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Long-term thinking, broad in scope, integration and collaboration are all the buzz words of a province-wide initiative that focuses on climate change and strategies to create healthier communities. Armed with a cool $56,000, a local township is ready to walk into a greener future. Montrose announced Wednesday that Columbia Basin Trust granted $25,000 and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities $31,000, for the village to develop a framework for Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP). For almost 10 years the ICSP program has been gathering momentum by asking B.C. towns and cities to take a fresh look at their environmental footprint and how it affects the world around them. Through the program’s integrated and guided process that includes engaging community members, words are put into action in ways that lead to cleaner and more sustainable lifestyles. Developing a long-range community plan that incorporates the principles of sustainable living is a current priority for Kevin Chartres. Earlier this year, the Montrose chief administrative officer (CAO) applied for grant money so the village could move ahead and develop a long term vision and comprehensive sustainable plan that identifies and acts on matters like land use, energy, waste and water management, and transportation services. “The ICSP will be the lens for all our decision and for how we do business in the future,” said Chartres. “Along with council and staff we are encouraging our resident and community partners to get engaged in the ICSP development.” For the 1,000 people living in Montrose, that means more opportunities to partake in the See ONLINE, Page 3

On a warm Wednesday night, gardeners and local leaders gathered at the Piazza Colombo to celebrate a successful gardening season. Trail in Bloom handed out awards after judging over 60 gardens in 15 categories while guests sipped wine and tried to stay cool in the evening sun. Chair of the Trail in Bloom committee, Annette Gallatin, said she was happy with the entries and the winners. “We are absolutely proud,” she said. “The gardeners have their passion and they live it and they share it. You walk into a yard and you are just 'wow'ed. It is everything from the rustic to the elegant to the whimsical. The gardeners' personalities just come through.” For Gail Winters, it was a night of firsts. She won first place in the ‘First Time Entry” category at the awards ceremony. Her reason for putting her garden on the judges list? “My family has always been bugging me to enter,” she said after the ceremony was finished. “My husband put so much work into it, I thought I’d better enter.” Her favourite plant in her garden are the peonies because they are easy to cultivate. “They are so pretty and they are the least amount of work,” she said while laugh-

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Ede Kruggel accepts the award for Best Overall Garden from Teck’s Carol Vanelli-Worosz at the annual Trail in Bloom awards ceremony on Wednesday night. More photos on Page 19. ing. “I know they aren’t a weed!” As for the actual awards ceremony, Gallatin says it was a great success for the committee. “They went beautifully,” she said. “It was our first year on our own because the person

who did it for six years retired, but everything was alright. Everybody feels happy about it.” The Trail in Bloom Committee already has some ideas for next year's ceremony. “We have a list of to-dos for next year,” she said. “We'll be ahead of the game.”

Buckley day-use area reopened to visitors BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

After closing down for over a week, Buckley Campground is back open for day-use visitors as of this afternoon. The grounds, including the boat launch, were closed due to public complaints over day-use visitors acting inappropriately. Sabrina Locicero, community

engagement officer for BC Hydro, said the complaints included excessive consumption of alcohol and dangerous behaviours that put the safety of visitors in question. After talking with the visitors who were the cause of the complaints, Locicero said there was no resolution and BC Hydro had to take action by closing the area. Security was put on the site

and according to Locicero the day-use area is now back open for business. “We had a meeting [Wednesday] and things have gone well so we are reopening as of Friday July 18” she said, adding that security will remain on site after the park opens today. “We're going to continue to have security on site to maintain the momentum.”

Locicero says the feedback she has received from overnight campers has been positive and helped with the decision to reopen. “We had reports from those using the campground and they thanked us for making the public safety effort,” she said. “It is good news.” The park remained open to overnight campers during the day-use closure.

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Fairy tales do come true, just ask Abby Muskeyn. In a few weeks, the Montrose native is heading out to live in the magical land of Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. A self-professed lover of all things Disney, Muskeyn was hired for a 12-month stint as a cultural ambassador in the Canada Pavilion through the Disney International Program. After graduating from a Victoria college in April with a musical theatre diploma, the 20-year old decided it was time to revisit her high school goal of working at a Disney theme park. “It’s always been a dream of mine to work for Disney,” said Muskeyn. “A few years ago I researched opportunities and found out about the international program and thought this was something I’d like to do later on in life, after college.” She submitted an application to the program in May and one month later came the call from an American recruiter saying the 40-square mile resort, located in Central Florida, was interested in interviewing her via video chat. Perhaps it was the twinkle in her eyes or Muskeyn’s uncanny resemblance to Belle, the timeless beauty from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, that won the company over.

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Abby Muskeyn is packing up her Mickey Mouse ears before flying south of the border to spend a year working at Epcot, a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. because Disney has a very specific kind of person they are looking for,” she said. “So I think that kind of persona they want, may have also helped.” Muskeyn has joined a Facebook group of other young adults who are set to arrive in August for a year of work and play at Disney World. Through the social media

site she’s met two girls from Germany and one fille from France who will be living in her dormitory. “I’ll be making friends from all around the world so that’s pretty cool,” she added, Anyone wishing to keep up with Muskeyn’s Disney experience in the “Magic Kingdom Park” is invited to follow her blog at abbygoesdisney.blogspot.ca

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Because within days she had a callback to say she was hired to work in the Canada Pavilion restaurant called Le Cellier Steakhouse on a oneyear contract. Usually international recruits have a month to think things over, but Muskeyn was given only five days to make a commitment to the position. “They needed someone right away because the job starts in August and I think that’s how I got it so quickly,” she said. “So I think it was timing and luck to be honest.” Disney takes care of the working visa, and Muskeyn received her official papers last week so legally she’s ready to fly south of the border Aug. 11 before her first day on the job Aug. 12. Her living arrangements and transportation to and from Epcot, the resort’s theme park that houses 11 international pavilions, is included in her employment package, although Muskeyn admits that one unique bonus is what she’s really excited about. “Well I am a huge Disney fan so I’m not going to lie,” she said. “I’m excited to make new friends. But most of all I’m excited about going to the Disney parks for free whenever I want to.” The 2012 J.L. Crowe Secondary School grad has already visited Disney World once and California’s Disneyland four times as a youngster, and now she’s feeling quite fortunate to be paid for living a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. “I think my training in performing arts helped

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After busy start, bear season slowing down

The Rossland News WildSafe BC – formerly known as Bear Aware – is well into this season’s wildlife activity with updates, advice and mapping sightings. “We seemed to start the year off busy with bears,” said Sharon Wieder, Rossland/ Trail WildSafe BC Community Coordinator. “But, it has definitely dropped off now, and I suspect it’s due to the weather and the huckleberry crop.” Wieder recommended huckleberry pickers travel in groups, make lots of noise and carry bear spray. “I am doing an informal huckleberry survey to assess the crop, related bear activity and humanwildlife contact,” said Wieder. Berry pickers who would like to participate in the survey should get in touch with Wieder at 250.231.2751 or rossland@wildsafebc.com. The unusually early appearance of bears and high number of reports did lead to about half a dozen being destroyed in the area, as they were getting too comfortable and were not leaving. Cougar and grizzly sightings were also reported, but no action was required. The overall regional picture is similar. “In the region this year – so far – we’ve had more human-bear conflicts than last year,” said Joanne Siderius, Nelson WildSafe BC. “Coyotes are feeding their pups right now,” said Siderius, “and, people may be losing cats.”

