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Trail company offers to recycle batteries from Afghanistan and Iraq BY ART HARRISON Times Staff

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Father Jim McHugh, and his faithful companion Haven, reflect on changes to come in the East Trail Parish of OLPH. On Sunday, the church will be recreated as Holy Trinity Parish.

Trail Catholic parishes to unite BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

The winds of change are blowing through the Catholic community in Trail. On Sunday, the last two Catholic parishes in Trail, St. Anthony’s Church, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH), will be canonically suppressed to create the Holy Trinity Parish. Canonical suppression refers to the dissolution of a parish. The church is being renamed Holy Trinity (Trinity defines God as three divine persons) to encompass displaced parishioners from St. Francis Xavier Church in downtown Trail, which closed some time ago. “When St. Francis closed, those parishioners went to OLPH or St. Anthony’s,” explained Gary LeRose, chairman of the parish council. “Now the three churches are coming

together as one, hence the idea of Holy Trinity.” The parishes refer to the canonical church community itself, said Father Jim McHugh, of OLPH. “So right now, the two parish jurisdictions extend from Montrose to the cemetery on Rossland hill. “Both parishes split that area as well as Highway 3 to Genelle, and down to the border,” he added. Father McHugh explained that once Holy Trinity is created, that geographical area will be embodied under its one parish. “It’s a great change, and it hasn’t been easy,” Father McHugh opined. “But slow and steady the community has worked, and really tried hard. “I am really proud of them and I get to inherit all the work that has been done before.” This weekend will be a low-key affair,

except for the reading of the letter that suppresses and creates, said Father McHugh. “When the present OLPH church has been fully renovated, then we will have the official dedication of the parish with the bishop.” Although the renovation details are being kept under wraps, he did hint at what to expect. “There will be new flooring, new paint, and new alter furnishings. “Basically a complete transformation of the church interior, including a baptismal font at the entry of the church.” OLPH will celebrate its last mass on June 2, after which all services will transfer to St. Anthony’s until the renovations are complete later this fall. “Nobody will see what happens until the day it (Holy Trinity) reopens,” said LeRose. “We want it to be wow.”

The vice president of Toxco recently returned from a spring trip to Europe but she wasn’t there to smell the flowers in Paris, she was giving a presentation to NATO Command. Kathy Bruce, of Toxco Waste Management Ltd. in Trail, travelled to Brussels, Belgium in April to speak to NATO commanders on what they might be able to do with the millions of used lithium ion batteries left over in Iraq and Afghanistan after more than a decade of military intervention in the region. She’s suggesting they send them to Trail to be recycled. “We did a “Right now it’s presentation for primarily the the Canadian British military Department of Defence and that that is interested led to the NATO in our recycling presentation,” said plant but every Bruce. “Right now it’s primarily the country’s troops British military use the same that is interested in battery.” our recycling plant but every country’s KATHY BRUCE troops use the same battery. They’re standard military issue.” The batteries in question are the BA 5590, a green, plastic covered brick about the same size and dimensions as two pounds of butter, stacked one atop the other. Each soldier on patrol is issued two of these every day, one to power the various pieces of electronic equipment common to the modern military and another for backup. The batteries are single use only and are discarded after each patrol. The battery packs power radio communications, GPS units, chemical agent monitors, night vision scopes, remote battlefield surveillance systems, and host of other gadgets and geegaws that troops carry around with them while on patrol and in combat situations. “We have already done millions of these, typically from the U.S. military from bases in the U.S.,” Bruce said. “They over-bought them for the Iraq war and we’ve been recycling the unused leftovers.” See STRICT, Page 3

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and GM is having chain wear problems in some of their four cylinder direct injected engines. These chains were wearing out before the vehicle was off warranty. They are reprogramming the oil life monitor (the thing on the dash that tells you when to change your oil) to shorten the intervals. They are not saying anything other than less time or mileage between oil changes will lengthen the life of these chains. Most vehicles that have longer oil change intervals require special oils. Just using a synthetic oil will in many cases not meet

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the required oil specifications. Companies like BMW (Most of their vehicles require oil changes at 24 000 kilometre or one year intervals.) have had their own specific oil specifications for years. Not every synthetic oil will meet this specification. Now many manufacturers have developed their own specifications for engine oil. If you are driving a new Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC it will require a new oil specification. The specification is called Dexos 1 or Dexos 2. Approved Dexos1 and Dexos 2 oils have a special logo on the bottle. These new

specifications require higher quality base oils and additives. Higher quality, as usual, means more expensive. For your average automotive repair shop keeping all the various oil specifications while maintaining low oil change prices is quite a challenge. I know at my own shop we have significant quantities of at least 10 different motor oils to meet the various specifications. As a consumer, make it your business to know what type of oil your vehicle requires. Read your owner’s manual. Then ask your service provider if the oil they are going to use meets the specification that your vehicle requires. If their answer is “5W30 is 5W30” beware! Just because you are taking your new car to your selling dealer don’t assume they are putting the right oil in. There is a lot of pressure to keep service costs down on new vehicles especially when the customers have purchased prepaid service packages. The cost of using

an incorrect lubricant can be very significant. Replacing a small block Chevy V8 engine is not what it used to be. The result of using a wrong lubricant may take some time to present itself and you may not recognize symptoms until it is too late. Many vehicles with extended service intervals still have different requirements when the use of the vehicle is deemed severe service. In general when I research this topic Kootenay driving would almost always be described as severe service. Mountains and cold weather are tough on lubricants. In my personal opinion six months or 8 000 kilometres is a practical limit in our area unless your oil life monitor or warranty requirements tell you to come in more often. Trail’s Ron Nutini is a licensed automotive technician and graduate of mechanical engineering from UBC. E-mail: nutechauto@ telus.net

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Trail exploring land options around airport By Sheri Regnier Times Staff

