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City hatches plan for public input on backyard chickens BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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Miss Trail Cheyanne Friess and Princess Emily Dawson attended council Monday night to update the city about the many events royalty attended throughout the province this summer.
Royalty regales council BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
A fresh face at council always breathes new life into the routine bi-monthly meetings at city hall. Miss Trail, Cheyanne Friess, and princess Emily Dawson attended the Monday night meeting to update council on various activities the girls have been part of since their reign began in May. “Usually where ever we go people, including kids, are really interested in why we are all dressed up,” said Friess. “It is great way to build self esteem and also our knowledge of Trail. Without your support and generosity we would not have the program, so thank you.” After a gruelling summer of weekend road trips across B.C. to participate in pageants, the
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girls are looking forward to playing a role in Silver City events, including shoreline clean up on BC Rivers Day Sunday and dressing the part for Spooktacular Crypt Kickin’, an open invitation Halloween party in downtown Trail October 26. Many people are critical of youth at this particular time, said Coun. Robert Cacchioni. “I think how you present yourselves is great and you show a real example of what youth can do.” Mayor Dieter Bogs concurred, “On behalf of council I want to thank you for being such incredible ambassadors for the City of Trail.” Aside from accolades, the girls also took to heart some guidance from the mayor about their next venture, which is dropping the puck at the Trail Smoke Eaters’ game Friday night. See MAYOR, Page 3
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A swift trip across the Waneta border crossing to fill up on cheaper gas at the Waneta Quick Stop will come to a screeching stop Tuesday when the convenience station shuts off its fuel pumps for good. Owner Richard Jeffrey con-
It’s going to take a whole different animal to determine if the Trail community is for or against the keep of backyard chickens. Council approved the use of surveymonkey.com to conduct an online questionnaire to ask residents for input on the suggestion to allow backyard hens. The decision was made at the Governance and Operations Committee meeting Monday in response to a letter Columbia Heights resident Shawna Erback wrote to the city in August, asking how to obtain a permit to have backyard chickens. “We are responding to a public request,” said Coun. Kevin Jolly, adding, “I just want to be clear that this is a public issue and not another bird issue for council.” The motion was not passed unanimously as one councillor stated, “I have a problem with allowing this in city limits. “People have an option,” continued Coun. Rick Georgetti. “If you want to raise chickens, buy a plot of land.” Coun. Eleanor GattafoniRobinson was also opposed to considering backyard poultry in city limits. “First of all, I want to be clear that nobody is against chickens,” she said. “I think if anyone around this table had somebody buying a home next to you and had chickens, you wouldn’t like it.
firmed to the Trail Times Monday that Sept. 30 will be the last day customers will be able to buy gas at his station, Although Jeffrey refused to elaborate, he did say that the business will continue to service its 600 mailboxes. A retail sale listing posted on the Internet describes the
Waneta Quick Stop as a business that sells more than 650,000 gallons of fuel each year with a large Canadian-based clientele. Further down the road, another fuel stop is eager to service Canadians looking to fill up for less. Owner Karene Balcom of Northport’s Rivers Edge 1 Stop
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“And I think the chickens would appreciate living on a farm instead of cooped up in a residential area.” At present, the city’s animal control bylaw prohibits the keep of horse, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, fowl or poultry on any parcel of land within the municipality. To allow for the keep of chickens, an amendment to the bylaw would be required to exclude chickens, and council would have to consider including limitations on the number of hens, coop requirements and standards for humane care. Developing appropriate standards that could be readily enforced would be problematic, explained Michelle McIsaac, Trail’s corporate administrator, adding, the potential for nuisance to neighbouring properties would be a concern, including odour disturbances and an attractant for rodents and other pests. A well maintained coop that is properly secured will have no odour or predator issues and unlike a dog or cat, the manure can be used in composting, said Erback. “Usually when someone has chickens they also have beautiful gardens as they go hand in hand.” The survey will be accessible via the city’s website or in hard copy format at city hall and the Aquatic and Leisure Centre or the Memorial Centre in mid-to-late October.
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After a rain shower in the morning the crowd was light at the opening of the United Way annual Day in the Park, at Gyro Park Saturday afternoon but as the sun came out so did the people taking in a Lego building contest, the barbecue lunch, cotton candy from the Gymnastic Club, baked treats, and activities from a variety of United Way sponsored organizations in the community.
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The bidding: South, with 17 high card points and no five-card suit, opens one notrump. A hand with a five-card suit usually plays a point higher or more. North transfers to spades and jumps to four diamonds showing a singleton diamond. After transferring, a rebid of three diamonds would show a second suit of likely five cards. Any jump is a splinter showing a singleton or void. South has no wasted values in diamonds and cuebids the ace of hearts. Had South been caught with values
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in diamonds, he would just jump to game showing no slam interest. North cuebids his ace of clubs and South cuebids his king warren of hearts skipping diamonds Play Bridge because he does not have the ace of diamonds. North places the contract in six spades. When partner opens 1NT, one should think slam with a seven-card suit and 12 points or 9 points and a singleton. How does North know partner has the ace and king of spades and not the ace and king of diamonds? North knows this because with Ace and king of diamonds, South would not be interested in slam and would not offer any cuebids. The Lead: Just because the opponents splinter is not a reason to lead the suit. If you take an ace without having the king, the opponents will get a pitch on their king. Here a diamond lead is fine because West has both the ace and king. He can play the ace and then look at dummy to see what suit to switch to. A club looks like a reasonable switch. If West had values in hearts, a heart
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The Nelson Star A 22-year-old Selkirk College student wasn’t seriously injured when he fell Saturday evening from the fourth floor balcony of the 10th Street Campus residences. According to police, the student landed on some rocks. He was taken to Kootenay Lake hospital for assessment and then transferred to Trail. College president Angus Graeme said the fall wasn’t due to any structural problems at the residences, but rather “exuberant behaviour.” Graeme explained students were the first on scene and he commends the young adults for “handling themselves really well.” “Everyone did all the right things,” he said. Because of this “unfortunate accident,” Graeme reminded students about making safe choices. “We’re spending time with the students … stressing the need for safe behaviour, good choices — certainly having fun but being really, really careful with themselves and each other,” he told reporters.
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A land sale in downtown Trail was announced by the city Monday. Two prime riverfront lots, currently being used for parking, are up for grabs to developers interested in using the land as a mixed-use project.
Downtown river front properties up for sale By Sheri Regnier Times Staff
The city stands firmly behind the downtown plan which includes the current construction on Victoria Street, selling prime real estate known as Esplanade lands, and further revitalization projects planned for next year. “We are changing downtown,” said Mayor Dieter Bogs at the Governance and Operations Committee (GOC) meeting Monday. “It’s not a matter of driving in and out as quickly as you can. It’s going to change and we want people to start
staying downtown longer.” Earlier in the day, the city released a statement offering to sell two key properties on the Esplanade for development purposes. “We are putting the property up for sale and we have already worked with two developers to bring more people downtown,” explained Bogs at the GOC. Those opportunities didn’t work out, but the city continues to seek proposals from developers to purchase and build up the heart of downtown Trail, Bogs added. The properties are two city-owned lots currently
used for parking, and span almost 3,000 square-metres from Spokane Street to Helena Street, fronting the Columbia River. “Open up your wallets and send us a proposal,” said Coun. Sean Mackinlay, GOC chair. “The sale and subsequent development of the Esplanade properties will contribute to council’s goal of increasing the vibrancy and livability of the downtown area.” An additional incentive for potential developers is the opportunity to apply for a tax exemption from the
city related to a bylaw council enacted earlier this year to encourage investment in the city’s core. Properties owners who commit to new construction or substantial renovations are eligible for tax exemptions for terms of up to 10 years. The bylaw “freezes” property taxes where construction and renovations are undertaken at current set values. “There has never been a better time to invest here,” said Bogs, adding, “We are excited to see what other may envision for these riverfront lots.”
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City considers donating land for Hospice Society By Marvin Beatty Castlegar News
The goal of a regional hospice facility based in Castlegar made a significant step forward Monday night with the release of information that the city is prepared to consider donating two properties for that purpose. The properties are located at 836 and 862 8th Avenue and are currently
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vacant, mostly treed lots. The City of Castlegar passed a resolution at a special in-camera meeting on Aug. 12 stating they would be willing to consider donating the properties. Suzanne Lehbauer, executive director of the Castlegar Hospice Society, said the society has a business plan in place for the proposed 10-bed facility, which has been seen by a number of
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Canadians a big part of Northport business FROM PAGE 1 Balcom explained that many of the “new faces” are Canadian, although 50 to 60 per cent of her long time customers are from north of the border. “A common response I have been getting is ‘you’ll be seeing more of us’,” she said. “Some of them have said that the Waneta store is closer to their home but they will drive the extra 10 miles to my station for the savings on the price of fuel.” The Rivers Edge is open seven days a week and besides fuel, provides groceries, fishing tackle, the lottery and more. “Our town in general has almost always relied on our friends to the north,” said Balcom. “I hope to continue to provide them services at a price that makes it worth the short and beautiful drive.”
