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City of Trail takes issue with RDKB board chair assuming role on committee BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

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Sierra Landscaping was back in town this week to dig up the cracked asphalt pathway that leads off Victoria Street near the medical building, and replace it with a wider concrete sidewalk. The Okanagan-based company completed the planting phase of the downtown revitalization plan last month, but returned to Trail to complete the week-long upgrade and follow up on the greening project.

Rural doctor program coming to KBRH community is designed to encourage newly licensed physicians to settle down and start up a practice in that same community. “The addition of a family practice residency program will further compliment the enhance our capacity to train future physicians and will further enhance physician presence in rural areas,” she said, during a press conference at KBRH on Monday. “It will also allow them the gratifying experience of what it is like to practice family medicine in rural areas. We are very pleased to be part of this

BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff

Doctors training in Trail will mean more doctors practicing in Trail according to a new plan from the University of British Columbia. Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) is the newest addition to the short list of hospitals offering rural residency post graduate opportunities for family practice medical students in the province. Dr. Cheryl Hume, site director for the residency program, says training family practitioners in a rural

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and hopefully we will see many young physicians returning to our area to provide care. It will have a major impact on stabilizing future physician recruitment and retention and thereby enhancing patient care and increasing physician access in West Kootenay.” UBC Residency Program Director, Dr. Willa Henry, was in attendance at the press conference and spoke about the importance of a program that trains doctors to be rural general practitioners. See KBRH, Page 3

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Plans to replace the regional sewer line and build a new river crossing are being backed up at the regional level, says Trail council. Revisiting past proposals, huge cost divides and displacing the sewer committee chair, are delaying decisions on how Trail, Warfield, and Rossland can move forward with the shared sewer utility. City council remains steadfast in its decision that the most cost effective way to string a sewer pipe across the Columbia River is by an aerial crossing on a pipe bridge at the south end of town. Regional partners put a stop to the pipe/pedestrian bridge proposal after the sewer committee opted to revisit past methods that on the surface, appear to be cheaper. Such as directing new pipe along Bay Avenue and hanging the line on the Victoria Street Bridge, or the most recent suggestion that involves suspending a sewer line along the city’s historic river wall. No way, says Trail council, because tearing up Bay Avenue to lay new pipe would not only cause disruption to the downtown core and be a step backward in city revitalization, but the option is much more expensive than the regional district’s

$2.7 million estimate. In a report from the city’s consulting firm, redirecting the sewer line through town costs more in the neighbourhood of $6.5 million, once the line is removed from the old bridge, directed through downtown to the new bridge, then redirected back through East Trail and fed into into the regional system. During the Monday governance and operations committee meeting (GOC), city council unanimously agreed to send a letter to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) relaying its decision that those two alternate routes were not acceptable and as owners of the Bay Avenue right-of-way, approval would have to be issued by the city. Coun. Rick Georgetti asked the city’s administrator if Trail’s report was more accurate than the regional district’s regarding the cost estimates. “I wouldn’t want to suggest that one firm is better than the other,” explained David Perehudoff. “Our estimate is much more detailed in terms of how it was developed and the firm was on site. Someone on the sewer committee may say there was bias to inflate the number, but that’s simply not true.” Besides the 80-year old Esplanade river wall being of historic value to the city with significant architectural features, the city’s report states that suspending a sewer line isn’t feasible due to the existence of cracks, distress, See CITY, Page 3

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City lowers request for district’s portion of pipe bridge FROM PAGE 1 scaling and unknown hydrostatic pressure behind the wall. Next up, Trail council agreed to reduce the city’s request for $5.4 million from the sewer committee to $5 million, for costs associated with pipe bridge construction. Additionally, council is asking for that decision by Nov. 1. “The city is reducing its offer in the spirit of trying to reach an agreement,” Perehudoff noted, adding that the response date is preferred but if not met, doesn’t mean the Trail number is off the table. Ensuing talks became ardent when council discussed the matter of Grace McGregor, RDKB’s board chair, taking over Trail Coun. Robert Cacchioni’s position as chair of the regional sewer committee, during the Sept. 2 regular meeting. Trail council agreed to send a letter of concern to the RDKB boards and staff asking for a review of policies regarding McGregor’s move which it says can be viewed as an abuse of power that has further marginalized the regional sewer partners. “Why she would want to play Henry Kissinger over this, I just don’t know,” said Cacchioni. “I don’t believe any chair of the regional district would ever assume so much control and power for any reason. “Her argument is about money, but it’s not the chair’s money, she has nothing to do with it.” Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs said both sides will have legal opinions over McGregor’s decision, but supported the city asking the RDKB board to review its policies and improve transparency. “It’s only been the last three years that we’ve held chairs on the committees,” said Coun. Kevin Jolly. “This is a real slap in the face to the City of Trail and to the residents of the City of Trail. They should be as upset as we are.” The GOC culminated with one final motion that the city advise the regional district that future delays associated with selecting an option to proceed with relocating the regional sewer interceptor line off the Old Trail Bridge could result in liability for future line failures, becoming the responsibility of the entire RDKB board

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Doctors, teachers and local figures gathered at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital to announce a new rural residency program at the hospital. Post graduate medical students will have the chance to spend two years learning how to be a general practitioner in a rural setting. The program starts up in July 2015.