The City of Trail is soldiering on in its quest to purchase and expand the Trail Regional Airport. Up for negotiation is Trail’s proposal to extend the city’s limits into Area A, to include land surrounding the airport. “There is land that is immediately attached to the airport and how that is going “We do feel to be dealt with, that if we whether we purare going to chase it or not, is still in the discusdevelop the sion stage,” said airport, we are Mayor Dieter Bogs. going to be “We do feel that if we are going to needing develop the airport, additional we are going to be land that needing additional surrounds it.” land that surrounds it.” Dieter Bogs On Wednesday, the City of Trail met with representatives from Teck, Montrose, Fruitvale and Area A to discuss the proposed extension of the city’s limits into Area A. The purchase of the airport itself remains in limbo for two reasons, said Bogs. He said that the discovery of old gas tanks buried in the ground at the site is an environmental concern that needs to be addressed as a condition of sale. “At this moment in time, a letter has been sent to the regional district pointing out this environmental issue on the property that needs to be corrected,” explained Bogs. “We are waiting for an answer to our letter and how we are going to deal with the clean up of these two tanks.” The city has not received a property value of the land from its hired appraiser. “We have hired someone to evaluate the property, but what its value is, we haven’t gotten that information yet,” Bogs said. In June last year, Trail council voted to move forward with the Boundary Expansion Study, a report that explored the merit and method of the City of Trail extending its corporate boundary into the unincorporated rural area south of the city, known as Columbia Gardens. Trail previously looked at expanding its boundaries in a 2004 study that pointed to a municipal revenue surplus forecasted at about $280,000. But at that time, it was Teck that put the expansion process on the back burner when it sought additional conditions that were contrary to city council’s legislative authority. Teck is a significant landowner in the area with some of its facilities including the Waneta Dam, owned two-thirds by Teck, and the Waneta Reload Facilities situated in the rural area.

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Strict regulations in place for shipping FROM PAGE 1 Now, after Afghanistan, there are more unused batteries to deal with as well as all the used batteries from the conflict. “Troops use two per day and you factor that over 10 years and there are potentially millions of pounds of these things to deal with,” said Bruce. “Toxco is the only place in the world that recycles lithium batteries.” Bruce’s presentation in April was before the Dangerous Goods Division of NATO which has representatives from each member country, most of which didn’t know of their options for dealing with spent batteries. In the past, most of these batteries would have ended up in landfills or been incinerated in open burners but most countries have enacted stricter environmental protection regulations that wouldn’t allow those practices any longer. The chemical components of the batteries, that previously would have been released to atmosphere or left to corrode in the ground, now can be recycled by Toxco and turned into lithium carbonate for re-use in high strength glass, ceramics, and high temperature lubricants, among other things. At this point the main barrier to Toxco being able to take on new military contracts is the complication of shipping spent lithium ion batteries globally. Although the local company has been working internationally for years and has shipped materials from 31 countries, each shipment has to be arranged according to strict regulations for international shipping or disposal of what is considered to potentially be toxic materials. “It’s not easy to receive these shipments from overseas,” said Bruce. “The Basel Convention dictates shipping

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Toxco Waste Management Vice President, Kathy Bruce, displaying one of the standard military issue battery packs her company currently recycles for the U.S. military. standards and that requires tions which lead to Toxco that the country that ships recently receiving a fine from the materials and the receiv- Environment Canada. ing country have ‘competent “We have to apply for authorities’ who can offi- shipping permits in advance cially sign off on the ship- and this means making an ments. In Canada that would estimate,” said Bruce. “If we be Environment Canada. have to modify the amounts Because Iraq and Afghanistan of materials in an existing are considered developing permit it takes time for the countries each NATO mem- application to be processed. ber has competent authorities “That’s basically what hapthere but they’re not fully pened with this situation, established at this point.” we didn’t get the paperwork It can take from two to in on time and were issued three years to obtain a per- a fine because of what was, mit to ship these materials essentially, an administrative for recycling and the per- error.” mits need to be signed off Toxco recycled over 3.7 by the exporting country, the million pounds of lithium importing country, and any batteries last year, about 25 country in between through per cent of which were the which the materials might standard military issue batpass. tery packs. The remainder of It is just these complica- the material comes from lith-

ium ion batteries from electric cars made by Volkswagen, Nissan, and other manufacturers, and long tubular lithium batteries that are used in directional drills in the petrochemical industry. Toxco is also a member of a North America wide commercial battery recycling program. “Consumers can Google the organization’s website, call2recycle, and find battery collection points,” said Bruce. “The batteries are shipped to us from around the province and we sort them by type, recycle any lithium batteries, and package and ship the remainder that we don’t work with to other companies that handle them.” Although there are no new contracts signed to deal with the millions of pounds of military issue lithium batteries Bruce is hopeful for future development. “We’ve got representatives from the British military coming in early summer to look at our operation,” she said. “And we already have a relationship with the U.S. military that could grow in future. “Part of the potential for NATO is because Toxco has established international shipping protocols and we know the requirements of the Basel Convention. “We’ve even done complete packaging and shipping services for companies around the world where we go to their operation wherever they are in the world and handle the materials from the packaging and applying for the shipping permits, shipping and then receiving the materials here and recycling them. “I’m proud of what we’re doing towards helping the recycling effort around the world and employing local people, we currently have 30 employees. If we get some of these military contracts we could employ more.”

Coroner releases identity of Warfield crash victim By Art Harrison Times Staff

The BC Coroners Service has released the name of the driver of the truck which crashed shortly after

noon May 3 after loosing control at the bottom of the Rossland hill in Warfield. The Coroner reports that the driver and sole occupant of the

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Dix staying on as NDP leader By Tom Fletcher Black Press

Adrian Dix is staying on as B.C. NDP leader while the party reviews its performance in the May 14 election and prepares for four more years in opposition. Dix didn’t specify a time frame for the election postmortem, but said he will work to prepare the NDP opposition to hold the government to its election commitments. “I assure you this review will spare nothing and no one, least of all me,” Dix told a news conference in Vancouver Wednesday. “It must address the strategy and tactics we employed in the election, and it must examine the fundamental question of who we are as a party and our relationship with the people of B.C.” Dix took responsibility for mishandling a campaign that began with the NDP expecting a strong majority government after four years of turmoil in B.C. Liberal

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NDP leader Adrian Dix says he will prepare to face the B.C. Liberal government when the legislature reopens later this year. ranks over the harmonized oil pipeline that runs from sales tax and other issues. northern Alberta to Burnaby He singled out as a sig- and Washington state. nificant error his surprise Dix expressed no regret mid-campaign decision to for avoiding negative adverturn against the proposal to tising, although he was tarexpand the Trans-Mountain geted by a long string of

ads questioning his personal integrity and competence. He stood by his choice as an attempt to engage more voters, but the campaign didn’t deliver a significant increase in the 51 per cent participation rate of the 2009 vote. “I don’t believe last week’s results are the end of positive politics in B.C.,” Dix said. “The answer to the Liberals’ populist, right-wing playbook is not to simply adopt it.” Instead of pushing Premier Christy Clark out of the job, the NDP ended up down three seats to 33 and the B.C. Liberals increased their majority to 50 seats. Delta South independent Vicki Huntington was re-elected, and the B.C. Green Party made a breakthrough with the election of their first MLA, University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver in Oak BayGordon Head. Clark is expected to meet with her team of candidates in Vancouver Thursday.

