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City one step closer to new foot bridge BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

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A group of over 70 disgruntled Village of Warfield residents gathered for the regular council meeting to express their dissatisfaction with council’s decision to opt out of the recreation and culture agreement with the City of Trail.

Warfield council’s decision to opt out of TRP draws attention BY ART HARRISON Times Staff

Warfield village council discovered a sure fire method to encourage the citizens of their community to get involved in civic politics; take away their library cards. Over 70 people gathered at the Village of Warfield council chambers Monday evening to voice their objections to council’s decision to opt out of the Trail Resident Program (TRP), which leaves village residents handing over cash to gain access to the City of Trail’s library and recreational facilities. “I took my daughter to the library the other day for a learning and play day and was told I would have to pay cash

and wait for a full or partial reimbursement from the village,” said Warfield resident Lisa Milne. “I would have had to pay $225 that day. I ended up walking away from a morning at the library.” Six recognized delegates, including Milne, from the community had the opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with the decision before the village council and a standing room only crowd of just over 70 neighbours who shared their outrage. “This should be about communities sharing their resources, culture, and infrastructure. Opting out is a step backwards,” said Betty Anne Marino. “This is about interdependence, we gain when

our neighbours gain.” Marino went on to ask council to revisit their decision and hold a public meeting where the citizens of Warfield would have the opportunity to discuss the ramifications of making such a decision, hold a referendum on the decision in the coming civic election, if necessary, and even raised the spectre of creating a regional municipality. Other delegates discussed the effect of having to pay fees up-front would have on low income residents, the negative effects on literacy development, and the additional costs to the village coffers of administrative and mailing costs associated with reimbursements.

Throughout the presentations, Mayor Bert Crockett and council members had little to say other than reassuring the residents that their concerns were heard and that a response from council would be forthcoming in the mail. After the delegate’s submissions, council quickly went through their agenda and declared the remainder of the meeting “in-camera,” asking the villagers to clear the chambers. Some members of the crowd objected to the lack of a question and answer period during the council meeting to which Crockett responded that it wasn’t required as part of their regular meetings. See IN-CAMERA, Page 3

A new pathway across the Columbia River might only be a hop, skip and a jump away now that Trail council authorized a city loan of almost $5 million toward construction of a pedestrian bridge at the south end of town. The city has been considering second crossing options since a 2011 public consultation revealed that Trail residents supported a vehicular crossing but naysayed the associated property tax hike related to a multimillion dollar bridge construction. Instead, Trail council opted to build a foot-traffic only bridge that will not raise property taxes because the city’s portion of the $9.8 million project will be paid off over 25 years through long-term infrastructure funding called the Federal Gas Tax revenue. “We have to build a bridge,” noted Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs, after the loan authorization bylaw was given three readings during Monday’s council meeting. “We don’t have a choice anymore.” Bogs was referring to the aging sewer line which hangs on the Old Bridge. The project’s priority was upped by the city and its regional sewer part-

ners in Rossland and Warfield after a pipe burst underneath the out-of-service bridge in 2012, and a large amount of liquid sewage seeped into the Columbia River. The structure will house a new regional waterline, sewer main and fibre optic conduit but only Trail will cover the costs associated with dual purpose walkway, which will allow pedestrian crossing and add visual appeal to the utility lines. Assuming the city finances the $5 million loan over that term, the annual debt payment is estimated to be $346,650, explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer (CAO). Trail currently receives a yearly gas tax payment of $341,750, with future revenues forecast to increase, he added. Additionally, the city estimates that the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) will fork over about $4 million to cover the cost of attaching the new utility lines to the structure. “Given that the RDKB must proceed with the pipe bridge, the enhancement to add the walkway and city utilities can only be done as part of this joint venture and is a one-time opportunity,” said Perehudoff. See RESIDENTS, Page 3

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New riding pols readying for 2015 federal election By Art Harrison Times Staff

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Ken Turner of Rossland Paint Works puts a new coat of paint on the main floor of downtown Trail’s Fortis building, which was left vacant when the School District 20’s board office relocated to the former Trail Middle School. The offices are being renovated in order for the Skills Centre to make a very short move into the new space from the centre’s current location at the front of the building.

In-camera session started after chamber cleared out From page 1 However, once the chamber had cleared to some degree, Crockett relented and allowed a few questions from the remaining residents. General concern was expressed about why council wouldn’t read any of the village resident’s correspondence during the meeting, why the agenda for the meeting wasn’t available on the village’s website, and when anyone could expect a response to their questions and pres-

entations. “We have all read the letters, we just referred them as a block to committee for discussion,” Crockett said. “It’s just the way we do business, it’s procedural. If residents want copies of the agenda, they can phone or email the village office and we’ll mail them to you.” After a number of questions along a similar vein, the remainder of the meeting was declared in-camera and the crowd cleared the chambers.

The official writ is nowhere near being dropped for the next federal election and with a new electoral district in the region not even officially being in effect until after the dissolution of Parliament on May 1, it may seem a little premature for political parties to begin campaigning. But it has begun. With the coming re-distribution of electoral boundaries to form the new South Okanagan – West Kootenay (SOWK) district, changing not only the physical boundaries of the district but also the political landscape of the electorate, the forthcoming election campaign is not a given for any party at this point. Since the NDP’s Alex Atamanenko announcement last fall of his intention not to run in the next federal election there has been some names raised as to a successor from his party to try to replace him and Member of Parliament for the region. “There’s no official nomination race yet,” Said Bev Onschak, membership secretary for the NDP. “We just formed the association on March 15 and held our founding meeting for the new district. We’ve got our constitution and candidate committee but we can’t do a formal candidate search until we’ve been authorized by the federal party organization.”

