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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Rec meeting will gauge public opinion Forum set for Jan. 21 in Fruitvale BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
It appears that there are few issues as close to Greater Trail resident's hearts as what we do in our spare time and if the passion invested in the Beaver Valley recreation issue is any indication attitudes are not likely to change soon. Plans for the upcoming Jan. 21 Beaver Valley Recreation Community Consultation are well under way and the format has been set for the public meeting, which is scheduled to run from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Fruitvale Memorial Hall. “The purpose of the meeting is to gather input for affordable, accessible, quality recreation for Beaver Valley residents,” said Ali Grieve, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) director for Area A and Beaver Valley Recreation, Parks, and Trails Committee (BVPARTS) member. “What are they looking for and what are they willing to pay for it?” As part of the lead up to the Community Consultation, Beaver Valley residents are being asked to fill out a recreation survey intended to determine the rec services residents are using, or are interested in and what they want to pay for the services and programs. See COMMITTEE, Page 3
Airport plans moving forward BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Before the Silver City lands ownership of the Trail Regional Airport Feb. 15, a few obstacles in the deal with the regional district have to be unearthed. Trail announced its $1.28 million plan to purchase the 4,000-foot strip from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) last month, with the transaction to be completed in two payments of $640,000 over the next eight months. However, as part of an environmental assessment, the agreement outlines a caveat that the RDKB must remove two underground fuel tanks, scheduled for March 1, from the site at no cost to the city. The city’s first payment of $520,000 will be paid to the RDKB on Feb. 15, with $120,000 being held back pending removal of the tanks. “This is when the first payment is due,” explained David Perehudoff, Trail’s chief administrative officer (CAO). “Less the holdback until the tanks are removed,” he said, adding, “the second payment of $640,000 is payable on Aug. 15, 2014.” See TRANSPORT, Page 3
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A worker gives a hello as he stands 40-feet down in the pumping station’s wet well in Sunningdale. His duty is to keep an eye on a diver who is underwater removing sediment buildup at the City of Trail’s water intake.
City’s removing buildup at water intake BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Work crews from the City of Trail, Impact Equipment Specialized Hydrovac, and Northern Underwater Systems converged on the city's fresh-water pumping station in Sunningdale Wednesday to deal with an unanticipated buildup of sediment in the water system's main intake in the Columbia River. “We've had to go into the wet well and are cleaning the intake structure at the pumping station,” said Chris McIsacc, utilities superintendent for the city. “We've got an accumulation of three to four feet of grit in the intake.” The work involves sending a
diver from Northern Underwater Systems into the river to handle the high volume vacuum that draws the heavy grit from the intake structure. The diver is monitored through a helmet cam and voice communication from the company's truck on shore where a secondary operator handles communications with the city's and Impact Equipment's hydrovac trucks. The working theory on the cause of the partial blockage is that it is the result of last year's high-water event in the spring and early summer. “After the high water last year an operator noticed the bilge pump
at the station wasn't working,” said McIsacc. “We've never had to do it before and the intake has been in place since 1994.” Because the accumulation is believed to have been caused by the unusually high water that caused havoc in numerous areas of the province, this unscheduled maintenance is being partially funded by the Provincial Emergency Program. As this work is being done on the initial water intake before that water goes through filtration and chlorination systems and into storage, it is not anticipated that residents will notice any difference when they turn on their taps.
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