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trict. stations in the West Additionally, the Kootenay. Keep the galoshes Forecast Centre Increased precipitaand umbrellas handy reported that a tion prompted the BC because a lot more upper-low pressure River Forecast Centre rain is forecast to fall. system developed in to issue a flood watch “The forecast for Washington State, in the West Kootenay rain through the causing an eastern flow on Wednesday. (Wednesday) night is of moist air through A flood watch an additional 20 to 30 the Kootenays. means that river levmm expected,” said Rainfall in the els are rising and will Dan Derby, emergency amounts of 30-60 approach or exceed program coordinator at bankfull; and floodCould you please have this noticemm put in were the nextreported issue of the paper? for the regional dis- the BC Fire Weather ing of areas adjacent Times Staff

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to affected rivers may occur. Derby said that the flood watch is focused on the Slocan River near Crescent Valley, the Salmo River near Salmo, and Duhamel Creek above Diversions (north of Nelson). Other than a catch basin issues reported by the City of Trail, impact by the rainy weather has been minimal in Greater Trail. “So far so good, but we will continue to

monitor what effects the weather will have over night.” A report issued by Environment Canada is warning of snowfall in the range of 5 to 15 mm by Thursday in parts of the B.C. southern interior. Snow is forecast for Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton and the Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass, due to lowering freezing levels combined with moisture.

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Boil advisory in Montreal THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Over one million Montrealers are affected by a boil-water advisory that covers a large swath of the city. The municipal government has released the advisory, which applies to the lower half of the island, after problems at a water-filtration staBriefs tion. Residents are advised to boil their water for at least a minute, or to use bottled water. They are also asked to avoid brushing their teeth with tap water. However, tap water can still be used to wash dishes, take a shower or wash clothes. The city says the advisory was prompted by abnormally low water levels as a filtration plant in the city’s west end, and discoloured water. Tests are being conducted on the water to determine whether it is, in fact, contaminated. It’s the second major infrastructure problem in the city in less than 24 hours. The previous evening, the city’s metro system suffered a complete shutdown at the height of rush hour because of a computer problem. There was yet another glitch today: the city website, which carried the water advisory, appeared to be down.

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Two face murder charges THE CANADIAN PRESS HAMILTON, Ont. - Two men are now facing first-degree murder charges in the death of Tim Bosma, the Hamilton father who took two men on a test drive and never returned. Bosma’s remains were later found burned beyond recognition at a farm belonging to one of the suspects. Mark Smich, 25, was arrested on foot in his hometown of Oakville, Ont., Wednesday morning, about an hour before a memorial service for Bosma began in Hamilton. A Toronto man, 27-year-old Dellen Millard, was already facing charges of firstdegree murder, forcible confinement and theft of a vehicle. His lawyer has said he will plead not guilty.

‘I did not know,’ says Harper THE CANADIAN PRESS LIMA, Peru - Prime Minister Stephen Harper insisted Thursday that he did not know about - nor was asked to sign off on - the arrangement that saw his chief of staff cut a personal cheque for $90,000 to Sen. Mike Duffy. Harper, currently on a trade mission in South America, took questions on the Senate expenses scandal for the first time since news emerged about the controversial cheque written by his former right-hand man. I did not know ... (and) I was not consulted,“ Harper said, the Peruvian president standing at his side. “I was not asked to sign off on any such thing, and had I been consulted or known, I would not have agreed with it, and it is obviously for those reasons that I accepted Mr. Wright’s resignation.” Harper said he learned about the arrangement the same way Canadians did: through media reports. At that point, “I immediately asked that that information be released publicly,” he said. He also described himself as “sorry,” “frustrated” and “extremely angry” about the whole mess, which has engulfed his government and threatens its carefully

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cultivated image as a pillar of accountability and sound financial management. The payment allowed Duffy to stop co-operating with an external audit of his expenses - an audit that has since been referred back to the same Senate committee that has already reviewed its so-far-incomplete findings. The affair is also under investigation by the federal ethics commissioner. “Obviously I am very sorry that this has occurred. I am not only sorry, I’ve been through the range of emotions. I’m sorry, I’m frustrated, I’m extremely angry about it,” Harper said. “But that is the reality and I think we’ve dealt with it promptly.” Harper said when he learned Duffy had repaid the expenses, he assumed - like most Canadians - that it had been from the senator’s own pocket. “That’s how it should have been,” Harper said. “I know Mr. Wright assisted him, or did this for him, because he wanted to see the taxpayers reimbursed.” Wright resigned Sunday, and Duffy quit the Conservative caucus last week, after the details of their transaction began to emerge. Duffy issued a public statement Wednesday in which he

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welcomed the re-examination of his expenses. “Canadians deserve to know all of the facts,” Duffy said. “I am confident that when they do they will conclude, as Deloitte has already concluded, that my actions regarding expenses do not merit criticism.” But the opposition suggested both the prime minister and Duffy remain complicit in a cover-up, and urged the government to disclose any and all documents related to the transaction. “Be clear, be forthright, stop hiding out in the Andes, get back up here, tell people what actually happened,” said NDP Leader Tom Mulcair. “There is something that doesn’t wash in this whole story. Canadians understand that, they get that.” The Conservatives insist there is no paper trail, that no documents were ever drawn up to detail Wright’s payment to Duffy. In that case, let’s see a copy of the cancelled cheque, said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. “If we had the cheque we would know if the PM’s right-hand man did indeed write it, who it was made out to, was it held in trust until Sen. Duffy lived up to his side of the bargain,” Trudeau said during question period.

