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TIMOTHY SCHAFER PHOTO
Jacob Canzian out fakes Sugar on Gyro Park beach on Tuesday as he throws around the frisbee with Andy Kandberg. The warm weather drew out hundreds of people to the park to bask in the sunshine and partake in the cooling waters, but Sugar was more interested in the flying disk (which she never managed to capture).
IN HOT PURSUIT
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff
Everyone needs to be heard.
New voice technology being installed at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital this month will insure patients’ voices are heard when dealing with their doctors.
Called voice recogni-tion, new software installed by Interior Health translates spoken words into text for
reports, and will result in both cost savings and quicker report turnaround times.
“This technology will allow Interior Health to meet the demand for transcription ser-vices, while taking advantage of technology that will result in improved turnaround time for vital patient care infor-mation,” said Interior Health board chair Norman Embree in a release.
Voice recognition technol-
ogy allows patient informa-tion to be available at differ-ent points of care quicker and more efficiently.
“If a complicated trauma patient was seen and initial-ly resuscitated at Kootenay Boundary Hospital, and then transferred to one of our ter-tiary care trauma centres, voice recognition would enable the original emergency depart-ment physician’s initial critical care summary to be available
to the accepting trauma doc-tor much more quickly,” said Dr. Michael Ertel, medical director for emergency servi-ces and critical care transport advisor for Interior Health.
The technology will become important in cases when time is narrow and multiple care providers are involved, said Interior Health chief informa-tion officer Mal Griffin, such as in the case of trauma patients or those who are critically ill.
Interior Health adds voice recognition technology
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFERTimes Staff
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.The province handed out the second sack of
presents to Kootenay communities in its Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF), an uncon-ditional grant payment the province makes from its general revenues to municipalities across the province.
With a total of over $1.9 million coming to the Greater Trail area—and $5 million to the West Kootenay—the SCIF includes the traffic fine rev-enue sharing program and small community and regional district grants.
Each community uses the cash injection to help flesh out its budget, but the devil in the details var-ies with each municipality.
Montrose was allotted $316,457 in small com-munity grants, dropping the cash into general revenue to offset staff wages (they don’t collect taxes specifically for wages), council expenses, benefits programs, legal costs, running the vil-lage office, public relations, elections and general public works.
“We are doing more capital projects this year and we couldn’t do them without this,” said vil-lage chief administrative officer Kevin Chartres. “There’s no question it impacts capital projects because that is what you would cut if you didn’t have the money.”
Trail took home the most provincial money of any West Kootenay community as it received a small community grant of $380,774, collecting $108,168 in traffic fine revenue.
The traffic fine revenue sharing program fund-ing helps offset the cost of policing and commun-ity safety, with Trail using its allotment for the city to employ two extra Crime Reduction Unit RCMP officers to provide a “higher level of service.”
The grants come from ticket fines and court-imposed fines on violation tickets, and the amount of money a municipality receives is based on its contribution to total municipal policing costs.
Only communities that pay for policing—Trail, Nelson and Castlegar—received the traffic fine revenue.
City corporate administrator for Trail, Michelle McIsaac, said they do not know how much is col-lected locally for traffic fines, instead, they receive an apportionment of the total provincial revenue, based on the amount the city pays for policing.
Warfield took home $357,923 in grants and Fruitvale was $363,857 in grants.
Rossland gathered up $379,178 in small com-munity grants. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary also received cash, with $161,564 in grants.
Province doles out cash to
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Call or drop by for more information Summer is here. Finally! Just in time for my summer vaca-tion. Looks like I
am going to be doing a lot of driving this summer and sure enough I forgot to buy myself a real driving machine. Another summer at the helm of my minivan.
I still think of my minivan as new but it now has 170 000 kilometres and is 2004 vintage. Eight years old. Not many years ago an eight year old vehicle was old. Now it is not even average as the aver-age Canadian vehicle is 9.7 years old.
As I scrambled to get my vehicle ready for summer vacation I had to prioritize what needed to be done. Safety first; yes. New summer tires first.
On first inspection I thought maybe I would get another summer out of my tires. There was legally still enough tread left but then I got to thinking.
Have you noticed the con-ditions of our roads lately? It seems to me many of our high-ways no longer drain water off like they should. Driving
in wet conditions there are usually two grooves in the lane full of water. I assume these are the result of all the heavy truck traffic. Were our roads always like this?
H i g h w a y speeds require good tread depth to prevent hydro-planing (when your tire actually rides on the water not on the road). Tires are expensive but hydroplaning is down right dangerous. New tires it is.
When I buy new tires I always go for a performance tire. Maybe I can make my minivan handle like the BMW I am dreaming of. Not likely but high performance tires do sharpen your vehicle’s reflex-es while increasing wet and dry traction.
The tradeoff here is per-formance tires wear out fast-er but stopping faster or out maneuvering that white tail is a safety feature.
I knew my brake pads were getting thin. Thin is not unsafe
though. Having 20 per cent of your brake pad material left instead of 80 per cent has no effect on how your vehicle is going to stop.
If your trip is long enough that the material left is going to be used up then replace-ment is necessary. In my case I knew I likely would end
up running out of pad materi-al before I got home. New front pads were in order. Even more important to me though was the vibration I was getting under braking as the brakes heated up.
As far as I am concerned this vibration is a safety issue. When your steering wheel shakes in your hand or the brake pedal pulses under pressure something should be done. I know a lot of people live with this problem in our area but this vibration is increasing your stopping distance as well as taking its toll on your suspension and steering system.
Fixing this problem requires a professional brake job. Attention to detail is required as much as the use of high quality parts. Our mountain highways place high demand on our braking systems.
Maintaining smooth powerful brakes requires high quality brake rotors mounted and finished precisely.
The brake pads must be at least the quality of what came on your vehicle. There are no standards for brake pads so get professional advice.
In my case I had located and purchased the quality brake parts I required ahead of time. All I needed was the time for installation. Got it done a couple days ahead of schedule.
I am happy with my new tires and brakes but I forgot about my shocks and struts. Do you know where I can get a set of BMW shocks and struts for my Honda Odyssey? I don’t.
Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate of mechanical engineering from UBC. He will write every other Thursday. E-mail: [email protected]
GUY BERTRAND PHOTO
Shane Simpson (foreground) and Ian Schellenberg of Alpine Contracting finish up laying 1,000 square feet of sod in Jubilee Park. Five large trees were removed recently and the area is being replenished with a wide variety of plants and flowers.
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Mechanically Speaking
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Music• Kootenay
Savings Music in the Park resumes tonight with a flashback to the 60s California surfer music with the Mustwangs. Concert time is 7 p.m. at Gyro Park. Admission is by donation. On Tuesday, Music in the Park brings a special treat with the Kootenay Fiddle Workshop – join instructors from across Canada at 7 p.m. at Gyro.
Other • The Trail Market goes on
the Esplanade this Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. if interested in selling your wares please call 368-3144.
• Introducing a Drop-in Centre for Adults at the “AMP” – Alliance meeting place – 3375 Laburnum Dr. next to the Alliance Church. An informal
place where adults meet to play games, do crafts, puzzles, have a coffee and social-ize. Everyone wel-come. Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. Come for a few minutes or
stay all afternoon. 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 exhib-it with your group of friends or club, contact the gallery at 364-1181 or [email protected]. The exhibit runs until Friday.
Upcoming• The KBRH Health
Foundation Golf Classic is teeing off at Birchank Golf Course on July 20 with all pro-ceeds supporting the Digital Mammography campaign. Tee off at 1 p.m. in a modified scramble, with prizes and dinner to follow. Register now, donate prizes, or become a sponsor; contact the Health Foundation at 364-3424 or register to play at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca.
• Start planning your entry for the Golden City Days Parade, Saturday, Sept. 8. Dig out old hats, long skirts, miners’ beards, gamblin’ duds; enter a float, marching group, baby buggies; play music, and dance. Join in the fun. Food and craft vendors are needed for Saturday and Sunday, also. Contact Terry at [email protected].
