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Summer reading class steps out of comfort zone BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

The Trail and District Public Library hosted a guest speaker at its Kid's Summer Reading Club on Tuesday. Karen Reader stopped by the library to help kids step out of their comfort zones with activities and stories. “They (read) a book about a squirrel who is scared to leave his tree, and then he decides to leave in small baby steps,” said Reader, explaining that the story is meant to teach a lesson about venturing out into the unknown, but carefully. “The book is about pushing out of the comfort zone and facing some of your fears. You never know, when you do it in baby steps, what is out there.” To start off the activity portion of the afternoon event, Reader gave everyone a picture card and kids were asked to

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Kids gathered at the Trail and District Public Library for an afternoon activity, part of the library's summer reading club. This week's activity explored getting out of your comfort zone and playing games with co-operation. Kids were challenged to make their way through the “chicken plucker” to get to the other side while working together and following instructions. find the other participant with the matching card, getting kids who may not normally partner up, together. Participants were

asked to learn each other's names and work together to find other cards depicting similar images. This was just the

beginning of the lesson Reader was trying to teach. “They are cooperative games that get you to step out of

your comfort zone,” she said. “Whether it is making eye contact or learning each other's names, we just try to play together.

We just want to play some games and get everyone involved by giving them tools to work together.” The Summer

Reading Program at the library hosts weekly activities and for more information, give the library a call at 364-1731.

Voting for pedestrian bridge opens today SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

Today marks the first opportunity for all Trail voters to have an official say in the matter of a second crossing over the Columbia River. Voting booths are open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. in the Trail Memorial Centre for advance voting on the city’s loan authorization bylaw that, if adopted, allows Trail to borrowed almost $5 million to build a 300-metre (1,000-foot) walkway upstream from the Old Trail Bridge. Polling stations are

located in the McIntyre Room today and Aug. 20 for advance voting before general voting day on Aug. 23. Trail residents who are eligible to vote but are not on the provincial voters list can register at the time of voting by producing two pieces of identification, one with a signature and proof of residency and identity, confirmed Chief Elections Officer, Michelle McIsaac. The ballot question is specific and asks Trail electorates, “Are you in favour of the City of Trail enacting

Bylaw No. 2775 authorizing construction and borrowing of $4,916,000 so that the sewer pipe bridge proposed by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary can also include a pedestrian walkway, water main line and fibre optic conduit?” That’s a mouthful. But if the popular vote is ‘Yes” then the city can proceed to borrow sufficient funds to construct a footpath and hitch new utilities on a new pipeline in a joint venture with sewer partners in Regional District of Kootenay Boundary

(RDKB). If the majority of Trail voters say ‘No’, then it’s back to the drawing board and a regression to the state-of-affairs when the walking bridge proposal first began in 2011, according to Trail Coun., RDKB director, and Acting Mayor Robert Cacchioni. “If the referendum fails, then that’s it,” said Cacchioni. “It’s final. We (regional sewer committee) will have to go back to where we were two years ago and explore the options we have already explored and dismissed.”

To date, about $500,000 in engineering costs have been invested into the aerial sewer option. After years of back-andforth between Rossland, Warfield and Trail, the regional sewer partners deemed this choice the most cost effective and environmentally responsible way to pump liquid waste across the Columbia River. If the referendum fails, then an entirely new set of possibilities are in play, explained Cacchioni, adding that means a new agreement between the

three parties and Area B would have to be reached. “This option is the one with the least risk,” he added. “All the other options have tremendous risks both environmentally and financially.” The RDKB considered an aerial crossing option as its main focus moving forward in dealing with replacing the current regional sewer crossing on the Old Trail Bridge, said Bryan Teasdale, the regional district’s manager of infrastructure and sustainability. See TIME, Page 3

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Concrete heroes ready for action in battle against cancer Urban event raises funds to fight cancer By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

A girls weekend can unleash all kinds of shenanigans. In three days, four gal pals are piling into a car and travelling to the coastal metropolis for a good time but also for a great cause. The second annual Concrete Hero competition kicks off Sunday in downtown Vancouver, when over 1,000 participants will run, jump and climb their way through nine kilometres of obstacles to raise money for the BC Cancer Agency. The Shotgun Sallies, a team of Greater Trail women, is ready for the event that anyone can be part of, because it isn’t designed just for extreme athletes or gym junkies. The Sallies are longtime friends that are used to a little scuffle as all four are members of the Rossland Trail Roller Girls roller

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A team of Greater Trail women, dubbed the Shotgun Sallies, are ready to take part in a nine kilometre challenge this Sunday in Vancouver. Since the spring (left to right) Stacy Gach, Debbie Wallis, and Christin Davis have been preparing to be a 2014 Concrete Hero, which is an obstacle race that tests competitors physical abilities while raising funds for the BC Cancer Agency. derby team. mentally preparing for community support to always have a great Debbie Wallis, Stacy the urban challenge pump up their deter- time together so we’re Gach, Christin Davis since the spring, but mination and bump up looking forward to and Jacki Dyment have over the next few days their fundraising goal. the weekend and raisbeen physically and they could use some “The four of us ing money for a good

Time to cross that bridge

FROM PAGE 1 The regional district sewer committee authorized staff to proceed with the review of the pipe bridge crossing prior to the city’s advancement of the proposed pedestrian crossing, he explained. Teasdale said the RDKB originally approached the City of Trail to review the possibility of partnering on some type of multi-use crossing in this location. “The city took us up on this offer in order to hopefully reduce their costs of any new crossing option in this location that we expect would be a benefit for the entire region.” At this time, the pipe bridge crossing is considered the best option for relocating the regional interceptor without causing major upgrades to the current Murray Park Lift Station, Teasdale continued, noting that because the pedestrian walkway is planned for the same area as a pipe bridge crossing future daily operations of that life station would not be adversely affected or modified. “We are still gathering relevant information for completing this project,” continued Teasdale. “As costs have yet to be approved by either the RDKB Sewer Committee and the board of directors.”