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ick of the senators? And by senators I do not mean the ones on skates, although admittedly the other ones are skating on pretty thin ice right now. Given the recent antics in the Canadian Senate, it may be helpful for the Canadian public to know that upper houses have been abolished before. And on Canadian soil. Full disclosure: I used to work for a Canadian Senator, so I have some personal insight into the august institution. I actually feel the Senate can play a useful role in legislation, but has not been well served by the recent introduction of highly partisan politics. Canada used to be full of upper chambers, known as provincial Legislative Councils. Only half of our 10 provinces (B.C., Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador) escaped from ever having a bicameral system. The last provincial Legislative Council to be abolished was Quebec’s in 1968. If Canadians made it

clear they wanted to abolish the federal Senate, how would we do it? It is a particularly thorny question because, in order to be abolished, the Senate itself would have to agree to its own demise. But it has been done before, and we might be able to learn from some of these successful strategies. Manitoba’s brief flirtation with a Legislative Council provides one intriguing possibility. Manitoba’s seven-member Council lasted only six years, from 1870 to 1876 but, by all accounts, it had been an effective body while in existence. Why was it abolished then? Quite simply, they couldn’t afford it. In 1874, the young province was booming, but almost bankrupt. They appealed to the Liberal federal government for financial aid, which they duly received, with the proviso that their upper house be abolished to help cut expenses. A law was duly introduced in 1874, and duly rejected by the Council. Next year, same result. It was the Lieutenant Governor, Alexander

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Morris, who finally brokered an elegant solution. He quietly reminded the Councillors that federal funding would not be available to pay their salaries, but not to worry, he would ensure they got plum positions elsewhere. The bill successfully passed in 1876. Admittedly, Manitoba’s upper house did not have a long history, and so that might have helped in the decision to abandon it. What if the Legislative Council had been around for a long time and had become an entrenched institution in provincial politics? Nova Scotia’s experience with its Legislative Council may provide a good example. Nova Scotia had an

upper house from 1838 to 1928, but following Confederation the institution was seen as less important, as many powers had been taken over by the federal government. Also, many of the Councillors had gone on to take positions within the federal government, either as MPs or Senators. Faced with less to do and a smaller pool of qualified candidates, pressure mounted for the Legislative Council to be abolished. What followed was almost 50 years of Nova Scotia politicians attempting to get rid of their upper house. It was eventually accomplished under the Conservative government of E.G. Rhodes. Rhodes had replaced a 42-year Liberal regime, and was faced with a stacked Liberal Legislative Council. After having tried, and failed, to offer them a generous monetary parting gift, which the Councillors labelled as a bribe, he came up with a novel solution: expand the membership of the Council with a majority of new members, appoint his own men, and then pass the vote for abolishment

easily. What followed was a constitutional morass, as the council had a maximum limit of 21 members. Finally, a judicial decision came down stating that Councillors served at the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor and not for life, and that he could appoint as many as he chose. As a result, Rhodes had all but one Liberal Councillor dismissed, and then appointed 21 more men who had but one task: to vote themselves out of a job. So it seems upper houses never go without a fight, and some amount of subterfuge and/or bribery is usually required to get them to agree to their own extinction. Good thing that federal Conservative parliamentarians have proven they are quite open to considering all of these tactics over the past few weeks. Troy Media columnist Lee Tunstall has a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary in Alberta.

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Organizer needed for Terry Fox Run “My quest would not be a selfish one. I could not leave knowing these faces and feelings would still exist, even though I would be set free from mine.” The people who look for the possibilities in an impossible task often make the difference, and Terry Fox was one of those people. It was Terry’s determination towards his ultimate goal – to outrun cancer – that exemplifies the importance of leading by example. Terry ran 5,373 kilometers and 143 days with the goal of seeking a cure for those affected by cancer and giving those around him something to hold onto – hope. This year marks the 33rd annual Terry Fox Run and the community of Trail needs a volunteer Run Organizer to help keep Terry’s message alive. By becoming a Run Organizer, you become an inte-

gral part of carrying Terry’s torch and helping Trail contribute towards finding a cure for cancer. Last year, the Terry Fox Foundation raised over $26 million for cancer research, and with your help we aim to build off of that. The Foundation will help anyone who is interested in volunteering to be an Organizer through the planning process. It is incredibly important that someone steps forward immediately for this meaningful cause, as the Run is fast approaching and is taking place on Sunday September 15th. “It would be such a shame for the people of Trail to miss out on an opportunity to keep Terry’s legacy alive as every community no matter how big or small can make a huge impact, just as Terry learned when a small town of 10,000 people raised over $10,000”,

says Donna White, Provincial Director for the Terry Fox Foundation BC & Yukon. Every contribution matters, and like Terry, we will continue to work together to outrun cancer. If you are interested in becoming the Trail volunteer Run Organizer, please contact Donna White, Provincial Director at the Terry Fox Foundation by email at bcyukon@terryfoxrun.org or by phone at 1-888-836-9786. Remember, the Runs are noncompetitive and all inclusive; the registration fee is by donation and there is no minimum pledge amount. For more information about The Terry Fox Foundation, visit www.terryfox.org. Donna White, Provincial Director The Terry Fox Foundation, BC & Yukon

Time to take humbler approach to polling An editorial from the Toronto Star They were wrong in Alberta last April and wrong in Quebec in September. They badly underestimated the NDP’s socalled Orange Wave federally in 2011, as well as the shrivelling of the Liberals under Michael Ignatieff. And last week in British Columbia the pollsters blew it again. Not one poll published in the days leading up to the B.C. election last Tuesday gave even the faintest hint that Christy Clark’s Liberals would strengthen their majority. Angus Reid, more or less in line with the other pollsters operating in the province, had the NDP with a nine-point lead in popular support on the eve of the election. But when the votes were counted, the Liberals had won by 5 per cent - a 14-point discrepancy. It’s the latest in a long line of failures that has prompted a crisis of faith in Canadian polling and called into question the central role polls play in election coverage. Pollsters have been quick to point out they’re not meant to be oracles; they take snapshots of voters’ intentions at a moment in time. According to Reid, his recent B.C. numbers were an example of “polling at its finest” - an accurate snapshot that voters responded to in ways polls don’t purport to

predict. Maybe so. But a last-minute shift of that scale is hard to fathom. And in any case, that explains neither the increasingly frequent chasms between polls and outcomes nor the fact that Premier Clark’s internal, costlier surveys appear to have been far more accurate. More likely, the prevalence of misleading data reflects the tricky problems posed to pollsters by declining voter turnouts and changing modes of communication. An accurate poll requires a representative sample. But that’s nearly impossible to access today. Online surveys reach a different demographic than do landline robocalls, while cellphone polling is prohibitively expensive for most companies. In B.C., for instance, the cheapest, most common and least accurate method of polling was online panels, which reach a disproportionately young, urban and educated group. It’s a demographic more likely to support the NDP and decreasingly likely to vote - a combination that could account for the particular skewing of polls in that province. The declining accuracy of Canadian polling is largely not pollsters’ fault. Cultural shifts require new methodologies, which inevitably take time and money to develop.

