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City looks to increase use of Trail Memorial Centre BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
For more than six decades, the city has been using the Trail Memorial Centre as an anchor for community celebrations, sports, a place for reading and a space to memorialize Silver City history. The recently released draft of the 10-year recreation master plan, cites the city’s declining and aging population which has led to the landmark’s relevance diminishing over time. Now the centre must reinvest itself to meet current
and future community leisure needs. The demographics are only one challenge and may not define the future of the centre because the current parks department is revisiting a past success story and coming up with new ways to entice people back into the space. A bid to host the 2015 World Junior A Hockey Challenge is currently under way after Trail councillors gave Robert Baker, parks and recreation deputy director, the go-ahead Monday at the governance meeting.
Trail hosted the world challenge in 2007, with the event bringing more than 20,000 people to the centre, including a standing-room only crowd for the Canada West versus Canada East gold medal game (Canada West prevailed). “Our success in 2007 is probably the reason they would want Trail to host again,” said Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs. “There was a lot of work and effort to put it on, but it was a really good thing for the city.” Nelson partnered with
Trail to host that year, and the city has been given the heads up, during informal chats with Nelson Mayor John Dooley and his council at the September municipal conference added Bogs. “Hockey Canada will put out the guidelines at the end of the month (Thursday) and I will put together a recommendation for your support to bid on the 2015 event,” said Baker. “It will be full steam ahead.” Change can be difficult, especially with an historical site, but is necessary to See WINTER, Page 3
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Photos on the left: Former dancer Analisa McAleer still attends the competitions helping her mother selling accessories. Ireland Pasmen of Kamloops gets help with her shoes. A dancer prepares for the difficult sword dance.
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People enjoy highland dancing for any number of reasons but there is one thing you’ll learn quite quickly if you attend one of the competitions; it is not just dancing. Almost 50 competitors gathered in Trail for the Trail Caledonian Society’s fall indoor competition, held in the Cominco Gym last Saturday. Dancers as from as young as four yearsold to their mid-teens travelled from around the Kootenays, the Okanagan, and from as far away as Kamloops to compete and be judged in a sport that is a unusual combination of esthetics, form, and athleticism. The day-long competition is one of two annual competi-
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tions, held in Trail in spring and fall, by the Caledonian Society which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, making it one of the city’s oldest institutions. A surprising aspect of the Highland Dance competition is the strict nature of the rules around the contest. No camera flashes are allowed, no one can approach the judges while the dancers are going through their
routines, and the competitors are judged on their costumes as well as the height of their jumps and accuracy of their footwork. The swords placed crosswise on the floor over which the dancers perform their routines are there for more than just show as well. “It’s very competitive,” said Jen Glowa, one of the competition’s organizers and a parent of two of the dancers. “If they touch the swords they’re immediately disqualified and you lose points even if your socks slip down a bit or one your shoes comes undone.” If the form and costumes aren’t enough to take into consideration, the physical demands of the dancing should not be underestimated. Analisa McAleer was at the competition with her mother, Mary Elizabeth, who owns McAleer’s Highland Gear, a Highland Dance clothing and accessories vendor who travels to competitions around the province and into Alberta. The younger
McAleer began dancing at three yearsold, began competing at five, and continued until she was 16. “They say that performing a six-step fling is equivalent to running a mile,” she said. “But I loved it, I kept dancing until my knees gave out.” McAleer said that the main thing that kept her competing for so long was the camaraderie and apparently the dedication to the sport continues even after competing. “We travel to competitions all over and I still run into friends I competed with,” She said. “It’s crazy. I see people I haven’t seen in 10 years at some of these.” For Chris Piva, who danced for 20 years and who now teaches at the Katie Shaw School of Dance, it was more than just the competition that kept her involved in the sport. “I just loved to dance,” Piva said. “Katie inspired the love of dance in me and it never left. That and as a kid, you get to travel extensively, there are lots of competitions.”
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Winter festival idea pitched FROM PAGE 1 ensure the sustainability of the centre. With that in mind, another future event, still in the conceptual stage, is Baker’s idea to host a multi-day festival on the arena’s main ice during the 2014 Christmas season. “We want to draw people from the entire area, not just Trail,” he said. “For a multi-day event of a winter wonderland on ice, with trees and lighting. It could become annual and something that Trail would be known for.” Trisha Davison, parks and recreation director, pointed out that such an event would have to be organized early next year to avoid ousting hockey teams from regular scheduled ice time. “I think this is a brilliant idea,” said Davison. “But if council decided to back such an event we would have to plan at the beginning of the 2014 booking season so we don’t cancel out people who would expect to be on the ice.” The city did invest in an arena revitalization project this fall, that saw the installation “We are of special effects in thinking of the Kids Rink to add special evenings impact to special events, including geared toward black lights, a disco youth.” ball, laser effects and haze machines. TRisha Davison At the Kiwanis free public skate during Spooktacular last Saturday, over 100 children and youth enjoyed the special effects. That event’s success has further encouraged the parks department to consider future skating occasions to entice the public to the smaller ice. “We are thinking of special evenings geared toward youth,” explained Davison. “A ‘70s skate or disco skate with music and atmosphere is one of the ideas.” November bookings in the centre include flu clinics on Nov. 4 and 13; the Snowflake gala fundraising dinner on Nov. 16; the Smoke Eaters tailgate party on Nov. 22; followed by the team’s annual steak and lobster dinner on the following night. Aside from sports, the city creates access for the Trail Maple Leaf Band by waiving fees for the McIntyre Room and for a second year, allowing the Trail Market to go rent-free in the gymnasium two dates in November and once in December. In addition, the governance committee (members of council) approved to waive fees associated with the Interior Health Authority’s (IHA) respiratory rehabilitation program for one year, allowing the use of meeting room space in the Memorial Centre and the arena concourse for walking activities. “Staff will work to develop a strategic partnership with Interior Health for delivery of like programs in the future,” said David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer, adding, “to ensure consistency with how IHA programs are offered in conjunction with the Parks and Recreation Department.” “This really fits into the whole concept of municipal councils providing healthy alternatives and benefits to our citizens,” said Coun. Robert Cacchioni. “I think it’s a great idea.”