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cause,” said Gach. A minimum of $400 has to be raised before they can get on the mark, set and go at the start of the race at 10 a.m. on Aug. 17 at the city’s Strathcona Park Oval Track. Aside from the Cedar Avenue Salon pledging $250, the women have garnered funds for the 2014 Concrete Hero contest mostly through friends and family, but they still need a little more to meet their goal. With Gach’s father currently going through his own cancer journey, and the disease prevalent in Wallis’s family, the women feel a personal connection to the fundraiser and anticipate a sense of accomplishment once the finish line is crossed. “I like a challenge and a goal,” said Gach. “We’ve been going to spin and working out since we found out about it on Facebook,” she explained. “At first I thought it would be a lot of fun, and then I found out it was a

City seeks funds to tear down old bridge Trail council will look tp MOT Minister for solution By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

The Old Trail Bridge has surpassed its useful life and any further investment in the structure would not be prudent, said David Perehudoff on behalf of Trail council. Following a lead from a previous meeting with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOT), Perehudoff, the city’s chief administrative officer, said Trail council is hoping to discuss the old bridge and the cost to take it down with MOT Minister Todd Stone next month. During September’s annual Union of British

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Columbia Municipalities conference in Whistler, the city will seek further advice on how to tie in a grant for the new walking bridge, dependent upon the Aug. referendum, to free up capital to deal with the old bridge. Tearing down the century-old structure is estimated to exceed $5 million, which presently is a direct cost for Trail taxpayers. Legislation precludes the city from borrowing to demolish the bridge, explained Perehudoff, adding that the term of debenture must be linked to the useful life of the asset. “In this respect there would not be an asset remaining,” he said. “And this would seemingly eliminate borrowing as a potential funding structure.”

Any funding coming from the province would be dependent on the referendum succeeding, he added. “Given that it fits well with many current programs and objectives pertaining to mobility and options that ultimately reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” Following a May counterpetition that sunk the city’s plan to borrow almost $5 million for the foot bridge through the Alternative Approval Process, Trail council directed staff to bump up the project’s visibility in the community. “Costs for production of information was minimal,” said Perehudoff. “In relation to the overall cost of a new structure and has no direct impact on the final capital cost.” He said given the confu-

sion associated with people signing the original petition, Trail council considered publishing accurate information a priority, “so people could make an informed decision when voting.” According to the Acting Mayor of Trail, Robert Cacchioni, council continues to hear that many people signed the petition because they were advised that doing so would support restoration of the old bridge. “The bridge is not repairable within the reasonable confines the city would be willing to spend on a limited-life project,” he said. “The city would have to borrow millions with no help from the provincial or federal government. So just to make a driving loop, we’d be paying it off for 30 years.”

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fundraiser for cancer which gives me an extra push.” Concrete Hero began last year in a city-wide movement to support the BC Cancer Foundation and improve the lives of people affected by cancer. Money raised will support leading research and clinicians at the BC Cancer Agency whose search for new discoveries and improved treatment options impact patients and families in every community throughout the province and Canada, notes a Concrete Hero media release. “It’s a good cause,” said Davis. “But we are really looking forward to the physical challenge because once you do it, the elation you feel is just amazing.” To help the Shotgun Sallies reach or exceed their fundraising goal, drop by the downtown Trail salon, or visit the Cedar Avenue Salon & Esthetiques Facebook page.

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Provincial

‘Prince of Pot’ released Farm market coupon program expands THE CANADIAN PRESS WINDSOR, Ont. - Canada’s self-styled “Prince of Pot” returned to a raucous welcome from supporters Tuesday after serving his U.S. sentence for selling marijuana seeds, vowing to continue his activism even if it means more arrests. Loud cheers and large clouds of pot smoke arose as Marc Emery, 56, arrived

in this border city after completing his five-year sentence for selling marijuana seeds from Canada to American customers. Emery hugged his wife Jodie Emery, who wants to run in next year’s federal election for the Liberals Leader Justin Trudeau supports legalizing marijuana - then launched into a long, pro-Liberal speech peppered with prison

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anecdotes. “I do believe that they are sincere that they will legalize marijuana,” Emery said. “I know it’s the most uncool thing in the world to have to say, especially to young people, that voting is the answer, but it is. It absolutely is.” Legalization of marijuana - which Emery said should include expunging the record of everyone ever convicted of a related offence - is the only issue in the next election that can have a “profound impact” on Canadians’ lives, he said. “Critics say, ‘Well, Canadians are interested in far more important things,”’ Emery said. “I say, ‘What? What are you interested in? The economy? The environment? Health care? You can’t do anything about that by voting. No vote’s going to change that.” Emery acknowledged that he has a lot of work ahead, as many people in the “cannabis culture” don’t often vote, but he called it an “underestimated voting block,” with a lot of potential power. “If we can get this Liberal majority government next year we’ll never need to go to the polls to make marijuana legal ever again,” he said.

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Farm markets are multiplying around the province, helped by a program to improve food preparation skills. By Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government has expanded its program to offer coupons worth $15 a week for farm market produce to pregnant women, seniors and low-income families who take a nutrition course. Health Minister Terry Lake announced on the weekend that an additional $750,000 has been added to the program for its third year of province-wide operation, in addition to $4 million provided in 2012 and 2013. The program runs July through October, as harvest comes off local farms. It is administered by the B.C. Association of Farmers’ Markets. Participants take a free nutrition and skills program that includes cooking, canning and preserving, and are issued weekly coupons that can be used like cash at participating farm markets to buy locally grown fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, dairy products, nuts and herbs. The program is expanded this year to include additional farm markets in Maple Ridge, White Rock, Clearwater, Salmon Arm, Lytton, Fort St.

John, Terrace, Whistler, Nanaimo, Qualicum Beach, Port Alberni and Victoria. A total of 49 markets around the province take part, teamed with local social service agencies that offer the courses. Lake said the program helps people make a transition to a healthier diet that lessen their risk for chronic diseases, while increasing the customer base for local farmers who sell directly to the public. The nutrition coupon program began as a pilot in 2007, funded by the social services ministry. Its goal for this year is to support 10,000 people. Other participating farm markets and community service agencies are in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Langley, Mission, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Surrey, 100 Mile House, Armstrong, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Nelson, Revelstoke, Vernon, Hazelton, Houston, Prince George, Quesnel, Smithers, Courtenay, Duncan and Salt Spring Island.

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Water ban lifted in Quesnel area THE CANADIAN PRESS LIKELY, B.C. Health officials in B.C. have lifted most of a water ban that was put in place following a massive mine tailings spill, while also declaring fish from the area are safe to eat. More than 300 people were ordered not to drink or bathe in water from nearby lakes and rivers after the tailings dam at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine failed last week. Subsequent testing has found water in Quesnel Lake and Quesnel River are within guidelines for human and aquatic health. The water ban was partially lifted last week in areas that included the nearby town of Likely, but it remained in effect for as many as 200 people over the weekend.

