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Local organizer seeks canvassers for petition BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
The Sensible B.C. petition campaign to decriminalize marijuana in the province kicks off Monday and the local organizer believes that the Kootenay West riding has a good chance of gathering its share of necessary signatures to change provincial law. “You know our area is a good area for it,” Susan Yurychuk, Kootenay West campaign organizer, said from her home in the Slocan Valley. “My challenge with the Kootenays is that everybody thinks we’re a shoe-in here and they may not come out.” As part of the Elections B.C. initiative process the Sensible B.C. group has 90 days, as of the official start date, for the petition to gather signatures from 10 per cent of the population in each of the province’s 85 electoral districts. Reaching that mark would compel the provincial government to hold a province-wide vote to pass the group’s “Sensible Policing Act” in September of 2014. Although the initiative process only calls for 10 per cent, Yurychuk is pushing for 15 per cent in this area to ensure a safe margin. “We need 4,694 signatures in our district,” Yurychuk said. See REGULATION, Page 3
WEST KOOTENAY TOY RUN
Annual ride faces slight detour in Trail BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
Even Santa Claus has been forced to change his travel plans due to the downtown revitalization project in Trail. The West Kootenay Toy Run Association is gearing up for its 26th annual trek this weekIt’s end where bikers from all over the region ride almost in the name of charity with St. Nick, the weekend... together who trades in his sleigh and reindeer for a Harley and horsepower once a year, leading the way. The ride, which attracts over 500 motorcycles, will follow its usual route from Castlegar, through Nelson, Salmo and Fruitvale before a slight detour in Trail. Rather than parking in front of Ferraro Foods, the riders will pull into the Cominco parking lot to avoid loose gravel and then take the back alley (past Frosty's Liquor Store) to continue through to Rossland, where Golden City Days will be underway. Hwy 22A 250.368.6466 MP_adM3_Layout 1 13-05-03 6:28 AM Page 1 See TOY, Page 3
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Father James McHugh admired the workmanship at Holy Trinity Parish, including the wheelchair access ramp, Wednesday. First mass at the renovated site is Sept. 15. For information visit the church’s website holytrinityparish.vpweb.ca.
Church renovations on schedule Volunteers pitch in to refurbish 76-year-old church BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
As an historic event draws near for the Greater Trail Catholic community, Vicki Bisaro, 90-year church member, took a moment to reflect on the creation of Holy Trinity Parish. “I came to Canada in 1924,” she said. “I have been attending mass since that time and I think having one church brings people closer together.” Bisaro, a spry 96-year old Trail resident, was speaking of the canonical suppression (dissolution) of the city’s two remaining Catholic churches
earlier this year, and the unification of congregations under one roof in the former Our Lady of Perpetual Help in East Trail. The church was renamed Holy Trinity Parish (Trinity defines God as three divine persons) in May, and has been stripped down and renovated for its inaugural mass Sept. 15 at 10:30 a.m. “When there is more than one church, people become so involved with their own parish that they forget there are others who believe in the same things,” said Bisaro. “That separates people instead of bringing them closer together.” Since June, Tom Hart, an engineer by trade and the project’s volunteer manager, has been devoted to renovating
Holy Trinity Parish using his expertise in building design and construction. Hart has been a member of the Catholic community since the early ‘80s and was responsible for the drawings and budget to makeover the 76-year-old church. “We’ve had a few glitches, in particular repairing the return air system under the floor,” said Hart. “We didn’t have any drawings for what was under there so we kind of had to take it one step at a time.” The renovations, which include refinishing the original floors, installing new laminate, and a bright new wall colour, will be completed on schedule confirmed Father Jim McHugh. See IMPROVEMENTS, Page 3
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The once-popular outhouse races are making a comeback at this weekend’s Golden City Days, where one competitor looks to wipe the competition out. Chainsaw carver Mike Williams has built two of the three contraptions scheduled to race Saturday afternoon. He and his team of retired firefighters we’ll be rolling up against his nephew and his younger crew but also the current Rossland firefighters. It takes a team of five to race, one sitting on the toilet and four pushing and pulling the cart to the finish line. Racing against the clock, each team does the course twice and the winner is selected based on the best combined time of the two runs. Teams roll the rickshaw down the course 100 feet where they stop and do a fire drill, three laps around the outhouse ending with swapped positions, before continuing another 100 feet. At that point, participants ditch their rides with a roll of toilet paper
in hand and hustle the rest of the way to set the roll on a plunger 30 feet further at the finish line. “Getting the four people to run in synch is a challenge,” smiled Williams, admitting that it’s not such a “cushy” ride for the teammate inside, either. He likens the event to Winter Carnival’s bobsled races and hopes the comeback this year will attract more outhouses next Golden City Days. “We want to eventually have 20 to 30 different outhouses running and get a rivalry going between different businesses, bars or different groups,” he said. “We’re hoping people will eventually decorate their outhouses and do it with a bit of a theme like the bobsled’s pink canoe and the firefighters red sled with flashing lights, dressing up in costume, too.” The carts must be a minimum of nine square feet at the base, must tout a toilet seat and handles for the rider to hold onto, as well as some kind of wiping material. “Whether it’s toilet paper, an old Sears’ catalogue or maybe the competitor’s newspaper,” he laughed. The rest is up to the builder. Keeping it simple
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Mike Williams in one of his two creations for the Golden City Days outhouse races. this year, Williams managed to scrounge up materials needed from his Patterson property. “I’m a bit of a farmer here so I’ve got a good collection of junk,” he said. “I had enough materials to throw these two together.” The one he’s racing is built on a metal frame. He welded two frontends of bicycles to it and built the wood frame around it to ensure the structure is sound. He opted to give the other one to his nephew because it has smaller wheels and will be more of a challenge to race. “I’m giving him the one that’s going to be harder to push because us older guys got to beat the kids somehow,” he said.
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Williams is thrilled to see some old favourites came back this year, including the jail cell that Sunny Samuelson used to sheriff back in the day. He also built the cell, using a pallet as the base and slab wood a local sawmill. “(Mayor) Greg Granstrom will be the sheriff and will be arresting people say who don’t have a Golden City Days’ button on,” he said. “There will also be wanted posters for key individuals up in town.” Born and raised in Rossland, Williams is proud of the history in the former mining town and is happy to bring an old favourite back to such a fun event. “Growing up in Rossland, Golden City
Days was the best thing,” he said. “You know you’re back to school at the beginning of September but a week later, you got Golden City Days so it was almost like having another holiday.” Participants are to meet at the south wall of the Rossland Arena to register from 2-2:45 p.m. to ensure enough time to get going at 3 p.m. There is still a small window for people to get organized, so long as there creation passes inspection during registration. Williams said those looking for a turn are more than welcome to assemble a team and use one of his carts. For more information on the races, contact Williams at 3625244.
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FROM PAGE 1 “We need canvassers even if it’s just to collect 10 signatures. Many hands make light work.” Yurychuk said she believes that the legislative change is needed in British Columbia for many reasons but had specific priorities in mind. “We’re spending all this money on policing and courts and we have schools closing, there’s something wrong with that,” she said. “And I don’t think marijuana should be available to kids but right now there’s no realistic education about it because it’s all in the closet and that just breeds terrible things.” Provincial organizer for Sensible B.C., Dana Larsen, said that he believes that controlling access to marijuana is a big part of what the whole campaign is about. “Anybody who is concerned about young people should support this campaign,” Larsen said from his Vancouver office. “It’s not about ‘what do we do to eliminate it’ it’s about ‘how do we reduce harm’ and that comes from legalization and regulation. Regulations and age limits, that’s what we want with
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Dana Larsen launched the Sensible BC project a year ago. Now it’s up to the public to weigh in. this campaign.” and again in the spring The West Kootenay but the local team has a region has developed a good handle on things,” somewhat notorious repu- said Larsen. tation in the province for “We’ll see if we get out the cultivation and use of to the Kootenays again marijuana over the years but if we don’t it means and Larsen doesn’t feel a things are going well and pressing need to visit the we don’t need to bring in area to promote the cause more people.” but doesn’t rule out a camUnlike the 2011 initiapaign stop in the future. tive to eliminate the HST, “I was there last fall which was the first of nine
initiatives to pass since the process became legislated in 1995, the proposed Initiative to Amend the Police Act has no official opposition. “No one applied to Elections B.C. as an opponent of the initiative and the deadline was August 12,” said Andrew Watson, communications coordinator for Elections B.C. “There still could be advertising against the campaign but they would have to register with us as an opponent advertiser.” In the Kootenay West electoral district canvassers are already set for many areas but local organizer, Yurychuk, says they’re looking for more people to collect signatures in a number of communities. “We still need people in Trail, Rossland, Fruitvale, Montrose, Warfield, and other places throughout the riding,” she said. “Anyone interested can go to the Sensible B.C. website to register because they have to be registered with Elections B.C.” For more information go to http:sensiblebc.ca or go to the local organization’s Facebook page at Sensible B.C. Kootenay West.
