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City maintains bridge best option for new sewer line

Campfire ban lifted in region BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

Campers are now free to enjoy the glow of a fire now that the Southeast Fire Centre has lifted its campfire ban. Fanny Bernard, forest information officer with the centre, says the weather forecast was instrumental in the decision to lift the ban, which went into effect on Aug. 5. “The forecast was calling for significant precipitation and cooler weather, so that is what made us rescind the campfire ban,” she said. “It wasn’t just the (rain) that was happening on Friday, but the forecasted precipitation for the rest of the week.” A campfire ban could still be put in place if the right conditions are present, and the Southeast Fire Centre is monitoring the conditions on daily basis. Fuel moisture and forecasted weather are some of the criteria forest information officers look at when deciding on a whether to change the status of a burning ban. Although campers can now roast hot dogs and marshmallows on their campfires, all other open burning is still banned in the fire centre. “All that is permitted right now are campfires within regulations. See SLOCAN, Page 2

RDKB report compares costs of different routes for sewer line BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

The City of Trail maintains that building a walkway over a new sewer line is the best option for a second crossing over the Columbia River. A regional district staff report now circulating in the Trail community notes cheaper ways to pump liquid waste above and beneath the waterway, compared to a new aerial crossing upstream from the Old Trail Bridge. Bryan Teasdale, manager of infrastructure and sustainability for the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) notes in a July 29 report that the new cost estimate for a standalone pipe bridge is $7.4 million; attaching a new sewer line to the Victoria Street Bridge would cost about $2.7 million; and laying pipe across the bottom of the river using a trench and backfill crossing method, $3.4 million. The updated cost estimates do not change the city’s stance that connecting Trail shore-to-shore with a pedestrian bridge would enhance the entire region, and the new numbers still need some work. “Based on the city’s estimates for the pedestrian/pipe bridge, the city believes that it can take the lead in the project and present a cost to the RDKB that will be lower than another option,” explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer. “The pedestrian/pipe bridge offers significance benefits to the city as well as the region,” he added. “This comprehensive solution and partnership with the RDKB is felt to be the best option and is a project that considers a future vision for the city that goes far beyond a crossing for a regional sewer line.” Teasdale’s report was listed as an item on the Aug. 5 East End Sewerage Committee agenda and available for public viewing, though the website link was removed after the meeting was cancelled. The meeting, according to RDKB director and committee chair, Coun. Robert Cacchioni, was postponed so that regional district staff and city staff could review the cost options. He maintains the costs included in the report are “not realistic” and the Victoria Street Bridge and trench option identified in the report have previously been dismissed. See COST, Page 3

RIVERVALE

Dust suppression program expands SHERI REGNIER PHOTO

Trail’s own Cheyanne Friess was crowned a BC Ambassador in the program’s pageant Saturday evening in Merritt. Friess is set to begin a dental assistance course at College of the Rockies in a few weeks, and is looking forward to attending Ambassador events throughout the province this fall.

Friess selected as B.C. Ambassador BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

Former Miss Trail, Cheyanne Friess, 18, has gone from local royalty to representing British Columbia. Friess, along with six other candidates, were in Merritt last Saturday for the final pageant to decide on three winners in the British Columbia Ambassadors

program. The pageant takes many different characteristics and categories under consideration when deciding on who will become ambassadors. But it comes down to knowledge of B.C. history, interviews with the judges, public speaking and community presentations. See FORMER, Page 10

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BY TIMES STAFF This month, Rivervale will be getting its streets washed. The Trail Area Health and Environment Committee (THEC) have teamed up with Teck to reduce the dust levels within the community by hitting the streets with a water truck and a pick-up sweeper. A press release on Monday says the new plans for dust suppression in Rivervale will be an expansion of the initiatives currently in place in the City of Trail. Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs is the chair of the THEC and says the program expansion is just another step to improve the quality of life for residents in the Rivervale area. “This is part of our continuous improvement to achieve the community's health and environment goals,” he said in the release. “We're glad to see that Teck is tackling the fugitive dust issue as an essential component of this effort.” Along with the dust suppression program expansion, the THEC has come out with playing cards designed to teach kids about the importance of keeping the dust down, especially during the summer.

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Trail cadets earn top marks Submitted METCHOSIN, B.C. – Air cadet Niklaus Nelson of 531 Squadron in Trail received a Most Improved Cadet award on Friday in Metchosin, a rural community outside Victoria. Niklaus, who plays the trumpet, completed the six-week intermediate musician course at Albert Head Cadet Summer Training Centre (CSTC). “Cadet Nelson is a cool kid with a big personality,” said Lieut. (Navy) Jos Vanderlinden, course director and professional musician with over 33 years’ experience. “He’s a natural entertainer and born performer.” The cadet musicians – majority between 13 and 15 years of age - came together on July 7 to begin musical instruction, performing at high profile events such as the Nanaimo “Sail Past on Wheels Fun Parade”, the City in Victoria’s “Concert in the Park” program, and the Westshore Rebels Football halftime show. The Air Cadet Music Program offers opportunities such as travel, performances at high profile community events, and instruction from professional musicians. All program costs are funded by the Department of National Defence and the Air Cadet League of Canada. “With Cadet Nelson’s musical potential and enthusiasm, he could get a music program started at his home squadron,” said Lieut. (Navy) Jos Vanderlinden of the 16-year old. Niklaus and 267 other cadets graduated on Aug. 15 during the provincial air cadet summer camp’s final graduation ceremony. Graduating cadets completed courses in areas such as music, drill, instruction, avi-

