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Petition raises question of increased regional air service to city

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

A petition of over 800 names for increased Trail Regional Airport service was garnered in less than a week and now sits in the lap of city council.

A man who wished not to be identified

to the Trail Daily Times deposited a petition of 809 names—collected in six days—in council chambers Monday night during the public question period portion of the their regular meeting.

“I’d like to ask council to extend the service at the airport,” he said during the

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Water testing tests council’s cash coffers

BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff

Testing the water quality in Montrose has resulted with a hefty bill, according to council officials.

In 2011 the Village of Montrose spent roughly $17,000 on water tests to prepare for the new well and chlorination facility in the area.

More than one year ago, the Village issued a boil water advisory because of test results indicating low levels of total coliforms, a verdict that informed residents their water did not meet the BC Drinking Water Protection Regulation.

Although the drinking water officer has urged council to order regular water quality tests, the costs have become somewhat of a burden.

In the July 16 regular council meeting Mayor Joe Danchuk asked staff to investigate whether testing could be done bi-weekly, instead of weekly, in both upper and lower zones to conserve cash reserves.

He reminded council members that the

long-standing boil water advisory is still in effect.

“Any positive hits of total coliform is a bad thing when you’re trying to get clean water,” Kevin Chartres, the chief administrative officer, indicated while informing council that the water-testing officer wanted to see more tests being done.

“And so far, 25 was the highest reading.”

Some highlights of the new well and chlorination facility include a flow meter and state of the art communications.

It also includes a $1.3 million reduction in infrastructure costs, cleaner water that eliminates health risks and a sustainable water supply.

In addition, an onsite generator will provide back up power to wells during power outages.

On July 3, village council approved Redwood Engineering’s initial fee estimate of $25,000 for the structural design and drafting for the pump house and contact chamber.

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meeting. He presented the petition to city corporate administrator Michelle McIsaac, with the question “If you are interested in expanded service from Trail Regional Airport to Calgary and/or Kelowna.”

There was no indication of who collected the names or who circulated the petition.

A river runs through it

Some city councillor names were included on the petition.

Councillor Kevin Jolly made a motion to pass the petition on to staff, and begin the process of contacting Pacific Coastal Airlines on the prospect of extended service.

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High Columbia River levels create conundrum for regional district officials

BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff

They haven’t found Atlantis yet, but near record levels of the Columbia River have regional district staff searching for answers in its depths.

Driving through Rock Island is a typical day for most, but many people don’t realize what important piece of city infrastructure lurks in that area: the Glenmerry pump house.

Taking a hard right into the bushes past Rock Island Wednesday morning brought a group of concerned officials from the regional district down a narrow dirt road that quickly met the rising rapids of the Columbia River and the Glenmerry pump house.

The Glenmerry pump house is part of a regional sewer system facing a serious problem. It is responsible for moving sewage to the water treatment plant from the majority of Greater Trail, but rising water levels threaten to derail dated equipment from within.

Currently, two internal electric motors in the pump house are running on high, instead of the regular one, and prolonged use at that rate could cause a malfunction of the system.

Near record river levels have submerged the pump house’s overflow pipe, forcing river water back into the pump house and overloading the system.

And with the river’s level expected to be high until mid August, the regional district employed a three-man scuba diving team to plug the overflow pipe to prevent a back flow of water, reducing the workload on the pump house and avoiding a potentially costly repair.

“We’re really in uncharted territory here,” Alan Stanley, the director of environmental services at the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB), explained from the submerging shoreline.

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BREANNE MASEY PHOTOS

Regional district dive team member Cameron Blackwel (above right) maintains the lifeline for diver Andy Gilmore (right), while Martin Huzzy assists.

Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue provided on site safety with their manned rescue boat.

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TIMES STAFF The winning gardens of Trail’s 2012 Garden Contest will be recognized with prizes at the Awards Night, July 24, starting at 7 p.m. at the Columbo Piazza.

The Trail Garden Tour is on July 28, 9-4 p.m.

Tour maps (by donation) will be available at Ferraro’s July 25-27.

The Teck Mad Hatter’s Tea (it’s actually a lunch) also takes place on July 28 from noon to 2 p.m. at Teck’s Guest House in Tadanac. Tickets are $10 and will be available at Ferraro’s.

People are encouraged to wear a hat to the tea—any hat, as it is, after all, a tea. And there will be a rose, grown by Trail gardeners, for every attendee, ladies or gentlemen, wearing a hat.

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RDKB chief of operations, Jeff Paakkunainen, left, examines a piece of the crushed overflow pipe.

River inflow creates problems FROM PAGE 1 “Typically, if we run into something like this—and this is a really unusual event—the water would come up and it might infiltrate the overflow pipe and we would just wait it out. “But in this case, we’ve been advised that the river is going to be at this level or even higher for an extended period of time. So, we have to take extraordinary measures to try to block that flow from coming in through that overflow pipe.�

Sewage is coming into the Glenmerry pump house and flowing at nearly four times the rate that it usually does during the winter season (lowest average).

At almost 29,000 cubic metres per day, the current rate eclipses the winter average of 7,500 cubic metres per day and is significantly higher than the 13,000 cubic metres per day that would flow through the station during spring runoff (highest average).

To put it in layman’s terms, too much sewage is flowing through the Glenmerry pump station each day.

And it could be worse. Without the operation of upstream Columbia River Treaty dams, the peak flow of the Columbia River in Trail would be roughly double its current flow, and within five per cent of the historic maximum flows ever seen in the major pre-dam flood years of 1948 and 1961.

A crew of seven men from the RDKB gathered around the pump station in shorts and T-shirts in the sweltering morning heat to attempt to plug the pipe, while two others began wading into the murky river water in black diving garb.

Diver Andy Gilmore lowered himself into the water and began search-

ing for the pump, but emerged shortly after his departure, taking deep breaths, winded from a current that was “really strong.�

Stanley continued to explain the severity of the problem, indicating that if the RDKB dive team could not find and plug the pump, there could be a risk of internal equipment failure if the internal equipment continued to operate on high for an extended period of time. That situation could cost the regional district—and the taxpayers of the Greater Trail region—if the equipment failed under stress and had to be replaced. “We would anticipate equipment failures and, at that point, we would probably be in an overflow situation where the sewage materials would ‌ have to be redirected into the river,â€?

Stanley said.

The 37-year-old pump house operating system is currently on the cusp of phase two of the regional district’s liquid waste management plan, but approval has not been secured to move forward with repair of the system.

And with replacement of the pump house equipment likely in phase three of the plan, replacing it now would be an additional cost the regional district would like to avoid, said Stanley. “If there wasn’t a means to control this beast, we might be in a world of hurt and it would be unimaginable,� Stanley relayed, emphasizing the ripple effect damages that would stem from the possibility of a system failure.

Although the pipe had not been plugged by press time, a diver found the overflow pipe extending into the river had been crushed by the weight of the moving water.

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Redwood will complete structural schedules in compliance with the BC Building Code.

At that time, TRUE Consulting recommended partnering with the local engineer group to work on the structural component of this project because of the firm’s experience. “It adds complexity to the project if an out-oftown consultant has to schedule visits,� Chartres said while justifying the village council’s decision to oust a series of slightly lower estimates from other companies.

Previously, a $1.3-million Gas Tax Fund grant was bestowed on Montrose for water quality upgrades that includes the creation of a chlorination facility and replacement of a failing well.

The grant will aid construction of a new well and pump house.

Hwy 3A deluge cleared up TIMES STAFF Highway 3A between Castlegar and Nelson was re-opened Wednesday morning, but it was a muddy slog for motorists Tuesday night after soil was drenched by as much as 50 millimetres of rain in just a few hours.

The deluge occurred yesterday afternoon and the highway was

closed when muddy, debris-laden water gushed from a nearby creek, raising fears of a possible landslide.

But after all sidehills in the affected region were stabilized, the highway was re-opened and residents of three properties ordered evacuated in Thrums were allowed to return last night.

Need for service apparent FROM PAGE 1 “There’s definitely a demonstrated need for an extended service,� said Jolly.

Pacific Coastal Airlines operates three flights daily from Trail to Vancouver. According to airport statistics, in the first four months of 2012 more than 10,000 passengers flew through the airport, half of the 20,000 total passengers in all of 2011.

