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Back to school as usual for some students

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St. Michael’s Catholic school in Trail and Rossland’s alternative school set to start classes on Sept. 2 BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

Public school students still don't know when they are heading back to the classroom, but some students have their backpacks packed and are getting to ready to learn. St. Michael's Catholic School in Trail is starting its school year as usual, on Sept. 2 and principal Julia Mason says she has gotten a few phone calls from parents over the summer, some asking about registration. “I think that (parents) are just worried about the unknown,” she said about the ongoing labour dispute between public school teachers and the provincial government. “Lots of the phone calls that we have been “We’re not affiliated with getting started at the end of the school year any union. Our and I think that people have always thought staff signs of our school and just contracts want a change. Some every year.” of it is, I believe, (about the strike).” JULIA MASON St. Michael's is classified, by the Ministry of Education, as a Group 1 Independent School. Teachers don't have contracts with the government, but rather with the school itself. “We are not affiliated with any union,” said Mason. “Our staff signs contracts every year.” Because of the school's classification, the school does not strictly rely on the provincial government for funding, but rather, looks towards tuition fees, donations, fundraising, parish subsidies and bequests. According to St. Michael's website, the government funds 50 per cent of the “per pupil operating cost of the local school district” and there is no funding for “capital expenditures.” The Seven Summits Centre for Learning, an alternative school in Rossland, is also heading back to the classroom next week and Operations Manager Ann Quarterman says all is business as usual at the centre. “We've been working all throughout the summer and the mentors, which is what we call our teachers, are planning and setting up courses,” she said. “We will have a full day on Sept. 2.” See REGISTRATION, Page 3

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Consensus by Glenmerry Elementary School picketing teachers Tuesday morning is that they’re feeling demoralized and not hopeful that a resolution to the ongoing strike is near. From the left; Grade 2 teacher Louise Sidley; Kathy Koshey, Kindergarten; Angela Curlew and Melissa Borsato, teachers on call.

Trail’s taxi service set to close if no buyer

Cab company to cease operations in Trail and Castlegar if no sale by Oct. 12 BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

In a few months Hans Markus will be out of a job. But more than a regular paycheque, the Trail man says he’ll miss the people he’s been driving to and fro throughout the city for the last 11 years. Summer months are quiet, but during the rest of the year, he can pick up 20 to 25 calls during his 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. shift, with most of the requests coming from

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people.” John Foglia, owner of JF Auto Centre, took over the Trail company 15 years ago, but now he wants to move on and maybe even retire. “I’ve run it for quite awhile and it’s beyond my time,” he said. “I tried to help the area by taking the company over. I’m not looking for a whole pile of money, just for someone to make me an offer.” There’s no doubt that losing the taxi service will impact a lot of lives in Greater Trail, because health care facilities, Teck Trail Operations and BC Transit all rely upon the company to transport patients, residents, and employees to

distal destinations. Columbia View Lodge has a person who regularly uses the cab service, says the facility’s Bridges Coordinator, Sandy Garrett. “She has doctor appointments twice a week,” explained Garrett. “She has no family that lives in town to transport her, and doesn’t know how she’ll get to her appointments if there is no cab.” Last year, BC Transit provided 279 taxi supplements to its passengers who couldn’t be accommodated by the company’s handyDART service. See TAXI, Page 3

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Trail’s senior citizens. Markus is one of two Champion Cab drivers still taxiing for the Trail company that has gradually cut back hours of operation in the last few years. The cab service along with its sister company, Castlegar Taxi, is up for sale. If there are no takers, then Oct. 12 marks the last day that taxis will be available in Greater Trail and Castlegar. “I’d say 90 per cent of my fares are elderly ladies,” said the 65-year old driver. “If nobody wants a cab company in Trail, then I just won’t drive cab. But I’ve enjoyed it and I’ll really miss all the

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Jamie Fochuk and Soahc Estate Wines of Fruitvale won a bronze medal for their 2013 biodynamic Riesling, but this is only the beginning. The winery took home the bronze medal win at the 2014 National Wine Awards of Canada in its first full year of production, but Fochuk, Soahc general manager, doesn't let it get to his head. “It is great to win an award in our very first year, for sure” said Fochuk, adding that wine tasting is subjective. “It is not something that I put a lot of stock into. “There are other wines on the list that people think shouldn't be there and other wines that aren't on that list, that should totally be there.” According to Fochuk, Soahc wines have a more European flavour to them, and that is where their product will be heading next. “I think from now on, we will be doing international competitions,” he said. “We will probably enter ones in France or England. There are North American styles of wine and there are European styles. “Ours is more of European style because we aren't making it with tons of oak and things like that.” Soahc Estate Wines is still new to the wine industry and Fochuk entered their biodynamic Riesling in the contest to see where it sits with its first final product, especially after a rough growing season in 2013. “I wanted to put it in to see how we would do and the bronze is even a bit cooler for use because it wasn't a great

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With the bronze medal behind them, Soahc Estate Wines is already looking towards the future of the winery and final products. “We should have a little bit of pinot this year,” said Fochuk. “It will be next year that the pinot comes in. In 2015, we will have a fair amount.” The vineyard is also growing Gamay grapes, used mostly in beaujolais wines. For more information on Soahc Estate Wines, visit www.soahc.com.

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Canada Post Taxi effective substitute for BC Transit considers cuts to Saturday service By Will Johnson Nelson Star

Canada Post is looking for ways to streamline its service in the face of looming financial difficulties, and is currently considering suspending Saturday service at the Salmo post office. “Last year we delivered one billion fewer letters than 2006. We’re a Crown corporation. Our mandate is to operate sustainably and without being a burden on taxpayers,” said Eugene Knapik, manager of media relations at Canada Post. Knapik said Canada Post has been looking at its network for ways to “protect service and find efficiencies.” Recently it announced plans to cut up to 8,000 jobs as it phases out urban home mail delivery over the next five years. Knapik said Saturdays receive low traffic in Salmo, and it was identified as a potential way to save money. He said they’re also considering extending hours during the week to make up for the lost time. Knapik wasn’t aware of any community feedback until he was contacted by a reporter earlier this week. “There was some concern that people commute, they live there and work elsewhere. The concern was that it would be difficult to get to the post office during its open hours,” he said. “The thing is, we know there’s not a lot of people using it on Saturdays. But we appreciate that feedback and any other feedback as we’re making our decision.” The decision will be made in the coming months. “We’ll have a much better idea by mid-fall,” he said. Knapik said Salmo residents who would be unhappy to see the post office lose service on Saturdays can contact Canada Post customer service or send a letter to their local post office. “We’re trying to make decisions that in the long run will protect service to smaller communities. If we can run with a few less hours and run more efficiently, we can keep the post office going in a lot of communities.” Alex Atamanenko, MP of BC Southern Interior, in an August 21 letter addressed to Lisa Raitt, the federal minister responsible, spoke out against the potential closure. “To my knowledge, no public consultation by Canada Post has been done to gather community feedback on the proposed change in hours,” he said. Atamanenko attached a letter from the Village of Salmo and emails from several members of the community, which outlined their concerns. Atamanenko said closing the post office on Saturdays will be a “hardship for the community”. Canada Post has already eliminated Saturday service at several other local post offices, including Balfour, Crescent Valley, and Slocan Park.