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Teck Trail Operations was recognized at J.L. Crowe Secondary School this week for its support and donation toward the high school’s greening project. David DeRosa (left), Teck’s superintendent ecosystems projects, received a plaque from Colin Adamson (right), Sustainable Resources and Outdoor Academy program teacher. Sustainable Resources students along with instructor Doug Bruce helped plant native tree species on school grounds and barren stretches of Highway 22.
Crowe’s greening project continues to grow By Sheri Regnier
The tree planting initiative is welcome news for bird enthusiast and longAfter planting 100 trees native to the time Christmas Bird Count volunteer West Kootenay, the J.L Crowe Greening Linda Szymkowiak. Project continues to grow its initiative “Many species of birds which come to reclaim city landscape and support north to breed are declining in their the bird population surrounding the numbers, some alarmingly so,” she said. school. “It is commendable that J.L. Crowe stuSchool grounds and dents have taken on this stretches along the banks greening project.” “We focused on of Highway 22 are a blank Some of reasons for planting three native the bird decline includes canvas of sandy terrain and in other locations, fragmentation and loss indigenous species crowded with invasive of habitat due to urban black locust trees, non- that will be successful sprawl, agriculture and in our climate.” indigenous to the area. industrial use of land, “We want to change added Szymkowiak. Colin Adamson this,” said Colin “This will result in Adamson, teacher for an improved habitat for the Sustainable Resources and Outdoor birds,” she continued. “After all, what Academy program. would a spring be like without the bird“We focused on planting three native song of nesting birds?” indigenous species that will be successThe greening project became a yearful in our local climate. The students are round hands-on learning incentive after being educated on plant and ecosystem the school constructed an indoor greenunits through this initiative.” house last week. In October, almost 160 students from The structure is adjacent to the comsix different classes, had shovels in hand munity garden and furthers experiential to plant eight to 12 foot trees of the learning with the planting of local and scoulars willow, red-osier dogwood and native species of shrubs, grasses and black cottonwood varieties. flowering plants during winter months. “Many local bird species rely on Earlier this year, students planted the the willow and dogwood for nesting,” first community garden on high school explained Adamson. “So it is our hope grounds and supported local food banks to study and see this successful habitat with fresh produce throughout the sumdevelop as well.” mer. Times Staff
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“This was just the start,” said Adamson. “We were able to provide several hundred pounds of food and we are really going to be organizing our garden with six more raised boxes. “I personally like knowing that students are going to come away from this with first-hand knowledge of how to grow and raise their own healthy food and understand urban ecosystem renewal,” he added. In recognition of the support the J.L. Crowe Greening Project has received from Teck Trail Operations, a plaque and tree planting presentation was held at the front entrance to the high school Wednesday. Students and teachers were on hand to thank David DeRosa, superintendent of Teck’s ecosystems projects for his planting expertise and the company’s $7,000 donation to the project. “Teck Trail Operations is proud to partner with J.L. Crowe on this environmental initiative,” said Catherine Adair, the company’s community relations leader. “It is designed to give back to the community through education, environmental awareness and beautification of the surrounding community.” The planting program is designed with local community support to cover bare soil to reduce dust and potential erosion, enhance local biodiversity and provide aesthetic improvements.
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FROM PAGE 1 “The reason it was recommended was to give the membership a chance to have their say in it,” he said. “Basically, they took Vince Ready’s recommendation, put a little bit more money in it, took away one concession and the membership voted it down by almost the same margin. I think that should be telling them something.” The latest offer was rejected
by a 59 per cent to 41 per cent margin by employees working in generation, transmission, and distribution operations from Creston through to Princeton in the Southern Interior of the province. After 18 weeks without pay cheques Russell says the membership are showing the strain of being locked out. “We’re in a tough spot, no doubt about it,” he said. “Being the business man-
ager, I’ve had it pretty easy compared to the guys on the line. I can’t imagine how they’re getting by without a wage to live on. “I can’t think what the relationship is going to be like between the members and the management once this is settled, my guys have been living on nothing and they (management) have been making more money than ever working overtime.”
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there are 80 to 100 wolves in this area. As a result, an open season for hunting wolves, with a bag limit of three, was opened by the province in 2012. Harris noted that prior to their return to the Okanagan, there were populations of wolves all around the valley and those have now ‘spilled over’ into the Okanagan. Two weeks ago, a forestry crew member out of Merritt who was working in the forest near that community
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during the day with her two dogs, found herself being hunted by a pack of wolves who surrounded her. She yelled at them and convinced them to back off and her dogs went after them, but it proved to be fatal for one of them. His attack permitted her to reach her truck, along with both dogs, but one of the dogs did not survive. The incident serves as a warning to people either working or recreating in the wild around the Okanagan, to be prepared to meet wolves. “There’s no reason to panic,” Harris emphasized, but he said people should be prepared to defend themselves from an attack. Wolves normally prey on deer, moose, elk and smaller mammals, including pets. Even mature bull moose are vulnerable to predation by wolves in winter, he explained. They lose bone mass and nutrition to the growth of large antlers in late summer and early fall, causing a temporary osteoporosis and brittle bones. Then they go into the rut in October, during which they don’t eat, so by
the time winter sets in, they’re not in good condition. That leaves them vulnerable to attack by a pack of wolves, particularly when the snow gets deep and forms a crust, causing moose to have trouble getting around, but allowing the wolf to pad around on top. Normally, grey wolves tend to be secretive and nocturnal. Harris said he gathered his anecdotal information by keeping track of accounts from sportsmen, ranchers, guide outfitters and Conservation Officers for three years, and found when he plotted them on a map, there were two big clusters of reports in the Grand Forks and the Cherryville areas, but there were reports of them all over the Okanagan. They can hunt in a very large range, but sometimes their ranges overlap, he said. Presently, there is a healthy moose population in the Okanagan, and elk are also doing well, said Harris. While mule deer populations are spotty, white-tailed deer are holding their own in number.
