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Trail thriving in latest real estate market figures

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

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After the insulation was sprayed on the underbelly beams of the roof of the Trail Aquatic Centre, TKI—the general contractor for the centre’s renovation—had carpenter Carey Snider cut and install the soffits on the exterior of the building.

Teck plume still a problem

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Close but no cigar.

The smoke continues to billow from Teck Trail Operations’ gas handling process as the mineral giant continues to address the visible plume from the main zinc stack.

Richard Deane, Teck manager of environment health and safety and public affairs, said work crews have completed a number of adjustments which have improved the perform-

ance of the stack but did not fully rectify the issue. “Teck is committed to a high level of environmental performance and we are currently carrying out additional work to further improve the zinc stack plume emissions.�

Deane was quick to point out that metal levels from the zinc stack “have not increased and we remain well within our permit levels for both metals and particulate.�

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A stable local economy has buoyed the city’s real estate market despite the continued downward shift in unit sales and prices across the Kootenays, says a local agent.

Deanne Lockhart of Century 21 marked the strength and solidity of the city’s major employers—Teck Trail Operations and Interior Health Authority—as insulators against a market drop out now gripping the East and West Kootenay.

Trail literally remains an island in 2012 with an $8,278 rise in average sales prices across the board— according to figures recently released by the Kootenay Real Estate Board (KREB).

Only four other West Kootenay communities (out of 15) recorded marginal rises in average sales prices: Castlegar, Nakusp, Warfield and Salmo.

Lockhart said the city was doing “pretty wellâ€? with Teck continually hiring lots of people, and those people then looking for places to live. “Our market doesn’t fluctuate like a lot of the other markets do,â€? she explained. “We do see some fluctuation but not to the degree like other areas ‌ because we have some excellent employers.â€?

The average sale price of a single-family detached home, also called a single-detached dwelling or separate house, in Trail in 2012

rose from $159,720 in 2011 to $167,998—a five per cent increase.

The jump was greater in the rural region around Trail, with the average sale price of a detached home rising from $223,666 to $263,833 in 2012. It was also the same in Warfield where the average rose from $201,861 to $228,000.

Redstone Resort co-owner Cary Fisher said the increase was indicative of what was happening in the area, resulting in a demand for real estate.

“Our market doesn’t fluctuate like a lot of the other markets do.�

DEANNE LOCKHART

He pointed to more people retiring now from Teck—and at a higher rate than the B.C. average—and consequently more people being hired. “To go along with that our housing stock is very old compared to the B.C. average and remains very affordable,� he said. “I am not saying we are looking at a massive boom, but I am saying supply at some point very shortly will have a hard time meeting demand.�

However, average sale prices in 2012 dropped in Fruitvale ($225,211 from $266,437) and Rossland ($249,033 from $280,320).

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The bottom has dropped out of the rest of the West Kootenay real estate market to date in 2012, making it the slowest in 20 years for units sold (1,071) and units listed (4,530) since the data was first recorded in 1993—with sales limping along at a 24 per cent sales rate.

Contrast that to Trail. In 2012 almost 50 per cent of all units listed in Trail (87 sold, 177 listed) were snapped up—a rise from 32 per cent in 2011—out performing the Kootenays’ nearest hot market of Castlegar where 45 per of all units sold (83 sold, 183 listed).

In fact, the real estate market has been heating up with the weather in the Silver City in June, with sales moving along at a clip of over 70 per cent with 19 units sold out of 26 listed, compared to 35 per cent (15 sold, 43 listed) in 2011.

The news is not so rosy in other Kootenay locales. Some real estate markets are wallowing in decline in 2012 like Nelson, lagging behind at 31 per cent (65 sold, 212 listed) and Grand Forks sluggishly bringing up the rear at 18

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2012 $275,225 $281,492 $225,211 $187,958 $175,250 $93,700 $278,250 $216,000 $335,192 $314,150 $249,033 $154,300 $167,998 $263,833 $228,000

2011 $266,352 $267,563 $266,437 $189,444 $352,944 $105,500 $326,250 $175,000 $340,514 $335,464 $280,320 $122,500 $159,720 $223,666 $201,861

per cent (20 sold, 110 listed).

Cranbrook led the East Kootenay with a 37 per cent (143 sold, 384 listed) sales rate, while Fernie followed at 31 per cent (42 sold, 137 listed), Invermere at 27 per cent (30 sold, 112 listed), Kimberley at 26 per cent (57 sold, 226 listed), Contrary to common perception, however, not all of the homes selling in Trail are on the low end of the price scale. In fact, Lockhart said there isn’t a lot of the low-end stuff moving. Instead, mid-range priced homes are currently the most active sellers and the most attractive to prospective buyers. “If you look at what it costs to renovate a house, if you can buy one that is already done—and there is a pretty good selection out there—that’s what people prefer to do,� she said.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE TRAIL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Above; Trail High School in 1923. Below; Trail High School, late 1930s, after renovations.

High school history has downtown beginnings The Trail Historical Society has kindly offered photos and stories related to the history of Trail.

It’s that time of year once again! The summer is winding to an end and kids will be heading back to school.

At one time, Trail was home to several schools in our various neighbourhoods to accommodate children of all ages.

Many longtime residents will recall that downtown was home to Trail’s first high school.

Initially, Central

School included full high school instruction, facilitated by separate teaching staff and administration.

In 1914, secondary classes were offered in one classroom for 18 students. As years went on and the student body grew, 78 students made up three divisions.

In 1921, a $65,000 bylaw was passed to construct a facility capable of accommodating the growing number of secondary school students.

The building was constructed on the cor-

ner of Cedar Avenue and Helena Street, current site of the Greater Trail Community Centre. Under Principal William Garner, nearly 100 pupils comprised four divisions.

The Public School Report of 1923-24 states: “Trail is justly proud of its new fireproof school, built of concrete and tile at a cost of approximately $60,000. This building provides accommodation for technical as well as academic work.� It featured four standard classrooms, two laboratories, and

two additional rooms for the industrial arts.

Drastic improvements came in the 1930s, when the Trail High School was expanded twice for a total sum of $340,000.

This addition increased space to 20 classrooms, three industrial shops, three home economics rooms, a library, art and music rooms, gymnasium, auditorium, and offices.

Grade seven and eight classes were relocated from Central School, combining both junior and senior levels. Senior

matriculation was later offered.

By 1951, after the approval of a $3,000,000 school building program, J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary School opened its doors in East Trail and the Trail High School became a junior high exclusively. It officially closed its doors in 1984.

Pick up your copy “Trail Journal of Local History,� at the Trail Historical Society’s office in Trail City Hall, on the website www.trailhistory.com and at Crockett Books in Waneta Plaza.

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Low end inventory remains high FROM PAGE 1

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Students were checking out their assigned homerooms during the “Move into the Crowe,” day at J.L. Crowe Secondary on Thursday. The day offered the incoming Grade 8 students as well as all new students in any grade an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the school and schedules.

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Epic ride takes bikers from Texas to B.C.

BY BOB HALL Nelson Star

Friday morning, 220 motorcycle lovers will fire up their engines in El Paso, Texas and chart a course for Nelson. When they check into the Prestige Lakeside Resort on Monday, the riders will have logged 3,152 km and have officially completed the Three Flags Classic 2012 Tour.

“There are three or four premier rides in the United States and this is one of them,” says Fruitvale’s Jim Partridge, local organizer of the Three Flags Classic

“There are three or four premier rides in the United States and this is one of them.”

JIM PARTRIDGE

events that will take place in Nelson next week.

The tour was started in 1974 by the Southern California Motorcycle Association. The intent was to give those who enjoy long rides on two wheels an outlet. This year’s event will be

POLICE BRIEFS

Vandal sought after car smashed

BY TIMES STAFF Someone with a rage on for German automobiles was on the loose Wednesday.

A vandal smashed the windshield of a red Volkswagen in two places as it sat parked on Spokane Street around 1:30 a.m.

The German-made vehicle

was parked on Spokane at Bay Avenue near the front doors of the Arlington Bar and Grill.

If anyone has any information regarding the damage to this vehicle, please contact the Trail and Greater District RCMP detachment at 364-2566.

the 37th such ride.

Before violence overtook many border towns in Mexico, the ride used to start just south of the American border. With the end of the route landing in Canada, the three flags of North America would have been crossed.

In recent years the ride has started just north of the Mexican border, winds through six states and picks a different Canadian finish line.

Last year it was Penticton, this year it is Nelson.

“An interesting note about the 2011 Three Flags Classic Tour is the age of the riders,” says Partridge.

“The overall average age was 62 with the oldest male rider in his 80s and the oldest female in her 70s.”

From Hondas to Harleys and everything in between, this tour brings together a diverse group from all over the world. The participants are capped at 250 and at times they have had to use a lottery system to draw names of who can take part.

The riders and registered

passengers will pull out of El Paso at 3 a.m. on Friday and must finish the race no later than 9 p.m. on Monday.

Along the way the riders will visit three checkpoints to have their passports stamped.

Partridge has never taken part in the ride himself, but is an avid motorcyclist. He heard about the ride when the Southern California Motorcycle Association put out the word to the West Kootenay Toy Run that they were looking to land in Nelson in 2012.

“There are really some great rides around here,” he says. “The mountain passes around Nakusp, Revelstoke, Sandon, New Denver, Kaslo, the East Shore of Kootenay Lake are all great rides because they are on windy and hilly terrain.”

Partridge is still looking for volunteers to help check the riders in. If you want to help or more information, contact Partridge at 250-3679548 or loe-jimpartridge@ shaw.ca.

Although inventory in the low end of the market has remained high, the market value for those homes has begun to drop. What people bought in the peak of the market for $120,000 six years ago has slid, said Lockhart, with the same house worth around $70,000 on the current market.

The trend at Trail’s low end mirrors what is happening across the Kootenays, said the B.C. Real Estate Association’s (BCREA) chief economist, Cameron Muir. He said “flat is the new up” for 2012 in the Kootenay region.

“Elevated inventory of existing homes continues to weigh on the Kootenay market and will limit a rise in home prices in the area,” he said.

As a result, market conditions remain tilted strongly towards buyers, with prices expected to decline for the rest of 2012.

Muir felt a modest improvement in market conditions coupled with a pick-up in consumer demand would keep home prices roughly flat next year across the Kootenays—exactly what Lockhart predicted for Trail.

“I think we’ll see more sales but you won’t see big price increases because the world economy is not stable at this point,” she said. “There won’t be a price jump for at least two years.”

Despite the ailing market across the region, the average sale price for a Kootenay home rose in 2012, said Paul Shreenan, KREB president.

“The average sale price for a residential home in 2012 within the East and West Kootenay is approximately $283,000 and is up from $275,000 last year,” said Shreenan. “And the latest KREB statistics for East and West Kootenay show the same high level of inventory this year as last year and similar sales numbers.”

However, specific sales of several high-end homes in the East Kootenay drove up that average, and were not indicative of the market’s performance overall.

In 2012, 32 per cent of all residential detached units listed were sold in the Kootenay region—594 out of 1,879 listed—up from 2011 when 26 per cent of all units were sold (481 out of 1,866).

Shreenan also commented on interest rates saying that, “all information we’ve received suggests it is increasingly unlikely that the banks will begin raising interest rates in 2012.”

Plume updates provided FROM PAGE 1 In a follow up to last week, Teck has continued to provide ongoing updates regarding the plume to Trail city council and the Trail Health and Environment Committee throughout the situation.

A more visible plume coming from the main zinc stack drew “dozens” of calls of concern to City Hall and to its council members over the last few weeks.

Council met with Teck’s general manager, Greg Belland, and other company officials over one week ago. Belland said the company was dealing with an ongoing issue within the acid and absorption plants that resulted in a more visible plume.

The plume was primarily ammonium bisulphate, an irritant but not a health risk.

