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Trail Market returns to Esplanade on Friday
TRACK STARS
BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
Coined 2012’s greatest success story by Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, the Trail Market on the Esplanade is back by popular demand. It all begins this Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will continue every second Friday in downtown Trail until Oct. 11. The first market of this year has attracted over 40 vendors, selling an array of goods and services, according to Norm Casler, Trail and District Chamber of Commerce executive director. An increase in vendors means the market will now expand from Spokane Street well into Jubilee Park. “We’re going to “People block off every street were noticing in Trail if we have to,” business said Trail councillor storefronts they Eleanor Gattafoni Robinson. didn’t even “The variety is know existed amazing,” Casler added. “We’ve got just from everything from old walking in the world, hand-made downtown pottery, farm fresh produce, organic procore.” duce, gourmet sauces ELEANOR GATTAFONI and preserves, flower ROBINSON baskets, painted glass, dog treats, jewellery, belts, books, health and weight loss services, bees wax candles – I could go on.” The city and the chamber partnered last year to deliver the market for the first time along the Esplanade, after a plan from the Downtown Opportunities and Action Committee recommended an ongoing event to bring more foot traffic into the downtown. A push to celebrate Trail’s core was met with over 6,000 visitors and 125 different vendors last summer. The success story continued into the Trail Memorial Centre’s gymnasium over the winter, where a maximum capacity of vendors was reached and a steady stream of customers passed through the doors. “We had comments last year that it’s hard to find a parking space, well if we had that problem every day, I’d be doing a jig,” said Gattafoni Robinson. See SMALL, Page 3
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The School District 20 elementary school track and field got off to a great start with sunny skies and about 250 athletes descending on Haley Park on Tuesday with help from such esteemed volunteers as Axel Krause (left), son of Trail track and field coaching icon Willi Krause, and Trail Track and Field coach Dan Horan. See Thursday’s Trail Times for more track and field coverage.
Kootenay Energy Diet set to launch BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Its time for the residents of Trail to slim down. And this summer, the City of Trail is willing to help with the diet. It is not a traditional diet aimed at losing pounds, instead the Kootenay Energy Diet (KED) is meant to reduce energy consumption
in your home, and hopefully reduce the dollar amount on your Fortis bill. As an incentive and challenge for residents to lighten their energy load, last week Trail council passed a resolution to support the “ener-vention” by paying $25 toward the $60 fee for the first 100 residents who sign up for the program.
“If ever there was an opportunity to improve the energy efficiency in your house, this is the perfect time,” said Coun. Gord DeRosa. He said that his 36-year old house is not as cozy as it should be, so he has already signed up for an energy assessment on the Fortis BC website. “This winter I had an
energy bill that was $748,” explained DeRosa. “I thought, how am I going to sustain myself in this house as it is today,” he said. “I need to learn what new technology is out there to make my home more toasty and comfy while I reduce those costs.” See PUBLIC, Page 3
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