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NewsRossland mayor on hot seat

Grand Forks briefsChanging demo-

graphics and increas-ing use of recreation facilities have prompt-ed the 10-person rec-reation commission of the Grand Forks Rec-reation Department to once again con-sider expansion of the Grand Forks Aquatic Centre. Chairman Gene Robert said the reason the recommen-dation is being consid-ered now is because the current facilities are simply not meet-ing local needs.

Female bodybuild-er takes trophy

Sharona Witwicki left Grand Forks in October last year, she returned in November with a bodybuilding trophy in her hands and a big smile on her face.

The 32-year-old Grand Forks resident competed in the Fig-ure class at the Sandra Wickham Fall Clas-sic (SWFC) – held in New Westminster on Nov. 10. Witwicki says the Figure class is more feminine than female bodybuilding

but more muscle is re-quired than in the bi-kini category.

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Seniors Jan. 18 from 12 - 1 p.m. at the Grand Forks and Dis-trict Public Library

A lunchtime pre-sentation aimed at seniors in the com-munity. Sally Caisley from COSCO will be presenting.

Bring your lunch but coffee, tea and cookies will be served. Grand Forks and Dis-trict Public Library is located at 7342, 5th St.

Growth spurt possible for pool

Last Thursday night, Rossland residents packed the Senior’s Hall in hopes of hav-ing the mayor clarify the issues around the arena roofing project which had arisen after documents revealed former building in-spector Jason Ward’s company, ADA Con-tracting, had billed the city for $185,000 for work on the arena project, while Ward was the project man-ager for the City.

Ward resigned in 2011 for “personal reasons” prior to the information being re-leased.

It was through Free-dom of Information requests and a push by Coun. Kathy Moore that the information recently came to light.

Granstrom attempt-ed to answer ques-tions, but the feeling in the room pointed to those questions not being resolved.

“Without a doubt, this process was re-grettable in some in-

stances,” Granstrom said. “As far as we know, there is no loss to the city. The entire process was audited very closely. Second of all the auditor made some recommenda-tions to correct some procedures and those requests have been taken care of. I would also say that I have no knowledge of anything that that is illegal.”

Elise Paré noted that after looking at the project budget summary, there was $1 – 1.2 million set aside for the roof project, but the tender came in at just over $600,000. This meant money left in the budget for other repairs.

“My question is how was the scope determined for those repairs? Was there a design for a scope of work that was given to the contractors that are listed here getting paid, ADA included, but also several other local contractors, and how do you know if the scope was com-pleted to the fullest ability and that we, as

a city, did get a good deal?” The mayor said he could not an-swer, because part of it wasn’t tendered.

“I don’t have the numbers, honestly,” he said. “The roof was tendered, the me-chanical, the painting, there was one other that was tendered.”

Paré, an engineer, went on to say the pro-curement policy for anything over $10,000 requires either three bids or a request for proposal.

“It appears from the actual amounts that were spent on it, that those values were ex-ceeded and that those rewards were put out without proper public procurement policy,” Paré said.

Leigh Harrison, a former attorney, asked if the City has sought legal counsel, to which the mayor answered they hadn’t, since there was no le-gal problem. “In hind-sight, there was errors made, was there any financial damage to the City? We’re not aware of that.”

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The Trail Smoke Eaters logo is nearly as well known as the hockey team’s very name.

The earliest incar-nation — an orange ring with two billow-ing smoke stacks in the centre — appears to have been designed in the mid-1930s.

Mickey Brennan, who played on the 1939 world champi-onship team, told the Trail Times in 1978 that it was designed by a Cominco general office type named Jim-my Rude. “As I recall, he was just a hockey fan with a flair for that sort of thing,” Bren-nan said.

A copy of one of the first programs to use the logo sold last month on eBay for $68 US despite many

missing pages.It was for a March

4, 1936 match be-tween Trail and Kim-berley, the third game in the West Kootenay Hockey League best-of-five league final.

Hugo Mackie scored a hat trick in leading the Dynamiters to a 6-3 win. Jimmy Morris, Ab Cronie, and Nick Andreashuk scored for Trail.

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to take the series three games to one.

The program, pro-duce by the Trail Booster Club, con-tains ads for the Com-pany Store, Sherman’s Billiards, and Wagstaff Hardware, among others. It also con-tained contributions by hockey legends Lester Patrick, Lionel and Charlie Conacher, and Frank Boucher.

The logo, which ap-pears on the cover, has since gone through several refinements, most dramatically in 2000 when the team executive agreed to remove the smoke altogether, given fi-nancial incentives from image-conscious Cominco. It caused a bit of an outcry at the time — one pun-dit claimed it was like taking the H out of the Montreal Cana-diens logo — but the smoke-free crest, fea-turing chimneys that look more like upright

finger guns, is the one the team wears to this day.

