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Choosing refugees to help a heartwrenching process for WK group
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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
So many people, each with a heartbreaking story, each hoping for a better life. That makes choosing a person or family one of the most difficult decisions a sponsorship group must face, says Jan Micklethwaite from the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees. “It's horrible to look at list upon list of people, and with each there's a little story,” she said. “It's been a really tough thing for our group and finally deciding since we can't sponsor them all, we have to pick one.” Earlier this year, VALERIE ROSSI PHOTO the Rossland group No one looked quite as excited as J. L. Crowe Secondary's principal David DeRosa Tuesday on the first day of school. The half day gave students a chance reviewed the official to organize their lockers, run through their timetables and visit the student counsellor for class changes. Today marks the first full day of class. refugee list of people applying for Permanent STORM THE STAIRS Residency in Canada through the UN High Commission for Refugees. BY VALERIE ROSSI Lamke, outreach worker and hos- at the Piazza Colombo Park (regis- efitted all involved is to help bring At the time, the Times Staff pital liaison, Jones held three by- tration at 8 a.m.) in Trail. awareness to what it is we, as the Canadian government Breaking a good sweat for a cause donation classes in Trail to help Participants will make their way United Way, do but also what it is considered the Syrian is worth every bit of fight to the fin- raise funds for the giving organi- through staircases on the west side that these agencies do for the indi- refugee crisis a priority, ish line, especially for a world-class zation’s kick-off event, Storm the and finish with a block party held viduals in our communities.” says Micklethwaite. amateur fighter. Stairs. at the park. The event proceeds The United Way plays a major “They said they were River Jones, formerly ranked secThe $240 collected toward their will be invested in local programs role in community building by pro- really hoping the sponond in the world for mixed martial efforts will set Jones and Lamke in and services that help hundreds of viding financial support to affiliate soring groups would arts, hasn't hung up her gloves for motion this Saturday, as they tackle local people every year via the 2015 agencies that meet guidelines of consider Syria – and good. about 1,500 stairs and run/walk four Campaign Fund. supporting the mental, physical and we did,” she explained. The Trail Freedom Quest youth kilometres. “The support that we do get from social well-being of individuals in “But we also considaddictions worker and counsellor “When you're passionate about volunteers and donors from the the community. ered everyone else. We still teaches combat to youth and a sport, and you can bring that to organizations that we work with In the last nine years, the Trail all feel for the Syrians while on maternity leave managed people, and they enjoy it, it obvi- has been wonderful,” said Naomi organization has invested nearly emergency situation, to get back in the ring to raise funds ously feels really good,” said Jones. McKimmie, executive director of $506,000 into Greater Trail com- but they are not the only for United Way Trail and District. She'll be put to the test Saturday Trail United Way. munities. ones needing help.” Along with coworker Amanda with the event that starts at 9 a.m. “One of the ways that it has benSee EVENT, Page 3 See PROVINCE, Page 3
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The bidding: South, with 13 points, opens the bidding with One Spade intending to rebid Two Hearts. However, North beats him to the punch and bids Two Hearts which categorically shows five Hearts and an opening hand. South raises to three Hearts, perhaps a little disappointed he will not get the lead to protect his Diamond King and Club ten Ace. However, North surprises him, and places the contract in Four Spades because
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Because North had Spade support all along, his Heart suit may not be five cards, and because North did not use Jacoby Two No Trump, he likely does not have four Spades. If North does not have three Spades, a Heart bid must be five cards, otherwise he will have a four-card minor to bid. The Play: West, wishing he were not on lead, leads a trump to protect his minor holdings. This tells declarer that West does not have Qxx of trump. However, a Heart lead is out of the question because both opponents have bid the suit, and he only has a doubleton. If West had four or five little Hearts than a Heart
lead is a better lead. If West had not led a trump, declarer would have finessed trump into West just to protect his minor cards and the finesse would have won anyways. Declarer will lead up to the Diamond King, and if it wins, he will pitch the last Diamond on the fifth Heart completing a Morton’s fork manoeuver and then he will take the Club finesse. If East rises with the Diamond Ace or the Diamond King loses, the Club Queen gets pitched on the fifth heart. Declarer makes five Spades for +450. If the contract is played in Four Hearts, declarer will get one more pitch than playing the contract in
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FROM PAGE 1 It was during that process, the group first learned about the plight of people in Eritrea, which is a very small country in the Horn of Africa. “After two years of investigation, the United Nations put out a press release on June 26,” explained Micklethwaite. “At this point, 5,000 people per month and 400,000 people have escaped the country in the last six years. The country is second only to the Syrian situation in terms of people trying to leave an untenable situation in their own country.” Another factor for decision-making was where the family was
living. “The first family we sponsored had been in a Malaysian refugee camp for nine years,” said Micklethwaite. “The conditions are appalling, and it seems once people reach a refugee camp they never get out. So those are the people that really need to be considered – they have been refugees for so many years and no one has paid any attention to them.” The Rossland group recently welcomed its second sponsored family to their city – a young Eritrean mother and her two young sons. (See related story on Page 6) They selected