Dr. Trevor Corneil of the Interior Health Authority says the ban has now been almost entirely lifted, except for areas closest to the mine, which are relatively uninhabited. Corneil also says the health authority has no evidence that any toxins would have affected fish, and he says he can confidently say fish caught outside the current water restriction areas are safe to eat. The tailings liquid initially released from the impoundment moved very quickly through the system and was diluted greatly by the water in the lake, the Quesnel River and ultimately the Fraser River. As such, fish exposure was limited and not long enough for uptake into tissues. Combined with the fact that the water in

Quesnel Lake meets drinking water guidelines, it is unlikely there will have been any short-term effects on fish in Quesnel Lake or downstream as a result of this event. The only reported dead fish is a rainbow trout. It was brought to the ministry’s attention on Aug. 6, following the public meeting in Likely. It was collected by researchers with the University of Northern BC. Ministry of Environment boat crews have been on the water since Aug. 4, and they have not found nor received any other dead fish. If any dead salmon are found in the Fraser River it is likely a result of temperature effects and not contamination from the tailings pond breach. This is not unexpected due to

the summer climate in the region. Based on this information, IH and its Regional Medical Health Officer are confident any fish caught for human consumption beyond the immediate sediment deposit zone are safe to eat. This includes fish from the unaffected area of Quesnel Lake, the Quesnel River, and the Fraser River. At the request of First Nations, FNHA are supporting salmon sampling on an interim basis. Collection of salmon will be coordinated with First Nation fisheries departments. A two-to-three day turnaround time is anticipated following the arrival to the lab. More information on salmon sampling will be posted at: http:// www.fnha.ca/about/ news-and-events/news/ mount-polley-mine.

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National

Untested Ebola treatments given go-ahead by WHO

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Using untested Ebola treatments to help quell the current unprecedented outbreak in West Africa is ethical, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. But the Geneva-based global health agency said countries that use experimental treatments have a moral obligation to collect data on those who are treated so the world can learn what works against Ebola - and which treatments to stop using, if any turn out to be unsafe. The statement came following a daylong meeting Monday of an expert panel the WHO convened to advise it on the thorny ethical issues of using experimental drugs in this outbreak. It was comprised of ethicists - including University of Toronto professor Dr. Ross Upshur - a representative of a patient advocacy group and others. While the statement may clear the way for additional use of experimental Ebola products, it made no reference to the fact that there are barely any supplies of any

of them in stock. Making clinical grade experimental drugs is costly and in the early stages of drug development companies generally only make small batches. A case in point: ZMapp, the product given to two American relief workers who contracted Ebola in Liberia. On Monday afternoon the company developing it, LeafBio of San Diego, Calif., said it had exhausted its supply of the product, components of which were created at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. It has been reported that a treatment course was obtained for an infected Spanish priest who was taken to Madrid for care. The priest, Miguel Pajares, 75, died Tuesday. The hospital where he was treated would not reveal if he had been given ZMapp before he died, the New York Times reported. It was also revealed Tuesday that several doses - three, by the WHO’s estimate - were sent to Liberia at that country’s request. Experts have said it will take three or four months for another small batch of

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THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO Toronto’s police chief has filed a defamation notice against Mayor Rob Ford’s brother for comments the city councillor made earlier this month. Doug Ford suggested two weeks ago that Chief Bill Blair helped leak information that police were preparing to subpoena the mayor in an ongoing investigation as “payback,” although he declined to elaborate on what he meant. At the time, Blair said Ford was lying and warned he was prepared to take legal

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says it made an error in formulating its July jobs numbers. The federal agency says the source of the error has been identified and corrected, and updated July job estimates will be released on Friday. A week ago, Statistics Canada reported that a measly 200 jobs had been created in July, a number that fell spectacularly short of expectations. Economists had expected that the economy would bounce back from an unexpected decline of 9,400 jobs in June, and add as many as 20,000 new jobs the following month. Instead, Statcan reported that the number of full-time jobs fell by 59,700 while part-time jobs increased by 60,000 - figures it now suggests were faulty. Statistics Canada says it takes the error “very seriously” and is launching a review of its data verification methods. The results of the review will be published as soon as they’re available. The news comes as Finance Minister Joe Oliver meets with guests at a two-day summer retreat in Wakefield, Que., over the next two days to discuss the Canadian economy, with job creation one of several items on the agenda.

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action. Toronto police spokesman Mark Pugash said the defamation notice was handed to the councillor on Monday night. “What the notice specifies is a public retraction and apology in a forum to be agreed (upon) beforehand by Chief Blair,” he said. “There’s no mention of money at all in the document.” Pugash added that the legal action is being pursued by Blair personally, and doesn’t involve taxpayer money. “The next step is with the councillor,”

Pugash said. Doug Ford said Tuesday that the issue was with his lawyers and refused to directly answer questions about whether he would apologize to Blair. “There is no lawsuit as far as I know,” he said. The councillor also criticized Pugash’s role as a spokesperson for Blair’s “private issues.” At a news conference at his campaign headquarters, Mayor Ford said he couldn’t comment on the matter. “The issue is between the chief and

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my brother,” he said. “I’ve said what I had to say about the chief. I wish him the best of luck, I want to thank him for his service and that’s all I can say,” Rob Ford said, although he added he was “baffled” that the media found out about the notice of defamation so soon after it was served to his brother.

On Aug. 1, the Toronto Star cited sources saying police were preparing to subpoena the mayor to testify at a preliminary hearing for his friend Alessandro (Sandro) Lisi, who is facing drug and extortion charges. Doug Ford blamed the apparent leak on Blair, calling it politically motivated.