ation technology and aerospace, sports and fitness, and survival. One of the smaller squadrons in B.C., 531 Squadron sent eight cadets to Albert Head this summer, of which there were two award recipients: Niklaus plus Jaaron Goertzen who received a Top Cadet award from his threeweek Basic Survival Course on July 25. One Top Cadet award is presented to deserving cadets within each of the six Flights, e.g. class. Each Flight is typically comprised of approximately 25 air cadets. Consideration for the Top Cadet Award takes into account all the qualities that make up a model air cadet. Recipients will have demonstrated exemplary performance in their drill, dress, and deportment, and are considered to be team players in their Flights. Jaaron completed the three-week Basic Survival Course with 50 other cadets from 29 communities throughout B.C. During this course, the cadets learn how to react when an emergency situation arises and they do not have access to the normal comforts of home. More than teaching teens how to camp, the Basic Survival Course provides hand-on exposure to primitive outdoor living skills, how to aid in a rescue as well as how to be rescued. The cadets learn how to push their personal boundaries, a transferable life skill that can be applied to any situation, regardless of the life path they choose after they leave the Cadet Program. Between July 7 and Aug. 15, 910 cadets completed courses at Albert Head, while 79 senior cadets and 68 adults provide supervision

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Each year, approximately 1,000 cadets attend the provincial air cadet Cadet Summer Training Centre between July and August. Air Cadets selected for the courses come from the 58 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadrons located throughout B.C. including Trail’s 531 Squadron. Above: Rear-Admiral Rear-Admiral Bill Truelove, Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific and regional commander of the 7000 air, sea and army cadets in B.C., presents Cadet Jaaron Goertzen the Top Cadet Award for the Basic Survival Course (Flight 4) during a graduation ceremony on July 25. Below; Lieut.-Colonel Carrie Johnston, Commanding Officer, presents Niklaus Nelson of 531 Squadron in Trail a Most Improved Cadet award on Saturday.

and instruction. Air Cadets selected for the courses and staff come from the 58 Royal Canadian Air Cadet

Squadrons located throughout B.C. There are 3600 air cadets in B.C.

Slocan Park wildfire fully contained

FROM PAGE 1 “Any flash burning or burning any waste is prohibited. You still cannot light grass fires of any size over any area, no fireworks, no sky lanterns and no burning barrels,” explained Bernard. Campfire regulations require the fire to be smaller than a half-metre by half-metre, having at least eight litres of water nearby and a hand tool,

like a shovel, to make sure the fire is completely extinguished. One wildfire of note in the area, the Slocan Park fire, is now fully contained after burning for 14 days and Bernard says there are crews working to keep it that way. The fire was discovered on Aug. 3. “There are 34 firefighters and one helicopter working on it,” she said. “The crews are now just continuing

to patrol and are mopping up hot spots. We had over 35 mm of rain this weekend and that helped.” To date, the Southeast Fire Centre has had 266 fires, with 57 of them human cause. Bernard says that is a really low number. “That is a very low proportion (of the fires),” she said. “It is really good and we are very happy to see that (number so low).”

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Nelson city council passed a zoning variance for the Granite Pointe condominium-style townhome project last week that will make the building more accessible to entry-level buyers. “The .32-metre variance basically allows us to change the building from eight units to ten,” said Patrick Davis of West Creek Developments. The development, called The Crossing on Granite Pointe, will ultimately be located on a piece of undeveloped land off Choquette Avenue currently owned by the golf course. Council has publicly expressed their enthusiasm for incentivizing and encouraging affordable housing developments, and though the variance inspired a short debate, it passed. “Without the variance the two units facing north would be 1,800 square feet, but now with the height variance the units on the main ground level won’t have semi-finished basements,” Davis said. “Under those will be 900-square foot bedroom plus den condominium-style townhomes.” These two additional homes means the square footage of each unit will go down, also dropping the price overall. Davis acknowledged it may seem counterintuitive to build affordable housing in such prime real estate, but said their choice is also an acknowledgement of the dire housing shortage Nelson is currently experiencing. “We’re of the opinion that there are more buyers at the entry-level scale than there are at the higher end. This is a beautiful location and in most communities a golf course community would be premium, high-end properties,” he said. “We’re trying to hit the broad market, and especially the entry level market.” West applied told the Star he has already applied for a building permit. “We were quite optimistic,” he said. “So staff should be reviewing it and we may have a building permit by month’s end.” He hopes construction of the first building will be complete approximately 8 months later, around mid-April 2015. The second and third building are still in process, and may end up having to apply for the same height variance. But West said there’s no reason to think there will be any problems receiving approval. “We’re hoping that the smaller units are going to be somewhere around the mid-250s, which is a price point that’s hard to find in our town.” This partially addresses an earlier controversy, in which Nelson council members expressed concerns about West Creek’s offer to contribute $250 per unit to the city’s affordable housing fund. At that time development manager David Wahn, who was since retired, said the contribution was fair under the circumstances. “If these units were being sold for $500,000, that would be a different story,” he said. “To further tax these fairly-lower end properties [by making them pay more into the fund] would be penalizing some degree of affordability.”