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FROM PAGE 1 “The taxi supplement is a cost effective way to meet demands,” said Meribeth Burton, BC Transit’s spokesperson. “Especially with your hilly terrain, sometimes a taxi is more effective in the snow than the handyDART shuttles.” She said the operational impacts are going to be quite significant and BC Transit and its partners will look at possibly re-allocating handyDART hours, or finding another service provider. “This is a significant development so we’re keen to talk with our partners about how to move forward.” Over time, the taxi service has cut back its 24/7 service by 50 per cent due to a decline in ridership and a lack of sufficient rate increases, explained Foglia. “When I bought Trail Taxi out in 2000, they were about to go down,” he recalled. “But it’s been frustrating and with no support from the government, this is a hard business to survive.” Foglia said a complaint he quite often hears is that people can’t get a cab when they need it. The cab company receives its highest call volume in a short span of time each day, but doesn’t have enough cars or drivers to meet the demand due to cut backs. “Those calls help the driver to break even with gas and so on,” he explained. “But people want the cab right away, don’t want to wait, and don’t understand why there isn’t another car available.” On the darker side of the

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Hans Markus arrived at Ferraro Foods in downtown Trail Tuesday morning and within minutes had an unbooked fare requesting a ride home. Markus has been driving taxis for Champion Cabs for over a decade and said his most frequent passengers are senior women who need rides to doctor appointments or the grocery store. cab business is the problem charge a $75 clean up fee you $75?” asked Foglia. with some of the night time to passengers who upchuck There’s not a fixed sellfares, which is a time of day in the taxi, Foglia remains ing price for the two taxi that Foglia’s drivers aren’t cynical. businesses, and Foglia said keen to work. “This new $75 charge is he’s willing to consider any “That’s the worst time a laugh. “reasonable offer.” for our drivers because they “Bars usually kick out “I tried to help the area by have to pick up someone people out when they’ve taking the companies over, they don’t want to.” spent all their money on but I need to move on. But I Even with a new provin- beer. I ask, ‘Have you ever think the taxis going down is cial regulation that green- known someone who’s another nail in the coffin for lights cab companies to drunk and willing to give the area.”

Registration near full at alternative school FROM PAGE 1 Unlike the Catholic school, Seven Summits hires its mentors through a third party, the SelfDesign Learning Company. “We partner with SelfDesign,” said Quarterman. “They are education providers and they do all the contracts with the mentors on a yearly basis.” While SelfDesign is fund-

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ed by the B.C. government, its mentors are not part of the teachers union and are unaffected by the current strike. Registration for Seven Summits has been full for the fall since the end of the 2013/2014 school year Quarterman says she thinks that is why the centre hasn’t received any extra phone calls from parents looking to

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sign their kids up. “We have been full all summer, and I think that people know that,” she said, adding that a few spots have become available, despite full registration since June. “We do have a few spots that have opened up because our international spots didn’t fill up. Now we have three spots left.” Public school teach-

ers with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation have been on strike and locked out since mid-June and it is unknown if teachers will be back in the classroom for a September start. Teachers have returned to the picket lines this week, the week before school is supposed to start, in hopes of pressuring the government into talks to end the strike.

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Provincial

ICBC seeking approval for rate increase Marijuana ticketing Distracted driving cited as injury claims rise By Jeff Nagel Black Press

ICBC is asking regulators to approve a 5.2 per cent increase in basic auto insurance rates. The public auto insurer said the rate hike would cost the average customer an extra $40 per year if approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission. The rate hike is to take effect Nov. 1 on an interim basis while the BCUC reviews the application.

A previously approved 5.2 per cent rate hike that took effect in 201314 means drivers will soon be paying 10.4 per cent more than they did in 2012 for basic coverage. ICBC blamed the latest increase on a continued rise in injury claims costs paid to crash victims for pain and suffering, future care and lost wages. Bodily injury claims hit $1.9 billion in 2013, up $73 million from 2012 and by more than $500 million from five years earlier. Legal and medical costs are also

up. Drivers’ rapidly growing use of cellphones and other personal electronic devices behind the wheel is one of the factors ICBC cited for the rise in injury claims. Distracted driving is the second leading cause of fatal car crashes in B.C. – killing 88 people a year – and is the leading cause of rearend crashes that often cause injuries, spokesman Adam Grossman said. A new campaign against distracted driving is to roll out in September.

Grossman was unable to provide details justifying why basic rates should be 10.4 per cent higher than 2012 when the injury claim cost increase from 2012 to 2013 was only four per cent. The full rate hike application is to be filed Friday. C o n s u m e r s Association of Canada president Bruce Cran said it continues a pattern of steeper increases in basic rates on which ICBC has a monopoly but more restraint on optional coverage rates where it must compete.

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Superintendent’s Message We are planning that all schools will be open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2nd for the registration of students new to the district and for any local Kindergarten and Grade One pupils not previously registered. Should the existing strike action by teachers require a delayed start to the school year then please check out the school district website for any and all updates regarding school start-up. Assuming teachers are not on strike, students will report for instruction on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at times noted below. September 2nd will be a shortened day for students. Shortening the day will allow students an opportunity to become acquainted with their school, while at the same time enabling teachers to finalize their preparations for Wednesday, September 3rd, the first full day of instruction. Kindergarten students will have gradual entry over the first week and a half so please contact your school for those times. To our existing students and families welcome back! To our new students and families, whether you are just starting kindergarten or moved here over the summer, a special warm welcome to your new school and district.

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He also took aim at the provincial government’s continued raiding of ICBC coffers for general revenue. The province has budgeted to pull $200 million from ICBC this year, $155 million next year and $125 million in 2016, down from $237 million in 2013 and $576 million in 2010. Cran said he doesn’t “give a damn” about ICBC and government claims the yearly dividends to the province come only from the optional side and don’t affect basic rates. “We see it as one corporation,” he said. “As long as they’re stealing our money by the million by transferring it into government revenues, no matter which division they claim it from, we are being gouged as a public.” Cran called it a stealth tax on people who drive vehicles that is “absolutely disgraceful.”

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THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - The head of Canada’s police chiefs says there have been talks over the past year with a number of members of government about letting police hand out tickets to people caught with small amounts of marijuana. Last year members of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police passed a resolution in favour of the option. Association president, Vancouver Chief Const. Jim Chu, says there have been ongoing discussions for the past year but the decision in the hands of government. At the same time, asked about Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s support for decriminalizing marijuana, Chu says police still want the option of criminal charges. More than 400 delegates are in Victoria this week for the association’s annual meeting.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS KAMLOOPS, B.C. The number of cougars destroyed by conservation officers in B.C. in the 2013-2014 fiscal year jumped dramatically compared with a year earlier.

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The province’s Conservation Officer Service has released figures that indicate the agency destroyed 117 cougars between April 1 of 2013 and March 31 of this year. That’s a 50 per cent increase over the 78 cougars that were put down by they service in 2012-2013. Much of the increase appears concentrated in the late spring and early summer of 2013, when 56 cougars were destroyed between April 1 and July 31, compared with just 18 in the same quarter a year earlier. That trend appears to have decreased somewhat this year, with 29 cougars destroyed between April 1 and July 31 of 2014. Kamloops conservation officer Kevin Van Damme says there have been more conflicts between humans and cougars as populations of the big cats climb across the province. He speculates it may be due to recent forest fires that brought down trees, creating more open spaces and grasslands. That, in turn, could have led to an increase in deer and moose and a corresponding jump in the number of predators. The Conservation Service says there were 3,120 cougar sightings in 2013-2014, up roughly 10 per cent in one year.

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Support growing for public inquiry

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Tax relief extended THE CANADIAN PRESS HIGH RIVER, Alta. - The town of High River in southern Alberta is extending tax relief to people who were still displaced from their homes or businesses this year as a result of 2013’s devastating flood. The relief was first offered in January to those whose properties were severely damaged and couldn’t be occupied for longer than 90 days after the flood hit. It includes residential, non-residential, municipal and education taxes. Flooding destroyed several homes and submerged many High River neighbourhoods under metres of water. A number of businesses in the downtown core have still not reopened. Residents can apply for the tax relief until next March. “We are very pleased to be able to continue to offer this program to the community,” Tom Maier, High River’s chief financial officer, said Tuesday. “Property owners were deeply affected by the 2013 flood and this will provide some essential financial relief to help them rebuild.”

