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Local poppy campaign underway Scarlet flower a symbol for those who fought in wars

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

The annual first poppy pinning took place at the Cenotaph on Monday, celebrating its 91st year as a symbolic tribute to those who have died in war.

Historically, the scarlet flower was a symbol of honor for precious lives lost in battle.

However, its significance has grown to symbolize the annual campaign to raise funds to support those who have lived through war, and are in need of help. “Wearing the poppy to show remembrance is the most important part of the campaign,� said Rob Reilly, vice president of the Royal Canadian Legion Trail Branch #11.

On hand for Monday’s ceremonial pinning was Miss Trail Addison Oberg, who placed a pin on Steven Piccolo, a retired warrant officer who served for 23 years including deployments in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Egypt and Haiti.

Meanwhile Trail Princess Ashley Horrill pinned a poppy on May Batch, honorary president of the Royal Canadian Legion Trail Branch #11, who served in Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1945.

The funds generated from poppy donations are an import-

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The local annual pinning of the first poppy took place Monday at the Cenotaph. From the left; Miss Trail Princess, Ashley Horrill, May Batch Honorary President, Royal Canadian Legion Trail Branch #11, Steven Piccolo, retired Canadian Armed Forces, Addison Oberg, Miss Trail. ant part of the services provided by the Legion. And despite the economic pinch felt by the majority of the public in the past few years, the support for the program hasn’t dropped.

“Donations are consistent every year,� said Reilly. “We did see a spike during the start of Afghanistan, but people have always been generous.�

In 2011, the local

branch raised over $21,000 from its campaign.

The funds allowed the Legion to provide a new medication fridge for the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital’s

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(KBRH) Renal Unit and make a donation to the hospital’s digital mammography campaign.

Donations were also made to the Veteran’s Transition Program, a Legion program for returning soldiers to assist them in adjusting to civilian life. “This year the branch also provided comforts for veterans and seniors in the local care facilities, and provided emergency services to three local veterans� said Reilly.

The poppies will be distributed Friday and Saturday.

Veterans, sea and air cadets, and volunteers will be in downtown Trail, Walmart, Canadian Tire, Waneta Mall and downtown Fruitvale, with their boxes of poppies.

The bright red emblem was first manufactured in Canada, in 1922 and the Royal Canadian Legion has run the poppy campaign since 1925.

Initially, assembling the lapel poppy was a means to provide a small income for the disabled service person and his/ her family.

In 1996, the poppy production was awarded to a private company, but continues to be under the control of the Canadian Legion.

If you are interested in joining the Legion, call 364-1700 or stop by the branch at 2141 Columbia Avenue in Trail.

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Crime stats show moderate drop in activity

BY GUY BERTRAND Times Staff

The Trail and Greater District Detachment presented its latest crime statistics to Trail council last week.

The detailed list of offences, which covers a period of January to June 2012, shows a reduction in break and enters and impaired driving charges and no notable increases in any other categories ranging from drug offences to assaults to fatal accidents. “Council is always “Policing interested in where the resources are going and is a very what effects they’re havexpensive ing on it,� said Sgt. Rob proposition Hawton of the Trail RCMP detachment “Policing is a and you very expensive proposwant to see ition and you want to see it being it being effective. “We’re always tryeffective.� ing to lower the crime rate whenever we can. SGT. ROB HAWTON That comes from both by investigating crimes and doing what we can for crime prevention.�

While the numbers show little fluctuations between a similar report last year at this time, there was a noticeable drop in break and enters.

Break and enters were cut in half from 25 in the first half of 2011 to 12 in the first half of 2012. “Typically you have one or two people who do the majority of those types of crimes. Then you catch them and that does a lot,� explained Hawton. “Also we’re targeting prolific offenders.

We’re trying to get these guys before they go on those crime sprees and that’s having some effect too.�

Assaults, excluding sex assaults, drug offences, and theft and mischief stayed relatively the same from one year’s time period to the next.

Hawton cautioned that although the numbers appear to indicate crime is dropping locally, it only takes one bad apple to go on a crime spree and skew the statistics in the next report.

Impaired driving did see a reduction in offences, which came as a result of several factors including the implementation of the

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October is Community Living Month in B.C. And on Friday members of the Trail Association for Community Living (TACL) gave back to the community by staging an “Everyone Has A Rake,” event. The day saw members of the TACL out raking leaves and picking up litter along the downtown river walk.

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Cody Caves re-opening proposed

BY GREG NESTEROFF The Nelson Star

After being closed to the public for three summers, one of West Kootenay’s chief geological attractions may reopen to tours next year.

Hugh Ackroyd, the area parks supervisor, says a proposal has been submitted to operate the caves. As part of the permitting process, ads are appearing in the Star stating that BC Parks intends to issue a 10-year permit for a commercial guiding service, “with an emphasis on public safety, education, and conservation of the natural features.”

Ackroyd wouldn’t name the prospective operator but said it’s a Nelson man with extensive caving experience, who moved here a few years ago.

“I deal with him through another part of my work,” Ackroyd said. “He said would you mind if I got the key to Cody Caves? Afterward, he said what do you think about me doing the operation? I said great.”

The Cody Caves have been shut since the fall of 2009 after the former guide said he couldn’t afford to run them due to fees imposed on him through his government operating permit.

Kevin Stanway was unhappy the money wasn’t directly reinvested in the park and wasn’t willing to increase his tour price of $18 per person.

Despite advertising, BC Parks couldn’t find another operator, so the caves north of Ainsworth have been off limits ever since.

Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) program.

“I think the IRP program had quite an effect as a deterrent,” said Hawton.

There was a drop in both criminal code charges and IRPs. In fact, attesting to Hawton’s conclusion of deterrent, there were zero IRPs handed out in the first half of 2012.

“What happened was they suspended the IRP program for a court challenge so we went back to criminal code because that’s all we had at that time.”

He explained the IRP has the desired immediate impact while criminal code prosecutions tend to slowly wind its way through the clogged court system.

“We’re still getting people being stop but (IRP) has had the desired effect. People aren’t taking as much risk because of the potential consequences.”

Although the next crime statistics report to council won’t be presented until March or April of 2013, Hawton cautioned the public that prevention is the best way to keep those statistics at a minimum.

“The biggest thing we want to stress now, and have the public be aware of, is the changing weather patterns. We’re going into winter and I can’t stress enough to drive appropriately with the conditions.

“Make sure your car is properly equipped with winter tires is a big thing when the roads get worse.”

He added the Christmas season also puts the police on alert.

“Holiday season is coming up too. We’re definitely going to be looking for impaired drivers that are out there.”

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The terms of the new permit would be the same as with the previous operator, but Ackroyd expects the business model to be a bit different.

“He realizes having someone up there all the time is a bit hit and miss. I think he’s looking at more of a webbased booking system.”

Ackroyd says barring any strong objections, tours could resume starting early next July. He added the forestry road to the caves is in “reasonable” shape.

A steep section just before the parking lot has sloughed, but he described it as “pretty minor.”

The limestone caves, named for their reputed discoverer Henry Cody, have been protected as a provincial park since 1966.

BY ARNE PETRYSHEN The Rossland News

Rossland council is looking for public input on the downtown dog leash bylaw as well as gauging the interest in a smoking ban. This, to coincide with the soon-to-be-complete downtown project.

Coun. Kathy Moore said it would be a great opportunity for Rossland to get behind the initiative and exceed the provincial standards for no-smoking bylaws.

Moore noted 67 different municipalities that already exceed the province.

“It’s not an extreme position to take,” she said.

Coun. Jody Blomme said it is an important topic to discuss, regardless of the outcome.

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Coun. Tim Thatcher thought it was a good idea to look into the dog bylaw.

“Since people do travel with pets, they may not stop if it’s not friendly to the pets,” Thatcher said.

Council then made a motion to get some public input.

Then it was a matter of deciding what the format would be, whether questionnaires, town hall meetings, or some other form..

Corporate officer Tracey Butler advised that drop letters seem to be the most well received option in the community, which could be supplemented with public sessions.

