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Children and parents alike may feel like they’re going in circles trying to navigate the ongoing school dispute. Nevertheless, some children were taking advantage of the first day of Camp Cawabunga’s fall programming Tuesday at Gyro Park. The summer camp was extended into September after school openings were delayed.

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As the historic buildings along Rossland Avenue continue to deteri-orate, so does the network of pipes that lie beneath the Gulch roadway.

This week the city is embarking on an expensive but needed replace-ment of sewer line on the 900 block of Rossland Avenue, which could mean some traffic delays while the conventional repair is being com-pleted.

Maglio Installations was award-ed the $497,000 contract and the two-month long construction is expected to begin today.

“This is a significant job and could take several months,” explained David Perehudoff during the Aug. 18 governance meeting. “But hopefully it’ll be minimal in terms of impact.”

He said most of the work is in the right-of-way so traffic and pedestrian delays shouldn’t become a major issue because the con-struction company was required to advance a traffic control plan as part of the contract.

To reduce disruption to the affected Rossland Avenue business-es, some of the work will take place on Sundays.

“The city asks that all motorists and pedestrians take caution when approaching this area,” said Andrea Jolly, the city’s communications coordinator. “And to obey all the signs and traffic control personnel.”

The estimated completion date is Oct. 30.

During the city’s Trenchless Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program last year, the Rossland Ave. section of the sanitary sewer system was determined to have degraded to the point that lining the pipe was not an option.

The project was deferred last year when a previous bid came in substantially higher than the city expected, but the potential of failure and pipe collapse deemed the work a priority so it was re-tendered ear-lier this year.

To cover the pricey job, council opted to proceed with the Rossland Ave. pipe replacement job at the August governance meeting and defer two other sections of town in need of the same fix.

Allocated sewer capital funds exceeding $115,000 were redirected to repair the Gulch pipeline located near Gerick Cycle & Sports, which means the Shaver’s Bench sewer main replacement from the south end of East St. along the bank lead-ing to Rockland Ave. will be delayed, and a line of pipe along the 1100 block of Columbia Avenue won’t be addressed until next year.

After a 2006 video inspection of the sanitary sewer system in East and West Trail, Sunningdale and Shaver’s Bench, several pipes were identified as Category 5 (worst) and red flagged as needing to be replaced.

From 2008 to 2012, the city began either relining or replacing several kilometres of the pipe sys-tem that is 60 to 80 years old.

Construction begins on Rossland Avenue this week

Cool weather caps off AugustB Y S H E R I R E G N I E R

Times StaffAugust swooped in with a blaze of summer glory, but by mid-month,

unseasonably cool temperatures were more the norm.The first two days were the hottest, with 37.3 C recorded on Aug. 1,

followed by 27.3 C the afternoon of the Aug. 2, which lead to an overall temperature that was 1.3 C warmer than usual.

“If you go by climate normals, typically the first 10 days of August are the warmest of the year,” said local forecaster Ron Lakeman, from his Castlegar office. “But it turned around Aug. 14 and the latter two weeks of the month were unseasonably cool most days.”

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column, a minisp l inter is a jump shift showing four-card support and a single-ton or void in the suit bid with eight to ten high card points.

This bid is more use-ful than a reverse Bergen raise because partner

can discount a King, Queen or Jack opposite the shortness. Minisplinters are game tries while full splinters, a double jump shift, tend to be slam tries.

The bidding: South, with 12 high card points

and a five-card spade suit, opens one spade. North jumps to three diamonds, a minisplinter. South has

wasted diamond values and signs off in three spades.

The Lead: The Ten of hearts is the best lead. From the bidding, declarer likely has wasted diamond honours and may get dis-cards on his diamonds since either the Ace or King of diamonds is favourably placed. A club is not even considered and a trump, a passive lead, is probably the second best lead.

The play: Declarer needs the heart finesse, so he plays the Queen of hearts on the opening lead which wins. He draws trump and then plays a small diamond from dummy. East, an expert player, ducks and declarer assumes West has the ace and puts in the Jack which loses to the Queen. Declarer gets no discards on a dia-mond honour.

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400 soldiers from across British Columbia converged on Trail to complete intensive training on Exercise Kootenay Cougar 2014, which wrapped up last week.

The exercise, which is 39 Canadian Brigade Group's (CBG) annu-al Brigade Training Event, was conducted in a round-robin style with seven platoons competing for the Cougar Cup, the award for the most proficient unit at the exercise.

After all the pla-toons had tested their mettle in each of the eight stands, and all the points had been tallied, the platoon formed by The Royal Westminster Regiment came away the winner. The win-ning platoon, known

as the “Westies”, was composed of 26 mem-bers who parade in New Westminster.

Platoon sizes var-ied from 16 members to 26 members, with some platoons being formed as an amalga-mation of two units.

The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and The Rocky Mountain Rangers, both infantry units, pulled together to form 6 Platoon, while 5th and 15th Field Artillery Regiments joined forces to make

up 2 Platoon.“We've really pulled

together as a platoon; it didn't take too long,” says Corporal Calvin Kuah of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. “There's always going to be a process of work-ing out the kinks since we do some things a little differently, but the team is working well together.”

While the primary goal of the exercise was to further the training of 39 CBG members as effective, profes-sional, and adaptable

soldiers who maintain a high level of opera-tional readiness, each unit's cohesion was improved thanks to the competitive nature of Exercise Kootenay Cougar 2014.

“I consider the exercise a resounding success,” says Colonel Matthew Haussmann, Commander of 39 CBG.

“Thanks to the amazing support of the community here in Trail, as well as the tireless work of the exercise staff, we were

able to provide chal-lenging and realistic training to our soldiers and junior leaders.”

The members of The Royal Westminster Regiment will be able to bask in victory for a few days and enjoy bragging rights for the next 11 months. However, they will certainly be motivated to train hard over the next year as the other units of 39 CBG will be gunning for them to get their unit's name etched on the Cougar Cup in 2015.

The Royal Westminster Regiment wins Cougar CupPlatoon named most proficient

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The Royal Westminster Regiment claimed the Cougar Cup at the Kootenay Cougar 2014 exercises in Trail.