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BY BRIAN LAWRENCECreston Valley Advance
The Creston and District Society for Community Living’s Therapeutic Riding Program (TRP) is $25,000 richer, after Creston beat Kimberley in the Kraft Celebration Tour challenge Tuesday.
The 171,142-143,390 win was announced on TSN’s SportsCentre, which will also be broadcasting its Aug. 17 episode live from Creston.
“I’ve had goosebumps ever since he said, ‘Creston,’ on TV,” said TRP director Michelle Whiteaway, who nominated the program in a sub-mission co-written by Christine Munkerud.
“Everyone in Creston got behind us.”
“Anybody who could walk, talk or breathe,” added Myrna Johnson, who promoted the con-test and even stayed overnight at the College of the Rockies, which offered its computer labs for the 24-hour voting period that stated 9 a.m. Monday morning.
The TRP has about nearly 40 members aged five to 80, and the
$25,000 prize will be put toward increasing safety and accessibil-ity in the form of a permanent washroom facility would replace the portable toilet, an upgraded mounting ramp, a solid floor in the tacking area and a new horse, allowing more riders to take part.
With only a week between the announcement and voting, Johnson and Whiteaway launched into action, promoting the contest through its Facebook page, mass emails and in person.
It worked, with more than 1,000 hits on the contest’s page, gocreston.ca, on Monday, and the TRP’s Facebook likes more than doubling from 50 to 115 — not to mention votes coming in from Australia, Bermuda and the Philippines.
“Even if we lost, the PR for the program was incredible,” said Whiteaway. “It got to people’s hearts. It’s not just one part, it’s the whole community.”
Despite Kimberley’s loss, the publicity generated should go along way to promoting the region as a whole.
“We won the money, but the Kootenays won overall because of the exposure,” said Whiteaway.
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GRAPEVINEEvents & Happenings in
the Lower Columbia
Mustwangs loose for Music in the Park
BY JIM SINCLAIRCastlegar News
There’s something that’s been bothering John Vanin of Genelle and he’s been worried about it for quite a while.
It’s a disappearing hill near his home and he’s been casually mon-itoring its erosion since moving to Genelle about ten years ago.
The hill is a couple of hundred feet high, with China Creek at the bottom and CP Rail tracks at the top.
Vanin showed a reporter where a steady stream of dirt and rocks was slowly, and sometimes quickly slid-ing toward the creek below.
There are trees that have tumbled and more that will very soon. The recent heavy rains had
done a lot in accelerat-ing the erosion.
Vanin said he had never seen such a rapid change in the cliff, an observation shared by neighbour Dwayne Mills who has lived in the area for 21 years.
The major source of concern for these men and others in the area, is the rail line at the top. Vanin brought a
tape measure on the walk, which indicated a mere 18 feet from the tracks to the edge of the cliff – a distance likely to shorten at very short notice.
“There was a fellow from CP here,” said Vanin, “and a fellow from Emcon and some g o v e r n m e n t - t y p e people and they said it has been an issue for years, as to whose responsibility it is.”
Work has been ongoing on the part of CP Rail, with many large rocks having been brought in to bolster the bank at its lower levels. Vanin and others are hoping something may be forthcoming in the way of re-rout-ing the tracks further from the edge of the cliff. It does appear, to the untrained eye, that
there is enough room to do so.
The major concern is the worry that a rail car or cars loaded with haz-ardous material could eventually plunge over the edge.
CP Rail did not reply to messages as of press time, but Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Area B Director Linda Worley said on Tuesday that reports she had heard indicate CP was well aware of the issue and, dealing with it.
Like many in the area she is keeping close tabs on the cliff and when the record breaking rains of June occurred the alarm bells rang with greater intensity than ever.
Worley described how she’s been watch-ing the deterioration since the 80s.
“It was eroding back then and it’s just gone on from there.” the dir-ector said.
“I have reported it a number of times to CPR and different author-ities and they kept say-ing there was nothing to worry about.”
GENELLE
Crumbling bank causes concern“I have reported
it a number of times to CPR and
different authorities and
they kept saying there
was nothing to worry about.”
LINDA WORLEY
JIM SINCLAIR/CASTLEGAR NEWS
A view of the crumbling bank that is eroding its way towards the CP Rail tracks.
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BY MICHAEL POTESTIOKamloops This Week
They’re munching on the green stuff, they cost less green and they themselves are green. Goats are on the job in Kenna Cartwright Park, work-ing to rid the area of noxious and invasive weeds.
The animals are being used by the City of Kamloops as a green alternative to spraying chemicals.
“What can be more nat-ural than animals consum-ing something?” asked Karla Hoffman, integrated pest-management co-ordinator for the city, noting letting the animals do what comes natur-ally does not appear to have a downside.
Their cost is also very rea-sonable, at only $300 per hec-tare.
“Goats are working cheap,” she said. “Yes, I was very happy to find that out.”
This is the first week on the job for the hundreds of goats the City of Kamloops has put to work as part of an eight-to-12-day trial, which will see the bovids eat through 33 hectares
of weed-infested land.There were 300 goats at
work on Tuesday, July 10, but that’s just the starting lineup as there are 440 of the animals at the city’s disposal.
As with any job, the goats have management, too.
Three shepherds on horse-back and three dogs — which act as security to keep preda-tors at bay — keep the goats in line, herding them toward the weeds and away from all the other delicious items Kenna Cartwright Park offers.
The main target is a yellow-flowering weed by the name of Dalmatian toadflax, which Hoffman said is an invasive species that has sprouted up in the park.
The goats have been brought in as the plants flower, prior to them sprouting seeds.
Even if the plants had seeds, the goats’ stomachs would take care of it, said Hoffman.
“With their digestive sys-tem, they pretty much ren-der the seed non-viable, but we have arranged for them to be here prior to seed set on the plants, so it’s not even an issue.”
Knapweed and other weeds are also of some concern, but the primary concern is toad-flax because it has been get-ting into areas of the park rela-tively undisturbed by man.
Erin Head, one of the shep-herds keeping track of the goats, said it’s a method that is great for the environment — and good for the goats, as well.
“The goats love it, they get out, they eat, they love the attention,” she said, noting the animals respond very well to the horses, who, in turn get along with the goats.
“They try not to step on them all the time,” Head quipped.
Though the experiment is in its infancy, Kelly Johnston, the city’s natural-resources
section leader, likes what he has seen so far.
“I think it’s going well,” he said. “I mean, it looks like it’s going well.”
Johnston wants to see what impact the goats have on elim-inating the weeds, particularly the yellow and green toadflax, which has become quite wide-spread.
“It’s getting into places where humans don’t usu-ally go, whereas weeds such as knapweed stays closer to trails, he said.
“The knapweed is essen-tially staying in places that we can predict it to be and we can manage it.
“It’s still tough to manage, but it’s a little easier to man-age in those areas because it’s right next to trails. This stuff [toadflax] is spreading into areas that we don’t want to be spraying — and it’s so wide-spread that handpicking it is quite a job.”
The city will look to expand the project for next year, depending on the success of the trial run, budget and pub-lic input.
KAMLOOPS
City hires goats to fight weeds“What can be more
natural than animals consuming
something.”
KARLA HOFFMAN
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THE CANADIAN PRESSWINNIPEG - A 29-year-old Winnipeg man
who drove home from his cottage while he had a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit is going to jail.
A judge has sentenced Jesse Friesen to two weeks to be served on weekends.
Jail for a first-time drunk driver is relatively rare, but the judge said he wanted to send a mes-sage.
Friesen is banned from driving for 15 months and also faces two years of probation during which time he’s been ordered not to drink.
The Crown and defence had both suggested a fine and a one-year driving ban, but provincial court Judge Ray Wyant said he was taking off the gloves.