• Another program for a 1962 Allan Cup final match between Trail and the Montreal Olympics sold for $58 US. Trail hosted that series and won, four games to one.

• A 1953 postmark from the Lower Ar-row Lakes community of Broadwater sold recently for $56 Cdn. The post office there operated from 1912 to 1954.” Another ex-ample of a Broadwater cancel sold last July for $66.

The community’s name lives on in the road that goes from Brilliant to Deer Park.

• A 1950 postmark from Brouse, just south of Nakusp, sold for $36 Cdn.

The post office op-erated there from 1910-17, and 1932-64.

Find pictures of all of the above at nelson-star.com.

Trail Smoke Eaters logo part of team loreGreG NesteroffWest Kootenay Advertiser

An iconic and historical logo of a famous hockey program. Submitted photo

Grand Forks will host the Peewee Tier 4 B.C. Hockey Cham-pionships in March and while the locals will be represented, organizers are hoping people from across the province attend as well.

According to tour-nament co-chair Mike Jourdin, teams have not yet been de-termined – teams will take part in playoffs in February – but the Okanagan, East Koo-tenay, West Koote-nay, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, and parts of the Yu-kon will vie for the title.

Jourdin said Grand Forks seems to be off the map for some people but the area has a lot to offer.

“What I’ve noticed is that many people do not seem to know where Grand Forks is, particularly when

it comes to youth sports,” he said. “It seems at times that people often over-look Grand Forks as a sporting destina-tion and look to the larger communities in the area for tour-naments. I’m not sure why that is because

Grand Forks has a junior hockey team, the Grand Forks In-ternational baseball tournament and all the other minor or-ganized youth sports that one would find in other larger centres.”

Hosting this tour-nament is a good

way to support local minor hockey and showcase all the area has to offer according to tournament fun-draiser/co-ordinator Colleen McKay.

“You can come and see the sights of Grand Forks,” McKay explained.

“We have our lo-cal ski hill (Phoe-nix Mountain), the Grand Forks Aquatic Centre and we’re also trying to get the Doukhobor ladies on to do a luncheon for the visitors.”

Volunteers are also needed whether they are from the local area or beyond. Any-one wishing to help or advertise in the tournament program can contact McKay at [email protected] or 250-442-0492.

The tournament will begin on Sunday, March 17 and con-tinue to Wednesday and Thursday of that week depending on how many teams are taking part.

There will be a ban-quet on the evening of March 16, where rules will be discussed and players and coaches will have a chance to socialize.

All games will take place at Grand Forks Arena.

Grand Forks to host a peewee puck party Karl YuWest Kootenay Advertiser

Head coach Darryl Turner (standing at back) and Grand Forks’ peewee hockey team will be part of the Tier 4 B.C. Hockey championships in Grand Forks in March. Karl Yu photo

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Nearly one year af-ter Champion Cabs had requested an in-crease to their rates, the company has had to make further changes to deal with the bleeding.

Company owner John Foglia said that although the rates for his fares have risen, the economy has “slid backwards” and the company has had to cut its hours of ser-vice.

Since the rate in-crease in February, the service has gone from operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week to 16 hours per day to now to putting cabs on the road for eight hours per day on only cer-tain days.

There is no taxi service available at all after 7 p.m. from Monday to Wednes-day in Trail, with lon-ger service available later in the week and on weekends.

“It’s getting worse and worse,” he said about the business situation. “It’s not that it’s not enough (the rate increase), but there’s not enough volume to make it worthwhile.”

He said the com-pany has had to keep cutting back and did not know how it the situation could be improved. Although his company is up for sale he said there was no danger of it closing right now, as long as it continued to break even.

He said the re-in-stitution of the pro-vincial sales tax could erode the bottom line this year and put the service in jeopardy once again.

Without demand, Champion Cabs went from having six op-erational vehicles in Trail and Castlegar to three but only had one on the road be-tween the two com-munities for this past month.

In February Foglia threatened to close his company after re-questing a 35 per cent

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Trail Taxi began in the mid-1960s but when Foglia took over the company in 2000 he changed the name to Champion Cabs and later com-bined the service with Castlegar Taxi, which

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He felt the two companies – and an answering service he established in con-junction with the taxi services – would support each other enough to survive as the lone cab company.

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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 Bur-ton, spokesperson for B.C.Transit said approximately 200 drunk and rowdy youth surrounded the 1 a.m. free ride in Rossland on Tues-day morning, which prompted a call for RCMP escorts and a review of the service in general.