But the recent B.C. and Alberta fiascos are useful reminders to us in the media that, as tempting as it may be down the stretch of a political horse race, we cannot treat poll results as unassailable truth and certainly not as the whole story. Pollsters and pundits both have a responsibility to acknowledge the limits of what we know. This is particularly true given the probability that polls to some extent influence election outcomes. “The polls can, rarely, have a direct effect on voting behaviour,” said Decima Research founder Allan Gregg. “I saw it first in 1984 . . . and again - particularly in Toronto in 2008, when NDP supporters, fearing a Conservative victory, shifted their vote in the last week to the Liberals.” Then there’s the question of motivation. According to IpsosReid exit polls in B.C., half of voters believed the NDP would win and only one in 10 believed the Liberals would retain their majority. Would more NDP supporters have been inspired to vote had they known their party was in trouble? Unless we want cheap statistics to continue to influence the outcome of our elections, pollsters and we in the media alike will have to be more humble and forthcoming about the limits of polling in a changing Canada.

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OBITUARIES AIKEN (NEE HACKETT), CONSTANCE ANNE — (August 20, 1932 – May 17, 2013) You probably know her as Connie. Connie was born in Taber, Alberta on August 20th 1932 to Eileen and John Hackett. Eileen raised Connie along with her brother John (Sonny) and sisters Shirley and Diane. The family lost their father John early. This drew the family tightly together, a trait that would be repeated as each of the children created their own families. In the 1950’s Constance met Clarence, and they became Connie and Jake. Their 62 year marriage was punctuated by laughter, love and the occasional cast iron frying pan. Connie and Jake’s passion was deep and tempestuous. Beneath Connie’s caring nature hid a deep vein of stubbornness. Pity the fool who didn’t take “the look” seriously. She could go from making her famous cinnamon buns to tossing clothes out of the bedroom window faster than you could say sorry. Ask Jake. He’ll tell you. Connie was a nurturer. Jake and Connie raised two kids, Pam Woods (nee Aiken), and Gary Aiken. Pam married Guy Woods. Gary married Debbie Lauriente. And, they brought Brynna, Gord, Steven, and Julie into the world. Grandchildren and much later great-grandchildren. Connie was in heaven. Swimming, hockey, rugby and baseball games, skiing, band concerts, skating competitions. She went to them all. Connie loved to sew and crochet, but the family dinners were legendary. Her Christmas dinners included everyone. Friends were family and family were friends. With the ping pong table dressed up as a dining table everyone sat down for a game of hide the brussels sprout, and who could pretend to eat the most jellied salad. The phrase ”just like the Clampetts” got bandied about. Philanthropist or hoarder? It all depends on what side of need you live. If you needed some fabric or wool, a waffle maker, a few towels, a blender, a crockpot, or a set of sheets, you could count on Connie to help deck out your first home. The appliance might not all be CSA approved, but they were the best the Pink Elephant carried. When Connie and Jake moved to Warfield they did what every sane young couple did. They convinced their family and friends into helping them build a pool in the back yard. Nothing made Connie happier than sitting by that pool surrounded by friends and family. Epic dinners and water fights played out around the pool where one moment’s inattention would result in a swim, no matter what you were wearing. When Pam got married she and the bridesmaids spent the wedding day morning by the pool trying to keep their hair dry, hemming their

dresses with one eye on their tasks and the other eye on the look out for buckets. Whether she was at Christina Lake, Kootenay Lake, Syringa Creek, or Evans, Connie was happy to drop a line in the water, do a little water skiing or just float around in the sunshine. No memory of Connie would be complete without talking about her luck. She won a camera from a radio station. “Oh. Me.” She said to the station. “I never win anything.” But, we all know, it’s Jake that never won. Connie’s job, when they made their trips to Reno was to win back Jake’s losses and maybe a little extra for dinner. I’m not sure what the BC Lottery Corporation will do without her weekly donation. Secrets and slots. Connie was so good at keeping secrets that until she was forced by the American government to get a passport to play her one-armed bandits, she didn’t know she was spelling her middle name wrong. Treesa, her niece, shares the same middle name. On Treesa’s birth certificate her middle name is Ann. Which is how Connie thought hers was spelled for thirty years. When Connie applied for her passport, Constance Ann found her E. With a definition of family that included every person she ever met. She cast a wide net and pulled everyone to her. To know Connie was to love her. To know Connie was to be loved by her An Open House to celebrate Connie’s life will be held at Connie and Jake’s house. 995 Thackeray Street in Warfield (Trail BC V1R 2C3) on Friday, May 31 from 2-5:30. Please wear colour. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the Canadian Cancer Society, or for eye care research: www. worldclasshealthcare.ca/funding_opps_ eye_care.html. *** DE VOS, MARY CATHERINE — was born on May 3, 1973 and slipped into the arms of the angels on May 20, 2013. Mary will be lovingly missed by her husband Marty and children Brenner and Hayden; parents Rosemary and Chuck Shippit; brothers Kelly (Charlene, Celine and Baby Taylor), Patrick (Cedar); sister Heather (Travis); mother-in-law Irene Tremblay; sisterin-law Sandy; fatherin-law Lou (Riet); grandmothers Mary Oliver and Helen Shippit and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. You’ll be forever in our hearts – ‘till we see you again. A Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Trail on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 10:30 am with Father Jim McHugh, Celebrant. Jordan Wren of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Rossland’s ski-star-turned-senator says she would quit if she were Duffy BY ANDREA KLASSEN Kamloops This Week