At this point there are two individuals who have openly expressed their interest in running for nomination for the NDP; Christina Lake’s, Margaret Maximenko, a former director on the regional district and political activist, and Richard Canning of Penticton, a biologist, environmentalist, and author but Onischak says there are at least three others who are considering throwing their hats into the ring. The changes to the electoral boundaries will present particular challenges for the NDP in the coming election according to Onischak. “It’s going to be different. Geographically it’s the largest electoral area in southern B.C. and it includes Arrow Lakes/ Slocan, the South Kootenay, the Boundary region of Grandforks, Greenwood, Midway, and Rock Creek, and now Penticton,” she said. “It’s winnable if the whole constituency works hard but it will be a challenge.” The Liberal Party for SOWK had its founding meeting in early February and is now working on building a regional organization that can compete with the traditional go-to parties for the region, the NDP and Conservatives. “It’s obviously a challenge for us,” Gordon Neish, Liberal party riding president, said from Penticton. “The riding hasn’t been strong Liberal territory but we’re hopeful that we can increase support in the

riding. The Trudeau family has links in the Rossland area and that might help. But we’ve got a lot of work to do to build support and get the message out that there is an alternative to the traditional B.C. trend of switching back and forth from far left to far right.” For the Conservative Party’s Stephen Hill, of Rossland, he’s eager to get the race going as he feels a change could be in the winds in terms of which party will represent the new district. “I hope the voting breakdown doesn’t change from the last election,” he said. “If you look at the polls we lost by 10 points but with the boundary changes we’d be ahead by 3.5 points. I think that it’ll be very winnable as a Conservative riding.” In addition to Hill, two other Conservatives have voiced their intention to seek the nomination; Marshall Neufeld, a Penticton realtor and former staffer for Stockwell Day, and Dick DeJong, from West Kelowna, younger brother of B.C. Liberal MLA and Minister of Finance, Mike DeJong. “The nomination office hasn’t opened yet, we’re anticipating April 6 but a committee has been struck,” said Hill. “They have to do their due diligence, they have 14 days to do the background checks, credit checks, police checks. It’s a crazy process but they have to look for any Rob Ford-like skeletons in the closet.”

Residents have chance to oppose crossing From page 1 The project is included in the regional district’s 2014 financial plan, confirmed John MacLean, CAO for the regional district. “There is still a lot of work to be done to finalize the costs and negotiate a formal agreement with the City of Trail,” he said. “We’ll proceed on the basis that we will be moving forward in a timely manner.” However, before the project can break ground this sum-

mer, Trail taxpayers have one more opportunity to oppose the Columbia River Utilities/ Pedestrian Bridge bylaw through an alternate approval process. Meaning, the city is required to advertise its intent to proceed with the loan twice in a local publication, which gives electors 30 days from the second notice to petition the project and carry the matter to referendum. “This would add considerable

time to the process and may cause concern for the regional district given the urgency to remove the sewer line,” said Perehudoff. “The current line has leaked twice in the last year and any sort of significant failure would be a major concern.” The 300-metre walking bridge is expected to be complete date in September 2015. The crossing will connect Trail from an area near the Groutage Avenue parking lot to McQuarrie Street in East Trail.

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German skier becomes latest Addicts ask for injunction to avalanche victim: Mounties keep using prescription heroin THE CANADIAN PRESS REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Mounties in southeast British Columbia say a 45-year-old man from Germany is dead following an avalanche north of the community of Revelstoke. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky says the morning slide occurred in the backcountry and buried the heli-skier in as much as three

metres of snow. Bystanders dug out the man who received medical treatment at the scene, but Grabinsky says he died from his injuries. Grabinsky says the coroner is now investigating the incident. The Canadian Avalanche Centre says 14 people have died in avalanches in the 2013-2014 season.

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing several Vancouver drug addicts is asking a judge for an injunction that would allow them access to prescription heroin. Joseph Arvay says his clients and others were part of a clinical trial that provided

them with pharmaceutical heroin. They were granted special permission by Health Canada to continue to receive the prescription drug after they left the clinical trial, but the federal government then changed the rules to prevent the drug’s distribution.

Arvay is asking the judge to essentially force Health Canada to abide by the former rules and allow access to the drug until their case goes to trial. He says the federal government’s “knee jerk” reaction is a violation of provincial jurisdiction over health care and of his clients’ charter rights.

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NDP takes aim at Multi Material BC recycling ‘failure’ By Jeff Nagel BC Local News

The NDP is accusing the provincial government of handing over control of B.C.’s blue box recycling system to Torontobased multinational executives who will be unaccountable while B.C. businesses and households pay higher costs. Opposition small business critic Lana Popham raised the issue of Multi Material BC in the Legislature

Monday, calling on the province to change course before the agency’s new system for recycling packaging and printed paper takes effect May 19. “If government doesn’t take a step back, B.C.’s recycling system is going to end up in a giant dumpster,” Popham said. “The control of recycling should never have been outsourced to the large corporate interests based in

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Ontario and abroad. This is a profound failure. This program needs to be paused and the entire concept reconsidered.” Popham’s comments follow the launch earlier this month of a campaign against MMBC by a coalition of business groups, including the newspaper industry, who say they can’t afford to pay high fees imposed under the new system. “The Liberal government loves to claim they’re getting rid of red tape,” she said in an interview Monday. “So it’s quite ironic because MMBC is a Godzilla-sized red tape monster.” Although MMBC is registered as a society, Popham called it a “dummy corporation” because two of its three directors are Torontobased senior executives with Loblaws and Unilever, while the third is MMBC managing director Allan Langdon. Popham said the MMBC system will be

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“dangerously close to monopoly” resulting in less competititon and innovation in recycling. MMBC’s new recycling fees on businesses will be passed along to consumers through higher prices, Popham said, calling it a “hidden tax” that won’t be transparent to consumers. Meanwhile, she says cities are unlikely to rebate property taxes that households already pay for recycling. “The slogan for MMBC should probably be ‘Recycle once, but pay twice.’” Liberal MLA Eric Foster (Vernon Monashee) responded in the Legislature, saying the province made changes to exempt most businesses from MMBC fees and paperwork if they earn less than $1 million in revenue, generate less than one tonne per year of packaging, or operate as a single outlet. “We’ve got all kinds of validation on this — chambers of commerce, local government, opportunities for local government to either continue the way they’re doing it or to have MMBC put their contractors in there to pick up,” said Foster, who serves on the government’s environment and land use committee. “MMBC came forward as an opportunity to change people’s way of doing business and to put the onus on the original producers of the waste product or the recyclable product to reduce.”