FROM PAGE 1 Over the summer, parish volunteers put their hearts and elbow grease into the labour intensive job that involved pulling up out-dated carpet and hand scraping tiles from the floor of the 3,500-square-foot interior. “Our parishioners have saved us well over $50,000 by volunteering labour,” said Father McHugh. “Holy Trinity really looks great. I love it and it is a big change.” In addition to refreshing the church’s interior, volunteers dug into the project outside, and upgraded the site’s drainage systems to prevent future flooding, widened the steps, and built a new sign (yet to be unveiled). The most obvious upgrade, a wheelchair accessible entrance, is right outside the Third Avenue doors. “Our volunteers did it all,” said Father McHugh,
adding, “People want to go out and stay active. With the community pitching in to build this, now anyone can come into Holy Trinity with ease.” Although the church will not reveal its new look to parishioners until next Sunday, Bisaro is hoping for a sneak peak. “I was there when the renovations first began,” she said. “It was such a mess I never went in. Now I am thinking about driving over Monday to see how welcoming it looks.” Once the church opens its doors to all the people, another will close its place of worship forever. The last mass at St. Anthony’s (St. Anthony’s of Padua), built by Trail’s Italian community in 1938, will be Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. “We are looking at maybe a year before the committee makes any permanent decisions about the building,” said Father McHugh.
Toy Run association generates $30,000 annually for charity FROM PAGE 1 Participants will stop into the Legion and Eagles, where more toys will be gathered, before heading back to Castlegar for 3:30 p.m. to relax and enjoy live music and dinner capped off by a the draws for two new Harley Davidson motorcycles. Beyond a police presence, Tellier said the association organizes its own road blocks at various stops along the way. First held in 1988 with 15 local riders, the West Kootenay Toy Run now features over 500 participants who move across West Kootenay communities, collecting toys or funds for children. “It’s for the kids but after any event you attend year after year, you form relationships with people,” said association vice president Geoff Tellier. “One thing is we all have a motorcycle and a heart for our communities.” Riders are to bring a clean toy to donate or $10 to take part in the group ride Sunday. The goods are divided and donated to the Salvation Army in Trail, Castlegar and Nelson for their Christmas hampers. But
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The West Kootenay Toy Run makes a lunch-hour stop in Salmo during part of its annual ride set for Sunday. the fundraising doesn’t stop there. The association gives back about $30,000 annually. It supports food banks
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students going onto to post secondary education. Sunday’s ride rolls out after an 8 a.m. pancake breakfast by the Lion’s Club at the Castlegar Recreation Complex, where registration will also take place. Before the riders hits the highway, organizers talk to participants about consciously staggering and handling speed. Challenges include knowing who the new riders are and educating them on how to approach the group ride. At 10 a.m., Santa is set to escort the riders and their buffed shiny bikes through downtown Castlegar, followed by a 30-minute trip to Nelson, where there is a short stop to pick up toys collected by Hippersons Hardware Company. At noon, the motorcycles stop in Salmo for a lunch put on by firefighters at the local fire hall before they head through Fruitvale and onto Trail to collect more toys from Wolf’s Den Tattoo. The riders will then follow the altered route through Trail and continue on to the final destination. For more information, visit wktra.ca
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Five-year bans from entering United States under legal challenge By Jeff Nagel Abbotsford News
A provision that lets American border guards arbitrarily bar Canadians from entering the U.S. for at least five years is under fire from B.C. business leaders who see it as a major threat to crossborder enterprise. The B.C. Chamber of Commerce has joined a lawsuit filed in the U.S. that aims to quash the so-called “expedited removal” process. Typically, B.C. residents barred from entry under the provision have been deemed by U.S. border staff to have lied under questioning about the reason for their visit. “It seems like it’s pretty arbitrary in its application,” said Bellingham immigration lawyer Greg Boos, who has filed a submission in a U.S. court on behalf of the B.C. chamber, the Whatcom
County chamber and other stakeholders. Expedited removal consists of an automatic ban on entering the U.S. for either five years or for life and there’s no avenue for appeal to the courts. Boos said B.C. businesses with key staffers who service equipment they’ve sold to American clients have been barred, causing chaos for the affected firms. “If it was applied to the CEO of a B.C. company doing business in the United States, it would be disastrous for that company,” he said. Boos said bans on B.C. residents through the provision have been sporadic so far, but there have been signs its use will grow. Some “hard core” border guards use it more than others, he said, and one in Blaine boasted about denying more Canadians entry
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where a B.C. resident with copies of his resume in his vehicle was barred after guards decided he was looking for work rather than vacationing. “Usually it happens because they think the person is coming down to do something other than what they claim.” Saunders recounts another case involving a retired Abbotsford church minister who was regularly crossing the border to go to Lynden to cover for the local minister for three weeks. The first two times he merely said he was visiting the church when asked his reason for coming to the U.S. The third time he said he was covering for the colleague. Although the minister was being paid only a small per diem and didn’t consider himself to be working in the U.S., CBP officers decided he’d lied to them the previous two trips and banned him for five years. “If they can give an expedited removal
to a minister from Abbotsford, they can give one to anyone,” Saunders said. A higher profile victim was Chad Rook, a Vancouver actor who has appeared in TV series such as “Supernatural.” He was slapped with a five-year ban in January after a ninehour interrogation at the Peace Arch border crossing. Rook was on his way to Los Angeles to meet entertainment industry contacts and to visit friends and vacation. He initially neglected to mention the business side of his trip and was accused of changing his story and trying to illegally work in the U.S. “This draconian regime flies in the face of open borders and Canada’s long-standing friendship and trading relationship with our neighbours to the south,” B.C. Chamber of Commerce president John Winter said. “These harsh border rules need to be fixed.”
By Jeff Nagel Black Press
Police and ICBC are launching a monthlong campaign to deter distracted driving, the third leading cause of fatal car crashes in the province after speed and impaired driving. Driver distraction is blamed as a factor in 91 fatalities province-wide each year. Transportation ministry officials estimate drivers are four times likelier to crash when talking on a hand-held phone while driving and 23 times more likely to be in a crash if texting. Enforcement by officers handing out $167 fines will be stepped up throughout September, according to police. Officials kicked off the campaign Thursday using a simulator to show the effect of distractions on a driver. “Driving is a complex task that requires your full attention,” ICBC interim president Mark Blucher said. “When you’re distracted behind the wheel your reaction time is significantly reduced. Distracted driving is a common cause of rear-end crashes and injuries – there is no safe following distance when your mind is not on the road.” A 2012 survey for ICBC found B.C. motorists consider texting while driving to be just as risky as drinking and driving, yet 40 per cent of those who own cellphones admit they’ve used a hand-held phone while driving.
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Nearly 150 complaints about FortisBC’s new twotiered electricity prices have prompted the B.C. Utilities Commission to order an evaluation of the new rate structure sooner than planned.
FortisBC was scheduled to report on its conservation rate by the end of April 2014, but the commission has now bumped up the deadline for a preliminary study to Oct. 31. In the one year that followed the July 2012 approval of the new rate structure, the BCUC received 149 complaints, a number it deemed “significant,” according to
an order paper issued Aug. 22. The order compels FortisBC to prepare a report that includes information about how much energy has been saved by the new rate structure, how it has affected company revenue, and its impact on customers who don’t have access to natural gas to heat their homes. “They’ve been listening to me, I guess,
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because I was the biggest complainer,” said Robby Kilborn, an Olalla resident who saw his power bill quadruple to $2,100 for a four-month period last winter. The conservation rate reduced the price for energy use below 1,600 kilowatt-hours in each billing cycle, but increased the cost for consumption over that mark. While FortisBC expected 75 per cent of its customers would pay less under the new structure, people like Kilborn, who have no choice but to heat with electricity, have seemingly paid much more.
“I’m glad they ordered the report on it,” he said. Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer has previously called on the BCUC to increase the lower threshold and is trying to arrange a meeting with the B.C. energy minister to discuss the matter. He thinks the 149 complaints are just the tip of the iceberg. “Not everybody wrote directly to the BCUC, so there’s a lot more. A lot of people wrote to their MLAs or they sent it to the government,” Bauer said. “I think the number is actually quite a bit higher.”
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THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is taking a firm position on two controversial issues at this year’s G20 summit, with little hope of achieving a wider consensus with his fellow leaders on either front. With two cabinet ministers in tow to hammer home his messages, Harper made it clear that a military strike is necessary against Syria; and that countries should be setting hard targets for reducing their debts, as Canada is now doing. On Syria, an issue on everyone’s lips though not on the summit agenda, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Thursday there was little prospect of common ground with all G20 nations. That’s despite the addition of a meeting of approximately nine foreign ministers this week. “We’ve got to be very realistic. Nobody
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A new report suggests that a growing number of older workers are taking on part-time jobs, which in turn is pushing up the unemployment rate among teenaged students. The CIBC World Markets report says the unemployment rate for students aged 15 to 18 who are seeking part-time work has climbed to a record high of more than 20 per cent. The report also notes that employment among those in the 15-18 age group has fallen by 22 per cent since 2007 even though the overall population in that age group has declined by only four per cent. Although Canada’s unemployment rate has recovered from its peak during the recession, the report says the number of manufacturing and government jobs has been shrinking. This decline in the availability of quality jobs is forcing many older Canadians to take work in the retail and food service sectors - jobs that traditionally would have been reserved for students. The report notes that employment in kitchen help, retail sales and cashier positions has plummeted among those under 19, but soared for other age groups, including those 25 and over.
decrying its support for Assad and its blocking of stronger action at the United Nations. Putin greeted Harper with a polite handshake outside of the sprawling Constantine Palace as the prime minister arrived for the start of the G20 meetings. But there was no lingering chit-chat, nor was there between Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama or French President Francois Hollande all leaders who support a military strike against Syria. On global economics - Harper’s preferred topic - the prime minister has taken an equally hard line on the need for countries to rein in spending and set firm targets for reducing debt. The Conservative government is promising a debt-to-GDP ratio of 25 per cent by 2021. A year ago, the Finance Department forecast a ratio of 23.8 per cent by 202021 in a report on the aging population.
