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Airline refutes plane on fire at Trail airport
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Reports of a fire aboard a plane that landed in Trail on Tuesday were extinguished by a Pacific Coastal spokesperson on Wednesday. While some local media outlets jumped on the story of a fire on a plane, which led to further reporting by national news services, Spencer Smith, vice president of commercial services for Pacific Coastal Airlines quickly doused the media frenzy. “There never was a fire,” he told the Trail Times Wednesday morning. “There were reports that the engine was on fire in flight, and this absolutely was not the case.” Smith explained that the airplane landed and “There never shut down as per stanwas a fire.” dard procedure, with no indication of fire. SPENCER SMITH Passengers were in the middle of deplaning, when a person turned around and saw what he thought was fire and alerted the staff. The flight crew immediately responded and deployed the fire suppression system. “When you hear fire, the crew doesn’t go back to take a look. Staff will always error on the side of caution and immediately deploy what are essentially large fire extinguishers inside the plane, as they are all trained to do,” Smith explained. He said what can happen during the shut down of a plane is that extra fuel can build up in the exhaust pipe and the excess that is shot out appears as flame. “This cannot happen when the engine is running, it is all part of the shutdown process,” he said. “That picture you saw on (websites) is not smoke at all, that plume is the large volume of released fire retardant that instantly shuts down a fire.” Don Nutini, a member of the volunteer staff on duty at the airport at the time of the incident, said there was never a safety concern. “All passengers were taken off the plane without incident,” he said. “There was never any panic,” added Smith. “One of the last passengers getting off the plane forgot his chocolate milk on his seat, and wanted to go back in and get it.” Nutini said he did not see the flame and things were under control before the ground crew could react. See MECHANICS, Page 3
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Joey Nichol settles into a comfortable reading spot at the Trail and District Public Library. Nichol has been a library user for almost 20 years.
City ups the ante on illegal parking BY RAYMOND MASLECK Special to Times
Front yards in Trail will soon be expensive parking spaces for boats, trailers and other recreational vehicles. The city’s zoning bylaw prohibits storing these items on front driveways and lawns, as well as exterior side yards of corner lots. But currently there are no penalties for violating the rules. Under amendments to the city’s municipal ticketing information bylaw given first three readings by council Tuesday, violators will
“We have to get the fine up to a level that owners will deem it worthwhile to comply.” MICHELLE MCISSAC
now be subject to $500 fines, which are enforceable in Provincial Court. The city recently sent out notices to 62 residents requesting that their RVs be moved, and 42 have
complied. Feedback from some of the others indicates they don’t believe the current “bylaw has any teeth,” corporate administrator Michelle McIssac told council. “We have to get the fine up to a level that owners will deem it worthwhile to comply.” As is the case when it comes to enforcing many bylaws, levying penalties will be the last result, she added. Kevin Jolly was one of two councilors to vote against the new penalty,
“Parking on the road is one thing, parking on your own property is another,” he noted. The rules on parking RVs in front yards has been in place since 2002, but is has only slowly become an issue as the number of owners has grown. Parking them on the street for more than 24 hours is prohibited as well. The amendment also provides for $500 penalties for installing swimming pools or temporary vehicle shelters in front yards or exterior side yards.
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Friday, the J.L. Crowe “Tanning is Out” student leaders will be running a contest during lunch break at the school to raise awareness for the Tanning is Out initiative and funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. The contest winner will receive five front row balcony seats to the premiere screening of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, along with concession snacks for all, donated by the Royal Theatre. There will also be a contest for the general public. If you would like to purchase tickets for a chance to win five seats to the premier and concession snacks contact the Canadian Cancer Society at 250364-0403, or go to the Canadian Cancer Society office at 908 Rossland Ave, Trail.
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Narrow street poses potential winter problems BY RAYMOND MASLECK Special to Times
FROM PAGE 1 “The flame was put out almost immediately by the fire suppression system in the plane.” He did confirm that some members of the staff went to the hospital. “Four members of staff were sent to hospital, as a precaution. It is part of our protocol, when exposed to chemicals in fire retardant,” he explained. “Everyone checked out fine.” On Wednesday afternoon the volunteer ground crew, Pacific Coastal representatives and members of the Trail Regional Fire Department met to review procedures, which is normal following any incident large or small. The fire department was not called to respond when the flame was spotted on Tuesday afternoon. Currently, the plane is parked near the airport hangar, and all things appear to be business as usual at the airport. The aircraft will remain there until the maintenance crew from Vancouver arrives to inspect the plane to determine if anything out of the ordinary caused flame burst. They will test the engine, and once all readings are normal, and no damage is detected, the plane will immediately be flown back to Vancouver, according to Smith. The plane, a Saab 640A, had landed in Trail at around 4 p.m. and had 30 passengers on board.
Warfield’s narrowest street has become even more treacherous with the addition of some new pavement and the coming of winter. Montcalm Street now has drop of almost a foot in some places from the new pavement down to the narrow, crumbling shoulder that hovers up to 25 metres above the CP Rail tracks below. When the road was plowed during the first seasonal snow storm last month, the drop to the shoulder was filled in, creating a potentially hazardous surprise for anyone who strays a few inches beyond pavement. “When we plow that road people could think it is wider than it is and go over the bank,” village manager Vince Morelli reported to council Tuesday. Councillors had a variety RAYMOND MASLECK PHOTO of suggestions from installing Several patches of new paving on Montcalm Street in Warfield have created a sharp drop off that no-post guardrail, to making it can be concealed when snow is plowed onto the narrow shoulder. a one-way street coming up the hill from the village’s Skunk tion of making it one-way was is not a (legal) road.” Reflective posts were disHollow neighbourhood, and raised. Counsellor Tom Milne sug- cussed but it was noted these even closing the narrow thor“It is good to have it both gested shutting Montcalm, not- would get pushed over or buroughfare all together. ways.,” Crockett said. “It cer- ing the potential for washouts ied by the now the snow plow. Morelli told the Times Mayor Bert Crockett tainly needs some signage, but and crashes onto the tracks noted that the old, poorly- no-post would make it even below is not only a safety issue Wednesday that the maintenance crew has looked at the constructed road has num- narrower,” he said. “One day but a potential liability. erous issues that have to be we will be dealing with that “CP sued the (Birchbank) situation and will install long addressed, He noted there was road one way or another. golf course for $60,000 over pieces of re-bar with reflective resistance from Annable resi“The last time we discussed water running onto their tape on them to mark the edge of the pavement. dents the last time the sugges- it with CP Rail they insisted it tracks. Close it.”
