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City seeking management plan for rivers BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
The city is calling on the province and BC Hydro to create a water use management plan for both rivers flowing into the Silver City to avoid 2012’s flooding fiasco that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to city and private property. Councillor Gord DeRosa said after a meeting Monday with BC Hydro that they will be having a “very serious” discussion with BC Hydro at the upcoming Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria in late September.
“These dams (upstream) were built to avert flooding. Well we flooded this year.” COUN. GORD DEROSA
The city will be meeting with the minister responsible for BC Hydro, Rich Coleman, to review the situation, as well as hearing from BC Hydro officials themselves on what they have to say on the matter. DeRosa was concerned the Crown corporation was negligent in considering the effect of the two rivers—the Columbia and the Kootenay—meeting and coming into Trail by not having an over arching water use management plan for territory south of its confluence. “The dams (upstream) were built to avert flooding. Well, we flooded this year,” said DeRosa. “Being at the south end of the (Columbia) basin, a lot of the decisions are made north of us but they affected us dramatically this year.
“We need to know down here that the right decisions are being made above us.” He said although there is a water use management plan for both the Kootenay and the Columbia rivers—to mitigate water level effects in their bordering communities—there is no plan in effect for when both rivers meet and come through Trail. “We can’t hold the Americans accountable for any water licencing they have there, but it was clearly demonstrated this year that we need a coordinated, cooperative management plan of both rivers,” he said. A water use management plan for a river is a legal document that determines how much water will be released and at what time of the year that will happen. There are many things to consider when a water use plan is created, including impacts on recreation, fish, ecology, archeological sites, power generation, flood control and every community touched by a region’s reservoir. So when a hydrological graph is agreed to and implemented for a river—dictating how much water will be released and at what time of the year—any negative effects of the release of water on any community is the responsibility of BC Hydro, said DeRosa. “But in Trail’s case we can’t hold them to that because of the influence of the Kootenay River,” he said. BC Hydro was contending with a heavy, water-laden basin this year and DeRosa speculated the Crown corporation did a stalwart job of sharing the pain of flood water throughout the basin.
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WCTP puts out call for proposals Program provides up to $50,000 for projects BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff
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Rosslander Sparky Steeves practiced walking on a slack-line between two trees at McLean Elementary on Wednesday afternoon. Steeves has been learning how to walk the tight rope for roughly one week, and wanted to make use of the school property before classes begin next week.
Speaking to a scientist is a bit like hearing a foreign language: it’s difficult to understand without fluency in the same subject. But the Waneta Expansion Terrestrial Compensation Program (WCTP) provides up to $50,000 annually to research projects that bridge those knowledge gaps by promoting restoration, and are currently accepting applications for 2013. “It’s open to anybody, you don’t have to be a professional biologist,” spokesperson Audrey Repin explained. “As long as the project is located within the Waneta area.” Repin noted that some people are confused by the diction behind the project’s title, but emphasized that anybody can apply. Applicants could range from researchers to educators, and topics can be equally diverse. Previously groups have completed research and inventory projects about nighthawks, butterflies, plants and habitat restoration. During 2012 a group of five people were awarded funding for an assortment of projects.
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“But that being said, we need to know that the army corps of engineers that operate the Libby (Dam) are playing ball with the rest of the basin too,� he noted. “We need to know how the operations fared throughout, going back to March when they draft the reservoirs to make room for the freshet.� DeRosa and council will be asking BC Hydro if they drafted as deep as they normally do, and did they gamble and hold a little more back for additional power generation. “I think this will demonstrate the need for a cooperative and collective management plan on both rivers. This event this year will demonstrate that clearly.� It is estimated costs for assessing and repairing the damage caused by the highest river level in over 50 years could be in the “hundreds of thousands of dollars,� said DeRosa, the councillor in charge of the public works’ portfolio. He pointed to the condition of the over taxed storm sewer lines that feed into the regional system as one of the major concerns, and likely one of the major costs of what infrastructure was damaged. The Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) has declared the intense rainfall and high river level that recently occurred within the Greater Trail area as eligible events for disaster financial assistance (DFA). Financial assistance is available to qualifying homeowners, residential tenants, small businesses, farm owners and charitable or volunteer organizations. People can get detailed information in the DFA Guidelines, available on the PEP website at www.pep.bc.ca, by email at PEP. Funding@gov.bc.ca, or by phoning toll free within B.C. at 1-888-257-4777.
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Scraps recycling program expanded BY CASSANDRA CHIN Grand Forks Gazette
The City of Grand Forks approved the expansion of the green bin food scraps recycling program to the rest of the city’s residences. The program will commence the first week of October and will follow the pilot project that the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) began in the Valmar subdivision of Grand Forks last January. The pilot project will continue until the end of October. Tim Dueck, the RDKB’s solid waste program co-ordinator, noted that the RDKB expect the delivery of the green bins and educational material to be delivered to residences midSeptember. This program is run as a greenhouse gas emission reduction project, Dueck pointed out, so material collected are items already in the garbage system and residents already backyard composting are encouraged to continue doing so.
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Blackout in Beaver Valley BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
Nearly 100 people in the Beaver Valley were without power for seven hours Tuesday night as a summer wind storm snapped off a tree and tossed it into a power distribution line around 11:50 p.m. The line was grounded out by the felled tree in a remote area of the service corridor, said Marnie Douglas, spokesperson for electrical service provider FortisBC, contributing to the abbreviated blackout to 98 customers in the valley, Fruitvale and Montrose. “We maintain the right-of-ways around the lines and try to ensure that any trees we deem dangerous we take down in anticipation of them coming down on a line,� she said. “But there is a lot of line and there is a lot of right-of-way and we can’t get them all.� A blackout refers to the total loss of
power to an area and is the most severe form of power outage that can occur. Fortis BC work crews had restored power to the Beaver Valley by 7 a.m., just in time for people to get up for work. To restore power, the affected portion of the line was circumvented as customers were pulled off the distribution line and rerouted onto another line. “That’s how they kept it to a minimum of 98 customers,� said Douglas. “If they hadn’t done that it might have been more customers.� The effect of the windstorm was felt throughout the West Kootenay region as several hundred people in the Whitewater area south of Nelson, and in Crawford Bay on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, also experienced the solemnity of the power outage. In some cases power was re-routed to minimize the effect of an outage, similar to the Beaver Valley incident.
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Council hears progress on deer cull BY CAROLYN GRANT Kimberley Bulletin
Kimberley City Council approved and received another report on the urban deer issue at Council Monday evening, this time the City’s report to the province on Urban Deer Management. The report was written by Ron Keer, Urban Deer Control Coordinator and Irene Teske, Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations, and outlines
the history, process and results of the deer cull carried out in January of this year in Kimberley. The report says that 101 deer were trapped over a 28 day period in January 2012. Of those, two were whitetail deer and were released unharmed. 45 adult female mule deer were trapped, 35 juveniles (20 female, 15 male) and 19 males, for a total of 99 mule deer culled. Traps were located
at 14 different sites. The report says that 62 residents requested a trap on their property, but not all properties were suitable for a trap. Traps were placed in high priority areas based on aggressive deer complaints. The cull was focussed on adult mule deer to reduce incidents of aggression, as the majority of complaints seem to be about aggressive does. Bucks were not targeted but were culled if they
entered the traps. As well, removing juveniles was part of an attempt to reduce the overall population which was continuing to grow. The report says that if the urban deer population continued to grow unabated, in five years the number would have doubled. It is concluded that the objective to remove deer from areas where most of the aggressive deer complaints originated was met.
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(From the left) Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) programmer coordinator Erin Handy and executive director Kelvin Saldern gear up for nominations in its upcoming Spirit of Innovation Awards gala. People can nominate a local business or entrepreneur by Sept. 11.
“We thought the nighthawk project was good to take stock of because these birds have been assessed federally and they’re a species of concern,” Repin explained. “That’s exactly what was put in the proposal and there was no data available on nighthawks. So it wasn’t reinventing an idea that was already out there, and it’s supporting a particularly interesting group.” Nighthawks are medium-sized
birds, with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They usually nest on the ground and feed on flying insects. With a population located in the Fort Shepherd region south of Trail, the WCTP funded Seepanee Ecological Consulting’s monitoring research project to gain a better understanding on a key piece of Greater Trail’s local ecology. “These birds have been assessed federally as a species of concern,” said researcher Doris Hausleitner of Seepanee Ecological Consulting.
“Yet, to our knowledge, there is no data out there describing the habitat needs for these birds during nesting” The birds are agile insectivores—active mostly at dusk and dawn—and are highly cryptic, making monitoring very difficult. However, the WCTP cash will help Seepanee build on existing data regarding the birds, as well as publishing their scientific findings. Applications are being accepted for next year’s WTCP before Jan. 31 2013.
Fiddlers serve up sounds in final Music in the Park tonight Music • The season’s final instalment of Kootenay Savings Music in the Park goes tonight with the always entertaining Old Time Fiddlers starting at 7 p.m. at Gyro Park. • Join the Trail and District Harmony Choir. Celebrating over 25 years of music, the choir is tuning up for the 2012-13 season, bringing together residents of Castlegar, Warfield, Rossland, Trail, Montrose, Fruitvale, and Salmo to sing and perform a wide range of music. Directed by Audrey Bisset and accompanied by Maureen Lewis, the choir starts Wednesday and will meet each Wednesday until April, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Trail`s J. L. Crowe Secondary School in the Music Room. For more info phone 5128021. Theatre • The Royal Theatre has another scintillating line up of Metropolitan Opera, National Theatre Live and the Bolshoi and Royal Ballet performances on the marquee this season. Beginning Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. with “The Curious Incident of the Dog
in the Night-Time,” • The Trail and going through Market goes on the the end of March. Esplanade every Pick up tickets at the second Friday from theatre box office or 10 a.m. until 2 ask about the special Events & Happenings in the p.m. If interested in $144 Mix and Match selling your wares Lower Columbia package, eight shows please call 368for the price of six. 3144. The next Gallery market is on Sept. 7. • The current exhibit at the • Celebrating 40 years of VISAC Gallery is “Our Voices, Golden City Days. There are Our Objects,” a selection of works so many events in store for the from the private collections of gal- entire family during the tradlery society board members. The itional weekend festival that exhibit runs until Friday. Gallery you won’t be able to see them hours are Monday to Wednesday, all. Enjoy children’s events and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Thursday games, talented musicians, danand Friday, 2-6 p.m. cers, and singers, food and craft Health booths, sports events, the annual Getting it Right for BC Seniors fall fair exhibits, pancake breakencourages all residents to fast, parade, and so much more. attend a free presentation by BC Look for schedules of events at Ombudsperson, Kim Carter from Rossland businesses and plan to noon to 2 p.m. at the Castlegar be in town for Rossland’s Golden Recreation Complex. Learn about City Days, Sept. 7-9. We’ll see and support recommendations you there! for improving B.C. seniors’ care. • Introducing a Drop-in Centre Optional lunch by donation at for Adults at the “AMP” – Alliance 11:30 a.m. Call 365-5077 or 362- meeting place – 3375 Laburnum 5767 for more info. Dr. next to the Alliance Church. Other An informal place where adults
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meet to play games, do crafts, puzzles, have a coffee and socialize. Everyone welcome. Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. Come for a few minutes or stay all afternoon. Upcoming • A role call is going out to all would-be actors over 14 years old as the Columbia Phoenix Players is holding auditions for its fall production of the “Phoenix Café,” a selection of short comedy plays. Register for auditions Sept. 10 in the theatre basement of St. Andrews Church, on Pine St. Trail (entrance from the alley). Registration starts at 6:30 p.m. Three shows will be performed over November 23 weekend in the theatre basement. Phone 3676365 or email j.lk@shaw.ca for more info. • The next Joe Hill Coffee House is coming Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Rossland Miners Hall. Featuring local musicians, poets, and dancers as well as excellent refreshments and goodies, and a great atmosphere. The coffee house is a friendly place to perform, and to watch and listen with your friends, family and kids. Joe
Hill welcomes new performers. Please call Les at 250-362-5677, or retrac01@telus.net to appear on the show. Admission $3. • The 32nd annual Trail Terry Fox Run hits the starting line Sept. 16 at Gyro Park. A noncompetitive, participation event honouring Terry Fox and keeping alive his dream to replace cancer patients fear and pain with hope by encouraging cancer research in Canada. Registration is available from 9 a.m. to noon. The annual tug-of-war featuring teams from Regional Fire Services and Teck Emergency Services kicks things off at 9:30 am. Mass start at 10 a.m. Refreshments are provided and a Kiwanis pancake breakfast is available for a $4 donation. •The West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will meet at the Kiro Wellness Center Sept. 17, 1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail at 2 p.m. Guest speaker Ken Siemens will speak on “Through the Valley of Grief.” Please feel free to join us. For further info, please call 368-9827 or 365-6276. To submit to the Grapevine email sports@trailtimes.ca.