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Resistance to make bullying a human rights offence THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - An attempt to make bullying an offence under Manitoba’s Human Rights Code seems to be headed for defeat. Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard introduced a bill in the legislature this week that would allow anyone who feels bullied to file a complaint with the human rights commission. Gerrard, who is the party’s only legislature member, struck a deal with the NDP government to have the bill debated on Thursday. But the NDP raised several concerns with the bill, most notably its broad definition of
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is coming here anticipating success. This is fundamentally an economic forum,” said Baird, who met with counterparts from France and Australia. “Obviously when you have this type of crisis, with the significant use of chemical weapons in recent weeks, there’s no doubt that casts a shadow. ... “What we hoped to have was a good dialogue on these issues. But certainly I and the prime minister were realistic that at this forum we weren’t likely to come to a conclusion.” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary said earlier in the day that his country still did not feel there was credible evidence that the regime of Bashar Assad had used chemical weapons against its own people. Putin views any military action without UN sanction a violation of international law. Baird and Harper have had sharp words for Russia over several months,
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bullying that would include hurting someone’s feelings. “Sunday afternoon, I’ll again be putting on my (Winnipeg) Blue Bombers jersey and heading out to the brand new Investors Group stadium. I fully expect that I will be faced by several thousand Saskatchewan Roughriders fans,” Attorney General Andrew Swan said, referring to the upcoming Canadian Football League matchup. “I don’t actually think anybody believes that I should have the right to go to the Manitoba Human
Rights Commission to complain about the way that I was treated by someone wearing a watermelon on their head next to me,” he added, referencing a Roughriders’ fan tradition. The government is in the midst of passing its own anti-bullying legislation - Bill 18 with the same broad definition, but it only applies to school children. Critics says it has the potential to make anyone a bully, even teachers and coaches who criticize a child’s performance. The bill defines bullying as behaviour
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A simple solution to reforming the Senate
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he Canadian Senate is a lot like the weather. As Charles Dudley Warner once equipped, “Everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” Everyone, it seems, also complains about the Senate – its members’ overstuffed expense accounts, long vacations in Mexico (for those of you who remember Andy Thompson’s adventures in the late 1990s), lack of voter accountability, lack of regional representation. And yet, no one has ever been able to do anything meaningful to change the circumstances. Sure, the Reform Party, and later the Canadian Alliance, campaigned for a Triple-E Senate: equal, elected and effective. But, sadly, by the time the Alliance merged with the former Progressive Conservatives, the push for ambitious Senate reform seemed to have lost its lustre. Stephen Harper did appoint “elected” Albertan Bert Brown as a Senator in 2007, but since then has fallen back to the old tradition of rewarding party faithful. Unfortunately, even
party favourites have been known to embarrass their benefactors: Thompson and more recently Mac Harb have tarnished the Liberal brand; the Conservatives have equally been humiliated by the actions of Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau. Senate reform is not absent for want of trying. Efforts to do so have frustrated the likes of such heavyweights as former B.C. Premier Bill Bennett, former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, Reform Party founder Preston Manning and former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Some provinces don’t even want to talk about reforming the Senate anymore. Let’s get rid of it, they’ve said. (There are actually valid constitutional reasons for not being so hasty; a chamber of sober second thought, in principle, can have some significant democratic value.) But any move – whether reform or abolition – is powerfully difficult to achieve. Overhauling the Senate requires constitutional reform, which means the government has to persuade seven provinces con-
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taining at least 50 per cent of the population that its plan is in the best interests of everyone. On the other hand, changing the way senators are appointed would likely only require passing a bill through Parliament. Harper’s Tories are soldiering on. In February, the government made a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking the Court’s opinion on six questions on what is required constitutionally to reform the Senate and what would be required to abolish it. The questions cover the topics of term limits, selection of Senate nominees, the repeal of current property qualifications and abolition of the Senate. The court has suggested we
shouldn’t expect an answer in less than 24 months. All this squabbling has caused me to wonder what is the attraction to the Red Chamber anyway? Endless hours in drab committee rooms, poring over multipage documents . . . it all seems rather dreary to an outsider. Until you consider the perks. The base salary is $135,300. Chairing a committee will bring in an extra $11,200, and other jobs – right up to Speaker of the Senate – can drive up the income by as much as an additional $56,000. Oh, and the Speaker also gets a car allowance. And then there are those notorious expense accounts, ranging in the case of Harb, Wallin and Duffy into six figures. So, it occurred to me a simple solution might just be staring us in the face. You want to get rid of some of those overpaid, sense-ofentitlement, old-boys-andgals? Why not start with a substantial pay cut? When a typical senator is paid roughly three times the average salary of Canadians overall, it’s hard to believe that there would be much
public outcry over reducing the cost of maintaining the Red Chamber. And it might be an interesting way to weed out those who are truly motivated by a desire to deliver public service from those who are more interested in an easy slide into a very comfortable retirement. Think of the hundreds of thousands of volunteers who serve on the boards of not-for-profit organizations across the country – perhaps a few of them would be willing to spend some time in Ottawa pondering the affairs of the country. There might even be fewer lawyers and a lot more of the rest of us. Yeah, I know. Some of you (at least the lawyers) might be outraged and think the idea will never fly. A millwright or a farmer debating the minutiae of legislation? Unthinkable! But then you have to wonder if a little more common sense might not be such a bad thing. Senate reform? Start by taking away the economic entitlement. Doug Firby is Editor-inChief and National Affairs columnist for Troy Media.
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Time to get rid of left/right politics
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f I said to you that Mr. X leftist, Marxist regime that is was a staunch vegetarian rapidly becoming the Capitalist socialist, who advocated Superpower. strong centralized governTraveling ever deeper down ment intervention in industry, the political rabbit hole, the believed in gun control, pro- decriminalization of marijuana, fessed concerns about animal a battle cry of the so-called welfare, expressed interest in leftwing hippy, is a policy chamneo-pagan spirituality, advo- pioned by Ron Paul, whom cated hiring policies based on some critics would call the most racial quotas rightwing of the and that he once Republican polcalled capitalism iticians. Further a “system for the still, many on exploitation of the right would the economically claim anti-interweak,” you might ventionism and assume that Mr. opposition to X was politically welfare as hallleftwing. marks of their Ross Yet the above political persuawas actually a sion, and yet description of George W. Bush, Troy Media Adolph Hitler, a man reviled by who in the modthe left as being a ern popular imagination at few degrees right of Mussolini, least, is considered to be on drew America into two foreign the far right. Granted, Hitler’s wars and pumped billions of promotion of race-based hir- dollars into bailing out indusing, unlike modern affirmative try, which is effectively a form action, was meant to maintain of corporate welfare. Hunter the stranglehold of the white S. Thompson, a supposedly far majority over industry, rather left figure, was a card-carrying than neutralize it; however, member of the NRA. putting intentions aside, both Prominent personality of the racial hiring quotas, right or Canadian Left, David Suzuki wrong, share the essential pol- has recently ruffled feathers by itical principle of state power voicing opposition to immiover industry autonomy. This is gration, an allegedly rightist not meant as some form of lib- stance. Similarly, the environertarian screed against the left, mentalist Sierra Club has freit is merely an observation of an quently been against immigraessential problem of definition tion in the United States. in the dichotomy that has come The fact of the matter is to define modern politics. that we are carrying an antiThe problem goes both ways quated and highly limited picof course; while gay rights and ture of politics, based on the Communism are often both Royalist vs. Republican model associated with the left end of of the French Revolution. This the political spectrum, homo- outdated dialectic fixed itself sexual citizens were famously to western politics over two oppressed for many years in centuries ago but it has never Castro’s Cuba. The banning of really been a comfortable fit. pornography, generally someOne could choose to speak thing associated more with instead of liberal and conservathe right, is an official policy tive, with the former implying of Red China, an ostensibly an advocate of progress and
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the latter describing a person who wants things to remain the same; yet, frequently, various left-leaning figures demand society return to simpler traditional ways (Native American spiritualism, Organic Farming, Eastern medicine, etc), while the right promote unfettered industrial development, often to the detriment of tradition. Indeed, Laissez-Faire Capitalism was considered progressive in the 18th century. Since Marxism preaches a return to the primitive communism that supposedly flourished before the development of agrarian civilization, it could be said to be every bit as ‘conservative’ as the various Fascist states that dreamed about restoring their nations’ mythical glorious pasts. Conservatives who seek a return to Christianity and the U.S Constitution are embracing systems that radically reformed the traditions of the societies in which they emerged. Everywhere you turn, the contradictions are almost endless and the definitions, practically meaningless. Be it by the accident of history or the opportunistic manipulations of the political elite, the left/right blinkers have been pulled over the eyes of society for too long. People support or defend parties, politicians and causes they otherwise would not, out of a misplaced sense of political tribalism. It’s time we stop fighting amongst ourselves over these ill-defined, ludicrous definitions and break the mind-forged manacles that have been holding us back, and anyone who disagrees is obviously a rightwing-hippy, bleeding-heart, fascists-pinko! Born in England but raised in Canada, Ross Harrison is a Toronto-based professional writer with an interest in history, pop-culture and politics.
