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Vol. 118, Issue 69
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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
All-candidates forum offers opportunity to seek answers Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Cominco Gym
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Meghan Hancock was one of hundreds of local students on hand to help release juvenile sturgeon into the Columbia River at Beaver Creek Park on Wednesday. See photos on Page 2.
Replenishing the sturgeon stock BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Over 700 local students were on hand to release some of the 4,000 hatchery-raised juvenile sturgeon into the Columbia River near Beaver Creek Wednesday as part of the annual Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative (UCWSRI). Although some of the children were a little squeamish about handling the wriggling live fish, others were thrilled with the opportunity. “The first one was awesome,” said sevenyear-old, Grade 2 student, Meghan Hancock. “Touching one... wow!” The Recovery Initiative was assembled in 2000 to study and try to address the dwindling number of wild sturgeon found in the Columbia and began releasing hatchery-raised
fish to the river in 2002. Although initially the group would release from 10,000 to 12,000 hatchlings to the river they have more recently based the number on the estimated success of previous releases. “The main reason we have to do this release is because of what is referred to as a failure to recruit by the sturgeon,” said the chair of the Community Working Group of the UCWRSI, Gerry Nellestijn. “We know they're breeding, we know the eggs are hatching, but they're not making it to the juvenile stage. Without the Conservation Aquaculture program there would be no survival of sturgeon in the Columbia River.” According to Nellestjin the lack of wild juvenile sturgeon in the system means that, at See TAG, Page 3
election you can focus on the constituents, and it’s good to get out and talk to people.” BY SHERI REGNIER Glen Byle, Kootenay West Times Staff independent, said without a lot With the upcoming provincial of funds in his campaign cache, general election only weeks away, talking to the media and public in are you still sitting on the fence forum, is the best way to get his about who deserves your vote? ideas out in the open. On Monday night, the Trail and “My hope is that once people District Chamber of Commerce is start to understand the idea hosting an all-candidates forum of “Technology Enabled true in the Cominco Gym, doors open Democracy”, they will talk about at 6:30 p.m. it.” The objective of the forum is to The second independent in provide the community an oppor- the Kootenay West riding, Joseph tunity to learn about the platforms Hughes, said that he is looking of each Kootenay West forward to meeting candidate, including a residents in Greater “That’s what chance for the public Trail on Monday. democracy is to question agendas, “I find reaching out goals and political is a challenge, espeall about, it is focus. important to hear cially because I repreBeginning at 7 sent a change in polall sides” p.m., the forum will itical philosophy,” he be called to order, said. KATRINE CONROY with an introduction “I want to reach out of candidates and an to people who are seeoutline of rules for the ensuing ing that the democratic process is discussions. failing and that they are basically Candidates will be seated alpha- choosing between the better of betically at the speakers table and two “evils,” as the saying goes. each is allotted three minutes to “One of the issues that is very make an opening statement. near and dear to me that I would Catherine Adair, from Teck Trail like to talk about is the Columbia Operations, will moderate the pro- River Treaty.” ceedings and two time keepers Hughes said that he is also viswill be on hand with stop watches, iting local businesses to interact warning cards and a bell. and promote his message in perAdair will guide the panel to son, because he doesn’t support balance the questions so that each lining the highways with plastic candidate has equal time. signs to promote his identity in Additionally, people attending Kootenay West. have the opportunity to fill out Liberal candidate, Jim a question form at the door in Postnikoff said that he is getting advance, to avoid duplicate ques- to know the issues of the area by tions during the public Q&A, talking to people. which is scheduled to begin at 8 “Trail is a much older and p.m. established city, therefore a lot of NDP candidate, Katrine Conroy, the aging infrastructure is going spoke to the Trail Times on Sunday to need or needs upgrading,” said about the forum. Postnikoff. “It’s great. That’s what democDuring the discussion, he may racy is all about, it is important address upgrades and staffing at to hear all sides,” she said. “I’m the Trail hospital. looking forward to it, during the See ROSSLAND, Page 3
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