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Smokers wanting to butt out this year can head to their local pharmacy for help and free nicotine replacements.

Pharmacist Linda Seib says people have already dropped into Shoppers Drug Mart and joined B.C.’s Smoking Cessation program following the Jan. 1 change that allows smokers ease of access to kick the habit.

Prior to the new year, anyone wanting to quit tobacco had to call HealthLink BC to join the program, then monthly thereafter to refill nicotine therapies such as patches or gum.

“Just visit your phar-macy, no need to call 8-1-1 (HealthLink)” explained Seib. “You will be asked to sign a declaration form whether you receive nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or prescription smoking cessations drugs,” she added. “This is your

acknowledgement that you can be contacted by Pharmacare for the purpose of program evaluation and planning.”

Nicorette products are covered under the ex-panded program, that now includes lozenges and inhalers as well as gum and patches.

“Smoking continues to be the number one cause of preventable death in Canada,” said Seib. “People can access this program for 84 consecutive days once a calendar year.”

Champix or Zyban, two oral drugs, are also cov-ered, but a doctor’s prescription is required.

As before, the medications are covered based on an individual’s annual Pharmacare deductible, Seib added.

The provincial smoking cessation program has helped thousands of British Columbians work to-ward a tobacco-free life, according to the Ministry of Health.

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An increase in impaired driving and drug seizures is alarming to roadside po-lice, according to West Kootenay Traffic Services’ annual report.

The regional patrol unit’s 2015 statistics highlights a change in the motoring pub-lic, says John Ferguson of the South East District.

“Our impaired driving charges in-creased by 35 per cent and our one, three and seven-day alcohol suspensions in-creased by 100 per cent,” he noted. “This is an alarming increase. We cannot stress enough the devastation an impaired

charge or an immediate roadside prohi-bition can have on the driver, family or victims of a crash.”

Last year, there were 122 impaired or 90-day immediate roadside prohibitions compared to 90 in 2014.

Police will reevaluate holiday coverage after New Year’s Eve alone generated four impaired charges.

“Boxing Day was busy with four im-paired driving infractions,” he adds. “We always thought that day was quiet but (we’ll) have to look at it more closely next year.”

Following a rising pattern, police saw a dramatic increase in drug seizures (450

up from 278) and well over 100 per cent increase in drug trafficking charges (16 up from five) related to the possession of marijuana, LSD, cocaine and GHB for the purpose of trafficking.

“The majority of trafficking charges were from Shambhala, but all were in relationship to road blocks or routine car stops,” Ferguson added.

Seat belt and cell phone-related in-fractions decreased, but distracted driv-ing continues to be a focus for police. Excessive speeding is also on the unit’s radar with a 50 per cent increase in mo-torists caught travelling 40 kilometres over

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Well it seems as if winter has us in its grip. Most of the

precipitation has been falling as snow of late. Yes, the tem-perature is below zero. Good for skiing but not necessarily good for your car.

When the temperature is sub zero things break. Generally what breaks, breaks because of you.

One of the most broken items are parts of the win-dow washer and wiper sys-tem. When your vehicle is parked after been driven in the snow or rain and the tem-perature is below zero it is not long before the wipers freeze to the windshield. It many cases your vehicle gets parked without even turning off the wipers.

The moment the key is turned on the wiper motor is energized. If you have not scraped your window and broken the bond between the windshield and the wiper,

guess what? The wiper motor is going to do its best to break that bond on it’s own. In the process vital sys-tem components will be stressed.

Many times the weakest link is the connection between the wiper arm and the wiper shaft. The arms are usually made of a soft alumi-num. The shaft is steel with splines like teeth to grip the wiper arm. If you are lucky the wiper shafts break free of the wiper arms. The wiper arms remained fixed to the windshield. Turn the wipers off right away.

If you are unlucky the wiper transmission may fail and if you are really unlucky the wiper motor may fail as well. The moral of the story here is take the time to scrape your windshield and gently

break the wiper blades free from the frozen glass. Don’t forget about the rear wiper as well.

Frozen doors, locks and latches are the other ca-sualties of win-ter. Water gets in locks and freezes. Remember lock de icer? It works. Yeah, I know, most of you have re-

mote unlocking and locking.Even when your door is

unlocked it might not open. Water on the door seals freez-es the door to the seals. Your first pull on the door does not open it. What’s next? Don’t yank on the door handle to try and force it open. That handle is cold and brittle and everything else connected to it is as well. Try another door. In most cases you will have four chances. Once in the ve-hicle start it and get it warm-

ing up.As the interior warms the

iced seals will thaw. If you don’t have time to wait it is better to push the doors open from inside the vehicle. Don’t push too hard though. There are more things to break.