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Pointes and pliés are just a few of the skills being taught during Steps Dance Centre’s intensive summer sessions this week. For the 22nd year, the downtown Trail studio has invited students from across the Kootenays and beyond for classes in all genres of dance that are taught by some of the best dance instructors in the world. This year, 75 dancers ages seven and older are taking part in tap, ballet, jazz, modern and hip hop lessons. Corina Kinnear, a choreographer and dance instructor from Los Angeles had the attention of a roomful of ballerinas during Tuesday’s advanced program ballet session.

Online survey available to public in August FROM PAGE 1 village’s decision-making process through surveys, workshops and future town hall meetings. The first chance for public input will be a 15-minute online survey in August, followed by a community event in September, said Chartres, adding that residents are encouraged to check the village’s website for ICSP updates. With help from a well-established planning team from the Whistler Centre for Sustainability, Montrose’s long-range objectives will be developed by the village with the assistance from an advisory committee of citizens and stakeholders and the community, he added. “Planning for the future of Montrose is planning for success, resiliency and sustainability,” said Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk. “It will also allow us to enjoy shortterm benefits such as getting our 1566 Ave,Trail Trail 2050 Pine 2nd Ave,

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residents and neighbouring communities engaged and excited about the future.” Another local community knee deep in a “Visions to Action” plan is Rossland. Since 2007, the city has been forging ahead with a long-term sustainability strategy that encompasses economic development, water stewardship, housing and its

affordability and energy initiatives. R o s s l a n d ’s Strategic Sustainability Plan was developed five years ago, after the city, community groups, and volunteer task forces collaborated with citizens to develop a Community Vision for 2030. Funding for the ICSP initiative began with the 2005 Federal Gas Tax Agreement and continues par-

tially from biannual flow through money to provinces and territories from federal gas tax revenues. Additional funding opportunities for the program have expanded to include community and stakeholder partnerships with the common goal to support the growth of community sustainability planning throughout the province.

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Five bighorn sheep were discovered dead at Teck’s Greenhills mine on Tuesday. The mining company sent out a news release Wednesday morning saying that it is looking into the incident at its mine near Elkford. “Teck Coal Ltd. is working with the Ministry of Environment to investigate the death of five bighorn

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Okanagan orchardists desperate for pickers: association Estimated 3,000 workers needed for annual cherry harvest BY ALISTAIR WATERS

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A shortage of workers to pick and sort fruit in the Okanagan

and work in the orchards during the current cherry season and the upcoming apple season is

prompting a call from the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association for more pickers. And it’s not alone. The local fruit growers co-op is also placing radio advertisements looking for

workers as well. According to the BCFGA general manager Glen Lucas, an estimated 3,000 workers are needed for the annual cherry harvest, which typically runs from July 15 to August

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15. Another 1,500 are needed for packing. Lucas said while about half the number needed for picking typically come from other countries, such as Mexico and several Caribbean nations, the program that the fruit growing industry uses to provide farmers with help needs more B.C. and Canadian pickers. Unlike the foreign worker program for the mining industry in B.C. that recently hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons because of how foreign workers were treated, both Lucas and BCFGA president Fred Steele said the foreign worker program for orchardists is different and has far more checks and balances. Unlike the other program, the farmers’ version not only includes the employer and foreign employee, it also includes the Canadian government and the government

of the worker’s home country. According to Steele, the program has worked well but he would like to see more jobs for Canadian workers and that is where the shortage appears to be. When it comes to apples, the season typically starts in September, said Lucas, and an estimated 900 seasonal workers will be needed for the harvest this year. Another 400 will be needed for packing. In both the case of cherries and apples, Lucas and Steele said it appears that while there is the work, there are not the workers available to fill all the jobs this year. One of the reasons for the higher need this year could be that as orchards mature, the yield they produce is greater and that means the amount of fruit needed to be picked increases.

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Lotto ordered to pay out jackpots CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A judge has ruled the B.C. Lottery Corp. must pay back a group of problem gamblers who had jackpots taken from them because they had signed up for a voluntary selfexclusion program. But the ruling only covers a 14-month period in 2009 and 2010, and people who lost jackpots since then are out of luck. Two men filed a class-action lawsuit against the lottery corporation over its policy that gamblers who’ve signed up for a voluntary exclusion program cannot collect any jackpots they win in the province’s casinos. Hamidreza Haghdust was denied two jackpots together worth $35,000, while Michael Lee was denied one jackpot worth $42,500. A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled the lottery corporation didn’t have the authority to withhold jackpots from April 2009, when the policy was put in place, until a provincial law was amended in June 2010. The ruling means people who had jackpots withheld in that time period will get that money back, although it’s not clear how many people the ruling could affect or how much those payments will be worth.

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Duffy charges could impact Tories’ election plan THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a new political opponent to contend with heading into the 2015 election, one that has the potential to inflict more significant damage than Tom Mulcair or Justin Trudeau. F o r m e r Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy will have his day in court on 31 charges ranging from bribery to breach of trust in relation to a host of alleged misuses of public funds. The legal machinations could very well unfold in the run-up to the federal election scheduled for the fall of next year, keeping the details alive in the headlines. Duffy’s first court date is scheduled for the day after Parliament reopens in September. The speed of the ensuing trial will have political strategists making their calculations. How much Harper knew about the clandestine $90,000 payment made by his former chief of staff Nigel Wright to Duffy to cover his contested Senate expenses is likely to come up. The lead RCMP investigator has said he “is not aware of any evidence that the prime minister was involved.” That likely wouldn’t dissuade the defence from making a very public attempt to have

Harper testify, nor would the fact that the courts are reluctant to call prime ministers while Parliament is sitting. Others, including Harper’s former leader in the Senate, Marjory LeBreton, the current Conservative Fund chairman Irving Gerstein, the PM’s former legal counsel and other close aides including Wright could also figure prominently in the legal to-andfro. The details of how Duffy was called upon to campaign alongside Conservative candidates during the 2011 election, while allegedly claiming expenses from both the party and the Senate, will also be laid out. The situation is reminiscent of the one faced by Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin, who contended with the fallout from the sponsorship scandal and a federal inquiry during the 2004 and 2006 elections. Harper now, like Martin then, says he had no knowledge of the scheme at the heart of the scandal. An important factor in Harper’s favour is that the RCMP did not lay charges against Wright. Still, both Duffy and the opposition will try to keep Harper in the scandal’s orbit. If Duffy’s dramatic public denunciations of Harper and his clos-

“We’re hopeful these charges will help answer the questions the prime minister has refused to answer.” Marc Garneau

est officials on the floor of the Senate last fall are any indication, the former broadcaster will not hold anything back in defending himself. “It will all come out in due course when all of the players are under oath and the email chain can be seen in its entirety,” Duffy foreshadowed during his speech on Oct. 22. Duffy’s lawyer, Donald Bayne, has also exhibited a certain elan in defending his client publicly, suggesting the blame lies with Conservative officials and senators. Duffy has alleged he was threatened and coerced by the prime minister’s office and Conservative senators into repaying $90,000 worth of contested Senate living expenses, even though he felt he had not broken any rules. “To date, Sen. Duffy has never had a fair hearing, either in the Senate or in the media,” Bayne said in a statement late Wednesday. “We are confident that when the full story

is told, as it will be, and shown to be supported by many forms of evidence, it will be clear that Sen. Duffy is innocent of any criminal wrong-doing.” The opposition parties quickly seized the opportunity Thursday to directly link the Duffy charges with Harper himself. Both the NDP and the Liberals said the saga is about Harper’s lack of judgment. “We’re hopeful these charges will help answer the questions

the prime minister has refused to answer: What did he know, and when? Why hasn’t the prime minister taken corrective action for the behaviour of his top advisers and members of this caucus?” said Liberal foreign affairs critic Marc Garneau. “When will those involved in the PMO coverup be fired and face ethics investigations, rather than to be shuffled to other senior posts in government?” The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement Thursday distancing itself from Duffy, who has been suspended from the Senate, along with two other former

