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Nomination packages are ready for pick up for those with political aspirations in Trail and the surrounding area. Candidates for the Nov. 15 civic election can drop by city and town offices for the information package that includes, what every candidate needs to know, such as appointing a campaign manager and scrutineer, or how to retain volunteers to handle logistics and distribute flyers. So far, there’s not been a lot of movement locally, but Warfield’s longtime Chief Election Officer (CEO), Allana Ferro, said that’s not unusual with the nomination period still a month away. But she’s hoping to see some interest closer to that time, noting that nomination packages are available at the village office from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. In the Silver City, two mayoral candidates, Mike Martin and Doug Jones, have publicly announced their intent to run; Trail councillor Robert Cacchioni has stated he will seek re-election; and first-time candidate, Lisa Pasin, recently announced she’s running for a seat on council. In the Beaver Valley, Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk confirmed he’s seeking a second term at a July council meeting, and to date, the village has had one nomination package picked up, but there’s been no one else officially step forward with an announcement. Fruitvale’s Mayor Patricia Cecchini said last year that she will seek reelection, however no one has picked up the nomination package or indicated a run for council, noted the village’s CEO, Sera Wilcox. The nomination period for councils and the school board trustees opens at 9 a.m. Sept. 30, and ends Oct. 10 at 4 p.m., which gives candidates seven weeks to consider running and file the necessary paperwork. See TERMS, Page 2
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The summer market in Trail has been a great sounding board for supporters of the proposed library/ museum project. Now it’s time to rev up the Trail Riverfront Centre campaign because the Nov. 15 civic election includes a referendum question that asks Silver City voters to yeaor-nay a $6.2 million city loan for a new integrated facility. “We are going full steam ahead,” said Barbara Gibson, the Trail and District Public Library’s board chair. “We’ve been at every market to engage the community and answer questions about a new library. And so far, the response has been positive.” Design plans for the 18,000 square-foot structure are still in the conceptual phase pending the referendum results, but the library board, Friends of the Library, and the Trail Historical Society have a plan to get the word out to voters that a new facility would be a great asset to the community. Gibson said much of the feedback she has received during Friday’s Trail Market on the Esplanade has been related to the library’s poor access especially since changes were made to the Trail Memorial Centre entrance. “People seem to be enthusiastic about moving the library because the access is worse now than it’s ever been,” explained Gibson. “Some have told me they stopped coming to the library because it’s too difficult to get it, which is very sad. The whole concept of a library is that it’s available to everyone.” Plans to promote a new library/ museum are in the works and include sponsored billboards to improve the project’s visibility around the city, various community engagements and ‘Vote Yes’ buttons that will be available on market days and at the library. See FUNDING, Page 3
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Pend D'Oreille Recreation Area was closed for a few days back in early July because of “unruly guests” and heavy drinking, but ever since re-opening, things have been going smoothly. Sabrina Locicero, stakeholder engagement officer with BC Hydro, the operators of Pend D'Oreille and Buckley Campground, says things have continued to operate as usual since security was hired for the site. “Things have gone really well and we have maintained the security presence,” she said, adding that the security personnel wasn't just around to enforce rules, but to educate as well.
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FROM PAGE 1 This time around, the election term has been upped from three to four years, which could have some members of the community thinking twice before throwing a hat into the ring. Ali Grieve, Area A director for the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary says the extra year isn’t a deterrent for her and con-
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“They are also helping instruct people on what the rules are. Things have been good.” The plan, for now, is to keep security at the recreation area until the end of the season, which according Locicero, is Sept. 30. “At this point, we are focusing on this recreation season and we are going to maintain security until the end of the season,” she said, mentioning that with the long weekend ahead, there are going to be a few extra people on site. “We are going to have extra security there for the long weekend because we expect high use.” The park has been consistently busy, she said, especially on weekends and in
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after work hours. For next season, BC Hydro will be opening as usual, but security details haven’t been decided upon. “Right now, the plan is to have it open again for families and the day-use area for people to use,” she said. At the beginning of July, BC Hydro received complaints from visitors to the recreation site about some other guests abusing the public area. The complaints included threats of violence, excessive alcohol consumption and “other unsafe activities.” The decision was made to close the day-use area until the situation could be resolved and a plan was in place. The overnight camping area remained open.
firmed she will be running again. “I believe people should be prepared to enlist for two terms, which is now an 8-year commitment,” she said. “This may turn people off, especially if they are still in the workforce, or have a young family.” Salmo’s village office has been handing out nomination packages and had a number of people
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Funding sought to help project FROM PAGE 1 “The ‘Friends’ are going with a full scale campaign along with the historical society,” Gibson added. “So please come out and ask some questions.” The modern integrated facility could cost Trail taxpayers an increase of $72 in municipal taxes, but all entities involved have been actively pursuing additional funding sources in hopes of reducing the net cost to the city. The City of Trail submitted an application for $500,000 in funding from Columbia Basin Trust and is awaiting a decision from its board this fall. So far, the Trail Historical Society has been granted $20,000 from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance towards the building’s capital costs for a museum and gallery space. “Some of the things we’ll be doing jointly with the library board is meeting with community groups to talk about the benefits of the facility,” said Jamie Forbes, the society’s board president. “Our goal is to get the referendum passed,” he continued. “So the next two months is really about getting our message out to the public, so people are informed and know that the project is worthwhile and should be supported.” Forbes addressed concerns from the community regarding the size of the designated lot compared to the proposed building’s dimensions – because the design plans show a 9,000 square-foot facility constructed on a 7,500 square-foot lot. “We have been getting this question all the time at the market,” he said. “The current concept was developed for budgetary purposes and a lot of work hasn’t been done in detail. An architect will be hired (if referendum passes) to finalize the design plans.” The footprint of the building presently shows that the structure will envelop about 15 feet of the Helena Street roadway, added Forbes. “It will probably use the sidewalk and a bit of the parking but there could be changes to our current plan. The concept concentrated on the size, layout and functionality of the building and that probably won’t change much.”
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Rossland structures nominated for B.C.’s Best Buildings By Jim Sinclair Rossland News
A pair of architectural gems, well-known and loved by Rosslanders and visitors alike, are on a list of nominees for a distinct honour. The buildings are the local
courthouse and the Miners’ Hall. A smaller list is to be compiled, made up of the top 100 buildings in the province. As you can well imagine there are plenty to choose from.
Considering the number in Greater Vancouver and Victoria, for starters, it’s easy to see how 100 is not a large number when taking the whole province into account. Ten West Kootenay Boundary buildings are in the
running in the Architecture Foundation of BC’s 100 Best Buildings contest including the Gerick Cycle and Sports building in Trail and the old schoolhouse outside Fruitvale. Voting ends on Sept.. 28.
Fiddlers on stage for final Music in the Park performance of season Grapevine is a public service provided by the Trail Times and is not a guaranteed submission. For full list of events visit trailtimes.ca. Music • Tonight, Gyro Park at 7 p.m., Kootenay Savings Music in the Park presents the Old-Time Fiddlers with Walter Crockett. Bring a lawn chair. Toonie donation requested. Other • Tickets on sale now for the White Night gala Sept. 12 in the White Garden at Jubilee Park in downtown Trail. Communities in Bloom is asking locals to come out for an elegant catered evening, music and key
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Province proposes two-week truce with teachers By Jeff Nagel BC Local News
The province has proposed a two-week truce with striking teachers to at least allow B.C. schools to reopen as scheduled next week while a mediated settlement is pursued. The idea of a cooling-off period allowing classes to start while mediated talks proceed was put to B.C.
Teachers Federation president Jim Iker by Education Minister Peter Fassbender and government negotiator Peter Cameron. There was no deal between the two sides but Cameron said he felt progress was made in the 90-minute meeting Wednesday afternoon. Iker called for mediation to begin Thursday but indicat-
ed he needed union membership approval to halt picketing. The B.C. Public School Employers Association would also pledge to suspend lockout activity. “Government has no plan to legislate an end to this dispute and we are not asking either the BCTF or BCPSEA to give up their right to strike or lockout,” Fassbender
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THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Residents who have tended gardens for years along an abandoned stretch of rail line in south Vancouver will be waiting and watching over the next few weeks to learn whether their endangered landscapes will be spared. Canadian Pacific Railway had been demolishing garden plots along a community greenery in one neighbourhood, but the company put that work on hold Wednesday to meet with senior city officials. CP Rail said it has agreed to suspend track maintenance on its land for the next two to three weeks in an area known as the Arbutus corridor. “CP willingly participates in these meetings and is hopeful a resolution may be reached,” spokeswoman Breanne Feigel wrote in an emailed statement. “If a reasonable solution has not been found in this time frame, CP will resume work in preparation for rail operations.” Residents have used sections of the former 11-kilometre track
as a greenway since CP stopped running trains about 14 years ago, but the company announced plans earlier this summer to remove the gardens and renew rail operations. The city and CP have held multiple discussions over the years about developing the private land for combined uses such as a greenway, public transportation, community gardens and eco-density development. Faced with a stalemate over a “valuable asset,” the company said it had to look at best uses for the corridor. CP gave residents notice in June to remove personal items, sheds and gardens by July 31. Kate Wilczak, who has been nurturing crops in the Arbutus Victory Gardens for four years, said the announcement that CP’s work to clear the rail corridor has stopped - at least for now - has given herself and her fellow green thumbs fresh hope. “It’s a bit hard when you’re facing a corporation,” said Wilczak, whose garden has yet to be disturbed by CP. “It’s a positive step. We’re really hopeful that CP is able to negotiate something.”