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algary. Sanctuary. They hope. After a bruising two weeks of relentless pounding in the Senate and in the media, the embattled Conservative Party of Canada and its strangely distant leader gather in home turf to regroup, lick their wounds and search for a way to recapture the agenda. Calgary – the home of modern conservatism, the birthplace of the Reform movement, the home of the very Calgary School of thought that shaped Stephen Harper – is the place the Conservatives hope will enable the party to reconnect with its core and turn away from its mini-annus horribilis. If it can. Of course, Mike Duffy, the talented storyteller who has shown Hell hath no fury like a senator scorned, is not in the mood to give the prime minister a break. Depending on who you believe – that is,
if you believe either one of them – somebody lied and continues to lie, and frankly it doesn’t matter to the public right now which one it is. The PM or the senator – either way, it’s a black eye for the party in power. And so, this scandal over inappropriate payments to the senator that originated in the PMO will cast a shadow over the merrymaking in Calgary, as the party faithful dutifully put on their brave faces and talk about the wonders of free trade with the Eurozone and other policy breakthroughs. It feels a bit like cracking a job outside the funeral home. Meanwhile, sensing an opportunity to grab a bit of the spotlight, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is visiting the city as well, gleefully rallying Grits in a town that hasn’t been friendly to the party in a generation – never forgetting dad’s National Energy Program indiscretion
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more than three decades ago. Will this finally be the beginning of a new chapter in the West for the Liberals? The answer, ironically, may rest with those grumpy moderate conservatives who are in a foul mood over the fiasco on the Hill. The Conservative Party, after all, came to power on the moral high ground, a cleaner, more ethical alternative to a party that had become tainted by too long a term at the tiller. Now the tables have turned – with the Tories tortured by the same
sort of scandal that felled their predecessors. Their morals are in as much a shambles as their morale. This convention is a watershed moment for Harper. The focused attacks from Duffy and, to a lesser extent, Senators Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau have stunned the party, left it disorganized and scrambling to contain the damage. If the Conservatives are to hold even a faint hope of pulling out of this nosedive, Harper must find a way to step forward and reassert himself as leader and give the party a fresh sense of purpose. It is, to put it mildly, a tall order for a man not known for his public charisma. If there were a sports metaphor for this circumstance, it might be a football game at halftime. Harper’s team is down by two touchdowns, and they’ve gathered in the locker to regroup. The coach has to have a barn-
burner of a message ready, one that will lift his troops out of their funk and put them back on the offensive. A nation is watching, as is a hostile press. Unfortunately, it’s a bad time for Harper to hope for a break from the news media, other than from the radical right-wing outliers at the Sun News Network. After years of treating the media establishment with disdain, shutting them out and challenging long-held conventions, the PM is not likely to find many reporters willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on this story. He has very few favours he can call in. Instead, it all comes down to him and his team. If Harper can’t turn the tide over the next few days in Calgary, then we may be witnessing the beginning of the end for this reign of new conservatism. Doug Firby is Editorin-Chief of Troy Media and National Affairs columnist.
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rom government sciVolumes of research also entists to First Nations conclude ignoring climate citizens and environ- change will be far more costly mentalists, pretty much than addressing it. The maseveryone working to protect sive bills for cleaning up after the air, water, land and divers- events related to extreme ity of plants and animals that weather, such as flooding, are keep us alive and healthy has just a start. Climate change is felt the sting of attacks from also affecting water supplies sources in government, media and the world’s ability to grow and beyond. food, and is contributing to Much of the a growing nummedia spin is ber of refugees. particularly According to the absurd, relying World Health on ad hominem Organization, attacks (focusclose to 150 miling on perceived lion people are character flaws already dying to deflect attenevery year from tion from or causes related David invalidate arguto global warmments) that ing – and that paint people who doesn’t include Troy Media care about the death and illness world as greedy related to polluconspirators bent on person- tion from burning fossil fuels. al enrichment or even world Here in Canada, the rush domination! It would be laugh- to exploit fossil fuels and get able if so many people didn’t them to market as quickly as take it seriously. possible has sparked a conGovernment tactics have certed effort to muzzle anyone been more insidious, often who would stand in the way, designed to silence anyone who including the government’s could stand in the way of mas- own scientists. A recent survey sive resource extraction and by the Professional Institute of export policies. Politicians in the Public Service of Canada the U.K., Australia, the U.S., found many have been told to Canada and elsewhere have cre- alter or exclude information ated a false dichotomy between from government documents the environment and the econ- for non-scientific reasons and omy in efforts to downplay the prevented from speaking to the seriousness of issues like cli- public or media about their mate change and the need to work. The survey also revealed address them. The arguments cases where political interferare wrong on so many levels. ence actually compromised the First, the economy is a health and safety of Canadians human invention, a tool that and the environment. can be changed when it no Meanwhile, a recent longer suits our needs. The Environment Canada report environment is the very air, says Canada is failing to meet water, land and diversity of its 2020 greenhouse gas plant and animal life we can- reductions targets under the not live without. Why not work Copenhagen Accord. With the to build a healthy, prosperous federal and some provincial economy that protects those governments relying on oil things? sands and gas fracking – most-
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ly for export – as the cornerstones of both economic and energy policy, the situation is likely to get worse. The campaign to promote fossil fuels over clean energy has also been taken up by others. In several cases, it has devolved to the level of schoolyard taunts and bullying – in government, but even more so in certain mainstream media. Some outlets have stooped to ignoring ideas and rational argument in favour of lies, innuendo, exaggeration and personal attacks. Ironically, one source is a media personality with government ties who has demonstrated a pattern of using bogus arguments and faulty reasoning, leading to a string of libel charges and convictions, censure over violations of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ethics code and complaints about racist statements. It’s sad to see so much of our media and governance in such a sorry state that we can’t even expect rational discussion of critical issues such as climate change and energy policy. And there is room for debate – not over the existence of climate change or its causes; the science is clear that it is real and that we are a major contributor, mainly through burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests. But there’s room for discussion about ways to address it. And address it we must. We won’t get there, though, if we hinder scientists from conducting their research and speaking freely about it, and if we allow the discussion to be hijacked with petty namecalling and absurd allegations. Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.