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We need a leader who is willing to fail

here are a lot of hypocrites in the world. And just as many accusers. Hollywood entertainers are often accused of being hypocritical for providing sanctimonious advice on things like lifestyle and environmental stewardship – advice they don’t follow themselves. Politicians get a similar rap for making highminded promises you wonder whether they ever intended to keep. Organized religion has its critics, too, because our spiritual leaders don’t always live up to the ideals they espouse. Even the pope admitted his flock falls well short of their obligations when he estimated that one in 50 priests is a pedophile. Not every critic is right all the time, but it is fun to track what people in the spotlight say they should do and what they actually do. It turns out that tracking hypocrisy is an industry in itself. There are literally hun-

dreds of individuals and organizations around the world who target the failures of people whose values or ideology they do not share. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has been accused of hypocrisy in such publications as The National Post on the right, Canada. com in the centre and Rabble on the left. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been the target of similar accusations in iPolitics, the Toronto Star and Huffington Post. Even poor Thomas Mulcair, of the NDP, hasn’t escaped criticism by none less than Preston Manning, for opposing Alberta’s oil sands while turning a blind eye to the way hydro-electric energy is produced in Quebec. All of this finger-pointing has gotten me to question the impact that it has on our ability to recruit top-level leaders to enter politics. Could it be that the inevitability of being accused of doing wrong is enough of a deterrent that

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some of the best, brightest and most principled people will choose not to run for office? Instead, we run the risk of attracting those driven by overinflated egos, hubris – or the sheer magnetic appeal of wielding power. It’s not a happy prospect. We get angry with our leaders because we have been conditioned to have unrealistic expectations of them. It was the case in the U.S., where Barack Obama rode to victory on a false promise that he would bring about a new social order to that

troubled country. Even if he thought he could, reality showed the dreamy vision was well beyond his grasp. Voters have reacted with bitter disappointment, and a sense of cynicism has overtaken the optimism that arrived with him in the White House. The risk is the same in Canada, with a charismatic young leader like Trudeau. He inspires a generation, yet he has shown precious little evidence of the experience or skill to bring his vision into reality. One fears that if he were to gain power, it might just turn out to be the Great White North’s version of the Obama debacle. Harper, on the other hand, seems to have held on to power by not overpromising. We don’t expect all that much from a guy who looks like a bureaucrat on Valium, and hence we are never disappointed. It may not be the best way to run a country, but it gets the

job done. There is a better way, but it requires a new social contract from us, the voters. We have to be willing to take a chance on people who have big ideas – not groundless fantasies, like Obama, but real, achievable goals and are willing to take risks in pursuit of a better country. In other words, we have to remove the threat that we’ll condemn them as hypocrites the first time they fail to meet a worthy objective. Scottish author J.M. Barrie wrote, “We are all failures – at least the best of us are.” Trying and failing to achieve an ideal is not a betrayal; it is in fact quite the opposite, a courageous attempt to move the yardsticks down the field. How we long for a leader who would have the courage to take honest risks for the good of the country. Doug Firby is Editorin-Chief and national affairs columnist for Troy Media.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - If you perpetrate a fraud in most walks of life, you risk facing criminal charges. But that rarely happens to scientists who commit research fraud. A new debate in a scientific journal questions whether that ought to change. Published by the journal BMJ - formerly the British Medical Journal the point-counterpoint-style article explores a problem that dogs academia, wastes precious research funds and potentially puts the lives of people who need medical treatment in danger. For Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta the answer is clear - though he acknowledges his view won’t be universally embraced in the academic world. “Our fraternity is not very united when it comes to washing our dirty linen in public,” Bhutta, co-director of the Centre for Global Child Health at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, said in an interview. “(But) when somebody is determined to commit something like this and does, and if it is brought to light, then I think the full weight of law needs to come on that person.” Bhutta, who is on the advisory board of the journal, said the idea for the article stemmed

from a discussion he and his colleagues had recently about scientific misconduct, of which fraud is one component. In his argument that scientific fraud ought to be treated as a criminal offence, Bhutta pointed to cases of individual and pharmaceutical industry fraud. British doctor Andrew Wakefield linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine with autism in a study that drove down acceptance of the vaccine and led to a resurgence of the diseases, particularly measles, in developing countries. The study has been widely repudiated and expunged from the medical literature; Wakefield was stripped of his licence. He had been working on an alternative to the vaccine he impugned. There are a few cases where charges have been laid. Iowa State University researcher Dong-Pyou Han, who was working on an HIV vaccine, has been charged with four counts of making false statements after it came to light he falsified data. Han had hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding from the U.S. government. Scott Reuben, an American anesthetist whose fraudulent pain studies influenced clinical practice for years, was sen-

tenced to six months in jail. And the Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy was fined US$500 million for data falsification. Bhutta believes there should be more of those kinds of consequences for scientists who deliberately commit fraud. Ivan Oransky, co-founder of the website Retraction Watch, which has been recording cases of scientific retractions, said increasingly countries are looking to the notion of levelling criminal charges in cases of research fraud. It’s a reflection, he suggested, of the frustration politicians feel toward academic institutions which have not done enough to stamp out research fraud. “If scientists would rather sweep all this under the rug ... they’re protecting fraud,” said Oransky. “We really wouldn’t put up with that in any other field.”

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA - Texas blues legend Johnny Winter emblazoned himself into the world’s consciousness

with his tattooed arms churning out lightning-fast guitar riffs and his long white hair flowing from under his cowboy hat.

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OBITUARIES POIRIER, RENE JOSEPH – 69, of Windsor, formerly of Fruitvale, British Columbia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2014 in the Hants Community Hospital, Windsor, Nova Scotia with the love of his life Dawn Parsons at his side. He leaves behind to mourn his soul mate, Dawn Parsons; his children, Natalie (Rahim) Poirier-Pira; Daniel (Fiona) Poirier; Dawn’s boys, Ryan (Jacinda) King and their children, Nathanael, Jacob & Karis; Jordon (Michelle) King and little buddy Reid; sisters, Lorry Amyotte; Simone Poirier, Paulette (Jeurgan) Schwenk; brother, Denis (Louann) Poirier; his special friend, Buddy DiVito(Maureen); faithful dog and companion, Gracie. He was predeceased by his sister, Cecile and brothers, Victor and Maurice. Rene was born on March 30, 1945 in Cold Lake, Alberta. He was the son of the late Prudent and Yvonne Poirier. In the early 70s Rene graduated from the Alberta Hospital Edmonton as a registered Psychiatric nurse and taught psychology and research at the U of A. In 1979 Rene moved to Fruitvale, British Columbia and raised his family and had a long distinguished career working in long term care and psychiatry. Psychiatry was always his passion and he brought laughter and joy to the lives of countless individuals who struggled with mental illness. For the last few years of his career Rene worked as head nurse at Poplar Ridge Pavillon Trail Regional Hospital. He considered it a privilege to sit with the dying and again brought comfort to all his residents and their families. He retired from nursing in 2002 and he and Dawn enjoyed their home by the creek. Many hours were spent enjoying that oasis of peace. Rene was an avid gardener and took great pride in his yard. He always said “God lives in the Kootenays” and he and Dawn enjoyed the many quiet walks and sitting time at Champion Lake, Beaver Creek, and Slocan Valley. In 2013 a new adventure took them to Nova Scotia where they settled in a little cottage on the lake. For the last few months of Rene’s life they enjoyed the quiet solitude of the lake and all its beauty and nature. He will be forever missed. Cremation has taken place and there will be no service by request. Donations in memory may be made to KBRH Health Foundation, Daly Pavillion Recreation Fund c/o 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail B.C. V1R 4M1. Online condolences may be sent by clicking on “contribute” at www.lindsaysfuneralhome.com *** COWLIN, THOMAS (BUD) – Bud passed away peacefully in North Vancouver on July

