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High water levels maroon family in Paterson BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
No man is an island but for the last seven days Rob Wagner has felt what that would be like. Along with his eightyear-old son, Marek, and his girlfriend Crystal Maehder, Wagner has been marooned on their Paterson property — eight kilometres south of Rossland off on Highway 22 — after Sophie Creek jumped its banks and flooded the highway last Thursday, wiping out both of Wagner’s access points from his property. The flood waters have not abated since that day, meaning Wagner hasn’t been able to leave the property, nor has he been able to get to work, his truck stranded in a yard surrounded by several feet of water with no access points to the highway. Wagner and Maehder each have made a single foray into Rossland — to pay taxes and to keep a doctor’s appointment — in the last week, but they have had to slog up behind the house
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The waters of Sophie Creek swell around Rob Wagner and Crystal Maehder as they survey the washed out access road to their property in Paterson, eight kilometres south of Rossland. The two have been marooned on their property for the last week as floodwaters have risen, cutting off their access roads. and through the forest, hike across the slope, and then cross the fast-flowing, water-filled ditch and hope to hitch a ride into town.
“The water was so high here a normally dry area in front of our house turned into a four-foot deep lake,” he said Wednesday. “It’s
Cash makes for happy trails BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
All trails lead to Sunningdale this summer as the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society prepares to connect the East Trail neighbourhood to a complex series of recreation paths above the city. The society will embark on finishing work on the 6.5-kilometre trek from Muriel Heights to Sunningdale after securing one third of the $15,000 needed for the project in the latest round of Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiative Funding. Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS) president Isaac Saban said the work begins in September on the 2.5-km. stretch needed to complete the trail.
“All the feedback we received so far has been positive or we wouldn’t have been asking for money,” he said. “There are very few other places around that local governments see the real value for … public recreation access that sees huge usage.” And the 145 kilometres of non-motorized trails around the area are well used from Fruitvale, Montrose, throughout Trail and into Warfield and Rossland. In the last year there were 120,000 trail usages, with $85,000 in funding from local government, and through membership money, donations and other fund raising initiatives they have a budget of nearly $100,000.
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unreal. We are marooned in Paterson.” By last Thursday night Wagner’s neighbour, Rod Newton, a former Ministry
of Highways employee, came down to the flood site with his own excavating machines — and he has doing most of the work to
Trail council supports arbitration BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
A local municipal disagreement on the shared cost of sewer services has spilled over into the provincial arena after one city council flushed away recent proposal recommendations. After Rossland city council dismissed an eleventh-hour proposal from Trail city council in early April in an attempt to avoid arbitration, the Silver City council was quick to reply. On Monday night during their regular meeting Trail council voted to formally support final proposal arbitration under the “Community Charter” — as suggested by the Ministry of
Community, Sport and Cultural Development (CSCD) — and asked the matter be dealt with by the province prior to the end of 2012. “I really, sincerely believe we have to push this process along and take it to the point of arbitration and get it done with,” said councillor Kevin Jolly. “We’ve done everything we possibly can to reach an agreement.” He further suggested, given the loss to the taxpayers of Trail, they should be looking at recovering some of the money the city has paid in extra costs. For four years the question of who pays what portion of
the cost of sewer service among Trail, Rossland and Warfield has been booted around like a political football. Trail is currently paying close to 70 per cent of the regional budget following a formula created in the late 1960s, based mostly on population and projected growth. Last month Trail council drafted a proposal based on population, though it previously agreed with a mediator report that suggested the old formula was unfair, and a new formula should be based on 50 per cent population and 50 per cent water consumption.
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help clear the culvert and the ditches since. The solitude and the solemnity of the situation settled in over the weekend, since Wagner and Maehder haven’t been able to leave the 25-acre property for a week. On the weekend a neighbour dropped some groceries by the side of the road for them, and on Monday Wagner managed to get Marek to the highway and on the bus to school. But it hasn’t been easy with spring beckoning and clients eager for Wagner — who works installing vinyl decking — to come and complete their home projects. And with Maehder’s job ending at Red Mountain in mid-May, she was in the midst of an off-season job search, now cut short as her water-locked Toyota sits idle. In order to keep cabin fever at bay, Wagner has kept busy shoveling the truckloads of gravel that have washed up on the
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However, Rossland council made a counter proposal in April that wasn’t in line with the mediator’s recommendation, claiming Trail should pay 62 per cent of the regional service instead of the 59 per cent the mediator suggested. The refusal of Trail’s proposal and the counter proposal surprised councilor Robert Cacchioni. “I actually was led to believe that this was exactly what they wanted,� he said. “Not only was it what they wanted, they asked for it and we provided it. It was never intended to be another negotiation.� That proposal versus the population proposal would
have the city coming up with a further $20,462 per year, said Trail chief administrative officer David Perehudoff. He noted Rossland felt Trail should be responsible for 62 per cent of the sewer interceptor line capital costs. “When all of these issues are considered ‌ it is very apparent now there is no opportunity to reach an agreement here,â€? Perehudoff told council. “There are a lot of compromises that the city has already made.â€? He also suggested no further action be taken with attempt to negotiate a settlement. However, he noted fullon arbitration comes with a significant cost because of the complexity of introducing evidence and retaining legal
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counsel. The three municipalities underwent a service review in 2008 in an attempt to arrive at a consensus to resolve the dispute, formulating a fair allocation of costs as they related to what service each community received. However, when that was not acceptable a mediation process was instituted in 2011 — through George Paul of Community Solutions Incorporated — that also proved unsuccessful. “It is clear to me that the potential solutions perceived by Rossland and Trail are mutually exclusive, whereas Warfield would be comfortable with any reasonable solution,� Paul wrote in his final report in November.
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, who has been attempting to resolve the ongoing dispute, had asked the CSCD to declare the dispute a prescribed matter suitable for binding arbitration under the Community Charter. In March, Ida Chong, CSCD minister, wrote Rossland Mayor Greg Granstrom requesting binding arbitration, despite Rossland and Warfield’s opposition to the process. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has recommended the matter go to the province in hopes of finding a resolution this year, though the financial implications will not be taken into effect until 2013.
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LOCAL Weather wreaks road woes FROM PAGE 1 shores of submerged driveway, using the rock to infill part of his yard. He’s also chopped several cords of wood, enough that he won’t need to head out this year to lay in anymore for the coming winter. “What do you do when there is a raging river running across the front of your yard?” he said. “But the landscaping is starting to look pretty good around the house.” Seven days ago a spate of warm weather swelled the waters of Sophie Creek that runs underneath the highway and around 45 metres away from Wagner’s home, TIMOTHY SCHAFER PHOTO plugging the buried culvert Rob Wagner steps on the rubble that was once Highway and washing eight inches of 22’s six-foot wide shoulder. water, logs, rocks and other debris over the asphalt. completely eroded and the feet, giving Wagner some Although the highway floodwaters fill the ditches. hope he might be leaving his contractor for the area, The creek has breeched island soon. Emcon Services Inc., is cur- the highway three times Access to the Paterson rently working on road — it since Thursday, Wagner port of entry at the U.S. borwas closed to one lane traffic said, but even though sev- der two km. away has not as of Wednesday — the six- eral inches of snow fell been affected, but people foot wide shoulders of the Tuesday night, the water are advised of the changing newly paved highway are level dropped almost three road conditions and there
could be a brief wait at the spot where Sophie Creek intersects the highway. Work is expected to continue on the highway until the situation and the waters abate, but the highway is still closed to one lane of traffic and significant work remains to be done on the road’s shoulders. Wagner also was given an indication from the Ministry of Highways his access road, where it meets the highway, would be reconstructed as soon as it was possible. Around the region other weather-related events have wreaked havoc on roads, with falling rock on Highway 3 from Christina Lake to Nancy Greene Lake junction (47.1 km) and Hwy. 3 23 km east of Castlegar, near the Salmo junction, being reported as washed out. That road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic. Eighty km north of Nakusp a mud slide across Highway 23 has reduced traffic to one lane as crews attempt to clear the debris.