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Three more MLAs join growing Liberal Party exodus THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - Three more high-profile members of the B.C. Liberal government

have announced they will not be seeking re-election next May, leaving Premier Christy Clark to brush aside

references to rats and sinking ships.

Education Minister George Abbott and Children’s Minister

Mary McNeil said Thursday they would not run again, though neither resigned their cabinet portfolios.

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John Les, a one-time solicitor general and current parliamentary secretary to Clark, also said he would leave.

The announcements come one day after Kevin Falcon announced he would not seek re-election and resigned his cabinet post as finance minister.

Clark has been battered by pundits’ suggestions that her team is bailing in anticipa-

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A “culture of delay” exists within British Columbia’s justice system that encourages defence lawyers, Crown prosecutors and even judges to act in ways that contribute to unacceptable backlogs in the courts, a government-ordered review has found.

Lawyer Geoffrey Cowper, appointed in February to examine why so many cases take months, if not years, to make their way through the courts, has released

Cappella Artemisia - An intriguing musical mystery Tuesday, November 13, 2012 7:30pm

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By popular request, the Corazón 65-voice youth choir is returning to Trail!

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a 270-page report on his findings.

He makes a number of recommendations to fix that problem, many focusing on ensuring cases are resolved early, well before a trial date is even set.

He does not make any recommendations on the level of funding for the justice system and rejects a recommendation by the provincial court that 18 new judges be appointed.

Cowper says the system is currently designed as if every case is destined for trial,

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expect to be in.

Abbott has represented the Shuswap riding since 1996, while Falcon was elected in 2001.

McNeil, who represents Vancouver-FalseCreek, was first elected in 2009, but said she now wants to spend more time with her family.

Les was elected in 2001 in Chilliwack after 16 years in municipal politics.

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tion of a rout in next May’s election, but she has instead said the departures are a normal part of politics, especially with MLAs who have spent more than a decade in the legislature.

Clark said she’s taking the resignations as an opportunity for party renewal and said she will announce a new cabinet as early as next week, a cabinet Abbott said he doesn’t

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when in fact 98 per cent of cases in provincial court are resolved without a trial.

But despite that reality, he says neither the defence nor the Crown are encouraged to work early in the process towards reasonable pleas or sentences, resulting in courts that are poorly utilized as cases that are scheduled for trial are cancelled at the last minute.

“Not only does delay undermine public confidence in the system, but a culture of delay rewards the wrong behaviour, frustrates the well-intentioned, makes frequent users of the system cynical and disillusioned, and frustrates the rehabilitative goals of the system,” Cowper writes.

The debate over court resources boiled over last year in the face of what lawyers and judges lamented were lengthy delays.

Last year, more than 100 cases were stayed because of court delays, and when Cowper began his review, there were roughly 2,500 cases before provincial court that had been there for more than 18 months.

At least two judges used decisions from the bench to criticize the provincial government for underfunding the justice system, particularly when it came to the number of judges currently sitting.

Cowper says there has been a reduction in that backlog recently, but he says the system is currently not meeting the expectations of victims, suspects or the public in resolving cases in a timely manner.

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NATIONAL

Big banks post big profits THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Two men argue outside the bus of Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois as she made an election campaign stop at a CEGEP in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., Thursday. Quebecers go the polls on Sept. 4.

ONTARIO

Liberties group slams wage freeze THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A national civil liberties group is condemning legislation that would force new contracts on Ontario teachers, saying it’s is unconstitutional.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is throwing it’s support behind teachers’ unions who plan to challenge the bill in court if it passes in the legislature.

It says the bill violates the right to meaningful collective bargaining and removes the right to strike before there’s even the threat of one.

Lawyer Steven Barrett says the proposed law is an unprecedented attack on the civil liberties and constitutional rights of educational workers.

He says governments should defend

those rights, not violate them.

The bill would freeze pay for teachers and cut benefits, as well as give the government the right to ban strikes and lockouts for at least two years.

Three unions have accepted a framework agreement with the province, which the minority Liberals are trying to impose on three other unions who’ve opposed it.

Budget projects billion-dollar deficit EDMONTON - New numbers released by the Alberta government show the province is projected to rack up a deficit this year of between $2 billion and $3 billion.

Finance Minister Doug Horner says the province is taking a hit from volatile financial markets and lower resource revenues.

The first quarter budget figures show revenue is $400 million less than expected due mainly to lower bitumen and conventional oil royalties and lower Crown land lease sales.

He says if revenues stay low the government plans further belt tightening.

That belt tightening began Wednesday when the government cancelled a $122-million police training

college that was to be built this year in Fort Macleod.

Horner says despite

the setbacks he will deliver a balanced budget by 2013-14 as promised.

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But several analysts say they’re not convinced these bombastic results are sustainable into next year. “Earnings from Canada face a lot of headwinds,� said National Bank analyst Peter Routledge in an interview. “I think people are starting to pull back on how much they borrow from banks, but nonetheless it certainly didn’t start this quarter.�

At least two recent studies have shown that consumer debt still hasn’t subsided despite repeated warnings from Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney that interest rates will eventually rise, leaving

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TORONTO Canada’s biggest banks posted a stunning $7.8 billion of cumulative profit in the third quarter, as consumers maintained their borrowing habits and domestic banking results propped up weakness in some other divisions.

The performance left analysts’ restrained predictions in the dust, marking an increase of 45 per cent from net income of $5.38 billion a year ago.

All five banks delivered a surprise boost to their dividends paid to shareholders. Royal Bank (TSX:RY) also boasted that its profits rose 73 per cent to a new record high.

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Family gatherings and the sweet sounds of the road

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he drive south from Calgary through the foothills of the Rockies is grand on a sunny day.

The hills along the highway are contained by the sharp blue sky, but the mountains looming to the west are untamed.

After a rainy early summer, the region looks particularly fat and satisfied this year. The fields are stuffed with big wheels of baled hay and the pickup trucks and tractors are shiny and new.

Down towards Highway 3 the crisp air of the high plains is muted by smoke drifting up from the south.

The gleaming windmills turn steadily in the stiff breeze but cannot clear the air.

The faded former mining towns of the Crowsnest Pass are more like our West Kootenay home than the gleaming city we are leaving behind. In Calgary, everything looks new, even the older neighbourhoods like Mount Royal.

This region appears tired, in part because its children have joined the throng relentlessly driving

the “trails” of Cowtown in pursuit of jobs and the latest goods. Two newlypensioned Trail residents seem old there.

Vehicles speed past us, sometimes honking at our inept small town driving, or perhaps it’s the British Columbia licence plates.

Who needs to be suspicious of foreigners when the residents of neighbouring provinces can seem as if they come from different planets.

Striking up a conversation about current affairs with family members or new acquaintances can be a tricky business. Oil – manna from heaven or the blood of Satan?

Government – the problem, or part of the solution?

At a family wedding, the feeling of being an outsider is more a sign of the times than of being a visitor.

Weddings, at least in my limited recent sampling, aren’t about families any more, they are all about the kids getting hitched and their friends.

The bridal parties have continued to expand in numbers to the point

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where they could now field a mixed softball team with considerable bench and bullpen strength.

Proud parents must limit their after-dinner remarks to leave time for feature-film-length multimedia presentations that include every baby picture ever snapped of the bride and groom. Then there are the highs and lows of grade school, the teen years and college vacation trips.

Thankfully, the music at these affairs doesn’t sound anything like what comes blasting out of open car windows on a sunny day, or that used to shake the Times building when a carload of kids pulled up at the ATM next door for some fast cash.

At weddings, rap and techno beat are out, and the Golden Oldies of the Boomer years just keep on coming. I don’t know whether this is because you can’t dance or celebrate to rap (“Get off the floor you whor’, it’s time to go rob the stor’.”), or the newlyweds graciously save their stuff for the late shift, but you can actually enjoy shaking your bootie.

But ballroom enthusiasts are still out of step with this music (“That’s not dancing,” according to my eldest brother.)

Loading up the car for the trip home, I am wondering what to put on the stereo. Although many motorists of my era seem to like hard-driving rockers or upbeat Motown hits to accompany their travels, I prefer the late days of the folk revival that are some of my earliest musical memories.

The Alberta foothills always make me think of Ian and Sylvia’s greatest hits, and not just because Ian Tyson now lives among them and occasionally shows up at the local bars.

“Four Strong Winds” is,

of course, a Canadian and Alberta anthem. (“Think I’ll go out to Alberta, weather’s good there in the fall.”) But so many of their songs resonate while riding Western Canada’s lightly-traveled highways, whether they are originals such as “Someday Soon” (“So blow you old blue Northern, blow my love to me; He’s driving in tonight, from California”) or covers (“Where the Walker runs down to the Carson Valley plain, there lives a maiden, Darcy Farrow is her name”).

Arriving back in Trail, I pick up the papers that have gathered in the front hallway and I discover fodder for the next family visit. The Eastern relatives can never get enough bear stories, and on this trip I related several instances where the big black beasts have broken into homes.

Next time I will be able sing of the hungry cougar who attacked a woman as she sat on her living room sofa in Sunningdale.

Priceless.

Raymond Masleck is a retired Trail Times reporter.

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Citizen’s kindness appreciated I wanted to write to your paper because of one of your outstanding citizens who helped me, a complete stranger, in my time of need.

My sister, Donna Harvey, lives in Castlegar and I was up visiting her last week. We went to a local eatery and she later became violently ill. I had to call 911 and the ambulance took her to Trail.

When I followed in my car I didn’t know where the hospi-

tal was only that it was by the 7 Eleven. I ran into the store asking for directions. I said I was from out of town and need directions.

Well much to my surprise a woman spoke up and said, “I’ll take you there just follow me.�

She lead me to the hospital; told me where to park and with a wave took off expecting nothing in return.

I was amazed.

I’m a city dweller and doubt

that would happen here in Abbotsford.

I wish there was some way I could thank her for her kindness. I prayed that something really wonderful happen for her.

Perhaps if you print this she will know how deeply I appreciated her help. She knows who she is.

Thank you Vanessa Aalten Abbotsford

Students outside of Quebec have more reason to protest

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any outside of income job.

Quebec are bemused Canada not only has more that the province’s graduates with student debt September 4th elec- today than in the mid-1970s, the tion was triggered largely by average debt load is now markstudent protests in the province edly higher upon graduation. where tuition is lowest. But Rising tuition, however, is it is outside of Quebec where really just the tip of the iceberg Canadians should when it comes pay careful attento the challenges tion to the strike, that Canadians because it is in under 45 face the rest of Canada today compared where circumto a generation stances give more ago because reason to protest. tuition, especially At present, the in Quebec, is not average underthe major barrier PAUL grad tuition in for young adults.

Quebec ($2,519) A bigger barrier is on par with is that young peoCanada’s nationple’s wages aren’t Troy Media al average back keeping pace with in 1976. If the proposed $1,778 the cost of living as they try to tuition hike takes effect, Quebec pay for schooling. The average fees will become 70 per cent minimum wage in Canada in higher than what Canadians 1976 was slightly above current paid a generation ago. minimums, around $10.50 in So while Quebec post-sec- today’s dollars. While minimum ondary students are resisting this wages stalled, housing prices increase, other young Canadians went up 76 per cent across the have been coping with it for some country, and over 90 per cent time. Controlling for inflation, in Quebec. This means students national average tuition fees pay far higher rents today while were stable from 1976 to 1990, attending classes. then, according to Statistics The situation doesn’t improve Canada, grew from 10 to 21 per once students leave school with cent, while revenue from gov- post-secondary certificates. ernments fell from 72 to 55 per Young couples age 25 to cent.

