April 19, 2012 Rossland News

A number of Rossland resi-dents were at the school board meeting Monday night in sup-port of a presentation detailing the benefits of keeping K-12 education in Rossland.

The Neighbourhood of Learning (NOL) committee

gave a presentation detailing some of the results of a re-cent survey. The survey asked residents to give feedback on the various options for future education in Rossland, such as K-7, K-10 and K-12 and what there feeling were on each.

Linda Schultz presented the results which came to the con-clusion that making Rossland Secondary into a K-12 school

would be the best outcome, with 85 per cent of Rossland parents in favour of that op-tion.

NOL argued that making MacLean a K-7 school, which is another possibility would be cramped, as it’s already pretty full as a K-5 school. There is also no room for portables.

RSS on the other hand the survey said, has room for all

students with about double the space.

Currently, RSS is one of the most expensive schools in the district to run per full-time student, but NOL said that with the addition of the lower grade students, the cost per student would drop.

They also stated that the costs of closing RSS should take into account the added

costs in portables and busses, as there would be an additional 200 RSS students that would have to be bused to Crowe.

RSS also has diverse pro-grams, such as the academies programs, which benefit oth-ers in the district as well and would be lost in closure, they stated.

Leslie Paul, part of the NOL committee, said that in total,

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Sunday may have been the last time to see two of the bands perform. After the Joe Hill Extravaganza night, members of Heavy Shtetl (above) and Cattle Annie may be leaving the bands. See story on p.13.

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On April 21, practice REUSE by cleaning out unwanted household items and placing them at your curbside. Put up a ‘FREE’ sign inviting your neighbours to stop and help themselves.

Annual general meeting will be held 23 April 2012 in the Harry Lefevre Room at the Rossland Public Library starting at 7pm. All are welcome to attend. Contact the library at 250-362-7611 or [email protected]

Runs every Thursday from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. at the Flying Steam-shovel. All proceeds go to the Rossland Family Relief Fund, aiding local families in need. 250-362-7323

Come watch participants shave their head or cut their hair during the Roller Derby Double Header Game April 28. Proceeds to the Canadian Cancer Society and Prevent Cancer Now. If you would like to participate or donate contact Melissa at [email protected] or 250 521-0208.

(SPCS) will hold its AGM Sun-day April 29th at 1:00 PM in the Trail Seniors’ Hall (Selkirk College; Portland St. entrance). David Hurford, a director of the B.C. Care Providers Assoc. will be guest speaker. Local care facility employees, public and members are invited.

presents All Star Kootenay Kannibelles versus Okanagan-Shuswap’s Raggedy Rollers at the Rossland arena, Saturday April 21 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance ($15 at the door, $2 for kids) from RossVegas in Rossland and Gerick Cycle & Sport in Trail. On-line tickets sales at www.kootenay-rollerderby.com.

Yolanda Ridge will be reading from her brand new novel Road Block on Saturday, May 5, 1 p.m to 2 p.m at Cafe Books West. The event is free, with juice and cupcakes for the kids. Books are on sale now at Cafe Books West. More info: 250-362-5333 or cafebookswest.com

Enjoy an hour of rhymes, songs and stories with your child (age 0-15 months), from 10-11 a.m., Saturdays, April 14 to June 16 at the Rossland Library (meeting room). The program is free, but please pre-register. Con-tact: Lynn Amann 362-5835, [email protected]

The Lions meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6 p.m. at the Rossland Legion. Contact W. Profili at 362-7671

Reduce the amount of trash that goes to the landfill. Practice ‘reuse’ and participate in the annual Trash To Treasure Day on April 21. For more info check out www.rdkb.com.

Next regular open board meeting is Monday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at Trail Middle School.

Next regular meeting is Monday, April 23, starting at 7 p.m. Open meetings will now take place every third Monday of

the month. More info: [email protected] evening practices 7 - 9 p.m. in the McIntyre Room

at the Cominco Memorial Centre. Brass and woodwind players welcomed. For moreinfo, contact Andrea McKay, 362-7604.

Each month on the third Sunday from 7-9:30 pm., the Ross-land Miner’s Hall hosts performers - music, dance, spoken word, theatre. Interestedvolunteers and performers may contact Michael Gifford at 250-362-7170 or [email protected]. Adults $3, students free. Treats available. Doors open at 6:30p.m..Next show is May 20.

May 12 at Saint Andrews Church in Rossland.of Catherine Wetmore. Over 100 paintings 75 per cent off. One

day only at St. Andrew’s Church, 1347 Pine Ave. Trail. A unique event and a rare oppor-tunity for collectors of original art.

Sit n’ Knit, Thursdays 1:30 - 3:30 pm! Bring your projects and questions and get help from an expert knitter, all for a $2 donation(all proceeds to local charity) Call 362-5383.

Rhymes, songs, finger plays and stories, 9:30-10:30 am, Thursdays at MacLean StrongStart Center. Free, drop-in, for caregivers and young children.

Fridays at the Rossland Library: Tots (ages 3-5) 10:15-10:45 am and Books for Babies (under 3) 11:00-11:30 am. Drop-in. A parent orguardian must remain in the program room for the duration.

6-8 pm, first Tuesday each month at the RosslandLibrary. Come be part of the process.

Columbia District Girl Guides has units from Ross-land to Salmo for girls aged 5 to 17. Call 250-367-7115. Leaders also wanted.

Wednesdays at RSS gym. starts at 7 p.m. $2 drop-in or $5 for theseason. Wear indoor shoes.

For boys and girls, now at the Rossland Scout Hall. Beavers (ages5,6,7) Wed. 6-7pm. Cubs (ages 8,9,10) Thu. 4-5:30pm. Contact ShannaTanabe: 362-0063.

Free drop-in, 1504 Cedar Ave, Trail. Call 364-3322 or [email protected]. Art Night: Tue. 7pm; Movie Night: Wed. 6-8pm.

General Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. onthe third Wed. of every month. All members of Branch #14 are asked to attend.

Weekly meetings at the Rock Cut Pub, Mon., 6-8pm. All welcome! Contact John Sullivan, 362-5278.

West Kootenay Family Historians, 7pm, first Monday each month, Sept toJune, SHSS, Castlegar. Annual fee $10. Contact Jean, 365-8100, or Grace, 364-1426.

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there were over 500 surveys re-turned and of those 487 were resi-dents of Rossland. Some of the other respondents are those who have children in Rossland schools, but live outside of town.

Trustee Mickey Kinakin asked whether there were concerns about “building an environment” for the primary students at RSS.

Ann Quarterman, also on the NOL committee, said that’s been talked about a lot.

“That tends to be the biggest con-

cern of parents that they’re worried about the younger kids being with the older kids,” Quarterman said. “What we saw in Kaslo, and from the way RSS is already configured in terms of the actual building that’s there, it would be very easy to have all the primary kids in one area so

that they won’t necessarily be inter-mingling with the other kids.”

She said they would likely have separate recesses and lunch hours.

“One of the possibilities would be to have the younger kids eating in their classrooms, just like they do at MacLean,” she said. “Whereas the older kids would use the lunch-room.”

And there could be the added ben-efit of having the older kids tutor the younger kids as well.

