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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Volunteers tackle Columbia River shoreline cleanup Over 1,000 kilograms of garbage hauled to dump BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Few hands managed to do a lot of heavy work during Sunday’s Rivers Day shoreline cleanup in Trail. Dark skies and cooler temperatures may have discouraged some participants but 50 people registered and the volunteers made a considerable dent in cleaning up refuse along the banks of the Columbia River. “It may have only been 50 people but considering the storm that went through (Saturday) and the look of the skies today I think we did really well,” said Andrea Jolly, communications and events coordinator for the City of Trail said on Sunday. “I’m beyond satisfied with the turnout. “We’ve got a group of the Air Cadets working between the bridges, the West Kootenay Naturalists out by Rock Island, the Rossland Trail roller girls cleaning up near Bingay Bay, and a lot of families bringing their kids out for the cleanup.” Teck crews circulated around the various areas where the volunteer teams were working along the river and hauled four truckloads to the McKelvey Creek landfill for a total of over 1,000 kilograms of
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garbage. The City of Trail crews will continue to pick up any leftover bags of garbage collected during the event early in the week possibly raising the total weight of refuse cleaned up during the event even higher. “It’s such an eye-opener to actually see how much is being illegally dumped on an annual basis and this event gives us an opportunity to really take note of it,” said Jolly. “We take pride in our river and we take pride in our city, we shouldn’t have to look at people’s garbage. Maybe if we continue to bring an awareness of what’s being dumped out there people may think twice before doing it.” After the cleanup at noon, volunteers and organizers gathered at Jubilee Park in Trail for a hot dog lunch, soft drinks, coffee and hot chocolate, provided by the Local 480 United Steelworkers barbecue team, and draw prizes. “When we heard that the Skills Centre couldn’t take on the coordination of Rivers Day this year we thought it was important for the city to step up,” explained Jolly. “We’re really trying to re-connect with the river and re-connect the downtown with the river and it’s such and important part of our economy and recreation that we felt it was natural for (the City of Trail) to take it on.”
Layoffs unlikely in short term School District 20 struggles to find funds for CUPE contract increases BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
After last week’s School District 20 board meeting, chair Darrel Ganzert said that the short term outlook for SD 20 should see no drastic cuts to cover the cost of the tentative agreement with CUPE members.
“We may have to put off some work that we were hoping to have done but labour peace comes at a price,” said Ganzert. “So, for the short term, we’re OK. I’m not so sure about the long term yet.” The tentative deal reached two weeks ago between the B.C. Public School Employers and CUPE has local school districts around the province struggling to find the funding to cover a negotiated 3.5 per cent wage See DISTRICT, Page 2
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Today is National Seniors Day, to celebrate a senior and recognize the positive impact they have in daily lives. All B.C. seniors along with their loved ones are asked to get up and dance for 90 seconds at 2 p.m. to celebrate the event. Columbia View Lodge residents Juanita Fife wore her boogie shoes and danced to the beat with activity aide Beverly Hill.
Thanksgiving starts at
Waneta Plaza
THANKSGIVING DAY HOURS:
Monday, OCtober 14 11am - 4pm
Free parking Free kids playroom & ball pit Late Night Shopping Thurs. & Fri. to 9pm
www.wanetaplaza.com 5 min. east of Trail on Hwy 3B
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