THE CANADIAN PRESS The federal government is rejecting renewed calls for a public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women in advance of a meeting Wednesday between premiers and native leaders, one of whom says the prime minister is isolated in his position. The premiers and aboriginal leaders endorsed the idea of an inquiry when they met last year, but there is growing momentum behind such a proposal, said Ghislain Picard, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. “The difference between last year and this year is that there is more and more support,” Picard said in an interview ahead of the meeting in Charlottetown. “What we have today is that the federal government is standing alone.” Native leaders say the need for an inquiry has been highlighted by the death earlier this month of a 15-year-old aboriginal girl whose body was found wrapped in a bag that was dumped in

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THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A man who entered Justin Trudeau’s Ottawa home earlier this month made a drunken mistake and won’t be charged, police said Tuesday. The Ottawa Police Service said they are satisfied that the intoxicated 19-yearold wandered into the wrong house unintentionally, believing he was at a friend’s home. “He had no idea who the residents were,” said Staff Sgt. Kal Ghadban. “This was not a targeted home.

Hunter fined $5,600 THE CANADIAN PRESS KINDERSLEY, Sask. - A Saskatoon man who pleaded guilty to unlawful hunting has been fined $5,600. Donald Scheuerman was convicted of unlawfully possessing wildlife, hunting on posted land without permission and wasting game. The Environment Ministry says he has also been banned from hunting in the province for five years. The charges were laid under the Saskatchewan Wildlife Act and after a private citizen complained. Conservation officers determined that Scheuerman had illegally shot a whitetailed deer on private land south of Kindersley, cut a portion of the skull and antlers off and left the rest to waste. A search of his home uncovered other untagged antlers.

“He didn’t realize it and we believe he did not know whose house it was until Friday.” Ghadban played down the fact that the young man left a note near a collection of knives, saying that for a fleeting moment - the man considered stealing the cutlery along with an electronic device that police refused to identify. “There was a momentary thought process that before he left he would actually take some items with him, which was very short-lived,” said Ghadban.

“He immediately decided against that.” Police said nothing was removed from the house. As for the note and a suggestion contained in it that the family should lock their doors at night, police said while it appeared on the surface to be threatening, it was instead an act of remorse from the man over entering the house. Trudeau was out of town when the incident happened, but his wife and children were asleep upstairs. Police said an indi-

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vidual came forward on Friday after they released video footage of a suspect. They said the man has been cautioned and the case is closed. The intruder, who has not been identified, wrote to the Trudeau family to apologize, although it was unclear whether the family had received his note. “During the interview (on Friday) he did

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“We need police to catch her killer and ensure the perpetrator or perpetrators are punished and face the full force of the law.” Several premiers including Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne, Manitoba’s Greg Selinger and Brad Wall of Saskatchewan have spoken out in recent days calling on the federal government to change its mind. Wynne said Harper’s comments were “outrageous,” suggesting the prime minister is ignoring the systemic problems behind the violence faced by aboriginal women. Wall said the provinces remain united with aboriginal leaders. “Saskatchewan, on a percentage basis, has a high First Nations and Metis population ... so we’d like to see it the subject of an inquiry,” he said in an interview. “There’s a societal element that we do need to look at and the provinces and the federal government bear responsibility in that regard.”

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the Red River in Winnipeg. Tina Fontaine had been in the city for less than a month when she ran away from foster care. Police are treating the case as a homicide. “In light of recent events ... it’s clear that this issue cannot be overshadowed by other pressing issues,” Picard said. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said last week that cases like Fontaine’s should not be viewed as a “sociological phenomenon” but rather a serious crime to be investigated by police. The federal government says it is taking steps to deal with the problem of violence against aboriginal women, such as setting up a national DNA missing person’s index and introducing tougher sentences for murder, sexual assault and kidnapping. “We don’t need yet another study on top of the some 40 studies that have already been done,” a spokeswoman for Justice Minister Peter MacKay said in a statement.

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Canadians ambivalent about healthcare system

had cataract surgery last year – a terrifying prospect for a visual person. I love art and ocean views, and I was nervous about anyone working on my eyes. I delayed surgery a couple of times but finally committed. As it turned out, my surgery went fine. In fact, I loved that I could see colours vividly again. Our health system made that happen. And the care I received was expert and efficient. Most Canadians report similarly positive encounters with the healthcare system. A total of 71 per cent of Canadians responding to a survey in 2012 rated their family’s care over the previous five years as either good or very good. But when the survey asked the same people to rate the state of the healthcare system in general, only 55.5 per cent said it was either good or very good. Those numbers don’t line up: if the majority of Canadians are having good personal experiences with the health system, why are most people also saying the system works poorly? It seems there is a

disconnect between Canadians’ personal views and their idea of how well the health system works for society at large. What we read in the papers probably has a lot to do with this. Two recent analyses of media coverage over several years, one by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) and the other by researchers Stuart Soroka at the University of Michigan, Antonia Maioni at McGill University and Pierre Martin at the University of Montreal, found that when specific health issues, such as wait times and doctor shortages, received heightened attention in print and on the airwaves, Canadians rated the issues as more important. When the coverage of subjects was more negative in a given year, respondents graded those areas of the system more negatively. Policy experts often describe healthcare as a problem with incompatible solutions. We try to deliver care quickly, cheaply to everyone, everywhere and at the highest quality possible. As we assess each of these measures and make

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constant adjustments to the policy balance, new difficulties arise. What we don’t always take time to note is that, by and large, Canada’s healthcare system is a success. The costs of the Canadian system are about the same as other countries with a similar GDP – and much less than the cost in the U.S. ($4,602 versus $8,745 per capita). Life expectancy in Canada is also similar to other major European countries (and much higher than that of Americans – 81.5 years versus 78.7). The big picture numbers tell a success story. But there’s more to a quality interaction with the health system than

just statistics; there’s also the human touch. My own recent surgery illustrates another winning aspect of the system that is best illustrated through the experiences of two other patients in the surgery wing that day. The hospital told me in advance that all patients needed someone scheduled to pick them up after surgery, in my case my husband. On the day of my surgery, I sat in a waiting room with several other patients as nurses doled out pre-surgery eye drops. The woman next to me did not speak English and there was an obvious problem: it seemed no one had been scheduled to pick her up after surgery. They found someone who could communicate with her in her language in a limited way, and explained that they could not operate without someone to help her home. After about 45 minutes, the hospital staff located a family friend and into surgery she went. Another man that day received special care after the surgery staff discovered that he had planned to walk back to his assisted living facility alone. The

nurses told the man they couldn’t let him walk home, and suggested he take a taxi instead. But he couldn’t afford a taxi. Don’t worry, they said, we can arrange for a taxi to take you back and you won’t have to pay. It’s critical that the quality of medical care in Canada is top notch, but it’s equally important that care be delivered in ways that are sensitive to individual, family and cultural needs – delivered with a human touch. I was impressed that the nurses were taking particular care to make sure that the system worked for everyone. I’m thankful to our health system for seeing clearly now. I hope as we move forward on the perpetual path to reform healthcare in this country – shortening wait times, improving access, enhancing quality – that we keep in mind it’s pretty good to begin with. Noralou Roos is a professor in the department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, and the director and co-founder of EvidenceNetwork.ca.