Mayor offers advice FROM PAGE 1 “He suggested ‘no heels on the ice’ and I think we will listen to that,” chuckled Friess. Next month the royalty moves into a new role when they begin to mentor upand-comers interested in being part of next year’s ambassador program. “We started putting up posters around the school last week,” said Dawson. “And to date we already have five candidate forms filled out.” Friess said she is looking forward to helping the new girls grow and become confident, and offers sage advice. “I can never say this enough. Just be yourself.”
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B.C. communities are again seeking federal and provincial help to keep Canada goose population under control by killing geese that are fouling beaches and parks. Delegates at last week’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention endorsed a resolution from Osoyoos, to address a problem that plagues many B.C. communities. Thompson Nicola Regional District director Tim Pennell told the convention that beaches around area lakes are being “destroyed” by geese, and their droppings are triggering beach contamination warnings that affect tourism and local residents’ recreation.
The Osoyoos resolution notes that addling goose eggs has had limited effect, and hunting regulations prevent culling in recreation areas. It asks for the Canadian Wildlife Service to issue more kill permits. Failing that, they want the province to issue permits. In 2011 the UBCM asked senior governments for help controlling geese in parks, and the B.C. government said kill permits are federal jurisdiction. Geese and their droppings are a chronic problem in other areas. A local resident wrote to the <I>Abbotsford News</I> in July, complaining that “there is so much goose poop on the paved trails that it’s like navigating through a minefield.” On Vancouver Island, golf courses
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hire dog handlers to chase geese off fairways, sometimes shifting the problem to the next golf course. Farmers also struggle to protect crops from geese and deer, which have proliferated as hunting has declined. Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray raised a related concern at the UBCM convention. B.C. is considering changes to testing procedures for recreational waters, based on Health Canada guidelines that recommend beach water advisories based on a single sample of 400 E.coli per 100 ml. Gray said depending on a single sample could trigger significantly more beach water advisories, often based on a transitory visit by geese, without significant increase in risk to human health.
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Mining company leaving area BY JOSH MASSEY Terrace Standard
Reacting to what it calls “disruptive and damaging protests,” Fortune Minerals Ltd., the company that wants to build a coal mine in the Klappan Valley against the wishes of local Tahltan First Nation, says it is leaving the area. “Fortune will voluntarily cease its summer field program activities and withdraw from the project site for several months to allow the Tahltan and BC governments to continue their talks,” said a press release issued Monday. The announcement came after an eventful few days that saw a group of Tahltan members and elders and others blockade access to the Fortune camp, demanding that the company leave. Fortune set up a camp in early July to collect environmental and other information to be used in an application which, if granted, will lead to development of a coal mine. RCMP Constable Lesley Smith said that the police, who have had their own camp set up between the protestors and Fortune since mid August, allowed the protests to unfold without making arrests. Fortune Minerals, based in London, Ont., said earlier this month that its work wouldn’t go beyond the end of September anyway, and that it plans to return next year to gather enough data to apply for an environmental review sometime late 2014 or the beginning of 2015.
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Avoiding debate mistakes THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX - Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil, the perceived front-runner in what has become a tame and uneventful Nova Scotia election race, is aiming low as he prepares for the campaign’s televised leaders debate tonight. McNeil says his goal is to deliver his key messages and, more importantly, avoid making Briefs any cringe-worthy gaffes. In Nova Scotia, history shows that faltering in a debate can have disastrous consequences. The televised debate during the 1998 campaign produced the infamous Seven Seconds of Silence, marking a turning point in a race that saw the governing Liberals barely retain power. Then Liberal premier Russell MacLellan stumbled badly when asked by Progressive Conservative Leader John Hamm if the premier would resign if he failed to bring in a balanced budget. Instead of responding, MacLellan stared straight ahead and uttered not a word for seven, long seconds. The awkward pause, which MacLellan later blamed on rigid debate rules, has become a cautionary tale for Nova Scotia’s typically low-key politicians.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - A Calgary tax policy expert says Alberta should bring in an eight per cent sales tax and combine it with the five per cent GST. Jack Mintz says the 13 per cent harmonized sales tax could end up being revenue neutral for the province and make Alberta a more attractive place for business and investment. Mintz, from the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, says Alberta is outdated in not having a provincial sales tax.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA - It appears personalized licence plates can get a little too personal in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Government Insurance is releasing a list of banned requests for vanity plates. The applications range from racial epithets to just juvenile. Some of the less outrageous examples include: 12INCHES, ACID, BALLS, URINE, 3RDLEG and 4PLAY.
Environmentalists urge U.S. to nix pipeline Letter warns Obama not to believe promises made by Harper THE CANADIAN PRESS O T TAWA American environmentalists are urging the White House not to make any deals with Canada that would greenlight TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline - even if America’s neighbour to the north gets tougher on carbon emissions. The letter to U.S. President Barack Obama from a coalition of environmental leaders, as well as liberal organizations, argues that Keystone cannot exist alongside efforts to battle climate change. “Our rationale is simple,” the letter read. “Building Keystone XL will expand production in the tarsands, and that reality is not compatible with serious efforts to battle climate change.” The dispatch follows a recent CBC report that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has signalled to Obama that Canada would set emissions targets for the country’s oil and gas sector in exchange for American approval of Keystone XL. Any such assurances are too little, too late, the environmentalists argued. “The Harper government previously promised to take action to cut pollution across industry, but never followed through with its 2008 plan,” the letter says. “Carbon pollution from the tarsands is now projected to be twice as high in 2020 as envisioned under that plan. Simple
arithmetic shows that the only way to reduce emissions from the tarsands is to cap expansion where it is now and reduce production over the coming years.” A separate letter to Obama from the Sierra Club’s executive director sounded a similar tone. “The Canadian government’s promises to offset tarsands carbon pollution are nothing more than a rubber check written against an empty account,” Michael Brune wrote. “That check would bounce, just like all of the Harper government’s other climate promises.” The letters to Obama were sent two days after another black eye for Canadian climate efforts south of the border: A New York Times editorial accused the Harper government of attempting to “guarantee public ignorance” by muzzling federal scientists. The Times alleged the Tories have tried to prevent publicly financed scientists from sharing climate change data and “anything to do with Alberta’s tarsands” with the public. “This is more than an attack on academic freedom. It is an
attempt to guarantee public ignorance,” the editorial reads. “The Harper policy seems designed to make sure that the tarsands project proceeds quietly, with no surprises, no bad news, no alarms from government scientists. To all the other kinds of pollution the tarsands will yield, we must now add another: the degradation of vital streams of research and information.” Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver has decried the Times piece, denying the government has attempted to muzzle publicly funded scientists. But last week, hundreds of scientists rallied on Parliament Hill and demanded the government cease and desist in its attempts to silence them, and urged it to stop cutting research funding. A national day of action to protest Keystone XL last weekend in an array of U.S. cities, however, was sparsely attended. Polls routinely suggest that most Americans back the pipeline. The U.S. State Department has been assessing the project for years because it crosses an international border. State Department officials are currently poring over public
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s Canada’s constitution and solvency less important than Europe’s? I’m asking that question because the pending Canada-Europe trade deal (or CETA) is leading to little-known discussions in Europe - but not in Canada - about the deal’s constitutional and fiscal implications. As planned, the deal will allow investor-state arbitrators, outside Canadian or European courts, to award vast sums of public money to a special class of private litigants: foreign owners of assets. In light of this, the federal government and the provinces need to clarify, as the Europeans are doing, how they plan to protect federalism and public budgets from the ravages such open-ended liability could have on our economy. While the role of investor-state arbitrators is opaque, it is more powerful and far riskier for voters and taxpayers than other international forums such as the World Trade Organization. For example, the arbitrators can award large amounts to foreign investors without giving a government the opportunity to avoid liability by altering the decision which