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Why municipalities have a right to be annoyed

anada is an urban nation with over 80 per cent of its population living in cities or towns. At the dawn of Confederation, the urban rural split was exactly the opposite, with just over 80 per cent of the population in rural areas. Today, not only is Canada mainly urban but 40 per cent of its population live in just four urban areas – Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. The 10 biggest CMAs account for nearly 60 per cent of Canada’s population, with cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver larger than many provinces when it comes to both population and economic output. Despite their demographic and economic clout, municipalities in Canada feel hard done by and lacking in the resources needed to tackle vital infrastructure such as roads, sewers and water. The infrastructure report cards put out by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities maintain that, after years of neglect,

a significant proportion of municipal infrastructure is ranked as either “fair” or “very poor”. Catastrophic weather events increasingly have put this infrastructure under strain. It’s not just about more money: the 2013 Report on the State of Canada’s Cities and communities also argues that part of the problem lies in the Canadian division of powers. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has called for explicit recognition by the federal government of the role of cities through a tangible political framework. Municipalities are correct when they lament that they have an inferior position to the federal and provincial governments when it comes to their participation in the Canadian tax and expenditure system. However, this is a function of the constitution, which does not even recognize them as a separate tier of government but simply regards them as creatures of the provinces. Making cities an equal partner in Confederation

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will require constitutional change, which is a lot of hard work. Canada’s cities would probably be happy with more money rather than decades of constitutional wrangling. Yet the evidence suggests that local government in Canada has been doing reasonably well when it comes to both revenue and expenditure growth. According to the Federal Fiscal Reference Tables, over the period 2000 to 2012, total government revenue grew 45 per cent while total government expenditure in Canada grew by 67 per cent. Federal revenue grew 26 per cent, provincial/territorial revenue grew 61 per

cent and local government revenue grew by a surprising 74 per cent. Meanwhile, federal spending grew by 50 per cent, provincial/territorial spending by 86 per cent and local government spending by 77 per cent. Why are municipalities annoyed despite their revenue and spending growth? A much larger proportion of municipal spending is funded by grant revenue as opposed to the provinces. For example, grants from the federal government account for about 20 per cent of provincial/territorial government revenues. As for local governments in Canada, they receive nearly 50 per cent of their total revenues in the form of grants – mainly from their respective provincial governments. Municipalities have relatively fewer tools for ownsource revenue generation. Aside from property taxation and user fees, municipalities are dependent on the kindness of other levels of government for a large chunk of their spending, putting them in a position of constant supplication.

More irritating is that since 2010 total grant revenues for local governments have declined and own-source revenue growth has slowed. Overall, total local government revenues in Canada fell from $148.9 billion in 2010 to $146.7 billion in 2012. Yet, over the period 2010 to 2012, federal government revenues grew from $231.9 to $253.4 billion while total provincial-territorial revenues have grown from $348.9 to $372.2 billion. However, while total provincial-territorial revenue grew, their own grant revenue was down from $74.8 billion in 2010 to $72.6 billion in 2012. Meanwhile, local government grant revenue between 2010 and 2012 fell from $72.6 to $68.6 billion. Despite their overall revenue growth, the provinces seemed to have passed their own transfer reductions directly down to the municipalities. Needless to say, the municipalities are annoyed. Livio Di Matteo is Professor of Economics at Lakehead University.

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London-born stage actor dies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - Shakespearean actor and soap opera star Charles Keating has died at the age of 72. Keating’s son, Sean Keating, says the actor died Friday in his Connecticut home after a three-year battle with lung cancer. Sean Keating said Monday that his Londonborn father considered himself a theatre actor first but was amused by his celebrity for soap operas including “Another World.” Charles Keating played the villainous Carl Hutchins from 1991 to 1999 on the NBC series, winning a Daytime Emmy in 1996. Besides his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and other groups, Keating worked steadily on British and U.S. TV, and in film. His credits include TV’s “Brideshead Revisited” and the movie “The Thomas Crown Affair.” Keating’s survivors include his wife, Mary, sons Sean and James, and six grandchildren.

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Sharks top ratings THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - The popularity of “Sharknado” may have had a splash-over effect on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, which the channel said debuted with its highest-rated night ever in 27 years of telecasts. More than 3.6 million prime-time viewers tuned in Sunday for a line-up that included “Air Jaws: Fins of Fury,” according to Nielsen company figures Tuesday. Viewers’ appetites appear to have been whetted by SyFy’s July airing of the campy “Sharknado 2: The Second One” - or maybe it’s the other way around, Discovery Channel president and general manager Eileen Neill said. Shark Week has been posting record numbers the last few years, said O’Neill, adding, “it’s fair to say that the success of Shark Week may have inspired SyFy to get in on the shark frenzy, and happy to see the shark celebration getting bigger.” Shark Week enjoyed a social media bounce as well, with two of its Sunday shows making Nielsen’s top 10 list of the most-tweeted about programs for the week of Aug. 4-10. Live programming continued to prove a top summer TV attraction, with three episodes of “America’s Got Talent” ranking among the most-watched shows, while country music was a draw with the CMA Music Festival CBS averaged 5.8 million viewers for the week in prime time. NBC averaged 4.7 million, ABC had 4.3 million, Univision had 3.3 million, Fox had 2.3 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million and ION Television had 1.2 million. Among cable networks, USA averaged 2 million viewers in prime time, followed by TNT with 1.9 million and Disney Channel with 1.8 million. Fox News Channel had 1.8 million and History 1.7 million.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Addiction seemed to stalk Robin Williams, tempting him when he was weak and taunting him when he least expected it. “It waits,” he told “Good Morning America” in 2006. “It lays in wait for the time when you think, ‘It’s fine now, I’m OK.’ Then, the next thing you know, it’s not OK. Then you realize, ‘Where am I? I didn’t realize I was in Cleveland.”’ Williams, the comic whirlwind known for his hilarious stream-of-consciousness ramblings, was found dead Monday after the 63-year-old hung himself in his San Francisco Bay Area home and finally silenced the demons that relentlessly targeted him. On film, he played everything from a genie to a psychiatrist. In life, he battled periodic bouts of substance abuse and depression, opening up about them to journalists with self-deprecating wit and making his struggles fuel for his comedy. “Cocaine for me was a place to hide. Most people get hyper on coke. It slowed me down,” he told People in 1988. One of his first wake-up calls was in 1982 when fellow comedian John Belushi died of a fatal drug overdose. Williams briefly partied with the “Saturday Night Live” star the night he died and his friend’s passing coupled with impending fatherhood forced the comedian to quit cocaine and alcohol cold turkey. “The Belushi tragedy was frightening,” Williams told People. “His death

scared a whole group of show-business people. It caused a big exodus from drugs. And for me, there was the baby coming. I knew I couldn’t be a father and live that sort of life.” Sobriety lasted 20 years. Then the taunts became overwhelming again. The Oscar winner spent several weeks in the Canadian city of Winnipeg in the spring of 2004 filming “The Big White,” playing an Alaskan travel agent nearing bankruptcy. He told The Guardian in 2010 he felt lonely and overworked. “I was in a small town where it’s not the edge of the world, but you can see it from there, and then I thought: drinking. I just thought, ‘Hey, maybe drinking will help.’ Because I felt alone and afraid,” he told the newspaper. “And you think, oh, this will ease the fear. And it doesn’t.” He told Parade magazine in 2013 that his relapse after two decades of sobriety was frighteningly simple. “One day I walked into a store and saw a little bottle of Jack Daniel’s. And then that voice -I call it the ‘lower power’ - goes, ‘Hey. Just a taste. Just one.’ I drank it, and there was that brief moment of ‘Oh, I’m OK!’ But it escalated so quickly. Within a week I was buying so many bottles I sounded like a wind chime walking down the street.” A family intervention - “It was not an intervention so much as an ultimatum,” he told Parade - convinced him to seek alcohol abuse treatment at Oregon’s