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Plane crash result of human, Spring storm bringing snow, 100 km/h gusts technical mistakes: board EAST COAST

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THE CANADIAN PRESS

HALIFAX - Atlantic Canada is bracing for a spring storm that could dump more than a foot of snow, bring wind gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour and storm surges that could damage docks and coastal properties. Environment Canada forecaster Tracey Talbot said the storm will begin very early Wednesday morning in southern Nova Scotia and track across the region through the day. Talbot said the possibility of damage is real because a storm surge will bring rising waters along the coastlines of Nova Scotia - in some cases 50 to 80 centimetres higher than normal, with strong waves driving the sea into shore. “That is definitely something we have to keep an eye on, especially if it coincides with high tides,” Talbot said Tuesday. “With the storm surge we’re expecting, we could see some flooding and some local infrastructure damage.” Up to 40 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and southern New Brunswick, she said. Prince Edward Island is expected to see particularly powerful gusts, with winds expected to reach 110 km/hr. The province’s Office of

Public Safety is advising Islanders to prepare for the possibility of power disruptions. “Snow and ice buildup on tree branches, rooftops and utility lines can lead to dangerous conditions with breaking branches, downed utility lines and possibly power outages,” the office said in a news release. The storm is expected to continue in the late afternoon and early evening into southern Newfoundland, where winds will also be intense but less snow is forecast. Gordon Hayward, the manager of winter operations for Halifax, said the storm will likely take the city over its $20 million annual budget for snow removal. Hayward said it’s not uncommon for snow removal crews to be out clearing the streets late in March, but he doesn’t recall similar forecasts of such snow accumulation and wind speeds this time of year. “Getting up to 40 to 50 centimetres of snow would be very unusual,” he said. “If you don’t have to be out there, stay off the road. It’s not going to be fun, it’s not going to be pretty.” Neera Ritcey, spokeswoman for Nova Scotia Power, said the utility is watching for a combination of heavy, wet snow and wind and is deploying repair crews around the province.

OBITUARIES ROO (NEE SIMMONS), SARAH ELAINE – December 30, 1939 – March 16, 2014. Elaine passed away peacefully at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital on the evening of Sunday, March 16 after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer. She was predeceased by her parents William and Edna Simmons and by brothers Bill, Carl and Art. She is survived by her devoted son Howard Roo, her brother Jim Simmons (Mona), her sister Elnora Simmons, nephews Joe and Ed Simmons, niece Esther Endersby, sisters-inlaw Ruth and Verona Simmons, many great nieces and nephews, and former husband, Brian Roo. Elaine was born in Elko, B.C. and moved with her family to Salmo in 1952. She moved to the west coast, married, and settled in the little seaside town of White Rock in 1964. She worked for more than twenty years at the Bank of B.C. (later the Hong Kong Bank of Canada) in White Rock with her best friend, Betty Devaney. She was revered by the bank’s many elderly

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It took just 2.5 minutes for a combination of human and technical mistakes to turn a passenger and supply flight into a remote Arctic community from routine to calamitous.

“This accident was the product of a complex series of events, all of them lining up together.” BRIAN MACDONALD

A Transportation Safety Board report into the crash of First Air Flight 6560 blames an undetected autopilot change, a faulty compass reading and disagreement between the pilots about whether to abort the landing. “This accident was the product of a com-

plex series of events, all of them lining up together,” lead investigator Brian MacDonald said Tuesday as the report was released. “But what ultimately tied all these things together was that as the flight progressed each pilot developed a different understanding of the situation and they were unable to reconcile that difference.” The crash at the Resolute airport Aug. 20, 2011, killed eight passengers and four crew members. Three passengers miraculously survived. In cool, technical language the board’s report provides a second-by-second breakdown of what probably happened in the cockpit as the pilots crashed the Boeing 737 into a hillside more than a kilometre from the runway. Problems began because on-board compasses were incorrectly adjusted by 17 degrees. That error was com-

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he reason they convened a National Conference to discuss Nigeria’s future last week is that it’s the hundredth anniversary of the unification of the northern and southern protectorates into one nation. Well, one colony, actually, since the whole place would remain under British rule for another half-century. And the one subject the delegates are banned from discussing is whether unification was really such a good idea. It was an excellent idea from the viewpoint of the British colonial administrators, of course. Not only was it tidier, but it crippled resistance to British rule. When you force five hundred different ethnic groups with as many languages into a single political entity, they will spend more time fighting one another than the foreigners. (Even Nigeria’s name was invented by the British.) A century later, the country is still riven by ethnic and religious divisions that distort both its politics and its economy. Nigeria is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, but two-thirds of its 170 mil-

lion people live on less than $2 a day and even the big cities only get electricity four hours a day. It ranks 144th on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, which means in practice that most public funds are stolen. In the mainly Muslim north, an extremist Islamic insurgency by a group called Boko Haram (“Western Education is Forbidden”) killed more than 1,300 people in the first two months of this year. Or rather, they and the brutal and incompetent army units who respond to their attacks with indiscriminate violence together accounted for 1,300 lives. And when Lamido Sanusi, the internationally respected head of Nigeria’s central bank, accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of failing to repatriate $20 billion of the $67 billion received for oil sales between January 2012 and July 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan suspended him for “financial recklessness and misconduct.” Sanusi, who was named Central Bank Governor of the Year in 2010 by Banker magazine, was promptly accused of links to Boko

Haram in a document circulated to Nigerian websites that was traced back to President Jonathan’s social media adviser. It was a typical establishment response, and it was total nonsense.