Trustee Jen Carter had concerns about the play area for the lower grades.

“Walking around RSS there is a park, but when I was there, there was a huge amount of snow in that park that precluded kids from play-ing in it,” Carter said. “Is there a way of dealing with what you have up at RSS to provide that service for your kids?”

Quarterman said that they will be putting in a playground at one end of Jubilee Field.

“We’ve also talked with city staff and district staff about closing the parking area that’s currently in the back of the building and that would become another playground area for the younger grades,” she said, adding

that they also plan on putting a natu-ral playground near the communitygarden end of the field.

This would use natural featureslike rocks.

Trustee Toni Driuti asked about apast configuration of MacLean.

“At one time MacLean used tohouse k-7, prior to transition,” Driutisaid. “Now there seems to be a con-cern that the school is going to be toosmall.”

Paul said that all rooms are be-ing used at MacLean, and the onlyrooms that don’t have regular classesin them are the computer room andStrongStart room.

“The classrooms at RSS are muchbigger, and for primary students, alot of those classrooms can be divid-ed,” Paul said.

Kinakin commented that Ross-land has to be realistic about whatRSS can look like in the future.

“I hope that people realize that ifthe board does locate a K-12 in Ross-land, your high school will not looklike Stanley Humphreys or Crowe,”he said.

NOL will be releasing the full sur-vey results soon.

For NOL’s recent column on thesurvey see p.7 of last week’s RosslandNews.

Neighbourhood of Learning committee members presented some of the results of a recent survey on schooling in Rossland to the School District 20 board Mon-day night. Below the members of the Neighbourhood of Learning committee support the presentation.


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A student at Rossland Secondary came in second in a poem writing contest.

Grade 6 student Sophie Derosa was run-ner up in the Remembrance day poem con-test and was presented with a cheque for $125 from the Rossland Legion last week.

Sophie’s mother and RSS teacher Chris-tine Derosa said that her daughter was influ-enced by her great-grandfather’s own expe-riences in the war as Sophie’s grandmother often recalls to her when they visit.

“She’s quite familiar with the tales of him being an ambulance driver, stationed over in Europe,” she said. “Next year she’ll write the essay.”

Derosa explained that her grandfather has an interesting story that she hopes Sophie will tell.

“My grandmother became pregnant with my mom just when he left for war, so she never met her dad until she was five, when he returned from the war. These are things we take for granted,” she said. “I said to So-phie, ‘could you imagine going all the way to kindergarten without knowing your dad other than a picture?’”

Derosa said that has helped to motivate Sophie in the past. Her grandmother still shares a lot about her father.

All the grade 6/7s entered the contest at RSS as part of their curriculum. Derosa said they value Remembrance Day and feel that it can be lost on the kids.

She’s been helping her students to do the contest for the past 15 years.

“The legion is very supportive,” she said. “They buy us resource material if we like and the prizes are cash prizes, which are an-other motivator for kids to learn. We try to get them to research family members or any connection to remembrance day or to the wars.”

In the past few years, the contest has grown and now includes current wars as well, like Afghanistan.

“It used to be just Vietnam, Korea, World War I and World War II,” she said. “So now that opened it up, because many of these kids have parents that are in the military.”

The classes start researching and writing the poems in October and enter them on Re-membrance Day.

There is then local, regional, provincial and national judging.

They do brainstorming, personal research and watch short video clips.

The legion also comes to speak to the classes.

In Grade 7 they focus on children and war. “So they get to actually look at what it’s like to be a child living in a war-torn country to-day,” she said.

“That’s what we really push is your life is fantastic because of what these people fought for and these are children living in war-torn countries now and that could have been you.”

She said that very few kids are able to actu-ally relate to a single person.

“There are a few essays dedicated to great-grandparents, but not that many, the rest of the kids just have to have general knowledge and understanding and gratefulness.”

Derosa said that in the past 15 years she’s been doing it they’ve had a lot of kids place at the provincial levels, but Sophie is likely the first RSS student to place at nationals.

Sophie is in Kim McKinnon’s class.Here is her award winning poem:

A Day To Remember Our Soldiers

The soldiers gave their lives to defendThey say a prayer for war to endWhether fighting in desert sand, rain or mudLandscapes soaking up their bloodAnother war, lives turned to dustThe only thing they had was trustThey lay in graves so far from homeTheir families shattered, now all aloneAll those courageous young men who took partAnd bravely defended us with all their heartRemember those who fought beforeRemember those still at warOn November 11 and every day Be thinking of the soldiers in every wayAs our anthem plays, sing clear and loudAnd on Remembrance Day, wear poppies proudWe thank all Veterans for their choiceAnd perhaps one day we will all rejoice.

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The U19 Film Festival was screened in Trail at the Royal Theatre. Above are the festival’s winners, from left: Vincent Hoang, Andrew Woodward, Mackenzie Flood, Liam Barnes and Chase Hansen.


Youth film fest a successYouths from around the Kootenays had a

chance to show off their films Saturday after-noon at the U19 film festival.

The festival, held at the Royal Theatre in Trail for its first year, was the culmination of months of work honing skills for the young filmmakers.

Among the winners for their respective submissions were Vincent Hoang, Andrew Woodward, Mackenzie Flood, Liam Barnes and Chase Hansen.

Erin Handy, from Kootenay Association for Science and Technology, said that the festival turned out really good.

“It exceeded our expectations in terms of the submissions and the quality of the submissions,” Handy said. “So we are more than thrilled and looking forward to doing it again next year.”

This was the first year of the U19 Film Fes-tival.

Handy said it started as an add-on com-

ponent to the Rossland Mountain Film Fes-tival.

“We took that and stretched it out,” she said.

They start with film workshops in the fall to give the young filmmakers the tools, then they do the REEL youth Film Festival in No-vember as a means to inspire them.

“We realized that November date does not give the kids enough time to actually de-velop anything of substance or quality,” she said. “We really need to give them that extra time to work on projects and really see their vision through.”

The result of putting the films on the big screen at the Royal Theatre in Trail, is that one, it gives the whole festival a regional component, and two, gives the festival a the-atre feel.

“I think there’s something very validating about being able to see your work in a set-ting,” she said, especially when they dream of making films their future career.

She said that since it was the first year there was some trial.

“I think the first year of anything, you feel

your way through,” she said. “I think next year it will be more polished and I’m hop-ing that there is a little bit of hype about it. I’m hoping that the people here went and told their friends and maybe some of the kids here today that didn’t make films start to think about the possibilities.”

Handy said it’s not that difficult, and is about equipment, vision and some hard work.

“I’m hoping we inspire some more kids,” she said.

With the youth so comfortable with new technology and it being so accessible, Handy said that kids can relate to it better than past generations.

“There are all of these success stories that we can all see on Youtube or online,” she said. “Technology is an inherent, intrinsic part of our lives now and these kids are better at it then we are.

“They grew up with it, they feel it, they know it. It’s sort of taking that technical role that they’re already confident about and making it their own and doing something creative with it.”

Next week, the Rossland branch of the Nelson and District Credit Union will be hosting the NDCU’s annual general meet-ing. Credit union directors are hoping that there will be a large turnout to the meeting, which will take place Tuesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. in the Prestige Mountain Resort.