8, 2014 in his 77th year. He is survived by his loving wife, Donna of 55 years. He will be remembered by his daughters Sandra (Bill) Stuart, Deanne (Tony) Doman and grandchildren Kirsten, Caitlin, Rhys, Kyle, Matthew, his sisters Shirley Cowlin (Vernon, BC), Beverley Varty (Kimberley, BC)and his brother Robert Cowlin (Castlegar, BC). A Celebration of Bud’s Life will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. For details and location of the celebration please email Sandra at budscelebration@gmail.com. Cremation has taken place. Interment at Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster. In lieu of flowers, for those who desire donations may be made in Bud’s name to the BC Cancer Foundation, The Heart & Stroke Foundation or Canadian Lung Association “Forever In Our Hearts”

*** FORREST (NEE MOORE), GLADYS MYRTLE – Born April 21, 1912 in Bassano, Alberta. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Gladys worked as a fashion model and book keeper for Montgomery Brothers Department Store and Fox Farm in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. She met and married Bill Forrest in Trail in 1939. She was an artist, doll maker, quilt maker, avid golfer, housewife and mother, residing in Trail from 1938 to 1971. She continued her artwork and golf into her senior years while residing in the lower mainland. Following the death of her husband in 1990, she returned from Tsawwassen to the Trail area in 1993. She was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge. She is survived by her daughter Donna Bradshaw of Langley, her son John of Trail, 5 granddaughters, and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband William (Bill), 4 sisters, and 2 brothers. Cremation will be followed by interment in Mountain View Cemetery. A family gathering will be held at a later date to celebrate her life. Bill Clark of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. The family would like to express our most sincere thanks to Dr. McCoid, the nurses, and the staff of Columbia View Lodge who took such great care of Gladys for the past 18 years. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

became an icon himself - starting in the late 1960s and 1970s with a sound that blues and country singer Tracy Nelson, prominent during the same era with her band Mother Earth, described as “Texas second generation.” “He did not overplay, like a lot of white blues guitarists,” she said of Winter, who collaborated with the likes of Waters, John Lee Hooker and Jimi Hendrix. “His tone was a little more modern, more electric, but I could see the influences. He stayed faithful. People idolized him.” Winter’s representative, Carla Parisi, confirmed Thursday that he died in a hotel room

just outside Zurich a day earlier at age 70. The statement said his wife, family and bandmates were all saddened by the loss of one of the world’s finest guitarists. The cause of death was unclear and authorities have ordered an autopsy, said Zurich police spokeswoman Cornelia Schuoler. Winter was a leading light among the white blues guitar players, including Eric Clapton and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, who followed in the footsteps of the earlier Chicago blues masters. He idolized Waters and got a chance to produce some of the blues legend’s more

popular albums. Rolling Stone magazine named Winter one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. Music writer Fred Schruers said Winter played a major role in introducing the blues to a new audience. “The real legacy of Johnny Winter is that he brought the blues to an audience in tiedye that might otherwise have neglected the entire genre - and his timely work producing Muddy Waters only deepened that contribution,” said Schruers, author of an upcoming biography of Billy Joel. Winter had been on an extensive tour this year to celebrate his 70th birthday.

In Loving Memory of

Pauline (Polly) Frances Corbett Pauline (Polly) Frances Corbett passed peacefully, too soon, surrounded by her loving family after a battle with cancer. She is predeceased by her husband, Jim and her sister, Mary. Pauline was born in Merritt, BC where she lived amid extended family. When she was 12, she moved with her parents and sister, Mary to Princeton, BC. She knew at an early age that education was the key to her future. An avid student, she enjoyed learning so much she was inspired to become a teacher. Polly was a trailblazer, extraordinarily independent and in many respects, well ahead of her time. She defied her parents’ expectations and worked and saved to attend teachers’ college in Victoria. Normal School was not only where she was able to commence her calling, teaching, but where she met her future husband, Jim and many people who are among her lifelong friends, including her then roommate, Mary (Militich) Eyre. Teaching was a calling for Polly, not just a job. She was passionate about sharing her zest for learning and enthusiastically shared her joy in theatre, music, art, reading and language arts with her students. Many lesson plans were test-piloted at home with her children as happy guinea pigs and her students able to successfully complete creative projects. Throughout her life and into retirement she knew the importance of physical activity. She enjoyed golf, exercise class and gardening well into her 80’s. Polly had a strong sense of community and actively participated in St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Castlegar Public Library, retired teachers group, senior associations, and various other music, cultural and community organizations. She had a love for life, loyalty for friends new and old, and strong convictions about living life to its fullest each and every day. Polly had strong connections to her Italian roots which shaped her love of good food, entertaining and made the “Polly-day Inn” a favourite hangout for friends and family. She is survived by her children, Pam, Carla (Mike B), Michael (Joan), her granddaughters, Morgan and Erin, and her sister Margaret. She will be dearly missed by friends and family. The family thanks the nurses and doctors in Castlegar, Trail and Edmonton for their compassionate care and support. Funeral will be held on Friday, July 25 at 10:30AM at St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Castlegar. Refreshments to follow. In lieu of flowers, consider donations to Castlegar and District Public Library or St. Rita’s Catholic Church Rebuilding Fund.

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Detachment from Family Scripture quotations are from the RSV unless otherwise noted. “He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me” (Matt. 10:37). Jesus wants all our love. He wants to be first in our heart. Although we must honor our father and mother in accord with the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:12) and according to the teaching of Jesus (Matt. 15:4), nevertheless the love for Christ must be first in our heart and take precedence. Family also includes one’s spouse, as we see in St. Luke’s gospel, where Jesus says, “If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26). So if we follow Jesus with all our heart, as he wants us to, putting our family in second place, we will see dissension, because not everyone will put Jesus first in his life and dedicate himself totally to him. Jesus says, “He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me” (Matt. 10:37). Since not all will follow this, there will be dissension within the family. So Jesus says today, “Do not think, that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-inlaw; and a man’s foes will be those of his own household” (Matt. 10:34-36). It is certainly true that Jesus came to bring peace on earth, as the angels sang at his birth, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14 KJV), and as Jesus himself said, “Peace I leave with

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you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you” (John 14:27). But it is also true that Christ brings dissension, because not everyone will accept him and dedicate his life completely to him, and this dissension will be experienced in the family itself. Because of Jesus “a man’s foes will be those of his own household” (Matt. 10:36). Jesus blesses more--offering them the hundredfold reward--those who renounce their family for love of him so that they can live for him alone with a heart that is radically and literally undivided. He says, “Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life” (Matt. 19:29 NKJV). The hundredfold reward goes to those who renounce their family and marriage to serve only one master (Matt. 6:24) and have only one treasure (Matt. 6:1921) in a more radical, literal, and complete way. They have chosen a higher vocation than marriage and family, as St. Paul says, “He who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better” (1 Cor. 7:38). This is so, because “the unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman or girl is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please her husband” (1 Cor. 7:32-34). © Copyright 2007-2009 Rev. Steven Scherrer www.DailyBiblicalSermons.com