34 have seen their household Given this generational incomes flat-line relative to what change, students across the the same demographic earned country have every reason to a generation ago, even though question why young adults today today’s young couples are far must pay tuition fees that are more likely to be dual-earners, twice as much, on average, what not single earners with a stay-attheir parents paid. This ques- home spouse. tion is especially worth asking This creates a bleak future since post-secondary education for Canada’s younger generais much more important today tions, something that is too often than it was a generation ago ignored. Some pundits urged in terms of landing a middle- “tough treatment� of Quebec

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student strikers, noting that this is not like the grand causes – the Arab spring – sweeping other nations.

But the fact is, the standard of living has declined substantially for Canadians who follow the Boomer generation. They are squeezed for time at home because two earners are needed to make incomes that don’t keep up with higher housing costs and student debts. And they are squeezed by government debts that are far larger today than what their parents inherited.

The “squeeze� generations has adapted by delaying marriage and kids.

Outside of Quebec, the trouble young Canadians have with higher tuition is dwarfed by failures to adapt family policy to new realities. In a single year, young couples who decide to have a baby forgo nearly a university degree worth of tuition to split time at home, even taking into account Canada’s parental leave system.

And they annually fork over the equivalent of a couple of years of tuition to pay for child care services – if they are lucky enough to find quality spaces for their preschool kids.

So, as Quebecers head to the polls, the rest of the country would be wise to carry on the generational conversation that Quebec students initiated.

If we continue to ignore the declining standard of living for Canadians under age 45, we shouldn’t be surprised by protests. Truth be told, the bad generational deal for young Canadians is worse outside Quebec than it is in la belle province.

Paul Kershaw is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca.

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OBITUARIES FERGUSON, JOHN (JACK) — February 6, 1932 – August 27, 2012 Jack was born in Trail and lived his entire life in the Trail area. He worked at Cominco and retired in 1990 after 40 years of service. Jack was an avid hockey and ball player in his youth and was recognized by his friends as a true sports statistician. Later he enjoyed umpiring fastball and was considered to be an excellent handicapper in horseracing. Jack was good friends with legendary softball pitcher Eddie Feigner and is recognized in Eddie’s softball video and book. He was also noted as having a hockey fight with the daredevil Evel Knievel in Butte, Montana. Jack reported that he “cleaned up” the high flying motorcyclist who was playing hockey prior to becoming famous.

Jack is pre-deceased by his father John, mother Francis and brother Skip.

He is survived by his Sister in law Joan (Rossland), his nephew Dan, wife Laura and children Taylor, Hannah and CJ (Kamloops), his nephew Terry, wife Dee and children John and Ali (Rossland) and many cousins.

At Jack’s request there will be no memorial service. In lieu of flowers please send donations in Jack’s memory to the Pines Restoration Fund at http://www. pinesbiblecamp.com/.

Jack’s great nephews and nieces attended and enjoyed the camp that was devastated by a windstorm earlier this year. *** HUIZENGA, ELTJO FRANCISCUS — October 30, 1932 – August 30, 2012 I have gone to my rest in the knowledge of the resurrection in CHRIST! Thanks be to God! Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am up there and doing well, For I believed in Heaven and hell.

Cremation has taken place and interment will be held in the Fruitvale Cemetery. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated in private at St. Rita’s Roman Catholic Church, Fruitvale, B.C. *** RIVETT, CAPTAIN ROBERT J.(RETIRED) — , was born in New Westminster on September 8, 1937 and passed away suddenly on July 23, 2012. A Celebration of Bob’s life will be held at the Silver City Trap Club (Between Trail & Castlegar on Hwy 22) on Saturday September 15, 2012 between 1pm & 3 pm.

If you are planning to attend, please contact Sharon (Bob’s sister) @ 250-362-5168 or email his son Andrew: rivettmemorial@gmail.com

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Billionaire hands out big presents on his birthday THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OMAHA, Neb. - Warren Buffett is celebrating his 82nd birthday by giving each of his three children a big present: about $600 million worth of his company’s stock for their charitable foundations.

Buffett announced the gifts in a letter made public Thursday, saying he is rewarding his children for the way they’ve run their foundations.

The new contributions, added to previous gifts, mean they’ll each receive about $2.1 billion in stock over time. In 2006, Buffett promised to give roughly $1.5 billion of Class B Berkshire Hathaway stock to each of the foundations his children run as part of a plan give the bulk of his fortune to charity.

The biggest share of Buffett’s $44.7 billion fortune will go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Another sizable gift will go to the Susan Thompson Buffett foundation that Buffett created with his first wife. He did not change those pledges on Thursday.

Buffett said he decided to increase the amount his chil-

dren will receive because of the progress they’ve made.

“I’m very pleased about how all three of them have handled the contributions in the last six years,” Buffett told The Associated Press.

Buffett said he is feeling fine and this decision was not prompted by any concern about his health. Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman and CEO has been undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer this summer, but he has said his doctors do not believe the disease is life-threatening.

Each of Buffett’s three children all chose a different focus for their foundations, based on their own interests.

Howard Buffett, 57, is helping farmers in impoverished nations produce more to help end world hunger. Susie Buffett, 59, is strengthening early childhood education and looking for ways to reduce teen pregnancy.

Peter Buffett, 54, wants to empower women and girls worldwide through education, collaboration and economic development to end violence against women.

“They’ve done everything I’ve hoped for and more with the original gifts,” Buffett said.

As part of his giving plan, Buffett has always said that all of his Berkshire stock - which today includes 350,000 Class A shares and 3,770,934 Class B shares - will eventually go to charity.

The pledges to the five foundations that Buffett outlined in 2006 accounted for about 85 per cent of his stock. Buffett said that increasing the amount each of his three children will receive now means that about 90 per cent of his stock is spoken for.

Buffett has also been making smaller gifts of Berkshire stock to mostly unnamed charitable foundations. He said those would continue.

“As the years go by, I will commit more and more to get to that 100 per cent,” Buffett said.

In his will, Buffett has specified that any shares he hasn’t already pledged to charity at the time of his death will go to his Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. And he has requested that all proceeds

from his giving be spent within 10 years after his estate is closed.

Buffett has been giving each of the five foundations 5 per cent of his total pledge annually since 2006.

The gradual manner Buffett is giving his stock away makes it more difficult to say how much the gifts are worth because Berkshire’s stock price changes. The $2.1 billion estimate is based on current stock prices.

Buffett said he estimates that his kids will wind up with roughly double the amount to give away because the change he made.

Buffett said he’s still never been tempted to give up his day job and become a full-time philanthropist. Instead, he’s trusting others to distribute his wealth.

“They’re doing a better job than I could, and I’ve got plenty to do running Berkshire,” he said.

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is an Omaha-based conglomerate with more than 80 subsidiaries, including insurance, manufacturing, railroad, utility, furniture and restaurant firms.

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LIFESTYLES Is your pet a southpaw?

ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES Could your dog or cat be a southpaw?

Here are a few simple tests you can do to determine your pet’s preference.

Doing it 100 times (over several days) should give you an answer.

- If you teach a dog to shake, which paw does it offer you first and most often?

- Fill a toy with something delicious and put it in the centre of the dog’s visual field. Which paw does it use to touch the toy first?

- Put something sticky on a dog or cat’s nose. Which paw does the animal use to remove it?

- Place a treat under a sofa, just beyond a dog or cat’s reach. Which paw does it use to try and get it out?

Love ones may leave but will never be forgotten

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s we grieve the loss of someone we love, a common fear is that others will forget that person over time. Our own memories of them are forefront in our minds and hearts, but will family and friends continue to think about them and honour their life?

To ensure the life of the deceased is celebrated there are many things we can do to trigger memories of who they were, what they have done and how they have touched our lives.

Print pictures of the person doing the many activities that encompassed their life from childhood and throughout their adult years!

Keep those visible in photo albums and framed pictures around your home.

Change the pictures around every now and again and add new ones.

These

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Some families choose to plant a perennial bush or flower in memory of the person who has died. Others might plant an apple tree

for grandchildren to climb in as it grows.

Gazing at the rose bush planted in someone’s honour helps remind us of the flowers they loved or the gardening that was their passion.

Seeing children by the memorial tree might encourage the family to share stories of the person. Perhaps a bench or swing placed in a garden might create a space to sit and let imaginations revisit past activities enjoyed with that person.

Placing a memorial page about

the person on the Internet is another way of keeping their memory alive. Many funeral homes provide this service on their website. The Greater Trail Hospice Society also has provision for this where a biography and pictures of the person can be posted for a year (available at www.trailhospice. org).

Family and friends can visit these sites whenever they wish.

Last, but never least, we need to continue to remember our loved one on the important dates

of their life. It is perfectly acceptable to continue to honour their birthday by a small celebration that reminisces about special events and activities that were shared.

Anniversaries or other special holiday days permit us

to stop for a moment and reflectively take pleasure in the experiences that help us hold that important person forever in our memory.

Gail Potter is a Nurse Educator at Selkirk College who chairs the Hospice Board

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RELIGION

TRAIL & DISTRICT CHURCHES

Play Playfulness is integral to our sense of being alive, of being engaged and focused and yet responsive to whatever happens. When we are at play we are fully engaged in something. There is reciprocity in play whereby when we play the game, the game is also playing us. We are taken up into the game and swept along as we play, as in life. Likewise, when someone plays a musical instrument there is a sense that they play the instrument while the instrument plays them; good musicians become one with their instruments. There is also an element of chance in play. We can’t predict the outcome at the outset of play and random things tend to happen in play. Sometimes the random or errant “blue note� in music is just right. It is interesting to note that one of our synonyms for play is recreation. Are we somehow re-creating when we play? Was God playing when he created the universe? Is the universe fully created even now or is it still unfolding? Perhaps the universe is the continual unfolding of a divine cosmic ing to him a new song;play game. Whether we think of existence as a game skillfully,and shout for joy.� of chance where anything might happen, or a beautiful melody being played by a master Psalm 33: 3 musician, there is certainly something playful at work in the Cosmos. —Christopher Simon THE SALVATION ARMY

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More than a paycheck

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rom an early age, I learned the value of work. At around age 12, my sisters and I began helping at the family business, a laundry and dry cleaners. We fed sheets through the flat iron, and folded them.

We loaded washing machines and dryers with towels, and folded them when they were dry.

We counted out both the sheets and the towels, stacked them, and wrapped them for delivery.

As we got older, we assumed more responsibilities, and worked more hours. We learned how to press shirts with a really cool pressing machine that also folded them.

We learned some basic office skills, and served the LOUISE customers.

That early experience of work helped me to Everyday Theology develop a strong work ethic.

There was nothing glamorous about working in a hot, humid laundry, but we did our job well, and with pride. While I do not remember my parents saying it, somehow I learned that every job is worth doing well. I told myself this over and over again when I was a university student cleaning toilets in a hospital.

It was not a glamorous job, but I did it well, and with pride.

While I no longer have a job per se, I still find value in the work that I do. Work provides my daily life with structure and purpose. In my experience of work, whether it is paid, unpaid, or volunteer, work is relational. It involves us with others. Our approach to our work and our interactions with co-workers reflect our character.

While the workplace is a secular environment, we can imbue it with elements of the sacred through the manner in which we conduct our selves.

We do not need to be Bible thumping fanatics at work in order to express faith. By expressing our faith in unobtrusive ways, we can make a difference to the culture of the workplace. The workplace can become a community of caring individuals, who respond to the needs of one another, and to the needs of others beyond the workplace.

From time to time, the local media carries stories of groups of workers who have reached out to others. These groups fund-raise, donate the money to charity, or to families struggling with an unexpected disaster, or a debilitating illness. This workplace outreach begins with individuals who are motivated to help someone who is suffering.

While the actions of these groups may not be religiously motivated, they are practicing a dimension of their spirituality. Their actions are a compassionate response to the needs of others, and demonstrate an awareness of the common humanity that we all share.