Ethics continue to be eroded
An editorial from the St. John’s Telegram It’s a story that just keeps growing - and it’s an important example of what happens when governments let practical concerns erode fundamental rules. That’s especially the case as we see more and more examples in this country of governments and political parties using ends to justify their means. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the U.S. government changed critical rules about the rights their citizens have to privacy - particularly, electronic privacy, as the disclosures by National Security Agency (NSA)
whistleblower Edward Snowden have made abundantly clear. But, as often happens, eroding one part of an absolute right the right to personal privacy - was only the beginning. Monday, it was revealed by a Brazilian news agency that the NSA used its powerful email, phone call and text scanning technology to eavesdrop on two notable politicians who could hardly be described as terrorists - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Brazilian Sen. Ricardo Ferraco summed it up pretty succinctly at a press
conference in Brasilia: “It seems like there are no limits. When the phone of the president of the republic is monitored, it’s hard to imagine what else might be happening,” Ferraco said. “It’s unacceptable that in a country like ours, where there is absolutely no climate of terrorism, that there is this type of spying.” Why is it important here? Perhaps because Canadian security services have been identified as having helped the NSA with past surveillance efforts that were also outside the realm of hunting for terrorists and also because governments in this country,
both provincial and federal, have shown a belief that reaching a political end can justify any number of questionable means. Think deliberate election overspending, deceptive robocalls to mislead voters and any number of other strategies that, by any standard, cross basic ethical lines. When basic rights to things like privacy and fair and free elections are treated like poker chips, we all lose. Maybe not right away, but eventually. Once those lines are crossed, it’s merely a matter of time before basic freedoms fall to the death of a thousand ethical cuts.
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Quick-thinking ferry crew saves Nelson woman BY CLAIRE PARADIS Arrow Lakes News
Mary Walters celebrated her 65th birthday on Aug. 30 with a bit more gusto this year. Walters, a paddler with the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons in Nelson, a breast cancer dragon boat team, was on her way home from the BC Seniors Games when she was stung and experienced her first-time serious reaction to a sting. The sting occurred while Walters and her friend were
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HARTFORD, Conn. The mayor of Hartford, Conn., says comedian Dave Chappelle should “quit whining” about being heckled. Chappelle walked off a stage last week after being heckled in Hartford, the state capital. Audio posted on TMZ. com shows Chappelle praised an audience in Chicago on Tuesday for being “so much better than Hartford.” Chappelle told the crowd if North Korea drops an atomic bomb on the
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United States he hopes it “lands in Hartford,” best known for its insurance companies and as the home of writers including Mark Twain. To cheers and laughter he said he wouldn’t even go back to Hartford for gas. Mayor Pedro Segarra issued a statement Thursday calling Chappelle’s remarks “immature and inappropriate.” He sent a Tweet saying Chappelle should “quit whining, do his job and try some yoga.” The comedian was the headliner Thursday night at the Funny or
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waiting for the ferry, but the reaction took place about half way across the water. “I never had a reaction to a bee sting or wasp sting before,” Walters told the Arrow Lakes News, “never anything like that before. “It went from ‘oh gosh something’s wrong’ to unconscious in minutes.” Walters’ travel mate quickly gave her an antihistamine pill, but the reaction to the sting was swift, and the paddler’s health rapidly took a turn for the worse, causing her to lose consciousness. Noticing her distress, ferry staff quickly gave her first aid, and monitored her vitals. Even though she was able to breathe, Walters’ blood pressure dropped to an alarming level. Mate Janet Fowlie and terminal attendant Joey Lewis stayed with her and treated her while other crew members called the ambulance and communicated to the other passengers what the situation was. Captain James Dunne, deck hand Steve Krywa and oiler Chad Davidson all lent a hand ensuring Walters got to the Nakusp ambulance which drove her to the Arrow Lakes Hospital.
“I’m celebrating my birthday with a renewed sense of gratitude and well-being.” MARY WALTERS
Jim Carachelo, a former paramedic coming on to shift on the Shelter Bay ferry said that Fowlie and Lewis had the situation well in hand. “The medical assistance that was rendered was as good as any I have seen provided without advanced life support,” said Carachelo in a memo to Waterbridge Ferries Regional Manager Dave Holm. “It turned out we had a bunch of good people on there,” said Holm, perhaps understating the case. All crew have marine basic first aid certification at minimum, with engineers and captains required to have marine advanced first aid. The ferries also carry an AED (an automated external defibrillator used for cardiac arrest) and oxygen on board. “You’d be surprised,” said Holm, “we get all kind of weird and wonderful things happen…Rollovers, traffic
accidents between ferry and Nakusp or Revelstoke.” Ferry staff often lend a hand if someone in a bad situation near the ferry is in need of help. “The ferry staff were just amazing,” said Walters, who has very few memories of her own of their care, but survived to hear about what they had done. “I remember trying to step out of my car, I recall being taken into the hospital.” On her way to a wedding the next day to be part of honour guard, Walters wouldn’t let them cut her shirt. A couple of adrenaline shots and lots of care later (people on the same ferry came by the hospital to see if she was okay), the lucky Dragon was released to go home at six that night. Now, Walters carry two EpiPens with her at all times, including out on the dragon boat. This year, she is celebrating her 65th birthday less than a week after the couldbe tragedy was averted, making the milestone all the more significant. “I’m celebrating my birthday with a renewed sense of gratitude and well-being,” said Walters, the dragon who was saved by a ferry’s care.
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them looking a little tired and in need of a boost or pick-me-up. Now is the time to rejuvenate the pots for a fresh fall display. Plants that can handle the cooler nights and possible early frost are a good choice. Colors of fall plantings tend to mimic the foliage displays of the changing leaves of the trees and shrubs around us. We can change the whole pot or just replace a couple of the feature plants which can completely change the look of the display for the balance of the garden season. One of the most popular fall plants is the chrysanthemums (mums). This plant is a staple for the fall garden producing balls of purple, orange, red, yellow or bronze. They can come in the common “hardy mum” who will winter in the garden or the “florist mum” considered to be an annual. Mums also come in dwarf varieties. Asters similar in
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Fall containers add new life to summer’s fading colours. size, shape and color when considering to the mum are also a an arrangement. popular choice in fall Ornamental cabbage displays. or kale is widely being Pansies are also used in pots. These a favorite. Who can fancy, bold leafed resist the brightly plants are a cousin to colored faces of these the vegetable garden resilient plants? Cool varieties and will tolerhardy they are a great ate mild frost. These choice to fill in around beauties come with a feature plant in the deep purple or white pot arrangement. centers surrounded by Think vegetable layers of ruffled leaves.