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Cost, feasibility need to be considered FROM PAGE 1 “They have now been re-introduced because the pipe bridge cost alone estimate, which is not accurate in my opinion, came in at 7-plus million,” explained Cacchioni. “The estimates on the August agenda were Class D option costs, which are not to be used for tendering or even decision purposes.” Regional district staff requested time and met with the City of Trail, he continued, adding that another meeting is planned to ensure the estimates were realistic and not just re-introduced 2011 numbers. Greg Granstrom, Rossland’s mayor, said while it’s the responsibility of the regional district to replace the current sewer line crossing in the most cost effective manner, “certainly the RDKB

could cooperate with the City of Trail and contribute to a new bridge.” The amount of the contribution has to make sense to taxpayers in the regional sewer service, he said, and it is hoped a final decision on a crossing will be made at September’s sewer committee meeting. Above the cost issue is the matter of feasibility related to the other two options, said Perehudoff, and that the Victoria Street Bridge option has not been properly evaluated. Based on the pipe potentially going down Bay Ave., he noted that other utilities could potentially need to be relocated, including two culverts and full curb-to-curb repaving of the city’s streets. “Beyond this there would be signifi-

cant disruption to business downtown and the RDKB still does not have official confirmation that the pipe could be placed on the Victoria Street Bridge,” Perehudoff said. “In this respect the city still believes that the pedestrian/pipe bridge will surface as the preferred and only feasible option.” The city is proceeding with the referendum now because if it passes, Trail will be in a much stronger position to negotiate a final agreement with the RDKB and apportionment of costs. “It is unfortunate that there are people that seem to be trying to undermine or cast doubt as part of very narrow thinking,” said Perehudoff. “That would see a one-time opportunity lost if the project cannot be brought to fruition”

Castlegar

City responds to union’s strike notice The Castlegar News The City of Castlegar has responded to the 72-hour strike notice given Friday by Local 2262 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Just over 30 unionized employees are involved in the impasse which has stretched to more than a year. In a communique released later that

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while there are back and forth talks currently happening with City and Union negotiators.” The City’s press release reiterated that its final offer includes “a wage increase of 5.75 per cent over four years, no concessions, and numerous monetary and language improvements for employees.

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Provincial Penticton

Contract talks with firefighters burn out Ready agrees to ‘monitor’ teacher dispute talks By Steve Kidd

Penticton Western News

It seems there isn’t much the local firefighters’ union and the City of Penticton can agree upon, except that wages are the stumbling block that has left the firefighters without a contract since 2009. The two sides

recently applied for arbitration to settle the long-running contract dispute, having exhausted other options, including mediation. “We have never had to go to arbitration before, we have always come to a mutual agreement,” said Mike Richards, president

of the International Association of Fire Fighters Penticton local. Gillian Kenny, the city’s human resources manager, said stretching out the negotiations this long wasn’t by the city’s choice. “We feel we have put forward fair proposals, however, clear-

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ly we can’t come to any agreement without going to arbitration and having someone assist us with that,” she said. “There was times where it just went back and forth about coming to the table. But we are very happy we got to the table and we feel that a positive resolution can be found by going to arbitration.” Richards said the biggest difference between the two sides is that the firefighters want wage parity with their peers in other communities. “We feel we should be paid the same as the other 98 per cent of firefighters in the province are and the city feels otherwise,” he said. “At this point, bargaining has ceased.” Richards said morale among firefighters is low after being without a contract for so long, along with other actions taken by the city, like eliminating two positions by attrition during last year’s budgeting process. However, he said they remain dedicated

to doing their job and other work in the community. “The character of the firefighters themselves and our association is to always take the high road and do what we have trained to do,” he said. “We don’t want more than anyone else has got. But for the municipality to recognize us as anything less than any other community recognizes their firefighters, it is definitely a shot in the gut,” said Richards. A mediator was brought in in June, but was unable to help bridge the divide. “He was gone by noon of the first day, there was just nothing he could do. He has written his report to the labour minister and we applied for arbitration.” said Richards Kenny agreed the mediator was unable to help. “The two sides are too far apart,” she said. “Ultimately it is disappointing to have to go to arbitration. I think both sides feel that way.”