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Smoothies are a nutritious way to stir things up in the kitchen, especially if the ingredients come from your garden. Few drinks are as refreshing as fresh or frozen fruits and syrups mixed with milk and yogurt. Many people also add greens. “Follow the harvest and work with whatever is ripening,” said Nan Chase, who with DeNeice Guest wrote the new “Drink the Harvest” (Storey Publishing). “We get into canning. The starting point is with the juices.” Smoothies are easy to make. All that’s required is a blender, some liquid (milk, juices or water), ice cubes (or ice cream), yogurt, fruits submitted photo and greens. Kootenay Savings marketing team members presented a $15,000 cheque for the KBRH Golf Strawberries, blueberries, Tournament to Lisa Pasin, Director of Development KBRH Health Foundation. July’s Golf Classic, with peaches and blackberries are great Kootenay Savings as the signature sponsor, raised $27,000 for the Critical Care Campaign. The Critical smoothie ingredients because they Care Campaign is now 85% to quota with $425.000 raised. have a long shelf life when preserved, Chase said. “We can use them any time of year,” she said. “Syrups are a big component of what you can do with the juices.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS els. Wines has a living roof ing on its roof, which You gain a lot from a little when NAPA, Calif. - It’s a “It’s really cool work- on top of its produc- is built into a hillside. blending syrups into smoothies, warm day in the Napa ing underneath some- tion facility, part of a The cellars took seven Chase said. Valley and the sum- thing you know is help- 124-acre property with years to create, and “We find that you get a signifimer sun that turns the ing the environment panoramic views of were designed with the cant amount of concentrated flaregion’s plump grapes and not impacting it the Sonoma Valley. In goals of having a low vour and you don’t need an 8-ounce into prized cabernet in a negative way,” says Oregon wine country, environmental impact glass. Just a quarter cup can provide sauvignon is beating Christian Oggenfuss, the Sokol Blosser win- and saving energy. the necessary (daily) nutrient load down on the Odette director of marketing ery has a green-roofed Estate winery. for Odette Estate. “I’m tasting room. But inside the win- pretty proud, actually, Further afield, ery’s production facil- that this spot right now there are wineries with ity, temperatures are is greener than it was green roofs in New pleasant - with nary a when we started.” Zealand, including Mt. whisper of air condiOdette Estate, which Difficulty winery in tioning. opened recently, is part New Zealand’s Central The reason is Odette of a small but blos- Otago growing region, Estate’s innovative roof, soming trend of green- near Queenstown. which combines 8,500 roofed wineries. And Antinori Chianti square feet of planted, In Sonoma County, Classico Cellars in living roof with 2,500 next door to the Napa Italy’s Tuscany region square feet of solar pan- Valley, Hamel Family has grape vines grow-

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Charlotte Soukeroff prepares for upcoming Biathlon with coach Naval Cadet Gaio while on a two week training course at the HMCS Quadra’s summer training camp in Comox. COMOX–Charlotte Soukeroff, a Trail Sea Cadet has been selected for the twoweek General Training course at Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Quadra Cadet Summer Training Centre. Charlotte is a member of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Kootenay in Trail and just flew into the beautiful Comox Valley last week.

She will spend her days sailing, playing music, and learning various skills from all the courses offered at HMCS Quadra. “It has been lots of fun” said the Grade 8 J.L. Crowe Secondary student. “I have been able to try a lot of new things and make new friends from all over Canada.” Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is a national youth program

sponsored by the Department of National Defence and the Navy League of Canada. The program is offered to all youth in Canada aged 12-18 and is provided at zero cost to families. Adults interested in volunteering or youth interested in joining, are encouraged to contact RCSCC Kootenay Commanding Officer Lt(N) Llora McTeer at 131sea@ cadets.gc.ca

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20 carpenter apprenticeship seats. The provincial government announced an initial $6.6-million for critical trades seats as part of BC’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint. Funding allocations are based on the most recent labour market data, on consultations with institutions, the Industry Training Authority, and the province’s Labour Market Priorities Board, and current waitlists, institutions’ capacity to add training seats. “We promised to increase access to critical trades training seats for in-demand jobs and we are delivering on our commitment to ensure we have a skilled workforce,” says Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk. “Throughout British Columbia, we are re-engineering education and training to turn learners into earners.” A million job openings are expected in BC by 2022, with about 43 per cent requiring college education or apprenticeship training. BC’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint lays out a comprehensive action plan to re-engineer education and training so British Columbia students and workers have the skills to be first-in-line for jobs in a growing economy. More information on BC’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint is available at the provincial government’s website: www.workbc.ca/skills

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NELSON STAR World Cup veteran Jay DeMerit is in Nelson for a Whitecaps training camp and Nelson Youth Soccer regional coach Brett Adams couldn’t be more thrilled. “Jay is a great role model. He’s always been the captain on every team he’s ever been on, and that tells you something about his character,” Adams said. When DeMerit approached the Whitecaps to see if he could participate in the camp, they jumped at the chance. Adams said DeMerit has been transitioning into an ambassadorial role upon retirement, and is passionate about developing the game in Canada. “It’s important to say not only that Jay’s coming, he’s coming because he’s genuinely interested. He’s been to another camp and he wants to know what’s going on in the area,” Adams said. “He’ll be interacting with the kids. He’ll come around and meet the players, the coaches. The aim is to pull each session to a stand-still at one point to have a Q and A.” DeMerit’s improbable rise to success was recently documented in Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story. The film tells the story of how DeMerit didn’t originally make the MLS draft in the U.S., then moved to England to play in a nonprofessional league. “Then he gets a call from a professional team in England called Watford,” said Adams. “They offered him a try out and he took it with both hands.” DeMerit’s career peak was competing in the 2010 World Cup. “If you talk to the kids in our program, they were all gripped and engaged by the World Cup that just was on. To meet someone who played in the USA Men’s national team at the World Cup is truly an unbelievable opportunity,” he said. The camp runs Tuesday to Thursday. For more info visit whitecapsfc.com/youth/programs/ camps or call Adams at 777-2173.

