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Plant theft a growing concern

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Smile, you are on camera.

People who choose to peruse a budding flowerbed in the city will now be captured for posterity on one of the city’s new surveillance cameras, installed this week after City of Trail flowerbeds were afflicted with a spat of vandalism.

On Tuesday Trail Community in Bloom volunteer Bill Garnett said there have been several incidences this year already of people uprooting freshly planted plants, trampling or outright stealing them.

Along with several dozen other volunteers, Garnett has been diligently placing plants in the fertile soil in areas around the city—primarily the downtown—but has found they are spending more time replacing and restoring what has been destroyed than designing verdant foliage.

“It’s a cost to the city,” he said. “After a while the garden centre will run out of the plants and you can’t replace the ones that were lost.”

He estimated the city has lost about $400 worth of plants already out of the $140,000

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Although caught on camera, Community in Bloom volunteer Gail Winters was not stealing but planting this salvia in the flower beds outside the Trail Memorial Centre. the city budgets for planting and maintaining beds.

The Community in Bloom

committee has also lost several dozen volunteer hours since volunteers have to go back

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and do the work each time the weed of vandalism crops up, draining precious hours from the workforce.

Around 170 hanging baskets and nearly 100 potted trees are being strategically placed in the Silver City’s downtown core—and throughout the Gulch—as part of the Trail Community in Bloom committee’s next attempt in the international Communities in Bloom competition.

In the White Garden in Jubilee Park people are letting their dogs run loose and they are jumping into the planters, uprooting the new plantings.

Garnett said he has had to repair the damage three times since they were planted two weeks ago.

Three nights ago a $70 lantana standard tree was stolen from a bed in the Gulch. Some of the damage is unnecessary and senseless, he said, with flowers being uprooted and cast about.

This sort of trouble has occurred in the past, Garnett said, but it was usually later in the year, and not to the extent that it has happened this year.

Road work ahead for Trail and Warfield

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Synergies are set to shape the countenance of the city’s downtown as the province announced this week it will begin paving on the main thoroughfare through the Silver City.

A $1.7-million contract has been awarded to Interoute Construction Ltd. of Crescent Valley to resurface sections of Highway 22 and Highway 3B in the Trail and Warfield area, paving the way for the first phase of the City of Trail’s Downtown Plan.

Councilor Kevin Jolly said the start of the road work means the city will begin work on its Gateway Corridor, a framework of entry features and a green streetscape to “build an urban identity to provide ‘cues’ that a visitor is entering the downtown.”

“This is an excellent opportunity to dovetail a couple of projects and leverage the improvements and create a more impactful appearance for the downtown entry point and the gateway we are creating for the downtown in Trail,” he said.

People will see improvements all along Victoria Avenue this summer, Jolly said. The Trail Memorial Centre will also be painted at the same time, and renovations are underway on the old Dairy Queen building across from the centre.

For its part, the city has employed MMM Group of Kelowna on some design details for

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WALTER CROCKETT

Montrose bestows award on longtime resident

BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff

He felt like a fish out of water.

The Village of Montrose saluted its Citizen of the Year, Walter Crockett, by presenting him with the 2012 Community Service Award at a picnic during Montrose Day festivities at the beginning of the month.

“It was a real surprise to me,” said Crockett. “I like to be on the outside looking in, or on the inside looking out—however you want to look at it. I’d sooner be on the outside looking in DONNA DEKLEINE PHOTO at somebody else getting someWalter Crockett was presented with the thing like this, not me.”

Village of Montrose’s Community Service Despite his initial shock Award during the Montrose Day festivities. about receiving the award, the

recognition came as a relief to Crockett.

He received a phone call from the mayor during the water restrictions that were previously imposed on the village and assumed he was being fined.

“When the mayor phoned me to tell me I got this citation kind of thing, I said, ‘My God I haven’t been using any extra water,’” Crockett explained.

“And then he told me what it was and I was kind of relieved about that.”

Crockett wasn’t sure who did “most of the kudos” for him to receive the award, but his neighbours attest that he is simply his own worst critic.

“I’ve known Walter for a long time and he’s been very community oriented and very helpful—especially with the BC Old Time Fiddlers group,” said his neighbour Grace Terness.

“He has always been very involved in helping out and volunteering his time to promote fiddling.”

When he’s not fiddling around, Crockett organizes food drives and repairs small engines in his garage. Perhaps, it’s a hobby that stemmed from volunteering with the Montrose fire department in the 60s and 70s. But Crockett’s keen interest in music has been instrumental for community development in Montrose.

“I was a banjo player,” he said laughing. “But I was playing around with a fiddle for awhile when I had my own band going. And then I had my own band for about 40 years— which I still do—we’re called the Rusty Nails.”

And 40 years later, he is still volunteering to bring music to the community at public events with the Old Time Fiddlers and the Rusty Nails.

“I play mostly at the old folks homes and things like that,” he said. “It puts a smile on their faces and a twinkle on their toes. That’s what it’s all about— it’s worth a whole pot of gold just to see the smiles on their faces.”

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Julie Drake’s Grade 1 class and Leslie Mozak’s Kindergarten/Grade 1 class at Fruitvale Elementary School studied the life cycle of a butterfly this year. The students ended the unit this month with the release of their painted lady butterflies. Above, Alexys Jones gets one last close look before her project took flight.

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Local singers vying for Kootenay title

BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff

Two local singers are about to go up against the best in the Kootenays this weekend.

Colin Lindren and Katie Loughlin recently advanced from the Trail’s Best Singer to the Kootenays Best Singer competition in Cranbrook this weekend. “The talent I’ve seen in the Kootenays has been absolutely amazing,� said music producer Vern Gorham.

Gorham traveled to 14 communities over two months to gear up for the Kootenays’ Best Singer Contest 2012. The final competition will place in Cranbrook’s Alliance Church, behind the Tamarack Mall, on Saturday.

Lindren placed first at the Trail event on May 31 topping the list of 16 performers with a song he wrote and performed on acoustic guitar. He credits his childhood in Montrose for creating a unique sound. “It’s kind of like rock (music),� said Lindren. “With a bit of pop. . .growing up in the Kootenays showed me a

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Colin Lindren (left) and Katie Loughlin were the top two voices at the Kootenays Best Singer auditions in Trail presented by music promoter Vern Gorham (right). The duo will be in Cranbrook this weekend for the Kootenays Best Singer finals on Saturday. slower way of life and it’s very family oriented so a lot of my songs are about my relationships.�

The importance of family life is one aspect that Lindren values. He spent roughly two and a half years working in a recording studio with musi-

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cians in Greater Toronto and moved back home to help his parents build a new house.

Lindren uses his free time to write songs and play guitar. “I have performed a lot,� said Lindren. “But strangely, I was actually kind of nervous at this competition. It’s the first

time I’ve performed in front my family—my immediate family has obviously heard me sing a lot, but my (extended family) came out too because I’m back in Trail.�

He said the competition in Trail was a lot of fun and that there were a lot of strong performances. “I was surprised that I won,� said Lindren. “A couple of the girls were really good.�

Katie Loughlin was one of those and placed second in the Trail competition. “I was probably 14 when I started writing and I’ve been involved in guitar since I was 12,� said Loughlin. “I have a variety of songs and they’re about all kinds of things, I write songs because for me it’s a creative outlet.�

Loughlin was raised in Fruitvale and spent most of her spare time consumed by writing music. She was nervous about the competition in Trail, but said being nervous “helps� her performances. “Once the adrenaline starts pumping it’s just natural,� said Loughlin.