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Kudos for evening market On behalf of the Steelworkers, Local 480 and its executive, as President of the Local I would like to thank and give kudos to Trail Chamber of Commerce, City of Trail and all the volunteers that organized Trail’s first outdoor evening market on August 20. Judging by the exceptional turnout and support from the citizens of the Greater Trail

and surrounding area, I would have to say that this event was very successful and would definitely support and be involved in other night markets going forth. Local 480 Charities depend on sales of hamburgers and hot dogs at these markets to fundraise for some of their charities, especially the Gordy Steep Sick Children Fund, which supports

and assists the area’s sick children seeking medical treatment out of town. A big thank you to all that supported our fundraising and to Norm Casler for overseeing and making sure everything and everyone’s needs were met on August 20. Let’s do it again! Ammindo DeMedeiros Local USW Local 480, Trail

The world operates through mediocrity. It functions by patchwork, by clumping together, by stopgap solutions. It does not care about excellence. It doesn’t care that things are done well, only that they are done. In the business world, excellence costs money. Excellence requires effort that most do not attain. So you don’t see much of it around. You only see the average, the commonplace, the ordinary. Excellence, instead of being encouraged, is in fact suppressed. Nobody wants to be reminded of how average and ordinary they are, so anyone exhibiting excellence is at best ignored, at worst pushed out of the way, gotten rid of, attacked. You end up with a mediocre

world order that propagates itself. Agreed, we celebrate excellence, in certain areas. Who won first prize, a trophy, a badge. But the truth is there are consequences to living with excellence, consequences that most cannot tolerate. The ‘Excellents’ of the world find it difficult to live with the ‘Ordinary’, and vice versa. It’s either dumb down or try to show them the way to excellence. But that can become intolerable after a while, for both parties. The answer: get rid of the Excellent in your midst, so you won’t be continually reminded of your inadequacies. In business, that usually means promotion, a win-win situation. However, what you end up with

are a few Excellents at the top but many Ordinarys at the bottom. From the business point of view, that adds up to a world of ordinary. I’m sure everyone would like to be excellent at whatever they do, but the truth is most people don’t even try, for reasons I’ve mentioned above. They don’t want to stand out and become a target. So they subscribe to mediocrity, they go along to get along. It’s sad, really. The world would be a much more interesting place if people didn’t try so hard to get along but pursued their own path to excellence. Not to mention, with so few of us around, it’s hard to find good bridge partners. D.A. King Warfield

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Watchdogs take aim at bureaucracy THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Two military watchdogs are opening a joint investigation into how ill and injured soldiers are treated during their transition to civilian life. Veterans ombudsman Guy Parent and Canadian Forces ombudsman Gary Walbourne say they will join forces to look at a system that has been the subject of thousands of

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PEOPLE OBITUARIES BLOUDOFF, GEORGE NICK – It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dear father George Bloudoff, a longtime resident of Salmo. George passed away at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital on August 23, 2014. He was born on February 29, 1924 in Crescent Valley, BC. In 1937 he moved to Kamsack, Saskatchewan with his family where he worked as a farmer. In 1948 he moved back to BC where he resided in Brilliant and met Mary in 1951. They were married in 1952. After they married they moved to Salmo where he resided until his death. He worked for all the local mines in the area and finally retired in 1983 at Cominco. George loved to garden, hook rugs, play solitaire and do his puzzles. He also loved it when the topic of politics came up in a conversation, he could go on for hours and hours on the subject. Not a day went by where you wouldn’t see him watching the Parliament legislature channel or the news. He was also a member of the Canadian Doukhobor Society. He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Mary, his parents Nick and Nellie Bloudoff, sisters Tina Allen, Pauline Apels and Minnie Gray. George is survived by his two daughters Violet (Garry) of Osoyoos and Marlene of Nelson, 3 grandchildren; Jason, Russell and Kelly, 4 great-grandchildren; Colden, Cohen, Sandra and Destiny, nieces and nephews and his best little furry friend Maggie, whom he adored. Sincere thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff who made his last days comfortable. The compassionate care that they provided was outstanding and very much appreciated. Thank you to all the care givers who made our father’s life in his own home happy for his remaining years and also to Cathy Bush for her wonderful work, support and kindness that she gave to him. A graveside service will be held at Boulder Creek Cemetery on Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 1:00pm. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements. “Dad, you will be sadly missed by many and in our hearts forever.” *** MILLER, LAWRENCE – of Fruitvale passed away suddenly and peacefully on August 20, 2014 at the age of 80. He is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Shirley (Underwood), his son Ryan, sisters Edna Bancescu, Elsie Healey, and Gwen Fowler, and by many extended relatives. He was predeceased by his son Adrian in 2011. Lawrence was born in Hercules, Alberta in 1934 and grew up in Fruitvale. He graduated from business school at UBC in 1958, and worked briefly in Calgary before returning to Fruitvale where he operated his own ac-

counting business for many years. He valued his many clients and friends, and his family thanks them for their years of loyalty and friendship. He will be sorely missed. At the family’s request, there will be no service. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Lawrence’s memory can be made to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation at 938 West 28th Avenue Vancouver BC V5Z 4H4 or online at www.bcchf.ca You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca *** LUNN, DAVID (DAVE) JOSEPH – died peacefully on Saturday August 24th at his home in Sidney BC. He leaves Elaine, his wife of 62 years, his sons David (Linda), Brian (Nora), Gary (Alexis), Ralph (Vanessa) and his daughter Margaret. Dave was the proud grandfather of sixteen grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Dave was born to Ruth Harrow Lunn and Leslie Herbert Lunn in Montreal Quebec. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to the Kootenays and settled in Nelson. Upon his graduation from St Joseph’s Academy, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. Dave was deployed on the North Atlantic run escorting convoy ships. Following his service in the military, he attended UBC where he received his law degree. After university, he settled once again in the Kootenays and articled in Nelson. At that pivotal time, Dave met Elaine: the love of his life. He married her in 1953. Dave opened a law practice in Trail and resided there for fifteen years. Dave was proud to be a lawyer. In 1965, he was appointed as an administrative judge for the East Kootenays. He and his family moved to Cranbrook and and established a summer home at Moyie where they made wonderful friends and lived happily for 35 years. Dave’s career as an administrative judge took him to every corner of the Kootenays until he was 71 years of age. In 1991 Dave and Elaine retired in Sidney BC. They loved their time time there and had opportunities to travel extensively to many parts of the world. Dave had a passion for the outdoors. Dave worked until he was 71 years old. Dave was never sick, he never a broke a bone, and he never missed a day of work. Dave had a wonderful life. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dave’s memory can be made to Palliative Care or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church on Friday, August 29th at 11:00 AM. 7742, West Saanich Road, Saanichiton BC.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Marcel Masse, a longtime Quebec politician who served in the cabinet of Brian Mulroney, has died at the age of 78. Masse was elected to the Quebec national assembly in 1966 and 1970 as a member of the Union Nationale and served as a provincial cabinet minister. He was elected to the Commons in the 1984 election that brought Mulroney’s Conservatives to power. He resigned from cabinet in 1993 and did not run in the federal election that year. Mulroney, who saw Masse recently, remembered him as a family man and gentleman who ran a number of senior departments, including Communications, Energy and Defence. “He was very reserved in many ways, soft-spoken in private although he was a great speaker at political meetings,” Mulroney told The Canadian Press. “He’d make his case and if he didn’t win, he would leave with his head up high and a smile on his face and move on to something else.” In particular, Mulroney said Masse adored his time as communications

minister and dealing with Canadian cultural initiatives. “He was a big supporter of Canadian culture, Canadian broadcasting,” Mulroney said in a telephone interview from Toronto. “He worked very hard to secure a cultural exemption with me on the free-trade negotiations with the United States.” Mulroney said Masse was a quick study and could learn a great deal about a portfolio in a brief period of time. That trait allowed him to hold diverse posts. “I think he was a delight to work with,” Mulroney said. “He was undemanding, he was not a prima donna in anyway around the cabinet table. He worked well with his cabinet colleagues.” After leaving federal politics Masse held various non-cabinet positions in the Parti Quebecois governments of Jacques Parizeau and Lucien Bouchard. Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted his condolences to friends and family. “He was devoted to serving his fellow citizens,” Harper said in his tweet.