Next on the list is windows. Windows freeze in their tracks. Similar to the doors, the window tracks have rub-ber sealing surfaces. A wet window will freeze to these seals. Resist the temptation to roll down your window. If you have manual windows don’t force them. Power windows? Resist the temptation to push the button. Again waiting for the interior to warm up will likely melt the bond between glass and the sealing surface.

Forcing things only breaks things. Patient shivering will pay off in the long run.

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the posted speed limit last year. In fact, 65 ve-hicles were seized for a minimum of seven days for excess speed.

Though there were only four fatal collisions last year, down from 11 the year prior, Ferguson still counts four too many and sends his condolences.

He plans for in-creased enforcement this year, with a com-mitment to patrolling in and around drink-ing establishments and educating the public through schools and media. Members will continue to drive the message: don’t drink alcohol or use drugs be-hind the wheel.

Ferguson couldn’t

say whether the unit had more road checks this year in its vast Kootenay Boundary road system. However, he wouldn’t count on it as manpower did dip slightly.

He told the Nelson Star that some infrac-tion increases had to do with people becoming used to stricter road-side prohibition pen-alties that came into effect a few years ago. Initially, he adds, people

were more vigilant, but “now they’re back to not thinking about it.”

“Our patrol mandate is to make the Kootenay Boundary roads the saf-est in B.C., and we will continue to strive to do this through enforce-ment and education,” he concludes.

“We need the public as well to understand that their adverse ac-tions on the roads can and will affect them-selves and others.”

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Pharmacist Linda Seib shows nicotine replacements products available through B.C.’s Smoking Cessation program. As of Jan. 1 participants can drop into a pharmacy to access help and free replacement therapies. Seib advises those wanting to quit that program products like patches or inhalers, must be used consecutively for three months. Supplies are administered on a monthly basis, so each participant is required to return to the pharmacy within four weeks for each of the two refills.

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the program since 2011, and more than 187,000 have used the program to try to quit - which amounts to 25 per cent of smok-ers.

A recent evaluation of the NRT program shows it helped people attempt to quit and be successful.

The ministry completed a sur-vey of 3,000 smokers last year

who used replacement therapy as part of quitting.

More than one quarter of the people surveyed had quit smok-ing, and more than half had managed to quite for a month or longer.

Three-quarters of participants said they smoked less after par-ticipating in the program, and 65 per cent agreed the program helped or was currently helping them kick the habit.

Another free service to sup-port smoking cessation is a program courtesy the BC Lung Association, called QuitNow.

By visiting QuitNow.ca, smok-ers can chat with experts, request ongoing phone supports and sign up for an e-newsletter and daily inspiration through e-tips.

QuitNow is designed to help people quit smoking and stay smoke-free. All the services are completely free to use.

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• Tickets on sale for Jazz at the Griff, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Clinton Swanson Jazz Trio. Rob Fahie on acoustic bass, drummer Steven Parish join Swanson on tenor sax.

• Tuesday, Charles Bailey Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Trail Society for Performing Arts presents Sara Davis Buechner. Vancouver pianist with a rep-ertoire of over 100 piano concertos, she appears regularly as soloist with many of the worlds’s prominent orchestras.

Film• Saturday, Royal Theatre, 9:55 a.m. for Mozart’s

Magic Flute, Met Opera Live in HD. Dancing bears, flying birds, giant serpent, all brought to life through ingenious use of puppetry.

Gallery• Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. VISAC

Gallery hosts opening reception for “Puzzle Pieces,” by Andy Holmes and Martine Bedard.

Other• Jan. 16, Seniors Centre in down-

town Trail, Portland St. entrance, 2-4 p.m. dance to All Aboard. Admission $2.

• Jan. 21, Webster PAC fundraiser 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Tunnel Pub & Benedict’s Steakhouse. Ten per cent of food sales will be donated to the “Building Pride: New Intermediate Playground Project.” Reservations recommended.

• Jan. 26, Webster school gym, Jazzercise classes. 2:30-3:15 p.m. (children) and 5:45-6:45 p.m., adults. All proceeds for “Building Pride: New Intermediate Playground Project.” Kids $8 or two classes for $12; adults $12 each. Contact [email protected] to register.

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Montrose residents are casting their votes on who will fill the va-cant councillor seat.

Four community members are running in the village by-elec-tion, following the res-ignation of Coun. Mark Reid. Former council members Don Berriault and Mike Walsh are joined by Dwayne McDonnell and Lynda Bouthillier.