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REGIONAL No date set for start FROM PAGE 1 the Gateway and are awaiting a response. Jolly said the design will be ready to be implemented by the time the paving starts this summer.

“The timelines are a little bit loose right now because we are dependent on some of the work and the synergies of doing it at the same time, so it’s pretty hard to put an exact date on it until they get more information from (Ministry of Transportation),” he said.

The Downtown Opportunities and Action Committee had endorsed the gateway corridor as the key priority for 2012 and Trail council supported that view, earmarking $100,000 out of the capital fund to the project.

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“What we’re really looking at doing is creating an inviting entrance to the city that directs people not just onto that main route through town, but into the downtown,” said Jolly Highway 3 in the Castlegar area and Highway 3B near Fruitvale will also be paved. As part of the contract, over 2.5 km of Castlegar and Nelson area local side roads will also be resurfaced.

The province is also investing $1.75 million to reconstruct and resurface Highway 3B through Rossland. This work is in conjunction with improvements being delivered by the City of Rossland. Work is underway and is scheduled to finish this fall.

Tenth year for CiB program FROM PAGE 1 If caught on camera vandalizing the city’s beds, people could be prosecuted for their actions, said Garnett.

This year marks the 10th anniversary the city has participated in the

program, holding a max record of five blooms for eight of those years.

All of the work is now underway, with over 100 volunteers being called upon before the Communities in Bloom judges arrive in town July 12-14.

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Man sentenced for child pornography

BY CASSANDRA CHIN Grand Forks Gazette

A Christina Lake man has been arrested and sentenced to one year in jail for possession and distribution of child pornography.

Grand Forks RCMP and the Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) Team out of Vancouver worked together to obtain information to arrest the individual according to Grand Forks RCMP’s Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison.

His name has not yet been released by police.

“It was a four-day investigation and everything came together really quickly,” he explained. “The individual was charged with possession of child pornography and distributing child pornography through the Internet.”

He appeared in court in Grand Forks on June 4 and was sentenced to a year in jail.

The Integrated Child Exploitation Team found out the initial information, before police in Grand Forks

also became involved in the investigation.

“RCMP here (in Grand Forks) investigated for four days before we came up with all the information we needed to get a search warrant,” said Harrison.

“Upon exercising the search warrant, we found evidence that we required and the evidence we knew was there. He was charged with those offences and sentenced the next day.”

Harrison noted that there was another case around a year ago that occurred across the border near Cascade, although he said the two cases were not related.

“An American citizen was found in possession of a huge collection of CDs and DVDs of child pornography,” he added.

“He was arrested and subsequently charged and imprisoned. This is something that our Integrated Child Exploitation Team surfaces through investigations and bring to the local detachment.”

FOR THE RECORD There is a footnote to the first chapter in the book on the relocation of the Trail Library.

In the “Library relocation study turns

a page” story in the Tuesday, June 5 edition of the Trail Daily Times, it was noted that Area B contributed money to the operation of the Trail

Public Library.

However, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s area does not contribute funds to the library.

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From the left; Joan McKenzie, Virginia Clover and Pat Thomson of Neighborhood Grans to Grans are hosting a strawberry tea fundraiser at the Seniors’ Hall in Rossland on Saturday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Funds raised will be donated to charities that help African children who have lost parents to HIV/AIDS.

Fab Fourever invades Trail theatre Music • The Trail and District Arts Council presents “Fab Fourever,” a tribute band that will transport you back in time – a time they call the 60s. With vintage Beatles instruments and several full costume changes, the Fab Fourever have spared no detail with this production from when they first invaded America through to “Abbey Road” and “Let it Be.” Friday 7:30 p.m. at the Charles Bailey Theatre, tickets $37.00.

• The Kootenay Savings Music in the Park concert season gets underway tonight at 7 p.m. with the Trail Pipe Band and the Kate E. Shaw Dancers.

All concerts are at Gyro Park.

Admission to the Trail District Arts Council series is by donation. Next week’s special guest is pop/country band the Smokin’ Jays.

Gallery • The VISAC Gallery presents “The Subtle Body,” a colourful collection of paintings of yoga poses by Nakusp artist Barbara Maye. Gallery hours are Mon. to Wed., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Th-Fri, 2-6 p.m. For a special guided showing of the exhibit with your group of friends or club, contact the gallery at 364-

1181 or director@ retirement home visacgallery.com. by a young Indian The exhibit runs man with the best of until July 13. intentions. However, Other when they arrive, • The Alliance they find the living Events & Happenings in a c c o m m o d a t i o n s Church is offering a “Meeting Place” the Lower Columbia aren’t quite as luxevery Tuesday urious as portrayed afternoon from 1-4 p.m. where in the brochure. Friday and adults meet to visit, play games, Saturday 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. do crafts and socialize. 3365 Sunday to Thursday 7 p.m.

Laburnum Dr. everyone wel• June is Stroke Awareness come. Call 368-9516 for more Month. Are you aware of your info. risk factors? Have you or a loved • Neigbourhood Grans to one been affected by a stroke?

Grans is serving its Strawberry The Stroke Recovery Association Tea at the Rossland Seniors of B.C. - Trail Branch invites Hall from 1:30-3:30 p.m. you to join us for our annual Saturday, for the Stephen Lewis picnic on June 28. For more Foundation, Turning the Tide information about the branch or on AIDS. $3 admission. to register for the picnic, please • The Annual General contact Rachel at 368-9306 Meeting of the Trail Society for or visit StrokeRecoveryTrail@ the Performing Arts will take gmail.com. place in the VISAC Gallery at Upcoming 7 p.m. Tuesday. All members • Don’t miss Gary Morissette welcome. and the Sunday Glow. The • If you missed it the first Fruitvale native’s new Indie time don’t miss it the second. band is on a cross-Canada tour The Royal Theatre is bringing and will make a special Canada back “The Best Exotic Marigold Day stop for one show only at the Hotel,” from June 22-28. A group Fruitvale Memorial Hall, July 1. of British retirees are enticed by Doors open 8:30 p.m. tickets advertisements to travel to India $15 available at Ross Vegas in to stay at the Marigold Hotel, Rossland, Gerick’s Cycle in Trail which has been restored as a and Country Roads in Fruitvale.

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PROVINCIAL MISSION

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Trustees at odds over school district budget MLA asking for help

BY JASON ROESSLE Mission City Record

A number of staff reductions and costcutting measures were unveiled at Tuesday night’s school board meeting where the proposed 2012-13 budget was out for the public to view.

The $61-million budget was given the first two readings, while voting on the third will happen at a special meeting of the board June 26.

But the vote was not unanimous.

Trustees Randy Cairns and Carol

Hamilton voted against the budget, while Edie Heinrichs, Jim Taylor and Shelly Carter were in favour.

Cairns said the staffing reductions worried him, due to potential complications with contracts and “legalities,� and that the level of administrative staff being let go (see story page three) “leaves us

too thin at the administration level� to carry out the work. He also said the goodwill established over the years with working groups will be undone and that student achievement will be negatively affected.