By Tom Fletcher BC Local News

Mediator Vince Ready has met the two sides in B.C.’s festering teacher dispute and agreed to “monitor” the situation. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association announced Ready’s involvement in a joint statement last Thursday, confirming that he met separately with negotiators Wednesday. A media blackout on the talks began last week and will continue. “Mr. Ready agreed to monitor the situation, and to resume exploratory talks or commence full mediation when he believes it will be productive,” the statement says. Talks broke off and a full-scale strike and lockout ended the school year in June. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Kelleher met both sides earlier but declined to attempt mediation, after finding too large a gap between the two sides. Education Minister Peter Fassbender and BCPSEA chief negotiator Peter Cameron have maintained that the BCTF’s benefit demands remain far beyond those of other public sector unions that have settled contracts. Also at issue is class size and special needs support, with BCPSEA’s latest offer rejected by the union and the latest of a series of court actions scheduled for this fall. Ready’s last involvement in the long-running series of teacher disputes was as an industrial inquiry commissioner in 2007. At that time he recommended that a senior provincial official be involved in talks along with an independent mediator.

Salmon Arm

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Three children, ages 10, 8 and 6, have been identified by the Salmon Arm RCMP as

the ones responsible for setting a fire in a classroom of South Broadview School on Sunday. At 1:30 p.m. on

Sunday, crews from Salmon Arm Fire Department’s Hall 2 were dispatched to the school. The 911 caller advised fire dispatch that a window had been broken in the school and she could see fire inside, which prompted the fire department to enhance their response to include firefighters from Hall 3 and rescue apparatus. “Upon arrival our I.C. (incident commander) confirmed smoke and fire showing on a West side classroom and that bystanders were attempting to extinguish fire,” said Salmon Arm Fire Chief Brad Shirley. “It was also brought to his attention of a possible suspect in the setting of this fire and RCMP were subsequently requested to attend the scene.” RCMP report a windows had been broken

and burning material had been thrown inside. Staff Sgt. Kevin Keane of the Salmon Arm RCMP reports that police investigation quickly identified the three children believed to be responsible for the arson and vandalism. Due to their young age, no criminal charges can be laid. Their names will also not be made public. Shirley reports that the initial attack team quickly extinguished fire containing it to the one classroom, while other teams ventilated school as there was a significant amount of smoke throughout building. Further investigation also found another broken window in classroom on east side of school, however no fire had been attempted to be set there. Crews were on scene for approximately two hours.

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Minister denies Tories targeting Trudeau on pot stance THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Health Minister Rona Ambrose denies the federal government’s marijuana awareness campaign is aimed at Justin Trudeau. “Telling kids to not smoke pot is not a partisan attack on Justin Trudeau by Health Canada,” Ambrose told a news conference Monday on the sidelines of the annual Canadian Medical Association meeting. “It is a sound public health policy backed by science. Whether pot is legal or illegal, the health risks of marijuana to youth remain the same, and we should all be concerned about them.” She added that Trudeau “made this a political issue.” The Liberal leader lashed out at

Conservatives last week over reports that Health Canada has approached three doctors’ groups to sign onto an anti-pot advertising campaign directed at youth. All three have declined to participate, saying the campaign has become a “political football.” Trudeau suggested the move was meant as an attack on him and his support for legalizing marijuana. The proposed campaign came on the heels of several Conservative cabinet ministers, including Peter MacKay and Julian Fantino, publicly maligning Trudeau’s stance. “We know that Canadian taxpayers are getting extremely frustrated with the fact this government tends to use public money for ads that do more

Alberta

Oilpatch offers biggest wage hikes THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - For the biggest pay hikes in Canada, look no further than the oilpatch. The energy sector continues to lead the country in both actual and projected salary increases, according to survey released Monday by global consulting firm Mercer. The average base salary increase across the country is expected to be three per cent next year, the same as in 2014. But in the energy sector, the pay bump is forecast at 3.7 per cent in 2015 after an actual 3.9 per cent increase this year. Mercer has conducted its Canada Compensation Planning Survey for more than two decades, compiling responses from nearly 700 organizations across Canada. For the past five years, the trends have been stable both at a national level and amongst different industries, Mercer’s Allison Griffiths said in an interview. When the energy sector is removed from the mix, the national average projected salary increase drops to 2.9 per cent. That effect is more pronounced in energy-rich Alberta and Saskatchewan. On the other end of the spectrum, the transportation, equipment, consumer goods and retail/wholesale industries are expected to see the smallest salary increases at around 2.6 or 2.7 per cent. “All different factors come into play here when we’re talking about salary increases. It’s the economy... or who are the big companies within the region and what are they doing? Cost of living comes into it, competition for labour,” said Griffiths. “Retail in general is typically one of the industries that their profits and their margins are very tight, so they’re typically very conservative with their salary increases.” While base salary is an important component in attracting and retaining talent, it’s important to make sure employees understand in other ways that they’re valued, she said.