KBRH ‘well suited’ for program, says director

FROM PAGE 1 “There are a few things that we know at UBC and one of them is that we need more rural doctors,” she said. “The Department of Family Practice (at UBC) takes the social responsibility of that very seriously. We know that the people who learn in the context in the communities who need doctors are best prepared to work in those communities.” UBC chose KBRH as the sixth location for the twoyear rural residency program after much deliberation and input from surrounding

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With the proliferation of debit cards, online billing and email money transfers, post-dated personal cheques are becoming a way of the past, even in the Silver City. Trail City Hall will no longer accept post-dated cheques or post-dated credit card payments as a means for citizens to settle up property taxes, utility levies

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communities. “When we came to this region to find a community which we felt would be well suited to meet the demands of the expanding ministry, we were overwhelmed by the engagement here,” she said. “We have no doubt that this is going to be a very successful site. We are also excited about what this will mean for your community.” Dr. Scot Mountain, a specialist and trainer for thirdyear medical students at KBRH says the program is a great addition to the hospital, trainers and students.

or monthly parking rentals. City council agreed with its finance department during Monday’s governance meeting that transitioning to a pre-authorized payment program is preferable over the time consuming and dated practise of the post-dated system. According to Rino Merlo, Trail’s deputy director of finance, the city’s current methods not only weigh

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“From the (student) perspective, they get one-on-one interactions with patients which is not available in the bigger centres,” he said. “When you train in the city, there are multiple trainees that you have to stand behind while something interesting is going on. Here, they are frontline from Day One and they are learning things that would take a lot longer if they were in the city.” It isn’t only post graduate medical students that benefit from the rural residency program, but also the trainers. “It enriches our practice,”

Keeping cardholder’s hard information on file violates the payment card industry’s (PCI) security standards, he explained, adding that holding a person’s credit card data negates compliance. He maintains that the city’s easy to use and updated website offers the convenience of paying taxes online or if a resident prefers to pay in person, city

said Dr. Mountain. “It forces us to be on top of our game and know what we are doing by making sure that we are up-to-date. It also gives us a chance to interact with our patients in a completely different and new way. It gives us a fresh set of eyes that we can see the patients through.” The program starts at KBRH with the first batch of UBC medical students starting the two-year program in July 2015. Until then, Dr. Hume will be working with UBC and KBRH to determine the best way to set up and deliver training. hall hours are convenient and a secure mail slot at the site is available 24/7. “Prepayments on property taxes, utility billing and parking spaces is a sound, low cost, effective way of collection,” said Merlo. “However, the City of Trail’s current pre-payment methods are antiquated, laborious, risk and do not comply with current PCI standards.”

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Provincial ‘Significant decline’ in gang killings: report CFSEU community report notes more big cases go to trial in 2015 By Jeff Nagel Black Press

A recent drop in gang violence now has B.C.’s anti-gang police unit looking to the courts for closure on several major outstanding cases. Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit chief officer Kevin Hackett said the “significant decline” in organized crime homicides comes after a series of high-profile investigations leading to charges, as well as new initiatives to prevent or reduce gang membership. His comments were published Monday in the unit’s 2014 annual community report. It can be found online at bc-anti-gang.com. The number of gang-related killings in B.C. fell to 13 last year

from 18 in 2012 and has been cut by almost two-thirds from the 36 gang murders committed in 2009. Nearly 100 organized crime figures or gang-related individuals were arrested and charged last year with more than 270 offences in close to 30 B.C. communities, Hackett said. The report’s release came after the province announced policing cuts that will pare the CFSEU budget by $2.8 million. Much public attention has focused on the Surrey Six murder trial, which concluded in early July. A decision is expected to be handed down Oct. 2 in the case against two of the men accused of killing two innocents along with four other targeted victims. But a separate murder conspiracy trial for Red Scorpions gang member Jamie Bacon is slated to begin next May for his alleged role in the Surrey Six slayings.

And there could be two other major gang murder trials in 2015 as well. A trial is expected to begin next year in Kelowna, where Jonathan Bacon was gunned down three years ago. Jujhar Khun-Khun, Michael Kerry Hunter Jones and Jason Thomas McBride face firstdegree murder charges as well as four counts each of attempted murder. CFSEU officials say next year could also see the start of a trial against Cory Vallee, accused in two murders – the 2009 shooting in Langley of Red Scorpion Kevin LeClair and the 2008 shooting in Burnaby of Jonathan Barber, who was mistakenly targeted because he was installing a stereo in a car owned by a Bacon brother. Vallee, who was arrested in August in Mexico and quickly returned to B.C., also faces conspiracy charges in relation to a UN

Gang plot to kill the Bacon brothers. Hackett said a joint CFSEU-IHIT investigation also led to murder conspiracy guilty pleas last year against six UN Gang members and associates. He said the gangsters had been “ruthlessly hunting” members of the Bacon crime group in 200809, a period during which police efforts also prevented at least two more murders. Hackett was optimistic the CFSEU’s edgy End Gang Life campaign will help persuade more gang members to reform. It plays on the emotions of gangsters with imagery of loved ones left behind after they’re dead. The annual report includes statistics on the ethnicity of gang murder victims, where the bodies are typically found (31 per cent inside a car, 20 per cent inside a residence), as well as seasonal patterns in gang violence.

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The City of Burnaby and others opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are at a stalemate on Burnaby Mountain with project proponent Kinder Morgan. A stop work order has been issued by the city. Trees have been cut. Area residents, protesters and city staff have been standing by guarding part of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area from further disruption by the pipeline company’s crews. The company says it has the right to access the land, even without the city’s permission, because the National Energy Board (NEB) Act allows such access for studies on possible routing for the pipeline. It wants to put the pipeline through the mountain so it needs to drill through it to assess its suitability. Burnaby city hall says the company can come on the land, but not ignore city bylaws, which include prohibiting tree-cutting or drilling in city parks. The two disparate conclusions come after the NEB issued a ruling last month saying the company could access the land. “I

wouldn’t say it’s unusual for two parties to have a different interpretation of what we’re getting at,” said NEB spokesperson Sarah Kiley. “It’s really up to the parties to either come to an agreement themselves, or to come back to us and say, as Trans Mountain has done, in this case we’d like an order [forcing access] or they can take it to the courts.” Burnaby has until Sept. 10 to provide comment on Kinder Morgan’s request to the NEB, then the company will have until Sept. 15 to reply. The NEB’s decision would come sometime after that. In the meantime, city staff and the occasional resident were standing watch on Saturday at the site in question. In a press release, Burnaby said on Sept. 3, the day after receiving a stop-work order from city officials, the company cut down six large, healthy trees between 14 and 24 metres (46 to 79 feet) high and seven large wildlife trees. It said the company cleared an area about the size of a football field and prevented city parks staff from accessing city trails.