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Actor issues ALS bucket challenge to prime minister THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has nominated Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do the ice bucket challenge. DiCaprio was in northern Alberta visiting the oilsands to do research for an environmental documentary. The Oscar-nominated star of “The Wolf of Wall Street” posted a video on his Facebook page of him doing the ice bucket challenge with two First Nations chiefs. Afterward, he called out Harper to do the same. Harper’s press secretary says the prime minister had been already challenged by others last week to either dump a bucket of ice water over his head or make a donation, and he’s made a donation to the ALS Association. The association raises money for Lou Gehrig’s

disease research and assistance. “The Prime Minister was challenged by others last week and posted the following message on Twitter: @pmharper: Thanks everyone for the #IceBucketChallenge nominations. Laureen & I will be making a donation to support the @ALSassociation,” Carl Vallee said in an email to The Canadian Press. “Obviously, the donation has been made since (to ALS Canada).” DiCaprio has a long history of involvement with the environment. He sits on the boards of several international conservation organizations and started an environmental charity foundation in 1998. “Hello from Lake Athabasca, we’re here learning about the Canadian tar sands. We took a moment to join the #IceBucketChallenge

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THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - Roofs are one of the most important features of a house, and one of the most expensive, which is why homeowners look to prolong the life of their roof with maintenance. But some maintenance may actually damage it. Tom Williams, president of Aerial Roofing in Victoria, says some minor care and cleanup of a roof is important, but caution is required to avoid removing the granules that protect shingles on asphalt roofs. “Homeowners will go up and sweep their roof,” says Williams. “But they could be sweeping the granules off the asphalt and when it is exposed to the weather it breaks down faster.” Removing debris and cleaning gutters can maintain the integrity of a home’s roof. Williams says getting rid of pine needles and leaves in roof valleys, the intersecting points between two different planes of the roof, keeps water flowing into the gutters. “Properties with big trees can generate a lot of debris,” he says. “The roof can get caught up with that. Debris can create dams that will cause water to move left and right instead of free flowing, which can cause leaks.” Homeowners should also be aware

of moss buildup around protrusions from their roof like chimneys, skylights and plumbing. “Homeowners should remove the moss around those protrusions so the water can flow down into the gutter and off the roof instead of backtracking, and getting in those holes,” says Williams. “But you have to watch with moss removal because it can destroy your roof. Power washing and sweeping removes the granules and exposes the asphalt.” Dallas Huber, president of Dynamic Roofing in Regina, agrees maintenance ensures homeowners get the most life out of their roof. Huber says depending on the kind and quality of the shingles most roofs installed in the last 20 years have a lifespan of 20 to 50 years, but older roofs, such as those constructed of cedar shingles common in the 1970s and ‘80s, may have a lifespan of between 15 and 20 years. Late summer weather in the Prairies can mean hail, which can cause serious damage to a roof because it removes the granules from the asphalt. “Weather is the biggest thing that can damage a roof, along with improper ventilation. If you don’t have enough vents to cool it you’re basically baking it from the inside

and out.” According to Huber, homes erected in and before the ‘80s may not be built to the current code, which has standards regarding how many vents are required to adequately cool a roof. “Adding sufficient vents and making sure there are proper vents can prolong the life of a roof,” says Huber. “Proper ventilation includes making sure the soffit area under the roof is not blocked. Vented soffits and ventilation is a big key to adding life to your roof.” Homeowners who are in the market for a new roof may be overwhelmed with the selection of roofing professionals, but Williams says there are some basic things they should ask before hiring a roofer. “People should do their due diligence when shopping for a roofer,” he says. “Looking into their standings with the Better Business Bureau along with their liability insurance is an important step. “Homeowners also shouldn’t feel embarrassed to ask for customer references, and not just from their favourite customer. References can help answer questions about what the company was like to deal with and what kind of service they provided.”

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It was a torcher on top of City Bakery when Matt Prime from Cleland Roofing & Repair put flames to the store’s new roofing Monday afternoon in downtown Trail. Torch-on roofing is similar to asphalt but heat-adhered to layers of fibreglass, and can be applied in a few hours.

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The Trail Smoke Eaters will swing into their season in a fun if not unlikely fashion as they get set to take on the Greater Trail RCMP and Firefighters on Sept. 3, however, the game won’t be on Cominco ice but on the Butler ball diamond. Following the Smoke Eaters camp this weekend, the team will host a Charity Softball Game at Butler Park against Trail’s finest with the proceeds of the game going to the newly organized Smoke Eater Booster Club, the Special Olympics and the KBRH Foundation critical care campaign, the chosen charities of the RCMP and Trail Firefighters. “I’ve seen it at the professional level and it’s usually a pretty fun event,” said Smokies coach and GM Nick Deschenes. “You raise money for a good cause and it helps people identify with their players a little bit more. There are really so many positives to it . . . and we’re hoping it will become an annual event.” The Smoke Eater Booster Club was resurrected earlier this summer with the

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The Trail Smoke Eaters have thrown down the challenge to the Trail RCMP and Firefighters to have fun and raise funds in a charity softball game at Butler Park on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The community is invited to come out and cheer on their favourite Smoke Eater, RCMP, or firefighter in the inaugural challenge, including from left: RCMP’s Kerry Szkica, Trail Smoke Eaters Jake Lucchini, Craig Martin, Dallas Calvin, Scott Davidson, and Jeremy Lucchini, Trail firefighter Dave Como and Deputy Fire Chief Dan Derby. specific purpose of helping the players with nutrition and fitness, and the softball game is one of it’s first fundraising initiatives. “The reality is, is that there are some things that our players financially, with our team being a cityowned team, we just don’t have endless supplies of money,” said club member Scott Calvin. “We wanted to find a way that we could raise some money to get the players some things that the team otherwise wouldn’t be able to get for them – work-out gear and

pre- and post-game nutrition. Our whole purpose this year is to ‘Fuel the Smokies’,” The booster club is a separate entity from the team, but both work cooperatively towards the same goal – of improving the players and increasing their role in the community. “We are the most senior hockey outfit in town, and if we do the right job in developing young men and being active community members, it’s going to trickle down and it’s going to benefit from top to bottom,” said Deschenes. “So I think

SUBMITTED The 91st Blaylock Ladies Club Championship teed off at Birchbank Golf Course last weekend. Defending champion, Terry Van Horn, added excitement to the tournament by acing the par 3, 13th hole and finishing with a birdie on the par 5 18th hole on the first day, which

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“Our whole purpose this year is to ‘Fuel the Smokies’.” SCOTT CALVIN

The Smoke Eaters executive also pitched in, donating tickets so that all kids who attend the charity softball game will receive free admission to the Smokies’

was played from the red tees. Her score of 80 gave her a 6-stroke lead over fellowcompetitors Maureen Elliott and Susan Kim who both came in with an 86. The second day, played from the white tees, proved to be more challenging, however, Van Horn’s 93 was good enough to maintain the lead and earn her the

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“Home Opener” versus the Penticton Vees Sept. 26. In addition, all adults that make a $20 donation at the game will also receive a free ticket to the home opener against the Vees. “The Smoke Eaters are donating all the tickets to us, and that’s a huge thing,” said Calvin. “We’re really hopeful we get lots of people out. Tom (Gawryletz) and the executive work tirelessly, and there’s only four of them. If it wasn’t for them there would be no team here.” The Firefighters

Blaylock Bowl as club champion two years in a row. Her two-day total of 173 was 2 strokes ahead of runner-up and low-gross winner Maureen Elliott who shot an 89 on the second day for a total of 175. Winner of the Elsie Buchanan trophy for overall low net for the two days was Anita Cameron, with a low

and RCMP will field a team of 16 players to compete against a full Smokies squad, and while it has been a while since the participants have actually took a swing at a softball, they are more than ready to bring it on. “I don’t even know what the rules are going to be . . . but we’re always game for something,” quipped RCMP constable Kerry Szkica. The softball game is a good opportunity for residents to meet the Smoke Eaters as well as the RCMP and Firefighters who serve

net of 138. Elliott also won the Francis Lauriente Rose Bowl for the least putts (60) over the two days. Elliott beat out fellow-competitors Barb Secco and Ann Skinner in a putt-off. Judy Davidson and Janis Bower, family representatives of the Blaylock and Buchanan families, traveled to Trail to join the 27 ladies

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and protect our community. The players will be greeting fans at the gate, interacting with the crowd, and selling 50-50 tickets throughout the game. There will also be an area for kids to play whiffle ball with the players, and full food service at the concession “We want them to be very involved in this,” said Calvin. “This is going to be kids on the field and everybody that’s not on the field is going to be doing something interactive with the people that are there.” See PLAYERS Page 11

who played in the tournament to present the Blaylock Bowl and Elsie Buchanan trophy. Sponsor AM Ford’s Kelly Zaytsoff, presented low-gross and low-net winners their prize of a hybrid club. Low gross winners in the flights were: flight 1-Sophia Park, 180; flight 2-Dana Haas, 201; flight 3-Colleen DeRosa, 211.