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VICTORIA - The highest number of coho salmon in a decade have returned to the Goldstream River on Vancouver Island, even though the fish left in 2011, the same year that thousands of litres of fuel spilled into the waterway.

However, few of the returns have tags that were attached to fish released shortly before the spill, adding to fears that any fish in the river at the time of the spill would have perished.

“The numbers are really encouraging for coho,” said Peter McCully, Goldstream Hatchery technical adviser.

About 900 fish have been counted so far. Returns are usually in the range of 75, but have occasionally risen to 500 fish.

Other southern Vancouver Island rivers are also seeing promising early coho

returns.

No one knows for certain why the returns are good this year, but there must have been favourable survival conditions in the ocean, McCully said.

“With our natural human arrogance we think we know what’s going on and, every so often, Mother Nature gives us a quick kick in the pants,” he said.

There are interesting changes in how the fish are behaving this year, McCully said.

“It looks like the run is earlier than usual. Normally we don’t see them turning up in good numbers until November,” he said.

“Some have also taken on their spawning colours. The coho we would normally get at this time of the year are bright silver.

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Although hatchery volunteers are delighted with the number of coho, the lack of tags is not good news for any fish that were in the river in April 2011, when a Columbia Fuels truck rolled over and spilled 43,000 litres of gasoline and 700 litres of diesel, much of which leaked into the river.

“When the spill occurred in 2011, we had started releasing our juveniles about three weeks before,” McCully said.

“There were 8,000 fish released the day of the spill. Altogether, 34,000 fish were released prior to the spill.”

Most of those had clipped adipose fins and nose tags, but less than two per cent of the returns are tagged.

“It supports the worst fears that everything downstream of that spill was compromised,” McCully said.

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KAMLOOPS, B.C. A rare, white kermode bear with a hankering for human contact will spend the rest of its life in a Kamloops, B.C., wildlife park.

The 18-month-old cub, which carries the rare genetic trait that turns its fur creamy white, was found orphaned in northern British Columbia.

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released by a northern B.C. group, but was trapped again just months later when it continued to hang around humans.

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Cyber-bullying fears run high, says poll About 23 per cent of B.C. teens have been victims of cyber-bullying, according to a new survey of parents.

The online poll of 504 B.C. adults by West6S Marketing found widespread concern about cyber-bullying, with 89 per cent very or somewhat concerned.

Eight per cent of adults surveyed also said they’ve been cyber-bullied and that rose to 12 per cent BRIEFS among heavy users of Facebook or Twitter.

More mainstream use of social media means cyber-bullying is becoming more widespread and not just limited to online chat rooms, according to 6S Marketing president Chris Breikss.

“Considering the speed of social media and its availability – through smart phones, tablets – harassment has become inescapable,” he said.

“It turns into a round-the-clock nightmare.

The internet’s immediacy gives bullies a perception of power and the sheer volume of these unmoderated interactions can have devastating consequences.”

About 46 per cent of B.C. adults use Facebook daily – rising to 64 per cent of 18- to 34-year-olds – and levels are higher in households with teens.

Sixteen per cent use Twitter daily (37 per cent in the 18-34 group.)

Fifty-eight per cent of parents surveyed said they believed their teens were the victims of “traditional” bullying.

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Drivers cautioned on time change Motorists are being urged to drive with extra caution as they adjust to the fall time change that brings darker evening commutes, often along with worse weather and visibility.

The turning back of the clocks at the end of Daylight Savings Time on Saturday night (Nov. 3) in theory gives an extra hour of sleep, but an ICBC survey found 30 per cent of drivers squander it by staying up later.

“There is a 10 per cent increase in the average number of crashes in the Lower Mainland during the late afternoon commute in the two weeks following the end of DST compared to the two weeks prior to the change,” ICBC psychologist Dr. John Vavrik said.

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WORLD OBITUARIES WEIR (NEE GEE), ROBERTA (Edith) — 86, of Victoria, BC passed away on Sept 28, surrounded by her loving family, following a very sudden illness.

Roberta was born in Kamloops BC in September 1926. She graduated from high school at age 16 and continued on to receive her Bachelor of Home Economics from UBC in 1948. She worked as a teacher in Prince George and Dawson Creek and there met and married her husband (Ken) of 39 years in April of 1952.

Roberta and Ken moved to Trail, BC where she continued to reside for 54 years. She raised three children and was very active with the United Church, J.L. Crowe High school where Ken taught and together they chaperoned many a band trip, the Eastern Star where she eventually served as Worthy Matron and later as BC Grand Representative to Georgia. She volunteered in many capacities including, Trail Seniors Magazine and the Eastern Star Cancer Dressing Program. Roberta loved socializing with her many friends, travelling, and her bridge games.

She is survived by her 3 children, Glyn (Jenny) of Port Coquitlam, Bill (Irene) of Victoria, Lori (Terry) of Windsor Ontario, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Next summer, Roberta’s ashes will be interred next to those of her husband in Trail BC. In lieu of owers, memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Dressing Program. Cheques should be made payable to; Grand Chapter of BC and Yukon. For income tax receipt “BC Cancer Foundation, OES Fundâ€? needs to be on the memo line of the cheque. *** CARON, MARIE — It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Marie Odile Caron (nee Boucher) at Poplar Ridge Pavilion on October 27, 2012.

Marie Odile is predeceased by her husband Jean Baptiste in 1983.

She will be greatly missed by her children, Joe (Lorie), Audrey (RenĂŠ), Anna and John (Susan).

She was a proud and devoted grandmother to Dominique, Tessa, Josh, Karli, Cassidy, StefďŹ , Ciara, Tanya, and Lyndzie, her great-grandchildren Teagan and Kingston.

She was raised in a loving family of eight children and leaves behind her two sisters Lea and Estelle and two brothers, Lucien and Real. She will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews.

Our sincere appreciation to the staff at Poplar Ridge Pavilion for their devotion and dedicated care to our loving mother.

Prayers for Marie Odile will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rossland on Friday, November 2 at 7:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Saturday, November 3 at 10:30 am followed by an interment at Mountain View Cemetery with Father J. Joseph Kizhakethottathil M.S.T, Celebrant. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

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SUPERSTORM SANDY

Cost could hit $50 billion but also spur economic growth THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm.

In the long run, the devastation the storm inflicted on New York City and other parts of the Northeast will barely nick the U.S. economy. That’s the view of economists who say a slightly slower economy in coming weeks will likely be matched by reconstruction and repairs that will contribute to growth over time.

The short-term blow to the economy, though, could subtract about 0.6 percentage point from U.S. economic growth in the October-December quarter, IHS says. Retailers, airlines and home construction firms will likely lose some business.

The storm cut power to about 7 million homes, shut down 70 per cent of East Coast oil refineries and inflicted worse-thanexpected damage in the New York metro area. That area produces about 10 per cent of U.S. economic output.

New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air.

The superstorm overflowed the city’s waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to hundreds of thousands. Power is expected to be fully restored in Manhattan and Brooklyn within four days.

Most homeowners who suffered losses from flooding won’t be able to benefit from their insurance policies. Standard homeowner policies don’t cover flood damage, and few homeowners have flood insurance.

But Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said they will offer help to borrowers whose homes were damaged or destroyed, who live in designated disaster areas and whose loans the mortgage giants own or guarantee. Among other options, mortgage servicers will be allowed to reduce the monthly payments of affected homeowners or require no payments from them temporarily.

Across U.S. industries, disruptions will slow the economy temporarily. Some restaurants and stores will draw fewer customers.

Factories may shut down or hold shorter shifts because of a shortterm drop in customer demand.

Some of those losses won’t be easily made up. Restaurants that lose two or three days of busi-

ness, for example, won’t necessarily experience a rebound later.

And money spent to repair a home may lead to less spending elsewhere.

With some roads in the Northeast impassable after the storm, drivers won’t be filling up as much. That will slow demand for gasoline. Pump prices, which had been declining before the storm, will likely keep slipping.