It’s a special occasion, as it’s the first time

since the credit unions amalgamated in 1998 that the meeting will be held here.

The Rossland branch has a long history of serving the community. The credit union was originally incorporated in 1941 .

All of the board of directors and commit-tee members who were not staff were volun-teers, without any stipend, back when it was the Rossland Credit Union, which was up until 1998. It then joined Nelson and District Credit Union.

The Rossland Credit Union amalgamated

with Nelson and District Credit Union in 1998 and moved into the current building a year later.

In 2000, the Bank of Montreal left town and the Rossland branch bought its assets.

The credit union has a long history in Rossland and NDCU members hope that Rosslanders will turn out for the meeting.

The Nelson and District Credit Union will have its annual general meeting April 24. The directors and members of the board are hoping to get a large a turnout for the event.


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opportunity to see the West Koote-nay Women’s Roller Derby’s all-star travel team in action, right here at home! All-Star Kootenay Kan-nibelles vs Raggedy Rollers All-Stars from the Okanagan-Shuswap at the Rossland arena on Saturday, April 21. It runs from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance at Ross-vegas and $15 at the door.

To commemorate the 25th Anni-versary of the original tour, the Rick Hansen Foundation is celebrating with the Rick Hansen 25th Anni-versary Relay. This time, one man in motion will be representing by many in motion; as 7,000 participants from across Canada, who have made a difference in the lives of others, will pass the singular Rick Hansen medal from one participant to the next, as the relay makes its way across Canada. Join in on the end of day ceremonies on Wednesday, April 25 at the Miners’ Hall starting at 3:30 p.m. with the arrival of Paralympian Kimberly Joines and Rick Hansen.

The 2012 World Harmony Run is a global relay founded by peace leader Sri Chinmoy that seeks to promote international friendship and understanding. As a symbol of harmony, runners carry a flaming torch, passing it from hand to hand travelling through over 100 na-tions around the globe. The World Harmony Run does not seek to raise money or highlight any po-litical cause, but simply strives to create goodwill among peoples of all nations. There will be a group of World Harmony runners coming through Rossland Tuesday, May 1

from 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Please contact Gloria Harding at 514-845-1837 or visit www.worldharmonyrun.org for more information on the run. Please feel free to join in at the beginning or end of the run! The group would encourage everyone to support the run at this time. The run route will be located Highway 3B to Highway 22 carrying onto Trail and then onto Creston. The runners will carry an Olympic style torch, which symbol-izes “World Harmony” while run-ning through town.

National coaching certification program, gymnastics foundations intro course in Rossland at the MacLean Annex on April 21-22! The national coaching certification pro-gram (NCCP) is a collaboration of the government of Canada, the pro-vincial/territorial governments, the national and provincial/ territorial sport organizations and the Coach-ing Association of Canada. The NCCP specifically is a coach train-ing and certification program for many different sports across Canada. The NCCP is the recognized nation-al standard for coach training and certification in Canada. As part of the program, all coaches are trained in ethical decision-making and sport safety. Register at: www.gymnastics.bc.ca.

Announcing Psyched for Life Camp for youth! Mental Tough-ness, Training and Outdoor Pursuits with Leslie Beatson, PhD in leader-ship coaching and consulting. Join our highly qualified, experienced leaders for a weekend of fun and learning that will lead to your suc-cess! Mental training sessions will

be facilitated before each activity and participants will be encouraged to apply skills from sport psychology during activities of choice. Parents are invited to wrap up portion of the program on Sunday at 2:00pm for an information and Q&A session to help incorporate newly learned skills into daily life and sport. May 26 and 27, Saturday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Ages 10-13 and 14-17 years (Min. 25 participants) $165. For full program details contact Rossland Recreation at [email protected] or 250-362-2327.

Connect Youth Action Summit, is Thursday to Sunday May 3- 6. Take action in your community. cbt.org/connect.

The annual Gerick Cycle Bike Swap is Saturday, April 28 in the parking lot at Gerick Cycle in Trail (930 Rossland Avenue). If you have a bike you’d like to sell, drop it off at Gerick Cycle between 8:30 -10 a.m. on April 28. Bikes will be sold be-tween 11 a.m. -2 p.m. Also featuring on location, rustic crust wood-fire pizza! See you there!

The Spring Brochure is now online and can be viewed on the city’s website (www.rossland.ca) and also on Facebook. Hard copies of the Spring Brochure were put into post boxes on March 2. The bro-chure is full of action and activity for all ages as we shift seasons from winter to spring. Heather and Pam are available Monday to Friday at the recreation desk at city hall to take your registrations. Contact them at 362-2327 or [email protected] to arrange for program registrations!

Earth day is this Sunday and there are many ways you can celebrate it.

The first Earth day was April 22, 1970 and marks the beginning of the environmental movement.

It was a time of excess fumes and pollution. At that time some organized against this and Earth Day was born.

Over forty years later and how much better are things?

Sure there are now much better regulations in place and the Earth may have had a respite, but now emerging economies like China and India are having their turn.

Canada isn’t exactly leading by example. On the national level we’re governed by heavily economically-leaning mandate.

This mandate is insistent on foregoing the environmental assessments of the old days in an attempt to speed up processes that grant oil and gas companies the ability to build large projects, like the oil pipeline.

On the other hand it’s alarming to think that one of B.C.’s fastest growing economic sectors is the natural gas sector.

The natural gas extracted by processes like fracking are quite environmentally destructive to water sources and land.

The pollinator workshop highlighted the importance of even small organisms like bees, since without them there would be no way to produce food at such high yields.

So this Earth Day, take the time to look at where we are and where we need to go.

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Beware the Flower Clown and Other Roadside CharactersI would imagine that your opinion of police traffi c surveillance tactics probably depends a lot on whether you are the recipient of a ticket or not because of them. You may have actually seen Corporal Smith in Nanaimo dressed up as the Easter Bunny or Constable Martell of Kelowna wearing a hoodie and holding up a sign made of cardboard. They certainly got to see a lot of traffi c violators and provided information to pick up teams a bit further down the road.

They should not be doing enforcement unless they are in uniform! Undignifi ed...civil societies depend on fairness and good examples. This sounds a bit like sour grapes to me; the police should stand out so I have a chance to avoid being caught is what I might be hearing in these comments.

In a playful mood one day I stopped my fully marked police car on the side of the highway, turned on all the emergency lights and “hid” behind it to work laser speed enforcement. The traffi c fl ow was moderate and I seldom waited long for the next violator to come along. Perhaps I needed a sign announcing speed enforcement ahead as an additional warning?

Laugh or cry over it, disguise is a valid form of law enforcement investigation and I see no reason that police should feel embarrassed to use it or that the public should require them to stop. It is not unfair or uncivilized, but it could be a little undignifi ed. To those offi cers who are willing to be laughed at for the cause, my hat is off to you!The author is a retired constable with many years of traffi c law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.