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BCGEU planning full-scale one-day strike next week THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Government workers in B.C. have staged several small-scale strikes over the summer, but next week they plan to go all out. The union representing the workers says the entirety of its 27,000 members will stage a oneday strike on Sept. 5. Officials with the B.C.
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Government and Service Employees’ Union say they will be joined by select Insurance Corporation of B.C. workers in the walkout. There’s been little progress in ongoing negotiations between the province and union for a new collective agreement. Smaller groups of unionized workers have already held brief strikes over the summer, including staff at the forests ministry earlier this month and those at several liquor distribution branches in July. The union has rejected a twoyear, 3.5 per cent wage increase proposal made by the government.
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Finance minister stepping down BY TOM FLETCHER Black Press
Premier Christy Clark is planning a pre-election cabinet shuffle as early as next week to replace Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Kevin Falcon and other ministers who are likely to leave. Falcon announced Wednesday he has stepped down as finance minister and won’t run in the 2013 election, because his wife is expecting a second child, at around the same time as the next B.C. budget is due. “Putting aside the timing associated with the newest addition to our family in February, I genuinely believe the premier requires a finance minister who will prepare a budget and make taxation and spending measures that he or she will be prepared to defend in the upcoming election campaign.” Clark appointed Attorney General Shirley Bond as acting finance minister, but said it is a short-term arrangement
and a new cabinet lineup will be announced “in the coming days” to prepare for the May 2013 election. The second-place finisher in the 2011 B.C. Liberal Party leadership race, Falcon was appointed finance minister and deputy premier by Clark. He has overseen the windup of the harmonized sales tax, which battered the government’s popularity and pushed Gordon Campbell out of the premier’s office. Falcon’s current budget projects that the province will balance the books again after a string of deficits that was extended to this year by the repayment of a $1.6 billion transition fund from Ottawa for adopting the HST. After being rejected in a province-wide referendum, the tax comes to an end next spring, just as the province is preparing for a scheduled election in May of 2013. NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston questioned whether
Falcon’s promised balanced budget can be delivered. Natural gas revenues have fallen with the price of gas this year, and Falcon’s planned sale of government assets may not come in time to generate the needed cash, Ralston said. Education Minister George Abbott, another leadership contender, said Tuesday he will soon make announcement about his political future as well. Energy Minister Rich Coleman’s future has also been the subject of speculation. In his resignation statement, Falcon praised Clark as a “great campaigner and communicator.” He wouldn’t rule out a return to politics at some point. Falcon was first elected MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale in the B.C. Liberal sweep of 2001. His first cabinet post was minister of state for deregulation, and he served as minister of health and transportation before moving to finance in March 2011.
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said Abbott. “I think we need to continue to try to build a better relationship with the B.C. Teachers Federation, recognizing that whenever there’s a troubled relationship, as we have here in British Columbia, that there’s a lot of work that I’m sure needs to be done on all parties to try to improve that relationship.” Last September, the province’s teachers refused to perform certain administrative duties in a dispute over wages, class sizes and class composition. At the height of their job action, teachers walked out for three days before being forced back to work by government legislation.
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PEOPLE OBITUARIES COLLIER, FAY IRENE — born November 23, 1942, died August 24, 2012. It is with sadness and sorrow that we announce the passing of our dear Fay Collier at the age of 69. Fay was born in Dagenham, Essex, England on November 23, 1942. Fay was recently pre-deceased by her cherished husband and caregiver Dave Collier. Fay was also pre-deceased by her Father Charles and Daughter Sharon. She is survived by her Mother Irene, Brother Roy (Maureen), Sister Beryl (Kennedy), Brother Barry (Hazel), Daughters Frances, Marianne (Denis), Karen (Stuart) and Lesley. Grandchildren, Amanda (Matt), Alex (Isabel), Emma, Maxine, Joseph, Jeremy, Justine, Gabriel, Ashley and Adrian. Great Granddaughter Mya. Many dear Nieces, Nephews, Brother and Sister in Laws, Cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Friends. Fay worked in retail in her earlier years in England. When we moved to Canada she worked in retail and then spent many years bookkeeping at Nasmyth, Morrow and Goody (Bogusz) law ofďŹ ce. Fay enjoyed golďŹ ng and camping in her earlier years and always enjoyed reading, knitting and sunbathing at their house on the lake in Nelson. Nana’s greatest joy was her grandchildren. She loved them all so much and never missed a Birthday or Christmas. She was a very loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, auntie and friend and we will all miss her very much. The family would like to extend sincere appreciation to those who have helped and expressed condolences. Many thanks to the following: Thompson’s Funeral Services, Dr. Kirsten and the staff at Kootenay Lake Hospital, Rev. Marcella Mugford, Nasmyth, Morrow and Bogusz, Nelson Chrysler, Carol and Ted Ryan, CIBC and CIBC Wood Gundy, friends, family and neighbors. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life has taken place. Sincere apologies to those who did not know in time to attend the Ceremony. As an expression of sympathy family and friends may make donations to the Kootenay Hospital Foundation 3 View Street, Nelson, BC. V1L 2V1. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
Artists unite against fracking THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon are launching a coalition of artists, musicians and filmmakers who oppose hydraulic fracturing in New York state. Ono, Lennon and Mark Ruffalo announced the formation of the group Wednesday. The group hopes to influence Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he decides whether to allow shale gas drilling using high-volume hydraulic fracturing, known as hydrofracking. The group says the drilling can cause oil wells to leak harmful methane into public water supplies.
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ith Labour Day just around the corner, it’s hard not to think of where the labour movement stands in this country under the Conservatives’ watch. Certainly Finance Minister Jim Flaherty must have winched somewhat when he proclaimed this week the private sector has to start doing more to help the economy and create jobs. Although the government routinely bragged and proclaimed on oversized signs about all its investment and job creation it was doing across the country to save us from economic ruin, it still hasn’t shaken off the cloud of economic uncertainty. So with a bit of a twist, now Flaherty, on behalf of the government, is saying the private sector isn’t doing enough to create jobs. In political-speak that means, “don’t blame us if you can’t find a job and have been denied benefits, blame companies for not hiring you or laying you off.” The irony is that the government has helped create the current atmosphere it’s blaming corporations for. By taking on workers at Canada Post and Air Canada without allowing any mean-
ingful discussion and backand-forth, the Conservatives have emboldened the private sector as well as provincial governments. Despite the government’s claim, I find it hard to believe the country would have come to a standstill without mail service for a few weeks or Air Canada flights being grounded. But that’s what we were led to believe. By preventing fair negotiations, the government has swung the pendulum far in favour of companies looking to make big profits on the backs of workers. No need for negotiations, say companies, the government is showing us how to cut, reduce and eliminate jobs for a better bottom line. After all, the bottom line is what society is all about now. Isn’t it? We witness it first hand in B.C. where it’s a “take it or leave it,” wages freeze policy from the same politicians who on the other hand refuse to acknowledge their fat pensions, overspending or dubious expense accounts. I just returned from a trip to the Harper enclave of Ottawa and saw and heard first hand several accounts that the government’s promise of fiscal responsibility and cuts to public service have barely made
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BERTRAND Times in Trail an impact. I learned of an intern who, on a four-month job assignment, spent most of her time planning a trip to Geneva for the department, and then got to go on it with several other civil servants, and write a report about it on her return. That was her entire internship – the trip to Geneva. While corporations have switched to webinars and Skype to be more cost-efficient, there’s nothing like sending a team of civil servants across the ocean to stay in posh hotels, eat well and discuss things that usually never see the light of day. I guess it wasn’t just Bev Oda who enjoyed those lavish perks but she was the one that got caught. In downtown Ottawa, we watched with a bit of pride but more surprise as a
total of six guards changed shift in front of the War Monument one afternoon. Not only were six people involved in guarding a statue during the middle of the day but also two more were on hand to answer questions from tourists as to why they were doing this. There was no recent military death or the passing of a decorated veteran, it was just for show. Symbolic as it may be, one has to wonder if they ever realized any vandalism is done at night and the obvious benefits of security cameras? Which prompted me to ask if any of the laid off national park staff in western Canada, which protected millions of acres of land, were offered the job of watching over a statue. One thing you have to realize when you’re in Ottawa is that Canada’s borders end on the western edge of Ontario. What happens beyond that is pretty much like what happens in Las Vegas – it stays there. On the other side is Quebec and, for a province that constantly feels shunned by the rest of Canada, it certainly gets its share of attention from the national headquarters. The rush hour traffic
heading back to Quebec from taxpayer-funded Canadian government jobs in Ottawa is astounding to say the least. But back on topic, this is not to say that the labour movement has been battered everywhere. We simply have to look up on the hill at Teck and see how workers justifiably got a piece of the pie the company has been baking over the last few years. Admittedly we all benefit, directly or indirectly, from the successful contract negotiations and it was a bright spot for workers that the settlement came quickly, without animosity and with suitable compensation. Which brings me back to Monday’s marking of Labour Day. Most Canadians are already focused on back-toschool, one final weekend of summer, that last chance for some fun in the sun, the annual Calgary-Edmonton CFL tilt. But we should all be reminded of that big sign in the Local 480 parking lot, “Unions, the folks that brought you weekends.” Enjoy Labour Day anyway you want. But please take time to remember why you get to enjoy it. Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Daily Times
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Get the facts before footing the bill This letter to the editor is in response to Rose Calderon ‘s letter of Aug. 20 “Why working against our interests.� Ms. Calderon seems once again to have jump the gun, without the facts of the situation. Did Mayor Boggs not say he had conversations with Fortis two years ago? Did he inform the economical officer or the LCI who operates and are paid for the by the whole region including Area A and Area B where there is land? In my research I think not. Regarding the second access to the hospital it has not been
seen as priority by IHA who should be paying for this capital cost, not just the local taxpayers. As for the expansion of the airport, which has a niche position, there is a study being done for the RDKB that will determine what the economic benefit the airport would be to the region. This study is being paid for the region as a whole. The RDKB has not at any time rejected the expansion of the airport. Our representatives are waiting for the Economic Impact Study to be completed before deciding if it is wise to invest taxpayers’ dollars.