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but professional competitions have been banned with the adoption of a bylaw Monday. “There’s been some concern from the RCMP about some of the people who organize or are involved,” said Coun. Juliette Cunningham. The city started the process to ban MMA events because the RCMP had indicated such events can involve organized crime. “Events run by amateurs should still be able to operate,” said Coun. Mary-Jo O’Keefe. Before the bylaw

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THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - Christmas songs were being piped over the loudspeakers at Spruce Meadows on Tuesday as organizers of an upcoming marquee equestrian event chose humour to cope with a dump of late-summer snow in southern Alberta. Tractors were plowing and staff were using shovels to scoop up the abundant white stuff Briefs from the main showjumping ring in preparation for competition that was to begin Wednesday. The Calgary International Airport recorded 11 centimetres of snow on Monday. Environment Canada issued a new snowfall warning Tuesday because of another system rolling in from British Columbia that was predicted to bring in as much as 10 to 15 centimetres - and even more in higher elevations. Spruce Meadows, just south of Calgary, is host to the crown jewel of its season this week. The Masters event attracts elite riders and horses from around the world who compete for millions of dollars in prizes. “Environment Canada is encouraging going forward from here,” said Spruce Meadows vicepresident Ian Allison. “People ask us why we leave the majority of our Christmas lights up all year and you got the answer today. You’ve got 15 centimetres of snow, all the pine boughs are snow-laden and it looks pretty nice. “Why not throw the music on and knock it up a season or two?”

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The ultimate goal of the federal government’s proposed new prostitution legislation is to end the sex trade in Canada altogether, Justice Minister Peter MacKay said Tuesday. But in the meantime, the government believes Bill C-36 provides prostitutes the ability to work in safer conditions and get help if they need it, MacKay told the Senate committee studying the controversial bill. C-36 is the government’s response to a Supreme Court decision last year that struck down the existing law as unconstitutional and gave the government a year to come up with a replacement. “Let us be clear about Bill C-36’s ultimate objective: that is to reduce the demand for prostitution with a view towards discouraging entry into it, deterring participation in it and ultimately abolishing it to greatest extent possible,” MacKay said. Before the high court ruling last year, prostitution was legal, but almost all related activities - including communicating in a public place for the purposes of prostitution, pimping and running a brothel - were criminal offences.

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The Supreme Court concluded, however, that the law placed prostitutes at undue risk and violated their Charter rights. The government was given until December to come up with new legislation. That replacement flips the equation, giving prostitutes immunity from prosecution and the legal ability to conduct business related to sex work, provided they are acting of their own free will. Those who buy sex or profit from it in an exploitative situation would still face charges. “Prostitution is now de facto illegal, but the emphasis and the focus is on the purchaser and the perpetrator - the pimps who are attempting to exploit and gain materially from prostitution itself,” MacKay said. Senators struggled with the idea of making it a crime to buy sex when prostitutes are allowed to sell it of their own free will. It is a nuance the courts will likely explore, MacKay allowed. “They will investigate, without doubt, and will look at the individual circumstances in every case,” he said, adding the issue of whether any sex worker actually

operates under free will must be part of that examination. Criminalizing the clients could just make the exploitation worse, suggested Conservative Sen. Don Plett. “Is the pimp going to say to the 14, 15 or 16 year old girl, ‘I am losing many of my customers...you go out and hustle a little harder to make sure you keep as much activity going as possible,’ he asked. Hopefully the prostitutes will feel empowered enough to come forward and report such exploitative behaviour, MacKay responded. At least one isn’t optimistic about the outcome of this week’s hearing. The first round seemed stacked against people whose lives will actually be affected by the bill, suggested Jean McDonald, who works at Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers’ Action Project. “It’s not pointless, but I don’t feel like we are going to be listened to by the Conservative government,” she explained. “I don’t think that our concerns with the bill are being taken seriously.” Those concerns include the risk that going after johns drives sex workers into

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n a 40-page opinion released last week, B.C. Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser pretty well cleared former Agriculture Minister Pat Pimm of any wrongdoing with respect to his obligations under the Members’ Conflict of Interest Act, despite the odd ‘tsk, tsk’ here and there. Pimm had requested the opinion following concerns over his alleged interference in a file before the Agricultural Land Commission last year related to a property in Fort St. John. Ironically, in reading the opinion, it seems as though Fraser conducted his investigation from the perspective that Agricultural Land Commission chair Richard Bullock was the subject of it and not Pimm. Consider this question posed to Bullock by the Commissioner: “Was all of that general conversation, conversation you thought was part of the conspiracy somehow to come down on you and show his (Pimm’s) influence?” Now contrast that with a question posed to Pimm: “But your focus seemed to

be on the basis of what would be good for the community, relative to the use of this property and the value that it would bring to the community and to the, if you like, the enjoyment or the cultural enhancement of the community; is that fair? Astoundingly, Pimm responded: “That’s exactly accurate, yes.” Much was made in the Commissioner’s report of a site visit to the Fort St. John property by the ALC in May 2013 and the appropriateness – or lack thereof – of Mr. Pimm’s presence at that visit. Fraser described it as “pivotal” in the events leading up to Pimm’s request for an opinion from his office. According to the testimony the Commissioner heard, pleasantries were exchanged between Bullock and Pimm, there was some discussions about hockey and developments regarding Site “C.” It was – in the words of the Commissioner – “cordial in tone.” What exactly did the Commissioner expect Bullock to do upon seeing Pimm? Throw a hissy fit in

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public? The more critical issue for the Commissioner should have been: what did the ALC do next? And in that regard the ALC was proactive and resolute, preparing a policy statement on the role of elected officials in applications to the ALC that was circulated and posted to the Commission’s website. In that statement, the Commission noted: “Elected officials at the provincial and local level have been given specific channels within the ALCA to influence decisions on applications to the ALC. Outside of those channels, they should not attempt to influence the ALC with regard to the outcome of a particular application...”