April showers broken up by a day of record heat BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff
April showers have come, but they haven’t passed. Although April was a relatively uneventful month in terms of weather, there were a few days that stood out. The total amount of precipitation was 20 per cent greater than normal, and the heaviest rainfall of the month was 16.6 millimeters on April 25-26. But, there were three days without any sight of rain, and one big advantage. A new record high temperature of 25.9 degrees Celsius on April 23 was a new record for the Kootenay Boundary region. “Because we deserved it,” said Ron Lakeman at the Southeast Fire Centre, the region’s weather service provider. “Don’t you think?” Lakeman said there was a rich high pressure in Southern B.C., which typically results in fairly clear skies and warm temperatures. “It doesn’t really have any relevance to the other seasons,” he said. “But the next few days still look relatively cool and unsettled. They do show the potential for warmer weather on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.” The remainder of this week will remain cool, but Lakeman is optimistic about seeing warmer weather early next week.
Led Zepagain brings classic band to Trail KCTS website expansion under way FROM PAGE 1
Most of that money goes into staff wages, said Saban, with up to 12 people going full time on trail maintenance and building, depending on the size of the capital projects they undertake. This summer, the society expects to have around four people going full time on the connector to Sunningdale. They have to build the trail bed for the connector, although there are some existing trails in the area. The crews would use some of those beds and are upgrading them to KCTS standard of trail, meaning wider and better defined. In other places they will be reducing the grade to handle water flow better. “That would make it a more enjoyable experience for users in terms of slope and contour,” Saban said. But the real work will still be in obtaining land access agreements from landowners since the new trail crosses private land in many spots. About 90 per cent of the trails under KCTS care cross private land and the society has insurance in place to cover the landowners. Last fall a survey of the KCTS membership found that navigational aids would be the most useful addition to the society’s arsenal, meaning an upgrade to the website. For the last three months the work has gone on behind the scene, Saban said, with all of the area’s trails being listed on the site. But rather than provide detailed descriptions of the trails they will have recommended walks or rides on the site. The site (http://www.kcts.ca/cms/index.php) will include elevation profiles of the trails, detailed topographic maps in pdf form, have uploaded pictures of trail features, and a brief set of directions to get to the trail head.
Music• The tribute band that had rock icon Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page saying “This is about as close as you are going to get to the real deal,” is coming to Trail. Led Zepagain will rock the Charles Bailey Theatre on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $37.50 at box office. • The Trail and District Harmony Choir presents its spring concert, under the direction of Audrey Bisset. Enjoy the music of the Harmony Choir, Women`s Chorale, vocal soloists and more. Also featured are the Kate E. Shaw Highland Dancers. Charles Bailey Theatre, Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets $15. Health • Mondays in May is biking day. Meet at Gericks Cycle for a free safety check then head out on a leisurely ride through the neighbourhood. Meet at Gericks May 7, 14, 22, 28 at 5p.m. for a fun and healthy pedal just be sure to bring your doctor’s
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blessing and a Admission by helmet. donation. Gallery • Come enjoy • The VISAC the launch of gallery presents Children’s Book “In the Tragic “Road Block” We Trust” fea- Events & Happenings in by Yolanda tures large-for- the Lower Columbia Ridge at Cafe mat collages of Books West, pop-culture figures such as 2063 Washington Street, Marilyn Monroe by Angela Rossland on Saturday at Duclos, a Warfield native 1 p.m. All ages welcome, studying fine arts at UBC. admission free Gallery open 10 a.m. • The Kate E. Shaw to 2 p.m. Monday to school of Highland dance Wednesday, 2 to 4 p.m. presents the Strawberry Thursday and Friday. Social, Sunday at the Other Fruitvale Memorial Hall • Announcement - the from 2 to 4 p.m. Greater Trail Hospice Upcoming Society is having its 25th • Nelson Community anniversary celebration Opera and Trail and District at the Cominco Gym on Harmony Choir present Saturday. Cost is $10 per KHAOS the Opera, feaperson with a no host bar, turing all local talent and light snacks, live entertain- soloists. Composer Don ment and highlights from MacDonald and Director/ the Enema Awards. For Playwright Nicola Harwood more info, call 364-6204. have collaborated in writ• The Trail United ing this full length opera. Church invites one and all May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the to its spring tea and bake Charles Bailey Theatre in sale on Saturday in Knox Trail. Hall, from 10 a.m. to noon. Adults $25 and Students
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$20, tickets available at the Charles Bailey box office. • St. Andrew’s United Church in Rossland invites the public to its Spring Tea, May 12 at 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. • The RougeMusic concert series presents the Couloir Duo with harpist Heidi Krutzen and cellist, Ariel Barnes, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rouge Gallery in Rossland. Don’t miss the final concert of this season series. • The West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will hold it’s last meeting until September at the Kiro Wellness Center, 1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail on May 14 at 2 pm. Open discussion. Pizza and refreshments will be served. For further info, please call 368-9827 or 365-6276. • The La Cafamore String Quartet will be presenting a program of rich and powerful music for strings and piano. May 14 at Trail United Church at 7:30 p.m. $15.
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Council approves huge tax hike BY KRISTEN DOUGLAS Campbell River Mirror
It’s official. A 13.6 per cent tax hike, which has prompted protests and demonstrations from taxpayers, was adopted by council Tuesday night Missing from the council meeting, were the hundreds of spectators that have filled council chambers at recent meetings. This time around, only about ten people stuck around to hear the budget be adopted. Councillor Claire Moglove explained why she has stayed firm on supporting the budget despite pleas from the public at two different council meetings last month for council to review the budget and find more savings. “The reason why I support this year’s budget is that I believe further cuts would seriously damage the ability of the city to deliver quality services that have become mandatory in this day in age,” Moglove said. The city was facing a $3.6 million shortfall. The deficit was largely made up of taxation losses from Catalyst when its property was re-classified, as well as $1.1 million from reserve spending last year and inflationary wage costs.
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Japanese owner found for washed up Harley THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GRAHAM ISLAND Call it the Harley of the high seas. A rust-encrusted Harley-Davidson motorcycle, made buoyant by the sea container in which it was stored, washed up on an island off the coast of British Columbia after it was lost in last year’s tsunami in Japan, about 6,400 kilometres away. It’s just the latest - and, so far at least, the most improbable - cross-oceanic discovery to be made on the west coast of North America since the devastating wave washed across the Japanese shoreline on the other side of the Pacific Ocean last March. “This is unmistakably mine,” the bike’s
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owner, Ikuo Yokoyama, told a Japanese TV station after he was located through the licence plate and shown photos of his ride. “It’s miraculous.” Yokoyama lost three members of his family in the March 11, 2011, tsunami, and is now living in temporary housing in Miyagi prefecture. A year later, an Alaska man found a football and later a volleyball from Japan; their owners were located last week using names that had been inscribed on the balls. Canadian Peter Mark, who found the bike and its container, told Japan’s Fuji TV that he “couldn’t believe that something like that would make it across the Pacific.” The
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In this photo taken by Canadian Peter Mark in the end of April, 2012, and released on Wednesday, a motorbike lies on a beach in Graham Island, The rusted bike was found by Mark in a large white container where its owner, Ikuo Yokoyama, had kept it about 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) away in Japan.
discovery was made April 18 on Graham Island, off the coast of British Columbia. The motorcyle was caked with “a lot of corrosion, a lot of rust,” Mark said. When he saw the Japanese licence plate, Mark wondered if it might have drifted from Japan after the tsunami, and contacted a local TV station. The Fuji report said the motorcycle would be shipped back to Japan, and that the shop that sold it to Yokoyama would help with paperwork and storage. Debris from the tsunami initially gathered in the ocean off Japan’s northeastern coast and has since spread out across the Pacific.