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said. “We are just asking them to voluntarily stand down and let classes start while the parties are in mediation.” Veteran mediator Vince Ready has been monitoring the talks and has indicated he is prepared to step in if he decides the two sides have come close enough to put a deal in reach. Fassbender’s proposal also calls on the union to set aside potential grievances arising from the last court ruling, now under appeal by the province. “The demand on potential grievances is nearly a quarter of a billion dollars a year. This matter is before the courts and will be addressed through
the appeals process,” Fassbender said. “I’m not asking the BCTF to do anything prejudicial to their court case, but setting this issue aside as the appeals process takes place gives mediation a chance to succeed.” Fassbender said setting aside the grievances isn’t a precondition for mediation but said he believed doing so would allow focused talks on the key issues: wages and class size and composition. “My hope is that it would move the parties into a zone where mediator Vince Ready sees an opportunity to start productive mediation.” He said the government side is ready to begin mediated talks as soon as Ready gives a green light.
Costly cleanup for contaminated island THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Contaminating a B.C. island with chemicals used to manufacture explosives has cost a supplier of paints and coatings $4.75 million. James Island is located off the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, and at various times between 1913 and 1985 it was home to the manufacturing and storage of explosives like TNT, black powder, nitroglycerin and products used in fertilizers and fuels. The island was owned by ICI Canada Inc., which recently changed its name to PPG Architectural Coatings Canada Inc., until 1988, except for about five years in the 1970s. The island’s new owner, J.I. Properties Inc., purchased it in August 1994 but took the coatings’ company to court, arguing it had spent more than $5.2 million cleaning up soil contaminated by explosives, cyanide, metals and petroleum hydrocarbons. Justice Nigel Kent says that under B.C. law the “polluter pays” principle imposes an absolute liability on any person who causes a site to be contaminated. He says it’s fair and just to require the coatings’ company to reimburse the new owner for reasonably incurred remediation costs and set the bill at $4.75 million.
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Sky’s the limit for new hotel By Alistair Waters Kelowna Capital News
A plan to build a 24-storey lakefront hotel in downtown Kelowna has crossed its final hurdle following city council’s decision to allow it to be higher than council’s current 19-storey limit for new buildings downtown. While there was little doubt the proposal to build the hotel at the foot of Queensway by Edmonton-based Westcorp would be approved given council had already said yes to other aspects of the project and has sold a portion of the yet-tobe closed Mill Street to the company to accom-
modate the development, the proposal still drew enthusiastic praise from the mayor and some of his councillors. Mayor Walter Gray, who led a round of applause by some on council after they voted to approve the height variance and other minor setback variances, praised Westcorp president Phil Milroy for his patience in getting his proposal approved. “If there was ever an award for patience, Phil Milroy would get it,” said Gray referring to the fact the plan was in the works for more than 15 years and has gone through several
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variations. In the past, some of the variations were controversial, including one dubbed CD21 because of the development zone that would have been created to allow it and another that included two large towers on the site. Long-time city councillor Robert Hobson said he felt the the project is exactly what that end of Bernard Avenue has “always deserved,” and described the planned elliptical tower sitting on a four-story podium building as a unique piece of architecture. “This will be iconic,” said Hobson. Coun. Andrew Blanleil noted there has been virtually no public opposition to the project, exemplified by the fact that,
in his words, the city received no “flak” for agreeing to close Mill Street and sell a portion of it to Westcorp. The city received 57 letters of support for the project from a wide variety of local business groups and individuals. But the biggest smile of the evening was worn by Milroy. While he cautioned there is still a great deal of work to be done—detailed design work will take six to eight months before the two-year building project can start—he conceded he was very happy and excited. “It’s taken longer than we thought it would when we started but this is great,” he said following the council vote Monday night.
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Teen has close call with cougar THE CANADIAN PRESS WATERTON, Alta. - An Edmonton-area teenager says her close call with a cougar in Waterton Lakes National Park won’t stop her from hiking in the future. Mykaela Belter, who is 17, was on a trail with her family in the southern Alberta park on Monday when the wild cat jumped out and grabbed her. She and her sister screamed. But it was her dad yelling at the mountain lion that scared it away. Mykaela has some scratches, but is fine after having them looked at in hospital. A Parks Canada spokesman says the cougar was located and destroyed. “My sister and I were slightly apart from the group, walking in front,” Mykaela recalled Tuesday. “We were talking and laughing and being noisy. “I passed a bush and it rustled, and when I turned to look, a cougar jumped out and it grabbed my side and lower back.” But the teen from St. Albert, Alta., said she isn’t nervous about further walks in Waterton park. “No! I want to go up on Bear’s Hump (trail) and climb to the top. But mom doesn’t want me to go hiking again - at least not on this trip.” Dennis Madsen, the park’s resource conservation manager, said the cougar was shot by wildlife officers after it threatened a second group of hikers just south of the townsite. “The two officers went right to the trailhead and proceeded up the trail to see if they could find the cougar,” Madsen said. “One of the officers came across the cougar with a group of hikers right next to the cougar, and the cougar was being aggressive towards the hikers.” The attack is very unusual behaviour for a cougar, because the animals normally avoid people, he said. “Cougars are very secretive, very shy by nature. They’re obviously very good at moving through the bush and they become aware of us if we’re on the landscape long before we’re aware of them.”
New Brunswick
University makes changes to frosh fun THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX - Keeping frosh week activities fun and engaging for students while at the same time respectful and inclusive is a pressing challenge facing Canadian universities, says a leading expert who helped a university last year in the aftermath of a chant that glorified nonconsensual sex with underage girls. Prof. Wayne MacKay led a three-month study into campus-based sexual violence at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax after a video surfaced showing student leaders singing a chant about underage, non-consensual sex to about 400 new students at an event during orientation week. “(Orientation) still has to be fun, but in a way that’s respectful, that’s safe and that’s appropriate,” said MacKay, a law professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax who has also served as executive director of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission and headed a provincial task force on bullying and cyberbullying. “This is an issue on every campus and I think people are looking at the issue of frosh week and orientation in a different way, trying to make it more substantive.”
Canada Post reports profit in last quarter THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The Canada Post Group of Companies reported Wednesday a net profit of $67 million in the second quarter, boosted by growth in its parcel delivery business and lower pension costs. The result was up from a loss of $50 million in the same period a year ago. Revenue for the group, which includes the postal service, the Purolator courier service and other businesses, totalled $2.007 billion for the 13 weeks ended June 28, up from $1.862 billion a year ago. The results came as the Canada Post division, the group’s largest division, earned $42 million in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $71 million in the same period a year earlier. The traditional post office segment saw its revenue from oper-
ations climb 10 per cent to $1.56 billion, up from $1.35 billion in the comparable period of 2013, helped by higher stamp prices, provincial elections in Ontario and Quebec and increased parcel shipments. Transactional mail revenue was $823 million, up from $732 million a year ago, even as the volume of mail slipped 2.3 per cent. Parcel revenue increased by 11.3 per cent to $353 million in the second quarter compared with $322 million a year ago. Direct marketing revenue slipped to $308 million from $310 million, while other revenue totalled $75 million, up from $71 million in the same quarter last year. Also helping boost the results was a $58-million reduction in employee benefit costs due to strong pension fund investment returns and
an increase in interest rates used to calculate pension costs. However, the company warned that future employee benefit costs, including pensions, continue to be “high volatile and unpredictable.” Meanwhile, Purolator earned $20 million for the quarter on revenue from operations of $427 million, up from a profit of $18 million on $412 million in revenue in the same quarter last year. Canada Post’s logistics business, which includes SCI Group, earned $3 million on $52 million in revenue from operations, up from $2 million on $43 million in revenue a year ago. The Crown corporation announced a plan late last year to phase out home delivery within five years and raise stamp prices. It also said it would look to eliminate 6,000 to 8,000 positions over
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Crews set to battle ‘dumpcano’ again THE CANADIAN PRESS IQALUIT, Nunavut - Fire crews are getting ready to start pumping water on a fire in the Iqaluit city dump that has been smouldering since May. “We’re trying to set up and trying to put water onto this thing,” fire chief Luc Grandmaison said Wednesday. “We’re putting all the equipment together and (hope to) be able to pump from the sea.” The fire, known locally as the
“dumpcano,” has been burning deep within a massive pile of garbage. The combustion is centred somewhere within untold numbers of household garbage bags in a section of the dump about the size of a football field and up to four storeys deep. There are no flames. But the subsurface heat reaches to 2,000 C. The heart of the blaze is too deep for firehoses to reach. The pile of garbage is too unstable to attack with backhoes or other equipment.