Advance voting began Wednesday at the village hall and resumes Jan. 14 and Jan. 15 dur-ing regular office hours, and on general voting day, Jan. 16, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

With three years left in the four-year civic role, Montrose was re-quired to fill the empty councillor seat by ac-clamation or through a byelection if more than one person applied for the position.


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The media often takes a bad rap for the way it goes about its profession.

From tabloid headlines to paparazzi photographers to re-porters only too eager to dig up dirt rather than the real story, it often paints all those involved in the media with the same brush.

Of course, that broad-stroke mentality isn’t limited to journal-ists. Politicians, police officers, teachers, city employees, rap stars, celebrities, pretty much everyone has, at some time, been tainted by the actions of one person in their profession.

That usually sets off the predict-able tirade of “all (fill in the blank) are the same.”

I don’t think it’s any different than before the age of social media but certainly that technology has only increased the cacophony of complaints from eager commenta-tors.

That said, it’s often refreshing when the media shines a light on something good that may have slipped through the cracks but gets that much-needed attention to prove that not all apples are bad.

One such instance hap-pened right in our backyard over Christmas when two Trail RCMP

officers took it upon themselves to ensure that two displaced young children would enjoy Christmas after being moved into fos-ter care.

Too often the pub-lic is quick to de-nounce police officers as rude, power hun-gry or simply parked at Tim Horton’s. Those images are re-peated far too often and it creates that stereotype that not only tarnishes the good and dangerous work they do but also paints good individuals with nega-tive connotations.

That’s why highlighting the Christmas Eve actions of two offi-cers was important. And something the media should do.

It wasn’t to say how great the RCMP is. It wasn’t so the officers could get a pat on the back or a medal.

But it was a needed example of what these women and men face far too often and that, above all, they have compassion just like most human beings.

Their actions might have been done by anyone witnessing the

plight of those chil-dren but the fact that they acted in such a kind way is the type of effort we should remember rather than a head-line-grabbing abuse case at the other end of the coun-try, which tends to ripple into every region concerned it could happen in their community.

In this case, we should be thank-ful it did happen here and hope that most officers across the country would behave in the same manner.

The same can be said for the owner of the local Canadian Tire store who graciously answered the call to open his doors on Christmas Eve to help this good deed.

Again we tend to paint big busi-ness owners as the Scrooge who simply wants to pad his back ac-count and the rest of the world be dammed.

We see a bellicose Donald Trump brag about his money or corpo-rations laying off workers while handing out big bonuses to ex-ecutives and immediately think all business owners act that way.

Again that wasn’t the case in Trail.

I’m avoiding mentioning specific names because, for one, they have been mentioned in the news story and, for two, this column isn’t about specific people but rather our per-ceptions skewered too often by the bad actions of a few.

The people involved in this Christmas giving are people in our community. Be it a police officer, business owner, reporter, teacher or some soul simply looking for some spare change, we are all individuals and each of us has a unique per-sonality.

So the next time you complain that cops simply exist to hand out tickets or a business owner simply wants to charge you as much as they can, or the media is only inter-ested in bad news, think about the example set by those type of people this Christmas.

Sure you can still grumble about cops and politicians and such but remember in that same breath that there are more good people than bad beneath all that.

If there was one New Year’s reso-lution to make, that wouldn’t be a bad one to try.

Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Your Dec. 29 news story of Fortis trying to justify yet anoth-er rate increase to our electrical bill (“Electricity rates set to go up again in 2016,” Trail Times, Dec. 29) was very interesting, left out and what they failed to say is also very interesting .

“A slight trending rate in-crease started in 2013.”

The facts are, rate increases started immediately upon pur-chase of the company and in many years there has been mul-tiple increases.

Fortis’ present electrical rates are 16 per cent higher than BC Hydro’s for the same electrical consumption per bill (Fortis $104.45; Hydro $89.70).

If Fortis is granted the present increase requested, our two tier electrical rate will be parallel or higher than Nova Scotia, that presently has the highest rate in Canada.

Amy Bunton, Fortis com-munications advisor said in the story; “In the Kootenays, for example, upgrades to our four generating stations to ensure long-term, low-cost power for our customers.”

For 10+ years Fortis has billed customers for the $150 million upgrade to generators on the Kootenay River.

Since completion of upgrades to the 11 units there has been two major generator failures and ratepayers have been denied ac-cess to the cause, or who will pay for the major expenditures re-quired to get them back on line.

Strangely the public utilities commission has granted Fortis their request for confidentiality on the whole situation. What do they have to hide?