Our culture of consumerism has conditioned us to base the value of our work on dollar amounts. We tend to think of our work in terms of what our earnings enable us to purchase.

When we begin to view our work as something more than a paycheck, we begin to see new possibilities for creating and shaping a more just society.

Trail resident Louise McEwan is a catechist and former teacher, with degrees in English and Theology. She writes every other week. She blogs at www.faithcolouredglasses.blogspot.com. Reach her at mcewan.lou@gmail.com

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here is a definite chill in the air. The days are slowly getting shorter and the nights are cooling off.

To our dismay, this is a sure sign that fall is on its way.

The coming of fall does not signal the end of the garden season.

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BY JIM BAILEY

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The Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ training camp is in full swing at the Beaver Valley Arena this week and will cap off with a series of games against the Selkirk College Saints on the weekend.

About 50 skaters are vying for a spot on last year’s KIJHL championship team and with plenty of positions open, this year’s team will look a lot different.

“It’s really early, but it’s been a very competitive three or four days so far,” said Hawks coach and GM Terry Jones.

“The guys are playing pretty hard . . . I’m impressed with the young locals, and we’ve had a few players from out of town who have come in and performed well. I’m excited about the new season, we’ve got lots of work to do, but it’s tough to replace 15 guys.”

One unexpected bright spot is the return of Ryan Edwards, a key team leader and one of the Hawks most prolific scorers last season. They also expect the return of defencemen Arie Postmus and Nick Perez and with the recent acquisition of Walker Sidoni, the Hawks should be solid on defence, although short on veterans.

Jones is use to the twoyear cycle that sees a winning team dissolve at the end of the season and a rebuilding year ensue.

“That’s what its about. We kind of knew when guys start-

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The Beaver Valley Nitehawks Ryan Edwards looks to make a play on goalie Nathan Nicholson during the Hawks training camp on Wednesday at the Beaver Valley Arena. ing filtering back last year that we would have a chance to win and sometimes a two year cycle like that helps you win, but then you know for sure the guys are gone and then it’s a rebuild year . . . it’s a challenge,” added Jones.

Last year’s Nitehawk forwards Scott Davidson, Archie McKinnon, and Jake Lucchini have a legitimate shot with the Trail Smoke Eaters, while Craig Martin is in Vernon, and goalie Zack Perehudoff a shoein with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Yorkton Terriers.

Goaltending is a big question mark early, with last year’s stellar tandem of Perehudoff and Mike Vlanich moving on.

“We’re definitely looking for goaltending, unless someone decides to come up big in camp . . . we’re looking to either make a move or pick somebody up as the cuts start coming in from junior A,” said assistant coach Jeremy Cominotto.

It is still too soon to say just what the final Nitehawk roster will look like as players filter in from junior camps, but as the coaches acknowledge, the less players they see return, the more successful the program.

“The guys that are out there from our team last year, we don’t really want them back,” said Cominotto. “Because our whole purpose is to move them on to the next level, so if

they come back then we didn’t do our job.”

Part of the team’s preparation this year is a miniseries with the Selkirk College Saints this weekend. Former Nitehawk Mason Spear will suit up with the Saints this season in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League.

“We’re really excited to have them coming in,” said Cominotto. “I know it’s going to be great competition for our guys and hopefully we can give them a little competition to get them ready for their season as well. I think if we can keep this up and develop a good relationship, it’s going to help their program as well as ours.”

TRAIL SMOKE EATERS

Exhibition season starts for Smokies

BY TIMES STAFF The Trail Smoke Eaters began the exhibition season this week in Chase, with a pair of games against the Prince George Spruce Kings.

The Smokies carried a mix of young rookies and returning vets to the neutral site and after a close 2-1 loss to the Kings on Tuesday, the Smokies dropped a 4-0 decision on Wednesday.

According to Smoke Eater broadcaster and marketing director Chris Wahl, the Smokies were stymied in the second match by 20-year-old Prince George goalie Kirk Thompson.

Trail fired 38 shots at the Spruce Kings net but Thompson came up big, especially during a third-period flurry with the

Smokies on a two-man advantage.

In the first match, the Smokies and Spruce Kings were tied 1-1 until Jeremiah Luedtke potted the game winner for the Kings with under 90 seconds remaining in the third.

Brent Baltus counted Trail’s only goal, converting a pass from Scotty Davidson to open the scoring at 5:47 of the first period.

Davidson, a Trail product, was impressive in the Smokies camp despite missing most of last season with a knee injury.

The Smokies have the luxury of at least a hand full of returning players, none more important than goalie Lyndon Stanwood returning between the pipes.

Stanwood and Cody Boeckman split

the game in net with Stanwood stopping 26 of 27 shots in the first half, and Boeckman coming in and blocking 11 of 12.

The Smoke Eaters play the Merrit Centennials tonight in Merritt before returning home for a return tilt against the Centennials at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cominco Arena.

Also, a pair of recent acquisitions - goalie Braden Krogfoss and forward Anthony Conti - are both on their way from WHL camps in Kamloops and Calgary respectively.

Conti could be in the lineup for tonight’s game against the Centennials, while Krogfoss will likely meet the team later this week.

The Beaver Valley Nitehawks announced the addition of Yale University product Kevin Limbert as assistant coach this week.

With the departure of assistant Chris Boyce due to employment commitments, the first person head coach Terry Jones thought of was the Fruitvale native Limbert.

“It’s like getting Mike Babcock to come coach with you. Kevin’s always been one of my favourite players and I’ve always followed him through his college and junior career, so to get a player and coach of his playing ability, his intelligence, and demeanor is unbelievable.”

Limbert played for Yale University and graduated this year as All-academic American for the fourth year in a row. The 25-yearold forward was also captain and played four years for the Trail Smoke Eaters before accepting a scholarship to the Ivy League University.

Jones approached Limbert about the position last spring, and he jumped at the chance once he secured a job with Amec in Trail.

“I’m really excited,”

said Limbert. “This will be a great experience and a tremendous learning experience for myself as well.”

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Limbert’s youth will also be an asset, as will his past four years playing Div. 1 NCAA hockey.

“Any time you have a new coach coming in . . . there’s always going to be new ideas and different things from different experiences, and being fresh out of the game, I’m hoping to infuse some of those ideas as well.”

The Nitehawks players will definitely benefit from the skilled forward’s experience, but more than anything its his character that makes the difference.

“We’re getting a guy whose not only a great hockey guy,” added Jones. “But he’s also a great role model for young people, so it’s really exciting.”

SPORTS BRIEFS

Gymnastics The Trail Gymnastics club is gearing up to kick off its 51st season. The club will hold its annual open house and registration week from Sept. 4 to 7 from 4-7 p.m. at the Greater Trail Community Centre below the Charles Bailey Theatre. Classes range from pre-school to adult, in recreational or competitive gymnastics. The club is run by certified gymnastics instructors, with state-of-the-art equipment.

Go to trailgymnastics.ca or email trailgym@ shaw.ca, ph. 364-5688 for more info.

Hockey The Trail Smoke Eaters take on the Merritt Centennials Saturday at the Cominco Arena at 7:30 p.m.

Bocce Last call for teams to enter the Italico RBC Senior Men’s Bocce Classic at the Trail Bocce facility in the Gulch on Sunday. Deadline Saturday. Entry fee only $18 includes Spaghetti luncheon and guaranteed two games. Call 364-2052 or 368-9751 to enter.

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Eberle signs

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EDMONTON - Jerome Messam is back with the Edmonton Eskimos.

The CFL’s top Canadian in 2011 returned to Edmonton’s practice field Thursday.

The 27-year-old Messam was released Saturday by the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and had a 10-day window to sign another contract south of the border.

But the Toronto native, who grew up in Brampton, Ont., opted to returned to Edmonton instead and is

negotiating a contract extension to remain with the Eskimos.

Messam enjoyed a breakout 2011 campaign with Edmonton, rushing for 1,027 yards to be named the CFL’s outstanding Canadian.

Messam’s arrival creates a logjam at tailback for Edmonton, which already has Hugh Charles and newcomer Cory Boyd to go with versatile Canadian Calvin McCarty.

Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed said Messam will have

to work his way back on to the roster.

“We have every intention of giving him the opportunity to work his way back into the fold, but right now we’re going to focus on Hugh Charles and Cory Boyd as our guys,” he said. “We have to make certain, first, that his conditioning is back.

“Although he’s been in their training camp, he really hasn’t had significant reps or work to get his cardio back into football shape. The secondary part is he hasn’t

played football for almost a calendar year so there’s a lot of things we need to look at.”

Messam suffered a torn meniscus cartilage in his knee in last year’s West Division semifinal and said he had an additional surgery while in Miami.

Messam said his knee is fine now and he’s ready to resume his CFL career.

“I want to play Monday (in Calgary), I feel like I’m physically ready,” he said.

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The move, taking the other outlier in the BCHL into the division bosom of the most populous area of the province, means Trail is likely hanging by a thread as a franchise.

The BCHL undoubtedly wants to keep Prince George, a fairly large city whose hockey team would be welcome in the Alberta league at not much more travel cost, in its organization.

Trail, which is now the only team in the interior division more than two hours from any other team involved, is in a small population area and every bit as far away from the coast teams as is Prince George, has had dwindling attendance figures and must be seen by many, particularly operators of the privately owned teams in the BCHL, as an unnecessary hanger-on the league could well do without.

So, this is crunch time for the Smokies and their fans and socalled fans.

The league will prob-

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Trail lost twice, in Chase of all places - I assume it was a halfway point for the Smoke Eaters and Prince George Spruce Kings and, as they always say, nobody much attends pre-season games anyway - to a Prince George franchise that now plays out of the mainland division of the BCHL. The scores, 2-1 and 4-0 are immaterial, but the reminder that Prince George has changed divisions was salutary.

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ably not do anything outright to discourage Trail’s commitment to the BCHL, but is unlikely to do any favours for the franchise either.

The Smoke Eaters are, more and more, on their own when it comes to maintaining a junior A presence in the area.

And, despite the fact the team is a hugely positive contributor to the local scene and the economy around it, there is reason to believe not enough locals care to make junior A a long-lasting fixture in the city.

It seems simple. If, over the next two seasons, attendance picks up for Cominco Arena games and the community shows a little enthusiasm for the club, Trail will keep its BCHL franchise.

If, on the other hand, the desultory support of recent seasons carries on, it is likely the executive will think strongly of giving up the battle and a junior B team will take the place of the current franchise.

I do not mean to say the team has no support. There are 500 or

so locals who attend Smokie games whenever they can and many local businesses, big and small, that annually contribute to the junior A cause, including buying season tickets that often end up as empty, but paid for, seats on game nights.

But, the franchise is run by volunteers, sometimes very few of them, and unless there is a perceived community enthusiasm for the results of their efforts they could just reconsider the personal worth of those efforts.

I say every year that people should get out and support the Smoke Eaters for a variety of reasons, not least because the games are very good entertainment most nights.

One more time having a Trail junior A franchise is a very good thing for this area, including the junior B clubs in the neighbourhood, and it would be a terrible thing to lose it.

Without a greater degree of community involvement with the club, that is just what might happen fairly soon.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to a six-year, US$36-million contract extension with forward Jordan Eberle.

The move comes just over a week after the Oilers signed forward Taylor Hall, Eberle’s roommate, to a seven-year, $42-million extension.

The Oilers announced the move Thursday.

The five-foot-11, 184-pound Eberle was a 2008 first-round draft pick.

Eberle, 22, a native of Regina, has registered 52 goals and 67 assists in 147 games over his two seasons with Edmonton.

Eberle had 34 goals and 42 assists in 78 games last year with Edmonton.