Don’t miss your chance to attend the NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Intro Course in Rossland at the MacLean Annex on April 21-22, 2012! Early Bird registration closes April 14, 2012 ($20 discount)!National Coaching Certifi cation Program (NCCP) The National Coaching Certifi cation Program is a collaboration of the Government of Canada, the provincial/territorial governments, the national and provincial/ territorial sport organizations and the Coaching Association of Canada.**The NCCP specifi cally is a coach training and certifi cation program for many different sports across Canada. NCCP courses are designed to meet the needs of all types of coaches, from the fi rst-time coach to the head coach of a national team. The NCCP is the recognized national standard for coach training and certifi cation in Canada. As part of the program, all coaches are trained in ethical decision-making and sport safety.

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Grade 5 student from Rossland Maclean Elementary, Tatyanna Smutny-Fontaine enjoyed being called up on stage with the Science World on the road team at this years Community Science celebration. Here she is pictured with the Van de Graffiti, which creates static electricity. The event drew many visitors to the Castlegar Recreation Complex on Saturday where many exhibits and booths were available for children of all ages. Some of the presenters included Rossland based Kootenay association of science & technology ( KAST ), Bear Aware and many more. The kids also had the chance to enter draws, bring home trees to plant, make home-made slime, and build bridges and harmonicas from Popsicle sticks.

Monika Smutny photo

If you are wondering how to lay-out your garden this year and what to plant, consider adopting plants that are friendly to pollinating spe-cies.

Entomologist Lynn Westcott spoke about the importance of native pollinators last week at the Rossland Legion. Westcott ex-plained that the most efficient of the pollinators are bees and it’s relatively easy to set up your gar-den to accommodate the insects. There are social and solitary bees, with honey bees in the first cat-egory. B.C. alone is home to over 500 species of native bees, with somewhere around 900 species throughout Canada.

Westcott expleined that the hon-

ey is actually not a native species, but was brought here by European settlers.

Over the last few years there has been a lot of news conscerning problems in the honey population relating to mass die-off from things like pesticides and diseases present in the bee population.

Westcott said that a strain of a virus that affects bees in Holland is one of the culprits.

Another problem is that the huge canola fields and mass farm-ing of the present don’t give the honey bees and other social bees good areas to creat a next.

Because of this, Westcott said some farmers are looking to alter-native bees.

On the local scale, Westcott ex-plained that there are numerous simple ways that you can make your garden more native bee

friendly. One is to leave areas of dirt open

for bees that dig nests. Another is to leave open stems of dead plants, because some carpenter bees like to set up a home there.

She also advises against using pesticides and other chemicals as they can have harsh effects on bees.

In June, Westcott will lead a field day in Rossland where she’ll show bees working in a diverse garden.

It will be an “opportunity to see native bees in action and to iden-tify the different types of pollina-tors, and to look at combinations of flowering plants and appropriate sites for nesting blocks.”

For more info on pollina-tors and the pollinator series in general, contact Hanne Smith with Rossland Real Food at [email protected].


Helping native pollinators to survive in Rossland


CancerThe more we know, The Healthier we’ll be

To support the Canadian Cancer Society, call 364-0403 or visit cancer.ca.

Breast cancer starts in breasttissue cells, which extend beyondthe actual breasts, from the armpitsacross to the breastbone inthe middle of the chest and up tothe collarbone. The breasts sit onthe chest muscles that cover theribs. Breast cancer is the secondleading cause of death by cancerin women.

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To all the amazing women in my world,

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Most colorectal cancers startin the cells that line the inside ofthe colon or the rectum, whichmake up the large intestine (largebowel). The large intestine is thelast part of the digestive system.Colorectal cancer usually growsslowly and in a predictable wayand is curable when diagnosed atan early stage. Colorectal canceris the second most fatal cancer inmen and the third most fatal cancer in women.

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Stay Strong and Never Give up

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Leukemia is a cancer thatstarts in the stem cells of the bonemarrow. Bone marrow, which makes blood cells, is the soft, spongy material that fi lls the centre of most bones. Leukemia developswhen the blood stem cells produceabnormal blood cells. Over time,the leukemia cells crowd out normal blood cells, making it hard for the white blood cells, red bloodcells, and platelets to do their jobs.

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To the People of our communities who have

lost a loved one to Cancer

Katrine Conroy

More than 90 percent of testicularcancers start in germ cells,which are the sperm-forming cellswithin the testicles. Other types ofcancer can spread to the testicles,at which point they are called testicular metastasis. It is the mostcommon cancer to occur in youngmen who are between 15 and 29years old.

Testicular

Helping in the fi ght against Cancer

Primary brain tumours start inthe brain and can be either benignor malignant. Cancerous tumoursthat begin to grow in other parts ofthe body and spread to the brain are called secondary or metastaticbrain tumours. Elsewhere in thebody, benign tumours are generallynot considered as dangerous asmalignant tumours. In the brain,however, both kinds can be seriousand possibly life-threatening.

Brain

To all those out there that have fought the battle and lost and those who are fi ghting hard

Arts & Culture

The Selkirk Trio performance on Saturday brought together three dynamic performers for a musi-cal journey through pieces from Beethoven to Cuban composer Paquito D’Riviera, at the Rouge Gallery. The trio are Nicola Everton on clarinette, Jeff Faragher on cello and Sue Gould on piano.

Arne Petryshen photos

Selkirk Trio at Rouge


In Rossland, Canvassers for the Canadian Cancer Society will be going door to door, please show them support.

There are three main types of ovarian cancer. For each type, the cancer starts in a different type of cell found in the ovaries:• epithelial cell cancer starts in thecells that cover the outer surfaceof the ovary;• germ cell tumours start in the egg cells within the ovary and generally occur in younger women. Germ cell cancer can even develop in children.• Stromal tumours start in the connective tissue cells that hold the ovary together.

Ovarian

In memory of those we’ve lost & in support of those

who’ve survived

Primary bone cancer starts inthe bone’s cells. A rare disease, itis not the same as secondary bonecancer, or bone metastases, whichstarts elsewhere in the body andspreads to the bones. Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer. It starts in new tissue in growing bones, most often in the knee area. Osteosarcoma tends to spread to other parts of the body, especially the lungs.

Bone

To all those fi ghting this terrible disease, and their families

Alex Atamenenko

Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that starts in the lymphocytes, the cells of the lymphatic system, which extends across the body. Hodgkin lymphoma usually begins in a group of lymph nodes in one part of the body, most often the neck. It grows in a predictable,orderly way from one lymph node group to the next. Eventually, it can spread to almost any tissue or organ in the body through the lymphatic system or the bloodstream.

Hodgkin Lymphoma

To my dad that survived a 3 year battle and is living his life to the

fullest today, so glad we have you in our lives!

Monika Smutny

There are two main types oflung cancer: small cell lung cancerand non-small cell lung cancer,which is the most common andslower-growing type. Small celllung cancer grows quickly and often spreads to distant parts of the body. Lung cancer is the leadingcause of death by cancer in bothmen and women.

Lung

The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. This gland’s main function is to make seminal fl uid, which mixes with sperm from the testicles to make semen. Prostate cancer is the most common type found in men. Itusually grows slowly and can often be cured or successfully managed. Nevertheless, prostate cancer is the third leading cause of death by cancer in men.