Were she in Mike Duffy’s shoes, Nancy Greene Raine would resign. The Conservative Kamloops senator said her Prince Edward Island counterpart’s behaviour in the wake of a housing expenses scandal has been “sad and disappointing” to watch. Duffy left the Conservative caucus last week amid reports that he had taken a $90,000 personal cheque from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, to repay housing expenses he shouldn’t have claimed. Wright himself resigned from his position in the Prime Minister’s Office over the weekend. Media have also reported Duffy may also have double dipped on his expenses — charging the Senate for time he spent campaigning for the Conservatives prior to the 2011 federal election. “Personally, if it was me, I would resign,” Raine told KTW on Tuesday, a few hours before the Senate was set to meet to discuss the expenses issue. “He’s made some huge mistakes and using public funds during election campaigns and having his expenses, doubledipping as they say, that is just not acceptable,” Raine said. “You can’t blame that on your staff.” “You need to be on top of those things. We were told very, very clearly that Senate

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resources were not to be used during the writ period when you are out campaigning.” Raine said it’s normal for senators to campaign for their colleagues in the House of Commons, but said “there is no way” she would ever submit any such expenses to the Senate for such work. Raine said Duffy’s behaviour is good reason to reform the Senate and tighten up oversight of expense accounts, but it’s not reason enough to write off other senators. “I think there’s a lot of good the Senate can do,” she said. “It’s just the right people have to be chosen properly and they have to be held accountable.

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First woman to win Gershwin Prize THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House. In the East Room on Wednesday night, Obama is presenting the 71-yearold singer-songwriter with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. She is the first woman to receive the award given by the Library of Congress. King made famous such hits as “(You Make Me Feel

Like) A Natural Woman” and “You’ve Got a Friend.” Several friends from her five decades in the music business will be on hand to perform in King’s honour, including Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Jesse McCartney, Emeli Sande, James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood. King is expected to perform, too. She told The Associated Press that it’s a tremendous honour to be recognized with a place in history she never would have expected, and to have it

happen at such a historic venue. Past recipients of the prize include Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. “It is yet another of the many important messages to young women that women matter, women make a difference,” King said in the AP interview. “That popular music is recognized by the Library of Congress as being worthy of a place in history is especially significant to me.”

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Fortis BC is working to restore power to 1500 Slocan Valley residents after a windstorm struck the community Tuesday. Around 4 p.m. power started to fail in parts of the Slocan Valley and other pockets in the surrounding areas, says spokesperson Michael Allison. “These are all weather-related outages — lines on the ground, trees coming into contact with lines,” he said. At the first report of outages, crews were dispatched. “They were working at maximum capacity overnight and (Wednesday) morning we have relief crews out there to clear the lines and restore service to the customers,” said Allison. “We recognize that the power has been out for some time and it is an inconvenience to our customers.” Concerns for safety

come first including that of the residents and crews working the area. Restoring power comes second. At this point, Fortis cannot say when electricity will be fully returned to the community. “The storms were so widespread and

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The annual competition for the City Bakery Tray brought out 68 ladies to the Birchbank course on May 14. For 31 years, the event has pitted the Day Ladies Club against the Business Ladies Club in a nine-hole competition. The City Bakery Tray is presented to the club with the lowest average score. There is also a team best ball competition held in conjunction. This year’s event saw the Day Ladies Club capture the the Tray for the 20th time in its history. Grace Merlo of City Bakery (left in left photo) presented the City Bakery Tray to Helen McLellan representing the Day Ladies Club. The team of (above from the left) Brenda Clark, Carol Babcock, Dana Haas and Roberta DeLuca posed a net 26 to win the best ball event. This will be the last year that City Bakery will be sponsoring the event and the Merlo was presented with a hanging basket to recognize their years of support for the event.

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By Times Staff Rossland golfer Brenan Moroney will be teeing it up at the collegiate level next year. The Rossland Secondary School student has signed a letter of intent to play golf at Missouri Valley College (MVC) in Marshall, Mo., in September. Moroney has consistently been among the top junior

golfers in the area. He has represented Zone 1 in five straight B.C. Junior championships, has been the overall winner in Zone 1 and is currently a member of the RSS golf team, which will compete at the provincial championships next week at the Birchbank Golf Club. The 2012-13 MVC Vikings golf team featured six

Canadians including Josh Coletti of Nelson, another graduate of the Zone 1 West junior golf program. Coletti, a junior, was named to the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) all-conference team this year. The school is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

By Times Staff Darrin Rich is getting a second shot at the Rock. The Trail bowler is headed to Newfoundland this weekend to compete in the Canadian Open 5-pin championship in St. John’s. It will mark the second consecutive year that Rich reached the national finals in Newfoundland. Last year, he represented B.C. in the Masters Bowling Canadian championship singles division. However, after a strong start he struggled in the final games of the round robin and finished eighth overall. This year at the Canadian open he will be part of a team, which includes Stu Ryan, Mike Elder, Larry Richet, Dave Gourley and Matt Eisenhauer. The qualified for the nationals after winning the provincial title in Nanaimo in March. Since the Kootenay region does not have a zone team, Rich joined the Okanagan zone team for the provincials. They finished first in

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Castlegar, with close cooperation from its close neighbours has successfully hosted a provincial conference spanning four days at its Community Complex. The upshot of the Recreation Facilities Association of BC event which ran from May 14-17, is that 89 members from across the province have compared notes and now feel better able to give their communities the recreational value they crave and deserve. We’re talking about arenas and/or pools, of which there

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are about 200 in the province. With representatives from the 89 members as well as the 30 or so sponsors, the turnout was sizable. The conference is an opportunity for industry colleagues to congregate and compare notes on the challenges specific to operating these recreation centres that are so well appreciated by the public. The conference is an annual event (next year to be held in Victoria) and a major drawing card for the 2013 installment was the inclusion of Trevor Linden as keynote speaker for the Thursday night banquet.