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SCOREBOARD Baseball

BASEBALL’S TOP TEN NATIONAL LEAGUE G AB R H MeCabrera SF 113 459 84 159 AMcCutchen Pit 126 479 90 165 YMolina StL 110 409 51 133 Posey SF 117 416 59 135 DWright NYM 127 470 77 149 CGonzalez Col 115 453 80 140 Braun Mil 121 468 85 144 Holliday StL 127 493 83 151 Fowler Col 118 379 68 116 Freese StL 117 423 60 127

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Braun, Milwaukee, 35; Stanton, Miami, 29; Beltran, St. Louis, 28; Bruce, Cincinnati, 27; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 26; Kubel, Arizona, 26; Ludwick, Cincinnati, 25.

Pitching Cueto, Cincinnati, 17-6; Dickey, New York, 16-4; GGonzalez, Washington, 16-7; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 15-5; Strasburg, Washington, 15-6; Lohse, St. Louis, 14-2; Hamels, Philadelphia, 14-6.

AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB R H Trout LAA 107 437 102 148 MiCabrera Det 128 499 84 162 Jeter NYY 128 549 84 176 Konerko CWS 114 426 54 133

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Present level: 1743.78 ft.

7 day forecast: Down 12 inches.

2012 peak:1753.78 ft. 2011 peak:1751.71 ft.

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Pitching Weaver, Los Angeles, 16-3; Price, Tampa Bay, 16-5; Sale, Chicago, 15-5; MHarrison, Texas, 15-8; Scherzer, Detroit, 14-6; Sabathia, New York, 13-4; FHernandez, Seattle, 13-5.

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Mom and Baby Fitness classes ca. Check out all our new programs are catered to those who would like coming up for the season; remem- to include their infant with their ber to register for programs early to exercise routine. These classes will avoid cancellation. include a large variety of fun, easy Coming up Sept. 29 is our new to follow exercises that mom can do Kids Duathlon event. This running with baby. Classes start September and biking event will be held at Gyro 13, Thursday’s from 9:15 to 9:45 Park. Depending on the children’s a.m. Come and try it out. ages, they will run a certain distance, Sunset Hike and Yoga with then ride their bikes (or trikes), and Natasha Lockey is a great way to then transition once again into run- relax and get some exercise all while ning. For ages 4 to 12, this is strictly enjoying the beautiful fall weather. for fun. Must register by Sept. 26.

This three week series will take you Fitness classes will begin the to the top of some of our favourite week of Sept. 10. We have many trails; once there you will be lead by classes to choose from, such as Core Chelsea through a 30 minute yoga Strengthening, Boot Camp, Boomer session. So lace up your hiking boots, grab your yoga mat CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS and we will see you on BROC OCHURES S C CATALOG OGUES S CO CONTES STS S PRO ODUC CTS S STO S ORES S the trail. Moderate fitFLYERS FLY ERS DE DEALS ALS CO COUPO UPONS UPO NS BRO BROCHU CHURES CHU RES CA CATAL TALOGU TAL OGUES OGU ES ness levels is required.

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Encourage a new social life for parents Dear Annie: We are three daughters who need help. Our parents’ home seems unhappy and full of bitterness.

Mom and Dad have been married for 59 years, but Mom doesn’t seem to enjoy life. Dad is not perfect, but we really don’t know their past personal stories and relationship. They seem to have led separate lives: Mom at home with six kids to raise, and Dad working long hours at his business.

Since Dad’s retirement, they have settled into a routine of doctor appointments and staying home. Dad no longer wants to do anything, because Mom is constantly telling him that he doesn’t do things correctly. He embarrasses her. Dad has no interest in going places due to his health issues, and Mom doesn’t want him driving much or staying home alone.

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visit because we don’t like to see and hear them like this. We have sat down with them to discuss the situation and offered suggestions, but there has been neither change nor resolution. Counseling is not an option, as Mom seems overly concerned with what others know about her or will think of her. Dad doesn’t seem to be concerned about anything.

We don’t want to become the kind of kids who stop seeing their parents. Any suggestions? -- The Girls Dear Girls: When couples retire, they can fall into the trap of doing nothing and getting on each other’s nerves.

Mom resents Dad invading her domestic domain, and Dad is depressed because his identity was tied up in his job. And if they have health issues, it can exacerbate the problem because getting out of the house can be problematic or exhausting.

It’s a shame your parents won’t address their problems, particularly if they are depressed.

We recommend you find ways to get them out of the house, together or separately.

Take them out for dinner. Invite Mom to a play. Encourage Dad to attend a ballgame with you. Look into senior programs in their area, and perhaps offer to go with them until they become interested enough to go on their own and, hopefully, make friends. Please don’t give up on them.

They need you.

Dear Annie: I’m 13 and live with my mom.

She always overreacts when my room is not absolutely spotless,

which leaves me wondering whether she has OCD. She doesn’t seem to care that the rest of the house is a mess. She seems to magnify the messiness of my room only.

When I confront her about this, she gets mad and sends me to my room. I think she wants me to be holed up in there so I’ll see how messy it is. But I don’t. Does she have OCD? How would I know? Help me. -- My Room Is Clean Dear Room: If your mom is only concerned with the mess in your room, it’s probably not OCD. It’s more likely that your room is a little messy.

Mom sounds stressed. If you find yourself arguing with her a lot, please consider that the two of you may be pushing each other’s buttons more than you intend. Try talking to her when you are both calm. Explain that you don’t want to fight. Ask how to make things bet-

ter. If it doesn’t help, please discuss it with your school counselor.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Single Too Long,” the 45-yearold gentleman who is having problems meeting women who have never been married and

don’t have children.

I would like to mention No Kidding (nokidding.net), an international “social club” for adults, single or married, who never have parented and don’t wish to. Not everyone wants kids, and many

of us are surrounded by others constantly trying to change our minds.

No Kidding is not a dating site. It’s just a place for people without kids to meet like-minded others. -- California

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Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

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By Francis Drake For Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Well, it has happened.

The confusion and buildup to yesterday’s Full Moon now really confuses romantic relationships and relations with kids. Say as little as possible.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Practically all family discussions today are subject to confusion, misunderstandings and even deceit. That’s why this is a good time to sit things out. Take a walk.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Don’t worry if you think you are losing it due to daydreams, fantasizing and absentmindedness. This is par for the course for a lot of people today.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a very poor day to make important financial decisions. It’s equally poor to spend money. You’re not seeing things clearly.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) All of the confusion in the past few days now leaves you befuddled and possibly regretful. Don’t worry; you can mend broken fences, but not today. Do nothing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Even though you feel you cannot speak your true feelings, you do feel paralyzed about something today.

Perhaps you regret what you said yesterday? Let sleeping dogs lie.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Don’t make an issue about things when talking to friends or members of a group today.

Nobody really knows what’s going on, including you.

(This sounds harsh, but it’s true.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your disappointment in someone, especially someone in a position of authority, might tempt you to say

something you later regret.

Keep your opinions to yourself today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Issues about religion, politics or travel seem so confused that you’re not sure what to do. Obviously, this is not the day to do anything!

Wait until the dust settles.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a very poor day to make important decisions

about inheritances, taxes, debt and shared property.

People might even deceive you. You might deceive yourself. (You get the picture.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Avoid major expenditures today, because you might talk yourself into doing something you will later regret. Similarly, don’t lend money to anyone today. Put up some barriers to protect yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) When talking to others today, especially at work, if you feel something fishy is going on, it is! You know you can trust your hunches because essentially, you’re very psychic and tuned in.

YOU BORN TODAY You express yourself very physically without inhibitions.

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You’re a straight shooter who is always charming. Above all, you’re a survivor. Your year ahead will be delightfully social and will benefit all your relationships. Enjoy!

Birthdate of: Lily Tomlin, comedian/actress; Padma Ladshmi, TV host/cookbook author; Edgar Rice Burroughs, author. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Housesitting NEED A HOUSESITTER? A professional working in Trail is looking for a short or long term house sitting situation. I work full time, days, from Sunday to Thursday. I also have a dog that comes with me to work. If you would like to discuss a situation, you can email me at schaferphoto@gmail.com or call me at 250-364-1242, ext. 212

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Emcon Services Inc. Position Available Certified H/D Mechanic for the Castlegar/Trail Area to start immediately.

Good fabricating & welding skills given preference. For information on qualifications and applications email Holly Borisenkoff hborisenkoff@emconservices.ca

Line Cook Bring resume to 1475 Cedar Ave An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator 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.

Forestry Hooktender/Spotter Required. Prefer experience but will to train. Must be physically fit, able to work all weather conditions.

Fax:250-503-1148 Full time afternoon cook required for Sept 1. Must have food safe and prefer some experience. Drop resume at Mile 0 Diner, Midway BC, or email to mile0diner@hotmail.ca.

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Please send or email resume with complete work history and references to: Carlos DeFrias at Champion Chevrolet service@championgm.com 250-368-9134 or Marc Cabana at Champion Chevrolet marccabana@championgm.com 2880 Highway Drive, Trail BC V1R 2T3

Currently there is a career opportunity in Trail, BC for a:

WAREHOUSE SUPPORT BRANCH Reporting to the Branch Manager, you will be responsible for performing tasks according to documented quality system procedures and loading/unloading delivery vehicles, verifying merchandise with documents. You will also be required to fill, package and verify customer orders from stock and deliver to the shipping area. You will be responsible for counting all packaged pieces and pallets and ensuring vehicle is loaded, in a safe manner, with the correct shipment. You will observe safety policies and procedures of the Occupational Health & Safety Act, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and any other pertinent legislation. You will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the warehouse and performing other branch support duties including delivery driving and/or customer service as required.

Completion of a high school diploma, or the equivalent work experience, and the ability lift to up to 60 lbs. on a regular basis are essential. You are able to prioritize tasks and complete them in an accurate and timely manner.

You have basic math proficiency along with the ability to read and write English. Your proven customer service skills and good telephone manners are coupled with the ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced, computerized, team environment. Previous warehousing experience would be an asset as would knowledge of the handling of dangerous goods and WHMIS regulations.

The successful candidate’s compensation package will include a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package and excellent potential for career advancement.

Applicants are to forward their resume by March 15th to: Acklands-Grainger Inc. Attn: Scott Macready Email Address: macreadys@agi.ca Fax Number: 250-364-2527 Mailing Address: 3010 Hwy Drive, Trail, BC V1R 2T3 Acklands - Grainger Inc. ensures equality in the recruitment and selection process by making employment decisions based on qualifications, relevant experience, knowledge and capability, demonstrated skills and accomplishments.

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LIL T’S Cafe is looking for experienced part time servers for week days and weekends. Apply in person. 2905 Hwy Drive, Trail.

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road.

Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta.

Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430 Stylist, full or part-time wanted at Renaissance Hair Co. in Nelson. Chair rental option available. Call Diana 505-3098

RESIDENTIAL manager for 41 unit apartment building in Nelson BC. Resume to 100 3525 Laburnum Dr. Trail BC V1R 2S9

**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

KOOTENAY Optometry Clinic in Castlegar is seeking an experienced optometric assistant or optician for a full time position. Salary commensurate with experience. Reply to kocassistant@gmail.com by Sep 9th.

Prep Cook/Dishwasher Part/fulltime needed Immediately Apply in person to Mulligans 872 Waterloo Rd, Castlegar (Little Bear Golf Course)

S.M. QUENNELL Trucking in Cranbrook, is looking for self/load log truck drivers, based in Cranbrook. Full time work, home every night.

Excellent medical, dental, pension benefits, etc. Wages competitive with union rates.

Fax resume and drivers abstract to: (250)426-4610 or call (250)426-6853

The City of Trail is seeking a customer service oriented individual to Įll a contract Skate Patrol posiƟon in the Parks and RecreaƟon Department for the public skaƟng sessions at the Trail Memorial Centre.

Detailed informaƟon about this employment opportunity is available on the City’s website at www.trail.ca/employment.php or by request to Lisa Manaigre at (250) 364-0844.

ApplicaƟons will be received unƟl 4:00 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.