Ruta Zaharias and her sons Eyobed and Yonathan,for many reasons. After fleeing Eritrea when Ruta’s husband disappeared, the three had been living in a Cairo refugee camp for almost two years. “A single mom with two young children in a vulnerable situation – that was a priority to us, ” Micklethwaite added. While the Rossland sponsors are sensitive to the Syrian crisis currently dominating the headlines, money has to be raised before they can help another family. “The funds we have raised are committed to this family we just brought in,”
says Micklethwaite. “We will be doing some fundraising. And we are hoping these stories will let local people know they can sponsor a local group and perhaps make a contribution through our website.” For information about the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees and to make a donation, call Micklethwaite at 250.362.5289 or visit wkfor.wordpress.com. The province addressed the Syrian refugee crisis Tuesday by announcing a $1 million one-time investment to help Syrian refugees settle in B.C. Funding is intended to complement exist-
ing provincial and federal support services for refugees, as well as enhance resources for private sponsors. Through blended sponsorship with the government, the West Kootenay group brought the two families to Rossland after raising about $30,000. “They (government) pay part of the costs and we pay part of the costs,” explained Micklethwaite. “They suggest (group) sponsors raise $20,000 minimum to bring over a family. But with the need there is now, I don’t think that is a necessary number.” F i n a l l y , Micklethwaite says there’s nothing special
about the Rossland group – anyone can sponsor a refugee. “It’s just a matter
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Event helps promote a healthy lifestyle FROM PAGE 1 These funds have supported non-profits like Freedom Quest, which provides youth substance use services and other programs for the West Kootenay Boundary region. “Without their funding we wouldn’t be able to offer a lot of the outside-the-box programming that we do,” explained Jones. Funding fosters various programs like girl groups that focus on healthy relationships, safe sex education, emergency food and personal hygiene supplies and a safe space for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/ questioning) youth. For these reasons, signing up was a no brainer for Jones, who also had a lot of fun
sharing her passion pre race day. “I love training just for fun, just to stay fit,” she said. “I still get together and spar some of my training partners and friends. “I love to teach, and I’m really grateful I can do that through my work.” She has been preparing for the event this weekend but said, in a way it “might be best not to know what you’re in for.” McKimmie said registration has been slow, which prompted her to extend the chance the sign up to today. Online registration can be found at stormthestairs2015. yodel.org and can be done up to midnight tonight for $50 with an expectation of $150 raised in pledges.
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Offline registration can be done right up to 15 minutes before the race starts (8:45 a.m. Saturday) in person at the park for $75. Those interested in volunteering at the event, can contact McKimmie at 250364-0999, email stormthestairs@traildis-
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Victoria’s far reach into universities and local agencies
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he feud at the University of British Columbia over the sudden departure of president Arvind Gupta – one year into his 5-year term – is also casting an unexpected light on the board of governors, a university body that rarely gets so much attention. Most universities in the province have 15 members on their board, except for the University of B.C. which has 21 members. However, the boards are far from autonomous. The B.C. government appoints a majority of governors in both cases: eight for the smaller boards and eleven at UBC. McGill University, founded in 1821, somehow survives without a single government appointee to its 25-member board. The Ontario government appoints 16 members to the University of Toronto’s board, but that’s a far cry from a majority of the 50-member board, thirty of whom are elected to represent various constituencies within the university and the community at large. When it comes to doling out appointments, govern-
ments are rarely magnanimous about it. And if the B.C. government was looking for just the right pedigree with its UBC appointees, did it ever luck out. Since 2005, nine of the eleven appointed governors have made personal donations to the B.C. Liberal party totalling $137,395. One of the two that didn’t, donated $2,295 through a personal corporation. Two of the nine also made donations totalling $4,300 to the BC NDP. They’re never going to hear the end of that now. The board is also a veritable who’s who of Vancouver’s corporate boardrooms. John Montalbano is CEO of RBC Global Asset Management, Douglas Mitchell is national co-chair of Borden Ladner Gervais, and Fiona Macfarlane is a managing partner of Ernst & Young’s B.C. practice. Throw in the relevant corporate donations and you’re looking at another $387,274 to the B.C. Liberals ($12,075 to the NDP by one of the companies). One of UBC’s governors even went so far as to use a
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fake name on a radio call-in show to attack an NDP candidate in the 2013 election and that was before he was appointed. The B.C. government’s power at the local level doesn’t end with universities. The umbilical cord is very much in existence with transit and health authorities, police boards and regional economic development bodies. Despite the fact that TransLink serves the Lower Mainland, the minister responsible, Peter Fassbender, recently made his way to Kelowna to announce two new board members to just one of the four boards that seem to be required to keep the beast running. All told there are 25 members on TransLink’s
four boards, only two of whom are elected to local government. You won’t find anyone who might rock the SeaBus: corporate directors, corporate lawyers, senior executives and, of course, plenty of B.C. Liberal party donors. Not exactly the folk you would expect to rub shoulders with on the 99 UBC B-line at rush hour. Montreal’s transit authority – the Société de transport de Montréal – has a 10-member board, seven of whom are elected to local governments and three who represent specific user groups. None appointed by the Quebec government. The long arm of the B.C. government also reaches into local police boards. Vancouver’s board has nine members, seven of whom are appointed by the B.C. government. Toronto’s board – overseeing the largest municipal police service in Canada – has seven members: three appointed by the province, the mayor or his designate, two councillors and one citizen selected by council. Same pattern exists with B.C. health authorities.