The charming former NHLer who performed with four teams over a couple of decades (first and foremost, the Vancouver Canucks) is as well known and respected for his community/humanitarian efforts as his on-ice excellence. Linden got ready for his speaking engagement by returning the the grass roots, playing some ball hockey with local young fans at the complex. There were three games underway Thursday afternoon and he took part in each. A couple more highlights came after the game as special autograph sessions See ENERGY, Page 13

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the round robin, earned a bye to the final and defeated the Lower Mainland zone team for the title. The Canadian Open will features teams representing 10 regions of the country. Each team will play a total of 18 games over three days beginning on Tuesday. The top four teams will advance to the championship round, which features a step-ladder format with lower seeds taking on higher seeds. The top seeded team must be defeated twice to claim the championship. Rich is no stranger to success at the Canadian Open in both the singles and team competition. Two of his current teammates, Ryan and Richet, joined Rich and Trail’s Ron Sandnes to win the 2009 Canadian Open team title in Saskatoon. The following year, Rich was a bronze medalist in the Canadian Open singles competition in Winnipeg. This year’s event wraps up with the finals on June 1.

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Former NHL star Trevor Linden was in Castlegar for the Recreation Facilities Association of BC conference. Not only did Linden speak to delegates, he also spent time meeting fans and playing a little ball hockey with local youngsters.

Energy costs a common concern FROM PAGE 12 were held for some honoured fans: Lillian Cox of Nelson (whose selection was arranged by her daughter Bev Caldwell), and Barb Cornford of Rossland. Both ladies, hardcore Canucks’ fans since the team joined the NHL in 1970, said they were thrilled to meet their hockey hero. As the games were winding up, conference-related comments were solicited from Jason Craig, operations supervisor at the Nelson and District Community Complex. He first thanked Teck Corp. whose sponsorship had facilitated Linden’s involvement. “It’s all about recreation facilities, parks and recreation,” he outlined, “and everything in between… fitness… ice rinks… the whole nine yards.” Craig, part of the team

orchestrating the symposium, said going “green” and dealing with energy-related topics has been popular of late. “We have sessions where we talk about what works in our facility and what people are having problems with.” The conference came up with no hard and fast resolutions, per se, but that was not the desired goal of the effort according to Robert Baker, representing the City of Trail, who stated the idea was to put together a framework of priorities for operators to work toward, something to check back on in a year, for example, and measure progress. Baker, who mentioned that energy costs signify 25 per cent of a complex’s expenses, added, “these folks come in here and learn all the technical aspects of energy stewardship and responsibility in rec

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WANTED IN ROSSLAND: HOUSE or CONDO To Rent or Buy for earliest July 1st or August 1st.Can accommodate date for the right place & arrangement. Reasonable pricing for Sale. Can commit to Long term lease of 1 yr, minimum 3 bedroom with yard & garden space. Upper Rossland or Red Mtn. Resort area preferred. We are a family with behaved outdoor dog & cat. Professional couple with steady income and children. Please call 250-362-7681 evenings & weekends. 250231-2174 daytime. Monika

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Garden & Lawn

Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822

250.364.1005

Home Improvements

TAI Chi: June 4 – July 9

Misc. Wanted

Siddall Drover Garden Business

Upcoming Courses:

CORE Hunter Training: June 1 & 2

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Houses For Sale

1148 Bay Ave, Trail

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Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock. SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! 40’ Containers under $2500! Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale ORIGINAL ART collected over 60 years. By appointment only 250-368-6908

MLS#1006279

SOLD Genelle $319,000

This is a full-time position, based out of our Castlegar office. View details at www.cbt.org/careers or request from Debra Stewart at 1.800.505.8998. RĂŠsumĂŠs accepted via email to dstewart@cbt.org by noon PT, +VOF XXX DCU PSH t

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Beaver Valley Recreation

SUMMER PARKS PROGRAM LEADER Commencing June 24 and running to August 9, 2013 The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is looking for enthusiastic individuals who possess initiative to plan and supervise the Beaver Valley Summer Parks Programs. The candidates must enjoy working with children, be fun, outgoing and patient. The successful candidates must be accepted into college/university in the fall. Preference will be given to those applicants pursuing a career in recreation, education or working with youth. Rate of pay will be as per the Collective Agreement. QUALIFICATIONS: • Current First Aid CertiďŹ cate • Previous experience working with children APPLICATIONS: • Must include proof of acceptance into college/university • Will be accepted until 4:00 pm, May 24, 2013 Applications can be dropped off at the Beaver Valley Arena or mailed to: Beaver Valley Recreation Box 880 Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0 Or emailed to: bvrc@netidea.com Beaver Valley Recreation would like to thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Waneta $489,000 ME ESO T AW SPO

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East Trail $189,900

MLS#2217783

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Warfield $64,000

MLS#2389047

MLS#2211093

MLS#2217062

Glenmerry $174,500 EW DN AN NG BR SIDI

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Fruitvale $495,000

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Fruitvale $229,000

Ross Spur $369,500

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Sunningdale $118,000

MLS#2215998

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Warfield $297,000

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Rossland $99,000 T EA N GR ATIO C O L

Fruitvale $388,000

MLS#2214677

Community Liaison, Southwest Basin

MLS#2389472

Salmo $224,500

MLS#2389653

East Trail $169,900

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Montrose $199,900

Garage Sales Genelle Huge moving sale furniture, tools 329 - 12th Ave, Fri, Sat, Sun May 24, 25 & 26, 9 am

250.368.5000

www.facebook.com/allprorealtyltdtrailbc www.allprorealty.ca

MLS#2218441

Help Wanted

Houses For Sale

All Pro Realty Ltd.

Auctions Auction Large estate & antique collectable auction, June 1 @ 1pm at Dodd’s Auction, 3311 28 Ave, Vernon. 1-866-545-3259. View photos at doddsauction.com (Specialty Auctions)

Houses For Sale

MLS#2218280

MLS#2389136

Fruitvale $199,900

Fruitvale $479,000

Trail $169,000

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

Trail Times Thursday, May 23, 2013

Classifieds

Rentals

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Townhouses

CASTLEGAR, 1Bdrm. ground level, f/s, $600./mo.util.incl., avail. immed. 604-512-4178

Edgewater Townhouse in Glenmerry, 3bd, 1.5Bth.,f/s, $850./mo. 250-368-5908

Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922

Transportation

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

Auto Financing

ROSSLAND, 2BD., covered carport, clean & quiet, N/S, N/P. 250-362-9473 Sunningdale:2bdrm corner unit,TV cable & heat included & free use of washer and dryer. $750/mo. 250-368-3055

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Glenmerry 3bdrm. F/S $850/mo. Heat included. 250-368-5908