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Lessons to learn from Mount Polley
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.C.’s economy – already facing what seems like the perfect economic storm of stagnant job growth, an acute skills shortage and the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on First Nation land title claims – can now add one more low pressure system into that mix: the Mount Polley Mine disaster. In its wake to date: government announced delays to Imperial Metals’ Red Chris Mine and the suspension of the environmental assessment of the Morrison open-pit mine project northeast of Smithers. For the mining sector – who had wanted environmental assessments and mine approvals reduced from upwards of ten years to as little as three – Mount Polley threw a big wet dish rag on that one as well. But what hurts the most about Mount Polley? It may prove – at least in part – to be self-inflicted, laying waste to that old cliché that ‘a penny saved is a penny earned.’ In its obsession to balance the budget at all
costs, the B.C. government may have overlooked the fact that cutting corners doesn’t always payoff in the long run. Sometimes you need to spend money in order to save it. As part of its 2001 ‘Core Services Review: The Original’ (not the sequel), the government of Gordon Campbell cut the publicsector by roughly 7,000 positions. Red tape was out, deregulation was in. Industry – according to the senior mandarins of the day – could be trusted to inspect itself for the most part, with an occasional personal appearance from a government inspector but never obtrusively so. Despite early warning signs from the Walkerton tragedy in Ontario that cutbacks might not work out so well, the Campbell government continued on its merry cost-cutting ways. A few months later, in 2002, Justice Dennis O’Connor – who had been appointed by the Ontario government to conduct the Walkerton Inquiry – formally concluded that government cutbacks had
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made the environment ministry less capable of identifying and dealing with environmental problems. Fast forward to 2010, when the Testalinden Dam burst near Oliver, B.C. Commenting on the failure at the time, B.C. Public Safety Minister Michael de Jong stated: “going forward, we will ensure communities are better protected from this kind of risk.” That commitment didn’t work out so well. And just as there were early warnings over the Testalinden Dam, there were also warnings over Mount Polley. If the lessons from Walkerton and Testalinden
didn’t sink in, maybe this time they will. As they say: third time lucky. Some of those lessons start at the top. First: political leaders who like parades need to be present when communities are hurting and shouldn’t have to be chased by the media to show up. All point bulletins shouldn’t have to be issued for key ministers to report for duty either. It sucks when things go wrong on your holidays, but you signed up for the job. And that means being available to your office 24/7, 365 days of the year. Out of cell phone range doesn’t cut it. The government needs to shoot straight with the public. No more references to toxic sludge as “fine sand” or comparing a tailings dam breach with an “avalanche” or saying “this shouldn’t have happened.” British Columbians had that last one figured out all on their own without the assistance of the B.C. Government and Public Engagement Office. The government’s
duty, first and foremost, is to British Columbians, not the shareholders of Imperial Metals. They can handle their own PR. Stop trying to defy gravity. Case in point: in an August 8 interview on CBC Radio, Environment Minister Mary Polak claimed that “the number of inspections of mines has not changed,” since the B.C. Liberals came to power in 2001. On the very same day, David P. Ball reported in The Tyee that the number of mine inspections in 2001, “were nearly double the number as there were in 2012.” And while it may seem an eternity ago, only last year British Columbians were being promised yellow brick roads paved with $100 billion in LNG prosperity gold. Promises that seem more fanciful by the day. But despite that hoopla, the single biggest job creation project in B.C. for 2014 may very well be the clean-up at the Mount Polley Mine. Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.
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t is quite possible for sol- and Russian self-propelled diers to cross a frontier “by artillery units have entered accident on an unmarked Ukraine in the Krasnodon area section,” and that is how to support their attacks. Moscow explains the capture Another Russian force, of a group of Russian para- including tanks, crossed the troopers on Ukrainian terri- border on 24 August fifty km. tory last weekend. Poor lambs, south of Donetsk, the capital they just wandered across the of the other rebel province, border by mistake. When they and is trying to open a corriget home, they’ll dor to that city. have to be sent (The captured on a refresher paratroopcourse in crossers were part country navigaof that force, tion. which is curThe flaw in rently stalled this story is that near Ilovaisk.) the ten captured And on 25 Russian solAugust a colGWYNNE diers, from the umn of Russian 331st Regiment armour crossed of the 98th into Ukraine Guards Airborne well to the World Affairs Division, were south, heading caught in a group of unmarked west along the coast of the Sea vehicles 20 kilometres inside of Azov towards the port city Ukraine. That’s a third of the of Mariupol. way from the Russian border This last incursion, preto the besieged rebel city of sumably an attempt to open Donetsk, and it’s really hard to a third front and relieve the explain away as a navigational pressure on the two besieged error. cities, has now occupied Besides, there is plenty of Novoazovsk, about thirty other evidence (though no km. east of Mariupol. The other video interviews with Ukrainian forces say they captured Russian troops) destroyed a dozen armoured to show that there is now infantry carriers there, but in a three-pronged Russian the end they were driven out. offensive underway in east- Russian helicopter gunships ern Ukraine. There are prob- also killed four Ukrainian borably fewer than a thousand der guards and wounded three Russian regular army troops others in an attack on a boron Ukrainian territory at the der post east of Luhansk on moment, but their purpose Tuesday. is clearly to stop the collapse It’s not yet all-out war of the pro-Russian rebels and between Russia and Ukraine, reverse the momentum in the but there is no doubt that ground war. Ukrainian forces are now in Last week the Ukrainian direct combat with Russian forces finally cut the last troops on several fronts. remaining road from Russia to Russia still officially denies all the besieged city of Luhansk, this, of course, but its denials shortly after a large con- are not meant to be believed. voy of Russian trucks vio- Rather than see the separalated Ukrainian sovereignty tist forces that Moscow has and drove up that road to sponsored in the two eastern deliver “humanitarian” aid Ukrainian provinces simply to the city. The rebel forces collapse, Russian President have now launched a counter- Vladimir Putin has decided to offensive to reopen the road, escalate the conflict.
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The message is that Russia will do whatever is necessary militarily to keep the rebellion alive. But is that really true? Putin is now just one step short of a full Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine, and Russia is already suffering serious economic sanctions. Take that last step, and it’s back to the Cold War – a war that Russia would ultimately lose, and it wouldn’t take forty years this time either. Putin presumably understands this at some level, but his pride, and his desire to restore Russian power, won’t let him just accept defeat. So the current escalation is best seen as his next move in a game of chicken: can he frighten the West into making a deal that saves his face and turns Ukraine back into a political and economic dependency of Russia? The answer is: probably not. Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, certainly does not intend to go back to the old days. When he called a parliamentary election last week, he was effectively declaring that Ukraine will continue to be a sovereign and centralised state, not the neutered and decentralised state that Moscow wants – and that it will keep its options open on joining the European Union and even NATO (though neither of those options is currently on offer). The problem with games of chicken is that each player must demonstrate his willingness to go all the way, even though going all the way is crazy. The first one to give way to an attack of sanity loses. The only way to avoid a disastrous smash-up and still not lose is for both players to go sane at exactly the same time. That is what diplomacy is for, but so far it isn’t working. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles on world affairs are published in 45 countries.
Mentally ill need help not handcuffs: cops THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - Canada’s top cops say police are increasingly the first line of contact for people suffering from a mental illness. The Mental Health Association of Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, will release a report examining police interactions with the mentally ill. Saskatoon Police chief Clive Weighill, the association’s newly elected president, says those people need the health system, not the justice
system. He’s urging police across the country to work with local health, mental health, education and social service providers on a joint strategy. More than 400 law enforcement leaders from civilian and military police are attending the annual gathering of the police chiefs in Victoria. Delegates have passed four resolutions this year, including one that urges the federal government to approve a roadside drug-screening device.
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PEOPLE OBITUARIES CHENEY, ALEXINA (INEZ) E. – of Trail passed away on July 31, 2014. She was born on August 30, 1921 in Souris, Manitoba, the youngest and only one of nine siblings to be born in a hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Lavern Cheney, and by her nine brothers and sisters, Margaret (Etrick) White, Bill (Milda), George (Lydia), Roberta (Gordon) Crane, Jimmy (Margaret), Charlie, Angus (Eileen), and Jean (Robert) Radtke. She is lovingly remembered by her nieces and nephews and by Craig Horslund, a steadfast friend who offered a helping hand to both Inez and Vern in their later years. Inez was raised on a homestead near Limerick, Saskatchewan where she lived in a sod house until they moved into the new house, which had more room and was wired for electricity. She attended Hewson School, Limerick High, and Moose Jaw Normal School, teaching in a one-room school in Saskatchewan for a brief time. After the war, Vern moved to Trail and found work with CM&S, and Inez followed. They were married in Trail on September 22, 1947. Their first home was a tiny apartment above a store on Bay Avenue, followed by the little green cabins (now beige) in East Trail. They built their own home in Montrose, moving there in 1957. There, they welcomed family and friends for 54 years. Her nieces and nephews (and no doubt friends and neighbours too) have many fond memories of visits that invariably included generous hospitality, delicious food, a game of cards, and usually, something to take home (maybe lemon loaf, home-made jam, or a box of pears from the tree in the backyard). In the early years, Inez worked at Woolworth’s in Trail and Johnson’s corner store in Montrose. She was a dedicated member of the United Church and very involved in the United Church Women’s group, contributing baking and well-made crafts to teas and other church events and special occasions as well as giving of her time to work in the kitchen or do what was needed. She also volunteered at the thrift shop in Fruitvale for many years. She was an avid reader, excellent cook (and baker), and handicrafter extraordinaire. A humble person, who generously gave to others but did not seek the spotlight, she was known for her sweet smile and love of singing. She accepted the challenges of her age with grace and calm. In her later years, she and Uncle Vern moved to Mountainside Village in Fruitvale, and most recently, Auntie lived at Columbia View Lodge. The family would like to thank the staff there for their exceptional care and attention. A Memorial Service to remember Inez will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Beaver Valley United Church in Fruitvale with Reverend Michael Hare officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.