Correction The photo in Wednesday’s paper on Page 2, “In the Tank,� was incorrectly identified. The fundraising event was held to raise funds for the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital’s Health Foundation’s Digital Mammography initiative, not the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation.

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REGIONAL Work ongoing with Salmo tailings pond remediation

BY CRAIG LINDSAY Castlegar News

After heavy rainfall and inflow from creeks and streams caused sloughing and ongoing seepage to the dam structure and road surface of a tailings pond near Salmo, crews continue to work to ensure the area is safe.

“What we’re doing is replacing the hole that the slough created,” said Amy Wilson, environmental technologist for Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK).

“We’re using sand and gravel to reinforce it. We’re going to be putting in a rock buttress at the bottom to help stabilize it. That should be completed near the end of the week.”

The tailings pond is located on the old HB Mine site and is owned by the RDCK. “We’re still intermittently pumping to make sure the water level stays down,” she said. “The engineers have instructed us not to refill the pond until the structure is deemed safe.”

A company called Geo-Scan was brought in to survey the area using ground penetrating radar equipment.

“They were on site Sunday,” said Wilson.

“They did a scan and did find some smaller voids along the crest of the dam. Early this week they are going to some down slope as directed by the engineers.”

Work crews also discovered a sink hole on the upstream side when the water was brought down.

“The impact of that sink hole has to

be investigated and repaired as well as the actual slough has to be replaced,” said Wilson.

“Once those two things are accomplished, we can stop the pumping and allow the pond to refill.”

The HB Mine tailings pond is located approximately 500 metres east of the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3 and 6), and about seven kilometres south of Salmo.

The tailings pond has a surface area of approximately six hectares.

Subtle Body opens Lending a hand in Sicamous Abductor planned to take victim’s brother: court

Gallery • The VISAC Gallery presents “The Subtle Body,” a colourful collection of paintings of yoga poses by Nakusp artist Barbara Maye. Gallery hours are Mon. to Wed., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Th-Fri, 2-6 p.m. For a special guided showing of the exhibit with your group of friends or club, contact the gallery at 364-1181 or director@visacgallery.com. The exhibit runs until Friday.

Music • Kootenay Savings Music in the Park was cancelled due to severe weather warning. Next Thursday it will resume at 7 p.m. with roots and world music favourites, The Fabulous Chairs.

Other • The KBRH Health Foundation Golf Classic is teeing off at Birchank Golf Course Friday with all proceeds 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 Events & Happenings in the Lower Columbia at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca.

• On Saturday the Columbia Canoe and Kayak Club invites the general public to join them in a paddle on the Lower Arrow Lake. It will be an easy (if the wind does not blow) 4-5 hour paddle.

Leaving from Deer Park to Anderson Point then across to Renata for lunch then down to the natural Arch at Brooklyn. Call 365-2715 for detailed meeting arrangements.

• The Trail Market goes on the Esplanade next 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 socialize.

Everyone welcome. Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. Come for a few minutes or stay all afternoon.

Upcoming • 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.

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BY BILL GRAVELAND

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Cadet Ethan Szabo of Trail carries one of the hundreds of logs, branches, and other pieces of debris that blocked access to the beaches of Mara Lake at Swansea Point south of Sicamous.

TIMES STAFF Cadet Ethan Szabo, who is spending the summer at the Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre (VACSTC) in the six-week Air Rifle Marksmanship Instructor Course spent last Saturday with his platoon mates working to clean up the boat launch and beach access trails at Swansea Point south of Sicamous.

Cadet Szabo is a member of 531 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron

in Trail.

Heavy flooding had carried tons of logs, branches and other debris into Mara Lake, blocking access for residents and visitors alike.

During the summer, each of the five training groups at VACSTC undertakes a community service project.

“This was a good fit for our cadets,” said Major Larry Jeffries, the officer commanding Delta Training Group.

CRANBROOK - The man who abducted a threeyear-old British Columbia boy before returning him unharmed four days later had initially considered taking the child’s older brother, his sentencing hearing was told Wednesday.

Randall Hopley, 46, has already pleaded guilty to abducting three-year-old Kienan Hebert from the boy’s home in Sparwood, a southeastern B.C. town not far from the Alberta boundary, last September.

The boy was returned unharmed and Hopley was later arrested at a nearby Bible camp.

The Crown is considering asking that Hopley, who covered his face as he arrived at a courthouse in Cranbrook be designated a dangerous or longterm offender.

After his arrest, Hopley told police he had planned the abduction a couple of days in advance.

He said he chose the Hebert home because the door was unlocked, it was in a remote new neighbourhood, and “it was easy to tell” there were children inside because of the number of toys outside.

He originally walked into the home at 1:30 a.m. into a room shared by Kienan and his sixyear-old brother, Caleb, who has had three heart surgeries. He saw a photo of Caleb with a note written underneath that referenced the surgery.

“I thought, ‘No. If I do grab him, the kid could get startled and have a heart attack,”’ Hopley told a police officer in a videotaped confession, which was played in court.

“You could end up with a dying child, a dead child. So I went out for an hour’s walk and later came back and took Kienan out.”

Hopley said he was worried that he might have grabbed the wrong child, so he checked Kienan’s chest for heart surgery scars.

“When I grabbed Kienan, I basically bolted with him,” said Hopley during the six-hour interview.

The court heard that Hopley’s desire to apologize led police to him.

Doerksen indicated the Crown plans to apply for a 60-day psychiatric assessment to determine whether Hopley should be designated a dangerous or long-term offender.

Hopley pleaded guilty to abduction of a person under 14 and break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, though the Crown stayed a charge of kidnapping.

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Kinder Egg bust at border a waste of time, says detained U.S man

Beetle-ridden timber didn’t contravene lumber deal: ruling

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A U.S. man who was detained at the border while returning home from Vancouver because he was carrying chocolate Kinder Eggs says the American law banning the treats should be eradicated.

Chris Sweeney and his husband Brandon Loo of Seattle were on their way back to Seattle after a recent trip to Vancouver, when American border

BY TERRY PEDWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA - Canada is declaring victory in a dispute with the United States over softwood lumber exports from British Columbia.

A tribunal convened under the 2006 softwood lumber agreement ruled Wednesday that Canada did not circumvent the deal by shipping large quantities of pine beetle-infested lumber south of the border.

International Trade Minister Ed Fast called the decision a welcome victory for workers in B.C.’s lumber industry.

“We applaud the tribunal’s decision in favour of our lumber industry,” Fast said.

“This positive outcome is the result of our close collaboration with provincial and industry partners and proof that the (softwood lumber agreement) is good for Canada’s forestry sector.”

The United States launched the dispute, arguing that B.C. was subsidizing wood damaged by the mountain pine beetle. The U.S. Lumber Coalition expressed bitter disappointment in the ruling by the London Court of International Arbitration.

“The coalition is very disappointed that the LCIA did not find that compensatory export taxes were justified to collect the export taxes imposed under the SLA that B.C. producers have been effectively evading since 2007,” said coalition chairman Steve Swanson, who also runs the family-owned Swanson Group in Oregon.

“While the coalition vehemently disagrees with the LCIA panel conclusion, we respect and appreciate the efforts of this panel and the U.S. government to grapple with the complex issues involved in this case.”

British Columbia denied the province was cheating, saying American producers should have known there would be an effort to clear dead, beetle-infested timber. On Wednesday, it was declaring “total victory.”

guards told them that six Kinder Eggs in the trunk of their car are illegal in the United States. The popular German chocolate eggs, which contain small plastic toys inside, are considered a choking hazard in the U.S. Sweeney says a border guard told them they could be fined $2,500 per egg, and then ordered them to head to a detention centre, where they sat for more than two hours.

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Workers pull graded lumber off a conveyor belt at a mill in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 21, 2006.

Canada is declaring victory in a dispute with the United States over softwood lumber exports from British Columbia.

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Two private health clinics in Vancouver have been found to be extra billing their patients in violation of the Canada Health Act and have been ordered to stop or face court action.

The order from the B.C. Medical Services Commission involves Cambie Surgeries Corp. and the Specialist Referral Clinic, which are owned by the same company.

