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Trail indoor market shelved
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opposed to what's transpiring here,” said the councillor and spearhead Bah humbug, there's not going of the outdoor and indoor markets. to be a Trail indoor market this year. “You don't have to be a British After two successful seasons of scholar to figure out that you're moving the Trail Outdoor Market getting 500 people to the downtown on the Esplanade inside the city's core attending the market. And they centre every other Friday until were dispersing and going through Christmas, the event was officially other parts of the downtown core.” shelved on Tuesday. She maintains the markets are City staff asked Trail council to a community gathering place, not forgo the winter markets this year just a place to shop, and a popular after an integral player, draw for out-of-town“You don’t have the Trail and District ers as well as locals. Chamber of Commerce “This was a huge to be a British (TCOC), took itself off success for both marscholar to figure the list of supporters ket-goers and downout that you’re this season. town merchants,” The chamber's role Gattafoni Robinson getting 500 in the market planning added. “I'm very upset people to the is key, because TCOC that it's come to this downtown core staff coordinates venpoint, because I don't dor bookings, fields think it should have.” attending the related calls, processes By a narrow marmarket” payments and attends gin, 4-3, (voting to COUN. ELEANOR every Friday event. keep the market were GATTAFONI ROBINSON Taking the marcouncillors Gattafoni ket inside the Trail Robinson, Kevin Jolly Memorial Centre does not support and Robert Cacchioni; against were downtown business, says Norm Mayor Dieter Bogs, and councillors Casler, TCOC's executive director, Rick Georgetti, Gord DeRosa and so the chamber wants to focus on Sean Mackinlay) council agreed to helping its members build their end the winter markets and hand businesses, especially over the holi- the matter to Andrea Jolly, Trail's day season. communications and events coordiThat decision was very dis- nator, to review for 2015. appointing for Coun. Eleanor In conjunction with the Gattafoni Robinson, and she ques- Downtown Opportunities and tioned TCOC's stance during the Action Committee, Jolly will be Tuesday governance and operations surveying downtown merchants committee meeting. and shoppers to determine the “Needless to say I am totally See MARKET, Page 3 BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Showing political support has some guidelines
BY LIZ BEVAN Times Staff
Whether it is buttons, stickers, window posters or lawn signs, with the municipal elections getting closer, some may be wondering how they can show their support for their favourite candidates. Michelle McIsaac, corporate administrator for the City of Trail, says voters can outwardly express their support for a certain candidate starting today, or 30 days before the election, but there are restrictions on where signs of
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Shenna Nichol from Bogie & Bacall salon at Waneta Plaza gets a pink streak in her hair from Megan McIntyre ahead of today's Streak for Cancer, an event planned for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The salon is raising money and awareness for breast cancer all day by streaking clients' hair. All About Hair and Luca Hair Studio are holding their own Streak for Cancer events on Friday.
political support can be posted. “Signage can be placed on both private and public property, but cannot be placed on or adjacent to city-owned buildings or in city parks and gardens,” said McIsaac. “Also, signage cannot be placed in locations that would create a traffic or pedestrian hazard.” There are exceptions to the rule, with window signs having no set date for display or removal. There are also no limits set in regards to the size of an election sign. According to McIsaac, signs
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that do not follow the bylaws set out by the city will be taken down, either by the city or the person who displayed them and must be removed within a week of the election. Those who want to make their own homemade signs to show backing of a particular candidate are more than welcome to do so, but the signage must follow the rules laid out in the Local Elections Campaign Funding Act, says McIsaac. “We don’t normally see them, (but my only comment) would
be that there are new requirements now under the “Local Elections Campaign Financing Act” for all election campaign materials to include sponsorship information,” she said in an email response. “All the candidates are aware of these requirements, but if someone was going to make up a sign to promote a candidate on their own, they would need to familiarize themselves with the requirements.” The full requirements can be found on the Elections BC website.
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