St. Rita’s Parish serves up Christmas Tea, Bake and White Elephant sale
Other •St. Rita’s Parish hosts its annual Christmas Tea, Bake and White Elephant sale and fish pond on Saturday, 1-3 p.m. Door prize and raffle. Entrance by donation. •The Salvation Army Christmas Hamper Applications will be available from Nov.9 until Dec.7 at Kates Kitchen, The Salvation Army Food Bank, 730 Rossland Ave. Trail. The Applications will only be available at this office, between 9 a.m and 3 p.m. Monday thru Friday. • The Trail Market goes Friday in the Cominco Gym from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. If interested in selling your wares please call 368-3144. • The Yuletide Tea serves Saturday between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church,1139 Pine Ave., Trail. Cost $3.00. Everyone is wel-
come. Charles Bailey • The Trail Theatre, $35, United Church 368-9669. Giving Sale kicks • The off Saturday Trail Knights from 9 a.m.- 1 of Pythias p.m. With lots of p r e s e n t winter clothing Events & Happenings in the B a l l r o o m and household Dancing to Lower Columbia items available. the big band Donation is by sounds of The admission and all proceeds go to SwingSationS in the KP Hall, support the Food Bank. 942 Eldorado Street, Trail. Nov. • Italo-Canadese Bake Sale 24Th, 8-11:00 p.m. Tickets are brings its best Italian baking to $15 and are available at Trail the Waneta Mall on Saturday. Coffee and Tea Co., and Mallard’s 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Source for Sports in Castlegar. Music Out-of-towners may reserve tick•The Barra McNeils perform ets by calling 367-6115 their East Coast Christmas show, Film featuring multiple lead vocalSunday Cinema presents ists, beautiful sibling harmonies “Midnight’s Children,” written and a wide variety of instru- and narrated by Salman Rushdie. ments, all blended with Celtic The story follows two boys who dancing and Cape Breton story- are born at the precise moment telling. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., India gains independence from
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Britain in 1947, each handcuffed to history and each other’s fate. 4:30 p.m. Royal Theatre, admission $9. • The 13th annual Teck Rossland Mountain Film Festival is rolling all over the community of Rossland until Sunday. Check out schedule at rosslandmountainfilmfestival.com. Gallery • The Visac Gallery explores the allure and accessibility of hand-made books. Artists Nyla Raney and Jenn Hamm will be displaying work from their regional Book Arts project ‘Speaking Volumes’. A special feature in this exhibit is a private collection of international mail art and hand made books by local artist Gail D. Whitter. The exhibit runs until Nov. 23. Gallery hours are: M-W, 10-2, and Th-F, 2-6. Admission is by donation. Upcoming
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• Columbia Phoenix Players present “Phoenix Cafe III” on Nov. 23 and 24th in the lower level of St. Andrews Church in Trail. Tickets $10 available at: Got Juiced-Trail, On the Edge-E.Trail, and Mystic Beauty, Fruitvale, also at the door. Two hours of one act plays and skits and an enticing silent auction. Refreshments also available by donation. For information call Jessie 364-9911 or Jean 367-6365. •Friends of the Rossland Range Annual General Meeting goes Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Hall in Rossland. All welcome. • UCW Trail United Church is holding a Christmas Coffee Party at Knox Hall on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. To noon. Included is a bake table. Admission by donation. To submit to the Grapevine email newsroom@trailtimes.ca
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ministry official that her presence might upset fragile students in attendance. Todd says she knows B.C. Premier Christy Clark mentioned her daughter, Amanda, during the conference and it would have been nice if she had been invited. Education Minister
Don McRae confirms that Todd’s mother was asked not to attend, saying Ministry workers consulted their antibullying experts who recommended that Todd’s participation wouldn’t be appropriate with young people attending, so they decided to err on the side of caution.
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VICTORIA – Returning to the old provincial sales tax next April 1 will increase paperwork for B.C. businesses and cost them harmonized sales tax credits on equipment and other inputs, the legislature finance committee reminded the B.C. government Wednesday. After its annual tour of the province to get input on the 2013 budget, the committee urges Finance Minister Mike de Jong to consider its expert panel recommendations to ease the impact on business of scrapping the HST. Some industry associations want the government to provide a tax credit that would compensate them for the PST they will have to pay on purchases of machinery and equipment. Those taxes were lifted under the HST, which recovered revenue by extending seven-percent sales taxes to a range of
consumer services that won’t be taxed starting next spring. The finance committee was also asked to consult the public on a “made-in-B.C. valueadded tax” that would accomplish some of the goals of the HST under another name. That would be a volatile discussion to begin with a provincial election set for May 14, 2013. The administrative burden of the switch starts with businesses reprogramming cash registers and other systems to go back to two separate sales taxes. The switch to the HST in 2010 revealed some national retailers were not accurately applying the B.C. sales tax, which has decades of accumulated exemptions and rules that don’t apply in other provinces. The finance ministry has been working on a system to allow businesses to register online for the return of the PST, and to train owners of thousands of businesses that
have started up since the HST conversion in 2010. The ministry has set up a website for businesses to manage the transition at www. pstinbc.ca The finance committee has also endorsed a widespread business call to balance the provincial budget starting next spring. The effects of the worldwide financial crisis of 2008 pushed B.C.’s books into the red, and deficits continued this year as B.C. had to repay a $1.6 billion HST transition fund provided by Ottawa. The B.C. Chamber of Commerce and other groups also called on the finance committee to ease the burden of B.C.’s carbon tax. Grain growers, greenhouse operators and cement manufacturers have called for relief from carbon tax on fuels, arguing that it puts them at a competitive disadvantage with Alberta, Washington and other jurisdictions.
No wolf cull in provincial plan THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has no plans for a wolf cull or a bounty in the province, despite concerns in the cattle industry and among some First Nations that the predator population is out of control. A draft management plan released Wednesday estimates there are 8,500 grey wolves in B.C. now, compared to 8,100 in 1991. There are areas where the predator populations are at historic highs, but the increase is largely attributed to a recolonization by wolves of areas where they were wiped out in the last century, such as the Kootenay and Thompson regions. And it found that the number of wolves being hunted annually has increased significantly in recent years. The draft plan is a balanced approach, said Natural Resources Minister Steve Thomson. “The issue does generate a lot of emotion, a lot of public feeling and response on all sides,” he said in a telephone interview. “There are many who feel we are not taking enough action; there are others who feel that any approach would put populations at risk.”