Watchdog concerned over CSIS info sharing The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A federal review agency says sensitive information gathered by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service could be abused by Canada’s allies due to lax sharing policies. In its annual report, the watchdog that keeps an eye on CSIS flags concerns about what happens to intelligence that CSIS passes to the national eavesdropping agency, which in turn shares the details with foreign allies. The report underscores the fact CSIS is collaborating ever more closely with Communications Security Establishment Canada, which has come under scrutiny lately due to its participation in the international Five Eyes alliance.
CSEC, which monitors foreign telephone, satellite and Internet traffic, shares information with the U.S. National Security Agency and counterparts in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The American NSA has been the subject of almost daily headlines due to leaks from former contractor Edward Snowden that have revealed the agency’s vast surveillance of worldwide communications. In its report, tabled in Parliament, the Security Intelligence Review Committee recommends CSIS develop clearer and more robust principles of co-operation with CSEC to ensure appropriate information sharing.
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Cancer claims Canadian tightrope walker THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO Celebrated Canadian tightrope walker Jay Cochrane died Wednesday in Niagara Falls, Ont., at the age of 69. A tribute on Cochrane`s website to the man dubbed “The Prince of the Air“ says he died from pancreatic cancer. Cochrane was born in Saint John, N.B., in 1944 and grew up in the northern Ontario towns of North Bay
and Sudbury. The tribute, written by friend Shane Peacock, says Cochrane became enamoured by tightrope walking at the age of eight and ran away from home at 14 to begin his long career. But that career began painfully, when in 1965, a tightrope 27 metres high at Varsity Stadium in Toronto collapsed and he suffered a broken pelvis, two broken legs and other fractures and
was told he would never walk again. Cochrane recovered by 1970, however, and ascended his first “skywire” 40 stories high between two skyscrapers to help mark the opening of the Hudson Bay Centre tower in Toronto. Two years later, Cochrane set a world record when he walked back and forth for four kilometres on a 91-metre long wire 36 metres above ground at the Canadian
National Exhibition, also in Toronto. In 1981, Cochrane set a second world record by living on a high wire for 21 days in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Cochrane’s greatest achievement was in 1995 when he walked more than 640 metres over the Yangtze River in China from a height of 411 metres. The event, before a crowd of 200,000 people, made Cochrane a legend in China. His likeness appeared on a Chinese stamp and a school was named in
his honour. In recent years, Cochrane performed several high-wire acts in Niagara Falls, including a 228-metre high walk on a tightrope in 2012 at the age of 68. Cochrane is survived by two brothers and two sisters and had asked that any gifts in his honour be sent to The Tender Wishes Foundations in the Niagara region, which helps ease the live of terminally ill children, and the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara Falls.
Stamps to honour Canadian music and sports stars THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Singing superstar Shania Twain and the late Saskatchewan curler Sandra Schmirler are among the notable Canadians who will be celebrated with postage stamps in 2014. To coincide with the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, a series of stamps will be issued in February commemorating notable Canadian athletes. They include Schmirler, who skipped Canada to the first gold medal in women’s curling at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. She died of cancer in 2000. Another stamp will honour freestyle-skiing pioneer Sarah Burke of Barrie, Ont., who died in a training accident in Utah in 2012. Figure skater Barbara Ann Scott of Ottawa, who won an Olympic gold medal in 1948 and who died last year, will also be so honoured. And several country music stars will be feted by Canada Post in a series to be issued in July - including Twain, Tommy Hunter, k.d. lang, Renee Martel and Hank Snow. Another stamp will highlight the Komagata Maru, a Japanese steamship carrying 376 people from India which was refused landing rights in Vancouver in May 1914. In addition, there will be one to mark the 100th anniversary of Canada’s worst peacetime maritime tragedy, also in May 1914. Just over 1,000 people died when the RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River, near Rimouski, Que., after colliding with a Norwegian vessel. Other new stamps will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Ontario Museum, the 75th anniversary of the National Film Board, the return of the CFL to Ottawa and the UNESCO World Heritage Site series. Canada Post’s Black History series will add two stamps in 2014 to recognize two neighbourhoods with significant links to black history - Africville in Halifax and Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver.