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A privately registered Cessna 172 crashed into the trees near the sixth hole of Crawford Bay’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort on Saturday evening, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

The accident occurred after the pilot attempted to land at the nearby Crawford Bay Airport, but aborted his landing at the last moment.

“I’m still emotionally over-wrought,” said Kokanee Chalets’ owner Paul Hindson, who had been playing tennis nearby when he heard an explosive thump. He dropped his racket and ran to investigate.

Brant Hann, a paramedic and pilot from Calgary who was walking his dog when the crash occurred, witnessed the entire

event and recounted what he saw to Hindson.

“The pilot felt he wasn’t going to make a good landing, so he tried to take off again to take another shot,” said Hindson. “On the highway there, there’s two big rows of electrical lines. He cleared those, and whether he went into a stall or lost forward motion, I don’t know. But he came down in the trees.”

“We heard a weird chopping sound,” said Ingrid Baetzel, who was at the tennis courts with her husband Juergen when the plane went down.

“We were running in with the very first people and the front end was fully engulfed in flames.”

A number of heroic passersby put themselves in danger to help rescue the pair trapped inside.

“I’m really proud of those guys. When you’re the first ones

there it’s so hard to know what’s right,” said Baetzel. “I saw the fire and I didn’t want my hus-band running towards it, but I absolutely understood his need to help.”

Hindson and Baetzel’s hus-band were among the first to reach the wreckage and attempt to remove the occupants. Hindson said one of the rescu-ers kicked in the door, and then they worked together to extricate the pair.

“It was a blur. If you hesi-tate, you’re not going to do it. That’s the way I look at it,” said Hindson. “It certainly wasn’t a place I wanted to hang around very long. It was a volatile situa-tion with a good chance of explo-sion.”

The rescuers were able to remove the female passenger quickly. They pulled her approxi-

mately 15 feet away from the plane, and began to administer first aid on the fairway.

“I remember helping get the lady out. Her head was caught in the roof, so we had to pull her head up so she could be dragged out. It was pretty stressful while the plane was in flames,” he said.

The rescuers had to cut the pilot free from his harness.

“We had to manuever and wiggle him around. He was conscious, trying to talk to us. Nothing comprehensible, just babbling,” said Hindson.

Only moments after they removed the pilot from the plane, the flames intensified.

“They got him to safety and right after there was a series of explosions,” said Baetzel.

The Creston RCMP and the BC Coroners Service responded to the crash. The Transportation

Safety Board is supporting the Coroners Service investigation. They have yet to release the names of either the pilot or his passenger.

The plane was registered in Alberta to an Edmonton man named Michal J. Kantoch, but it has not been confirmed whether he was flying the plane at the time of the accident. The pilot suffered serious burns and was medevaced from the scene and transported to the hospital.

Hindson praised all who were involved in the rescue effort, and said he believes anybody would do the same for him.

“I’m a 40-year motorcycle rider. Maybe one day I’ll be lying in the road and somebody will have to help me. It only struck me afterwards the danger we were in. But we had to make an effort go get those people out.”

FROM PAGE 1During the first two weeks of the month, tem-

peratures surpassed 30 C 12 of the 13 days, but none of those neared the record high of 40 C, set 46 years ago.

A small southern system brought a heavy downpour and thunder by Aug. 15, when the majority of the month’s precipitation fell over a 24-hour period.

Normal rainfall for the eighth month of the year is about 30 millimetres, but the intense mid-month showers brought almost 43 mm of rain, which is 41 per cent greater than average.

The third week of August had the coolest tem-perature, 8.6 degrees on the 25th.

Lakeman’s forecast includes a heat accumula-tion measurement, called growing degree days (GDD), which was 109 per cent the norm in August.

GDD are used by gardeners, farmers and horticulturists, to predict the date that a flower will bloom or a crop will reach maturity.

“This is not used as commonly as in the past but is a benchmark to record average temper-atures,” explained Lakeman.

“It is another way to say that August was a little warmer than normal.”

Along with the unsettled start of the school year, is an unsettled weather system that will bring a chance of thunderstorms and cooler weather until late Thursday.

But the weekend looks pleasant, said Lakeman, with high pressure building back into the area bringing sunshine and temperature highs of 28 C or 29 C.

“It isn’t uncommon to get warm and dry weather in September,” said Lakeman. “But clouds could move in Sunday bringing showers with temperatures cooling down again.”

Most of month’s rainfall over a

24-hour period

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The City of Trail Public Works Department took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Friday. Each participant made a donation to ALS for a total of $320. They’ve nominated our neighbouring municipalities Public Works Departments (Rossland, Warfield, Castlegar, Nelson, Montrose and Fruitvale) to make a donation and take the challenge as well. Top Row: Gerry Bertolucci, Ceral Maloff, Joe Matteucci, Patrick Gauvreau, Larry Abenante, Scott Balfour Bottom Row: Dayne Hayton, Rachel Damaio, John MacGillvray, Brent Iachetta, Eric Volpatti, Josh Conci, Sandro Ballarin

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August 29, 2014

This notice is to inform the public that the City of Trail will be installing a new sewermain at the 900 Block of Rossland Avenue (near Gerick Cycle). Equipment mobilization will commence Tuesday, September 2nd and work will start mid-week. Hours of construction are Monday to Friday 7am-5pm with some traffic and pedestrian disruption during this time. Some work will take place on Sundays to reduce disruption to businesses in proximity to the construction site. The Prime Contractor will provide any necessary notification for weekend work. The City asks that all motorists and pedestrians take caution when approaching this area and to obey all signs and traffic control personnel. The estimated completion date of this job is October 30th.

TRUE Consulting has provided the planning services for this job and Maglio Installations will be performing the construction. If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please contact the City’s Public Works Manager at (250)364-0825.

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Queena Zeng antici-pated her final year of high school would be fairly stressful, packed with SAT cram sessions and the nerve-racking wait for university acceptance letters.

Instead, Zeng, 17, is afraid crucial learning time is being wasted for her and half-a-million other British Columbia public school students who won’t be starting their school year on time.

While the rest of the country’s children went back to class on Tuesday, the province’s fall term began under the cloud of a teachers’ strike that started 14 weeks ago and has no apparent end in sight.

“Personally, my friends, we feel neg-lected. We’re just here on the sidewalks waiting for some-

thing to happen,” said Zeng, who should be attending Grade 12 at Steveston-London Secondary School in Richmond, B.C.