Commission chair Tom Vincent says an audit has found more than 200 cases in which the clinics billed patients for medical services that are already publicly-funded under the provincial health plan. The bills for the services totalled almost $500,000.

Co-founder of gang pleads guilty to drug charges THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER B.C. police say the cofounder of a criminal gang and another gang member have pleaded guilty to drug charges after getting caught in a police sting.

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But after waiting and worrying about the possibility of a hefty fine, Sweeney says border staff inside the detention centre brushed off the offence and merely told them to never bring Kinder Eggs across the border again.

Sweeney says the ordeal was a waste of time, especially because the contraband treats weren’t even confiscated, allowing Sweeney and Loo to hand them to friends and family in Seattle.

Fifty-two-yearold Douglas Edward Vanalstine, formerly of Kelowna, and 33-yearold Daryl Robert Johnson of Abbotsford admitted to trafficking in cocaine after an undercover officer sold fake drugs to the pair in 2009.

Police say Vanalstine was considered a cofounder of the United Nations gang along

with Clay Roueche, the former UN gang leader now in jail in the United States on drug charges.

Vanalstine and Johnson were targeted by an undercover investigation conducted by a special anti-gang squad called the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, which also investigated members of the notorious Bacon family

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During that investigation, 29-year-old Jarrod Bacon and 56-year-old Wayne Scott were arrested and later found guilty of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, with Bacon getting a 12-year sentence. Bacon’s brother, Jonathon, was shot and killed outside a Kelowna hotel a year ago in a targeted attack.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A journey to the farthest reaches of Earth’s solar system begins with a single step - and you can be home for lunch.

Forget space shuttles, this extraterrestrial exploration only requires some good hiking shoes and visit to the northeastern B.C. city of Fort St. John.

The city and its school district have created what they say is Canada’s largest scale model of the earth’s solar system, starting from the sun and ranging outward, past Earth, Jupiter and Saturn, all the way to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

The entire walk covers an 8.6 kilometre path, with planets and other objects placed to scale along it, and marked with a sign and QR code that can be scanned by a smartphone to access a webpage for further information.

Fort St. John students have worked for more than a year, compiling facts about the solar system and creating the webpage content. School district officials say the layout easily conveys the massive distance to this system’s most far-flung planet because walkers travel from the Sun to Mars within the first 334 metres, but must trek for more than eight kilometres before reaching Pluto.

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NATIONAL Axing local TV programming fee will hurt small stations, says Bell

BY TERRY PEDWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA - Canada’s broadcast regulator is doing away with a controversial fee charged by many cable and satellite companies to help improve local TV programming - and forcing them to stop passing the cost on to their customers.

And at least one service provider suggests the move could jeopardize small stations that are teetering on the financial brink.

The Local P r o g r a m m i n g Improvement Fund will be phased out by Aug. 31, 2014, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications

Commission said Wednesday.

The regulator will also require cable and satellite companies to show by this fall how they intend to remove the fees from customers’ bills, and to prove that customers have been made aware that the costs have been eliminated.

“The fund was created to ensure television stations had the resources to meet Canadians’ needs for local programming,� Leonard Katz, the CRTC’s vicechairman of telecommunications, said in a statement. “We are satisfied with the support it has provided during a diffi-

Bank of Canada sees weak economy

BY JULIAN BELTRAME THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA - The Canadian economic recovery is struggling to retain momentum amid mounting global problems and softer conditions at home that leave few remaining pillars of strength to sustain growth, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday.

The central bank’s latest monetary policy overview of global and domestic conditions suggests Canada is a victim of global problems, but also that it has more than a few home-grown problems keeping growth below par.

In raw numbers, the bank expects economic growth will slow to 2.1 per cent this year from 2.4 per cent in 2011, and only advance by a still moderate 2.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent in 2013 and 2014. “One of the key aspects here is the nature and the composition of demand, particularly in the United States. So it’s the structure of where our export markets are,� Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said at a press conference.

Canadians exports are concentrated in lowgrowth economies, such as the United States, he added. “One of the messages the bank is trying to get across is one can expect those economies to be relatively low-growth for some time.�

The economic growth numbers were released Tuesday when the central bank decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Wednesday’s paper adds flesh to the bones, showing just how disappointing the year will be. The bank says each of the next four quarters will be weaker than it predicted in its last report in April.

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Looking at the economy by sectors, the bank says business investment and consumer spending, supported by super-low interest rates, remain the chief support systems for the recovery.

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But Bell Media calls the decision “a major concern.� Conventional television is still under tremendous financial pressure, Bell vice president and chief

legal and regulatory officer Mirko Bibic said in an email.

Bell executives have warned recently that at least six of the company’s smaller stations could be on the chop-

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emember when getting a 100,000 miles of your car was considered a miracle of sorts?

Those invited to bear witness performed the ritual of peering into the driver side window to confirm all those zeros on the odometer, the proud owner instantly becoming a member of that rare class of individuals that ‘really know their cars’.

Of course, knowledge had nothing to do with it.

Lemons were the norm and avoiding them took all the skill of purchasing a winning lottery ticket.

I sold my last car somewhere over 400,000 kilometres. Okay, I’m unusual, but the fact is, no one is excited by 100,000 miles anymore. Cars are just built better than they used to be. So are most engineered products. The airplanes I travel in now are way better than the planes I was riding in 40 years ago. They’re safer and even more comfortable, but what about the services I receive from the airline? Is booking your flight, getting on, or getting off easier, or harder?

What about services generally? Do you spend more time in-line, waiting? Is

the service staff friendlier?

Do help-lines and service centres actually provide any help or service?

Or do you just spend more time on the phone pushing buttons (press three to speak to our insurance specialist) only to get someone incapable of providing help or service.

What about government services - better or worse?

Dumb question. Why have products improved even as services declined?

The reason is attributable to a small man with a funny name - Genichi Taguchi. Prior to the 1980’s, specifications and tolerances guided manufacturing. The specified diameter of a drive shaft may be 3.5 inches, but because nothing can be made to perfection, engineers would also specify a level of looseness that could be tolerated by the design; say 3.5 inches plus or minus 0.1 inch.

A drive shaft of 3.4 to 3.6 inches, therefore, was considered ‘good’ or at least, ‘good enough’. By the time all this ‘good enough’ was tolerated in 30,000 parts, you had a car that would shake, rattle and barely roll after 30,000 miles.

Enter the diminutive Taguchi. He refused to

accept ‘good enough’.

Specifications and tolerances were tossed and replaced with ‘loss functions’.

These identified the loss to society for any variation from the ideal. Suddenly, engineers at Toyota had a way of determining the economic and social loss of producing drive shafts at anything other than precisely 3.5 inches. Perfection became the goal, with Taguchi giving us a way of calculating the cost of falling short.

Replacing ‘good enough’ tolerances with loss functions helped drive the Quality revolution.

Japanese automobiles, once considered junk, became the icons of quality.

American and European manufacturers followed suit, yielding massive improvements in build quality. Other industries adopted Taguchi methods, giving rise to ‘the new manufacturing’.

But all this passed service industries by.

Specifications or performance standards remain ubiquitous, guaranteeing, at best, stagnation in quality.

Consider an emergency medical services (EMS) department with a perform-

ance standard or specification of arriving within eight minutes of a call, 90 per cent of the time. What happens to EMS patients at eight minutes? Nothing.

What about that 90 per cent, where did that come from? It was picked out of thin air.

Performance standards like these have no rational basis, nor a connection to what matters to people.

You’re having a heart attack.

Are you really thinking; “Gosh I hope they make it here in eight minutes nine times out of 10.” as the service standards imply? Or are you thinking “Damn, I hope they get here right now!” as Taguchi maintains?

An EMS organization, with a track record of arriving within eight minutes 90 per cent of the time and taking over six hours for the remaining calls, is fully meeting their performance standard. No reason to improve despite the body count.

This is why service standards are really a means of avoiding accountability.

They tolerate a looseness, characteristic of poorly managed or incompetent operations, just as engin-

eering specifications tolerated a looseness in manufacturing cars.

In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, performance standards are promoted as ‘best practice’ in the management of service industries. Healthcare is obsessed with them (ask any doctor or nurse).

