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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
New fixes for flu season
Fashion for a good cause
SMOKIES BACK ON THE ICE TONIGHT
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Symptoms of seasonal influenza are nothing to sniff at. Good news for parents is that for the first time in the province, children aged two to five, can be vaccinated through a nasal spray instead of a shot in the arm. “New for kids this flu season is a nasal spray called FluMist,” confirmed Dr. Rob Parker, Interior Health medical officer. “It has been available in the States for a few years and after review by the Canadian Immunization Committee (CIC) it has been approved for use Canada-wide.” The intranasal vaccine provides greater immunity than the traditional subcutaneous (beneath the skin) method because it delivers a live, See FLU, Page 3
GUY BERTRAND PHOTO
Trail Smoke Eater goaltender Dustin Nikkel makes the initial save during Saturday’s game against the Penticton Vees at the Cominco Arena. Unfortunately, Penticton’s Anthony Conti was right there to put in the rebound as the Vees took two games from Trail over the team’s home-opening weekend. The Smokies get an immediate shot at redemption tonight when they host the Merritt Centennials. See story on Page 11.
CHARLES BAILEY THEATRE
Feedback helps theatre plan for future BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
The future of the Charles Bailey Theatre looks bright, if feedback from a community survey is any indication. Theatre front house manager Nadine Tremblay released results from a survey that asked Greater Trail residents, patrons, business owners and the general public what they’d like from the facility. The 475 responses have
now helped form a business plan that will recommend how the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) can efficiently run its theatre. “I was sort of surprised to hear that some people didn’t even know what the Charles Bailey Theatre was and I was happy to receive the whole gambit of reactions from rants that explained every little thing about how bad the theatre is to how grateful and happy people are to have
the theatre and its programming available to them,” said Tremblay. Results show that 28 per cent of theatre-goers attend a show three to five times a year and 24 per cent make a point of going five times a year. Tremblay attributes this to the Trail Society of the Performing Arts’ performance series subscription of eight shows a year, which has over 350 annual members. The community at large
strongly supports the theatre, as indicated with 82 per cent of patrons thinking the theatre is “very important to the community” and 73 per cent of Greater Trail public feeling the same. The theatre fell short when performers were asked about their experience. Most renters surveyed were somewhat satisfied, 50 per cent, with their last rental and half noted that the theatre is too See SURVEY, Page 4
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It’s always perfect shopping weather at Waneta Plaza
SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE ON NOW
Fashionistas will unite and be suited for a bargain this week when the Thrift Store revives its popular fashion show at the Salvation Army Church. The mini-fashion show and baking sale is slated for Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. at the church’s East Trail locale. Tickets are limited, $6 each, and on sale now at the Thrift Store on Cedar Avenue. Bonnie Carbert, organizer of the soiree, decided it was time to bring back the evening of entertainment and fashion after a two-year hiatus from the popular event. “When we moved the show to the Thrift Store it got so big that I couldn’t manage it anymore,” explained Carbert. See SHOW, Page 3
The survey says ... • 28 per cent patrons attend the theatre three to five times a year. • 82 per cent of patrons think the theatre is very important. • 73 per cent of Greater Trail public think the theatre is very important. • 69 per cent of patrons find out about events by reading the local newspaper. • majority prepared to pay $40 on average for a professional show, $20 for amateur show. • Expenditures on entertainment in the region averages to $50 per person. • 74 per cent of customers are over the age of 46, majority being between 56-65. –CBT Survey
Free parking Free kids playroom & ball pit Late Night Shopping Thurs. & Fri. to 9pm
www.wanetaplaza.com 5 min. east of Trail on Hwy 3B
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