No ambiguity there. Notably, missing from Commissioner Fraser’s entire 40-page opinion is one phrase: “ministerial responsibility.” According to the parliamentary doctrine, “Ministers are individually responsible for their own actions and those of their department, including the actions of all officials under their management and direction, whether or not the Ministers had prior knowledge. In practice, when errors or wrongdoings are committed by officials under their direction, Ministers are responsible for promptly taking the necessary remedial steps and for providing assurances that appropriate corrective action has been taken to prevent reoccurrence.” It’s why – just a few months prior to that “pivotal” site visit – Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan resigned from federal cabinet after a review of his constituency office’s correspondence revealed he had written a character reference on behalf of a constituent to the Tax Court of Canada two years

earlier. That review had been prompted by revelations that then Finance Minister Jim Flaherty had written the CRTC in 2012 on behalf of a radio licensee applicant, a letter that Federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson ruled “improper.” Dawson also rapped the knuckles of two parliamentary secretaries for “improper letter-writing” as well. But Duncan’s resignation was notable for something else: his unequivocal acceptance of ministerial responsibility, when he wrote: “I take full responsibility for my actions and the consequences they have brought.” If Mary Dawson found Flaherty’s letter “improper” and if John Duncan knew all on his own that his letter was “not appropriate,” against what measure did Fraser reach the conclusion that emails and other communications from minister Pat Pimm’s office were just “regrettable misinterpretations resulting from ambiguous language?” Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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Disparity at the root of conflicts So as the cease fire comes popping out of Ukraine, possibly preceded by Russia, one wonders where Baird and Harper are fitting into this new development. Did anyone tell them to cease and desist, or are they still circulating around the middle of Ukraine in old used flak jackets trying to get something started. Maybe some one should tell them to cease and desist as well. Then what about the newly minted skin heads of Ukraine. How are they taking this news and who set them in place anyway? Was that Harper and Baird again? It seems to me that Harper and Baird would do better by focusing on the recent developments in Syria instead; the lop-

ping of heads in particular. Did it ever occur to them that this heinous act of the devil is only designed to attract more recruits through its showmanship value. I cant think of one single Canadian offspring of an overpaid bureaucrat who would not jump at the chance to go there and join the ISL idiots for the purpose of coming home to brag to his friends. And that is exactly what they are doing. There are too many young Canadian thrill seekers heading out there to act out, and Harper could address that problem simply by cutting down the disparity between their overpaid parents and the rest of society. It is exactly the same reason that the Boko Haran are able

to carry on in Nigeria running around and stealing girls and everything else they can find. Those punks in Nigeria are exactly of the same mind set as our spoiled punks here, which one can see in their face as they stand poised for a photo with the automatic over their shoulder and a big belt of cartridges as well. They are the relatives of Goodluck Jonathan as he himself has stated, and that is why they never get arrested by the police. Do we see any parallels in that? The disparity is what we actually see here at work and it will bring the downfall of all nations which allow this. Len Penner Trail

CPP hiding rising costs: report THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The Canada Pension Plan is hiding the fact that its administrative costs have more than tripled since 2006 because of transaction and external management fees, according to a new report from a conservative think-thank. The Fraser Institute report - released last week - said the total cost of running the CPP jumped to $2 billion in 201213, from $600 million in 200607. “Contrary to claims of proponents of an expanded CPP, or a provincial pension plan in Ontario, many of the costs of large, government-managed pension plans like CPP are hidden,” the report’s co-author, Philip Cross, said in a news release. “A full examination of all costs shows that CPP is not as low-cost as they want you to believe.” The CPP 2012 annual report put administrative costs at $490 million plus another $586 million to collect contributions and issue cheques, but Cross said that doesn’t include

another $859 million in consultant and transaction fees. “For the public to understand the true costs of the Canada Pension Plan, there must be greater transparency and a full accounting of all costs,” he said. However, the CPP Investment Board said all of those extra costs cited in the Fraser report are correct and are included in its annual report, even if they were left out of the annual report from the CPP itself. According to the CPPIB, the Fraser Institute report blames the board, which invests the funds, for some things that are the responsibility of the CPP, which collects the contributions from employers and workers and sends out the benefit cheques. “Our disclosure practices span all aspects of CPPIB, its business operations and our performance results,” the board said in a statement. “We seek to inform our stakeholders, for the sake of transparency itself, and to

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PEOPLE OBITUARIES KRUG, NEVA GENEVIEVE PHYLLIS ORLANDO – It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother, nona and great-grandma Neva (Genevieve Phillis Orlando) Krug on August 28, 2014. Mom was born in Trail, June 18,1924 to Laurina and Dominic Orlando She was predeceased by her husband Don on July 7, 2007, four brothers Vincent, Fred, Blackie, and Diamond Orlando and one sister, Jemma Somerville. She leaves behind two sons Don (Jackie) and Ken; eight grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren and one sister Dina Hall. Mom loved to golf and that was her second love next to her husband and her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. All the family will

miss her very much and she will never be forgotten. *** MARTIN, SETH – After a courageous and hard fought battle with cancer the final buzzer has sounded. The game is over. Our beloved husband, dad, father-in-law, brotherin-law, papa, greatgrandpapa, and uncle, Seth, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, September 6th. Seth is survived by his wife of 61 years Bev (Beula), his daughters Lynne (Moe), Patti and Susan, his very own hockey team - First Line All Stars: Jeremy (Aimee), K.C. (Michelle), Mike (Bobbi), Layne, Jayme, Lucas and Ty - Second Line All Stars: Miranda, Mikal, Tarryn, Mataya, Ayla, Leighton, and the newest additions -

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beyond that as he dedicated his life to advancing hockey and helping young people achieve their dreams. Bob’s positive impact on our sport will be felt for generations to come. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Suter family at this difficult time.” Suter starred at the University of Wisconsin from 1977 to 1979. A seventh-round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 1977 NHL draft and a seventh-rounder of the Birmingham Bulls in the 1977 WHA draft, he went on to play 86 games in the Central Hockey League. Suter’s brother Gary played 1,145 NHL games with the Flames, Blackhawks and Sharks and was on Calgary’s 1989 Stanley Cup team. Suter, who opened a sporting goods in Madison, appeared at the Arizona Coyotes’ “Miracle On Ice” night last season.