Even the airline (Pacific Coastal) is not going to expand beyond three flights a day( see article in Trail Times July 20), maybe in future to Kelowna but we do not know. Also added in this article was that Pacific Costal wished that these individuals would quit speculating on their behalf. So back to the point why would we spend a ton of money on an airport that those same individuals that speculate say we need? Not with my money – not unless there was a good business case for it. Griff Welsh Montrose
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hen the first man on third rate stature.� the Moon died on If NASA (the National Aviation Saturday, President and Space Administration) Barack Obama wants to put an American into tweeted: “Neil Armstrong was a space now, it has to buy passage hero not just of his time, but of on a Russian rocket, which is all time.� Armstrong’s final com- currently over $50 million per ment on Obama, on seat. By 2015 the the other hand, was Chinese will probably that the president’s be offering an alterpolicy on manned native service (which space flight was may bring the price “devastating�, and down), and before condemned the long India may be in United States to “a the business as well. GWYNNE long downhill slide But the United States to mediocrity.� won’t. That was two There is likely to World Affairs years ago, when be a gap of between three Americans who had five and ten years between the walked on the Moon, Neil retirement of the Space Shuttle Armstrong, James Lovell, com- fleet last year and the first new mander of Apollo 13, and American vehicles capable of Eugene Cernan, commander of putting a human being into Apollo 17, published an open space. Even then it will only be letter to Obama pointing out into low Earth orbit: none of the that his new space policy effec- commercial vehicles now being tively ended American partici- developed will be able to do pation in the human exploration what the Saturn rockets did 41 of deep space. years ago when they sent Neil Armstrong was famously Armstrong and his colleagues to reluctant to give media inter- the Moon. views. It took something as Armstrong was a former milihugely short-sighted as Obama’s tary officer who would never cancellation of the Constellation directly call the President of the programme in 2010 to make him United States a liar or a fool, but speak out in public. But when he his words left little doubt of what did, he certainly did not mince he really thought: “The availhis words. ability of a commercial trans“We will have wasted our port to orbit as envisioned in current $10-billion-plus invest- the president’s proposal cannot ment in Constellation,� he said, be predicted with any certainty, “and equally importantly, we but is likely to take substantially will have lost the many years longer and be more expensive required to recreate the equiva- than we would hope.� In other lent of what we will have dis- words, don’t hold your breath. carded. For the United States...to He was equally blunt about be without carriage to low Earth Obama’s assurances that the orbit and with no human explo- United States was not really givration capability to go beyond ing up on deep space: “While Earth orbit...destines our nation the president’s plan envisages to become one of second or even humans travelling away from
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Earth and perhaps toward Mars at some time in the future, the lack of developed rockets and spacecraft will assure that ability will not be available for many years.� Not the return to the Moon by 2020 planned by the Constellation programme, but pie in the sky when you die. This is not a global defeat for manned exploration of the solar system. The Russians are talking seriously about building a permanent base on the Moon, and all the major Asian contenders are working on heavylift rockets that would enable them to go beyond Earth orbit. It’s just an American loss of will, shared equally by Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. “I know China is headed to the Moon,� Romney told a town hall audience in Michigan in February. “They’re planning on going to the Moon, and some people say, oh, we’ve got to get to the Moon, we’ve got to get there in a hurry to prove we can get there before China. It’s like, guys, we were there a long time ago, all right? And when you get there would you bring back some of the stuff we left?� Arrogant, complacent, and wrong. Americans went to the Moon a long time ago, but the point is that they can’t get there now, and won’t be able to for a long time to come. Which is why, in an interview fifteen years ago, Neil Armstrong told BBC science correspondent Pallab Ghosh: “The dream remains. The reality has faded a bit, but it will come back, in time.� It will, but probably not in the United States. Gwynne Dyer is a Londonbased independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries
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Hurler back on home turf Times Sports Editor It’s not exactly Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, but James Donaldson Park at the Grand Forks International may be the next best place for AM Ford Orioles pitcher Chris Kissock to be. The Fruitvale native is making his return to the GFI with the Trail Orioles after six years of professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Kissock last threw in the GFI with the Lewiston Truckers in 2006, and has since pitched with the AA Reading Phillies and A Clearwater Threshers before his release Aug. 3. “It was a little bit disappointing,” said Kissock, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher with a wicked splitfinger. “But maybe another door will open for me.” Kissock also helped the Orioles to the Senior Men’s Western AA final last weekend and will be a welcome addition to the Orioles lineup at the Grand Forks tournament this week. “I’m excited, it’s fun . . . it’s also practice for me to keep playing before the GFI and to go with Team Canada in September.” The 27 year old joins Team Canada for the World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament in Germany Sept. 20-24.
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Fruitvale’s Chris Kissock is back home - on and off the mound - with his more familiar over-the-top delivery, which he will be delivering tonight as his AM Ford Trail Orioles take on the San Diego Stars at the Grand Forks International baseball tournament at James Donaldson Park in Grand Forks. It’s the first year the Classic is holding a qualifying round, where 16 teams compete to determine the final set of teams that will play in the 2013 tournament. Team Canada plays in a pool with Great Britain, Germany, and Czech Republic with the winner advancing. “I think we’ll do just fine, we should qualify,” said Kissock. “You know, you don’t want to talk to early and jinx yourself, you still have to go over and play.” Kissock came off an unprecedented year with Team Canada winning bronze at the IBAF World Cup tournament and gold at the Pan Am Games, before the team was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in June. “I think after our Pan Am Games when we won the gold medal, I think we moved up to number six in the world
baseball rankings,” added Kissock. “Team Canada is pretty good baseball right now.” And a good place for Kissock to show that he’s still got the goods to be a pro baseball player; particularly after an injury caused by a change in his delivery sidelined him at the start of the season. “This whole year has been a pretty rough year,” said Kissock. “I went down sidearm and ended up getting hurt and coming back and I just wasn’t the same. So I went back over the top and things have been good so far.” At the suggestion of his coaches in Reading at the start of the season, Kissock made a dramatic change from a regular over the top delivery to a submarine pitcher. “You know I liked it, because maybe it would give me an advantage to help me
BY CRAIG LINDSAY Castlegar News
The Selkirk Saints mens hockey team are off to a good start after several days of training at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. With a new coach/general manager (GM) and 22 new faces at camp, it’s a totally redone hockey team with lofty
get to the big leagues, but if I’d have known how it would turn out, I wouldn’t have done it – I wouldn’t do it over again, but you can’t turn back time.” The change up caused an intercostal rib injury that sidelined him for almost two months. When Kissock faces the San Diego Stars at the GFI tonight, the former Trail Smoke Eater will take the mound in his more familiar set up. “I’m absolutely more comfortable. It just took a little while to get back to it, that’s why I’ve been practicing with the Orioles.” It is also the first summer in a while that he has been able to spend with his family and fiancée Shaunna, however, a short break, followed by a stint with Team Canada, has him looking to return to pro ball.
aspirations. “I think it’s going well,” said coach and GM Jeff Dubois. “We knew coming in that we had the challenge of evaluating 22 new players. We’re obviously short on returning guys. So really this week is about getting the conditioning level back to where we want it and
“Hopefully with Team Canada I can talk to Ernie (Whitt) and some of the coaches and see what I have for options.” Kissock could get picked up by another Major League team sometime in November, at the conclusion of the winter meetings. “Hopefully I’ll get an invite from a team to go to spring training, and if not I’ll try and go play independent ball.” Kissock is scheduled to start the game against the San Diego at 5 p.m. today at James Donaldson Park in Grand Forks. The Orioles then play Thurston County Senators Friday at 2 p.m. and the Northwest Honkers Saturday at 8 a.m. to conclude the round robin. The GFI has put $43,000 in prize money up for grabs at the always exciting tournament.
expect it to be and getting a sense of the guys and where they’re going to fit in.” Dubois says that he and assistant coach Jamie Freiss have seen the incoming players at the junior level, but it’s different when you get them out together. “We like the team speed,” he said. “Certainly the atti-
Rossland’s Rubberhead Bike Festival is back for its fourth year with two-wheeled fun for all types of riders, from dirt jumper-slopestyle rippers to enduro racers to cross-country heart pounders. The always-popular Seven Summits Poker Ride goes down Sunday on the IMBA Classic Seven Summits Trail, featuring 36 kilometres of big climbs and long, flowing descents. This all-day event is all about the fun with a classic bike bash, refreshments and prizes to finish it off. Best poker hand and costumes win the day. “The Poker Ride has been running for 8 years now and it is always a great time on a fantastic trail, if you are prepared for it that is,” says organizer and Revolution Cycles and Service owner Tyler Merringer. “It’s an expert trail and the event can only accept riders who can handle a big day in the saddle with a smile.” On Sept. 8, the Dreadhead Super-D and Huck ‘n Berries Jump Jam (slope style) go down with something for everyone, including a kids pumptrack challenge. The Dreadhead Super-D is a downhill-oriented race with a little uphill to test a racer’s fitness as well as their technical riding ability. Held on the Larch Ridge-MC trails near the Black Jack Biathlon area, this is a fun race for young and old. These trails, buffed lovingly by the Kootenay Columbia Trail Society, offer a combined 4.5 kilometres of single track and involve 120 metres of climbing and 335 metres of descent. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., with pre-rides on the course from 9 to 11 a.m. and race time high noon. “Last year was our first on the Larch-MC trails and feedback was very positive,” says race director Ryan Kuhn. “Expert riders can pin it and challenge themselves, while the recreational rider can come out and test themselves against their friends and foes. It’s a great race for everyone.” The Huck en Berries Jump Jam is a riderjudged dirt jump contest held at the Centennial Jumps in Rossland, BC. Every year organizers put hours into buffing the jumps and technical features to make this a crowd favourite. Practice runs noon to 3 p.m., with the competition 3 to 6 p.m. and entertainment to follow. “We’ve been putting countless hours into getting the course dialed,” says event director Rory Belter. “The jumps and features are completely redesigned and I think the riders will dig it. This is the only event of its type in the Kootenays.” Organizers are currently working out food vendor options and entertainment for the Huck ‘n Berries Jam and award ceremony-party to follow. The Dreadhead and Huck ‘n Berries events coincide with Rossland’s annual Golden City Days, a jam-packed weekend of events and entertainment including a skateboard jam, running races, roller derby and much, much more. Registration for all events can be made at Revolution Cycles and Service at 362-5688.
tude of the group is good. We’ve got some first year guys quickly emerging as leaders. “We can see there’s guys that when they open up their mouths, they’re getting immediate respect from their teammates. I’d say we’re happy with how it’s gone so far.”
Although the coaches are wont to make any big judgments after a couple of days of camp, Dubois says there has been several standouts so far. “Mason Spear, who played down in Beaver Valley, is a guy who’s stuck out,” he said.
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NEW YORK Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak is out of the U.S. Open. The Blainville, Que., native lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to No. 15 seed Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the second round on Wednesday. The 48th-ranked Wozniak had three aces and broke on four of eight chances, but she lost serve seven times. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., is the lone Canadian remaining in the singles draw. Toronto’s Daniel Nestor and Belarus partner Max Mirnyi were upset on Tuesday in the opening round of men’s doubles.
THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW YORK - The NHL Players’ Association has made it clear that it isn’t in favour of the latest collective bargaining proposal tabled by the league and plans to make a counter-offer by the end of the week. Donald Fehr, the NHLPA’s executive director, says it could come as early as Thursday. He made the comments one day after receiving a six-year offer from the league that would see the players’ share in revenue reduced from 57 per cent to 46 per cent next season. Fehr says that would affect currently signed deals because players would be forced to give up more money in escrow cheques. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he’s content to wait for a response from the union, but declared that players shouldn’t feel any “entitlement” to 57 per cent of revenues. The current CBA expires Sept. 15 and the league has said it will lock the players out if a new agreement isn’t in place by then.