Prostate

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Every year more than 150,000 Canadians are diagnosed with cancer. Many of them choose to fi ght this terrible disease and not let it beat them. But how can their pain, stress, and fear best be managed?PAIN RELIEFFighting cancer doesn’t necessarily mean having to live with pain. Several medications are available that relieve the pain caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. The care teams that treat cancer patients can support them and help them fi nd the medications that are best suited to their needs.STRESS MANAGEMENTStress is an ever-present part of life for a person suffering from cancer, beginning with the diagnosis, during treatment, and even after recovery. There are, however, many strategies for reducing the impact of these stress factors. Cancer patients should be coached to express their emotions — crying, yelling, or hitting a pillow are all ways to relieve stress. Laughing, getting involved in favourite pastimes, and having fun get patients thinking about something other than their illness and on the road to well-being. Doctors also encourage cancer patients to stay physically active. Even the simplest exercise, such as walking and swimming, can relieve the side-effects of treatments as well as reduce stress, improve spirits, increase energy, stimulate the appetite, and help patients sleep better.

Living with cancer: stress and pain management

APRIL IS DAFFODIL MONTHEvery year the Canadian Cancer Society organizes a daffodil fundraising campaign across the country. The aim of this activity is to fund cancer research and community support services.

Living with cancer: stress and pain maaancan

April Is Cancer Awareness Month

Arts & Culture

Comedian EricaSigurdson willbe performingat the Miners’Hall April 29as part of theRossland Coun-cil for Arts andCulture 2012p e r f o r m a n c eseries.

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Canadian comedian bringing laughs to RosslandFamous Canadian Comedian, Erica Sig-

urdson, performs at the Miners’ HallGet ready to laugh out loud Rossland as

the dominating force in the Canadian Com-edy scene, Erica Sigurdson, performs at the Miners’ Hall on Sunday, April 29.

Erica Sigurdson has been described as a ‘sugar-coated razor blade,’ girl next door and ‘the person you want to be around when you catch the gossip of the day’.

Over the last ten years Erica has per-formed at every major comedy festival in Canada, had an amazing 25 appearances

on CBC Radio’s The Debaters, travelled to Afghanistan to entertain the troops and won the 2007 Leo Award for best comedy screenwriting in a comedy.

Most recently, Erica wrote on the new CBC hit Mr. D – which has been receiving rave reviews across Canada.

Erica Sigurdson is presented on Sunday, April 29, by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture as part of the 2012 performance series.

Tickets are $20 in advance at Out of the Cellar in Rossland and the Charles Bailey Theatre in Trail. $23 at the door. $2 off for RCAC Members.

For more information, please visit: www.rosslandcac.com

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ANNUALGENERALMEETINGYou Are InvitedPlease join your staff and board of directors as we present the 2011 annual review and answer your questions.

Rossland members can help celebrate the 70 year history and the future of their credit union in the community!

The AGM dateTuesday April 24, 20127:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Prestige Mountain Resort1919 Columbia Avenue, Rossland

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Sports

Rossland’s Gnarlie’s Angels entered with a flourish during Friday night’s roller derby double-header. Catch more derby action Saturday in Rossland starting at 6 p.m.


The West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League launched into its season opener on Friday in Rossland arena.

The doubleheader saw Salmo’s Babes of Brutality versus Nelson’s Lumber Jackies, followed by Castle-gar’s Dam City Rollers taking on last year’s champions Rossland’s Gnarlie’s Angels.

This weekend, the first of three Kootenay Kannibel-les home games is going to be in Rossland.

League president Michelle Sylvest said it’s exciting to have that calibre of roller derby here.

The Kootenay Kannibelles are this region’s travelteam that players have to try out for every four monthsto remain on the team.

“Just because you made it once, doesn’t mean you’llmake it again,” Sylvest said, adding that they play at ahigh level.

Competing against them will be Okanagan-Shus-wap’s Raggedy Rollers.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door, ($2for kids 12 and under) RossVegas in Rossland andGerick Cycle & Sport in Trail.

Online tickets sales at www.kootenayrollerderby.com where you can check out the 2012 Bout Scheduleand contemplate the bounty of a seasons pass beforethey’re gone on April 21.

ARNE PETRYSHENRossland News Reporter

Roller derby season begins


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Roller derby was off to a rolling start Friday as the doubleheader kicked off the third season. Clock-wise from top: Celine Die-On (14) of the Angels looks to pass the Dam City Rollers player; the Angels’ bench; Salmo’s Babes of Brutality finish their match.

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druing the roller derby intermission in which spectators can watch people get the long or short locks of their hair cut for the benefit of can-cer research and preven-tion.

That special presenta-tion is the Community Head Shave, a chance for anyone who wants to do-

nate their hair or pledgeto raise money for twoworthy causes can cut off or shave off their hair.

Proceeds will go to-wards the CanadianCancer Society and Pre-vent Cancer Now.

For more info, or toparticipate or donate con-tact Melissa at [email protected] or 250 521-0208.

Helen James, from Rossland is awarded a signed hockey stick from special olympian Paula Prough, from Warfield. The Special Olympics BC sold tickets for the hockey stick during Friday’s roller derby match. Arne Petryshen photo

Shave your head to help in the fight against cancer

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Rick Hansen Relay in Rossland next week

On August 24, 2011, Rick Hansen launched the25th Anniversary Relay in Cape Spear – 25 yearsto the date of his Man In Motion World Tour com-mencing its cross-Canada journey.

This time, the Rick Hansen Relay will see 7,000participants from across Canada who have made adifference in their own communities and in the livesof others, walk, wheel or run in the nine-month,12,000 km relay that retraces the route of Rick’s origi-nal tour through over 600 communities.

Rick will be present in a number of major citiesand surrounding communities over the next ninemonths, but his real vision is to have the stories ofthese local difference makers become the legacy ofthis national endeavour.

The relay will make its way through Rossland onApril 25h and will be made up of a number of lo-cal difference makers who will pass the Rick Han-sen Medal – designed by the Royal Canadian Mint– from participant to participant as the Relay makesits way across the country.

Unfortunately Hansen himself will not be presentat the events in Rossland.

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Sunday night’s Joe Hill Coffeehouse was a special one, diverting from the usual miriad of performers to a more personal folk dance, with almost the whole audi-ence joining by the finale. The reason for the extra festivities is the departure of long time organizer Michael Gifford from the role.

Gifford, who played in all four of the ensembles, has organized the event for the past four years and, this being the first of his last two shows wanted to make a specta-cle out of it by rounding up some of his talented friends and performing throughout the show. The performances began with Licorice Corn, old swing and pop favourites performed by Nicola Everton on clarinet and Gifford on guitar, uku-lele, vocals and corn.

Next up was Craig Korth, Julie Kerr and the Occasional Offspring, with Korth moving back and forth between banjo and guitar, Kerr, his wife, accompanying on coun-try and bluegrass vocals and their two daughters, Ella and Amy, on banjo and fiddle. Gifford played a huge bass.

Heavy Shtetl, a band comprising Catherine McGrath on accordion, mandolin and vocals; and Anneke Rosch on trombone, trumpet, vo-

cals; Nicola Everton on clarinet; and Michael Gifford on tuba.

Lyrics and music delved between Yiddish, Russian, French and German. Dancer Slava Doval got the audience up and dancing with a circle dance.

Cattle Annie and The Crooked Corral wrapped things up with western swing, bluegrass and classic country.