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y high school Literature teacher was fond of reminding us that bestsellers were not always good books. A bestseller, in his definition, was a book that appealed to the masses but was of dubious literary merit. I concluded from his remarks that there is no accounting for taste in books. With that disclaimer, if you are looking for something to read this summer, here are a few suggestions. Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife is Eben Alexander’s retelling of his own near death experience. In his account, Alexander describes his experience of existing in another louise dimension of reality when he was in a coma. His story has fascinEveryday Theology ating elements, but Alexander’s attempts to describe the ineffable fall flat. While I found his proof unconvincing, this book seems to have broad appeal; it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for well over a year. Two standout non-fiction selections are The Juggler’s Children” and “In the Garden of Beasts”. In The Juggler’s Children, Carolyn Abrahams describes her search for her ancestral roots through DNA analysis. The book reads like a novel and the scientific explanations are easy to follow. If I were to take one lesson from this book, it would be that we are all members of the same human family. A National Bestseller, and a 2013 finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, this book deserves its accolades. A New York Times bestseller, Erik Larsen’s In the Garden of Beasts paints a vivid picture of Berlin in the early 1930’s. Through the experiences of the United States Ambassador to Germany, William E. Dodd, and his flirtatious daughter, Martha, Larsen elucidates the slow, quiet march of insidious events that eventually led to the Holocaust and brought the world to war. I read a number of novels this year whose main characters set out on a walk. The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson, is a bit of slapstick and black comedy. The story revolves around a likeable hero whose talent with explosives shaped world history before, at the age of 100 years, he meets up with an assortment of criminals. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce, is about a man who sets off to mail a letter to a former colleague who is dying, and ends up walking from one end of England to the other. As he walks, Harold works through his past. While he cannot save his friend from dying of cancer, he finds healing for himself, his wife and their relationship. Medicine Walk, by Richard Wagamese, is the journey of a teenage boy and his estranged father, who is dying of the drink, and wants to be buried in the “warrior way”. The book deals with the formation of identity, and with the complexities of coming to grips with our personal and collective histories. In books, as in other things, taste is subjective. May you find at least one book this summer that pleases your reading palate. Trail, BC resident Louise McEwan is a freelance religion writer with degrees in English and Theology. She has a background in education and faith formation. Her blog is www.faithcolouredglasses.blogspot.com. Contact her at mcewan.lou@gmail.com.

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Minor Orioles secure playoff spot Trail Majors primed BY JIM BAILEY

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The Trail Minor Orioles came through in the clutch on Wednesday night at the B.C. Little League Baseball championship, defeating the Dunbar All Stars 10-9 in a thrilling, winner-moveon matchup at Andy Bilesky Park. With the fourth and final playoff spot still to be determined, the Orioles went into the game against Dunbar with a win-you’rein mindset. In the event of a loss, the Orioles, Dunbar, and Beacon Hill would have identical 1-4 records and the playoff spot would be decided by run-differential. “I think we were looking pretty good, but we didn’t want to take out the calculator,” said Trail coach Jim Maniago. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth inning, Nathan Dann would knock in what proved to be the winning run with a perfectly placed single over the second-baseman’s head. Dann showed patience at the plate all night, and looked at two balls before sending the third pitch into right field scoring Brayden DeWitt and giving the Orioles a 10-3 lead. “All our kids are good ball players, and like the saying goes ‘every dog has his day,’ you know we’ve had some kids struggling and we’ve had kids playing well, tonight it was a few different kids doing different things,” said Maniago. The Orioles started the game strong going up 2-0 when Bryce Sookro belted a triple scoring Noah Quinn who led off with a single. Darren Issel would then plate Sookro with a sacrifice fly. Dunbar replied in the top of the second with a single run, but a couple nice fielding plays by shortstop Kenton Forte and second baseman Reid Gerrand would squash a rally and get the O’s out of the inning, with the bases loaded. Seamus Boyd and Connor Stainer would score in the bottom half of the inning to make it 4-1 and

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The Dunbar runner eludes Trail Minor Orioles’ shortstop Kenton Forte as he knocks down the grounder, but Trail would go on to defeat Dunbar 10-9 to earn a playoff spot. Trail would blank Dunbar in stepped up with the bases the top of the third, setting loaded and belted one to up a big third inning, where right field that took a sidethe Orioles scored three ways bounce past the fielder more to make it 7-1. and rolled to the fence, scorHowever, Dunbar started ing three runs to make it to erode the lead in the top 10-8. Busser would score on of four, scoring two more a fielders choice to cut the runs to make it lead to one, but the 7-3. O’s would get out of Trail would the inning with two answer in the nice fielding plays bottom half of from Jake Maniago the inning with at first. Issel banging a Dunbar sat down double over the the O’s in order in head of the left the bottom of the fielder and sendfifth and looked ing Will Doerksen to take the lead in to third. An error the final inning, and a couple walks but Sookro would NATHAN would load the catch the first batDANN bases and score ter swinging, and two runs, before after giving up a Dann stepped up and plated single and a walk would let DeWitt with his second hit his defence take care of the of the night. rest, as two ground balls Yet, in minor baseball, would end the provincials no lead is safe, as Dunbar for Dunbar. mounted a rally in the top “I was confident Bryce of the fifth, scoring six runs was going to throw strikes on one hit, four walks, and and we’d make the plays,” two errors. said Maniago. “We were on The big blast came from the edge of our seats for Dunbar’s Owen Busser who sure, it was closer than it In the Lower Columbia Region ...

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needed to be, but we got it done, and that’s the main thing.” Despite the loss Dunbar coach Dan Vandenberg was pleased with his team’s effort in the final game of the round robin. “They showed some character in coming back. We were disappointed being 0-4 going into this game but they fought hard and we’re proud of that,” said Vandenberg. The win puts Trail in sole possession of fourth place with a 2-3 record, and they will play top-seed, Hastings, in the playoff today at noon, a team the O’s lost to 12-7 in their first game of the tournament. “I think they know we can play with them, and our boys know we can play with them,” said Maniago. “If we stay close like we did and get a key hit here or there, I think we can throw a scare into them.” Highlands plays the White Rock All Stars at 3:30 p.m. today with the final going Saturday at noon.

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With the Trail Minor provincials just wrapping up, the 11-12 Trail Major All Stars will begin their run at a B.C. Little League Major Championship in Langley on Saturday. The team has been working insanely hard with two-a-day workouts in stifling heat, and competitive tournaments in the U.S. on weekends in preparation for the B.C. Championship. In practice, the players are in constant motion, going from drill to drill with intensity, focus, and fun. It is a baseball workout strategy Trail coach D.J. Ashman attributes to an unlikely source. “I’m trying to overtrain and over-prepare the kids so that when it comes time for these games, they are not going to be phased,” said Ashman. “I’m using the philosophy of Pride Gym. Glen Kalesniko’s philosophy is if you’re training for a fiveround fight, you prepare for eight rounds, so if it’s a six-inning game we try to train them for a nineinning game.” The hard work has paid off with the All Stars finishing second at the Chataqua Days tourney in Chewelah, WA. on the weekend, which followed a thirdplace finish in Kalispell, Mont. the week prior. The good results against the tough American teams are indeed promising heading into the provincial tournament. “I would say as a coach to see kids coming together like this it’s just awesome. I’m just very excited about this year.” Part of the excitement comes from the presence of a solid core of veteran players that will lead Trail against six of B.C.’s best Little League teams. “We have one of those teams where each player can play like three or four positions. It’s very versa-