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The plan takes a region-specific approach to managing conflicts, he said. “This plan will provide a foundation and a science-based approach that will help us make those management decisions in the future,” Thomson said. The report makes nine recommendations, most of them focused on improving data collection and tracking of both wolf numbers and wolf kills. The province should implement a two-zone management strategy that addresses livestock depredation with hunting and trapping, it suggests, and implement a low-cost species licence for wolves that will improve tracking of the hunt. “Wolves have a troubled history with western society, and systematic persecution has led to their extirpation in the regions of their historical range associated with the highest densities of people,” said the plan. “The species attracts a highly polarized debate between those who see wolves as emblematic of B.C.’s wilderness heritage and those who see them as a threat to game species, agricultural interests, and human safety.”
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THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - Former MP Martha Hall Findlay has announced her candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership, saying the party has to stop trying to be all things to all people. Hall Findlay, 53, with a backdrop of red and white balloons, chose to make her announcement Wednesday in Calgary - a move she called symbolic. “Of course it’s symbolic. I hope that people notice that
I made a point of launching this campaign here in Calgary for that very reason,” Hall Findlay said. “The national party needs to become a national party once again.” She said the Liberals must show courage if they are to win back respect and regain power. “The Liberal party proved in the 1990s that it had the guts to do what was right - fiscally and economically,” she said of the deficit-cutting govern-
ment of the day. “It was tough, but it was right. And we must show that kind of courage again. “The Liberal party must have the courage to no longer try to be everything to everyone. We must stand for what we believe is right.” Hall Findlay, who also sought the party’s top job in 2006, is the second high-profile candidate this time around. She came forward on the first official day of the race.
Complaint filed against Canada for refusing to prosecute George Bush THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Four men with detailed accounts of being tortured in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay have filed a complaint against Canada with the United Nations over Ottawa’s refusal to prosecute former U.S. president George W. Bush. It is the latest attempt by human rights advocates to arrest the former U.S. leader for alleged crimes perpetrated during the Americanled fight against terrorism. The Canadian Centre for International Justice and the U.S.based Centre for Constitutional Rights filed the complaint on behalf of Hassan bin Attash, Sami el-Hajj, Muhammed Khan Tumani
and Murat Kurnaz. They maintain Canada should have investigated and prosecuted Bush during his visit to British Columbia last year, in compliance with the UN Convention Against Torture. The complaint says that in Afghanistan and Guantanamo, the four men experienced inhumane treatment including beatings, being hung from walls or ceilings, denial of sleep, food and water, and exposure to extreme temperatures. Canada, unlike the United States, is among the countries that allows individuals to file petitions with the UN committee for alleged breaches of the convention.
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the collapse occurred, water in the tunnel caused the ground beneath the rock bolter equipment to become soft and the machine to get stuck. The soft ground had to be dug out. “As a result of the mucking out, the floor of the slope was lower at the location where the ground fall occurred,” says a statement of facts agreed to by the mining company and the territory’s director of occupational health and safety. At the time of the collapse, the “back section of the rock bolter was located beside and under ground that was inadequately supported,” the statement says. “The bolter was reinforcing unsupported ground.” Yukon Zinc was responsible for, among other things, providing geotechnical support and a plan for ground support for the mine, but the company said it relied on Procon’s safety program. An expert brought in after Fisher’s death concluded the mishap was caused by inadequate ground support, given that the tunnel had been widened and dug out.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS WHITEHORSE - The owner of Yukon’s Wolverine Mine has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine, the highest possible, following an accident two years ago that killed a worker. Yukon Zinc Corp., and contractor Procon Mining and Tunnelling pleaded guilty this week to charges related to a collapse which killed 25-year-old Will Fisher. Fisher was a mechanic for Procon when he was buried under 70 tonnes of rock on April 25, 2010 in the mine 190 kilometres northwest of Watson Lake. He and other employees had been servicing equipment used to install support in the walls and ceiling of the underground mine. The two other employees were not seriously hurt. Judge John Faulkner will decide next week how much Procon will pay for its role in Fisher’s death, but a Yukon government lawyer is seeking the same $150,000 fine. Court heard that during the night shift before
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t was with some amazement and a bit of a chuckle as I watched the story of a fire on a plane that landed in Trail spin out of control so fast. I can only assume how the rumour spread so quickly. A witness tells an online news agency that he thought he saw a fire at the back of a plane that landed in Trail on Tuesday afternoon. That news service jumps on the idea of “breaking the story,” first because that’s why online news services exist for better or worse. So a writer cobbles together a story using the witness, who is not part of Pacific Coastal or Trail airport staff, as the only source of information. That story was picked up by Canadian Press, CBC and other outlets and it spread across the country faster than the alleged fire on the plane. The rumours grew to the point where there was speculation that the plane was on fire in the air, passengers were running for safety and, sooner or later at this rate, it will probably be linked to some disgraced American general and his sexual adventures. Then there will obviously be some reason to blame Lindsay Lohan to attract the younger readers. That’s pretty juicy stuff, makes for great headlines, and makes a news agency
look good for having the story first. However, there’s an old saying in the newspaper business, “It’s not a story if the plane lands safely. It’s a story if it doesn’t.” But it also serves as a warning of the virtues of using “claims” of a witness as the basis for a story without verifying the facts. The other aspect is how readers perceive the news gathering business. Often I’ll get a call about someone who heard sirens or saw smoke and wondered why there wasn’t a story in the newspaper. I explain that for us to write a story we need some type of corroboration and accurate information from an agency that deals with those issues to confirm there actually was an issue. Somehow, the caller feels a reader’s version should be enough to write a story. No need to contact an official or police department. They saw it so that should be enough. Perception is often in the eye of the beholder, which is why facts must be checked. After all, by now, according to the National Enquirer and other such publications, Queen Elizabeth is on her deathbed while Camilla is plotting to take the throne, U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are divorcing, Oprah Winfrey is
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about to go broke and the Khardashian sisters are the most compelling people on the planet. Therein lies the problem. If it comes across your phone, tablet, computer or any screen then some people deem that enough to be true. If you also have a grainy photo to go with it then that’s enough to make it indisputable. Makes me wonder why no one believes in Bigfoot despite so many grainy videos supporting sightings. That should be enough according to today’s rules of reporting. Certainly the airplane fire story isn’t the first example of how stories spread quicker than the truth. In fact, the recent storm devastation in New York spawned an entire story of how fake images were circulated on Twitter, bogus unsubstantiated claims were swallowed up as truth
and quickly spread to mainstream media only fuelling the falsehood. Next thing you know the evening news is using that same false information and perpetuating the rumour. It happens even to the best journalists and in today’s world of small newsrooms and limited resources, agencies are using whatever means they have to gather news and, in turn, attract readers. If one news agency tries to hold off on a story to verify the facts while a competitor simply puts it out and clarifies later if needed, it will be seen as the source that “breaks,” stories. Are readers more likely to trust that outlet or a source that tries to get the story right and not necessarily always first? I’ve watched a few young reporters come through our doors in the last couple of years and many share one common trait – they see the news business as a competition rather than a service to readers. They’re eager to get the story out so quickly to be ahead of the competition, that they often overlook simple questions that need to be asked or facts that need to verified, which is what readers deserve. Today’s society demands immediate results and information when in fact it’s almost impossible to accomplish.