“In the last three years, there have been problems with intoxicated youth, on our buses (in Greater Trail),” she explained.

“It’s a problem and something we are taking a very hard look at.”

According to Bur-ton, the large group of intoxicated youth surrounded the bus and starting banging on it, accompanied by other, “general bad behavior.”

Sergeant Robert Hawton of the Trail RCMP detachment said the police re-sponded to the call but the youth had dispersed. No charg-es were laid.

Burton said that driver safety was ad-dressed a few years ago, with the hiring of a private security guard for each driver on every bus.

“This year, the op-erator and the secu-rity detail felt they had to leave the area for safety reasons.

“However, for ex-ample, Victoria of-fered exactly the same service, and we had not one com-plaint.”

A p p r o x i m a t e -ly 400 revelers in Greater Trail board-ed the New Year’s Eve ride, and 65 rid-ers in Castlegar took advantage of the free program.

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Trail STaffWest Kootenay AdvertiserA couple Nelson

police officers were honoured with long service medals during the annual reception of city council last month.

Police Chief Wayne Holland, who himself has been a police of-ficer for more than 30 years, presented the awards to his col-leagues.

First up for recog-nition was Sergeant Fred Mansveld who retired last Febru-ary after 31 years of service (“Which, in anyone else’s book, is the equivalent of 62 years years of perfor-mance,” joked Hol-

land).Mansveld enlisted

with the Vancouver Police Department in 1981 and 10 years lat-er came to the Nelson department as a con-stable. He was pro-moted to sergeant in 2002, and in 2005 he became the sergeant in charge of the Koo-tenay Integrated Road Safety Unit.

“Under Fred’s lead-ership and style … the Kootenay IRSU unit has been recognized as one of the most ef-ficient in British Co-lumbia,” Holland said.

The second recipi-ent of the 30 year po-lice exemplary medal was Deputy Chief Constable Henry Paivarinta, who also

got his start at the Vancouver Police De-partment, enlisting in 1982. After three years, he transferred to the Nelson depart-ment as a constable.

Paivarinta was pro-moted to sergeant in 2000 and the next year he became an inspec-tor. He was appointed to deputy chief con-stable in 2010.

“During his tenure he was a police ser-vice dog handler, fo-rensic identification expert, community policing officer and platoon sergeant,” Holland said.

“Henry has plans to retire in 2013,” the chief concluded, “and I have plans not to ac-cept his request.”

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A story in last week’s Advertiser (“Ainsworth fire service going to ref-erendum”) stated Ainsworth and Woodbury residents would vote “next year” on creating a fire service area.

In fact, the referendum is expected to be held this spring.

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Pictured above with Chief Holland (left) is Sergeant Fred Mansveld, below (right) is Deputy Chief Constable Henry Paivarinta.

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It was during this month last year when a presentation was made for the ben-e� t of Castlegar city council and cham-ber of commerce, the pitch outlined a con-cept regarding busi-ness retention and expansion. � e out� t behind the idea is the Columbia Basin Rural Development Insti-tute, based at Selkirk College in Castlegar.

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� e Castlegar deci-sion in early 2012 was to take the matter into consideration for the

time being. At present the issue is still worth looking at in 2013 ac-cording to councilor Deb McIntosh.

“It is something that will come up and council is ready to discuss it. Whether we support it or not is still up in the air,” she added.

Terri MacDonald is a driving force within the CBRDI, hold-ing the position of Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Eco-nomic Development.

She recalled the meeting of last year. “It was still early on in the process,” she said earlier this week. “We were still � guring out the logistics of how this is going to work out. At that point the chamber was quite interested but I think the council wanted to hold o� and see how it rolled out in the other communities. � ere may be a request for another presentation to hear about what was learned from the � rst three pilots and gearing up for the next round.” A press release is due for

publication as of the end of this month, in which detailed infor-mation on just how some of these stake-holders plan to retain and expand business in their communities is put forth.

Data on the the progress of the proj-ect will also be shared at the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) conven-tion, set for mid-Sep-tember in Vancouver. “I’m hoping to share the lessons learned at that conference,” said MacDonald. � e regional innovation chair says that even though they’re cur-rently “swimming in data” relating to busi-ness survey results from across a wide swath of Kootenay territory, the next round is already set to begin on January 21 at the Castlegar Selkirk campus for reps from the Slocan Valley, Na-kusp and Golden.

What’s been taking place of late is closely linked with the ‘State of the Basin’ – an ef-fort that’s been on-going for about � ve years, as explained in part on the CBRDI website (www.cdrdi.ca).