The article also presented the $51 million advance metering expenditure for justification for yet another rate increase.

Fortis’ publicly stated; “There will be no charge to the utility customers for the installation of smart meters as a result of their efficiency, elimination of meter readers and the elimination of leakage,” which means catching thief of power.

The article further states there will be a $13 million re-turn to ratepayers as a result of the smart meter installations.

The article concludes with;

“FortisBC is a regulated util-ity that works with the British Colombia utilities commission to determine rates.”

In my 15+ years of partici-pation in this process I do not recall Fortis not been given ap-proval to their request to major increases to our power rates.

At the most recent hearing, Fortis had 25 of its senior staff present, with one spokesperson from the commission to ques-tion Fortis presentation. How is this for a fair hearing?

Fortis presently has a appli-cation before the Commission for a $75 million expenditure in Castlegar, that will result in relocation of the Warfield op-erations to Castlegar along with consolidation of others small entities .

This represents the loss of industrial assessment to Trail in excess of 60 high paid jobs.

Sadly there are no interve-nors registered from Trail or the surrounding areas to question this expenditure and another in-crease to our electrical rates.

Norm GabanaTrail

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Just the way to head into a new year, Canadians are in-formed that their grocery bill is going to be higher in 2016. What makes it extra tough is that we’d seen prices of a lot of food items rise substantially in the past year or so.

The University of Guelph’s Food Institute estimates the average Canadian household should expect to pay about $345 more this year, that after having to shell out an additional $325 in the past year.

For all the conspiracy theo-rists out there, there’s a pretty logical explanation account-ing for much of the rise, that being a low Canadian dollar up against the bleak reality that this country has to import much of its food, in particular, fresh produce.

Thankfully there’s a fair bit of competition in the area for grocery sales, one factor that works in favour of consumers. Expect those weekly fliers to get an even better going over in the coming year.

The price trend will have the members of most households thinking a bit harder about the products they want to buy, and perhaps getting a little more creative in trying something new that is cheaper. There are all sorts of recommendations in that regard.

Consider what dietitians have been telling us for quite some time: instead of always relying on a cut of meat as a protein dish, try some of the alternatives available. There’s plenty of nutritional value, for example, in such foods as len-tils and dried peas and beans.

Economists are also suggest-

ing people can experiment in the kitchen with dishes that use root vegetables, which tend to be less expensive, such as sweet potatoes, beets and carrots. Frozen vegetables can also offer lots of value for a modest price.

Other advice includes cut-ting down on the candy and snack foods -- which also carry the extra burden of sales tax. Now’s the time to try out those new year’s resolutions.

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Times Sports EditorBlack Jack skier Julien

Locke mounted the podium at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships Monday in Houghton, Michigan.

The 22-year-old Nelson native captured a bronze medal in the Men’s Open 1.5-kilometre freestyle sprint, and was first among U23 skiers with a time of three minutes, 18.38 seconds.

“It was a good race Monday, I skied well, and had good skis, and finished out pretty well,” Locke told the Trail Times from Houghton on Wednesday.

Locke attended the event to prepare for the Canadian World Junior/ U23 Trials in Thunder Bay, Ont. next week, and going against the best skiers in the United States seemed like a good warm up.

“I didn’t have the great-est start to the season in December,” said Locke. “We had issues with skis and my form wasn’t super good, so it was definitely nice to come here and have a good result.”

The veteran Black Jack skier finished just behind Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess who skied neck and neck with Reese Hanneman from the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Centre.

“I started moving up through the climbs, and then there’s some twisty sections, and just carried my speed well, and put in a good burst right at the beginning of the finishing straight, then moved up into third and just kind of held that position.”

Hanneman pulled away from Blackhorse-von Jess in the final metres to finish in a time of 3:15.14 to win gold.

“It was a good day for me and I know I am in really great sprint form right now,” said Hanneman in a release. “As soon as I won the quali-fier I knew I had to use my power and save it until the right point on the course and go for the win and I came away with the win.”

The road to the final for

Locke wasn’t easy. In the quarter final, Locke lined up with fellow Canadian skiers Evan Palmer-Charrette and Michael Somppi of Thunder Bay in what turned out to be a scorching fast heat where Locke finished fourth out of six skiers but still managed to advance to the semifinals.

“It was super fast,” said Locke. “There were three Canadians so we all knew each other and knew it was going to be tight to go through, so we pushed the pace on purpose, and we had somebody on course to give us splits.”