The City of Trail thanks all applicants for their interest and will only reply to those selected for an interview.

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The Asset Operations Manager maintains expert operational knowledge and guides all aspects of operations planning for the hydro electric facilities, including developing and implementing operational processes and procedures.

This position also provides operational direction to the facility operations and maintenance contractors; operational advice to facility related planning committees and corporate business units and represents the facility Owner on various operating committees.

City of Trail - Job PosƟng PUBLIC SKATING - ATTENDANT The City of Trail is seeking a customer service oriented individual to Įll a contract AƩendant posiƟon in the Parks and RecreaƟon Department for the public skaƟng sessions at the Trail Memorial Centre.

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Retail PART-TIME Retail/Sales Merchandiser Responsible for performing, merchandising, and complete selling tasks in assigned stores in designated areas. Tasks may include general sales, cutting in new items, and acquiring additional space for existing items, while maintaining customer service standards. To apply for this position, please visit our career site: www.crossmark.jobs, or e-mail your resume to Cheryl.comfort@crossmark.com.

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VK MASON Local Union Underground Contractor is seeking experienced labor for remote camp job near Kitimat. Looking to hire immediately!

Please contact Ashley Halden at 778-724-2500 or ashley.halden@ vkmason.ca

Trades, Technical Journeyman Mechanic Do you love the outdoors? OK Tire in Terrace, B.C. NOW HIRING! Excellent renumeration for successful applicant.

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Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd. Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd. provides a full line of insurance products and services in the Kootenays with locaƟons in Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Nelson, Trail and Invermere, BC Resumes

By September 7,2012 Branch Manager Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd. 999 Farwell Street Trail, BC V1R 3V1 lynn.davidson@ kootenayinsurance.ca

Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org. Closing date for this position is August 31, 2012.

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Join a team that values you and recognizes the power you have to create success for yourself and for Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd (KIS). We oīer the stability and resources of a leading, locally-based organizaƟon, an employee focused culture that values your individual contribuƟon and encourages work/life balance, plus a commitment to serving and helping our community.

The ideal candidate will possess a combinaƟon of skills, ability, educaƟon, experience, and moƟvaƟon: • Level I Insurance License • Minimum 1 year experience in an insurance environment with Autoplan Sales experience and some exposure to general lines products and services • Ability to communicate well in a sales and service environment, both verbally and in wriƟng, and to provide service oriented soluƟons to clients • Ability to organize work to meet deadlines within an environment of constantly changing prioriƟes • CompeƟƟve wage, pension and beneĮt package Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd. is owned in equal partnership by East Kootenay Community, Kootenay Savings, and Nelson & District credit unions

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

1st Trail Real Estate

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

SOLD

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MLS# K214923

MLS# K213643

MLS# K215314

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MLS# K212535

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MLS# K214253

MLS# K210143

Trail $219,900

Warfield $249,900

Trail $259,900

Montrose $199,900

Warfield $224,900

Warfield $120,000

Trail $149,000

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

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MLS# K207019

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MLS# K212989

MLS# K215313

Trail $152,500

Warfield $59,900

Trail $169,900

Warfield $259,900

Trail $150,000

Trail $265,000

Warfield $269,900

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Gerry McCasky 250-231-0900

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Miral s Height

MLS# K212192

MLS# K212336

MLS# K214955

MLS# K213040

MLS# K213216

MLS# K205510

MLS# K214846

Trail $449,900

Fruitvale $267,000

Montrose $359,000

Fruitvale $409,000

Christina Lake $1,500,000

Fruitvale $330,000

Rossland $297,000

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

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Friday, August 31, 2012 Trail Daily Times

CLASSIFIEDS Employment

Pets & Livestock

Merchandise for Sale

Feed & Hay

Food Products

Garage Sales

Misc. for Sale

BUTCHER SHOP

FRUITVALE, 1137 McLeod Rd (off Columbia Gardens Rd) Sat. Sept.1, 9am-3pm. More stuff!

12 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; Lund Boat w/7.5 Mercury Good Cond $1200 OBO, ShurLift 1000 Crane Hoist on HD roller stand $600 OBO, 1000# Howe Weigh Scale $400 OBO, Antique â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whiteâ&#x20AC;? Treadle Sewing Machine Good Cond $350 OBO 825-0076

Trades, Technical

Alfalfa, alfalfa mix or straight grass (small square bales) in Lister. Call Jay or Trish at 250428-9755

BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $2.50/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger $4.00/lb TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

â&#x20AC;˘ Heavy Duty Mechanics â&#x20AC;˘ Automotive Mechanics or â&#x20AC;˘ Millwrights (engine exp. an asset) The successful candidate will be operating a service vehicle in Fox Creek, Northern Alberta. Must be willing to work overtime. Exp. in natural gas compression is an asset. The successful candidate is not required to reside in Fox Creek, shift work negotiable.

We Offer Top Competitive Wages, BeneďŹ t Plan & Performance Bonuses.

E-mail resume to: jobs@ advantage-engine.ca or fax to: (1)780-622-4409

Volunteers ARE YOU looking for a meaningful volunteership? If so, please call the Crisis Line for more info. 250-364-0274 or email: crisisline@trailfair.ca

Services

Merchandise for Sale

FRUITVALE, 32 Davis Street.

Saturday, Sept.1, 9am-3pm.

No Early Birds. Rain or shine.

ROSSLAND, 2195 Park St. Sat. Sept.1, 9-3. Estate. Multifamily. No Early Birds.

Heavy Duty Machinery

Free Items

Pets

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63â&#x20AC;&#x2122; & 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cabsâ&#x20AC;?20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

WOOD PALLETS TO GIVE AWAY @ Trail Daily Times.

Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm.

See Front OfďŹ ce.

COCKER SPANIEL puppies $500 incl. shots & vet check.

250.368.1960

Merchandise for Sale

Furniture

Building Supplies

Moving sale: beds, dressers, sofa bed, coffee table, dining room suite, recliner, wall unit & other misc items. 250-4422496. 250-364-9867.

OLD Crawford Bay School Demolition Sale: -Fluorescent Lights -Plywood -Solid Plywood Cabinets Ceiling Tile -Glulam Beams (assorted sizes) -Insulation -2x8 and 2x10 wood beams - Harwood Flooring Various Fixtures - Solid Wood Doors -Benches ( wood and steele) - Rubber Mats (assorted sizes) Several othe items for recycle Call Jim @(778)836-5955 or email dan@allwestdemo.com

Merchandise for Sale

2 SENIOR Lift Chairs. Both A1 condition. 250-367-9770

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Stereo / DVD / TV

Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Silver Coins etc.

Available now: 250-863-3082

1 SET of snow tires-90%. on factory 2010 Ford Escape 17â&#x20AC;? rims, $700. 1 set of 16â&#x20AC;? rims off Equinox 2006, $200. 250364-8666 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Lazyboy-100, 6 chair dining set, with buffet & hutch $250.; trunk $40, humidifer $35, bedroom and ofďŹ ce furniture, etc.

Ph. 250-368-8030

FRUITVALE, 1929 Mountain St., Sat. & Sun. Sept.1 & 2.

8am-? 1984 Fiero.

Misc. for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. Wanted

WINTER TIRES FOR SALE 2 Winguard on steel rims 3/4 tread 205-65 R15 94T $100 for the pair â&#x20AC;˘ Crib mattress (great condition) $20 â&#x20AC;˘ Old TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S $20 each (working just ďŹ ne) Call 250-362-7681 after 5pm or 250-231-2174

Garage Sales

Merchandise for Sale

Pkg. of new 6142 Bell PVR & 6141 High Def. Receiver & 3100 Bell Reg. Receiver for $300. Ph. 250-368-8030

How to make your old sofa disappear:

List it in the classiďŹ eds!

Call us today! 250.368.8551 ex.204

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Financial Services

All Pro Realty Ltd.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

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

Contractors

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Super home in a super location.

Walk to everything!

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

HANSON DECKING West Kootenay Agent for Duradek 250-352-1814

$159,000

Garden & Lawn Siddall Garden Services

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Household Services A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning.

Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates)

$299,500

$212,000

Misc Services

Find it here.

HIHUAHUA n. 29, family raised, 1st shots, females

CANINE: Now at 1611-5th Ave, Trail. Dana, TOBYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DOGGY DO! Supports Rescue dogs.

Discounts on Âżrst grooming of adopted dogs.

YORKIE CHIHUAHUA: Mom is 90% Yorkie & ARLES SPANIEL: father is purebred 5lb Yorkie, ready Jan 12, $500. ed with kids, cats & WOLF, MALAMUTE & AKBASH CROSS males $500, female, PUPPIES: 6 males and 2 females, good working and family dogs. Best suited for large yards and a ZU PUPPIES: Nonlot of time outdoors. females $475, males BICHON PUPPY: Snowball cutie, non-shed, /1st shots). . hypo-allergenic, male, Âżrst shots, vet checked, g female grey tabby, CKC registered, micro chipped, ready now, $650. ots. She is looking for 2 BEAUTIFUL 6MO OLD BEARDED DRAGONS: o other cats. Call the All accessories, $350.

OR AGILITY, TRICKS, 4 BLACK LAB/SHEPHERD PUPPIES: Females, 7 weeks, black/white, ready to go es, private sessions, now, adorable, $50. ange behaviour.

ALL PLAY PET CARE & ADVENTURES, NEW HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm RT: 2 acre fenced neighbourhood CANINE PSYCHOLOGY CENTER: Dog 5 dogs at a time. Lots of boarding, consulting, personal & group training, ookings call Monique, daycare, workshops.

UPPIES: Cute, healthy, DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES offered by Linda home, $475.

Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Simply Paws-itive: Puppy Smart, Basic, Intermediate. WarÂżeld, Jan. 27, Castlegar, Jan. ROSS: Ready Jan 19, 29 and Nelson, Jan. 30. Teach your canine companion gently and fairly. Learn to motivate S: Champion your pet with positive reinforcement. s, smart, loyal, lovable, DOGS INN - CAT & DOG BOARDING: Cageless kennels, in-home environment, 2 acre playpen, of your home, in 10yrs experience boarding animals, now boarding d), references. Susan, only 5 dogs, book early.

ROOMING BY DIVINE

$309,900 W NE

$299,900 / GE RA OP GA RKSH WO

250-368-8551 ext. 0

A super 5 bedroom house with new kitchen, windows, Ă ooring, A/C, furnace & much more. Plus an inhome hair studio!

4 bed, 3 bath family home on almost 1/2 an acre of park-like yard.

2 Ă&#x20AC;replaces, large rec room plus swimming pool!

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$429,500

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

This 3 bedroom home is only 6 years old and is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;must see.â&#x20AC;?

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New paint and Ă ooring throughout.

Good suite potential and parking. On village water!

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Bigger than it looks!

3 bdrms plus den & room for additional bdrms down. HW Ă oors, fenced yard, laundry on main.

You need to see it!

Montrose

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$189,900

Awesome starter! Big corner lot, fenced yard, updated throughout. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, large deck. Perfect for the growing family!

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Fruitvale

$499,000

A fantastic custom home on a large, landscaped lot. The attention to detail and quality make this home one of the Ă&#x20AC;nest. Call today!

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Open living room, kitchen and dining room on main Ă oor.

Great potential.

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Fruitvale

$359,000

A large family home on an unbelievable piece of land. 1.63 acres, right in town.

Great parking, new kitchen. Well worth a look.

Trail

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$199,900

Main house has tons of character, H/W Ă oors, 4 bdrms, 2 baths, updated plumbing, wiring, furnace & unĂ&#x20AC;nished basement.

Plus a mortgage helper.

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$71,900

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Solid three bedroom family home on 22 acres, just outside Fruitvale. Separate barn, woodshed and chicken coop. Check this on out!

Check this one out!

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

Priced well below replacement value!