Governments are tripping over itself defining them.

Airlines, IT departments, repair services are committed to meeting them.

All exercises in excusing poor performance. Taguchi would be rightly appalled.

So should the rest of us.

Few on this side of the Pacific recognize his name, but Taguchi changed our world. Almost everything made, is made better, because of him. Sometimes the smallest of men are giants.

Genichi Taguchi died June 02, 2012.

Troy Media Columnist Robert Gerst is a Partner in Charge of Operational Excellence and Research & Statistical Methods at Converge Consulting Group Inc. He is author of The Performance Improvement Toolkit: The Guide to Knowledge-Based Improvement and numerous peer-reviewed articles.

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From fun first fling to downright awful date, there’s an app for that

BY MELINDA MALDONADO THE CANADIAN PRESS

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hether it’s help with a hookup, a breakup or a smooth getaway from a bad first date, it appears there really is an app for

that.

Experts say smartphones are fast becoming an important piece of one’s dating arsenal, as new apps offering assistance on a variety of issues hit the market.

One of the latest to emerge is The Bad Date Rescue app from dating site eHarmony.com. It allows users to set up a faux emergency call to get out of a bad date hassle-free.

Some observers say the app is a good way to skedaddle out of a sticky situation, but others say a call from a real person might be better when it’s time to make an escape in case safety becomes an issue.

One element experts agree on, however, is the evolution of the smartphone into a device which can be used as a genuine mobile dating tool.

“All the major dating sites have their own mobile apps,” said Sidneyeve Matrix, a media professor at Queen’s University. “They do realize that that’s the thing you’re going to take to the club with you, that’s the thing that’s always at hand.”

Matrix points to the trend of using GPS-based apps that “help you to find a hottie in the vicinity” and an increasing reliance on technology for communication.

“It would be like you opt in, and I opt in and then ping, there’s somebody around,” she explained.

The increasingly connected world of today also means those on the dating circuit are now more comfortable getting to know each other through mobile communication, including “statversations”, which are conversations through 140-character status updates, added Matrix.

People used to use computer chat programs like MSN Messenger to connect, said Ryerson University student Jai Garcha.

“But now since Android and Apple have advanced in their technology we use more of just our phone when it comes to text and even video

calls,” Garcha said.

Some don’t even exchange phone numbers when they meet a prospective date any more, relying on social networks instead.

“These days you don’t really exchange numbers,” said Yumit Soltani. “Facebook, bbm, those would be the (main) two applications that I use on my phone for dating.”

Mobile dating apps don’t appear to appeal to everyone though.

Toronto resident Jeff Caldwell said he believes people should start off with face-to-face communication. Other than the occasional short text, Caldwell said he doesn’t use mobile assistance when it comes to his relationships.

“I haven’t needed to,” he said.

For a number of people, however, technology might help build relationships in ways that faceto-face communication can’t.

Toronto dating expert Christine Hart believes texting is made for women because they want to connect.

“Being able to be in a little more contact with the guy that we’re dating through texting is great,” said Hart, who has been in the dating business for more than 12 years.

She believes it’s a win-win situation, because no matter how busy a person is, they can probably find the time to squeeze in a text.

“It takes two seconds to send a quick text saying ‘it’s going to be nutty at work today but thinking of you and can’t wait until Friday.”

That’s the type of communication that helps build relationships, she said.

But using a cellphone as a crutch won’t help in the dating world, she cautioned. There are certain situations that call for face-to-face interaction, like a breakup. Although some might be tempted to send a breakup text, Hart said that’s bad dating etiquette.

“Sometimes it’s better to call and leave a message or use old-fashioned face-to-face communication instead of sending a text or Facebook message,” she said, adding that ultimately, it’s important to remember that technology is a tool.

“Hiding behind technology takes away what we all want, which is human connection.”

Death rate among Inuit kids soars

BY HELEN BRANSWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - A new study paints a bleak picture of life - and death - among children and teenagers living in the Inuit Nunangat, the four Arctic regions that make up the Inuit homelands.

Children and teens growing up in the Nunangat are roughly five times more likely to die than their counterparts in the rest of Canada.

They are 11 times more likely to succumb to an infectious or parasitic disease and twice as likely to be killed by a noncommunicable one. Their risk of dying from an injury is nearly 11 times higher than children and teenagers in the rest of the country.

But the biggest driver behind the staggeringly higher death rate among Inuit children and teens is suicide.

The report, from Statistics Canada’s health analysis division, found that the suicide

rate among children and teens in the Inuit homelands was 30 times that of youth in the rest of Canada during the five-year period from 2004 to 2008.

In fact, at a time when the youth suicide rate was declining in the rest of Canada, it was climbing in the Inuit Nunangat, the report shows.

The analysts who gathered the data for Statistics Canada can’t speak to the factors behind the important numbers they compiled. They can explain the numbers, but cannot opine on the story they tell.

But a researcher who has spent years studying the problem of suicide among the people of the Canadian Arctic said the statistics point to one of the biggest public health problem of the North.

“It’s huge. It’s absolutely huge. There’s no way to downplay the impact that suicide has on life here. And it’s a big priority of many people - including the (Nunavut) government and the

Inuit organization NTI - to make a difference,” Jack Hicks said in an interview from Iqaluit.

“Imagine if Prince Edward Island or Saskatchewan over the course of a generation ... suddenly had their youth suicide rate rise to 30 times the national average. What would that do to the society?”

Hicks is a former suicide prevention adviser for the Nunavut government and was a member of the working group that developed the territory’s suicide prevention strategy.

He is currently completing his PhD thesis on the social determinants of youth suicide in Nunavut.

He said the profile of suicide among the Inuit is much different than that of the rest of the country.

Where in the South the rates of suicide increase with age and cases are linked to major depression, in the North, the risk of suicide is very high among people aged 15 to 24.

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With model mom and rock star dad, Jagger is face of fashion brand

BY SAM CRITCHELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK - Give Georgia May Jagger a photo of herself and she’ll find the one little thing wrong with it.

In that way, she’s just like most of us. She can spot from a mile away the nervous smile or unflattering pose.

But as she develops her modeling career, the 20-year-old says she’s getting better at accepting these things and, honestly, getting better at her job.

“Even the most successful models, it takes getting used to. Fashion and photos can still be intimidating, even if you’re always around

it, but they’re not as much now as my first ones!”

With a little more practice, maybe she’ll be as smooth and graceful as her model mom Jerry Hall, or as comfortable in her own skin as her rock star dad Mick Jagger.

Yes, Georgia May Jagger is no stranger to being around a camera.

“I ask my mom for advice often. It’s not specifically ‘how to model’ - you have to develop that yourself but I’ll ask her about fashion. I’ve seen her work before, and we talk about work. She’s obviously very experi-

enced,” Jagger says.

From her dad, Jagger, who has posed for Chanel and Versace, among others, gets some of her eclectic style, she says, but she’d describe her own look as a little less flashy than his. She has a bit of the old English countryside style in her closet, combined with glam rock touches.

Vivienne Westwood is a favourite designer.

A few years ago, she wore a Westwooddesigned leopard-print jacket with big puffy sleeves to a big press event. She took that from Hall’s closet.

“I had a moment beforehand when I

wondered, ‘Should I wear it?’ My mom is tall and gorgeous and can wear anything, but it worked out in the end for me. I was there to have fun and I did.”

She adds, “A young girl should have fun.

I’d say wear whatever you want. Don’t worry about being sensible.”

Cue her new style inspiration: Madonna.

Jagger is the new spokesmodel for Material Girl, the collection designed by Madonna and her daughter Lola. “I do think it represents Madonna’s style when she was younger. Girls my age are still trying to do it. It’s all youthful

OBITUARIES CHECKNITA, MARION GORDON — July 26 1939 July 12, 2012 With profound sadness, the Checknita family announces the departure of our beloved Marion after a long and heroically endured battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Marion was a cheerful, kind and affectionate family man, born on a farm at Redwater, Alberta. He met his wife and best friend Cathy (née Chisholm, of Heatherton, Nova Scotia) in Mexico. They were married in 1966, had four children, and enjoyed forty-six happy years together in Kimberley and Trail, BC. Marion graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Alberta in 1961, and had a 37 year career at Cominco.