The top two finishers from each of the five heats advance to the semis, and then the two best times also move on as the “lucky loser.” Locke’s

heat was so fast that the Black Jack skier’s, 3:15:52, eclipsed the time of all the other heat’s winners, so he and Somppi, in third place, advanced to

the semifinals.“We made a

tactical decision to push the pace to get all of us through, and in the end it worked out.”

Locke then made it to the final after finishing third in semifinal heats, coming just

0.14 seconds back of Fredrik Schwencke of Northern Michigan University, who won the semifinal heat but would finish behind Locke in the final. The other Canadian to qualify for the final, Palmer-Charrette, came sixth.

The U.S. Cross Country Ski championship contin-ues until Saturday, with the

freestyle distance and classic sprints remaining. Locke will miss the 30-km freestyle race Thursday to save up for the classic sprints on Saturday.

“It’s a classic race, and the classic is my strength so I’d definitely like to be on the podium again,” said Locke.

Following the U.S. Championship, the Haywood Nor-Am World Junior-U23 Trials go in Thunder Bay at the Lappe Nordic Ski Centre from Jan. 14-19.

“We have a skate sprint down there on Thursday, then a 15-k classic, and a 30-k pursuit, but the sprint is my strength so I’ll be playing my cards in the sprint.”

Last year, Black Jack skier Colin Ferrie advanced to the FIS World Junior and U23 championships in Turkey, and Locke would like noth-ing more than to take his turn this year, and qualify for the U23 Worlds in Romania, Feb. 23-28.

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Black Jack skier Julien Locke (right) skied to a bronze medal finish in the freestyle sprint at the U.S. Ski Championships in Houghton, Michigan on Monday.

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The Major Midget Kootenay Ice are back in action this weekend, after finishing off 2015 with a big win over the Thompson Blazers of Kamloops Dec. 21.

Trail’s Bradley Ross scored two goals to lift the Ice to a 2-0 win over the Blazers after skat-ing to a 3-3 tie the day before. Curt Doyle of Nelson got the shutout to draw the team to within two points of the Blazers in the BC Major Midget Hockey League stand-ings.

“Everyone played well all weekend and ex-ecuted our systems re-ally well consistently,” Ice coach Brian Jones told the Nelson Daily. “Curt

Doyle with the shutout and Brad Ross, offen-sively, stood out for us.”

Ross also scored in the first game to give the Ice a 3-1 lead after Trail’s Brendan Makay and Hunter Floris put the Ice up 2-1. However, the Blazers scored two before the middle frame was done to tie it and pick up a point.

This weekend in Nelson, the Ice face a Greater Vancouver Canadians team that has also struggled, los-ing its past four games in a row, while holding down eighth place in the BCMMHL.

Saturday’s game goes at 6 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex, with the puck drop for Sunday’s game scheduled for 8 a.m.

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Kootenay Cup successBY TIMES STAFF

Black Jack skiers competed at the Teck Kootenay Cup in Kimberley on the weekend with great results.

In Saturday’s race Abbey McLean captured first place in Bantam Girls 3.2 km classic, while Johann Taylor-Gregg and Radek Krampl took first and second in the Bantam Boys race.

Jasmine Drolet and Evan Taylor each won bronze in the Midget Girls and Boys Classic respectively, while Remi Drolet cruised to victory in the Juvenile Boys 5.3-km Classic. Michaela McLean and Sage Robine claimed first and second in the Junior Girls 6.5-km Classic, Chiaki Yamamoto was first in Junior Women’s 19.5 km race, and Daniel Merlo won the Junior Men’s.

In Open Mens 19.5-km Classic Colin Ferrie, David Palmer, and Scott Fraser skied to the top three posi-tions.

On Sunday, Marek Krampl finished second in Peewee Boys 1.2 km. Freestyle ski, while Radek Krampl captured first in the Bantam Boys 1.6 km free-technique mass start and Taylor-Greg came third. Abbey McLean won her second gold, taking the Bantam Girls race, and Remi Drolet also doubled up with a win in the 4.9 km freestyle. Robine and Michaela McLean came second and third in the Junior Girls 4.9-km free ski, and Yamamoto again claimed top spot in the Junior Women’s 9.8-km race.

Daniel Merlo stood atop the podium in the 14.7 km mass start, while Ferrie, Palmer, and Fraser again went one, two, three in the Open Men’s 14.7-km race.

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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby wasn’t included on the roster list Wednesday for the league’s mid-season showcase in Nashville on Jan. 30-31.

As part of a new format this year, play-ers will take part in a three-game tourna-ment, played in a 3-on-3 format, and featuring teams representing each NHL division.