Grasses are a great choice to add some height to the arrangement. Coming in shades of blue, bronze, red or russet, grasses provide visual impact as well as great movement within the display. Blue Oat, Feather reed, or Japanese Forest grasses are wonderful choices. Some can simply be composted at the end of the season while others are perennial and can be placed in the garden. A perennial choice for accenting a pot is Stonecrop sedum (such as “Autumn Joy”) which provides great bang for your buck. It is a dependable and versatile long blooming plant that produces pink blooms which turn copper later in the fall. This plant also attracts butterflies and can be used in dried flower arrangements. Don’t forget to add some whimsy. The coming of fall provides us with all sorts of gourds, pumpkins or
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The 2013 Black Press (BP) annual BCHL Interior Division preview and bold prediction is out, just in time for the start of the Bauer-BCHL Showcase at Prospera Place in Chilliwack tonight. It’s season 52 in the B.C. Hockey League with 16 teams hoping to join the host Vernon Vipers in the Royal Bank Cup next May at Kal Tire Place. The parity and compete factor in the Interior Division this season should be intense, making for another exciting run at the fourth and final playoff spot. Black Press sports reporters and editors submitted their team preview and rankings resulting in the following prediction based on a compilation of all rankings that awards six points for first, five for second, etc. Just for the record, the BCHL has had 83 players chosen in the NHL entry draft since 2000. The best junior A league in Canada also averages 100 NCAA and CIS scholarships per season. 1. PENTICTON VEES
Key Returnees: F Brad McClure (2719-46) named captain during the summer, F Ryan Gropp (12-1931) named Interior Conference Rookie of the Year, F Cody DePourcq (13-8-21), F Travis Blanleil (6-612), F Cam Amantea (7-12-19). Rookie Sensations:
Alexandre Coulombe, 18, joins the Vees after playing prep hockey with the Stanstead College Spartans where he amassed eight goals and 34 points in 62 games. The 6-foot-4 d-man was ranked 68th by NHL Central Scouting prior to the 2013 entry draft. He also comes with a commitment to the University of Vermont in Hockey East. Jack Ramsey, the son of former NHL defenceman Mike Ramsey, collected nine goals and 27 points in 24 games with the Minnetonka High School Skippers. The 6-foot-2 power forward brings great vision and hockey sense and is committed to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Strengths: The Vees coaching staff believe they have done a good job building from the back end out. Coach Fred Harbinson likes the experience of his goalies with 20-year-old Olivier Mantha, who just committed to the University of AlaskaAnchorage Seawolves, and 18-year-old Hunter Miska. The defence is made up of a group with two to three years of junior A experience joined by rookies Coulombe and Jarod Hilderman. The forwards all possess strong skating ability and bring something to the table. Coach’s quote (Harbinson): “You always know you have a good team when it’s hard to pick your captains (he just added defenceman Chris Rygus to the mix with McClure and assistant captain Blanleil). We have got so many
trading 13 of 16 returnees, and they still made the playoffs. The ‘Backs top line of Gillies, Anderson and Landon Smith will be supported by a deep forward corps. Coach’s Quote (Mick): “I’m a lot happier where I am today than I was this time last year because I really didn’t know our roster. We’ve improved our program from top to bottom.” 4.WEST KELOWNA WARRIORS
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Trail Smoke Eaters will need its veteran players like Scott Davidson to step up if the Smokies are to overtake the likes of Salmon Arm and make it in to the post season. guys that can wear First-year associate 3. SALMON ARM letters on this team. coach Mallette is comSILVERBACKS Guys that have been ing off a stellar season captains on other as head coach with the teams in the past. That KIJHL-finalist North to me is what’s going Okanagan Knights, to make this team go.” and will demand structure and account2.VERNON VIPERS ability from the Viper back end. Strengths: With the return of Blacklock, Key Returnees: F Craig Martin and Alex Gillies (21-26Dexter Dancs, along 47), F Evan Anderson with the addition (10-14-24), D Mitchell of snipers Michael Ferguson (6-16-22), G McNicholas and Adam Clark (18-16-1, Key Returnees: F Demico Hannoun, 2.89 GAA, .914 SAV). Mason Blacklock (19- the Vipers should easRookie Sensations: 16-35), D Jason Bird ily outperform last Vernon minor hock(3-4-7), D Ryan Renz year’s league-worst ey product Colton (3-23-26), G Austin offence. Renz, Bird Thibault excelled in Smith (13-26-1, 2.82 and Josh Bryan lead his first year of junior GAA, .908 SAV). a physical defensive B with the Knights, Rookie Sensations: corps. The team is the racking up 16-26-42 F Matty Saharchuk biggest Vernon has in 49 games. F Jack led the KIJHL-finalist fielded in years. Berezin, the son of North Okanagan Coach’s Quote former NHLer Perry Knights in regular- (Jason Williamson): Berezan, is a 17-yearseason scoring with “We’ll be good defen- old forward who 32-28-60 in 50 games, sively, but at the same recorded 12-5-17 and added 15 playoff time we definitely while playing a gritty points. Trail native have some offensive two-way game with the Dallas Calvin, a 6-foot- guys, so we’re going Calgary Buffaloes. 5 forward, was fifth in to be tough to defend Strengths: In his KIJHL scoring last sea- against. We’re going to first year as Salmon son with 31-43-74 in get the same out of all Arm’s GM, Troy Mick 40 games. four lines.” gutted the program,
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Key Returnees: F Seb Lloyd (24-42-66), F Ambrose Firkus (119-20), F David Pope (17-22-39, drafted by Detroit), F Matt Anholt (9-22-31), D Adam Plant (5-23-28). Rookie Sensations: F Liam Blackburn comes from Prince George where last season he was the secondleading BCMML scorer (35-50-85) with the Cariboo Cougars. Boston native Carl Hesler is a 19-yearold rookie out of prep school south of the border and is already committed to Dartmouth University Big Green for the 2014-15 season. Strengths: With the likes of Lloyd, Firkus and Pope all returning up front, the Warriors will have a skilled offensive attack and will rely on youth and newcomers to round out the forward lines. On defence, Plant returns after last season playing on the top pairing while 20-year-old Jaden Schmeisser, acquired in an off-season trade, will bring a veteran presence after playing the last two seasons in Victoria. Coaches quote (Rylan Ferster, who signed a five-year extension in the off season): “I’m optimistic about the season. We have more new faces than we had last year so it will take
some time to get a read on the team. It’s going to be a tough division. There are going to be two really good teams that don’t make the playoffs. Our goal is to make the playoffs and go from there.” 5. MERRITT CENTENNIALS
Key Returnees: F Sebastien Paré (17-2744), F Scott Patterson (11-14-25), F Jeff Wight (13-10-23), D Tyler Martin (6-17-23), D Dane Birks (5-1520), F James Neil (7-1320, acquired from the Powell River Kings), D Shane Poulsen (7-1522, acquired from the Smokies) Rookie Sensations: Rhett Willcox, the younger brother of Philadelphia Flyer’s 2012 draft pick Reese Willcox, netted 21 goals and 52 points in 40 games last season with the Valley West Hawks of the BCMML. Gavin Gould went 8-18-26 in just 24 games last season with the Vancouver NW Giants Strengths: The Cents, who finished third last season, just five points behind first-place Penticton, have a solid nucleus of returning veterans (including 2013 NHL draft pick Birks on defence) as well some exciting, talented new recruits. They expect to once again contend for top spot in their division. Watch for a possible Cents’ top line of Wight, Paré and Patterson. It has the potential to be one of the league’s best. Coach’s Quote (Pierce): “We are very excited to get this season started with what appears to be a very promising, young group of players. This past year saw many of our long-time players move on, and we can’t wait to work on building the Cents’ culture with this new group.” See SMOKIES, Page 11
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raffic control is still Sunningdale. at best a mini-disaster The current construcdowntown, but appartion made things worse, ently that’s no proband that will, eventually, lem for the people running end. But, the reconfigurathe job. tion of Victoria Street is One wonders why, on designed to constrict trafthe three days last weekend fic flow there forever. Make when the streets were virtusure from now on that if DAVE ally empty of vehicles and you have an emergency on most dowtown businesses the East side of the river were closed, they were also you time it for other than empty of construction equipthe 2:30 - 4 p.m. traffic Sports ‘n’ Things ment, which could have taken jams that are guaranteed advantage of that situation so every weekday. as to disrupt travellers for fewer of the •The links to the Nitehawks website busier days. were broken Wednesday, but there was It might behoove the Smoke Eaters access Thursday. to change their game start times for Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of inforSeptember to 7:30, so as improve the chan- mation about the team they are building ces of diehard fans arriving on time at the for this year on the site. rink. Local, “rush hours,” are over so the This area, led by Cominco and savvy streets are emptier; work has ceased for the local citizens, has been at the forefront of day so there are fewer barricades; and, for technological innovation for decades. How the fans who arrive early, there will be a bit is it possible local teams (virtually all teams less rushing through dinner after crawling in all sports) do not get the importance of through their commute. using such sites as business centers - by Just a thought. keeping them current and full of attractive •Not much better example of the need features and information? for a second vehicular river crossing than Particularly for those teams with youngwhat occurred Wednesday around 3:15 on er participants and supporters, it should Victoria Street. not be hard to understand. Accessing the Despite sounding sirens and flashing skills necessary to the task should not be, lights it took four or five minutes for emer- either, given those participants and supgency vehicles, one towing the emergency porters have them in abundance and work boat, to access the bridge. That’s enough with them every day. time for someone in trouble on the river, An attractive, informative website is a in or out of a boat, to be well past Rock business necessity these days. Island even if the problem began above Just another thought.