it condemns. More worrying, the arbitrators are not judges, and even have an apparent interest to favour investors because, unlike in other forms of arbitration, only one side - the investors - can sue and, in turn, create future lucrative work for the arbitrators. Put simply, under CETA, foreign investors will enjoy powerful rights under a lopsided process, without assuming any responsibilities that are actionable by governments. Since the arbitrators began using their power over the public purse in the late 1990s, Canada has paid out about $160 million under NAFTA to U.S. companies. The U.S. has paid nothing to Canadian companies. Other countries under similar treaties have been ordered to pay billions and, although federal trade officials downplay the risk, the trade deal with Europe undeniably heightens the prospect of dubious yet costly awards against Canada. For their part, the Europeans have recognized that investor-state arbitration raises important constitutional and fiscal concerns. For example, who should pay - the European Union or individual European countries - if Europe is told to com-
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pensate a foreign investor because of a member state’s implementation of a European Commission directive that required tighter environmental regulations? How can governments avoid liability when the arbitrators have interpreted similar treaties in widely varying ways and are not subject to fulsome appeal? The European Commission, Council, and Parliament have engaged in extended negotiations about these issues. The Commission has reportedly told European member states that it will not complete the investment negotiations with Canada until an agreement is reached within Europe about the division of legal and financial responsibility for investor-state arbitration. It is vexing that, while commentators have flagged the same issues in Canada since NAFTA, our govern-
ments have done virtually nothing to resolve them, at least publicly. Likewise, it remains a mystery why Canada, having fared far worse than the U.S. in investor-state arbitration under NAFTA, reportedly asked to include investorstate arbitration in the Europe trade deal. Under NAFTA, the federal government, without seeking provincial consent, accepted an investor-state arbitration process that became the first - and practically the last - such process ever agreed between developed countries with mature court systems. This was a historical departure from the usual practice of Western countries, at least when on the receiving end of capital flows from another country, to require foreign investors to accept the exclusive authority of their own legislatures and courts. Since NAFTA, the constitutional issues have been left to simmer, made possible partly because no investment treaty concluded by Canada since NAFTA applied to substantial inward investment in Canada. Also, amounts paid by Canada to U.S. investors under NAFTA thus far have been manageable. These issues now loom large as the arbi-
trators increasingly flex their muscle and as the Harper government prepares to quadruple-down on investor-state arbitration by committing us, for decades, to three new trade or investment agreements with major economies. These include the Europe trade deal, the CanadaChina investment treaty (or FIPA), and the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership. The main worry is that the Harper government is so intent on delivering rapid-fire deals that it is shunting aside important concerns. If the Europeans can take time to work through the constitutional and fiscal implications and report publicly, why are governments in Canada not doing the same? Governments need to anticipate and manage their fiscal position in the brave new world of foreign investor rights, especially as the Harper government is poised to make Canada the most locked-in Western country, long-term, in investor-state arbitration. Canadians at least need to know who is responsible if this rushed deal turns out badly. Gus Van Harten is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. His research focuses on international investment law.
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Gardening column will be missed I was saddened to learn that Patty Siddall is retiring as a columnist for the Trail Times (Gardening provided plenty of successes and some failures, Trail Times, Sept. 20).
My garden binder contains many of her articles. My garden diary numerous helpful instructions. My garden itself is bloomin great!
I am sure I speak for many local Green Thumbs when I say best wishes and heart felt thanks. Virginia Clover Warfield
Time to bring politicians’ spending out in the open An editorial from the Toronto Star Liberal Members of Parliament and senators will start to post their office and travel expenses online next month. If you’re interested in these things, you’ll be able to see how your MP (if you’re in a Liberal-held riding) spent your money on plane tickets, hotels and meals. It’s such a sensible thing to do that it’s surprising - as well as disappointing - that it’s not already routine for all parliamentarians. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made the announcement this past week, and challenged his political rivals to join in. He called it the “first step of what I hope will be a cascade of transparency and openness as the other parties try to outdo each other.” He said he would “love to see a competition in this, to try and see which party can truly be most transparent to Canadians.” You’d think, or at least hope, that the other parties would support this excellent idea. After the embarrassing fiasco of runaway Senate expenses, parliamentarians must know that Canadians want openness on these matters and have no tolerance for wasteful spending. Of course, you’d be wrong. Conservatives and New Democrats alike, while rushing to endorse the principle of openness and accountability in
politicians’ expenses, came up with all kinds of reasons not to follow Trudeau’s example. Nathan Cullen, one of the NDP’s representatives on the House of Commons board of internal economy, the all-party committee that has jurisdiction over these matters, dismissed the Liberal plan as a “stunt.” If so, may we please have more stunts like this? It’s obvious that Trudeau sees political gain in having his followers publicly disclose details of their spending, but that doesn’t detract from the merit of the idea. We should know what our representatives spent, and how, no matter what party they belong to. Trudeau’s critics point out, quite rightly, that his plan is far from perfect. Since it amounts to self-disclosure, there will be no way to know that an MP or senator has posted everything or included details that might prove embarrassing. “It’s still a trust-me exercise,” Cullen pointed out in an interview with CBC Radio. Just as important, it won’t be a standardized system that voters and the media can use to compare one politician fairly to others. There are many reasons why an MP may spend more than another. Their expense budgets vary depending on how many voters are in their ridings, and someone representing 30,000
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people in Prince Edward Island will obviously spend less than the MP for a GTA riding with more than 150,000. The MP for Yukon, who must fly great distances just to stay in touch with voters and commute to Ottawa, will spend much more than a member in an urban riding near the capital. What’s needed is a system that takes these differences into account and makes them immediately clear to the public and media. Politicians should know we are watching how they spend, but they should not fear unfair comparisons with others. The Conservative government promised full disclosure of expenses when it was first elected. Both opposition parties support the idea. All of them need to stop finding excuses not to act and agree on a compulsory, standardized system that can be implemented at reasonable cost. It must be overseen by an independent authority such as the Auditor General. Trudeau has done voters a service by pulling his “stunt” and forcing the issue. He is also doing the politicians, or at least the great majority of them, a favour as well if only they knew it. There is little evidence of significant misspending among MPs (as opposed to some senators) and they can only benefit by demonstrating openness. It’s a move that is long overdue.
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OBITUARIES FREW, FLORENCE — of Trail, BC, passed away peacefully September 21, 2013. Florence was born in Revelstoke, BC on January 25, 1937. Florence is survived by son Doug (Sonia) of Burnaby, BC, daughter Sandra Foxcroft (Todd) of Langley, BC and her three grandchildren, Aiden, Matthew and Sydney. She was predeceased by her husband Jack (2012) her parents, Blanche & Joseph Comeau of Fruitvale, BC, and her sister Melva Jackson of Trail, BC. Florence was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She retired from Cominco in 1991 after many years of dedicated service. She believed wholeheartedly in volunteering and giving back to the community. She was a selfless individual who was involved in many causes that helped many people. Florence had a wide variety of interests and will be remembered by all who knew her as a fun loving, caring and genuine person who believed in putting the interest of others above her own. She enjoyed curling, golf, crafts and many happy days fishing with Jack at Kootenay Lake. They loved to travel and some of their fondest memories were spent near the ocean. She will always be remembered fondly and will be dearly missed by those of us who knew her and loved her. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation at 150-686 West Broadway St., Vancouver, BC V5Z 1G1 or online at www.bccancerfoundation.com A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, September 27, 2013 at 11:00 am at the Trail United Church. Sarah Vass with Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca
Budding B.C. scientist wins big at Google fair THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A 15-year-old Victoria student who invented a flashlight powered by body heat is one of the big winners at Google’s annual international science fair. Ann Makosinski won in the 15-16 age category, beating out thousands of other budding young scientists from around the world. The “Hollow Flashlight” runs off the heat of the hand holding it, using special tiles that generate electricity from the heat flow between the palm on one side and the ambient air on the other. Makosinski says she wants to reduce the number of batteries being discarded into the environment, and was inspired by her visits to small villages in the Philippines, where she knows many kids don’t have electricity for lights that would let them study at home. The Grade 10 student at St. Michael’s University in Victoria says she will explore more ways to use the technology to reduce battery use, including possibly in medical devices.