He was a fine golfer and curler who relished the companionship of his friends. He had a big irrepressible laugh and a great zest for life.

Marion is survived by his loving wife, Cathy, his sister Marianne, children Leslie (Robin), Peter (Jennifer), Paul and Pat (Chad), and grandchildren Kate, Alastair, Sarah, Jane, and Mary.

A private celebration will be held at a later date. Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has

been entrusted with arrangements.

The family is grateful to the doctors and staff of Columbia View Lodge. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of BC at 300-828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1E2 or online at www.alzheimerbc. org.

You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca *** MILLER, KEN — March 22nd, 1931 - July 18th, 2012 It is with deep sadness and loving memory we say so long to Ken, a proud and loving husband, dad, papa and friend.

All are invited to a gathering of friends and family in remembrance of Ken Miller and the life he shared with us.

This will take place at Fruitvale United Church, July 23rd, 2012 at 11:00am.

Ken is survived by his loving wife Phyllis, his children; Jonathan (Stacey), Jan (Tom) and Courtnae (Glen), and six grandchildren; Evan, Devan, Austin, Colum, Emma and Rowynn and numerous sister-in-laws, brother-in-laws, their families and friends.

We would like to thank Dr. Libby McCoid and the wonderful caregivers of Poplar Ridge Pavilion for your compassion and caring and making Ken’s stay so comfortable. You truly became our family and we are eternally grateful.

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can be made in the name of Ken Miller to Poplar Ridge Pavilion: Poplar Ridge Pavilion 1200 Hospital Bench Trail, BC V1R 4M1 See you in Immer Nur Nosenloch Dad! *** THALMAN, BERNARD ANTON — of Trail, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2012 at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital with family by his side at the age of 74.

He was the loving father of Tracey ( B r e n t ) and Tammy (James), cherished grandfather of Holly, Kacey and J.D. Survived by his sisters Margaret and Mary. He was pre-deceased by his wife Hazel and parents Joseph and Frances.

The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff at Columbia View Lodge and Bernard’s many friends for their care and support.

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Georgia May Jagger , fun and carefree style that she’s known for.”

The mix of bustier dresses with a Peter Pancollar top and supershort bandeau minis are up Jagger’s mix-andmatch alley, too. “I like that it’s not sticking to all the regular things.”

Almost surprisingly, Jagger, who lives in London, had never met Madonna until this fashion gig - although Jagger had attended a concert “years and years ago.”

Jagger also remembers going on the road as a kid with the Rolling Stones and seeing much more of the United States than one would think, even seeing touristy sites like the biggest wheel of cheese. She says Austin, Texas, is a favourite place to visit.

Her mom was born and raised a Texan, hailing from the Dallas area.

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Allan Rowat Smith Allan Rowat Smith born October 9, 1945 passed away on June 10, 2012 at the age of 66. Allan is predeceased by his father Donald Smith, his mother Roma Bishop and brothers John Bishop and Gord Pederson. He is survived by his sister Hazel Clouston (John), brothers Don Smith (Laurel), Michael Smith (Joan), Gary Pederson (Tina), Ronald Pederson, stepmother Irene Smith, aunt Mildred Hoiness and many cousins, nephews and nieces. The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses in ICU at the Kelowna General Hospital, friends : Marie Mckiernan, Marie Murphy, Val and Les Davenport, Kevin Rivard, Kelly and Carol Burian, Jack Bloodoff, Mary and Albert Farmiloe, Carolyn and Alex Padmoroff and numerous others that cared deeply for him. Al was well known in the construction world. He was born to drive and dedicated many years to moving Canadian entertainers across the country with his company Rock Tour Productions. We will continue to remember Al for his sense of humor and laughter. Al will keep on truckin’ in the skies above. A Celebration of Life will be held on August 4, 2012 from 4- 9 p.m. at Guisachan House, 1060 Cameron Ave. in Kelowna B.C. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the Salvation Army,1480 Sutherland Ave. Kelowna, BC V1Y 5Y5 or the BC SPCA, 3785 Casoro Rd. Kelowna, BC V1W 4M7

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver commercial urban winery, with a tasting bar equipped with 36 taps, has opened in the city’s historic Railtown district.

Visitors to the Vancouver Urban Winery can select from rotating wine-on-tap choices from British Columbia and international vintners at the 7.3-metre-long bar made of Douglas fir.

Also in the space is FreshTAP, a subsidiary that packages wine for wineries entering the emerging wine-on-tap market, the company said in a release.

FreshTAP receives finished wine from participating wineries, which is then transferred from casks into 19.5-litre stainlesssteel kegs. Wine kegs are distributed to partnering venues where they are fitted into tap systems (similar to the concept of beer on tap). This means the wine does not oxidize and customers in bars and restaurants who order wine by the glass will receive a pour that tastes the way the winemaker intended.

The tap concept also helps the environment since one keg eliminates the need for 26 bottles to be produced, including their labels, corks or caps.

To date, Vancouver Urban Winery has filled 1,210 kegs, eliminating 31,460 bottles from production.

FreshTAP is currently working with 26 wineries, including Blasted Church, Nichol Vineyards, Joie Vineyards, Laughing Stock, and Hester Creek, to name a few.

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LIFESTYLES Canadians want more information about fat, sodium at all restaurants: survey

BY LOIS ABRAHAM THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Screengrab from the Utherverse.net website shows a virtual street scene. Virtual conventions let participants hear keynote speakers and tour booths from their homes or offices without the cost or the need to travel.

3-D virtual conventions THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Would you like to get together for drinks in the cyberworld after our virtual convention ends?

It’s not a typical invitation for drinks, but Vancouver’s Utherverse Inc., doesn’t deal in regular feet-on-theground conferences either.

Utherverse puts on 3D virtual conventions, allowing keynote speakers and participants to take part from their homes, offices or from anywhere in the world via personalized avatars in a virtual world.

The result is similar to being in a video game but it’s still like being at a real convention, said CEO and company founder Brian Shuster.

“For example, you can overhear conversations,” he said, refer-

ring to avatars strolling through virtual convention halls and visiting virtual booths. “You can run into people and have random encounters.”

Participants communicate at a virtual convention through text messaging and audio, said Shuster.

As for the entertainment and parties that are usually part of a convention, there’s plenty of that.

“There’s beer,” Shuster said, though you can’t actually drink it. “Your avatar can drink beer and sit there and socialize with people.”

And if you find the keynote speaker a bit dull, you can just tune out and have an online chat.

“You can have a whole conversation back and forth, which would be considered

rude at a real convention.”

Never mind sore feet, because you can visit virtual booths to see products you’re interested in.

The software development company has put on conventions for the online video game “World of Warcraft” and the adult entertainment industry, Shuster said, adding conventions are in the works for a racing group and a bloggers group. The company will hold its second annual convention for the virtual world industry next week from July 26-28.

But Shuster noted that conventions featuring hands-on products like food shows may need to stay in the real world.

“That’s a perfect example of one that probably doesn’t work

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Utherverse has competitors such as cyberconventions.com and virtualtradeshowhosting.com, but Shuster believes the “real time, 3D environment” gives his company an edge.

Technology analyst Duncan Stewart said virtual conventions would be environmentally friendly and provide more access and more diversity.

TORONTO - Canadians want more nutritional information about menu items at all restaurants, not just fast-food eateries, according to a recent survey.

Two-thirds of Canadian adults said they liked the idea of seeing information about fat and sodium levels at all restaurants. And women were most likely to indicate such a preference, the Harris/Decima research showed.

“Right now, in fast-food restaurants especially, you can request the nutritional information or some places, space permitting, will post it.

And in the U.S., my understanding is they are making a more stronger push to try and have this type of information available at more restaurants,” said Susan Sanei-Stamp, vice president of Harris/Decima, in an interview on Wednesday.

“So I thought it would be interesting, given what we were seeing, if Canadians would be interested and receptive to having that available.

It’s not just focused on quick service but perhaps the restaurant industry as a whole.”

About 65 per cent of the Canadians polled between the ages of 35 to 44 supported having the information, as did 71 per cent of those 45 to 54, and 53 per cent of those aged 55 to 64.