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• GOOD CREDIT • BAD CREDIT • NO CREDIT • HIGH DEBT RATE • 1ST TIME BUYER • BANKRUPTCY • DIVORCE

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Call Dennis, Shawn or Paul

1-888-204-5355 for Pre-Approval www.amford.com

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Glenmerry 2bdrm. apt. F/S Heat included. $750./mo. 250368-5908

YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED

TRAIL, 2bd. Close to town, bus stop, park, new blinds, paint. $600. 250-364-1129 TRAIL, spacious 1&2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312

WANETA MANOR 2bdrm., NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-3688423 WARFIELD APARTMENTS. 1&2-bdrm, N/S, N/P. Long term tenants. 250-368-5888 W.TRAIL, 2Bdrm. in 4-plex., covered parking. $550./mo. 250-368-6212

Homes for Rent TRAIL, 2BD. cozy, character house in Lower Warfield. Ref. $700./mo. 208-267-7580

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Off Road Vehicles 2 ATV Trailer, Mint Condition. Phone 250-231-5732

TRAIL, 2BD. F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P. $750./mo. 250-512-9601

Boats

TRAIL, 3BDRM., newly upgraded, very clean, references required. 250-368-9558

14ft. Aluminum, with 5HP and a 4 stroke. Best Offer. 250-368-8195

Legal Notices

NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISPOSE OF CITY PROPERTY 548 FARWELL STREET TAKE NOTICE the City of Trail intends to dispose of the following legally described property: Lot 1, Plan 17289, DL 230, K.D. - 548 Farwell Street The property contains a single family dwelling. The lot is approximately 10 m. x 15 m. in size. A public viewing of the property is scheduled for Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. The City will accept offers for the purchase of the subject property up to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Trail City Hall, 1394 Pine Avenue, Trail, BC V1R 4E6 under the following terms and conditions: • The minimum bid shall be no less than $10,000.00. • The purchaser shall be responsible for all legal fees associated with the purchase. • The property is being offered on an as-is basis. • The City does not warranty the condition of the property or buildings thereon. • A certified cheque in the amount of 10% of offer being tendered must accompany the offer. This amount will be credited to the offer if accepted or returned to those whose offer was not accepted. The security will be forfeited if the successful purchaser does not complete the sale transaction within 30 days of the date the offer is accepted by City Council. A public opening of the offers will immediately follow the closing time of 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Trail City Hall. Michelle McIsaac Corporate Administrator

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The BC SPCA cares for thousands of orphaned and abandoned cats each year. If you can give a homeless cat a second chance at happiness, please visit your local shelter today.

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Thursday, May 23, 2013 Trail Times

OOTENAY HOMES INC. The Local K1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818 ™ www.kootenayhomes.com Experts www.century21.ca

Commercial Lease Old Waneta Road

STING NEW LI

956 Black Bear Drive, Rossland

$318,900

2314 Thompson Avenue, Rossland 3 bdrm 2 bath family home featuring fireplace, hardwood floors and hot tub. Nice patio area and flower gardens. Come check it out!

4 bdrm home on 1.6 acres. Nicely landscaped yard, large workshop/ garage. Bright sun room with a gas fireplace and a large deck, second kitchen, rec room and wood stove in the basement, double carport and plenty of parking for all your toys!

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

$229,000

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday May 25th from 11am-1pm

1004 Regan Crescent, Trail $227,900

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.

3 bdrm home in Sunningdale. Vinyl siding, ac- u/g sprinklers, 24 x 20 shop with ventilation. Mechanical upgrades - call your REALTOR® for a viewing. Call Mark (250) 231-5591

Call Art (250) 368-8818

Ron & Darlene Your

3892 Dogwood Drive, Trail

$319,000

$167,888

PSSST! HAVE YOU HEARD? Downtown Trail is heating up! Invest in this 1250 sf building with established retail on main and spacious residential suite up. Call for revenue details and be part of the buzz!

Latest design! Spacious 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home with double garage, great views of the Redstone Golf Course. Ready to move in September!

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Richard (250) 368-7897

Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665

OPEN HOUSE

$389,000

Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665

STING NEW LI

39 Hazelwood Drive, Trail $249,000

4 Redstone Drive, Rossland

Renovated Glenmerry home with 3 bdrms and 3 baths. Features bamboo floors, new windows and doors, new heat pump and furnace... and the list goes on. Outside has covered parking and storage shed. Come see for yourself!

$69,000

Serviced and ready to go, this 66x105 generous lot is among new houses and has gorgeous views. Bring your plans and break ground this Spring! MLS# K213996.

Local Home Team

We Sell Great Homes! 956 Spokane Street, Trail

1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale

Great Sunningdale location. Great family home. Great price. 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home. Exceptionally well built. Oak floors, fireplace, large dining area, patio and double garage. Call Ron and Darlene for a personal viewing of this fine character home.

1701 – 3rd Avenue, Trail $99,000 Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527

Secure building on a corner lot in a prominent location. Great building, great price!

STING NEW LI

Sunday May 26 10am-12pm

ICE NEW PR

8412 Theatre Road, Trail 1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale

$449,000

Come and view this great little home with a fantastic 0.5 acre lot and large double garage.

This lovely family home is located minutes from downtown Fruitvale. It has many updates including a new kitchen. Call today to view.

Newer 4 bdrm home on 0.87 acre private lot. This home offers private entrance, open floor plan, beautiful kitchen and gorgeous gas fireplace with antique mantle. Also included is a large (22x28) insulated shop. Call now!

Call Jodi 250-231-2331

Call Jodi 250-231-2331

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

2023 Hepburn Drive, Fruitvale

$297,900

$239,900

SOLD

STING NEW LI

100 Birch Avenue, Fruitvale $249,000

SOLD

1599 Columbia Avenue, Trail $195,000

SOLD

350 McAnally Street, Trail $79,000 Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

1951 – 2nd Avenue, Trail

$149,900

This character home is truly a “Diamond in the Rough”. Located on a fantastic, large lot it features hardwood floors, wood-burning fireplace, and large dining room. Priced well below assessed value. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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

Tonnie Stewart

deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

Cell: 250-231-0153

Mark Wilson

Cell: 250-231-5591

ext 30

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

Cell: 250-365-9665

ext 33

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

Jodi Beamish

Cell: 250-231-2331

ext 51

jodi.beamish@century21.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