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Yoko, Paul on good terms THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Yoko Ono says she’s thankful Paul McCartney appears to have gotten over his grudge against her. McCartney, in a recent Rolling Stone interview, said he’s getting along fine with the widow of John Lennon, his old songwriting partner. The bad feelings had gone back decades, to when the Beatles were falling apart and other group members resented the appearance of Lennon’s new girlfriend in the recording studio. McCartney said that time was a great healer and thought that “if John loved her, there’s got to be something. He’s not stupid.” He said once he decided to let go of his grudge that they’ve been getting along fine.
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School board struggles to meet CUPE wage increase BY SALLY MACDONALD Cranbrook Townsman
School District 5 is suffering from “a bad case of deja vu”, according to board chair Frank Lento. The board of trustees released a statement on Wednesday, about the challenges it faces in funding a fair wage increase for Canadian Union of Public Employees workers. “Our board has stated quite clearly that we support raises for all of our employees, including CUPE. We still do,” said Lento. “But for the Minister to say that boards should have anticipated the additional costs and developed savings plans in accordance with the co-operative gains mandate in order to pay for this increase is offensive.” In September, B.C.’s education minister Peter Fassbender told school boards that
under the Cooperative Gains Mandate, they should develop a savings plan to cover the CUPE wage increase. According to Lento, it’s the same request the education ministry made last year, but then retracted. Then Education Minister Don McRae sent a letter to all school boards in January stating: “You have indicated to me quite clearly that in light of budget uncertainties and the timing of district budget processes that the savings cannot be generated without either reducing service levels or transferring costs to the public.” Lento pointed out that the school districts weren’t involved in CUPE negotiations – the B.C. government bargained on their behalf. “Government negotiated a fair wage increase to CUPE but
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Nick Deschenes begins his coaching tenure with the Trail Smoke Eaters as they hit Cominco ice tonight to play the Victoria Grizzlies. Deschenes was hired Monday night from the Grand Forks Border Bruins, and was on the ice with the Smokies at practice Tuesday. While the former Yale product is excited about the opportunity, he recognizes that there will be a transition period from the KIJHL to the BCHL. “My duties officially start on Nov. 1 (tonight) so it’s going to be pretty intensive for me personally for the next probably month,” said Deschenes. “I’m going to do my best to make sure that things are left in good terms in Grand Forks and then I’m ready and available to get things rolling with Trail and helping the team get back on track.” Victoria sits in third spot in the Island division with a 9-6-1-1 record and are led by Gerald and Myles Fitzgerald who have 23 and 22 points respectively on the season and are tied for fourth and fifth in league scoring. Trail will face former Smokie Brandon Egli who recently committed to University of Massachusetts-Lowell, and has four goals and eight assists on the season as well as former Penticton Vee goalie Nic Renyard who has a 2.65 goals against average and a .912 save percentage in 10 starts. The Smokies are also kicking off November by teaming up with the Canadian Cancer Society to raise awareness for men’s health and cancers “below the belt” at tonight’s home game. “Grow-vember” will see Smokie players nurture their moustache-growing ability, and try to become the best Lanny McDonald or Tom Gawryletz they can be. Starting with fresh faces, for the month of November, players will grow their moustaches as a fun way to raise awareness and money for a great cause. Tonight fans can purchase a sticker moustache from the Cancer Society table, visit the photo booth, and take part in the puck-frisbee toss to win some great prizes that include gift certificates from the Royal Theatre, Subway, Arlington Bar and Grill, Café Michael, an Art Set from Delicious Baby and Toddler Boutique, day passes to the Trail Parks and Recreation and lots of great Trail Smoke Eater items. Fans can check out players and staff progress on the Trail Smoke Eater website, Facebook page, and at all home games. Support Growvember and visit the Smokies site at cancerevents.kintera.org/trailsmokeeaters to donate.
Vlanich leaves Leafs Kirsten Hilderbrand The Nelson Star
The KIJHL leading scorer Jamie Vlanich has been called up to the BCHL’s Langley Rivermen after being noticed on the Leafs’ weekend road trip to the Okanagan. The Trail native was an AP for the Trail Smoke Eaters last season playing in two games, and was traded from the Castlegar Rebels to the Nelson Leafs in June. Vlanich led the
league in scoring with 37 points and, alongside Travis Wellman, has been instrumental in the Leafs’ winning record so far this season. “Jamie has been a leader on the ice and off the ice,” Maida said. “He’s been one of the best players in the league and he’s been given an opportunity that I feel he’s worked very hard for and deserves.” See EX-LEAF, Page 12
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Mike Mondin puts the Canadian Sledge Hockey team through its paces when they held their camp at Cominco Arena last year. Mondin will receive the Coaching Association of Canada’s Petro-Canada coaching award in Calgary next Friday.