Sandon founder’s family visits city Descendants tour old Kootenay mining townsite BY GREG NESTEROFF Nelson Star
For the first time in 60 years, direct relatives of Sandon founder John Morgan Harris have visited the remains of the city he built. Ron Davis, a video industry pioneer from Orange, Conn., and his son Dan, a software developer from Santa Monica, Calif., spent last week in the Slocan retracing their ancestor’s steps. “It was fantastic,” Dan said. “I had researched so much of it, I wanted to see it for myself and get [my father] out here because he’s been working at it longer than I have.” Through the magic of Google Street View, both had already explored Sandon’s streets, but were thrilled to sit at Johnny Harris’ roll-top desk in the museum. They also collected several souvenirs: a splinter of the old Sandon boardwalk, a couple of pieces of galena, a handforged nut from the power station, and a stick of wood from an old garage in New Denver being torn down. The latter was apparently built with lumber from Harris’ Reco Hotel. New Denver resident Agnes Emary, who taught in Sandon in the early 1950s and knew Harris, also gave them a handpainted plate showing the city about that time. Sandon’s king Harris was Sandon’s wealthiest and most prominent citizen. He owned one of the chief mines in the region along much of the townsite, the waterworks, and power plant. Born in 1864 at Vernon Mills, Va., the fourth of six brothers in the well-todo Davis family, he changed his name after older brother Arthur fatally shot a rival storekeeper and fled to the Pacific Northwest. Arthur adopted the surname Harris and Johnny, who later joined him, appears to have followed suit simply so they could be introduced as brothers. Beginning in 1886, Johnny tried his hand at many occupations in the burgeoning mining town of Wallace, Idaho — everything from impresario to ice salesman. But it was as a realtor that he made his mark. On his ranch, he laid out a townsite addition and began selling lots. Within a few years, he had acquired a great deal of land. But he ran into trouble in 1891, shooting and killing a squatter on his property named Zach Lewis. Johnny and a co-accused were brought before a grand jury, which refused to return an indictment, believing it was selfdefence. (If his reputation was damaged, it was swiftly rehabilitated, for he was soon named a notary public.) The following year, Johnny heard of massive silver strikes north of the border, and although he had no practical mining experience, set out to join the Slocan rush. In addition to staking several claims, he and some partners bought a promising property called the
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Dan Davis (left) and his father Ron visited New Denver and Sandon last week. Dan is holding a photo of a very young John Morgan Harris, Ron’s great uncle. Rueceau, later renamed the Reco, which for a while proved terrifically rich. With the proceeds he began developing the city of Sandon, in a narrow gulch along Carpenter Creek — earning a reputation for ruthlessness and litigiousness in the process. He also bought a mansion in Virginia near his family home called Glenara, and installed his brother Henry’s family as live-in caretakers. By 1897, Sandon and Johnny were both at their peak. Things began to unfold in 1900, however, when Johnny’s attempts to sell the Reco for $1 million fell through, just as the ore body started to run out. Then Sandon burned, and he suffered losses of over $170,000 — probably well in excess of $4 million today. He carried no insurance. Sandon was rebuilt, but began a slow, steady decline as the mines tapped out. The city’s population declined as most right-thinking people pulled up stakes. Yet Johnny wouldn’t join them, insisting Sandon would yet come back. (And it did, briefly, as an internment camp for Japanese Canadians during World War II.) When he was 62, Johnny married Alma Lommatzsch, who was 26. Hired as his secretary, she became his bride and then his caregiver as they eked out an existence in the Reco Hotel while the town crumbled around them. Johnny Harris died in New Denver in 1953 at 89. Although he stubbornly remained in Sandon for over 60 years, at his request his body was returned to Virginia for burial. Two years later, a washout undermined many of Sandon’s remaining buildings, spelling its end as a community. Of Johnny’s brothers, one died in childhood, another never married, one married but had no children, and one had four children but no grandchildren, leaving only his brother Henry with surviving descendants today. Henry was Ron Davis’ grandfather,
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although they never met. Ron’s father, Henry Frost Davis, was born at Vernon Mills in 1908 and raised on the family property, but left home as a teenager. Ron was born in Chicago and moved to southern California as a child. Neither he nor his father ever met Johnny, but he recalls his mother “making a comment about him marrying ‘some 20-year-old hussy.’ It was the first time I heard of him, but my parents knew about him before that. All I knew was he had some silver mines.” Following Johnny’s death, Alma tried to get the Reco mine working again, but needed approval from the Davis family, who collectively held a half-interest. They remained at a stalemate into the mid-1960s. “One day my dad handed me all of the stock certificates and Alma’s letters and said ‘Deal with it,’” Ron says. Alma wanted a controlling interest in the Reco, and eventually succeeded in convincing a family member to sell her shares. However, that wasn’t good enough for the mining company Alma had lined up: they wanted all the stock. She twice failed to have the courts invalidate the Davis shares, but finally succeeded on appeal. It was mostly for naught. Although some work was carried out, the Reco’s best days were long behind it. Ron first visited Johnny Harris’ birthplace in the late 1960s or early ‘70s, shortly after the estate left family hands. He returned many years later with his sister and brother-in-law and got a tour from then-owner Henry Champ, a CBC News correspondent. In 2002, Ron’s interest in Sandon was rekindled when he saw it profiled in the Ghost Towns of Canada film series. He phoned Veronika Pellowski, author of Silver, Lead, and Hell: The Story of Sandon, to talk about his great uncle, although at that time, no one here realized Johnny’s birth name was Davis. Ron says the family always knew about the alias, and when Johnny visited Virginia, he used his birth name.
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The Trail Special Olympics team had a great year last year with a huge team of athletes that went to the Provincial Summer Games and some members going on to the nationals in Vancouver last month. Since then, athletes and coaches have been busy practicing and improving in sports such as bocce, golf, alpine skiing, swimming, soccer, snowshoeing and basketball. In the spring, athletes from the Trail team will be heading to Kamloops for the 2015 Winter Games for snowshoeing. The team is also planning on adding curling to the list of sports, hopefully by the 2015/2016 season. Young kids with intellectual disabilities, from age 2 to 6, will be working hard this fall with the Active Start program. The program teaches children basic motor skills like walking, running, jumping and throwing in a fun and safe environment. To sign up for the Active Start program, head to Gyro Park on Sept. 17 for a barbecue and registration. The program is also looking for volunteers to help out with the program.
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ometimes I feel as if my customers think coming on it is for a good reason. Testing is the I own their check engine light. What do only proper way to find a solution and that takes I mean by this? time and money. I have talked about this orange engine Let it be decreed that there are way more symbol light before and most vehicle owners than a 100 reasons that that light could be on. have had this light come on inadvertently while Probably more than 200 reasons. Given some driving. Because it is an orange warning light time, some tools and some knowledge your and not a red warning light it does mechanic should be able to narrow not require an immediate response. down and then pinpoint the reason This light is present (government that that recalcitrant light is currently emission standard mandated) in coming on. The operative word is “curorder to inform the driver that their rently”. Yes, the repair procedure that vehicle is polluting the atmosphere turns that light off today may not be at a rate of 1.5 times the amount it the same procedure that turns it off was designed to. When this light is next week, or next month or next year. flashing while you are driving your It very likely is not on for the same ron vehicle’s catalytic converter is posreason. sibly becoming damaged and left In the customer’s mind though the long enough will no longer function symptom is exactly the same. “The Mechanically adequately and therefore will need light comes on while I am driving. You Speaking replacement. (These are expensive replaced the sensor and now it is bad puppies and you may have more than one). Do again. That part is guaranteed? Is it not?” I and not drive with a flashing check engine light! many other mechanics now feel married to that Many drivers, on seeing this light come on, light. will simply try to ignore it. Many times there is There are many ways that your mechanic will not a noticeable change in the way the vehicle deal with this new marriage. There are many drives, so why over react? As I have written who will simply ask for a divorce. “Those cars all about before, the main reason to react is to save do that. Don’t worry about it.” Then there are yourself some money in the long run. When that those that will manipulate the marriage simply light is not on your vehicle is likely running placating the spouse. “When the light comes on inefficiently and also experiencing a significant again just come by and I will turn it out.” Then increase in wear and tear. there are those willing to work on the marriage. Upon booking an appointment with your Time will be spent discussing the situation at mechanic and/or googling the crap out of it in hand. “Last time the light came on this was the order to offer some advice to your mechanic, you reason. This time the reason is different. There now place control of that light into your service are four oxygen sensors on your vehicle. One was providers hands saying “The light is on. I want it bad last month. Now a second is bad. Maybe we off. How much? I think it is the oxygen sensor or should be proactive and replace the other two.” something.” Working on a marriage can be a hard row to Well, at this level a crystal ball is the only hoe. way to offer a solution. The onboard diagnostic Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive systems of modern day vehicles are very robust. technician and graduate of mechanical engiThey do a very thorough job of keeping that light neering from UBC. E-mail: nutechauto@telus. off. Therefore in most cases when the light is net
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Submitted ROSSLAND – If you want Rosslander Mike Williams, he’s likely on the can. The chainsaw carver is busy building a fourth outhouse rickshaw to roll out next month in the Golden City Days’ Outhouse Races held Sept. 6. His team of retired firefighters intend to wipe out the competition and are calling on the Rossland Fire Department for a rematch after their controversial win last year. “I think it’s something that everyone in town can look forward to either participating in or watching,” he said. “I think it can eventually become a highlight of Golden City Days.” It takes a team of five to race, one sitting on the toilet and four pushing and pulling the cart to the finish line. Racing against the clock, each team does the course twice and the winner is selected based on the best combined time of the two runs. Teams roll the rickshaw down the course 100 feet where they stop and do a fire drill, three laps around the outhouse ending with swapped positions, before continuing another 100 feet. At that point, participants ditch their rides with a roll of toilet paper in hand and hustle the rest of the
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The Rossland-Trail Roller Girls and the Rossland Firefighters had a heated race during last year’s Golden City Days Outhouse Race. This year’s showdown is set for Sept. 6. Organizers are still looking for entries. way to set the roll on a plunger 30 feet further at the finish line. “It’s just so much fun doing it and it’s not expensive to do,” added Williams. “I put it together with all recycled materials so it doesn’t cost a lot to build an out-
house or it doesn’t have to.” That’s the message he’s hoping residents will hear loud and clear as he hypes up the event in hopes that more people will join in on his enthusiasm. Those looking to step up to the challenge are
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THE NELSON STAR With the Beaver Valley Nitehawks into their third day of training camp, the Nelson Leafs will have a little catching up to do. The new head coach and general manager of the Leafs is trying to prepare for the season, the only problem is he has yet to arrive in Nelson. David McLellan was hired at the beginning of August after coach Matt Hughes — who was hired by the Leafs in May — resigned without coaching a single game. That put the team, and McLellan into rush mode. “For the most part, my experience is your team would be pretty much full before you go to main camp, but it will make it interesting,” McLellan told 103.5 The Juice FM. “I think we have enough players coming to main camp to make it very competitive anyway. Nelson has a history of attracting good players too.” The new coach would have preferred to have had April until now to recruit players and been able to go to main camp with one or two spots to fill. But the lateness of his hiring made that impossible. “It’s different but we’ll work through it.” His year of coaching experience has helped McLellan build a strong recruiting network and he said he has already been in contact with many of his sources. He’s already invited eight players to come out. “They’ve committed to other things but they know me personally so I’m hoping that, of the eight I have invited, maybe three or four will be able to change their minds and come up to Nelson.” See NEW, Page 12
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BY TIMES STAFF On the heels of the FIFA World Cup Soccer excitement, local organizers will host the FullSide-Rec Soccer Tournament at Beaver Creek Park next month. The open competition is seeking teams of up to 18 players to compete in the two-day event going Sept. 27-28. Tournament coordinator John Foglia is hoping to get eight teams signed up for the event but can accomodate more. “We’ll just play at Mazzochi in Fruitvale to make sure we fit everything in.” The teams will be divided into two pools of four teams in a round-robin format, with games comprised of two 30-minute halves. Cash prizes of $600, $350, and $150 go to the top-three teams. Entry fee is $350. For more information call Foglia at 368-3003 or Ron Joseph at 368-8620 or e-mail jfauto@ shawbiz.ca.