All nine members of the the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority are appointed by the government. One is former health minister Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid. Six have made donations to the B.C. Liberals. The McGill University Health Centre has a larger board, but it’s made up of individuals elected by the public, others elected by specific stakeholders, some chosen by the board itself, but not one directly appointed by the Quebec government. B.C.’s Northern Development Initiative Trust has a board of 13 individuals, five of whom are appointed by the province and the other eight through four regional advisory committees. No ex-Green party candidates on that board. Six B.C. Liberal party donors, though. When so many agencies that most see as local or regional are, in fact, controlled by the B.C. government it puts the very idea of local autonomy into doubt. Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca
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Syria: Russia to the rescue?
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.S. Secretary of State the “anti-Isil coalition” – the John Kerry has just US Air Force, in practice – phoned Russian did not drop a single bomb in Foreign Minister its defence. It made at least Sergei Lavrov warning him a thousand air strikes to save not to “escalate the conflict” by Kobani, the Kurdish city on the increasing Moscow’s military border with Turkey that was support for the beleaguered besieged by IS fighters, because Syrian regime. He stamped his the Kurds were US allies. foot quite hard, telling Lavrov Whereas Palmyra was defended that his governby Assad’s solment’s actions diers, so the US could “lead to let Islamic State greater loss of have it. innocent life, One can increase refugee imagine Kerry’s flows and risk (and Obama’s) confrontation horror at the with the anti-Isil idea that by coalition operatdefending GWYNNE ing in Syria.” Palmyra they What the would be seen Russians have as protecting World Affairs actually done, Assad’s brutal so far, is to send regime, but if an advance military team to Islamic State troops manage Damascus of the sort that is to cut the M5 it will be seen as normally deployed to prepare a sign of the regime’s impendfor the arrival of a much larger ing defeat. At that point, up to military force. They have also half the people who still live in sent an air traffic control centre government-controlled areas – and housing units for its per- around 17 million – may panic sonnel to a Syrian airbase. and start trying to get out of It suggests that Moscow is Syria. getting ready to go in to save They would obviously President Bashar al-Assad’s include the religious minorities regime. It has given Assad diplo- (Christians, Alawites, Druze), matic support, financial aid and some 5 million people who have some weapons over the course good reason to fear slavery, of the four-year-old Syrian civil rape and murder at the hands war, but it will take more than of Islamic State. The millions that to save him now. That of Sunni Muslims who have would include at least an airlift served the Syrian government of heavy weapons, but maybe and its army would also be at also direct Russian air support risk. So let’s say 4 or 5 milfor Assad’s exhausted troops. lion more refugees pouring out They need it. Since the across Syria’s borders, to join fanatical fighters of “Islamic the 4 million who have already State” (or Isil, as the US State fled. Department calls it) captured What they left behind would Palmyra in central Syria in May, be a Syria entirely controlled they have advanced steadily by the extremists. The only westward from their new base. remaining question would be One month ago they cap- whether the jihadis roll on tured the mostly Christian through behind the refugees, town of al-Qaratayn, north-east overrunning Lebanon and of Damascus. (The inhabitants Jordan as well, or whether they fled, of course). And now IS fall to fighting among themforces are within 30 km. of the selves. M5, the key highway that links All three major Islamist Damascus with the other parts groups – Islamic State (which of Syria that remain under gov- Turkey and Saudi Arabia no ernment control. longer support), and the alThe jihadis captured Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham Palmyra, by the way, because (which they still do) – are vir-
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tually identical in their ideology and their ultimate goals. However, they have some tactical differences, and Islamic State and al-Nusra fought a quite serious turf war last year, so maybe they will get distracted again. But even if they do, Syria will be gone. This is what the Russians see coming, and they may be willing to try to stop it. When asked on Friday if Moscow intended to get involved directly in the Syrian fighting, Russian President Vladimir Putin would only say that the question was “premature”. Nobody, including the Russians, likes Assad’s regime, but it is the least bad remaining option. Indeed, it is the only alternative left to a jihadi victory. Most of the “moderate” anti-regime rebels went home or fled abroad years ago, unable to match the jihadis in firepower, in money or in frightfulness. The notion that the US can now create a moderate “third force” able to defeat both the jihadis and the Assad regime is a shameful face-saving fantasy Moscow used diplomacy to save the Obama administration from itself two years ago, when Washington was getting ready to bomb Assad’s forces in response to a (possibly spurious) allegation that they had used poison gas on civilians. The only way Russia can avert disaster this time, however, is to put its own air force into the fight – and maybe its own ground troops too. If it does, the key question will then be whether the United States lets Russia do the job that it is too fastidious to do itself, or whether it gives in to the clamour of its Turkish and Saudi allies – and they would be clamouring – to “stand up” to the Russian intervention. Since the United States doesn’t actually have a coherent strategy of its own, it’s impossible to predict how it will respond. For all Kerry’s bluster, they don’t know yet in Washington either. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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May 21, 1946 - August 24, 2015 After a courageous heart operation, Gwen passed away in Montreal Quebec, with her husband Claude by her side. Gwen grew up in Warfield, graduated from J.L. Crowe High School and attended Trail Business School. She moved to Montreal in 1967 and married Claude. They then moved to Otterburn Park Quebec where she lived until her passing. She was predeceased by: her son Glenn; parents, Muriel and Hugh Myers; Uncle Marrion Myers; her sister Carrol Jussila; and nephew Trent Jussila. She is survived by her husband Claude, sons Jean-Denis and Eric Couture, grandchildren Sonny, Andrew, Samuel, Brandon and Mary-Helene ; sister Barbara (Henry ) Vogt, niece Etta Macdonald, nephew Ross Vogt and their families; sister Beverley (Brian) Bartlett, niece Lindsay Bartlett, and nephew Clark Bartlett, (Stephanie and son Grant). Her relatives growing up in Trail and surviving her are Aunt Beth Myers and cousins Al, Don, Gayle and Patti Myers and their families. She is also survived by: her brother-in-law Jack Jussila, nephews Kelly and Blake Jussila, and their families who live in Alberta. She will be missed by her dear cousins Wayne and Ina Sandy, Tim, Jeannie and Trudy Dwelle, her childhood cousins she visited in Nanton Alberta, growing up. Gwen’s funeral will be on Sept.12 in McMasterville, Quebec. Gwen was a kind, generous, helpful and loving soul. She will be missed dearly, by all her relatives and friends. Donations may be made in her name, to local Cancer or Heart and Stroke societies.
82, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2015. The family would like to express their appreciation to all the staff at Poplar Ridge Pavillion for their care and kindness throughout his stay. Survivors include his wife Sylvia Allemeersch of Trail and stepson Gary Welt of Abbotsford, BC. Paul will be loved and remembered always and never forgotten.
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Greetings at the Castlegar airport awaited the new arrivals. From the left; Jan Micklethwaite, Helen, Salam, Ruta Zakarias, Jill Peacock, Kathy Moore. Front row Eyobed and Yonathan.
of Casino, BC is survived by his wife Wilma and her children Andrea, Mik, and Kim. Ed leaves behind his children Chad and Nyree ( James). He is also survived by his sister Deborah, brother Ron and 3 grandchildren. Ed worked as a logger and an iron worker during his working years. He lived a colourful life spending many of his years living abroad. He will be sadly missed by his immediate and extended families. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, September, 13, 2015 from 11am – 2pm at the Casino Hall. Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the families online register at www.myalternatives.ca
Eritrean refugees arrive in Rossland By Chelsea Novak Rossland News
The West Kootenay Friends of Refugees (WKFoR) welcomed their second sponsored family at the end of August. Twenty-nine year old Ruta Zakarias Yohannes is a refugee from Eritrea, Africa. She arrived from a refugee camp in Cairo with her two sons, Eyobed Gideon Melake, who turned five the day they arrived, and
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Yonathan Gideon Melake, age four. Ruta fled Eritrea after her husband didn’t come home one day. She hasn’t seen him since. “What was happening was that officials were putting pressure on her to say where her husband was, and the story we have anyway, is that she didn’t know where he was,” said Jan Micklethwaite, a WKFoR volunteer, “but that it’s very common in Eritrea for people to disappear and never be seen again. You know, the jails are filled with political prisoners.” Ruta escaped Eritrea and made it to Cairo where she and her boys lived for a year and a half, and where she applied to immigrate to Canada as a refugee. Two other women from the camp have also immigrated to the Kootenays. Both Helen and Salam live in Nelson, and know Ruta from the camp. “What’s really cool is that they had met ... Ruta when they were all in the refugee camp in Cairo,” said Micklethwaite. “So when we had decided to sponsor her we didn’t know about them and we didn’t know there was this connection.” Helen and Salam surprised Ruta and her children at the airport
on Wednesday, along with members of the WKFoR. Ruta speaks some English, but her primary language is Tigrinya and knowing other Eritreans in the area will give her the opportunity to keep speaking it. The WKFoR will help Ruta learn more English and train for a job. Eyobed will be starting school this month, but Yonathan will need other opportunities to start learning English, like the Strong Start program. The program requires parents to attend with their children, so Ruta would also have the opportunity to learn more English, and would get to meet other parents with children the same age. The Canadian government will give Ruta a small stipend for the first six months she’s in Canada, and the WKFoR will help pay for anything not covered by the stipend and for any expenses during the following six months, at which point they hope she’ll have a job that will allow her to support herself. Ruta is currently living in lower Rossland, but the WKFoR is looking for an apartment for her that is closer to the school, as she doesn’t have a car.