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Leaders G AB R H Pct. MiCabrera Det 128 487 95 173 0.355 Trout LAA 134 513 95 172 0.335 Mauer Min 113 445 62 144 0.324 ABeltre Tex 137 541 79 174 0.322 DOrtiz Bos 117 441 64 138 0.313 Cano NYY 138 516 74 159 0.308 JhPeralta Det 104 397 50 121 0.305 Loney TB 133 455 46 138 0.303 TorHunter Det 126 531 81 160 0.301 HKendrick LAA 108 419 48 126 0.301 Home Runs CDavis, Balt, 47; MiCabrera, Det, 43; Encarnacion, Tor, 36; ADunn, Chic, 30; AJones, Balt, 29; Runs Batted In MiCabrera, Det, 130; CDavis, Balt,122; Encarnacion, Tor, 103; AJones, Balt, 99; Pitching: Scherzer, Det, 19-2; MMoore, Tampa, 15-3; Tillman, Balt, 15-5; CWilson, LA, 14-6; Colon, Oak, 14-6; National League Leaders G AB R H Pct. Cuddyer Col 114 426 67 141 0.331 CJohnson Atl 121 436 47 144 0.33 YMolina StL 115 432 56 139 0.322 Werth Was 107 384 69 123 0.32 McCutchen Pit 136 513 86 164 0.32 Carpentr StL 134 536 105 169 0.315 Craig StL 134 508 71 160 0.315 Posey SF 130 459 53 142 0.309 DWright NYM 105 408 60 126 0.309 Beltran StL 124 481 73 148 0.308 Home Runs PAlvarez, Pitts, 32; Goldschmidt, Ari, 31; DBrown, Phila, 27; Bruce, Cin, 26; CGonzalez, Col, 26; Runs Batted In Goldschmidt, Arizona, 104; Phillips, Cincinnati, 100; Craig, St. Louis, 97; Pitching JDe La Rosa, Col, 16-6; Zimmermann, Washington, 16-8; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 15-7;
Smokies in tough Interior division battle FROM PAGE 10 6. TRAIL SMOKE EATERS
Key Returnees: F Adam Wheeldon (8-1018), D Braden Pears (6-29-35), F Scott Davidson (11-23-34), F Jesse Knowler (9-1423), F Bryce Knapp (injured last season), and G Adam Todd (126-0, 3.63 GAA, .891 SAV). Rookie Sensations: Although listed at five-foot-eight, Riley Brandt plays like he’s a foot taller. The 16-year-old Trail native combines sheer grit and determination, with touch and finesse around the net. He collected 10 goals, 27 points and 70 PIM in 49 games with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks last season. Goaltender Dustin Nikkel, 13-7-1, 2.71 GAA, .922 SAV, had an MVP year with the North Okanagan Knights last season and is a top notch tender.
Trail signed 18-year-old forward Jake Kauppila of the North American Hockey League as well as 18-year-old defenceman Joel Webb from Edmonton’s Major Midget program in July. The six-foot-one, 190 pound Kauppila is a Michigan Tech commit and the Illinois native had 11 points in 55 games with the Coulee Region Chill of the NAHL. Webb at sixtwo, 200 pounds compliments an already promising looking defence. Strengths: The Smoke Eaters should have a strong and ver-
satile defensive core with returning veterans Pears, Braedon Jones, and Valik Chichkin. Throw in newly acquired 20-yearold Curtis Toneff and Alberta pickup Joel Webb, 18, Nick Patey, 18, and Nathan Browne, 19, of Vernon, the Smokies will be big and stingy in their own end. Davidson, Knowler, and Knapp will be expected to carry much of the offensive load this year, and were impressive in early exhibition play. Todd came in and performed brilliantly
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The artists said they were inspired by the looming view of Fisher Peak on the approach into Cranbrook from the south. They also were inspired by the people of Cranbrook and so sought out some rocks that have the abstract features of people, that can be seen with some imagination.
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Messages in tongues on the decline
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES - At Three Crosses Church, Pastor Ken Walters urges his parishioners to join him in song and scripture. The charismatic 58-year-old extends his arms skyward and belts out melodies praising God. While the small Assemblies of God congregation goes through all the traditional trappings of a Pentecostal service, there is one notable absence: speaking in tongues, a defining trait of the faith. The 40-member church is among many nationwide that are reducing or cutting out speaking in tongues as they become more popular and move to the mainstream. It’s a shift that has unsettled some more traditional Pentecostals who say the practice is at the heart of a movement that evolved out of an interracial revival and remains a spontaneous way for the poor and dispossessed to have a direct line to God. They question the wisdom of placing less emphasis on a tenet that has defined Pentecostalism for more than a century. “It’s different now,” Walters said. “People don’t like to stand out if they don’t have to.” The Assemblies of God, one of the nation’s largest Pentecostal denominations with 3 million members, has 66 million members worldwide. Assemblies officials worried about the decline in messages in tongues - or spirit baptism - at a general council meeting this month. The practice decreased by about 3 per cent to fewer than 82,000, the lowest total since 1995, according to statistics released by the Assemblies of God. “This is a long-developing phenomenon,” said Harvey Cox, an expert in Pentecostalism and professor of religion at the Harvard Divinity School. “They don’t want what appears to be objectionable to stick out or be viewed with suspicion.” Meanwhile, newer strands of Pentecostalism continue to emphasize the practice in church as well as in personal prayer, Cox said. While all Pentecostals accept speaking in tongues as a “gift of the Holy Spirit,” these smaller, niche congregations aren’t afraid to embrace the practice and don’t care whether it scares some away, he said. Pentecostalism represents one of the fastestgrowing segments of global Christianity. At least a quarter of the world’s 2 billion Christians are members of the Pentecostal faith or related charismatic movements, according to the Pew Research Center. Pentecostals believe speaking in tongues may be an unlearned human language- as the Bible claims happened on the Day of Pentecost - or it may be the language of angels. Studies show that words spoken when delivering messages in tongues lack the components and patterns of a true language. At his service in a small chapel in the West Valley Christian Center, Walters steps aside after reading scripture and introduces a guest: Nick Farone, a pastor who runs a Christian centre in Louisiana. A member of the Pentecostal Church Of God - a denomination with about 500,000 members - Farone uses his time on stage to preach returning to the basics of the faith. Farone said many Pentecostal pastors are failing to stress the importance of messages in tongues in their teachings. The emotional and spiritual connection of speaking in tongues, the visceral experience, is what appeals to those in need during a time of economic and social instability, and is arguably the heart of the Pentecostal movement, he said. After the service, Farone placed his right hand on his forehead and began to speak again. The words were impossible to understand, streaming out in a long, rambling string of sound. He had just spoken in tongues, he said later. “This is our power,” he added, acknowledging he was unsure of what he had just said. “We shouldn’t be ashamed.”
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Pope Francis In his first official meeting with journalists, the new pope gave some insight into why he chose the name Francis. After the two-thirds vote was reached, a fellow cardinal from Brazil, Claudio Hummes, embraced him and said to him “Don’t forget about the poor.” This stuck with him, he said, and immediately made him think of St. Francis, who was devoted to the poor, renouncing his father’s considerable wealth as a young man and living essentially as a poor beggar. St. Francis was known as “Il Poverello,” the little poor man. Pope Francis went on to say that as the vote-counting continued he thought about war, and St. Francis’s devotion to peace. The first line of the prayer of St. Francis says “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.” And finally, St. Francis was enamored of nature and saw God’s hand in all of physical creation. Pope Francis summarized his choice of names by saying “Francis of Assisi…the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and guards creation.” This was a good choice of names, and inspiring ideals for the man leading the world’s largest Christian denomination. – Christopher Simon
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Be careful of demands on boyfriend and his son Mailbox
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to spend the rest of our lives together, but I have no desire to be financially and emotionally drained by a child who doesn’t want to grow up. -- Stuck Between Dear Stuck: Obviously, a 25-yearold should get a job and help support himself. If Dad is willing to help pay for tuition, that’s fine, but Dad should not encourage dependency by being overly accommodating, allowing him to live rent-free while he sits around all day. His son needs to be held accountable. But they aren’t asking for our advice. So this is for you: This is
would be there in the morning. I was seething. Had she asked, we would have said yes, but I resent the disregard for our efforts in cooking and preparing. To my astonishment, all of the other guests thought I was overreacting and the woman hadn’t done anything wrong. Where has common courtesy gone? To me, her failure to ask for our OK was blatantly rude. My friends say I should apologize. -- Why Ask When You Can Just Take Dear Why: Your friends are incorrect. No one should bring uninvited guests. It is considerate to ask beforehand whether it is convenient. You can explain this more thoroughly to your guests, saying they cannot bring anyone without asking you first. Or you can choose to consider it a compliment that your friends treat your home as their own, whether you like it or
not. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Outcast Sister,” whose sisters resent that she is being paid to care for her mother. Please tell her that the best thing her family can do is see an eldercare lawyer or specialist.
When my mother passed away last year, I left my home and career to move in with my elderly father and help him continue his quality of life. My sisters and I consulted an eldercare lawyer, and we are glad we did. The laws are very compli-
cated, and small mistakes now can be very costly later. Please tell your readers who are in similar situations to seek professional guidance. -- Prepared in Pennsylvania Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy
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not your child, and you need to be careful about making demands. Your basic choice is to stay or to go. Are you willing to wait it out, hoping the young man will eventually get it together? Talk gently to your boyfriend about your concerns, helping him understand that the best gift he could give his son is to teach him to be independent. But don’t issue any ultimatums unless you are willing to follow through. Dear Annie: For the past 20 years, my wife and I have hosted an annual summer weekend for a small group of friends. Several years ago, one of our guests brought along her 10-year-old cousin. She didn’t ask. The second time she did this, I asked her not to. She apologized, and I thought that was the end of it. This year, however, she called the night before and announced that she and a friend
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Dear Annie: I am involved with a wonderful man who has three grown children. The youngest, age 25, is still in college. He seems to have made college his career. Dad has put himself into debt putting his children through school. This young man was failing his classes, so he decided to take a break and moved back into his father’s home six months ago. He does not have a job, nor is he putting any effort into getting one. He recently mentioned that he is planning to go back to school, and it seems that Dad is again going to pay for it. I think it is time to cut the cord. What advice do you have for the 25-year-old who is not ready to become a productive citizen? What about the father who feels it is his responsibility to keep paying for his child’s education? And what about me? I want us
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a great day to explore job opportunities. Work-related travel might be especially enjoyable. Even your health is robust and vigorous! “Yay, me!” TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Romantic flirtations, sports events, parties and social occasions are tops on the menu for you today. It’s also a good day to enjoy playful activities with children. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an excellent day to explore real-estate opportunities. It’s also the perfect day to entertain at home. Take advantage of these vibes, and invite the gang over for a barbecue! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your ability to sell, promote and market your ideas is excellent today. This is
also a strong day for writers, actors and teachers. Basically, you are full of the power of positive thinking. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Business and commerce definitely are favored today. You might want to play the long shot. Check out new jobs or ways of earning money. Work-related travel is a good thing. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Your enthusiasm will attract people to you today. Look for ways to explore all kinds of opportunities, because this is a lucky day for you! LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Privacy and solitude in beautiful surroundings will please you today. You feel happy with the way your life is unfolding. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Group activities will be upbeat and enthusiastic today. Sports teams, clubs
and associations offer positive potential for you. Enjoy hanging out with good friends. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You can make a splash with your name today. You look positive to others, like a real winner! Make the most of this! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Travel opportunities will abound for many of you.