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Rouselle’s road to recovery Cranbrook man’s journey after workplace accident inspires WorkSafe video BY ARNE PETRYSHEN Cranbrook Townsman
Since losing his left hand and right leg almost four years ago, Mike Rousselle has battled back along a remarkable road to recovery. Since that time, the Cranbrook resident has returned to his job, and has been featured in “Return to Work: The Mike Rousselle Story,” a WorkSafeBC short that can be viewed on YouTube. Rousselle will also be doing presentations for WorkSafeBC. On Nov. 26, 2009, while working on a transformer on a power pole in the Hartley Lake area near Fernie, Rousselle came into contact with a loose live wire above him. Rousselle said he doesn’t remember most of the week surrounding the electrocution. “The pole had a really sloppy jumper wire that goes across,” he said. “When I went up there I either made contact or it came down and contacted me.” The other worker had his back to him. Rousselle was electrocuted. He was brought to the Fernie Hospital then airlifted to Calgary. “I spent a few nights there,” he said. “They amputated my arm that night and a week later, after about seven surgeries, they amputated my leg above the knee.“ He was released from the hospital after two months,
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Mike Rousselle and wife Brett pose with children Boston and Jonas (left). Rousselle lost his left arm and right leg after being electrocuted on the job as a power contractor in 2009. but stayed another month for rehab then went to Vancouver to continue rehab. After a year there he was having problems with his right limb and had to go back for another surgery. About six months after that he was back working, at first doing scheduling, then working his way to becoming foreman for the company, Arctic Arrow Power Contracting, formerly Arrow Installations. His wife Brett supported him through the difficult
time. “She has been amazing, she kind of knows when to push me and when I need a break,” he said. “When I was in rehab I wasn’t doing too many activities.” Brett suggested that he start swimming. “She pushed me long enough and finally I ended up swimming laps and turned out I was a pretty descent swimmer with only one arm and one leg,” he said. They have three kids: Boston, 11 months old,
Jonas, four years old and Montana, nine years old. “She looks after them and me at the same time, so it’s pretty amazing,” he said. Rousselle said he has even gone back in the bucket a couple times to do the odd small job, and because he has no memory of the incident, he doesn’t feel a fear of being in the same circumstances. “I’m lucky that way,” he said. He just got a new prosthetic leg this summer. The new model is enhanced by a computer chip that monitors stability through five sensors. The model was covered by WorkSafe since Rousselle is at work and also in the field. “Because we’re contractors, we do a lot of the rural area jobs and I’m out on uneven ground or hills,” he said. “So I was pretty fortunate WorkSafe supplied it for me because of the work I do.” He said that’s one of the big reasons the special prosthetic was covered since he is missing his left arm. He said the prosthetic leg is quite an expensive one. Rousselle can also use a snowmobile. At first he found it to be too much work, but WorkSafe modified it with a special brake. His prosthetic arm clips in to the handlebars as well for steering. “The same setup I have for the snowmobile, I have for my mountain bike,” he said . He has another prosthetic leg that allows him to do water sports like wake-boarding. “Return to Work: The Mike Rousselle Story,” a WorkSafeBC video can be viewed at youtube/ VgSqRq5z2Ls
Montreal band blasts awards gala after win THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A day after winning the $30,000 Polaris Music Prize, Montreal band Godspeed You! Black Emperor issued a statement lambasting Monday night’s awards gala and its “tone-deaf” corporate sponsorship. The band did not attend the ceremony, but said in a statement posted on the website for their label, Constellation Records, that they strongly disagreed with the tenor of the event. “Holding a gala during a time of austerity and normalized decline is a weird thing to do,” said the statement, which also said the band was “grateful” to receive the prize and “shy to complain.”
“Organizing a gala just so musicians can compete against each other for a novelty-sized cheque doesn’t serve the cause of righteous music at all.” A spokesman for the band who took the stage Monday night said that Godspeed You! Black Emperor - who won the Polaris for their album “‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!” - would be directing the prize money toward music education and instruments in Quebec prisons. The band’s statement also took issue with the Polaris ceremony for asking Toyota to help pay for the gala “during a summer where the melting northern ice caps are live-streaming on the Internet.”
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It said that “comes across as tone-deaf to the current horrifying malaise.” Scion Canada - a division of Toyota Canada - was the presenting sponsor of this year’s Polaris. Polaris founder Steve Jordan said in a telephone interview that he was neither surprised nor rankled by the band’s declaration. “Our winners are entitled to state their views and that certainly happened,” Jordan said. “I think we have a track record of embracing the negatives as well because we want this to be about an entire conversation, not just about people who are like: ‘Yay, Polaris!’ We listen to all voices.”
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REgional Hefty price tag to fix flood-damaged East Kootenay back roads By Sally MacDonald Cranbrook Townsman
An astounding amount of work has been done on the East Kootenay’s backcountry roads since the June 2013 floods that caused $5.5 million worth of damage. More than 50 sites and 30 bridges were damaged during the torrential rainstorms that hit the area in late June. Since that time, staff at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have been working virtually nonstop to repair roads that access logging operations, hunting areas and popular hikes. Dave Rebagliati, an engineer with the Rocky Mountain Forest District, said they have been able to do “quite a bit more” than they expected to achieve in a few short summer months. “I haven’t had a lot of time off, but we are getting everything put back together,” he said.
Following that, Dewar Creek Forest Service Road will be the priority. “In the next couple of weeks we hope to get up into Dewar to start doing some repairs. I think we’ll have to put a bridge in at the back end, so we’ll fix the washouts to there so we can get a crew in to do the survey information,” said Rebagliati. Meanwhile, the devastated Whiteriver/ Whiteswan Forest Service Road is still undergoing repairs. “All the work on the road between 37km and 44km should be complete Wednesday (September 25). And we are driving piles on the bridge at 32km. If it goes okay, probably by the end of next week we should have that bridge done,” said Rebagliati. But at 44km, the second bridge over the White River won’t be replaced this year. “I was just out there with an engineer. We’ll have to do a design there so it will take a
“Some of the roads aren’t 100 per cent fixed but at least it’s open to the public.” Dave Rebagliati
“Some of the roads aren’t fixed 100 per cent but at least it’s open to the public. For industrial use, we’ve got a bit more work to do.” By the time the snow flies, the ministry will have spent close to $1.5 million to fix the unprecedented damage to the East Kootenay’s forestry roads, according to Rebagliati. “We were able to get a bit more funding than I originally thought. My counterparts in the north were able to forego some projects until next year, so they freed up some money for us.” Work will continue for several weeks yet, he said. On the Bull River Forest Service Road, washouts were repaired at 92 km and 94 km.
Bridges on the Elk River Forest Service Road were repaired at 125km, 140km and 145km. “We put a temporary bridge in at 145km and we’ve straightened out a lot of the washouts. So public traffic can utilize the road to get into the park. We have some repairs to do on a couple of bridges. But there’s no problem getting through. It’s just some structural stuff.” The ministry is continuing to work on popular forestry roads. Drilling and blasting is underway this week on the Skookumchuck Forest Service Road at 35km where a bridge was washed out. Work will start this week on Summer Lake Forest Service Road, which is closed at 59 km due to a washout.
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SUBMITTED The Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club is ready to ski into winter with a much improved trail system that will bring earlier and better skiing to the venerable Rossland track. Thanks to sponsors, multiple organizations, and individuals the club successfully completed significant upgrades to its trails this year, and has regained access to a long-lost and favourite track. “Skiers may remember the many puddles, ruts, and muddy sections last November and December that resulted in trail closures, a delayed season start, and the cancellation of the December Kootenay Cup,” says Black Jack Club president Alex Loeb in a release Tuesday. As a result, substantial work has been done on areas of the trail such as Gibbard’s Trail to Torresan’s Cabin, and the improvements will be especially noticeable at the start of the season. In addition, after a multi-year hiatus due to a loss of access, the
club has finally been able to reconnect and reopen Ophir Trail. “Like old times, the climb is still, well, breathtaking, but so are the spectacular views of the Rossland Range,” adds Alex. The improved trails will be showcased at the upcoming Haywood NorAm in December, when hundreds of the top crosscountry skiers from across North America will be descending upon the region for the week. The NorAm event is also serving as the Junior and U23 World Championship Trials and a number of young, up-and-coming Black Jack skiers will have home turf advantage for coveted national team spots for the 2014 World Jr/ U23 Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Many of the recent trail upgrades were mandatory in order to comply with FIS (Fédération Internationale de Ski) specifications, allowing the club to continue hosting international events such as NorAms. “Black Jack has really put itself on the map for consistently hosting great events” says Dave Dyer, Events Director for Cross Country Canada.