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Greater Trail athletes sizzle at Cyswog-n-Fun BY TIMES STAFF The Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun triathlon was a sunny success last week, attracting enthusiastic athletes from all across the country, but it was Greater Trail athletes that rose to the top. Rossland’s Dallas Cain claimed first place overall in the Olympic distance category, while his better half Rita raced to first in women’s 30-39, and Carol Currie of Trail won in the women’s 50-59 category. The fastest Sprint Distance team was Team Speed of Trail, which consisted Mike and Jackson Konkin that beat their rivals by almost 15 minutes with a time of 1:05:11. The race began at Lakeside Park at 8 a.m., and was broken down into two categories: Sprint Distance and Olympic Distance. The shorter race consisted of 500-metre swim, 22-kilometre cycle and a 5-km run, while the long course was nearly double that, with a 1.5 km swim, 39 km cycle and 10 km run with individual and team categories. In the Olympic Distance category, Cain raced to first with a time of 2:03:12 and Sarah MacArthur of Calgary

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Or letting his twin toddlers tackle him after a practice at Sports Authority Field. His latest let-your-hair-down moment came when the Broncos blared “Football Fantasy Football” on the loudspeakers an hour after his latest rap video with brother Eli came out. He played right along with the razzing, swaying and strutting while limbering up. Left guard Orlando Franklin, who made a cameo appearance along with Louis Vasquez and Ryan Clady as Peyton’s posse, called Eli Manning the better rapper. Either way, “I don’t think Jay-Z and Kanye West have anything to worry about, let’s put it that way,” Peyton Manning said Tuesday. Asked if the gaudy chain around his neck in the video was his own, Manning said, “That was a prop. Eli brought his own (bling). It was very disturbing that he had it in his wardrobe. Mine were all props. Not sure on the offence linemen. I think Clady and Vasquez and Orlando had some props as well. “We had a good time. We were down in New Orleans. And of course, Eli and I, any chance we have to be together it’s enjoyable. But Eli had three of his offensive linemen as well, so you can imagine how many laughs were taking place kind of in between takes,” Manning said. “Orlando has been on me for a while to get him into a commercial,” Manning added. “So, I thought those guys did a good job. They looked the part, looked tough there. And like I said, we had a lot of laughs.” That seems to be a theme for Manning this summer. Entering his third year in Denver, there is no longer any mystery about his health like there was in 2012 when he was coming off a year’s sabbatical following neck fusion surgery that led to his tearful departure from Indy. He’s thrown 100 touchdown passes and gone 28-8, including the playoffs, since trading the blue and white horse shoe on the side of his helmet for the orange-mane mustang.

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Nelson Star Crews battling the forest fire above Slocan Park will fight fire with fire today, using controlled burns to stabilize their lines. Information officer Julie Castonguay said the teardropshaped fire has three flanks, the lowest of which, closest to the community, has been surrounded by a hose line. “Today, weather permitting, they will be doing a little bit of controlled burn to bring the fire snug to their line,” she said. “It will straighten their control line.” Castonguay said “small fingers” of unburned timbers, possibly 50 meters long, would be burned off, which will result

in increased smoke and potential flames, but the stressed that the community shouldn’t be concerned: “It’s fine, totally planned. There will be a lot of action, but all controlled.” In addition, another 30 firefighters are being added to the 60 who are already on the hillside, working the fire’s periphery. Castonguay said since the bottom has been secured or is being worked on, they will now focus on the upper segment, closer to the ridge line. Nine helipads have now been completed, meaning crews no longer have to hike in 2 km to access the fire, which “helps tremendously,” Castonguay said.

All efforts are by hand, with no heavy machinery. The fire is still listed as 120 hectares with no containment. “It’s pretty much the same size, burning itself off with minor changes on the edges, but nothing major,” said Castonguay, who reported “slow but positive progress.” A change in the weather today may or may not help things, she added. “Less heat is good, but they’re talking about thunderstorms, which could bring wind, so it’s a toss-up.” An evacuation alert issued a week ago remains in effect for 47 homes.

First Nations’ claims pile up THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A stack of overlapping land claims by First Nations is a “cancer” within British Columbia’s treaty process, says a prominent provincial chief spearheading a court challenge of the decades-old method of negotiating aboriginal rights and title in the province. The seven-members Okanagan Nation Alliance has filed filed a civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver disputing the B.C. Treaty Process, and centres it legal action around an agreement between the province and Ktunaxa Nation Council. The incremental treaty agreement was signed in March 2013 and gives the Cranbrook, B.C., nation and its adjoining bands 242 hectares of land in the West Kootenay. The deal is the first stage of forging a broader treaty. But the alliance argues the majority of nine parcels of property being signed over actually falls within its own members’ traditional territory. Alliance chairman and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip argues a “fundamentally flawed” B.C. Treaty Process is hampering fair resolution of the dispute. “This process has been around now for approximately 23 years. It has cost billions of dollars with very little result,” Phillip said in an interview on Monday. Phillip said he believes the government is signing so many of these incremental agreements because of the criticism around the glacial pace of treaty talks. “The overlap issue is the cancer of the B.C. Treaty Process.” British Columbia is the only province that didn’t sign agreements with its First Nations in the 1800s. There are only a couple modern-day treaties. The process for negotiating aboriginal land rights was established in 1992 by agreement of the province, the federal government and the First Nations Summit. Those efforts created the B.C. Treaty Commission, an independent body devised to facilitate the treaty negotiations. The lawsuit seeks a declaration by the provincial government, under the minister of aboriginal relations, that it failed to consult with the alliance before unilaterally moving