Board vice-chair Taylor was blunt in his assessment of the district’s financial pos-

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The proposed 201213 budget calls for a number of reductions including nearly $700,000 in exempt staff wages, $45,000 from the communications budget, $575,000 from teaching staff — due to enrolment decline — and a drop of $177,000 for education assistants, among others, to arrive at $1.9 million in cuts.

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BY AARON ORLANDO

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Columbia River–Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald is urging the B.C. government to act to resolve the dispute between municipal officials in Golden and provincial authorities that has left a dangerous stretch of the TransCanada Highway without road rescue services for nearly two months.

In early May, the Town of Golden’s municipal council rejected an offer from the province of B.C. that would have seen the Golden Fire Department assume responsibility for the service from the previous provider, Golden and District Search and Rescue.

Mayor and council rejected the province’s funding offer, saying it fell short because it didn’t provide adequate capital funding for things like rescue trucks and equipment, amongst other concerns.

Macdonald noted the busy summer travel season is almost in full swing and said the situation needs to be resolved. “It is the responsibility of the province to ensure that when accidents happen, trained and equipped rescuers are quickly on the scene,� Macdonald said. “These are often life or death situations.

But with the summer travel season upon us, there is no one contracted to provide this service in this area.�

Macdonald said the government needed to find a solution before the busy Canada Day long weekend. “The current situation is unacceptable.�

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OBITUARIES DEROSA (NEE ONGARO), MARIA — of Trail, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2012 at the age of 101.

Maria was born on November 29, 1910, in a small town in Italy, San Martino al Tagliamento, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Her parents Antonio Ongaro and Anna Del Zotto had three children – Maria, the eldest, and two sons, Primo and Mario.

Maria married Idamo DeRosa in 1933 and their family grew to include Tonino (deceased as infant), Bruno, Tony, Anna and Louie. In 1948 a decision was taken to immigrate to Canada and the family arrived in Trail, BC. In 1960 Maria was widowed by the death of her husband Idamo. Throughout the hard times, upheaval, and loss, Maria never complained – never. Her faith and her family were the cornerstones of her life.

Maria is survived by Bruno (Loretta), Tony (Joanne), Anna (Gene), Louie (Carol, Judy deceased), and her grandchildren Annette, Connie, Shannon, Mike, Bev, Christine, David, Mark, David, Karen, Chris, Heidi, Leif, and their spouses/partners. Maria has twentyone great-grandchildren who think their “Nona� is pretty special. Maria is also survived by a close group of nieces, nephews, and cousins, all part of the DeRosa/Ongaro family.

Maria was a member of St. Anthony’s parish, and took part in activities of the San Martino Club, Sisters of Colombo Lodge, and Mount Carmel Society.

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Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Matthieu Gombo Yange OfmCap at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Trail on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 10:30 AM. There will be a prayer service (Rosary) at 7:00 PM on Friday evening at St. Anthony’s. Bill Clark and Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ have been entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Health Foundation (Mammography) Fund at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC V1R 4B1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca *** MELNYCHUK, ALEX — The family of Alex Melnychuk will be hosting an afternoon of celebration on their property on Waneta Road on June 24 from 1 to 5pm.

All friends, family, neighbours, and colleagues are invited to drop in for some cheer and good memories.

Hope to see you there.

Thank you so much to all who sent cards, gifts, owers, food, memorial gifts and comfort during our very difďŹ cult time. It was so great, but not surprising, to see how positively Alex affected so many people.

He was a very special man and we’ll miss him very much. All our thanks and love from Gayle and Janis Melnychuk and Maggie Balfour.

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Jonny Littman wanted to meet his hero, and the WWE accommodated that wish Monday night before an episode of “Raw� live from New York’s Long Island. But Jonny got a bonus to his wish.

On Wednesday morning, Jonny was being interviewed on “Good Morning America� when Sam Champion asked him about his green T-shirt. After Jonny told him it was John Cena, Champion asked if anyone knew the WWE Superstar.

The pro wrestler and actor walked out to Jonny’s surprise and presented him with another gift. This time it was tickets for him and his family to attend the 1,000th episode of the WWE show.

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Cena said Monday before the show. “They had a nice little celebration for me at 200, and I humbly said we should do it at 1,000. “We’re just getting started,� he said enthusiastically.

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Jonny, from Hop Bottom, Pa., has severe congenital malformation and spina bifida and uses a wheelchair.

He spoke to his hero for a few minutes and took some pictures with him.

He even put on his WWE Championship belt. His mother, Ruth, says his surgeons wore it during his last surgery.

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Exploring the dark side of passionate politics

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assion is often considered to be a virtue in politics. It’s seen as a badge of idealism, a clear repudiation of cynical compromise and deal making.

But, alas, it has its darker side.

If you’re ever in Paris, take the Metro up to the gritty northern suburb of Saint Denis. There, in incongruous surroundings, stands the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis, a large medieval church dedicated to the memory of the martyred first bishop of Paris.

As old churches go, it’s quite impressive. But the main claim to fame is neither its architectural merits nor the provenance of its name, but rather the fact that it’s also the royal necropolis of France.

Virtually all kings from the 10th to the 18th centuries were buried there, as were the reinterred remains of several monarchs going back to the 5th century Clovis I. But amongst all the history, there’s something creepy.

While much of the tomb statuary survives,

the tombs themselves are empty. During the French Revolution, they were opened and stripped of whatever human remains survived, those remains then being dumped into two large pits.

You don’t have to be a sentimentalist or nostalgic royalist to find this unseemly. It’s one thing to take revenge on a contemporary enemy, but quite another to systematically vandalize the graves of people who’ve been dead for centuries.

And Saint Denis wasn’t a one-off. At Fontevraud Abbey, the remains of the Angevins - Richard the Lionheart and his parents were similarly desecrated.

Dead for 600 years and never part of the French royal line, it’s hard to see what plausible relevance they had to revolutionary France.

(If you’re wondering why Richard - the most famous of medieval English kings - was buried in a French abbey, the simple explanation is that he was a Frenchman. Killed while on a military campaign in one of his French domin-

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ions, his remains were divvied up and dispatched to three different locations there. Nothing went home to England because England wasn’t home.)

The impulse behind vandalizing the dead was straightforward. It was an attempt to obliterate all tangible relics of what was considered to be an undesirable ancient order.

Rather than putting the past in context as something to be understood and learned from, the motivation was to create a kind of historical amnesia. By seizing control of collective memory, you could shape the future, all the while treating flesh and blood people as malleable clay.

Lest anyone get the impression that the French are being picked on, let it be noted that the 20th century brought examples of much more egregious abuse in the cause of social re-engineering. Think of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, or the Khmer Rouge and Year Zero.

The thing about political passion isn’t that it’s inherently evil, but rather that it’s quite susceptible to going very wrong. Human nature is the culprit.

If you’re very passionate about something, it can be relatively easy to go a few steps further and assume that you must be right.

It’s no longer your view as opposed to the other person’s view, but rather a matter of absolute right versus absolute wrong.

And surely absolute wrong doesn’t deserve any space in the public square?

Instead, it must be stamped out.

Along the way, the opponent gets demonized. The late Christopher Hitchens put it neatly: “It is a frequent vice of radical polemic to assert, and even to believe, that once

you have found the lowest motive for an antagonist, you have identified the correct one.”