Without dating myself too much, think of how many times you get angry because your computer is slow. And that’s only if the delay is more than 10 seconds. For many of us, remember how long we waited for dial up to connect to the Internet. Or simply for our computer to start up. Now, if it doesn’t come up right away, reboot the computer or call a help desk because a 10-second wait is much too long. That attitude has shifted to feeding the news-making machine to the point stories are put out there as soon as possible then checked for facts after. Only a couple of years ago a story circulated on major news sites that Gordon Lightfoot was dead. We all know how that story ended and if you still believe he is dead, like the Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun and CBC had on its websites back in 2010, I suggest you tune into the 100th Grey Cup game and see if he shows up to perform. Media people love to say, “Don’t shoot the messenger,” whenever defending a story. But in the case of the fire at the Trail airport, the messenger needs to check its sources before igniting a story that wasn’t burning to begin with. Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times.
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Public concerns should be heard at meetings I read in the Grand Forks Gazette that the Regional District may want to disallow question period or public input to the board at their meetings. Currently most of the meetings are held in Trail, and start at 6 p.m., which already makes it difficult for
anybody from the boundary to attend meetings, never mind getting there and not being allowed to speak on your concerns. I live in Area C, and the RDKB is my local government. Imagine if you wanted to speak to Grand Forks city council and not being allowed to speak.
Your reasoning for this change of procedure is that nobody attends a meeting could be the way the board treats presenters, the public and the press. All you are doing with not allowing speakers etc. is alienating people further. The public
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OBITUARIES NASTASI (NEE PISACRETA), SILDA — It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Silda on November 7, 2012. Silda was born in Trail, B.C. on February 21, 1923 and spend most of her life in Trail. Silda was predeceased by her beloved husband, Art, her parents Carmela (Picone) and Domenic Pisacreta, sister Shirley, sister-in-law Duly, brothers Tristo, Noro, Gordie and Roger. She is survived by her daughter Sandy (Tom) Hart and their children Brent of Calgary, Trevor (Belinda) of Trail and Valere of Vancouver; her son Jay (Robbie) of Victoria and their children Adam (Courtney) of Victoria and Leah (Barrett) of Marina Del Ray, CA; great-grandchildren Alexander and Molly Coffin, and Alexandra Hart; sisters-inlaws Anne Pisacreta of Trail, Evelyn Shackleford of Victoria and Susan Nastasi of North Vancouver., Silda loved spending time with her family and friends, her church and her care givers at Rosewood. She also spend many hours knitting for others. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held At Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., Father Jim McHugh, Celebrant. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made in Silda’s memory to the K.B.R.H. Foundation, c/o Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, B.C. V1R 4M1 or online at www.kbrhhealthfoundation.ca Our thanks to Bill Clark and staff of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™, and the staff at Rosewood Village for their wonderful care of our Mom and their understanding at our time of grief. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www. myalternatives.ca
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THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Toronto writer Linda Spalding, who won the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction on Tuesday, agrees that novels like hers might make history more interesting for people who say they don’t know much about the past. The author, who has said she read slave narratives, medicinal primers and even a PhD thesis she found online to get a sense of 18thcentury Virginia, had to make history come alive for herself as she crafted the tale of a Quaker-turned-slave owner in “The Purchase.” She said hopefully such novels would not simply entertain readers but also help them understand what people lived through. “For me, to understand why a man who is an abolitionist would buy a slave - and I know that historically is true because it happened to my great-great-great grandfather - to understand how he would have come to that, I had to go through a huge amount of searching and reflection myself,” she said Tuesday. “That, hopefully, is what a reader will do.” The jury said Spalding’s “The Purchase” was “refreshingly free of retrospective judgment.”
