depend on the operating needs of the Finance Department and may include: preparation, processing and compliance reporting of payrolls, accounts payable, accounts receivable, utility billing, cash receipting, and general ledger transactions. The applicant will be familiar with generally accepted accounting principles and be able to apply fi nancial controls.

The qualifi ed candidate will have post secondary education consisting of a diploma in Business Administration or related fi eld and/or the completion to the mid-level of an accounting accreditation program and have fi ve years of progressive experience in an accounting role, preferably in local government.

The Vacation & Sick Relief position must be well organized, able to work quickly and effi ciently and be able to work effectively with other staff, other levels of government and their agents, elected offi cials and the public.

Compensation and employment benefi ts for the position are subject to the local C.U.P.E collective agreement. Hours of work will vary with the operational requirements of the Finance Department. A complete job description may be found on the RDKB website www.rdkb.com.

Qualifi ed applicants should forward their resume and cover letter by 2:00pm Thursday January 10, 2013 to:

Gerry Gardner, Director of Finance,Regional District of Kootenay Boundary843 Rossland Avenue, Trail, B.C. VlR 4S8or Fax: (250)368-3990 or, ggardner@rdkb.com.

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Route 369 22 papers Birch Ave, Johnson Rd, Redwood Dr

Route 375 8 papers Green Rd & Lodden Rd

Route 378 28 papers Columbia Gardens Rd, Mar-tin St, Mollar Rd, Old Salmo Rd, Trest Dr

Route 382 13 papers Debruin Rd & Staats Rd

Route 381 9 papers Coughlin Rd

Route 370 22 papers 2nd St, Hwy 3B, Hillcrest, Mountain St

BlueberryRoute 308 6 papers 100 St to 104 St

CastlegarRoute 311 6 papers 9th Ave & Southridge DrRoute 312 15 papers 10th & 9th Ave

Route 314 12 papers 4th, 5th, & 6th Ave

Route 321 10 papers Columbia & Hunter’s Place

GenelleRoute 302 8 papers 12th Ave, 15th AveRoute 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, Grand-view Pl

RosslandRoute 403 12 papers Cook Ave, Irwin Ave, St Paul & Thompson AveRoute 406 15 papers Cooke Ave & Kootenay AveRoute 414 18 papers Thompson Ave, Victoria AveRoute 416 10 papers 3rd Ave, 6th Ave, Elmore St, Paul SRoute 420 17 papers 1st, 3rd Kootenay Ave, Leroi AveRoute 421 9 papers Davis & Spokane St

RosslandRoute 422 8 papers 3rd Ave, Jubliee St, Queen St & St. Paul St.Route 424 9 papers Ironcolt Ave, Mcleod Ave, Plewman WayRoute 434 7 papers 2nd Ave, 3rd Ave, Turner Ave

MontroseRoute 341 27 papers 10th Ave, 8th Ave, 9th AveRoute 342 11 papers 3rd St & 7th AveRoute 348 21 papers 12th Ave, Christie Rd

Trail Times Thursday, January 3, 2013 www.trailtimes.ca A15

31Congratulations

from Ferraro FoodsKBRH’s first Baby of

2013 receives a$50 Gift Certificate

with Our Best Wishes

Downtown TrailRossland

31Congratulations!

Celebrating 35 years at 1305 Cedar Ave in downtown Trail 368-3341

Medela breast pump

renter.

We welcome your new baby to our v.i.b. program. Rewards for your very

important baby and you.$25 Gift Certificate

31A special

congratulations to the New Year’s Baby

& ParentsWe proudly present the new

parents with aDinner for Twoat the Colander

1475 Cedar Ave, Trailand Waneta Plaza

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Cheers to theBundle of Joy!We are pleased to present2013’s newest baby with a2 pc engraved Baby Set.

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31To the First Baby of ‘13

we are pleased to present a

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on any of our in-storeBaby Products

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CongratulationsWe would like to

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with aGift Basket.

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AreA Pro Life Society

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These community sponsors are all set to shower KBRH’s fi rst 2013 arrival with lots

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NEW YEAR!NEW YEAR!2013

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Mark Wilson ext 30Cell: 250-231-5591mark.wilson@century21.cawww.kootenayhomes.com

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795 Dickens Street, Warfi eld $144,900

3 bdrm 2 bath solid home. Great neighbourhood, nice price! Underground sprinklers, air conditioning, gas fi replace,

laminate fl ooring.Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665

2130 Thompson Avenue, Rossland

$243,000This great 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home has a nice open feel and features new

siding and exterior trim, a large kitchen, beautiful fi r fl oors, a great backyard and a nicely renovated bathroom. Clean, dry full basement. Situated on a sunny 60 x

100 lot with off street parking.Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

2485 LeRoi Avenue, Rossland $179,000

This sunny 2 bedroom home sits on a great 60 x 100 corner lot with great views. Over 1200 square feet on the main fl oor. Lots of windows, great

garden potential and covered parking. Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

1151 Marianna Crescent, Trail $242,000

3 bdrm home in Sunningdale! Features large living room, country kitchen, huge family/room, and workshop. Single car garage and enough room for a couple more vehicles on the paved driveway.

