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TCARE Project supports chronically ill
GIVIN’ THE BOOT
BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Anyone who has ever dealt with a chronic illness, or supported someone who lives with one, knows that it can be overwhelming. It can sometimes seem that the constant interaction with the healthcare system can be a full-time position in itself; doctor visits, hospital visits, tests, and more tests, sometimes travelling to specialists and larger hospitals in the Okanagan or Lower Mainland. For some it can all be too much to cope with at a time when they are least able to cope. Now, a new healthcare project is being initiated in the Trail/Castlegar area that hopes to demonstrate that people with life-limiting chronic illness can benefit by being supported and informed by a home-visiting healthcare professional. The Trail/Castlegar Augmented Response (TCARE) project is a University of British Columbia research project, jointly funded by the Peter Wall Foundation and the Vancouver Foundation. Brenda Hooper, a retired community health nurse who has worked extensively in the Trail/ Castlegar area in the palliative care field, has been brought on board as the local coordinator for the new program. “This is for the people who are struggling, when things start to get worse and they’re having to go to the doctor a lot,” Hooper said. “They’re often in between first diagnosis and the end stages when they might require end-of-life care.” TCARE is a totally voluntary project, providing in-home support on a weekly basis to individuals from Trail in the south up to the Playmor Junction and including the Fruitvale area out to Ross Spur. “I make one-hour visits and try to not overstay my welcome,” said Hooper. “I’m there to not just work with the person with a condition, but also with their caregivers. Ideally I’ll be working with a pair but some don’t have any kind of caregiver. I’m there to hear their concerns, maybe help grease the wheels of dealing with the healthcare system.” Participants could be dealing with a range of chronic illnesses, including cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, HIV, and other serious debilitating issues. Hooper helps obtain information for those who feel they might be missing key pieces of information regarding their condition and treatment and she helps sift through the complicated information they receive from their physicians and other healthcare specialists. See FAMILIAR, Page 3
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Parking meter attendant, Bernadette Racette, helps bylaw enforcement officer Dawn Evans install her first boot to a vehicle in downtown Trail Tuesday. The city purchased the device, which immobilizes a vehicle’s wheel, earlier this year to clamp down on unpaid parking fines. The boot can be used when a driver has accumulated five unpaid parking tickets and one warning. In the downtown metered zones, violation notices are issued for expired parking meters, over parking in a time zone, parking in a lane, loading zone or no parking zone or parking without a valid ticket displayed. The cost of fines vary, though most start at $5, with as much as a $35 ticket for parking in a handicap zone. In 2012, the percentage of people paying their tickets dropped to 42 per cent, which meant the city was owed almost $43,000 in unpaid fines. A fee of $75 must be paid to release the vehicle.
Corridor project over budget Other city initiatives deferred in result of downtown upgrade BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
It’s been a three-year journey for the City of Trail to begin its revitalization plan, but over-budget bids and cost overruns have forced council to rebalance the city’s cheque book by delaying six other 2013 projects. The city allotted $1.25 million to the Victoria Street Corridor project, which is currently under construction. However, after receiving
only one bid, Nelson’s Maglio Installations was awarded $1.4 million to complete the job. Earlier this year, trenchless sewer upgrades came in over budget by $100,000. The project, to reline ageing sewer lines in East and West Trail, Sunningdale and Shaver’s Bench, is not complete but it is expected to hit the $580,000 mark by year-end. The third project, the Oak Street capital project, is over budget by $110,000. This project, which includes road improvements and replacement of sewer, water and
storm systems, is scheduled to start in early August and continue through October. “These three projects were identified as high priority,” said David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer. “Due to several factors, it is necessary for them to proceed this year.” Perehudoff said rather than taking additional money out of internal reserves to fund the difference, the postponed projects represent a $419,000 savings. With a savings of $250,000, council agreed to defer the Bear Creek well
water upgrades. This project has been under consideration for several years and became high priority in 2013 due to a proposed subdivision near Canadian Tire on Highway 3B. However, the developer’s proposal has stalled so council chose to delay water system improvements pending future development. Widening the Fifth Avenue sidewalk in Shavers Bench for $65,000 was deferred by council until 2014, after staff recommended the project be phased over several years. See PIGEON, Page 3
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