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School District 20 is getting a failing grade from local non-profit groups after doubling its fees for its facilities rentals and doing away with the “community use of facilities waiver.” Balancing its budget is always a tightrope walk for the SD20 Trustees, and the fees waiver for community groups was one of this year’s casualties, while at the same time the board upped the price tag for facilities rental from $20 to $40 per hour. “Anytime we rent out a facility, there is a cost to the board, and when we give it free of charge, the school board covers that cost, so we can no longer afford people using our facility for no charge,” SD20 School Board chair Darrell Ganzert explained. “The charge that we levied against these rentals is to simply cover our costs.” Prior to the decision, organizations such as BC Special OlympicsTrail (BCSOT), Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, Kiwanis and other charitable organizations, as well as groups directly connected with local education, all employee groups, PAC’s and DPAC’s were eligible for a 100 per cent waiver. Others that included youth participation, such as the long-time weekly floor-hockey game at the KootenayColumbia Learning Centre (KCLC), received a 50 per cent reduction in fees. Raising fees while cancelling the waiver is doubly troubling to many, and may put some programs, like the Special Olympians, on the sidelines. “Because we don’t
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budget for an increase of $1,500 in one program, it potentially puts the floor hockey program in jeopardy,” says BCSOT organizer Ben Postmus. “We can’t start charging these guys. Our athletes, for the most part, the last thing they’re spending money on is exercise and recreation.” Postmus says his group was also surprised by the short notice, first hearing of the increase just over two weeks ago. “We’re in our planning stages for this year, we’re ready to go, and to be hit with a $60 per session bill all of a sudden is not a good thing . . . If they were going to make a cut like this, how about let us know in May or June when budgets are being done.” Although, Ganzert hasn’t had an opportunity to discuss the matter with fellow trustees, he understands the concerns of organizations like the BCSOT and says the school board will likely address it at the upcoming meeting, but any decision will take time. “Because of the concerns that we received, we will be reviewing this policy, I would assume,” said Ganzert. “It was part of our last budget, and it is only coming into effect this September, and that’s why there is the interest from the public, because it was not in place until just recently.” When a facility is booked, the board pays an employee to stay after hours to supervise and occasionally clean and put away recreation equipment, in addition, the board must pay the utility costs (electricity, heat etc). “What I’m concerned about is, are
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Trail triathlete Jackson Konkin capped off an incredible summer, as he raced to a second place finish at the International Triathlon Union race in Edmonton on the weekend.
Silver lining for Trail triathlete By Jim Bailey
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Trail triathlete Jackson Konkin had another podium finish, capturing second place at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) race in Edmonton on Saturday. At 15, Konkin competed in the youth elite category where he was runner up to Quebec athlete Filip Mainville, who had finished second, just in front of Konkin, at the U15 Canadian Triathlon championship in Magog, Que. in July. Konkin had another great swim, and led out of the water, taking the first stage of triathlon in 4:01.5. With Mainville in hot pursuit, the two pedaled away from the pack and were neck-and-neck until Konkin ran into technical difficulties during the bike-to-run transi-
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tion. “Jackson had a slight technical problem getting off the bike when his shoe came unclipped and he had to turn around and run back to pick it up to avoid getting a penalty.” said his father and coach Mike Konkin in an email. Mainville would take advantage of the mishap, and take a lead that Konkin couldn’t overcome. The J. L. Crowe student finished just 13 seconds behind the Quebec triathlete who won in a time of 30:33.1. Canmore’s Neo Gleason took third. “Overall it was a great result and experience for him (Jackson) to race on the same course as the world’s best, who lined up the following day for their last stop before the World Championship in Chicago in
two weeks,” said Mike. The race was a great finish to an incredible season for Jackson who placed third at the U15 Nationals, as well as winning the Apple Triathlon in Kelowna, and numerous top finishes in triathlons, open water swims and Grand Fondos across B.C. this summer. In the elite categories Richard Murray, of South Africa, took gold with a time of 53:19 on Sunday, Spain’s Javier Gomez wasn’t far behind at 53:23, while Mario Mola claimed the bronze medal in 53:34. Vicky Holland of Great Britain won gold in women’s elite in 58:55, while Flora Duffy of Bermuda was second and Aussie Gillian Backhouse third.