Anneke (Cattle Annie) Rosch was on accordion and vocals; Catherine (Cactus Kate) McGrath on mandolin and vocals;

Genie (Gin Jeanie) Sittig on fiddle; Craig (Ranger Craig) Korth on banjo, guitar and vocals; and Michael (Gut Bucket Giff) Gifford on string bass, washtub bass and vocals.

The night finished off with most of the audi-ence on their feet, danc-ing to the western swing.

Gifford added that some members of both Cattle Annie and Heavy Shtetl may be calling it quits for the band, and so Sunday may have been the last time they per-from together.


It was a special Joe Hill Coffeehouse Sunday night as long time organizer Michael Gifford invited some of his friends to come and play. Top, Craig Korth, Julie Kerr and the Occasional Offspring (Ella and Amy) along with Gifford on the left. Bottom left, dancer Slava Doval demonstrates. a few steps. Bottom right, the crowd joins in. Arne Petryshen photos

A Joe Hill extravaganza Sunday night

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Spring is here and many of us will be spend-ing more time outdoors in tall grass and wood-ed areas which means an increased chance of getting tick bites.

Ticks, small bugs that bite and feed on the

blood of humans and animals, can sometimes transmit disease.

Fortunately, there are precautions people can take to prevent illnesses that may be transmit-ted from tick bites.

“There are easy things you can do to protect yourself like covering up before you head out-doors and checking for ticks when returning from a walk, hike or bike ride,” said Dr. Karin Goodison, public health physician with Inte-

rior Health. “Most tick bites do not result in illness; how-

ever, any bite from a tick or other insect should be cleaned because infection can occur when-ever there is a break in the skin.”

While ticks are common in the Interior Health region, most are the Wood Tick (Der-macentor andersoni), species which does not carry the Lyme disease bacteria.

Lyme disease-carrying ticks (I. pacificus) are

more common in the coastal areas of B.C. The wood tick can carry other diseases such

as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, although itis rare.

In addition, ticks also have toxins that cancause temporary muscle weakness and paraly-sis if they are attached for several days, espe-cially in children or seniors - but the symptomsfade once the tick is removed from the skin.

The signs of many tick-borne infections canbe quite similar and include fever, headache,muscle pain and rash.

“Lyme disease-carrying ticks are less com-mon in the Interior of B.C. than on the coast;however, our residents do travel around theprovince, so it’s important they are aware of thesigns of Lyme disease,” said Dr. Goodison.

“Approximately 70-80 per cent of peoplenewly infected with Lyme disease will developsmall red bumps at the site of the tick bite with-in several days.

“The redness then spreads out into a circularrash eventually resembling a target or “bull’s-eye”. Individuals who experience this rashshould see their doctor as soon as possible.”

-One of the most important ways to reducethe risk of tick illnesses is to do a skin checkon yourself and your children after being out-doors. Other precautions include:

-Walking on cleared trails when in tall grassor wooded areas.

-Wearing a hat, long sleeves, pants and light-coloured clothing.

-Tucking pant legs into socks or boots.-Applying insect repellent containing DEET

on uncovered skin.-Carefully checking clothing and scalp (cov-

ered or not) when leaving an area where ticksmay live.

-Regularly checking household pets forticks.

To reduce ticks from entering your homeand yard, try these steps:

-Keep your lawn short and remove any leaflitter and weeds.

-Keep a buffer area such as wood-chip orgravel border between your lawn and woodedareas or stone walls. Any play equipment orplay zones should be kept away from woodedareas.

-Trim tree branches to allow more sunlightin your yard.

-Keep wood piles and bird feeders awayfrom the house.

-Widen and maintain trails on your prop-erty.

If you find a tick on yourself, a family mem-ber or pet, wear gloves when removing it andbe careful not to crush the tick as this couldcause it to inject its stomach contents into yourskin.

Other tips to remove ticks safely include:-Use needle-nose tweezers to gently grasp

the tick close to the skin. -Without squeezing, pull the tick straight

out.-After removal, clean the area with soap and

water.-If you find a tick, check very carefully for

others. If you have concerns or need assistance re-

moving a tick, please contact your family doc-tor or visit a walk-in medical clinic.

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anuf

actu

rer R

ebat

es c

an b

e us

ed in

con

junc

tion

with

mos

t ret

ail c

onsu

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offe

rs m

ade

avai

labl

e by

For

d of

Can

ada

at e

ither

the

time

of fa

ctor

y or

der o

r del

ivery

, but

not

bot

h. M

anuf

actu

rer R

ebat

es a

re n

ot c

ombi

nabl

e w

ith a

ny fl

eet c

onsu

mer

ince

ntive

s. *

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ilJu

ly 3,

201

2, c

hoos

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99%

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ann

ual p

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ntag

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PR) p

urch

ase

fi nan

cing

on

a ne

w 2

012

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utom

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tran

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with

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SEL

FW

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utom

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tran

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for a

max

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of 7

2 m

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qua

lifi e

d re

tail

cust

omer

s, o

n ap

prov

ed c

redi

t (OA

C) fr

om F

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it. N

ot a

ll bu

yers

will

qual

ify fo

r the

low

est A

PR p

aym

ent.

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fi na

ncin

g m

onth

lypa

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t is

$293

/$31

5/$4

22 (t

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um o

f tw

elve

(12)

mon

thly

paym

ents

divi

ded

by 2

6 pe

riods

give

s pa

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a bi

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kly

paym

ent o

f $13

5/$1

45/$

195

with

a d

own

paym

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f $2,

800/

$3,0

00/$

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0 or

equ

ivale

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in. C

ost o

f bor

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is $

3,41

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665.

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tal t

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repa

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$21

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30,3

70.4

4. O

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incl

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a M

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actu

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ebat

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$5,

500/

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00/$

5,50

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d fre

ight

and

air

tax

of $

1,60

0 bu

t exc

lude

var

iabl

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arge

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lice

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fuel

fi ll

char

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nsur

ance

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ler P

DI (i

f app

licab

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stra

tion,

PPS

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dmin

istra

tion

fees

and

cha

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, any

env

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l cha

rges

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ees,

and

all

appl

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xes.

