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Alley Bash celebrates Sanctuary BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Trail’s Sanctuary pre-teen after school program is marking 15 years of operation this summer and the team that is organizing the gala Alley Bash planned for Sept. 14 at the Royal Theatre in Trail to celebrate the anniversary is excited to be bringing the event to the downtown core. “This will be a unique, innovative celebration for a program that is also unique and innovative in its approach to supporting pre-teens in our community,” said Sanctuary director, Betty Anne Marino. “This is a thank you to the community for 15 years of support of Sanctuary.” The movie portion of the bash is now finalized with the confirmation that “Turbo,” a newly released animated feature from DreamWorks Studios will be the free family film offering from 2 to 4 p.m. followed by cake and beverages for the kids. The celebration continues after with a more adult focus starting with the Champagne Reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the See SANCTUARY, Page 3
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Campbell Spooner and Brad Herman, part of the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society work crew, improving the Miral HeightsBluffs walking/biking trail above Miral Heights in Trail.
Society expanding trail network
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Forensics team investigates vandalism BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
In light of the recent spate of deliberate damage to village property, Salmo RCMP have enlisted the services of a forensic identification team, based in Nelson, to help identify the suspects, confirmed Cpl. Riordan Bellman, of the village’s detachment. Last week, Mayor Ann Henderson issued a notice to Salmo and area residents expressing concern about increased vandalism to village property, and village staff having tires slashed and other “events” that posed safety concerns and risk of injury. “Salmo RCMP are working with the village together to address the surrounding issues of vandalism in the community,” said Bellman. See POLICE, Page 2
Crews improving drainage along Miral Heights trail BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
The network of walking and biking trails above Miral Heights and East Trail has seen growing use since it’s inception in 2011 and the addition of a new section above Sunningdale last year expanded the available tracks considerably. The Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS), the local organization responsible for the planning, building, and maintenance of the extensive system, has plans to extend the existing section from Miral Heights to eventually join up with the Sunningdale trail. The combined Miral Heights/Bluff trail currently runs six kilometres across the eastern side of the Columbia River Valley with the expectation that the extension to the Sunningdale trail will eventually total almost nine km in total. KCTS trails manager, Stewart
Spooner is hoping the extension will be completed by the end of October. “I’m a bit of an evangelist when it comes to trails,” said Spooner. “It’s a healthy, fun, and affordable form of recreation. Going out and exploring the trails is way cheaper than most other community’s forms of recreation.” Although many of the trails around Rossland are more challenging and require a relatively high fitness level to hike and high degree of skill to bike, the trails lower in the valley around Trail are more moderate, and are rated easy or intermediate. The Miral Heights trail, which begins at the top of the subdivision in East Trail, currently has the trail works crew improving drainage in areas and shoring up the trail bed. “We’re all riders so we know what needs to be the done to keep the trails in shape,” said KCTS crew member, Cam Spooner. “Most of the time water is the biggest problem.”
In an area like the West Kootenay, that can see considerable spring runoff and early rainfall, the manager and crew of KCTS has to be able to recognize the natural course of water flow on the mountain sides and re-direct it when possible and bridge it when it can’t be altered. In addition to the extensions planned for the network in the Trail area, work is also planned to expand trails in Montrose and Fruitvale as well. “I’m personally delighted, this has been a passion of mine forever and it’s great to see this coming to fruition in Trail,” said KCTS director, Hal Harrison. “They’ve had the trails in Rossland for years and I think some of us envied them for it. It’s great that we’re getting this opportunity to develop more down here and in Montrose.” To become a member of the KCTS and for maps of much of the 150 kilometres of maintained trails in our area go to www.rosslandtrails.ca
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