The national average for a gallon of regular fell by about a penny Tuesday, to $3.53 - more than 11 cents lower than a week ago.

Shipping and business travel has been suspended in areas of the Northeast. More than 15,000 flights across the Northeast and the world have been grounded, and it will take days for some passengers to get where they’re going.

On Tuesday, more than 6,000 flights were cancelled, according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware. More than 500 flights scheduled for Wednesday were also cancelled.

The three big New York airports were closed Tuesday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. New York has the nation’s busiest airspace, so cancellations there drastically affect travel in other cities.

Economists noted that the hit to the economy in the short run was worsened by the size of the population centres the storm hit. “Sandy hit a high-populationdensity area with a lot of expensive homes,� said Beata Caranci, deputy chief economist at TD Bank.

Hurricane damage to homes, businesses and roads reduces U.S. wealth. But it doesn’t subtract from the government’s calculation of economic activity.

By contrast, rebuilding and restocking by businesses and consumers add to the nation’s gross domestic product - the broadest gauge of economic production.

GDP measures all goods and services produced in the United States.

In the short run, Caranci said the economic damage could be heaviest for small businesses that lack the money and other resources to withstand lost sales. “It will remain to be seen how long disruptions to electricity and infrastructure persist,� she said.

But she noted that the storm should give a boost to the construction industry, which shed millions of workers after the housing bust.

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ayors and councillors across North America regularly spend taxpayer cash trying to revitalize neighbourhoods or entire cities. They often do so in expensive and ineffective ways: grand schemes that wipe away existing neighbourhoods or street markets, only to be replaced with massive convention centres (mostly unused by locals) or costly new arenas for professional sports teams.

Such attempts are almost always costly and misallocate tax money; they rarely revitalize cities to the extent advertised by proponents.

After all, when is the last time you grabbed a coffee and went for a walk around the edge of a hockey, basketball or football stadium?

Most people prefer to hoof it around a lake, river, oceanside, or in local parks and on pedestrian-friendly streets with cafes and shops.

Too often, such taxfinanced developments just create mammoth parking lots surrounded by mostly dead zones once some threehour game or day-long convention is over.

Politicians too often forget the tried-and-true basics for livable and attractive cit-

ies: keep the streets safe, collect the garbage, ensure the taps pump out clean water, that good schools exist and that playgrounds and parks are clean and desirable.

They also occasionally ignore the importance of not overtaxing their citizens or discouraging business, also critical for a city’s health.

Every city, ultimately, has a commercial basis: people need to first make a living and only afterward can they (and their governments) spend money on the niceties. Discourage the first and you get less of the second.

If all of the above seems obvious, the reality is that desirable urban features can be foregone in the pursuit of civic megaprojects; they can also be crowded out by too-powerful city unions that unreasonably divert tax dollars from pleasant amenities for all to above-market compensation for the few.

But some recent stories, in Edmonton, and in New York City where Central Park just received a $100-million gift, should give city-lovers the hope that a re-focus on the basics of city life is possible.

In Edmonton, city council turned down Edmonton Oilers’ owner Daryl Katz’s demand for another $6-mil-

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lion a year in taxpayer subsidies for a proposed new half-billion dollar NHL arena. (The demand was on top of the hundreds of millions of dollars in previously promised taxpayer funding.)

If Edmonton’s refusal torpedoes a taxpayer-financed rink, great; maybe that will allow everyone to concentrate on what can actually revitalize a neighbourhood.

It doesn’t take an urban development specialist to figure out what can attract people to a neighbourhood, including a willingness to pay top dollar for nearby real estate: beautiful urban parks.

Think Stanley Park in Vancouver, Mount Royal in Montreal, the relatively new Millennium Park in Chicago, or one of the world’s pre-

mier urban parks, Central Park in New York City.

In the 1970s, New York was an overtaxed, crimeridden, in-hock-to-government unions falling-apart metropolis. Central Park, a magnificent late 19th century creation, was dilapidated in part because of misplaced political priorities.

New York was a classic example of what happens when those in charge of cities forget what makes them desirable for citizens.

Space doesn’t permit detail on all the reforms enacted in New York, most of which started with the election of Rudolph Giuliani as mayor in 1993. Here’s a snapshot: a crackdown on petty crime, reform of civic spending, making the city more business-friendly and less corrupt, and a reduction in taxes.

One pre- Giuliani reform was the restoration of Central Park. The genesis for that began in 1980 when a group of New Yorkers formed the Central Park Conservancy.

Shortly thereafter, the Conservancy, a charitable foundation, took over management of the park in a public-private partnership with the city.

As an example of what

can happen when private citizens drive reform, since 1980 $600 million has been raised for restoring Central park to its former glory; $470 million of that came from private sources (with the recent $100-million gift a nice top-up). At present, the park’s annual operating budget is $46 million with 85 per cent financed out of Conservancy funds. Central Park is again magnificent.

That’s because it’s not run as part of a big-city bureaucracy, part of the problem pre-1980.

When local politicians ignore street-level concerns, or wrongly focus on what doesn’t work (megaprojects), or engage in sweetheart deals with civic unions at the expense of more efficient services or needed capital expenditures, the result is a lessthan-attractive city. That was a lesson New York learned the hard way.

More positively, when politicians and citizens focus on improving the amenities citizens need and use every day, parks being the best example, a city can thrive as a pleasant and desirable metropolis.

Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute.

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Industrial park proposal has ripple effect I read the information sheet distributed to Beaver Valley residents regarding the proposed change to relocate the Columbia Gardens Industrial Park into the City of Trail and the impacts that would have on some residents of area A and the Beaver Valley.

My first reaction was “no vote – no voice.� After some consideration I decided that you always have a voice and decided to put down some of my thoughts.

I feel that as a person who’s family has resided in the Beaver Valley since 1907, many who have worked at Teck, that I have a duty to speak up for the Beaver Valley and all those who reside here.

Who will benefit the most from this proposal and who will be hurt the most. Over the many years that Teck has existed in the area their taxes and other contributions have helped a large area including many communities.

Teck’s employees live in many local communities including the Beaver Valley and Teck’s contributions have been two fold in that they have provided not only jobs but a way of life.

Is it right that one community should benefit from the tax relief provided by Teck or many?

The Beaver Valley supports

a varied age group from very young to very old. It has become a place that young people would like to raise their families and older individuals want to retire.

I feel part of the reason young families move to the Beaver Valley is that it is a quieter community that offers many services for them and their children. It also provides this without high taxes and affordable recreation and educational programs.

Who would be hurt by higher taxes?

- Young families who are struggling to provide a home, educational growth and recreational activities for their children.

- Retired individuals who are on a fixed income, but still enjoy the benefits of programs provided in the area.

- Small store owners who in order to survive would have to pass any additional taxes on to their customers.

- The people who frequent local business, who then would be hit two fold as they would pay additional property taxes and then additional cost of purchasing items from local business.

Loss or reduction of services pertaining to recreation, economic and culture programs

would have a profound effect on young and old in the Beaver Valley.

Fruitvale took on the burden on upgrading their own water system a number of years ago.

This was put to a vote and we the residents agreed to this proposal and voted for a tax increase to go forward with this project.

Trail’s residents would get a very small increase in their taxes for their water upgrade if the Columbia Gardens Industrial Park were to be incorporated into the City of Trail, and again the people of the Beaver Valley would bear the brunt and have to absorb what would have been Trail’s tax increase.

As a retired employee of 35 years at Teck, I enjoyed the knowledge that I would have a good job and that my employer was also aiding me in many ways through their tax contributions to the Beaver Valley. I would like to believe that Teck still feels that the larger distribution of their taxes through many communities and a greater number of their employees is important to them so that the quality of life in all those areas can be maintained.

Janice A. Grieve Fruitvale

‘Take a Hike’ program not headed to Trail just yet This letter is in regards to the article published in the Trail Daily Times and BCLocalNews.com on Oct. 19 titled, “Trail School Chosen for New Program,� written by Timothy Schafer.

The article incorrectly reported that LIFT Philanthropy Partners has selected the Trail Middle School for the expansion of the Take a Hike program. This has not occurred.