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Mickelson, Haas captain’s picks THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Phil Mickelson was selected to the Presidents Cup as a captain’s pick even though he was 30th in the standings and hasn’t won in two years. U.S. captain Jay Haas also picked his son, Bill Haas, though that was expected in most corners. Bill Haas played on the last two teams and was 11th in the standings. Haas says Mickelson deserved
a pick after making the last 20 teams - Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup - without needing one. He also described Mickelson as a team leader. International captain Nick Price selected Sang-moon Bae of South Korea and Steven Bowditch of Australia. The Presidents Cup is Oct. 8-11 in South Korea. Bae is facing his mandatory military service after the matches.
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Thanks to a sponsorship from Kootenay Savings, the 65+ ice-curling team of (from left) lead Verna Chernoff, second Jim Swanson, third Marnie Devlin and skip Paul Devlin curled their way to gold at the B.C. 55+ Games last month in North Vancouver. The Games victory qualifies the team to play in the National 55+ Games in Brampton, Ont. next August.
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A turn for the worse for Olympic medalist, Lochte THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ryan Lochte’s new underwater turns were a little too radical for swimming’s governing body. The 11-time Olympic medallist will no longer be able to swim underwater on his back during freestyle legs of individual medley events. FINA sent a new rules “interpretation” notice to all member federations on Monday. Instead of rotating onto his stomach immediately after pushing off the wall at last month’s swimming world championships in Kazan, Russia, Lochte remained on his back for 10 metres, since he kicks better that way. “Being on the back when leaving the wall for the Freestyle portion of the Ind. Medley is covering more than one quarter of the distance in the
style of Backstroke and is, therefore, a disqualification,” the interpretation stated. The interpretation was based on an existing rule which said that “in individual medley or medley relay events, freestyle means any style other than backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly.” Lochte used the technique to win the 200 individual medley at the worlds for a fourth consecutive time. “Too funny,” Lochte tweeted last month after first hearing speculation that the turns would be banned. The 31-year-old Lochte finished fourth in his only other individual event in Kazan, the 200 free. The American can continue to use the turns in freestyle events.
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East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 78 59 .569 New York 77 59 .566 .5 Tampa Bay 67 70 .489 11 Baltimore 65 72 .474 13 Boston 65 72 .474 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 82 55 .599 Minnesota 71 66 .518 11 Cleveland 67 69 .493 14.5 Chicago 65 71 .478 16.5 Detroit 63 74 0.46 19 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 75 63 .543 Texas 72 64 .529 2 Los Angeles 69 68 .504 5.5 Seattle 66 72 .478 9 Oakland 59 79 .428 16 Today’s Games Baltimore (U.Jimenez 10-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-8) at Detroit (Lobstein 3-6), 7:08 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 13-3) at Boston (J.Kelly 9-6), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 4-1) at Chicago White Sox
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Los Angeles 79 58 .577 San Fran 71 67 .514 8.5 Arizona 66 72 .478 13.5 San Diego 65 73 .471 14.5 Colorado 57 80 .416 22 Today’s Games Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-10) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 13-7), 1:45 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 9-7) at Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 2-7), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 12-7) at Washington (Strasburg 8-6), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (A.Pena 1-0) at Miami (Koehler 8-13), 7:10 Pittsburgh (Happ 4-1) at Cincinnati (Sampson 2-3), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Rusin 5-7) at San Diego (Shields 10-6), 9:10 San Francisco (Heston 11-9) at Arizona (Godley 4-1), 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Latos 4-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 13-10), 10:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games Col at San Diego, 3:40 p.m. Cubs at Phila, 7:05 p.m. Mil at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