“Enthusiastic volunteers, great snow, great trails, top notch grooming, a strong race committee, and a very welcoming town the perfect mix. We’re excited to see the trail improvements they’ve made and test them this December at the Haywood NorAm.” Now in its 30th year, the Black Jack Ski Club has grown from humble beginnings into one of Canada’s premier cross-country ski facilities, thanks to countless volunteers and supporters. The club counted close to 700 members last year, and offers 40 kilometres of professionally groomed trails for both classic and skate skiing, over two kilometres of lit trails, three cozy cabins, a Biathlon range, a two kilometre doggy loop, and programs for all ages. “None of the improvements would have been possible without the hard work of our volunteers and the generous support of our sponsors, including the Columbia Basin Trust, RDKB Area B, Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust, and the CBT Community Initiative Program; as well as local NorAm Major Sponsors Teck Trail Operations, Kootenay Savings Community Foundation, and Red Mountain Resort; and local NorAm Sponsors Nelson and District Credit Union, Gerick Cycle and Sports, and Big Red Cats,” said Black Jack spokesperson Wannes Lupens. Find out more at www.skiblackjack.ca.
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J. L. Crowe striker Alex Stanton makes a run down the right side on the pitch at Crowe, as the home team triumphed over Mt. Sentinel on Thursday 3-2.
Crowe Hawks soar into new season BY TIMES STAFF The J. L. Crowe Secondary School Hawks rolled out a new athletic season earlier this month, and bolstered by students from the decommissioned Rossland Secondary, the senior boys soccer, senior girls field hockey and volleyball were the first to compete. The Senior Boys soccer team hosted Mt. Sentinel on Thursday and came away with a 3-2 victory. They followed that up with a pair of wins in Creston over the weekend, humbling Grand Forks 8-0,
and winning 3-1 over David Thompson Secondary from Invermere. The boys soccer team looks to continue its winning ways as it gets set to play in a tournament in Nakusp this weekend, while the Senior Girls field hockey team hits the pitch at Pass Creek to play Stanley Humphries today at 4 p.m. followed by games in Castlegar this weekend. The senior girls volleyball team is also in action attending a tournament at Mt. Sentinel in the South Slocan
this weekend. Crowe Athletic Director Colin Adamson confirmed that the addition of RSS students did bring some changes to Hawks sport. Schools with more than 250 students enrolled in Grades 11 and 12 compete in AAA. Formerly a AA school, due to the increase in school population the Crowe boys basketball teams and senior girls volleyball team will now compete in the AAA high school division as opposed to AA, Adamson said in an email.
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Curling registrations sweep through area BY TIMES STAFF Curlers are gearing up for another year of bumps and raises, bonspiels and briers, as local rinks hold their registration nights in the upcoming weeks. The Kootenay Savings Super League is one of the first to hit the ice with eight teams in the hack on Thursday at the Trail Curling Club, and with room for more if a last-minute team would like to sign up. In addition, the Trail Mens Club registration nights will be Oct. 8 and 9 from 7-9 p.m., with the league tentatively starting on Oct. 15.
In Beaver Valley, the Men’s Club registration goes this Monday at the Beaver Valley Curling Club at 7 p.m. Teams can sign up for Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday Men’s nights, while the Mixed Club registration will be on Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. with games going on alternating Fridays and Saturdays. The B.V. Ladies Curling registration goes on Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. for the women’s league that throws rocks on Wednesday nights. The clubs encourage new curlers to come try it out, talk to some veterans and enter a team, or play as a spare. Contact the Trail Curling Club or the Beaver Valley Curling Club for more info.
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Woods looks for 11th ‘Player of Year’ award THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA - Tiger Woods always has been measured against Jack Nicklaus and his 18 majors, and most recently Sam Snead and his 82 PGA Tour victories. Now he’s being measured against himself. And it’s not a fair fight. The PGA Tour sent out its awards ballot Monday to those players eligible to vote. The winners are to be announced Friday. Woods should be a lock for player of the year, provided he is measured against the other four names on the ballot instead of the previous seasons when he won the award. He won five times this year, and the only tournament that could be classified as a medium-strength field was at Torrey Pines. Woods won two World Golf Championships, at Doral and Firestone. He won The Players Championship on perhaps his least favourite course on tour. And he won Bay
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Hill. The world ranking points he earned from those five wins alone were more than any player has earned all year except for Henrik Stenson. But he didn’t win a major, the very standard by which Woods measures a great season. And there was nothing particularly memorable about his wins, except that two of them were on a Monday and all of them were on courses where he had won before. In fact, Woods couldn’t even remember where he won. It was a harmless oversight, but no less amusing, when Woods last week at East Lake put himself down for winning Memorial instead of Torrey Pines. Nice problem to have. Woods already has won the award 10 times. His record this year is worse than every season he won the award except 2003. So this has been a great season by any other comparison except with himself. Three of the last four winners did not win a major. Luke Donald won in 2011
with only two victories, one of them at Disney. He also won the money title and the Vardon Trophy, and his win at Disney was one of clutch performances. Needing nothing short of a win to be the first player with money titles on both sides of the Atlantic in the same year, he birdied the first six holes on the back nine and shot 64 to do just that. Jim Furyk won in 2010 with only three victories. Phil Mickelson won the Masters that year, but the other majors went to players who weren’t even PGA Tour members at the time (Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer). To be sure, Mickelson and Adam Scott could have made a convincing case by winning the Tour Championship. That would have given either of them three wins, including a major and the FedEx Cup. But they didn’t. One of the more famous sayings in golf is that the scorecard has only a number, not pictures.
Scoreboard Sunday, Sep. 29 N.Y. Giants at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Arizona at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at London, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Dallas at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 4:25 p.m. New England at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Green Bay Monday, Sep. 30 Miami at New Orleans, 8:40 p.m.
Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 36 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 71 74 Tampa Bay 0 3 0 0 34 57 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 3 0 0 1 95 74 Detroit 2 1 0 .667 82 69 Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 96 88 Minnesota 0 3 0 0 81 96 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 3 0 0 1 86 27 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 58 86 San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 44 84 Arizona 1 2 0 .333 56 79 Thursday’s Game Kansas City 26, Philadelphia 16 Sunday’s Games Tennessee 20, San Diego 17 New Orleans 31, Arizona 7 Dallas 31, St. Louis 7 Cleveland 31, Minnesota 27 Baltimore 30, Houston 9 Carolina 38, N.Y. Giants 0 Detroit 27, Washington 20 New England 23, Tampa Bay 3 Cincinnati 34, Green Bay 30 Miami 27, Atlanta 23 Indianapolis 27, San Francisco 7 Seattle 45, Jacksonville 17 N.Y. Jets 27, Buffalo 20 Chicago 40, Pittsburgh 23 Monday’s Game Denver 37, Oakland 21 Upcoming Games Thursday, Sep. 26 San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.
CFL East Division GP W L T PF PA Pt Toronto 12 8 4 0 354 315 16 Hamilton 12 6 6 0 316 329 12 Montreal 12 4 8 0 285 349 8 Winnipeg 12 2 10 0 251 368 4 West Division GP W L T PF PA Pt x-Calgary 12 9 3 0 373 301 18 B.C. 12 8 4 0 325 302 16 Sask 12 8 4 0 376 282 16 Edmonton 12 3 9 0 294 328 6 x - Clinched playoff berth. WEEK 13 Sunday’s result B.C. 24 Saskatchewan 22 Saturday’s results Toronto 33 Calgary 27 Hamilton 28 Montreal 26
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Close to 50 ladies teed up under sunny skies earlier this month in the ever-popular Kay Buna Eclectic Tournament. Lynda Doyle was the leader with a net 66 on Saturday, however, Loretta Zanier played a great game on Sunday, taking 16 strokes off her Saturday round to come in with an Eclectic net score of 57 capturing the Kay Buna trophy by two strokes over Jami Fowlie who was runner-up with a 59. Flight winners were: flight 1 Susan Kim, 62; flight 2 Doreen Campbell 63; flight 3 Carolyn Caron 64 (retro); flight 4 Rosalind Kozlowski 61. Following golf on Sunday, great fellowship and a Mexican buffet were enjoyed by all the ladies and about 13 members of the Buna family, including Kay’s two daughters pictured abover: Leslie (right) and Donna (left) with winner Zanier (second from left) and runner up Fowlie.
WEEK 14 All times Eastern Friday, Sept. 27 B.C. at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 Calgary vs. Hamilton (at Guelph, Ont.), 6 p.m. Toronto at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 Saskatchewan at Montreal, 1 p.m.