While the School District No. 20 (SD20) Board of Education and Take a Hike Foundation are in preliminary stages of discus-

sion regarding a potential expansion, no decision has been made and no promises of funding have been committed.

SD20 has made the Take a Hike Foundation aware it is interested in exploring the possibility of being part of the Take a Hike expansion project.

As a result of these discussions, the Foundation will begin conducting a community assessment as part of its formal community qualification process. To that end, members of the Take a Hike team will be visiting Trail

later this month. Before a decision on a potential partnership regarding the expansion of Take a Hike to Trail is made, both the Take a Hike Foundation and the Board of Education must agree the program is the right fit for the community, the staff and the students.

It is my hope you can clarify these inaccuracies with your readers.

Kim Williams Director of Student Support Services SD 20 (Kootenay - Columbia)

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BY TIMES STAFF The Kootenay Midget Ice notched its first two wins of the BC Major Midget League season over the weekend in a pair of thrillers against the Thompson Blazers at the Cominco Arena on the weekend.

The Ice eked out 3-2 and 6-5 wins over the Kamloops-based Blazers to pick up all four points on the weekend.

They jumped out to a 3-0 lead early Saturday morning on goals

by Kyle Hope, Brandon Sookro and Justin Post.

The Blazers fought back in the third period with two goals, but Nelson’s Adam Maida stood tall between the pipes to preserve the team’s first win of the season.

On Sunday morning, the Blazers came back from a 4-1 deficit to tie the game late, but Post scored in the final minute of the match to propel the Ice to the 6-5 victory.

Kootenay jumped out to a quick lead when Sookro scored 30 seconds into the game.

Austin Tambellini, Nolan Percival and Brendan Smith helped build the lead to 4-1 after the first 20 min-

BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

The Trail Skating Club is back on the ice and is offering a new and improved Canskate program for beginner skaters.

The revamped Canskate program, led by head coach Sabrina Hinson, was introduced by Skate Canada over the summer to get the children up and moving faster while maintaining the fun elements and challenges to suit all levels and ages.

“Our goal is to offer ‘learning to skate’ for all children, in a fun atmosphere, (for kids) that are interested in figure skating, hockey, or recreation,” said club secretary Jan Westbury. “This program helps teach them skills needed to be successful with their skating and go on to whatever their dreams are.”

Twenty skaters ages three to 10 have signed up for the fall program, but the club is always open for more, as the sessions are prorated

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Young skaters like Chinemelum Okonkwo of the Trail Skating Club’s Canskate program celebrated Halloween with a fun dress up session at the kids rink at the Trail Memorial Centre Thursday.

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for latecomers.

The highlight of the sessions are the many fun days for the skaters such as Beach Day, Backwards Day, and a Halloween skate just to name a few.

The Club was recently buoyed by generous donations from Kootenay Savings and the LeRoi Foundation

and also fundraises to keep costs down.

Residents can also donate their recyclables at the Recycle Depot on Rossland Ave. Just add empties to the Skating Club bin to help them get a leg up on another year.

Registration for the winter session which runs from Jan. 3 to mar.

14 is on Dec. 13 from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. in the Trail Skating Club room at the Cominco Arena.

The Trail Skating Club also offers a Starskate program for skaters more advanced, that runs on Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Contact Linda Walker at 364-1055.

BC INTERCOLLEGIATE HOCKEY

The Saints keep marching on McLaughlin nets hat trick

BY TIMES STAFF The Selkirk College Saints are on their way to the Promised Land if the rest of the year is anything like October in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season.

The Saints are undefeated, going 6-0 in October. But unlike their 4-3 season opener against University of Victoria, Saturday’s rematch at the Castlegar Recreation Complex was a one-sided offensive cavalcade that ended in a 10-2 victory for the Saints over the Vikings.

Connor McLaughlin led the way offensively for Selkirk with three goals and two assists, while his line accounted for a dozen points with former Nitehawk Mason Spear netting four points and Scott Swiston, three, for the home team.

Victoria opened and closed the scoring on Saturday night, but the Saints did all the damage in between. Down 1-0 in the first period, Selkirk replied with markers from McLaughlin and Cody Fidgett to take the lead, just a small indication of things to come.

The Saints would net four goals in each of the following two periods with former Trail Smoke Eater Logan Proulx adding one, linemates Jordan

Wood scored a pair, Thomas Hardy and Spear each scored one and McLaughlin finished his hat trick midway through the third.

“We’ve been putting up some big numbers the last few times out and that’s been the result of hard-working, honest and unselfish hockey. When we stick to those habits the results have been very good,” said Selkirk head coach Jeff Dubois.

The Saints will now prepare for a tough weekend on the road that includes a visit to Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops on Friday night and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver on Saturday.

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Percival scored his third goal of the season in the second period, but the Blazers cut the lead to 5-3 going into the break.

In the third period, the last place Blazers were not going down without a fight and with three minutes left tied the score at 5-5. But Post would Ice it with his second goal of the season with exactly one minute remaining in regulation.

Sookro had a goal and four assists in the Sunday game and leads the team in scoring so far this season with three goals and four assists.

The Ice currently sit ninth in the 12-team league with a 2-8-0 record.

The midgets return to the Cominco Arena this coming weekend for a two-game set against the South Island Royals. The Ice will play at the Nelson and District Community Complex on December 1 and 2 against the Valley West Hawks from the Lower Mainland.

The Ice have four Greater Trail prospects in Kyle Hope and Jeremy Lucchini from Trail, and, forward Ryan Neil and goalie Harrison Whitlock from Fruitvale.

In Trail Commercial Hockey League action on the weekend, Re/ Max returned to top spot as they squeaked out a 5-4 win over the Allstars on Sunday.

Led by last year’s league scoring champion Graham Proulx, who has already counted 11 goals and seven assists in seven games, and backstopped by a rock-steady Chris McIsaac, Re/Max looks to be the team to beat, as they jumped out to a five-win two loss record, and overtook a faltering Arlington squad.

After a sizzling start, the Big A has dropped its last three games including a 7-0 drubbing to OK Tire Sunday. Rocky Dickson picked up the shut out for the Tire, who also have struggled early this season with a 2-2-3 record. However, the 2012 TCHL playoff champions should get plenty of offence from Shane Drake and Shawn Venturini, and are anchored by good goaltending and a formidable defensive core led by Darrin Kissock, Kevin Chartres, Kyle Boutin, and Cam Ferguson. The Tire should be in the mix again at the end of the year.

The Arlington has improved mark-

edly from last season and enjoy a bevy of offensive weapons in Harlam Kingfisher, Jeremy Robinson, Darryl Zol, and Matt Proulx, but after two early-season wins over Re/Max, inconsistent play has plagued the team.

The Allstars or former Rex Red Army, are coming off a 6-4 win over Firebird on Saturday. The Allstars are led offensively by Mark Hutchinson, who counted the tying and winning goals in a wild nine-goal first period outburst that saw the Allstars take a 5-4 lead into the second frame.

Last season, the Allstars lost to eventual champion OK Tire in the semifinal and are likely to challenge for a top spot in the tightly contested league this season as well.

Firebird is winless and have struggled offensively scoring just 13 goals in its opening six games. Forward Craig Clare leads the team, counting six goals and three assists.

TCHL action resumes tonight with the Arlington taking on the Old Timers at 7:15 p.m. at the Cominco Arena. On Thursday, OK Tire takes on the Allstars at 7:15 p.m. and Re/ Max plays Firebird at 8:30 p.m.

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TRAIL SKATING CLUB GETS A LIFT

Leyland remains a Tiger THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The Trail Skating Club received a generous boost from the Kootenay Savings Credit Union and the LeRoi Foundation that donated $2,000 and $1,000 respectively for upgrades and continued support of the Canskate and Starskate programs. From left: Adam Monteith of the LeRoi Foundation, TSC director Gen David, secretary Jan Westbury, Kootenay Savings’ Forrest Drinnan, and Canskaters Nickolai and Ava David (front).