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But a depressing number of southern Nigerians will believe almost anything about Sanusi simply because he is a northern Muslim. He is actually a member of the northern aristocracy – his grandfather was the emir of Kano – and an Islamic scholar who condemns Wahhabist fundamentalism. He is one of Nigeria’s foremost advocates of a tolerant, inclusive Islam: “Even a cursory student of Islamic history knows that all the trap-

pings of gender inequality present in the Muslim society have socio-economic and cultural, as opposed to religious roots,” he said recently. Yet the mistrust between Muslims and Christans, northerners and southerners, is so great that Sanusi’s whistleblowing is seen by many southerners as a political operation aimed at the Christian president. They believe this even though they also know that the money really was stolen by people at the NNPC, and that Goodluck Jonathan is protecting them because some of it was going to be used to finance his re-election campaign next year. And why does Jonathan need so much money? To buy the support of the northern power-brokers, who will then deliver the votes to keep him in the presidency. Then he will be able to go on protecting his friends. It’s a closed system, and it’s making Sanusi more radical by the moment. But Sanusi is unlikely to bring the system down. That is why, at the National Conference on Nigeria’s future that meets in Abuja over the next

three months, some people will certainly defy the ban and start talking about redividing Nigeria between north and south. They will mostly be southerners, who resent the large amounts of oil income that the federal government transfers to the northern states that desperately need the money. Northerners will fiercely resist the idea of partition because they would be left running a country only slightly better off than Mali. (Despite the transfers of oil revenue, 72 percent of the population in the North lives in poverty; in the South, only 27 percent does.) And in the end, nothing will happen, because cutting off the North would spoil the game. Nigeria is unquestionably the most dysfunctional large country in the world, but it will hang together because all the elites benefit from the dysfunction, which allows them to steal massive amounts with complete impunity. Indeed, you might say that Nigeria survives because it is dysfunctional. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Whose opinion counts? I have read with considerable amazement opinions registered with the Trail Times from a variety of people. I am baffled by the request for statistics about usage and the notion that it must be easy or for that matter inexpensive to gather. What about privacy? The first thing that happens when statistics are gathered is privacy is lost. Tied to the statistic is your name, address, age, etc. I for one do not want anything to do with this

notion. It would be a walk in the park for a low level computer hack to steal this information. The expense to protect this information would far exceed any perceived value. A simple counter at the door would suffice to determine usage at the aquatic center. I don’t much care if the person is from Trail, Montrose or from wherever. The point is the facility is well used. I wonder if the statistic requesters have ever spent any

time near the facility to get an idea of how much the facility is used. I also wonder where the area would be without the swimming programs. Many lives are enhanced, the safety of our children and grandchildren is important to all of us. Swimming in the Columbia just doesn’t cut it for me. I was told that the cost for the average Warfield home is about $150 per year for the recreation program. I

consider that price a bargain. I’m not so sure that the $1,500 or so charged to each homeowner for the renovations and repairs to community centre and outdoor pool meet my guidelines of a bargain. I am disappointed that former politicians have chosen to ignore this while maintaining their unrelenting criticism and divisiveness of the community at large. Ron Proulx Warfield

Region should unite as one, ‘quit waging economic wars’ The world is at war. Bombs are still blowing people up in Afghanistan; Russia has taken over the Crimea; the premier of Alberta resigned; the mayor of Toronto won’t; and here in the small Southern Interior of B.C., we still have people waging economic wars on each other. You realize this puts us right up there with Americans who don’t want Obamacare because they don’t want to pay to support those who can’t afford Medicare. I really thought we were bigger than that. Guess I was wrong. Look around at these five mayors, 22 councillors and two regional district reps who are all supposedly working for the “betterment” of their constituents. Ask how many of them would stay on the job if it was on a volunteer basis. Maybe a few of them would. But I’d guess the majority would bale. So how can anyone say these people have the best interests of their constituents at heart? If they really did, they’d recognize that “united we stand – divided we fall.” That none of what they are doing is serving the 1,729 people in Warfield, the 2,964 in Fruitvale and Montrose, the 3,407 in Areas A and B or the 3,278 in Rossland. Together with the City of Trail – we are 18,615 people, according to the last available statistics. Yet, we are all divided up into little confrontational groups with our leaders holding up their hands with catchers mitts say-

ing “Me, me, me!” You wonder why Nelson or Castlegar are doing so much better than we are? Think about it – they each have only have ONE mayor and council to deal with. Young people who want a house that was built after 1963 will continue to buy in Castlegar because there won’t be any recreation amenities within 30 kilometres of Trail, Rossland or the Beaver Valley, so why build or buy here? I dispute Bill Trewhella’s take on “rich” Trail. He’s been banging that drum for a lot of years. Yes, Trail gets the lion’s share of Teck taxes but we also get the lion’s share of dust, smell and noise along with all the negative publicity that goes with it. (When a belching smelter is shown on the news, they never seem to mention that it is next to Warfield.) We also pay the lion’s share of facilities and regional services. Mr. Trewhella wants to share the wealth but doesn’t want to share the expenses. He, and councils since he served, worked hard to convince the people of Warfield that they’d lose services if they joined Trail. Duh! They are already losing services and yes, their taxes will increase when they have to pay for the rising costs of supplying water, sewer systems, paving of streets and other aging infrastructures. I wonder how much keeping that multi- milliondollar water treatment plant is going to cost them. What if they

cannot attract a highly-trained individual to run it if; or heaven forbid, it breaks down? That’s $3 -4 million, possibly, divided by 400 or 500 households. Do the math. So think about this: if we were all one district municipality, EVERYONE would share in the tax revenue and each other’s expenses. We would all share equally in services and amenities. We’d be able to make the entire region a much more sustainable, economically-sound viable place to be. We’d have shared amenities that would be an attraction to young families, businesses and professionals. And 19,000 voices would have considerably more clout in Victoria than 1,700 voices here or 3,000 voices there. People would build houses in Emerald Ridge; professionals would continue to live in Rossland; and the Beaver Valley would fill up because everyone would be able to benefit from the many services we’d share. But nooooo! With the exception of a few, we are all at the mercy of a handful of individuals who are supplementing their income/retirements. And don’t even get me started on the library issue. I can almost understand Rossland and Fruitvale opting out of library services because they have a library. But Warfield? As I said, I thought the people of this region were better than that. Sad, sad, sad. Lana Rodlie Trail