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Pictured left to right: Kelly Zaytsoff of AM Ford presents Janis Bower, Anita Cameron, Terry Van Horn, Judy Davidson and Maureen Elliott with their respective awards at the 91st Blaylock Ladies championship at the Birchbank Golf Course on the weekend. See Page 10 for results.

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in partnership with Hockey Canada, announced today that Trent Cassan, head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Yorkton Terriers, will be the head coach of Canada West at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge, scheduled for Dec. 14-20 in Kindersley, Sask. Cassan will be joined by former Trail Smoke Eater Tim Fragle as assistant head coach. Fragle is currently head coach and general manager of the Sherwood Park Crusaders, in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and played two seasons with the Smokies from

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Ames inducted into Canadian Hall THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Stephen Ames never dreamed of one day being inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. Now a Canadian citizen and one of the country’s most successful golfers, Ames was welcomed as the 74th inductee into Canada’s golf shrine during a private ceremony Tuesday at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club. “As a proud Canadian, I am truly humbled by this great honour,” said Ames, who became a citizen in 2003 in his adopted hometown of Calgary. “It kind of adds to the fact of how much Canadians have embraced me - obviously becoming a Canadian citizen and now getting into the Hall of Fame. It’s an added bonus.” Ames has 11 professional tournament wins to his credit, including four on the PGA Tour, the most memorable of which was a sixstroke victory at the 2006 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. “It has been a long jour-

ney, a lot of hours, a lot of miles, a lot of back pains, a lot of learning and a lot of fun,” said the 50-year-old Champions Tour rookie, who’s one of the marquee names scheduled to compete at the Shaw Charity Classic from Friday to Sunday at Canyon Meadows. “It’s hitting home a little bit now for me. It’s the highlight of my career right now, an added trophy to the career that I’ve had, which is wonderful.” Tournament director Sean Van Kesteren is excited to see how Ames will fare once the action gets under way on Friday. “I think he’s motivated,” Van Kesteren said. “He’s still obviously a great player. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, there’s not too many folks that get that honour. Hopefully this will fire him up for the week and he’ll represent Calgary and all the fans that are here to support him.” Having helped to bring the Shaw Charity Classic to Calgary for its inaugural event last year, Ames is now looking forward to hearing

Players help out FROM PAGE 10 To take that further, the Smoke Eaters also plan to enhance their profile within the community and work closer with the City of Trail. “We’re looking to make our players available for really anything in the community, whether it’s moving furniture or shovelling snow,” said Deschenes. “We just want to be out there and give back to the people that I think make all this possible.” Game time is 5:30 p.m. at Butler Park on Wednesday, admission by donation. To volunteer or join the booster club call Bob Davidson or contact the Trail Smoke Eaters at 368-5000. See Thursday’s Trail Times for more on the Smoke Eater’s fall camp.

1997-99. Luke Pierce, head coach and general manager of the Merritt Centennials and Jason Williamson, head coach and general manager, Vernon Vipers, were also named assistants. “I am honoured and excited to be able to work with many of the top CJHL players from all over Western Canada,” said Cassan. “The World Junior A Challenge is a first-class event with premier players from all over the world. My experience at the 2013 event in Yarmouth, N.S., was a positive one, and I look forward to working with the staff and representing Canada West in Kindersley in December.”

his name announced when he tees it up for the first time on Friday in the second instalment of the Champions Tour event. “It’s going to be emotional,” said Ames, whose 15-year-old son Ryan will caddy for him. “I can feel it now coming on. It’s going to be fun for me. On top of that, I’ve got my youngest caddying for me as well. That’s going to be even better in that respect that he’s going to get to enjoy that with me, so I’m looking forward to it very much.” Seeing as how the tournament is being hosted in his own backyard, Ames might have a bit of an advantage over his competitors. “That was the goal was to sleep in my own bed and drive to work, which is nice, rather than have to jump on a plane and fly 15 hours to get there and find a hotel,” he said. If he hopes to contend for top spot, Ames will have to fend off the likes of defending champion Rocco Mediate and Charles Schwab Cup points leader Bernhard

Langer. “Rocco, Bernhard, everybody’s here, which is good,” said Ames, who has played in just one Champions Tour event, finishing tied for 15th at the Senior PGA Championship on May 25. “This tour, a lot of people think is not as competitive. But I’ll tell you what, it is competitive. Those guys are still very hungry and everybody still has pretty much the same game they’ve had.” With eight of the top 10 money winners this season on the Champions Tour in attendance, it won’t be an easy task for Ames to finish atop the leaderboard. “The field’s a little stronger this year and we had a great field last year,” Van Kesteren said. “Bernhard is going to be one that everyone is going to have to chase down. I saw him here (Monday) night on the green, doing his measurements. He’s already done his homework. He obviously wants to win again. I think Rocco will be there as well and I know he’s excited to defend his championship.”

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Deer cull goes to referendum By Craig Lindsay Grand Forks Gazette

It looks like the City of Grand Forks will have a referendum question on the November election ballot; however, it won’t be about water meters. Instead it will be asking people whether they support a local deer cull. A deer cull, which is a method of thinning the herd by trapping and killing deer, has been done in other nearby communities to mixed effect. Councillor Gary Smith, who chairs the local deer committee, said the referendum question is non-binding and will merely be used for information for council. “We essentially want to ask a question of the people whether or not they are in support of a cull as a management option,” said Smith. Smith said the deer committee has done a preliminary look into costs for a deer cull. They’ve also spoken

to local First Nations bands to see if there is “an appetite for them to essentially harvest deer because they’re a people who use all the parts. But no hard costs have been settled on.” Smith said he hopes the deer tracking program the committee is looking at will help determine deer patterns. “It will hopefully help us determine if the animals are actually moving out of the Boundary area or sticking around here. That’ll help us nail down how many animals there are in town and what the resident population really is.” The deer tracking program is a $10,000 program which has yet to receive final council approval. “The Ministry (of Environment) has offered to give us assistance with an inkind contribution of expertise and effort,” he said. “They have the expertise to be able

to tranquilize the animals and tag them and set up the software so we can get the data points.” Smith said they plan to track nine deer including one buck and two does in each of three different herds over two years. “An important thing to figure out is buck movement,” he said. “Bucks are intrinsically shy. We want to know if they are coming in from the hills or are resident bucks; aqnd then to track the movement of the does and figure out specific times.” The deer tracking program is expected to start in the fall. Smith mentioned that East Kootenay cities such as Cranbrook, Kimberley and Invermere have run deer culls. “What our committee is going to look at is holding a conference with the chairs of those committees and share information and share experiences.”