“� e State of the Basin is an initiative to monitor and report on information relat-ing to well-being in the Columbia Basin

Boundary region,” it is explained on the group’s website in a release from Novem-ber, 2012. “With this data, planners and decision-makers can make informed deci-sions about the fu-ture of our region to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. � e State of the Basin was � rst piloted by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) in 2008. When the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) was created, it brought together CBT and Selkirk College’s re-search assets and took on the responsibility of providing State of the Basin data moving forward.”

Terri MacDonald believes in the work because she’s just as sold on the area the work is focussed on.

“We know we live in a great place,” she is quoted on the group’s website, “and we want to be able to support residents and com-munities to continue to make it an ever bet-ter place to live.”

Castlegar waits before committing to regional rural business study

JIM SINCLAIRWKA Editor

Terri MacDonald Deb McIntosh

“It is something that will come up and council is ready to dis-

cuss it. Whether we support it or not is still up in

the air.”Coun. Deb McIntosh

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The Board is considering potential school closure and/or reconfiguration potentially impacting Rossland Secondary School, MacLean Elementary School and J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary School. The public forum will provide information and allow members of the public to provide input to the Board about the potentially effected Rossland and greater Trail area schools.

Background information about the various configurations and details about the opportunity to make written submissions can be found on the district website at www.sd20.bc.ca/facilities.

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Notice of Public Forum Thursday, January 17, 2013

6:30pm at Twin Rivers Elementary School Gym 649 7th Avenue, Castlegar

The Board is considering potential school closure and/or reconfiguration potentially impacting Castlegar Primary School, Twin Rivers Elementary School, Kinnaird Elementary School and Robson Community School. The public forum will provide information and allow members of the public to provide input to the Board about the potentially effected Castlegar area schools.

Background information about the various configurations and details about the opportunity to make written submissions can be found on the district website at www.sd20.bc.ca/facilities.

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Castlegar Garden Club guest speaker, Jim Brockmeyer of Bluestem Nursery, will give a presenta-tion and slideshow ‘Willows the Famil-iar Stranger’, on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Community Com-plex. Everyone wel-come. Free admis-sion.

Jim Brockmeyer, horticultural legend in the field of wil-lows and ornamental grasses, will share his expertise on willows. As Jim says, “willows are everywhere, but we really don’t know them.” Jim’s knowl-edge is prodigious and his enthusiasm contagious.

Willow lovers in Canada and the U.S., are spurring the wave of wil-low interest across North America. Liv-

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Willow caskets are popular in England for their environ-mental friendliness.

Jim’s original in-spiration for Blue-stem Nursery was determining which ornamental grasses were sufficiently cold hardy for the cold Canadian environ-ment.

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Bluestem is now one of the preemi-nent suppliers of willows and grasses in both Canada and the United States, with 45 varieties of willows and 122 or-namental grasses available.

With lots of help, the bluestem.ca web-site first went online in 2003, beginning its development into the current 300+ page resource of in-formation and im-ages on willows and ornamental grasses.

The Castlegar Garden Club wel-comes new mem-bers. For further information contact Rose Cheveldave 250.365.9600 or [email protected].

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“It’s fantastic to see this employee-run program recognized on a national stage,”

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“The tireless efforts of our program lead-ers and the enthusi-astic participation of all employees, from personal health com-mitments to partici-pating in events such as the Elementary School Hockey Chal-lenge, are what make this program success-ful.”

The focus of the IWL program is to encourage healthy

lifestyles among all employees. The program of-fers a wide range of healthy lifestyle and learn-to pro-grams that include walking and yoga. Significant focus is placed on health education oppor-tunities, including onsite kidney and mammography screening.

Annual health checks help em-ployees learn about and im-prove their health

and there are op-portunities to better understand mental health concerns with the Beyond the Blues program.

Community out-reach has also been a goal of the pro-gram, through events for employees, their families and the com-munity, including the Elementary School Hockey Challenge, the Silver City Days Fun Run Corporate Challenge and the Kids-Tri triathlon.

The program has

benefitted from the hard work and dedi-cation of our Teck Wellness Coordina-tor Megan Olson and IWL Committee Chair Gord Menel-aws. Megan is com-mitted to improving as many lives as pos-sible by offering di-verse health-related opportunities; Gord’s can-do attitude means the events run smoothly. His long-time involvement in the community has helped the program to expand its reach

beyond our employ-ees.

Teck Trail Opera-tions wellness pro-grams have won numerous awards, including the Active Communities Award of Excellence from BC Recreation and Parks Association in 2009, and a Literacy Award from Canada Post in 2003.

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� ere had been a December 31, 2012 deadline for the Democrats and Re-publicans to come up with an agreement to avert the full force of some $600 Billion in spending cuts and tax hikes that were scheduled to take e� ect throughout 2013.