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twins, Westin & Hayden. He will be sadly missed by his cheering section of sisters Minnie Turyk & Marg Rosse and sisterin-law Irene Martin as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Seth was predeceased by his parents Seath & May, brothers Bill & Art and sisters May & Nan. Seth was born in Rossland B.C on May 4, 1933. He embarked on a stellar career as a goaltender, backstopping his way through Europe, Canada and the USA. Hockey was his passion. Seth had a 36 year career as a firefighter with Tadanac and Cominco Fire Department. Seth had a great love for music. He would go to his piano or guitar playing, by ear, and singing many John Denver tunes with family and friends. His family meant everything to him. Bev was his world and his best friend. “His girls” were the loves of his life. He was so proud of each of them and their accomplishments. His love was unconditional

and forever. Seth was a humble, sincere, genuine guy whose kindness and generosity made him truly a great man. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Seth’s name can be made to the Father Bauer Scholarship Award Society c/o Tom Lewis, 1400-1125 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K8 or to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation (Oncology Unit), 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail BC, V1R 4M1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca A Celebration of Seth’s Life will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 2:00pm at the Cominco Gymnasium, located at the Trail Memorial Centre with Reverend Ken Siemens officiating. Bill Clark of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

Kamloops mayoral candidate takes candid aim at open-pit mine THE CANADIAN PRESS KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The latest mayoral candidate in Kamloops, has announced his bid for the job by strapping a model of an open-pit mine to his stomach. Mr. Open Pitbelly stood on the steps of city hall and outlined a plan to boost job creation in the city through environmental disaster. Pitbelly told a crowd that included Coun. Tina Lange and another potential challenger, Denis Walsh, that he will campaign on the “three P’s of prosperity” - ponds, as in tailings ponds, pits and pollution. Speaking as though he himself were the controversial Ajax mine proposed for the area, Pitbelly said a tailings-pond failure would bring economic spinoffs to Kamloops. “When it lets go, it’ll whoosh down Peterson Creek and through the city and to the river - and then into Kamloops Lake,” Pitbelly said. “And think of the urban renewal that will create. There will be all sorts of researchers and lawyers and grief counsellors and soil specialists - all kinds of people. That will create very diverse kinds of jobs.” Pitbelly said he is also hoping to provide a long-term solution to some of the city’s parking problems by turning

the Ajax pit into a parkade once it is no longer used for mineral extraction. “This parkade is forever,” Pitbelly said while placing model cars into the mine model on his stomach to illustrate the plan. The latest mayoral hopeful to enter the ring against Mayor Peter Milobar is actually Elaine Sedgman. She said her campaign is legitimate and that she intends to have her character on the ballot for the Nov. 15 civic election. “Mr. Pitbelly is serious about running,” Sedgman said. Sedgman said she was inspired by performance artist Vincent Trasov, adding he ran as Mr. Peanut in the 1974 Vancouver mayoral race. That campaign mostly involved tap dancing. “His thing was more art and about art,” Sedgman said. “Mine is not too subtle.” Mr. Open Pitbelly may be familiar to some opponents of the Ajax gold and copper mine because of his appearance at anti-Ajax gatherings. Sedgman said she’s not affiliated with any of the city’s most notable anti-mine groups, beyond getting their email newsletters, but opposes the project. She she she’s offering a dif-

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Hockey season has officially begun, as the Trail Smoke Eaters hit the road to open the exhibition season against the Merritt Centennials last weekend. Following a week of training camp on the ice, intensive military exercises courtesy of Sean Bacon off the ice, and a fun and successful charity softball game, the Smoke Eaters appear ready for another BCHL season. “It was amazing, it couldn’t have gone any better,” said Smokies coach and GM Nick Deschenes of the charity baseball game at Butler Park between the Smokies and Trail Firefighters and RCMP that raised about $3,000 for the Smoke Eater Booster Club, Special Olympics, and Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital critical care campaign. The Smokies followed that up with a trip to Osoyoos where they dropped a close 7-5 decision in their opening exhibition match against the Centennials on Friday, but rebounded with a 4-2 victory the following night in Merritt. “The first game was exactly that, a first game, there were some lapses, and defensive breakdowns that left them (the Cents) with some pretty good scoring chances.” Merritt erupted for seven goals in the first two periods to take a 7-4 lead into the third. The Smokies would get within two but was consistently thwarted by former Powell River King goaltender Jonah Imoo. “Our third period was our best period, and it was good that we were building as the game went on.” The final-period play carried over to Saturday when Trail’s defence tightened up significantly, and Dallas Calvin, and Charlie Zuccarini, provided Trail with a 2-1 second period lead, before Craig Martin netted the winner and Jake Lucchini added an insurance marker on the way to the 4-2 victory. “It’s a tough rink to play in, that Merritt rink, so I thought they responded really well and got stronger as the game went on. We talked about being more intense in front of our net and it helped.” The Smokies look promising starting with their goaltending, right on through to their offence which produced nine goals against the CHL’s number-14 ranked team. “On the weekend, we didn’t do a lot of teaching, so it was really a lot of on the fly, and the guys were playing like they would in the past, so we were pretty happy with the foun-

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dation that’s here and then we can just fine tune and build from there.” Returning 20-year-old goalie Adam Todd started both games, playing in the first two periods, before he was relieved by the KIJHL Creston ThunderCat goalie Brock Lefebvre. The Smokies will ice potent offensive weapons in Bryan Basilico, Calvin, Brandon Volpe, and Scott Davidson this season and Trail’s Lucchini and Martin will also be relied on to produce as both players came on last year counting 26 and 30 points respectively - Lucchini for the Smokies and Martin with the Vernon Vipers and Alberni Bulldogs. Veteran defencemen Harlan Orr, Zane Schartz, and Viktor Dombroviskiy will anchor a solid blue line. However, the unknown factor may be the greatest concern; with 10 rookies on board, the team lacks experience at the Junior A level. Still, Deschenes is not worried. “A lot of them are 19-year-olds recruited from the U.S.. We’ll have a slightly older team than most. There will be an adjustment period for sure for some of them, otherwise I don’t think they’re too far off of having an impact in the league.” If the success of the charity softball game is any indication, the group of players has already made giant strides into the community, now Smokies supporters will look to see it continue onto the ice. “We’ve got a really good group here,” said Deschenes. “Just overall everyone’s a really good character person and so I think that’s going to go a long way for us this season.” As for expectations, the Smoke Eaters will aim high, says Deschenes, but will focus on short-term goals in what many consider a make-orbreak year for the team. Improving on last year’s 10-win season is a no-brainer, and making the playoffs a prerequisite to another BCHL season. “I tend to shoot for the moon, and then recalibrate . . . For our group and our day-to-day operations, it’s really going to be about what are we doing today, and obviously we have our long term, I’ll call them more dreams than goals. But if we chip away at the goals in front of us, it should lead us onto that path and you never know what can happen in sports.” The Smokies play the Selkirk College Saints in home-and-home exhibition matches in Castlegar on Friday and at the Cominco Arena at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Vikings. In the opening match of the season, the Inmates doubled up the Vikings 40-20 with Kelly Viykin throwing four touchdown passes for the Inmates, and Vic Hoodicoff tossing two TDs. Michael Lucas scored twice while Kyle Niminiken, Mike Ball, Ryan Boisvert, and John Parker put up six points each for the Slocan. Stephen Mota threw all three Viking TDs with Jay Trower, Kyle Jorgenson, and Carl Perepolkin on the receiving end. Flag Football is a fun and competitive non-contact sport,