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Country singer enlists big name recruits Clark to perform in Trail in March, 2013 THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO Growing up in Medicine Hat, Alta., as a Prairie teen with Nashville dreams, Terri Clark focused much of her admiration on one country-music idol: Reba McEntire. Clark was quite literally a member of McEntire’s fan club, obsessing over the flame-haired starlet’s country catalogue while nurturing her own musical ambition. Heck, when she thinks back on her favourite Christmas gifts, one of three that comes to mind is the McEntire T-shirt her mother tucked under the tree one year (the others being her first guitar and a live album by Barbara Mandrell). Well, Clark still has that T-shirt - though it’s worn to the point that it looks “as thin as a piece of toilet paper” and it had the midriff sliced off after Clark got “the Shania Twain” idea a few years back. And she actually had the opportunity to offer the shrivelled memorabilia up in person to McEntire when the country legend came around to record a new version of her 1984 smash “How Blue” for Clark’s new covers collection, “Classic,” which hit stores this week. “Most people would’ve made (that shirt) into a cleaning rag - I looked at Reba and I said, ‘You want it?’ And she said, ‘No thank you,”’ laughed Clark, noting that she’s become friends with her former idol after roughly 25 years living in Nashville. “Yeah, I was crazy about Reba McEntire and still am.... If I could have a conversation with my 18-yearold self and go back
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Country singer Terri Clark put out the call for collaborators on a disc of classic country covers, she cast a wide net of musicians she admired and figured only a couple would be available. She was stunned when they all made time for the project, and this week releases a new disc featuring collaborations with the likes of Reba McEntire, Tanya Tucker, Dierks Bentley and Jann Arden. in time and go: ‘Guess what’s going to happen?’ - I would not have believed it.” Well, the project actually carried other opportunities for similar instances of wish fulfillment. The 44-year-old Clark collaborated with Tanya Tucker (interpreting the star’s own iconic 1972 hit “Delta Dawn”), Dierks Bentley (on George Jones & Tammy Wynette’s “Golden Ring”), Jann Arden (for Patsy Cline’s “Leavin’ On Your Mind”) and Dean Brody (Hank Snow’s “I’m Movin’ On.”) Clark knew that she had a slim margin for error with songs so well-loved - especially considering she was, in the case of McEntire and Tucker, collaborating with the very people who made those songs famous. “That’s a fine line to walk because you don’t want to piss off the people who looooved the original - ‘What did she do? You’ve ruined
my favourite song!’ - but I haven’t heard that from one person, and there’s a lot of people on social media who are very honest, because they can hide behind Facebook,” she said, laughing. A collection of covers might seem less personal than original material, but Clark’s roots with these songs run deep. The first voice to crackle through the speakers belongs to her grandmother (who, along with Clark’s grandfather, opened shows for Jones and Johnny Cash on the Montreal club circuit), and the influence of her supportive mother, who died in 2010. “I felt like my grandparents and my mom were in the room for a lot of it,” she said. “It’s a labour of love and it’s a testament and tribute to my roots and family.” Clark knows that young fans weaned on the pop-infused, arena-geared sounds currently dominating
country radio might not be well-versed in some of the dog-eared classics represented here, including songs originally performed by Kitty Wells, Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn. So she tried to compensate for that with a roomy production (featuring the same cast of musicians for the entire album) that would allow these classics to sound current. “I think people are used to having big, fatsounding records on their stereo - this is as loud and bombastic and big as anything that Taylor (Swift)’s doing but it’s a completely different instrumentation and sound,” she said. “I want people, younger people, to be exposed to music they maybe haven’t heard before.” Clark’s pride in the material is immense. To prove it, Clark who’s still the only Canadian female member of the Grand Ole Opry, the historic
venue that doubles as an exclusive, de facto country hall of fame - went down to the Opry’s Nashville head office and slid her new disc into the mailbox of every last member. “I wrote a note and said, ‘I hope you guys like this because it really means so much to me to pay tribute to the Opry,”’ she said. “I’m carrying the hat - no pun intended - of being the only female Canadian member, so I feel a certain amount of responsibility to that. I want to represent.” Still, the irreverently plain-spoken Clark pokes fun at her standing in the country capital, where she lives. Clark’s first three records - released between 1995 and ‘98 - all went platinum Stateside. Her last album, 2011’s “Roots and Wings,” won country album of the year at the Juno Awards, but gained less traction on U.S. radio, to the point where Clark jokes that “people there think I retired or something.” Not that she’s particularly uncomfortable with that sort of relative anonymity. “I’m really happy for people who achieve that next (level) - like Blake (Shelton) and Taylor (Swift), I think that’s wonderful - but no thank you,” she said. “I would not want that type of international, household, can’t go anywhere, people know who you are (fame). “Some people I feel are born into that, they’re just built for it. They have the selfesteem for it. I’m all about playing my guitar and making music and singing my songs, and the level of fame isn’t that important to me. “So I think that’s how I come out of the other side of it OK no matter what.”
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The Nelson Leafs spoiled a spirited effort from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks at the Hawks Nest Tuesday night coming back to seize a 7-6 victory in the final minutes and extend their winning streak to 10 games. The Leafs grabbed sole possession of top spot in the KIJHL on Colton McCarthy’s winner with 1:47 to play in the third period. McCarthy batted down an attempted clearing pass in front of the Nitehawks net and lifted it over Hawks’ goalie Zach Perehudoff to break a 6-6 tie. The Hawks outshot the Leafs 45-33 and carried the play most of the night but a potent Leafs offence capitalized on every wayward bounce and fledgling opportunity. “I think we had some committed efforts, but I don’t think we had all 20 oars in the water tonight, and thats what it takes to win hockey games at this level,” said assistant coach Kevin Limbert. The Nitehawks jumped out to a 4-2lead thanks to three first-period goals from Kurt Black whose relentless forecheck pressured the Nelson defence all night. “I was moving the puck in, lots of energy, and playing the body,” said Black after the game. “We just have to work as a team, get pucks to the net, and crash the rebounds to be more successful.” Nelson drew even in the second on goals from Aaron Dunlap at 10:19 and Colton Schell with a power play markKURT BLACK er at 1:52. But before the second period expired, the Hawks struck again. A persistent attack from Hawk forward Levi Kress kept the Leafs hemmed in their own zone, and his efforts would pay off when a point shot from Arie Postmus bounced off Nelson goalie Cody Boeckman, right to Kress and into the net for a 5-4 lead heading into the third. The Leafs would not be denied, however, as the KIJHL scoring leader, Schell, netted his hat trick on another power-play goal. With Nitehawk defenceman Blake Acuri
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The Nitehawks’ Levi Kress batted this puck past Nelson Leafs’ goalie Cody Boeckman to give the Hawks a short-lived lead as the Leafs came back to beat B. V. 7-6 in KIJHL action in Fruitvale on Tuesday. down after blocking a heavy point shot, Schell walked in and beat Perehudoff glove side to tie the game at five with 15:12 to go in the period. B. V. reclaimed the lead on their own PP, when Dallas Calvin feathered a perfect pass back to Danny Vlanich on the point. Vlanich wired a shot top shelf to put the Hawks up 6-5 midway through the third. Nelson’s Aaron Dunlap exploited a bad Nitehawk penalty in the offensive zone, and would bury his second of the night off the face off to even the game. The Hawks swarmed the Nelson zone looking for the winner, yet the give away to McCarthy late would settle it. The Nitehawks have struggled offensively the last few games, but were able to generate ample scoring chances
against the Leafs Tuesday, a promising response following the last two results against the Leafs. “There’s definitely some positives, we got a lot more scoring touch around the net, especially I thought most of our goals were really hard working goals,” said Limbert. “We have to focus on breakdowns. Breakdowns are going to happen throughout the period of the game . . . we need to ensure that the second wave of support is there so when the breakdowns do happen they don’t cost us.” The Nitehawks play a home-and-home with Creston Valley this weekend, with the first game in Creston Friday at 7:30 p.m. and back at the Beaver Valley Arena Sunday at 1 p.m.