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Smoke Eaters camp hits Cominco ice
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Trail Smoke Eater coach Nick Deschenes leads potential Smoke Eaters through a work out during the team’s day camps on Tuesday. The Smokies main fall camp hits the ice on Friday with games going throughout the weekend. BY JIM BAILEY
Times Sports Editor
The Trail Smoke Eaters effort to woo fans back to the Cominco Arena in September is off to a promising start following major changes to its lineup and a frenzied recruiting campaign over the summer. The Smoke Eaters will look to bounce back from a challenging 2013-14 season in the BCHL as prospects take to the ice at the Cominco Arena on Friday for the start of the Smokies’ main fall camp. “What we went through last year with players wanting to move, with players not reporting, and we really got hit hard with injuries at the end of the year; all of the above made for a really challenging environment,” said Trail coach and GM Nick Deschenes. “With the situation last year, there were obviously a lot of challenges, and for everybody. I’m noticing the ramifications even now. When a coach changes it can turn everything upside down, from players being relocated, players asking for trades, to billet families having to deal with changes in their players leaving or new ones coming. It throws everything for a loop.”
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It translated into a 10-42-24 season, one of the Smokies most forgettable in its history in the BCHL. However, following recruiting trips out east, Deschenes and assistants Barry Zanier and Craig Clair have managed to stock the Smokies growing roster with a number of committed players.
“With the situation last year, there were obviously a lot of challenges, and for everybody.” NICK DESCHENES
In addition to returning players Bryan Basilico, Lake Superior University, and Trail’s Scott Davidson and Craig Martin, Quinnipiac University, the Smokies recruited and signed Air Force commit Robbie Johnson from Kamloops, Bryan Gerstenfeld and Ryan Swanson, Army, Victor Dombrovskiy, Yale, and just this week inked defenceman Conner Wynne, a thirdround draft pick of the Green Bay Gamblers of the U.S. Junior Hockey League and a Brown University commit. “He’s a very highly-touted defenceman, and he falls in
line with what we’re trying to do here with getting players that are on that path (to university).” Wynne, an 18-year-old Poloma, N.Y. native played with Milton Academy in the US High School league in addition to the Boston Jr. Bruins U18 team two years ago. The Smokies back end looks all but set with Adam Todd returning in net along with former Beaver Valley Nitehawk MVP goalie Brett Clark, who is currently nursing an ankle injury. Teammate Sheldon Hubbard from last year’s Keystone Cup winning Hawks’, will also suit up in Orange and Black this year. The 190-pound Hubbard is a big, agile defenceman with an offensive upside, and will anchor the blue line along with former WJAC defenceman Dombrovskiy, Zane Shartz, Gerstenfeld, Swanson, Dexter McLeod, and Wynne. With the defence solidified, Deschenes says they’re still looking for a couple of forwards, but the Smokies’ offence is also beginning to take form with the return of forwards Basilico, Davidson, Brandon Volpe, Sheldon Brett and Jake Lucchini, the acquisition of Martin and Harlan Orr from Alberni Valley, and
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the signing of Trail’s Dallas Calvin and Brampton native and London Knight draft pick Kyle Cochrane. The local Smokies contingent of Davidson, Calvin, Martin, and Jake Lucchini, which may also include 17-year-old defenceman Jeremy Lucchini who was impressive for the Nitehawks last season, should help draw fans to the rink and is a strong foundation upon which to build a closer relationship with the community. “The fact there is a local presence and a lot of people have had an impact in getting these young men to where they are; their families, their previous coaches, it’s a testament to a lot of people’s efforts, so as the coach I’ve kind of reaped the benefits of that and I think that every player that comes into Trail this year will notice they have a direct connection to the community.” Around 40 skaters will attend the camp and compete for a roster spot. Absent from this year’s team will be former captain Adam Wheeldon who was traded to the Canmore Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League earlier this month. See SMOKIES, Page 12
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SPORTS
Jays send down Santos THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled right-handed pitcher Chad Jenkins from triple-A Buffalo of the International League and designated right-hander Sergio Santos for assignment. The move was triggered by the Jays’ need for a fresh arm given their recent spate of extra-innings games and Santos’ sketchy perform-
ance of late. The 31-year-old right-hander gave up two home runs in the 11th inning in an 11-7 loss to Boston on Tuesday night. The Jays used six relievers and infielder Steve Tolleson in relief of R.A. Dickey. Asked Wednesday what future he saw for Santos, Toronto manager John Gibbons replied: “I don’t know.”
Smokies rebuild through recruiting FROM PAGE 11 The Smoke Eaters also handed Dylan Bowen, Nathan Browne, Taylor Armbruster, and Greyson Reitmeier their outright release earlier this month, after dealing Joel Webb, Dylan Mascarin, and Sean Davies in June - a strong indication that this year will indeed be different. “The challenge is to learn from that and move forward, and I like to think I’ve learned my lesson to some extent and so we will take the team in a direction that is a little bit different,” said Deschenes. “I realized that to be competitive you
really have to recruit properly and have players that are as ready as possible to play in the BCHL and have an impact.” The Smoke Eaters camp starts this weekend with games going at 7 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. on Sunday. The public is welcome to attend. The Smokies exhibition schedule includes just one home game on Sept. 13 in Trail versus the Selkirk College Saints, admission $5, under16 free. Trail plays Merritt on Sept. 5-6, and Selkirk at the Castlegar Rec Complex Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
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Final pre-season games All Times Eastern Thursday, Aug. 28 Atlanta at Jacksonville, 6 p.m. Kansas City at Green Bay, 7 p.m. Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Miami, 7 p.m. New England at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m. Baltimore at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 10 p.m. Opening Season (x-subject to change) Week One Thursday, Sept. 4 Green Bay at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Chicago, 1 p.m. Washington at Houston, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Kansas City, 1 p.m. New England at Miami, 1 p.m. Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 10:20 p.m.
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Thursday’s Games Kansas City at Fargo-Moorhead, 1:30 p.m. Gary at Sioux City, 8:05 p.m. Lincoln at Sioux Falls, 8:05 p.m. Winnipeg at St. Paul, 8:05 p.m. Amarillo at Laredo, 8:30 p.m.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF D.C. 13 7 4 43 39 Kansas City 12 7 6 42 36 Toronto FC 9 8 6 33 35 Columbus 8 8 9 33 35 New York 7 7 10 31 39 New England 9 12 3 30 31 Philadelphia 7 9 9 30 40 Chicago 4 6 14 26 31 Houston 7 13 4 25 25 Montreal 4 15 5 17 25
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WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 14 7 3 45 43 33 FC Dallas 12 7 6 42 45 33 Real Salt Lake 11 5 9 42 39 30 Los Angeles 11 5 7 40 41 26 Vancouver 7 5 12 33 33 31 Portland 7 8 10 31 41 43 Colorado 8 11 6 30 37 39 San Jose 6 10 7 25 28 32 Chivas USA 6 12 6 24 21 37 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday’s Games Houston at Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Colorado at Seattle FC, 4 p.m. New England at Toronto FC, 5 p.m. Columbus at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Portland at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games New York at D.C. United, 2:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m. Seattle FC at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.