Friesen didn’t hurt anyone or damage property when he hit a ditch, but Wyant said anyone driv-ing a car while drunk may as well be holding a loaded gun.
Friesen, who pleaded guilty earlier this week, had a blood alcohol level of .33, an amount the judge pointed out would leave most people unconscious or near death from alcohol poison-ing. Full and empty beer cans were found in the front seat of the car.
THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX - A group
of eight people reported missing during a canoe trip off the northern tip of Quebec were found by searchers in good condition, a search and rescue spokesman said Wednesday.
Lt. Edward Stansfield, of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax, said the group of two adults and six children, ran-ging in age from four to 14, was spotted on land by a Hercules aircraft about 59 kilometres
northeast of Kuujjuaq just before 1 a.m.
Stansfield said the military aircraft dropped provisions to the group which was later met by police in the area.
“Two loads of sup-plies were dropped off to them,” said Stansfield.
He said the group later resumed its trip.
“All the search assets were stood down once it was confirmed that they were healthy and not in need of medical attention.”
Stansfield said it wasn’t clear if the “detour” the group made was to avoid bad
weather in the area of Ungava Bay. Strong winds, fog and rain moved into the area on the weekend and per-sisted until Tuesday.
The group, from Kangiqsualujuaq, head-ed out in their canoe on Saturday, bound for Tasiujaq on the west side of the bay.
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THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO - Ontario’s governing Liberals say
they’ll spend $2 million to help businesses in Elliot Lake recover after a deadly mall collapse.
They say the two-year fund will help businesses affected by the collapse to reopen in temporary locations and put mall employees back to work.
The government says the fund will also sup-port economic development projects that will help those businesses find permanent homes.
The collapse of a section of the mall’s roof, which resulted in the deaths of two women, dealt a massive blow to the city’s economy.
A significant portion of the city’s retail shops as well as the library, one of two grocery stores, one of two hotels and other offices were destroyed in the disaster.
The government says the fund will not compen-sate businesses for the loss of revenue.
Financial institutions, government and service agency offices are also ineligible to receive money from the fund, which will come from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.
The government says 32 mall tenants were displaced by the collapse of the mall, which repre-
sented 60 per cent of all available retail space in the city.
It says it will also provide another $50,000 to support mid- to long-term programs that will create jobs, grow the business community and strengthen the economy.
The government is also setting up a temporary office where staff will work with provincial minis-tries, the municipality and local businesses to put the economy back on the road to recovery.
Businesses get help after mall collapse
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Two-year-old Trinity Redgun wanders onto the stage during a native dan-cing ceremony in the Indian Village at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Wednesday. This is the 100th anniversary of the Stampede which runs for 10 days featuring rodeo action, chuckwagon races, a midway, agricultural exhibits and live stock competitions.
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OPINION
Who needs cool when you have the Stampede?You can use a lot
of adjectives to describe the Calgary Stampede, but the
one that’s most likely to draw guffaws is the word “cool”.
The Stampede is about as cool as grandma’s Corolla, as hip as a trip to Wal-Mart, and as trendy as the Grand Ol’ Opry. I’m surprised that a picture of the Stampede doesn’t pop in Wikipedia when you google “embar-rassing events to be associ-ated with”.
As Calgarians reassemble to celebrate the Wild West that never was, the city has once again turned into hay-seed central – with drunk-en “fauxboys” of indistinct socio-economic status weav-ing their way along down-town sidewalks at virtually every hour of the day or night. Oil patch engineer? Or box store stocking boy? It’s almost impossible to tell when they’re all dressed up in sweaty cowboy shirts, shady Brady hats and Ian Tysons (the nickname I’ve attached to their oversized Wrangler gingko jeans).
A few of the ladies have distinguished themselves, too, with their Daisy Dukes and tank tops exposing
too much cellulite and not enough humility.
There’s a healthy dose of cornpone sprinkled on your defiantly unhealthy corndogs, mini-doughnuts, deep-fried Jello and cotton candy. It’s everywhere, from the LED-gilded cowboy hats for sale on the midway to the western “art” pieces that make the BMO Centre exhibition hall look like it’s been invaded by Robert Bateman wannabes; from the Irish pubs decked out with rough plank railings to the ubiquitous hubcap-sized belt buckles brandishing some corporate sponsor’s name.
Then there’s the main event. The rodeo is fascin-ating in its violence, but the hosts sound like they arrived via time machine from Alabama in the ‘50s. Where do they get these guys who crack jokes as old as yer six-shooter, with lines as predictable as an episode of Two-and-a-half Men?
Calgarians react in curi-ous ways to this annual orgy of bad taste. Some of us embrace the silliness, put on our white Smithbilts (the cheap ones are made in Mexico, by the way) and jump in with both of our
posture-destroying pointy-toed cowboy boots. Then, there are those who con-sider a visit to the Stampede grounds about as attractive as getting your tooth drilled while listening to Kenny Chesney.
“You’re not going to like the way I’m dressed today,” confessed a reporter friend of mine over the phone. “I’m in linen pants and run-ning shoes. I can’t stand the Stampede.”
In fact, it’s cool with a certain set to ridicule the self-proclaimed Greatest Show on Earth. Organizers know this, and are trying to broaden the demographic, if only just a bit. In prep-aration for its centennial year, organizers boosted the advertising budget by 20 per cent, and contracted
with the Karo Group creative agency to put together a big-budget campaign to tweak the Stampede’s image. The television ads are brilliant in their campiness, contrast-ing movie footage of two-steppers from years gone by with images of modern Calgary, overlaid with a rockabilly tune.
The good news for Calgary is that all those Stampede-haters are hav-ing about as much luck curbing this event as Bob Barker has had in his quest to end calf-roping. A total of 184,483 believers attended the Stampede grounds on Sunday, the largest one-day attendance in the 100 years since vaudevillian Guy Weadick shuffled up from the U.S. and convinced four local investors that a paean to cowboys would sell. Barring unforeseen disaster, the centennial is on track to blow the doors off the 1992 record of 1.2 million visitors over the 10-day event.
As any former high school math nerd can tell you, being uncool some-times just means you get the last laugh. Who cares about being hip when being the opposite lands an estimated $300 million annually for
the local economy?I, too, laugh at the
Stampede, but I do not head for the hills, like some of my snobby, hay-naysayer friends. Instead, I head to the closet, sort through my collection of half-dozen cowboy hats, pull out my favourite shirt, belt buckle, Ian Tyson’s and boots – and head for the nearest beer tent.
As corny as the Stampede is, it still somehow man-ages to generate a sense of magic that rivals some of the world’s great annual fes-tivals. Left or right; white, black or Asian; academic or truck driver – for 10 days each year all the differenti-ators become invisible in this overgrown costume party. We know the code – we say “Yahoo!”, not “Yeehaw”, and we never, never admit to being as gassed as we look. We hope our wives, our bosses and that police officer who just pulled you over can all find forgiveness in their hearts.
Time to go. I hear they’re serving vodka and OJ with your flapjacks and sausage this morning. Now, that’s the Stampede spirit.
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The union representing B.C. government employees is rais-ing the spectre of the failed Coquihalla highway privatiza-tion as the province attempts to sell liquor wholesaling and distribution.
Aside from the fact the B.C. Liberal government is unlikely one day to make booze free - as it did travel on the Coquihalla highway - it is a valid compari-son.
The highway, like sale of booze in B.C., brought revenue to the province, albeit on a much smaller scale.
Then-premier Gordon Campbell decided shortly after taking power in 2001 that the province couldn’t afford to bor-row the billions it needed to improve infrastructure, primar-ily upgraded highways.
It would sell the Coquihalla highway and its tolls to bring in a one-time bonus to the trea-sury, as much as $1 billion.
A year later, after fierce
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Fast forward to February this year, when Finance Minister Kevin Falcon declared the prov-ince would put wholesaling and warehousing of booze, cur-rently done out of government-owned operations in Vancouver and Kamloops, up for sale.