for its partisan aims than for actual public service,” Trudeau said. “It’s a real concern that this government has its priorities in the wrong place.” Ambrose denied the government was focusing on marijuana rather than alcohol, which studies have shown pose greater dangers to young Canadians. “There are a lot of campaigns on substance abuse... whether it’s alcohol or drugs,” she said. “These are all areas of public health concerns that Health Canada and public health agencies have long worked on and will continue to work on.” Earlier Monday, Ambrose delivered a speech to the CMA that focused on a wide range of public health concerns, including

seniors care and efforts to crack down on opioid abuse. She announced that the federal government is putting stronger warning labels on extended-release painkillers like OxyContin in an effort to prevent the abuse of opioids. “Too many people are abusing prescription drugs,” Ambrose said. “Too many people are suffering and dying as a result.” The Conservatives’ new initiatives include stronger warnings on opioid labels that emphasize the risks and safety concerns associated with the drugs. The new labels also remove reference to “moderate” pain to clarify opioids should only be used to manage severe pain. Canada is the second-largest per cap-

ita consumer of prescription opioids in the world, behind the United States. A 2012 study suggests that close to a million young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 24 reported using prescription drugs in the previous 12 months. The Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey also found that 410,000 Canadians said they’d abused prescription drugs like opioid pain relievers, including Demorol and OxyContin; stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall; and tranquilizers and sedatives that include Valium, Ativan and Xanax. A year ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced safety labelling changes for

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What we know about the mine spill

oday I’ll attempt to cut through the speculation and fear-mongering that have swirled around the Mount Polley mine dam breach and tell you what’s really known. As Black Press and our local publication the Williams Lake Tribune reported before and after the incident, the mine reopened in 2005 after a four-year shutdown and was expanding its operation, including the tailings pond. Rising metal prices helped put 380 unionized employees plus management back to work. Most are now working on rebuilding the tailings dam and cleaning up the spill site. Imperial Metals applied earlier this summer for an increase in water discharge, and was waiting for B.C. government approval at the time of the Aug. 4 dam breach. This was to be the second amendment to a water

release permit issued when the mine started up in 1997. It has had a surplus of water due to rain and snow accumulation since it opened (under an NDP government, for those who want to turn everything into a political corruption story). The reason water release has been allowed is that in the absence of acid-producing rock, metal contamination of water is minimized. Imperial Metals’ routine tests with rainbow trout in undiluted tailings pond water have now been confirmed by environment ministry results, and water and fish from all but the immediate spill area have been cleared for human consumption. For an example of acid mine drainage, look up the Britannia Mine Museum, now a reclaimed national historic site with a water treatment plant built to function for hundreds of

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years. Before that, acidproduced toxic metal pollution drained from the abandoned mine into Howe Sound for decades. Early tests at Mount Polley indicate that this sort of long-term water remediation may not be required. The initial pulse of suspended sediment didn’t last long enough to affect fish in most of Quesnel Lake, much less the Fraser River system. Sediment tests show elevated iron and copper, with “leachability” results

to come. Containment and removal will have to be undertaken. On May 24 of this year, Mount Polley received the first high water warning in its history. This was not a “breach,” contrary to some reports. The latest water permit application and work to raise the dam took place after that. It’s not difficult to deduce from aerial photos what was happening as mine management found ways to extend operation, including an underground phase. The pond was filling up with pulverized rock, reducing its capacity to hold water. Most of the accumulation is still there for all to see, as is the cross-section of the dam so abruptly exposed in the wee hours of Aug. 4. It may be months before inspectors and geotechnical engineers can determine the cause of the breach, which occurred with the water level 2.5 metres below the top of

the dam, well within permit specifications. Either the design of the earthworks was not adequate, or it was not adequately followed. TV crews have packed up and left, after sucking out the initial drama and retailing every sensational claim they could find. Tourism operators are pleading with people not to turn their backs on the region after that influx of visitors. Professional environmentalists are now exploiting Mount Polley as part of their campaign to de-industrialize B.C. A key propaganda tool is a single picture of a salmon with skin removed from part of its dorsal region. No such fish has been produced, and a single rainbow trout collected the day of the spill is the only confirmed aquatic casualty. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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RDKB has yet to commit money to sewer line river crossing Many residents of the RDKB sewer collection area have asked for some clarity as to any commitment from the RDKB in support of a Trail Pedestrian Bridge. The following is abbreviated information as to the RDKB Sewer Committee’s actions. From a Regional perspective the sewer interceptor must be removed from the Old Trail Bridge as soon as possible. Hence the details that follow. In 2011 the RD Sewer Committee made a decision to proceed with investigating an Aerial crossing of the Columbia. At the time the aerial crossing that would hang a pipeline only from cables was estimated to cost $2 million. This was a less costly option than using existing structures and cheaper than going through or under the river. The revised costing of the aerial crossing went to $4.5

million earlier this year. This estimate was reflected in the RDKB 5 year plan as a “placeholder item”. In June the revised engineered cost for an aerial crossing (hanging a pipeline on cables) exploded to $7.5M. Cost to each participant is approximately Trail $4.6 million, Rossland $1.9 million, Warfield $900,000. This refined estimate caused the committee concern and the RD Staff was asked to bring back revised costing for other options. These revised costs were to come to the committee on Aug 5, unfortunately Trail’s Representative and Chair of the Committee cancelled the meeting and no proper discussion has taken place to date. The staff report in the Aug. 5 agenda highlights two other options as well as the aerial crossing. As mentioned aerial crossing $7.5 million Victoria Street

