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Search on for Greater Trail man presumed drowned
RDKB director says boundary expansion not a done deal BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Coming out of the gates, Teck and Trail already have a lead, according to the Area A director. Director Ali Grieve was referring to the details about a mutual agreement between Teck Trail Operations and the City of Trail, released last week, which outline the city’s intent to expand its boundary into Teck-owned land in Area A (Columbia Gardens). However, the tentative deal between Teck and the city is far, far away from being a done deal, said Grieve. She added “The province that both the city and Teck has already already stand said that Trail to gain quite a bit “comcannot have ing out of the the Waneta gates.” Dam tax “It is a winwin agreed to dollars to amongst themitself.” selves. “But in ALI GRIEVE order for the province to allow the proposal to move forward, they will have to see that the stakeholders issues have been addressed.” And the issue is money. In particular, how to fairly distribute tax dollars that are generated from the area within the proposed boundary extension, which includes the Waneta Dam and Teck’s Waneta Reload facility. “It comes down to money, tax dollars and there should be no losers here,” said Grieve. She said that potential negative impacts and how they can be fixed will be addressed and then tax-sharing formulas for the Waneta Dam will be worked out between the Beaver Valley and Trail. “The province has already said that Trail cannot have the Waneta Dam tax dollars to itself. “It will become a subregional asset to be shared with the Beaver Valley and Trail.” See MAYORS, Page 3
Canoe capsized on Little Wilson Lake Saturday BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
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The new Relay for Life location at Gyro Park helped attract over 200 participants to Saturday’s event and raise over $65,000 for cancer research. Salmo’s Team Yolo (below) brought spirit and colour to the event.
Relay for Life another big success New venue brings out more people and brings in more funds BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Cloudy skies and intermittent showers didn’t discourage crowds from participating in the Relay for Life at Trail’s Gyro Park on Saturday. The annual event attracted a total of 23 teams and managed to raise over $65,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society to contribute towards cancer research. “We had over 200 participants and that was more than last year, said Stacey Cassidy, coordinator for Community Giving for the Cancer Society. “The new location was fantastic and we got positive feedback from lots of people. There are a few tweaks to keep in mind for next year but that comes with any changes” Salmo’s Team Yolo won awards as a “rising star” for managing to raise over $2,500 as well as for having the best decorated tent at the event. “We asked a lot of people for donations and had a “Crush Cancer” fundraiser where people could donate money and crush a car with a sledgehammer,” said Mandy Huser, the team captain. “We did it last year and wanted to come again to get a better feel for it and show that Salmo cares.” As with many of the event’s participants, the
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members of Team Yolo have a personal connection that helped to motivate them to come out for the relay. “One of our members Mom had cancer and passed away when we were young,” said Huser. “It affected our whole community. We do it for her.” The 12-hour yearly event encourages participants to celebrate the survivors of cancer, remember loved ones who have been lost to the disease, and fight back against cancer with better living and fundraising activities such as the relay. “We met and exceeded our fundraising goal,” said Cassidy. “We’d just like to give thanks to all the teams and volunteers as well as our wonderful sponsors. We couldn’t do it without them.”
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The search is on for a Greater Trail man, who is presumed drowned after a fishing excursion on Little Wilson Lake near Rosebery Saturday. Slocan Lake RCMP attended the scene and spoke with two Trail men camping with the missing man, whose identity is withheld at this time. It was determined that the presumed drowning victim had been fishing with one of the men in a canoe, according to Nakusp/ Slocan Lake RCMP Cpl. Ryan Fehler. “The canoe capsized and both men entered the water; one was able to swim to shore (while) the other is presumed drowned,” he explained in a press release. “Neither were wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) at the time, nor was there a PFD or safety equipment in the canoe. “Alcohol is also believed to have been a factor in this incident.” Search and Rescue along with RCMP personnel searched the scene initially. The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team and RCMP Air Services were continuing efforts on Monday.
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