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es p

ayab

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n fu

ll am

ount

of p

urch

ase

pric

e af

ter M

anuf

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rer R

ebat

e de

duct

ed. B

i-Wee

kly

paym

ents

are

onl

y av

aila

ble

usin

g a

cust

omer

initi

ated

PC

(Inte

rnet

Ban

king

) or P

hone

Pay

sys

tem

thro

ugh

the

cust

omer

’s o

wn

bank

(if o

ffere

d by

that

fi na

ncia

l ins

titut

ion)

. The

cus

tom

er is

requ

ired

to s

ign

a m

onth

ly pa

ymen

t con

tract

with

a fi

rst p

aym

ent d

ate

one

mon

th fr

om th

e co

ntra

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ate

and

to e

nsur

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at th

e to

tal m

onth

ly pa

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t occ

urs

by th

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t due

dat

e. B

i-wee

kly

paym

ents

can

be

mad

e by

mak

ing

paym

ents

equ

ivale

nt to

the

sum

of 1

2 m

onth

ly pa

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ts d

ivide

d by

26

bi-w

eekl

y pe

riods

eve

ry tw

o w

eeks

com

men

cing

on

the

cont

ract

dat

e. D

eale

r may

sel

l for

less

. Offe

rs v

ary

by m

odel

and

not

all

com

bina

tions

will

appl

y. †

From

Apr

il 3,

201

2 to

Jul

y 3,

201

2, re

ceive

$50

0/$7

50/$

1,00

0/$1

,500

/$1,

750/

$2,0

00/$

3,00

0/$4

,000

/ $4,

500/

$5,0

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0/$6

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/$7,

000/

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$8,0

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with

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purc

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new

201

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ta, 2

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orer

(exc

ludi

ng B

ase)

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cus

(exc

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ge S

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SE, 2

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ual,

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sit C

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xclu

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Ele

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), 20

12 F

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ular

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alue

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012

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us S

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012

F-35

0 to

F-5

50 C

hass

is C

abs/

2012

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ion

S, 2

012

Flex

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ludi

ng S

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012

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tang

V6

(exc

ludi

ng V

alue

Lea

der),

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2 Ed

ge A

WD

(exc

ludi

ng S

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ditio

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12 F

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brid

, 201

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ng G

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nd B

oss

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, 201

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ludi

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12 E

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Man

ual)/

2012

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ion

(exc

ludi

ng S

and

Hyb

rid),

2012

Edg

e FW

D (e

xclu

ding

SE)

, 201

2 Es

cape

V6,

201

2 F-

250

to F

-450

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eng

ine

(exc

ludi

ng C

hass

is C

abs)

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2 F-

150

Regu

lar C

ab (e

xclu

ding

XL

4x2)

non

-5.0

L/20

12 F

-150

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ular

Cab

(exc

ludi

ng X

L 4x

2) 5

.0L/

2012

F-1

50 S

uper

Cab

and

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er C

rew

non

-5.0

L, 2

012

F-25

0 to

F-4

50 D

iese

l eng

ine

(exc

ludi

ng C

hass

is C

abs)

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2 F-

150

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rCa

b an

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per C

rew

5.0

L -

all R

apto

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500,

BOS

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Med

ium

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ck m

odel

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clud

ed. T

his

offe

r can

be

used

in c

onju

nctio

n w

ith m

ost r

etai

l con

sum

er o

ffers

mad

e av

aila

ble

by F

ord

of C

anad

a at

eith

er th

e tim

e of

fact

ory

orde

r or d

elive

ry, b

ut n

ot b

oth.

Man

ufac

ture

r Reb

ates

are

not

com

bina

ble

with

any

fl ee

t con

sum

er in

cent

ives.

▲Of

fer o

nly

valid

from

Apr

il 3,

201

2 to

May

31,

201

2 (th

e “O

ffer P

erio

d”) t

o re

side

nt C

anad

ians

with

aCo

stco

mem

bers

hip

on o

r bef

ore

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ch 3

1, 2

012.

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$1,

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o m

embe

r offe

r tow

ards

the

purc

hase

or l

ease

of a

new

201

2/20

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ord/

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oln

vehi

cle

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ludi

ng F

iest

a, F

ocus

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tor,

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0, M

usta

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oss

302,

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nsit

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ect E

V &

Med

ium

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ck) (

each

an

“Elig

ible

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”). T

he E

ligib

le V

ehic

le m

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e de

liver

ed a

nd/o

r fac

tory

-ord

ered

from

you

r par

ticip

atin

g Fo

rd/L

inco

ln d

eale

r with

in th

e Of

fer P

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d. O

ffer i

s on

ly va

lidat

par

ticip

atin

g de

aler

s, is

sub

ject

to v

ehic

le a

vaila

bilit

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d m

ay b

e ca

ncel

led

or c

hang

ed a

t any

tim

e w

ithou

t not

ice.

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y on

e (1

) offe

r may

be

appl

ied

tow

ards

the

purc

hase

or l

ease

of o

ne (1

) Elig

ible

Veh

icle

, up

to a

max

imum

of t

wo

(2) s

epar

ate

Elig

ible

Veh

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sal

es p

er C

ostc

o M

embe

rshi

p Nu

mbe

r. Of

fer i

s tra

nsfe

rabl

e to

per

sons

dom

icile

d w

ith a

n el

igib

le C

ostc

o m

embe

r. Th

is o

ffer c

an b

e us

ed in

con

junc

tion

with

mos

t ret

ail c

onsu

mer

offe

rs m

ade

avai

labl

e by

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d M

otor

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pany

of C

anad

a at

eith

er th

e tim

e of

fact

ory

orde

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red

with

in th

e Of

fer P

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d) o

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ivery

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not

bot

h. O

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s no

t com

bina

ble

with

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CPA

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or D

aily

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al in

cent

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mer

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Upfi

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r the

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mer

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cent

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FIP)

. App

licab

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xes

calc

ulat

ed b

efor

e $1

,000

CDN

offe

r is

dedu

cted

. Dea

ler m

ay s

ell o

r lea

se fo

r les

s. L

imite

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e of

fer,

see

deal

er fo

r det

ails

or c

all t

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ord

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atio

nshi

p Ce

ntre

at 1

-800

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timat

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onsu

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ion

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gs fo

r the

201

2 Fu

sion

2.5

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6-s

peed

aut

omat

ic tr

ansm

issi

on: [

9.0L

/100

km (3

1MPG

) City

, 6.0

L/10

0km

(47M

PG) H

wy]

/ 201

2 Es

cape

2.5

L I4

6-s

peed

Aut

omat

ic tr

ansm

issi

on: [

10.0

L/10

0km

(28M

PG) C

ity, 7

.1L/

100k

m (4

0MPG

) Hw

y]/ 2

012

Edge

3.5

L V6

FW

D 6-

spee

d Au

tom

atic

tran

smis

sion

: [11

.1L/

100k

m (2

5MPG

) City

, 7.2

L/10

0km

(39M

PG) H

wy]

. Fue

l con

sum

ptio

n ra

tings

bas

ed o

n Tr

ansp

ort C

anad

a ap

prov

ed te

st m

etho

ds. A

ctua

l fue

l con

sum

ptio

n w

ill va

ry b

ased

on

road

con

ditio

ns, v

ehic

le lo

adin

g, v

ehic

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quip

men

t, an

d dr

iving

hab

its.

†††©

201

2 Si

rius

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da In

c. “S

irius

XM”,

the

Siriu

sXM

logo

, cha

nnel

nam

es a

nd lo

gos

are

trade

mar

ks o

f Siri

usXM

Rad

io In

c. a

nd a

re u

sed

unde

r lic

ence

. ©

2012

For

d M

otor

Com

pany

of C

anad

a, L

imite

d. A

ll rig

hts

rese

rved

.

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Rossland youth soccer launched their season this week with their first practice and game. Tadanac field was ready to host the U11 girls and boys on Monday. Pictured here are players from U11 Girls from Rossland prac-ticing before the game with Castlegar.

Monika Smutny photo

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T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Posi-tion comes with a competitive benefi t package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Tyson Lam-bert. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502. Email:[email protected]

WANTED:Servers, bartenders, barrista’s & cooks @

Telegraph Cove Resorts Ltd. Send resume to Box 1,

Telegraph Cove, BC V0N 3J0. Fax: 250-928-3105 or email: [email protected].