DETROIT - Jim Leyland is returning next year as manager of the Detroit Tigers.

The team and its manager quickly ended any remaining speculation about his status by announcing Tuesday that Leyland’s contract was extended through 2013. He managed on a one-year deal this year and led the Tigers to the World Series, where they were swept by the San Francisco Giants.

“Detroit is a tremendous baseball town and I couldn’t dream of a better place to manage,” Leyland said in a statement.

“Tigers fans and the people of Michigan have supported us so well during my time here, I can’t even begin to express how much that means to me.”

The team said Leyland’s coaching staff also has been

invited to return.

Next season will be Leyland’s 22nd as a major league manager and his eighth in Detroit. He’s led the Tigers to the post-season three times and the World Series twice.

The 67-year-old Leyland leads all active managers with 1,676 wins, a total that puts him 15th on the career list.

“Jim is as fine a manager as there is in baseball, he has done a fantastic job for the organization and we are thrilled to have him back managing the Tigers in 2013,” general manager Dave Dombrowski said.

“I have a tremendous amount of respect for Jim and his ability to lead our club on the field. I am confident that you will not find a harder working or better prepared manager in the game.”

Detroit faced high expecta-

tions this year after signing slugger Prince Fielder in the offseason.

By mid-September, Leyland’s future seemed uncertain as the Tigers struggled to keep pace in the AL Central, but they overtook the Chicago White Sox to win the division and then beat Oakland and the New York Yankees in the American League playoffs.

By the time the World Series started, Dombrowski had indicated Leyland would be welcome back in 2013, but both the manager and GM sought to postpone any public discussion of his status until after the season.

NOTES: The Tigers exercised a $6 million option on 2B Jhonny Peralta and a $3.5 million on RHP Octavio Dotel. Each had carried a $500,000 buyout.

SOCCER

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Messi best in world THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON - Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world and his Barcelona team is the top-rated club, according to the inaugural AP Global Soccer 10 rankings released Tuesday by The Associated Press.

A global panel of soccer writers chose Messi as the clear leader in a top 10 list of players for his performance in the week ending Oct. 29.

The Argentine forward has been scoring almost at will for Barcelona in the Spanish league and Champions League, and he added two more in Saturday’s 5-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano.

“Shame on Messi,” said Filip Bondy, a panelist who writes for the Daily News in New York. “He scored

only twice. At this rate, he’ll only be the best player in the world ... forever.”

Messi received 140 points of a possible 180, 29 points ahead of Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo with 111.

Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao was third with 79 points.

The top three all play in Spain. Manchester United striker Robin van Persie was fourth, followed by Paris SaintGermain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The 18-member panel selected Barcelona as the team of the week. Barca was 21 points ahead of Spanish rival Atletico Madrid.

Manchester United was in third place after beating Chelsea 3-2 on Sunday in the Premier League.

Each panelist picks

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10 teams and players, with 10 points for first place and one for 10th. The weekly survey includes journalists from Europe, South America, North America and Asia.

All 10 teams are from Europe and the top 10 players all play for European clubs. Three Bundesliga teams were in the top 10 - Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund - but league-leader Bayern Munich failed to make it after losing its first game of the season against Leverkusen.

“It was an unforgettable week for Borussia Dortmund after a thrilling victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League, with Mario Gotze showing his talent at the highest level and capable of scoring in a Bundesliga 2-0 away win at Freiburg,” said Aurelio Capaldi, who works for Rai in Italy.

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Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Miami at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Pitts at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

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Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T y-Kansas City 34 18 7 9 x-D.C. United 34 17 10 7 x-New York 34 16 9 9 x-Chicago 34 17 11 6 x-Houston 34 14 9 11 Columbus 34 15 12 7 Montreal 34 12 16 6 Philadelphia 34 10 18 6 New England 34 9 17 8 Toronto 34 5 21 8

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WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T Pt y-San Jose 34 19 6 9 66 x-Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 57 x-Seattle 34 15 8 11 56 x-Los Angeles 34 16 12 6 54 x-Vancouver 34 11 13 10 43 Dallas 34 9 13 12 39 Colorado 34 11 19 4 37 Portland 34 8 16 10 34 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 30 x - Clinched playoff berth. y - Clinched conference.

Note: Three points for a win, one for a tie.

Sunday’s results Columbus 2 Toronto 1 Chivas USA 2 Dallas 2 Los Angeles 1 Seattle 0 Saturday’s results Vancouver 0 Real Salt Lake 0 New England 1 Montreal 0 Colorado 2 Houston 0 D.C. United 1 Chicago 1 New York 3 Philadelphia 0 San Jose 1 Portland 1

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LEISURE

Don’t feel guilty for being suspicious of boyfriend MAILBOX

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

friend’s behavior made you suspicious, so you took the step of finding proof. And you found it. Stop berating yourself for doing a little private detective work.

Your boyfriend is cheating. He will continue to make excuses and try to put the blame on you.

Tell him what you discovered, show him the proof, and tell him it’s over. And mean it.

Dear Annie: Christmas is just around the corner. Teachers appreciate the gifts from their students, but I know many teachers who spend their own money on classroom needs. Please suggest that students consider giving teachers a gift

a plus-size model. I am intelligent, witty, neat, well-dressed, make a decent living and am told I am pretty. I had one blind date with a man I met through an online dating service.

We had emailed each other for a week and chatted on the phone several times. I figured we had had such great conversations that my looks wouldn’t matter.

I was wrong. He said there was no “spark.”

I then tried to hire a professional matchmaker, and when I described myself as “Rubenesque,” she said she has a hard time finding men among her clientele willing to date women who wear a size larger than 12.

While I have no interest in a man who would summarily dismiss me as a potential date solely based on my size, I am beginning to wonder where all the real men are. There have to be some decent guys out there who are not so shallow and ignor-

ant. So far they appear to be pretty scarce. -Plus-Sized Good Catch Dear Catch: In all fairness, being attracted to someone is not insignificant. But just as beautiful people can seem ugly if they have rotten personalities,

a person of any size can become attractive by discovering a kind, warm, funny, intelligent human being inside. The problem is, few people are willing to let those relationships blossom, giving outward appearance

more “weight” than it deserves.

Dear Readers: Happy Halloween.

Please dress your trickor-treaters in flameretardant costumes that don’t obstruct walking or vision, and be sure to accompany them.

TODAY’S PUZZLES

By Dave Green

2 9 1 5 2

6 2 3 3 5 9 8 7 4 9 4

Difficulty Level

TODAY’S CROSSWORD

1 3 7 6 4 8 9 5 1 6 6 5 8 10/31

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.

SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU 9 4 5 1 6 3 2 8 7 6 7 8 9 2 4 1 5 3 2 3 1 8 5 7 6 9 4 1 8 7 2 4 5 9 3 6 5 9 4 3 8 6 7 1 2 3 2 6 7 1 9 8 4 5 8 5 9 4 7 2 3 6 1 4 1 2 6 3 8 5 7 9 7 6 3 5 9 1 4 2 8

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ANNIE’S

card to places that offer school supplies and also for coffee shops, microwave soups and other consumables.

Similarly, our senior citizens could benefit from practical items like store and restaurant gift cards, postage stamps, etc. They do not need any more knickknacks to gather dust. -- J.M. Dear J.M.: You have made some excellent, sensible suggestions, and we hope those who are giving holiday gifts to teachers and seniors will keep them in mind.

Dear Annie: I felt a need to respond to “Enough,” the 57-yearold male who has been divorced for 26 years and hasn’t dated for the past three. He is adamant that he will date only women he finds physically attractive (translation: not fat), but his family feels he is cutting himself off from meeting some very nice women.

I am a 52-year-old female, divorced for two years and built like

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Dear Annie: In the 20 years I’ve been with my partner, I’ve had suspicions that he’s cheated. Whenever I confront him, he becomes angry and tries to turn it around on me. I finally decided I had to know, so I bought mini digital voice recorders and left them on in the house whenever I’d leave for work. Lo and behold, my suspicions were correct.