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All the Way Home Rides 12,775.00 WKC Signs – Seven Summit & North Columbia Trail 1,444.25 National Coaching Certification 500.00 Memorial Hall Rain Water Garden Project 5,000.00 Beaver Valley Lions Park Development 5,500.00 B.V. Manor Bathroom Upgrades 18,726.36 Fruitvale Bike Skills Park 7,500.00 Multi-Purpose Court Risk Management Initiative 2,000.00 Enhanced Outdoor Play Area 10,000.00 BlackJack Maintenance & Improvement Program 6,108.00 Trail Health Equipment Loan Program/Inventory Enhancement 2,789.00 West Kootenay Youth & Adult Wood Shop 9,525.00 Casino Recreation Patio 2,500.00 Phoenix Cafe - Fall Production 2012 2,500.00 Hut Stories Collection 1,500.00 Playground/Park Improvements 2,000.00 Volunteer Facilitator Training 7,984.00 Rivers Day Clean-up Event Coordination 1,000.00 Visac Gallery Upgrade 5,325.00 Arts Way 5,450.00 Hot August Hooves Trophy Show 1,700.00 Digital Mammography with Stereotactic Capabilities 17,600.00 Armstrong 4-H Stock Show 3,375.00 S.D. #20 Educational Archives Project 1,800.00 KCTS Website Replacement & On-line Membership Function 1,850.00 Sunningdale Link Trail 5,000.00 Portable flooring and Equipment 1,625.00 Liability Insurance for Farmers' Market and Community Gardens 700.00 River Reconnect Mural Lighting Project 10,000.00 Equipment and Club Infrastructure 7,167.00 Equpping Emergency Response Vehicle 9,150.00 Replacement/Installation of Photocopier Drum 491.00 LCD Projector for Rossland Miners' Hall 3,625.00 Improvements to Rossland Fall Fair 2,875.00 Gold Fever Follies 4,375.00 Reprint of two Rossland books 3,273.00 Rossland Hertiage Celebration 1,750.00 Rouge Works 2,898.00 Rossland Legion Facade Upgrade 5,500.00 Kitchen Renovation & Upgrade for Trail Senior Centre 5,898.75 Spay & Neuter Initiative 9,525.00 Roof Replacement & Program Equipment 6,850.00 Colombo Lodge Archives Collections Management Project 900.00 Training, Equipment & Hall Upgrading Planning 10,000.00 Basement Washroom Renovation 2,000.00 Emergency Response Jump Bag 500.00 Urban All Wheel Park 10,250.00 New Maps for Trail Heard KIOSKS 1,495.00 Concession Program 2,490.00 Fire Suppression System in Curling Club Kitchen 15,000.00 Youth Curling Club 1,000.00 To Update & Enhance the CCRR Lending Library 4,475.00 FIG 132 P Series Vault Table 3,598.00 Trail Bocce Facility 3,250.00 Drum Replacement 5,528.00 Club Improvement and Development 1,150.00 Sewing Machine Replacement 800.00 Equipment and Park Improvement 7,650.00 Pink Shirt 2,200.00 Webster Community Use Building 7,826.00 Access Road Gravelling 1,500.00 Clubhouse Members Committee Support 3,050.00 Gender Action 250.00 Total Disbursements for 2012/13 Program 302,066.36
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NATIONAL TAXIS TAKE A STAND
Election anniversary has both Tories and NDP claiming political victory THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA A year after the federal election both the Conservatives and New Democrats are claiming political victory - while a new poll suggests the two are actually in a dead heat. But the third-place Liberals say neither should get too comfortable. It was a day of looking back and looking forward as all three major parties marked the historic May 2, 2011, election, which returned the Tories with a majority government, saw the New Democrats surge into Opposition and the Liberals reduced to a rump third party. Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned fellow Tory MPs not to rest on their laurels, but to keep working on the party’s plans for prosperity. “A majority mandate cannot change who we are and how we govern. Our values are our values, our commitments to Canadians must be honoured,� he said. “But our majority does give us the opportunity to look at the bigger picture and to focus on the longer term.� Harper said the financial crises of the last few years might not be a passing phenomenon for many
countries and there’s a historic shift in world economic power and wealth. “We as Canadians must decide that we will be on the right side of that history,� he said. The New Democratic Party would prefer to see the country more on the left. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said for his party, a longer-term focus means getting ready to govern Canada. “In 2015, Canadians will have the chance to write a new page of history and elect a government that says what it thinks and does what it says,� he said. Mulcair paid tribute to his predecessor, the late Jack Layton, who died only a few months after leading the New Democrats to their historic win. He said it was as though the wheels of the nation stopped turning the week Layton died. “But if there’s one thing Jack knew, it’s that when you get knocked down, you’ve gotta get right back up,� he said. “We have a job to do and Canadians are counting on us to continue the work that Jack started.� Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae warned
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU! This year’s 2012 ZumbathonŽ Event raised money for KBRH Health Foundation for Digital Mammography which was a huge success, and I, April Haws, would like to thank all our sponsors and businesses that helped out. A very special thank you to our sponsors Atco Wood Products, Ez Rock, Got Juiced, BV Communications, TD Canada Trust, DG Park & Associates, RHC Insurance, Pro Vision, Hall’s Basics, The Red Pair Shoes, Valhalla Physiotherapy, Speedpro Signs and Energized Fitness. Thank you to all the other businesses that helped out with the event: The City of Trail, Fortis BC, Ferraro Foods, Big Cranium, The Gift Shop, Safeway in Trail, Kootenay Market, MTA’s of BC, Hall Printing, Selkirk Beverages, Old Dutch, Sugar Shack, Sound West, Trail Vision Care, Miles, Daroux, Zimmer & Associates, Beaver Valley Rec., Sandman Hotel Castlegar, The Doorway, Medical Esthetics, Lauener Bros. Jewellers Ltd., Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Powder Hound, Natures’ Store, Kootenay Co-op, Pride Gym, Footprint Esthetics, Peak Physique, The Beach Shack, Pure Valhalla Outfitters, The girls at Ricki’s, Shoppers Drug Mart in Trail & Castlegar, Gold Fever Follies, Bear Country Kitchen, Boston Pizza in Castlegar, Gerick Cycle in Trail, The Ripping Giraffe, Harding Heights Ranch, Suzannes, Magicuts, Fruitvale Pharmacy, Cornerstone CafÊ, Salsman Financial Services, Blue Sky Clothing, Cedar Ave Salon, Bia Bora, Simone Jewellers, Royal Theatre, Nealy O’Briens, Through The Looking Glass, Jones & Co., Brew Shop Too, Oso Negro, The Spot, Lisa’s Shear Inspirations Hair Studio, Rock Island, Red Riding Hood Gourmet Gift Baskets, Canadian 2 For 1 in Trail, Century 21 in Castlegar, Canadian Tire Castlegar, Kootenay Centre Cinemas, A&W Castlegar, Fashion Foundations, Paradise Pool & Spa, The Pastry Shop, Chad Edwards Salon, Colander Restaurant, Eastern Wok, Jane & Bev Soaps, Stephanie Buhler, Quality Tire, Castlegar District & Rec., L’Bears Health Foods, Country Roads, Mountain High Lighting, Clive’s, Out of the Cellar, Hometown Video, Leather & Steel, Performance Fitness, Koppshopp Photos, Habits, Rebelato’s Morning Perk, Brent Wade, Kootenay Furniture, Andre’s Electronic, The Crockett Book Company, Caffe Americano, Champion Chevrolet Buick GMC, Doell Photo, Falkin’s Insurance and Local 480 Steelworkers. Thank you Deb Sutherland for all the graphics, Heather Avis for helping with event, and the zumbaŽ instructors Amber Hayes, Adele Waslyck and Charlotte Livingston. Thank you to all the participants who attended worked hard and fundraised, as well as thank you to the community for supporting them!
We raised a total of $27,405!