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Wozniak got off to a rough start as she lost serve in the opening game against Safarova. She went down 4-1, but got a break back for 3-5 before losing serve again to end the set in 45 minutes. Wozniak fought back in the second to tie the match but Safarova regained control in the third. “The second set was more steady for me, I was focusing on serve so much, I knew that was the key,” said Wozniak. “But my serve didn’t go that smooth at all.” And the weather. “The third set was disappointing, especially with three double faults which let her get to 4-2,” she said. “The sun was high, there was the wind as well - all the elements, not to mention the humidity. For sure it was tough to lose this three-set battle.”
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Selkirk play ‘Hawks in exhibition been working on put- tournament down in ting the players into Beaver Valley where we FROM PAGE 9 lines for the upcoming split the guys into two The coaches have season, which starts teams,” said Dubois. also been impressed Oct. 5 with a trip to “Guys in training camp with returning all-star Vancouver Island to here aren’t trying to lay forward Jordan Wood. play the University of each other out with big Last year’s top scor- Victoria. hits. It’s different at coler is one of only four “We’re starting to see lege than junior where returning players for the chemistry guys are trying the Saints. and who fits to make a spot “Jordan, who’s with whom,” and so they going to be our cap- said Dubois. play with more tain, is probably our The Saints of a physical leader both off-ice and will be hitedge. in terms of on-ice per- ting the ice “I don’t formance and prob- in Fruitvale expect them ably, in all likelihood, on Friday to go full on our leading scorer,” and Saturday against some said Dubois. “He looks where they 16 and 17 yearreally good. He’s kind will be scrimold kids, but it LOGAN of taken the bull by the m a g i n g gives the playPROULX horns in terms of get- against the ers a chance to ting guys organized. So Beaver Valley see some new he’s been really impres- Nitehawks’ split competition and the sive.” squads. coaches get to watch The coaches have “We’re doing a mini- and evaluate.” Trail product Logan Celebrating 90 years Proulx, who started last season with the Trail Smoke Eaters and ended with Cowichan Valley Capitals is one of the few local additions at Birchbank to the team. “It’s going really BIRCHBANK GOLF well,” he said. “The
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Kootenay-Columbia School District No.20
Bus Schedule 2012/2013
AFTERNOON RUNS Rte #4 from: Crowe, TMS, Webster Stop Name
Time
Stop Name
Webster................................ 2:29 TMS ...................................... 2:40 2nd Ave (Handy Store) ........ 2:42
Stop Name
Time
Thrums Auction (Mon-Wed)6:59 1923 Irving Road (mailboxes)7:02 1595 Highway 3A (Mon-Thu)7:04 1503 Highway 3A................ 7:05 Bottom of Pass Creek Road . 7:08 Broadwater/Bayview (Fri) .... 7:12 Lion’s Head........................... 7:14 Stanley Humphries .............. 7:21
Stop Name
Monashee/15th ...................7:25 Stellar Place (transit stop) .....7:30 Columbia/34th ....................7:32 Blueberry Creek Park ...........7:36 Fairview ................................7:40 China Creek Shell .................7:43 Home Goods Road OR........ RR transit stop (winter) ........7:45
Rte #13 from: Oasis, Rivervale, Tadanac, Warfield
Stop Name
Time
Time
Stop Name
Time
Tadanac/Hosmer (Cr/RSS/WE) 7:45 Oasis (Rte 4 transfers) ...... 8:02 Rivervale – 2nd (mailboxes)7:54 Webster (RSS meet Rte 15)8:11
to: Crowe, TMS to: Crowe Stop Name
Time
Smith & 16th ................................7:47 Whispering Pines..........................7:48 12th/15th.....................................7:40 Tempo...........................................7:52 Oasis/Highway (Rte 13) ..............8:02 Crowe ...........................................8:12 TMS ..............................................8:19 SHSS .............................................8:52 to: Crowe, TMS, Webster
Stop Name
Crowe ...........................................8:18
Rte #14 from: Trail, Waneta from: E Trail , W Trail from: Warfield Market, Annable
to: Glenmerry to: Webster to: Crowe
Time
Green Gables/Vets ............... 7:21 8316 Waneta Rd.................. 7:23 Mall ...................................... 7:24 BV Tool Rental ...................... Annable (Trail Treasures) ...... 7:33 Colombo Lodge ................... 7:35 7th & Bowser ....................... 7:39 Armouries ............................. 7:40 Miral Heights ........................ 7:44 Glenmerry ............................ 7:50
Stop Name
Time
Marianna & Nerissa.............. 7:34 Hazelwood & Isabella........... 7:36 2nd & Taylor......................... 7:40 Glenmerry ............................ 7:50
Time
Fruitvale Pharmacy............... 7:20 3340 Hwy 3B ....................... 7:28 4087 Hwy 3B ....................... 7:30 Balsam Rd (Ross Spur).......... Ross Spur/Hwy 3B ............... 7:38 3648 Hwy 3B ....................... 7:40 Faulkner Rd .......................... 7:41 Hubscher Rd......................... 7:42 Hudu Creek Rd (FE) ............. 7:44
Stop Name
Time
Highway 3B/Dump entrance 7:54 Cominco Arena ....................7:57 Rossland Avenue (RSS) ........7:59 Annable................................8:02 Webster (meet Route 13) ....8:09 Rossland ..............................8:24
Stop Name
Time
Montrose Skate Park ............ 7:52 Beaver Falls Trailer Park ........ 7:54 Beaver Falls Motel ............... 7:55 Fruitvale Elm. ....................... 8:04
Stop Name
to: Glenmerry to: Webster to: MacLean, RSS Stop Name
Time
Green Gables (Vets) ............. 7:33 Columbia Gdns/Hwy 22A ... 7:37 Station Rd ............................. 7:40 764 Columbia Gdns Rd........ 7:41
Rte #19 from: Casino, E Trail from: Casino, Montrose Stop Name
Time
4130 Casino Rd.................... 7:35 4207 Casino Rd.................... 7:37 4155 Casino Rd.................... 7:39 Old Trail Bridge..................... 7:46 Theatre ................................. 7:48 Cenotaph (rte 14) ................ 7:50 Crowe................................... 7:54 Glenmerry ............................ 8:05
Stop Name
Time
11th/7th (Montrose)............ 7:54 1431 Highway 3B ................ 8:01 Bluebird Corner .................... 8:02 Forsythia ............................... 8:04 Fruitvale ............................... 8:05 Rte #22 from: Patterson, Rossland Stop Name
Time
King George Park Road........ 7:57 630 Highway 22 .................. 7:59 1040 Highway 22 ................ 8:05 Highway 22/Montevista...... 8:09 1199 Casa Alpina Lodge ...... 8:10 Mann/Mayer ....................... 8:15 Mann/Campbell Road ......... 8:16
Time
965 Columbia Gdns Rd .......7:43 McLeod Subdivision.............7:45 1353 Columbia Gdns Rd .....7:46 Fruitvale ...............................7:50
to: Glenmerry to: Crowe
Stop Name
Time
3rd/McQuarrie ....................7:58 2nd/Main.............................7:59 Hwy Dr/Iris Cr......................8:00 Glenmerry ............................8:05
Rte #20 from: Beaver Falls, Forsythia, Montrose from: Beaver Falls, Fruitvale
Stop Name
Time
Time
to: Crowe, TMS to: Fruitvale Time
Bluebird/Columbia Gdn ...............8:04 Kabatoff Rd (mailboxes)...............8:05 McLeod Subdivision .....................8:06 965 Columbia Gdns Rd................8:09 740 Columbia Gdns Rd................8:10 Station Rd .....................................8:12 Vets (Waneta)...............................8:19 8316 Hwy 22A.............................8:20 Crowe ...........................................8:31 TMS ..............................................8:37 to: Fruitvale, Glenmerry to: Crowe, Glenmerry
Stop Name
Time
Time
Mann Road ..........................8:18 Highway 22/Red Mt entrance 8:19 Hwy 22/Red Mt entrance #1 8:20 Rossland ..............................8:23 MacLean ..............................8:26
Stop Name
Stop Name
Time
Villagers Inn ..................................7:51 8th Ave (Montrose)......................8:00 3rd St (Montrose) .........................8:04 Laburnum Apartments .................8:13 Colin Cr.........................................8:20 Crowe ...........................................8:30
Stop Name
Time
Glenmerry ............................ 2:27 Vets/Waneta ........................ 2:32 8324 Waneta Rd.................. 2:35 BV Tools ............................... 2:37 Miral Heights ........................ 2:41 Rte #17 from: Fruitvale from: Crowe
Stop Name
Time
Fruitvale ............................... 2:25 Atco/Moller .......................... 2:27 2200 Hwy 3B ....................... 2:30 Old Salmo Rd ....................... 2:33 Marsh Creek......................... 3340 Hwy 3B ....................... 3648 Hwy 3B ....................... 2:38 3987 Ross Spur Rd ............... 2:40 Balsam Rd............................. 2:41 Hudu Creek Rd #105 ........... 2:45 Rte #18 from: Specialty Bus – Glenmerry from: Specialty Bus – TMS from: Fruitvale from: Specialty Bus – Crowe
Time
Time
Glenmerry ............................ 1:35 Columbia Ave....................... 1:45 TMS ...................................... 1:50 Laburnum Apartments ......... 2:05
Stop Name
Time
Glenmerry ............................ 2:20 2nd & Main .......................... 2:28 Theatre ................................. 2:33 Annable ................................ 2:40 Colombo Lodge ................... 2:42
to: Fruitvale to: Crowe
Rte #20 from: Fruitvale from: Webster from: Crowe Stop Name
to: MacLean, RSS Stop Name
Time
Cook/Davis ..................................8:29 MacLean.......................................8:33
Stop Name
Time
Crowe ..................................2:45 Mall ......................................2:55 8290 Waneta Road..............2:57 Waneta/Vets ........................2:59 Columbia Gdns/Hwy 22A ..3:01 Station Road.........................3:03 805 Columbia Gdns Rd ......3:06 935 Columbia Gdns Rd ......3:08 1000 Columbia Gdns Rd ....3:09 McLeod Subdivision.............3:11 Kabatoff Road ......................3:13 Forsythia Subdivision............3:14
Time
Crowe................................... 1:50 BV Motor Inn ....................... 2:10 Fruitvale ............................... 2:20 Forsythia Rd.......................... 2:21 11th & 7th (Montrose) ........ 2:30 7th & 9th (Montrose)........... 2:32 Montrose Hall....................... 2:34
Stop Name
Time
MacLean ..............................2:55 RSS .......................................3:00 Redstone Resort ...................3:11 Warfield Market...................3:16 Smelter Pub..........................3:18 Rivervale...............................3:27
Stop Name
Time
MacLean............................... 2:50 Cook/Davis .......................... 2:54 RSS ....................................... 2:57 Hwy 3B/Feeney Rd .............. 3:02 Mann/Mayer ....................... 3:03 Mann/Campbell Rd ............. 3:04 Mann/Highway ................... 3:06
Stop Name
Time
Stop Name
Time
Oasis .............................................3:30 Genelle..........................................3:39 Trail Esso .......................................3:53 2nd & Robertson ..........................3:56 Highway Drive & Lily ...................4:00
to: Annable, Oasis, Rivervale, Tadanac to: Annable, Oasis, Rivervale, Tadanac, Warfield Time
Crowe ..................................3:10 Tadanac/Hosmer..................3:20 Rivervale...............................3:24 Oasis ....................................3:28 Webster School....................3:35 Annable................................3:38
Stop Name
to: Waneta, Miral Heights to: Warfield Market to: Montrose Time
Crowe ..................................2:48 Warfield Market...................3:00
Stop Name
Stop Name
Time
to: to: to: to:
Time
Time
Time
Stop Name
Time
Crowe ...........................................2:48 Colin Cr McBride St 5th Ave .........................................3:15 Hwy Dr/Iris Cr ..............................3:17 8th Ave (Montrose)......................3:30 3rd St (Montrose) .........................3:33
Stop Name
Time
Stop Name
Red Mt entrance ..................3:08 Casa Alpina Lodge ...............3:10 Hwy 22/Montevista ............3:11 225 Hwy 22 .........................3:16 King George Park Rd ...........3:19 630 Hwy 22 .........................3:22 1040 Hwy 22 .......................