� e deadline passed, however, and a� er falling o� the cli� for only one day, the House and Sen-ate took action which prevented a � scal shock that some economies thought would be enough to put the U.S. economy back into a recession.

In both the U.S. and Europe, we have seen a pattern de-velop. It seems that whenever economic growth hits a road-block, e� orts are made to encourage growth.

Most recently, we saw quantitative eas-ing by the U.S. Fed-eral Reserve, and bailouts of weak banks by the Euro-pean Union.

� e e� ectiveness of these measures in creating jobs and stimulating econom-ic expansion is ques-tionable. However, based on the track re-cord of central banks and governments, we expect that they will respond with unlim-ited money-printing if they deem it neces-sary.

When it comes to averting the “� scal cli� ” - the new U.S. legislation will avoid most of the sched-uled tax hikes for the large majority of U.S. taxpayers and it will extend emergency unemployment ben-e� ts for one year. However, the legisla-tion does not address larger budget issues such as de� cit reduc-tion, tax reform or raising the debt limit. In addition, it delays the automatic cuts to U.S. defense and do-

mestic spending for just two months.

� is deal post-pones most of the � scal adjustment, which is positive for the economy in the near term – how-ever, the details for a longer-term solu-tion still need to be worked out and the next deadline for ac-tion will likely be the debt ceiling in late February.

While the debt ceiling situation may

produce more anxi-ety, a positive out-come could be an important event for investors.

If the markets see a credible multi-year plan for taxes and de� cit reduction, particularly one that includes tax and en-titlement reform, it could be tremen-dously positive for the economy and the � nancial markets.

So, what we have now is a nation who

is simply “kicking the can down the road” to avoid the imme-diate impact of tax hikes and spending cuts but it did little to answer the long-term de� cit reduction, tax reform and spending questions.

No doubt, there will be temporary re-lief that the cli� has passed, but the stock markets will still want to see meaning-ful de� cit reduction plans down the road.

� ere is much work ahead in Wash-ington. All of the other countries in the world – and especial-ly Canada, are deeply concerned about our closest trading part-ner and the rami� ca-tions faced by us in our own country.

It is so blatantly obvious that some-thing must be done. I just wish they would all quit “playing poli-tics” and implement some meaningful

“action plans.” As a child, I was always told that “money doesn’t grow on trees - yet when it comes to the governments of the world - appar-ently it does.

Debbie Perepolkin CFP CPCA is a � nan-cial planner with As-sante Financial Man-agement Ltd. and her company � e A� olter Financial Group Inc. in Castlegar.

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TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21)A mood to go big continues. You know this will require more discipline and effort. Yet, you feel extra committed. Your sights are set on a brighter future. Many ambitions are brewing within. Regardless how much work you are doing that is apparent, you are likely doing at least as much behind the scenes. Your main interest now is how to work smarter than harder.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUN 21)You are undergoing a lot of changes at the outset of this New Year – a veritable metamorphosis. It is important that you engage your imagination positively to work with this change, lest it lapse into conjuring negative hallucinations. Positively, you are looking to the power, authority and leverage that others can provide to support you.

CANCER (JUN 21 – JUL 22)Your relationships are getting a lot of stimulation now. This may be the source of plenty of excitement and satisfaction. At worst, others are attempting to control you. At best, these associations are guiding you to new positions, tools, methods and/or directions that will prove empowering. Take a proactive, innovative and cooperative approach for best results.

LEO (JUL 22 – AUG 23)The time has come for you to make a whole host of improvements. These will be linked to your daily habit patterns affecting your overall lifestyle. Clean, clear and polish is the basic requirement. As well, take inventory of all your talents and assets and be thorough in your approach. Make the most of all you have already in preparation to add to the list soon.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 22)Taking a creative approach to realize your power potential in the world is a central theme now. Be open to the variety of goods and/or services you can provide and take the same approach in deciphering what outer sources can provide for you. Overall, this is a call to analyze all resources - both outgoing and incoming. Entertain all possibilities.

LIBRA (SEP 22 – OCT 22)A good deal of activity close to home and with family is being activated now. This may basically involve an early pitch at cleaning and beautifying your living space. Investing into tools, equipment, appliances and/or decorative supplies is likely. Aim to establish an atmosphere of beauty, function and power as a basis of success for the whole family.

SCORPIO (OCT 22 – NOV 21)A wide array of places to go, people to see and errands to run are keeping you busy now and will over the next few weeks. This period also contains a good deal of creative potential. Making key contacts and/or strategic moves now will contribute to creating many new opportunities for the coming months. The sooner you can clearly decipher your direction the better.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 21 – DEC 21)The process of building upon new foundations continues. This is a very important and powerful time in this regard. Yet, avoid hasty choices and actions. Rather, take a slow and sure approach. This is a good time to create a healthier attitude as well, leading to increased ef� ciency and effectiveness. What habit patterns from the past are best left behind?