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he irony that Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month begins in B.C. in conjunction with the “safety guidelines,” announced by the Liberal government isn’t lost on someone who has ridden a motorcycle for almost 30 years. Not only was the government trying to look busy in the last few days with a rash of announcements ranging from greenhouse gas to election spending (insert your own joke here), it also succumbed to the minority over the majority in some of its hasten bike regulations. In what surely must have taken Justice Minister Shirley Bond months of work and thousands of dollars, the government came to the conclusion that some helmets aren’t safe and some riders can’t handle big bikes. With that in mind, the government announced, effective June 1, that all motorcycle helmets must meet Canadian and international safety standards. And then next year, the government will restrict the size of motorcycle a new rider can operate. As far as the helmet rule goes I’m sure we’ll be hearing statistics on how these
new laws will They said save lives and the same thing how the politabout bicycle icians continue helmets but I to be concerned have yet to see about our wella cop writing being … yadda, a ticket to a yadda, yadda. cyclist for not While saving having a helGUY your noggin is met. a noble cause One would for the governfigure if the Times in Trail ment, one wongovernment ders why stop was so conthere? Why not make a rule cerned about our well being forcing riders to wear prop- they would take on the er protection all over their tobacco and alcohol indusbody while riding. If a hit tries too and spare our lives to the head can cause brain from the potential death damage, imagine what slid- brought on by those proding along the pavement at ucts. only 50km an hour wearing But those items pour shorts and a muscle shirt money into the coffers so must do to the body? concerns over our well So where does it stop? being stop at the cash regisWill steel toe boots be man- ter I guess. datory on a motorcycle like In the case of the law limat a job site? iting the size of the bike that Will there be a dress code a rider can operate, I’m all too? If safety is the altruis- in favour of that. But I certic goal why stop with head tainly disliked how it came protection? about. Just how far should the The regulation was government go to protect us brought forward by a wellfrom ourselves? Sometimes meaning but distraught parway too far if you ask me. ent. Denise Lodge basically As for helmets, it prob- blamed the licensing system ably falls under the same cat- for allowing her son to drive egory as seat belts. Statistics a bigger bike than he could show they save lives so the handle (I’ll let you draw government wants to force your own conclusion here). us to use them. She lobbied the govern-
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ment and successfully got a change to a law. Because her son rode a bike he couldn’t handle all new riders must now abide by her vision of what is right. Is there a parent on the horizon who will lose their child because he or she was driving a sports car too fast? Will that parent starting pushing for a restriction on what type of car all young drivers can operate? And will the government succumb to the whim of one? The restriction of bike size is yet another case of government being reactive instead of proactive. Even though most politicians are well educated, it always astounds me how the government disregards the benefits of education (I’ll let teachers fill in the blank here). Never once was it suggested, in all these righteous, chest-thumping announcements, that having a safedriving course might be a best way of all to teach riders, new and old. I can speak first hand of the value of these lessons, which have helped me avoid several potential accidents over the last three decades. When I first got my motorcycle licence in the early 80s, the insurance
rate was astounding but in Alberta if you pass a driver’s education course the rate is almost cut in half. If for no other reason, that’s a great incentive to take the course. Although I was relatively new to riding a bike, the course also had some old Harley riders and dirt bike riders also eyeing the discounted insurance rate. To me that sounds like a much better way to encourage people to learn how to drive safely than to regulate what they ride or what they wear. Will ICBC have to cough up some discounts to entice people? Probably but isn’t this all about the greater good? I guess that brings us back to our safety versus the cash register. It’s odd that last week the Supreme Court was hearing about a road rage incident where the accused had over 60 driving infractions, yet still had a licence. Or the other story of two men caught speeding on motorcycles even though they were banned from driving for 88 years and 44 years respectively. Consider the tough drinking and driving laws implemented by the myopic minister Mike DeJong and
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No easy solution to income inequality
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riter H.L. Mencken and businesses by government. noted that “there Conservatives make a teris always an easy rible mistake when they are solution to every complacent about inequality human problem that is neat, arising from such special priviplausible, and wrong.� leges. No less an authority than There may be no greater Adam Smith, intellectual father contemporary illustration of of modern economics, warned Mencken’s warning than the sternly against the dangers such debates surrounding inequality. abuse of government power People on both sides of the polit- entails. ical/ideological While the disspectrum repeatmissiveness of edly get this issue inequality by wrong, which those on the right risks solutions is unacceptable, that could make the over-simplifimatters worse. cation of inequalLet’s begin with ity by the left is those who conpotentially much sider themselves more damaging. JASON more conservaThose who want tive or libertarian. more redistribuTheir overwhelmtion of income and Troy Media ing response is to wealth tend to put deny or ignore every inequality inequality as an issue. statistic to work in the service Their operative assumption of this goal. Inequality is not is that much of the inequality at all simple, but is rather terobserved is temporary and, at its ribly complicated. If we don’t go root, a function of economic suc- to the trouble of understanding cess. They are certainly correct how it works, our solutions will on the former but view inequal- be ineffective at best, and deeply ity too narrowly on the latter. damaging at worst. According to Statistics Consider just a few of the Canada, one-quarter of those many complications that exist who started in the lowest in analyzing inequality. First, income quintile (bottom 20 per many of the inequality comparicent) in 2008 moved to a higher sons used are based on income quintile within a year. When before the effects of taxes and the period is extended to five transfers are factored in. Yet years, 43 per cent of those in the whole edifice of transfers, the lowest quintile had moved and the progressive tax system to a higher quintile. One could that finances it, is one of the say that the solution to much of most important ways in which today’s inequality is tomorrow’s inequality is tackled. Not taking income mobility. The worst pos- account of such policies when sible solution, then, would be to measuring inequality is a misimplement policies that impede take that obscures rather than such mobility. informs. Inequality, however, is not Another problem occurs always a result of successful because much of the inequalentrepreneurs and businesses ity data is taken from surveys, providing citizens with goods which suffer notoriously from and services they want at a price under-reported and unreported they’re willing to pay. Indeed, income. inequality that results from For example, one study hard-won economic success is reports that roughly 20 per cent not all that troubling. of employment insurance and In fact, substantial amounts 40 per cent of social assistance of inequality are a result of gov- income is under-reported. ernment protection (monopoA related issue is the underlies and trade restrictions) and ground economy. Income from other special privileges (crony- both legal and illegal activities ism) bestowed on individuals may go unreported for many
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reasons, such as tax evasion or fear of prosecution. The 2007 estimate for the size of the underground economy in Canada was 15.7 per cent of GDP, which represents a lot of income likely not captured by official figures. Some of these incomes, such as social assistance, are disproportionately earned by those in lower-income brackets; at the very least, the uncertainty created by such potentially significant differences in real incomes at the low end of the income scale muddies our understanding of actual income inequality. If the concern with income inequality is that it measures the inability of low-income households to secure basic necessities, the real issue becomes not income, but consumption: can people get the housing, food, transport, appliances, education and other goods and services they need? Consumption inequality is always lower than income inequality. In 2008, the most recent year of data, consumption inequality was a little over 30 per cent less than the inequality calculated using income. Another complicating factor is the changing nature of households. Statistical measures of income and thus income inequality are based on households rather than individuals. One of the main factors to consider in the changing nature of households is the increased rate of single-parent and single-income households. When the statistics are properly adjusted to compensate for the changing nature of households over time, both income and consumption inequality are reduced by roughly 30 per cent. Ignoring important issues such as these all result in oversimplifying the complicated social phenomenon that is inequality. Not all understandings of inequality are created equal. And therefore many “solutions� to the problem of inequality deserve a healthy dose of scepticism. Jason Clemens is the director of research at the Ottawa-based Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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thing and offering people educational incentives to help keep all of us safe on the road, they’ll make laws on the fly and deal with the tragedies after they happen. Politicians will give it a positive spin to make it look like they’re addressing problems when in reality they could have taken steps to prevent them in the first place.
As with the road rage incident and the banned motorcycle riders, no amount of fines, suspension or laws will keep idiots from doing stupid things. All this has done is appease a sincere but squeaky wheel and produce a couple of photo ops for the government. Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Daily Times
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PEOPLE OBITUARIES MCKELLAR, BRUCE DOUGLAS — of Vancouver and Trail. Painter and wonderful musician, born March 14, 1951. Passed away at V.G.H. on the Palliative ward on April 15, 2012. Predeceased by father Douglas in 1976, brother Peter in 1987 and mother Dorothy in 2003. Will be sadly missed by sister Margaret (Tom) of Vancouver Island, brother Brian (Lori) of Nelson, nieces Marijke, Chelsey and Devon, nephews Jesse and Tyler and very caring friends Sharon Buchner, Mike Ford, Dom Pietra, Ed and Frank Schwab. *** MUNROE, ALLAN — was born on September 7, 1953 in Trail, BC and passed away on April 28, 2012 in Salmo, BC. Allan is predeceased by his father, James Munroe and is survived by his mother, Pat Munroe of Nelson; two sisters Lynda (Larry) Dunkley of Clearwater; Margaret (John) MacDonald of Salmo; nieces Leigh-Anne (Jody) Fleury and family of Okotoks, AB; Tara MacDonald of Calgary AB and Chelsey MacDonald of Kelowna; nephews Troy (Suzi) Haskell and family from Salmon Arm; and Kevin MacDonald of Salmo. Allan did tree planting in the 80’s and 90’s, worked in the Coal Mines in Elkford and the Copper Mines in Gransile in the mid 70’s and gas line installation in the mid 90’s. Allan loved participating in most sports- especially hockey, fastball and golf. He enjoyed camping and flyfishing with friends at various lakes around the Kootenays and Okanagan. Allan also enjoyed huckleberry picking, going for long walks with his dog Bob, and having coffee at both the Totem Inn in Peachland and the Dragonfly in Salmo. A celebration of Allan’s life will take place at the Dragonfly Café- 413 Railway Road in Salmo, BC at 4:00pm on Saturday, May 5th, 2012. Bill Clark of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services in Trail, BC was entrusted with the arrangements. As an expression of sympathy, any donations to either the SPCA or to www.kidsportcanada.com (specify which community) would be greatly appreciated.