“Nobody knows the answer and it’s tough. People do want to go back to school.”

The province’s more than 40,000 teachers have been without a contract since June 2013. The union mounted escalating stages of labour action starting last April in an attempt to get movement from the employer at the bar-gaining table. After three weeks of rotat-ing strikes, teachers launched a full-scale walkout about two weeks before the end of the last school year.

Bargaining has been limited, with a single meeting in early August between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation

and B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, which acts on behalf of the gov-ernment. Last hopes were pegged on a flurry of talks with a veteran mediator over the long weekend, but negotia-tions broke down when Vince Ready declared an impasse because the sides are too far apart.

Both parties accuse each other of refusing to budge on contract demands, with the gov-

ernment suggesting the gulf is $300 million while the union says it has already chopped $100 million from its proposal. No new meetings have been scheduled.

Union president Jim Iker said the teachers’ No. 1 priority is getting a guaranteed funding to improve class size, class composition and increasing the number of specialist teachers. Wages and the term of the contract are within distance, in his view.

“We don’t want to be out on the line. We would rather be in our schools today,” Iker told reporters on Tuesday as teach-ers picketed outside Vancouver’s Britannia Secondary. “(But) for us to relieve all pres-sure on government, that’s not going to get us a deal.”

Publicly, resolve on the picket line was firm.

Kitsilano Secondary School teacher Tobey Steeves, who has a six-month-old baby with his wife who’s also a teacher, said his family has been forced to draw on savings, build debt and borrow from family.

They’re willing to handle the current dis-comfort for what he considers “the strike of my life” to fight for children’s needs, he said.

“How long will I be able to endure in this situation? I feel like I’ll be able to endure as long as it takes because I feel like that’s what I

have to do.”About 600 educa-

tors and their sup-porters also congre-gated for a protest rally outside the legis-lature in Victoria, turning its front lawn into what they mock-ingly referred to as “Christy’s classroom,” referring to Premier Christy Clark.

Victoria-area teach-er Ray Stewart, who brought his three young children to the protest, said the con-flict has taken a toll on his health.

“I feel pretty ter-rible. I’m losing sleep,” said Stewart. “It just hurts inside that I can’t get to the kids. I can’t do what I want to do properly.”

Education Minister Peter Fassbender has repeatedly stated gov-ernment will not legis-late the teachers back to work and Iker said the union doesn’t want that outcome either.

The union rejected Fassbender’s proposal last week for teachers to temporarily suspend strike action so school could start on time. He also asked the BCTF to put aside griev-ances related to court decisions - now under appeal by the govern-ment - that ruled the removal of the union’s right to bargain class-room conditions was illegal.

The government is giving $40 per day to parents of children 12 and under for each day the strike continues to supplement child care and tutoring costs.

Students lament learning time wasted as strike shutters schools

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BABIAK, BOHDAN – Bohdan Babiak of Colum-bia Gardens, BC passed away sud-denly on August 31, 2014 in Trail, BC. He was born in Danube, AB on April 18, 1941.

His family lived in Mercoal, AB until 1959, when he went to live in Edmonton, AB. It was during this time he developed the ability to � x anything. Later he moved to Nelson, BC where he met his wife Fay (Mer-rilyn) Bagg. They built their family home in Columbia Gardens BC. Their family grew with the birth of three children.

Bohdan worked at Teck Cominco as a 2nd Class Steam Engineer for 35 years, retiring in 2001. His hobbies included being “Mr. Fix It”, quad-ding, � shing, snowmobiling and was a member of the West Kootenay Marks-men.

Bohdan will be forever remem-bered by his loving wife of 48 years Fay (Bagg), children Beryl (Lorne) Haigh, Floyd (Jeannie) Babiak, Christine (Darrin) Jones, grandchildren; Jen-nifer (James) Duckworth, Brandon

Haigh, Bayley Haigh, Marissa Babiak, Austin Babiak, Alexys Jones, Akyra Jones, great-grandchildren; Lacey Duckworth, Cody Duckworth, sisters; Natalka Pawliuk, Lucy Hawrysz and Lil (Ken) Wild. Also numerous nieces, nephews and many dear friends.

Bohdan is predecreased by his parents, Alexander and Stephania (Kozoway) Babiak; his brother, Bruce Babiak; niece, Sonia Marie Hawrysz.

Please join our family in celebrat-ing Bohdan’s life at the Genelle Com-munity Hall at 1205 2nd St, on Sat-urday, September 6, 2014 at 1:30pm with Gwen Ziprick, Celebrant. Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral and Cre-mation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, the family requests that you make a dona-tion to the charity of your choice.

You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalterna-tives.ca

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ERT – of Rossland died on August 29th, 2014. He was born March 24, 1937 in Regina.

Predeceased by his parents, Good-win & Mary and his sister Eileen & husband Jack.

He is lovingly remembered by his family and many friends.

Joan, his wife of almost 53 years, beloved sons Stan (Koya) of Courte-nay & Stephen of Winnipeg. He was “grumpa” to 4 grandchildren: Jeremy (Katie), Devon (Jamie), Tara (Jamie) and Freya. 6 great-grandchildren: Austin, Rylan, Stanton, Darius, Kerah and Kapri. His nephew Gord and great-nephew Lucas, great-niece Tatiana. Brother-in-law Doug (Tamara), sisters-in-law Lois (David) and Marie and their chil-dren and grandchildren.

He lived life to the fullest. His greatest joy was his family and friends.

His early years were spent in Kam-loops and Barriere where he worked at logging and in the sawmills. He in-jured his hand in a sawmill accident at age 21. While rehabbing in Vancou-ver, he met his wife Joan. They later moved to Rossland and Nels worked at Cominco as a millwright and in-dustrial pipe � tter. He was always in-volved in his family’s activities, being equipment man for Red Mountain

Racers, maintenance man for St. An-drew’s United Church and very in-volved with Rossland Health Care Aux Thrift Shop repairs. He loved his cars and especially the BMWs and traveled to many car shows. Summers were spent at Christina Lake and winters at Red Mountain skiing with the OBPT, where he met people from everywhere and brought them home for supper. Nels and Joan traveled extensively in their retirement years.