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 19)The New Moon in your sign will have the effect of launching you into this New Year. You are likely in a determined mood and are ready to take any pioneering initiatives that are necessary to succeed. Managing the results of previous choices and ac-tions is also important. Aim to consolidate and harmonize existing realities in preparation for new assertions.

AQUARIUS (JAN 19 – FEB 19)An ambitious and determined mood vies with a playful one. Making extra efforts behind the scenes, in an administrative sense, will help you to achieve this balance. So, avoid too much distraction and social activity. If you are focused and diligent and solidify your base, you will feel more at peace to take advantage of those narrower windows to get in some playtime.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20)The future is beckoning. To answer, you are wise to look to the bigger picture over the long term. This is basically called ‘having a vision’. By tuning-in to your intuitions, dreams and desires, clarifying these and then practically gauging the possibilities, 2013 could prove to be a major leap forward for you. As well, vote for yourself and work on your con� dence levels.

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Horoscope for the Week January 11, 2013Horoscope for theTip of the Week: The � rst New Moon of 2013 happens on January 11 at 11:44 am PST at 21 Capricorn 46, in the Tropical Zodiac. This will produce a sobering effect which will become more noticeable as the Moon waxes to full. At best, this may be interpreted as a ‘grounding’ in� uence that will shift the year into high gear. Mercury plays a key role in this New Moon Seed and it too is in Capricorn which will contribute to the practical, pragmatic, strategic and disciplined tone implied in the overall chart portrait. The lingering in� uence of Sagittarius up to now has perpetuated visionary ideals, principal based activism, philosophical re� ection and perhaps simple desires to be more leisurely. This is one of Sagittarius’s gifts – to step back and see the bigger picture. A good question to ask and to act upon is: Will 2013 prove to be any different than other years? Or will it be strewn with the usual chorus of events, excitements and dramas – the old ‘business as usual’ - ‘same shit different pile’ attitude and approach? To the extent that one lives life reactively, passively apathetically and cynically, this will be the case. Yet, we have free will and are meant to use it cooperatively with life. This is a more accurate interpretation of the word ‘destiny’, a word that is commonly misunderstood and misused. Make the most of your free will and wisdom to cooperate to create greater ful� llment and success and thereby actualize the full potential of your destiny. This is where Astrology can be of valuable assistance.

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Grand Forks: New and used in house moving sale, furniture, antique couch, pic-tures, lamps, books, tow-els, decorative pillows, can-dles & holders, puzzles, clocks, dishes and much, much more. February 2-3, Sat & Sun 9am-3pm. 250-442-3385. 2315 Konkin Rd.

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Heavy Duty Machinery

12’ wide snow bucket for a Bobcat $800, 6’ bucket for a Bobcat like new $450, 7’ snow blade for a forklift S/S $600, Western Snowplow complete for pickup $1200 226-7990

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Misc. for SaleAT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patent-ed Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manga-nese. Sine 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.www.bigirondrilling.com

BIG BUILDING Sale... This is a clearance sale you don’t want to miss! 20x20 $3,985. 25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859. 35x48 $11,200. 40x52 $13,100 47x76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Brand new, 4 B.F. Goodrich winter slalom tires on 16 in GMC/Chevy 6 stud factory mags, $1,000. 250-442-2212.

Foosball table, extra men & balls, 5 1/2” L x 29 1/4” W x 34” H. Paid $750 offering at $375 Call 250-446-2761

GREAT GIFT IDEA! Chill-Spot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10% off! www.chillspot.biz

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

NEW GAS fi replace with vent kit. $1,000.00 OBO. 250-368-8379

Olympia electronic compact typewriter c/w cover & wood desk, extra supplies $200; Le-longhi toaster oven, bakes & grills, like new. 250-446-2761

STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100. Sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

White Snow Boss 26in snow-blower, 8.5hp, electric start, $450. 250-442-2641.

Misc. WantedCASH for OLD postcards,

guns, military medals,syphons, bottles, license

plates, NWBIT insulators, tins, signs, silver coins (15x), toys, tokens, misc. antiques, Larry,

250 545-7140,[email protected]

PING-PONG TABLE, pref-erably folding, in good condi-tion and/or FOOS-BALL TA-BLE. Please call 250-364-1416

Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Musical InstrumentsGuitars, Amplifi ers, Drums Keyboards, Band & String

Instruments, Music books & Accessories, Music Lessons

Sales & RentalsBAY AVENUE MUSIC

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Real Estate

Apt/Condos for SaleGrand Forks. Priced well be-low market value, 940 sq ft, 2bdrm, 2 bath, laundry, 4 ap-py’s. Complex is 55 or older, elevator. 250-447-9591.