Book details a young Barrack Obama’s love affair
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THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON - A portrait of a young Barack Obama in love emerged Wednesday with excerpts of an upcoming book appearing in Vanity Fair magazine that delve into the president’s 1980s love affair with an Australian-born woman three years his senior. Genevieve Cook kept a diary throughout their year-long relationship, and provided her journals to David Maraniss of the Washington Post, whose biography “Barack Obama: The Story” will be published next month. Cook’s description of a 22-year-old Obama isn’t surprising given his political persona: she complains frequently of his emotional distance, cool detachment and caution during their relationship in 1984. “Barack - still intrigues me, but so much going on beneath the surface, out of reach. Guarded, controlled,” she wrote in one of several entries, this one from March of that year, shortly after the couple met at a party in New York after Obama attended Columbia University. In another entry, she noted: “The sexual warmth is definitely there - but the rest of it has sharp edges, and I’m finding it all unsettling and finding myself wanting to withdraw from it all. “I have to admit that I am feeling anger at him for some reason, multi-stranded reasons. His warmth can be deceptive. Though he speaks sweet words and can be open and trusting, there is also that coolness.” She also wonders: “How is he so old already, at the age of 22?” The award-winning Maraniss, who asked the president questions about Cook in an Oval Office interview as he researched his book, writes that the inter-racial couple discussed race often as Obama struggled to find a sense of belonging. Obama also admitted to Maraniss that during those years in New York, he was “‘deep inside my own head ... in a way that, in retrospect, I don’t think was real healthy.”’ Obama’s breakup with Cook ended much as it had proceeded - calmly and cautiously.
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Football player ready to tackle role in ‘The Bachelor Canada’ THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Canadian Football League wide receiver Brad Smith is entering a new playing field, one that could change his free agent status - in the love department, that is. On Tuesday, Citytv announced Toronto-based Smith is the star of the inaugural season of “The Bachelor Canada” reality dating series, set to debut this fall. “I take this experience very seriously, and I truly believe in the process,” Smith, 28, said in a news release Tuesday. “I can’t wait to meet all
the wonderful Canadian women who have put their lives on hold to experience all of this with me. “I hope I can live up to their expectations, as I know they’ll absolutely exceed mine.” Raised in a close-knit family in Hudson, Que., Smith has played for the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos. His father, Sen. Larry Smith, is a former CFL commissioner and former president and CEO of the Alouettes. Meanwhile, his sister, Ashley, is married to former CFL kicker Damon
Duval. “My wife, Leesa and I, are very proud of Brad and we’ll be like everyone else in Canada - looking intently to see how this adventure unfolds during the fall,” the senior Smith said in a brief telephone interview, noting he’s very supportive of his son’s new venture. “I don’t give too much advice out at this stage because I only can remember my parents when I was in a similar situation many, many years ago. You’ve just got to go with your own heart.” Inspired by his parents’ loving and committed mar-
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Brad Smith will seek his soulmate as the star of ”The Bachelor Canada” when it premieres in the fall.
riage of nearly 40 years, he’s looking for “the right woman who will complement both his fun-loving personality and active lifestyle.” “He is attracted to women who are independent, intelligent, and just as confident in a ponytail, sweatpants and sweatshirt as they are all dressed up for a night out on the town,” continued the news release. His bio says he lived in more than a dozen apartments in five years while playing football, a transient career that “made it virtually impossible for him to focus on love.” In memory
of two of his closest friends who died within 18 months of each other, he got a tattoo on his chest over his heart. “People say, ‘Well how can the situation be real?’ But when was the last time you ever took two months of your life off and just focused on dating?” he said. “So when people say that stuff is manufactured, I really don’t believe it, because if your only focus is somebody else, it’s pretty easy to fall (in love).” Smith also said he’s open to the idea of proposing to a woman at the end of the series, if he’s in love.
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using surveys. Those numbers suggested Canadian Internet users watched an average of about 10 videos a day. Google says it commissioned its study to learn more about how consumers are influenced by online video in shopping and making purchasing decisions. About 44 per cent of respondents said they were using web videos for product research more than in the previous year. But online videos aren’t sparking major sales just yet. Only about 11 per cent said they made a purchase based on a video they watched. The most influential videos of product reviews and ratings were posted by fellow users and experts, while videos posted by retailers and manufacturers were least effective in swaying consumers.
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Study says analytical thinkers less religious THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A University of British Columbia study suggests analytical think-
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St. Denis off to championship A little validation is good for the soul. Just ask Trail native Travis St. Denis, whose Penticton Vees are off to the RBC Cup today to vie for the Junior A hockey national title. After making a tough decision to leave the Trail Smoke Eaters, St. Denis proved a vital piece of the Penticton puzzle as the Vees put together a TRAVIS magical season. ST. DENIS The Vees set a record for most consecutive wins, 42, and finished first overall in the BCHL losing only four games. They won the BCHL playoffs and the Doyle Cup, and now enter the RBC championship ranked first in the nation. “It was an unbelievable experience,” said St. Denis. “I think leaving my hometown and coming to Penticton, I didn’t know what to expect really, but I had incredible billets and unreal coaches and unreal guys on my team, so it was definitely an easy transfer to Penticton from Trail.” The 19-year-old forward put in three strong seasons as a Smoke Eater, but requested a trade at the end of last year. He ended up in Penticton after a three-way deal with Cowichan Valley sent him to the Vees. Playing with NHL draft picks Mario Lucia and Mike Reilly didn’t hurt either, as St. Denis turned in his best junior campaign yet, leading the scoring race early on, and finishing up in fifth with 89 points. The Vees depth through the lineup was unfathomable, with nine Penticton players placing in the top 15 scorers in the BCHL. “Ever since training camp we knew we had something special going on, so we just kept getting stronger and stronger throughout the year. It was definitely really exciting to be a part of,” said St. Denis. After dispatching the Powell River Kings for the BCHL title in four close matches, Penticton beat the Brooks Bandits in five games to win the Alberta/B.C. championship Doyle Cup. The team now heads to the RBC Cup in Humboldt, Sask. set to play the Soo Thunderbirds (Central Region) in the opening game of the tournament Saturday. Although, the Vees are odds-on-favourite to win, any added pressure won’t be an issue, says St. Denis. “You try not to think about that at all, but at the same time, we’re ranked number one so we have to play like we’re the number-one team in Canada - we should be good if we can do that.” The Humboldt Broncos (host team), Portage Terriers (West Region), and Woodstock Slammers (East Region) round out the five-team tournament and will play a round-robin to eliminate one team while the four remaining clubs face off in the semifinals on May 12. The championship final is May 13 and will be televised on TSN.
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Another season of Trail Youth Baseball and Trail Little League hit Butler and Andy Bileski Parks on the weekend. Above: Jarret Conway slides in safe to third base, as Beaver Valley Yankees pitcher Nolan Piche makes a delivery, and Dawson Den Biesen stretches for first on this close play.
Teams prep for big ball season BY TIMES STAFF The boys of summer are back on the ball fields in what promises to be a big season for local players. Trail Little League made its debut on the weekend with a full compliment of games despite only one usable baseball field. The main diamond at Andy Bileski Park is currently undergoing a major renovation to prepare for the B.C. Little League provincials in July. According to organizers, thanks to many volunteers, the upgrades are moving forward very quickly, and work on the field should be completed by the end of June. Trail Youth Baseball, got underway last month with Junior Babe Ruth division fielding six teams including three from Greater Trail and one each from Grand Forks, Nelson and Castlegar, while the Senior Babe Ruth boasts seven teams this season. Tryouts for the American Legion
Trail Jays AAA, Diamondbacks AA, and Phillies A will go this weekend. Interested players between the ages of 13 and 19 from Greater Trail, Castlegar, Nelson and Grand Forks are encouraged to come out. Tryouts go Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday to be determined and Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. Players will be assigned to either the AAA, AA or A teams after this weekend. American Legion action starts on May 18. The Trail Orioles meanwhile will also be tuning up for another season of action in the Pacific International League. The team has 26 games scheduled including tournaments in Kelowna at the end of June, the Western Canadian Qualifier, the Provincials and Western Canadians in August. Their first home game goes Friday May 25 against the Kelowna Jays.