A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Andrew’s United Church, Ross-land on Thursday, September 4th at 2:00pm, with Reverend Michael Hare of� ciating. Jordan Wren of Al-ternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

Many thanks to the staff of 3rd � oor KBRH, Dr. Scully, Dr. Living-stone, Dr. Toews and our family and many friends for their concern and care.

No � owers by request. Donations may be sent to the Canadian Cancer Society at c/o 908 Rossland Avenue, Trail, BC, V1R 3N6, or to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC, V1R 4M1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundationca. or the char-ity if your choice.

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Canadian cowboy who has completed a 16,000-kilometre horseback journey to Brazil says he was overcome with emo-tion at trail’s end.

Filipe Masetti Leite, 27, immigrated to Canada from the South American country when he was a teen-ager. On July 2012, he started a return jour-ney by riding out of the Calgary Stampede grounds with his two horses Bruiser and Frenchie. He added a third horse to his team, Dude, from a ranch in New Mexico.

The ride took him through 10 countries before he arrived to a cheering crowd at his home in Espirito Santo do Pinhal, Sao Paulo last week.

“I cried for three days as the trip slowly came to an end. When I entered that rodeo arena packed with cowboys and cowgirls from all over Brazil, I felt more adrenaline

than I have felt my entire life,” Leite said. “Tears filled my eyes as thousands of people gave me a standing ovation.”

Leite’s family returned to Sao Paolo, Brazil, nine years ago and were on hand to meet him.

The inspiration for the trip was a similar quest in 1925 by Aime

Tschiffely, a Swiss school teacher who rode 16,000 kilometres alone from Buenos Aires to New York City.

Leite has docu-mented his travels. He said a book and docu-mentary are scheduled to come out next year.

Leite said his con-stant companions for the past two years are doing well. The hors-

es have grown huge muscles and become extremely calm. He said they will be retired

in his home town.“I lived out my

life’s dream and that is priceless.”

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OPINION

What’s behind the malaise in local elections?Taken aback by

complete stran-gers walking up to you this sum-

mer to shake hands? Well, that’s because they’re back. Candidates on the hustings for a city hall near you.

And despite their enthusiasm, it’s not a pas-sion shared by most voters if past elections are any indication.

Even though local gov-ernments in B.C. oversee more than $7 billion in annual spending, some communities may only see one in five voters go out and cast a ballot this November.

What does that mean in real terms? In Vancouver, it meant that less than one in five eligible voters re-elected Gregor Robertson in 2011. In Victoria, less than one in six re-elect-ed Dean Fortin and in Nanaimo, Kamloops and Prince George less than one in seven elected their mayors. Ratios that get worse when it comes to electing councillors and school board trustees.

So what are some of the possible factors behind this malaise?

The cesspool that exists at the local level of dirty

tricks, no holds barred campaign rules and back-room shenanigans might have a wee bit to do with it.

Lurking around many campaigns are the Don Segretti wannabes, Richard Nixon’s infamous dirty trickster.

Don’t like the media coverage your candidate is getting from a jour-nalist? Then post dispara-ging comments about him online under his wife’s name and on his station’s website to boot, as one campaign manager did in B.C.

There was the recent kerfuffle between Vision Vancouver and the NPA over the separation of Mayor Gregor Robertson and his wife. Frankly, nei-ther party came out of that one smelling particu-larly good.

Just last year, in a Globe and Mail commentary, Canadian financier and philanthropist Stephen A. Jarislowsky wrote: “We need good people to run for office but the demo-cratic process today does not attract the best and the brightest.

Many good people are deterred by attack ads that

besmirch hard-earned reputations.”

And if good candidates are staying out because they’re turned-off by the tone, imagine how voters must feel?

Another factor is what Rod Tidwell screamed at Jerry Maguire in that 1996 film of the same name: “show me the money.”

There’s spending by special interest groups – real ones and those slapped together for the campaign – that candi-dates have to cope with. Unlike provincial elec-tions where third parties are limited to spending no more than $3,138 in a riding and $156,895 province-wide, at the local level it’s a free-for-all.

In 2008, ‘Let’s Go

Prince George’ spent $38,870 to support five candidates. That’s on top of what the candidates spent themselves. Three of the five won. The prin-cipals behind Let’s Go included prominent local developers who undoubt-edly had the purest of intentions in mind. In 2011, a group calling itself ‘Four Change’ spent more than $30,000 in Kelowna to support its chosen ones. Six of their eight candidates won.

There’s no spend-ing limits for candidates either. Maybe for 2018. It’s a complex issue we’re told.

Regina has them. A candidate running for mayor in that city can’t spend more than $62,635 or nearly $20,000 less than the $81,140 Shari Green spent to win the job in Prince George in 2011. And Regina has three times more voters than Prince George.

No cap on donations. Seventeen per cent of Green’s campaign spend-ing was covered by cheques from the Treasure Cove Casino and its owner. Eight months later, Green and council supported the

casino’s application to serve alcohol. It effective-ly increased the number of people who could be served on site from 250 to 1,200.

In Vancouver, so-called “condo king” Bob Rennie hosted a $25,000 a plate luncheon earlier this year for Gregor Robertson and Vision Vancouver.

Then there are those ‘let’s get acquainted’ meet-ings that countless past candidates are all too fam-iliar with: the closed-door ones where like-minded donors exert some not-so-subtle arm twisting over future voting expectations should the candidate be lucky enough to see their name added to the group’s slate and be elected.

And there’s one last thing that may contrib-ute to voter malaise: some people like things just the way they are.

Don’t expect them to get too worked up about getting more voters out to the polls, because it’s eas-ier to win elections with low turnouts.

Don’t let them win this November.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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News that Burger King and Tim Horton’s are merging and that the new company will be

headquartered in Canada has taken the business and political world by storm.

U.S. politicians and left-of-centre groups denounced the transaction as “tax dodging” and warned of a public back-lash against the well-known burger chain. Canadian pol-iticians have refrained from saying much about the deal but spoke positively about the country’s cor-porate tax regime. What are we to make of this late-summer kerfuffle?

P o l i t i c i a n s are talking about taxes because taxes are at the heart of this deal (although other factors are also at play). It’s called a “tax inversion” whereby an American company merges with a foreign one and, in so doing, reincorporates abroad to take advantage of lower taxes. It’s a powerful remind-er that competitive business taxes matter.