Stir in the madness of crowds and the brew becomes particularly toxic.

When the adrenalin starts pumping and the thrill of the hunt kicks in, restraint goes out the window. Whether it’s lynch mobs, looters or rioting demonstrators, the thirst for excitement takes over.

One shouldn’t, of course, brand all political passion with these sins. That would be both unfair and silly.

It’s feasible to be passionate and tolerant at the same time, to feel very strongly about your own position while respecting the right of others to disagree.

Still, when it comes to politics there’s a lot to be said for being wary of passion and sticking instead with traditional Canadian bland.

While it may be short on emotional kicks, there are worse things than that.

Troy Media columnist Pat Murphy worked in the Canadian financial services industry for over 30 years.

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Columnist misses point of Brar’s efforts Re: Tom Fletcher’s column, “Choosing work instead of welfare� published in the Times on June 19.

At the end of his column, Fletcher takes a swing at Jagrup Brar, who spent one month living off the welfare rate of $610/month.

As someone who took the time to read Brar’s blog of his experience, and who had the opportunity to

hear Brar speak when he visited Trail a few months ago, I disagree with Fletcher that Brar’s experiment with poverty was a publicity stunt.

Brar brought to the attention of many British Columbians some of the systemic problems with the welfare program.

The claw backs on casual employment that Fletcher mentions

is one example.

Although we will never know for sure because of partisan politics, there might just be a connection between Brar’s campaign for improvements in this area and the recent policy change that will allow welfare recipients to retain, without penalty, earnings of up to $200 a month.

Fletcher seems to be suggesting that most

people on welfare want to be on welfare.

I sincerely doubt that most people want to rely on “the burgeoning urban handout industry� for food and shelter. Instead of passing judgment on welfare recipients, we should be looking for ways to put the “handout industry� out of business.

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I further searched the internet for information on the village that shares my family name, and found the Village of Warfield website, which included a phone number for contacts.

Soon I was speaking with Teresa and Alana who both helped me plan our trip, suggesting that we attend the annual Warfield Day event. It just so happened that our trip was timed perfectly with the 60th anniversary jubilee, which made it even more

special for us.

We arrived late Thursday so we could attend the Warfield Day Tea Party, which we found to be delightful! Over the few days we were in Warfield we met so many sincerely nice people, I think we invited half of Warfield to come visit us in Seattle!

We especially enjoyed meeting former Mayor Jim Nelson and the current mayor and council members.

The one question we were asked many times was “Are you related to Carlos Warfield who founded the Village of Warfield?�

Unfortunately we don’t know. I do know that my family heritage traces back to England so now we will have to research more to find out if there is a connection. Whether related to Carlos or not, we will definitely be back to visit our new friends and this wonderful place where we were made to feel like everyone is our family!

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Controlling the power of information An editorial from the St. John’s Telegram Information is power - so it stands to reason, perhaps, that the lack of information is powerlessness. And parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page must be feeling particularly powerless right now.

Monday, Page released a legal opinion that says 64 different federal government departments are breaking federal law because they have failed to release even basic information about $5.2 billion in recent federal budget cuts.

The Parliament of Canada Act requires federal departments to release financial and economic data to Page in a timely way: so far, only 18 federal organizations have actually complied with Page’s requests for information.

Page also wrote to the federal government on Monday, saying, “It is in the interests of Parliament and the Canadian public that such information be

made available immediately. ...

As I have mentioned before, it is only with such information that Parliament can exercise its constitutional role of controlling public finances.�

The federal government has argued that revealing detailed information about the cuts would violate the collective agreements of some employees whose jobs are threatened.

Page says he’s not looking for that level of detail, and his legal opinion backs him up, paving the way for a court showdown that will probably be both protracted and expensive.

If the Harper government was interested in being halfway reasonable, it could just find a way to release the information without trampling on bargaining concerns.

But that, of course, would make way too much common sense to even be considered in the hyperpartisan world that federal politics now occupies - a world where, in almost every

instance, it seems, any means is justified by the ideological end it serves.

Interestingly, Page argues the information he is looking for can’t be withheld under the claim it is cabinet confidences, either - because the information he’s looking for would not exist solely in cabinet documents.

Worth noting?

If Page were the budget officer for Newfoundland and Labrador, he wouldn’t have a legal leg to stand on - at least, not anymore.

After changes to this province’s legislation last week, even an officer of the House of Assembly wouldn’t be able to get his hands on documents that had been anywhere close to the provincial cabinet.

It’s a lesson more and more governments seem to be absorbing across this nation: you never have to justify your actions, especially if you can make it difficult or even impossible for anyone to know what those actions are.

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Perhaps Peaches the cat saw the picture of Buddy, the Marysville cat who climbed pole two weeks ago and was rescued by a crane truck driver. Or per-

haps Peaches was being chased by a predator, or just decided to climb the tree on a whim.

Whatever the motivation, the Kimberley feline spent almost two full weeks up a tree in Lower Blarchmont,

near Mark Creek.

Peaches is three years old and owner Sheila Pearson looked everywhere for her.

“I figured a critter has chased her,” Sheila said. “I checked with the SPCA and with the City’s animal control Neither of them had heard of her.”

Pearson didn’t give up looking, but as days turned into a week and more, she was beginning to lose hope that Peaches would be found.

“My neighbour called me and said he saw her in a tree about two blocks away from my house,” Sheila said.

“He recognized her. I went to look and it was her.”

The problem was, how to get her down?

The fire department does not handle rescuing pets anymore.

“The only person I could think of with a crane truck was Frank Sandor (from Cranbrook). He came up the next morning and went up in a bucket to get Peaches.”

Unfortunately the approaching bucket scared Peaches.

“She dropped about 40 feet,” Sheila said.

“Luckily she missed the water when she landed. But she ran along the creek bank and no one could find her.”

Sheila kept looking and was rewarded with the sight of Peaches heading up the alley behind her home a couple of hours later.

When Sheila arrived home, Peaches was waiting for her on the front step.

“She’s really skinny.

She didn’t eat in 13 days. But she’s getting better, though she won’t let me out of her sight.”

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BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

The Trail Colonials couldn’t recover from a depleted lineup or overcome an energized Nelson side as the Trail rugby club surrendered to the Grizzlies in Kootenay Rubgy Union action Saturday.

The Colonials beat the Nelson Grizzlies 32-12 in their first match of the season, but buoyed by new recruits from Nelson’s L.V. Rogers high school team, a Grizzly mix of cagey veterans and young legs proved too much for the black and red.

“Nelson had a lot of new players and a lot of size,” said the Colonial’s Brian Lauzon. “Trail was low on numbers and experience.”

Nelson pounded away early with its forwards then opened up holes wide to wear down the defenders and stifle any attack, as they rolled to a 52-0 victory.

It has been an erratic season for the Colonial side. The team had a

promising start and was optimistic coming off a KRU title last season. “(It was a) disappointing season,” said Colonial Ryan Molofy. “We lost a bunch of key players. We need to keep generating local interest in the sport to keep up with Cranbrook who has a larger population to draw on, and Nelson who is seeing some great success as a result of their high school rugby academy program.”

The Grizzlies now play Cranbrook, the regular season champions, on July 14 for the KRU championship and a berth to the Saratoga Cup in Penticton.

