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Flood dampens church’s coffers, food bank BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff
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Hundreds of riders rolled into the Silver City on the silver anniversary of the West Kootenay Toy Run and brought an early dose of Christmas cheer to the region as they raised money and food to purchase toys for children.
Construction near the Centotaph caused a flood in Trail United Church’s basement Wednesday night, casting doubt on how one of the city’s Food Banks will be able to continue, according to diaconal minister Keith Simmonds. In a meeting around 7 p.m. a couple of church members notified administration about two overflowing toilets, a problem that continued into Thursday. “We eventually tracked that down to some work in the sewer lines behind the church which I guess had plugged the lines below the church,” Simmonds said Sunday. The church is on a hill where the sewer lines go. The lines were plugged off around the Centotaph and overflowed into the church, down the stairs and into the basement beneath the church where the food bank operates out of, said Simmonds. Although it is unclear how much damage was done, Simmonds said the insurance adjuster expects it to be over its $5,000 deductible. “We’re not sure what to expect,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of people in because we had a laminate floor in that part of the church, and that had to come out. Some of the carpet and some of the lino all had to come out on the stairs too—and there was asbestos in there.” The biggest problem for most people was the smell, but there is a lot of “people-power” trying to make
Kootenay culture cashes in on CBT currency BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
A total of 10 Greater Trail arts and culture groups were handed Columbia Basin Trust funding Friday as the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance announced its latest wave of grant recipients. The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) received a total of $706,000 in funding support for the 2012–2013 season, and in turn gave five Trail groups $18,700 to complete, maintain and refine their discipline. The CKCA, in partnership with Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), has funded
over 160 arts, culture and heritage projects including the Columbia Basin Culture Tour—that took place in the Greater Trail region as well—and The Trail Historical Society’s Trail Daily Times negative collection (to the tune of $9,000). The historical society was a double winner with a $2,770 grant for website upgrades, while the Trail Pipe Band was given $800 for drumming instruction and VISAC’s A Golden Age of Childhood was allotted $6,200. In Rossland, the Mountain Market received $2,000 for their music series, the Rossland Light Opera Players were
awarded $2,000 for 60 Years, and the Golden City Railway Model Club was given $700 for uniform shirts. The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture needed $1,300 for sound equipment and they got it, while the Rouge Centre for the Arts took home $930 for plinths and lighting. “We hope cultural organizations will start thinking about activities that will be happening between June 2013 and May 2014 and planning their applications now for the next funding cycle,” said Jacquie Hamilton, CKCA chair.
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amends—although Simmonds made a different connection. “We seem to be having an interesting juxtaposition,” he continued, “we actually have this flood coming down the stairs into our food-bank area—which is a visual representation of being inundated, and we also have a flood of people who need help. “We don’t know what it’s going to look like in terms of what the church will have to pay, and I don’t know if the City is going to take up any part of our deductible or not.” The food-bank is open for roughly three hours every Tuesday of the month, except the second Tuesday. “When we first started we had maybe 30 people,” he said. “Last October we broke 100 and last food bank day we had open, I think we had 145.”
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MICHELLE BEDFORD PHOTO
The shelves of the Anglican Church Food Bank were soggy after a flood soaked the basement location.
GREATER TRAIL RECIPIENTS • Trail Historical Society’s Trail Daily Times negative collection — $9,000 • The Trail Historical Society for website upgrades — $2,770 • Trail Pipe Band for drumming instruction — $800 • VISAC’s A Golden Age of Childhood — $6,200 • Rossland Mountain Market for their music series — $2,000 • Rossland Light Opera Players for 60 Years — $2,000 • Golden City Railway Model Club for uniform shirts — $700 • Rossland Council for Arts and Culture for sound equipment — $1,300 • Rouge Centre for the Arts for plinths and lighting — $930 Source: Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance
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