Veteran centre

Evgeni Malkin and defenceman Kris Letang will represent the Penguins on the Metropolitan Division team. Roster limitations - six forwards, three defencemen and two goalies for each division - led to Crosby’s exclu-sion.

Crosby, a 28-year-old native of Cole Harbour, N.S., has only appeared in one all-star game (2007), missing three due to Olympic com-mitments and five be-cause of injury.

His numbers this season are decent but not at their usual level.

Since his 102-point rookie campaign in 2005-’06, Crosby has averaged over a point per game in every sea-son until this one. His play has improved of late but he still entered Wednesday’s game in Chicago with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) in 38 games.

Malkin, mean-while, was selected for the sixth time, leav-ing him behind only Mario Lemieux (13) and Jaromir Jagr (nine) among Penguins play-ers with the most all-star appearances.

Malkin has 37 points (18-19) this season. Letang has 24 points (4-20) and regularly plays over 25 minutes each game.

The Calgary Flames placed forward Johnny Gaudreau and defence-man Mark Giordano on the Pacific Division squad. Also named were

forwards Taylor Hall of the Edmonton Oilers and Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks.

Forward Leo Komarov of the Toronto Maple Leafs and de-fencemen Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens were named to the Atlantic Division team. Winnipeg defenceman Dustin Byfuglien was named to the Central Division squad.

Earlier, fans voted Jagr, now with Florida (Atlantic), Chicago’s Patrick Kane (Central), Washington’s Alex Ovechkin (Metropolitan) and Arizona’s John Scott (Pacific) as the division captains. Scott, a tough guy with the Coyotes, was voted in despite re-cording just one assist in 11 games.

All 30 teams have at least one representative.

Teams picked, Crosby misses cut

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK - Ken Griffey Jr. has been elected

to the baseball Hall of Fame with the highest voting percentage ever, and Mike Piazza also is headed to Cooperstown.

Jeff Bagwell and former Montreal Expos star Tim Raines fell short in results announced Wednesday.

A star slugger of the Steroids Era never tainted by accusations of drug use, Griffey was on 437 of 440 votes in his first appearance on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. His 99.3 percentage topped Tom Seaver’s 98.84 in 1992.

Piazza, on the ballot for the fourth time, received 365 votes.

A player needs 75 per cent to gain election. Bagwell missed by 15 votes and Raines by 23 in totals announced Wednesday.

After about 100 writers who no longer are active lost their votes under new rules, there were signifi-cant increases for a pair of stars accused of steroids use. Roger Clemens rose to 45 per cent and Barry Bonds to 44 per cent, both up from about 37 per cent last year.

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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings ac-quired forward Vincent Lecavalier and defence-man Luke Schenn from the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday for cen-tre Jordan Weal and a third-round pick.

Lecavalier and Schenn bring veteran experience and big con-tracts to Los Angeles, which won the Stanley

Cup in 2012 and 2014 but missed the playoffs last season.

The 35-year-old Lecavalier has been a healthy scratch for the Flyers for much of the season and has just one assist in seven games. He has two years remaining on his contract. Schenn has two goals and three assists and is in the last year of his deal.

Flyers deal Lecavalier

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe road to the second

round of the playoffs might be, well, the road. Visiting teams are favoured in all the wild-card games.

It’s an unusual dynamic that owes as much to the odds-makers not believing in di-vision winners Houston and Washington, plus a strong backing by the bettors (and the public in general) for the Steelers and Seahawks.

Historically, the host teams are 65-35 since 1990 in this round. The most recent time two visitors won wild-card matches was in 2013, when three did: San Diego at Cincinnati, San Francisco at Green Bay, and New Orleans at Philadelphia.

Never have all four home teams lost in the wild-card round since this format was ad-opted in ‘90. Pro Picks doesn’t see it happening this year, ei-ther.

But close.No. 3 Kansas City (minus 3)

at No. 12 Houston, SaturdayThe action opens with the

hottest team in football revisit-ing Houston. The Chiefs won the season opener 27-20, then went into a funk they emerged from after five straight defeats with 10 consecutive wins.

KC has done it without its best offensive player, injured running back Jamaal Charles, and in part minus its best de-fender, LB Justin Houston, who should be available Saturday.

It’s a testament to the depth on the roster, Andy Reid’s coaching, and a fierce deter-mination not to let the season slip away.

We think it will turn out OK against the Texans, too.

BEST BET: CHIEFS, 27-17No. 11 Green Bay (minus 1)

at No. 10 Washington, SundayThe Packers’ offence is fro-

zen, and unless it thaws before this weekend, one of the pre-season favourites to make the big game will be heading into the off-season.