Sunningdale

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A great family home on a choice lot.

Parkside in upper Sunningdale.

Good value here!

$265,000 Fruitvale

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$364,900

Close to the elementary school, large fenced yard, new laminate Ă oors, big master suite, rec room, workshop, covered patio. It has it all!

Trail

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$389,000

Beautiful 2400 sq. ft. home with the most amazing river views!!

Sunningdale

Fruitvale

Trail

Fruitvale

Solid 4 bedroom, 2 bath home located on a quiet street. Lots of upgrades.

Wow! What a house! There is over 4,000 sq.ft. plus an in-law suite. All this plus 5 acres!

Why drive?

This cute 2 bdrm home is within walking distance to town & all the work is done!

This amazing home has it all.

Over 4,000sq.ft. & on 4.5 acres.

Only a short walk to town!

$449,000

$229,000

$159,500 Call us to place your classiďŹ ed ad

A Great family home on a choice corner lot in Shavers Bench. Lots of upgrades inside & out. Call today!

Glenmerry

ALUMINUM RAILING. Mario 250-368-9857 DIRTBUSTERS Carpet cleaning, area rugs, ďŹ&#x201A;ood work, furnace & air duct cleaning, 250364-1484, 250-364-0145 MOVING / Junk Removal 250-231-8529 PLUMBING REPAIRS, Sewer backups, Camera inspection 24hr Emergency Service. 250231-8529 TRY OUR New Italian Pizza 2 For 1. 24/7 Ordering, Free Delivery, BP HOT FOODS DELI 250-512-9449

Shavers Bench

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A great family home with double garage, 3 baths and a totally redecorated interior. Call on this one today!

250-368-5000

Waneta

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$129,000

Salmo

Montrose

Beaver Falls

This charming home features 2 bdrms on the main & 1 down. HW Ă oor in living room, single car garage, close to schools & all amenities. Quick possession possible.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this home!

Beautifully maintained, nicely updated, bully Ă&#x20AC;nished, new roof, heat pump, A/C, updated kitchen, sky lights, HW Ă oors & more.

Newly updated 2 bdrm mobile home in Beaver Falls Park with Playground nearby.

Newer windows, Ă ooring, covered deck, perfect for 1st time buyer or retiree

Wayne DeWitt ext 25 Mario Berno ext 27

$319,900

Dawn Rosin ext 24 Tom Gawryletz ext 26

$32,000

Denise Marchi ext 21 Keith DeWitt ext 30

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Thea Stayanovich ext 28 Joy DeMelo ext 29

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$299,000

Horse property.

Over six acres with a solid 2 bdrm home.

Call today!

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CLASSIFIEDS Real Estate

Real Estate

Rentals

Transportation

Auto Financing

Acreage for Sale

Houses For Sale

Homes for Rent

FRUITVALE, 1acre; power, water, government cert. perk test. $120,000. 250-368-5711

Grand Forks: For sale by owner. Beautiful retirement living in a 55+ gated community (Clifton Estates). Built in 2008, this well built 2 bdrm rancher, with 2.5 baths, hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;rs, gas ďŹ replace, central air, all amenities close within walking distance. Great for snowbirds.

Beautiful landscaping with westerly views of valley. By Appt only. $279,900. Call or leave msg. 250-442-6975.

E.TRAIL, 2bdrm., near Aquatic Centre. $700./mo. References. 250-362-7374

Recreational

W.TRAIL, 2BDRM., living room, hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;oors, updated kitchen, basement, covered porch. $800./mo. + utilities.

N/S, N/P. References required. 604-649-9365

Okanagan Highlands up Christian Valley 25 kms from Westbridge, B.C. Buy your own piece of paradise 3 - 4 acres on east Kettle River.

250-446-2761.

Lake. 4 k to Ashram 4 k to Riondel & beach. 2 3/4 acres & 2 storey unďŹ nished (but furnished) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small is Beautifulâ&#x20AC;? cabin.

Good benches for building, one with lake view. In Aug. appraised at $170,000 but older, ďŹ&#x201A;exible vendor open to offers & might carry part of mortgage for suitable person or couple.

For info & viewing please call : 1-780-566-0707

Houses For Sale

HOUSE FOR SALE

OfďŹ ce/Retail

Trucks & Vans

FRUITVALE, D/T, renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 1bd.

NP. Ref.req. $525./mo. Avail.

Sep10. call/ text 604-788-8509 ROSSLAND 2bd, furnished, W/D, F/S, N/P, N/S, clean, quiet. 250.362.9473

Room for Rent In a beautiful established 10 yr hair salon, great Baker St location. Ideal for Esthetics or Massage 550/m includes shared reception laundry, heat, hot water, phone & air conditioning. Contact Diana @ 250 352-1955 or evenings 250 505-3098

1988 Ford 4x4 w/canopy. Exc cond. Asking $2,500. 250-4423850.

ROSSLAND GUEST SUITE, private entrance, deluxe ensuite & kitchenette. Newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. N/S, N/P. Weekly, mo. rate. 604-836-3359

TRAIL, 1bdrm., 1 block Downtown, large fenced yard. $595.

250-368-6076 TRAIL newly renovated 1bd suite in triplex. NP. Ref req. $450/mo 250-428-7351 or 250-428-6788 TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals.

Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312 W.TRAIL, 2bdrm., tiny yard, close Downtown. $750. 250368-6075

302,900

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250.368.6682 250.231.1243 MONTROSE, 135 9th Avenue.

1 acre, view property. 4bdrms.

Will take smaller house on trade. 250-231-0359

BEAUTIFUL NEWER HOUSE FOR RENT IN THE SLOCAN LAKE AREA. AVAILABLE OCT 1st â&#x20AC;˘ 4 Bedroom-2 Bath on 2 Acres â&#x20AC;˘ Red Mtn. Road above SILVERTON w/ Valhalla views + quiet privacy â&#x20AC;˘ N/S , Open to keeping animals â&#x20AC;˘ 10 min. drive to Slocan Lake and Village amenities â&#x20AC;˘ Storage, treehouses, good access all year round â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum 1 Yr Lease â&#x20AC;˘ W/D Hookups, F/S plus Earth -Woodstove â&#x20AC;˘ $1250 negotiable with proper care of house, land + gardens â&#x20AC;˘ References Required â&#x20AC;˘ Secure Income Essential â&#x20AC;˘ Serious Inquiries Only Call: 250-362-7681 or Mobile 250-231-2174 Email: monikas_2010@ hotmail.com

RV Pads Christina Lake: Taking applications for yearly RV trailer sites at Totem Resort. Phone 250-447-9322.

Senior Assisted Living

Cars - Domestic 1997 Buick Regal GS. Leather, runs well, good cond. Must sell. $2,500. 250-442-3850.

2003 Chrysler Concorde LX1.

Well maintained. C/W 4 all season & 4 NEW winter tires. $5,800. 250.367.9828.

Cars - Sports & Imports

Your Cabin on the Lake The Kootenay Queen

1991 VW Golf 4 dr sedan, 4 cyl, 5 spd, very reliable, but is 3 different colours. $1,300 obo. 250-493-1807, 250-4420122.

Transportation

5th wheel 18 ft, 1986 Lance, exc cond, F/S, bathroom, queen bed, furnace, sleeps 4. $3,000. 250-442-1248.

1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) â&#x20AC;˘ Fold down table for a queen sized bed â&#x20AC;˘ Fold up bunk beds â&#x20AC;˘ VHF radio â&#x20AC;˘ Hull is sound, galley is dated. â&#x20AC;˘ Low draft â&#x20AC;˘ 200 hrs on new engine â&#x20AC;˘ A great boat that needs some TLC $12,000.00 invested $8000 OBO Call 250-362-7681 or email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view

Auto Financing

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Newly opened!

Broadacres Assisted Living at Grand Forks is now taking applications for respite, short or long term care.

No wait list. Rural setting.

Home cooked meals.

Professional staff.

250-442-6778 / 250-443-4233.

HD accessories: Nylon touring luggage system w/day bag PN 94733-02. Fits over passenger back rest $250; 2 up luggage rack PN 53743-97 quick detachable style $200; passenger back rest PN 52933-98B + back rest pad PN 52886-98B, quick detachable style $225 both; detachable items do not come with docking kits. All items in as new condition. 250-442-7345.

Recreational/Sale

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DreamCatcher Auto Loans â&#x20AC;&#x153;0â&#x20AC;? Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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

guard. Just cope as best you can, with ease and calmness.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Expect to meet someone unusual or bizarre today, or perhaps in a group situation you will run into someone you least expect to see. You feel bold and energetic!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Conversations with people in authority will not be pre-

BELLA VISTA TOWNHOMES Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms townhouse for rent located in Shaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bench No pets and no smoking Reasonable prices Phone 364-1822 or 364-0931.

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

SUNDAY HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today is an emotional, excitable day! You might be eagerly waiting for something to happen or shocked by something that already did happen! One thing is certain: Your daily routine will change.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You feel restless today.

Something secretive or behind

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

Motorcycles

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Drive by and take a look.

Private sale by appointment only.

Rossland-Furnished Rentals: nightly, weekly, monthly:visit MountainTownProperties.ca or 250-368-7556

Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent

4 BR, 1.5 bath, ďŹ replace, rec room, U/G sprinklers, pond. Immaculate in & out with lovely landscape and only steps to Glenmerry School.

For Sale - 1998, 27â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sportsmaster Trailer. Sleeps up to 8 People. Twin Bunks, Pull-out Couch, Table Folds Down and Queen Pillow-top Mattress in Front Bedroom. Air Conditioner, 3 Burner Stove, Oven, Large Bathroom with Tub, 2 x 30lb Propane Tanks. Very Clean and in Excellent Condition! Asking $9,700. Located in Nakusp.

Please call 250-265-9990 or email: tzanier@hotmail.ca for more info. **WANTED** Looking for small short box truck camper or camperette in good shape. Phone 250-6938883, leave message.

ClassiďŹ eds Get Results!

ANNABLE, 2bd. full bsmt., carport, nice yard, f/s, w/d, n/s, n/p. $750./mo.

Available Sept.15th. 250-365-5003

3563 Highway Drive, Trail

will sell separately 250-368-5749

Rentals

For Sale By Owner GREAT STARTER HOME &/OR INVESTMENT ON RIONDEL RD. above Kootenay

Recreational/Sale 2001 24ft. Citation M.home w/3 solar panels, 60,000kms.

Also towable 2002 Chev Tracker, 111,000kms. $36,995

ROSSLAND, 2BDRM newly renovated house, beautiful condition, great location. Furnished, or not. W/D. $850$900 pm. N/S. 250-362-7790

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Apt/Condos for Sale Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Sudden opportunities to travel might fall into your lap today. Ditto for chances to get further education or training.

Your window of opportunity is brief, so act fast!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You might be surprised by a gift or a perk from someone today, because it looks like the universe owes you a favor. Be quick to accept! This offer will not linger.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Relations with partners and close friends are unpredictable today. Someone might demand more freedom in a relationship, or this person might want to change how things work.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your work routine might be interrupted by computer crashes, power outages, staff shortages, canceled meetings or equipment breakdowns.

Therefore, allow extra time

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is an accident-prone day for your kids or kids in your care. Therefore, be extra vigilant. Know where they are at all times.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Small appliances might break down at home today, or minor breakages could occur.

Unexpected company could drop by. Stay on your toes!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a mildly accidentprone day for your sign, so think twice before you speak or do anything. Guard against thoughtless, knee-jerk reactions to others.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)

today. You might find money; you might lose money. And guard your possessions against loss or theft.

YOU BORN TODAY You seem to be quiet and unassuming. You hate phonies and pretentious behavior; yet, when stressed, you can become remarkably animated and bizarre! You are fair, honest and dependable, and you always defend the underdog.