Make certain to have this home on your viewing list.

Call Art (250) 368-8818

3397 Laurel Crescent, Trail $159,000

Great price for a Glenmerry townhouse,in good condition. Quick possessionpossible. Easy care living with small

yard, the backyard is fenced and has asmall patio. These townhouses have acharm about them and offer 3 bdrms,

11/2 baths. Basement ready to fi nish how you would like. Call your REALTOR® for a

showing today.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

300 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac $225,000

This 4 bdrm charming character home has had major upgrades in wiring and insulation. The open fl oor plan takes

full advantage of the beautiful lighting, and the gracious living room features a

gorgeous fi replace, high ceilings and lots of space and light. Call now!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1926 Martin Street, Fruitvale $219,000

Great value here! This home has beenrecently renovated with modem kitchen,bath, and laminate fl ooring. 3 bdrms onthe main fl oor, fenced yard, huge familyroom, and shop. All of this situated ona quiet street close to school, and allamenities. This is a fantastic packageat a great price!! Don’t wait! Call your

REALTOR® now!!Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

NEW PRICE

1912 Hummingbird Dr, Fruitvale $379,000

Built in 2008 this 4 bdrm, 3 bath home boasts vaulted ceilings, fi replace and

loads of sunlight. Enjoy the bright spacious walkout basement with covered

deck, large family room/hobby room, and access to the double garage. All this situated on a quiet street on a very large

fl at lot.Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

2026 St. Paul Street, Rossland $129,000

Tons of space and fantastic south-ern views in this 3 bdrm fi xer upper.

Hardwood fl oors and wide baseboards. Centrally located close to downtown

Rossland and both schools. With some elbow grease and creative ideas you can

make this a great place to call home.Call Christine (250) 512-7653

956 Black Bear Drive, Rossland $349,900

4 bdrm home on 1.6 acres. Nicely landscaped yard, large workshop/

garage. Bright sun room with a gas fi replace and a large deck, second

kitchen, rec room and wood stove in the basement, double carport and plenty of

parking for all your toys!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

8494 Highway 22A, Trail $158,000

3 bdrm/1 bath home located close to major shopping center and the US border

- many updates - call for more details and viewing.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

628 Turner Street, Warfi eld $114,900

Great Location - quiet dead end street in Warfi eld – 2 plus bdrm./1 bath updated 3 fl oor home - vacant and ready for quick

possession -call for more details and viewing.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

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1002 – 8th Street, Castlegar $245,000

Great family home in central location! 4 level split design on a huge corner lot features 4 bdrms/3 baths, master bedroom with ensuite, new laminate fl ooring, huge wrap-around sundeck

and private patio area. A double garage, room to park an RV and all your extras with bonus storage area under deck.

See it today!

2304 – 11th Avenue, Castlegar $229,000

Solid 3 bdrm home with mountain views. Features include bright & functional

kitchen, large covered sundeck, easy maintenance yard. See it today!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

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1327 - 3rd Avenue, Trail $209,500

Close to Hospital, School, City Park. Covered parking, nice home

438 – 3rd Avenue, Rivervale $229,500

Quiet location, updated and modern. Super family home.

I am writing this article on Christmas Eve. I have given up hope. It seems all the presents are wrapped and under the tree. I don’t quite see anything that could be hiding the new Viper.

Technology has marched on for the new Viper. Chrysler thought they were going to sell the Viper side of their business as a separate entity. I don’t think anyone was lined up with cash. So the Viper took a hiatus. Now it is back (the new Chrysler still in charge) and seemingly as with everything a much more complex (call it

civilized) machine. The Viper was a raw simple go fast machine.

The change from new to old from simple basic go fast to the more complex model would be interpreted by many as meaning the old would be easier to work on than the new.

You may be wrong.The ease of working on cars

comes under the title of service-ability and maintainability. A vehicle can be very complex yet highly serviceable but it can also be the opposite.

Take a look at the list of maintenance

items and how often they must be per-formed. Then look in a service manual and attempt to perform these few main-tenance items. Does draining and refilling the cooling system require opening one easily accessible drain cock and removal of a radiator cap or is it two inaccessible block drains and several hose removals for draining followed by refilling while running the engine and managing several bleed ports.

Is the spark plug replacement process less than one hour labor or more than three? Does part of the engine induction system need to be removed to access three

of the six plugs?From my viewpoint vehicles that are

not so easily serviced and that require spe-cial tools to service get neglected. These vehicles require more time to service, more tools and therefore more money. Quick and cheap just will not cut it.

So when you are shopping for a Viper for your husband or wife next Christmas and it comes time to decide between the old or new one ask a mechanic who works on them for a living.

Which is easier to service and main-tain? Simple old or complex new? Then tell me and we’ll both know.

Newer doesn’t always mean it’s better when it comes to servicing

ron nutini

Mechanically speaking