While Washington might be

the weakest of all the playoff teams - in the eyes of the wise guys in Las Vegas, for sure - Jay Gruden’s club closed well. It went 6-2 at home and, with an offensive line protecting Kirk Cousins in a way the Packers can’t seem to do for Aaron Rodgers, the Redskins should be confident.

Goal accomplished.UPSET SPECIAL:

REDSKINS, 23-16No. 6 Seattle (minus 5) at

No. 8 Minnesota, SundayThis line is a bit shock-

ing because the Vikings have looked quite strong in the past month. Of course, the one major exception was that 38-7 pasting Seattle laid on them in December. The thinking is that the Seahawks have the experience and pedigree, the proven big-time performers - even Marshawn Lynch might be healthy enough to play - and something huge on their shoul-der. Does the name Malcolm Butler strike a bell?

One caveat seems to be the

cold weather might bother Seattle? Well, Russell Wilson played some college ball at Wisconsin.

SEAHAWKS, 24-14No. 9 Pittsburgh (minus 3)

at No. 7 Cincinnati, SaturdayEverything seems to point

toward the Steelers in this one. They got a second life when the Jets couldn’t handle the big moment with the last wild-card spot on the line. They have no fear of the Bengals, against whom the Steelers are 18-7 overall since 2004; have won 21 of the past 26 at Riverfront or Paul Brown stadiums; and beat the Bengals 33-20 in Cincinnati last month.

Cincy hasn’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season, when Boomer Esiason was the quarterback.

We’ve looked long and hard for reasons to pick the AFC North champion Bengals, whether Andy Dalton or AJ McCarron is taking snaps. Didn’t find enough of them ...

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Edward Terrence (Terry) Clegg, beloved father and grandfather, died peacefully December 29, 2015 with his sons Kevin

and Robert by his side.Terry was born on January 16, 1929 in Nelson, British Columbia. He grew up in Rossland, B.C. where his father and grandfather established the Clegg & Clegg Law Firm. After earning a Bachelor and Master’s degrees from the University of British Columbia, Terry held positions as a city planner in Grande Prairie and Edmonton, Alberta and for the City of Spokane, where he retired in 1997.Terry was an avid outdoorsman and hunter. He treasured time with his family at Deer Park on the Lower Arrow Lakes and skiing on Red Mountain.Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Judge Harold and Irene Clegg and brother, Lawrence. He is survived by his son, Kevin (Brynn) Clegg, daughter, Lynda (David) Rypien, son, Robert (Boleyn Relova) Clegg, 7 grandchildren and his former spouse of many years, Gunhild Rosland Clegg.Special thanks are given to the staff of Expressions at Enumclaw Memory Care and Franciscan Hospice. A private family service will be held at a later date.

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The Trail Fraternal Order of Eagles #2838 donated several boxes and bags of food to the Trail United Church Food Bank in November. From the left; Gloria Womacks (vice president), Cindy Dunston (volunteer), Sharon Radulovich (chaplain) and Linda Zol (volunteer)

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Interact club busy fundraising for local causesIn November, the Rossland-Trail

Interact Club ran a fundraiser at J.L. Crowe to support those involved in the Global Refugee Crisis. With the donations from the students, $280 was raised. The club hopes to do one more fundraiser at RSS soon. The proceeds, along with ad-ditional funds, will be donated to the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees to help them in their efforts to sponsor a Syrian refugee family in Rossland.

In December, the Rossland-Trail Interact club started their month off strong. During the Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas event in Rossland, the club sold goodies, hot chocolate and homemade Christmas cards. All the proceeds from that fundraiser went towards our interna-tional service trip to Guatemala. Although the details are not completely confirmed

yet, the club plans on going to Guatemala in early July for two weeks to serve women and children.

This may mean working in various orphanages and doing physical work like painting. In late November, the club start-ed an online Facebook auction to raise money for the trip. Interactors went to local businesses around the communities of Rossland and Trail for items to do-nate to auction off. Many responded with generosity in this Christmas season, with some private donors as well. The club is so thankful for all the support received!

A sincere thank you to: Powderhound Sports, Red Pair Shoe Store, Cafe Books, Alpine Grind, Curiosity, Trail Canadian Tire, Casa Di Cioccolato, The Brew Shop Too, Shoppers Drug Mart, West Kootenay Animal Hospital, Redstone Resort, JJ’s Fashions, Beep Beep Driving School, Janet Fraser, Christine DeRosa, and the

Heximer’s for their kind contributions to our cause. With their support, over $725 was raised!