Track meet organizers are searching high and low for athletes from around the Kootenays to compete at Haley Park in Warfield Saturday for the annual Royal Canadian Legion Outdoor Track and Field Meet. The event will double as the West Kootenay Zone 1 trials for the BC Summer Games in Surrey July 19-22, so any track athlete in the Kootenays wanting to compete in the Summer Games must enter the Legion event. “Athletes need to qualify (for the Summer Games,) so that’s for the 14- and 15-yearold kids, those born in 1997 or 98 compete in the Games,” said Zone 1 track coach Dan Horan. Over 60 athletes competed in the fullday event last year, with a large East Kootenay contingent participating; however, this year’s numbers are more uncertain. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation union’s recent mandate restricts teachers from coaching extra-curricular activities leaving volunteers, parents, administrators and former-teachers to step in to organize and coach various activities, says Horan. “I don’t have any high-school athletes, but quite often there
are some very good athletes that come from Fernie,” said Horan. Unfortunately, with teachers not involved, Horan doesn’t know how many are going to show. “All the local Legion branches support and sponsor the event and that’s very good, we’d just like to have more kids,” he added. “If you don’t have a teacher in the system, it don’t happen, and unfortunately, that’s the way it is.” In addition to the Trail Track Club, the event has been buoyed by commitments from a school administrator in Revelstoke that could shuttle over up to 35 athletes, as well as notices from Jaffray, Nelson, Rossland and Castlegar athletes. The B.C. Athletics sanctioned meet is open to any athlete aged nine and up, and divided into midget, juvenile, junior, and senior competitors. Events range from 60 metre dash to a 1,500 metre Steeplechase, with field events that include high jump, long jump, triple jump, discus, hammer, javelin and pentathlon for Summer Games athletes. Athletes can enter by phoning 368-5291, emailing dhoran@ telus.net or show up at Haley Park Saturday before 9:15 a.m. An entry fee of $10 per athlete is required if a member of B.C. Athletics, an additional $3 per entry if not a member. Go to www.trailtrackclub.ca for more information.
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in the short-term, re-establish a winning a culture over the long-term, give our fans what they deserve, the best possible product on the ice, and establish stability in all areas of the organization.â&#x20AC;? But Bergevin faces tough decisions after the Habsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dismal 31-35-16 season that saw them finish in the Eastern Conference basement and miss the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Still, he believes the pieces are there to build a winner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe the pieces are really good,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously finishing 15th in the conference, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of work that needs to be done but you have a good base.â&#x20AC;? He says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking forward to the challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of it and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to enjoy it,â&#x20AC;? he said of the new job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to have fun doing it and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to make people of Montreal proud.â&#x20AC;? One of his first orders of business was to inform interim head coach Randy Cunneyworth that he will not keep the job. Bergevin says he has told Cunneyworth that he returns to his job as assistant coach for the time being, although the new head coach will choose his own assistants. Cunneyworth was under fire for his inability to speak French after he was promoted to inter-
im coach mid-season to replace the fired Jacques Martin. Molson named former Canadiens GM Serge Savard to head a search committee to find Gauthierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successor. Several NHL people were interviewed, including broadcaster Pierre McGuire whom reports said was told by Molson that he was runner-up to Bergevin for the job. Bergevin retired as a player in 2004 and moved into the Chicago Blackhawks front office. He served as a pro scout before he was named director of player personnel in 2009. Last June, he was named assistant GM to Stan Bowman in Chicago after Kevin Cheveldayoff left to become GM of the Winnipeg Jets. There will be plenty of work right away for Bergevin. The first may be what to do with underperforming centre Scott Gomez and his annual US$7.3-million salary cap hit. Some feel Gomez will either be bought out or banished to the minor leagues. The team also needs to decide on whether to sign young players including Carey Price and P.K. Subban, and prepare for the NHL draft in June. As a player, Bergevin was a dependable stay-at-home defenceman known as a popular teammate and avid practical joker.
RBC CUP Canadian Junior A Championship At Humboldt, Sask. All Times PT Saturday Soo vs. Penticton, 2 p.m. Humboldt vs. Woodstock, 6:30 p.m. Sunday Soo vs. Portage, 2 p.m. Penticton vs. Humboldt, 6:30 p.m. Monday Woodstock vs. Portage, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Humboldt vs. Soo, 2 p.m. Penticton vs. Woodstock, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Portage vs. Penticton, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10 Woodstock vs. Soo, 2 p.m. Portage vs. Humboldt, 6:30 p.m. May 11
No Games Scheduled. May 12 Semifinals First vs. Fourth Places, 1 or 5 p.m. Second vs. Third Places, 1 or 5 p.m. May 13 Championship Semifinal Winners, TBA Participants Humboldt Broncos (host, West champions) Penticton Vees (Pacific champions) Portage Terriers (West runnersup) Soo Thunderbirds (Central champions) Woodstock Slammers (East champions)
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CLEVELAND - Scott Fujitaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first two seasons in Cleveland ended early with injuries. His third may start late, and not because of anything he did with the Browns. The outspoken linebacker was suspended three games without pay by the NFL on Wednesday for his involvement in the New Orleans Saints â&#x20AC;&#x153;bountyâ&#x20AC;? program, which rewarded players thousands of dollars for hard hits on opponents. Fujita, who spent four seasons with New Orleans before signing as a free agent with Cleveland in 2010, was one of four players suspended as commissioner Roger Goodell continues cracking down on the rogue cash-for-hits system that has tainted the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rise to Super Bowl champions. Along with Fujita, New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season, defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with Green Bay, was suspended for the first eight games, and Saints defensive end Will Smith was banned from the opening four games. Fujita got off with the lightest penalty, but the 33-year-old will lose approximately $644,000 if he misses the three games. He is expected to appeal This event also Featuring 5k & 10k runs and a 5k walk the ruling. generously The NFL said Fujita â&#x20AC;&#x153;pledged a significant amount sponsored by: Sunday, May 13, 2012 | 9:00am Start - Gyro Park, Trail BC of money to the prohibited pay-for-performance/ Junior (5k) BOE VOEFS r Junior (10k): 12 and under, 13-15 bounty pool during the 2009 NFL Playoffs.â&#x20AC;? The Senior (both races): 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ league said the pool paid large cash payoffs for Early Registration: Must be received by 7pm, Friday May 11 2012 â&#x20AC;&#x153;cart-offsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;knockouts,â&#x20AC;? plays during which an opposing player was injured. All early registrants (including email entries) will be entered into a special draw for a Fujita did not immediately respond to an email $ 200 Gift CertiďŹ cate from Gerick Cycle & Sports. Early Registrants should pick up race or phone call from the AP seeking comment. He is numbers at the check-in area at least 15 minutes before race time. not taking part in the Brownsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;voluntaryâ&#x20AC;? off-seaRace Day Registration: Race day registrants must register at the registration area between son conditioning program and remains in California 7:45 and 8:45 on race day. Race day registrants will not be eligible for the special draw. with his family. His wife, Jaclyn, recently gave birth to the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third daughter. Browns coach Pat Shurmur said the team will abide by Goodellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling.