“It was a good game,” Nelson coach Scott Cormie told the Nelson Star. “Our team is quite old in places so it’s really great to bring the youth in. That’s really what it is all about, keeping rugby alive. We want to keep them involved and encourage them to carry on with it in other places.”

The Grizzlies have yet to win a KRU championship or represent the Kootenays in the provincial tournament in Penticton. One more win will do it.

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The Trail Stingrays’ Jess Bartsoff helped his relay team win gold and the Stingrays swim team took home the title as the club hosted their annual swim meet at the Trail Aquatic Centre on the weekend.

Personal bests reap rewards Stingrays swim to another sweet meet victory

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•Having enough bounce is particularly important on sand shots.

•Too much bounce can make shots from hard surfaces difficult to perform.

•If you are a digger or a player who takes a big divot and lots of sand, you will need more bounce to get the most out of your new wedge.

Competitive swimming is for the most part an individual sport, where winning races and setting meet records is the common goal for most athletes.

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The strategy has paid off handsomely, leading the Trail Stingrays to not only individual, but collective success as well.

After winning the swim meet in Nelson last week, the Trail Stingrays hosted their own meet on the weekend and swam to another victory, outdistancing the second place Castlegar

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Aquanauts by over 300 points.

“This was another great meet for our club,” said swim coach Samme Beatson. “The swimmers achieved best times this weekend and their technique is looking better than ever.”

One amazing example was in the finals of the Division 1, 100-metre freestyle, where sixyear-old Josie Dunham knocked 12 seconds off her time from the morning race.

Jesse Bartsoff, 16, also performed well, putting up personal bests in almost every race.

“Jesse had a really great meet.

He was able to beat his nerves, avoid disqualification, and achieve seven best times over the weekend,” said Beatson.

Similarly, T. J. Worsley bounced back from an illness to post personal bests in his races.

Points are awarded for the top-eight positions in order of finish so even making a final contributes to the team’s per-

formance.

The Stingrays look to continue their strong run at the Creston swim meet this weekend.

Stingrays Results: First-place: Dylan Kormendy, Div. 1, Ian Markus, Div. 2, Eden Kormendy, Josh Ballarin, Div. 3, Tess Markus, Josh Zhang, Div. 4, Jennifer Chung, Martin Gonzalez, Div. 5, Eric Gonzalez Div. 6.

Second place: Reid Dunham, Div. 2, Madi Green, Div. 5, Oleg Liferovich, Div. 6.

Third place: Diego Greewood, Div. 3, Sharman Thomas Div. 4, Sam Theobald, Div. 5 and Sam Grebe, Div. 8.

Team Results: Trail Stingrays - 933.5 Castlegar Aquanauts - 624.5 Grand Forks Piranhas - 380 Kimberley Seahorses - 251 Nelson Neptunes - 248 Colville Sharks - 203 Creston Wave - 72

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Leafs keep fishing for fix THE CANADIAN PRESS LAS VEGAS - Brian Burke won’t be seeking an immediate solution to the Toronto Maple Leafs problems at the upcoming draft.

Even though the Leafs general manager is heading to Pittsburgh with the fifth overall selection, he doesn’t plan on calling a player’s name who will don the blue and white next season.

“We don’t think anyone that we get at five is going to play (in the NHL) right away,” Burke said Tuesday night after the NHL’s board of governors meeting.

It is setting up as a wide-open draft. Beyond top-rated prospect Nail Yakupov, there isn’t much consensus among scouts on how the next few picks will play out at Consol Energy Center on Friday night.

As a result, Burke remains open to the possibility of trad-

ing a few spots up or down depending on how the dominoes fall. He hinted that he’d like to come home with a centre - the Leafs have been thin at the position for years - but he remains open to other possibilities as well in a draft he feels has “quality at every position.”

“Drafting positionally probably doesn’t make sense,” said Burke. “This is the one time in my life I’ve considered it - if there were a certain position available we might try to fill. We usually go with the best available athlete and that’s the way I intend to go.”

Over the years, Burke has solidified his reputation as one of the NHL’s best wheelers-anddealers with some bold moves on the draft floor. If he’s working on a similar transaction this week, he did an excellent job of keeping his cards close to the vest.

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possibility of luring the No. 1 selection from the Edmonton Oilers, Burke indicated he wasn’t interested.

“I have no sense from Edmonton that that pick’s in play,” he said. “If someone’s trying to actively get that pick it’s not us.”

This sets up as an important summer for a Leafs team that hasn’t qualified for the playoffs since 2004. Burke is in his fourth year at the helm of the team and expected success to come a lot sooner than it has.

With a fairly thin free-agent class set to hit the market on July 1, Burke believes the best way to improve his team is via trade. He hasn’t been able to make much headway with his colleagues of late but vows to keep working the phones.

“It’s like fishing - sometimes they’re biting and sometimes they’re not,” said Burke. “You’ve just got to keep fishing.”

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All those Cavs teams that James singlehandedly carried into the playoffs couldn’t win enough games with him playing his absolute best. And none of them likely would have won the one the Heat did Tuesday night 10498 against a talented young Oklahoma City squad - with James stuck on the sideline fighting a cramp.

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He was effectively done with nearly 3 minutes left, after breaking a tie with one final coldblooded 3-pointer. He had 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds at the time.

But unlike in Cleveland, once it became clear somebody else had to lead Miami the rest of the way, there was no shortage of high-priced reinforcements. Dwyane Wade stepping up was no surprise; Mario Chalmers doing the same was only a mild one.

“He actually thinks he’s the best player on this team and that’s a gift and a curse,” Wade said about Chalmers, who scored 12 of his 25 points in the final quarter. “But tonight it was a gift for us because he never gets down on himself, he always

believes, ‘Find me, I can make a shot. I can make a play.’

“He was huge for us.”

It’s strange to think that the defining moment of the Heat’s season so far might be when teammate Juwan Howard and trainer Jay Sabol went out onto the court to prop up James for the walk back to the bench, because he didn’t look strong enough to make it on his own. Or that the most important few points of James’ first title - no team has ever blown a 3-1 advantage in the finals - will have been scored

by Chalmers, either on the nifty driving layup he slipped in with 44 seconds, or the two free throws two possessions later that sealed the win.

If James resented any of it, he wasn’t letting on. Ditto for any lingering pain.

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Try premarital counseling to remedy financial silence Dear Annie: I am engaged to a man who was divorced 20 years ago. He has three grown sons. The first two are doing well, but the third is still not financially responsible at the age of 30. His father has to pay off his automobile and credit cards. My fiance also helps out his siblings, who seem to be quite irresponsible and alcoholic.

I come from a large family, and we each were told that at age 21, we were on our own. We all obtained professional degrees and now help our parents.

At what age does a parent allow a child to grow up and become responsible? It appears to me that my future will be forever intertwined with relatives who are begging us for money. My fiance won’t discuss this matter with me. What should I do?

-- Engaged but Having Second Thoughts Dear Engaged:

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Children should be encouraged to support themselves as soon as they are finished with their education. Those who go on to obtain advanced degrees should find some type of part-time job or take out student loans. It is OK to help a child with temporary financial difficulties, but not to the extent that the child becomes dependent on the parents.

Once you marry, decisions about money should be made jointly.