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The Beaver Valley Nitehawks won the Kootenay Conference title on Monday night following a convincing 6-2 win and a 4-1 series victory over the Creston Valley Thunder Cats at the Johnny Bucyk Arena in Creston. “It was a great game,” said Nitehawks assistant coach Jamie Cominotto. “We played a full 60 minute hockey game that we’ve been looking for.” The Hawks jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the winning goal came in the first perSteve Scaia photo iod on the power play The Beaver Valley Nitehawks shake hands with the Creston Valley Thunder Cats after taking the off the unlikely stick Kootenay Conference title with a 6-2 victory on Monday in Creston. The Nitehawks win the best-ofof defenceman Jeremy seven division series 4-1. Lucchini. With the Cats’ lead- opened the scoring team up again putting Riley Brandt would accounted for eight ing scorer Brandon with a short-handed the Hawks up 4-1 early make it 5-1 at 13:40 points on the night and Formosa off for hook- goal by Taylor Stafford in the second period, in the third period, has been an offensive ing, Dallas Calvin and three minutes in, con- and then the defense sending the Thunder force for the Hawks Braden Fuller would verting a pass from took over as B.V. com- Cats into desperation since mid-season. set up Lucchini who Ryan Edwards to put pletely shut the Cats mode. The Cats pulled “I think we’ve been buried his first of the the Hawks up 1-0. down in the middle their goalie midway playing together, me, playoffs past Creston “It kind of lifted frame allowing just through the period Fuller, and Stafford, goalie Brock Lefebvre everyone up. It was three shots on goal- in an effort to gener- I think we’ve been with under a minute good, it set the tone tender Brett Clark, ate some offence but together probably to go in the open- for the rest of the despite giving up two Mitch Foyle would foil since Christmas and ing period to give the game.” power-play opportun- their plan scoring into it’s gone really well,” Hawks a 3-1 lead. Trevor Hanna ities. an empty net to make said Calvin. “He (Lucchini) would tie it on a Cats “Our goaltending it 6-1 with 8:04 to play. While Edwards, made a great read, he power play 67 seconds has been solid, our The Cats Connor 13-17-30, and Calvin, came in from the point later, but Braden defence has really Kidd capitalized on a 12-15-27, lead the and Fuller made just Fuller would take a stepped it up, so when power play with 4:54 league in playoff and a fantastic play over pass from Calvin, and our defence plays well remaining but that team scoring, Beaver to him and he made beat Lefebvre to give and we limit shots to was as close as Creston Valley also has the capno mistake,” said the Hawks the lead for the outside it’s very would get. acity to spread out the Cominotto. good. tough to score against The line of Stafford, offence when needed. The Nitehawks The pair would us,” says Cominotto. Fuller, and Calvin See HAWKS, Page 10

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Trail bowler Jacob Plett is taking his game to a new level as he gets set to compete at the National Five-Pin Youth Bowling Challenge in Hamilton, Ont. this week. The four-day event begins Thursday and Plett will compete on a team comprised of the top three male and female rollers age 13-18 in B.C. playing against the best Canada has to offer. The 16-year-old J. L. Crowe student has been bowling for almost nine years, excelling at regional and provincial events, but this will be his first trip to a national competition. “I’m really excited, pumped for sure,” said Plett. “I love it, I’m addicted to it.” Plett qualified for the event after taking silver in the B.C. Youth Challenge in Port Coquitlam Jan. 18, throwing a 263 average to finish just 26 pins behind first-place winner Brett Mero of Quesnel. Plett, whose average score hovers around 250, joins Trail bowler Tim Flack as the only other local bowler to qualify for the event. Flack was part of the B.C. Team that competed in the nationals in 2010. In addition to Plett and Mero, Team B.C. is rounded out by Michael Dicks, Dakota Heth and Kylie Herman of Port Coquitlam, and Tiana Tecson of Prince George. “I know most of them from competing against them and going to bowling school,” added Plett. And as for his team’s expectations at the event, Plett is confident. “We’ll try our best, and get first hopefully.” The Youth Bowling Challenge gets rolling in Hamilton on Thursday and goes until Sunday.

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Chito-Ryu Karate duo golden at regionals Submitted Two members of the Beaver Valley Rec’s Chito-Ryu Karate Dojo brought home hardware from the Zone 1 and 2 KarateBC Provincial qualifying tournament in Penticton last week. Sensei Scott Hutcheson won gold and silver, while 11-year-old Macy Verigin was golden in weapons kata at the Mar. 16 regional event.

The pair joined close to 100 competitors from age 6 to 58 from around the Okanagan who competed for the top four spots in each division to qualify for the provincial championships in Richmond in June. Verigin continued her mastery of the art, taking gold in weapons kata doing Bo Kata Ichi scoring 18.1. She just missed the podium in the intermediate

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kata event doing Niseishi sho, but after a judges consultation, Verigin would be awarded a wildcard spot on the team for her kata as well. Hutcheson meanwhile won the men’s black-belt weapons kata doing Sakugawa no kun sho and scoring an 18.5. He also took silver in the men’s masters black belt kata doing Sanshiryu. See KATA, Page 10

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Jacob Plett is on a roll as the 16-year-old gets set to bowl in the National Youth Five-Pin Bowling Challenge this weekend in Hamilton.

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EAST REGIONAL At Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, Conn. First Round Friday Union (N.Y.) (28-6-4) vs. Vermont (20-14-3), 2 p.m. Quinnipiac (24-9-6) vs. Providence (21-10-6), 5:30 p.m. Championship Saturday Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

Basketball Sweet 16 Current and Opening Odds West Regional Opening Current Odds Odds Arizona 1-1 2-1 Wisconsin 9-5 4-1 Baylor 6-1 25-1 San Diego 8-1 15-1 South Regional Florida 3-5 8-5 UCLA 7-2 8-1 Stanford 8-1 50-1 Dayton 20-1 100-1 East Regional Michigan St. 7-5 9-5 Virginia 2-1 3-1 Iowa St. 4-1 6-1 UConn 5-1 20-1 Midwest Regional Louisville 1-1 9-5 Kentucky 5-2 10-1 Michigan 5-2 6-1 Tennessee 10-1 40-1

All Times EDT NORTHEAST REGIONAL At DCU Center Worcester, Mass. First Round Saturday Boston College (26-7-4) vs. Denver (20-15-6), 4 p.m. UMass-Lowell (25-10-4) vs. Minnesota State-Mankato (2613-1), 7:30 p.m. Championship Sunday Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL At U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati First Round Friday Ferris State (28-10-3) vs. Colgate (20-13-5), 4:30 p.m. Wisconsin (24-10-2) vs. North Dakota (23-13-3), 8 p.m. Championship Saturday Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m. WEST REGIONAL At Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minn. First Round Saturday Minnesota (25-6-6) vs. Robert Morris (19-17-5), 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame (23-14-2) vs. St.