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porate taxes are uncompeti-tive, the economic costs can mean less investment, fewer jobs, and potentially less gov-ernment revenue.

Canadian governments of all political stripes got this message loud and clear over THE past two decades. The federal government – starting with the Liberals and followed by the Conservatives – cut the general corporate income tax rate from 28 per cent in 1997 to 15 per cent in 2012. Many provinces – from an NDP government in Saskatchewan to Liberals in B.C. and Progressive Conservatives in Alberta – did so too, although there’s been some backsliding in recent years. As of last year, the average combined (federal and provincial) corporate tax rate is 26.3 per cent, down markedly from 34.2 per cent in 2005.

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global trend to lower corpor-ate taxes. Among the most developed countries, the aver-age corporate tax rate in 2013 was 25.5 per cent compared to 28.2 per cent in 2005.

But the United States is an outlier. It continues to impose one of the highest corpor-ate tax rates in the world. The U.S. average federal-state corporate tax rate is 39.1 per cent. Making matters worse, it’s the only G-7 country that taxes a company’s global income regardless of where it’s earned.

The new merger and move to Canada means Burger King will no longer be subject to such a rule.

Part of Burger King’s deci-sion to acquire Tim Horton’s and relocate to Canada is undoubtedly our more com-petitive corporate tax regime. U.S. politicians may lament the company’s northern move but ultimately the respon-sibility rests with government policy and the inaction in improving American tax com-petitiveness.

The Burger King-Tim Horton’s transaction is a real-life reminder that uncompeti-tive corporate tax rates can deter business investment and encourage firms to relocate elsewhere.

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The Canadian women sealed the win with two runs in the bottom of the eighth including the walk-off base hit by catcher Stephanie Lavoie.

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Snowflakes haven't begun to fall yet, but skiers could be hitting the hills in Rossland as early as November.

Red Mountain Resort in Rossland has shelled out $1.5 million for snow guns from Italy that will allow ski racers to start training at the resort's Legacy Training Centre before the official ski season starts.

Christine Andison, in planning and development at the resort and president of the Red Mountain Racers, says the investment will greatly benefit the local economy.

“The Red Mountain Racers annu-ally host races, but last year, we had to move a race because it was an early season race,” she said, add-ing that while there was snow on the slopes, there wasn't enough. “We lost the race and for the com-munity, that was a huge hit. A race brings about 600 people to the com-

munity for six days. It is around $400,000 to $500,000 that hosting one of those races will bring to the community.”

Now that the ski resort will have a state-of-the-art snow making sys-tem, Andison says Red Mountain will be hosting two races this year, bringing nearly $1 million to local businesses during ski season.

Currently, the plan is to open the Legacy Training Centre to racers in training in mid-November, but Andison says there are discussions about opening the slopes to the public during certain hours.

“It will just be early season train-ing for the first few weeks, but we are looking into trying to figure out a few options (for the public),” she said. “We're not sure how it will work yet, but we hope to have a few openings for night skiing.”

Even if the resort is only open to racers for training, Andison says the economic impact on Rossland and Trail will be huge.

“It is literally bringing thousands of people to the community for the second half of November and the beginning of December when it is

usually pretty quiet around here,” she said. “It is of huge benefit to all of the local businesses and accom-modations. It is not only great for Rossland, but for Trail as well. The team hopes to train at the aquatic centre and places like that. It will be awesome.”

Having their own snow-making system is something that has been in the works at Red Mountain for nearly 20 years.

“Brian Fry, Don Stevens and Sean Valentine (former race club presidents) were particularly instrumental in starting this,” said Andison. “They started dreaming about opening a training centre for early season training in the late 90s. It has been in the works for a long time and it is pretty exciting to to finally see it coming to fruition.”

The early season training is of significant benefit to the ski racers on the Red Mountain team, espe-cially by keeping their training local.

“Our team spent part of the fall training in France last year,” said Andison. “It is difficult sometimes to obtain the training space that

you need because there are so many teams vying for training lanes.”

Having a local training centre also gives racers more days on the slopes and will hopefully improve their results during the official racing season.

The new snowmaking equipment hasn't made its way to the slopes yet, but it is en route.

“The snow guns themselves will be arriving in about two weeks,” said Andison, adding that the hill is already being prepared for the snow system.

“The lines are being installed as we speak. They have completed the installation to the top of the t-bar and now they are headed to the top.”

The resort plans to start put-ting snow on the slopes around Hallowe'en or as early as it is pos-sible. It all depends on the weather.

“Usually around (the end of October) the temperatures are cool enough in Rossland,” said Andison.

The early season training starts at the Legacy Training Centre on Nov. 14 and the full resort is open to the public a month later on Dec. 13.

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ScoreboardAmerican League

East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 79 57 .581 - New York 70 65 .519 8.5Toronto 69 67 .507 10 Tampa Bay 67 71 .486 13 Boston 60 77 .438 19.5 Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 75 61 .551 - Detroit 75 62 .547 1/2 Cleveland 70 65 .519 4.5 Chicago 62 75 .453 13.5Minnesota 60 77 .438 15.5 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 83 53 .610 - Oakland 79 58 .577 4.5Seattle 73 63 .537 10 Houston 59 79 .428 25 Texas 53 84 .387 30.5Wednesday’s GamesSeattle (F.Hernandez 13-5) at Oakland (Lester 13-9), 3:35 p.m.Boston (Ranaudo 3-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 9-8), 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati (Axelrod 1-0) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 7-7), 7:05 p.m.Detroit (Verlander 12-11) at Cleveland (Salazar 5-6), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (Stroman 8-5) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-7), 7:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-9) at Minnesota (May 0-4), 8:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Weaver 15-7) at Houston (McHugh 7-9), 8:10 p.m.Texas (Tepesch 4-8) at Kansas City (J.Vargas 10-7), 8:10 p.m.