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At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $38.3 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Championship Marin Cilic (14), Croatia, def. Kei Nishikori (10), Japan, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Women Championship Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, 6-3, 6-3. Doubles Men Championship Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (11), Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Champions Doubles Men Championship Pat Cash, Australia, and Todd Martin, United States, def. John and Patrick McEnroe, United States, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8. Doubles Women Championship Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (4), Russia, def. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. Champions Doubles Women Championship Martina Navratilova, United States, and Jana Novotna, Czech Republic, def. Tracy Austin and Gigi Fernandez, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Junior Singles Boys Championship Omar Jasika, Australia, def. Quentin Halys (5), France, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1. Girls Championship Marie Bouzkova, Czech Republic, def. Anhelina Kalinina (9), Ukraine, 6-4, 7-6

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Protect self, property until unruly kids have moved Mailbox

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

there ordinances in your town prohibiting noise after a certain hour or leaving garbage on your property? If so, call the police when necessary. Do you have a neighborhood association that mediates disputes? Sometimes these things can be worked out with a third-party mediator. In the meantime, put up fences, block your driveway with plastic cones, have fans to block the noise and do whatever you need to in order to protect yourself from these barbarians until one of you moves or the kids leave. Dear Annie: About a year ago, my very

through wearerare.org/ support for those with rare diseases. Bless you for wanting to help your grandchild in any way you can. Dear Annie: I have a piece of advice for “Red Hat Mama,” who is still waiting for a guy to ask her out. There are a lot of men who are uncomfortable asking out women we see only at church. All of my lady friends are women who asked me first. I might appear to have no problem with a friendly conversation, but it’s not the same as asking someone for a date. I’m debating wearing a button that says, “Please Ask Me.” Then when someone asks me what the button means, I can tell them that I’m more than happy for new friends to ask me to join them for activities. I’m not that interested in becoming intimate or getting married, but I find it tremendously difficult to embarrass myself by

asking a woman to join me and possibly getting a negative response. I’m not one of those men who can tell at a glance whether someone is interested in me. I have mild Asperger’s, and I don’t read people well. So, Red Hot Mama

and all of your cousins, please feel free to ask me. We can have a soda, share a pizza, play cards or get together with other friends. But you need to do the asking. -- “Please Ask Me” John 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, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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bright 16-year-old granddaughter was diagnosed with schizencephaly, a very rare disease, and she has had seizures. She was put on medications and then was free of seizures for eight months. But recently, she had another seizure, and her medication is being reconsidered. How can I find out how to be helpful and supportive? She lives two hours away, and I no longer drive. Is there an organization for this? -Deeply Concerned Old Grandma Dear Grandma: Schizencephaly is a birth defect that is extremely rare and can cause delays in speech and language skills, some paralysis and seizures. Doctors believe the causes include exposure to toxins or medications during pregnancy. We found one support group at schizkidzbuddies.com, and you also can get information

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Dear Annie: We were happy to see a vacant house on our block sell and were pleased to meet the new neighbors. We were willing to overlook the reek of tobacco and the cigarette butts in our driveway. The cat droppings in our flower and vegetable beds were harder to take. The real problem is that their teenagers race up and down the street at all hours and then park in front of our house smoking and playing with their phones while revving their very loud engines, setting our teeth on edge. These folks have a two-car garage, a concrete parking pad and a long driveway. Why are they parking on the street, let alone in front of the neighbors? We wanted to like these people, but now we just wish they would move out. Any suggestions? Talking to them didn’t help. -Disappointed Neighbor Dear Neighbor: Are

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a great day to accomplish a lot of work. You have self-discipline and an orderly state of mind. In addition, you will pay attention to details. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Parents and people concerned with raising kids can have solid discussions about the care and education of children. Someone more experienced might have good advice. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a strong day for family discussions, especially with older family members. Listen to their input about future plans to secure your home base. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your powers of concentration are excellent today. Choose work that requires mental stimulation and

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attention to detail, because you won’t miss a thing! LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You are prudent and careful with your money today. Give thought to how you can secure your income for the long-term future. If shopping, you will buy long-lasting, practical items. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Anything you do today will be done carefully with no loose ends. This is a good day to ask for advice from someone is older and more experienced. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your ability to research something today is wonderful. You have focus, motivation and patience. You also have the endurance and perseverance necessary to finish the job. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Seek out someone who is more experienced or older

to get his or her advice today. This input could help you improve your plans for the future. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a good day to impress people in authority. It’s also a good day to seek their advice. You want to see how you fit into the picture in the larger world. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Make long-distance

travel plans for the future today. This is also a good day to make plans concerning further education and training or how to use opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Roll up your sleeves and finish loose ends with bills, taxes, debt, inheritances and estates. You will get a lot done!

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Discussions with partners and close friends will be productive today. You don’t want to waste time with frivolity. You want to join forces with others to get things done. YOU BORN TODAY You need the freedom to do your own thing. (You sometimes enjoy shocking others.) You enjoy taking risks. You love children

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and are an excellent parent. This year, something you’ve been involved with for about nine years will end or diminish in order to make room for something new. Take it easy and learn to serve others. This is a good year to travel. Birthdate of: Steve Hofstetter, comedian/journalist; Taraji P. Henson, actress; Harry Connick Jr., singer/actor.