Real Estate

For Sale By OwnerESTATE - HOUSE, Wynndel Flats on 6.3/acres. Approx 1200sq.ft. main fl oor, 4/bdrms. 2 1/2/baths, 1 1/2 story + full bmnt. Exc. soil for gardening crops, grew strawberries for 40/yrs, asparagus for 10/yrs, now in hay. 1/acre fenced for pets + fenced front yard. Re-cent improvements- new as-phalt shingles on garage, new deck, siding, painting and re-pairs. $255,000obo. 250-866-5274

Wynndel- 1/BDRM 1/BATH house on 10 acres. Great view property on Elsie Holmes Rd. Older but well-maintained, ap-prox. 1000sq. ft. Lg l/rm, kitch-en/dining area, closed in porch & walk-in bsmt. Front balcony w/beautiful view of Creston Flats. Lg detached gar-age/workshop. Asking $269,000 obo 250-866-5274

Houses For SaleTwo homes and a shop in Golden for sale. Kijiji 370618987. Phone 250-344-5772 or 344-0553.

Other Areas20 ACRES Free! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo. Money back guarantee. No credit checks. Beautiful views. Roads surveyed. Near El Pa-so, Texas. 1-800-843-7537 www.sunsetranches.com

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Apt/Condo for Rent2-Bedroom suite for rent, available immediately; $700 per month plus utilities. Ph. 250-304-7490 in Castlegar.3 bdrm condo with 2 full bath, available now. RR. NP. Phone 250-442-2276 / 250-442-6800.ANNABELLE 156 Haig St. 3bdrm. apt. for rent. Heat incl. $1050./mo. Avail immed. NP 250-231-6791E.TRAIL, 2BDRM Gyro park, heat, hot water & cable incl. $675/mo 250-362-3316FRUITVALE, 2bd. Newly renovated, incl. w/d,f/s. On park, close to school & all amenities. Snow rem. $700./mo. +util. 250-921-9141FRUITVALE, D/T, 1bd. ns/np, Ref.req. $525./mo +util. Avail. Feb.1.Call/text: 604-788-8509Grand Forks: 1 bdrm, down-town w/elevator,A/C, in suit laundry. Mature adult. Small pet upon approval.N/S, ref req. $700 mo & utilities. 250-442-0952 or 250-442-5984.Grand Forks: 2 bdrm. N/P RR. Across from Legion 250-442-2276 / 250-442-6800.

Grand Forks: basement suite, private entrance with parking space. Two blocks to town, modern, spacious, bright, one bedroom plus large den, washer & dryer incl. $675 per month, plus utilities. No pets, no smok-ing. Damage deposit & refer-ences required. Call 250-442-3365.

NELSON Uphill: 2bdrm apt at Granite Manor, 104 Morgan St 55+, NS/NP, avail immediately $850/m heat/cable incl.250-352-2072NEW 2 BRD SUITE , WD N/S N/P PREFER QUIET COUPLE, $1000/M + UTIL AVAIL FEB 1ST 352-1633ROSSLAND 2bdrm, clean, quiet, F/S, W/D, N/P, N/S, 250-362-9473SUNNINGDALE, large 2bdrm. 1bth. Cable, heat & a/c includ-ed. Free use of washer & dry-er. No smoking, No pets. Avail. Jan.1st. 250-368-3055

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Apt/Condo for RentTRAIL, 1BD. Suite, furnished, $475./mo. util.incl., basic cable TV. ns,np. 250-364-2898WARFIELD, 1BD. F/S. Coin laundry, storage. Secure bldg. $625. util.incl. 250-367-2154

Apartment Furnished

SIX MILE- Fully Equipped 1 bdrm, $750/m DD$250 util, cable & wi-fi incl 250-777-1146

Commercial/Industrial

CrestonCOMMERCIAL BUILDING

3600 sq.ft.of Retail Space

Located DOWN TOWNExcellent High Traffi c Area

Plenty of Parking250-428-5240

Cottages / Cabins 2 bdrm cabin $685/m + 3

bdrm cabin $750/m + 2 bdrm cabin $585/m on large

acreage, very private, 1km south of Slocan City. Wood/

elect heat, creek water, Utilities xtra. Pets ok, room for

garden. Lease required. 250-355-2412

Duplex / 4 PlexGrand Forks: 3 bdrm, 6 app’s, sm balcony, N/P, N/S, near arena. $800/m includes utils. Available Jan 1st. 250-365-7231.