Sr. Blaze win nationals BY TIMES STAFF The Langley Senior Blaze claimed the 2014 Canadian Men’s Baseball championship on Sunday with a 3-0 shut out victory over Ontario in St. John’s, Nfld. The Blaze lost to the Kamloops Sun Devils 5-4 earlier this month in a 15-inning marathon at the provincial championships at Butler Park in Trail, yet played in the nationals by virtue of last year’s provincial win in Prince George. The Sun Devils will play in the 2015 Canadian championship. Shane Kraemer had his best outing of the year picking up the win in the final, a complete game effort. He struck out 13 while only giving up 1 hit over seven innings. Bob Foerster was 2-for-4 offensively. Kraemer, although not named to the tournament all-star team, was the top pitcher of the tournament with 21 K’s, and two wins. Bob Foerster, sporting a .455 batting average, and Sean Hotzak, a .409 average, were named to the tournament All-Star team. The Blaze went 3-1 in roundrobin play with its only loss a 7-3 setback to Manitoba. Langley beat New Brunswick in a close 1-0 match to advance to the final.
New coach yet to arrive
FROM PAGE 11 He should know by end of next week if any of his new recruits will make the trip to camp. Getting to Nelson has been a challenge for the coach who is currently working remotely as he attempts to move into his new digs by Sept. 1. But why would a successful coach come to a team so late in the off-season? “It’s really the history of the Nelson Leafs and
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the organization. There’s not many better organizations at the KIJHL level and that was really my focus when I applied for the role just because of the history of the organization. “It’s a great town. As a coach in the BCHL I have been there a few times recruiting and saw the atmosphere at games and thought it was a good fit for me.” McLellan said the fact that the former Leafs’ coach found a different opportunity isn’t unusual, explaining “that happens in hockey. It’s resource driven.” He said Hughes probably looked for something that made a better fit for him. “Hopefully I was the next best candidate. It’s part of junior hockey, I don’t take it personally,” said McLellan. After coaching the Nippon Cranes for 10 years in Japan, McLellan was asked to join the staff of the Burnaby Express junior hockey squad. He spent last three years coaching the Delta Ice Hawks of the PIJHL, winning the championship in 2012. He hopes to bring that success to Nelson. “My teams are known for being aggressive, hard-working teams and skill orientated. “I build from defence out. I think offence comes from good defence so we will be focusing hard on how to play in our own zone and transition out of our zone through the neutral zone and into the offensive zone. High paced play and work ethic is a big thing with me.” McLellan said fans can expect a high energy team that’s going to finish checks and that’s going to go to the net hard. He wants to be a team that’s tough to play against especially at home.
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Bob Wishneski caught a pair of army helicopters in action last week during the Kootenay C o u g a r 2014 exercises around Waneta, which wraps up this week. If you have a photo you would like to share with our readers email it to editor@trailtimes.ca.
Grand Forks
Water bylaw passed By Craig Lindsay Grand Forks Gazette
Despite strong objections heard during the Committee of the Whole meeting in the morning, Grand Forks city council passed the water regulation bylaw with the fourth and final reading at the regular city council meeting last week. The water regulation bylaw 1973 sets the guidelines for the city to establish a water system and provide water to the residents and businesses and other consumers in Grand Forks. Before voting in the new bylaw, council repealed the former water regulation bylaw 1501. Council also voted for municipal ticket information amendment bylaw 1957, which covers penalties for violations to the water regulation bylaw. Each vote went 5-1 in favour with Mayor Brian Taylor and councillors Cher Wyers, Patrick O’Doherty, Bob Kendel and Gary Smith voting in favour and councillor Michael Wirischagin as the only one opposed. Councillor Neil Krog was absent. There was little discussion from the dozen or so people in attendance regarding the vote. That was certainly not the case in the morning during the committee of the whole where council heard a presentation from Karin Bagn of the People’s Review Commission opposing the water meter installation. After Bagn spoke, a member of the audience gathered at the old Canpar building asked a question of council. When Bagn answered from the floor, Mayor Taylor banged his gavel and quickly called a recess in order to restore order. Several audience members booed Taylor loudly. After a short break, Taylor reconvened the committee of the whole meeting and proceeded on to the rest of the agenda items. Taylor told the Gazette after the meeting that the final reading of the water regulation bylaw means the city is now ready for installation of
the water meters. “It means the rules are in place and the penalties are in place,” he said. “So we’re all ready for the installation to go ahead.” Taylor said he believes that council has listened to the community’s concerns. He added that even though some people aren’t in favour of water meters, they understand the meters will help the city with conservation and fair distribution of costs. Wirischagin told the Gazette he changed his mind about the water rates bylaw after speaking to the people. “I originally voted in favour of the first three readings of the bylaw,” he said. “The reason the bylaw gets three readings and then a break is to give it time to breathe and allow for public feedback. Over the past month or so, I’ve had quite a lot of feedback on the water rates bylaw.” Wirischagin said the fine of $1,000 for tampering was a contentious issue that was brought to his attention. “Honestly, most people who brought it to my attention were people who had never spoke up and were outside of this group (People’s Review Commission),” he said. “It’s a deterrent to keep people from fiddling with their water meters and trying to go around them. However, after hearing some of the arguments that it was excessive and maybe there was a better way to deal with it, (I changed my mind).” Wirischagin said he is not opposed to water meters but is against universal water meter installation. “I still think they should be voluntary,” he said. “That’s why over the last six years I’ve voted against it every single time it’s come up. I just think there is a better way to do it.” Installing the water meters will be Neptune Technology Group from Ontario. They are expected to start very soon and finish up by October. The cost for the water meters is expected to be $1.3 million which will come out of gas tax money.
Kootenay-Columbia School District No. 20
School Opening Information 2014/2015
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 Kootenay-Columbia School District #
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.
School Opening: September 2, 2014 Fruitvale Elementary Glenmerry Elementary JL Crowe Secondary Kinnaird Elementary Robson Community Rossland Summit Stanley Humphries Secondary Twin Rivers Elementary (& Castlegar Primary Campus) Webster Elementary Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre campuses (Alternative Programs)
Regular start times with dismissal as follows:
Regular School Times Beginning September 3, 2014
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Home Schooled Students
As per the School Act and Regulations, parents/guardians who choose to school their children at home are advised that they MUST register their children by September 30th with a public school in the school district, a distance education school or an independent school in the province.
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Bus schedules can be viewed on the district website (www.sd20.bc.ca – Transportation). For additional bussing information, please call 250-365-8331 or 250-364-2224, ext 804.
School Fees
Schools may charge fees for: school supplies; the rental of musical instruments; tools, equipment and materials for personal use or for participation in a trades program; optional field trips and special events; and, specialty ‘academy’ costs. Each school has a financial hardship policy – please contact your principal for more information. School fees and school supply lists may be viewed on the district website (www.sd20.bc.ca – Parents/Public – School Fees & Supplies OR Schools).
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Send group letter to lunch-controlling boss Mailbox
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boss is so clueless and narcissistic. Does she have a supervisor? If so, that is the person to whom you need to direct your complaint. You also could approach your boss as a group, perhaps sending her a letter signed by everyone, explaining that lunch together is nice, but you also need a break during the day to handle personal things that come up while you’re at work, and you don’t want to do it on company time. You can ask whether she would be willing to set aside half of the lunch hour for personal time and let her know how much all of you would appre-
for vacations with his girlfriend. I sure would want to know. -- F. Dear F.: Are you sure Dad is paying for these excursions? It’s quite possible the new girlfriend is paying for these trips. You can ask him why, if he has money to spare, he’s not giving it to your siblings, and yes, you can mention to your siblings that Dad went on a trip or two. But we don’t recommend you chastise Dad or rile up your siblings. They may be delighted that he’s getting out and enjoying his life, and the money might not be that important to them. Or they may have loaned him the money without expecting repayment. Any argument about those loans should be between your siblings and their father. No good will come of you putting yourself in the middle. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Just Saying,” the diabetic
woman who wants to bring her own food into a restaurant. She should understand that the owners are not being rude by not allowing it. It is a health violation. There is nearly always an item on the menu that someone
with diabetes could eat or ask to have prepared in a way that wouldn’t violate their diet. Those items might not be the person’s first choice, but they are adequate compensation for the ability to share a table with her friends, and next time, they can go
to a place of her choosing. -- Common Sense Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net
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ciate it. But only you can assess how much you value this job and what you risk by pursuing this. Dear Annie: Last year, my siblings loaned my father a decent sum of money, and Dad has yet to pay them back. I was not in a position to help then, but since that time, knowing my father has had financial issues (notably as a result of his poor decisions), I have helped in smaller ways, mostly by buying food for him. Recently, Dad started dating a woman and has talked about various vacations they have taken and trips they are planning. My siblings don’t live around here and are not as close to Dad, so they have no idea where the money is going. Although I don’t want to get in the middle, I think they have a right to know that Dad could be paying them back in some small measure rather than using the money
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Dear Annie: My boss insists that all of her employees eat lunch with her in the cafeteria every day. She really gets out of whack if we decide to use our “unpaid” time to do what we want. She says we aren’t team players if we don’t eat together. And for the most part, lunch is all about her. She controls the conversation, which is all about her life. Today, she shared that she scolded a family member for bringing their cell phone to the family dinner table. A few of us at the table had cell phones with us at the time. I don’t know how to handle this. We’re a small operation and can’t avoid one another. I think I should be able to text my kids during my lunch hour. She can’t stand to be argued with and never apologizes. We all need our jobs. What can we do? -- Cornered in N.Y. Dear N.Y.: It is unfortunate that your
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be extra-clear in all communication with others at work today, because confusion is likely. You won’t want to confront anyone about anything unpleasant. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might feel disappointed by romance today. Remember: Unexpressed expectations almost always lead to disappointment. Others cannot read your mind. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Don’t agree to anything important today, and don’t worry if you don’t feel ready to stand up to others, because lots of people feel this way. It’s that kind of day. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a poor day to sign documents or to agree to anything important. Not only are things confusing,
it’s possible someone could deceive you. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a poor day for important financial decisions. For starters, you might not have all the correct facts. Secondly, someone might try to pull a fast one on you. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You have low energy today, because the Sun in your sign opposes fuzzy Neptune. Not only does this rob you of energy, it also robs you of your assertiveness and ability to defend yourself. Lie low. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Today you prefer to work alone or behind the scenes. That’s just fine, because it’s a vague, fuzzy day out there. Trust your gut instincts to keep a low profile. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might choose to withdraw from others
today, or you might pretend to agree with someone just to avoid dissension. This is because your energies are low and you’re not quite sure of yourself. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Some of you will feel demoralized today when dealing with authority figures. Don’t worry; you’re not alone. You’re not in a self-assertive mood -- that’s all.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Don’t let a teacher or someone else talk you into something today, especially regarding politics and religion. You have the right to refuse. You have the right to your own ideas. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Do not make important decisions about inheritances, taxes, debt or anything that has to do with shared prop-
erty. Wait until another day. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Just accept the fact that close relationships are confusing today. That’s why this is a poor day for negotiations or contracts. Don’t let someone talk you into doing something you don’t really want to do. YOU BORN TODAY You are a curious combination, because although you are spontaneous, imaginative,
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TELUS is a great place to work. You can see it in our team members. The diversity of the TELUS team and their unique contributions set us apart from the competition. Our success is based as much on our future friendly team as the innovative internet, voice, data and wireless products and solutions we offer. Our team members include people like you - enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and energetic. We believe that you’ll ďŹ nd our high-performance culture personally fulďŹ lling, professionally challenging and ďŹ nancially rewarding. Join our team and make your future friendly too.