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her own. The problem is Kate’s ex- dren,” what exactly are you trying to accomplish besides husband and his parents. satisfying your selfish, This is an open letter to insecure feelings? He is them: terrified to be left alone We love the chilwith them, knowing dren just as you do. As what your false accusaa grandmother, I would tions can lead to. want only the most lovI hope you will see ing and nurturing relathis letter and recognize tionships for all of my that it is meant for you, grandchildren. When Marcy Sugar & and that you will fix the you spread nasty rumors Kathy Mitchell wrong you are doing. and sick lies and plant Please let the children poison in people’s minds, you are not only hurting us. You are love us. My son’s children are being partly raised by another man and I hurting your grandchildren. You make the children feel that thank him for loving and treating they need to choose between us. them like his own. I wish you and You make them feel conflicted and your family could think the same they shut themselves off. And let way. We cannot change the past, but me tell you what your slanderous words about my son do: You have we can move forward in a positive managed to destroy with your poison fashion. I hope you will do this for any potentially healthy and loving the children. -- Grandma from Guam Dear Grandma: How sad for relationship he can have with these kids. When you tell your little circle those children that their father and of friends that you are “concerned his parents are so filled with jealousy he might molest the grandchil- and resentment that they use the
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Dear Annie: I see many parents teach their children, from a young age, to kiss on the lips. Do you feel this is correct? For some reason, I am uncomfortable with this. I was raised in a family where you always kissed on the cheek, whether it was your brother, sister or parents. I would be interested in what your readers have to say. -- Maine Dear Maine: This is not an issue of “correct.” It is about family custom. As long as there is nothing salacious about the kissing, it is perfectly OK to kiss family members on the lips if this is how you have been raised. Those who were brought up to kiss on the cheeks would naturally find it awkward, and you certainly don’t have to do it. Dear Annie: Our oldest son married the most wonderful woman. “Kate” has two children from a previous marriage, ages 8 and 3, both of whom we love dearly. Our son has three children from his previous marriage and Kate loves them like
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OPEN HOUSE
Sat. Sept. 12 • 10am - 12pm
2039 Caughlin Road, FRUITVALE
$439,000
MLS#2400265
EXCELLENT NEIGHBOURHOOD
OPEN HOUSE
Sat. Sept. 12 • 10am - 12pm
690 Kipling Street, WARFIELD
GREAT VIEW & GREAT HOUSE
WARFIELD
$169,900
MLS#2406206
GREAT FAMILY HOME
TRAIL MLS#2404686
$399,000
RIVERFRONT PROPERTY
FRUITVALE MLS#2404200
$193,000
MLS#2406668
$355,000
WANETA MLS#2404642
$239,000
OPEN HOUSE
Sat. Sept. 12 • 10am - 12pm
452 Whitman Way, WARFIELD
$349,000
MLS#2407733
BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION
LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!
EAST TRAIL MLS#2401498
Contact Our Wayne DeWitt cell: 250-368-1617
Mario Berno cell: 250-368-1027
Tom Gawryletz 250-368-5000
$349,900
Thea Stayanovich 250-231-1661
$109,000
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
2381 McBride Street, TRAIL MLS#2400265
$439,000
NEW LISTING
FRUITVALE MLS#2407988
OPEN HOUSE
Sat. Sept. 12 • 12:30 - 2:30
TRAIL MLS#2402980
UPDATED
EAST TRAIL MLS#2407909
$169,000
FEELS LIKE ACREAGE
WARFIELD MLS#2405262
$188,800
FAMILY HOME
ROSSLAND MLS#2402486
$459,000
$275,000
GLENMERRY MLS#2405358
$289,000
Realtors Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Keith DeWitt 250-231-8187
Denise Marchi 250-368-1112
Joy DeMelo 250-368-1960
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Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250-364-1822
TRAIL, Rossland Ave. 3bdrm. F/S, W/D. Available Oct.1st. 250-368-1015
Ermalinda Estates, Glenmerry, spacious 1-2bdrms. Adults only. Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph.250-364-1922
W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., enclosed parking. $600./mo. 250-551-1106
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Commercial/ Industrial
Francesco Estates, Glenmerry,spacious 1-3bdrms. Adults only (45+). Secure building w/elevator. N/S, N/P. Ongoing improvements. Ph. 250-3686761
Misc. Wanted *** WANTED *** LOOKING FOR PEDAL BOAT $$$ PLEASE CALL 250 693 8883
SHOP/ WAREHOUSE, 4300 sq.ft. Ample outside space. Good access. 250-368-1312
Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S $850/mo. Heat included. 250-368-5908
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TRAIL, 1BDRM. Glenmerry. N/P. Utilities included. 250368-1312.
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TRAIL, 2bd.&bach. apt. Friendly, quiet secure bldg. Heat incl.n/p,n/s.250-368-5287
Houses For Sale
Ron Darlene 250.368.1162 250.231.0527 ron@hometeam.ca darlene@hometeam.ca
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MLS#2398238
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Huge lot in a great location!
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MLS#2403431
259,000
Reduced! Great deal!
Stunning view & fantastic house!
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179,000
MLS#2406351
$
175,000
Double Garage & Shop! Plus a legal suite!!
Large six bedroom home. Includes a 2 bedroom suite.
Waneta
Fruitvale
MLS#2405032
$
269,900
Reduced!