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ahead with the Ktunaxa deal. It’s also seeking an injunction stopping the province from taking further steps to transfer the lands, known as the Wensley Bench. A spokesman for the province declined comment on the lawsuit, but noted the goal of instituting incremental agreements is to speed up the process. A request for comment by the Ktunaxa nation was not immediately returned. The alliance contends the land signed away includes village sites, hunting grounds and other cultural heritage sites important to its own members. The legal action was filed after the group attempted for more than a year to resolve the issue with the province directly, Phillip said. He said many swaths of land are in dispute across the province, but it’s only when a claimant group is at the point of signing off on an agreement that it triggers the concern of the adjacent community. “It’s like your neighbour talking ad nauseam about what they want to do in terms of improving their property,” he said, “And you don’t really pay much attention to it until the guy starts knocking your fence down and encroaching on half of your property to complete his renovation of his house.” B.C. Treaty Chief Commissioner Sophie Pierre declined to comment on the suit because the case is targeting the province. But the commission will always encourage First Nations to work out protocols on shared territory, she said. “This business about running off to court every time we run into an obstacle, I mean, eventually we have to sit down and figure it out amongst ourselves,” she said. “That’s been the position of the Treaty Commission since day one, and that’s always going to be our position.” Another overlapping treaty agreement that’s caused a stir in recent weeks has occurred near Terrace, B.C. The Gitxsan First Nation threatened evictions of the railway, foresters and fishermen in a dispute over land it claims, but was handed to two neighbouring First Nations in a treaty agreement.

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BUSTED FOR POT POSSESSION? You’ve heard that in Colorado and Washington State just south of the border, voters approved legalization of marijuana even for recreational (not just medical) use in 2012. We in Canada lag behind these U.S. neighbours when it comes to “soft drugs” like marijuana. Sure, there’s been talk about letting police just issue a ticket to someone found in possession of a bit of pot, say 28 or 30 grams. But that would be a far cry from “legalizing” possession. And even that small step, which would make simple possession a minor infraction, hasn’t been taken. In fact, simple possession of even a tiny amount of pot is still not just illegal – it’s a crime in Canada (some medical exceptions apart). A first offence can lead to a maximum fine of $1,000 and a maximum jail term of six months. Penalties increase for repeat offenders. And there are stiffer sentences if you’re charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking, or with trafficking (basically, selling the stuff). Of all the provinces in Canada, British Columbia – famous for its “B.C. Bud” – has one of the highest rates of charging people with possession. Now, you’re not likely to be hit with the maximum penalties if convicted of simple possession for the first time. But there are still nasty consequences. For one thing, a conviction results in a criminal record. This may have to be disclosed on employment applications, so can hurt your ability to get a job. Also, you may afterwards not be able to get into many countries, particularly the U.S., because of travel restrictions. In short, a small baggie of the stuff, maybe just a friendly gift, can end up causing you a long-lasting hangover. So what’s possession, anyway? Basically, based on what police find (and what you say), the police must prove that you had the stuff on you, like in your pockets or purse, or that it was under your control (like in your car’s glove box) – and that you knew what it was. So you can be in possession of marijuana even if you don’t own the stuff. Police also have to prove in court what the substance was, usually by a test report. But even if you’re caught with some pot, you have some fundamental rights to due process in Canada that may help you avoid conviction. You have the right to remain silent – so don’t blab your way into a confession. And you have the right to be protected against unreasonable search and seizure. So if police come to your house with a search warrant (basically, a judge-approved authorization to search your house) for something else, and they come across your small stash, the court may not allow that into evidence – it all depends. The court may also look closely at the information used by police to get a judge to approve the search warrant in the first place. Probably the best thing you can do for yourself if busted for pot possession (or worse) is to exercise your right to call a lawyer at the first possible opportunity – and follow her advice!

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advanced dementia and is now confined to a care facility. He believes Marjorie is exhibiting the same symptoms. Marjorie seems completely unaware of how she has changed, and I am concerned that she needs help. It also alarms me that Marjorie is still driving and could injure herself or others. I am concerned that the workmen she hires to help around her house are taking advantage of her by charging excessive amounts for their services. If her funds are drained, she will have to substantially reduce her standard of living. Annie, I am one of Marjorie’s closest

to attend her grandchildren’s college graduations, even though she spoils other grandchildren. There could be a lot of reasons why Grandma made this choice. She may think graduations are boring when she has to sit for hours waiting for a 10-second walk across the stage while people in the audience hoot and holler obnoxiously. Maybe she would’ve had to travel to these events and didn’t want to. And did these grandchildren write thank-you notes for the gifts Grandma gave them over the years? Grandma’s love language might be gifts, while the daughter’s is quality time, and sitting through a graduation is not quality anything. Chances are the daughter is more hurt than the graduates. She needs to grow up and stop the woe-is-me attitude. -- A Grandma Who Hates Graduations Dear Grandma: Grandparents don’t

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Dear Annie: How do you get help for a friend who appears to be drifting into dementia? “Marjorie” and I have known each other for more than 20 years, and we have lunch every two weeks. When we first met, Marjorie was bright, energetic and involved in many activities. She is now in her mid-60s. Two years ago, she suffered a couple of mini-strokes. At first, there were no obvious changes, but as time goes on, it has become more and more difficult to converse with her. She speaks in non sequiturs, has great difficulty finding the right word to express herself and often uses inappropriate phrases. She frequently misunderstands what I am saying and responds oddly. She now has considerable difficulty dealing with calculating the amount of her lunch check tip. We have a friend whose wife has

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A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20â€™40â€™45â€™ 53â€™ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. SPECIAL Trades are welcome. 40â€™ Containers under $2500! DMG 40â€™ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

FRUITVALE, large 3 bedroom home close to amenities. 250367-9770

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PLASTIC car garage, 16x10, aluminum frame. Excellent condition. $170. 250-362-5750

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Grand Forks: $92,000! Priced to Sell! This lovely revenue property is priced for a quick sell! 1000 sq ft, 4 bdrms, 1.5 baths, carport, work shop, garden, sm lot, steps from the Kettle River. Call for an appointment 604-910-8443

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 Edgewater Townhouse Glenmerry, 3bd, f/s, $850./mo. Long-term only. 250-368-5908 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 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. PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897 TRAIL, 2BDRM. Glenmerry. Newly renoâ€™d, perfect for senior, no stairs. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.

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.