Respondents of the Harris/ Decima telephone poll were also asked whether they were aware of a proposed ban on large orders of pop and other sugary drinks made

by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

He wants to stop restaurants, movie theatres, sports arenas, food carts and delis from selling sodas and other sugary drinks in servings larger than half a litre. Bloomberg says it’s a way to fight obesity in a city that spends billions of dollars a year on weight-related health problems. People would be free to buy another round, but restaurants couldn’t serve drinks in large containers to begin with.

Opponents to the plan say the government is overstepping its bounds and infringing on personal freedom.

Half of the Canadians polled

by Harris/Decima were aware of Bloomberg’s proposal and two-thirds said they would support a similar ban in their area.

Nearly half of those who believed Bloomberg’s proposed ban could have an impact also thought it could raise awareness about how much pop people consume in general.

About a quarter believed it could help people rethink the number of calories they consume in a given day.

The research showed people felt “it’s one thing to have a ban in place, but give us the information so we can be aware of what we’re doing and raise our own awareness levels and take it from there,” said SaneiStamp.

Each week, Harris/Decima interviews just over 1,000 Canadians through teleVox, the company’s national telephone omnibus survey.

This poll was conducted between June 27 to 30 and has a margin of error of 3.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

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Greater Trail athletes have been preparing for the Games for months and it now comes down to four days of competition.

Trail’s Gina Oostlander and the rest of the West Kootenay Girls basketball team spent last week practicing in Castlegar and attended a camp at Gonzaga University in Spokane to fine-tune

for the Games.

Although the competition was tough, the girls played hard and really improved, said coach Kim Matson.

Other local competitors include: Darren Bella of Trail and Salmo’s Henrik Yerwood for baseball, Fruitvale’s Trevor Browell and Ryan Fullerton of Trail for golf, Trail’s Derek Davis and Tyler MacAuley, lacrosse, Rossland’s Tayla Koeber, triathlon, and Allie Stanley and Mackenzie Flood for athletics.

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Trail’s Gina Oostlander works out with the Zone 1 Kootenay basketball team last week to prep for the B.C. Summer Games which start today in Surrey.

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The athletes dive into competition today and will compete over four days in 20 different sports at venues throughout the City of Surrey.

For some, the BC Games are a pinnacle achievement but, for many others, it is the first step towards provincial and national teams and eventually other major multi-sport Games like the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

With the London Olympic Games beginning just one week after the BC Summer Games, the athletes competing in Surrey can look for inspiration from the 25 BC Games alumni who will be part of the Canadian Olympic Team at the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games.

Athletes including Dylan Armstrong (Athletics), Ryder Hesjedal (Cycling), Brent Hayden

(Swimming), Karina LeBlanc (Soccer) and Carol Huynh (Wrestling) all began their journey to the Olympic Games with a trip to the BC Games.

Close to 3000 volunteers in Surrey and surrounding areas have worked to plan and stage the BC Summer Games, including many who were part of the team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

The Trail Stingrays finally fell from top spot, but it didn’t stop them from having another amazing week in the pool.

After four straight swim meet wins, the Stingrays placed second overall to the host Castlegar Aquanauts’ at the Sports Complex on the weekend, but that was far from disappointing for Stingray coach Samme Beatson. “Our team had another amazing swim meet in Castlegar. There were many medals, some meet records, and lots of best times.�

The Stingrays set five meet records on the weekend with Eden Kormendy breaking the Div. 3 girls records for 100-metre individual medley (IM) and 50-metre breaststroke. In swim time, Dylan Kormendy smashed the Div. 1 boys records for 50 backstroke and 100 IM each by a full second, while James Pilla completely annihilated the record for the Div. 8 men’s 100-metre fly by a whopping seven seconds.

The Stingrays also repeated as the Mile Relay champs. The team of Oleg Liferovich, Maddie Green, Sam Theobald, Jennifer Chung, Timothy Chung, Martin Gonzalez, Eric Gonzalez and James Pilla, each swam 4 x 50 m. for a total of 64 lengths of the pool in 16 minutes and four seconds.

In Div. 1 Dylan Kormendy placed first and Paige Marrandino third. In Div 2 Ian Markus placed second while in Div. 3 Aby Elwood received bronze, the first aggregate medal of her swimming career, and Eden Kormendy tied for gold with Evonne Stehr from the Collville Sharks. In Div. 3 boys, Josh Ballarin took top spot and Diego Greenwood nabbed silver. In Div. 5, Jennifer Chung and Martin Gonzalez placed won gold, and Maddie Green tied for silver with Nicole Nuyten from the Grand Forks Piranhas. In Div. 6 Eric Gonzalez paced first, and finally in Div. 8 girls Sam Grebe claimed gold while for the boys James Pilla tied for gold with Nick Welychko from the Castlegar Aquanauts.

All Stars falter

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The 9-10 Trail All Stars lost another tough game against South Vancouver Tuesday at the B.C. Little League Minor baseball championship.

Trail lost 10-0 and fall to 1-2 in round-robin play. The All Stars play Layritz today and played Coquitlam on Wednesday but scores were unavailable at press time.

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The West Kootenay Bantam Rockers fastball team made an impression at the U-16 provincials in Port Alberni last week, placing fifth out of 16 teams and losing two crucial games by just one run. Back row from left: coach Connie Dewell (Fruitvale), Alima Pauline-Gall (Winfield), Darya Huser (Salmo), Rachael Wilson (Castlegar), coach Derek Hipwell (Castlegar), Haley Huser(Salmo), Sara Dewell (Fruitvale), Brittney Strelaeff (Castlegar), Cara Gallo (Genelle), manager Steve Dewell (Fruitvale). Front row: Allison Griffiths (Castlegar), Ella Meyer (Fruitvale), Elora Hipwell (Castlegar), Shelby Streloff (Castlegar), Kiya Hipwell, batgirl (Castlegar).

NEW YORK - Brett Lawrie’s tumble could have been much worse.

The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman left Wednesday afternoon’s game with the New York Yankees after he fell into a camera bay while going after a foul ball.

Lawrie was chasing a shallow Mark Teixeira popup in the bottom of the third inning when tumbled over a railing while reaching for the ball.

He took a long fall into the television camera well near the Toronto dugout and appeared to hit his right leg on a metal railing as he fell.

Lawrie was in obvious pain when he got up and was escorted to the clubhouse by

Championship in Trail B.C. All Games at Andy Bilesky Park Saturday 9 a.m.

D5-Forest Hills vs D1-Dunbar 12:30 p.m.

Opening Ceremonies 1:30 p.m.

Trail All Stars (Host) vs D3-White Rock 5:30 p.m.

D6-Hastings vs D7-Beacon Hill Sunday 10 a.m.

Trail All Stars (Host) vs D6-Hastings 1:30 p.m.

D7-Beacon Hill vs D5-Forest Hills 5:00 p.m.

D1-Dunbar vs D3-White Rock

Monday 10 a.m.

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D5-Forest Hills vs D6-Hastings 5 p.m.

Trail All Stars vs D1-Dunbar Tuesday 10 a.m.

D6-Hastings vs D3-White Rock 1:30 p.m.

D7-Beacon Hill vs D1-Dunbar 5:00 p.m.

Trail All Stars vs D5-Forest Hills Wednesday 10 a.m.

D1-Dunbar vs D6-Hastings 1:30 p.m.

D3-White Rock vs D5-Forest Hills 5 p.m.

Trail All Stars vs D7-Beacon

Hill Thursday Rain out make-up day.

Friday July 27 Noon 1st Place vs 4th Place 3:30 p.m.

2nd Place vs 3rd Place Saturday , July 28 Noon Championship Game

West Division GP W L T Sask 3 3 0 0 Edmonton 3 2 1 0 B.C. 3 2 1 0 Calgary 3 1 2 0

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The injury comes just one day after slugger Jose Bautista was placed in the 15-day disabled list with an injured left wrist.

Lawrie came in hitting .280 with eight homers and 34 RBIs in his second big league season. He was 0 for 2 on Wednesday.