If your future husband will not discuss these things with you now, he is not likely to consult you later. You are smart to recognize the problem. We recom-

mend premarital counseling.

Dear Annie: My granddaughter is getting married in September. After 31 years of marriage, her parents were divorced nine years ago (his infidelity) in a nasty battle over money.

Her father, who remarried two years ago, insists that his new wife’s name be on the wedding invitation. This suggests she raised my granddaughter, which she didn’t.

My granddaughter is distraught over this.

I’ve checked the etiquette books, and in case of divorce, the bride’s mother’s name and father’s name should be on separate lines inviting guests to attend the wedding.

The father’s new wife doesn’t appear anywhere. I believe my ex-son-in-law is trying to somehow punish my daughter, but he is actually hurting his own child. My daughter told my granddaugh-

ter that if Dad will not relent, she should have the invitations go out under the names of the bride and groom without mentioning the parents at all.

What is the appropriate thing to do? Is the bride wrong to want only her mother’s and father’s names on the invitation? -- Maria from Ohio Dear Maria: If Mom and Dad are sharing the costs of the wedding, both of their names and, yes, those of their spouses should appear on the invitation. If Dad is not contributing, his name need not appear at all. However, many brides want both parents’ names on the invitation regardless of who is hosting the event, in which case, the spouses of the parents should be included.

Dear Annie: I’d like to comment on the letter from “Texas,” who is concerned that her husband wants to take their kids to visit his

parents in Mexico.

I am a single woman, 81 years old, and I lived most of my life in Southern California.

When the cost of living got too high, I moved near Tijuana. I still don’t speak Spanish, but I never have felt in

danger. There are large sections of Tijuana that could be picked up lock, stock and barrel and set down in the middle of Santa Monica and be right at home. I don’t go into the questionable parts of town, but then, there are a lot of

places in Los Angeles where I wouldn’t go, either.

The wife should visit her in-laws and see their environment for herself before doing anything drastic. -- Not Afraid in Mexico

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YOUR HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Friday, June 22, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) TGIF! You’re in the mood to party. Accept invitations from others. Romance is blessed and full of possibilities. This is a wonderful, playful day. Enjoy sports and fun times with children TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is an excellent day for making real-estate deals, entertaining at home or doing anything in your domestic world. Relations with parents are particularly upbeat.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You feel happy today! Enjoy meeting new people. Many of you will be successful at selling, writing, teaching and acting, because you are full of positive ideas.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is an excellent day for business and commerce.

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will go well. Trust your money-making ideas, and don’t be afraid to think big.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Things easily will go your way today, because the Moon is in your sign and it’s dancing beautifully with Venus and Jupiter. Ask the universe for whatever you want. Enjoy your day!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) It’s easy to feel contented today. You have a warm feeling in your tummy about something. Ah yes, nothing satisfies like satisfaction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) All group activities will be upbeat and playful today. In particular, you might travel with a group or talk to people from other countries. Enjoy your day, especially in group settings.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) People in authority see you in a very positive light today.

(That’s why this is a good day to ask for what you want -- demand the advantage!)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Travel opportunities will please you today. Be ready to go at a moment’s notice.

Opportunities also exist in publishing, medicine, the law and higher education.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You definitely can benefit from the wealth and resourc-

es of others today, so keep your pockets open. If something comes your way, just say, “Thank you.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Relations with partners and close friends are particularly good today. That’s why this is a good day to cement new partnerships or mend broken fences where needed.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) What a wonderful day

at work for you! Because you feel healthy and happy today, your vigor translates into productivity. Some of you will get a raise, and most of you will get praise.

YOU BORN TODAY Because you are a true romantic, life is a great adventure. You want it to be an exciting journey, and you intend to live it passionately. Home and family are important to you, and this is where you reign supreme.

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Rentals Commercial/ Industrial

Misc. for Sale

Business for Sale

Houses For Sale

LIVE THE Dream. Harbours End Marine, 27 year history on beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC “the best place on earth!”

Owner retiring, well-established business only $129,000 email: bjg_cormorant@shaw.ca

MONTROSE 917 7th St. Renovated 3bd. Open house Sat & Sun June 23&24 1pm5pm. 250-367-0050

Apt/Condo for Rent

Houses For Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

EAST TRAIL clean, 2bd, updated, 1100sq.ft. garage, $109,000 250-512-1887 eve.

Rossland. 2 bdrm, clean, quiet, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. 250.362.9473.

TRAIL, 1&2-BDRM, 250-3681822 TRAIL, DT, Updated, bright, large 3Bd. Apt. $1,000./mo. +utilities. Available Sept.1st.

Call Cary 250-505-6282 TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals.

Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312

Apt/Condo for Rent

FRANCESCO ESTATES & ERMALINDA APARTMENTS Beautiful, Clean and Well Maintained 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apartments for Rent Located by the Columbia River in Glenmerry Adult and Seniors oriented, No Pets and No Smoking Reasonable Rents, Come and have a look Phone 250-368-6761 or 250-364-1922

BELLA VISTA TOWNHOMES Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms townhouse for rent located in Shaver’s Bench No pets and no smoking Reasonable prices Phone 364-1822 or 364-0931.

Come on down to Trail and don't worry about the snow.

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

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East Trail

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$159,000 RE

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Super home in a super location.

Walk to everything!

Newer siding, roof, Áooring, furnace and A/C. Call today.

Annable

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$199,900

Beautifully renovated & decorated 3+ bedroom home, Creekside in Annable. Two new bathrooms, A/C, large shed with power.

Ready to move in.

Waneta

EW EN LIK

$319,900 W NE

Better than new! This quality 1/2 duplex offers over 2,700 sq.ft. of quality Ànishing.

Columbia Heights

G TIN LIS

$79,000

A great starter home with fantastic views of the Columbia river. Good value here!

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Montrose

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$289,000

$169,900

$389,500 E RS Y HO PERT O R P

$650,000

$319,000

East Trail

SOLD Wayne DeWitt ext 25 Mario Berno ext 27

Great little package w/ not 1, but 2 helpers!

Take a look today!

Homes for Rent

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DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

Houses For Sale

Park Siding

E AG RE AC

$179,900

Fruitvale

ICE

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W NE

$489,000 QU

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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!

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

Cars - Domestic 2001 Corolla 286,000KM, P.W, P/L, 4 winters on rims $2995. OBO 250.368.5136 2010 Red Mustang. V6. Standard.

Pony Package.

15,000kms. Only driven for 4 months. Must sell. $18,900 OBO. 250.231.6851.

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Large 2 storey family home on over 4 acres close to town. Large rooms throughout.

Priced well below replacement value!

199,000 L IFU UT D A BE YAR

$429,500

Fruitvale

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$499,000

A fantastic custom home on a large, landscaped lot. The attentaion to detail and quality make this home on of the Ànest. Call today!

W NE

Commercial building currently rented on main Áoor with over 5000 sq ft undeveloped area upstairs. Great potential here!!

1980 MGB Convertible Sports Car. Great shape. Professionally painted. Classic collectors car. Asking $7,500 OBO. Phone 250.364.2788.

Waneta

1993 26FT 5th Wheel, new hot water tank, large pull-out. $8000 OBO. 250-368-5124

A stunning executive quality home in a quiet setting with a beautiful back yard.