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Nearly 300 East Shore residents who have signed a petition encouraging the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to restore the former sailing times of the Kootenay Lake ferries arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely to
happen. East Shore residents have suggested not only returning the MV Osprey 2000 and MV Balfour to the original schedule, as the petition states, but also changing the schedule so ferries run on the hour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ministry is
always willing to consider requests for service changes to meet the needs of residents who rely on inland ferry service,â&#x20AC;? a ministry spokesperson told the Advance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, extending the operating hours would increase labour and other operating costs, and the cur-
rent fiscal climate does not allow for increased service levels.â&#x20AC;? Citing health, economic viability, social development, work opportunities and shopping in West Kootenay towns, the petition was created by East Shore
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Contact hospice social worker to check on brother Dear Annie: Last year, our youngest brother, “Don,” was diagnosed with throat cancer. Within three months, it had spread over his entire body. Don is only 58, married with two children. When he was initially diagnosed and having a terrible time, his wife told people he was acting like a big baby. He drove himself to treatments or had a neighbor or brother-in-law take him. When the treatments didn’t help, he had to give up his job. His wife told the rest of us that her husband didn’t want to see us, although her family was allowed to stop by. She and her son (by a previous marriage) told Don that they were taking him for a drive, and she dumped him at the hospice about 40 miles away from home, even though there is a perfectly good one much closer. Four days later, she called my sister and
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said they had to do this because Don’s condition was so bad. The next day, my sister went to visit. She said Don was alert, but very depressed. His wife had had the phone removed from his room. Don had no idea that his family and co-workers had been trying to reach him. The co-workers had even taken up donations to help. He thought no one cared. Now his wife has told the staff that he cannot have any guests unless she brings them. The workers at hospice are only following the wife’s wishes and have threatened to call security on family members who try to visit. What
can be done about a person so evil that she would allow him to die alone like this? -Indianapolis Dear Indianapolis: This sounds like a nightmare. Hospice follows the instructions of the person with power of attorney. Try contacting the social worker at hospice and ask whether someone will check on Don to see whether he can receive phone calls. If your brother is of sound mind, he can ask for the phone to be put back in his room. And if you can temporarily set aside your differences with Don’s wife, call her and ask whether there is anything you can do to help, and whether you can accompany her to see Don. We hope the entire family will support one another through this. Dear Annie: My husband is extremely overweight. He has back problems, and his knees ache. I have discussed the dangers of heart problems, the
increased chance of diabetes, etc., but he really doesn’t care. Unfortunately, it has affected the way I look at him. Seeing his belly folding over his belt is NOT a turn-on. It is disturbing to see the one you love neither care what he looks like nor see what he is doing to our marriage. How can I get him to realize the severity of this? -Concerned Dear Concerned: Your husband knows he is overweight, but the idea of diet and exercise is probably more effort than he is currently willing to put forth. Your criticisms are not going to create an incentive, so please find another tack. He should see his doctor about his weight and perhaps get a referral to a nutritionist. If you are in charge of the meals at home, make sure they are healthful. Invite him to join you for a walk after dinner or any other activity that is pleasurable. Above all,
he needs to know you love him regardless, and that your concern is because you want him around longer, not because you want him to be more attractive in bed. We know that is not a trifling matter, but please start from a
less pressured place. Dear Annie: “Michigan” said the boss took a portion of the tips from the waitstaff. I have been a server for 25 years. The hourly rate is often less than $4. I have been required to share my
tips with the busboy, the bartender and even other servers. Never have I known of a business owner taking a portion. This is highly unethical. -- Hard Worked and Broke
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YOUR HOROSCOPE By Francis Drake For Friday, May 4, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Go slowly today, because discussions with partners and close friends might discourage you. You need to stay positive. Fear not; this is just a brief dark cloud on your horizon. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Don’t listen to the criticism of others at work today. Continue to believe in yourself, because the Sun and Jupiter are both in Taurus, and that’s powerful! GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Children might feel like an extra burden today. Plus, romance could be in the toilet. It’s just one of those days. (Tension before tomorrow’s Full Moon.) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t be discouraged if relatives or parents are critical today. In large part, this is due to tension building
up before tomorrow’s Full Moon. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) It’s easy to fall into worry mode. Hey, remember the old saying? “Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere.” VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Why is there so much month left at the end of the money? Finances might look gloomy today. Join the club; we number millions. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might feel lonely or shut off from others. Ironically, when we feel this way we erect barriers and become lonelier. Crazy but true. Things will look different next week. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might feel out of sorts today, because the only Full Moon in your sign all year is taking place tomorrow, and
it’s building up today! Don’t take things too seriously. Lighten up. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Cut others some slack (especially someone older) if they’re discouraging or critical. Don’t take it personally. It’s just what it is. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) It’s not easy dealing with authority figures today. Their response will likely be, “Talk
to the hand.” Wait until next week to ask for anything. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You could be discouraged because travel plans or something with publishing, higher education, the media, medicine or the law looks gloomy. This is a temporary hiccup. Wait until tomorrow’s Full Moon is over. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You could be distressed
because you feel you’re not getting your fair share of something. Just wait. Things have to come to a head with tomorrow’s Full Moon. Next week will be different. YOU BORN TODAY You have a sense of style, which contributes to your success in dealing with others. However, what makes you special is you care. You genuinely care about others, and they sense this. Moreover, you act in positive ways to
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alleviate the suffering of others. This is admirable! In the year ahead, a major change could occur, perhaps as significant as what occurred around 2003. Birthdate of: Audrey Hepburn, actress/humanitarian; Ana Gasteyer, actress; Will Arnett, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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The City of Trail’s Parks & RecreaƟon Department is seeking dynamic and enthusiasƟc individuals to plan, promote, supervise and evaluate the summer children’s camp programs. Detailed informaƟon about this employment opportunity is available on the City’s website at www.trail.ca/employment.php or by request to Lisa Manaigre at (250) 364-0844. ApplicaƟons will be received unƟl Monday, May 14, 2012.
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OPEN HOUSES Gerry
Gerry
MLS# K210959
Friday, May 4 12 - 2pm 516 Portia Cres Trail $199,990
Fred
Gerry
Gerry
MLS# K205930
MLS# K204267
Friday, May 4 2:30 - 4pm 1180 Tamarac Ave Trail $212,000
Saturday, May 5 11am - 1pm 2120 Topping St Trail $109,500
MLS# K210143
Saturday, May 5 1:30 - 4pm 2000 Topping St Trail $159,000
Fred
MLS# K206977
Saturday May 5 11am - 1pm 8309 Hwy. 22A Trail $560,000
MLS# K211181
Sat. May 5 1:30 - 3:30pm 3161 Iris Cres. Trail $229,900
MLS# K205504
Montrose $495,000 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
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MLS# K206977
MLS# K211391
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Trail $485,900
Rossland $359,900
Beaver Falls $349,900
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Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K210392
MLS# K205398
MLS# K204952
MLS# K205444
MLS# K205510
Rural Fruitvale $339,000
Fruitvale $335,000
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Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K205620
MLS# K207019
MLS# K212336
Fruitvale $274,900 Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K203178
MLS# K210284
Warfield $259,900 Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K206771
Beaver Falls $229,900
Fruitvale $274,500
Trail $227,000
Trail $170,600
Trail $160,000
Trail $89,000
Trail $65,000
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Real Estate Houses For Sale 3bd recently renovated, all furnishings and appliances included. Large park like yard also has garage and 2 sheds. Close to beach and marina located in scenic Riondel BC Open to offers, trades considered. 250.231.7182
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14 Davis Ave Fruitvale
3401 Aster Dr. Glenmerry
Friday, May 4 3 - 5pm
$279,000
Excellent value! This small 1 bdrm home is in a great location close to Gyro Park and has fantastic parking (double garage).
A terriÀc 3 bdrm full basement home at a great price on a fantastic lot in a super location. New kitchen, good parking!
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4 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath. 4 Split level family home, close to school. Open beam vaulted ceilings, oak cabinets, covered patio. Updated furnace, hot water tank & electrical
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$269,000 1/2
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Fruitvale
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This home is bigger than it looks with 4+ bdrms, 3 baths & a great yard!
$279,000
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Fruitvale Beautiful chalet style family home on a quiet street. Close to school & town. 3 levels, 3+ bdrms, 2 baths, tons of features and a great backyard.
Saturday, May 5 11am - 1pm
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East Trail
SOLD
Solid home on no thru street. Heated double garage, spotless & move in ready. Quick possession available.
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Nice starter or retirement home in East Trail. Short walk to Aquatic centre, ballÀeld and Safeway.
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$189,000
Affordable living in Rossland!
East Trail
This 2.59 acre site has 2 small cabins that are rented - a place to build your new home when the time is right. Call on this one today!
Trail
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Rare Ànd! 14.7 acre hobby farm plus large family home, barn and shop. Beautiful property in a unique micro climate.
364-1218 LO
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Waneta
Fruitvale
Painting & Decorating Garth McKinnon
Antiques:over 300 pieces currently in stock. View inventory info online at vintagevendor.ca
$259,000
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What a house! What a yard! Character home close to school, park & pool. Fir Áoors, gas FP, new bath, new roof!
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Beautiful, Clean and Well Maintained Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms townhouse 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apartments for for rent or purchase Rent Located by the Columbia located in Shaver’s River in Glenmerry Bench Adult and Seniors oriented, No pets and no No Pets and No Smoking smoking Reasonable Rents, Reasonable prices Come and have a look Phone 364-1822 Phone 250-368-6761 or 364-0931. or 250-364-1922
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Warfield, 2bd. beautiful view. Quiet. Fitness rm. Laundry N/S, N/P. Avail. May1. $630./mo. 250-368-8188.