Some of you will instead seek out ways to get further education or training. This is a fortunate day for you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Gifts, goodies and favors from others can come your way today, so keep your pockets open. You can benefit from the wealth and resources of others. Yay! PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Relations with partners
and close friends are warm and friendly today. It’s easy to establish a beneficial giveand-take with others. Enjoy your day! This is also a good day to make future travel plans with a friend. YOU BORN TODAY You are conscientious, reliable and persevering in fulfilling your responsibilities. You are equally persevering in working for your goals. Personal success matters to you. Many of you learn a
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Coming Events Do you like to skate or want to learn? Rossland Figure Skating Club invites you to join us. Mark these dates! Sat, Sept 7th, Look for us at the Golden City Days Parade Tues, Sept 10th 6:00-7:30 Skate & Gear Swap / Registration Rossland Arena Lounge. Sept 9th 6-7pm Drop off skates and gear at the arena Thurs. Sept 19th 3-6 Late Registration & Bake Sale Rossland Mtn. Market. Canskate, Rising Stars & Starskate Programs (ages 3-18) run Oct 2nd-March 12th in Rossland Arena. For more info. contact Teri Mack terimack@live.ca 250-362-7340 TRAIL FOE Auxiliary #2838 Meeting Monday, Sept.9th., 7:30pm TUPPERWARE BACK TO SCHOOL SALE! Saturday September 7, Sandman Inn 1944 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Great in-stock savings. Susan Wilson, Independent Tupperware Consultant (250) 2267751, swilson@direct.ca or visit http://my.tupperware.ca/susanwilson
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Lost & Found Lost last of August Louis Vuitton Wallet, either in Castlegar or Trail please return to 208 - 3rd Ave Castlegar 250-687-4760 Reward LOST: Red/black Lowe-pro camera bag w/Canon telephoto lens Saturday, Aug.24 on railway bed between Nancy Greene & Paulson bridge. Call 250-921-4459
Local Funeral Home is looking for individuals for evening and weekend part time work for transportation services serving the entire West Kootenay and Boundary areas. Criminal record check and drivers abstract required. Successful applicants must be physically fit and available on an on call basis. Resumes may be forwarded to: trailcastle@gmail.com Attention: Bill Clark or call 250-364-1211 JOURNEYMAN WELDER needed. Stainless steel welding an asset. Please send resume with references to: PO Box 398, Trail, BC V1R 4L7.
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FRUITVALE IDA PHARMACY Full time Pharmacy Assistant required for modern pharmacy. Work area includes dispensary, compounding lab and automated pouch packaging for long term care. Experience and certification is required. Apply in person or in confidence to: fruitvaleIDA@hotmail.com or Box 490, Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0. Attn: Peter. September 30, 2013 Deadline
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HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Highway Owner Operators for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package. To join our team of Professional drivers, email a resume, current driver’s abstract & details of truck to: careers@vankam.com or call Bev at 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. We thank everyone for applying, however we will only contact candidates that interest us.
Help Wanted An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta. CAFFE AMERICANO looking for mature cook with experience. Apply within. 250-3642000 Chambermaid and Office help wanted. Drop off resume in person & apply at Casa Alpina 1199 Highway 3B Rossland
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career opportunity Vice-President, Operations Reference Number 1312
Reporting to the President & CEO, and understanding the unique Shareholder circumstance inherent in Crown ownership, the Vice-President, Operations will have full operational leadership responsibility for Columbia Power Corporation, directing the overall day-to-day operations of the organization consistent with its vision, values, corporate objectives and strategic plan. Responsibilities include oversight of existing facilities, the development and implementation of an Asset Management Program, and coordinating the efforts of the Operations Business Unit with support from all departments. The successful candidate will have a University Degree, with a Professional Engineering Designation or Masters in Business Administration and at least 10+ years of senior operational leadership experience in all areas of a business from day-today operations to environment, health and safety, stakeholder relations, communications and large capital projects. Proven experience managing large, complex power plants and projects is critical. Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www. columbiapower.org for the detailed job description. Closing date for this position is September 20, 2013. Please refer to Job #1312 when submitting your cover letter and resume to careers@columbiapower.org
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Editor The Nelson Star has an immediate opening for an Editor for its twice-weekly community newspaper. This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate and we are looking for that someone special to lead this award-winning newspaper into the future. The successful candidate will manage a super-engaged editorial team of three reporters. You will also work closely with the publisher to help set the editorial vision for this newspaper and work to help grow our increasing crosspromotional opportunities in this market. As Editor, you will take a lead role in community engagement, which means getting involved in different organizations to promote the newspaper’s role and brand in the community. You will have previous experience as an Editor of a community newspaper and will have extensive experience in page layout. In addition you will have experience in website content management, with the aim to grow online readership, while still preserving print readership. You will have a thorough understanding of how to use social media to enhance our print and online editions as well as expand our brand. This job requires a tremendous amount of effort and time in order to be successful and we are looking for someone who is looking for a career and not just a job. Compensation for this position will be based on experience and qualifications. There is an excellent benefits package as well as a car allowance and other related benefits. A reliable vehicle is required. Nelson is considered by many one of the most desirable places in the province, if not the country, to live. It is a historical gem nestled in the heart of the West Kootenay region and offers a myriad of opportunities to the outdoor enthusiast, including skiing, mountain biking and kayaking to name just a few. It is also a wonderful community to raise a family. Black Press Community News Media is an internationally recognized newspaper publishing group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications in BC, Alberta, Washington, Hawaii, California and Ohio published at 14 regional printing centers. Black Press has over 160 websites as well as the Victoria based free classified web site UsedEverywhere.com. Black Press employs 3,300 people across North America. Please send resume, with cover letter, to Karen Bennett at publisher@nelsonstar.com. Resumes dropped off in person will not be accepted. No phone calls please. We thank all of those who apply, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
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Help Wanted Assistant Water System Operator Permanent Part-Time The Robson-Raspberry Improvement District is a small water system servicing 500 connections located in the community of Robson nestled along the Columbia River in the West Kootenay area of BC. This position will report to the Chief Water System Operator and will have primary responsibility for the water distribution system. Interested applications must have a minimum of Water Distribution Level 1 certification and experience working with a water distribution system. For further information and a detailed job description, phone 250-365-3404, fax 365-3426, or email rrid@telus.net. Please send resumes and supporting references to P.O. Box 209, Robson, B.C. V0G 1X0 by Monday September 30, 2013 Chief Water System Operator Permanent Part-Time The Robson-Raspberry Improvement District is a small water system servicing 500 connections located in the community of Robson nestled along the Columbia River in the West Kootenay area of BC. The community is in the process of installing a state of the art water treatment system which will feature membrane filtration, UV treatment and an on-site chlorine generator. The RRID is operated by a Board of five elected trustees and an administrator. Interest applications must have Water Treatment Operator Level 3 and Water Distribution Level 1 certifications. For further information and a detailed job description, phone 250-365-3404, fax 365-3426, or email rrid@telus.net. Please send resumes and supporting references to P.O. Box 209, Robson, B.C. V0G 1X0 by Monday September 30, 2013 LITTLE SCHOLARS Children’s Village now hiring qualified ECE & Infant Toddler educators. For more information www.trailpreschool.ca **WANTED** NEWSPAPER CARRIERS TRAIL TIMES Excellent Exercise Fun for All Ages Call Today Start Earning Money Tomorrow Circulation Department 250-364-1413 Ext. 206 For more Information
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This seven (7) month contracted position is for approximately 15 hours per week and will involve working independently from your home office. Key tasks include: • Providing administrative support to two key Division Initiatives: A GP for Me and the Integrated Practice Support Initiative (IPSI)the Division board and committees • Supporting the Clinical Lead, IPSI Project Manager, Research Analysts and project-related committees • Assisting in event planning and hosting, communication, and project administration • Ensuring that the projects’ administrative systems are efficient and effective • Supporting the financial management of the projects The successful candidate will: • Have at least three years experience in office administration; MoA experience an asset • Be highly organized, pay attention to detail, able to perform multiple tasks, balance priorities and meet deadlines • Have excellent computer skills, including in Excel. Simply Accounting would be an asset. • Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Be able to work well alone and as part of a regional team • Have good writing skills; minute taking and transcribing skills would be an asset • Be able to travel within the Kootenay Boundary region • Provide their own computer / home office The hourly fee rate is approximately $25 (excluding GST if applicable), dependent on experience. For a detailed Job Description please see https://www.divisionsbc.ca/kb/ careers. Please email your resume with a letter outlining the skills you bring to this job to kbcareers@divisionsbc.ca. Or mail to: The Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice, P.O Box 9 Nelson, BC V1L 5P7 Closing date: September 12th, 2013
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Salmo $279,900
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Feed & Hay HAY FOR SALE small square $160/ton 250-428-4316
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Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ in stock. SPECIAL 44’X40’ 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 12cu.ft. 2dr. fridge, electric 40gal hot water tank,$100./ea; 30� electric stove $50.; trailer leveling jacks; equalizer hitch & bars. 250-368-5749 20ft. Maxium, great ski&fishing $10,000.obo; Dining rm. table & 6chairs +buffet& hutch $700.obo; handcarved rocking chair $300.obo. 250-368-8815
Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?