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Week Three Saturday’s results Hamilton 36 Toronto 27 Saskatchewan 23 B.C. 20 Friday’s result Edmonton 42 Winnipeg 10 Thursday’s result Montreal 33 Calgary 32 Week Four Today’s game Saskatchewan at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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SPORTS AND REC A KOOTENAYSIZED SMILE

TOUR DE FRANCE

Brit still leads

Fishing Report

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France - Thomas Voeckler won the 16th stage of the Tour de France over four huge climbs in the Pyrenees, while defending champion Cadel Evans dropped out of title contention on Wednesday.

Evans, who started the day fourth overall, struggled on the last two climbs, while Bradley Wiggins wore the yellow jersey a little more comfortably.

Voeckler dominated the 197-kilometre (123mile) course from Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon, the Frenchman leading a breakaway for his second stage victory of the Tour. He also won Stage 10.

Overall, Wiggins leads second-placed Froome by 2:05, and third-placed Nibali by 2:23. Denmark’s Chris Anker Sorensen was second, more than 1 1/2 minutes behind Voeckler.

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Kyle Bartsoff of Fruitvale was pretty happy when he landed this 15-pound bull trout on a plug last week on Kootenay Lake.

LONDON 2012

Olympic athlete rallies fans POSTMEDIA NEWS Move over Joe Canada. Make room for Jon Canada.

Embracing the spirit of a Molson beer commercial, the 2010 Olympic gold medallist in skeleton is appealing to his countrymen to get behind the men and women destined to represent Canada at the 2012 Games in London.

To that end, Montgomery is releasing an online video Tuesday (http://www.

missionmontgomery2. com/jon-canadian) to spread the love for Canada’s oft-forgotten summer warriors.

“I really believe as Canada’s athletes we’re all in this together,” Montgomery said Monday from his hometown of Calgary.

“As amateur athletes, we train in anonymity for years before we get our opportunity to show Canada what we can do.

“And I’d like to inspire Canadians to

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bet behind their summer athletes the same way they rallied behind winter athletes in Vancouver 2010.”

In 2010, Canadians from coast to coast fell in love with Montgomery when the red-headed auctioneer grabbed a pitcher of beer from someone in the crowd and took a victory swig en route to the medal ceremony in downtown Whistler, B.C. It was a signature moment for a country that went head-overheels for an Olympic team that finished, against all odds, atop the gold-medal standings.

“We identify ourselves as a winter nation, because we had so much success and were able to be the Number 1 sport nation at the Vancouver Olympics,” Montgomery said.

“It’s easy to get behind

something like that and a little tougher to get behind a country that’s trying to be in the Top 12 at the Summer Games.”

Nevertheless, Montgomery expects to see magic unfold for Canada in London.

“We’re going to see fantastic performances by guys like Dylan Armstrong and girls like Jessica Zelinka,” he said.

“That’s going to be pretty special to see somebody take part in a marquee event like 100-metre hurdles and also to compete in the toughest female event, which is the heptathlon.”

Through the wonders of Twitter and Facebook, the solidarity between Canada’s summer and winter athletes is clear with athletes sending best wishes back and forth over the divide.

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Columbia River: I have to admit, that the water is almost unfishable or so I thought.

After going out on numerous occassions I am amazed at the resilience of the rainbow trout in the Columbia River.

Conditions: Most of the fishable eddies and pockets, as I call them, have been eliminated with the extreme high water, but the areas I did fish along with debris and logs and colored water, I found the fish were still there and very accommodating. Lots of action, even more so than when the river is clean and clear.

To fish away from the debris I found if I put on an indicator about five or six feet above the fly, added a split shot a foot above the fly I caught fish.

Flies: The fly usually was a bead head of some sort, starting from a copper john, prince nymph, pheasant tail to a simple chironomid. All were successful.

Now I am even more amazed that the caddis hatch is trying to happen, with the high water and temperatures down from run-off and rain the normal enormous Columbia River caddis hatch is still trying.

It’s still not as abundant as normal but the fish are expecting it and are up on the surface like any year.

Just before dark the hatch happens, and the fish are very actively feeding on these small morsels.

Technique: Before any surface action starts I like to fish the pupa patterns, sometimes with a bead and sometimes without.

When the action starts on the surface I change to a dry fly and enjoy seeing the fly taken off the surface, as do all fly fisher persons.

As darkness approaches, the higher and dryer the fly - the better it seems. So don’t forget the dry fly stuff, ie. gink, moose snot, aquel, repel, shimizaki dry shake or the old stand by mucilin.

All do the same thing, float the

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Columbia report is submitted by Rod Zavaduk, avid fly fisher and owner of Castlegar Sports & Fly shop.

Kootenay Lake: The lake is still at high-water mark and the trout are loving it.

The rain and water levels have helped keep the temperatures down for July, but frequent storms make fishing the surface difficult trolling through the gauntlet of debris.

Nevertheless, lots of dollies (bull trout) are being caught on plugs in water from 40 to 85 feet.

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LEISURE

Daughter’s issues are best addressed in therapy Dear Annie: My college-age daughter is very hard on herself.

“Sharyn” is a beautiful, intelligent and wonderful person at heart, but she cannot see it, even though everyone else does.

For 12 years, Sharyn has been in some form of therapy. She has damaged herself, starved herself and even run away. As a child, she was “different,” and so she was badly bullied and had unreliable friends who briefly entered her life and left suddenly.

After years of rejection and failure to achieve her goals, she began to isolate herself and give up. Much of her time was spent alone and lonely. It was unbearably painful to stand by and watch my child undeservingly suffer like this.

Sharyn seemed to make progress once she started college.

She’s maintained a 3.5 GPA, developed incredible artistic and writing

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abilities, found a summer job and will be living with her friends this coming year. However, she still believes no one really likes her.

She says, “Everyone wants me gone,” and “Everyone thinks I’m stupid, lazy, weird and mean.” She has many great things going for her now, but she still allows her negativity to control her life. She has even said to me, “You hate me,” and “I’m a bad daughter.” I have overheard her yelling both hurtful and hateful comments to herself while she looks in the mirror.

I tell Sharyn repeatedly that I love her and am proud of her, but

she accuses me of lying.

I’m frustrated and heartbroken that she believes these things when she has come so far. What else can I possibly do to help my daughter understand that she is a wonderful person who deserves happiness? -- Peace Bound Parent Dear Parent: You are doing the best you can with your bedrock reassurances. Sharyn’s conception of herself is so distorted and negative that she assumes your opinion is too biased to count. Her accusations are a way to test your commitment. These issues are best addressed in therapy. Since she seems to be making progress, albeit slowly, please continue to provide calm, loving support.

You also can get some therapy on your own and develop some coping strategies.

Dear Annie: I’ve been dating “Don” for eight months. When I met him, I didn’t real-

ize he had been seeing a woman for two years.

Apparently, they had an understanding that if someone else came along, it would be OK to break up because they live three hours apart. They still communicate on Facebook.

This girlfriend’s family owns some property that is pretty much in Don’s backyard. She stays at a cabin on the property a few times a year. It makes me really uncomfortable.

But when I talk to Don about her, he says, “You have nothing to worry about.” But there have been a few nights when he’s called her name in his sleep. He also once told me that if he wanted her back, all he had to do was call her.

Don wants me to move in with him, but I can’t. His relationship with the other woman eats at me all the time.

What do I do? -- On the Rebound Dear Rebound: You don’t completely trust Don, partly because

he has given you the impression that this woman is always available to him. Trust is the bedrock of any relationship. If it doesn’t exist with Don, there won’t be a happy future for the two of you, and you should move on.

Dear Annie: A reader asked why there wasn’t a Viagra-type pill for women, and your response implied that Viagra restores desire. This simply is not the case.

Viagra and other medications like it

allow the body to carry through on the desires of the heart and mind. In the absence of desire, these medications do nothing except possibly give a confidence boost. -- My Two Cents

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YOUR HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Friday, July 20, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) What a relief! TGIF! This is a lovely, romantic, social day.

Enjoy good times with everyone, plus semi-serious discussions with partners and close friends.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You’ll enjoy doing something to beautify your home today. (You might buy some lovely treasures.) Practical family discussions also will be helpful.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an excellent day for writers, teachers, actors, salespeople, editors and anyone who drives for a living. Your words are sweet, yet your thinking is down to earth and sensible.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a good day for business and commerce. It’s also a good day to earn money.