My problem now is how to confront him with the proof. I’m not proud that I’ve been spying on him for weeks. But he would never own up to his cheating unless it was indisputable. I know he will be angry with me, but what he has done is totally wrong.

He keeps telling me we need to work on us.

How is that possible when he makes a phone call to his “girlfriend” every morning after I leave for work? This is making me physically ill. -- Had To Know Dear Had: Your boy-

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LEISURE

YOUR HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might feel bored with existing partnerships, which causes you to feel tempted by someone else. (Don’t threaten something solid for a mere bonbon.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Expect a few surprises at work today. (Computer crashes, canceled meetings, broken equipment and staff shortages.) Nevertheless, a pleasant surprise also could occur.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Love at first sight is possible for many today. (Eyes across a crowded room and all that.) However, this is an accident-prone day for your children. Be vigilant!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Unexpected company might knock at your door today.

Small appliances could break down, or minor breakages could occur. Something will

send your domestic routine into a tailspin.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an accident-prone day, so be careful. Slow down and take it easy. Allow extra time for everything, and leave wiggle room for the unexpected.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Guard your possessions and your money against loss or theft today. If shopping, keep your receipts. Count your change, and make friends with your bank account!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You’re full of excitement, because it feels like there’s more electricity in the air today. You want to do something different. Avoid bores. Be open to meeting new people who are interesting and unusual.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a restless day for you, but it could be full of stimulating, exciting oppor-

tunities. Stay flexible, and go with the flow. Secrets might come out.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Meetings could be canceled today. However, you also might meet a real character or perhaps a friend will do or say something that surprises you.

New information could prompt you to modify your goals.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Some of you will develop a

sudden crush on your boss or someone in authority. Do be aware that this is a fleeting thing. Today’s thrill will be gone very soon.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Unexpected opportunities to travel somewhere might fall into your lap today.

Similarly, a chance to take a course or get further training in something might arise. Act quickly, because your window of opportunity will be brief.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Something unexpected could happen today regarding shared property, inheritances or insurance matters.

Stay on top of your game.

Assume nothing.

YOU BORN TODAY You are confident and have abundant energy. Nevertheless, many people welcome your forceful attitude (although not all).

People respect your honest, straightforward approach, and

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ANIMAL CRACKERS

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they admire your talents and technique. However, you need stimulation in your life! Your year ahead will focus primarily on partnerships and close friendships. You’re beginning a 29-year cycle wherein you will reinvent yourself!

Birthdate of: David Foster, musician/composer; Aishwarya Rai, actress; Alexander Alekhine, chess master. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 250-368-5651 FOR INFORMATION, education, accommodation and support for battered women and their children call WINS Transition House 250-364-1543

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FOUND: DOG, young, medium sized black lab or lab cross (very friendly and well mannered; no ID or collar) in the Pend ‘Oreille Valley between the Seven mile and Waneta dams near 4 mile on Oct.28.

250-367-7658 FOUND: Green jacket near Trail. To identify, call 250-2312865 FOUND: Pendant on Highway 3B near Glenmerry on Sunday, Oct.14.

To identify, please contact Trail Times.

Employment Help Wanted Colander Restaurant is now taking applications for

Daytime Janitor Drivers License required Please apply in person with resume to 1475 Cedar Ave

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fax 250.368.8550 email nationals@trailtimes.ca Employment Employment Employment Employment

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Kitchen Help and Day Prep Cook Wanted Apply at in person with resume to Benedict’s Steakhouse 3 Scho¿eld Highway, Trail 250-368-3360 Snow Removal business looking for Snow Plow Operators $20/hour, Call 250-365-1632

CLASS 1 SHUTTLE DRIVER Sysco is seeking a Class 1 Shuttle Driver, pin to pin, 5 nights per week, Castlegar to Kelowna.

(Owner/Operators also welcome to apply). Competitive rates. To apply, send resume by email to: frank.donald@kelowna.sysco.ca

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An opportunity as a Body Shop Manager is now available.

We are looking for an experienced individual to lead our team.

We provide: Salary plus bonus s Full benefits Great facility s Team atmosphere You provide: Automotive knowledge s Great people skills Good work habits s Honesty Apply in person or by e-mail to Marc Cabana marccabana@championgm.com 2880 highway drive Trail BC

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Help Wanted

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.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Reporter

The Trail Daily Times has an opening for a reporter/photographer. As a member of our news team, you will write news stories and take photos of Greater Trail events, cover city council and other public meetings and respond to breaking news stories. You must work well under pressure, meet daily deadlines and be a Áexible self-starter with a reliable digital camera and vehicle.

This union position is for three days a week, with the potential for full-time work during holiday relief periods. This is a temporary position.Computer literacy is essential, experience with layout in InDesign an asset, newspaper experience or a diploma in journalism preferred. Some weekend and evening work is involved. The Times offers a competitive salary and beneÀts. The successful candidate will be required to become a member of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 2000.

QualiÀed applicants should apply in writing no later than November 9, 2012 to: Guy Bertrand, managing editor Trail Daily Times 1163 Cedar Ave. Trail, BC V1R 4B8 editor@trailtimes.ca Fax: 250-368-8550 Only qualiÀed candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please.

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

1st Trail Real Estate 1252 Bay Avenue, Trail (250) 368-5222 • 1993 Columbia Ave Rossland, BC (250) 362-5200 • www.coldwellbankertrail.com

OPEN HOUSE

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Host: Rhonda MLS# K216202

Saturday, Nov 3 10am - 12pm 29 N. Kootenay, Fruitvale $269,900

MLS# K216545

MLS# K216561

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MLS# K211391

MLS# K215958

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Montrose $495,000

Rossland $449,000

Fruitvale $409,000

Rossland $359,900

Rossland $384,900

Rossland $379,900

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Tamer Vockeroth 250-368-7477

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Marie Claude 250-512-1153

Marie Claude 250-512-1153

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Montrose $345,000

Rossland $297,000

Rossland $280,000

Trail $259,900

Rossland $259,000

Rossland $229,900

Trail $225,000

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Tamer Vockeroth 250-368-7477

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

Tamer Vockeroth 250-368-7477

Marie Claude 250-512-1153

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Lots of Room

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MLS# K216126

Trail $189,000

Trail $189,000

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490

MLS# K216341

Salmo

$139,000

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

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Trail $114,000

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Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Fred Behrens 250-368-1268

Rob Burrus 250-231-4420

Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

MLS# K216339

Trail

$54,000

Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575

Tamer Vockeroth 250-368-7477

Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153

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CLASSIFIEDS Employment

Services

Real Estate

Rentals

Help Wanted

Contractors

Houses For Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

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 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. $275,900. Call or leave msg. 250-442-6975.

2 bedroom condo for rent in Upper WarďŹ eld. Bright, renovated corner unit. $700. N/S. 1-587-215-5593 Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

TRAIL, 2bd, f/s, w/d, close to town, park, new ooring, blinds. $600/mo.250-364-1129

BANNISTER COLLISION & GLASS CENTRE, VERNON, BC. Due to growth in our ICBC Express Repair Body Shop, we are seeking to ďŹ ll the following position: LICENSED AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN 2ND/3RD YEAR APPRENTICE Competitive Wages Good BeneďŹ ts. Preference may be given to applicants with previous ICBC Express Shop Experience.

Please forward your resume with cover letter by fax or email to the attention of Bill Blackey.

Fax 250-545-2256 or email bodyshop@bannisters.com 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 **WANTED** NEWSPAPER CARRIERS TRAIL TIMES Excellent Exercise Fun for All Ages Call Today Start Earning Money Tomorrow Circulation Department 250-364-1413 Ext. 206 For more Information

Retail ARDENE requires part time sales associates at Waneta Plaza.

Apply now at www.ardene.com

Services

Financial Services 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

Help Wanted

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

Household Services MR.PICKLES Home Services Cleaning, companionship, odd jobs, personal care, pet care, transportation, yardcare. Call 250-368-7521

Misc Services HELPING HANDS Homecare Accepting new clients. Personal care, Meal prep, Errands, Companionship, Footcare.