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• Provision, commission, test, maintain and repair network elements and services • Provide trouble analysis (i.e. testing, fault isolation and repair functions; logs, alarms, operational measurements). • Work with appropriate areas for the implementation of hardware, software, ďŹ rmware, product change upgrades and commissioning of network elements / services. • Complete preventative maintenance routines to ensure network reliability
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• Initiate and/or respond to queries, discuss trouble details and conďŹ rm resolutions directly with external / internal customers • Explain/discuss details regarding progress, issues, applicable charges and promote products and services.
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• Work is performed within deďŹ ned time requirements to meet company quality standards, to ensure network reliability and to meet customer needs • Preventative maintenance routines and administration responsibilities are completed accurately and timely
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who passed away on August 28, 1996 From the crews & staff of FortisBC Generation at South Slocan
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: Technical
• Prepare time and expense reports. • Document and administer/track maintenance routines for network elements, power, environment and housekeeping. • Provide information on job status, maintain logs and update applicable corporate systems.
by September 12, 2014.
In Memory of Mark (Mick) Fisher
• To perform Service Delivery and Assurance functions related to switching, transport, broadcast and data / IP network elements. You will be accountable for local maintenance functions (testing, fault isolation, and trouble repair) for elements of TELUS’ network
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• Must have a Valid Class 5 Driver’s License • Must be willing and able to work aloft • Must be willing to work in any weather conditions • Normal colour vision to work with colourcoded wiring. • Must be willing and able to work various shifts as assigned (such as evenings, weekends and statutory holidays), based on business needs. • Ability to manage a physically demanding workload. • Must follow safe work practices and abide by all safety rules and regulations. • Must be willing to work in cross-functional areas such as network, access and service. • Must be able to operate hand and power tools, and test equipment • Demonstrated professional oral and written communications skills. • Fluent in English. • Self-motivated, work well with minimal or no direct supervision. • Ability to effectively handle both favourable and unfavourable customer interactions. • Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaboratively with other departments. • Demonstrated ability in planning and organizing to meet scheduled deadlines. • Commit to continuous learning. Demonstrate the ability to learn and apply learned skills to related situations and complete and pass all related exams. • Must meet applicable testing requirements.
TELUS Values:
TELUS recognizes and embraces the importance of values in our ever-changing workplace. To be successful, all applicants must demonstrate behaviours that are reective of our values: • We embrace change and initiate opportunity • We have a passion for growth • We believe in spirited teamwork • We have the courage to innovate
At TELUS, you create future friendlyÂŽ possibilities. At TELUS, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.
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Misc. for Sale City of Trail – Employment Opportunity WINTER NIGHT SHIFT OPERATOR – SEASONAL dhe ity of drail is seeking a moƟvated individual to Įll the full Ɵme seasonal posiƟon of Winter Eight ShiŌ Kperator in the Wublic Works Department. Detailed informaƟon about this employment opportunity is available on the ity͛s website at www.trail.ca or by reƋuest to Watrick 'auvreau at ;ϮϱϬ) ϯϲϰͲϬϴϭϯ. pplicaƟons will be received unƟl Wednesday, September 10, 2014. dhe ity of drail thanks all applicants for their interest and will only reply to those selected for an interview. www.trail.ca
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Boundary Electric
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Boundary Electric (BEL) is looking for a skilled sales professional to join our Grand Forks sales team. Skills: • Strong attention to detail and organization. • Previous experience in a sales position. Preferably in the electrical industry but not mandatory. • Customer oriented and ability to find creative solutions for customers. • Ability to work in a fast paced, quickly changing environment. • Ability to work in a team environment. • Continuous learning as you grow with our company. • Comfortable cold calling potential customers and clients. • Strong computer skills. Email and Office suite. - Benefit package including extended health, dental and pension plan. - Base starting salary at $20.00 per hour. Apply to reception@boundaryelectric.com by Sept. 5 , 2014. NO PHONE CALLS
School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)
ON CALL POSITIONS
We are looking to hire and train individuals that would join our management team. Some of the criteria we look for in managers: • Dedicated • Responsible • Respecƞul • Reliable • High Energy • Excellent people skills • Excellent communicaƟon skills • bility to mulƟͲtask • Willingness to learn new things • Kpen availability ;able to work ϰam Ͳ ϰam Monday through Sunday) If you feel you have what it takes please submit your resume at either of our locaƟons͕ in Downtown drail or WalͲMart.
Bus Drivers: • Valid Class 2 driver’s license with Air endorsement • Valid Survival First Aid Certificate • Annual medical examination to be completed each September • Rate of Pay: $24.34/hr. Education Assistants, Child Care Workers, Child & Youth Care Workers: • Completion of Classroom and Community Support Worker Program or Special Education Assistant Certificate or Special Needs Worker Program or equivalent training. • Rates of Pay: Education Asst/Child Care Worker $23.27/hr; Child & Youth Care - $24.34/hr. General Qualifications: • Grade 12 or equivalent • Valid WHMIS Certificate • Valid Class 5 Driver’s License For full position details including qualifications please refer to the Careers with SD20 section of our website at www.sd20.bc.ca. Salary will be in accordance with CUPE Local 1285 Collective Agreement. Please submit cover letter, resume and application form (Application forms are available on School District website) to Mrs. Marcy VanKoughnett, Director of Human Resources, School District #20 (KootenayColumbia), 2001 Third Ave, Trail, B. C. V1R 1R6 (Fax: 250-364-2470) by 12:00 pm (Noon) on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Please submit electronic applications to: hr@sd20.bc.ca. It is understood that applicants agree to confidential reference checks of all previous employers. We appreciate your interest but regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Wage based on experience and include benefits and Pension Plan. Willing to train the ideal candidate. Send emails to reception@boundaryelectric.com by September 20, 2014. NO PHONE CALLS
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Houses For Sale FOR SALE- singlewide Mfg. home by river in Whispering Pines MHP. 70’x14’ with addition-15’x10’, 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.
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Boundary Electric, a top 50 business in the Kootenays based in Grand Forks, BC, is looking for a Project Manager. Boundary Electric has a strong commitment to quality achieved through its ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System. The Project Manager will manage and coordinate projects, work with vendors to source equipment and assist clients in the design and supply of product. Also, he/she will be specifying and designing electrical equipment based on clients needs. Some skills required are: • Technical certifications as either a Journeyman Electrician, Associated Science Technologist (ASCT-Electrical) or Electrical Engineer. • Ability to work and adapt in a fast paced environment. • Experience with the installation and/or design of industrial electrical equipment. • Take direction and work well in a team environment while being a creative and solution based thinker.
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The School District is looking for casual employees for the On-Call List in the following areas: Custodians: • Building Service Worker Course Certificate or equivalent, minimum of two (2) years of work experience as a custodian or building service worker in a commercial or industrial setting, or an equivalent combination of training, education or experience. • Rate of Pay: $21.60/hr.
Kenmore Elite front load washer/dryer (excellent shape) $500. White granite kitchen sink with faucet/spray $125. Call 250-367-7603
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The Business Analyst will be responsible for providing financial and business analysis related to CBBC strategies and operations. This is a permanent, full-time position based out of our Castlegar office. Apply by September 12, 2014.