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Last of waterfront sawmill demolished The Nelson Star A set of dry kilns, the last major buildings on the site of the Slocan sawmill, have been demolished. Removal of the Springer Creek Forest Products mill has been underway since last fall. Peter Brisco, CEO of par-

ent company Brisco Wood Preservers, said the demolition contract runs to the end of October. “The buildings are done, but there’s quite a bit of material on site.” Brisco added no decision has been made on the property’s

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assuming their parents are as competent and capable as they always have been. Also, some parents expect grown children with family obligations of their own to do chores that would consume every weekend, when the parents are perfectly able to hire someone to do these jobs. Kids resent this. Otherwise, please be direct. Say, “We are finding it difficult to change the light bulbs in our house because we are unsteady on the stepladder. Could you come by one day this week and take care of that for us? We’d truly appreciate it.” Most kids will step up when

shows love through food, and it also gives her pleasure to see you gorge. But no matter how much food Granny puts on your plate, you are not obligated to finish it. Practice saying “no” sweetly but more convincingly. Spend some time taking one bite and pushing food around on your plate, and then sit back and say, “I’m stuffed! I can’t eat one more thing.” She’ll insist. You’ll repeat. She’ll cajole. You’ll repeat. She’ll act hurt. You’ll repeat. Ask whether you could take the food home (where you can do with it whatever you like). Tell her you love her. Ask her to talk to you about her day. But under no circumstances do you have to eat everything she puts in front of you. Dear Annie: This is for “Mother in Iowa,” whose daughter falsely accused her of physical abuse. What a child interprets as physical abuse may be different from what Mom rec-

ognizes. My mother thought it was OK to pull down my panties and spank me with a paddle in front of my father. I am sure neither she nor my father considered that physical or sexual abuse, but I do. She also bit my finger so

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Dear Annie: We are perplexed as to the actions of our grown children. We were not perfect parents, but consider ourselves to have been pretty good. Our kids grew up in a nice home where friends were welcome, and they were involved in church and extracurricular activities. Now that they have their own homes, my wife and I continue to help by babysitting and lending a hand when needed. But as we find ourselves aging and occasionally needing help from them, no help is forthcoming. Why? What makes adult children tune out the needs of aging parents? We feel hurt by their lack of caring. -- Confused Mom and Dad Dear Mom and Dad: Have you asked your children for specific help? Sometimes parents expect the children to know what they need, but the kids can be oblivious,

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale

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FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

For Sale: New King / double bed spreads, computer desk, grill, rice cookers, grass trimmers, cameras, Tupperware. Phone 250-368-9868

Help Wanted

JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN CASTLEGAR/TRAIL AREAS! We are seeking candidates who are skilled, experienced and flexible to work in our various residential programs throughout the West Kootenays. Potential candidates must have experience dealing with behavior challenges. If you are passionate about working with youth at risk or youth with special needs and want to make a difference in their lives, consider joining our team in the following positions: â€˘ Full Time Residence Workers (24 hour live in shifts - 3 on 3 off) â€˘ Part Time Residence Workers (24 hour live in shifts- 2 per week) â€˘ Casual Residence Workers (24 hour live in shifts as needed) Successful applicants must be able to follow behavior plans/protocols, be positive role models and mentors. For further information on these positions refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under job opportunities. Resumes with cover letterscan be faxed to (250) 851-2977 or emailed to hr@axis.bc.ca Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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250.368.8551 ex. 206

Fruitvale

Genelle

Montrose

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

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

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

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

Warfield Route 195 12 papers Blake Crt,Whitman Way

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

Rossland

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Classifieds Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Transportation

Misc. for Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent

Motorcycles

Kenmore Elite front load washer/dryer (excellent shape) $500. White granite kitchen sink with faucet/spray $125. Call 250-367-7603

TRAIL, 2BDRM. Glenmerry. Newly renoâ€™d, perfect for senior, no stairs. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.

GENELLE, 3BD. Large yard and great family home. Avail. immed. Call 250-367-7996

Misc. Wanted Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 250-499-0251

Real Estate Houses For Sale

House for Sale

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

WANETA MANOR 3 Bdrm. Avail Now Please call

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

Auto Financing

250-231-3347 or 250-368-0016

Duplex / 4 Plex 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

250-498-7585 cell 250-498-3519 res FOR SALE- singlewide Mfg. home by river in Whispering Pines MHP. 70â€™x14â€™ with addition-15â€™x10â€™, giving 1200+ sq.ft. total area. 3bdrms, 2baths, open interior design, workshop, garden with storage/tool shed. Double car parking, sidewalks, decorative rock-work features. Asking $99,900- in serene Genelle neighbourhood. Call 250-5128087 or 250-512-9087 to view.

Open Houses Home for Sale-Sunningdale. Move-in ready 1549sqft. incl. bsmt. 2bdrm/1bath/gas heat /central AC/insulated. New flooring & paint. Kitchen updated-new stainless fridge, stove, DW. Bathroom updated-new white fixtures. Updated windows/ new window coverings. 60â€™x107â€™ lot with fenced, secure, private yard/garden area/two sheds, one plumbed with gas/electricity. Large carport, workshop, covered patio. Yard access through large gate. Roof redone 8yrs. 735sqft. basement-half finished with washer, dryer, laundry tub, recently serviced furnace and gas hot water tank. Plenty of storage. Priced to sell at $189,900. Open to offers. Call 250-364-1940. See photos Kijiji Ad ID 1011459826

2006 Honda CBR600 RR only 11,500 kms. Green and white. Asking $4700 obo

Transportation

Sunningdale, Trail

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TRAIL, 2BD., N/S, N/P. Available immediately. 250367-7558

W.TRAIL, 1 or could be 2 bdrm. $575./mo. Phil 250-5510267

250-368-8423

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

TRAIL, 2BD. cozy, character house in Lower Warfield. Ref. $700./mo. 208-267-7580

TRAIL, 3bdrm. f/s, w/d, basement, fenced yard, quiet area. 250-368-6612 / 250-231-1125

1st Trail Real Estate

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

Rhonda

MLS#

Fruitvale 299,000

2399317

Rhonda

MLS#

2399752

E.TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850./mo. 250-365-9306, 250365-5003 E.TRAIL, Exec.style home, 2bd, 1bth. Gas-BBQ, F/S, D/W, W/D, N/S, N/P. Excellent location .Ref.req. $1000/mo +util. Call 250-231-6768

Rhonda

MLS#

2397878

Warfield 189,900

Rhonda

MLS#

Fruitvale 149,000

2393875

Rhonda

MLS#

Fruitvale 194,000

2400173

Rhonda

MLS#

2392778

OPEN HOUSE

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

Trail 169,000

NEW LISTIN

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

Trail 194,900

Cars - Sports & Imports 2001 Toyota Highlander, AWD; V6, original owner; well maintained, good condition, good summer tires, 4 studded winter tires on rims used only 1 season , Block Heater, Roof rack, A/C, 305,000 mostly hwy kmâ€™s, no accidents. $5400 obo. 250-489-3146 Cranbrook

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Warfield 144,900

Nathan

MLS#

2395554

Nathan

New Price!

We can deliver your flyer right to the door!

MLS#

2397764

Rossland 299,900 MLS#

Sat,Aug. 30 STARTS AT 12NOON 2246 7th Ave Trail $98,000 Nathan MLS# 2400280 s 292.5 acre e Sub dividabl

3.7 Acres

Rossland 199,900

Marie-Claude

Rossland 294,000

Rossland 998,000

2395423

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2395984

MLS#

2398348

ished

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we will insert and deliver your flyer right to your customersâ€™ doorsteps.

Rossland 299,900

Rossland $ 69,000

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2400256

Marie-Claude

MLS#

2216910

Rossland $ 59,900

Marie-Claude

5.1 Acres

New Price!