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SUNNINGDALE 1800sq.ft 4bd, 5th unfinished, 2bath, lg rec room, lg kitchen & dining, new roof, furnace, hot water heater, updated electrical, beautiful wood floors, lg garden, storage shelter, lg fenced lot. $249,000 250.364.2155
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WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, 3bd $760 NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-368-8423
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Beautiful 1/2 acre fully serviced lot with great sun exposure and amazing views!
Fruitvale
Genelle
Salmo
Great 2 bdrm half duplex in Fruitvale with a full walk out basement and a single carport.
‘Like New’ best describes this mobile home in a choice park in Genelle. Nothing to do here, just move in & enjoy!
Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath modular home w/ newer Áooring, fresh painted and updated furnace & roof. Large lot on a quiet street.
Denise Marchi ext 21 Keith DeWitt ext 30
SOLD
Thea Stayanovich ext 28 Joy DeMelo ext 29
$129,000
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Trail Daily Times Thursday, May 3, 2012
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2002 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, four door, heated seats, fog lights, CD player, AC, 231,000 km winter/summer tires included. Asking $5000. 250-362-5439, 250-231-2728
TRAIL, 2-3bdrm. 1bth. N/S, N/P. W/D. $800./mo. +util. References. 250-231-0920
Homes for Rent W.TRAIL, 2bd. F/S, W/D, D/W, off-street parking 2V. ns.np. $800. 250-368-6818
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WHEELS
Off with the winter tires and on with the summer ones
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fficially April 30 is the last day you are allowed to be using studded snow tires on B.C. roads. As I am writing this on April 30, I am pretty sure there was a section of BC highways today on which studded snow tires may have been helpful. Who turned off the heat? I have yet to take the snow tires off my vehicle but I definitely have it on my â&#x20AC;&#x153;to doâ&#x20AC;? list. So should you. This article is not about tires per say but more about wheels and the proper way to install them. You may do the winter summer tire changeover on your own or you might leave it to your tire shop or maintenance provider. In all cases you may or may not know that you are responsible to have the tightness of the bolts checked on your wheels not long after they are changed. Many shops have a statement
suggesting a miledevelop into a wobble age interval not to over time. Left loose be exceeded after for too long and parts wheels were removed will get damaged. and reinstalled writNamely the wheel but ten on their invoices. also the studs or bolts Remember also that that locate the wheel tire changeover is not and allow it to be the only time your clamped to the hub. wheels are removed Why so many RON and installed. Many loose wheels? I have procedures require some theories and I the removal of your also know some facts. Mechanically vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheels. Changing tires and Speaking Brake work might be wheels may seem to an obvious one but be quite a simple job there are a lot more where wheels and many are only concerned are removed to access other parts with doing the job quickly and for maintenance and repair. therefore profitably but the whole I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep accurate statistics process requires care and trainon this but it seems to me that ing. more and more wheels are comThe wheel is mounted to a ing loose these days. vehicle with typically five or more A rolling wheel will make noise lug nuts or studs. The interface when it is coming loose. It will of the wheel to the brake rotor or start as a creaking noise that will brake drum, to the hub and wheel
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$339,000
The right price. The right location. 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home in Pinewood. Call now for your personal viewing..
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clean it up. Another problem arises with the wheel bolts or nuts. Different wheels many times require different bolts or nuts particularly when switching between steel and aluminum wheels. Clean matching surfaces, correct nuts or bolts, time to check the threads and lightly lubricate them and torque to specification. The torquing process requires either a torque wrench or torque stick. Too tight is just as bad as too loose. Too tight will ruin the bolt or stud threads as well as warping brake rotors. Too loose; obvious problem. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to recheck that torque 50 kilometers down the road. Trailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate of mechanical engineering from UBC. He will write every other Thursday. E-mail: nutechauto@ telus.net
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bearing is a sandwich. This sandwich must be free of condiments so to speak. The wheel must contact the drum or rotor precisely and the drum or rotor must be in precise contact with the hub. In preparing this sandwich the technician must make sure all the surfaces are clean and flat. No condiments means no dirt, rust, excess paint, grease, or anti seize can be present. Any material that gets stuck in the sandwich will create what is known as a soft joint. After the bolts or lug nuts are tightened, the rust, dirt or excess paint, grease and anti seize will compress or wear away and reduce the clamping force of the bolts or nuts allowing them to come loose. Therein lies the problem when wheels are changed. The mating surfaces must be clean and flat. After winter, dirt and rust buildup is likely and time must be taken to
83 Perdue Street, Trail
3331 Highway Drive, Trail
$329,000
$195,000
This home is situated on a beautiful lot overlooking the park and has been lovingly maintained with many updates including furnace, a/c, deck and roof. There are 3 bdrms on the main and lots of room down with huge rec room. An extra bonus is double carport and newer 20 x 24 shop!
This immaculate 2 bdrm home features spacious living and dining rooms with hardwood under carpet. Windows and shingles have been updated within past 10-12 years. Updated gas furnace and central air. Call your REALTORÂŽ for a personal viewing.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
$174,800
1739 First Street, Fruitvale
$269,000
Fabulous location! This home has been updated with hardwood flooring and new windows and doors. 3 bdrms, large living room and updated kitchen. Single garage and open parking. Large sundeck overlooking Trail Creek. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss having this home on your viewing list, you will love it.
Fantastic Fruitvale 3 bed/2.5 bath family home on a quiet street offering a private backyard, large deck, spacious rooms, newer wood stove insert, many upgrades including flooring and paint. Great sun exposure and layout as well as double carport. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this one!
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
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2645 Cooke Avenue, Rossland
$649,000
One-of-a-kind, executive home on 0.54 acres with gorgeous guest suite. House boasts 5 bdrms, 3.5 baths, large bright kitchen with stainless steel appliances, formal dining room, study, rec room and master bdrm with ensuite. Spectacular southern views, two large covered decks, and double carport with tons of storage and more!! Call Christine (250) 512-7653
204 MacLure Avenue, Salmo
$284,000
Nicely maintained family home on 0.58 acres. Home features 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, newer gas furnace and new flooring and paint on the main floor. The yard is treed and private, and there is plenty of room for parking. Great move in ready home in a great location. Call Art (250) 368-8818
1210 Highway 3B, Fruitvale
$224,900
7981 Birchwood Drive, Trail $295,000 Have you said these words recently? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thinking of downsizing...â&#x20AC;? Non-strata 1/2 duplex. Convenience and lifestyle is not a compromise. Your future begins today!
Great package in upper Warfield! 3 bdrm 2 bath, large kitchen, bright living, huge covered deck. Other features include a/c, u/g sprinklers, single carport, new electrical throughout. Packed with value!
Top quality 3 bdrm home overlooking Beaver Valley! Extensive renovations include new roof and gutters, hardy plank siding, thermal windows & doors. The huge covered deck in back is surrounded with glass panels to allow maximum viewing of the valley and mountains beyond! There is also a large workshop in the back yard.
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
Call Terry 250-231-1101
795 Dickens Street, Warfield
HST included in price
$169,900
WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Deanne Lockhart ext 41
2490 Cooke Avenue, Rossland
$377,300
Great family home with new windows, new flooring, and a bright, modern kitchen and double carport. Imagine a solid, comfortable, functional home in a great neighbourhood. Call your REALTORÂŽ to view this home. Call Bill (250) 231-2710
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Christine Albo
Terry Alton
Cell: 250-512-7653
ext 39
Mark Wilson
Art Forrest
Cell: 250-231-5591
mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Darlene Abenante ext 23 Cell: 250.231.0527
darlene@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
Ron Allibone
christine.albo@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
ext 30
$324,000
Tucked away on the hillside with 270 degrees of scenic mountain views, this special home has been completely renovated & features a sunny living / dining area and sundecks which take full advantage of the views, spacious master bedroom and a fully self-contained suite.
Tonnie Stewart ext 33 Cell: 250-365-9665 tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250-231-0153
deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
2382A LeRoi Avenue, Rossland
ext 42
c21art@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com
Mary Amantea
ext 26
Cell: 250-521-0525
mamantea@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250-368-1162
ext 45
ron@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250-231-1101
ext 48
terryalton@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Mary Martin
Cell: 250-231-0264
ext 28
mary.martin@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Richard Daoust
Cell: 250-368-7897
ext 24
richard.daoust@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com