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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Music in the Park returns Thursday
Trail Historical Society gets grant towards new centre
George Cappelletto the man behind the sound
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
A $20,000 grant might seem like only a splash in the bucket for the $6.3 million proposed Riverfront Centre, but the Trail Historical Society is grateful for the continued support because every little bit counts, noted its museum and archives director. “We are hoping The Trail this shows the Historical Society public there applied for the grant through the is support for Columbia Kootenay this project and Cultural Alliance funders are out (CKCA) towards capital costs of the there.” proposed library/ JAMIE FORBES museum slated for the former Eagles property at the south end of downtown. “We are hoping this shows the public there is support for this project and funders are out there,” said Jamie Forbes. “We are well known, well respected and known for doing a good job with the money we get.” The grant is the maximum amount allotted under the CKCA program for the museum and gallery space and is the first official commitment by a funder towards the project. The society and the Trail and District Public Library board joined forces earlier this year to identify grant opportunities and potential fundraising initiatives to lower the 18,000-square foot structure’s price tag and lessen the impact to the Trail taxpayers. The new library/museum integrated facility will cost the average homeowner an additional $81 in annual taxes, according to a March report presented to Trail city council. “Our goal is to bring the $6.29 million construction budget down considerably through grants and fundraising,” said Forbes. “This initial $20,000 will act as leverage when making requests to other funders.” Whether or not the project breaks ground is up to the voting public, who will be asked if they support it through referendum at the upcoming municipal election in November. Before the Trail Historical Society can apply for more substantial grants under the federally funded heritage programs, 75 per cent of the capital costs have to be in place. See REFERENDUM, Page 3
We Get Results!
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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After introducing the “explore our incrEDIBLE trail” green route map to hundreds of visitors during Friday’s Trail Market on the Esplanade, Gina Ironmonger was dismayed to learn that someone had stolen plants from the edible planters early Monday morning. The city is currently reviewing its video surveillance in hopes to catch the culprit(s).
Thief targets downtown planters BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
During the early hours on Monday, a garden thief steathily made his or her way through downtown Trail and methodically plucked whole plants from more than half a dozen storefront edible gardens. The organized picking of certain plants and the theft of two planters is reprehensible but will not dampen the spirits or deter the “explore your incrEDIBLE trail ” community from replanting and growing even more edible landscapes in the Silver City. “The thoughtless acts of one or two people is not going to bring our spirits down,” said Gina Ironmongor, a Trail business owner and spearhead of the edible landscapes iniative. “When you think of who is involved with the project, from employers and employees, volunteers, working moms and seniors on fixed incomes all working together for the benefit of the community,” she
continued. “What they’ve done is stolen from these people.” Ironmonger maintains the plant thefts have brought the growing community even closer together and by Monday afternoon a working mom had already had her stolen plants replaced by a Good Samaritan. “These are the things that outweigh anything else,” she said. “This is such a positive thing for the community that nothing can really stop us from succeeding at this time.” Almost 10 downtown businesses were hit, however the plants were removed by the roots and were not discarded on the road or sidewalks. “With vandalism you’d expect the plants to be thrown on the road,” explained Ironmonger. “This was very systematic like they knew exactly what they wanted,” she noted. “The plants were taken out carefully and I think they knew what they were doing because they also took soil.” See COUNCIL, Page 12
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When Music in the Park comes to the stage Thursday evening, a local musician will once again be working behind-thescenes to bring quality sound to a quality performance. George Cappelletto, a rhythm and bluesbased guitarist from Rivervale, has been setting up sound systems at the outdoor venue for a number of years at the behest of the Trail and District Arts Council. “I used to do sound at the Charles Bailey Theatre,” he explained. “When that was done they approached me to run their sound system and I have been doing it ever since.” Cappelletto arrives at Gyro Park at 5 p.m. to set up for the Thursday night performances and to complete sound checks before the acts kick off the show at 7 p.m. “I do the check so they are happy on stage and can hear what they want to hear,” he said. “Then about an hour and a half later when they are done, I tear everything until the next time.” When the outdoor music season opens with a performance by See MAPLE, Page 8
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