FRIDAY
S I N C E
DECEMBER 28, 2012
1 8 9 5 Rossland/Nelson wins ski town competition
Vol. 117, Issue 238
110
$
Page 4
INCLUDING H.S.T.
PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Food banks hoping holiday giving extends into 2013
See you in the New Year!
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
GUY BERTRAND PHOTO
Our last edition of 2012 allows the entire staff at the Trail Times to wish all our readers a safe, happy and prosperous 2013.
Tis the season of giving, and Christmas is the most popular time of year for citizens to help local food banks stock up their shelves. But even with seasonal support of community food drives, the food banks in Trail are worried about how it will keep the shelves stocked with plenty, once the holidays are over. Linda Radtke, from the Salvation Army food bank, said that non-perishable food item donations are down this year, compared to seasons past. “I’m concerned about the new year, worried that we may run out by February or March,” she said. Conversations about keeping up with demand and the ever-increasing cost of groceries, echoed in the halls of Trail’s United Church on Tuesday. “We are thankful that the community has really stepped up to the plate this Christmas,” said Marylynn Rakuson, volunteer with the church’s food bank. “But when you’re living on a fixed income, and the price of everything goes up in the new See CHURCH, Page 4
The Year in Review
The Trail Times concludes its review of some of the top local news, best photos and memorable moments from 2012. September 7 – A new $1.7-million FortisBC central warehousing facility is being built in Greater Trail, even as the power company is expected to pull 67 jobs out of the area and into a new proposed Castlegar operations centre. 10 – Teck has admitted in a U.S. court that more than 100 years of historic effluent from its mining and smelting operations in Trail have polluted the Columbia River in Washington. Teck Metals made the “admission of fact”
in a lawsuit brought by Colville Confederated Tribes over environmental damage caused by the effluent discharges dating back to 1896. Under the agreement Teck stated some hazardous substances in the slag and effluent discharged from the Teck Trail Operations between 1896 and 1995 ended up in the Upper Columbia River in the U.S. 18 – Robbin’s Engineering finished drilling the new water well for the Village of Montrose. 20 – Statistics Canada reported the changing tides of
modern-day family compositions with new census data released. Married couples with and without children make up 69.5 per cent of families in Trail. That’s a decrease from the last census taken in 2006 when 72.8 per cent of couples were married. While commonlaw couples make up 13.8 per cent of the families, up from 2006. In fact, the percentage of people in Greater Trail who are divorced is 11.1 up from 9.8 per cent in 2006, 16.9 per cent of families are headed by single parents: 13.1 per cent by single mothers and 3.8 per cent by fathers. Plus 3.4 per cent of households have children aged 25 and over still living at home. See THE, Page 2
Our Staff wishes everyone all the best this Holiday Season & throughout the New Year! START YOUR NEW YEAR WITH A %
25 DISCOUNT
ON ANY PARTS DEPARTMENT PURCHASE WHEN YOU MENTION THIS AD. Until Feb. 28, 2013
Nov. 18 Guy Bertrand photo Firefighters responded to a fire at the old Eagles’ building in downtown Trail. The fire broke out at 8 p.m., and nearby buildings were evacuated. The fire was brought under control a few hours later.
WWW.KOOTENAYCHRYSLER.COM
Waneta Junction
TOLL FREE 1-888-812-6506 TRAIL 250-368-8295 OPEN SATURDAYS! 9AM- 4PM
Contact the Times: Phone: FineLine250-368-8551 Technologies 62937 Index 9 Fax:JN250-368-8550 80% 1.5 BWR NU Newsroom: 250-364-1242 Canada Post, Contract number 42068012