Over 20yr. exp. 250-231-3557

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale UTILITY TILT Trailer for hauling snowmobile, ATV or golf carts. Phone 250-368-6205

WINTER TIRES FOR SALE 2 Winguard on steel rims 3/4 tread 205-65 R15 94T $100 for the pair • Crib mattress (great condition) $20 Call 250-362-7681 after 5pm or Cell # 250-231-2174 WoodďŹ red Boiler. Tarm Innova 50 controls & storage.

250-344-2603 evenings. jcross@redshift.bc.ca

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Help Wanted

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Help Wanted

For more information on Community Futures of Greater Trail and/or a complete job description, please visit www. communityfutures.com.

Please note: Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Route 366 20 papers Beaver St, Columbia Gardens Rd, Maple Ave Route 380 26 papers Galloway Rd, Green Rd, Mill Rd Route 369 22 papers Birch Ave, Johnson Rd, Redwood Dr Route 375 8 papers Green Rd & Lodden Rd Route 378 28 papers Columbia Gardens Rd, Martin St, Mollar Rd, Old Salmo Rd, Trest Dr Route 382 13 papers Debruin Rd & Staats Rd Route 384 21 papers Cedar Ave, Kootenay Ave S, Mill Rd

Rossland Route 403 12 papers Cook Ave, Irwin Ave, St Paul & Thompson Ave Route 406 15 papers Cooke Ave & Kootenay Ave Route 414 18 papers Thompson Ave,Victoria Ave Route 416 10 papers 3rd Ave, 6th Ave, Elmore St, Paul S Route 420 17 papers 1st, 3rd Kootenay Ave, Leroi Ave Route 421 9 papers Davis & Spokane St Route 422 8 papers 3rd Ave, Jubliee St, Queen St & St. Paul St. Route 424 9 papers Ironcolt Ave, Mcleod Ave, Plewman Way Route 434 7 papers 2nd Ave, 3rd Ave, Turner Ave

OPEN HOUSE

SOLD 806 Worsdworth $249,900

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MLS#K212199

MLS#K214274

MLS#K214325

Rossland $219,000

MLS#K214030

Fruitvale $184,900

MLS#K215151

Waneta $249,000

MLS#K215182

Glenmerry $309,900 UL TIF AU EAGE E B CR A

Route 342 11 papers 3rd St & 7th Ave Route 348 21 papers 12th Ave, Christie Rd

Fruitvale $319,900 E RS Y HO PERT O PR

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Glenmerry $249,500 W NE

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Miral Heights $409,900

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SOLD 620 Dickens $159,900

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Salmo $159,999

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SOLD 720 Shakespeare $259,900

Sat Nov 3rd - Noon-2pm 530 Portia Crescent Sunningdale $229,000

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845 Burns $269,900

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Saturday, Nov 3 • 1-3pm 2014 Eighth Ave, Shavers Bench $265,500

MLS#K215871

695 Dickens $224,900

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Annable $149,900

Montrose

Get a SOLD Sign on your home!

Call Patty & Fred

250-231-4490

East Trail $259,000

Route 308 6 papers 100 St to 104 St

Call Today!

250-364-1413 ext 206

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MLS#K215920

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Glenmerry $269,500

For all areas. Excellent exercise, fun for ALL ages.

Fruitvale Blueberry

Route 311 6 papers 9th Ave & Southridge Dr Route 312 15 papers 10th & 9th Ave Route 314 12 papers 4th, 5th, & 6th Ave Route 321 10 papers Columbia & Hunter’s Place

250.368.5000

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PAPER CARRIERS

Castlegar

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All Pro Realty Ltd.

WANTED

'ENERAL -ANAGER

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a resume with cover letter via email attention Chairperson, Larry Doell, at chair@communityfutures.com. Closing date for this opportunity is November 23, 2012

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MLS#214818

Position of

Community Futures of Greater Trail is a dynamic volunteer, board-driven organization providing resources, commercial loans, and related services to the business community in the Greater Trail area.

Community Futures of Greater Trail is looking to employ an experienced leader and strategic individual in order to fulďŹ ll its mission: to encourage and assist entrepreneurs to build successful enterprises that enhance economic prosperity, social well being and environmental integrity.

In order to deliver on this mandate, the successful applicant will be relied on to: s -ANAGE THE OVERALL AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION s 3UPERVISE AND SUPPORT STAFF IN THE AREAS OF COMMERCIAL LENDING COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS COUNSELLING INCUBATION s -ANAGE THE ORGANIZATION S PROPERTY HOLDINGS The ideal individual will have a university degree in a business related discipline and/or an accounting degree, as well as 10+ years experience in management, commercial lending, community economic development, and property management. In addition, the successful applicant will have demonstrated the ability to perform with a high level of integrity in the workplace. The successful applicant will have community values consistent with those of the board, committees, and staff of the Community Futures of Greater Trail.

This exciting opportunity is a full-time salaried position, starting at $80,000+ (commensurate with experience), and a competitive beneďŹ ts package.

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649 Forrest $227,000

First Trail Real Estate 1252 Bay Ave, Trail BC

www.coldwellbankertrail.com

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Emerald Ridge $589,500

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Montrose $69,000 L TA EN !

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Fruitvale $180,000

Fruitvale $207,000

Trail $249,000

Wayne DeWitt ext 25 Mario Berno ext 27 Dawn Rosin ext 24

Tom Gawryletz ext 26 Keith DeWitt ext 30

Thea Stayanovich ext 28 Joy DeMelo ext 29 Denise Marchi ext 21

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CLASSIFIEDS Rentals

Transportation

Transportation

Transportation

Apt/Condo for Rent

Auto Financing

Auto Financing

Trucks & Vans

ROSSLAND SINGE ROOMS & GUEST SUITES, private entrance, deluxe ensuite & kitchenette. Newly reno’d. N/S, N/P. Daily, Weekly, Monthly rate. 604-836-3359

Boats BOATING SEASON IS STILL HERE!!

WANNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS ON THIS GREAT BOAT ALL YEAR ROUND? Great for fishing.

Cars - Domestic 1991 Chrysler New Yorker, burgundy in color, well maintained, 116,000km, good winter tires, loaded $1,500 obo (250)551-1178 to view

Your Cabin on the Lake

1994 CHRYSLER Concorde.

Make an offer. 250-368-5709

Commercial/ Industrial

Cars - Sports & Imports

Misc for Rent

2005 CONVERTIBLE Turbo Diesel Smart Car Fortwo, 56,000kms. Female highway summer driven only. Garage stored. $11,995.250-362-9170 DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

INSIDE WINTER Storage for vehicles. $50./ month. 250368-9792 INSULATED, Closed in Garage in Glenmerry. $100./month. 250-368-5908

Mobile Homes & Pads FRUITVALE, 950sq.ft. beautifully renovated 2bd, 1bth, close to school & downtown, appliances, gas fireplace, ns/np, can be furnished. Avail.

Dec.1st. $800./mo +utilities.

250-231-0452

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Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com

Recreational/Sale For Sale - 1998, 27’ Sportsmaster Travel Trailer. Sleeps up to 8 People. Twin Bunks, Pull-out Couch, Table Folds Down, Queen Pillow-top Mattress in Front Bedroom. Air Conditioner, 3 Burner Stove, Oven, Spacious Bathroom, 2 x 30lb Propane Tanks. Very Clean and in Excellent Condition! $9,400 OBO. Located in Nakusp.

Please call 250-265-9990 or email: tzanier@hotmail.ca for more info.

1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc • Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) • Fold down table for a queen sized bed • Fold up bunk beds • VHF radio • Hull is sound, galley is dated.

• Low draft • 200 hrs on new engine • A great boat that needs some TLC $12,000.00 invested $8000 OBO Call 250-362-7681 or Cell 250-231-2174 email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view

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GLENMERRY TOWNHOUSE 3Bd., new floor, windows, paint&roof.$875.250-368-6212

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Presenting Becky with her prize is circulation manager Michelle Bedford.

FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Murphy Creek Power Corp. of North Vancouver, BC, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, to enter onto the Crown land base for Investigative Purposes under the Waterpower Policy and is situated on Provincial Crown land near Murphy Creek (6kms from Trail) and containing 2.0 hectares more or less.

RENT this property and own it in a year with no money down through our transfer ownership program! 3 Bedroom 1 bath home, Green Ave, Trail. Immaculately appointed. Private back yard, great view of city.

Detached 1 car garage. $850 month.

Avail Immediately.

250-231-8499

Call Dennis, Shawn or Paul

Find it in the Classifieds!

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E.TRAIL, 1379 2nd Ave., small 1bdrm., w/garage, lots of parking.

No smokers. $575./mo. +utilities with $400. damage dep.1-587-227-9858

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2003 F-150 4X4, Quad Cab, 5.4L, Loaded, with extra set of winters on rims. 180,000kms., excellent condition, detailed and ready to go. $9,300. OBO. Can e-mail pics. 250-231-4034

Trail, Rossland Ave. 1bdrm w/d f/s $550/mo. Avail. immed.

Ref.req. 250-368-1361 Trail &Rossland: quality 2 &4bd. rentals avail.now.Please call 250-368-7435 to view.

TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals.

Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312 WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-3688423 W.TRAIL, 2bd. apt., fenced yard, $600./mo. +util. Avail.

Nov.1st. 250-368-3834

BEAVER FALLS/ Montrose on Hwy3B, 3 units average 850sq.ft., + outside storage.

Rents from $650.-$750./mo.

250-505-9566 TRAIL, BAY Avenue, 2500sq.ft., modern office space, $1400 triple net. 250231-0359

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Trail Times

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Couple wins piece of Lotto jackpot

BY ANGELA TREHARNE Fernie Free Press

A Sparwood couple are celebrating after winning half a million dollars in the Lotto Max MaxMillions Friday night.

Diana and Lee Anderson, from Sparwood, found out about their win on Saturday morning when Diana checked the ticket online. “I was in shock and nobody would believe me!� said Diana, calling The Free Press from Lotto Max headquarters in Kamloops where the couple travelled on Sunday to pick up the money. “I was with

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904 Redstone Drive, Rossland

$489,000

This newly built home features hickory/ 615 Shakespeare Street, Warfield pecan flooring, solo tubes for natural light, a bright open floor plan and a large 12’’ $219,000 X 18� deck. The kitchen boasts Cherry cupboards, a large pantry and sit up bar.

3 bed, 3 bath home with loads of On demand hot water, high efficiency character, hardwood floors, updated furnace, custom mantle with gas fireplace, kitchen, newly finished bathrooms. underground sprinklers, 9’ ceilings in the Lots of upgrades. Call your REALTORŽ today to view it! basement and double garage!

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

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2517 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar

$220,000

3 bdrm/2 bath house with main floor laundry & plenty of storage! A 2 car garage and lots of room to park your rv, extra vehicles or toys! Nice flat lot is just under 1/2 acre with fruit trees and room for a garden.

Just replaced roof Sept., 2012!

$349,000

4 bdrm home on 2.6 acres with open floor plan, hardwood floors, formal dining room, and a sunroom! A pool, sauna and firebox makes for great outdoor entertaining! All this plus 1500 sq. ft. of shop and garage!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Terry 250-231-1101

WANTED:

SOLD

Great Exposure – Guaranteed Smooth Transactions

Super location - flat street with carport/ garage - level entry - super views - open floor plan with master on main floor and other bdrms. in basement - with the great interest rates this house deserves a viewing - call your REALTORÂŽ now!

Call Art (250) 368-8818

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

1970 Monte Christo Street, Rossland

4755 Mann Road, Rossland

VIEWS out EVERY WINDOW! This 3 bedroom/2 bath home features an open plan kitchen/living/dining area with hardwood and heated tile floors. Beautiful renovated bathroom, parking for 4 vehicles and a new sundeck.

Spectacular custom Timberframe home set on 6.02 Acres. Grand entry with slate tile, a gourmet kitchen, large south facing deck, clear fir floors and hydronic heating throughout. Great layout for a family with a large shop / in law suite in a separate building on the property.

Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

1257 Birch Avenue, Trail

$86,500

$949,999

$319,000

Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

Call me for a Free Market Evaluation.

Call Mark (250) 231-5591

371 Murray Drive, Warfield

$399,900

82B 500 16TH Avenue, Genelle

$76,900

2009 2 bdrm 2 bath mobile home is loaded with upgrades, move-in ready; just perfect for downsizing. All appliances included, this is a great deal!

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

2068 Topping Street, Trail

$89,000

One of the area’s finest! This amazing 4 bdrm home features inlaid oak floors, french doors, wood fireplace and library. Located on large gorgeous lot, overlooking Beaver Bend Park and across the road from Webster School. Homes like this do not come up often, do not miss your opportunity to view.

Solid home with amazing views. This home has large, enclosed front porch, great living room with wood-burning fireplace and 2 bdrm on main. Exterior of house is vinyl siding and most windows have been updated. Just a bit of your decor items, and this house will be home.

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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SOLD 1771 First Avenue, Rossland

1912 Hummingbird Dr, Fruitvale

Looking for complete privacy in Rossland?

Want to be a 3 minute walk to Idgie’s and the Steam Shovel? How about your own Looking for a starter home with large double outdoor climbing wall of natural granite. Oh garage and super sized yard? This home 2050 Green Road, Fruitvale did I mention all this for $209500. Very hip also offers a fireplace, open floor plan, and $489,000 2 bedroom home with beautiful gardens, covered deck off the kitchen looking onto natural landscaping, incredible views and large yard. Great parking is included. With What a package! 5 acres, shop, fenced. total privacy. MLS#K213813 some TLC - this home offers good potential.

Beautiful 4 bdrm, 3 bath home.

Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162 Ron and Darlene – Your Local Hometeam

Built in 2008 this 4 bdrm, 3 bath home boasts vaulted ceilings, fireplace and loads of sunlight. Enjoy the bright spacious walkout basement with covered deck, large family room/hobby room, and access to the double garage. All this situated on a quiet street on a very large flat lot.

Immaculate Rancher with over 2500 sq. ft. of space on the main floor! Tastefully renovated offering 3 bdrms, hobby room, office, huge living room, large master with en-suite, above ground pool and hot tub, carport, and RV parking on 0.95 flat acres.

This is a fantastic package!

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

1785 Columbia Gardens Rd, Fruitvale

$209,500

$159,500

$379,000

309 – 12th Avenue, Genelle

$299,000

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Deanne Lockhart ext 41

Mary Amantea

deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

mamantea@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com

Cell: 250-231-0153

Mark Wilson

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5,000 sq. ft. shop with 18 ft ceiling, in floor heating, office space, lunch room, washroom and shower. Large truck doors at each end. Excellent condition and very clean. Good highway exposure and access. C7 zoning allows a wide scope of uses.

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

1672 Stang Road, Fruitvale

my daughter when I checked the numbers, then I called my husband at work.�

The couple buys a ticket every week, but bought extra for Friday’s draw, because the jackpot was $50 million.

But Lee, who is a serviceman at Greenhills mine, and Diana, a waitress, have no plans for the money yet. “Well, it’s not enough to retire on,� said Diana. “I think we’re still in shock because we have no ideas at all yet what to spend the money on.�

The couple have three daughters and two grandsons.

ext 30

Cell: 250-231-5591

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

ext 26

Cell: 250-521-0525

Darlene Abenante ext 23 Cell: 250.231.0527

darlene@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Christine Albo

Cell: 250-512-7653

ext 39

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

Art Forrest

ext 42 c21art@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com

Mary Martin

Cell: 250-231-0264

ext 28

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

Terry Alton

Cell: 250-231-1101

ext 48

terryalton@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

For additional information and photos on all of our listings, please visit

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

Ron Allibone

Cell: 250-368-1162

ext 45

ron@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Richard Daoust

Cell: 250-368-7897

ext 24

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