Time
Crowe ...........................................3:05 Bluebird Corner ............................3:35 BV Middle School .........................3:37
to: Annable, Patterson, Rossland to: Trail
Time
Time
Glenmerry ....................................3:35 Glenmerry Townhouses ...............3:37 7th & Bowser................................3:40 E Trail ............................................3:43 2nd & Taylor .................................3:46 Sunningdale..................................3:49 Sanctuary......................................3:54 Cenotaph (Wed only) ..................3:56 Waneta (Vets)...............................4:06
to: Forsythia, Montrose to: W Trail, E Trail to: Fruitvale
Webster................................2:55 Cenotaph .............................2:54 Sanctuary .............................3:03 3rd & McQuarrie .................3:10
Stop Name
Stop Name
Crowe ...........................................3:15 Beaver Falls Trailer Park ................3:25 Beaver Falls Motel ........................3:28 1399 Hwy 3B ...............................3:30 BV Motor Inn ...............................3:33 Pole Yard.......................................3:35
to: E & W Trail, Casino to: Casino to: Glenmerry, E Trail, W Trail, Columbia Gardens
Crowe ..................................2:48 Theatre .................................2:52 4130 Casino Rd ...................3:03 4207 Casino Rd ...................3:04 4155 Casino Rd ...................3:05
Stop Name
Time
E Trail Glenmerry Columbia Gardens Miral Heighs, E Trail, Glenmerry, Montrose
Fruitvale ...............................2:25 1353 Columbia Gdns Rd .....2:29 McLeod Subdivision.............2:30 965 Columbia Gdns Rd .......2:31 764 Columbia Gdns Rd .......2:32 744 Columbia Gdns Rd .......2:33 Station Rd.............................2:37 Columbia Gdns/Hwy 22A ...2:39 Green Gables (Vets) .............2:40
Stop Name
Stop Name
Crowe ...........................................3:08 10th Ave & 7th St (Montrose) .....3:25 Montrose Hall...............................3:27 9th Ave & 2nd St..........................3:28
to: East of Fruitvale, Hwy 3B, Hudu, Ross Spur, Beaver Falls, to: Beaver Falls, Fruitvale
Faulkner Rd ..........................2:46 Hudu Creek Rd #105........... Champion Lakes Rd .............2:51 3019-3033 Green Acres ...... 2935 Hwy 3B ....................... 2861 Hwy 3B .......................2:54 Bluebird Corner ....................3:00 1431 Hwy 3B .......................3:01 Beaver Falls Motel ................3:03 Beaver Falls Trailer Park ........3:05
Rte #22 from: MacLean, RSS from: Webster after school program (Wed & Thu)
Stop Name
Time
Atco ..............................................3:18 2200 Highway 3B ........................3:19 Old Salmo Road ...........................3:20 2634 Highway 3B ........................3:21 Spruce Road .................................3:23 Atco/Park Siding ..........................3:25 Ross Spur Road entrance .............3:28 Balsam Road/Ross Spur ...............3:36 4087 Highway 3B ........................3:40 Champion Lakes Road .................3:41 Subway.........................................3:48
to: E Trail, Sunningdale to: Redstone, Warfield, Trail, Oasis, Genelle
Rte #19 from: Glenmerry from: Crowe from: Glenmerry after school program (Tues & Wed)
Montrose Hall...............................8:15 Crowe ...........................................8:30
Pole Yard ..............................8:08 BV Motor Inn .......................8:09 Bluebird Corner ....................8:13 Deadmarsh Shop .................8:14 Crowe ..................................8:28
Stop Name
Rte #16 from: Glenmerry from: Crowe from: Crowe
Stop Name
to: Fruitvale Elem to: Crowe
Time
Webster................................ 2:40 Annable ................................ 2:43 Colombo Lodge ................... 2:45 Tadanac/Hosmer .................. 2:50 Rivervale ............................... 2:54 Oasis..................................... 2:58
Webster (Route 13 transfers) ......8:09 Warfield Market ...........................8:12 Redstone Resort ...........................8:18 Rossland.......................................8:24 MacLean.......................................8:26
Stop Name
Time
Glenmerry ............................ 2:22 2nd & Taylor......................... 2:35 Hazelwood & Sylvia ............. 2:38 Marianna & Nerissa.............. 2:40 Marianna & Celia ................. 2:43 .............................................. Rte #15 from: Webster from: Crowe
BV Middle School.................8:05 Beaver Falls Motel ................8:12 Crowe ..................................8:25 Glenmerry ............................8:36
Rte #18 from: Columbia Gardens From: Specialty Bus – Fruitvale, Glenmerry, Miral Heights Stop Name
Time
Champion Lakes Rd .............7:49 3019 Hwy 3B .......................7:50 Spruce Rd .............................7:51 2861 Hwy 3B .......................7:52 Marsh Creek ........................7:53 Old Salmo Rd.......................7:55 2211 Hwy 3B .......................7:57 Hwy 3B/Grieve Rd (FE)........7:58 Fruitvale ...............................8:01
Rte #17 from: Montrose from: BV Middle School, BF Motel
Stop Name
Time
Warfield Market ...........................8:18 Annable ........................................8:21 Crowe ...........................................8:26
Rte #16 from: Columbia Gardens, Ross Spur, Hudu, Marsh Creek, Waneta, Mall from: Ross Spur, Hudu, Marsh Creek Stop Name
Rte #14 from: Glenmerry from: MacLean, RSS Stop Name
Stop Name
Time
Glenmerry ............................ 2:27 7th & Bowser ....................... 2:35 Armouries ............................. 2:36 5th & McQuarrie.................. 2:38 3rd & McQuarrie.................. 2:39
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Rte #15 from: Sunningdale from: Annable from: Warfield Market, Redstone
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Time
2nd & McQuarrie ................7:58 Cenoaph ..............................8:00 Colombo Lodge ...................8:07 Webster................................8:13
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Stop Name
Columbia/32nd ............................3:26 2241 Columbia Ave .....................3:29 17th St (Safeway).........................3:32 SHSS .............................................3:35 Bayview/Broadwater....................3:40 Lions Head....................................3:42
to: E Trail, Shavers Bench to: Columbia Gardens, Hwy 3B East of Fruitvale, Hudu, Mall, Ross Spur, Waneta
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Webster ....................................8:11 Colombo Lodge (temp) ...........8:13
Oasis .................................... 8:00
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Rte #13 from: Glenmerry from: Crowe
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Crowe ..................................2:48 Home Goods Rd ..................3:05 Smith & 16th........................3:08 Whispering Pines .................3:09 12th/15th Junction ..............3:12 Tempo ..................................3:13 China Creek Shell .................3:16
MORNING RUNS Rte #4 from: Castlegar, Genelle, Robson, Thrums from: Route 13
to: Castlegar, Genelle
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Webster ........................................3:40 Annable ........................................3:42 Colombo Lodge Cenotaph Helena St/Alley 2nd Ave 2nd/Park Rd (Gyro Rd) ................3:47
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Get your child on track before school starts
O
ne of the areas I spend much of my time solving, is the reasons behind why a child is having a hard time focusing/ concentrating, as confusion, is overly rebellious/quarrelsome or any other behavior not appropriate for their age. Naturopathic treatment of ADD/ADHD includes determining learning style, establishing optimal nutrition, eliminating ear infections, supplementing where necessary, diagnosing and treating heavy metal toxicity and prescribing a homeopathic remedy
DR. BRENDA
GILL
On the Way to Wellness
where appropriate, depending on the child. Often a child that has learning problems is a tactile learner. They require something to hold/squeeze/examine to allow processing of information. I often suggest a soft squeeze ball they can hold. Also, children that didn’t
crawl, but went straight to walking often have difficulties. This is due to the lack of development of right-left brain communication. There are brain exercises to encourage this. It is well worth your while to spend a day in your child’s classroom and observe where the problems are occurring—are they where they are situated, a child around them, a certain time of day. All this information is important, because it really helps to identify areas that are often easily changed. Optimal nutrition requires identifying any food sensitivities/aller-
gies or irritants that could be causing the behavior. Also, sensitivities to dyes, preservatives, salicylates and phenolics should be identified. This can be determined by VEGA (electro-accupressure) or ELISA(blood testing) available through a naturopath. Also, any nutritional deficiencies must be identified. These may be zinc, essential fatty acids (omega 3 oils obtained in flax/ hemp seeds and fish oils most commonly in salmon and halibut), B vitamins and Calcium/ Magnesium. This is especially true if they do not tolerate dairy and are not absorbing
nutrients from food. You will also see bed wetting that goes along with these problems. I try and test all patients I see for their levels of vitamins and minerals to make sure none are deficient and to only supplement where necessary. Chronic ear infections lead to hearing loss. This leads to learning difficulties, slow speech and language development. Again, identifying food triggers typically ends ear infections. I may look at a herbal or homeopathic remedy to resolve an infection if it is present. Lead toxicity should also be determined.
Hair analysis determines long term exposure. This should be chelated out of storage and blood with chlorella or other techniques if present, since lead decreases the ability to concentrate, focus and learn new information. Herbal combinations can also be useful in helping the body rebalance itself and I will sometimes consider those, as well as specific homeopathics depending on the type of behavior issues. The other issue is the mis-directed reward system that some teachers still use. Food should not be used as a reward, either at home
or at school. A “reward” for a child should not only be encouragement such as “ You did a great job”, but, possibly a sticker/ stamp/extra time outside/play a game/positive time out to draw. This reinforces the positive behavior with something they would like to have or do. ADD/ADHD is typically resolved using the above approaches with lifelong positive effects! So, it is worth it to consider these approaches first. Dr. Brenda Gill is a naturopath in Rossland. You can make an appointment at 250362-5035
Kootenay-Columbia School District No.20
School Opening Information 2012/2013
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Superintendent’s Message Hard to believe but we are nearing the end of the school summer break. The Labour Day weekend in September marks the end of summer for students and staff. September is an exciting time for schools as we get back to working with all our students to help them on their learning journey. We encourage all of our community to be actively involved with your schools. Talk to your child’s teacher and principal and find a way to stay involved and connected. Parental involvement really can make a difference in student achievement. All schools will be open at 8:00 a.m. September 4th for the registration of students new to the district and for any local Kindergarten and Grade One pupils not previously registered. Students will report for instruction on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at times noted. September 4th will be a shortened day for students. Shortening the day will allow students an opportunity to become acquainted with their school, while at the same time enabling teachers to finalize their preparations for Wednesday, September 5th, the first full day of instruction. Kindergarten students will have gradual entry over the first week and a half so please contact your school for those times. To our existing students and families welcome back! To our new students and families, whether you are just starting kindergarten or moved here over the summer, a special warm welcome to your new school and district.
Home Schooled Students As per the School Act and Regulations, parents/guardians who choose to school their children at home are advised that they MUST register their children by September 30th with a public school in the school district, a distance education school or an independent school in the province. For bussing information, please call 250-365-8331 or 250-364-2224. Bus schedules may also be viewed on the district website (www.sd20.bc.ca – Transportation).