Now, apparently, govern-ment needs a one-time cash infusion - easy money at no cost.
It has not provided any busi-ness case for the sale, which on the surface makes little eco-nomic sense.
B.C. has a mixed model of private and government liquor sales. B.C. Liquor Distribution Board is one of the largest buy-ers in the world and is able to demand price and variety for consumers. It also sells booze for one price out of its
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Government sets the price and controls the profits - unlike any other product. Private industry was not clamouring for the move. It was surprised.
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The Trail bowl-er traveled to “The Rock” last week for the national cham-pionship pitting him against representa-tives from seven prov-inces in head-to-head matchplay.
Rich couldn’t have started any better win-ning his first three matches, which includ-ed his tournament-high game of 358.
He ran his record to 6-2 after eight matches but dropped 11 of his last 13 games to finish in eighth spot.
Bobby Torraville of Ontario won the gold medal.
B.C. didn’t come home empty-handed winning silver in ladies single and both team events.
BY GUY BERTRANDTimes Staff
The Trail Smoke Eaters announced its 2012-13 schedule this week featuring an opening at the inaugural league tournament and the usual January travel.
The schedule features 56 games, marking the first time in the Smokies’ 18-year history that the club will play less than a 60-game schedule..
Trail head coach and general manager Bill Birks said dropping the four games from the schedule
helps all the teams financially.“Budget-wise it helps every-
body,” he said.The Smokies open the season
with a pair of games at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack on Sept. 8 against the Cowichan Valley Capitals. The team plays the Merritt Centennials the following day to wrap up its opening weekend.
“That will be good for all the players and the scouts,” said Birks. “I like what we’re doing if we have a good start against Cowichan and Merritt that will help us as we work our way home.
The Smokies stop in Prince George and Merritt before hitting the Cominco Arena ice on Sept. 21 for its home opener against the
West Kelowna Warriors.It’s the first of 27 home games
this season with only four matches scheduled for a weeknight.
Birks alluded to the four games cut from the schedule as the reason for less weeknight games.
“Weeknights are a tough draw all over the league,” he said. “I think it’s a good move.”
The team’s first Lower Mainland trip goes in October with stops in Surrey, Cowichan Valley and Victoria.
The Smokies get a comfort-able Christmas break after a busy start, which will see the team play eight games in the first 18 days of December.
The team heads for the break
on Dec. 18, on the heels of three home games, and returns to action in the new year on Jan. 4, also at the Cominco Arena.
January’s annual grind will include 10 games, six on the road including the team’s second trip to the Lower Mainland.
Five out of seven games in February are on home ice and the team wraps up the regular season with three games in March, all against the defending Royal Bank Cup champion Penticton Vees.
The regular season ends on March 10.
The Smokies are offering early-bird prices on season tickets until Aug. 19. Contact the team office or visit the website for more details.
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BY TIMES STAFFThe West Kootenay
Warriors reached the playoff round at the girls’ Midget C provin-cial softball champion-ship in Sooke on the weekend.
The squad, made up of players from throughout the region, placed sixth in the round robin out of 16 teams.
The team advance to the double-knockout playoff round where it fell after back-to-back close games losing 2-0 to the White Rock Rage and 7-6 to the Quesnel Jersey girls.
CHAMPIONSHIPNOTES
Rich eighth at bowling
nationals
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Members of the Evergreen team line up on the goal line as a player from K2 Contracting gets a point blank opportunity to score during mixed soccer league action this week at Haley Park.
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The Trail Orioles got the same timely hits and solid pitching but cut down on costly errors to pull out a 6-5 win over the San Diego Stars on Tuesday night.
The win gave the hometown team a split after falling 7-5 in the opening game of the two-match series.
The touring San Diego team provided a good gauge for the Orioles, which has its sights set on qualifying for the Western Canadian championships in Manitoba in August.
On Tuesday, in front of
another big crowd and warm summer evening at Butler Park, the Orioles were powered by clutch hits highlighted by two two-out RBI singles from Josh Mace and a two-out RBI single by Darrin Kissock.
Trail overcame a 5-3 deficit in the bottom of the sixth when Jeff Sidey and Connor Jones scored on Jim Maniago’s double. The bases eventually loaded for Brady Glover who came through with an RBI single through the infield.
Kellen Jones threw six solid innings and earned the win. Kissock came on for three innings
and close out the game with two strikeouts coming on to save the game, including two strikeouts to close out the ninth with the tying run on third.
“They were fun games against a pretty good team,” said Orioles manager Jim Maniago.
“Getting the win (Tuesday) night hopefully gets the monkey off our back and we can build some confidence.
“We can play with anyone but the difference between win-ning and losing is so small. We play in so many tight games that we have to be able to relax and
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Orioles split with Stars, eye Western Canadian berth this weekend BY TIMES STAFF
A quintet of regional golfers is well off the pace after Day 2 of the B.C. Junior Boys’ cham-pionship at the Sunshine Coast Golf Club in Roberts Creek.
The local contingent includes Brenan Moroney, Tyler McKay and Braden McKay representing the Rossland-Trail Country Club while Alex Rugg and Garrett Underwood are carrying the Champion Lakes Golf Course col-ours. Jordan Hoodikoff of Grand Forks golfs out of the Christina Lake Golf Club.
Only two locals had completed their rounds as of press time.
Underwood shaved two strokes off his open-ing day score and finished with a round of 85, which included a birdie on the 15th hole, on
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Locals at Junior men’s championship
SPORTS
SCOREBOARDBaseballNATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GBWashington 49 34 .590 -Atlanta 46 39 .541 4New York 46 40 .535 4 1/2Miami 41 44 .482 9Philadelphia 37 50 .425 14
Central Division W L Pct GBPittsburgh 48 37 .565 - Cincinnati 47 38 .553 1St. Louis 46 40 .535 2 1/2Milwaukee 40 45 .471 8Chicago 33 52 .388 15Houston 33 53 .384 15 1/2
West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 47 40 .540 -San Fran 46 40 .535 1/2Arizona 42 43 .494 4San Diego 34 53 .391 13Colorado 33 52 .388 13
Tuesday’s GamesNL All-Stars 8, AL All-Stars 0
Wednesday’s GamesNo games scheduledThursday’s Games
No games scheduledFriday’s Games
Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10
p.m.Philadelphia at Colorado, 8:40
p.m.San Diego at L. A., 10:10 p.m.
Houston at San Fran, 10:15 p.m.
National League Leaders G AB Avg.McCutchen, Pgh 81 309 .362MeCabrera, SF 83 337 .353DWright, NYM 82 302 .351Ruiz, Pha 78 257 .350Votto, Cin 83 287 .348CGonzalez, Col 78 315 .330Prado, Atl 83 324 .321Holliday, StL 83 319 .317Bourn, Atl 85 357 .311Braun, Mil 80 307 .306RBIs - Beltran, St. Louis, 65; Braun, Milwaukee, 61; Kubel, Arizona, 60; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 60; DWright, N.Y. Mets, 59.HITS - MeCabrera, San Francisco, 119; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 112; Bourn, Atlanta, 111.HOME RUNS - Braun, Milwaukee, 24; Beltran, St. Louis, 20; Stanton, Miami, 19; Bruce, Cincinnati, 18; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 18; Desmond, Washington, 17; CGonzalez, Colorado, 17.PITCHING - Dickey, N.Y. Mets, 12-1; GGonzalez, Washington, 12-3; Lynn, St. Louis, 11-4; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 10-2; Hamels, Philadelphia, 10-4; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 10-5; Cueto, Cincinnati, 10-5; Hanson, Atlanta, 10-5.STRIKEOUTS - Strasburg, Washington, 128; Dickey, N.Y. Mets, 123; Kershaw, L.A.
Dodgers, 119; GGonzalez, Washington, 118; Hamels, Philadelphia, 118; MCain, San Francisco, 118.
AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division
W L Pct GBNew York 52 33 .612 -Baltimore 45 40 .529 7Tampa Bay 45 41 .523 7 1/2Boston 43 43 .500 9 1/2Toronto 43 43 .500 9 1/2
Central Division W L Pct GBChicago 47 38 .553 -Cleveland 44 41 .518 3Detroit 44 42 .512 3 1/2Kansas City 37 47 .440 9 1/2Minnesota 36 49 .424 11
West Division W L Pct GBTexas 52 34 .605 -Los Angeles 48 38 .558 4Oakland 43 43 .500 9Seattle 36 51 .414 16 1/2
Tuesday’s GamesNL All-Stars 8, AL All-Stars 0
Wednesday’s GamesNo games scheduledThursday’s Games
No games scheduledFriday’s Games
Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees,
7:05 p.m.Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Oakland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
American League leaders G AB Avg.Trout, LAA 64 258 .341AJackson, Det 64 253 .332Konerko, ChiW 77 286 .329Mauer, Minn 77 285 .326Beltre, Tex 82 319 .326MiCabrera, Det 86 343 .324Rios, ChiW 83 318 .318Cano, NYY 85 332 .313Ortiz, Bos 85 308 .312Jeter, NYY 83 360 .308RBIs - Hamilton, Texas, 75; MiCabrera, Detroit, 71; Bautista, Toronto, 65; Fielder, Detroit, 63; ADunn, Chi Sox, 61; Willingham, Minnesota, 60; Encarnacion, Toronto, 58.HITS - MiCabrera, Detroit, 111; Jeter, N.Y. Yankees, 111.HOME RUNS - Bautista, Toronto, 27; Hamilton, Texas, 27; ADunn, Chi Sox, 25; Encarnacion, Toronto, 23; Granderson, N.Y. Yankees, 23; Ortiz, Boston, 22; Trumbo, L.A. Angels, 22.PITCHING - MHarrison, Texas, 11-4; Price, Tampa Bay, 11-4; Weaver, L.A. Angels, 10-1; Sale, Chi Sox, 10-2; Nova, N.Y. Yankees, 10-3; Darvish, Texas, 10-5; 5 tied at 9.STRIKEOUTS - FHernandez, Seattle, 128; Verlander, Detroit, 128; Scherzer, Detroit, 121; Darvish, Texas, 117; Shields, Tampa Bay, 109; Peavy, Chi Sox, 108; Price, Tampa Bay, 105.
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FROM PAGE 9have confidence that we can execute and do
what it takes to win.”The Orioles now focus on the Vernon
Diamondbacks who come to Trail for three games – Saturday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m.
Trail needs just one win to take the best-of-five series and qualify for the Westerns set for Winnipeg Aug. 23 to 27.
Should the team be packing for Manitoba, it still has one final PIL series on July 21 when the Seattle Studs come to Butler Park.
Trail hosts Vernon
FROM PAGE 9 Tuesday to sit at plus-28.
Rugg went the other way. After a consist-ent 83 on Day 1, the Montrose golfer carded an 88 to sit at plus-27.
The remaining play-ers had mid-afternoon tee times.
After Day 1, Hoodikoff had the best
local round coming in at five-over par
Hoodikoff had a sizzling start notching birdies on two of the first three holes before finishing with a round of 77.
Tyler McKay was at seven-over with his round of 79.
Rugg finished the opening day at plus-
11, Braden McKay was plus-14 and Moroney and Underwood both carded rounds of 87 to finish at 15-over.
Kevin Ko of Coquitlam held the first round lead carding a four-under par 68 for a two-stroke lead over Josh Zang of Vancouver and Kevin Kwon of Pitt Meadows.
Hot start for Hoodikoff
(AP PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA)
Former Toronto Maple Leafs players from left Jim McKenny, Kevin Maguire and Wendel Clark stand with former Detroit Red Wings players Dino Ciccarelli, Joe Kocur, Alex Delvecchio and Ted Linsday during a news con-ference, during a news conference at Comerica Park in Detroit, Wednesday announcing the preliminary rosters for the Toronto Maple Leafs-Detroit Red Wings Alumni Showdown hockey game on Dec. 31, 2012,
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sum
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ffers
mad
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ord
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ctor
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ivery
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h. E
mpl
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Pric
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nabl
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ith C
PA, G
PC, C
FIP,
Daily
Ren
tal A
llow
ance
and
A/X
/Z/D
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lan
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ram
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or fu
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rope
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and
insu
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ent
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y m
ailin
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orig
inal
100
wor
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say
on “w
hat t
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like
abou
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ith th
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ull n
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full
mai
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addr
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em
ail,
dayt
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phon
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mbe
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ith a
rea
code
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essa
Ric
hard
, Par
eto
Corp
., 1
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orde
Gat
e, S
uite
200
, Tor
onto
, ON,
M3C
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test
clo
ses
at 1
1:59
pm (P
ST) o
n th
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st d
ay o
f the
201
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rd E
mpl
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paig
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will
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o ea
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ust 3
1, 2
012.
Lim
it of
1 e
ntry
per
per
son.
Up
to 8
priz
esav
aila
ble
to b
e w
on in
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ada
in 3
pos
sibl
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ize c
ateg
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ach
wor
th u
p to
CAD
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nces
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ng a
re d
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dent
on
the
tota
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f ent
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ived
up to
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rval
of u
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inni
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as th
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gres
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mor
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tries
are
mad
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to th
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portu
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ssen
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mos
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labl
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air
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of $
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ut e
xclu
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aria
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char
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of li
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el fi
ll ch
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gist
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plu
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t ret
ail c
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ade
avai
labl
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at e
ither
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time
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ivery
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not
bot
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eliv
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are
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ith a
ny fl
eet c
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mer
ince
ntive
s. E
mpl
oyee
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is n
ot c
ombi
nabl
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ith C
PA, G
PC, C
FIP,
Daily
Ren
tal A
llow
ance
and
A/X
/Z/D
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lan
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ram
s. *
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timat
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petit
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ngin
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ax. h
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pow
er o
f 411
on
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onsu
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ratin
gs fo
r th
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4X2
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hw
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nviro
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ada
appr
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test
met
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. Act
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vary
bas
ed o
n ro
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ondi
tions
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load
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abits
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cla
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an re
sult
in lo
ss o
f veh
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acci
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and
inju
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ends
that
driv
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use
caut
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whe
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mob
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ven
with
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omm
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. Onl
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man
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ssen
tial t
o dr
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iona
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mos
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BY ARNE PETRYSHENRossland News
FortisBC will be at the Rossland Mountain Market today to congratulate Rossland on making the first Energy Diet a success.
Carol Suhan, FortisBC’s PowerSense Services man-ager will be presenting
Mayor Greg Granstrom and Steven Ashe, Rossland Sustainability Commission chair, with a formal thank you.
“We’ll be officially break-ing the diet by handing out free ice cream after the presentation,” said Nicole Bagdanovic, FortisBC repre-
sentative. “People can also visit the FortisBC booth to receive a free laundry line.”
They will also be pre-senting the preliminary results for the Energy Diet. Bagdanovic noted that Rossland residents have achieved some impressive “losses” after six months on
the energy diet.The Rossland Energy Diet
was started last fall when the Rossland Sustainability Committee approached FortisBC for an “eco-ven-tion.”
This came after the dis-covery that the average Rossland home consumed 36
per cent more electricity than the average home across the province. The initiative led to the first ever community-level energy diet.
The event starts at 3 p.m. today at the Rossland Mountain Market. The mar-ket is located on Queen Street and First Avenue.
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Energy diet results to
be revealed today
LEISURE
Dear Annie: My mother and I have had a poor relationship for years. She is self-absorbed, demanding and consistently hurt-ful. She seems to find great amusement in upsetting me and takes every opportunity to do so.