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CBAL promoting literacy throughout the Kootenays TRAIL – The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is the Columbia Basin and Boundary region notfor-profit literacy organization. Our vision is that local communities across the Columbia Basin and Boundary region will be healthy, inclusive, and committed to literacy and learning as lifelong and lifewide activities. CBAL works closely with libraries, schools, colleges and other community partners in your community to offer a variety of paths to learning. Schools and colleges provide formal learning opportunities that follow a curriculum and result in formal recognition of learning by awarding diplomas or degrees. Both CBAL community based programming and college continuing education courses provide opportunities to learn in non-for-
mal ways. That is, although there are recognized learning outcomes, the learning process is generally more relaxed and does not result in a diploma or degree. A silversmithing course at the local college or a senior’s computer program offered by CBAL are both examples of non-formal learning. CBAL’s informal learning programs provide experiential learning opportunities and are designed to be responsive to the needs of those who participate. They do not result in formal credits and are led by someone who is acting as a facilitator of learning. These kinds of programs include Autobiographical Writing, Making Connections: Learning and Reading Partners, ESL conversation groups, and various parent and child early learning programs.
CBAL’s staff recognize the uniqueness of each community we serve and offer non-formal and informal literacy and learning programs to meet specific, local needs. The staff helps adults develop the functional skills in reading, writing, numeracy, English language, essential workplace skills and computer skills they need to be successful lifelong learners. We also help families with resources and information about how to support the learning development of their children beginning at birth. Improved skills increase confidence and participation in the economic, political and cultural life of the community. You can make a difference in your local community. Participate in the Reach a Reader campaign by purchasing a paper on (insert date) volunteering to
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and put his stuff away when he comes home. Also, he and Grandpa have no qualms about pointing out what this kid does wrong, badgering him about it and never mentioning the things he does well. I have had it. I don’t want my son to grow up to be like his father. Should I stay here, or should I take my son and leave? -- Fed Up in Pennsylvania Dear Fed Up: There is a lot going on here. You and your husband obviously no longer connect, and your son may be acting out his frustrations with the situation. Dad has no idea how to communicate with his
Here is the point of my letter: My wife is everything a man could want, including beautiful, sexy and passionate. I can barely keep up with her passion. I have not done anything to deserve this. My character defects far exceed hers. Why my wife seems so perfect is beyond me, but I am not complaining. Rather, I am amazingly thankful. This may not be Iowa, but it does feel like heaven. -- A Lucky and Appreciative Married Man Dear Lucky: Thank you so much for writing and letting our readers see that some marriages are wonderful, and that partners can recognize and appreciate what they have. Please show this to your wife and tell her you wrote it. (And any other reader who wants to give that impression can do so, as well.) Dear Annie: “Sensitive in the Midwest” deplored
the table manners she witnessed. Here’s my advice: Most executives and CEOs of successful companies do not ignore etiquette. They are unlikely to hire anyone who cannot show decent manners, including those who use vulgar language.
If one wishes to continue through life in a low-paying job with no chance of advancement, by all means, thumb your nose at etiquette. Otherwise, parents (and individuals with aspirations) should give some thought to their
appearance and presentation and insist on etiquette and its use. It shows respect for yourself and others. -Burwell, Neb. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.
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son. Neither you nor your son is happy with Dad. If the marriage is dead, please stop hanging around the corpse. Your son will benefit from an emotionally stable home. Speak with a lawyer before deciding which of you should move out. All of you would benefit from counseling, and we hope you will consider it. Dear Annie: Not every letter is about a problem. I am the luckiest guy in the world. I am 60 years old. My wife is a little younger. We will celebrate 35 years of marriage this month, complete with two children and all the trials and tribulations of every couple. We are almost empty nesters. By my wife’s own admission, menopause was easy. She is an excellent cook. We eat good food and get exercise, and both of us are in decent shape. Dates are fun, and she is a great travel partner.
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Dear Annie: I have been married for 15 years. My husband and I still live under the same roof (for convenience), but we have drifted our separate ways. The problem is, our teenage son cannot stand to be in the same room with his father. All they do is argue, and my husband pouts like a baby, bottom lip and all. I have asked our son to try to ignore Dad in order to keep the peace, but it is getting worse. This man, who wanted to have a child, has spent little time with our son over the years. When I was working and he had to watch our son, he would have his parents come over, and then he and his father would leave, letting my mother-in-law babysit. On weekends, he managed never to be home. Now that our son is older, my husband thinks he has a personal slave to do all the yard work and dishes
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today you have wonderful opportunities to benefit from the wealth and resources of others. This is an excellent day to discuss how to share or divide something. (Ya think?) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Conversations with partners and close friends will be upbeat, joyful and mutually beneficial. This is a lovely day to enjoy good times with others, including members of the general public. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Co-workers will be supportive of you today. You might get an offer for workrelated travel that pleases you. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Romantic vibes are in the air! New love could blossom for some. Existing relationships also will be hap-
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pier and more enthusiastic. Accept invitations to party or enjoy sports. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an excellent day to explore real-estate deals. It’s also a great day to entertain at home and enjoy family functions. Family members will be generous to each other. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Look for ways to make money from writing, selling, talking and promoting your ideas today. Discussions with neighbors, siblings and friends will be upbeat and friendly. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) “There’s money in them thar hills!” You have a chance to boost your income today, to make money on the side or get a better job. Keep your eyes open! SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Feelings of well-being surround you today, because
people are friendly and happy. In particular, they will enjoy your company and be ready to help you in some way. Group discussions will rev your engines. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Seek out some moments of peace and quiet, or solitude in beautiful surroundings, if you can. You feel contemplative and will welcome any chance to relax and enjoy some privacy.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A casual relationship might heat up into something cozy. (Perhaps a friend will become a lover.) Accept invitations to join clubs and organizations, because others can help you now. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Demand the advantage, and ask for what you want because you look good to bosses today. They see you
in a positive light, which is why you can use this to your benefit. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Travel plans will delight you today. Enjoy expanding your world in a pleasant way with the help of others. YOU BORN TODAY You have high standards for yourself, which is no surprise, because you’re a perfectionist. You work hard to hone your craft. You prac-
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tice; you rehearse --relentlessly. Your expertise often allows you to be influential. You are intense, and you have a great sense of humor. This year a change might occur, perhaps something as significant as what occurred around 2004. Birthdate of: Jim Caviezel, actor; Olivia Newton-John, singer; T.S. Eliot, poet/literary critic. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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a wonderful father and Opa. It is nice to know he befriended and touched so many people. A special thanks to the ambulance attendants and nurses on second and third floors of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and to Dr. Toews - you were a guiding force for us. Thank you to all those who brought food, sweet trays and flowers and made memorial donations in dad’s name. A special thanks to Reverend Simmonds for delaying his move to Duncan in order to preside at the graveside service for dad. It was a very inspirational service. Lastly, to Bill Clark and Al Grywacheski, thank you for guiding us through this ordeal. To those of you who have stopped us on the street and told us what a kind person dad was, we say thank you. Anita and Richard Salsiccioli and families, Deanie and Norman Worsfold and family, Mike and Alana Barone.
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1472 Kootenay Ave, Rossland $327,000 A true gem in Lower Rossland. 3 bedroom 2 bath on triple lot. Includes many renovations including kitchen and bathroom with jet tub, all new thermo windows & doors, a double carport with 16x20’ workshop. Large rec-room with Murphy bed and tons of storage. Outside includes hot tub under a magnificent gazebo, 2 storage sheds and gas line for your barbecue. Not to mention new drainage work and concrete walkway and in-round sprinkler system. RV parking. All appliances. This home is a must see.
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MLS# 2391600
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Rossland $199,900
Montrose $495,000
Trail $50,000
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Warfield $138,500
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Fruitvale
MLS# 2392778
$224,000
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MLS# 2393095
Montrose $309,000
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
MLS# 2392333
Beaver Falls $299,500 Nathan Kotyk 250-231-9484
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MLS# 2389162
$221,000
Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575
MLS# 2389421
Fruitvale $409,000
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Homes Wanted HOUSE OR CONDO IN ROSSLAND WANTED BEFORE SNOW FLIES! To RENT for Nov 1st Minimum 6 mnth - 1 year lease, 3-4 bedroom. Clean, efficient & warm for winter. Upper Rossland or Red area & wood heat preferred.NS Professional with steady income, excellent references and children. Please call 362-7681 or Mobile at 250-231-2174 Monika
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2BR Apt Upper Warfield. Ground level, lots of updates. $675/month. N/S N/P. 250-512-8097
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 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.
Duplex / 4 Plex 1000 sqft 2 bedroom/2 bathroom duplex for rent in Montrose. Close to bus stop, post office, heat pump, dishwasher. $850/month. Call 604-3740121.