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tile.” Hitting will be one of the teams’ strengths as they have been teeing off on 70-mph fastballs and hard looping curve balls hurled from a pitching machine in practice for the past few weeks. Yet, pitching will be key for the Trail team, as it is in any tournament where pitch counts prevail. “We have seven pitchers that we think can get us out and throw us strikes. Right now at the tournaments we’re just doing our pitch counts and, as coaches, as the pitch counts come up we kind of make a decision about what we would do if it was a Little League game.” The players may not be use to this kind of intensity in House Little League but they are enjoying it. “It’s been good, pitching is faster, everything is harder and stuff,” said Trail’s Jordan Sheets. “Everything is more intense, if you make mistakes you’ll pay for them.” The B.C. Championship is the first step on the way to the Canadians in Quebec, and the Little League World Series in Williamsport, and all the players are eager to get started. “I’m really looking forward to it,” he added. “We’ve been practicing at provincial speed for batting practice, and working really hard.” As for Allison Schroder, one of only two girls in the tournament, she is excited but cautious. “I think we have a pretty good team, but the competition will be hard.” Ashman is again supported by coaches Mike Boisvert and Jason Startup who have been working just as hard as the players to get them prepared. As for the longtime coach’s expectations, Ashman is uncharacteristically succinct. “Compared to most years, I like our chances.”

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around here have been wending their way to local parks, where live baseball has been on display. Local teams have been out competing, at Butler and Bilesky parks, and that is scheduled to continue through the weekend. This weekend the Northwest Honkers come to town to face the Orioles - who are just two weeks away from hosting the provincial championships at Butler. If you have any affection for baseball and are not committed to the drive/walk to the Little League 9-10 tournament at Bilesky, consider hitting Butler. Although most of the competitors are not possessed of the sheer strength and speed of the players on big league teams, they generally hustle more and play a more fundamentally sound game than we see all too often on TV. That holds true when comparing the officials for those

games, as well. On top of that, the Orioles are representatives of us - they are our neighbours and friends or the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of our neighbours and friends - and they truly appreciate whatever support we can muster for them. The weather should cool a little over the next couple of days, and there should not be enough rain to stifle the schedule - we hope - so an afternoon come early evening at the pretty little park by the river should be, as the kids once said, “sweet.” It won’t hurt to ask, either, whether you are at the games this weekend or not, if any help is needed for the Orioles to host the province two weekends from now. “The Best Sports Town in B.C.,” earned that moniker not just by producing a myriad of outstanding athletes and coaches. The, “Home of Champions,” has also gained

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Championship Final Round Robin Standings W L Hastings 5 0 White Rock 4 1 Highlands 3 2 Trail 2 3 Beacon Hill 1 4 Dunbar 0 5

Today’s playoff games at Andy Bilesky Park Trail vs Hastings at noon White Rock vs Highlands at 3:30 p.m. Championship Game Saturday

Winner of Friday’s games play at noon Trail AM Ford Senior Men’s Orioles at Butler Park Saturday Games Northwest Honker at Trail Orioles 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday Games Honkers at Orioles 10 a.m. and noon B.C. Major Little League Championship in Langley Saturday Trail vs White Rock 5:30 p.m. Sunday Trail vs Beacon Hill noon Monday North Langley vs Trail 5 p.m.

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what they are putting in their lungs, and I respect their right to do so. Why is there no consideration or respect for those of us who cannot tolerate the effects of tobacco smoke? When did we become the bad guys who just need to suck it up (literally) or stay home? I’m not trying to start a war between smokers and nonsmokers here. I am simply looking for intelligent, viable solutions to a common problem. -Gasping for Breath Dear Gasping: We know how difficult this must be for you. Nonetheless, smoking is still permitted at most outdoor venues,

to the word “dysfunctional.” If I were on the Nobel Prize nominating committee, I would certainly vote for you in the category of “Patience and Compassion.” It’s sometimes difficult for me to understand how some of these people can actually manage in this world. Keep up the good work. -- M. in Montreal Dear M.: Your lighthearted letter brightened our day, although we will say that one reason we write this column is to help those who want an unbiased opinion about situations they cannot wrap their heads around. We know that it often takes an objective viewpoint to see the forest for the trees, because when you are in the middle of a crisis -- unhappy, confused and hurt -- it helps to have someone in your corner to steer you in a more focused direction. We hope we can provide that for

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Saturday, July 19, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is an excellent day for business and commerce. It’s also a good day to make major purchases because the Moon is well-aspected and in your money sector. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Today the Moon is in your sign, which makes you more emotional than usual. However, it is a lovely day because the Moon is dancing nicely with the other planets. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Work alone or behind the scenes today because this will give you a warm feeling in your tummy. This is a good day to keep track of financial matters and do business. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Conversations with female friends will go well today. You might want to

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confide in someone, or vice versa, someone might confide in you. It’s a feel-good day. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Personal details about your private life might be made public today, especially in the eyes of authority figures -- bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs. No worries. You will get good press today. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Do something unusual or out of the ordinary because you want some adventure today. You also want a chance to learn something new. Shake it up! LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is an ideal day to discuss how to share something -- perhaps an inheritance or how to deal with shared property. People will be reasonable; nevertheless, double-check everything, because Neptune is in the picture.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Because the Moon is opposite your sign today, you will have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. This just requires a little compromise. No biggie. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Do what you can to get better organized today. Put magazines and papers in neat little piles. Get rid of

what you no longer use or need. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A fun day! Enjoy sports events, social outings, flirtations with romantic partners and playful times with children. Yay me! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Home and your personal life will be your focus today. A conversation with a parent could be significant, espe-

cially mom or a female relative. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a busy day. Short trips and conversations with everyone will keep you on your toes. You want to enlighten someone about something. Yada yada yada. YOU BORN TODAY You are self-aware and master of your body and how you present yourself to the world. You move with grace and

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Reasonably priced in a very desirable area. Property has a nice private backyard with a garden area for the green thumb. Super neighbours in an area of both young families and retirees. Nearby park, wonderful walking trails, and just steps from public transit. Newly refinished wood flooring in all three bedrooms and the living room. Gas furnace for cost effective winter heating and an oversized carport for the car. Laundry downstairs in partial basement. Low maintenance metal roof and vinyl siding both in good condition.

E.TRAIL, 1&2bdrm. apts. F/S, Coin-op laundry available. 250-368-3239 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761. GLENVIEW APTS. Spacious, quiet 2 bdrm. apts. available. $650./mo. 250-368-8391

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

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PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897 Sunningdale 3bdrm apartment for sale or rent, ground floor, no steps, private entrance. Cable & heat incl. Free use of W/D. Available July 1. Walk out to lawn, very private. Call 250-368-3055

Rossland 320,000

Rossland 119,900

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2395423

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2393618

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2398348

ished

New Price

TRAIL, 2bd. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl. N/P, N/S. 250-368-5287

Rossland 998,000

1 Bdrm Furn

TRAIL, 2BDRM. Glenmerry. Newly reno’d, perfect for senior, no stairs. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312. TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312

Trail 115,000

Marie-Claude

MLS#

Rossland 199,900

Rossland $ 59,900

2393499

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2395984

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2395154

WANETA MANOR 3 Bdrm. Avail Now Please call

250-368-8423 WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 1&2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888 W.TRAIL, 1bdrm. bach. suite, $485/mo. Ref.req. 250-2310783