Misc for RentChristina Lake 1bdrm cot-tage, deck, bsmt, w/d, $625 + utils. 2-3 bdrm home, 2 bath, solarium, bsmt, f/p, w/d, n/s, $900 + utils. 604-771-1570 or [email protected]

Mobile Homes & Pads

Grand Forks: 3 bdrm mobile home, F/S, gas, cent/air, laun-dry hookup, No smokers OR pets. Suited for 1-2 quiet re-sponsible adults. Ref required 250-442-8289

Homes for RentCASTLEGAR 2 to 3 Bdrm House, 1 Bath House, W/D

N/S, N/P, wood stove $795/mth + utilities, Avail

Immed 250-304-9257Castlegar Avail immediately 3 - 4 Bdrm House, close to schools, beautiful hardwood

fl oors, F/S, DW, Laundry huge fenced yard, N/S, N/P

$1100/mth + utilities Call 250-304-9868

Christina Lake; 2bdrm, F/S-W/D, near shopping/school, $640/m. 250-447-6395.Grand Forks: 3 bdrm, 2 bath $900m /+utils, Lg fenced yard, N/S. Avail now. 250-442-0554Grand Forks 3 bedroom w/ 1 1/2 bath. SxS duplex w/big yard. N/S, N/P. Ref. required. 250-442-2276/250-442-6800.Grand Forks Responsible family to rent a 4bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, full basement, covered garage, close to school, very lg fenced back yard, N/S, N/P, RR, 4 apply’s. Avail Feb 1. $1,150/m+util’s. 250-442-5160Greenwood 3bdrm, 1.5 bath, fenced yard, sm greenhouse, sm shed, sm pet negotiable. $750/m . 604-951-0533.

RentalsGreenwood: 1 bdrm home, 4 appl’s $550. 3 bdrm home 4 appl’s $750.Grand Forks: 2 bdrm apt $750 utils inc. 2 bdrm, 2 bath furnished home on river $750. Unique 1 bdrm very lg apt dwntwn, 5 app’s, utils inc, $800. 3 bdrm townhouse, 1.5 bath, 4 app’s $800. 2 bdrm home, 5 app’s, lg fenced yard, $750.Christina Lake: 3 bdrm furnished home avail to June 30/13, $850.

N/S, N/P, References.Ken: 250-442-2632

[email protected]

TRAIL, 3BD., newly renovat-ed. $950./mo. N/S, N/P. Avail. immed. 250-367-7558

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Homes for RentROBSON 1 Bedroom VERY

small house, newly renoN/S, N/P, $495/ mth + util.

Call 250.304.3800

TRAIL, 1bd., small, furnished w/linens &dishes, basic cable & utilities inc. For mature, quiet, single, ns,np. $550./mo.Ref.req. 250-368-9291TRAIL, lovely 3 bdrm, 1 bth, f/s, w/d, ns, np, 1539 4th Ave., full bsmt, $1000./mo. or nego-tiable l-t. Avail. immed. Call 250-364-3978 after 6pm.W.TRAIL, 4bd. F/S,W/D. N/P, N/S. $900./mo. +util., available immed. 250-368-6110W.TRAIL, 4bdrm., 2bth. $1,050./mo. Avail. immed. 250-367-6118

Offi ce/RetailCASTLEGAR 1000 sq ft

professional Offi ce Space or retail next to Tim Horton’s

Avail Jan 1/13, 250-608-3930Nelson: Downtown offi ce suite. Mountain Waters build-ing, 205 Victoria Good park-ing, light & quiet $375/mo. 1st month rent free 352-6081

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RentalsGrand Forks: Lg unique 1 bdrm apt, 5 app’s, dwntwn, $800 utils inc. 2 bdrm Apt $750 utils inc. 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath town-house, 4 app’s, $800. 2 bdrm, 2 bath furnished home on river $750. 2 bdrm house, 5 app’s, lg fenced yard $750.COMMERCIAL & OFFICE

SPACE. Terms negotiable.

Greenwood: 1 bdrm home, 4 appl’s $550. 3 bdrm home, 4 appl’s $700.Christina Lake: 3 bdrm furnished home avail to June 30/13, $850. N/S, N/P, References.

Ken: [email protected]

Grand Forks Realty Ltd.

Shared Accommodation

DOWNTOWN TRAIL, shared accommodation, $450./mo. 250-368-6075

StorageGrand Forks 1000sq ft heated storage w/security system, very reasonable. 250-442-9780.

Suites, Lower2 bdrm suite , newly reno’d

$950/m includes util availimmediately 354-1944

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Trucks & Vans1992 Ford Ranger 2WD , runs but needs rear end, w/canopy. 250-442-2578.

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