Homes for Rent 2 Bed House w/unfin bsmnt, large yard, w/driveway, F/S, W/D. $750 + util. 250-2310844 For Rent 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house 1 bdm up 1 down 1 block to town $500+ utilities. phone 250-863-4001
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2007 Volvo XC70 for sale. Fully loaded, with DVD entertainment package included. One owner. Black exterior & interior. 2.5 L turbo charged. Excellent condition. High kms at 210,000, but most are highway kms. Winter tires included. This is a really great car. $12,900 OBO. Call 250 354-7471
Sport Utility Vehicle 1997 HONDA CRV, leather interior, good condition, $5,000. 250-364-2799
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1996 DODGE RAM Laramie 2500 Diesel, auto, in Grand Forks. $6,666. 250-493-1807. 2001 DODGE Sport 4x4 Quad cab, good condition. $9,000. 250-364-2799
Boats OLDER 14’ Therm-Glass 2 Stroke 70hp merc, 5hp Johnson, full canvas, fish finder, 4 gas tanks, rod holders, Downrigger, life jackets, Trailer. $2,200. obo. 250-362-5863
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Legal Notices NOTIFICATION to Eric Day: House site currently occupied by your personal goods on Lasqueti Island will no longer be available for your use due to failure to comply with the terms of our agreement. Personal property will be removed to a safe storage. Effective immediately. Warehouse Lien Act Please take notice that in accordance with the Warehouse Lien Act, there will be sold by Public Auction by R. Donaldson Relocation Services Ltd., 1175 Lower China Creek Road, Genelle, BC, on Oct.10/13 at 9:00am the following: 2004 Yamaha MC 1300cc Motorcycle VIN# JYARP09N44A000029 Owner: Derek Geoffrey Holland Last Known address: #1-19767th Ave., Trail, BC, V1R 3C3 Amount Owing: $5,676.15
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1BDR COMFORTABLE SHOREACRES COTTAGE: Suitable for 1 person, ns/np, available immediately, $550/mo. +utilities. 2 BDR GROUND FLOOR, TRAIL: Updated, quiet, $650/mo. +utilities, Seniors Discount, close to downtown. BRAN2 BDR WALKOUT BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: 1 yr old, 5 appliances, galley maple kitchen, laminate throughout, $900/ mo. +utilities. Jan. 15 or Feb. 1, ns/np, references required. D NEW RIVERVIEW HOUSE: Granite, timber, cedar, WINTER SPECIAL $299,000. , 2 BDR HOUSE WITH GARAGE: 75x110’ lot, zoned commercial, 2 blocks from downtown Kaslo, $199,000. Call 250-353-2595. 906 CEDAR AVE, SALMO: 3bdr, 1.5 bathrooms, double wide modular, 60x120 lot, paved driveway, 2 car carport, f/s, w/d included, natural gas furnace, central air, storage shed, partially fenced yard, $140,000. FAMILY REUNIONS. 50 acre ranch in Southern Oregon. Sleeps 26, all in beds. Check VRBO.com Listing #. Fish/hike/raft/hunt. Near Crater Lake. GRANDVIEW HOUSING STRATA DUPLEX: 105-4200 Grandview Dr, Castlegar. To view contact Elmer Verigin
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For Sale By Owner 2-3 BDR HOUSE,YMIR: F/s, w/d, dw, wood/electric heat, hi-speed/satTV, Feb.1, $800/mo.+utilities. 2BDR BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: W/d, np, references, $650/mo. +utilities. 2ND AVE, TRAIL: 1bdr suite, ns, quiet working adult, laundry, garage, utilities included, available now, $750/mo. 3 BDR HOUSE: On 2nd, Trail, close to Gyro, available Jan. 1st, ns, $800/mo.+negotiable. 3 BDR ROSSLAND HOME: All appliances, fireplace, enclosed garage, $950/mo. 3BDR MOBILE, KRESTOVA: On acreage, wood & electric, w/d, ns/np. 3BDR TOWNHOUSE, GLENMERRY: Clean, appliances, furnished, laminate floors, carport, rec room, municipal parking in rear, $1000/mo. +utilities. 6 MILE, NORTH SHORE, NELSON: 2 bdr, for mature adults, ns/np, $900/mo. +utilities, references. BACHELOR SUITE IN BALFOUR: All utilities included $600/mo. BEAUTIFUL 4BDR, THRUMS: Acreage, 2.5 baths, ns/np, references required, mature/ responsible, Jan. 1, $1500/mo. +utilities. CASTLEGAR 1 BDR +DEN BASEMENT SUITE: Walk-out, on bus route, ns/np, $675/ mo. inclusive. CASTLEGAR AREA 2 BDR MOBILE: Ns/np, $800/mo. +utilities. CUTE 3BDR FURNISHED TRAIL HOME: C/w dishes, cookware, bedding, BBQ, zero maintenance yard, ++); $1400/mo. includes 5 high end appliances, utilities, wireless internet, HDPVR, ns/np, references required, available immediately. FOR RENT ON THE EDGE OF KASLO: Small cozy log cabin. Quiet, peaceful, setting suitable for quiet, ns/np, suited for single, responsible person, $600/mo. +utilities. FURNISHED 2 BDR HOME, SOUTH CASTLEGAR: Now available, $850/mo. +utilities.
KASLO, BRIGHT 3BDR 1.5 BATH: F/s, w/d hookups, close to hospital/school, covered deck, internet/cable included, $850/mo. LARGE 1 BDR UPPER DUPLEX, HERITAGE APARTMENT, NELSON: Near downtown, ns, w/d, hardwood floors, clawfoot tub, covered deck, full sunlight, $900/mo.+utilities, available now, references required. LOVELY NELSON APARTMENTS AVAILABLE! Some rent controlled, including water & hydro, references required. NELSON, 3BDR, 2BATH HOME: Airy, close to all amenities, absolutely ns/np, reference required, $1250/mo. +utilities. ROBSON 3BDR HOUSE: Very clean, big yard, near school, church, bus stop, f/s, ns/np, references, $1150/mo. 250-365-2920(msg). ROSEMONT BACHELOR SUITE: Available Feb. 1, ns/np, $650/mo., includes utilities, cable & internet. SLOCAN MOTEL APARTMENTS, $500-$750, fully-furnished, large kitchen units, manager onsite. SMALL 2 BDR HOME, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, w/d, f/s, $825/mo. +utilities, SOUTH CASTLEGAR: Furnished 1bdr +office home, available immediately, $800/ mo. +utilities. THRUMS: 3 bdr apartment, $850/mo. +utilities.
2BDR APARTMENT, CASTLEGAR: Bright, spacious, f/s, laundry, close to amenities, ns np, $725/mo. +utilities. 2BDR HOUSE ON 5 ACRES: 5 minutes south of Kaslo. Looking for responsible, clea tenant(s), $650/mo. +utilities. 250-354-1698 3 BDR HOUSE, NELSON: Newly refurbishe perfect for family, close to schools, $1500/ mo. Contact Colleen or Nick, 250-229-2333 or 250-229-4771. 3 BDR MAIN FLOOR HOUSE, CASTLEGAR Nice, updated, 5 appliances, double garage $950/mo. +utilities. 250-365-5896. 3BDR HOUSE, NEWLY RENOVATED: With large yard, Slocan City, available Jan. 1, $90 mo. +utilities. 250-365-7574. 3BDR MOBILE: In Sunny Bridgeview Cresc Ootischenia, close to all amenities/college, $750/mo. +utilities. 250-365-3733. 3BDR, 2BATH, ROSSLAND: Spacious Heritage home, hardwood floors, large priva yard, available Feb. 1. 250-368-1066. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: Newly renovate fully furnished 1 bdr, 1 bath basement suite, centrally located in Castlegar, close to store shops and bus routes, 1 car parking availab cable and internet included, ns/np, $750/mo including utilities. 250-365-6772. BALFOUR WATERFRONT: 1 bdr apartment all utilities included, laundry, Jan. 1, semi-furnished $625/mo. 604-315-5632/604 926-7362 ffarshi@hotmail.com BRIGHT, SUNNY, QUIET BACHELOR SUITE: In family home, private entrance, newly renovated, ns/np, $595 utilities includ 250-365-1465. CASTLEGAR 1BDR PLUS DEN: Available immediately, on bus route, w/d, garage, separate entrance, ns/np, $700/mo., utilities included. 250-229-5703. COZY TRAILER: In quiet nature setting, 15 minutes west of Nelson, in friendly commun $390/mo. includes heat & electric. Sorry, no dogs. 250-359-8280. DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Renovated 3b apartment, laundry, ns/np, quiet couple/fami available immediately, $1150/mo., utilities included. Rent negotiable. 250-365-4914 (leave msg). FRUITVALE, 2BDR: Remodeled, w/d, $595/ mo. 250-367-9676. GLADE 2BDR HOUSE PLUS WORKSHOP Newly renovated, on riverfront acreage, $1150/mo. +utilities. 778-962-0044, rosa101@gmx.de LARGE 1 BDR SUITE: 5 minutes from Nels $1000/mo. utilities included (+extras). 250-8 4767. Available Feb.1. LARGE 4BDR HOUSE ON ACREAGE, SLOCAN VALLEY: Bright, hardwood floors, woodstove, large kitchen, garden, private/qu $990/mo. 250-355-0035. LOWER KASLO: Nice, clean 1bdr suite in heritage four-plex, close to beach, 2 decks,
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SOUTH CASTLEGAR, $159,000: Cozy, renovated, 2bdr house, large lot, f/s, w/d, woodstove/electric, carport, deck, 24hrs to view. *MORTGAGES - GOOD OR BAD CREDIT: Purchases/Refinances, 100% Financing, Debt consolidations, Construction, renos, Private Funds. Rates as low as 2.20% oac. Call Krista, 2652SQ.FT. EXECUTIVE HOME: Overlooking the Columbia River on a quiet street in Castlegar. Priced to sell at $349,000. BRAND NEW RIVERVIEW HOUSE: Granite, timber, cedar, WINTER SPECIAL $299,000. , ESTATE SALE: Cozy 4 bdr, 2 bath, Panabode home on approximately 1 acre in Kaslo, excellent condition, very clean and sound, 2 sunrooms, 2 pellet stoves, main floor laundry, paved driveway, walk out basement, $219,000. FSBO, 2BDR 1.5 BATH, ON HALF ACRE, WINLAW: Near all amenities, for more info
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1 BDR WITH DEN: Lots of light in quiet house, laundry/utilities included, South-end, Castlegar, $650/mo. 1BDR BASEMENT APARTMENT, CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, available Feb. 1, $550/ mo. utilities included. 1BDR COMFORTABLE SHOREACRES COTTAGE: Suitable for 1 person, ns/np, available immediately, $550/mo. +utilities. 2 BDR GROUND FLOOR, TRAIL: Updated, quiet, $650/mo. +utilities, Seniors Discount, close to downtown. 2 BDR WALKOUT BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: 1 yr old, 5 appliances, galley maple kitchen, laminate throughout, $900/ mo. +utilities. Jan. 15 or Feb. 1, ns/np, references required.
