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Members of the 44th Field Engineers, Cpl. Chris Buckley (left) and Cpl. Ryan Hickie, remove the floating boundary rope from the bay at Gyro Park in preparation for the annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim. The rope is being removed this year because last year, with similar low river levels, the roped off area didn’t provide enough space for all the swimmers to get into the water.
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The City of Trail is ready for a solo flight after landing a deal to purchase the Trail Regional Airport for $1.28 million from the regional district. Trail first approached the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) in January with an official request to purchase the 4,000-foot airstrip after the city and RDKB couldn’t reach a consensus about future expansion of the regional service. “We see the airport as a key
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element of economic development,” said Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs. “It is very important to the future sustainability of Greater Trail,” he said. “Council believes the City of Trail can take the lead and facilitate improvements expeditiously as the sole owner and operator of the facility.” The city has prepared a business plan to self-run the airport with details soon to be released that will answer the question if Trail taxpayers will fuel the cost of airport operations and future
expansion projects. “The business plan suggests the city can operate the airport without a property tax subsidy,” said David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer (CAO). He explained that passengers are charged a $7 fee on a flight ticket, and by increasing this charge to $12, the airport can be run on a self-funding basis without property tax subsidies. “The only service that the City of Trail will be taking on is the Trail Airport,” he continued. See CITY, Page 3
7-Eleven robber apprehended BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
An early morning emergency call from a 24-hour downtown convenient store prompted the local detachment to arrest a robber at the scene of the crime. Thursday morning, just after 5 a.m., police were alerted to a robbery in progress at the 7-Eleven on Victoria Street in Trail, Sgt. Rob Hawton of the Trail and Greater District RCMP said in a news release. The 28-year old perpetrator acted alone when he brandished a knife to demand and receive cash. See STOLEN, Page 3
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