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Chito-Ryu Karate Sensei Scott Hutcheson is congratulated on his gold and silver medals at the regional Karate championship in Penticton by his former Sensei Paul Robertson, a fifth Dan from Kamloops. FROM PAGE 9 To accumulate points the competitor must demonstrate the Kata correctly with proper timing, power, focus and balance. A slight imperfection will cause demerits lowering the score. Five judges’ scores are averaged by dropping the lowest and highest scores. Kumite, Kata, Team Kata, and Weapons Kata are all events at a KarateBC tournament, the amateur sport body responsible for governing authentic traditional Karate for the province. Chito-Ryu Karate trains at the Fruitvale Elementary School Mondays and Wednesdays 6 p.m. -7p.m. for kids 6-12, and from 7-8:30 p.m. for adults and Saturdays at the Fruitvale Hall 10-11:30 a.m. The spring semester starts Apr. 7. So call Kelly at B.V. Rec at 367-9319 for more info.

Hawks meet Storm in KIJHL final FROM PAGE 9 “We have a really deep set of forwards, and even D-men that are putting pucks in the net,” said Calvin. “We have four lines that score so on the nights where maybe guys like me and Edwards aren’t getting it done, there’s guys that are and we’re still finding ways to win games.” With the win, the Hawks end the longest run ever of a Creston Valley Thunder Cats team that won it’s first Eddie Murdoch division title

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this season. “They battled back from a 3-1 series deficit with Kimberley, so we knew they were never going to give up, so we knew we had to play our best game yesterday (Monday) and fortunately we were able to do that,” added Calvin. The Nitehawks outshot the Thunder Cats 29-26. Beaver Valley will meet the Kamloops Storm for the KIJHL title in Kamloops for the first two games on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

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allow you to become friendly with others in pressure-free circumstances -- through work, church, community projects, volunteer work, choirs, theater groups, civic organizations, political groups, etc. Also, consider joining Parents Without Partners (parentswithoutpartners. org). Doing interesting things will make you more interesting to be around. Female friends can introduce you to their single male friends or relatives. And, as you get to know others, the fact that you have a child will come up naturally. Dear Annie: I am frequently amazed by

a driver no opportunity to slow down until it is safe to go around. If you print this, I believe a lot of people will recognize themselves and make this simple lifesaving adjustment. -- Concerned for the Clueless in N.Y. Dear N.Y.: Bicyclists must obey all traffic laws, which means they need to face the same direction as the traffic. Pedestrians should face the opposite way so they can see what’s coming toward them and get out of the way. Needless to say, no one should walk on a roadway unless absolutely necessary. Let’s hope your simple reminder saves a life or two. Thank you. Dear Annie: “Dry in California” wanted to know how to deal with party hosts who insist on pouring her a drink. I’d like to give a tip to those party hosts and suggest a practice that I always use for informal dinners, as

well as bigger parties. I offer guests “something to drink” and then suggest (in this order) juice, soda, tonic water, wine, beer and harder stuff. Some of our friends do not drink alcohol, and a few are recovering alcoholics. One of the

juice drinkers always specifies that his drink be served in a lovely wine glass so no one will question why he’s “not drinking.” Since these friends have continued visiting us for years and enjoying our parties, I assume this strategy

works. -- Party Girl in Vermont Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net.

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how many people fail to realize the unnecessary but real danger they put themselves in by not knowing a simple rule that I clearly remember learning in third grade: If you ride a bicycle on a road, stay on the right side to flow with traffic. If you are walking on a road, stay on the left side, facing traffic. This week, I saw two women walking on the right side of a two-lane highway with their backs to speeding traffic. I pulled over and explained to them that they were one distracted driver away from a coroner. They never would have seen it coming. I once saw three women with baby carriages walking abreast the same way. If they are facing traffic, they can move over if a driver doesn’t seem to be giving them enough room. And they should get off the road anyway. Likewise, bicyclists coming directly at oncoming traffic leave

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Dear Annie: I am a young single mom. The father and I are not together. I am lonely at times without a man in my life, but I don’t know how to approach men and have no idea how to bring up the fact that I have a son. I promised myself that I would not bring a guy into my son’s life until I’ve been seeing him for at least a year and the relationship is serious. In the meantime, I feel awkward about the situation and don’t know how to behave. Any suggestions? -- S. Dear S.: You are smart not to bring random men into your child’s life, but please don’t be in a hurry to get attached. It’s more important that you devote some time to yourself, figuring out what you need and want in life. Let your friends and family members know you are interested in meeting people. Get involved in activities that will

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because you easily will see what goes on behind the scenes. You might learn a lot about politics and religion. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Choose today to talk about inheritances, insurance matters and how to divide shared property. You will be insightful and will take care of your own best interests. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Conversations with others will cut right to the point today. No surface chitchat about the weather, that’s for sure. Sometimes it’s good to get your cards out on the table. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Speak up with your ideas about making improvements and introducing reforms at work. You know what you’re doing, so why not offer a few suggestions? SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

Mystery movies and books will appeal to you today because you want to solve puzzles and understand how mysterious things work. A surprise flirtation might catch you off-guard. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a good day to make repairs to plumbing areas or anything to do with laundry and bathrooms. Get rid of garbage and anything that is just useless.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a powerful day for those of you who sell, market, teach, edit, write, act or drive for a living. You will be like Darth Vader on steroids. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You might see new uses for something you already own. Or you might see a new way to earn money, or perhaps to make a little