Misc. Wanted Genuine Coin Collector Buyer Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 250-499-0251
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HOUSE OR CONDO IN ROSSLAND WANTED A BEFORE SNOW FLIES! To RENT for earliest Nov 1st Minimum 6 mnth - 1 year lease, 3-4 bedroom. Clean, efficient and warm for winter. Upper Rossland area & wood heat preferred. Professional with steady income, excellent references and children. Please call 250-362-7681 evenings & weekends. 250-231-2174 daytime. Monika
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TRAIL Reno’d, heritage style apartments in quiet, well kept building. Close to downtown, on site laundry, Non smoking. 1 bdrm $500 2 bdrm $575 Heat & Hot Water included 250-226-6886or 250-858-2263
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2004 27� Pioneer Trailer, sleeps 6, great condition, $10,000, 250-362-9562
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Castlegar Newly Renovated 3 bdrm, 1 bath Home private yard, walking distance to school & downtown, 1002-6th St, $229,900 Phone Bob 250-365-9344
Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 CASTLEGAR, 1Bdrm. ground level, f/s, $600./mo.util.incl., avail. immed. 604-512-4178 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 E.Trail small house 1bd. with parking. W.Trail 1bd. f/s, 250368-3239 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761. Montrose 3 brm, W/D, newly reno, must have ref. NS $800/month 250-231-6651 WARFIELD 2bd condo totally renovated 250-362-7716
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Christina Lake level entry 3 bed, 3 bath House: full daylight basement: .5 acre. Open concept, vaulted ceilings country kitchen with pantry Garage, extra parking, easy access. Extras, quality, move in ready. 250-365-5582
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Homes for Rent Small 1 bdrm cabin in Nelson w/beautiful lake view, recent reno, new kitchen, windows etc... great for N/S, mature single or couple with N/P, $850/mo heat, power & water included. Avail Oct 1st Phone 250-551-3336
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TRAIL, 3 bedroom 1 bathroom, minutes to Gyro Park and Columbia River. 4 appliances, fenced yard, covered patio, parking, NS, pet negotiable, $1,000. + utilities. 250364-3978 TRAIL, 4bdrm, 2bath, full basement, appliances incl., close to school, private back yard, carport, NS, pets negotiable. 250-368-3142
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Trail $239,900
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# 2392333
Sat. Sept. 7 - starts @ 12noon 1399 Hwy 3b, Beaver Falls $299,500
This large home located between Fruitvale and Montrose is a great buy. 4 Large bedrooms and a 5th perfectly sized for a nursery or office. This 3200 sq.ft. home has all the space you and your family need. The detached shop and storage buildings provide even more space to pursue your hobbies on this one acre property. Come take a look!
Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484 ting New Lis
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MLS# 2392627
$175,000
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
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MLS# 2391596
MLS# 2390386
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MLS# 2390913
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MLS# 2390923
MLS# 2392568
Trail $114,900
Rossland $329,900
Rossland $189,900
Rossland $339,900
Trail $349,000
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Marie Claude 250-512-1153
Marie Claude 250-512-1153
Marie Claude 250-512-1153
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
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MLS# 2392729
MLS# 2391600
MLS# 2392652
3 Lots
res 8.39 Ac
MLS# 2392110
MLS# 2391457
MLS# 2218775
Trail $189,900
Trail $50,000
Trail $159,000
Warfield $54,900
Robson $275,000
Rossland $327,000
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484
Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
1252 Bay Avenue, Trail (250) 368-5222 1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland (250) 362-5200
www.coldwellbankertrail.com
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Jack McConnachie 250-368-5222
Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153
Nathan Kotyk 250.231.9484
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OOTENAY HOMES INC. The Local K1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818 ™ www.kootenayhomes.com Experts www.century21.ca 05 66 X 1 LE VA FRUIT LOT
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2099 3rd Avenue, Rossland
1894 Mountain Street, Fruitvale
The perfect big family home located in Miral Heights. 4200 sq.ft. completely finished, 5 bdrms and 3 baths, 3 gas fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and many more features. Call for your viewing!
10.13 lightly treed acres is mostly flat and close to Winlaw. Good options for building sites; power, well and water license in place.
Perfect spot for a bungalow level entry with walk out basement. Fabulous views! Tucked between newer homes. Services available at lot line. Dream it - then LIVE it!
4 bdrm, 2 bath home on a quiet street , close to high school, shopping and on a bus route! Features include a covered patio, private sundeck. detached garage, plenty of parking, a bright, sunny dining room. Call for a viewing now!
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665
Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
Call Terry 250-231-1101
2470 Colin Crescent, Trail
This very well kept building has been used since 1986 as a house of worship. Alternate uses include a daycare, or contractors office. There is ample yard space for a contractor & room to construct a shop building or light industrial yard. Call Richard (250) 368-7897
2024 – 8th Avenue, Trail
5255 Highway 6, Winlaw
$259,000
$99,000
$479,000
Ron & Darlene Your
Call now for a Free Home Evaluation
Local Home Team
SOLD SOLD
$65,000
2980 Spruce Road, Fruitvale
$829,000
MAKE ER AN OFF
1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale
1734 Noran Street, Trail
5 bdrms & 2.5 baths. This wonderful family home features many recent upgrades. The large back deck is great for entertaining right off the newly updated kitchen. Family friendly neighborhood and just minutes to downtown Fruitvale.
Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath, character home Over 2900 sq ft of space with newer windows, upgraded plumbing and electrical panel. There is plenty of parking accessed through the back alley. Relax and/or entertain outside under the large covered patio. This is a very special home!
Call Jodi 250-231-2331
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
$279,000
Settle in on fenced 40 acres of privacy just outside of Fruitvale. Package includes executive home, heated workshop, professional, dog kennel, barn with hay storage, covered stables, tack room and 110 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac walk-in cooler; plus 4 vehicle Cover-All 2058 - 5th Avenue, Rossland $279,000 Quonset storage. The list goes on... $175,000 Call today! Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162
Jodi Beamish 250-231-2331
$155,000
$219,000
Thinking of moving? 1741 - 3rd Avenue, Rossland
$449,000
360 - 2nd Avenue, Rivervale
340 Grandview Place, Genelle
8412 Theatre Road, Trail
Perfection! This gorgeous home built in 2009 has it all, 3 bdrms 4 baths, 9 foot ceilings, granite countertops, hard wood, man cave, double garage, and so much more!! All this and situated on a beautifully, landscaped, private lot close to all amenities. You must see to believe!
Live the dream! This gorgeous custombuilt home features stunning views and quality workmanship. Gourmet kitchen, 3 bdrms with master suite, gas fireplace and an open floor-plan with oodles of windows. You have to see it to believe it!
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 Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
$399,000
$879,000
Thinking of moving? Call me for a FREE market evaluation today!
2026 St. Paul Street, Rossland
$129,000
Tons of space and fantastic southern views in this 3 bdrm fixer upper. Hardwood floors and wide baseboards. Centrally located close to downtown Rossland and both schools. With some elbow grease and creative ideas you can make this a great place to call home.
Call Art (250) 368-8818
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
$449,000
This 4 plex is a must see! Immaculate 4-2 bdrm units that have been impeccably maintained and renovated. Each unit is approx. 950 sq ft, separately metered, have washers/dryers, hot water tanks and all appliances. 4 covered parking spaces with storage lockers, large .21 acre lot, brand new roof over carports and newer roof on the building. Great rental income! Call Christine (250) 512-7653
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Call us today for a FREE no obligation market evaluation! A market evaluation compares the value of a home to the value of similar homes in the same neighbourhood.
1354 Cooke Avenue, Rossland
$249,500
Just move in! This property has been freshly painted inside and features a new bathroom. The lot is flat and the walk to and from shopping is pretty much flat as well. Great yard, good sun exposure, rows of delicious raspberries. Call Bill (250) 231-2710
For additional information and photos on all of our listings, please visit
www.kootenayhomes.com
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