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The Corporation of the Village of Warfield Sale of Surplus Equipment The Village of Warfield is accepting bids for the following items: • 1 x 36” wide Electric Stove with Grill • 1x Reznon Gas Heater - 15,000 BTU • 2 x Peavey SP-3 Speakers • 1x57” sliding glass door cooler Call the Warfield Works Department for more information and to view at 250-368-5455. Send your bids to Vince Morelli, CAO, 555 Schofield Hwy, Trail BC V1R 2G7 by September 5th. The Village of Warfield has the right to refuse all bids.
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House for Sale Sunningdale, Trail
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.
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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. 60’x107’ 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
TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312
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1 Bedroom, fully furnished 500sq.ft. gorgeous riverview on bus route, 2 blocks to town. N/S, N/P. $650 inc. util. wi-fi + netflix. Call 250-364-5737. 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 TRAIL, 2BDRM. Glenmerry. Newly reno’d, perfect for senior, no stairs. N/P. Utilities included. 250-368-1312.
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E.TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850./mo. 250-365-9306, 250365-5003
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Duplex / 4 Plex 1000sqf 2bdrm/2bath duplex for rent in Montrose. Close to bus stop, dble-pane windows, heat-pump, D/W, NP/NS. $850/month. Ph 604-374-0121 FRUITVALE quiet , completely renovated, spacious 2bdrm. F/S, D/W, N/S. $800/month, heat inc. 250-368-3384
Homes for Rent E.TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850./mo. 250-365-9306, 250365-5003
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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
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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 GENELLE, 3BD. Large yard and great family home. Avail. immed. Call 250-367-7996 Shavers Bench! House For Rent. 4 Bedroom, full basement, fridge/stove, no smoking, no pets. $900 per month. Call 250-364-1551 TRAIL, 2BD., N/S, N/P. Available immediately. 250367-7558 TRAIL, 3bdrm. f/s, w/d, basement, fenced yard, quiet area. 250-368-6612 / 250-231-1125 W.TRAIL, 1 or could be 2 bdrm. $575./mo. Phil 250-5510267
Sell it here. GOOD USED FU living room, bedro bikes & misc. Ope Friday, 12-6pm; S Rossland Ave, Tr HONDA SNOWB excellent conditio JVC TV: 27” tube players, $150; bla $50; drum set, $2 motorbike, $6500 MODE’S BRAKE vehicle specialist shocks. 2007 Koo Platinum Winner Nelson Ave, Nels NINTENDO DS L pink carry case in chargers. Games Pets, Mario Kart, Amazing conditio PERRY RIDGE P cedar, pine, clear Siding, decking, T other products. QUALITY CONSI Second Time Use Salmo. TuesdayS.H.A.R.E. NELS goods, electronic collectibles & coin ITY AND RESPO R SOLUTIONS offers nd networking to SOFA & LOVESE CUBAN CIGARS: Vegas Robaina Clasicos. 4 winter tires, 195 Relax in style. Grand Am rims, $ RVICES: Support ds, repairs, NIKON CAMERA & LENS: Digital D200 SONY PSP: With purchase assistance, camera w/auto-focus lens, 28-70mm, NHL, PGA, Ratch PUTER SERVICES: 1 WINTER TIRE: P225/75R15, like new THOMAS THE TA nces, service, parts, $50; 3 Ford 15” car rims, $30; Craftsman mattress, excelle 7” Skill saw, like new, $45; 2 pair rawhide TORO SNOWTH snowshoes, $100/ea. . used twice, only $ 14’x24’ PREFAB GARAGE: Reduced upright carrier w/a , you cut, birch, r, price of $5000. View at Stanley Humphries VARIOUS CAR C Secondary School, Castlegar. machine, $50; plu NEYSWEEP & 20’ CONTAINER: In Ootischenia, $2200 WHITE Wii: 2 rem Fir & larch cords, obo. 250-3 Wiisports, sensor 7 OLD HARDY BOYS BOOKS, $25; 4 ROUGH BIRCH L FIREWOOD: Split English Hunting scenes, $30; replica 1x16, 2x4 to 2x10 ULL CORDS. broadsword and samurai sword, $30 ea; 3 South Pacic style masks, $45/all. BAMBOO: VINYL PATIO DO dows; vinyl windo Bamboo sheets, blankets, duvet covers, wood panel doors towels, socks, bathrobes, etc. Mother lights. Peter’s Win Natures, downtown Castlegar, HARROP-PROCT BIKE SHOCKS, seat posts, seats, SPDs, White toilet, $20; Your local source Sierra Designs tent (was $500), sell $150; air, $30; rugs building materials printer, $40; PH meter, $20; Kuny carpenter 6, $100; oak paneling, fencing suspenders, new, $10; 14” LCD TV with of cedar lumber. W wallmount, $40; 50gal waterbarrels, $20ea. Make the green c ur home cozy with COIL TOP ELECTRIC RANGE: Older porting BC’s only Pay No HST! light almond colour, good condition and Forest. Check ou SHER: 501 working order, $50. at www.hpcommu nter, excellent CUSTOM DRAPERY & BLINDS: Your delivery on minim fabric or mine, sewing and alterations. S.H.A.R.E. NELS RECLINER: Curtains by Marg, materials. SUPPO condition, $400obo; DS LITE: w/assorted games, headphones, RESPONSIBLE E 00obo. case, charger, $60; Gamecube w/assorted ABLE and four games & accessories, $40. 2 00 obo. FISCHER SKIS: 170cm, Rossignol bindings Self clean oven, & poles, used 6 times, $200; used vinyl soft, op, $75 obo. approx. 120+linear.ft., $50; Edelbrock 750 carb, as new, $200. ER, $30; front0; Maytag washer/ FUTON: Steel frame, double spring mattress, perfect condition, paid over $500, asking $200. 250-362-2269.
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S.H.A.R.E. NELSON: Quality used furniture, beds, household goods. SUPPORTING HUMANITY AND RESPONSIBLE ECOLOGY. WASHER & DRYER: Washer 2yrs old, dryer is older, $300/pr. 7-21” MASTERCRAFT SNOWBLOWER: Runs great, $60; kitchen table, 6-chairs, $95; OREST PRODUCTS: fridge, $25; dresser, $30. tainably harvested AMANA FRIDGE: White, 21.6cu.ft., bottom rs, decking, siding, freezer, excellent condition, $500. g and a wide variety custom cut to order. CHESTERFIELD & CHAIR SET, $100; 26” Sanyo TV, $50. All good condition. er choice by supertied Community CORNER ENTERTAINMENT TOWER: All oducts and story wood, light oak, 6’5½”hx37½”w, $750 obo. est.org. Free local ETHAN ALLEN PETITE ARMOIRE, $1000; ers. Pier 1 solid wood end table, $75. ality used building GOOD STUFF! GOOD PRICES! Queen bed, G HUMANITY AND sofa bed & chair, beanbag chair, two 3x5 GY. mirrors & much more. MAYTAG WASHER, $225; electric stove, $175; 20” RCA colour TV, $100; older microwave, $50. OVER-THE-RANGE MICROWAVE: Excellent mputer repairs, condition, $75; dishwasher, manuals, we diagnostics, 406 upgraded, free. a space ller. SKLAR-PEPPLER SOFA & SWIVEL PUTERS: PC ROCKER: Good condition, $250/pr. ce, Upgrades, Removal. On -site
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Monday, September 8, 2014 at 6:30 pm in the Village of Fruitvale Council Chambers 1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC “Village of Fruitvale Zoning Bylaw 846, 2013” is a bylaw to provide a clear and efficient system of land use regulation for the orderly, economic, equitable and environmentally sensitive use, development, and redevelopment of all lands within the Village of Fruitvale, having regard for the provisions of the Village of Fruitvale’s Official Community Plan
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“Commercial and Village Centre Development Permit Area Guidelines Bylaw 847, 2013” is a bylaw to authorize and regulate the issuance of Development Permits within the Commercial and Village Centre Development Permit Areas specified in the Village of Fruitvale Official Community Plan.
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TAKE NOTICE that Council of the Village of Fruitvale will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Village of Fruitvale Zoning Bylaw 846, 2013 and the proposed Commercial and Village Centre Development Permit Area Guidelines Bylaw 847, 2013 on:
All persons who believe that their interest is affected by the proposed bylaws and wish to submit comment for consideration by Council concerning the matters contained in the bylaws may do so by attending the Public Hearing or providing comments in writing or by email to the address cited below. Written submissions will be accepted up to 6:00 pm Monday, September 8, 2014. Both bylaws may be found on the Village of Fruitvale website at http://www.village. fruitvale.bc.ca/news or may be viewed in print form at the Village Office at the address below.
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Sat,Aug. 30 STARTS AT 12NOON 2246 7th Ave Trail $98,000 Nathan MLS# 2400280 s 292.5 acre e Sub dividabl
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10 Acres
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2398348
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2216910
Rossland $ 59,900
Marie-Claude
5.1 Acres
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Rossland 998,000
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Renata 235,500 MLS#
Trail 134,000
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Rob
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2397114
Double Lot
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Fruitvale 399,000
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2397558
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2397280
Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
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Thursday, August 28, 2014 Trail Times
Spawning Salmon Shannon McIlmoyle photo
The annual ritual of the spawning of kokanee salmon is in full swing at the Kokanee Creek Spawning Channel near Balfour. The channel, built in 1985, was created to accommodate up to 7,000 spawning fish.
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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 Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
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 Mark (250) 231-5591
Call Richard (250) 368-7897
ICE NEW PR
ICE NEW PR
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 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
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