Mondin honoured with prestigious coaching award By Jim Bailey
Times Sports Editor
Trail’s Mike Mondin, coach of the Canadian Sledge Hockey team, wll be honoured with the prestigious PetroCanada coaching award at the Coaching Association of Canada’s (CAC) annual Sports Leadership Award Ceremony in Calgary, Nov. 8. The award recognizes excellence of national team coaches who have dedicated their time and efforts to ensure athletes reach their potential on the national stage, and have medalled at the World championships, Olympics, Paralympics, or Special Olympic Games. “I was really taken by surprise, I mean I didn’t expect it at all,” said Mondin after returning from the team’s training camp in Nova Scotia Sunday. “I mean it’s a real feeling of pride but at the same time it’s really humbling. There’s so many people that this should be shared with.” Mondin has been involved with the sledge team since 2007 – first as a guest coach, then the assistant coach, before taking up the head-coach reins in 2011. A teacher since 1981 in Trail, he coached at all levels of BC Hockey’s Best Ever Program from 1994 to 2006, and was named BC Hockey Coach of the Year in 1999. A former long-time assistant coach of the Trail Smoke Eaters, Mondin is among a select group of coaches who have had success at the international level. In September, he coached the Canadian sledge hockey team to gold at
the Four-Nations Tournament in Sochi, a primer for the Paralympic Games in February, and is coming off a goldmedal performance at the IPC World Sledge Hockey Championships in South Korea last April. It was a huge win for a team that had to settle for bronze at the Worlds in 2012 after losing to the U.S. in a 2-1 semifinal shootout. It was the third World championship for Team Canada, but the first for Mondin as head coach, and a highlight of his coaching career. “Last year, winning the world champion was quite a moment,” said Mondin. “But you know when I reflect back on my childhood and even coaching, when you win a championship coaching an Atom House team it’s the same feeling of accomplishment, it’s the same feeling of pride, you face the goal as a team and it’s a special thing.” Team Canada’s recent success has Mondin and the players confident, yet, cautious in their preparation for Sochi, as the team looks to improve on a disappointing fourth-place finish at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010. “It’s a different team now,” added Mondin. “The guys are confident but they are also training really hard to be at the top of the game when we get there. But we’ve learnt some lessons in the past few years, getting past the semifinal game, and it’s not to look forward, but it’s to be in that moment.” Mondin began his coaching career at the tender age of 16-years-old, coaching a Babe Ruth team with Jim Oliver, and
hasn’t looked back. “After that I just kept coaching. Whenever I had an opportunity to help a team. I was injured at one point playing junior so I went out for extra icetime and just helped the juvenile coach. Everywhere I went, I ended up coaching. I did a lot of high-school sport when I first started teaching. It’s all a great experience and was always a lot of fun.” While Mondin will reach the pinnacle of his coaching career when he leads the team to the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, the self-effacing coach can’t help but credit the people who showed him the ropes, his mentors and coaches in Trail. “You reflect back on from where I started with Andy Bilesky, Addie Tambellini, and Marcel Proulx, it’s a real humbling experience,” said Mondin. Coaching has consumed much of Mondin’s life, but no matter what sport or what level the J. L. Crowe teacher is involved, he says there remains one constant. “There is always the spirit of competition, said Mondin. “A lot of the preparation is the same with the physical and mental side of it . . . but the spirit of the competition certainly has never changed.” Petro-Canada is the corporate sponsor of the CAC which is recognized as a world leader in the development of coach education and training, is committed to serving the needs of Canada’s coaches and to strengthening Canada’s sport system.
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in goals and eighth in points. Long time followers may be surprised to learn that supposed wild-man Ken Uzeloc was well back of the leaders in penalty minutes for the year, nearly a game and a half (80 minutes) behind Wayne Spooner of Cranbrook and half a game back of long time Spokane stalwart Tom Hodges. The story suggests the current Smoke Eaters’ season hopes may not be done, just yet. • I just want to note that Bob Wiest was a good guy and very hockey-knowledgeable. He was done in by a lack of experience coaching at the senior level and a turnover in the management of the club that created some turmoil early on. A favourite memory of that time for me is the 50-plus Wiest frequently whipping local stick-skills wunderkind Ferro on faceoffs during practice. Those that can, I guess, can’t always coach effectively.
Ex-Leaf nets first point FROM PAGE 11 The 20-year-old goes to another hot team in Langley, as the Rivermen lead their division. Vlanich said on the Rivermen’s official website, “Obviously the team’s been doing great and I’m looking forward to adding to the progress that they have made already in what is going to be a successful season and hopefully a long playoff run.” The five-foot-nine-inch, 160-pound forward collected his first point for Langley Wednesday night setting up James Robinson for the tying goal as the Rivermen beat the Chilliwack Chiefs 4-3 for their third win in a row. Maida is happy for his offensive player promotion despite the gap it leaves in the Nelson team — such is the nature of the game, he said. “We believe in the KIJHL as being a development league and we are extremely happy and excited for Jamie’s prospects to play at a higher level and advance his hockey career,” said Maida.
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Dodgers opening favourites THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS Winning another World Series didn’t automatically make the Boston Red Sox favourites to repeat next year. Oddsmakers in this city’s sports books like the Los Angeles Dodgers to win it all in 2014 with most making them an 8-1 pick for the title. At the Wynn hotel-casino the Detroit Tigers are next at 9-1, followed by the Red Sox at 10-1. “There’s no real clear cut favourite,” said Johnny Avello, who runs the Wynn
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Merging sport and religion an opportunity to open dialogue THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY–The Vatican served tea and cucumber sandwiches on Oct. 22 as it launched its first cricket club, an initiative aimed at forging ties with teams of other faiths. No, Pope Francis isn’t taking up the sport long associated with manicured grounds and English nobility; the soccer-mad ``slum pope’’ still prefers the lower-brow sport of his beloved San Lorenzo club. But he and the Vatican have long championed sports as good for mind, body and soul, and the cricket club is the latest initiative of the Vatican’s culture ministry to use sports to engage in dialogue with the contemporary world. Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See, John McCarthy, was the brainchild behind the initiative and said he hopes the St. Peter’s Cricket Club will field a team to play the Church of England at Lord’s sometime next fall. He said the aim is to boost interfaith dialogue, given cricket’s immense popularity in largely non-Catholic India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It would be a ``very special occasion’’ if seminarians from Rome’s pontifical universities might one day play students at Muslim or Hindu religious schools on the subcontinent, he said. The initiative also is aimed at educating Italy, the Vatican and even Pope Francis that ``there is some sport other than football!’’ McCarthy said before passing around a tray of cucumber tea sandwiches, a mainstay of cricket events. The club is expected to count on some 250300 students and priests at the Vatican and various pontifical universities around Rome where cricket is already being played informally; from these individual teams a Vatican one would be selected and fielded as early as the spring. Adam Chadwick, curator of collections at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, which prides itself as the home of the sport, welcomed the initiative and seemed open to a Vatican-Church of England match played on one of its pitches in the upscale St. Johns Wood section of the capital. ``The first mentions that we found in this country (of cricket) are just an ordinary man (playing) when he would have been at church on Sunday – which is a bit ironic, actually,’’ he said with a laugh. Cricket’s enormous appeal in places like India, once part of the British empire, is actually much more in line with the game’s more popular origins, he said. Indeed, in keeping with Pope Francis’ aim for the church to reach out to the poorest, the Vatican made clear that its cricket club wasn’t thinking of English high society but rather the sport’s appeal with the masses. ``This represents the desire of the council to be in the peripheries, the outskirts of the world,’’ said Monsignor Melchor Sanchez de Toca, who runs the sports department in the Vatican’s culture ministry. The Vatican already has its ``Clericus Cup’’ soccer tournament, which pitches the Swiss Guards against seminarians from the North American College and other teams. And just on Sunday in another sporting initiative, the culture ministry organized a ``Race of Faith,’’ laying down a 100-meter (yard) track along the main boulevard leading to St. Peter’s Square to emphasize sports’ positive spiritual and educational values.