TRANSPORTATION: STUDENT CONDUCT
Bussing information and schedules can also be found on the district Website @ www.sd20.bc.ca or you can contact the transportation department at 250-3658331 or 250-364-2224. Please note that all bus routes are subject to minor changes. If you need to determine the bus stop and/or time your student is registered for please contact your school or the transportation department. 1. Students must: a) Follow the driver’s directions the FIRST time they are given. b) Keep their hands, feet and objects to themselves. c) Stay in their seat unless directed to do otherwise. d) Talk quietly, using only appropriate language. e) Be at the bus stop 5 minutes before scheduled leave time. f) Not eat or drink on the bus.
Regular start times with dismissal as follows:
Regular School Times Beginning September 5, 2012
Castlegar Primary 8:20 am to 10:50 am 8:20 am to 2:05 pm Fruitvale Elementary 8:15 am to 10:45 am 8:15 am to 2:15 pm Glenmerry Elementary 8:20 am to 10:50 am 8:20 am to 2:20 pm JL Crowe Secondary 8:38 am to 11:08 am 8:38 am to 2:38 pm Kinnaird Elementary 8:20 am to 10:50 am 8:20 am to 2:20 pm MacLean Elementary 8:40 am to 11:10 am 8:40 am to 2:40 pm Robson Community 8:25 am to 10:55 am 8:25 am to 2:15 pm Rossland Secondary 8:38 am to 11:08 am 8:38 am to 2:43 pm Stanley Humphries Secondary 8:38 am to 11:08 am 8:38 am to 2:47 pm Twin Rivers Elementary 8:25 am to 10:55 am 8:25 am to 2:10 pm Webster Elementary 8:30 am to 10:55 am 8:30 am to 2:30 pm Alternate Programs (Jr. Alternate/Transitions, Please contact program directly for start-up procedures Cooperative Education, On-Line Learning)
School Fees
Trail/Castlegar & Area School Buses
To be eligible to ride the school bus a Student Transportation Request form must be filled out and returned to your school. If you have not filled in a form for the 2012-2013 school year one can be obtained on the district website or from your school.
School Opening: September 4, 2012
g) Not bully or intimidate others. h) NOT SMOKE, take drugs or alcohol on the bus and/or at the bus stop. 2. Non-registered students MUST provide a note from their parent/ guardian, signed by the school staff/ principal, to ride on a school bus. 3. Elementary students wanting to disembark at a stop other than their designated stop must provide a permission slip, signed by the principal. A student whose behaviour contravenes these values or whose actions distract the driver, cause to have the potential to cause harm or discomfort to self or others, is subject to disciplinary action, which may include the following: 1. Verbal warning from the bus driver (initially in routine situations). 2. Issue of a School Bus Incident Report: a) Written warning. b) Suspension of bus privileges. Some examples of actions that could result in suspension for an undetermined length of time are as follows: issued for repeated offences or for striking another person, fighting,
Schools may charge fees for: school supplies; the rental of musical instruments; tools, equipment and materials for personal use or for participation in a trades program; optional field trips and special events; and, specialty ‘academy’ costs. Each school has a financial hardship policy – please contact your principal for more information. School fees and school supply lists may be viewed on the district website (www. sd20.bc.ca – Parents/Public – School Fees & Supplies OR Schools).
vandalism, spitting, throwing objects out bus windows, lighting matches or other flammable objects, possession/ use of laser pointer, possession/ use of weapons, unauthorized use of emergency equipment, unauthorized exit through rear emergency door, and other serious contraventions of the bus rules. If a student receives a suspension an interview with school district staff may occur. Incidents of a serious nature may result in immediate action. CONVEYANCE OF NON-ENTITLED (COURTESY) STUDENTS Pupils wishing transportation must provide the driver with a signed note from their parent or guardian. School conduct and rules apply to these students using the bus service. Students without SIGNED PERMISSION will be denied a ride. The school district reserves the right to deny ridership to an individual. SCHOOL BUSSING – NOTES TO PARENTS 1. Late Arrival to Bus Stop: Students should be at their bus stop 5 minutes ahead of the scheduled departure time. Buses DO NOT wait for tardy students. Drivers may
notify transportation office with a “School Bus Incident Report” if a student has arrived late for the bus on more than one occasion. 2. Under no circumstances should children run to catch the bus. 3. Provide the necessary safety precautions for your children when going to and from the bus stop. 4. Make certain that your children are properly dressed, in case of emergencies during cold or wet weather. 5. Accept responsibility for the proper conduct of your children before boarding a bus, during the daily trips and upon discharge. 6. Parents will be responsible for any damage to a bus by their children. 7. Encourage children to obey all traffic rules and school bus regulations. 8. Students are to use only their assigned bus and regular bus stop, unless they are a courtesy rider with the necessary documentation. 9. Children should know their bus route numbers. 10. Children are expected to proceed directly from the bus stop to their destination.
BULLYING AND HARASSMENT OF OTHERS ON THE BUS OR AT THE BUS STOPS WILL BE TREATED SERIOUSLY! TRANSPORTATION OF EQUIPMENT ON BUSES Acceptable Items 1. Skates 2. Small musical instruments 3. Golf clubs (3-4 clubs, not a set with a golf bag) 4. Field hockey sticks 5. Hockey sticks 6. Baseball bats 7. Skateboards Unacceptable Items 1. Skis and poles 2. Sleighs, toboggans 3. Furniture or other large items 4. Large musical instruments
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LEISURE
Do not remarry directly after finalizing divorce Dear Annie: My wife and I are in the final stages of a divorce after 25 years of marriage. We have two wonderful teenagers. We both realize that we had a part in the breakdown of the marriage, and we are trying to keep the process as friendly as such things can be. Shortly after my wife moved out, I met a wonderful lady with whom I have much in common. Once the divorce is final, I would like to ask her to marry me. Is that fair? I don’t want my soon-to-beex to think that she meant nothing to me and is being traded in. I also don’t want my new ladylove to think I’m simply replacing one wife with another. I don’t mind living alone. It actually has been quite peaceful. The biggest worry is the kids. I think my son would understand, but my 13-year-old daughter will be a different story. She tries to put up a good front, but
ANNIE’S
MAILBOX
Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell
isn’t succeeding all that well. I guess the real question is: Should I let my concerns for other people get in the way of my own happiness? How can I help my daughter understand that I am not disrespecting the years of my marriage? I am simply taking the next step in my life. -- Ready To Move On Dear Ready: Your main focus right now should be your kids’ adjustment, not your personal contentment. You are rushing things. They are teenagers. The parents they love are divorcing, and this is enough trauma in their lives for the moment.
Please don’t make things more stressful by remarrying so quickly. Let the dust from the divorce settle, and then slowly introduce the new woman into your children’s lives and let them get to know her. They may still object, but they will have less reason if they don’t feel she is being shoved down their throats. We think all of you could benefit from speaking to a family therapist. Dear Annie: Lately, I have been getting constant putdowns for my “new” appearance. It consists of clothes that I’ve owned for a while, though nobody seemed to notice until I began applying black eyeliner. My sister has been pestering me for months, complaining that I look Goth. I admit that I’ve begun using makeup more often, though it’s usually only eyeliner or silver eye shadow. A few days ago, I was sent to the school office to receive papers
for a special event for high-honor students. While I was waiting, a teacher I didn’t know walked in and gave me a nasty look, saying, “Hope that one makes it to the high school.” Annie, I have no piercings other than the standard ones in my ears. I don’t dye my hair. I am an honor student and love to read. Please tell your readers not to judge a book by its cover. It can really hurt. -- Judged Wrong in Jersey Dear Jersey: It is never a good idea to judge based on appearances. But, honey, if simply wearing eyeliner is making people look askance, you might ask whether perhaps you are wearing a bit too much. And if a Goth look is what you are going for, it makes no sense to be surprised by the reaction. Take responsibility for your choices. Dear Annie: Like “Single Too Long,” I am 55, divorced with
grown children and can’t find a long-term relationship. The difference is, I’m female. I have tried dating sites and church groups (full of women). I did meet men when I briefly worked at Home Depot, but I had to
quit. You told him to go where the women are, but where are the men? -- Looking for a Relationship, Too Dear Looking: In bookstores, grocery stores, hardware stores and laundromats. At sporting events, taking
college courses, playing golf, softball and basketball, doing volunteer work and traveling. Readers? Help us out here. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar.
TODAY’S PUZZLES
TODAY’S CROSSWORD
Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday. SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU
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YOUR HOROSCOPE By Francis Drake For Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today’s Full Moon is emotional. Be careful about making promises you can’t keep, especially at work. Think before you speak. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) When it comes to romantic involvements or anything having to do with sports, show business or dealing with children, go gently. Today’s Full Moon could confuse your good judgment. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might feel torn between your responsibilities to home and family versus your responsibilities to career and job. This is classic for today’s Full Moon. Do as little as possible. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today is such an emotional Full Moon, it could affect you so greatly that you have an accident. Naturally, this
doesn’t have to happen. It’s all up to you to maintain a calm mind. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Avoid conflict about money and possessions today. People will go overboard because of today’s Full Moon. Stay out of things for your own sake. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Your only recourse today is to be patient with partners and close friends. This is the only day all year when the Full Moon is directly opposite you. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Don’t make a big deal about problems at work today. Others might be emotional, but you can be the peacemaker or the bridge that is needed to restore sanity. (It’s what you do.) SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Parents should be patient with children today. Everyone feels the energy
of the Full Moon, because it makes people too emotional. Be kind and tolerant. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Avoid domestic squabbles today, because they won’t solve anything. It will just be words and noise. Instead, relax with others over a cup of coffee. Be friendly. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Avoid hasty words and impulsive actions today,
which might burst out. This is just Full Moon energy. Think before you speak or do anything. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Don’t be rash with your possessions, and think twice before you spend your hard-earned money today. Impulses, especially those having to do with cash flow, are confusing right now.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Today’s Full Moon is in your sign, lined up with your ruler, Neptune. This is like you have Vaseline on your lens obscuring your clear view. Don’t react to situations around you. YOU BORN TODAY Although modest, you are heroic to others. You’re not afraid of public scrutiny and eagerly involve yourself in the world around you. You’re
DILBERT
TUNDRA
ANIMAL CRACKERS
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
BROOMHILDA
HAGAR
BLONDIE
SALLY FORTH
an amateur psychologist; you know what makes others tick. (You loathe pretension and hypocrisy.) You are always charming and attractive. Good news! Your year ahead could be one of the most powerful years of your life. Birthdate of: Ryan Kesler, hockey player; Debbie Gibson, singer; Richard Gere, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Help Wanted RESIDENTIAL manager for 41 unit apartment building in Nelson BC. Resume to 100 3525 Laburnum Dr. Trail BC V1R 2S9
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LIL T’S Cafe is looking for experienced part time servers for week days and weekends. Apply in person. 2905 Hwy Drive, Trail.
An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.
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Help Wanted Forestry Hooktender/Spotter Required. Prefer experience but will to train. Must be physically fit, able to work all weather conditions. Fax:250-503-1148
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City of Trail - Job PosƟng PUBLIC SKATING - ATTENDANT The City of Trail is seeking a customer service oriented individual to Įll a contract AƩendant posiƟon in the Parks and RecreaƟon Department for the public skaƟng sessions at the Trail Memorial Centre. Detailed informaƟon about this employment opportunity is available on the City’s website at www.trail.ca/employment.php or by request to Lisa Manaigre at (250) 364-0844. ApplicaƟons will be received unƟl 4:00 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. The City of Trail thanks all applicants for their interest and will only reply to those selected for an interview. ! !