You’re in a receptive, creative

frame of mind. You’re also practical and sensible. Great combo!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is your day! The Moon is in your sign, making a lovely aspect to Venus and Saturn.

Enjoy good times with friends.

Work that requires attention to detail will flow easily. (We like!)

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) What a great day for research.

Make behind-the-scenes plans that ultimately will promote your earnings or impress a boss. You can do this!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Group discussions might result in fun travel for the future or positive implications in publishing, medicine, higher education and the law. Listen to the advice of someone older or more experienced.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Certain details about your private life will be made public

today, but you won’t mind. It looks like you come out smelling like a rose. In fact, someone might do you a favor.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Make travel plans for the future with others. This also is a good day to make plans about further education, publishing, medicine and the law because everything will flow nicely.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)

This is an excellent day at work because you might get the support or supplies you really want. It’s also a good day to discuss how to share or divide something. (Listen to the voice of experience.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You find it easy to compromise with others today, which is what the stars urge you to do. Romance, social occasions, sports and playful times with children will delight. (Make

travel plans.)

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) A lovely day at work! Even your health feels vigorous today. Enjoy interaction with co-workers. Expect praise and possibly a raise.

YOU BORN TODAY You’re a curious combination of a wild adventurer and practical realist. You vacillate between stagnant complacency and excessive thrills. You need to be active, but your practical mind

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Colander Restaurant is now taking applications for

Line Cook Career training available Bring resume to 1475 Cedar Ave An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd/ Newcastle Timber Have vacancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic 2)Driller/Blaster 3)Swamper 4)Hydraulic Log Loader Operator 5)Yarder Operator.

Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259 FRUITVALE PHARMACY Part-time Sales Associate required. Customer service experience and computer skills an asset, but will train motivated individual. Apply in confidence to: fruitvaleIDA@hotmail.com or Box 490, Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0. Attn: Cynthia Deadline: July 24th.

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Make a difference in the lives of seniors. Come work for AdvoCare Health Services, we take “Pride in Caring” Now recruiting casual, potentially permanent positions at Mountain Lake Seniors Community in Nelson. · · ·

Registered Care Aides Cooks Registered Recreation Aides For more information and to apply please see our website www.advocarehealth.com or email resume to Janice.VanCaeseele@ advocarehealth.com or fax (1)250-352-0056 WANTED JOURNEYMAN HVAC + R Tech Phone 250-354-8940 **WANTED** NEWSPAPER CARRIERS TRAIL DAILY TIMES Excellent Exercise Fun for All Ages Call Today Start Earning Money Tomorrow Circulation Department 250-364-1413 Ext. 206 For more Information

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Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

We’re looking for a Security Alarm Installer.

As a Qualified Candidate you will have: • 2+ years recent experience • knowledge of DSC equipment • a background in electronics & computers • good communication skills • a valid Class 5 driver’s license Employees of DHC can expect: • compensation in-line with experience • medical, dental, and vision benefits • tuition reimbursement • on-site training If you’re interested in learning more about who we are or this position, go to www.dhc.bc.ca or email your resume to: work@dhc.bc.ca

We require a

JOURNEYMAN PAINTER Red Seal certified, preferably with GM experience.

Please send or email resume with complete work history and references to: Chad Stewart at Champion Chevrolet bodyshop@championgm.com 2880 Highway Drive, Trail BC V1R 2T3

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY An opportunity is now available to join our outstanding team in the role of

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Lots 1/2 ACRE fully serviced lot in quiet, newer sub division in Salmo, BC. - NOT located on the flood plain, meaning you can build a basement. - Custom made home plans designed specifically for the lot available as well if interested.

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Homes for Rent CHARMING 3 bedroom 1 bath home in Convienent downtown Trail location, Bring your ideas and make this house your home! MLS #K213619, Call Lynnette @ Century 21 Mountainview Realty Today 1-877304-7952

Suites, Lower NEW 2 bdrm bright bsmt suite.

New appliances incl laundry.

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Five bedroom house on one acre in Fruitvale.

New paint and Áooring throughout. Good suite potential and parking. On village water!

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Super home in a super location.

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

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“Like New” 1/2 duplex in Waneta Village - beautifully Ànished on 2 levels.

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4 bdrm, 2 bath Sunningdale home on a nice sized private lot with newer furnace, roof & windows.

This amazing home is on 4.5 acres, yet it’s just a short walk to town.

Beautiful custom kitchen, 5 bdrms, 3 baths, views, NG Àreplace, covered parking, all on 2.79 acres. What are you waiting for?

Fruitvale Great family home close to elementary school! 3 beds, 2 baths, rec room, lots of storage, fenced yard, attached 2-car garage. It has it all!

Wayne DeWitt ext 25 Mario Berno ext 27

250-368-5000

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$389,900

Beautiful 6.37 acre parcel on the edge of Montrose with large 4 bdrm home.

Gorgeous property with tons of privacy.

Montrose Charming three bedroom home located on a corner lot with lots of upgrades.

$199,900

Castlegar

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Spacious 4 bdrm, 2 bath home with newer kitchen, spacious living & dining areas, fully Ànished basement & many updates. Close to all amenities.

Relax, all the work is done on this 3 bdrm, 2 bath home. Newer kitchen & roof, beautiful HW Áoors, NG Àreplace, covered decks & more!

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Solid character home in upper WarÀeld - lots of upgrades, good sized rooms and Áat yard.

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Close to schools! This 4 bdrm main Áoor living home with garage is a great starter. UnÀnished basement to Ànish to your liking.

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Great 2 bdrm half duplex in Fruitvale with a full walk out basement and a single carport.

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Beautiful 9.86 acre parcel on Columbia Gardens Road.

3+ bdrm, 2 bath home with large shop & stunning views across the valley & Beaver Creek meandering along the back of the property.

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

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MLS# K205398 MLS# K213202

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MLS# K213040

MLS# K205510

MLS# K210637

MLS# K212336

Montrose $395,000

Fruitvale $499,000

Fruitvale $429,000

Fruitvale $335,000

Rossland $304,900

Fruitvale $269,000

Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

MLS# K212989

MLS# K210399

MLS# K212535

MLS# K211181

MLS# K205620

MLS# K207019

Fruitvale $264,900 Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

MLS# K214159

Trail $265,000

Trail $239,900

WarďŹ eld $224,900

Trail $219,900

Trail $169,000

Trail $155,000

Trail $149,900

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Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

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Trail $145,500

Trail $215,000

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Trail $135,900

Trail $106,000

Trail $105,000

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

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Greenwood not taking responsibility over Providence Dam at Marshall Lake mous decision prior to the July 13 deadline imposed by the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

“Personally I think the dam is safe, but it’s hard to say with what’s happening now,” said Kettle. “I do know that we can’t afford to take it on and it’s not our responsibility.”

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REGIONAL

Community dollars go into circulation in Nelson

BY SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star

The first Columbia Community Dollars went into circulation Wednesday.

Every business that has agreed to accept Community Dollars as payment were given $1,000 of the new currency per full-time employee, which they then handed over to a non-profit society of their choice.

John Ward Fine Coffee owner Amy Stewart, for example, passed the money she received onto Transition Nelson and the Latitude Project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to buy the money, we just pick who to give it to,â&#x20AC;? said Stewart.

Some of the other non-profits that businesses chose to give Community Dollars to include, West Kootenay EcoSociety, Kootenay Car Share Co-op Kootenay Co-op Radio.

Those non-profits are now responsible for selling the currency at face value.

Anyone who buys the currency can spend it at participating local businesses that have the Community Dollars logo displayed in the window.

Some participating businesses include, John Ward Fine Coffee, Kootenay Co-op Bakery, Bia Boro Apparel and Otter Books.

Letty Bartels, a Transition Nelson board member and owner of Otters Books, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to participating businesses how they spend the community dollars that come through the till. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can use it for my business to buy goods and services from other businesses that accept community dollars or give it to employees as part of their wage,â&#x20AC;? she explained.

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Amy Steward, owner of John Ward Fine Coffee, accepts $5 in Columbia Community Dollars from Letty Bartels, a Transition Nelson board member and owner of Otter Books. The currency went into circulation Wednesday.

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