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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
TRAIL-WARFIELD CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Tireless volunteer still soaring
Don Nutini to be honoured on May 7 BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Sometimes echoes of the past can come back and touch the present in ways one doesn't expect. In one such little irony, Don Nutini is set to be honoured as the Knights of Columbus 2012 TrailWarfield Citizen of the Year in a public ceremony May 7, at St. Michael's School gym, the same location where his volunteering career began in 1951. “I guess it all started with building St. Michael's School with the Columbo Lodge,” said Nutini, recalling his foray into helping the community. “We built the first part by hand and things just kind of went from there.” Born in Trail in 1931, the well-known community builder and promoter has been deeply involved in numerous projects around the Greater Trail area ranging from enhancing health care services, improving transportation, as well as community economic and cultural development. Nutini sees his community work as being a means of contributing to the place that offered many opportunities over the years. “This community gave me and my family a lot,” he said. “My interest and activity has been a means of giving back.”
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The Knights of Columbus Trail-Warfield Citizen of the Year for 2012 Don Nutini is a regular fixture as a volunteer at the Trail Regional Airport. However, Nutini is reluc- any of these things alone. tant to take too much credit I've always had a good team. for the work he has done for I've got a trap line of guys Trail and area. that I go to. I can stumble “I had good mentors, into anything and they get they had the quality of get- me out. That and a wife who ting things done,” explained lets me do all these things Nutini. “But you don't do and is involved with so much
herself.” Among the many projects Nutini has been involved in include: initiating the Hospital Foundation when he sat as chairman of the Trail Hospital Board in 1988, being a charter member and active participant in the Lower Columbia Community Development Team, championing the Trail Regional Airport and the construction of the heliport at KBRH, and volunteering as a member of the Red Mountain ski patrol and snow host. Not anywhere ready to rest yet, Nutini sees good things for the future of Trail. “I think we're on the cusp of moving in the right direction,” Nutini said. “Things could be happening in the next little while that could help this area. The work on Victoria Street will be a good start. And we're property poor for industry, we're (the LCCDT) working on the acquisition of property around Waneta in the near future.” Nutini doesn't claim to have any special formula for being able to maintain his remarkable level of activity into his 80's. “There's no secrets, I've just kept active,” he said. “I just take on one project after another and keep giving back.” Nutini will be honoured in a ceremony at St. Michael’s on May 7 at 7 p.m., which serves as a kick off to Silver City Days.
Food banks in crisis More demand and less donations could impact service BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
The food banks in Trail are running out of supplies. In particular, the Trail United Church has announced that unless things turn around, its once-a-week food bank will soon be dropped to a once-a-month operation. Food bank “If this coordinators have continues, seen donations drop the church off and numbers of clients increase far sees little beyond their ability option but to manage, said Keith to cut back Simmonds, minister at the Church. on the Simmonds said distribution that those attending of food.” have steadily increased in number KEITH SIMMONDS while the closure of some key local employers may be affecting donations. “If this continues, the church sees little option but to cut back on the distribution of food.” Eleanor Harper, food bank volunteer since 2005, is hoping that reducing the hours won’t be necessary. “But maybe it’s inevitable,” she said. “There are fewer people employed and therefore fewer people available to help fund the food bank.” Three times last year, increased demands emptied the United Church’s pantry and no funds were left to purchase the staple soups and canned vegetables. Because the food bank purchases groceries with money donated from the See MORE, Page 3
Second Independent candidate joins Kootenay West race BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
With the nomination period for the May provincial election closing today at 1 p.m. another independent candidate for Kootenay West MLA has filed the necessary paperwork with Elections BC. Glen Byle, a 26 year-old medical equipment repair technician
from Trail, announced his candidacy Wednesday afternoon. Byle joins Joseph Hughes, of Nakusp, as one of two unaffiliated candidates running for the office against BC Liberal candidate, Jim Postnikoff and incumbent MLA Katrine Conroy of the BC NDP.
GLEN BYLE
“I looked into the other parties and just couldn't find one I identified with,” said Byle. “I've got a website up and people can get an idea of what I'm about by checking it out.” The tech-savvy candidate is promoting what he calls “Technology
Enabled true Democracy” or TED on his website, where constituents can propose their own bills, West Kootenay residents can vote on them, and Byles, as representative, would present them to the legislature. Voters can determine more about the platforms of the various candidates at forums in Trail at the Cominco Gym, May 6, in
Castlegar May 7, and in Rossland May 8. As of press time, with less than 24 hours to go before the nomination period closed, Elections BC reported that there were still no Kootenay West candidates named for either the BC Conservative Party or the BC Green Party. Byles' website can be found at http://www.kowindependent.ca.
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