Warfield 144,900

Nathan

MLS#

2395554

Nathan

MLS#

Salmo 289,500

2396385

Nathan

MLS#

2396380

New Price

W.TRAIL 2-bdrm. main floor. f/s,w/d,d/w, air conditioning. $700./mo. plus utilities. Avail. July 15th. 250-368-1015

Salmo 169,000

$195,000

250-498-7585 cell 250-498-3519 res

WANTED

Rhonda

Trail 169,000 MLS#

2397878

Rhonda

Excellent exercise, fun for all ages. Genelle

Montrose

Route 362 20 papers 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Evergreen Ave Route 366 18 papers Beaver St, Maple Ave Route 369 15 papers Birch Ave, Johnson Rd, Redwood Dr, Rosewood Dr Route 375 12 papers Green Rd & Lodden Rd Route 379 18 papers Cole St, Nelson Ave Route 380 23 papers Galloway Rd, Mill Rd Route 381 7 papers Coughlin Rd Route 382 7 papers Debruin Rd & Staats Rd Route 384 19 papers Cedar Ave, Kootenay

Route 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, Grandview Route 304 13 papers 12th & 14th Ave

Route 341 24 papers 10th Ave, 8th Ave, 9th Ave Route 344 17 papers 10th Ave, 9th Ave Route 345 12 papers 10th Ave, 9th Ave Route 347 16 papers 10th Ave, 9th Ave, 9th St Route 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie Rd Route 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th Ave Route 340 24 papers 10th Ave, 7th St, 8th St

West Trail Route 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

Warfield Route 195 12 papers Blake Crt,Whitman Way

Sunningdale Route 211 26 papers Hazelwood Dr, Olivia Cres, Viola Cres. Route 219 15 papers Hazelwood Drive

Rhonda

Call Today! 250-364-1413 ext 206

Trail 569,000

2389662

Rhonda

MLS#

2397469

Rhonda

MLS#

2397764

MLS#

Montrose 158,900

2392778

Rob

MLS#

2397280

5.1 Acres

Fruitvale 139,900

Rob

Fruitvale 194,000

New Price

MLS#

2393806

Rob

Renata 235,500 MLS#

Trail 135,000

2215924

Rob

MLS#

2393731

10 Acres

Rossland

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR ROUTES IN ALL AREAS

MLS#

Rossland 299,000

New Price

PAPER CARRIERS Fruitvale

Warfield 209,000

Fruitvale 399,000

Rob

MLS#

Fruitvale 229,500

2397558

Rob

MLS#

Fruitvale 109,000

2396677

Rhonda

MLS#

2399285

Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153

Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222

Trail Times Friday, July 18, 2014

www.trailtimes.ca A17

Classifieds Rentals Commercial/ Industrial Approx 500 sq ft of office space & 1500 sq ft of shop. Ideal location for contractor plumber, etc who needs safe and easy access/ storage, 10’ Door. Please call Tim 250-6874716 or John 250-304-9419 for more information.

Rentals

Transportation

Homes for Rent

Auto Financing

Lg Home in Trail. 5 Bdrm, 2 bath. 2 car garage, CA, private yard. $1200/month for Sept. 364-9963 or 250-512-1316

Houses For Sale

Boats

“litter-less”

Transportation Auto Loans Guaranteed or We Pay You! 1-888-375-8451 or apply at: www. greatcanadianautocredit.com

Auto Financing YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED

• YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED •

Property Manager at Century 21 dave.thoss@century21.ca

Motorcycles

CURRENT SHERCO Enduro 2 & 4 Stroke Motorcycles for sale. Used demos also available.Contact (250)427-7690, meadowbrookmotors@hotmail.co, or stop in at Meadowbrook Motors in Kimberley.

• GOOD CREDIT • BAD CREDIT • NO CREDIT • HIGH DEBT RATE • 1ST TIME BUYER • BANKRUPTCY • DIVORCE

YOU’RE APPROVED Call Holly for Pre-Approval

• YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED •

East Trail near Gyro Park 2 Bdrm, 1 bath (updated) House, F/S, W/D, hardwood floors throughout, garage extra parking in back lrg basement for extra storage, $850/mth + utilities Avail Aug 1st. Contact: Dave Thoss

Transportation

CURRENT GAS GAS Enduro Motorcycles for sale. Contact (250)427-7690, meadowbrookmotors@hotmail.com or stop in at Meadowbrook Motors in Kimberley.

Homes for Rent 3 bdrm or 2bdrm w/office house in Fairview. Fully fenced yard, 1/2 blk from Safeway. Hardwood floors, new kitchen. Sunroom/dining room. $1,650/mo + damage deposit and utilities. Ref. required. Pets negotiable. Aug. 1st. 250-551-1048.

Transportation

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

Cars - Domestic 2003 Chev. Impala L.S. 3.8ltr one owner, excellent condition. New brakes & tires. Well maintained. 128,000kms $6250.00. Call 250-367-7023

…show it!

YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED

The link to your community

2004 BMW Z4 conv, auto with trip-tronic transmission. Excellent condition, extended warranty, 2 owners, 70,000kms. $17,500. 250-368-9804.

www.pitch-in.ca

Houses For Sale

holly@amford.com

1-844-364-FORD (3673)

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

2003 Four Winns 180 Horizon F/S. Excellent condition. 4.3 L 190 Horsepower Mercruiser engine. Perfect for fishing and cruising on the lake. Comes with electric fish motor on front of the boat with two captains chairs great for all sorts of fishing. Electric motor is easily removable. Bimini top in excellent condition. Large swim platform. Nelson. 250-354-7471. $10,000.

Legal

Legal Notices NOTICE OF DISPOSAL Name of the Tenant: Jerry Weston Davis, deceased. In the Matter of Part 6 of the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation B.C. Reg. 481/2003 Description of the property to be disposed of: Manufactured Home # 034506, 1975 Bendix Model # Leader Address of the Manufactured Home Site: 102, 12th Avenue, Genelle, British Columbia V0G 1G0 Name and Address of the Landlord: Crockett’s Alamo Mobile Home Park Ltd., 102, 12th Avenue, Genelle, British Columbia V0G 1G0

S lives here. It’s here in our community. Please make a difference by volunteering. Sclerosis Society of Canada S Multiple

1•800•268•7582 www.mssociety.ca

Houses For Sale

www.allprorealty.ca All Pro Realty Ltd. 1148 Bay Ave, Trail 250.368.5000 www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc

OPEN HOUSE

MLS#2394130

MLS#2397976

Sat. July 19 11am - 1pm 7141 Wright Way, Waneta Village $339,500

Sat. July 19 1:30 - 3:30pm 7741 Crema Dr, Waneta Village $239,000 NT LLE N CE ATIO X E OC L

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MLS#2394633

Glenmerry $189,900 D CE DU RE

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MLS#2398328

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MLS#2397360

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MLS#2398238

Fruitvale $209,000

East Trail $164,000

MLS#2396761

Trail $175,000

MLS#2215964

Trail $159,000

MLS#2398323

E AG L RE O ACTH PO I W

MLS#2399178

MLS#2399183

Crawford Bay $150,000 W NE

ICE PR

MLS#2397581

MLS#2397734

Fruitvale $330,000

Montrose $249,500 W NE

G TIN LIS

MLS#2396466

MLS#2399060

Shavers Banch $119,500 UY TB BES

Trail $99,000 W VIE

Trail $159,900

Trail $169,000

MLS#2393279

Fruitvale $149,000

East Trail $128,000

MLS#2393957

MLS#2395777

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MLS#2399293

Call us for details!