This 3 bedroom home is only 6 years old and is a “must see.”

$279,000

W NE

All the work is done, just move into this cute 3 bedroom home!

$65,000

Trail

$259,900

This great 4 bedroom, 2 bath family home is located on a nice, private .66 acre lot.

Montrose

Trail

.23 acre corner lot with great views.

No HST!

For this price, why rent?

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Montrose

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$199,900 W NE

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$269,900

Denise Marchi ext 21 Keith DeWitt ext 30

Open concept living featuring HW & ceramic tile Áoors, 3 beds, 2 baths, covered deck and huge kitchen w/ stainless steel appliances.

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Thea Stayanovich ext 28 Joy DeMelo ext 29

BOATING SEASON IS HERE FINALLY! WANNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS THIS SUMMER!!

Your Cabin on the Lake The Kootenay Queen

2 separate suites, both completely updated! 3 bdrm/1 bath up, 1 bed +den/1 bath down.

River views & level entry for both!

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1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) Fold down table for a queen sized bed Fold up bunk beds VHF radio Hull is sound, galley is dated.

Low draft 200 hrs on new engine A great boat that needs some TLC. $12,000.00 invested, will take offers starting at $9000 Call 250-362-7681 or email frdfntn@yahoo.ca for more information

Become a GREEN SHOPPER!

Rossland

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The perfect starter or retirement home nicely located on a corner lot in Montrose.

East Trail

G TIN LIS

$209,000

LAND

Boats

A character home on a choice lot, only steps from Gyro Park.

This home brings back the charm of yesteryear.

Spacious double wide modular home with many updates; newer kitchen, laminate Áoors, newer bathrooms, wood stove and more.

G TIN LIS

Recreational/Sale

East Trail

G TIN LIS

Genelle

$224,900

Cars - Sports & Imports

Downtown Trail

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Charming 1 1/2 storey 3 bedroom, 2 bath character home on a large lot. A must to view!

$10,000 $17,500 30x120 ................................ $17,500 30x120 ................................ $22,000 3x1 acre ..................... $60,000 each

We Will Pay You $1000

www.allprorealty.ca

Fruitvale

30x120 ................................

GUARANTEED

Auto Loans or

Small ads, BIG deals!

Country living close to town. This property offers 111 acres, beautiful 5 bedroom home, dog kennel, shop, barn, fenced for horses and more!

T

Dawn Rosin ext 24 Tom Gawryletz ext 26

Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

An Awesome Deal! 2005 Mustang Convertible. 4.0L, SOHC V6. Red on Red leather. 5 speed auto. 43,500km. $14,500 OBO. 250.368.5726

$69,000 Salmo Salmo Salmo Salmo Salmo

Call Dennis, Shawn or Paul

250-368-5000

525 Portia Cres Sunningdale

$189,900

YOU’RE APPROVED

Waneta

Saturday, June 23 1:30 - 3:30pm

This Miral Heights home is bigger than it looks with over 2600 sq ft!

Beautifully upgraded & private 2,600 sq.ft. home located on a .61 acre lot with tons of space!

JUNE SPECIAL Brand New 16’ Wide Modular Homes. From $69,000.00 mark@eaglehomes.ca

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1148 Bay Ave, Trail

OPEN HOUSE

2261 McBride St, Trail

Genelle

A fantastic rural setting for this large family home on 1.5 acres.

Excellent condition throughout. Call on this one today!

Modular Homes

Houses For Sale

Ross Spur

E AG RE AC

Saturday, June 23 11:00am - 1:00pm

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Nice 3 bedroom home on a large corner lot. Flat yard, fully fenced, great for kids & pets. Must see!

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Houses For Sale

Trail

T LO AT FL

OPEN HOUSE

$299,500

A fantastic Ànd!

Good, solid 3 bdrm home with Àreplaces, dining room, rec room, 2 baths and gorgeous views. Call today!

Auto Financing

Auto Financing

Rossland, Close to downtown 1bd on main, plus large loft, WD, F/S, wood floors, no pets $650/mo. 362-5303, 364-8282

WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. 250-368-5888, 250-231-0858 W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., garage. $550./mo. 604-5528806

All Pro Realty Ltd.

Homes for Rent

Transportation

Duplex / 4 Plex

E.TRAIL, 3bdrm. w/garage, close to schools, w/d/f/s/dish incl. $900./mo. +util. References required.Avail Aug 1. 250365-7763 E.TRAIL clean, bright, 2bd, ref. req. July 1, $750 250.368.3354 E.TRAIL, spacious 4bd. $875./mo. +util. Application &ref.req. n/p,n/s 250-368-8375

Houses For Sale

Transportation

WEST Trail - House for Rent 3/4 bedroom with AC W/D F/S. Basement suite. Fenced yard.

N/S, N/P $900/month 250364-1203

TRAIL, 1200sq.ft. Many upgrades/ options. Across from Trail Times. Call Cary 250505-6282. Available Sept.1st.

Rentals

Rentals

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COIN Collector looking to buy Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins.

Bulk Silver coins, bills etc. Call Chad 250-863-3082 (Local)

BCDaily

Real Estate

Bear Proof JORA Composter.

Kitchen Scraps. rcedservices@gmail.com. 250.578.8168

Misc. Wanted

Register Online at www.bcdailydeals.com

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Merchandise for Sale

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$69,900

Low maintenance living. Minutes to Red Mountain, US border & golÀng!

906 sq.ft. to 1296 sq.ft. units available.

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Fruitvale

Warfield

Route 359 10 papers Columbia Gardens Rd, Forsythia Dr Route 362 26 papers 1st, 2nd & 3rd St, Evergreen Ave Route 366 18 papers Beaver St, Brookside, Columbia Gardens Rd, Maple Ave Route 368 26 papers Caughlin Rd, Davis Ave & Hepburn Dr Route 375 8 papers Green Rd & Lodden Rd Route 378 28 papers Columbia Gardens Rd, Martin St, Mollar Rd, Old Salmo Rd, Trest Dr Route 381 11 papers Coughlin Rd Route 382 13 papers Debruin Rd & Staats Rd

Route 195 17 papers Route 211 29 papers Blake Court, Shelley St,Whitman Hazelwood Dr, Olivia Cres & Way Viola Cres Route 219 17 papers Blueberry Hazelwood Dr Route 308 6 papers 100 St to 104 St Rossland Route 401 11 papers Montrose 3rd Ave, 4th Ave, 5th Ave, Route 341 24 papers Georgia & Monte Cristo St 8th Ave, 9th Ave,10th Ave Route 403 12 papers Route 345 9 papers Cook Ave, Irwin Ave, St Paul & 5th St, 8th, 9th Ave Thompson Ave Route 348 21 papers Route 406 15 papers 12th Ave, Christie Rd Cooke Ave & Kootenay Ave Route 340 31 papers Route 407 11 papers 10th Ave, 7th & 8th St Columbia Ave & Leroi Ave Route 346 28 papers Route 414 18 papers 10th Ave, 1st St, 8th & 9th Ave Thompson Ave,Victoria Ave

Sunningdale

Rossland cont’d

East Trail

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Genelle Route 304 19 papers 12th , 13 & 14th Ave, 6th St

Call Today!