Just before school ended for the win-ter holidays, Interact volunteered at a Rossland Summit School dance for Grades 8 and 9 working at the concession and the front table. Those that helped had a great time and did it with enthusiasm.

The Rossland-Trail Interact Club had a great month and hopes the upcoming new year is just as memorable. The club thanks the community for its support this year and looks forward to another year of dedicated service that strengthens our community.

Stay connected with the Rossland-Trail Interact Club by liking the club’s page on Facebook: Rossland-Trail Interact Club where updates are posted on our activities and future events. Or email us at [email protected].

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The Beaver Valley Rotary Club pre-sented a cheque for $1,500 to Beaver Valley Manor. The donation is to help the manor purchase security equip-ment. Dick Bilenki (left) B.V. Rotary president presents the cheque to Bob Bastian, chairman of B.V. Manor.

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Dear Annie: My pay isn’t great, but it’s better than minimum wage. I get no benefits, and my boss re-fuses to train me for anything more skilled than what I’m doing now, because he needs me for the lowest position. I ride a bike to work, and he often has me work at multiple locations in the area, sending me to pick up supplies.

Recently, he wanted to borrow my bike to get to an appointment and didn’t want to pay for a cab. I said, “Nobody rides my bike but me.” He was very insistent, but I still said no. If he damaged it and refused to pay, what would I do?

Anyway, he said, “I’m going to re-member this the next time you need a favor.” I wasn’t aware that I had ever asked him for a favor. When I questioned him, he rattled off the time I left early to see the doctor because of a job-related injury, and the time he gave me the day off be-cause I was sick, and I had to agree to come in the morning anyway. I wasn’t paid for the sick day, either. I

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Was I selfish not to let this guy use my bike? He makes more than three times what I make, and I do my job diligently and honestly. -- Feeling Used

Dear Feeling: You were not wrong. Your boss was out of line to demand that you loan him your bike and then vaguely threaten you when you refused. Sometimes the best approach in these circumstanc-es is to express your deep regret that you are unable to accommo-date him (“I’m SO sorry that I can’t loan you my bike”), adding how awkward it would be if he acciden-tally damaged it. He might still have given you a hard time, but repeating a very polite refusal would likely have limited the threatening atti-tude. Nonetheless, your boss sounds

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I’m the voice of experience. I did meet my significant other on a dat-ing site, but I had to sift through a lot of garbage first. -- Learned My Lesson

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Take notice that pursuant to section 37(3) of the Regulation to the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, the Landlord of the Manufactured Home Park at 150 Tamarac Ave, Fruitvale BC intends to dispose of a 1978 Bendix Home Systems/ Leader S-38, 14x60 feet and it’s contents, (“the property”) and all additions, shed and oil tanks, located in the Tamarac Manufactured Home Park, Fruitvale, BC.

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Brenda Haley spotted this eagle surveying the goings on from his perch above Gyro Park on New Year’s Day. If you have a recent photo you would like to share with our readers email it to editor@trailtimes .ca

The New Year is a time for re-flection and a time to renew commitments to health. Many people find themselves feeling

overwhelmed and exhausted after the holidays and feel a nagging sense that they should be embarking on a big new fitness plan or healthy eating plan. If better health is at the top of your list, go back to your inner drawing board. What do you need to change in your life so you can be your best self? What is standing in your way? Consider your physical well-being and your emotional well-being.

In our busy lives there are thousands of barriers getting in the way of making changes - a lack of money and time, long work hours, kids to care for and dogs to walk. Spend some time thinking about

what is really important to you and what you can let go of. What do you need to do to take care of yourself, to feel relaxed and to be in a place where change is possible?

When you are ready, set realistic goals for the year that are SMART: specif-ic, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. For example, my resolution is to walk for 30 minutes, four days a week, until Easter. Notice how there is a specific activity, with measurable numbers in a timely fashion, and the goal appears to be fairly realistic and attainable for someone who maybe doesn’t get a lot of exercise, but is fully mobile.

If taking a big step feels like too much,

here are a few small but SMART ideas that can have a big impact on your health.

· Walk to work on Mondays until spring solstice. Reassess your plan when the weather improves and the days are longer.

· Put your salt shaker in the gar-bage today. Extra salt contributes to high blood pressure.

· For the months of February and March, commit to packing your lunch each night before school or work, rather than in the morning when you are rushed.

· Make fish a standing item on your grocery list. Even canned tuna and salm-on contain healthy omega three fats.

· Have media-free meals for a month.Tara Starks is a public health dietitian

with Interior Health

Time to create meaningful New Year’s resolutions

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