American League leaders AB H BA Altuve, HOU 562 189 .336 V. Martinez, DET 474 156 .329 Beltre, TEX 464 150 .323 Cano, SEA 500 161 .322 Abreu, CHW 472 151 .320 Eaton, CHW 400 125 .313 Brantley, CLE 513 159 .310 Cabrera, TOR 554 169 .305 Cabrera, DET 513 156 .304 Chisenhall, CLE 385 115 .299

Home runsCruz, BAL 36 Abreu, CHW 33 Carter, HOU 33 Trout, LAA 31 Ortiz, BOS 30 Bautista, TOR 29 Encarnacion, TOR 28 V. Martinez, DET 28 Donaldson, OAK 26 Davis, BAL 24 Pujols, LAA 24 Jones, BAL 24

Won-LostScherzer, DET 15-5 Weaver, LAA 15-7 Porcello, DET 15-9 Hughes, MIN 15-9 Chen, BAL 14-4 Shoemaker, LAA 14-4 Kazmir, OAK 14-7 Richards, LAA 13-4 Hernandez, SEA 13-5 Iwakuma, SEA 13-6

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W L Pct GB Washington 78 58 .574 - Atlanta 72 66 .522 7 Miami 67 69 .493 11 New York 64 74 .464 15 Philadelphia 63 74 .460 15.5 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 74 63 .540 - Milwaukee 73 64 .533 1 Pittsburgh 71 66 .518 3 Cincinnati 66 71 .482 8 Chicago 62 76 .449 12.5 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 77 61 .558 - San Francisco 75 63 .543 2 San Diego 65 71 .478 11 Arizona 57 80 .416 19.5 Colorado 55 83 .399 22 Wednesday’s GamesPhiladelphia (D.Buchanan 6-7) at Atlanta (E.Santana 13-7), 12:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Volquez 11-7) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-9), 1:45 p.m.San Francisco (Vogelsong 8-9) at Colorado (Bergman 1-2), 3:10 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 10-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 11-10), 3:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Axelrod 1-0) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 7-7), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-6) at Miami (Koehler 9-9), 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Garza 7-7) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-1), 8:05 p.m.Arizona (Collmenter 9-7) at San Diego (Cashner 2-6), 10:05 p.m.

National League Leaders AB H BA Harrison, PIT 421 131 .311 Morneau, COL 434 135 .311 Revere, PHL 497 154 .310 McCutchen, PIT 458 141 .308 Murphy, NYM 528 159 .301 Goldschmidt, ARI 406 122 .300 Ramirez, MIL 406 122 .300 Span, WAS 531 159 .299 Posey, S-F 468 140 .299 Lucroy, MIL 494 147 .298

Home runsStanton, MIA 34 Rizzo, CHC 30 J. Upton, ATL 26 Duda, NYM 26 Byrd, PHL 25 Frazier, CIN 23 Desmond, WAS 22

Won-LostKershaw, LAD 16-3 Cueto, CIN 16-8 Bumgarner, S-F 16-9 Peralta, MIL 15-9 Wainwright, STL 15-9 Ryu, LAD 14-6 Lynn, STL 14-8 Santana, ATL 13-7 Greinke, LAD 13-8 Simon, CIN 13-9 Teheran, ATL 13-10 De La Rosa, COL 13-10 Ross, S-D 13-12


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The Seattle Seahawks are still on top. Soon, they’ll have to start proving it again.

After finishing training camp with no major setbacks, the defending Super Bowl champions predictably stayed in first place in the latest power rankings from the Associated Press.

Denver, which was second, had one vote from the 12-person panel in the Pro32 poll released Tuesday.

``There’s not much doubt anywhere on this roster. Plus, Russell Wilson will keep growing with this offence, which means the best team in the league last season may be even better,’’ said Jenny Vrentas of Sports Illustrated.

The Seahawks will be tested right away, host-ing the NFL regular-season opener Thursday against Green Bay. The Packers were fourth, one spot behind the New England Patriots.

The Broncos host Peyton Manning’s old team, Indianapolis, on Sunday in another standout matchup on the schedule for the first week. The Colts were ranked eighth.

``If you’re looking for an alternative to the Denver/New England Super Bowl chatter, Andrew Luck offers a strong case for his team going to the big show,’’ Glauber said.

New Orleans was fifth. San Francisco saw the most notable slip from the preseason poll six weeks ago, from second to sixth.

Philadelphia was seventh, San Diego was ninth and Baltimore and Cincinnati tied for 10th. Rounding out the top half of the league: Chicago, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Carolina and Kansas City.

Jacksonville, Cleveland and Oakland took the bottom three spots.

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Dear Annie: I am a 26-year-old mar-ried woman. I love my husband and would do anything for him, and I know he would do the same for me.

The problem is, I contacted an old friend after learning his uncle had died. This guy was my first love. I only reached out to him to offer my condolences. But then the conversa-tion went further, and we ended up reminisc-ing about the past.

Since then, we’ve been talking and tex-ting and recently began to talk about having sex. I know I shouldn’t give in to these impuls-es, but really, I want to. My friend has not pres-sured me, so I don’t understand why I feel this way. What should I do? -- Nameless in the USA

Dear Nameless: You should delete his phone number from your records and stop before you make a mess of your life. It is not unusual to fantasize

about another partner. A lot of married peo-ple do, because mar-riage can become rou-tine, and an old flame adds excitement. But you need to live up to the commitment you made to your husband to “forsake all oth-ers.” Having an affair would hurt him ter-ribly and possibly lead to divorce. Put some of that extra energy into reigniting the passion in your marriage. If you cannot do that, please consider counseling so you can remember why you married in the first place.

Dear Annie: Two years ago, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Mom has spent

her life doing whatever she wants, living wher-ever it suits her and treating people how-ever she chooses, like it or not. She considers herself a free spirit. My brother resents the fact that Mom has hardly been a part of our lives since we were little kids.

Mom recently moved in with an ex-husband because she doesn’t like the avail-able rental places. She’s spent her life manipulating people to get what she wants, and most of the family has distanced them-selves from her. As a result, I feel guilty that she’s so alone and send her money from time to time, whether or not I can afford it. Everyone asks why I’m so susceptible to her manipulations, includ-ing my father, my brother and all of my friends. I am mad at myself, too, yet I just sent her more money because her new housemate mailed me

a bill for $300 to help pay for their heat -- in August. This man has a long history of stealing from me even when I was a teenager. I think I may have simply paid for his propane gas for the winter.

Should I just keep giving or let her lie in the bed she has made for herself like every-one I know has said I should? -- H.