250-364-1413 ext 206

Route 110 23 papers 3rd & 4th Ave, Bailey & Goepel St

250.368.8551

Houses For Sale

Route 416 10 papers 3rd Ave, 6th Ave, Elmore St, Paul S Route 420 17 papers 1st, 3rd Kootenay Ave, Leroi Ave Route 421 9 papers Davis & Spokane St Route 422 8 papers 3rd Ave, Jubliee St, Queen St & St. Paul St. Route 424 9 papers Ironcolt Ave, Mcleod Ave, Plewman Way Route 434 7 papers 2nd Ave, 3rd Ave,Turner Ave

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

1st Trail Real Estate

www.coldwellbankertrail.com 1252 Bay Avenue, TRAIL (250) 368-5222

OPEN HOUSE

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MLS# K212336

MLS# K205398

Fri, June 22 4 - 6pm 1646 9 Mile Fruitvale $274,500

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Sat, June 23 12 - 2pm 1771 First St Fruitvale $274,900

MLS# K213040

MLS# K211391

Christina Lake $1,500,000

Fruitvale $429,000

Rossland $359,900

Trail $275,000

Warfield $229,900

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K213216

NEW LISTING

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MLS# K212989

MLS# K207019

TLE NICE LIT 2 Bdrm

MLS# K213643

MLS# K205510

Trail $218,000

Montrose $199,900

Fruitvale $335,000

Annable $169,000

Trail $155,000

Trail $145,000

Trail $159,000

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

MLS# K206391

Congratulations to

Matthew Burrus

MLS# K211761

evenue Great R rty Prope

NEW LISTING

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Congratulations to

Marissa DeRosa

2012 Graduate of Rossland Secondary

Proud parents are Rob & Jenny Burrus

MLS# K212933

MLS# K212535

2012 Graduate of J.L. Crowe Secondary MLS# K???

MLS# K200362

MLS# K204267

Trail $135,900

Trail $133,000

Trail $105,000

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

How to make your old car disappear: List

How to make your old car disappear: List

it in the classifieds!

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Call us us today! today! 250.368.8551 250.368.8551 ex.204 Call ex.204

Proud Grandparents are Jack & Pat McConnachie

MLS# K200266

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Thursday, June 21, 2012 Trail Daily Times

REGIONAL Kootenay Lake nears record levels THE NELSON STAR Kootenay Lake water levels are the highest theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been since 1974.

On Saturday the lake

reached a maximum depth of 1752 feet, just 2.24 feet below the historic maximum, based on daily measurements from a gauge at

WHAT YOU SEE ...

Queens Bay. Fortis BC has been operating its hydroelectric stations on Kootenay River at maximum discharge since mid-March.

Effective June 25 will be changing to

Summer Hours Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

4HE ,OCAL %XPERTSâ&#x201E;˘

LORRAINE PARTRIDGE PHOTO

Lorraine Partridge spotted this colourful adult male ringed-necked pheasant strutting his stuff along Columbia Gardens Road a couple of weeks ago. If you have a photo you would like to share with our readers email it editor@trailtimes.ca.

KOOTENAY HOMES INC.

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OPEN HOUSE Saturday June 23 12-2pm

STING NEW LI

531 Turner Street, Warfield

2026 St. Paul Street, Rossland

Built in 2009, this compact charmer is perfect for single, couple or empty nesters that want modern open concept, low maintenance living. Home features vaulted ceilings, heated garage, private yard and comes with New Home Warranty. Call now before its gone.

Tons of space and fantastic southern views in this 3 bdrm fixer upper with hardwood floors and wide baseboards.

Centrally located close to town & both schools. With some elbow grease and creativity, you can make this a great place to call home.

$189,000

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

$134,900

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$389,000

Licensed suite to help pay the mortgage!

Gorgeously renovated, this home features an open floor plan with a new kitchen, 3 bedrooms + a den, 3 bathrooms and a large mud room and a completely self contained 1 bedroom suite. Situated on a park like 112x100 ft fenced lot.

Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

$250,000

2740 Tamarack Avenue, Rossland

$339,000

Fantastic opportunity- 29 subdividable acres for your dream home, hobby farm or to hold as an investment. Treed with large level building sites and plenty of privacy.

Electricity and telephone available at property line. Call your REALTORÂŽ today to view this opportunity.

Pristine Redstone Resort. This 4bdrm home is beautifully planned and finished and features an open floor plan, spacious kitchen and vaulted ceilings. The master has a custom fireplace, walk-in closet and amazing 6 piece ensuite. It must be seen to be appreciated. Call now!

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

$369,000

Super family home located on a quiet street. 3 bdrms on main floor, super lot, terraced backyard with gardens and orchard trees, call your REALTORÂŽ for a viewing, you will love the deck!

4 level split 6 bdrm solid home on 90x100 lot. New roof, new deck, huge double car garage / workshop.

Lots of space here!

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Call Art (250) 368-8818

1771 First Avenue, Rossland

Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665

Top quality 3 Bdrm/3 bath home on a 90 by 100 ft lot with in-ground sprinklers, a spacious wrap-around deck and covered patio. Several recent upgrades include new roof, garage door, thermal windows, laminate flooring and a finished basement.

Huge living room/dining room and main floor laundry make this a must-see!.

Call Terry 250-231-1101

$499,000

Dream Rossland home & property. This home has it all. Open floor plan, big windows, vaulted ceilings and in-floor heating. Built in 2000, is a separate 13x31 exquisite studio. This bright, beautiful building is heated with gas fireplace, and 3 pce bath. Call now!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! For additional information and photos on all of our listings, please visit

www.kootenayhomes.com

441 Whitman Way, Warfield

913 Earl Street, Rossland

$209,500

Deanne Lockhart ext 41

$600,000

1621 Cooke Avenue, Rossland

$129,000

Looking for complete privacy in Rossland?

Want to be a 3 minute walk to Idgieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and the Steam Shovel? How about your own outdoor climbing wall of natural granite. Oh did I mention all this for $209500. Very hip 2 bedroom home with beautiful gardens, natural landscaping, incredible views and total privacy. MLS#K213813 Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162

4-level split 4 bdrm 2 ½ bath home is located in Pinewood. 200sqft deck, new window and door package, double carport with concrete driveway. Pine plank flooring, tile and carpet, gas fireplace, wood stove. Mature cedar trees off both decks, spacious private lot, and easy access to Bike Trails. MLS# K212363

STING NEW LI

1013 Silvertip Road, Rossland

$329,000

458 Buckna Street, Trail

STING NEW LI

STING NEW LI

1506 Park Street, Rossland

1740 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2nd Avenue, Rossland

Lot 2, Highway 3B, Ross Spur

$585,000

This Emerald Ridge home is beautifully planned and finished. The home offers a great floor plan, deluxe kitchen and fabulous hobby room. There is lots of custom woodwork and you will surely appreciate the high quality finishings.

You must see this home to appreciate all it has to offer! Call now.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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 M (250) 231-0264

Ron Allibone

christine.albo@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

ext 30

$69,000

A hidden secret. This cute and immaculate 2 bdrm home is tucked away on a private hillside. Wiring and plumbing have been upgraded. Call your REALTOR(R) for an appointment, you will not want to miss this opportunity.

Tonnie Stewart ext 33 Cell: 250-365-9665 tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Cell: 250-231-0153

deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

423 Rossland Avenue, Trail

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