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Own your Future Sears Canada Inc. is offering qualified candidates an opportunity to own and operate the existing Sears Dealer Store in…
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Field sales and merchandising support Toll-free and online operational support Extensive advertising & marketing support Complete inventory at no cost to you Professional interior & exterior signing packages On-line point-of-sale reservation system Desirable customer payment options
Your sales experience and exceptional customer service skills plus commitment, hard work and winning spirit combined with Sears strengths will provide the structure for success in your community. You must also have the ability to lease (or own) appropriate retail space in a desirable location You’ll earn commission plus additional income opportunities. No fees or royalties. Interested candidates should call… Telephone: 1-800-698-7088 Fax: 1-888-744-3666
Independent Respiratory Services is a BC-owned and operated full service respiratory homecare company. We have been providing sleep apnea and home oxygen therapy to British Columbians since 1996. Our mission is to provide the highest standard of healthcare to our clients, and honesty and integrity are the foundation of the company. Our success is reÁected in our clients’ satisfaction. Independent Respiratory Services is currently seeking applications for the position of Revenue Accountant at our Shared Services Centre in Castlegar, BC. This position is a 12 month temporary full-time position, which could develop into a permanent role for the right candidate. QualiÀcations: • Current enrollment in a recognized accounting program (CGA, CMA, CA) • Preference will be given to those with Accounts Receivable experience • Experience in dealing with insurance companies & other third party beneÀts providers • Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel and Outlook (2007/2010) • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral • Excellent organizational skills and an ability to multi-task • Very strong customer service orientation • Ability to work independently • Strong team player • Motivated to improve processes within an organization If you’re qualiÀed for this challenge and are interested in experiencing a place that offers world class recreational opportunities and an affordable cost of living, please, apply in conÀdence to:
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Currently there is a career opportunity in Trail, BC for a:
WAREHOUSE SUPPORT BRANCH Reporting to the Branch Manager, you will be responsible for performing tasks according to documented quality system procedures and loading/unloading delivery vehicles, verifying merchandise with documents. You will also be required to fill, package and verify customer orders from stock and deliver to the shipping area. You will be responsible for counting all packaged pieces and pallets and ensuring vehicle is loaded, in a safe manner, with the correct shipment. You will observe safety policies and procedures of the Occupational Health & Safety Act, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and any other pertinent legislation. You will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the warehouse and performing other branch support duties including delivery driving and/or customer service as required. Completion of a high school diploma, or the equivalent work experience, and the ability lift to up to 60 lbs. on a regular basis are essential. You are able to prioritize tasks and complete them in an accurate and timely manner. You have basic math proficiency along with the ability to read and write English. Your proven customer service skills and good telephone manners are coupled with the ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced, computerized, team environment. Previous warehousing experience would be an asset as would knowledge of the handling of dangerous goods and WHMIS regulations. The successful candidate’s compensation package will include a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package and excellent potential for career advancement. Applicants are to forward their resume by March 15th to: Acklands-Grainger Inc. Attn: Scott Macready Email Address: macreadys@agi.ca Fax Number: 250-364-2527 Mailing Address: 3010 Hwy Drive, Trail, BC V1R 2T3 Acklands - Grainger Inc. ensures equality in the recruitment and selection process by making employment decisions based on qualifications, relevant experience, knowledge and capability, demonstrated skills and accomplishments. We thank you in advance for considering Acklands - Grainger Inc., but only those candidates being considered will be contacted.
Optician/ Clinical Assistant Busy clinic in Trail has an immediate opening for a part time Optician/ Clinical Assistant. Some office experience will be an asset. Please send resume to Box 550 C/O Trail Daily Times, 1163 Cedar Ave., Trail, BC V1R 4B8 Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430 **WANTED** NEWSPAPER CARRIERS TRAIL DAILY TIMES Excellent Exercise Fun for All Ages Call Today Start Earning Money Tomorrow Circulation Department 250-364-1413 Ext. 206 For more Information
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KOOTENAY Optometry Clinic in Castlegar is seeking an experienced optometric assistant or optician for a full time position. Salary commensurate with experience. Reply to kocassistant@gmail.com by Sep 9th.
Retail PART-TIME Retail/Sales Merchandiser Responsible for performing, merchandising, and complete selling tasks in assigned stores in designated areas. Tasks may include general sales, cutting in new items, and acquiring additional space for existing items, while maintaining customer service standards. To apply for this position, please visit our career site: www.crossmark.jobs, or e-mail your resume to Cheryl.comfort@crossmark.com.
Journeyman Mechanic Do you love the outdoors? OK Tire in Terrace, B.C. NOW HIRING! Excellent renumeration for successful applicant. Fax resume to (1)-250-635-5367 Attn. General Manager or Email: momack@citywest.ca
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City of Trail - Job PosƟng PUBLIC SKATING - SKATE PATROL The City of Trail is seeking a customer service oriented individual to Įll a contract Skate Patrol posiƟon in the Parks and RecreaƟon Department for the public skaƟng sessions at the Trail Memorial Centre. Detailed informaƟon about this employment opportunity is available on the City’s website at www.trail.ca/employment.php or by request to Lisa Manaigre at (250) 364-0844.
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VK MASON Local Union Underground Contractor is seeking experienced labor for remote camp job near Kitimat. Looking to hire immediately! Please contact Ashley Halden at 778-724-2500 or ashley.halden@ vkmason.ca
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ALUMINUM RAILING. Mario 250-368-9857 KOOTENAY HOME Maintenance & Handyman Services. Please contact Jeff @ 250-505-9693
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• Heavy Duty Mechanics • Automotive Mechanics or • Millwrights (engine exp. an asset) The successful candidate will be operating a service vehicle in Fox Creek, Northern Alberta. Must be willing to work overtime. Exp. in natural gas compression is an asset. The successful candidate is not required to reside in Fox Creek, shift work negotiable.
Free Items FREE: Huge deep freeze! Moving & can’t take it with me. 250-231-5686 Needs to be picked up by Aug.31 WOOD PALLETS TO GIVE AWAY @ Trail Daily Times. Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm. See Front Office.
2 SENIOR Lift Chairs. Both A1 condition. 250-367-9770 Lazyboy-100, 6 chair dining set, with buffet & hutch $250.; trunk $40, humidifer $35, bedroom and office furniture, etc. Ph. 250-368-8030 SOLID OAK Pedestal, leaf table, 4 chairs, tile inlay. $500. obo. 250-368-3668 Lve msge.
WINTER TIRES FOR SALE 2 Winguard on steel rims 3/4 tread 205-65 R15 94T $100 for the pair • Crib mattress (great condition) $20 • Old TV’S $20 each (working just fine) Call 250-362-7681 after 5pm or 250-231-2174
Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Silver Coins etc. Available now: 250-863-3082
E-mail resume to: jobs@ advantage-engine.ca or fax to: (1)780-622-4409
Stereo / DVD / TV
Volunteers ARE YOU looking for a meaningful volunteership? If so, please call the Crisis Line for more info. 250-364-0274 or email: crisisline@trailfair.ca
Services
Pkg. of new 6142 Bell PVR & 6141 High Def. Receiver & 3100 Bell Reg. Receiver for $300. Ph. 250-368-8030
Real Estate Acreage for Sale
Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
FOR SALE
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We Offer Top Competitive Wages, Benefit Plan & Performance Bonuses.
The City of Trail thanks all applicants for their interest and will only reply to those selected for an interview.
Come visit us at www.acklandsgrainger.com.
• DRILLERS • BLASTERS • POWDERMEN • CONCRETE LABOURERS
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ApplicaƟons will be received unƟl 4:00 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.
No agency solicitation or phone calls please.
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FRUITVALE, 1acre; power, water, government cert. perk test. $120,000. 250-368-5711
Houses For Sale MONTROSE, 135 9th Avenue. 1 acre, view property. 4bdrms. Will take smaller house on trade. 250-231-0359
3563 Highway Drive, Trail 4 BR, 1.5 bath, fireplace, rec room, U/G sprinklers, pond. Immaculate in & out with lovely landscape and only steps to Glenmerry School. Drive by and take a look. Private sale by appointment only.
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250.368.6682 250.231.1243
Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Ask us about our Free Rent option! Please cal 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca
RV Sites AVORADO RESORT. Beautiful waterfront RV Resort. New Sites For Sale ($63,900). All season, full amenities, clubhouse & beach access. Co-op Resort w/Lifetime Ownership! www.avorado.com Call 250-228-3586.
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent FRUITVALE, D/T, reno’d 1bd. NP. Ref.req. $525./mo. Avail. Sep10. call/ text 604-788-8509
1st Trail Real Estate
www.coldwellbankertrail.com 1252 Bay Avenue, TRAIL (250) 368-5222
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Trail $219,900
Warfield $249,900
Trail $259,900
Montrose $199,900
Warfield $224,900
Warfield $120,000
Trail $149,000
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
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Trail $152,500
Warfield $59,900
Trail $169,900
Warfield $259,900
Trail $150,000
Trail $265,000
Warfield $269,900
Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
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Trail $449,900
Fruitvale $267,000
Montrose $359,000
Fruitvale $409,000
Christina Lake $1,500,000
Fruitvale $330,000
Rossland $297,000
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
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Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S $850/mo. Heat included. Avail. Sept.1st. 250-368-5908
TRAIL newly renovated 1bd suite in triplex. NP. Ref req. $450/mo 250-428-7351 or 250-428-6788
ANNABLE, 2bd. full bsmt., carport, nice yard, f/s, w/d, n/s, n/p. $750./mo. Available Sept.15th. 250-365-5003
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TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312
BEAUTIFUL NEWER HOUSE FOR RENT IN THE SLOCAN LAKE AREA. AVAILABLE OCT 1st • 4 Bedroom-2 Bath on 2 Acres • Red Mtn. Road above SILVERTON w/ Valhalla views + quiet privacy • N/S , Open to keeping animals • 10 min. drive to Slocan Lake and Village amenities • Storage, treehouses, good access all year round • Minimum 1 Yr Lease • W/D Hookups, F/S plus Earth -Woodstove • $1250 negotiable with proper care of house, land + gardens • References Required • Secure Income Essential • Serious Inquiries Only Call: 250-362-7681 or Mobile 250-231-2174 Email: monikas_2010@ hotmail.com
E.TRAIL, 2bdrm., near Aquatic Centre. $700./mo. References. 250-362-7374 ROSSLAND, 2BDRM newly renovated house, beautiful condition, great location. Furnished, or not. W/D. $850$900 pm. N/S. 250-362-7790
ROSSLAND GUEST SUITE, private entrance, deluxe ensuite & kitchenette. Newly reno’d. N/S, N/P. Weekly, mo. rate. 604-836-3359
W.TRAIL, 2bdrm., tiny yard, close Downtown. $750. 250368-6075
TRAIL, 1bdrm., 1 block Downtown, large fenced yard. $595. 250-368-6076
FRANCESCO ESTATES & ERMALINDA APARTMENTS Beautiful, Clean and Well Maintained 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apartments for Rent Located by the Columbia River in Glenmerry Adult and Seniors oriented, No Pets and No Smoking Reasonable Rents, Come and have a look Phone 250-368-6761 or 250-364-1922
BELLA VISTA TOWNHOMES Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms townhouse for rent located in Shaver’s Bench No pets and no smoking Reasonable prices Phone 364-1822 or 364-0931.
Come on down to Trail and don't worry about the snow.
