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Impact of rec changes begin to sink in BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
It is less than two weeks into the new year and indications that the end of the recreational relationship between the City of Trail and the Beaver Award Winning Valley Recreation, Parks and Trails Committee Best Western Plus (BVPARTS) may not be financially obvious yet but emotionally, things are heating up. As of Jan. 1 and the end of the Recreation Services Agreement between the BVPARTS and liquor store the City of Trail, Beaver Valley residents wanting to stop in for a swim or a workout at the Aquatic “freeze Centre in Trail will be paying $12.20 per adult, the beak instead of the $6.10 they would have paid prior to off a the end of the year, with rates for other activities penguin varying depending on the service or facility. cold!” “Initially, if there was a way to describe people's “People are daily • 9am - 11pm reaction it was almost like a angry and 1001 Rossland Ave. grieving process,” said Trisha in the Best Western Plus frustrated, Davison, director of parks Columbia River Hotel and recreation for the City they’re of Trail. challenged “People seem to be past It’s in how to that, now they're moving into angry mode. People are angry almost be heard.” and frustrated, they're chalthe weekend... TRISHA DAVISON lenged in how to be heard. “Our staff at the aquatic centre hear about it a lot. We're open 16 hours a day, seven days a week and we get a lot of feedback. My hope is that they maintain the same degree of passion the next time they tell their story. They need to talk to the right people; their elected officials, the key decision makers in their areas. My hope is that the people who need to hear take notice.” At this point there is no information on how BVPARTS will try to deal with the discrepancies Hwy 22A 250.368.6466 in cost to use Trail facilities and participate in the variety of programs offered to youth and adults in the area through Trail Parks and Recreation but it will likely be a subject of discussion at the Beaver Valley Recreation meeting scheduled for Jan. 21. “From a membership perspective it's hard to say; from Dec. 6 to Dec 31, anybody who hasn't renewed their membership won't have seen the difference yet and in programs, a lot of people may have already registered at the lower cost,” explained Davison. “But there are definitely people buying at the higher rate, probably hoping for a Call us for a FREE refund.” market evaluation From the drop-in perspective, she said it's busiThea Mario ness as usual. Stayanovich Berno “Since Jan. 1 people are still dropping in, greatertrailrealestate.com people are still using the Trail Resident Program (TRP) cards,” she said. 250.368.5000 MP_adO3_Layout 1 13-10-04 6:20 AM Page 1 See KEEPING Page 3
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Henri Morisson was out bright and early on Thursday tackling the snow accumulation on the sidewalk in front of his home on Columbia Ave. Morisson was definitely thinking ahead by getting the job as soon as possible. A mix of flurries and rain is expected over the weekend, which could turn the fluffy stuff into a wet mess.
City dealing with first substantial snowfall BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Unless you happen to live in the fabled lotus land of Victoria, which reportedly has already seen cherry blossoms, shovelling your sidewalk in winter is just another condition of being Canadian. With Wednesday night's accumulation falling on the Greater Trail area, the City of Trail has chosen this point to remind home owners, residents, and business owner of their responsibility to make sure their property is as snow free as possible in their annual
Snow Removal Procedures bulletin. Unfortunately, there are those in the community for whom picking up a shovel and digging in isn't quite as easy. “We get calls every year from elderly people and people with disabilities who can't do their own snow removal,” said Larry Abenante, city works manager. “All we can do is provide names of contractors, we can barely keep up with what we have to do.” Abenante reiterated that it has always been the responsibility of the home owner and
that the city doesn't have the resources to provide the services to individual residents. “It is a service that's lacking. We've got an aging community and people want to stay in their own homes,” he said. “They don't always have the money to be able to pay somebody to do it for them. I don't really have an answer.” For their part the city crews have been, literally, working overtime, with crews out Thursday night in order to have the downtown core cleaned up before predicted additional See DOWNTOWN, Page 3
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