SUPER LEAGUE CURLING
Horning’s 5N tops all teams BY TIMES CORRESPONDENT If there is a team that’s fit to be tied it’s the Ferguson rink in Kootenay Savings Super League curling action this season. An elite team in the league, the Ferguson foursome has just one loss, but has a league leading four ties, the latest coming against the Albo rink. Skip Rob Ferguson drew to the four foot for two in the ninth end to go up 8-6, but Team Albo rebounded after skip Darrin Albo executed a run back tap for two in the 10th for an exciting 8-8 tie. The teams traded deuces for three ends before Albo blanked the fifth, giving him the hammer in the even ends. Team Ferguson plugged the front early, before skip Rob Ferguson made an awesome cross ice double to lay two. Darrin
just missed a run back with his last rock, giving Fergy a steal of two and a 6-3 lead after six. Albo was forced to take one in the seventh, then manufactured a steal of two himself in the eighth, tying the game. Team Schmidt manufactured deuces in the second, fifth and seventh ends for a 6-3 lead over the Maglio Ladies. However, Maglio tied the game with three in the eighth when skip Theresa Hiram made a nice double take-out on her last rock. The implacable Desiree Schmidt replied with her own double take-out to score three in the ninth for a 10-6 victory. Team Nichol stole singles in the first three ends against Team Morehouse before skip Brad Morehouse made an excellent short back raise take-out to
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count three in the fourth. However, disaster struck in the fifth, as Morehouse attempted to draw through a port to sit two. He rubbed the guard, exposing his shot stone, which left Nichol an open hit for four. Nichol then took advantage of some desperate Morehouse play, scoring a huge six in the seventh end, for a 13-5 win. Skip Deane Horning of 5N Plus took a 2-2 tie in the fifth against Maglio Mens’ team and manufactured steals in the fifth, sixth and ninth ends, on their way to running Maglio Mens out of rocks in the 10th for a 7-4 win and first place in Super League play. 5N Plus leads the standings with 16 points, followed closely by Nichol with 14, Ferguson with 12 and Schmidt with 11.
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he Trail times already this season Smoke Eaters (including each of their are inching last two victories) when toward a full trailing after 40 minutes. complement of skatAfter a hot start, ers as they prepare Prince George has cooled for two pivotal home of late, most recentgames this weekend ly falling 7-3 on home against Prince George CHRIS ice Saturday against the and Penticton. Victoria Grizzlies. The Trail welcomed back Spruce Kings also generforward Jesse Knowler ate a lot of their offence Off the Wahl last weekend after from the point, with bluethe Castlegar product liners Mitch Eden, 18 missed six games with an injury. points, and Bradley Ryan, 14 points, Knowler paid immediate dividends first and fifth respectively among too, assisting on Braden Pears’ BCHL defensemen in scoring. winner in Vernon Friday, all while Saturday’s matchup with the enjoying an efficient weekend in the Penticton Vees sees a familiar faceoff circle. face return to Trail. Entering play This weekend, Trail will get Wednesday Sam Mellor had gone power forward Luke Sandler back 12 games without scoring a goal, after serving a two-game suspen- but the Western Michigan commit sion. Sandler’s six-foot-two frame remains fourth on the club in scorand physical upside would have ing with 21 points. come in handy in Saturday’s close After a four-game skid, the Vees 3-1 loss at Merrit. will have all of their firepower back Like last weekend, Trail should from the World Junior “A” Challenge enter this weekend’s contests confi- too. 19-year-olds Wade Murphy and dent of their ability to secure points. Michael Rebry can score in bunchFriday brings the lone visit of the es, and Red Wings draftee James season from the Prince George DeHaas and captain Troy Stecher Spruce Kings and an opportunity are both mobile defencemen who for the Smokies to get a season can put up points as well. While series sweep against their former the defending national champs are Interior Conference rivals. Garrett certainly stacked with talent once McMullen’s OT winner sealed a again this year, recent setbacks 4-3 Trail victory in Prince George against Chilliwack, Victoria, and in September; a game the Spruce Merritt are proof positive that the Kings led 3-1 going into the third Vees can be beaten. period. Game time Friday and Saturday I’m sure the Smokies won’t is 7:30 p.m. at the Cominco Arena. want to find themselves in a simiChris Wahl is the play-by-play lar predicament come Friday, but voice of the Smoke Eaters. Visit his consider this: Trail has won four blog at off-the-wahl.blogspot.com
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The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats took third place in a tournament in Vernon last month winning their final match in an exciting 2-1 shoot-out win over Abbotsford. Kendra Waterstreet sniped the winning goal and Catalina Hartland stopped the final Abbotsford shooter for the win, as the Cats lost just once to Terrace, 2-1, and beat Kamloops 2-0 and Richmond 3-1 to advance to the bronze medal game. Top row from left: Jessica Bonacci, Hailey Herridge, Emilie Tebulte, Jordan Zilkie, Emma Wheeldon, Emma Caron, Brady Stevens Middle row: coach Simon Wheeldon, Trainer Mike Bonacci, Kali Horner, Kayla Miller, Dakota Mular, Kendra Waterstreet, Reese McCrory, Coach Jason Zilkie, Coach D’Arcy Caron. Front row: Goalie Emily Early, Assistant Captain Paige Gattafoni, assistant captain Madelaine Vockeroth-Fisher, Team Captain Merissa Dawson, assistant captain Julie Sidoni, Goalie Catalina Hartland.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Olympic Committee will be almost doubling its financial support for Olympic sports over the next four years with an injection of about $100 million, president Marcel Aubut said Wednesday. Ottawa has also promised to keep its funding for Olympic sport intact, he said. “This money ... coming from the (federal) government, . . . plus the $100 million, will guarantee a bright and golden future for Canadian Olympic athletes,” he said on a conference call that included presidents of some of the national sports federations. Aubut says the COC spent somewhere just over $50 million over the last four years, with almost all of it coming from corporate donors, and is only able to increase that amount because of their support. “This announcement would not be possible without the unbelievable support of Canada’s corporate community,” he said. The $100 million will go to support both summer and winter events as well as to prepare for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. It represents an injection of close to $50 million in new money, Aubut said. When pressed for more information on where
the new money is coming from, Aubut pointed to the extended sponsorship agreements already announced this year. “We have already announced huge agreements with the Hudson’s Bay Co., with Royal Bank of Canada RBC, with Suncor, with General Mills, with Bell Canada, with Air Canada.” Aubut said there are more deals to come before Christmas and some next year, but he provided only broad strokes to describe where the money will go.