MLS#2401946
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729 Railway Ave, Salmo
3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath, Detached Shop, Modern Home
269,000
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Many Upgrades, Great yard MLS#2403414
209,000
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1943 Martin Street, Fruitvale
MLS#2397175
108 Rosewood Dr, Fruitvale
Quick Possession, 2 Beds + Den, Garage, Private Yard
529,500
5 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Fully Fenced and Landscaped
MLS#2404356
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89,000
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496 Buckna St, Trail
3 Bedroom Move In Ready – Some Reno’s complete
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95,000
2004 Caughlin Road
5 Bedroom 3 Bath Newer home. Fenced Yard
369,000
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The Local Experts™
SOLD 1724 - 3rd Avenue, Trail
$139,000
Location! Location! Recently updated, this cute 2 bdrm home is ready to move into. Freshly painted, new bathroom, updated flooring and great parking with garage and carport. Call today! Call Richard 250-368-7897
STING NEW LI
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1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail • 250.368.8818 www.kootenayhomes.com www.century21.ca
ICE NEW PR
118 Hosmer Road, Tadanac
$249,000
What a charmer! This 3 bdrm home offers beautiful décor, colours, mouldings, and kitchen. Beautiful yard and great parking with double carport and single car garage. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
7551 Devito Drive, Trail
1221 Blackbear Drive, Rossland
One level living! This single family home has a beautiful yard. Come take a look! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Completely rebuilt down to the studs! This 2 bdrm home is in a quiet location with amazing views. Put this one on your viewing list today! Call Christine (250) 512-7653
$299,000
SOLD 1460 5th Avenue, Trail
$159,000
3470 Carnation Drive, Trail
$239,500
Wow! Move in ready. This 4 bdrm, 2 bath home is in fantastic condition with all of the right updates. Excellent floor plan and downstairs completed. Flat fenced yard and covered patio all add up to make this an excellent home. Call today! Call Mark (250) 231-5591
ICE NEW PR
SOLD 1450 5th Avenue, Trail
$195,000
Tonnie Stewart (250) 365-9665
STING NEW LI
Mark Wilson 250-231-5591
mark.wilson@century21.ca
$320,000
terryalton@shaw.ca
1823 Kootenay Ave, Rossland
108 Ritchie Ave, Tadanac
Here’s your chance to get into the Real Estate market. Affordable home situated on a large 60x100 lot with fruit trees and garden. 2 bdrms and a full walk-out basement. Plenty of parking for all the toys. Bright and sunny Call Christine (250) 512-7653
4 bdrm 3 bath Tadanac home on double lot. Upgraded wiring & roof, elegant Great Room with fireplace and H/W floors. Roomy master has walk in closet & ensuite. Down offers 2 bedrooms, 3 pc bath / laundry combo and workshop. Terry 250-231-1101
$165,000
$279,000
Tonnie Stewart
250-365-9665
tonniestewart@shaw.ca
Mary Martin 250-231-0264
mary.martin@century21.ca
Richard Daoust 250-368-7897
richard.daoust@century21.ca 287 McNab Street, Warfield
$139,000
Located on the Trail Creek, this home has tons of charm!
Mary Amantea
250-521-0525
mamantea@telus.net
Bill Craig
250-231-2710
bill.craig@century21.ca
Deanne Lockhart 1473 Brown Street, Trail
$81,000
Gorgeous views and priced to sell! This 2 bedroom home is move-in-ready!
250-231-0153
deannelockhart@shaw.ca
Art Forrest
250-368-8818 c21art@telus.net
Christine Albo 250-512-7653
Dave Thoss
2 bdrm suite $650 + utils NP / NS
981 Spokane St, Rossland
653 Turner Street, Warfield
3 bdrm, 2 bath house $800 + utils - NS / NP
Looking for space? Look no further! .87 of an acre lot with a large home, shop and amazing view! There have been some upgrades done such as kitchen and flooring. Very special package! Call your REALTOR® now. Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Perfect starter, retiree, or “empty nester”. This open floor plan style 2 bdrm, 1 bath home features upgraded plumbing , wiring, heating, newer kitchen and bathroom and laminate floors. Excellent value here! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Terry Alton (250) 231-1101 Tonnie Stewart (250) 365-9665
ICE NEW PR
christine.albo@century21.ca
2 bdrm suite $625 + utils NP / NS
2 bdrm fully furnished condo everything included. $940
STING NEW LI
250-231-1101
Saturday, September 12 • 11am - 1pm
RENTALS
WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!
Terry Alton
OPEN HOUSE
TRAIL RENTALS 2 bdrm, 1 bath upper suite $750 + utils - NS / NP
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$266,000
$139,000
770 Tennyson Avenue, Warfield
$199,000
3 bdrm Warfield charmer with lots of updates. Quick possession possible!
250-231-4522
dave.thoss@century21.ca
Dan Powell Christina Lake 250-442-6413
powelldanielk@gmail.com
Jody Audia
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
250-364-3977
jody.audia@century21.ca