Dear H.: Please lis-ten to your own feel-ings instead of the peo-ple around you. Giving her money makes you feel like a sap, but if you don’t, you feel guilty. And with every-one telling you what an easy mark you are, it only compounds your confusion. We know you care about your mother in spite of her selfishness.

This is actually less about Mom and more about you. If giving her money now and then makes you feel better about yourself, it’s fine to continue, but we don’t recom-

mend you advertise your generosity to your friends and fam-ily. And if you decide that your kindness is money down the drain and unappreciated, it’s OK to stop. There’s no reason to feel guilty when you are being taken advantage of.

Dear Annie: This is in response to the letter from “California,” who claimed a felony could never be expunged under California law. This is not true.

Many nonviolent felony convictions are subject to expunge-ment, and it is a

fairly easy process. Readers can check the California courts web-site at courts.ca.gov. -- N.S.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi-tors of the Ann Landers column.

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For Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) In discussions with author-ity figures today, your feel-ings might be made public. Be aware of this, and don’t say or do anything that you will regret. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might be carried away by the words of a teacher or someone who is discuss-ing politics or religion. What you hear will affect you in a deep way, perhaps even be life-changing. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is not a good day to discuss how to share some-thing or divide an inheri-tance. People are willful, intense and not ready to let go. Take it easy. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Conversations with others will be emotional today. This could be because someone is obsessed about something. (Could this person be you?)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) By nature, you are a leader. Today, however, you might be obsessed about getting your own way. Think about your long-term objective. Lighten up. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is a touchy day for romance, because people are emotionally intense. Take a step back, and allow more breathing space in the rela-tionship. (Parents must be patient with kids.) LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You are the master of diplomacy. Family discus-sions might not go the way you want today. Don’t worry; in the long run, you will get your way. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You have a one-track mind about something today. Be aware of this, and try to be reasonable with others. Yelling doesn’t make others hear you better. (Whispering

does.) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Be careful when shopping today, because you might be obsessed about wanting to buy something. Keep your receipts. Be sensible in how you handle your money today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Relations with females will be intense today. This will be most obvious in romantic

love relationships. Many peo-ple feel obsessed about things today. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Your ability to research something or get to the bot-tom of something is excellent today. You won’t stop until you find what you’re looking for. (You’ll be like a dog with a bone.) PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Be careful with female

friends and acquaintances today, because if someone is coming on too strong, it will alienate others. You could be on either the receiving end of this or the giving end. YOU BORN TODAY You are capable. You build things, whether it is a system, an organization, a career or a physical construction. You are a good problem-solver and like to make sure that others get their true value for what you offer. This year,

a major change might take place, perhaps as significant as what occurred around 2005. It’s time to expand and try your wings! Birthdate of: Beyonce Knowles, singer/actress; Ione Skye, actress; Max Greenfield, actor. (c) 2014 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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2014 General Local ElectionAdvance Elector Registration

The 2014 General Local Election will take place on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Are you eligible to vote? If you are not sure, you can find out by calling the Village of Fruitvale Office at 250-367-7551. The office is located at 1947 Beaver Street and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding holidays). Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the Village Office until Monday, September 22, 2014. With the exception of registrations on general voting day, elector registrations will not be accepted during the period September 23 to November 15, 2014.

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONSRESIDENT ELECTORS: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day

of registration; and • a resident of the Village of Fruitvale for at least 30 days immediately before the

day of registration; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from

voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.

NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day

of registration; and • a registered owner of real property in the Village of Fruitvale for at least 30 days

immediately before the day of registration; and • not entitled to register as a resident elector; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from

voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law; and

• if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. All Applicants must provide proof to the Chief Election Officer that they are entitled to be registered as a non-resident property elector, preferably a copy of the Title for the property.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORSBeginning Tuesday, September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election on November 15, 2014, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection, at the Village of Fruitvale Office, 1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTORAn objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the Village of Fruitvale and can only be made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or that a person whose name appears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the Village of Fruitvale.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, please contact:Sera Wilcox, Chief Elections Officer at 367-7551 Chief Elections Officer

School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)

2014 General Local ElectionsNOTICE OF NOMINATION

PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the following electoral areas that nominations for the office of School Trustee:

Electoral Area: Number of Trustees:

1 Electoral Area I, together with part of J of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (Pass Creek, Shoreacres, Thrums, Glade, Tarrys, Brilliant, Ootischenia)

1

3 Village of Warfield, part of Electoral Area B of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (Rivervale, Oasis, Genelle, China Creek), together with part of Electoral Area J of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (Fairview)

1

6 Village of Montrose, Village of Fruitvale, together with Electoral Area A of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary

2

for a four (4) year term beginning on the first Monday after December 1, 2014 and ending immediately before the first Monday after December 1, 2018, will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, at the School Board Office (2001 Third Avenue, Trail, BC) between the hours of 9:00 am on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, to 4:00 pm on Friday, October 10, 2014, excluding statutory holidays and weekends.Nomination documents are available at the School Board Office during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.Note: No nominations will be accepted after 4:00 pm, Friday, October 10, 2014.In the event of an election by voting being necessary, General Voting Day shall be Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICEA person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government, if they meet the following criteria:• Canadian citizen;• 18 years of age or older on voting day November 15, 2014;• resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the

nomination papers are filed; and• not disqualified by the School Act or any other enactment from voting in an

election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office; or otherwise disqualified by law.

FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting:• Ivan Bell, Chief Election Officer – 250.368.2226 or 250.362.7651• Natalie Verigin, Deputy Chief Election Officer – 250.368.2223 or [email protected]

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Montrose$69,000

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1252 Bay Avenue, Trail 250.368.5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland 250.362.5200WWW.COLDWELLBANKERTRAIL.COM

Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153

Trail $549,000

Rhonda MLS# 2397469

Warfield $144,900

Nathan MLS# 2395554

Rossland $299,900

Marie-Claude MLS# 2400256

Trail $194,900

Rhonda MLS# 2399317

Rossland $299,900


Fruitvale $139,900

Rob MLS# 2393806

Fruitvale $259,000

Rhonda MLS# 2398108

Trail $169,000

Nathan MLS# 2397878

Rossland $69,900


Fruitvale $299,000

Rhonda MLS# 2399752

Rossland $199,900


Renata $235,500

Rob MLS# 2215924

Fruitvale $279,000

Rhonda MLS# 2398110

Trail $98,000

Nathan MLS# 2400280

Rossland $59,900


Fruitvale $149,000

Rhonda MLS# 2400173

Rossland $998,000


Trail $134,000

Rob MLS# 2397114

Fruitvale $399,000

Rob MLS# 2397558

Fruitvale $229,500

Rob MLS# 2396677

Montrose $158,900

Rob MLS# 2397280

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10 Acres

Idyllic Setting

Must See

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Neighbourhood

5.1 Acres

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1 Bdrm

Furnished

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292.5 Acres

Sub dividable

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FruitvaleRoute 362 20 papers 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Evergreen AveRoute 366 18 papers Beaver St, Maple AveRoute 369 15 papers Birch Ave, Johnson Rd, Red-wood Dr, Rosewood DrRoute 375 12 papers Green Rd & Lodden RdRoute 379 18 papers Cole St, Nelson AveRoute 380 23 papers Galloway Rd, Mill RdRoute 381 7 papers Coughlin RdRoute 382 7 papers Debruin Rd & Staats RdRoute 384 19 papers Cedar Ave, Kootenay

GenelleRoute 303 15 papers 12th Ave, 2nd St, GrandviewRoute 304 13 papers 12th & 14th Ave

West TrailRoute 149 7 papers Binns St, McAnally St, Kitchener Ave

WarfieldRoute 195 12 papers Blake Crt, Whitman Way

SunningdaleRoute 211 26 papers Hazelwood Dr, Olivia Cres, Viola Cres.Route 219 15 papers Hazelwood Drive

MontroseRoute 341 24 papers 10th Ave, 8th Ave, 9th AveRoute 344 17 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 345 12 papers 10th Ave, 9th AveRoute 347 16 papers 10th Ave, 9th Ave, 9th StRoute 348 19 papers 12th Ave, Christie RdRoute 346 27 papers 8th, 9th & 10th AveRoute 340 24 papers 10th Ave, 7th St, 8th St

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Duplex / 4 PlexE.TRAIL, newly renovated 3bd. duplex, close to Safeway, no pets. $700./mo utilities not included. 250-368-8361 after 12noon or 1-403-993-3279 any time.

Homes for RentE.TRAIL, 2bdrm., full base-ment, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850./mo. 250-365-9306, 250-365-5003

E.TRAIL, 2bdrm., full base-ment, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $850./mo. 250-365-9306, 250-365-5003

Shavers Bench! 4 Bedroom, full basement, F/S, N/S, N/P. $900/month. 250-364-1551

TRAIL, 3bdrm. f/s, w/d, base-ment, fenced yard, quiet area. 250-368-6612 / 250-231-1125

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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME.

NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO!

340 Grandview Place, Genelle $879,000

Live the dream! This gorgeous custom-built home features stunning views and quality workmanship. Gourmet kitchen, 3 bdrms

with master suite, gas fireplace and an open floor-plan with oodles of windows. You have

to see it to believe it! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1922 Meadowlark Dr., Fruitvale $259,900

5 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent

upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the newly

updated kitchen. Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

1643 McQuarrie Street, Trail $109,000

A snug little house with newer fl ooring and paint on main and new carpet and

drywall in the basement. Excellent location.

Call Jodi (250) 231-2331

2705 Columbia-Kootenay Road, Rossland

$670,000Overlooking Happy Valley, this extensively updated home has so much character and charm. Spectacular views, bright kitchen, private sundeck and fi replace. All this on 1.13 acres. Price includes a separate 2

acre parcel too. Call now!

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale$65,000

Prime 66x105 building lot in Fruitvale alongside newer homes. Nearly fl at,

excellent mountain views, serviced and ready to go. Excellent value here!Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

3918 Reo Road, Bonnington$575,000

Extraordinary park-like 1.72 acres. 3 bed, 3 bath home is detailed to the

max. Foyer with skylight, large kitchen, separate dining room, sunken living

room, wood-burning fi replace. Geo-thermal heating, roof 2009,

hot water tank 2010, low-e windows. Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

2069 6th Avenue, Trail$157,900SUPER 2 bdrm

updated home in Shavers Bench on a fenced private fl at

lot (50’ x 100’). Fully landscaped with

large patio. Newer insulated double garage with alley access. This very

well cared for home needs to be seen.

Call for your viewing today!

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

1399 3rd Avenue, Trail

$159,000Solid 3 bedroom home close to schools

and gyro park.Call Terry 250-231-1101

640 Shelley Street, Warfi eld$214,000

Well maintained 3 bdrm family home with lots of upgrades! Bright sun room,

amazing views, new fl ooring, paint, trim, railing, electrical and windows. Call your

realtor today to view!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

745 Dickens Street, Warfi eld$199,500

Beautifully upgraded. You will love the kitchen, lots of storage, stainless steel

appliances, and wood fl ooring. The charming dining room has french doors to large deck. Living room and dining rooms

also have wood fl ooring.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

2181 Davis Street, Rossland $179,000

Double garage AND double carport! This house is a solid 3 bdrms with updated wiring, plumbing, roof, hot water tank. Needs some cosmetic updating. Quick

possession available!Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Erie - Ross Spur Road, Fruitvale $117,000

6.5 acres. Good building sites. Southern exposure. Drilled Well. Treed. Great

price. Call today to view.Call Art (250) 368-8818

710 Redstone Drive, Rossland $425,000

Brand new spacious home a few steps from walking and x-country trails and Redstone golf course. This 4 bdrm, 3 bath home features 2 car garage with ample storage area, rec room spacious

living area. Call your REALTOR® for more information or a personal tour.

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

NEW PRICENEW LISTING

OPEN HOUSESaturday, Sept 6 11am-1pm

1274 Paquette Drive, Trail

$529,000Ultimate executive

rancher! Like new 3 bed/3 bath home with open fl oor plan custom kitchen,

fi replace, 3-car garage and much more!!

Call your REALTOR® today!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

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Liz Bevan photo

It was a relaxing Saturday morning in the sun for Colleen Kramer as she rode her horse, Cheyenne, around her property outside of Fruitvale. The two did laps of the fenced-in field mixing it up between a trot and a gallop.

Horsing around

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