$195,000

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TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312

E.TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850./mo. 250-365-9306, 250365-5003

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WANETA MANOR 3 Bdrm. Avail Now Please call

250-368-8423 W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., enclosed parking. $575./mo. 250-551-1106

Duplex / 4 Plex 1000sqf 2bdrm/2bath duplex for rent in Montrose. Close to bus stop, dble-pane windows, heat-pump, D/W, NP/NS. $850/month. Ph 604-374-0121

Mobile Homes & Pads 14 WIDE 2bd. trailer w/additions on 1acre. Avail. Sept.15. $800. plus utilities. References required. 250-693-2107

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E.TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850./mo. 250-365-9306, 250365-5003 LOOKING for respectable, responsible single parent or couple to rent my Edgewood acreage. 2 beds, both with en suites. Carport. Must be handy, keep large yard/have own tools/ equipment. Ref/credit check/DD required. Min 6/mo lease. Pets Neg. N/S $800/mo. Available Sept 1. 250-309-0949 TRAIL, 2BD. cozy, character house in Lower Warfield. Ref. $700./mo. 208-267-7580 TRAIL, 2BD., N/S, N/P. Available immediately. 250367-7558 TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, garage, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003 TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, garage, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003

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Cars - Domestic 2009 CHEVY Aveo 5spd. standard, 4dr hatchback, black exterior, grey interior. 74,000kms. $4,500. 250-6083247 darrellverigin@hotmail.com

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TRAIL, 3bdrm. f/s, w/d, basement, fenced yard, quiet neighbourhood. 250-364-1129

06 Dodge Caravan 115,000 kms only. Like new, maintanance records, no accidents. $6500obo. Call 250-367-6614.

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Miral Hights $429,000

Trail $290,000

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Salmo $359,900

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Trail $148,500

Annable $169,500 W NE

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Warfield $319,000

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Trail $159,900

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W NE

Glenmerry $245,000

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Trail $89,900

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S.H.A.R.E. NELSON: Quality used furniture, beds, household goods. SUPPORTING HUMANITY AND RESPONSIBLE ECOLOGY. WASHER & DRYER: Washer 2yrs old, dryer is older, $300/pr. 7-21” MASTERCRAFT SNOWBLOWER: Runs great, $60; kitchen table, 6-chairs, $95; OREST PRODUCTS: fridge, $25; dresser, $30. tainably harvested AMANA FRIDGE: White, 21.6cu.ft., bottom rs, decking, siding, freezer, excellent condition, $500. g and a wide variety custom cut to order. CHESTERFIELD & CHAIR SET, $100; 26” Sanyo TV, $50. All good condition. er choice by supertied Community CORNER ENTERTAINMENT TOWER: All oducts and story wood, light oak, 6’5½”hx37½”w, $750 obo. est.org. Free local ETHAN ALLEN PETITE ARMOIRE, $1000; ers. Pier 1 solid wood end table, $75. ality used building GOOD STUFF! GOOD PRICES! Queen bed, G HUMANITY AND sofa bed & chair, beanbag chair, two 3x5 GY. mirrors & much more. MAYTAG WASHER, $225; electric stove, $175; 20” RCA colour TV, $100; older microwave, $50. OVER-THE-RANGE MICROWAVE: Excellent mputer repairs, condition, $75; dishwasher, manuals, we diagnostics, 406 upgraded, free. a space ller. SKLAR-PEPPLER SOFA & SWIVEL PUTERS: PC ROCKER: Good condition, $250/pr. ce, Upgrades, Removal. On -site

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KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

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ANDRES CAR AUDIO WEST KELOWNA 1881 Harvey Avenue (250) 860-1975

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101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. (250) 493-3800

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101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. 200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 493-3800 (250) 542-3000

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

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2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

Villiage Green Mall (250) 542-1496

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#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

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215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall (250) 377-8007

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KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818 www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.ca

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1211 Primrose Street, Trail

FFERS BRING O SESSION OS QUICK P

$189,000

WOW- super clean and modern 3 bdrm/2 bath corner unit townhouse with central air-Fully fenced back yard that is completely landscapedcovered patio for entertainment and relaxation -carport and paved driveway - many new updates.

2207 Columbia Ave, Rossland 640 Shelley Street, Warfield

$289,000

1463 Bay Ave, Downtown Trail

Well maintained 3 bdrm family home with lots of upgrades! Bright sun room, amazing views, new flooring, paint, trim, railing, electrical and windows. Call your realtor today to view!

Great opportunity to start a new business or move an existing one! Fantastic central location, lots of windows, hardwood floors and tons of character. Fully finished 1 bdrm, basement suite with lots of light and a little covered sundeck. Call your realtor for details!

Updated and very clean space in downtown core. Security system, air conditioned, and great access to bring in large items. In an area of long standing businesses with good foot traffic.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Art (250) 368-8818

$217,000

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

For Lease

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

CASTLEGAR CORNER

Mark Wilson

250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

Terry Alton

250-231-1101

terryalton@shaw.ca

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Jodi Beamish 250-231-2331

jodi.beamish@century21.ca

Lot 2, Redstone Drive, Rossland

SOLD

$399,000

Brand new spacious home at an affordable price. This 3 bdrm home has enclosed parking for up to 4 cars and the inside finishes include granite top kitchen counters and hardwood floors. Call your REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.

250-231-0264

mary.martin@century21.ca 1922 Meadowlark Dr., Fruitvale

$259,000

600 Centre Avenue Castlegar

$174,900

305 7th Avenue Castlegar

$195,000

2704 10th Avenue Castlegar

$279,900

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665 or Terry (250) 231-1101

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

ICE NEW PR

613 Forrest Drive, Warfield

83 Perdue Street, Trail

This 2 bed/2 bath home features hardwood floors, generously sized bedrooms and an updated kitchen. Numerous upgrades, including windows, roof, furnace, hot water tank, and electrical. All you have to do is move in and enjoy. Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

This immaculate gem offers 3 bdrms, 2 full baths, beautifully decorated with modern spacious kitchen and bathrooms, wood floors, high ceilings, large living room and updated windows and doors. Move right in and enjoy

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!!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

$205,000

Mary Martin

$159,000

5 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the newly updated kitchen. Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

UNITY T R O P OP ! KNOCKS

Richard Daoust

250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca

Deanne Lockhart

1553 Diamond Street, Trail

$149,000

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

1059 Tamarac Avenue, Trail 2705 Columbia-Kootenay Road, Rossland

$670,000

Overlooking Happy Valley, this extensively updated home has so much character and charm. Spectacular views, bright kitchen, private sundeck and fireplace. All this on 1.13 acres. Price includes a separate 2 acre parcel too. Call now! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

$335,000

1428 Columbia Avenue, Trail

$212,500

Well maintained and updated, this 4 bdrm home has open floor plan, updated kitchen and flooring. Huge garage, large deck and river views complete the package. Come take a look today. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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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.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

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