ROBSON (CASTLEGAR) RIVER FRONT: 1 bdr, semi-furnished private suite, $650/mo. utilities included. WEST TRAIL APARTMENTS: 1bdr & 2bdr, ns, shared laundry, newly renovated, rent negotiable. 1 BDR NEWLY RENOVATED: Riverfront, basement suite, downtown Castlegar, f/s, w/d, dw, ns/np, $700/mo. +utilities (or furnished & serviced, $1600/mo.), available Mar. 1. Stacey
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UPPER KASLO, COZY 1 BDR CABIN: Furnished, beautiful view, ns/np, responsible single adult, reference. S. CASTLEGAR 2BDR BASEMENT SUITE: Newly renovated, ns, pets on approval, laundry, references, $725/mo. utilities +internet included. 1BDR BASEMENT SUITE, OOTISCHENIA: Quiet single, No pets or smoking, w/d, $600/ mo. including utilities, D.D.-$300. 1 BDR APT: Balfour, fully-furnished/equipped, lake & mtn view, sun deck, ns/np, $695/ mo. inclusive. 1 BDR SUITE, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Ns/np, references required, $625/mo. utilities included. 1BDR APARTMENT, DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR: Heat/hydro included, ns, references, $675/mo. 1BDR BASEMENT SUITE, CASTLEGAR: Private entrance, backyard, available Feb. 1, shared laundry, ns/np, references. 2 BDR BASEMENT SUITE: Very large & clean, gorgeous lake view, 15 mins from Castlegar, ns/np, $750/mo. includes electric. Travis, 2 BDR MOBILE HOME, 6-MILE, NELSON: Available immediately, ns/np, references, $950/ mo., includes utilities. 2-3 BDR DUPLEX, SALMO: Available immediately, np, f/s, w/d hookups, $700/ mo. +utilities.
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Repairs will take a few months BY CRAIG LINDSAY Grand Forks Gazette
Grand Forks Mayor Brian Taylor said it’s going to be a few months before repairs to city hall are completed. The mayor was talking about a fire at the city hall last week, which caused extensive damage. One man is facing numerous charges in connection with the blaze including arson. A temporary city hall has been set up at the public works office at 130 Industrial Drive with access to remote online databases. A more permanent location is being sought and will be used until building renovations are complete.
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OOTENAY HOMES INC. The Local K1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818 ™ www.kootenayhomes.com Experts www.century21.ca
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Immaculate 3 bdrm, 2 bath home with many upgrades including a bathroom with a walk in tile shower, heated floors and sleek lines. Fully finished rec room, workshop, and private fenced yard. This home has used every square inch wisely to make the flow and space feel much bigger than it is.
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1824 Wilmes Lane, Trail Impeccably maintained inside and out. Currently under construction. This 3/4 acre lot near Kingsley Beach. Open spacious contemporary style 3 bdrm $174,000 floor plan 3 bdrm with large covered home has lots to offer to the active New older home that has been totally deck. High quality appliances. Heat pump family. Featuring an open floor plan with updated 3 yrs. ago - fantastic views of is only 1 1/2 yrs. old. Attached garage spacious covered front deck and amazing the river - rental suite in basement - you views! plus 24’ x 32’ detached workshop. need to see this home - great value here! Call Terry (250) 442-6777
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3 bdrm home in East Trail. Quick possession available, great open floor plan, super price. Call for your viewing!
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3 bdrm Kinnaird home with mountain views. Featuring bright and functional kitchen, covered sundeck, easy maintenance yard, and carport. See it today!
$229,000
Great family home in central location! 4 bdrms/3 baths, master bedroom with ensuite, new laminate flooring. Huge wrap-around sundeck, yard with a private patio area, several fruit trees and a garden. A double garage & room to park an RV. See it today!
810 Kipling Street, Warfield
$154,500
Great opportunity to own in Warfield. Really nice lot and solid house ready for your personal upgrades. Come see!
Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
1922 Meadowlark Drive, Fruitvale
840 Forrest Drive, Warfield
$279,000
$239,000
$285,000
Ultimate family home with large yard and covered deck. Home has new roof, windows, doors, flooring and bathroom. Call today for your personal viewing!
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.
5 beds, 2.5 baths. This home is sure to please with its great Warfield location and beautiful fenced yard with a deck. Features a large two car car-port and daylight basement with plenty of space for your family.
Call Terry 250-231-1101
Call Jodi 250-231-2331
Call Jodi 250-231-2331
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
$340,000
Cute as a button, overlooking Columbia River. 2 bdrms updated mechanically, new bthrm, kitchen. Great starter pkg.
1739 First Street, Fruitvale This spacious family home has excellent flow and a convenient location close to all amenities. Enjoy the large foyer, master bed with full ensuite, 3 bdrms on the main, large windows, huge family room and covered parking for 2 cars. This is and excellent value! Call your REALTOR® now for your private viewing!
83 Walnut Avenue, Fruitvale
Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527
1648 Columbia Avenue, Trail $154,000
ICE NEW PR
2302 Happy Valley Rd, Rossland
$999,000
602 French Street, Warfield
441 Whitman Way, Warfield
Immaculate home on a very large landscaped lot in Warfield! This 3 bdrm, 2 bath home offers plenty of parking, space from your neighbors several outdoor living spaces, and awesome hobby room or shop area. All of this is close to all amenities including a Village park for this kids! Call now!!
This Emerald Ridge home is beautifully planned and finished. The home offers a great floor plan, deluxe kitchen and fabulous hobby room. There is lots of custom woodwork and you will surely appreciate the high quality finishings. You must see this home to appreciate all it has to offer! Call now.
4 bdrm home on a quiet street! Home offers good sized kitchen, large shop (20 x 22), low maintenance exterior and flat fenced lot. Quick possession possible. Call today!
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
$242,000
$575,000
2266 - 6th Avenue, Trail
$164,900
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WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Tonnie Stewart
Cell: 250-365-9665
ext 33
tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
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
Stunning home and property! Located on over 6 acres of prime land, this meticulously designed and built home offers mature landscaping, open, sunny floor plan and views from every window. Inground swimming pool, 6 stall barn, the list goes on. Call today!
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
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
Deanne Lockhart ext 41 Cell: 250-231-0153
deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Mark Wilson
Cell: 250-231-5591
ext 30
mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Terry Mooney
Cell: 250-442-6777
terry.mooney@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com