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) For the next six to eight weeks, your ambition will be aroused! Make the most of this in order to achieve what you want to get done. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Focus on travel plans that come your way in the next month, because you want to get outta Dodge. You need a change of scenery, plus you’re dying to learn something. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Disputes about shared property are likely in the next month. Don’t go looking for fights, because they will find you! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) With Mars opposite your sign for the next six weeks, relations with close friends and partners will be prickly. In part, this is because you are less patient with others.
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You’ll be working so hard in the month ahead, you will delegate as much as possible. Focus on staying strong. Get rest and eat healthy. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You’re in party mode! For the next six weeks, you want to take a vacation, go on social outings with others, watch sports events and enjoy playful activities with children. Yay you! LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your home will be more chaotic during the next six weeks due to renovations, redecorating projects or visiting guests. Just do what you can to maintain your cool. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You’ll be unusually aggressive in all your communication with others in the next month. Be aware of this if people are running away from you when you speak!
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SUNNINGDALE, 1bdrm. bachelor or bachelorette. TV cable included, free use of washer and dryer. Private entrance. NS. NP. $500./mo. 250-368-3055 Trail, Rossland Ave. 1bdrm w/d f/s $550/mo. Avail. immed. Ref.req. 250-368-1361 TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312 TRAIL, upper Warfield, clean, tidy 2 bedroom condo, free parking, elevator, coin laundry, $750. includes utilities, available now. 250-364-3978 WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-3688423
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NOTIFICATION TO Corrine Walker. Household goods sale under Warehouse Liens Act. Contact G.D.’S Storage Ltd. 511 French St. Trail BC V1R 2N9 $1106.80 owing in storage fees. Must receive payment prior to November 21st, 2012 by 1400 hours or contents will be sold by public auction at this time. NOTIFICATION TO John Gibson. Household goods sale under Warehouse Liens Act. Contact G.D.’S Storage Ltd. 511 French St. Trail BC V1R 2N9 $1172.94 owing in storage fees. Must receive payment prior to November 21st, 2012 by 1400 hours or contents will be sold by public auction at this time.
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1990 HONDA ACCORD: Black, auto, looks great, runs great, asking $1500 rm. 250-365-2942. PLUSH 1990 OLDS 88: Will get you there in style! V6, FWD and good winter tires for a safe, smooth ride, runs well with little rust, summer tires included, $1200obo.
Cars 1992 SUBARU LEGACY: 254,000kms, with roofrack, new clutch, timing belt, CVjoints, runs well, $2500obo. 1995 CHEVROLET BERETTA SS: 2.2L, std, well-maintained, easy on gas, $2500 obo. 1997 CHEV LUMINA CAR: Ps/pb, air, good shape, good on gas, doesn’t burn oil, $1800. 1998 SUNFIRE GTX: 2 dr, auto, extra wheels, maintained, never broke down, 216,000kms, $1850obo. 1999 SUNFIRE: 212,000kms, white, 4 dr, 2 sets of tires w/rims, 5 spd, $2500obo. 2000 TOYOTA ECHO: 2dr, std, no rust, no accidents, runs great, $2650obo. Call Kara-Lee, 250-357-2135. 2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE: 124,000kms, excellent shape, $3400 obo. 250-921-9154, after 7pm.
2003 PONTIAC VIBE: No accidents, 5spd manual, air, great mileage, roof rack, safety package, anti-lock brakes, inverter in-dash, summer/winter tires +chains, 166,500kms, $5900. 2004 CHEV AVEO: 72,000kms, auto, air, power everything, sunroof, winters on rims, $7500. 2004 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX: 4dr hatchback, 5spd Turbo, winter and all season tires, $13,900 obo.
Trucks 1998 FORD RANGER XLT 4X4: 4.0L V6, AT, power everything, CD player, 31 M&S tires, 222,000kms, runs great, excellent condition, $5600obo. 1988 TOYOTA 4X4: 5spd, reliable daily driver, fuel efcient 4cyl, over $15,000 invested, 2-sets of good tires, $3000. 1993 TOYOTA 4X4: Runs/drives good, no rust, 360,000kms, regular cab, 5spd, $4000obo. 1995 DODGE 2500 DIESEL 4X4: Extendedcab, longbox, auto, $10,000 obo. Steel two place sled deck with ramp, $500. 1995 GMC 1500: Extended-cab, 5L, very well-maintained, 293,000 kms, $3500.
250-399-4213. 1997 TOYOTA T100 SR5 4X4: V6, extendedcab, manual, cruise, boxliner, hidden hitch, extras, $6500obo. 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 4X4: Extra-cab, 124,000 miles, V6, 5-spd, new timing belt, water pump, starter, winters & clutch, absolutely no rust, winter stored, very reliable, 8000lb Warn winch, $12,000.
1999 FORD SUPERDUTY: Extended-cab, 7.3L diesel, loaded, too many extras to list, $9000. 250-368-5905. RARE 2002 FORD RANGER EDGE: Stepside club-cab, berglass box, no rust, 3L 5-spd, runs/ looks/drives excellent, must see, $4200. 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500HD: Crew-cab, longbox, white, 146,000kms, runs great, must sell! $14,000.
2003 CHEVY DURAMAX: Diesel, longbox, 4WD; 1983 8’ Okanagan camper, $16,500/ both obo.
2008 DODGE RAM 4X4 TRX4: 78,000kms, extended warranty, new tires, sound system, excellent condition, $23,900.
2006 DODGE 4X4: Diesel, quad-cab, 3” lift, new tires, 192,000kms, $21,000;
1999 TOYOTA COROLLA: Well-maintained, std, 205,000kms, summers and winters on rims, $3950
1979 F150 4X4: 1 parts, 1 runs good, new mud terrain tires, $1500/both. 1992 FORD RANGER 4X4: Extended-cab, with canopy, 233,000kms, tow package, runs strong, some rust, $1500obo.
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2005 ARCTIC CAT M6: 141.5 track, 3800 miles, G/C, new belt, $4500 obo. 250-509-0351.
Fruitvale $184,900
MLS#K215406
Fruitvale $344,000
Trail $93,900
MLS#K216293
Fruitvale $349,000 D CE DU RE
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Beaver Falls $179,000
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RVs/Campers WANTED: Travel trailer, 25’-longer, older model, fair condition, cheap for cash. TANDEM STEEL SLED DECK: Fits longbox truck, $500. 2001 RMK 800 SNOW CHECK SPECIAL: 144, many extras, mountain ready, $3000.