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Coming Events BEE GLADE FARM: Plant Sale! Sunday September 14. 10am-3pm. Perennials, Peonies, Hand-dyed Yarns, Concrete Garden Art! 2152 Glade Rd. www.beegladefarm.com

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Personals ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 250-368-5651 FOR INFORMATION, education, accommodation and support for battered women and their children call WINS Transition House 250-364-1543

Employment Career Opportunities

MANAGERIAL POSITIONS Weâ€™re growing on Vancouver Island! If you have multiple yearsâ€™ experience in a managerial role in the grocery business and want to join an innovative & creative group then we would love to hear from you. We offer exceptional beneďŹ ts, Group RSP and many other incentives. Please send your resume to: Lyall Woznesensky Lyall@Qualityfoods.com QF Director Professional Development.

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We are looking to hire and train individuals that would join our management team. Some of the criteria we look for in managers: â€˘ Dedicated â€˘ Responsible â€˘ RespecĆžul â€˘ Reliable â€˘ High Energy â€˘ Excellent people skills â€˘ Excellent communicaĆ&#x;on skills â€˘ bility to mulĆ&#x;Í˛task â€˘ Willingness to learn new things â€˘ Kpen availability Ížable to work Ď°am Í˛ Ď°am Monday through Sunday) If you feel you have what it takes please submit your resume at either of our locaĆ&#x;onsÍ• in Downtown drail or WalÍ˛Mart.

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

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Sat. Sept. 13 10 - 11:30AM 635 Shakespeare Warfield $189,900 Rhonda MLS# 2393875

Sat. Sept. 13 12NOON - 1:30PM 3364 Laurel Cres Trail $194,900 Rhonda MLS# 2399317

Sat. Sept. 13 2 - 3:30PM 1917 Robin Road Fruitvale $299,000 Rhonda MLS# 2399752

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Sat. Sept. 13 10 - 11AM 1218 Fox Road $ Fruitvale 139,900 Rob MLS# 2393806

Sat. Sept. 13 10 - 11:30AM 755 Shakespeare Rd $ Warfield 139,900 Nathan MLS# 2395554

Rossland 294,000

Rhonda

MLS#

2397764

The Village of Fruitvale 2014 General Local Election Advance Elector Registration The 2014 General Local Election will take place on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Are you eligible to vote? If you are not sure, you can find out by calling the Village of Fruitvale Office at 250-367-7551. The office is located at 1947 Beaver Street and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding holidays). Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the Village Office until Monday, September 22, 2014. With the exception of registrations on general voting day, elector registrations will not be accepted during the period September 23 to November 15, 2014. ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS RESIDENT ELECTORS: â€˘ 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and â€˘ a Canadian citizen; and â€˘ a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and â€˘ a resident of the Village of Fruitvale for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and â€˘ not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: â€˘ 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and â€˘ a Canadian citizen; and â€˘ a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and â€˘ a registered owner of real property in the Village of Fruitvale for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and â€˘ not entitled to register as a resident elector; and â€˘ not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law; and â€˘ if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. All Applicants must provide proof to the Chief Election Officer that they are entitled to be registered as a non-resident property elector, preferably a copy of the Title for the property. LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS Beginning Tuesday, September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election on November 15, 2014, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection, at the Village of Fruitvale Office, 1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 â€“ Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors. OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the Village of Fruitvale and can only be made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or that a person whose name appears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the Village of Fruitvale. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, please contact: Sera Wilcox, Chief Elections Officer at 367-7551 Chief Elections Officer

Rhonda

Trail 169,000 MLS#

Fruitvale 194,000

2397878

Rhonda

MLS#

2392778

Nathan

House & Acreage

Trail 98,000

Rossland 299,900

Nathan

MLS#

292.5 Acres e Sub dividabl

Marie-Claude

MLS#

Marie-Claude

2398348

Rossland 299,900

Marie-Claude

MLS#

Rossland $ 69,900

MLS#

2400256

Marie-Claude

Rob

10 Acres

Renata 235,500

Fruitvale 399,000 MLS#

MLS#

2215924

Rob

2216910

Trail 134,000 MLS#

2397114

Double Lo

Fruitvale 229,500 MLS#

Montrose 158,900

2397558

MLS#

Updated

2395984

Triplex

2395154

MLS#

View Lot

5.1 Acres

Rossland $ 59,900

Rob

2395423

1 Bdrm Furnished

Marie-Claude

Rossland 199,900

Rossland 998,000

2397107

New Listin

Marie-Claude

MLS#

Beautiful 3.7 Acres

2400280

Trail 105,000

2396677

Rob

MLS#

2397280

Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153

Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222

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Home Goods Furniture

a leading retailer of Home Furnishing and Major appliances has an opening for a

Sales Associate

If you want to grow with a successful and expanding company, are passionate about your work and love to sell, then we are looking for you. Retail experience is a plus as is an ability to use a computer. We offer a competitive commission based salary and a great team environment in which to work. Please mail your resume to:

Home Goods Furniture PO Box 397 Trail, BC V1R 4L7

or email to rob@homegoodsfurniture.com No phone calls please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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ROCK Construction & Mining requires a Heavy Duty Mechanic for work at various job locations across Canada. The successful candidate must be experienced with hydraulic systems and CAT engines. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in Terex Reedrill and Atlas Copco drills. Must have the ability to work independently and diagnose problems. Competitive wage and benefits package. Please send resumes to: resume@rcmi.ca or fax to (250) 828-1948

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Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

COVERED STORAGE. RV’S, TRAILERS, BOATS. 509-7324548 or oladyo1@gmail.com for rates/reservations. Phillips Ranch Northport WA

Misc Services MOVING / Junk 250-231-8529

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Free to good home, 2 female dogs, Mom & Pup, ages 6 & 7 Pitbull/Mastiff/Lab Cross Beautifully natured, must stay together, need room to run Enquiries welcome 250-265-8043

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

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2 BDRM, on-suite. Fenced yard, in-ground sprinkler, gas/pellet heat, close to ammenities. $145,000. 364-0418