Bridge $2.7 million Trench and Backfill (under river bottom) $3.4 million. Undoubtedly all options have pros and cons. It is apparent that the aerial crossing may have become cost prohibitive. It is unfortunate that the committee has not had the opportunity to discuss these revisions publicly. The RDKB has not committed any monies to any crossing option. There may well be an opportunity to co-operate with the City of Trail should the citizens wish to proceed with a bridge. The basis of any negotiations must be based on the most cost effective pipe crossing option. The issues are not easily explained in print. Should anyone wish to discuss the matter in person, feel free to give me a call 250-231-6525. Greg Granstrom Mayor Rossland RDKB Director

Bridge would help revive Home of Champions As someone who grew up in Trail, and returns annually to visit aging parents and enjoy the outdoor life that it and the surrounding areas have to offer, it pains me to see “For Lease” signs and many vacant buildings in a once vibrant and financially viable city - long considered the heart of the West Kootenay. Re: Consequences to pedestrian bridge (Letters to the Editor, Trail Times, Aug. 12) – you are exactly right! We all need to live with our consequences, and it seems to me the people of Trail have lived with them for many years, and mostly to their detriment. Prevailing, outdated attitudes have left this one stalwart community a mere shadow of its former self. The value of businesses and properties will continue to deteriorate without drawing some new ideas and new blood into the area. Reading the pamphlets issued by the City of Trail, it appears the city is not trying to bully, but perhaps inform people of the options available and the consequences of said options. In a way, informing citizens of the best options with respect to realizing the best value for their tax dollars. It

also appears the city recognizes the cost of tearing down the old bridge. It is obvious the old bridge needs to be torn down sooner than later, and while there is no concrete plan in place, there is recognition for it and conversations with the provincial government have already been had. A second vehicle bridge, while supported conceptually, is cost prohibitive, and appears to be opposed by many due to the increase in annual taxes. A sewage pipeline and fiber optic conduit needs to be replaced without fail. Rather than have an eye sore crossing the river, why not use these already collected funds towards beautifying your community and promoting tourism and a healthy lifestyle. Re: Pedestrian Bridge is the only option (Letters to the Editor, Trail Times, Aug. 7) – I agree!! Having the longest suspension bridge in North America as an attraction would not only boost tourism but promote a new healthy, active lifestyle. Now, I ask you for one moment, Google Trail, B.C. and see what you find with respect to tourism. About the most intriguing thing would be tours of The Teck Interpretive Center

(which I am not sure even exists anymore). Don’t get me wrong, as someone who grew up here, and worked at the once mining giant of Cominco to help his parents put him through university, I have done the tour, and am more than proud to bring my son through it and show him where his dad, nonno and bis-nonno worked. I ask you without this connection, do you really see this as a great tourist attraction or a large part of wanting to live here? If you have lived in this city for many years, I ask you to close your eyes and remember back to a time when Cominco employed many people. We didn’t need to have fund raisers to support the mighty Smoke Eaters. People were moving into the area for employment and quality of life and there were many activities and prospering businesses, including retail shops, hotels, etc. and above all else a proud sense of community! I can’t tell you how to vote, but I urge you to consider all the options and take advantage of the opportunities to improve not only your community and quality of life but the quality of life for generations to come. Mike Parisotto Calgary, AB

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OBITUARIES LAFOND, MARGARET (BOBBI) – Celebration of Life for Margaret (Bobbi) LaFond who passed away December 18, 2013. Please join us for an afternoon tea to share stories, memories and laughter as Bobbi would want us to. Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 2pm at the LaFond Family home, 2528 8th Ave, Rossland, BC. *** FRIESEN, ALFRED – of Coquitlam, born June 19, 1916 in Langham, Sask, passed away August 13, 2014 in Coquitlam at age 98. Left to mourn is his wife June, sons Don (Joanne) and Vic (Darlene), daughter-in-law Verna Friesen as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his first wife Eldean of 53 years, his son James, and 12 siblings. Funeral will be held in Blue Mountain Baptist Church, Coquitlam on August 21, 2014 at 1:00pm. Interment will be in Langham, Sask. on August 23 at 11:00am with service to follow at Langham Bible Church. Burquitlam Funeral Home in charge in Coquitlam, Funk’s Funeral Home in Dalmeny Sask in charge in Langham.

Former Miss Trail now on provincial stage FROM PAGE 1 After a week of intense preparation and rehearsals, she placed in the top three in the knowledge, fundraising, sponsorship and promotion categories and won the chance to represent the province for the next year. Friess says the moment right before she was crowned was a nail-biter. “I was crowned last, so I was just sitting there and waiting,” she said. “That was really cool.” The B.C. Ambassador program aims to choose three outstanding young people to represent the youth of the province and spread the message of education, motivation and self esteem. Now that she has officially been named a B.C. Ambassador, Friess hopes to continue her work from Cranbrook, where she is attending the College of the Rockies for dental assisting in the fall. “We will be travelling to further communities, hopefully,” she said adding that she would also be making trips back home to Trail. “I want to go to other pageants and since I will be in Cranbrook, I hope to help with their pageant. (I will be doing) lots of fundraising and promotions.” The B.C. Ambassador program hold a pageant every August to determine the next year’s youth ambassadors and awards scholarships and bursaries for candidates to use towards post secondary schooling. As part of her win, Friess won $575 that she plans to put towards her time in college.