MLS#

2395154

Triplex

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent BEAVER FALLS, 3BDRM 2bath, f/s, w/d, large yard. $800/mo. +util. 250-362-3316 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. GLENVIEW APTS. Spacious, quiet 1&2 bdrm. apts. available. 250-368-8391 PARKSIDE APARTMENTS. Large 1bdrm., insuite laundry, AC, secure quiet building. Call Richard 250-368-7897

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Fruitvale 139,900

Rob

MLS#

2393806

Rob

10 Acres

Call your

Fruitvale 399,000

Rob

MLS#

2215924

Rob

MLS#

2397114

Double Lo

Fruitvale 229,500

2397558

Trail 134,000

Updated

rep today! 250.368.8551

Lonnie ext.201 â€˘ l.hart@trailtimes.ca Dave ext.203 â€˘ dave@trailtimes.ca

Renata 235,500

MLS#

Montrose 158,900

2396677

Rob

MLS#

2397280

Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153

Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222

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Houses For Sale

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Trail Times

Classifieds Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

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

MLS#2400263

Warfield $165,000 E OM NC DI O GO

MLS#2398820

Glenmerry $245,000

MLS#2399178

AN KE R MAOFFE

ICE PR SHED SLA

MLS#2393279

Fruitvale $149,000

MLS#2393760

Redstone $789,800 W NE

G TIN LIS

Montrose $219,000

MLS#2218280

Fruitvale $459,000

MLS#2389454

ER CT RAME A CH HO

MLS#2399818

East Trail $169,500

LY ESH D FR INTE PA

MLS#2397445

MLS#2397444

Ross Spur $329,900

East Trail $129,900

MLS#2399060

Trail $160,000

MLS#2398012

Trail $145,000 ST LOTS LAN G I ILD BU

MLS#2394155

Emerald Ridge $100,000

MLS#2394307

Waneta Village $110,000 E ALU DV O GO

T EA N GR ATIO C O L

MLS#2399121

Salmo $269,900 incl. GST NG MI AR CH

MLS#2398745

S OT 2L

East Trail $167,300

MLS#2398569

East Trail $257,000 E LU VA AT E GR

Glenmerry $254,900

MLS#2399556

Annable $179,000

MLS#2400244

MLS#2398323

East Tail $128,000 ICE PR SHED A SL

East Trail $179,900

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MLS#2400223

MLS#2397444

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Fruitvale $379,900

MLS#

East Trail $129,000 N PLA EN P O

Glenmerry $184,900

MLS#2397463

MLS#2399695

PER N SU ATIO C LO

MLS#

ILY AM D FME O GO HO

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Trail $135,000

SE RPO G I-PUISTIN T L MU EW L N

Oasis $159,000

MLS#2394858

Glenmerry $227,000

MLS#2399761

Trail $89,000

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MLS#2397286

Fruitvale $299,900

MLS#2399792

Beaver Falls $309,000

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MLS#2399453

West Trail $129,900

MLS#2398692

Salmo $199,500

Contact Our Realtors

S OM RO D BE

MLS#2400049

Trail $149,500

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

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

Looking to open the door to a new home? Check out our classiďŹ ed pages and beyond for local real estate listings.

Trail Times Wednesday, August 27, 2014

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

VERNON

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

PENTICTON

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

ANDRES WIRELESS

NG YI BU

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

VERNON

WEST KELOWNA

KAMLOOPS

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

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

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

Villiage Green Mall (250) 542-1496

PENTICTON

ANDRES WIRELESS Cherry Lane Mall (250) 493-4566

KELOWNA

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

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

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

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

VERNON

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

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KAMLOOPS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES B USINESS ANDRES CAR AUDIO

745 Notre Dame Drive WE(250) WILL NOT BE BEAT! 851-8700

CASTLEGAR

Aberdeen Mall (250) 377-8880

CRANBROOK

215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall (250) 377-8007

200-1965 Columbia Ave. 101 Kootenay St. North (250) 365-6455 (250) 426-8927

TELUS KIOSK

NELSON

Chahko Mika Mall (250) 352-7258

300 St. Paul Str. (250) 377-3773

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

154 Victoria Str (250) 314-9944

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

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Trail Times

Flowers add touch of gold to Park

Guy Bertrand photo

A crop of yellow daisies near the Family Monument in downtown Trail was soaking up the late August sunshine on Tuesday morning.

The Local Experts™

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

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

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

STING NEW LI

Mark Wilson

250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca

966 Upper China Creek Road, Genelle

1604 Wilmes Lane, Trail

$129,000

212 Haig Street, Warfield

$209,000

3249 Lilac Crescent, Trail

$265,000

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

This 3 bdrm 2 bath home offers great outdoor living with a lovely deck out front and a large covered deck at the back. Both bathrooms have been recently renovated, among other upgrades. At this price it will go quick!

Immaculate 3 bdrm home with workshop and garage. Bright and sparkling clean. You will enjoy the indoor space as well the private back yard and peaceful setting. Call your realtor for your personal viewing.

This house is “perfect”. Updates abound with 200 amp. electrical, updated plumbing, torch-on roofing, beautiful kitchen and very large covered deck. Great private yard. This home is waiting for you, just pack up your bags and move on in.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

$269,000

Terry Alton

250-231-1101 239 Simonds Street, Warfield

$110,000

Cute as a button with updated wiring, plumbing and new flooring. Covered carport, shed, sun deck and fenced yard. Check it out, you will be pleasantly surprised! Call Christine (250) 512-7653

terryalton@shaw.ca

Tonnie Stewart

250-365-9665

tonniestewart@shaw.ca

Jodi Beamish

ICE NEW PR

250-231-2331

jodi.beamish@century21.ca

Mary Martin

250-231-0264 1645 Victoria Avenue, Rossland

$289,900

1463 Bay Ave, Downtown Trail

For Lease

269 Railway Lane, Trail

$147,900

1845 3rd Street, Fruitvale 1665 Maida Road, Christina Lake

$219,000

3 bdrm, 3 bath family home large 27x28 covered deck. Fireplace, walkout basement with huge rec-room, workshop, covered parking and new roof. Garage and tons of storage complete this package.

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.

Great solid family home - 4 plus bdrms - 1.5 baths - 2 kitchens located close to downtown Trail modern décor with updates Call your REALTOR® for your viewing.

Excellent retreat -fantastic flat comer lot - ideal building site or place to locate your trailer or fifth wheel- water -septic - power are all done!

SELLER MOTIVATED! This large 3 bed/3 bath home is the perfect project. Get in now and finish the renovations to your taste. Most of the electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall and windows have been done. Come check it out!

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Art (250) 368-8818

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

ICE NEW PR

$94,900

NEW G LISTIN

mary.martin@century21.ca

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

31 Hillside Drive, Trail

$169,000

2200 Highway 3B, Fruitvale

956 Spokane Street, Trail

Looking for one-level living? 3 bed home with large kitchen and original hardwood floors. Single car garage & room to park an RV, a covered patio for summer barbeques and a tiered back yard with mature landscaping.

4 bdrm Fruitvale home on 4 acres!

Excellent investment opportunity! Call for revenue details! Do not miss out!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

NEW

LISTING

$259,000

NEW

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

$133,900

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

PRICE

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

christine.albo@century21.ca

4206 Ross Spur Road, Ross Spur 2017 Valleyview Drive, Trail 2040 McBride Street, Trail

$149,000

This Shaver’s Bench home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath. The price is right. Call today!

This house has is all... great location with a fabulous view of the river. 4 beds/2 baths and plenty of room for the whole family. Have your REALTOR(R) call today for an appointment to view.

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

$115,500

$1,200,000

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

www.kootenayhomes.com

PRIVATE RETREAT! This spectacular home is located 25 acres of healthy treed property with Beaver Creek running through. The home has over 4200 square feet of finished space, with high ceilings, hardwood floors, deluxe kitchen and views galore! You have to see it to believe it!

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com