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

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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. Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. N/S. $750./mo. 250-368-5908 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 SUNNINGDALE, 1bdrm. bachelor, partly furnished, TV cable included, free use of washer and dryer. Private entrance. NS. NP. $500./mo. 250-368-3055

Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822

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

ELECTRONIC cigarettes provide an alternative to traditional tobacco products. www.customejuice.ca

Edgewater Townhouse Glenmerry, 3bd, f/s, $850./mo. Long-term only. 250-368-5908

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

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

OPEN HOUSE

MLS#2397530

OPEN HOUSE

MLS#2394130

MLS#2397976

MLS#2399060

Thurs, Sept 11 • 3:30 - 5pm Sat, Sept 13 • noon - 2pm Sat, Sept 13 • 11am - 1pm Sat, Sept 13 • 1:30 - 3:30pm 912 7th st, Montrose 7141 Wright Way, Waneta Village 7741 Crema Dr, Waneta Village $298,500 $339,500 $239,000 PO RE NK TS BA 2 LO

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MLS#2398874

Salmo $356,000

Crawford Bay $139,900

MLS#2400263

Warfield $165,000 LE UB E DO RAG A G

MLS#2211947

W NE

Glenmerry $165,000

MLS#2399352

SOLD

MLS#2400548

Rossland $112,500

Fruitvale $299,000

MLS#2399412

Fruitvale $164,500

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MLS#2397976

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Shavers Bench $194,900

G TIN LIS

MLS#2400061

Warfield $226,900

Fruitvale

MLS#2397445

Salmo $269,900

MLS#2393760

Redstone $789,800

BUILDING LOTS AND ACREAGES in all areas ranging from $64,000 to $860,000. Call for details!

MLS#2399518

East Trail $134,300

Fruitvale $183,000

MLS#2396283

Glenmerry $199,000 T EA G GRRKIN A P

MLS#2394155

Emerald Ridge $100,000 RES AC 20

MLS#2398657

Fruitvale $256,000

MLS#2217946

Fruitvale $259,000

UT IT O CK E CH

MLS#2398405

Glenmerry $339,000

MLS#2394974

East Trail $159,000

MLS#2399621

Shavers Bench $179,900

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MLS#2398692

Salmo $199,500 OT EL CR A 1/2

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Rossland

MLS#2397175

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Fruitvale $379,900 W NE

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Trail $149,900

MLS#2397463

East Trail $159,000

MLS#2396314

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Fruitvale $289,500

MLS#2400244

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Montrose $259,900

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

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

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

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TRAIL, 2bdrm., full basement, garage, nice view. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850. 250-365-5003

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

Homes for Rent 3 Bedroom House in West Trail, 5 appliances, kids and pets ok, $800 a month plus utilities, 250-231-1006 Shavers Bench! 4 Bedroom, full basement, F/S, N/S, N/P. $900/month. 250-364-1551

Townhouses GLENMERRY 3Bd., laminate floor on top & main, fenced yard, N/S.$900. 250-551-1106 GLENMERRY 3BD. townhouse, corner lot, close to school & bus stop. N/S, N/P. Avail. Oct.1st. 250-364-2653

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250-231-1101

2115 6th Avenue, Trail

$45,000

545 11th Avenue, Montrose

2017 Valleyview Drive, Trail

4 bdrm Fruitvale home on 4 acres!

Super clean 2 bedroom rancher in Salmo on a double lot! Home has been meticulously maintained with upgrades such as new vinyl windows, new doors and laminate flooring. Powered workshop, garden shed and fenced area for pets.

This 50x100 flat lot with alley access is in a good location. The 26x27 house has been seriously let go and is not insurable. This would be suitable for someone wishing to place a modular home or start fresh.

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, great deck facing private yard, open plan living area, large bedrooms quiet neighbourhood in Montrose.

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.

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$339,000

Extremely quiet location with privacy. Beautifully upgraded including, kitchen, living room, dining room, family room, 2 full baths, 3 bdrms and than 800 sq ft of decks! Double carport and heated work shop! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

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$88,900

2 bedroom low maintenance condo beautifully updated and ready to move in. Lovely laminate floors, renovated bathroom, new modern kitchen. Exercise facility, and newer laundry on main floor of complex. Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

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1202 Tamarac Avenue, Trail

#305 - 1510 Nickleplate Road, Rossland

Affordable 4 bdrm home with huge private deck. This home has been freshly painted and is incredibly charming. Walking distance to downtown Trail. Call your REALTOR® today.

This house is unbelievable! It has all the old world charm and features inlaid oak floors, high ceilings, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, brick fireplace and stunning cabinetry and lots of windows. Single car garage with attached storage area. Call now!

Bright south facing 1 bdrm condo with new flooring, amazing southern views and great sun exposure. The building has shared laundry, fitness room, games room and sauna. Call your REALTOR® today!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

2143 Topping Street, Trail

$139,000

$189,000

$99,000

250-231-0264

mary.martin@century21.ca

Richard Daoust

250-368-7897

richard.daoust@century21.ca

Mary Amantea

250-521-0525

LEASE

mamantea@telus.net

Bill Craig

250-231-2710

bill.craig@century21.ca 1880A Kootenay Avenue, Rossland

2099 Third Avenue, Rossland 1463 Bay Ave, Downtown Trail

$379,000

This is a unique fully furnished turn-ofthe-century home, featuring 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This home has been renovated and restored with style and taste adding to its original character.

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.

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

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Art (250) 368-8818

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

For Lease

Deanne Lockhart

$215,000

250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca

Art Forrest

250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net

QUICK ON SI OSSES

Christine Albo 250-512-7653

1059 Tamarac Avenue, Trail

$335,000

#212 - 880 Wordsworth Avenue, Warfield

$79,900

Excellent 1 bedroom modern condo - quick possession on this updated unit - this secure building offers a safe retreat and is close to all of the 12 month recreational activities of our area - call your REALTOR® for your viewing Call Mark (250) 231-5591

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

www.kootenayhomes.com

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

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

christine.albo@century21.ca

Dave Thoss

250-231-4522

dave.thoss@century21.ca

Dan Powell

Christina Lake 250-442-6413

powelldanielk@gmail.com

A16 www.trailtimes.ca

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Trail Times

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