Familiar Kootenay taxidermist closing up Cranbrook shop BY ARNE PETRYSHEN Cranbrook Townsman

An icon of the taxidermy world will be closing its doors in the next few weeks as Odd Aasland of Aasland Taxidermy and his wife Joyce retire. Odd has spent 65 years on the craft of taxidermy and has been at the Highway 2B location for over 40 years. They built the current location in 1972, but arrived in Cranbrook in 1964. “We had a shop downtown before we came out here,” Odd said. “It had been a store. It was on Baker Street, but was located in the building that burned down.” He said they built the present location with the idea that it would be a taxidermy shop as well as a museum. “We got so busy with the taxidermy that we never got around to getting the museum to the point where we wanted it,” he said. Joyce said that hasn’t stopped them from having groups and those passing through from touring the workshop/museum. They’ve had school kids, as well as students of biology, art and nature. “Taxidermy is a complex art and sculpting is a major part of it,” said Odd. “We have a lot of students who are interested in art. We get visitors from the Canadian Institute of the Blind, who had never been able to get their hands on a real duck or real badger. This gives them an opportunity to see what they’re like

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Odd Aasland stands next to one of his museum-quality works at Aasland Museum of Taxidermy. Odd is retiring and so is hoping to find homes for the many critters that are housed in the building. and the structure. As far as school kids are concerned, we get a lot of school kids who are studying anatomy and something like that with this extensive skulls collection.

They learn the difference between omnivores, herbivores and carnivores. They are always quite fascinated with seeing the skulls from different animals as well.”

The Aaslands have began moving some of the specimens out, but there is still quite a large selection of the collection there. “What we’re looking for now is a home for some of these things,” he said. Odd said he became interested in Taxidermy when he was a kid and would see the mounted critters and animals in the sporting goods stores. “I think I was probably around 6, 7 years old at that time, but it just carried on,” he said. Eventually he took a correspondence courses and got a diploma. Odd’s work goes far beyond the simply mounting the hides on a mannequin. He takes pride in the very meticulous work that goes into creating the sculptures as well as the lifelike and anatomically correct animal mounts. He said taxidermy is a complex art where you have to be a sculpture, tanner and artist. His work is museumquality and in fact many of his works are exhibited in museums. Even the rocks, made of foam or other lightweight materials, are indistinguishable from real rock, until you pick them both up. The many animals that look down from the walls are just a fraction of the mounts that he’s done. There are deer, sheep, bears, elk and moose, but then there are also more exotic ibex, water buck and kudu.

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Skateboarding rebel dies of heart attack THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - Jay Adams, the colorful rebel who helped transform skateboarding from a simple street pastime into one of the world’s most spectacular sports with hair-raising stunts and an outsized personality to match, has died at age 53. Adams died of a heart attack Thursday during a surfing vacation in Mexico with his wife and friends, his manager, Susan Ferris said. With his flowing, sunbleached hair, explosive skating style and ebullient per-

sonality, Adams became one of the sport’s most iconic figures during the years it moved from empty backyard swimming pools to international competition. “He was like the original viral spore that created skateboarding,” fellow skateboarder and documentary filmmaker Stacy Peralta told The Associated Press on Friday. “He was it.” But at the height of his fame in the early 1980s, Adams was convicted of felony assault, launching a string of prison stints over

the next 24 years. The member of the Skateboarding Hall of Fame, who had proudly been clean and sober for the past several years, blamed his troubles in part on the sport’s early years, when seemingly any outrageous behaviour was tolerated. “We were wild and acting crazy and not being very positive role models,” he told The New York Times shortly after being released from prison for the last time in 2008. He had rocketed to fame while still a teenager as a

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Pro hockey on horizon for Jones brothers Connor and Kellen Jones to play in the Young Stars tournament in Penticton BY JIM BAILEY

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Montrose natives Connor and Kellen Jones wrapped up another successful Champions Hockey School on Saturday at the Cominco Arena, and for the first time in four years, the twins won’t be returning to their own school, but will be taking yet another major step in their hockey careers. Following two RBC Cup wins with the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL, Kellen and Connor brought unprecedented success to Quinnipiac Unversity helping the Bobcats to its first NCAA championship final appearance in 2013, a National number-one ranking, and, in their Senior year, the twins received dual nominations for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award this past April. The 24-year-old former Beaver Valley Nitehawk forwards now embark on their professional hockey careers starting with the rookie camp at the Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic next month, and eventually the Edmonton Oilers main camp.

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With their graduation from Quinnipiac University, Kellen and Connor Jones begin their pursuit of a professional hockey career as they prepare for the Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic in Penticton and the Oilers main camp next month. “Depending on how we do, I think we’ll head to the main camp, and then if we do well we stay there and if we don’t we’ll go down to OKC, (Oklahoma City Barons),” said Connor. In 2010 Kellen was drafted in the seventh round of the NHL draft by the Oilers, and the prospect of playing in the NHL is foremost in their minds, however, not returning to Quinnipiac University this season to play for the Bobcats is a little unsettling.