Montrose $215,000

MLS#2398321

Glenmerry $69,000

Building lots & acreages in all areas ranging from $64,000 - $860,000

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MLS#2399355

MLS#2398133

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Warfield $319,000

Salmo $279,900

BUILDING LOTS & ACREAGES

Sunningdale $290,000

E CR 4 A TA T 1.1 TRAPMEN S LO VE DE

OD N GOATIO C O L

MLS#2397445

Fruitvale $299,900

MLS#2394615

Glenmerry $195,000

MLS#2398405

Glenmerry $349,000

MLS#2214555

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Montrose $199,000

East Trail $139,900

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MLS#2399121

MLS#2398820

Glenmerry $245,000

MLS#2397530

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Montrose $298,500

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Trail $160,000 W NE

MLS#2396992

Fruitvale $128,000

G TIN LIS

MLS#2399169

Trail $159,000

Contact Our Realtors

T LO

MLS#2392393

Montrose $69,000

Wayne DeWitt........... ext 25 cell: 250-368-1617 Mario Berno ..............ext 27 cell: 250.368.1027 Tom Gawryletz .........ext 26 cell: 250.368.1436 Dawn Rosin...............ext 24 cell: 250.231.1765 Thea Stayanovich.....ext 28 cell: 250.231.1661

Fred Behrens ............ext 31 cell: 250.368.1268 Keith DeWitt .............ext 30 cell: 250.231.8187 Denise Marchi ..........ext 21 cell: 250.368.1112 Joy DeMelo ...............ext 29 cell: 250.368.1960

Friday, July 18, 2014 Trail Times

A18 www.trailtimes.ca

1140 Cedar Ave, Downtown Trail

501 Portia Crescent, Sunningdale

Garage Sale!

Saturday, July 19 9am - 3pm

Multi-Family Garage Sale!

3870 Woodland Drive, Trail

Saturday, July 19 8am - 2pm

35 Hillside Drive Sunningdale

Saturday, July 19 8am - 2pm

Furniture & housewares

3810 Dogwood Drive, Glenmerry

Electronics, tools & household items. New and used! Saturday, July 19 9am - 4pm

250-368-8551 4

B Sat, July 19 1:30 - 3:30pm

7741 Crema Drive, Waneta Village

Open Houses

Sat, July 19 11am - 1pm

7141 Wright Way, Waneta Village

To show your Garage Sale or Open House on this map call

Garage Sales & Open Houses

Garage Sales 3

Home decorations, quilters, sewers! 100% cottons & more! Saturday, July 19 9am - 12noon

Trail Times Friday, July 18, 2014

www.trailtimes.ca A19

TRAIL IN BLOOM

Above, a cake made specially for the Trail in Bloom ceremony by The Pastry Shop. Above right, all the winners present at the awards get together in the grotto at the Piazza Colombo after the ceremony was over. Below, a large crowd gathered to accept their awards and door prizes, sip wine and munch of some fruit and cake.

Photos by Liz Bevan FIRST PLACE WINNERS Newly established...Sylvia Braithwaite First Time Entry...Gail Winters Patios and Terraces...Lynn and Dave Sturgeon Rock Garden...Bruno DeRosa Water Feature...Norm and Joanne Murdoch Beds and Borders...Arlene Chapman and Connie Smith Edible Gardens...Denis Madeiros Garden Architecture...Ede and Hans Kruggel Whimsical Gardens...Annette and Alan Gallatin Container planting...Sheryl Moon Institutional planting...St. Andrewâ€™s Anglican Church Commercial planting...Style Maiden Hair Studio Edible Green Route...Glenmerry Glass Curb Appeal...Mary Martin Best Overall...Ede and Hans Kruggel

Friendly. Healthy. Community owned.

A20 www.trailtimes.ca

Friday, July 18, 2014 Trail Times

Flycatcher at the ballpark Liz Bevan photo

There’s no shortage of players out catching flies during the B.C. Little League championship at Andy Bilesky Park. So it was no surprise to see this Dusky Flycatcher right at home perched on the backstop during a break in the action this week. The final game goes Saturday at noon.

The Local Experts™

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818 www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.ca ICE NEW PR FFER! AN O S U G BRIN

Mark Wilson

250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Terry Alton

250-231-1101

910 Tamarack Cres, Genelle 408 14th Avenue, Genelle

$370,000

River views, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, new roof, new furnace, central air, and a 2 car garage. The list goes on. Come check it out!

Perfect for a single or couple, this home features newer kitchen, updated bath, air conditioning and more. The price is right. Call now!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

$439,000

terryalton@shaw.ca

439 Rossland Avenue, Trail

4 bdrm 3 bath, A/C, U/G sprinklers, gorgeous landscaping, double garage, shop, huge rec room, spacious master with 4 pc ensuite, gas f/p. Roof in 2006, level entrance, main floor laundry. Wow. This is a fabulous home!

$69,900

85 Forsythia Drive, Fruitvale

$282,000

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

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Jodi Beamish

ICE NEW PR

250-231-2331

jodi.beamish@century21.ca

Mary Martin

250-231-0264 1553 Diamond Street, Trail

$149,000

966 Upper China Creek Road, Genelle

$269,000

109 Viola Crescent, Trail

1059 Tamarac Avenue, Trail

$335,000

1834 4th Avenue, Rossland

$119,900

Panoramic views and privacy await with approx. 700 sq. ft. of decks overlooking the Columbia River. Many upgrades including wiring, plumbing, roof, heating and central air, two bathrooms, 3 bdrms, and family room. Call now!!

This 4 bed/1 bath home offers privacy and 2 acres! Many upgrades! (wiring, plumbing, heating, roof, fencing, landscaping). Call your REALTOR® now to view.

4 bdrm home with hardwood floors, master suite with walk-in-closet and deluxe ensuite. Main floor laundry, a/c and u/g sprinklers. Call today.

Opportunity knocks! 2 houses and 2 duplexes located downtown. With a few updates, these properties would make excellent rental properties. Call your REALTOR® for your personal viewing.

This is a 3 bdrm home features wood floors, wood burning stove, bright open porch and a garden shed. This home needs some maintenance and TLC. If you are handy, this could be a great opportunity.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$269,900

mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust

250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

LISTING SION OSSES P K C I QU

mamantea@telus.net

NEW

Bill Craig

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca 2099 Third Avenue, Rossland 1901 Butte Street, Rossland

$259,000

The most amazing views in all of Rossland! 3 bdrms, updated wiring, plumbing, roof, siding and furnace. Close to schools and downtown Rossland.

6.5 acres. Good building sites. Southern exposure. Drilled Well. Treed. Great price. Call today to view.

This very well kept building has been used since 1986 as a house of worship. Alternate uses include a day care, or contractor’s office .There is ample yard space for a contractor and room to construct a shop building or light industrial yard.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Art (250) 368-8818

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

$189,900

Erie - Ross Spur Road, Fruitvale

$117,000

83 Alpine Road, Christina Lake

$149,500

It’s not often one of these cabins come on the market, become a member of Christina Lake Alpine Resort. This 1 bedroom one original owner cabin is available in a very well run association. Playgrounds, huge beach, safe swimming area and large wharf. Call today! Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Deanne Lockhart

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

ICE NEW PR

103 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac

Christine Albo

$339,000 4 bdrm 3 bath home with lots of bright living space. Good parking with double garage on an expansive flat lot. Call for your personal viewing. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

250-512-7653

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss For additional information and photos on all of our listings, please visit

www.kootenayhomes.com

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com