On one occasion, I was talking to my fam-ily about an individual whom I particularly admired, and my moth-er interrupted me to explain that I only knew about him because “they mentioned him on a television show.” When I told her how embarrassing that was for me, she retorted, “It was a joke, and if you were offended, that’s your problem.”
On another occa-sion, I had just com-pleted my college degree and was quietly showing my diploma at a family gathering. My mother shouted repeat-edly that she needed everyone’s atten-tion and finally said, “My son just got his
degree.” Not only did she again embarrass me, but her behavior stole my thunder, and she completely ignored my pleading for her to stop shouting.
This kind of behav-ior is typical of her, and I am tired of it. I have tried to discuss it with her, and she refuses to accept that she has done anything wrong. I finally decided to sever all contact. I have no desire to associate with someone who tries so hard to hurt me and make me feel small.
The problem is that the rest of my family berates me for being “mean” to her. They expect me to maintain this destructive rela-
tionship. How can I explain to them how horribly she treats me? -- Frustrated and Alone in Indianapolis, Ind.
Dear Indianapolis: We can see that your mother is difficult, but instead of cutting her off and being the family black sheep, we recom-mend finding a better way to deal with her. You seem very sensi-tive to her comments and behavior. The best way to convince her to treat you better is to respond differently. Get some counsel-ing and work on this. If you can change the dynamic between you, you will be less resent-ful and hurt.
Dear Annie: My older sister, “Lilly,” is always taking my things without per-mission. She uses my socks, hairdryer and makeup. She does this with everyone in the family. She even bor-rows my parents’ car without asking.
Her latest fixation is my iPod. Sometimes,
she doesn’t return it until I demand that she give it back. I started hiding it, forcing her to ask before taking it. Frankly, I don’t want her to use it at all because I don’t trust her to return it. But she makes me feel so guilty that I end up giving it to her anyway. Of course, Lilly has her own iPod, but she doesn’t like to spend money on new songs.
My parents have addressed it, but noth-ing changes. Lilly says she means to ask per-mission, but either forgets or we aren’t around. Annie, I’ve had enough. What can I do? -- Better To Ask Permission than Forgiveness
Dear Better: Lilly needs to be “trained.” Give her some ground rules. If she returns your iPod in a timely manner, you can trust her to borrow it again. However, if she takes it without permission or won’t give it back until you demand it, tell her
it is off-limits the next time -- and mean it. If you keep falling for the guilt trip, you have no one else to blame.
Dear Annie: This is for “Kentucky,” whose friend invited her to a wedding in order to baby-sit the kids.
When my sister put me at the kids’ table for her (third) marriage, saying there “wasn’t enough room” for me to sit with the adult relatives, it was clear where I stood in the family pecking order.
“Kentucky” should
either decline the invitation or respond graciously that she would prefer to be with the adults during the event. The bride’s response will let her know whether it’s a friendship worth keep-ing. -- Kentucky Too
TODAY’S CROSSWORD
SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU
Sudoku is a number-plac-ing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each col-umn and each 3x3 box contains the same num-ber only once. The diffi-culty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.
TODAY’S PUZZLES
ANNIE’S MAILBOX
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LEISURE
For Friday, July 13, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a good day to enter-tain at home or enjoy the company of family members. Discussions with a parent could be significant. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Focus on getting some errands done today. This is also a good day to study, read or write. However, postpone important decisions and don’t sign anything impor-tant. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a poor day to shop or to make important busi-ness decisions. Everything is too pie-in-the-sky and goofy. Just carry on; business as usual. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Enjoy your day today, because with the Sun in your sign, this is one of the stron-gest times of the year for you. In fact, opportunities and
important people will easily come your way. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Play it low-key today. Keep your head down and your powder dry. (Do be aware that others might notice you today, especially bosses, par-ents, VIPs and the police.) VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Although this is a poor day to settle on an important decision, it’s a great day to ponder your choices. What are your hopes and dreams for the future? Why not mull them over? LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Make the most of today, because people see you in a favorable light right now. However, if asked to take on increased responsibilities, postpone this decision until tomorrow. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Keep discussions with partners and close friends
lighthearted and easygoing today. Don’t let anyone cor-ner you into agreeing to any-thing. Tell them you’ll make your decision tomorrow. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Continue with routine busi-ness at work today. This is a poor day to agree to anything important or to initiate some-thing. Postpone important decisions until tomorrow.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) What a wonderful, creative day! You’re full of bright, original ideas, because you can think outside the box. Enjoy romance, sports and playful times with kids. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Relax at home today if you can, because you need to “hide.” Grab any chance to cocoon or enjoy the company of family and relatives. It’s
a gentle (but kind of silly) day. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a lovely, playful day; however, avoid making important decisions or sign-ing important papers. Casual socializing or reading for pleasure will delight you. YOU BORN TODAY No matter how unassuming you might appear, you actu-ally are quite heroic. You’re resourceful, and you take
advantage of opportunities that come your way. You’re willing to work your way up the ladder because you’re not a quitter. You’re also faithful to your friends. In the year ahead, set aside some time to specifically learn or study something important. (Your rewards soon will follow.) Birthdate of: Danni Boatwright, model; Deborah Cox, singer/songwriter; Harrison Ford, actor. (c) 2012 King Features
TUNDRA
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
DILBERT
ANIMAL CRACKERS
HAGARBROOMHILDA
SALLY FORTHBLONDIE
YOUR HOROSCOPEBy Francis Drake
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1st Trail Real Estatewww.coldwellbankertrail.com
1252 Bay Avenue, TRAIL (250) 368-5222
OPEN HOUSES
Wed & Thurs July 11 & 1212:00-2:00pm
2000 Topping StreetTrail $151,000
MLS# K210143
Sat, July 14 11:00am - 1:00pm 998 Schofield HwyWarfield $149,000
MLS# K214253
Trail $59,900Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
MLS# K211022
1 Bdrm
Getaway!
Trail $155,000Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K207019
Trail $120,000Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K212933
Fruitvale $264,900Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K205398
Fruitvale $269,000Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# K212336
Fruitvale $335,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K205510
Fruitvale $429,000Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K213040
10 Acres
Christina Lake $1,500,000 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
MLS# K213216
620ft of
Beach
Trail $219,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K211181
Trail $149,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K214159
Trail $169,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K211761
Beaver Falls $199,900Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K210392
Trail $218,000Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
MLS# K206391
2 Bdrm
2 Bath
Trail $215,000Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900
MLS# K211176
Newly
Remodeled
Beaver Falls $349,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K210797
Rossland $359,900Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K211391
Fri & Sat July 13 & 1412:00pm-2:00pm
516 Portia Cresc.Trail $175,000
MLS# K214156
host: Gerry
host: Gerry host: Rob
Thurs July 12 4:00-6:00pm 695 Dickens St.
Warfield $224,900
MLS# K212535host: Fred
Trail $265,000Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# K212989
We will always remember...
David MacPherson - July 12, 2011
Our Thursday nite trips to the mall, cheering for the Smoke Eaters, bringing you treats, especially chocolate milk and camping at Marcus with family.
Lorraine
Watching Little League and Minor Hockey games, camping at Marcus, the Killer Bike, Red Skelton, Crib games, Trips to North Battleford, our homemade trailer and Tom accidentally hitting you in the head with a rock!
Pat and Tom
Your sympathetic heart, your love for nature and your thirst for knowledge; from the giant blue whale to the tiniest ant, from the sights and sounds of Texas to the history of places near and far.
Barb, Bob, Nick and Dave
Playing catch with you in Little League, the Saskatchewan trips and counting the wild animals. All the camping trips with family and the laughs we had especially the scary stories and you trying to sneak up behind us to frighten us.
George
Listening to all the stories of growing up and your love for trains.
Lynn
All the great adventures camping at Deep Lake, Kettle Falls and Marcus - Especially Mom’s fireworks at Kettle Falls. I can still see the look on your face. The bathroom express, the big wooden box you made that held all the supplies. All the games of horseshoes. Think of you every day. Love you Dad.