“It’s going to be weird,” said Kellen. “I was talking with Travis St. Denis, and Scott Davidson and Craig Martin and how excited they are to go there. It’s pretty cool, it’s been a great place, it was great to us. The whole entire school and hockey team, the community was great to us, it was a great place to be and we were lucky to go there.” Former Trail Smoke Eater, St. Denis, and fellow RBC Cup winner with Penticton, returns to

Quinnipiac for his Junior year, after having a break out year last year, scoring 15 goals and adding 13 assists in 40 games, while current Smoke Eaters Davidson and Martin have committed for 2015, continuing a legacy of recruiting started by the Jones’. “We’ve done really well recruiting in this area and this province, and when we got Connor and Kellen . . . we really formed a relationship with Terry and Loretta, and now that’s

kind of built a bit of a pipeline here,” said Quinnipiac assistant coach and former NHLer Reid Cashman, who was also in Trail to instruct at the hockey school. Cashman is looking forward to the new crop of Trail skaters, but, he recognizes that the contribution from the Jones twins will be missed. “We’ve talked about that a lot, life after Connor and Kellen,” said Cashman. “They did so much for our program. As great as they

were on the ice, they’ve completely redefined our culture in the locker room and off the ice. They have changed our program for the better, there’s no question, so we were very fortunate to have them four years, and the mark they left is going to last much longer.” As for the upcoming year, Connor and Kellen signed player contracts for 2014-15 with the Oilers affiliate, Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League, and skated in five games with the team at the end of last season. “It was great to get a taste of things,” said Kellen. “Know what it’s like, know what they expect, and to know what the type of game is. It’s a lot different from college. It was a big jump, different systems, but it was just nice to play in a few games and get some experience before camp starts.” After spending three weeks earlier this summer working out and training in Edmonton with many of the current Oilers, the twins head to Penticton next month where they will play in the Young Stars tournament with prospects from the Canucks, Calgary Flames, Oilers, and Winnipeg Jets facing off from Sept. 12-15, before hitting the main camp. See TWINS, Page 12

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FROM PAGE 11 Ideally, Connor and Kellen would prefer to stick around with the NHL team, but realize that, having signed with the Barons, the pair will likely call Oklahoma City home for the 2015-16 season.

“It’s going to be a new place, with new players and new coaches, but it’s up to us to develop those new relationships with the coaches, managers and general managers, and hopefully they know who we are and how we

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play,” said Connor. “We’re excited, it’s going to be different, it’s going to be a challenge, but it’s our job now and that’s what we’re trying to go and do.” While the Jones’ have been playing hockey on the same line virtually all their lives, when asked if there was a chance they could be separated, Connor replied. “People have told us it might happen eventually. Because we are similar players, we are kind of fighting against each other for a spot. But I think with anybody who has ever seen us play, they know we do best when we’re together, and we’re kind of a package.” Wherever they play this season, the duo will invariably bring the same skill, determination, and work

ethic that has garnered them championships at every level of their hockey careers. “It’s our dream to be professional hockey players and we took a step last year to get there, with the AHL contracts,” said Kellen. “We’re just going to focus on doing the best we can, and not deferring to anyone, but just look to be the hardest working guys out there.” Even more important, the Jones’ will bring that same character that can transform a team, that carries them home every summer to spend time with friends and family, and where they devote hours onand-off the ice developing young players at Champions Hockey School so that one day another Greater Trail hockey player may realize that same dream.

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don’t know if it has been induced by climate change, but the BCHL seems to have been moved to permanently push its schedule to align closer to that of the NHL, and the cooler weather we associate with our game. The Smoke Eater camp is less than two weeks away, but it will be three weeks more before they play a game in earnest and the first home regular season game is a full month after camp closes. I do not know the logistics, of recruiting in particular, for

BCHL teams, but a month seems a long time to have a team assembled without meaningful games on the calendar. The type of scheduling the league has adopted seems much more amenable to such as the WHL, which, trust me, worries less about players attending school and training programs than Junior A leagues. It probably isn’t a bad thing for the younger, amateur players at the BCHL level to have almost a month to acclimatize to their surroundings and

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school/work schedules, but imposing a nearNHL style agenda will require a different style of coaching and training on management teams used to having their squads in the heat of battle at just about the time schools open. Three weeks with only practice and the

odd exhibition game involved seems like a formula to tax teenagers’ patience - and the wiles of a coaching staff which needs to keep them involved in the team’s process and goals. Here’s hoping that along with the changes in the league is a change in the Smoke Eaters fortunes - they, and we, need a positive year. I am hopeful about the roster so far - it has changed a lot of personnel, for good or ill is to be seen, gotten a bit younger and contains seven players at least with college commitments (which means other coaches

see potential in them, too). It’s a good move, too, by the Smokies to extend the early bird ticket prices to go along with the extension of the off season. You now have another week to get the bargains. Funny to think the shorter-season KIJHL team will have half a dozen regular season games under their belts before the Smokies host their first at Cominco arena. Might be good for attendance at the Hawks’ Nest. Lots of hot weather yet, but hockey season is on its way. Getting to be time to transition from Laking to home and hockey.

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