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kid out into the world. -- End of the Rope Dear End: Has your brother been screened for depression? Is there a possibility of drug or alcohol use? Any of these things could be contributing to his lethargy and lack of motivation. If he is simply freeloading, the easiest way to fix that is to make him support himself and be responsible for his own living arrangements. But he sounds depressed to us. Your parents can visit HelpYourselfHelpOthers. org for screening information. Dear Annie: I had emergency gall bladder surgery last July. Thinking it was indi-
and whenever she sees me, she scuttles away. I sent her a note to find out what caused this rift, but she ignored it. I think she’s ashamed of her behavior, and rightly so. I’m not interested in renewing the friendship, but I am still angry at how she treated me. I wish my husband had asked her to leave the hospital when she couldn’t stop criticizing my doctor. Should I try to speak with her? -- Sadder but Wiser Behind the Redwood Curtain Dear Sadder: There are people who react poorly when confronted with a friend who is ill. Some become so distressed that they lose control of their behavior. Others need to be in charge of your care and resent learning about it secondhand, becoming irrationally angry. You are not likely to get a satisfying explanation, and she doesn’t seem willing to admit how inap-
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You ruler, Mars, is positioned beautifully to help you work. Get as much done as possible, because it won’t always be this easy. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You don’t want to postpone self-gratification for duties and obligations. Quite the opposite. You want to play and have fun! You want to do what you want to do. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Increased chaos and activity on the home front require your attention. Perhaps this is due to visiting guests, residential moves or renovations. Roll up your sleeves and dig in. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) All your communication with others will be direct, persuasive and to the point because fiery Mars is affecting your style of talking. (This is why everyone is
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agreeing with you.) LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You’re ready to work hard to earn money now, in part because you’re also spending it. You feel confident about being more in control of your scene. (This is good.) VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) With Mars in your sign now, you are pumped and raring to go. Get extra physical exercise to blow off some of this pent-up steam and energy. (“It’s my way or the highway!”) LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Some of you are involved in secret love affairs or behind-the-scenes activities. You prefer to work alone or do things privately right now. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Expect competition with others, especially in sports, group activities and professional gatherings. You intend to win. (And you
probably will.) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Your ambition is aroused now, which gives you the energy, focus and followthrough to achieve what you want to get done. When somebody knows where they’re going, others get out of their way. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Make plans to travel or expand your world through
higher education. You want more out of life, and you want to feel stimulated, not bored. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Disputes about inheritances, shared property and anything you own jointly with others might exist now. You will win these encounters because you know what you want and you know where to draw the line.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Because Mars is opposite your sign, you feel impatient with others. Naturally, to you, these people are annoying. And perhaps they are. Patience is your best ally. YOU BORN TODAY You are influential to the people around you as well as to any situation in which you find yourself immersed. You seem to be a catalyst for change. Naturally, in
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your own life, change and transformation are a major theme. This year something you’ve been involved with for nine years will diminish or end in order to make room for something new. Birthdate of: Reshma Shetty, actress; Keith Emerson, keyboardist; Dale Brown, author. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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www.coldwellbankertrail.com 1252 Bay Avenue, Trail (250) 368-5222
1993 Columbia Ave, Rossland (250) 362-5200
Rhonda van Tent 250-231-7575 Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
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Marie Claude Germain 250-512-1153
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ed Furnish do Con rm d b 2
$159,000
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Trail $349,000
MLS# 2392652 This charming character home is perfect for just starting out, or “right-sizing” with a mortgage helper! Legal suite downstairs has separate entry. The home has had many upgrades, windows, doors, hot water tank, laminate floors, HE furnace and new parking pad out front. New roof in 2011. There is a one car garage out back, with a huge work shop/ storage space below. Plenty of room out back for the family toys on the level back yard. This is a terrific package, don’t delay. Call me today!