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FAN Regional Capacity-Building Coordinator The Family Action Network (FAN) of the Lower Columbia Society requires contract support for the position of Regional Coordinator (RC) to implement its strategic priorities. The FAN Board of Directors is looking for a personable, innovative community development professional to support us in building a unique regional “network” that will support optimal life experiences for families with young children in the Lower Columbia. The RC will be responsible for participating in our identiﬁed priority projects. • Plan, coordinate, evaluate, and grow FAN’s biannual ASQ Screening Day event. • Develop, in conjunction with website design professionals and community stakeholders, the FAN one-stop website; oversee public launch and celebration of the website. We are looking for an experienced community development professional, with a minimum of 3 years experience. A university degree or equivalent combination of proven experience and postsecondary education, with focus in one or more areas of Leadership, Community Development, Social Work, Early Childhood, Project Management, Health Services, preferred. The RC is expected to work approximately 25 hours/week for 45 weeks per year. Applicants are requested to submit a resume along with a cover letter that illustrates their experience, competencies and abilities to successfully meet FAN’s deliverables to FAN.lowercolumbia1@ gmail.com. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Application deadline is 4 pm on Friday, April 4th. For a full job description go to http://document.li/87hr For more info e-mail: FAN.lowercolumbia1@gmail.com

The children of the late

Corine Caron

would like to thank everyone for the cards of condolences, the kind words, the flowers and the food trays, it was much appreciated. We would like to thank Dr. Phillips for the many years of care you gave to our mom. We would like to thank the paramedics, your professionalism was very much appreciated. We would like to thank the lovely police woman (Marg) whose kindness we will never forget. Thank you to the emergency room staff for being there for us. Thank you to Father Jim for the beautiful funeral mass, to Liz and the choir and to the ladies of the CWL for the lovely luncheon. We would like to thank Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services, especially Al Grywacheski, you helped us through a very hard time and made us feel at ease at our time of grieving. Our mom looked like a beautiful angel, thank you.

The Caron, Slater and Elsdon family

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The Trail Times has an opening for a reporter/photographer. As a member of our news team, you will write news stories and take photos of Greater Trail events, cover city council and other public meetings and respond to breaking news stories. You must work well under pressure, meet daily deadlines and be a flexible self-starter with a reliable digital camera and vehicle. This union position is for four days a week, with the potential for full-time work during holiday relief periods. This is a temporary position, covering maternity leave. Computer literacy is essential, experience with layout in InDesign an asset, newspaper experience or a diploma in journalism preferred. Some weekend and evening work is involved. The Times offers a competitive salary and benefits. The successful candidate will be required to become a member of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 2000. Qualified applicants should apply in writing no later than May 11, 2014 to: Guy Bertrand, managing editor Trail Times 1163 Cedar Ave. Trail, BC V1R 4B8 editor@trailtimes.ca Fax: 250-368-8550 Only qualified candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please.

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FARRIER, BWFA cert. Shoeing, Trims 250-792-2112, 250509-4138. farrier_8@live.com

TRAIL (Sunningdale) 2bd., 1bth., basement, large carport, patio, workshop. Close to amenties. $184,900. 250-3641940

WANETA MANOR 1bdrm. $510./mo. N/S, N/P, senior oriented, underground parking. 250-368-8423 W.TRAIL, 1BD.+, semi-enclosed balcony. 1 Blk. Downtown. $595./mo. 250-368-6076

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RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

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Rent to Own If you have a small down payment I have a nice home for you. Less then perfect credit OK call Jessica @ 250 505-7420

42” LG LED “Smart” TV, new, still in box. First $550. takes. 250-364-3056

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Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 499-0251Chad

Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 E.TRAIL, 3Bdrm., clean, quiet, responsible adults 40+. N/S, N/P, Long Term. 250368-9186, 250-364-1669 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761. PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897 Sunningdale:2bdrm corner unit,TV cable & heat included & free use of washer and dryer. 250-368-3055 TRAIL, Rossland Ave. 1bdrm w/d f/s, n/s n/p. $550/mo. Avail. Immed. 250-368-1361 TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312

Musical Instruments Pro Sound, PA & Lighting Demos & Sales Event! Thursday, March 27th 10 am to 10 pm Bay Avenue Music DT Trail, 250-368-8878

Sporting Goods GOLD’S GYM Treadmill, never used. $100. 250-368-8636

Real Estate Houses For Sale 2005 SRI Double Wide MODULAR HOME 24x44 in Triangle Gardens. 45 years and up. Vaulted ceiling, open plan, bay window, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, pantry, low maintenance, gas heat, air conditioning, 5 appl’s, UGS, landscaped, covered deck & carport, other features, must see. 250-442-8676

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UPPER WARFIELD, 2bd. apt. $700./mo. +utilities. Available May 1st. 250-231-3538

1252 Bay Avenue, Trail 250.368.5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland 250.362.5200

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Homes for Rent 2 bdrm, 2 bath at 3 mile on the lake $1500/m + util 825-4700 or 825-2200 E.TRAIL, 3bd, 2bth, renovated, yard, storage. $1100. Avail.May 1st. 250-512-1153 OASIS BC very small community, 3bd mobile home available April 1st. $800+util. Non-Smoker. 403-220-1066, 403-999-9041 TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, garage, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003 W.TRAIL, clean, furnished, 2bdrm. $1000./mo. incl.util. off street parking.1-250-960-9749

Shared Accommodation TRAIL, 1 Bdrm $395/month, near shopping & bus, quiet person. Share kitchen, dishes, utilities, 2bths. 250-368-6075

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Cars - Sports & Imports 2005 MAZDA 5, Red, 187,000kms. Loaded. Mounted snows. $7,450. 250-3641940

OPEN HOUSE

Friday, March 28 4:30PM 670 Shakespeare St Warfield $129,000 Nathan MLS# 2391999

Sat. Mar. 29 11AM - 1PM 635 Shakespeare Warfield $194,900 Rhonda MLS# 2393875 G NEW LISTIN lex Dup Renovated