You have excellent money savvy, and you know what you want. Take the time to study or learn something valuable in the year ahead, because it will benefit you.

Birthdate of: Sami Salo, hockey player; Salma Hayek, actress; Mark Harmon, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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CLASSIFIEDS

MONDAY/TUESDAY HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You’ll have no trouble defending your best interests in discussions about shared property, insurance matters or how to divide an inheritance. You’re powerful today!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Don’t be pushy in discussions with others today. However, you might attract someone who is pushy! If this is the case, don’t be a pushover.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You have bright ideas about how to introduce improvements at work. Speak up, because they probably will benefit others as well as yourself.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Those of you who are involved in the entertainment world, the hospitality industry, teaching children or professional sports might see better ways of doing things.

Be bold about testing your theories.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You can introduce improvements where you live today, most especially to areas related to plumbing, bathrooms, laundry or even something to do with recycling and garbage. Clean up your act!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You are so persuasive today that you’ll blow the hair back over other people’s ears. Be gentle. Everyone listens to a whisper.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You can be very clever today at dreaming up ways to earn money or make money on the side. You also might see new uses for something you already own.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Take a realistic look in the mirror and ask yourself what you can do to create a better impression on your world. You also might think about ways to improve how you relate to those who are closest to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Research of any kind will go well today. If you’re seeking answers to problems, you’ll find them. (You won’t give up.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Get involved with group activities today, because you’ll be able to get more done that way. In fact, working in cooperation with others could bring about major changes or improvements for sure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You are so ambitious today!

Be careful not to ride roughshod over others, because the energy today is meant to benefit others as well as yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Don’t get on your soapbox, trying to coerce others to agree with your views today.

And be careful of others who might try to persuade you to agree with them.

YOU BORN TODAY You are multitalented and socially charming. However, you have

a mask that you project to the world. You are not really what you seem to be. Many of you are way ahead of your time. Invariably, you attract controversy because you are misunderstood. Good news: Your year ahead might be one of the most powerful years of your life. Dream big!

Birthdate of: Charlie Sheen, actor; Sarah Burke, freestyle skier; Ferdinand Porsche, automotive engineer.

For Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You can be extremely effective at work today, especially with introducing improvements and better ways of doing things. Let’s hope everyone listens to you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Discussions about children -- their education and their care -- will go very well today.

Even discussions between romantic partners can make great headway in improving the relationship.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a good day to discuss home repairs or the care of older relatives. You’re taking a long-term view of things today, especially in practical ways, which is a good thing.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You have excellent mental energy today to tackle any job.

This is a particularly good day

to do routine work that you might usually avoid. You’ll have excellent concentration and a good focus on details.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Business affairs and anything having to do with trade and commerce will go well today, because people are in a sensible frame of mind. You also might see new uses or applications for something you already own.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself how you can improve your appearance.

This is also a good day to ponder how you might improve a relationship.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) What a wonderful day for research! Go find whatever you’re looking for, not only because you have the perseverance, but you have the intuition as well. Bingo!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Discussions with others will be unusually intense today.

Possibly, you will meet someone who is powerful, or others will view you in these terms (very strong day).

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You will impress people in authority with your suggestions for introducing improvements or cost-cutting. Don’t hesitate to speak up.

SATURDAY’S CROSSWORD

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Religion, politics and racial issues will be intense subjects of discussion today. People are looking for solutions or better approaches in these areas.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a perfect day to tackle red-tape details about insurance matters, taxes, debt, inheritances and wills. You have the power of concentration to do a good job. (And you won’t overlook anything.)

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might sit down with a friend or partner today to discuss how you can improve the relationship. Definitely avoid trying to make over the other person. (No one wants to hear that!)

YOU BORN TODAY The theme of building is strong in your life, whether you build buildings, organizations or careers. You like systems, logic and methodologies. You like to know how things work and how they can unfold. You are very capable.

(You get rid of the mess before you begin.) This year, something you’ve been involved with for about nine years will diminish or end in order to make room for something new.

Birthdate of: Richard Wright, author/playwright; Ione Skye, actress; Beyonce Knowles, singer/actress. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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REGIONAL KIMBERLEY

Unpredictable weather cancels popular event

BY CAROLYN GRANT Kimberley Bulletin

The Bootleg Sled Dog Races were an instant hit, drawing thousands of spectators for the first rendition in 2009, and they just kept getting better.

But there were also difficulties pulling off the huge event each year, the major one being very uncertain weather. In fact the 2012 races had to be called off due to lack of snow.

Now the Bootleg Sled Dog Race Society in conjunction with Bootleg Gap Golf Course which hosted the races, have made the difficult decision to call them off permanently.

Organizer Brenda Birrell says it’s a combination of the current economic situation and the unpredictable weather patterns.

“With unpredictable weather each year, it has been hard to ensure enough snow to allow safe conditions for the dogs and competitors,” Birrell said. “A huge

amount of work and expense is required to put on the race each year by both the Sled Dog Race Society and Bootleg Gap Golf Course. Having unpredictable conditions puts all that work and expense at risk each year until the last minute. Also making it hard for the competitors to plan to attend as many travel a great distance to get here.

The races began in 2009 and blue skies, weather just a little warmer than mushers may have liked lead to huge crowds and instant success.

One of the contributing factors to the success was the location at Bootleg Gap, where spectators could go inside the clubhouse building for refreshments and mushers could warm up as well. It was quite different from other races where the track was way out in the bush.

In 2010, there were more big crowds, and though organizers were nervous about warm

weather and lack of snow leading to poor track conditions, the races went ahead. The track barely held and conditions were tough leading to several crashes.

The decision was made to move the race ahead two weeks to the beginning of February.

In 2011, things were looking very good a few weeks out then the Pineapple Express rolled in and it rained. Organizers were worried but in the end just enough snow fell to go ahead.

The third rendition of the Bootleg Races actually saw the best track conditions in the history of the race as mushers could let their teams run.

But in 2012, snow came too late and the race was called off for the first time.

“We would like to thank the many sponsors, volunteers and competitors who made it such a great success. With the tremendous support it received this event raised over $50,000.”

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Pick up at 1163 Cedar Ave, Trail 8:30-3pm

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPLICATION

AN APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THE APPLICATION

THE REGULATORY PROCESS

On July 26, 2012, pursuant to the Utilities Commission Act (Act), FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC) filed an application (Application) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project (AMI Project). FortisBC requests approval of a revised depreciation rate of five percent for the proposed AMI meters. The AMI Project has an estimated capital cost of approximately $47.7 million and is expected to commence in late 2013 and be complete by 2015. FortisBC proposes to install 115,000 residential and commercial AMI meters.

Participants and other parties are requested to submit comments prior to Friday, September 7, 2012 on the need for Community (Public) Input Sessions in the areas of Trail, Osoyoos, and Kelowna. A Procedural Conference will be scheduled to address the process by which to continue the review of the Application after and if Community Input Sessions are held.

INTERVENTIONS Persons wishing to actively participate in the FortisBC proceeding must register as Interveners through the Commission’s website at www.bcuc.com or in writing,

by Friday, September 7, 2012. In their registration, Interveners must identify the issues that they intend to pursue, and indicate the extent of their anticipated involvement in the review process. Interveners will each receive a copy of all non-confidential correspondence and filed documentation, and must provide an email address if available.

Persons not expecting to actively participate, but who have an interest in the proceeding, should register as Interested Parties through the Commission’s website or in writing, by Friday, September 7, 2012, identifying their interest in the proceeding.

By participating and/or providing comment on the application, you agree that all submissions and/or correspondence received relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted on the Commission’s website.

An initial regulatory timetable for review of the Application is outlined in Appendix A of Order G-105-12. In order to maintain firm contract pricing on the AMI system, FortisBC requests Commission approval of the proposed CPCN by July 20, 2013.

PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS The Application and supporting documents will be available for viewing on FortisBC’s website at http://www.fortisbc.com and on the Commission’s website at http://www.bcuc.com.

The Application and supporting documents will also be made available for inspection at FortisBC’s Head Office at Suite 100, 1975 Springfield Road, Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 7V7, and at the BC Utilities Commission office, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2N3.

FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please contact Ms. Erica Hamilton, Commission Secretary, by telephone (604) 660-4700 or BC Toll Free at 1-800-663-1385, by fax (604) 660-1102, or by email Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com.

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Friday, August 31, 2012 Trail Daily Times

GARDENING Please remember to recycle your past issues of the Trail Daily Times.

Colours deepen as fall takes hold FROM PAGE 11 Its name comes from the glowing shades of red and pink foliage in the fall. Some varietyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

of euonymus can be invasive, so give this shrub plenty of room to grow.

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shrub becoming more popular for its firey fall foliage. It has an open and airy growing habit.

It also has the benefit of honey sweet bushy blooms in the spring. This shrub is an excellent pairing with rhododendrons and azaleas spicing up foundation plantings.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget flowering shrubs like the hydrangea.

Now that the weather is cooling off the beautiful white blooms on the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Strawberry-Vanillaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; orâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Pinky â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Winkyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; are turning to stunning pink and red tinges before your eyes.

As the fall progress-

es the colors deepen to make a standout display.

It is important in garden design when considering plant material to not only know its growing habit in spring and summer, but consider how it will fit into the landscape with its fall coloring.

Any of these trees or shrubs in a garden design will provide fantastic color, texture and eye catching appeal.

Betty Drover operates a local garden business and shares this space with business partner Patty Siddall every other Friday. Contact: 250364-1005

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Located on one of Trailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most beautiful blocks, this home offers 3 bdrms, huge living room, hardwood floors, and a family/ recreation room downstairs. Property offers a back yard with plenty of room for the children to run and play together with a mature garden area.

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Super family home located in the friendly community of Fruitvale- 3 bdrms/2 bthrms.

Great floor plan for the whole family, finished on both levels.

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57 Moller Road, Fruitvale 1621 Cooke Avenue, Rossland

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

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

Call Terry 250-231-1101

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$279,000

$289,000

This East Trail charmer offers very large living room, bright spacious kitchen, 2 bdrms on main, updated bathroom with jetted tub. You will love the yard with great covered patio, raised gardens, mature flower beds, underground sprinklers and back alley access to garage. This home is special, call your REALTORÂŽ to view.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Beautiful 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath home on 4.9 acres! Home features deluxe kitchen, covered deck, patio, gazebo, pasture and fencing, separate shop, and double attached garage.

Call your REALTORÂŽ today.

Very well kept, bright and sunny 4bdrm home with corner fireplace, large rec room, and workshop area. New roofing in spring 2012, underground sprinkling, central air and perfect location. Call your REALTOR(R) to view.

This amazing heritage family home also operates as popular B&B. Features include amazing kitchen, office/eating area with wood stove, decor and bathroom upgrades. It is located close to town, the ski hill and trails and offers beautiful views. The B&B clientele is growing and has excellent reviews.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE For additional R ESOURCES WE DO! information Deanne Lockhart ext 41

Ron Allibone

Christine Albo

Terry Alton

Cell: 250-512-7653

ext 39

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

Mark Wilson

Art Forrest

deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com ext 30

Cell: 250-231-5591

mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Cell: 250.231.0527

darlene@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

$167,500

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

Cell: 250-231-0153

Darlene Abenante ext 23

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1325 Columbia Avenue, Trail

$559,000

2050 Green Road, Fruitvale

2 houses! Both are in beautiful condition and completely finished inside and out.

Plenty of parking too. These would be great revenue properties or combination home and mortgage helper.

Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162

and photos on all of our listings, please visit

1345 Spokane Street, Rossland 3727 Woodland Drive, Trail

ext 42

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Mary Amantea

ext 26

Cell: 250-521-0525

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Mary Martin

Cell: 250-231-0264

ext 28

mary.martin@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Richard Daoust

Cell: 250-368-7897

ext 24

richard.daoust@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com