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Trail $135,000
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Trail $125,000
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Beaver Falls $299,500
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Trail $179,900
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Rossland $69,900
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Fruitvale $139,000
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Fruitvale $409,000
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Rossland $249,000
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Rossland $124,900
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Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
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Trail $167,700 ting New Lis
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Warfield $138,500
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Trail $209,900
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ANNABLE 1BDR House, yard, all appliances. N/S, N/P 250-364-2472
BY OWNER 3563 Hwy. Dr., Trail, 4br, 2bth, very close to school. Immaculate in and out. Must See. Price reduced to $279,000. By appointment only. 250-231-1243
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Columbia Heights $159,500 W LO D BE ESSE S S A
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Castlegar 2 Bdrm Apt 900 sq ft. F/S, D/W, laundry on site, grassed fenced yard one parking stall per apt. Clean bright and quiet. Ground level N/S, N/P $725/mth + utilities, Avail Dec 1st 250-365-5070, leave msg Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922
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Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822
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Fruitvale $139,500
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SHAVERS BENCH, 4 beds, 5 appl, shop, ns, no pets, fully fenced. DD $500. $1000 + util. Nov.1.Call Beth 250-368-8596
TRAIL, 2bd., can be furn., carport & yard, for mature, quiet single or couple. N/P, N/S, no kids. $800./mo ($1000./mo. util & cable incl.) 250-368-9291 WARFIELD, 3BD. 250-512-1814
$925.mo.
Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.
W.TRAIL, clean, furnished, 2bdrm. $1000./mo. incl.util. off street parking.1-250-960-9749
SUNNINGDALE, 1bdrm. bachelor, partly furnished, TV cable included, free use of washer and dryer. Private entrance. NS. NP. $500./mo. 250-368-3055
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TRAIL, Rossland Ave. 1bdrm w/d f/s, n/s n/p. $550/mo. Avail. Nov.1st. 250-368-1361 W.TRAIL, 2bd., tiny yard, suitable for small dog, 1blk. to shopping and bus. $695./mo. 250-368-6075
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Shavers Bench $139,500
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Sunningdale $179,500
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Glenmerry $265,000
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Montrose $229,000
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1992 Golf Volks Wagon, 4 dr hatch back, 5 sp, new tires, new exhaust, runs excellent. $1,300/obo. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807.
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OOTENAY HOMES INC. The Local K1358 Cedar Avenue, Trail 250.368.8818 ™ www.kootenayhomes.com Experts www.century21.ca OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday October 30
OPEN HOUSE Saturday Nov 2 1-3pm
4-6pm 310 Sylvia Crescent, Trail
$239,000
Tranquility awaits! You will love the open feel of this 3 bdrm , 1.5 bath home with beautiful new gourmet kitchen, refinished hardwood floors, and tons of upgrades. Call today! Call Jodi (250) 231-2331
STING NEW LI
531 Turner Street, Warfield 2266 - 6th Avenue, Trail
$189,000
441 Whitman Way, Warfield 3471 Marigold Drive, Trail
$575,000
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!
$164,900
Built in 2009, this compact charmer is perfect for single, couple or empty nesters that want modern open concept, low maintenance living. Home features vaulted ceilings, heated garage, private yard and comes with New Home Warranty. Call now before its gone.
Lovely family home in Glenmerry with many upgrades such as plumbing, wiring, drywall insulation, flooring and windows. Enjoy the open floor plan and fabulous covered deck. Call your REALTOR® now before its gone!!
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.
Call Jodi (250) 231-2331
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STING NEW LI 2470 Colin Crescent, Trail
$479,000
1741 - 3rd Avenue, Rossland 1147 Spokane Street, Rossland
$344,900
Amazing 4 bdrm family home. Huge fully landscaped private 98x 180 lot, 2 year old kitchen, indoor/outdoor covered deck with winter panels, new double glazed windows throughout, new gutters, new pellet stove and bathrooms. Priced to sell! Call Christine (250) 512-7653
9480 Station Road, Trail
$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!
112 - 4th Street, Salmo
$599,000
Excellent investment opportunity as a rental property, or locate your business here and live upstairs. Retail and Residential space in a great location. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Call your REALTOR® today for your personal viewing.
COLUMBIA GARDENS HOBBY FARM! Excellent spacious home situated in a park like surrounding with gardens and fruit trees. The shop, barn, fenced dog run with kennel, provide numerous opportunities to get away from the everyday challenges. There is ample space to handle several horses as well. Call today!
Call Art (250) 368-8818
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$109,000
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
$143,100
Easy care lot! 3 bdrm 2 bath home is clean and move in ready. All mechanically $167,888 upgraded within last 10 years. Large Investment opportunity! Solid downtown rec room, plenty of storage, covered commercial / residential building with porch, and cozy family room! Perfect for long-term tenants. 3 year commercial someone who wants a no-mow-zone lease offers an excellent and stable yard and the benefit of a tranquil setting. return. Call Tonnie (250) 365-9665
2304 - 11th Avenue, Castlegar
$225,000
3 bdrm Kinnaird home with mountain views. Featuring bright and functional kitchen, covered sundeck, easy maintenance yard, and carport. See it today!
Call Terry A. 250-231-1101
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8327 Highway 3B, Trail
$519,000
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$259,000
Ron 368-1162 Darlene 231-0527
4-level split in a great neighbourhood. Come see.
$498,500
Signature built home on 3 acres near village centre.
Stunning package! This home features Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors, a great floor plan, and amazing mountain views. The home is well maintained and filled with light. The yard is completely private and features an inground swimming pool! Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Cell: 250-365-9665
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Darlene Abenante ext 23 Cell: 250.231.0527
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
2189 Columbia Avenue, Trail
956 Spokane Street, Trail
Tonnie Stewart
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!
darlene@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Christine Albo
Cell: 250-512-7653
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Mary Martin
Cell: 250-231-0264
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Terry Alton
Cell: 250-231-1101
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Jodi Beamish
Cell: 250-231-2331
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Ron Allibone
Cell: 250-368-1162
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Richard Daoust
Cell: 250-368-7897
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Cell: 250-231-5591
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Terry Mooney
Cell: 250-442-6777
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