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CANINE: Now at 1611-5th Ave, Trail. Dana, TOBY’S DOGGY DO! Supports Rescue dogs. Discounts on rst grooming of adopted dogs. YORKIE CHIHUAHUA: Mom is 90% Yorkie & ARLES SPANIEL: father is purebred 5lb Yorkie, ready Jan 12, $500. ed with kids, cats & WOLF, MALAMUTE & AKBASH CROSS males $500, female, PUPPIES: 6 males and 2 females, good working and family dogs. Best suited for large yards and a ZU PUPPIES: Nonlot of time outdoors. females $475, males BICHON PUPPY: Snowball cutie, non-shed, /1st shots). . hypo-allergenic, male, rst shots, vet checked, g female grey tabby, CKC registered, micro chipped, ready now, $650. ots. She is looking for 2 BEAUTIFUL 6MO OLD BEARDED DRAGONS: o other cats. Call the All accessories, $350. OR AGILITY, TRICKS, 4 BLACK LAB/SHEPHERD PUPPIES: Females, 7 weeks, black/white, ready to go es, private sessions, now, adorable, $50. ange behaviour. ALL PLAY PET CARE & ADVENTURES, NEW HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm RT: 2 acre fenced neighbourhood CANINE PSYCHOLOGY CENTER: Dog 5 dogs at a time. Lots of boarding, consulting, personal & group training, ookings call Monique, daycare, workshops. UPPIES: Cute, healthy, DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES offered by Linda home, $475. Murray’s Simply Paws-itive: Puppy Smart, Basic, ROSS: Ready Jan 19, Intermediate. Wareld, Jan. 27, Castlegar, Jan. 29 and Nelson, Jan. 30. Teach your canine companion gently and fairly. Learn to motivate S: Champion your pet with positive reinforcement. s, smart, loyal, lovable, DOGS INN - CAT & DOG BOARDING: Cageless kennels, in-home environment, 2 acre playpen, of your home, in 10yrs experience boarding animals, now boarding d), references. Susan, only 5 dogs, book early. ROOMING BY DIVINE

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Slopes for hope Submitted photo

The Canadian Cancer Society’s Slopes for Hope, a fundraising event that was held at Red Mountain on March 16, surpassed its goal by bringing in $10,670. Snow enthusiasts were invited to strap into their bindings and ski or board the vertical height of Mount Everest in a fight against cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society teamed up with Red Mountain Resort and local organizers to present the second annual ski-athon event that invited participants to ski 29,092 feet in one day (either individually or as a team effort).

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Small but sweet! Newer kitchen, bathroom, windows, flooring, plumbing and wiring. Home is wheelchair accessible and priced to sell. Don’t wait call now!

Fantastic Fruitvale family home! Open floor plan with 3 bdrms and 2.5 baths, double carport, and wood burning stove. All this and located on a quiet dead end street. This home is a great value! Call now!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

$135,000

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Adorable 3 bdrm home with new wood stove, covered parking, amazing views and hardwood floors. New vapor barrier installed as well as ceiling insulation. Cute, cozy, partially fenced yard with flower gardens and a large wood shed.

8327 Highway 3B, Trail Stunning package! This home features Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors, a great floor plan, and amazing mountain views. The home is well maintained and filled with light. The yard is completely private and features an inground swimming pool!

2266 - 6th Avenue, Trail

#7-2044 Washington Street, Rossland

This home offers a lot for the price and features 2 bdrms on main and 2 up. Also on property is a large (20’ by 22’) shop with alley access. Listing price includes 5 appliances.

1 bdrm condo located in the heart of downtown Rossland. Stunning views and large living room and kitchen. Shared laundry, parking for 1 vehicle and storage locker in the basement. Call today!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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$519,000

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OPEN HOUSE

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112 - 4th Street, Salmo

11am-1pm

$109,000

Excellent investment opportunity as a rental property, or locate your business here and live upstairs. Each level has its own energy efficient Heat Pump. Retail and Residential space in a great location. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Call your REALTOR® today for your personal viewing.

1912 Hummingbird Drive, Fruitvale

$359,000

Builtin 2008-this 4 bdrm/3 bath home Lot 2, Redstone Drive, Rossland still feels brand new. Vaulted ceilings and lots $399,000 of sunlight throughoutBrand new spacious home at an open ﬂoor plan with lovely hardwood ﬂoors. affordable price. This 3 bdrm home has enclosed parking for up to 4 cars and the Double garage and inside finishes include granite top kitchen fenced yard. Move in counters and hardwood floors. Call your and enjoy. REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour. Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Call Art (250) 368-8818

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2302 Happy Valley Rd, Rossland 600 Centre Avenue, Castlegar

$999,000 1120 Warren Street, Trail

3892 Dogwood Drive, Trail

$299,000

$109,000

647 Victoria Street, Trail

3 bdrm/3 bath split-level home with new windows and doors, high efficiency furnace, hot water tank, heat pump and a/c unit. This home has been completely renovated and is ready to move in and enjoy!

Great rental package! Upstairs suite features laminate flooring, 2 bedrooms, bright and airy feel, and a great view! Downstairs suite is a compact 1 bdrm. Also includes a vacant 120 x 100 lot with off-street parking! Both suites current rent totals $1050.

Mechanical and plumbing updated, newer panel and wiring, newer furnace, windows, and hot water tank. Get into the market today!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

$119,000

Stunning home and property! Located on over 6 acres of prime land, this meticulously designed and built home offers mature landscaping, open, sunny floor plan and views from every window. Inground swimming pool, 6 stall barn, the list goes on. Call today! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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ext 33

tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Deanne Lockhart ext 41 Cell: 250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Christine Albo

Cell: 250-512-7653

ext 39

christine.albo@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Art Forrest

ext 42

c21art@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com

Mary Martin

Cell: 250-231-0264

ext 28

mary.martin@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Terry Alton

Cell: 250-231-1101

ext 48

terryalton@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Jodi Beamish

Cell: 250-231-2331

$190,000

3 bdrm 1.5 bath in a very desirable South Castlegar neighbourhood. Hardwood flooring, single car garage, fenced yard and pool all await you! Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

OPEN HOUSE

Sat March 29 11am-2pm

ext 51

jodi.beamish@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Mark Wilson

Cell: 250-231-5591

ext 30

mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Richard Daoust

Cell: 250-368-7897

ext 24

richard.daoust@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

85 Forsythia Drive, Fruitvale

$299,900

Wonderfully updated home with 4 beds, 2.5 baths, new roof and more. Call Jodi (250) 231-2331