Attn: Taso.

Home Care/Support

24 hr. Live-InSupport Required(Kamloops, B.C.)

Dengarry Professional Ser-vices Ltd. is seeking experi-enced individuals or couples for contract to provide live in 24 hr. support for short term stabilization to adults with mental & physical disabilities in Kamloops. Applicant must have education and exp. either in behavioral and/or medical supports. Applicant will undergo extensive screening including refer-ence checks, Crim Check and drivers abstract.

Housing & Utilities incls. w/ a Remarkable

Compensation Package.

Please forward resume to Kristine Toebosch at

[email protected]

or fax to 1-250-377-4581or mail Attn: Kristine

PO Box 892 Kamloops BC V2C-5M8

Medical/DentalRegistered Nurses &

Licensed Practical NursesBayshore Home Health

Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses for night shifts in the Castlegar/ Nelson area to work with children with complex care needs. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children and their families , we would appreciate hearing from you. Pediatric experience is an asset and we do offer client specifi c training.

Please send your resume and cover letter to:[email protected] or

fax to 1-866-686-7435

Trades, TechnicalCONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experi-enced concrete fi nishers and form setters for work in Ed-monton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommoda-tions provided for out of town work; [email protected]. Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-7103.

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Employment

Trades, TechnicalDL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Field/Engineer Layout Kitimat, BC Canada. Supervise pro-ject layouts Responsible for con-struction quality control, in particu-lar, ensuring that the materials installed in the project are in the proper locations and are the correct materials. Analyze construction drawings for dimensional and quality control purposes and coordi-nates with the Project Engineer to clarify discrepancies. Use precision computerized equipment to defi ne points of control and ensure the work is being installed true and plump. Responsible for coordinating with other construction trades to en-sure that all are using appropriate control points. High School Diploma or equivalent; or 4 to 6 years relat-ed experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in Line and Grade Persistent for Perfection This work will start 5/1/12 Please respond to this ad by 5/1/12 Please respond via email by placing Field Engineer in the subject line to [email protected]

GAS FITTER / AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC

Experienced Journeyman(6 years min. experience). Journeyman Wages upto $45.00/hr. based on exp. Construction, Oil Patch & Commercial. Excellent Op-portunities. Must be able to work independently. Class 5 drivers license required.

Call Fort Nelson Heating Ltd. 1.250.233.5033or e-mail resume:

[email protected]

MACHINIST REQ’D for job-ber/repair shop in Sundre, AB. Applicant should have exp in millwrighting/mechanics. Mill-wrights with machining exp may apply. Wages attractive. Resume to 403-638-4649 or e-mail to [email protected]

MORLEY MULDOON Trans-port is seeking qualifi ed Heavy Duty Mechanics or Heavy Equipment Technicians, Dis-patcher, HR/Safety Supervis-or. Fax resume to 780-842-6511 or email to: [email protected].

SERVICE MANAGER - Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta). Opportunity in a perfect family environment. Strong team, competitive wages, benefi ts, growth potential. Fax resume: 403-854-2845. Email: [email protected].

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DENIED CANADA Pension plan disability benefi ts? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca

Pets & Livestock

PetsGorgeous Golden Retrievers, 1st shots, dewormed, 1-yr congenital health guarantee, $375. Call (250)426-8560, (250)421-0384

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E &544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5thwheel crane trucks/ExcavatorsEX200-5 & 892D-LC / Smallforklifts / F350 C/C“Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/Damaged /Containers SemiTrailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleCAN’T GET Up Your Stairs?Acorn Stairlifts can help. CallAcorn Stairlifts now! Mentionthis ad and get 10% off yournew Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991.

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Application for a Permit Amendment under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act

The amendment requests that the following conditions be changed:

Permit No. 2692

Application for a Permit Amendment under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act

Application No. 211873; Permit No. 2691

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STEEL BUILDING- Blowout sale! 20x26 $5,199. 25x28 $5,799. 30x42 $8,390. 32x56 $11,700. 40x50 $14,480. 47x76 $20,325. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold & Silver Coins. Call Chad 250-499-0251

Real Estate

For Sale By OwnerMERRITT SxS Duplex.DOWNTOWN. 1 Side newly decorated and vacant. Other side rented. Each side has4 bdrms, 3- 4 pce baths,

garden area & storage shed. $337,900. (604)534-2748.

Houses For Sale

Well-Cared for Rossland Heritage Home

4-Bedroom 1 & 1/2 BathsRecent Restorations

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Homes for RentHOUSES & APARTMENTS FOR RENT Available in Rossland & Trail. Please call Century 21 Property Manage-ment at 250-362-7021 www.RosslandRentals.com

Lower Rossland 3 Bedroom house with garage, large yard + deck. Available May 1st 250-362-2105 Long term tenant

Rossland Featured Home with incredible views well-main-tained 3-Story 1/2 duplex home. 3 bed, 2.5 bath. All 3 levels developed. Upper fl oor 3-piece jetted tub, double shower, hardwood fl ooring, bathroom fl oor tile heated plus entry area. Garden with out-door fi replace. $1250 utilities not included. Available May 1st. View on Kijiji ad#370427144. Long term lease preferred. 250-231-8667

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AircraftCESSNA 180 1976 on 3000 Caps for lease. DeHavilland DHC-2 1957 on 4930 Floats for lease. Van. Is. E-mail; [email protected]

Auto Financing

YOU’RE APPROVED

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Motorcycles2005 Harley Davidson FLHRS Road King Custom with Stage 1 Performance Kit and pipes, 26500 km/19575mi 12,500. 250-489-1308

Off Road VehiclesNOW - NEW 8 week courses covering snowmobile or quad or marine outboard repair. Take one course or all - fi t your interest and your timeline. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview, Alberta. Affordable residences. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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Recreational/SalePark Model RV, 1990 Bonair,ex. cond., 4 seasons, insulat-ed skirting, full bath, awning,furnished, $8900. Call(250)426-8560 (250)421-0384

Scrap Car RemovalScrap Batteries Wanted

We buy scrap batteries fromcars & trucks & heavy equip.

$4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

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1990 2012 2030**Source: 9th Actuarial Report on the Old Age Security Program

The number of working-age Canadians for every senior is decreasing**

54 or older as of March 31, 2012 You may still obtain OAS/GIS at age 65

The age of eligibility for OAS/GIS will change graduallybetween 2023 and 2029

Starting in July 2013, Canadians who are eligible for, but not yet receiving OAS will have the flexibility to delay receiving it in exchange for a higher monthly amount at a later date.

53 or younger as of March 31, 2012

What does this mean for you?

Canadians are living longer and costs for the Old Age Security (OAS) are rising.

On April 1, 2023 the Government of Canada plans to start raising the age of eligibility for OAS and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) from 65 to 67.*

The number of working-age Canadians per senior is decreasing, placing additional pressure on the OAS program.

For a free brochure or more information visit www.ServiceCanada.gc.ca/retirement

or call 1 800 O-Canada (TTY 1-800-926-9105) *Subject to parliamentary approval

April 19, 2012 Rossland News

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