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Tree sales signal countdown to Christmas Trail Kiwanis recruits Quebec trees for this year’s fundraiser SHERI REGNIER Trail Times
The Trail Kiwanis Christmas trees have a certain “je ne sais quoi” this year. After a hot and dry summer in B.C. the King of the Christmas tree varietals –Fraser and Balsam fir – are in short supply across the province this winter. So the local non-profit was forced to look east to Quebec for this season’s supply of premium tannenbaums – shipping in 400 arbres de Noël (French for Christmas tree), on sale now until Dec. 23 in Butler Park. “We try to get the best tree available for the best money,” says Brian Pipes, from the Trail Kiwanis.“We don’t have the selection like the past couple of years because the person we’ve been getting five different varieties from has gone out of business,” he said of the Slocan Valley arborist. “Having no irrigation, his trees really took a hit this summer because of the heat.” The East Kootenay supplier fared better through the drought, and like the past few years, has committed 500 free range alpine and Douglas fir trees for the Trail club to sell. No matter where the trees come from, Barbara and Arnold Klit have been one of the first in line for years,
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The Kiwanis Christmas tree sale begins today in Butler Park. Club members (Wayne Hodgson pictured above) unwrapped 400 premium firs shipped in from Quebec this week as well as 500 East Kootenay varietals that include free range alpine and Douglas fir. ready to pick out the perfect fragrant specimen to decorate around midDecember. “I always liked one six feet or higher so it goes right up to the ceiling,” says Barbara. “We have downsized
now that we are in our 80s,” she added. “But no way would I have a plastic tree, tradition will always be a real tree even if it’s only two feet high.” She says it takes about an hour to
choose the family tree as her husband patiently waits by her side. “I say, ‘oh, I love this one, and oh, I love that one,’”she chuckled. “My husband would pick anyone I said would CONTINUED ON PG. 3
interest from the medical community over five years ago. Today, the second floor of the plaza has turned into a professional hub. “The ones who are here all say the same thing to me, ‘Thank goodness we are here,’” said MacDermid. “‘When we go home at night, we lock the door, and we don’t have to worry about air conditioning, snow clearing or whether the bathrooms are clean.’” Elite Physiotherapy is the newest business on the block. Owner David Abenante’s vision to provide care in a multi-disciplinary setting came
to fruition this August with a team of professionals complimenting his background in physiotherapy. “We are all locals, born or raised,” he said of registered massage therapist Sherelle Milburn and kinesiologist Francesca Cupello. He wanted to position the business in an area that would best serve the community and liked the turn-key aspect the location offered. “There is free parking, everything is wheelchair accessible,” he added. “It’s very easy for my clientele because a lot of them have crutches or are
in wheelchairs and it’s very simple for them to park out back and come down the walkway and right inside the door.” He also liked the idea of collaborating with others in the medical field beyond the walls of his business. Sharing a hallway with people like Dr. Blair Stanley is beneficial for his business and more importantly his patients. And good business for these professionals also means good business for the retail floor downstairs. CONTINUED ON PG. 3
Low dollar, medical floor drawing locals back to mall VALERIE ROSSI Trail Times
The low Canadian dollar may have some cross-border shoppers saying “ba humbug,” but Waneta Plaza manager Linda MacDermid is feeling merry. Sales are up at the mall; she said, attributing this to fewer people crossing the border for purchases and the success of the second floor bringing more people into the Trail shopping centre. The Waneta Wellness Centre started with an open house and some
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