1995 POLARIS INDY LITE GT: 340, 2 up, good condition, 7000kms, $1600,
1996 ARCTIC CAT 580 EXT POWDER SPECIAL: Reverse, 2” track, many extras, 1550 miles, $2000obo.
1995 DODGE 4X4 1500 SERIES: 318, std, 118,000miles, good winters studded, new summers, $4900obo.
1996 ARCTIC CAT BEARCAT 440: W/reverse, 16”x156” track, good condition, great utility sled, $2000obo.
1998 POLARIS 900, $2000 obo. 2002 POLARIS 550, $2200; 1998 Polaris 340, $1200. Both long-track, 2-up seating, racks.
1997 F250 4X4: 7.3L diesel, 215,000km, super-cab, air/tilt, exhaust brake, lots’a repairs done, warrantied engine at 50,000kms, tires OK, 5 spd, $7500obo. 250-368-6093.
2001 RMK 800: Reverse, Fox shocks, SLP pipes, Bar riser, mountain ready, $3200 obo. 2002 SKI-DOO SUMMIT: 144” track, heated grips, bar risers, excellent, $3200.
2002 SKIDOO SUMMIT 800: 144” track, $3500obo; 1998 Skidoo Summit 670, $1900. Both Stock and unmolested.
1994 TOYOTA 4RUNNER: Runs or for parts, $1000 obo.
Fruitvale $319,900
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Glenmerry $309,900
Emerald Ridge $588,000
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT: 100,000kms, V6, 6spd, power everything, silver, never winter driven, incredible condition, $10,000.
Park Siding $139,000
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Waneta $650,000
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Montrose $319,900
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2007 POLARIS 700 DRAGON: Hotlz front end, SLP pipe, excellent condition, low kms, $6500.
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Using the ‘First Principles’ of problem-solving
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very now and then a vehicle from the seventies or early eighties comes through the door that has a running problem. I always have to stop in my tracks and reevaluate my diagnostic approach. This age of a vehicle may or may not have a computer that is in control of the fuel injection system or the carburetor. What it does not have though is a so called Onboard Diagnostic (OBD) system. No OBD system means I cannot use my computer (scan tool) to query the vehicle’s control system for clues (codes). Nor can I look at any data indicative of how the vehicle is running or not running. Inputs like the coolant tem-
perature, air flow rate or oxygen sensor value can quickly guide a diagnosis. On these old vehicles these inputs must be directly measured. It quickly becomes apparent that newer vehicles actually present their problems through their OBD system. Many times the check engine light is on and there is a diagnostic code that
will assist with the diagnosis. When the code description (e.g. P0301 misfire on cylinder number 1) coincides with the what the problem feels like (like it is idling rough) I can go straight to my analysis of the problem (cylinder number one). If it were a cylinder one misfire issue I can test cylinder number one ignition system, fuel injection system or for mechanical issues. When the old car comes in idling rough I might decide that it is a misfire on one of the cylinders but I have to find out what cylinder is at fault and why. If this vehicle has only a four cylinder engine with easily accessible cylinders I can get to the culprit quickly but six, eight,
or more cylinders can add significantly to the identification. New age OBD systems give a lot of information with regards to what might be the cause of the misfire on cylinder one and also what isn’t the cause. If there are any open or shorted circuits to cylinder one there will be codes related to that cylinder’s electrical circuits (the primary ignition circuit or the fuel injector circuit). The old vehicle will require actually testing the primary ignition circuit and the fuel injection circuit to make sure they are not shorted or grounded. So maybe this new technology has its benefits. It better have some benefits because when I open the hood on the new vehicle I am lucky if
automaker’s technology centre near Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Toyota officials said the smart-car technology it is developing will be tested on some Japanese roads starting in 2014. Similar tests are planned for the U.S., although details were not decided. Such technology is expected to be effective because half of car accidents happen at
intersections, according to Toyota. Managing Officer Moritaka Yoshida said Toyota sees preventing collisions, watching out for pedestrians and helping the driving of the elderly as key to ensuring safety in the cars of the future. All automakers are working on precrash safety technology to add value to their cars, especially for developed markets such as the U.S.,
Europe and Japan. But the strongest sales growth is coming from emerging markets which are eventually expected to show more interest in safety technology. Toyota’s Japanese rival Nissan Motor Co. recently showed cars that were smart enough to stop on their own, park themselves and swerve away from pedestrians who suddenly jumped into the vehicle’s path.
RON
NUTINI
Mechanically Speaking
Toyota testing communicating cars
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUSONO, Japan Toyota Motor Corp. is testing car safety systems that allow vehicles to communicate with each other and with the roads they are on in a just completed facility in Japan the size of three baseball stadiums. The cars at the Intelligent Transport System site receive information from sensors and transmitters installed on the streets to minimize the risk of accidents in situations such as missing a red traffic light, cars advancing from blind spots and pedestrians crossing the street. The system also tests cars that transmit such information to each other. In a test drive for reporters Monday, the presence of a pedestrian triggered a beeping sound in the car and a picture of a person popped up on a screen in front of the driver. A picture of an arrow popped up to indicate an approaching car at an intersection. An electronic female voice said, “It’s a red light,” if the driver was about to ignore a red light. The 3.5 hectare test site looks much like the artificial roads at driving schools, except bigger, and is in a corner of the Japanese
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I can even find number one cylinder spark plug, primary ignition circuit, or fuel injector circuit. Working on older vehicles reminds me the way my grade 12 physics teacher taught me to approach all problems: from “First Principles”. The internal combustion engine has not fundamentally changed very much in thirty years. I know the systems that are involved in the problem. I know how to test them. Without OBD I hope I can access them. Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate of mechanical engineering from UBC. He will write every other Thursday. E-mail: nutechauto@ telus.net
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The Rail Trail 200 International Sled Dog Race has been cancelled for 2013 due to lack of sponsorships and volunteers. After two successful years, Dr. Ruth Sims, one of the organizers of the event and president of the Boundary Dog Sled Association, noted the cancellation of this year’s event will allow them to re-organize
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of time and money out of their own pockets, and we cannot expect people to continue to fund the race.” During the year hiatus, the plan is to change the format of the race and to make it a stage race or to possibly start with a day of sprint races instead. The last two years consisted of two races, the 161-kilometre (100-mile) race with eight dogs, and the 322-kilometre (200-mile) with 12 dogs.
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the race for next year. “We do not have enough promising sponsorship to feel sure we will be able to offer a reasonable purse for the mushers,” she explained. “Without a decent purse we will not be able to attract any mushers, so all the preparation will be for naught.” Sims went on to say, “Almost everybody that has been or is involved with the race has already donated huge amounts
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