Don
I remember sitting together at Marcus watching the falling stars, for what seemed countless hours.
Ed and Michelle
Love you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.Emma and Ethan
Announcements
In Memoriam
Alsid (Diz) Desireau 1948 - 2011
There is not a day goes by you are not
in our thoughts. You made
our lives beautiful. We know you are up there, looking out for all of us.
We love you.Marilyn, Shaleen, Marcus, Jasmine,
Dean, Kyoko, Maya & Sara
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AutomotiveAUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANrequired for Nelson Chrysler. Journeyman with Chrysler ex-perience preferred but appren-tices considered. 10 hrs/day, 4 days/week $24-30/hr depend-ing on experience and training. Service Manager 250-352-5348.See www.nelsonchrysler.com for more info.
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Driver wanted with Class 1 full/part time position.
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Help WantedCONSIDER a rewarding ca-reer in your area with WelcomeWagon. Enjoy fl exible hours, blend work with family & other interests, and offer a valuable community service. Individual must be motivated, organized, and goal-oriented. Applicants can submit a resume to:[email protected]
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ENJOY working with animals? BC SPCA Trail Branch has an immediate opening for a Ani-mal Care Attendant. To learn more about this meaningful and rewarding position and the BC SPCA please visit:www.spca.bc.ca
Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd/ Newcastle Timber Have va-cancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic 2)Driller/Blaster 3)Swamper 4)Hydraulic Log Loader Op-erator 5)Yarder Operator. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax re-sume to 250-287-9259
LANDS & RESOURCES CO-ORDINATOR: F/T position with Kwakiutl Band Council in Port Hardy. Senior position. Email for job description:[email protected]. ca or call 250-949-6012 Dead-line 07/27/12
Make a difference in the lives of seniors. Come work for AdvoCare Health Servic-es, we take “Pride in Caring”Now recruiting casual, po-tentially permanent positions at Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson.
· Registered Care Aides· Cooks· Registered Recreation
Aides
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Services
Misc ServicesKOOTENAY HOME Mainte-nance & Handyman Services.Please contact Jeff @250-505-9693
Merchandise for Sale
FurnitureALL NEW Queen MATTRESS SET Still in Original Plastic! Must Sell. $150 - CALL: 604-484-0379
In Memoriam
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Dawn Rosin ext 24Tom Gawryletz ext 26
Denise Marchi ext 21Keith DeWitt ext 30
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1148 Bay Ave, Trail250-368-5000
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MontrosePerfect for the growing family. Five bedrooms, 2 baths. Located in Montroxe, fenced yard.
$229,000
GlenmerryNicely updated 4 bdrm 3 bath family home. Fully nsihed, covered deck, parklike yard. Neat as a pin. A must to view.
$359,500
SalmoNice 3 bedroom family home with a 1 bdrm in-law suite. Large yard bacing onto Erie Creek. Private.$238,900
HOME SUITE
HOME
MontroseA solid, well built 3 bedroom home on a single
75x100 foot lot in Montrose. Bright and cheery throughout.
$209,000
CHARACTER
HOME
GlenmerryA great family home on a choice view lot close to the Glenmerry school. Home is in mint condition
inside and out. This home will impress!
$315,000
MINT
FruitvaleA great family home with double garage, 3 baths and a totally redecorated interior. Call on this one today!$319,000
FruitvaleBeautiful 4 bdrm family home with private backyard. Modern, open kitchen, 2 car carport, large deck & much more.$279,900
GREAT
CONDITION FruitvaleOver 7 acres with a well decorated 3 bedroom home. Great for the horse person - fresh paint, new kitchen. Call your realtor today.$339,000
HORSE
READY!Shavers BenchLovingly cared for family home in a great location of Shavers Bench. Four bedrooms, rec room, underground sprinklers, single garage, must see.$169,900
REDUCED Park SidingThis 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!$179,900
ACREAGE
AnnableA good, solid home built in 1962 on a corner lot - large deck, great parking and good usable oor plan. You owe yourself a look. Call today!$184,900
GOOD BUY RivervaleThis 4 bdrm, 2 bath home sits on a 1/4 acre site. Super property w/ swimming pool, gorgeous gardens, hot tub. Check this one out! $295,000
SWIMMING
POOLWanetaA great family home on over half an acre. Unbelievable views and privacy! Great parking, huge shop and large, covered deck. Call today!$279,000
GREAT SPOT FruitvaleA terri c 3 bdrm full basement home at a great price on a fantastic lot in a super location. New kitchen, good parking!$234,500
REDUCED
TrailTwo seperate units tastefully updated with newer ooring and paint. Level entry for both. Have your mortgage paid!$209,000
REVENUE!
PROPERTY TrailWant a home with a shop? Great value here. Mechanically updated. No thru street!$179,900
GARAGE! War eldCharacter home with room for everyone. Perfect location for daycare across from elementary school!!$249,900
HUGE YARD War eldWhat a price. Three bed plus den. Two bath home close to War eld centre. Two new baths, new ooring in kitchen, plus hardwood in the living room!$219,000
UPDATED
East TrailLevel entry rancher. Two bed 1 bath close to Gyro park! Off street parking, large yard!
$115,000
NEW PRICE RosslandFour bedroom one level living with un nished basement and attached garage. Close to elementary school!$209,000
NEW LISTING
OPEN HOUSE Saturday, July 14th
1:30 - 3:30pm1626 Green Gable
TrailGreat four bedroom home
on .66 acres and only minutes to shopping.$259,900
OPEN HOUSE Saturday, July 14th11:00am - 1:00pm
2261 McBride TrailOver 2600 sq. ft.
home in Miral Heights.
$299,000
FruitvaleWow what a house. This beautiful home has over 4000 sq. ft., plus an in-law suite.
$449,000
TrailBeautiful 2400 sq. ft. home with the most incredible river views!!
$389,000
RIVER VIEW
Emerald RidgeCustom built 3000 sq. ft. home on 1/2 Acre
EXECUTIVE
$589,500
TrailBest value in Trail! 5 beds, 2 baths, new wiring, plumbing, roof, a/c & more!
SOLID
$119,000
BELLA VISTA TOWNHOMES
Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms
townhouse for rent located in
Shaver’s BenchNo pets and no smoking
Reasonable pricesPhone 364-1822
or 364-0931.
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 lookPhone 250-368-6761
or 250-364-1922Come on down to Trail and don't worry about the snow.
Apt/Condo for Rent
Houses For SaleHouses For Sale
Merchandise for Sale
FurnitureDining suite, country white, table 5chairs, buffet & hutch $500. obo.250-364-0271
Merchandise for Sale
Garage SalesGENELLE, Friday, July 13th only. 8am-2pm. Two families. 300 and 310 Grandview Place. Something for everyone. Past Genelle hall, follow arrows.
Merchandise for Sale
Garage SalesGLENMERRY, 3351 Dahlia Cres. Sat. July 14, 8am-noon. 3 Family Sale.
GLENMERRY, 3465 Aster Dr. Moving sale. Fri. Jul.13 4-8pm. Sat. Jul.14, 8am-1pm.
Misc. for Sale2002 COLEMAN tent trailer. Excellent condition. $5,500. OBO. 250-368-9721
Apt/Condo for Rent
Houses For Sale
Merchandise for Sale
Misc. WantedI Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etcCall Chad 250-863-3082 Local
Real Estate
Apt/Condos for SaleProfessional looking for 1 Bedroom apartment in
Rossland.Prefer walking distance to
everything, clean & reasonable rent. For August 1st
Call Arne at250-584-9691
Houses For Sale3 BEDROOM 2 BATHROOM. Beautiful hardwood fl oors, tile, newly fi nished basement, beau-tiful kitchen, large fenced yard, detached workshop, great lo-cation close to Gyro beach. $190,000. Call 250-231-5992
ROSSLAND brand new 4 bed-rooms 2.5 bathrooms 2 car garage hardwood fl oor no car-peting only $150 per s. feet. 250-362-7716 or rossland-builder.com
LotsFRUITVALE, level lot, 40ft. x 140ft., backs on park. $49,000. 250-368-6076
Rentals
Apt/Condo for RentE.TRAIL, 2bdrm. apt. F/S, Coin-op laundry available. 250-368-3239
ROSSLAND, bach. apt. Gold-en City Manor. Over 55. N/S. N/P. Subsidized. 250-362-3385, 250-362-5030.
TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, per-fect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, com-fortable. Must See. 250-368-1312
WANETA MANOR: 3bd, $760 NS, NP, Senior oriented, 250.368.8423
Homes for RentE.TRAIL, 2bd. View of river, near Safeway, $800./mo. 250-231-3172
TRAIL, new 3bd. 3bth., gar-age, partially furnished, locat-ed behind Mall, all amenities. $1,400. +util. Available Sept.1 to Apr.1 250-368-7644
WARFIELD - 3 Bdrm w/den; h/wd fl oors, d/w, newly reno’d; fenced yard; garage. Refs req’d. Call/txt 604 258-8906 or email [email protected]
Houses For Sale
Rentals
Homes for RentW.TRAIL, 2BDRM., livingroom, hardwood fl oors, updat-ed kitchen, basement garage, covered porch, no lawns to cut. Ideal for single person or couple. $750./mo. + utilities. N/S, N/P. References re-quired. 604-649-9365
Shared Accommodation
TRAIL share 2bd house near Safeway. River view, gas, F/P in bdrm. $460/mo plus utilities 250.368.6076
Suites, LowerNEW 2 bdrm bright bsmt suite. New appliances incl laundry. 604-828-1978 [email protected]
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Boats BOATING SEASON IS
HERE FINALLY!WANNA HAVE SOME FUN
WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS THIS SUMMER!!Your Cabin on the Lake
The Kootenay Queen
• 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
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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME.
NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!
2055 Phoenix Avenue, Rossland$425,000
New construction with NO HST!! This 4 bedroom /3 bath home is situated on a sunny 60x100 lot and features an open floor plan with 3 bedrooms on the main floor and 1 down. Black walnut
hardwood and heated tile floors, gas fireplace, large rec room.
Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
3721 Woodland Drive, Trail $225,000
This 2-3 bdrm home is very well maintained, has a great, fenced yard with
large covered patio and good parking. Bright kitchen/dining, large living room. Central air and underground sprinkling. Call for an appointment to view, this is a
great package.Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
NEW LISTING
1325 Columbia Avenue, Trail $167,500
This East Trail charmer offers very large living room, bright spacious kitchen,
2 bdrms on main, updated bathroom with jetted tub. You will love the yard with great
covered patio, raised gardens, mature flower beds, underground sprinklers and
back alley access to garage. This home is special, call your REALTOR® to view.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
NEW LISTING
1638 Cedar Avenue, Trail $225,000
TRAIL TREASURE... This amazing 3 bdrm character home is privately
situated, yet a short walk to town. Great oak flooring, main floor laundry, large dining and living room with custom
fireplace. The views are gorgeous. Low maintenance yard and covered parking.
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
1739 First Street, Fruitvale $269,000
Fantastic Fruitvale 3 bed/2.5 bath family home on a quiet street offering a private backyard, large deck, spacious rooms,
newer wood stove insert, many upgrades including flooring and paint. Great sun exposure and layout as well as double
carport. Don’t miss out on this one! Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
660 Dickens Street, Warfield$214,995
Cute 3 bdrm with many upgrades including kitchen, windows and electrical.
Deck off the kitchen/dining area, large 2 car garage with attached
workshop area. Call your REALTOR® to view this great family home.
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
REDUCED
730 Binns Street, Trail $149,900
There’s character everywhere! Updated electrical, hardwood floors, large living/
dining rooms, huge country kitchen, private yard, plenty of parking... the list
goes on. This one is a must see! Call Art (250) 368-8818
57 Moller Road, Fruitvale $263,500
Super family home located in the friendly community of Fruitvale- 3 bdrms/2 bthrms.
Great floor plan for the whole family, finished on both levels.
Call your REALTOR® for a viewing, you will be pleased.
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
795 Dickens Street, Warfield $153,900
3 bdrm 2 bath solid home. Great neighbourhood, nice price! Underground sprinklers, air conditioning, gas fireplace,
laminate flooring.Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
NEW PRICE
129 – 12th Avenue, Genelle $165,000
Recently remodelled bath, laminate floor, wood-burning fireplace, deck, fruit trees, single car garage, room for all the toys!
Priced well under assessed value! Plenty of elbow room here and only minutes
away from Trail or Castlegar. Call Terry 250-231-1101
SOLD
1586 Pine Avenue, Trail $149,000
Great value in this 3 bedroom plus den, 2 bath home featuring laminate/ceramic
tile, new windows, furnace with central air, single car garage. Ideal home for starter,
investment or downsizing. Low maintenance yard.
148 Haig Street, Warfield $219,000
4 bdrm/2 bath property on 0.46 acre lot. Top and bottom are currently rented. This
property includes - 200 amp service - newer windows, upgraded plumbing - single garage
- newer roof. Call now!
NEW LISTING
Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162
REGIONAL
BY BARRY COULTERCranbrook Townsman
A unique gathering descended from the skies over Cranbrook this week, to take part in an annual convention and celebration of all things Cessna.
Owners of Cessna 180s and 185s, belonging to the International Cessna 180-185 Club, chose Cranbrook for their annual convention this year.
James Kitch of Calgary, one of this year’s organizers, said that the group was founded in the 1970s, “for no other reason than we’ve got great airplanes. The planes we fly are very high-powered. They’re great hauling airplanes - the back-bone of the bush plane industry.”
The Cessna 180 and 185 are fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane which were pro-duced between 1953 and 1981 (the 180) and 1961 and 1985 (the 185, also known as the Skywagon). Though the designs are no longer
in production, many of these air-craft are still in use as personal aircraft and in utility roles such as bush flying.
The club is comprised of about 1,600 members worldwide, most-ly in Canada and the U.S., but with strong contingents in Australia and New Zealand, and members in Mexico and South America.
It was estimated that 40 or so members were flying in to the Cranbrook convention. Kitch explained that rising costs of fuel and recent changes to crossing the U.S./Canada border precluded a lot of people from attending.
However, that didn’t stop pilots flying in from Western Canada, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Connecticut, California and Eastern Canada. Some arrived on commercial flights - as Kitch explained, it was as much about the friendships formed over the years as the planes themselves.
“We like the planes, we like the
performance, but most of all we like the camaraderie,” Kitch said. “We’ve watched each others fam-ilies grow up.”
By Tuesday noon, the Cessnas had begun landing en masse at the Canadian Rockies International Airport, with everyone greeting each other like the old friends they were. Arrivals included Club President Bob Warner, who flew his 1962 Cessna up from Texas; Nick Mardis of Wichita, Kansas, who owns the fastest Cessna 180 in the world - capable of 200 miles per hour (built in the 1950s, it has seen significant modifications, Mardis said); and Dave Hayden, also from Kansas, who owns an avionics shop and has thus reno-vated his instrument panel with the latest technology.
The aviators kicked off their event with a barbecue at the air-port, with the rest of the conven-tion taking place at St. Eugene Mission Resort until Sunday.
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Nick Mardis, of Wichita, Kansas, shows the magazine stating that his aircraft is, in fact, the fastest Cessna 180, capable of reaching 200 miles an hour. Mardis was among the dozens of Cessna 180 and 185 owners who arrived at the Canadian Rockies International Airport Tuesday. The International Cessna 180-185 Club chose Cranbrook for their annual convention this year.
Cessna Club lands in Cranbrook