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W.TRAIL, 2BDRM., living room, hardwood floors, updated kitchen, basement, covered porch. $800./mo. + utilities. N/S, N/P. References required. 604-649-9365
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Fruitvale
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Shavers Bench
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$212,000
A Great family home on a choice corner lot in Shavers Bench. Lots of upgrades inside & out. Call today!
Glenmerry
$309,900 W NE
A super 5 bedroom house with new kitchen, windows, Áooring, A/C, furnace & much more. Plus an inhome hair studio!
$299,900
4 bed, 3 bath family home on almost 1/2 an acre of park-like yard. 2 Àreplaces, large rec room plus swimming pool!
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Lovingly cared for family home in a great location of Shavers Bench. Four bedrooms, rec room, underground sprinklers, single garage, must see.
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Bigger than it looks! 3 bdrms plus den & room for additional bdrms down. HW Áoors, fenced yard, laundry on main. You need to see it!
Montrose
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$189,900
Awesome starter! Big corner lot, fenced yard, updated throughout. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, large deck. Perfect for the growing family!
Cars - Sports & Imports
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2005 HONDA Accord IMA Hybrid, 82,500kms, climate control, heated leather, new timing belt, 4dr sedan, auto, silver. Asking $12,000. 250-362-3308
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1-800-910-6402
FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS
**WANTED** Looking for small short box truck camper or camperette in good shape. Phone 250-6938883, leave message.
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www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557
1148 Bay Ave, Trail
250-368-5000
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$499,000
A fantastic custom home on a large, landscaped lot. The attention to detail and quality make this home one of the Ànest. Call today!
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Fruitvale
$359,000
A large family home on an unbelievable piece of land. 1.63 acres, right in town. Great parking, new kitchen. Well worth a look.
Trail
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$199,900
Main house has tons of character, H/W Áoors, 4 bdrms, 2 baths, updated plumbing, wiring, furnace & unÀnished basement. Plus a mortgage helper.
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$71,900
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A great family home on a choice lot. Parkside in upper Sunningdale. Good value here!
$265,000 Fruitvale
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$364,900
Close to the elementary school, large fenced yard, new laminate Áoors, big master suite, rec room, workshop, covered patio. It has it all!
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$389,000
Trail
Fruitvale
Why drive? This cute 2 bdrm home is within walking distance to town & all the work is done!
This amazing home has it all. Over 4,000sq.ft. & on 4.5 acres. Only a short walk to town!
Montrose
Beaver Falls
This charming home features 2 bdrms on the main & 1 down. HW Áoor in living room, single car garage, close to schools & all amenities. Quick possession possible.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this home! Beautifully maintained, nicely updated, bully Ànished, new roof, heat pump, A/C, updated kitchen, sky lights, HW Áoors & more.
Newly updated 2 bdrm mobile home in Beaver Falls Park with Playground nearby. Newer windows, Áooring, covered deck, perfect for 1st time buyer or retiree
Wayne DeWitt ext 25 Mario Berno ext 27
$319,900
Dawn Rosin ext 24 Tom Gawryletz ext 26
$32,000
Denise Marchi ext 21 Keith DeWitt ext 30
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Thea Stayanovich ext 28 Joy DeMelo ext 29
Boats BOATING SEASON IS HERE FINALLY! WANNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS THIS SUMMER!!
Your Cabin on the Lake The Kootenay Queen
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1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) • Fold down table for a queen sized bed • Fold up bunk beds • VHF radio • Hull is sound, galley is dated. • Low draft • 200 hrs on new engine • A great boat that needs some TLC $12,000.00 invested $8000 OBO Call 250-362-7681 or email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view •
Beautiful 2400 sq. ft. home with the most amazing river views!!
Wow! What a house! There is over 4,000 sq.ft. plus an in-law suite. All this plus 5 acres!
Salmo
2007 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3 Z71, skid plates, 4 inch lift kit with brand new rims & tires. 78,291 kms. We finance! Delivery to your door, no problem! Visit our website to submit a credit application today. See our website for more pics www.harrisoceansidegm.com Call Andy direct 250-616-7767
Sunningdale
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Fruitvale
$129,000
Trucks & Vans
Check this one out! Large 2 storey family home on over 4 acres close to town. Large rooms throughout. Priced well below replacement value!
Solid 4 bedroom, 2 bath home located on a quiet street. Lots of upgrades.
$449,000
For Sale - 1998, 27’ Sportsmaster Trailer. Sleeps up to 8 People. Twin Bunks, Pull-out Couch, Table Folds Down and Queen Pillow-top Mattress in Front Bedroom. Air Conditioner, 3 Burner Stove, Oven, Large Bathroom with Tub, 2 x 30lb Propane Tanks. Very Clean and in Excellent Condition! Asking $9,700. Located in Nakusp. Please call 250-265-9990 or email: tzanier@hotmail.ca for more info.
Fruitvale
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Solid three bedroom family home on 22 acres, just outside Fruitvale. Separate barn, woodshed and chicken coop. Check this on out!
Sunningdale
$229,000
$159,500
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$209,900
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A great family home with double garage, 3 baths and a totally redecorated interior. Call on this one today!
$429,500
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DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
Waneta A stunning executive quality home in a quiet setting with a beautiful back yard. This 3 bedroom home is only 6 years old and is a “must see.”
Call Dennis, Shawn or Paul
GARAGE IN Glenmerry from mid Oct. until April. 250-2312565
All Pro Realty Ltd. EW
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For Sale - 1998, 27’ Sportsmaster Trailer. Sleeps up to 8 People. Twin Bunks, Pull-out Couch, Table Folds Down and Queen Pillow-top Mattress in Front Bedroom. Air Conditioner, 3 Burner Stove, Oven, Large Bathroom with Tub, 2 x 30lb Propane Tanks. Very Clean and in Excellent Condition! Asking $9,700. Located in Nakusp. Please call 250-265-9990 or email: tzanier@hotmail.ca for more info.
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Horse property. Over six acres with a solid 2 bdrm home. Call today!
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JOHNSONS LANDING
Life remains in limbo after slide
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BY MEGAN COLE Nelson Star
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A bowl, a butter knife and serving spoons have new meaning for Mandy Bath and Christopher Klassen since the devastating landslide tore through their Johnsons Landing home. As the recovery process continues in the community, Bath and Klassen have been working with the help of an excavator to recover bits of the life they lost in the slide. “We found a few things,� said Bath. “It’s been sort of heartbreaking to see the incredible destructive power of the two landslides and what they did. Things aren’t just broken
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they’re pulverized. It’s terrible to see.� One of the most surprising discoveries came when Klassen, after locating their house that had been lifted and moved from its foundation by the slide, dug down around the four corners of the house to find their car in the basement. “The car had rolled and turned, and the house had moved. The car had fallen into the basement and was laying on top of [Klassen’s] tool chest and somewhat protecting them, as much as a heavy car can do that. It was weird to dig down and find your car buried in your basement,� said Bath.
Many members of the community who were directly effected by the slide are slowly having utilities like hydro, phone and water returned to them. Kate O’Keefe, a Johnsons Landing resident who lost water as a result of the slide has worked with other members of the community to restore water. “We were talking about the next steps on the water system and that was about two and a half hours that we sat and had that discussion. In some sense it is what life would normally be like, but the time that I would normally spend doing the other things in my life
$229,000
2213 – 4th Avenue, Rossland
Peaceful and serene best describes this 1 acre parcel of and with 1996 upgraded manufactured home. The land is flat and treed with plenty of walking trails to explore. The home features an open floor plan, lots of light, tons of cabinet space, newer laminate flooring, French doors and huge sun deck.
Cozy, cute and nicely updated 2 bdrm home with laundry room and storage space in the basement. The lot is in the process of being subdivided and this home will sit on an approx 60x50 lot. Quick possession available!
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
$139,000
$195,000
Fantastic Location!! This sunny 2 bedroom home sits on a great 60 x 100 corner lot with great views. Over 1200 sq.ft. on the main floor. Lots of windows, great garden potential and covered parking. Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
lost either through death or through properties being wiped out and displaced. There is a whole new environment and community structure to adjust to because we lost people in our community so dynamics change. We still have lots and lots of work to do.�
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3245 Lilac Crescent, Trail
1740 – 2nd Avenue, Rossland
$329,000
57 Moller Road, Fruitvale
$209,900
$263,500
Located on one of Trail’s most beautiful blocks, this home offers 3 bdrms, huge living room, hardwood floors, and a family/ recreation room downstairs. Property offers a back yard with plenty of room for the children to run and play together with a mature garden area. Call Art (250) 368-8818
Super family home located in the friendly community of Fruitvale- 3 bdrms/2 bthrms. Great floor plan for the whole family, finished on both levels. Call your REALTORÂŽ for a viewing, you will be pleased. Call Mark (250) 231-5591
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2485 LeRoi Avenue, Rossland
has been abbreviated because of all the other needs that we have to take care of.� While the community is optimistic about the future, she said the residents are exhausted and very stressed. “There is a lot of grief to deal with in terms of people we’ve
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Mandy Bath and Christopher Klassen recovered what was left of their car from the basement of their house which had been destroyed in the Johnsons Landing landslide in July.
1621 Cooke Avenue, Rossland
$339,000
6 bdrm home with oversized 2 bay garage on 90 x 100 lot Drop by! Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
Top quality 3 Bdrm/3 bath home on a 90 by 100 ft lot with in-ground sprinklers, a spacious wrap-around deck and covered patio. Several recent upgrades include new roof, garage door, thermal windows, laminate flooring and a finished basement. Huge living room/dining room and main floor laundry make this a must-see!. Call Terry 250-231-1101
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1175 & 1185 Green Ave, Trail
$279,000
$289,000
This East Trail charmer offers very large living room, bright spacious kitchen, 2 bdrms on main, updated bathroom with jetted tub. You will love the yard with great covered patio, raised gardens, mature flower beds, underground sprinklers and back alley access to garage. This home is special, call your REALTORÂŽ to view. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Beautiful 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath home on 4.9 acres! Home features deluxe kitchen, covered deck, patio, gazebo, pasture and fencing, separate shop, and double attached garage. Call your REALTORÂŽ today.
Very well kept, bright and sunny 4bdrm home with corner fireplace, large rec room, and workshop area. New roofing in spring 2012, underground sprinkling, central air and perfect location. Call your REALTOR(R) to view.
This amazing heritage family home also operates as popular B&B. Features include amazing kitchen, office/eating area with wood stove, decor and bathroom upgrades. It is located close to town, the ski hill and trails and offers beautiful views. The B&B clientele is growing and has excellent reviews.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
$489,000
WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE For additional R ESOURCES WE DO! information Deanne Lockhart ext 41
Ron Allibone
Christine Albo
Terry Alton
Cell: 250-512-7653
ext 39
christine.albo@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Mark Wilson
Art Forrest
deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com ext 30
Cell: 250-231-5591
mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250.231.0527
darlene@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
$167,500
Tonnie Stewart ext 33 Cell: 250-365-9665 tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250-231-0153
Darlene Abenante ext 23
www.kootenayhomes.com
1325 Columbia Avenue, Trail
$559,000
2050 Green Road, Fruitvale
2 houses! Both are in beautiful condition and completely finished inside and out. Plenty of parking too. These would be great revenue properties or combination home and mortgage helper. Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162
and photos on all of our listings, please visit
1345 Spokane Street, Rossland 3727 Woodland Drive, Trail
ext 42
c21art@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com
Mary Amantea
ext 26
Cell: 250-521-0525
mamantea@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250-368-1162
ext 45
ron@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250-231-1101
ext 48
terryalton@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Mary Martin
Cell: 250-231-0264
ext 28
mary.martin@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Richard Daoust
Cell: 250-368-7897
ext 24
richard.daoust@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com